Swinging among the Stars...

 Good afternoon, crafty buddies! Today's make features a sweet Spellbinders die called Swinging among the Stars and I used it to create a first birthday card...

 I kept the card relatively simple with an inked cloud background in Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide, splattered with water and the 'swinging' focal element from the die set...

I added in some hanging stars, extra cloud (of course!), gold number one and a couple of gold colured gems to finish off...

Dies used -

Spellbinders Swinging among the Stars S5-669

Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders

Memory Box Puffy Clouds

Memory Box Precious Stars

(The card is interactive as the elephant in the basket swings back and forth on a hanger hidden under the large star)

Thanks for dropping by to see my crafty creation and I'll hopefully be back soon with some more inspiration, as I did a thing!...yep, I browsed the Spellbinders sale again and a 'few' die sets fell into my basket, so watch this space! 

Crafty hugs,

 

Orange daisies...

 Hey there, crafty friends! I was playing around with inks the other day and trying to push myself out of my comfort zone...not the easiest of tasks, but I ended up creating this bright (for me!) orange background using Abandoned Coral, Ripe Persimmon and Wild Honey Distress Oxides...

 (It is actually blended better than in the photo, honest!)...I then sat looking at it wondering what the heck I was supposed to do now?! A day or so later, whilst scrolling through the old Facebook, I was totally blown away and inspired when I saw Sandi MacIver's fabulous card in similar colour tones...

 

...and this is what I came up with...

 

I used a really old Sizzix Bigz frame die and went with lots of white elements, like Sandi's creation...I was also inspired by the lovely Denise (The Crafty Den) and used vellum behind both the butterflies and sentiment dies... 

I still found it a challenge to work with brighter colour tones, but it's always good to push yourself outside of the box and have a go! 

Dies used -

 Sizzix Tim Holtz Wildfowers 

Spellbinders Yana's Layered Script Sentiments

Paper Discovery Bountiful Harvest (for the dragonfly type die)

Butterflies - old Marianne Designs or Die'sire dies 

Thanks for dropping by to have a look at my orange daisy creation and I hope I've inspired you to maybe try something outside of your comfort zone...who knows, you may even like it! 

Crafty hugs,