Jake's 17th

Today is my son's 17th birthday..... 17!!.... those years have gone by in a flash.

I think you can guess what Jake's favourite pastime is eh? ;)
In fact, he's now studying Computer Games Design at college.

Everything is hand cut, except for the larger buttons on the controller which were punched out, and I used card candi, coloured with promarkers for the smaller buttons.
The patterned paper and alphabet (Jake) are from 'Don't Blink' by Bella Gypsy.
'17 TODAY' was cut using a Tattered Lace alphabet die.

Hello Snowman

Monday means it's time for a new I {heart}sketches challenge for From The Heart Stamps :)
Here's sketch #128...

Join in the challenge, and EVERYONE who plays will receive a $1 discount code for the store, and if you are the challenge winner, you will receive a $5 discount code to the store! :)

Remember though, you must use an image by From The Heart Stamps to be eligible, and please include a pic of the sketch in your blog post too. It's in the rules! ;)

Here's my card...

I chose to just follow the sketch this time.
The image i've used today is from the Project 100 Snowmen section, where you'll find images for just $1. This one is Hello Snowman, isn't he adorable?
I coloured him with promarkers, using colours that are similar to the ones in the papers ('Merry Magic' by Dovecraft).
The 2 small heart embellishments come with the image too.
'hello' was cut using a Clearly Besotted word die.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Crafting From The Heart - anything goes
The Ribbon Girl - anything goes
Christmas Card Challenges - anything goes

You can find more inspiration, and enter the challenge yourself by clicking HERE.
Also, find our current Stamp Of The Month challenge and details of how you can join our progressive challenge HERE.
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For baby Skye

Good morning,
Today i'd like to show you this card, made to welcome a friend's new baby granddaughter, named Skye...

I hand cut the shape from a top folding card base, then used the shape to cut another piece from pink card stock.
The pink piece was then embossed on the bottom portion, using a Sizzix 'Candy Hearts' Textured Impressions embossing folder.
I decorated the edges using an open scalloped border die from Tattered Lace, and a Xcut scalloped circle die. Using the same dies again to make the apron part. The patterned paper is from a pad called Mr & Mrs from Lili of the Valley.
'baby' was die cut using a word die by Clearly Besotted Stamps
'SKYE' was cut using Tattered Lace alphabet dies.
I finished by decorating the card with the 2 smallest dies from Die-namics Flower & Leaf Trio, and sequins.

Welcome to the world baby Skye, health and happiness always xx

I'd like to enter this card at:
Crafting Musketeers - anything but square
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Crafting From The Heart - anything goes

Thanks for looking, have a great day xx

Need a little pick me up?

Good Morning :)
One of the things I love about From The Heart Stamps, is how versatile they are.
You can use the whole image, resizing them for your own needs. You can also select just part of the image, as I have with my card today.
Faith also gives us the best sentiments to use too, which you can mix and match with other sets to make a whole new card idea...

So, for my card today, I've used one of the Birdbrains from Flappy Birthday Birdbrain, and teamed it up with a sentiment from Birdbrain Needs Coffee, which I think go together really well, to make a get well card.
The patterned paper is by Doodlebug, from the Hip Hip Hooray pad. I used a Tattered Lace die to give it a scalloped edge.
I coloured my image with promarkers. Using this weeks sketch as a guide, I coloured around the birdbrain to sort of create the circle which is in the sketch layout.

Join in the challenge, and EVERYONE who plays will receive a $1 discount code for the store, and if you are the challenge winner, you will receive a $5 discount code to the store! :)

Remember though, you must use an image by From The Heart Stamps to be eligible, and please include a pic of the sketch in your blog post too. It's in the rules! ;)

I'd like to enter this card at:

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - anything goes
Fab n Funky Challenges - clean & simple

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day xx

FTH November 15 Blog Hop

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

Our theme this time is "CAS, and Over the Top"
We're showcasing one image, two ways.

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.

If you have arrived here from Imke, 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.

For my cards, i've used Martini Chicks...

Here's my first, the CAS card...

Lots of white space, and a minimal design.
The image and bonus sentiment are the main focus of this card, simply backed onto yellow card stock.
I used gold glitter washi tape for added interest.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - food/drink
ABC Challenge - U is for Unlimited (anything goes)


And here's my OTT card...

I used this weeks sketch for my design because it has lots of layers. I also backed each layer with green shimmer paper too. The patterned papers are all from 'Twas The Night', Nitwit Collections at LOTV.
I dressed up the edges with a bit of sparkle using glitter washi tape which I stuck to some card stock first before die-cutting. The scalloped border edge pieces were cut using a Nellie Snellen 'Daisy' die, the holly leaves were cut with an old Quickutz die. I added red glitter Stickles for the berries.
PARTY! was cut using Tattered Lace alphabet dies. As the letters are quite thin, I stuck some double sided tape to the back of my card stock before die cutting the letters so that I could peel away the backing strip before adhering the letters to the card.. so much easier than using sticky glue.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Creative Inspirations - sparkle
Fab 'n' Funky - die cuts, and/or punches
Sweet Stampin - dies, and/or punches
The Ribbon Girl - anything goes

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

I hope that you enjoy hopping with us today.
The hop will end on Monday, November 9th at 6am EST (11am UK time).
Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday, November 11th.
Good luck, and happy hopping! xx

Mikey's 5th Birthday :)

Mikey is my eldest grandson, RJ's big brother.
Our cute, funny, and cheeky little guy is 5 today.
Happy Birthday Mikey! XXXXX

These are the cards that I have made for him, starting with the card that we sent...

Mikey loves minions, I saw a few cards on pinterest, each having either a punch-art or paper pieced minion, and decided I wanted to make something similar too.
Everything is hand cut apart from the greeting (Tattered Lace alphabet dies), and the letter 'M' and number '5' which were die cut using die-namics dies.

and this is the card from Uncle Jake...

Mikey's next favourites are those awesome dudes... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, especially Michaelangelo (Mikey), as you'd probably guess lol.
I used a printed image, then used the same colours to print off the greeting too.
The background card was made to look similar to a man-hole cover by using an embossing folder (Heavy Duty) by Couture Creations.