A few Makes - Birthday and New Baby

Our Mechanic of many yrs. has just become a dad .. He is someone who can never stay still, loves extreme sports, lives on Donuts and Coca-Cola .. I am sure his baby daughter is going to keep him very busy indeed and she is going to be showered with so much love from her very proud parents. Claire knitted some booties .. They are a beautiful pair of 'Mary Jane Booties'  

sadly I did not manage to get a pic. of them before they went with her to the garage as she collected her Likkle Mini.
I have made a simple card with a beautiful image from Original Comtempory Art :: Karen's Whimsy
I changed the colour a little, using red tones, and decided it needed nothing more than that. I have made my own background using a Rollagraph Flower Wheel adding some glamour dust for extra sparkle. I added some skickles and fluid chalk around the edges of the image.
 

The background is made using a 'Rollagraph' flower wheel. I have added some extra sparkle with glamour dust and skickles. The Corner is made from a 1" strip with an added pink eyelet.



The Acrylic Word 'A New Baby' was in with wonderful Lovin Ink Blog Candy
I threaded it with some satin pink ribbon




'Totally Special' Birthday Card I made the background using stamps from 'Fancy Pants Doodle'
Adding Glamour Dust for that extra sparkle. The Corner is made from a 1" strip. The Embossed flower is again made using the same Rollagraph flower wheel background as used when making the 'corner'  I have made two of these Birthday Cards - both very similar, the only difference is the embossed flower.

 

The Nellies Die cut is a background made with a 'Rollagraph' flower wheel, again I have added some extra sparkle with glamour dust and skickles, as I have with the 'Totally Special' RS Image.



List of Supplies

6x6 Base Card White Faux Leather
6x6 Base Card (Red)
Fancy Pants Doodles Clear RS
Rollagraph/Flower Wheel
'Totally Special' Clear RS
Baby Digi Image
'New Baby' Acrylic Word
Nesties Cirlce/Scallop
Nellies Die
Nellies Punch 'n' Emboss Punch
Eyelet
Satin Ribbon
Glamour Dust
Stickles
Fluid Chalk

Using up some 'Snippets'

After seeing all of the wonderful cards Irene has created using up some of her 'Snippets' prompted me to make a couple of 'Thank you' cards I needed to make for several friends. I have used up some of my 'negatives' from cutting nesties. I never throw any of the 'snippets' from crafting .. I now must use them instead of them being piled up in a box! The Rubber Stamped image is from my new set of Fancy Pants 'Doddles and Things' I stamped it in 'Mushroom' onto Faux Leather White Card then used my fine tombow glue pen on the outline of the image then added gold Glamour Dust. The flower/Thank you is from a Paula Pascal Personal Impressions set.



Two Thank you Cards made from the 'Negatives' from 'Nestie Labels' I edged the K'Ology paper with some fluid chalk.



List of Supplies

Faux Leather White Card 'Snippets'
Nesties Label Negative /K Ology Paper 'Snippets'
Fancy Pants Doodles and Things RS
Paula Pascal Personal Impressions Clear Flower / Thank you RS
Tombow Fine Glue Pen
Gold Glamour Dust
Satin Ribbon

Birthday Cards .. Tulips from Amsterdam ..

I cannot remember where I came across the beautiful digital download of a bunch of tulips, but I decided I was going to make use of it on a number of Birthday cards I needed to make. I made four cards, all are of similar design so won't bore you with adding them all. The fifth card I made is different; I had been experimenting with some folds earlier in the day and this card kind of evolved. I have used a valley/mountain folds to create the 'stand' across the bottom of the card. The 'inside' pulls out from the side by pulling on the tab. The sentiment and birthday wishes are then revealed.

 

List of Supplies

White Base Card 
Bazzill Basics Card
Mottled Peach Background paper
Purple Card
Swiss Dots CB Folder
Oval Nesties
'Tulips' Digital Download
K &Co Background papers
Fluid Chalk
Nesties Label/Oval
Scor-Pal
SU Tab Punch
'Totally Special' Clear RS
Stikles
Sheer Ribbon
ProMarkers



Birthday Gift Box card

I have made another of the gift box card. I made it for a very dear crafty friend. Ann made some gentle hints when I made one filled with Yummy chocolates I made it for a swap all the way over in Australia .. that she would very much like to receive such a card for her b'day. It was only sending it off for posting did I think maybe not a good idea to send chocolates due to them possibly melting and poor Ann receiving a horrid mess. Fingers cross it has all arrived safely and the chocs. survivied. I did make some errors in making the inner for the chocs. Next time I will have to rethink a little to get it right. I made a 'pulley' from a strip of card and a sweetie RS Image, so the sweets could easily be removed without damaging the gift box.

