Baby cards

Heres a few cards made for new arrivals...

This first card was handcut using a dl card blank, to resemble a baby's bottle...

I covered the front with patterned paper (Nitwit, country meadow), then used a crimper to make the neck part of the bottle.
'baby' was cut using a Clearly Besotted Stamps word die, and 'GIRL' cut using Die-namics dies.
I finished the card with some organza ribbon.
I will add the baby's name as a little tag off the ribbon once she is born.
I'd like to enter this card Craft Your Passion's anything goes challenge.


This next card also uses that baby word die...

This time, I teamed the word die with the precious sentiment and image also from Clearly Besotted Stamps, Little Onesie. I stamped the onesie image twice, onto both plain and polka dot paper, so that I could paper piece it.
I'd like to enter this card at Less Is More (polka dots)


And following on from the Little Onesie set, I used the 'precious' sentiment on this card too...

I also stamped the word Granddaughter using a couple of stamps from the For Everyone stamp set, also by Clearly Besotted Stamps, but sadly not available anymore.
The image is from DigiStamp Boutique, called Baby Chicklet, and is coloured with promarkers. I added a couple of sequins and some pearls too. Then framed the image using a Nellie Snellen die.
The striped paper is really old, it's a dsp from a Stampin Up collection called Sweet Always.
I finished the card with a punched heart coated with glossy accents, punched & sponged flowers and punched gold shimmer-vellum leaves.
I'd like to enter this card in DigiStamp Boutique's monthly customer competion for March, also, The Ribbon Girl's any image challenge, and finally, the spring flowers challenge over at In The Pink.

Thanks for looking xx

Sweet Horse

** If you are looking for my stop on this month's blog hop with From The Heart Stamps, please scroll down, thanks! **

Here's a card I've made for a 30th Birthday...

This beautiful image is Sweet Horse by 2 Cute Ink.
I've used 2 patterned papers here, both are by Echo Park. The floral piece is from a collection called Beautiful Life, and the text design is from the Playground collection.
The pretty little scalloped edges were die cut using a Nellie Snellen die (daisy).
I've added flowers and the name and age using Die-namics dies, the leaves are a Woodware punch.
The name and number have had a little touch of clear Wink of Stella glitter, though it's hard to see in the photo.

I'd like to enter this card at:
2 Cute Ink challenges - anything goes
Simon Monday Challenge - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - cute critters

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you are enjoying a fab weekend! xx

Lil Birdie

Happy Monday Peeps!
We have another fabulous I {heart}sketches challenge starting today with From The Heart Stamps.
Here's the sketch for this week...

This week's twist: Use buttons.

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.

Please tell your crafty friends, and let's see those entries :)

For my card today, i've used Lil Birdie, isn't it a cute image?

I've used the sketch and rotated it, but have my embellishments a little lower than on the sketch so as not to obscure the pretty flowers in the image itself.
The leaves and flowers were made using punches; Woodware ash leaf, SU Boho Blossoms, Nellie Snellen stamen. I finshed each of the flowers with buttons that I salvaged from my son's old school shirts.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Sister Act Card Challenge - anything goes
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Sweet Stampin - take flight
Crafting From The Heart - anything goes

PLEASE NOTE:
This challenge will run for almost 2 weeks as we are still in our summer schedule, and will close on Sunday, August 10th, at 10PM CST (4am Monday, August 11th, UK time).

Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch!

Happy Crafting! xx

Hula!

It's time for another fabulous I {heart}sketches challenge over at From The Heart Stamps.

here's the sketch...

The twist, if you want to use it, is.... No cards allowed.
Join in the challenge, and everyone who plays will receive a $1 discount code, and if you are the challenge winner, you will receive a $5 discount code to spend at 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.

Here's my GD project...

Now, it was only AFTER i'd taken the photograph of this CARD, that I remembered that I was going to use this layout to decorate the top of a box, so that I could use the twist too. Oh well, never mind, the twist is optional anyways.

The image is Birdbrain Hula Chick, and i've coloured her with promarkers.
The green checked paper is by Lawn Fawn (Peace, Joy, Love). The paper with the butterflies was bought years ago, when I started card making. I can't remember the company, or the pad it came from, but it could have been either Dovecraft or DCWV, as I remember having different papers from both companies back then.
The flower embellishment was made by colouring (with promarkers) the largest flower after using the Die-namics flower and leaf trio die, then layering with a stamen (Nellie Snellen stamen punch), and finishing with card candy.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Craftitude - anything goes
That Craft Place - anything goes
MMCS challenge - anything goes

You can find more inspiration by checking out what the design team have made for this weeks challenge by clicking HERE.
Thanks for looking!

