Little Red Wagon #235 - DIY Flower

It's Jodi's turn to host our challenge this week over at.............

and she would like to see a flower or two of the handmade variety.

No excuses......there are thousands of versions to create, from the simple to the extremely intricate, so get cutting folding, scrunching......whatever, so long as it's not plucked straight from the packaging!

I've been hoarding a fair few Silhouette flower cut files from an artist called Jamie Lane which I thought "I'll get around to trying those one day".  They first caught my eye as they are so realistic.  There are a fair few varieties of flower and I'm sure if you are of a green fingered nature you will know the difference.

Me.....I just picked the first one I thought looked pretty!

A Lisianthus apparently!

15 layers of glue, ink and curling later, I decided they were far too pretty (and time consuming!) to just stick on a card so Plan B emerged.

Here's the result:

Who doesn't love Mason jars?

In fact, I decided if I were doing the whole 'wedding' thing over again I would have Mason jars everywhere filled with flowers, candles, seashells, candies etc. etc.

Anyhow, back to the flowers -

Yes, they are pretty time consuming but sooooo worth it in the end as they are gorgeous in real life.

I may even attempt the other eight varieties I have in my stash in say......another six months!

Why not create your own floral embellishment and link up over on the blog.  The Girlfriends are there with a little more inspiration for you.

I'll be back on Saturday because unless you've been living in a cave recently, you'll know it's International Scrapbooking Day!

Yay.....an excuse to craft the day away (if only I didn't have to go to work - boo!).

The gals over at Scrapmuch are hosting an online crop on Facebook all weekend if you care to join them.....

and Two Scrapbook Friends will be hosting a Blog Hop where the team (including myself) will showcase a sampling of crafty goodness.

I hope you can join us for a little inspiration and of course, prizes!

Til then have fun,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #226 - Yearning For Spring

Yes....aren't we all yearning for a little Spring?!

Well this week over at...........

Rosanne has challenged us with just that........she wants to see a little 'Springlike' creation.  Shame we can't challenge Mother Nature with the same task!

So, you might choose Spring colours, a Spring theme or image......doesn't really matter as long as there's a fresh contrast to the white/grey blanket of snow we've suffered for the last few months.

I chose to go with a 'Springlike' cluster of blooms I picked up as a freebie file from Miss Kate Cuttables for the Silhouette last week. I paired it with a suitable Spring like quote, and even delved into a 6"x 6" paper pad I've had in my stash for a while, aptly named 'Spring Fling'........are we clear here?

Think Spring people........SPRING!!

I thought this flower cluster looked pretty cute, and it was.......until I had to glue together the hundred teeny pieces.

Note to self: make the card a little bigger next time!

Why not delve into Spring yourself this week, and enter the challenge over on the blog.  The Girlfriends too have been suitably inspired as always.

I'll be seeing you again later in the week so till then, enjoy,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #220 - Inspired By Orchid

Good morning!

Here I am bright and early for this weeks Little Red Wagon Challenge.......

Rosanne is challenging us all today and she want us to be inspired by the Pantone colour of the year.........Orchid.

Now don't be ashamed if you have absolutely no idea what colour this actually is (I thought orchids were predominantly white!!), cause I'm going to make it perfectly clear.......we want to see 'purple'!

Lots of purple please and there's no denying the 'purple' on my creation.

I've been branching out with my Silhouette this last week, so this is a definite 'playing with paper' kinda card.

Here goes:

Like I said......purple!

I also won't go into how fiddly those flowers were.....but they were very fiddly.

Other than the newness of my Silhouette, everything else is extremely old stuff from my stash......especially the paper - that horrible thin stuff that no-one uses anymore and I didn't even realize I still had at the back of my closet!

So go ahead and dig into your own Wagon for some 'purply' goodness......you never know what you might find!

Just remember to link up your fabulous creation over on the blog.  The Girlfriends are waiting there with a little more inspiration for you.

I'll be seeing you soon,
Jayne.x.

OSAAT Challenge Blog..............

...........so it's Sunday, and that means a new challenge over at the One Stitch At A Time challenge blog. The awesome sponsor this week is.......wait for it........

.........Sew Many Cards, who create some very cute digi's.......my kids love em! This challenge also means my first card creation in my role as a DT member. The theme is the '3 B's'.........Blooms, Butterflies and Bling, and as we have such a great sponsor this week, I used one of their images. Here is Oliver...........

I coloured solely with Prisma's and Gamsol, and the script DP is from Jillibean Soup, with a small glimpse of Bo Bunny's Double Dot card stock. I used a handmade paper behind, to create that soft, fuzzy look, and the butterflies are stamped then cut out, and have a little touch of Stickles on there.

If you'd like to check out the other DT creations, or join in the challenge.....there are goodies up for grabs....... then hop on over and take a look.

Have a great weekend.