Edenland Designs – Page 13 – Creative Stuff by Eden and Landons mom :)

edenlandMarch 13, 20232 Comments

Get Well Greetings

Hi there 🙂 Recently, a special friend became ill, and is having a hard time kicking the nasty bug. I wanted to make a special card for this special lady, and was a bit stumped at what direction I was going to take. That is, until I saw this beautiful inspiration photo on the Power Poppy Challenge.

Although this is a seaside scene, I was inspired by the colors, and the bright pop of cheerful pink! I printed off 3 of the single blooms from the free Kindness is the Way Digital set from Power Poppy. After coloring them up with my Copics, I fussy cut them out. I took a piece of taupe card stock, and stenciled a stone pattern on it with some Distress Inks. Then, I layered it over a piece of sky blue paper to make the card background. I die cut a bunch of foliage from some different scraps of green paper, then placed them where the stones and sky met. The flowers were put on over this, to make things bright and cheery. I die cut a get well sentiment twice out of the same sky blue paper, and glued them together for a bit of dimension. To finish things off, and to bring the water theme of the inspiration photo into play, I added some dewdrops to the card with clear Nuvo.

I love how this card turned out, and the smile on my friend’s face showed that she did too!!

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Power Poppy Blossom Challenge – Inspired by the Sea

Classic Design Challenge – #3 March ATG

Creative Moments – #243 March – For a Special Lady

A Place to Start – March ATG

Creative Knockouts – #489 Lots of Layers

edenlandMarch 13, 2023March 13, 20236 Comments

Leafy Sympathy

Hi there 🙂 My stash of sympathy cards, sadly, got completely depleted last year. I needed a quick on this weekend, so came up with CAS one layer card. I found an ivy stencil that I forgot I had, and used 2 different green Distress Inks to blend the pattern in. It was still a bit TOO simple, so I cut a mask slightly smaller than the front of the card, then blended the same 2 colors of green around the edge, to give the card a frame. The way the inks are blended, it almost looks like antique gold in the picture!! I used part of the mask to die cut the sentiment, and touched up the ink blending on the cut, before adhering it to the card. For just a bit of embellishment, I added gold pearls to parts of the ivy. A quick and easy card, and a quick and easy blog post!!

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Crazy is Our Name, Stencils are Our Game – March challenge with optional CAS

AAA Cards Challenge – #235 Inkblending Along an Edge

613 Avenue Create – March ATG with twist of CAS

Crafty Gals Corner – #241 Make It Green

Paper Dragonfly Challenge – #15 All That Glitters is Green and Gold

edenlandMarch 10, 20233 Comments

2023 Wall Calendar

Hi there! Wow, it took me longer to get around to blogging this creation than it did to make it!! About 6 years ago, I started making my own wall calendars. Although there’s some pretty ones out there, they are so darn expensive, and, well….I’m a crafter, so why not? The first time I did one, it was the normal January – December layout. This was an exercise in insanity, as I was also doing Christmas cards, baking and various other holiday “stuff” in December, and to add a calendar into the mix almost put me over the top!! Since then, I’ve done February – January layouts. I can take my time after the holidays, and relax while crafting it. This year, I used images from the Ocean Dreams pdf coloring book, by Mystic Art Mirrors. It was a Christmas gift from a friend, and I knew right away what I’d be using for my calendar. The only problem was, choosing 12 images!!!

After coloring all the images with my Copics, it was time to decide on the layout of each page. I have to be careful not to have too many layers, as it will make the whole thing too heavy, and the calendar will fall off the wall by April!!! I cut the image out with a pretty die, then framed it in black. I also added a black frame (done in strips, rather than the whole sheet, to cut down on weight) on the piece of white background paper. Since each of the images had bubbles in it (except January…but I added some!), I decided to carry that through with die cuts. I’d recently purchased some paper packs from Michael’s that were comprised of different shades of shimmer paper. I went to work with die cutting, and ended up using both the cuts, and the circle off cuts.

