The Next Level - issue 6

It's time again for the weekly challenge over on TNL, this weeks theme is buttons & bows. The DT have outdone themselves on this one.

Here's my take on the challenge. I only included one button and one bow, so i hope it counts.

The sentiment is another one of the Happy Birthday 40 Different Ways from The Cutting Cafe'.

The Spellbinder butterfly is suspended in the aperture using a piece of clear fishing line.

The Next Level - issue 5

It's another fantastic issue of The Next Level this week. This weeks challenge is sketch based, and again the design team have made some stunning samples. I'm really not happy with my finished card, i'm actually a little embarrassed showing it, i think i over did the gold embossing powder for a start, but i don't have the time to make another one, so here it is.
Just one more thing, i'd like to wish all my blogging friends in the USA, a very happy 4th July, hope you have a great weekend!!!!

The Next Level challenge 4

For this weeks challenge there's a choice to make either a STAIR STEP FOLD CARD or a FREE STANDING POP UP CARD, i have made a few of the pop up cards before, but have never made a stair step fold card, so thought i'd give it ago. There's instructions on how to make both styles of card on the The Next Level blog. The design team have done it again and made some gorgeous sample cards.
Anyway here's my card, which i have had a nightmare trying to get a decent photo of, unfortunately this is the best i could get. My camera really doesn't like taking pics of glittery cards.
The word friend is attached to the second step with acetate, so looks like it's suspended in mid air in real life.

The Next Level challenge 3

The Next Level is a magazine style blog, full of inspiration, tutorials and heaps of information. Each week there is a prize challenge and this week it's a sketch based challenge, the DT has made some amazing samples.

Here's the sketch,


and here's my card.

The Next Level challenge 2

Here's the card i made for this weeks challenge over on The Next Level.
This week you can create a card of any shape or size but your image must be enclosed by the Ribbon Border frame. There's a great tutorial on how the create the ribbon border frame in this weeks issue, and the design team have made some stunning samples too.

This cute image is one of Dustin Pike's, ths one is called LilMonster.

The Next Level challenge

The Next Level is a brand new challenge blog, and today is launch day.
The very first Challenge is to make an Aperture/Cut out Card and there is also one additional compulsory element - your card must have your own hand made faux Prima Lollipop flower/flowers on it. This is the first time i've made one of these flowers, and i think i will be making lots more, they are such fun and easy to make, i love them!

The base of the card was cut on my Cricut using Wild Card cart. I also used the Huge Happy Birthday circle printable stamp set from The Cutting Cafe'.