Lauren's 21st.

Today is my God-daughter's 21st birthday. Happy birthday Lauren Rhian :)
This is the card that I made for her.
I wanted to make this card after seeing Karen Burniston's fab card. Unfortunately though, I don't own the pop-up die that she used, so I just cut a couple of slits in the inside base so that it made a pop-up tab for me to add the cake image to...

The spotty paper was a piece of 12x12 from my paper stash, I'm not sure of the brand, but I think it may be by Papermania.
I've used my SU eyelet border punch to edge the pink inside card, and used a die from Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Elements 'Elegant Ovals' to frame where I wrote my greeting.
The balloons were die cut and then embossed using Cuttlebug's Disney combo set (Celebrations).
I used Die-namics 'By The Letter' dies to cut Lauren's name then glued the letters to hand-cut banner shapes, which were then glued to a piece of gold twine which dangles across the card.

The cake image which pops up is from the Milestone Birthday Set by DigiStamp Boutique.
I tucked the bunting behind the image to take a photo so that you can see it...

I'd like to enter this card at:
DigiStamp Boutique - July customer competition
Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes (twist: make it feminine)
Crafting By Designs - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp (Weds) - anything goes
Seize The Birthday - anything goes (topping : embossing)

Hope you liked the card today, thank you for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Football Fanatic

Hiya! it's time for a little mid-week inspiration for From The Heart Stamps.
This week i'm using an image from the set Birdbrain Football Fanatics.
This great download includes 3 individual Birdbrains (one with and without writing on the sign), a merged image, and 5 bonus sentiments. I think you'll agree, it's a great buy :)

Here's my card for today, made for my daughter's partner...

I opened up my image in Paintshop Pro, then added my happy birthday greeting (which is from Party Hat Birdbrain).
As the recipient is a fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers football club, I coloured this little dude with my promarkers so that he is wearing their football shirt.
The papers are from Doodlebug's 'Hip Hip Hooray' paper pad, and I teamed them with silver mirror card. The bottom border piece was punched with my Xcut 'diamond' border punch.
'Alan' was cut using Die-namics 'By The Letter' dies.

I'm entering this card at:
Crafting From The Heart - always anything goes
Sweet Stampin - boys and their toys
Sugar & Betty - anything goes
I Love Promarkers - 3 or more layers
Crafting By Designs - anything goes

Thank you for stopping by today.
You can find more inspiration, and enter the latest I {heart} sketches challenge by clicking HERE.
You can find the current Stamp Of The Month and details of how you can join our progressive challenge using it HERE.

PigWit Cheer!

Hello! happy Monday to you.
Today has a new I {heart}sketches challenge for From The Heart Stamps :)
Here's the sketch:

The twist this time is 'Watercolouring', so I got out my very limited supply of distress inks for my card...

This fab image is PigWit Cheer.
I used tattered rose, fired brick, and antique linen inks. Unfortunately, I didn't print my image onto watercolour card stock, so the end result isn't what I wanted because the inks didn't blend too good.
I also used the inks on the base card too.
I needed to outline my image again with a thin black marker once it had dried.
The sentiment is one of FOUR that you get for free when you buy this image :)
I chose this particular one, because I can add whatever greeting I need to the inside before I send the card... happy birthday, well done, you're the best...etc
The paper strips are scraps from my stash, and I used a small star punch to add some extra interest.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Sister Act card challenge - anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - use a stamp or digi
Use Your Stuff - anything goes
Crafting From The Heart - always anything goes
Sugar & Betty - anything goes 

You can find more inspiration, and enter the latest I {heart} sketches challenge by clicking HERE.
You can find our current Stamp Of The Month challenge and details of how you can join our progressive challenge HERE.
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Thank you for stopping by today, i'll be back on Wednesday with my mid-week inspiration post :)

Cheers!

Happy Saturday! I hope you have some fun plans for your weekend.
Today I have made a male birthday card, using an image from DigiStamp Boutique, this is 'Cheers!' and it's just 99p at the moment...

I kept the design simple, adding interest with the banners that are beneath the image.
The paper is by 'snips & snails' by Doodlebug.
'alan' was stamped by inking individual letters using a Paper Smooches stamp set, unfortunately I smudged it a little, but it doesn't look too bad.

I'd like to enter this card at :
DigiStamp Boutique - July customer competition
Papertake Weekly - build it up
The Male Room - spots and stripes
Seize The Birthday - anything goes

Thanks for looking, enjoy your weekend :)

Florence & Present

This card uses a pretty image from DigiStamp Boutique, it is Florence and present, isn't she a cutie?