List of Supplies
Bazzill Basics Card
Smooth White Card
Elzybells 'Chocolate' RS
Molly Bloom 'Bunting' RS
Sugar Loaf 'Sentiment' RS
Paula Pascal 'flower' RS
Tulip Digital Image (Unknown)
Digital Hearts Image (Unknown)
Marianne Designs Die
Nesties Oval
SU Window Punch
SU Tab Punch
Acetate
ProMarkers
ScorPal
Fluid Chalk

Sheer Ribbon



It's all about 'Attitude' 70th B'day Card

A lady who lives within my mum's complex turns 70 on Sat. She is a huge character and certainly has attitude .. She has my mum in stitches with her antics. I have made this card for her .. Maybe not your usual 70th B'day type card but this lady is not your usual 70yr. old. The Sugar Nellie Goth RS I felt ticked the boxes as to what I was wanting to achieve. Goes quite nicely with the sentiment It's all about 'Attitude' Age is just a number.

List of Supplies
A5 Base Card - White Leather
Red and Green Bazzill Basics Card
Silver Mirror Card
Printed Dark Red Card
White Smooth Card
Sugar Nellies Goth Girl RS
Small Doilie
Herringbone Embossing folder
Oval Nesties
Circle/Scallop Nesties
Nellies mini tag
Marianne Designs Flourish Die
Cuttlebug Numbers Die
SU Scallop Edging Punch
 Tiny Brads
Card Candy
Satin Ribbon
Computer Generatred Sentiment
ProMarkers

Male Themed Card

I made this card back in May but never got to show it. I made it for my eldest brother's b'day. He owns a similar looking car, as in it has a spoiler and is blue. I know his car is a MG but the model I am not 100% sure of. My colouring has a lot to be desired. It no way does justice to his very shiny, clean car.

I recently purchased the woodgrain RS .. being on my wish list for some time. It makes such a lovely background stamp.I used it with tumbled glass Distress ink.










List of Supplies

6x6 Base Card
White Card
Blue Card
Silver Mirror Card
Digital Image from DewDrop Craftz
Woodgrain Background RS
Brayer
Tumbled Glass Distress Ink
Pro Markers
Card Candy
SU Window Punch
Computer generated Sentiment

CHNC 23 - Wintertime Blues

Over at CHNC this weeks theme is 'Wintertime Blues' Such a fab. theme. I just love Hazel's Card .. most defiantely 100% cute. So love the cute penguin too. I have used a DL card as my base then cut away half of the front on the diagonal.  I have used a rollagraph 'swirls and stars' to make the background. This is the 1st time of using the inkadinkado RS .. decided to leave it in its 'natural' state, Usually if  I start faffing around with a RS image it all goes horribly wrong.

Here is my finished card.  

 

List of Supplies

DL Base Card
Blue Hologram Card
White Card
SU Rollagraph Swirls and Stars
Bash Blue Ink
inkadinkado Clear RS Winter Birds
Elzybells Clear RS Sentiment
Impress ink blue
Fluid Chalk Blue
Gems
Satin Ribbon
SU Window Punch

A few Birthday Cards

I have a few birthdays coming up so here are the cards I have created. I have used digital images from

Crafty Moments 'A gift for you'

Digital Two For Tuesday  'Thoroughly Modern'

and finally,the scrummy 'Trio of Cupcakes' and 'Recipe' for Friendship' from Meljen's Designs

All of the gorgeous images have been a joy to work with.

Digital Two Tuesday - Thoroughly Modern



Meljen Designs - A Trio of Cupcakes & Recipe for Friendship



Crafty Moments - 'It's a gift for you'

List of Supplies  from top to bottom

6x6 Base Card

Digital Two Tuesday Thoroughly modern digital image

Bazzill Basics

DCWV Latte Papers

Gems 

Sheer Ribbon 

 SU Tab Punch

Happy Birthday Clear RS Seal

Promarkers

6x6 Base Card

Chocolate Card

Making Memories DS Card

Meljen Designs Trio of  Cupcake & Recipe for Friendship Sentiment Digital Image

Gems

ProMarkers

Funky Fibres

6x6 Base Card

Crafty Moments 'It's a Gift for You' Digital Image

Chocolate Card

Making Memories DS Card

Bazzill Basics

Papermania polka dot buttons

Pearl Whilte Buttons

Happy Birthday Clear RS Seal

Funky Fibres

Promarkers

A couple more Easter Cards

These two cards I made for my 2 daughters, again using some of the RS images I recently received. I have again kept them simple as I am very much a novice when it comes to making Easter Cards. I do think the likkle bunny rabbits are indeed very cute. I am hoping my colouring in improves - not much of a clue when it comes to colouring in fluffy bunnys! I picked up the likkle Hen and Chicken Run egg pots from my local Emmaus - as you can see inside is some easter goodies for my girls to enjoy.