Strawberry Basket

Woohoooo! It's new release day over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps today!
More sweet sunbonnet images that you will want to add to your collection ;)
Here, i've used SB Strawberry Basket with the So Berry Sweet sentiment (available with the Strawberry Jam stamp)...

I coloured her twice and then layered one, which i'd cut out first, on top of the other.
The background paper is a freebie from a craft mag, it's from a Holly Hobbie paper pack.
I've used two border punches, Xcut 'sparkle' (gold vellum) and SU's eyelet border punch (red and white pieces).
Three further punches were used, Xcut large retro flower, Nellie Snellen stamen, and a small heart punch. The first 2 of these were used to create my strawberry flowers, but I wanted them to look like they have developing fruits, so I used some yellow mulberry paper and tore little pieces off, added some tacky glue and then squished the paper to resemble a small cone shape, using more glue to secure to the centre of the flower. I finished by dotting a green marker on them.
The leaves and ladybird were found in amongst my stash, and I wrapped a few thin strips of green cardstock around the end of my embossing tool to make the tendrils.

To see more of today's new release, please go to the LMM blog to see what delights the other Little Misses have made with these adorable images.
Oh and there's still time to enter our current challenge with the theme 'Away with the Fairies'
Click the link to find all the challenge details.

DT CALL
Would you like to be a Little Miss too?
We are currently having a DT call, so now's your chance to be a part of this amazing design team.
All details can be found HERE
Go on, apply now, you know you want to ;)

Happy Crafting!

I'm entering this card at:
Anything Goes challenge - coffee break and/or food
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
The Pink Elephant - texture
Cute Card Thursday - die-ing to punch

made a few...

Hello, hope everyone in blogland is well and happy :)
I have a few cards to show you, hope you like them.

This first card has been made for a lad at work who's fiancee is expecting a baby boy in December. Mo's spit happens digi is my first port of call for baby cards, I love it, and has been coloured with promarkers. The spotty paper is dovecraft back to basics, and the pretty scalloped border around the image was made using Nellie Snellen fancy dies (daisy)...

challenges:
Craft your Passion - for a baby (challenge 112)
Cards for Men - going digital
Papertake Weekly - things that make you go awww


Next up, is this card, made for my Mom. I love this Kanban roses stamp, I coloured with promarkers this time, but it's just as lovely coloured with watercolours too. The background paper was a freebie in a mag. I've used the Nellie Snellen daisy border again on this card, love how it frames the roses...

challenges:
Kaboodle Doodles - flowers
Totally Gorjuss - pink & green



The following card was inspired from a craft mag using the free papers within it (Prima Botanical collection). I really loved the simple but striking example inside the mag and thought my Mom would like it too, so decided to make a similar style card. I'd already made her a card from myself and hubby, so this card was made for my Son to give to her...

challenges:
Lexi's Creations - Autumn Colours
C.R.A.F.T challenge - Autumn


The next card was given to my Sister for her birthday on Tuesday. The Precious Moments image, yep you guessed it, was coloured with promarkers ;)
The sentiment was a freebie from tlc creations, isn't it lovely? The spotty paper is by Stampin Up.
If this image was a photo of my Sister and me when we were little, there would probably be a spider or an earwig inside that flower that she was offering me to sniff! She was never scared of bugs and crawlies, unlike me.

challenges:
Allsorts - layers
The Poodles Parlour - Here come the girls

Well, that's it for now, i'll be back soon, i'm working on a few more cards at the moment. Ciao for now xx

For a pearl anniversary

I was also commissioned to make a card for a 30th wedding anniversary, using this image...

It's called 'wine and cheese' and is by Inkadinkado.

I've coloured it with promarkers but added a bit of extra depth here and there with some pencils too.

The papers are by Stampin Up (Bella Bleu) I used another paper from the same collection to punch out the flowers using my boho blossoms punch, a nellie snellen stamen punch and a woodware leaf punch. Of course I had to add flat backed pearls to the centre of the flowers didn't I? They add a lovely shimmer too.

The sentiment and '30' were both printed off the pc, but I have gone over the text with a clear glitter gel pen to add a bit of sparkle.

The centre border strip was made using a x-cut punch.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts - 5 flowers

Polka Doodles - handmade flowers

Thanks for looking xx

10% discount for all SS challengers with YNS!

This weeks challenge over at Sketch Saturday is sponsored by the fabulous...

and everyone is a winner this week!

ALL of our challengers can get 10% discount off their next purchase from Your Next Stamp by using the code:

YNSSS2011

how FAB is that?!

of course there is also a prize for our lucky challenge winner too, $10.00 to spend towards stamps of their choice at the YNS store!

