Luscious Lilacs...

This picture isn't the best quality and the colours are much more vibrant 'in the flesh' so to speak.

..I made this card for my lovely neice who passed her driving test first time! I know it's not the traditional ''You passed' but it's my version of it lol. I took a gamble with colours as I didn't know what colours she is 'into' but these colours I love so that's why I chose them. The papers are the Amethyst~Floral Prints from Dovecraft and they are beautiful.

I added ribbons, mirror dots, glazed flowers (glazed with Sakura pens) and added a a couple of tags. I brushed over the congratulations tag with watercolours. I did make a box for the card too. I'm pleased to say my niece was surprised and loved the card. She told me these were her favourite colours!! AND, it certainly was a 'congratulations, you passed' card with a difference!

Black & White

There's just something about Monochrome! I just love black and white - just as I love black & white photographs of years gone by..

The card to the left was inspired by the Dovecraft Charcoal Prints papers - they are gorgeous. I added the glazed black & white flower, a rub-on Friend text and a white ribbon ~ Just for the fun of it, I added the little lilac butterfly! I'm quite pleased with the card but as always, I am critical of what I do and will always find something I am not happy with! ~ on the other hand, crafting is meant to be fun and from the beginning to the end of your creation, many a time, the cards turn out different to how you visualised - well, in my case anyway! At the end of the day, you win some, you lose some, but in the middle of it, you've had a fun time creating!

An introduction....

Hello, and welcome to my 1st entry to this blog (ok, 2nd but you can't really include 'TESTING' as a first entry!)

I don't really know what I am doing regarding starting up this blog - so it will be interesting to see where it goes from here! So, in my first (2nd) entry I am starting off with showing you my challenge card...

..Ok, here it is, my FIRST ever challenge! I've always been a little bit 'scared' to offer one of my cards up for a challenge but on this occasion, I bit the bullet when I saw the First official Trimcraft Challenge - Summer Florals on the Trimcraft website.

...You were asked to create a project based upon a photo and the words; Summer, Hot Pink, Floral, & Bloom. So to my left is my attempt! I'm not totally happy with it, there is one thing that you can see obviously, and that is; I printed the quote straight onto the card and my paper couldn't have been straight going through the printer! (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it)! so the text is slightly on the 'wonk' lol. My daughter Hayley would tell you otherwise, she'd say that I can never do straight! (as in; cut straight lines lol).

If you get a moment, go check out the challenge, there are some amazingly beautiful entries - from some pretty amazing talent! I'm in awe!

Well that's it from me..for now - take note; I WILL be back! hehe

Millie