Remembrance Day 2014

Today is Remembrance Day in Britain. It is also known around the world as Armistice Day, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day and Anzac Day. The First World War officially ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 and we remember those who lost their lives with a two minute silence at 11 am. Towns and cities across Britain commemorated Remembrance Day with  civic services last Sunday which, as the second Sunday of November, is known as Remembrance Sunday.

The poppy has become the well known symbol of remembrance as it was made popular by the poem In Flanders Fields inspired by the sea of red flowers that thrived on some of the worst battlefields of the war. 

My card today is humble in comparison.

I printed the sentiment directly onto hammered cream card which I folded in half. I added a red ribbon and bow.

The image is a stamp from Indigoblu called Poppy Heart. I coloured it with Polychromos and matted and layered it onto red card and gold pearlescent card. I finished the card with some black gems.

This year there is the added significance that it is 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. To commemorate the centenary a beautiful, but temporary, tribute has been created around the Tower of London. It is called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red and is made up of 888,246 red ceramic poppies. Each flower represents one soldier from Britain, Australia and the Commonwealth who lost their life in the war. 

Each of these poppies has been sold to raise money for six charities involved in caring for the Armed Forces.

I think this is a most wonderful tribute and really brings the message home about just how many soldiers lost their lives. The poppies will now be removed from the tower but ...

We Shall Not Forget

Scribble & Scrap Challenge #31

Welcome to Challenge #31 at Scribble & Scrap. Thank you to all who joined in with challenge #30, the winners have been announced on the blog.

The theme for Scribble & Scrap is always "Anything Goes" and there is a full list of all the rules on the blog.

My DT card features some of the lovely products available in the Scribble & Scrap shop.

I started with an 8x8 card blank and used a beautiful paper from the Craftwork Cards Pretty in Pink 8x8 paper pad. It is covered in gorgeous gilded butterflies. I cut a square from another of the foiled papers from the same pad and matted it onto beige card.. I wrapped a pink silk ribbon round it before attaching it. I stamped a sentiment from the Dovecraft Curiosity Corner Sentiment Stamp set.

The stamped image is the Santoro Mirabelle “Butterfly” clear stamp and I coloured it using my Polychromos.

I took two of the Santoro Mirabelle Wooden Butterflies and heat embossed them with pink embossing powder. I then added some Frantage. I finished the card with some Hobby House Boutique paper flowers Daisies - pink and a silk ribbon bow.

I've entered this card in the following challenges:

http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-55-winners-53.html

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-55-anything-goescelebration.html

http://ema-ginationstation.blogspot.nl/2014/11/AG-ch-no-6.html

http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-35-anything-goes-or-paper.html

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.nl/2014/11/challenge-157-anything-goes.html

http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/sisters-of-craft-november-anything-goes.html

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-116-anything-goes-happy.html

http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-5.html

http://slslinesdigitalstamps.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-2-pink.html?spref=fb

Kraftyhands November 2014 Challenge

Today is the start of the November challenge at Kraftyhands. Thank you to those of you who joined in with the October challenge, the winners have been announced on the blog. This challenge is just for fun. 

The theme this month is 
"Christmas Cheer"
I've made an easel card to show you. I used the S for Santa CD. It is full of fabulous papers, card making sets, humourous toppers, money wallets, inserts and more.

I printed off three of the papers, a sentiment and one of the toppers from a card making set. I used a plain red card for all the matting.

I love this image. It's from one of the card making sets and comes as a decoupage. It has different sayings for the speech bubble. I mounted the layers with foam pads.
I finished the card with some snowflakes and red faux pearls.

Please visit the  Kraftyhands Challenge Blog for a full set of the challenge rules and to view the inspirational DT creations. Remember to be a follower of the challenge blog to qualify for entry in the challenge. Visit the Kraftyhands webshop to get your copy of this fantastic CD and lots more.

Emporium of Curiosities Debut

Today and tomorrow sees the debut of a fabulous new CD from Kraftyhands on the British Craft Network. It's called Emporium of Curiosities and is packed full of the most gorgeous vintage and Steampunk images and papers. There are toppers, postcards, embellishments and more.

Here are some samples I created with the CD.

I scruffed the edges of blue card and the images, added lace and die-cut feathers.

A simple card using a couple of papers and postcards as tags.

I created a base for the wonderful vintage paper and image by Frantaging some SB die-cuts. I added frantaged butterflies and some pearl flowers.

Here I've used  some elements from one of the card making sets. I embossed around the clock face and the center of the paper buttons. A doily and a corner die-cut are the only items I added.

Here I've layered up some beautiful papers and postcards with die-cut clocks. I've added Frantage to some of the corners.

So many of the papers and images can be used for either male or female cards. Here I prettied a postcard topper by adding a bunch of roses I cut from one of the backing papers.

Make sure you watch the Kraftyhands shows on the British Craft Network to see more samples and some fabulous demonstrations by the boys.

The CD is available from the Kraftyhands webshop.

Scribble & Scrap Challenge #30 Reminder

This is a reminder for challenge #30 at Scribble & Scrap. The current challenge runs until 6pm (GMT) on Saturday. A full list of all the rules is on the blog. The theme for Scribble & Scrap is always "Anything Goes".

My DT card features some of the gorgeous products available in the Scribble & Scrap shop.

I started by making a frame from a Whimsey corner die as a mat for a dark purple spotty paper from the Simply Gorjuss 8x8 paper pack. I then layered them onto pearlescent purple card. I wrapped an organza ribbon around the layers and mounted them onto an 8x8 card blank and inked the edges. I made the flowers from an X-cut die set.

I used stamps from the Gorjuss Toadstools stamp set for the image and coloured it with my Promarkers. I then die-cut it and inked around the image lightly before adding it to the front of the card.

I finished the card with an organza bow and a wooden hedgehog from my stash. 

I've entered this card in the following challenges:

http://4craftychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/crazy-egg-anything-goes.html

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/qkr-stampede-challenge-111-of-kind.html

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-81.html

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-253.html

http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-54-winners-52.html

http://treasuredtimesrubberstampschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-28.html

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-118-anything-goes.html

http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/

http://ema-ginationstation.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/AG-ch-no-5.html