In September last year after my father died, I decided to do something totally out of my comfort zone and start a blog. I didn't know anyone who had their own one,so was flying solo. Darnell was one of the first people to leave me a comment about a card and then mentioned me in one of her blog posts as someone to visit. This gave me to confidence to keep it up and her comments along the way have been a real boost.
So, Ardyth decided to open a linky so the crafting community could add their birthday cards for Darnells birthday. You can find the link on her blog MASKerade (and also have a look around, Ardyth is a genius with her card making). I'm a bit late with mine so decided not to do an actual birthday card, instead using a sentiment that shows how wonderful she really is.
This is my first time EVER using Distress Inks and I absolutely loved the process. So for Darnell, this is a NBUS (Never Been Used Schtuff) card. I used a new stencil and went to town. I then used my favourite sentiment stamp and added some bling. The sentiment stamp is from Altenew 'Sohcahtoa', the stencil from Teresa Collins 'Basically Essential' and rhinestones from Kaisercraft. I hope you don't mind Darnell but I'm going to link this to the Mod Squad Challenge where their theme is 'Marvellous Mini's'. I chose to do a 3 inch x 3 inch card. And will also link this to the CASology Challenge # 102 where their cue word is:
I thought of a butterfly floating on a breeze and I'm so glad I finally have a butterfly in my craft collection!! So Darnell, thankyou for everything and look forward to your hilarious blog posts for years to come. Take care Shona
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is CASlicious! You make it easy to encourage and support you, Shona, with your incredible talent for making beautiful card art! And may I say, just LOOK at those awards on your side bar!!! Right?!! You will go far, my friend, you have an excellent eye for design and your execution is flawless!
Thank you so much for your kind words, for dedicating this post to celebrating my birthday, and for linking your pretty card over at Ardyth's! It means a lot to me! Enjoy the rest of the weekend!! Hugs, Darnell
Oh, what a sweet contribute post for your bloggie friend! That's so kind of you, Shona! And I love your butterfly card, and your first use of distress ink turned out well. So keep it up! Thanks so much for playing with us at CASology.
Shona...this is so sweet, just like you and Darnell! Sorry to hear about your dad and good for you to have started a blog. I love visiting your blog to see all your amazing and creative cards and this one is no exception my sweet friend. I love your stunning butterfly, all decked out in beautiful pink and the bits of bling, so gorgeous! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Wonderful card, Shona! It's beautiful and beautifully CAS. Well done distressed inking too. I'm a bit leery of that yet, but you've got it down pat. Really pretty. So glad you were able to join the party for our lovely Darnell! : ) Bev
Wow, what a stunner, Shona ... such a gorgeous sponged butterfly for our delightful Darnell! I've not done much with DI either (yet!) ... but isn't it such fun! Anita :)
What a pretty card. I would never have guessed that this is your first time with Distress Inks. Your butterfly is just gorgeous. Thank you so much for playing along at CASology this week. I hope you'll join in again soon.
Shona, this card is absolutely beautiful, as is your post for Darnell. Isn't it wonderful how total strangers can encourage one another in our shared passion for card-making? I love that! Thanks for joining us at CASology this week!
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is CASlicious! You make it easy to encourage and support you, Shona, with your incredible talent for making beautiful card art! And may I say, just LOOK at those awards on your side bar!!! Right?!! You will go far, my friend, you have an excellent eye for design and your execution is flawless!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your kind words, for dedicating this post to celebrating my birthday, and for linking your pretty card over at Ardyth's! It means a lot to me! Enjoy the rest of the weekend!! Hugs, Darnell
Oh, what a sweet contribute post for your bloggie friend! That's so kind of you, Shona! And I love your butterfly card, and your first use of distress ink turned out well. So keep it up! Thanks so much for playing with us at CASology.
ReplyDeleteShona...this is so sweet, just like you and Darnell! Sorry to hear about your dad and good for you to have started a blog. I love visiting your blog to see all your amazing and creative cards and this one is no exception my sweet friend. I love your stunning butterfly, all decked out in beautiful pink and the bits of bling, so gorgeous! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
ReplyDeleteShona, WOW!! I love your butterfly! Its so pretty!! I would love this card on my birthday.
ReplyDeleteWonderful card, Shona! It's beautiful and beautifully CAS. Well done distressed inking too. I'm a bit leery of that yet, but you've got it down pat. Really pretty. So glad you were able to join the party for our lovely Darnell! : ) Bev
ReplyDeleteWow, what a stunner, Shona ... such a gorgeous sponged butterfly for our delightful Darnell! I've not done much with DI either (yet!) ... but isn't it such fun! Anita :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty card. I would never have guessed that this is your first time with Distress Inks. Your butterfly is just gorgeous. Thank you so much for playing along at CASology this week. I hope you'll join in again soon.
ReplyDeleteShona, this card is absolutely beautiful, as is your post for Darnell. Isn't it wonderful how total strangers can encourage one another in our shared passion for card-making? I love that! Thanks for joining us at CASology this week!
ReplyDeleteShona how beautiful is your pretty butterfly! Thank you so much for sharing with us this week at CASology!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your butterfly! So beautiful! So gorgeously inked!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning, Shona! Love the inked butterfly - congrats on being featured over at CASology! A lovely post as well :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card! I really like the simplicity and the stunning-ness... (is that a word???) Thanks for joining us at the Mod Squad challenge!
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