I printed off the calendar pages, then glued the assembled image pieces to them. Finally, I punched holes, and assembled the calendar with some rings. After about 3 1/2 weeks of work, it was all ready to put up on the wall 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge – #3 March ATG

Crafts Galore Encore – #109 ATG

Jan’s Digi Stamp Challenge – March ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – #201 ATG

Mirtillamente Challenge – #18 All about Math, Numbers, Water, Sparrow, Interior Peace, Zen (numbers on the calendar, and water with the images)

edenlandFebruary 26, 20236 Comments

65 Candles

Hi there 🙂 A friend recently celebrated their 65th birthday. Her favorite color is orange, and fave flower is the gerbera daisy. So…..I had to incorporate all three into her card!! I dug around in my scrap drawer, because I knew I had a number of orange and orange print pieces, that I could use for cutting the candles out. I found a few more scraps and snippets along the way!

I have so many paper strips from making my own envelopes, and I was pleased and surprised with the selection!! I have 2 candle dies, and I began cutting, 2 candles at a time. It didn’t take long before I was ready to make a 29 & holding card!! So, I stacked 3 sheets of paper and cut through them all….woohoo! Easy peasy 🙂 I wanted to do the flames in gold sparkle and gold mirror card, but found I couldn’t stack those papers and get a good cut. My arm was falling off from cranking by then, so I used some Stickles for a portion of the flames! After layering and layering the candles, and attaching the flames (yes, there’s 65!), I cut out a birthday sentiment, and then a gold 65. I have an Inkadinkadoo stamp set featuring gerberas, so used that to stamp some more scraps. After fussy cutting them out, and adding a wee bit of shading, I stamped them again on the gold papers, and fussy cut the centers out and attached them. I tucked in a few die cut leaves around the flowers to finish the card off. There was no question who this card was made especially for, and she loved it!

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Time Out Challenges – #232 Happy 9th Birthday Time Out!

Creative Knockouts – #488 Birthday Wishes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – #200 ATG

The Paper Funday Challenge – #50 ATG with option of Lots of Layers

Snippets Playground – #448 ATG with Snippets

edenlandFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 20231 Comment

Pineapple Gift

Hi there 🙂 I’m thrilled to be guest designing for Coloring With Pencils Challenge today. I was given an image from one of the fabulous sponsors, Lea n n’s World 101, to work with. I colored Penny up with my Prismacolor pencils, then cut it out with a tag die. I added the sentiment before printing the image.

To showcase the tag, I decided to make a gift bag/box to go with it. I cut the bottom part out of yellow card stock, then added the pineapple skin print with my pencils. I added the green leafy part to the top, then used some white and yellow ribbon to close the package up, and attach the tag. I’m loving the final result, and think it’s a fun presentation for a gift for someone special! I hope you can find some time to pick up your pencils, and join us for this month’s challenge!!

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Rabisco Challenge – #42 ATG with some sort of haberdashery

Penny’s Papercrafty Challenge – #540 ATG

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies – #2307 ATG

edenlandFebruary 20, 20231 Comment

2023 Desk Calendar

Hi there 🙂 I’m finally getting around to catching up on blogging some of the stuff I made a while ago!!! Each year, I like to make myself a desk calendar for my desk at work – something pretty to look at as the days go by. This year, I used Tea Cup Pansies – my favorite flower – from Fred She Said. I colored it up with my Copics, using a very traditional pansy color pattern.

I used a bit of gold sparkle pen on the tea cup design, then used the same gold to color in the edge of the pretty shape that I die cut the image with. I printed off the calendar pages, then ran them through the sewing machine to perforate them. After stapling them together, I attached the pad to the calendar base. To hide the staples, I popped the image on the base with some adhesive foam, overlapping the edge a bit over the calendar pad.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – #200 ATG

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies – #2307 ATG

Creative Inspirations – February ATG

Your Scrapbook Place – February ATG

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge – February Valentines and/or In the Garden

edenlandFebruary 20, 20233 Comments

50th in London

Hi there 🙂 I recently got an order for a card for a 50th birthday. The celebrant will be going to London to celebrate this milestone. I was also told that she liked her drinks….which led me to think on this image from KennyK! I’m so glad that I got the images that I did, before the store closed down! I looked around online, and found a silhouette of the London skyline, and merged the image with it. After coloring the image with my Copics, I pulled out my Prismacolor pencils to do the sky background.