List of Suuplies

5x5 Base Card

Papers/borders- Freebies from Craft Mags.

RS Images from recent swap

SU Window Punch

Promarkers

Fluid Chalk

Computer Generated Sentiments

PaperArtsy RubberStamp Makes

I recently purchased a few PaperArtsy RS that were reduced but as yet had not managed to have a play with them. Here are a few 'Makes' I have created using one of the them. Two Birthday Cards and a Thinking of You' The ones I stamped onto glossy card appear a little 'blotchy' the stamps are probably more suited to Versafine Ink pad rather than the Impress one that I had used, I was curious how it would look on glossy paper hence the experimenting. I coloured in the image using Promarkers. Only probelm with this you can see the 'pen drag marks' but only when you look at the image side onwards so decided it would be ok to use the images.

List of Supplies

Small DL Base Card
6X6 Base Card
PaperArtsy RS
Personal Impressions Paula Pascal Sentiment RS
Cloud 9 Sentiments RS
DCWV Papers
K'ology 6x6 Paper
Glossy Card
Brown Card
Blue irridescent card
Blue Eggshell Mottled Card
Adirondacks Ink Pads- used to create background under RS image
Fluid Chalk
Impress Ink Pads
Versafine Sepia Ink Pad
ProMarkers
Nesties
SU Spiral Punch
SU Window Punch
MS Fern Frond Punch
Spellbiners Fancy Tag Die
Various Paper Flowers
Decorative Pins
Pearl Brads
Silver Bali finding
Lace
Grograin Ribbon
Gems

Bah Humbug Challenge 11 - Metallic

This weeks wonderful challenge over at Bah Humbug  is 'Metallic' And boy the DT and Guest designers did not disappoint, truly stunning designs. I have made two cards this week, I was mooching around the wonderful challenge entries and was interested to read of one; where to dull down the metal 'Gesso' was used. I have made another Aperture card, this is the fab. thing about challenges, its gets you using techniques you havn't yet tried or not used in ages, I rarely made cards using apertures but last weeks challenge over at Bah Humbug has made me a little more confident in having a go more with them. Metal was used with the 'winter' embossing folder as well as the snowflake and miniture star die cuts. Once I had completed my card I had remembered I have quite a new Sizzix 'cut n' emboss' die of which I was also keen to use, so I decided I would make another card. The die cuts and embosses the metal beaitufully. I have added subtle colour using Adirondacks ink pads, cranberry and ginger and promarker pen was used to colour the deers nose and collar.
Both cards tie in beautifully with Hazel's challenge 12, 'Seasonal Silver' over at CHNC

List of Supplies

DL Blue card
Silver Metal
Silver Card
English Paper Company
Hampton Art crackle glaze RS
Adirondacks Ink pad Denim Blue
Sizzlits 'Winter' embossing folder
Nesties Oval Die
Big Shot Tag Die
CB Snowflakes Die
Glossy Accents
Sheer Ribbon
SugarLoaf Christmas Sentiments RS
Gesso

6x6 square card
silver card
red card
My Minds Eye 'I believe'
Fluid Chalk
Sizzix cut n' emboss folder/die
CB Victorian Photo Corner
SU spiral punch
SU Window Punch
American Crafts Ribbon
CB Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
SugarLoaf Christmas Sentiments RS
Adirondacks Ink pads Ginger and Cranberry

Bah Humbug Challenge 10 - Apertures

I am soooo behind this week with my entry for this weeks challenge over at  Bah Humbug  As they say .. better late than never. This weeks challenge is 'Apertures' I have to say .. don't do many cards with apertures so for me I have found this challenge somewhat hard.
I have used the aperture, of which I cut using a 'Nellies' Die,  so it sits behind the poinsettia. Behind the aperture is my very last piece of some very pretty green coloured vellum which has a lovely shimmery feel to it.
As my card has features some'gold' I am also entering my card for Challenge 11 'Go For Gold' over at CHNC  I coloured a white button with gold krylon pen, placed in a gem in the centre, coloured that with gold krylon pen then placed glossy accents on top. I have also used the very pretty Cuttlebug Victorian photo corners using gold mirror card. The poinsettia also has some gold krylon pen run over the edges of the outer petals.

