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3 January 2015

Love Birds!

Today sees the first challenge of the year over at My Time To Craft.
 If you fancy joining us for a few weeks as a Guest Designer, either pop over & enter our challenge here & add GDT to your name or email me at shell-swinscoe@virginmedia.com You can use anything you want to create your finished item but it must follow the theme,. You can also make anything you want, it doesn't have to be a card as we are a mixed media challenge. It just has to fit the theme!

The theme for the next week is....

ALL THINGS NEW!

new year, new house, new car, new job, new baby....& of course all that scrummy new stash you got for Christmas!
Remember to tell us what your 'new' thing is!

I decided to use, new house, new stamp & new flourish die cut!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Country View- new to you (stamp & flourish die cut)
Creatalicious- new beginnings
Dies R Us- ATG with something new (flourish die cut)
Aud Sentiments- use the word new
Red Rubber- new stamp

Image & Colouring Mediums
Image- 'Love Birds' from the 'Moonbeam Meadow' collection 
Promarkers/Flexmarkers- words
Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers
Sansodor
Tree- sandstone, 109 & 103
Bow- sorbet, 40 & 31
Birdhouse- 63, 62, oasis & 55
Birdies- surf blue, 73, 70, yellow, 22, 17 & 15
Flowers- sorbet, 31, wild orchid & 38
Leaves- bright green & 60
Butterflies- 33
Tim Holtz distress inks
'Fabulous Phlox' colour distressed using mowed lawn, milled lavender & squeezed lemonade
'Flourish' colour distressed using milled lavender
All highlighted inks are available from Natalie & Amy's

Papers & Embellishments
DP- 'New Bloom' by First Edition from Natalie & Amy's
'Congrats On Your New Home' sentiment taken from the 'Makey Bakey Mice' set called 'Home Sweet Home' 
My stash- lilac card & 5mm cream pearls

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose blue from Natalie & Amy's
'Collall 3D' glue with tools from Natalie & Amy's
Sizzix Bigshot
'Fabulous Phlox' die cut by Memory Box 98511
'Leafy Flourish' die cut by X-cut  xcu50189
'5" square white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

I am really sorry I haven't been around to visit you much over Christmas, as well as the usual family keeping me away....Nige has managed to hurt his back, he has be diagnosed with a displaced disc & has been told to rest & do nothing lol....makes a change me looking after him. Hopefully when the girls go back to college next week I will get a bit more routine even with Nige being off work!
So please bear/bare ? with me
hugs xx

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15 comments:

  1. Pat3 January 2015 at 12:55

    Lovely new home card Shell, the image and colours are beautiful. Wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year.

    Pat xx

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  2. Kim.3 January 2015 at 14:20

    Gorgeous card and I definitely want this stamp now, I will wait for Amy to add them to the shop to get it. I hope Nige is feeling a bit better by now.
    Kim x

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  3. Barbara3 January 2015 at 16:52

    Shell, such a pretty and colorful card! Thank you for participating in our challenge from Dies R Us!

    Barbara
    Dies R Us Challenge Blog DT
    http://carterie-creative.blogspot.fr

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  4. Danielle Vincent3 January 2015 at 18:30

    The colors all work so beautifully in this card Shell! Really really Pretty!! Happy New Year.

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  5. cohenna3 January 2015 at 18:45

    Beautiful card. Lovely image. Your new die is one of my favorites :)

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  6. Sandra H3 January 2015 at 19:18

    Beautiful is your card Shell and the image is simply gorgeous xx

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  7. Darlene 3 January 2015 at 22:16

    What a pretty creation Shell! Love your design and great coloring! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘ANYTHING GOES with a *NEW* TWIST’ challenge at Dies R Us! Please come back again soon!

    Darlene (DRU Blog Leader)
    DIES R US CHALLENGE BLOG
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

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  8. Hazel (Didos)4 January 2015 at 15:32

    Hiya, Happy New Year, what a cute wee card its adorable, Hope Nige gets well soon, Sounds ouchy, Love Hazelxx

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  9. ~ Kendra ~4 January 2015 at 18:47

    WOW!! What a beautiful card! LOVE the colors! Stunning coloring of the image as well!! Thanks for joining us at Red Rubber Inspirationals!

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  10. lalkygirl5 January 2015 at 06:56

    what a fab card ,love the cheerful colours
    Thanks for joining us at Auds sentiments designs and good luck in the challenge
    tracey x

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  11. Ann5 January 2015 at 19:26

    Beautiful, Shell. The colors remind me of spring!

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  12. Melanie6 January 2015 at 20:33

    A lovely card!
    Thank you soo much for taking part in our "New Beginning” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw…
    Hope to see you again in our next challenge as well…

    Hugs,
    Melanie
    (DT Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges)
    (DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
    (DT Come and Get It)
    (GDT Kreativzeit Challenges)

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  13. Unknown8 January 2015 at 04:58

    So cheerful and colorful! I love the image and flower! Thanks for joining us @ Red Rubber Inspirationals!
    Drea

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  14. Jackie C8 January 2015 at 12:02

    Hi Shell! Love this entry, thank you for sharing with Creatalicious, Jackie CT member.

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  15. Doreen15 January 2015 at 14:56

    This is just gorgeous,fab colours. Thanks for sharing with us at Country View Crafts.xxx

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Thank you for stopping by & visiting my small part of the WWW, I really appreciate your comments & will try my best to return the kind gesture!
Hugs Shell xx