I used the colors of the UK flag as the inspiration when coloring, and when finishing off this card. I die cut the sentiment, then matted the image with the same papers. I absolutely adore how this turned out, and so did the recipient!! I even managed to guess the hair color right, lol.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

613 Ave Create – February ATG with optional twist – Use Red for Anything but a Heart

Creative Knockouts – #488 Birthday Wishes

Penny’s Papercrafty Challenge – #540 ATG

Time Out Challenges – #232 Happy 9th Birthday Time Out – AT Birthday Goes

A Gem of a Challenge – Week 4 ATG

edenlandFebruary 12, 20236 Comments

Horseshoe and Hockey Stick

Hi there 🙂 This card was specially made for an extra special couple. Both the bride and groom are the children of good friends from different periods of my life. It was amazing when I found out they found each other, and even more so watching their love blossom. The bride is a huge horse lover, and the groom has been a hockey goalie since he was about 3!! So, of course, I had to put together a card that really depicted the both of them! I had the Horseshoe and Rose image, from Just Inklined (sadly, this store has closed), and found a goalie stick image online, then merged them together. I added the sentiment before printing. I found out the wedding colors, and used that scheme to color this with my Copics.

After I finished coloring, I very carefully placed teeny tiny rhinestones around the flowers, to give a bit of bling. I matted the image with silver mirror card, and placed it on a background that I’d embossed with hearts. Some silver foil sticker corners finished the card off.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Crafts Galore Encore – #108 February ATG

Corrosive Challenge Blog – #2 February ATG

Dream Valley Challenges – #287 Add Some Bling

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge – #667 Love/Valentine

Dare 2B Artsy – February – Love

edenlandFebruary 12, 20232 Comments

Flower Pot Birthday

Hi there 🙂 It’s time for another challenge over at Creative Fingers 🙂 We’re always ATG, and this time, we are being sponsored by our own Angelique, who will send this prize out to our lucky winner.

I made this card for my kid’s (who is a bit of a plant nerd) birthday. I made a box card, without the flaps, out of terra cotta colored card stock. To make it look more like a plant pot, I added an extra strip around the top. I die cut a bunch of leaves from green velvet paper, because I wanted this to be a pot of African Violets. After positioning these in the pot, I die cut 3 violet blooms, and tucked them in. It still looked a bit blah, so I thought of the plant arrangement I got for my birthday, and cut out some ivy vines from cream paper, then added the green with my Copics. A gold peel off sentiment was the perfect finishing touch 🙂 I’m happy to say that my kid loved this card!

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge – #539 ATG

Papercraft Challenges – #90 ATG

Let’s Craft and Create – #192 ATG – Say What? (use a sentiment)

Creative Crafting Uncles – #37 Happy Birthday

Die Cut Divas – February Add Some Gold

edenlandFebruary 9, 20232 Comments

Lady Slippers

Hi there 🙂 When I saw this Lady Slipper Orchid image at Power Poppy, it brought back such wonderful memories of my mom and dad, that I had to have it. Growing up in the Canadian prairies, there was such an array of beautiful wild flowers throughout the spring and summer. My dad and I had a bit of a race who could bring mom the first handful of any particular flower. He worked at a provincial park, so he would often beat me, but I almost always won with Lady Slippers!! They are an endangered flower in Manitoba, so it’s frowned upon if they’re picked, and you most definitely can’t dig them up to transplant!! Well, considering this, he wasn’t going to pick them at the park, so I would trudge through the ditches on our gravel roads, until I’d find one of the massive patches of Lady Slippers and pick a small bouquet for mom. I showed her one of these patches I found, when I say massive, I mean massive!! She figured one little plant wouldn’t make a difference in the survival of the species in our area, so dug one up to put in her garden. Dad was horrified!! She just gave a little snort, and told him not to give any conservation officers a tour of the garden!! No more was said, lol. I colored this beautiful image up with my Copics, then fussy cut it out.

Power Poppy‘s current blog challenge calls for a CAS card, so that’s the route I took!! I die cut a white circle, then sliced it into strips, which I glued on to a cream card base, leaving spaces between the pieces. I stamped a simple sentiment (will have to send a little letter to my sister in New Mexico with this!). After popping the image onto the circle pieces with foam dots, I added a few dew drop embellishments for a bit of embellishment.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Power Poppy’s Blossom Challenge – Clean Slate

Papercraft Challenge – #90 ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – #199 ATG

Crafts Galore Encore – #108 February ATG

A Gem of a Challenge – Week 3 ATG