For Faith

This is the card that I made for Faith for her birthday, I think i'm safe to show it now as it should have arrived, (even if a little later than her special day)...

The main image, as well as the big choccy at the bottom of the card are both from Chocolate Box Birdbrain.
All colouring is done with promarkers.
You do get three bonus sentiments with this set, however, the sentiment directly below the image is from a different Birdbrain set Chocolate Bunny Birdbrain, and Happy Birthday was taken from Five Party Birds.
The patterned papers used throughout are all by Lawn Fawn (Peace, Joy, Love).
Faith's name was cut using Die-namics 'By The letter' dies.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Papertake Weekly - Final Challenge ... :(  (couldn't pick one so went with anything goes)
Crafty Creations - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
Seize The Birthday - anything goes

For my Grandsons...

I made these 2 cards for my 2 grandsons.
I grabbed a few images from Whiff of Joy before they closed, and kept these 2 especially for Mikey & RJ.

Here's the first...

This little cutie is 'Henry On Present'. Coloured with promarkers, and edged using a cArt-Us die, (Border Drop).
I embossed the yellow piece with a folder from Cuttlebug's Mini Monsters Companions set, this folder has a sweets and lollipops design.
Grandson was cut using a  word die by Crafts Too.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Sweet Stampin - Merry Christmas
Crafting From The Heart - anything goes


and here's the second card...

This equally cute Henry image is 'Henry Hugging Bauble', but i've teamed it with another WoJ image, the baubles, from their 'Christmas Accesories' set, so that I could create this scene.
I used the same embossing folder and Grandson word die as before.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Passion for Promarkers - mega christmas challenge
The Male Room - christmas or seasonal greetings

I {heart} sketches & Birdbrains

Today is our final I {heart}sketches challenge for 2015 at From The Heart Stamps :)
This will run for TWO WEEKS throughout the Christmas holiday, with our next sketch challenge going live on January 4th.

Here's the sketch...

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! ;)

 and my card...

You should know by now how much I love the Birdbrains. So I just had to use this new one, Jingle Bell Birdbrain Chick, for my final challenge card for this year.
The sentiment is from a different set, For Santa Birdbrain.
The patterned papers are both from the same pad by Bazzill Basics, called Nordic Pines.

 I shall be entering this card into the following challenges:
Sweet Stampin - Merry Christmas
Crafting From The Heart - anything goes

Thanks for looking :)

Final mid-week inspiration for 2015

This is From The Heart Stamps' final mid-week inspiration day for 2015 because we will be taking a little break for Christmas. Our final sketch challenge for this year will go live next Monday and will last until the new year.

My card for today however, uses our current sketch...

The twist this time is to add snow. But of course that is optional.
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 turned the sketch on its side, and replaced the banner shape with a sprig of green fern and a red heart 'berry'.

This adorable image and sentiment set is Seven Christmas Birds.

The background paper is by Lawn Fawn (Peace, Joy, Love).

I'd like to enter this card at:
Christmas Card Challenges - create a christmas card
Christmas Cards All Year Round - keep it simple
Crafting By Designs - here come the holidays
Creative Inspirations - merry christmas

Thank you for visiting today :) xx 

Button

Hiya, how are your Christmas preparations going?
We're all set, just have to get the fresh meats, fruit and veg next week.

I'm running late with my card making though, and still have 3 more to make.
Finished the card for my sister though...

This little cutie is a retired image from Little Miss Muffet Stamps, and is called 'Button'.
The pretty paper is from 'Merry Magic' by Dovecraft.
The sentiment is from Blowing Kisses by From The Heart Stamps.
Sister was cut using Die-namics 'By The Letter' dies.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - anything goes
Crafting From The Heart - anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - mega christmas challenge
ABC Challenge - X for Xtreme (bold & bright colours)

Thanks for stopping by today :) xx

Happy Hour

Here's a card that I was commissioned to make recently. I can now share it online...

