UnstampaBellas: Dec2019

Christmas is just a few days away.... we're all getting excited but really need to keep our eyes on the reason for the season. Here is my card especially for that:

This month's challenge is: Star Struck Starry Night 
The twist to the challenge is: Use Sparkle Pens and/or Glues

I added lots of quilled stars and then some bling stars too to make a true starry night.

Remember to link you entry to the first post of the month and you can win a prize.

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.

This is my last post for the Unstampabelles team. I've enjoyed being part of this team and expanding my quilling designs each month to match the themes. It's been a wonderful creative opportunity.

UnstampaBellas: Nov2019

It's time to share a new idea for Unstampabellas for this month:

This month's challenge is: Paradise Pretties and Tropical Delights
The twist to the challenge is: Into the Wild

Are you ready for a holiday... I sure am but still have nearly a month to go... at least I can dream of it with this card (not that I am much a beach person but it does look idyllic!)

I decided that a tropical island would make the perfect scene for this theme... saw this idea on pinterest and made it my own... love all the little elements that come together and create the picture.

Remember to link you entry to the post and you can win this prize:

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.

UnstampaBellas: Oct2019

Here is my card made especially for this month's theme:

This month's challenge is: Well, Thank You
The twist to the challenge is:Brilliant in Blue

This challenge was fairly easy for me as blue is my favouritist colour in the whole world. I found the soft paper in my leftover stash and even the rubon flowers too. The quilled flowers were ones I had wanted to try for a while. I bought the sentiment diecut in March and it worked so well for this challenge.

Remember to link you entry to the first post of the month and you can win a prize

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.

UnstampaBellas: Sept2019

Here is a pretty spring card perfect for this time of year:

This month's challenge is: Time for Recess (Apertures)
The twist to the challenge is: Luscious Layering

I saw a similar design to this on pinterest and used it for my inspiration. Things went along from there.... I made all the flower petals and then decided to do hexagons for my aperture shapes. Trying to get them to lineup is not quite so easy... I see they're not perfect but that is me!!!  -Nothing is ever perfect, straight or symmetrical in my life.

Remember to link you entry to the first post of the month.

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.

UnstampaBellas: Aug2019

It's time to share again my inspiration for our monthly theme at Unstampabelles:

This month's challenge is: Tea in the Garden
The twist to the challenge is: Watercolour Wonders

I had a few ideas running around in  my head for weeks until I finally settled on making this basket of flowers. I kept thinking of "an English Country Garden" and how you would stroll through it and pick a basket of flowers before enjoying tea outside.... okay maybe I just read too many old English romance novels.... hehehehe. Anyways this is where I got my inspiration from.

I made all types and size flowers and tried a few new ones. Also figured out how to do the weaving for the basket. This piece is about 27cm square. I used an old cardboard box for my backing... applied a layer of white gesso and then some distress inks in three shades of greens and blues to do the background.

Remember to link you entry to the post and you can win a prize.

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.

UnstampaBellas: July2019

Here is my project for this month's theme at UnstampaBelles:

This month's challenge is: Stunning Stencil Play
The twist to the challenge is: It Pays to Spray

I used two different stencils to create my background... the sun rays one I had to flip to make a full half-circle of the sun going down. Then I used a wood grain stencil for the grass. My rhino I cut out on my Curio machine and then spent a few evenings making lots and lots of little coils to stick all over him.

Remember to link you entry to the challenge post. See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.

Week 12 of my 100 days

Winter arrived last weekend and I managed to get quite a few projects done and made headway on my 100 days of crafts. Here's what I shared through the week:

Day 78 - Dinner layout for Let's Scrap Sketches

Day 79 - pink mandala

I decided to take the plunge and try my hand at creating some quilled jewellery pendants.

Day 80 - shades of orange

Day 81 - shades of blue

Day 82- shades of purple

Another pretty mandala based on one I found on pinterest.

Day 83 - Pastel mandala

Day 84 - Celebrate card for Unstampabelles.

All the supplies and tools for these projects are from KCraft.

It's been a week of quilling that's for sure. Please let me know what you think of these creations.

UnstampaBellas: June2019

I've been busy working on this reveal for the past two months nearly. I knew what I wanted to do as soon as we got the brief but then ended up dithering to complete it.... yikes! Who knew that making a simple card could take sooooooooo long.

This month's challenge is: Stained Glass using Dies
The twist to the challenge is: use Glitter

Well I started with my inky background and then added three layers of the diecut on top of that to give some depths. I added some glitzy embossing powder to a small piece of paper and once it was heated and cooled I diecut my word. This I backed onto the orange diecut piece and then added my quilled flowers. It all came together pretty quickly once I stopped dithering... hehehe.

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog and link your entry to the first post of the month.

Week 8 of my 100days

Today is our 24th wedding anniversary. It's been a tough road over all these years but we've stuck it out and here we are!

Here's my weekly recap:

Day 50 - May 20th Sketch - Card sketch 146

Day 51 - 2016 sketch - Card sketch 86

Day 52 - 2017 sketch - Card sketch 90

and with that I get my third bingo!

Day 53 - 2014 sketch - Card sketch 36

Day 54 - 2015 sketch - Card Sketch 52

Day 55 - 2018 sketch - Card sketch 127

and another bingo is scored:

and my final share for this week is:
Day 56 Unstampabelles - anniversary card

Hope you've been inspired to get creating this week. Not long to go with the bingo challenges... you've got till the end of May to post all your projects in the Bingo Hall.

UnstampaBellas: May2019

It's our 24th wedding anniversary tomorrow so I got inspired to make a fun little card especially for this challenge:

This month's challenge is: To Have and to Hold
The twist to the challenge is: Art Deco Glamour

Remember to link you entry to the first post of the month and you can win a prize

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.

UnstampaBellas: April 2019

It's Easter and such a special time for me. I've been creating all sorts of Easter things over the last while, including this little egg especially for this reveal:

This month's challenge is:  Krazy 4 Kritters
The twist to the challenge is: Bokeh Backgrounds

Here are a few close up details of my chicken and butterfly on the egg.

Remember to link you entry to the post and you can win a prize as well.

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.

UnstampaBellas: March2019

It's time to share a new quilled idea on the Unstampabelles blog. Today I am showcasing these cute little guys:

This month's challenge is: Makes for Men and Boys
The twist to the challenge is: Use a Staple or a Peg

I made the minions as they are ever so cute but also so that I could use them on a layout. Aaron's grade 7 theme was minions so these are the perfect accompaniment for the photos:

I also used two staples on my layout to hold down the triangle strip across the whole page.

Remember to link you entry to the challenge post and you can win this prize:

$15 Gift Voucher 

(via PayPal or direct to on-line store, whichever suits)

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.

UnstampaBellas: Feb 2019

Yes I might already be on a few design teams and be busy busy with all my scrapping, but I've took the plunge and applied (and was accepted) to a new team:

Today I get to share my first creation for this month's challenge which is: Simply Bright and Cheerful
The twist to the challenge is: Arty Creations Appreciated

Well I decided to try my hand at a mandala and then turned it into a funky ornament... all bright and cheerful indeed.

If you play along you could also win this prize:

 $15 Gift Voucher 
(via PayPal or direct to on-line store, whichever suits)

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.