Darnell and CASology combined challenge :)

The only way to really say congratulations to Darnell on being the cue card for CASology  is to join in the challenge  and share with those of you who have not yet visited her place.  I myself had not heard of CASology until Darnell's post and am chuffed to have found them.

Darnell is the mother of NBUS, never before used schtuff, her posts are not only packed with awesome art but are humorous and touching.  CASology add design comments to their design team projects.  I found these incredibly helpful as a newbie to crafting and their design team is uber talented.

Anyhoo here is the card I made to celebrate and share with them and also to say thank you to Darnell for opening up a lot of new blogs to me and for making me laugh :)

The stamp is by Papermania and their urban stamps collection,  I have had it in my stash for ages, its beautiful and was a lovely Ebay win but then I just didn't know what to do with it other than gaze at its prettiness!!!

I stamped it with versamark and used mica powders in violet frost and enchanted gold,  I haven't used this technique other than to play before and I love the way the image changes as the light catches it.

The "celebrate" sentiment is by paper smooches and the "True colours" is by Sheena Douglas, it came with a set of totally gorgeous butterflies.  I stamped them using a metallic purple stamp that I cannot remember seeing before!!!  It must of been sent by the crafty angels as I think it was perfect to go with the mica powders.

As I said I made this to share with Darnell and her NBUS challenge
and CASology and their NBUS challenge.

Thanks for looking now treat yourself by popping off to their blogs for a real treat

Tracey :)

A card for my Bestie x

Morning all,  off to watch my daughter compete again soon but just wanted to share this card I made for my Bestie's Birthday.

My mate likes elegant simple lines but is far from a simple kinda girl, more complex than a Rubix cube, more colouful than said cube in her thoughts and opinions and certainly a hellofa lot more fun, she is in essence awesome and I would not be smiling today were it not for her being there during the dark times.

I love the stamp, It sums us up,  I embossed once with silver and then black, embossing powder.  I then cut up the black one and used foam pads to pop it on.

Then I added some photos of us sharing some vino and making those memories.  My bestie always remembers the funnies in life and somehow turns the Icks into funnies too!

This card would not of looked right without the fabulous hot pink mirri card by Creata.  It is a card for my favourite friend about our favourite things, wine and laughs. I popped my brother in there too as he is often there to share a glass or two and is also one of my favourite things ;) good memories indeedy.

I am entering this card into the creata challenge, all about our favourtie things, other than my children, a glass of wine with my Bro and bestie are certainly them :)

I used a creata card blank and  black card and their I couldn't live without mirri card.

Thanks for looking :)