Monday 21 January 2013

Happy New Week!


Hello and very welcome to a new week here with little old me. Hope you had a good time since last? Here it has been ok and I am happy about that. That means things has gone smoothly for a change. LoL


I have a little Bee collection with cards to show again. This little image is from Pink Pretticoat and it has really been set to work. The first time I used it was together with some honeycomb designer papers from the same company. This time I have paired my little bee up with three different papers from Bearly Mine Designs. They come frome the digi sets called Spring Flight and Spring Delight. Even if the image is tiny it's coloured with my Letraset family and I have also used a mixture of dimond dust clear and gold to get some glitter effect on the wings, just because it's fun.


Also used is pearls, liquid pearls, Frosted lace glitter stickles and flowers in different variations from Wild Orchid Crafts. These little set of cards has also been so kind to allow me use up some of my mountain big pile of card stock scraps and it felt so good to do that. I actually got so inspired that I took the time to sort that box out and now it's standing on my desk with all pieces in it sorted into colours. How much easier will it be to use the scraps now? I just have to sort the other box out that is bursting with left overs from all designer papers that I can't throw out. Have a back up plan for those if I need to and it's to give it to kindergarten or school for the kids to use. They are always grateful to get stuff like that.


Anyway, before I get totally lost in my writing here. I didn't actually just sit down to make these for the fun of it. LoL We have a new challenge up over at Crafty Card Makers and the theme is Belated birthdays. In other words, make a card that really states that you are late with your card. It has to have a sentiment that makes that clear. And I am always late with my birthday cards, especially to my pen pals, so I thought I make a bunch while I am at it. LoL And yes, I do write my letters by hand because I don't think there is anything like getting a handwritten letter in the mail box. So much more lovely than getting an e-mail even if that is also nice. But there is a feeling of more thoughtfulness and someone has really sat down to take the time to communicate with just you. I just love it, and I think I always will. :)




Sponsoring us this time is Milk and Coffee with five images of winner's choice. Also sponsoring this time is  Sir Stampalot with a lovely prize of a set of stamps and a embossing folder. See the challenge blog for more details.


Crafty hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

 ABC challenges (All beautiful cards) - Birthday cards
Challenges 4 everybody - Anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle Challenges - Sentiment

15 comments:

Josephine said...

Such gorgeous cards! They show how versatile that image is!

Take care of yourself and hope to see you back on the team soon!

Viv said...

These are a fab set of cards!

Miradormakings said...

These are fabulous card i love the colour combinations, Thank you for joining us over at Challenges 4 Everybody this week.

Joan x

Karen Petitt said...

I love the cute image and sentiment. You've coloured it beautifully and I love how you've glittered it's wings - gorgeous! I have a pile of scraps on my table that I am desperately trying to use too, hope you are well hun Karen x

Rosie Gustafson said...

Very cute card, the pattern paper is just perfect. Thank you for joining us at ABC Challenges this week. Xx Rosie

sam said...

Wow absolutely stunning xx Thank you for joining our challenge At glitternsparkle Sam DT xx

craftygranny said...

Wow oh wow These are stunning i love them . Love the papers and the bee . Thanks for sharing at glitternsparkle hugs trisha x

Mynn xx said...

These are un-bee-lievably cute! ;) LOVE the different colors and now you're prepared, lol! HUGS! :)

Toni Herron said...

Awww.. These are so pretty... I love that you can take one image and use it with all three of these cards and they all look beautiful.. I too have only recently started to colour more than 1 image copy at a time.. Never know when I might use the extra's!! :)
Thank you for sharing this with us at Glitter n Sparkle!
Toni - DT

Kim x said...

Well done you. and how organised to make 3 at once.
I love them all.
hugs Kimx

Pinkies Sparkly Creations said...

great card love the sentiment thanks for joining us at glitter n sparkle and good luck emma xx

Pamela said...

what lovely cards, you would believe a little bee would make such pretty cards ,well done x

gracescraps@gmail.com said...

Oh, what darling cards! I meant to say on my previous posts, I hope you get to feeling better soon. It's no fun to be sick!! ~ Blessings, Tracey

http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

Danielle Vincent said...

Oh my goodness these are so very darling. I love each one of them - they are all just fabulou. Thanks so much for joining us this week at 'ABC' Challenges!

Unknown said...

Awwww, simply adorable birthday card! Such a perfect birthday greetings for every birthday celebration. I like your creativity with "beelated". Love it!