Here is my card this week...

another crimble card.

I coloured the cute WoJ image with PMs but then got out my pencils to colour the background because I wanted it to look more textured, I also added extra pencil to the 2 mice too after colouring them in first with PMs.

The star embellishments were punched out, the large star was punched with a nellie snellen stamen punch, backed with deep red cardstock and then a crystal gem added to the centre on the front, it sort of reminds me of a xmas tree decoration, I really like the effect.

The patterned paper is by Dovecraft, and the sentiment is by Studio G.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake - Wish Upon a Star

Papertake Weekly - getting cute

I {heart} PMs - Christmas in July

Stamp Something - Embellished (my stars)

Crafty Catz - No pink or blue

Don't forget to join in this weeks challenge, take advantage of the fab 10% discount if you can, and of course please take a look at the other wonderful cards made by Karen, Janne & The Saturdays.

Have a great weekend xx

using old stash

Good Morning!
well the weathermen here in the UK reckon that we are going to have some more summery weather throughout June, hope they are right, warm sunshine really lifts the mood of the day don't you think?

This week is DT week over at Sketch Saturday, and it's the turn of the lovely Jeanette to host this weeks sketch for us all.

and we have a new (for us) sponsor! :)

 

My Favorite Things, and this weeks lucky challenge winner will win a $25 gift voucher to spend in their FAB store!

We also have a new guest designer for the month of June too,
Welcome Louise, your stunning card for this week is so beautiful, looking forward to seeing more from you :)

Here's my card, using Jeanette's awesome sketch...

I've decided to try to use some of my older stash, so I got out an old magnolia stamp this week, if I remember rightly, she's called 'Tilda in Paris' 

I forgot how pretty this stamp is.

I've coloured her with promarkers and then stamped her again so that I could paper piece her beret, top & socks with one of the papers used on the card, which are all by K&Co, from a 6x6 pad called 'Tulip' which I bought eons ago. Not sure if this pad is still available anymore though.

I attempted to make a tulip, but I don't think I have the right punches to get it to look right, so I threw away what I had made, scrapped that idea and got out my SU boho blossoms punch and punched out 2 of the largest flowers, added a stamen using a nellie snellen punch and a deep-red brad to secure, looking at it now it looks a little bit like a poppy, ah well, it looks ok I suppose.

The sentiment is from a See D's stamp set (celebration messages).

Whilst rifling through my old stash I found loads of christmas papers, might make a start on some crimbo cards soon.

Please stop by Sketch Saturday this week, you'll love the examples made by Louise & the Design Team, they are sure to inspire you to take part in Jeanette's sketch challenge, and who knows? it could be you who wins that amazing $25 prize! :)

Enjoy your weekend! xx

For Mom & Dad

My parents celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary tomorrow (20th March)

This is the card that I have made them (although there are now added flowers to the blue panel too, but took this pic beforehand)

The image and papers are from Stampin Up, the image is from their summer by the sea stamp set and the papers are called Bella Bleu.

I coloured the image with ProMarkers, the text is handwritten.
The pretty heart border strip was made using a fiskars punch.

This card is my DT card for Sketch Saturday too, this week we are being sponsored by the lovely Nikki and Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

For this weekend you can get a massive 25% off ALL High Hopes, C.C. Designs and The Greeting Farm Stamps! what a great offer eh?... go grab a bargain!

Here's a pic of the card, in daylight, with the flowers.
The flowers were punched using my SU boho blossoms punch (the largest flower) and my nellie snellen stamen punch, securing with a brad in the centre of each. I used a woodware punch for the leaves.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Wild Orchid - to use die cuts or punches
Papertake Weekly - Trio Tastic (3 flowers)
Charisma Cardz - die cuts (does punching count too?)


Please go visit my SS sisters to see their fantastic cards this week
Have a great weekend xx

Sketch Saturday #125

Time for another Sketch Saturday challenge!

This week our sponsor is Digital Delights by Louby Loo, and you could win $10.00 to spend in their fab store :)

Here is my DT card...

I've used my fave ski slope papers from SU again, 

the image is of course a Hanglar and has been coloured with ProMarkers, the sentiment is from a free set I had in a craft mag.

My latest purchase this week was the Nellie Snellen stamen punch that I've used on top of the largest retro flowers, I've been admiring my friend Catherine's flowers and I just knew I needed the punch too.

Please pop over to the blog to see the sketch yourself and hopefully take part in the challenge too. You should check out the inspirational cards by my fellow teamies while you are there, they have produced the most beautiful cards again, and Terry has made a fabulous calendar page :)

Back in a minute... literally ;)