List of Supplies

Red Base Card
Nellies Die
Nesties Poinsettia Die
CB Victorian Photo Corner Die
My Minds Eye Paper
Gold Mirror Card
Gold Krylon Pen
Gem
Glossy Accents
Button
Fluid Chalk
Elzybells Clear RS Sentiment
SU Window Punch
MS Punch

Bah Humbug - Challenge 9 - Embossing - CHNC 10 Embossing

Another week has flown by. I was meeting myself coming backwards with one thing and another. Quite an emotional week, feel very drained. I had hoped to get down to some crafting to take my mind off things but it didn't happen. I managed to make a very quick card yesterday - enjoyed emersing myself in being creative for half an hour or so.
Before I go onto showing my card for this weeks Bah Humbug Challenge 'Embossing' I would like to say a huge thank you Max and Ann for the most amazing surprise that arrived by post last Saturday morning. I was taken aback when the postie handed over a huge box and inside were The most gorgeous carnations and some choccies - Thankyou again Max and Ann .. You really made my day! I was so delighted to be able to help out .. Thank you to you both, your truly wonderful!



My beautiful flowers from Max and Ann .. Thank you so very much to you both xx

 Now onto this weeks challenge over at Bah Humbug - 'Embossing' As well as having a bit of a spring clean over at Humbug Hall it is also the debut of the 2 Guest Designers for March and boy .. such truly amazing projects/designs.

Here is my entry for this weeks challenge.

For the embossing I have used a recent purchase of a Creative Expressions 'Mask' 'Embossing stencil'

A total conincidence CHNC  also features embossing on her10th Challenge- so I am also entering my card there.

List of Supplies

8x8 craftworks card
Gold Card
My Minds Eye Christmas Papers
Creative Expressions 'Masks/Embossing stencils' Trees and Angels
QK nesting label
SU Window/label punch
Elzybells Clear RS Sentiment
Satin Ribbon
Button
Krylon pen
Fluid Chalk

Gift Card - Filled with Yummy Choc.

I have made another Gift Card  I have been trying to make a few over the past few weeks but it just hasn't happened - so I knuckled down last night and am pleased to report I have now finished it. Maybe it will now spur me on to make a few others I am wanting to create.
I am taking part in a 'Chocolate and Card Swap'  - This Gift Card is destined for Austrailia -

My swap partner says she likes all chocolate .. so it was quite easy to fill the gift box with a varied selection of Chocs. in both Milk and Plain.




Front of Gift Box Card




The 'inner' Various Chocs and Gift Tag



List of Supplies

Bazzill Basics Card
I will add company details of other card used later - have forgotten details.
Elsybells Clear RS - Choc. Themed
Fancy Pants Flourish Clear RS
Adirondack Ink Pad - Lettue
Stazon - Cherry Pink
Sizzix Primitive Hearts
Sizzix Bigz Clear Tag
Marianne Creatables Swirl Frame
SU Tab Punch
Soft Metal Sheet
CB Folder - D'Vine Swirls
Circle Nestie
Scor-Pal
Bakers Twine
Doilie
'Made with Love' Charm
Silver Chain
Various findings
Tim Holtz Fastner
ProMarkers
Sheer Ribbon
Eyelet
Crop-o- dile
Various Chocs. - Red Nose Day Malteser Bunny, Ruffles Bar, Green and Blacks Mini Bars and Elizabeth Shaw Mints.


*I heard today, 7th March, that my package has arrived safely with its recipient in Australia .. she sounds very pleased, but states she hasn't yet delved into the chocs. I do hope she will like the selection of chocs.

CHNC Challenge 6 : Use a Digi Image

Here is my offering for this weeks fab. challenge over at CHNC 'Use a Digi'
I cannot think where the '4 robins' digi download came from. I am indeed very saddened that I could not do the beautiful image justice. I have never coloured 'birds' before so I have struggled somwhat, in fact a lot! Practice makes perfect as they say, so 'must try harder'

List of Supplies
White Linen Card
Bazzill Basics Card
Digi Image - 4 robins - not 100% sure of source- but think it is from I- mag-e-nation
PP - Jolly Holly (My Minds Eye)
American Crafts Ribbon
SU Tab Punch
Bakers Twine
Card Candy
Pro Markers
Quickkutz Nesting Labels
Nesties Label 8
Borderbilites
Elzybells Sentiment RS

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Challenge 4

How time flies .. We are on Challenge 4 already at
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge This weeks challenge is 'let's see some bling'

Here is my offering for this weeks fab. challenge.

List of Supplies

6x6 Base Card

Bazill Basics Card

Diamond embossed gold card

Glossy Card (reverse side of recycled Postcard)

SU Reindeer RS

Elzybells Circle Sentiment RS

Alcohol Inks / Sponge Blocks to create 'rainbow' of background colour.

Karen Foster Pinky Dinky Dies (Buckle)

Nesties

Sizzlits Photocorner

Krylon Pen

GrossGrain Ribbon

Card Candy

Gems