Both patterned papers are from the collection 'Bonnets & Bowties' by Lili of the Valley & Nitwit.
The 'happy birthday' sentiment is by Paper Smooches (sentiment sampler set), and the name was cut using Die-namics 'by the letter' dies.
I've added a die-cut frame behind the floral piece using a cArt-Us border die (fountain), which I snipped in 2 pieces so that I could glue them around the corners.
The layers are given dimension with foam tape.

I'd like to enter this card at:
DigiStamp Boutique - July customer competition
Passion for Promarkers - flowers (my background)
Papertake Weekly - build it up

Float to your happy place

It's time for our mid-month reminder for the SOTM challenge at From The Heart Stamps.
Remember, EVERYONE who plays, WINS!

As it is a progressive challenge, if you joined in with the Stamp Of The Month challenge in June, you should have received July's Inner Tube Birdbrain via email.

If you make a card/project using this month's SOTM, you will receive next month's image emailed to you for free! :)

If you didn't play last month, you can still join in by buying the image from the FTH shop. 

If you spend over $10 on other images, you will get Inner Tube Birdbrain for free when using the code HAPPYPLACE.
You have until Friday, July 31st, at 11:59pm CST to submit your entry.

Here's my card using this great image...

I've coloured the image with promarkers, then fussy cut around it.
The papers used here are by Echo Park, from the collection 'Splash!'
The sentiment is one of FIVE that you get for free with this image. Incidently, you get 2 versions of this image too...

I'm entering this card at:
Simon Monday Challenge - anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - summer fun
Creative Inspirations - let's colour!

Thank you for stopping by today.
You can link up your Stamp Of The Month challenge entry and find details of how you can join this progressive challenge if you haven't played before, HERE.
To enter the latest I {heart} sketches challenge, please click HERE, our sketch challenges are usually weekly, but due to summer break the current challenge is running until July 26th.

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FTH July 2015 Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop on this month's From the Heart Stamps blog hop.

Our theme this time is "Patriotic" (red, white, & blue).

As you hop along, please leave a comment on each blog.
One random commenter will be selected on each blog to win an image of choice from the FTHS store.
Additionally, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $15 gift voucher to the store!

If you have arrived here from Jessica, you are in the right place. If you haven't, why don’t you start at the From the Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything. The full hop list is there too.

Here is my card...

For my card, i've used Mouse Balloon, which is a FREE image at the moment, so go grab it for your collection ;)
The image comes with 3 sentiments; Happy Birthday, Wish Big, and Have a mice day. I chose not to use a sentiment, but I did decide to follow our current sketch from challenge #113, which is running until 26th July due to our summer break, so you have plenty of time to enter.

The starry paper is by Erin Bradley Designs, from a collection called 4th of July.
I used my SU scalloped border punch to make the party banner strips, then brushed them with a Wink of Stella clear glitter pen, also brushing the balloon in the image.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Crafty Creations - red, white, & blue
Little Miss Muffet - red, white, & blue

Now, please head over to Kathy's blog to see her fantastic card for this hop.

I hope that you enjoy hopping with us today.
The hop will end on Monday, July 6th at 6am EST (11am UK time).
Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday, July 8th.
Good luck, and happy hopping! xx

Happy Mail

It's time to showcase another fab image by From The Heart Stamps...

This image is Happy Mail, I chose this image to make this card for my friend's birthday.
I sponged the sky, then used promarkers to colour the image.
The backing paper is from a Kanban CD (Male Backgrounds)
The sentiment at the top is from my stash, bought years ago from C&C when I first started card making. These were several sheets of foiled sentiments. I'm not sure, but I think they might have been made by Kanban too.
'friend' was cut from silver mirror card using a word die from Clearly Besotted Stamps.

I'd like to enter this card at:
The Pink Elephant - anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers - use a sentiment
I Love Promarkers - summer
Fab 'n' Funky -  birthdays

Thank you for stopping by today.
You can find more inspiration, and enter the latest I {heart} sketches challenge by clicking HERE.
You can find our current Stamp Of The Month challenge and details of how you can join this progressive challenge HERE.
Please join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to read about the latest FTH news.
We'd also love it if you'd join our Facebook Group too, this group makes it easier for you to share pics of your FTH makes, we'd love to see them!