This beautiful image is Happy Hour by Kenny K & I coloured it with promarkers.
The pretty backing paper is from LOTV (Mr & Mrs).
The scalloped border at the bottom of the card was cut with a cArt-Us die called 'fountain'.
I dressed up the card with lace, pearl trim, flowers made with my SU 'boho blossoms' punch and resin pearl look centres, woodware 'ash' leaf punch, and the number 40 cut with die-namics 'by the number' dies.
Amanda was cut using a Tattered Lace alphabet die.

I'd like to enter this card at:
I Love Promarkers - anything goes
Seize the Birthday - anything goes (no topping)
The Ribbon Girl - anything goes
Kenny K - anything goes (no twist)

Thanks for looking, hope you have a great day :) xx

In the meadow...

** Have you checked out our December Blog Hop winners post** ;)

Here's my mid-week inspiration post for From The Heart Stamps.
I'm also using this weeks sketch w/a twist. Well, my interpretation of the sketch anyway...

The twist this time is to make a gift card holder.
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...

This fantastic, fun image is In The Meadow Snowmen, one of Faith's Project 100 Snowmen, where all images are just $1.00!

I coloured my image with promarkers, then sponged in the sky at the top.
I layered the image with foam pads around the bottom and 2 sides onto a striped piece which is by Stampin Up (bashful blue DSP) which was first backed onto white card, punched at the top with my eyelet border punch (also by SU), and wrapped with velvet ribbon and bow.
A gift card or money can be slid between the image and stripy piece.
Then this was all stuck to the base card & paper (from Bearly Mine Designs) with more foam pads.

I'm entering this card at:
I Love Promarkers - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - fun, fun, fun!
Passion for Promarkers - mega christmas challenge
Crafting by Designs - here come the holidays

Thank you for stopping by today.
You can find more inspiration, and enter the challenge yourself 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!

Daffodils

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

This time, we're having a 'Celebrate Birthdays' theme.
Each designer has made a card which represents their own birth month.
Can you guess mine?
*hint* the daffodil is the national flower of Wales, and is worn on a very special Welsh day.

This time we have a fun game for you all, with the chance of winning yourself a $15 voucher to spend in the FTHS store. All details of how you can take part can be found on the FTHS blog, and all you have to do is guess each designers birthday month ;)
We've also got an extra crafty challenge for you to take part in... We'd love for you to make a birthday card using an image from the FTHS store, and then add the link to your card over at the blog for a chance of winning a $10 voucher to spend in store. You have until 3rd January to link up your card.
Of course, as is usual for our blog hops, each DT member will randomly pick one commenter to win a FTHS image of their choice too.
Faith is so generous isn't she?


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.

Here's my card...

I printed the flower heads twice more, so that I could layer them up slightly, though you can't see that in the photo.
I kept the design simple because I wanted these beautiful flowers to be the star of the show.

Supplies:
Image: Daffodils
Colouring medium: Promarkers
Sentiment: 'Bring on the cake' stamp set by Stampin Up
Die cut frame: Spellbinders 'Elegant Ovals'
Paper/Card: My Mind's Eye (Stella & Rose, Mabel), & kraft card stock.


I'd like to enter this card at:
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Seize The Birthday - anything goes (no topping)

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, December 7th at 6am EST (11am UK time).
Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday, December 9th.
Good luck, and happy hopping! xx

Pear tree

I hate feeling ill, it always happens when you are busy too, right?
I'm really behind with my card making, I have LOADS of christmas cards still to make.
Thankfully, i'm starting to feel more human now, so I hope that's me all done with the flu.

OK, moan over, it's time for a little mid-week inspiration for From The Heart Stamps.
My card for today uses the sketch from this weeks I {heart} sketches challenge...

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...

The image is from Pear and Whimsical Christmas Trees, you get 2 images and 3 sentiments in this set.
I coloured the image with promarkers, and backed it with green shimmer paper.
'merry christmas' was cut using new word dies from Clearly Besotted Stamps.

Thank you for stopping by today.
You can find more inspiration, and enter the challenge yourself 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!