White on White

is the theme for the challenge over on Less is More this time

and this is what I've come up with for the challenge

it's surprising what a lot of shades of white there are :-)

I used a brass stencil in my Big Shot to produce the fish & then cut it out & inked the edges using Brilliance Moonlight White.

I did the background using a cuttle bug embossing folder

and the fronds are my trusty Martha Stewart punch

The sentiment was stamped using Brilliance ink again & punched out using my Martha Stewart small scalloped circle punch

To finish I added the 3 white pearls as 'bubbles'

Can now reveal .................

...... Daughter's birthday card.

It's not actually her birthday until Tuesday but her Dad & I visited this weekend (she lives about 70 miles away) & she got her card & pressie so that we could have the fun of seeing her open them :-)

I used the free visage stamp from Craft Stamper magazine.

My Martha Stewart butterfly punch - layered & stickles round the edge.

Love the colours of the blooms :-)

Button embellishments - the background is a Martha Stewart punch.

And the birthday stamp was inked round with distress ink & mounted on a scalloped background again punched out.

Finished with the striped ribbon in coordinating colours.

Crafty Cardmakers challenge No 32

The challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is to use a freebie

So I used the freebie visage image that came with Craft Stamper Magazine.

I inked it using timber brown stazon ink.

The bottom edge was cut using my new Tim Holtz die & I used my Martha Stewart edge punches for the strips above, finished off with the strip of heart lace. The with love sentiment I matted using my circle & circle scallop punches & added silver stickles to the edge.

Using the timber brown ink again I stamped the motif  straight onto the background paper & added the blooms over the top.

The butterfly is a Martha Steward punch & I again edged it with silver stickles & popped little dots of silver stickles into the holes at the bottom for added 'bling' when the card is closed.