Yesterday was the first chance I had time to craft since last Wednesday and where was my mojo? It had decided to pack it's bags and have the Bank Holiday off I reckon! Anyway, I decided that I would get out some green polka dot paper that was just peeking out of a box of scrapbooking stash and make my card nice and early for this week's Sunday Stampers...
I started with a 6x6 Kraft card blank, if I'm not using 8x8, I like to use this size - the larger is normally reserved for my commissions and the smaller tends to sell well at craft fairs and in places where I keep some for sale, such as Tom's office.
I cut the polka dot paper just a couple of inches smaller than the card and I also die cut a labels four small and cut it in half, again with Kraft Card, but slightly darker. I layered this under one side of the polka dot, so it was just peeking out and stuck both to the card. For the ribbon I chose some lovely silky double sided, one side green and the other gold. I used double sided tape to stick one piece of ribbon, gold showing up, along the side of the polka dot and used another piece with the green side showing horizontally along the card. I ruched this (never know how to spell that) and glued it down with Cosmic Shimmer.
The stamping part! I simply used a scallop edge hole punch with white card and coloured the edges with Wild Honey distress ink. I then inked an Artemio flower stamp twice on the scallop circle with the same ink and once on another piece of card. I cut out the third stamped image to give the flower a little movement. The sentiment is a stamp by Creative Expressions.Finally I added a wooden button tied with bakers twine.
Hope you like it Hels!
Thanks for stopping by!
Carole X
Before I go, exciting news from the coop for those of you who have been following my tales from the coop along with my crating lately! Lacey laid her first egg yesterday...Lacey is the seventh hen we have owned over the years and we still get excited and photograph the first egg! I think this one is particularly pretty :)
Hi Carole,
ReplyDeletelovely card very fresh looking. Great looking egg too. Have a great crafty day everyone.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Congratulations to Lacey! I must dig out my spotty paper because this looks nice and fresh as Jenny commented. love from Christine x
ReplyDeleteHi Carole, well done to Lacey, she did a brilliant job! Keep up the good work girl.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Mr Mojo went very far Carole, your card is wonderful, love the design of it, the way you have pleated the ribbon and even the green spotty paper and for someone who is not keen on green, that is something........Crafty hugs, Anne x
Very pretty card Carole! Loving the dotty background and clever use of the die cut. Lovely egg from Lacey, congrats!x
ReplyDeleteStunning card love that idea with the die ,we got some chickens about a month ago they are just started to lay .melanie
ReplyDeleteAren't they just lovely pets? We've been keeping them for five years now and can't imagine being without them! Enjoy your eggs! X
DeleteI do like this card Carole and what a clever way to use labels 4. Strangely I am using some blue spotty paper on a project at the moment. Congratulations to Lacey, a lovely egg. Love Christine H xx
ReplyDeleteLove the spotty paper. Great egg shot! Jenx
ReplyDeleteOooh, GORGEOUS card and GORGEOUS egg!! Congrats ...erm... does that make you a Granny now then? *runs for cover* And, did you eat the egg? I have always had a fancy to keep hens so I could have fresh eggs daily, nowt so nice as a nice chucky egg with a gooey soldier (now that could be wrong on so many levels rofl) Anwyays... THANK YOu for joining in with the Sunday Stamper... your Mojo is deffo there, I can see him waving! xx
ReplyDeleteHa! Ha! Hels...there aren't any chicks in the egg, so yes we eat them and mmmm they are beautiful! :) X
DeleteI told you Lacey was my Favourite !! what a super Egg , what with the new hen coop and all your care, your Hens are the best kept hens ever.
ReplyDeleteLove your card great stamping on that sentiment , I always get sentiments a bit wonky myself , but yours is super. Hugs Elaine
Thanks Elaine and I think we are a bit guilty of spoiling them! X
DeleteI like this card, bright and cheerful, love the spotty paper.
ReplyDeleteI have just printed off spotty paper for something I had in mind..........great minds think alike!!!!
That egg looks great, boiled with some soldiers to dip for me please
No wonder your hens lay such great eggs they have 5* quarters.
Have a great evening
Patricia
Oh you do make me giggle Carole. A very pretty egg, indeed it is...LOL.
ReplyDeleteWell if this card is without Mojo then tell it to take a holiday more often. I like this differnet style, it shows your creativity is not one dimensional. Lovely and very modern take I think.
Regards Linda x
Oooh you have set me off with the spotty paper now Carole - it looks so lovely - nothing like something that has been created having lost your mojo!!! I love the simplicity of it - really cute.
ReplyDeleteAS for the EGG - Yay Lacey - you go girl! You are a very clever chuck! Ooops does that sound OTT - nah as if!
Hugs to you Sue P xx