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Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Bah Humbug Challenge 25 - Penguins

I am having to post and run so to catch the post .. Another fab. challenge over at Bah Humbug I am just loving the DT cards .. such a fabulous array of cute penguins and style of cards/fancy folds. I must admit to having a bit of a soft spot for penguins. They may be ever so cute looking but, if you have ever watched 'March of the Penguins' then you will know that they do not have an easy life, such extreme weather and conditions they have to endure to protect their young.
I had loads of ideas buzzing around my head then I remembered that I had a Penguin Trinitage that I had never tried before .. even though I had the instructions to follow I went terribly wrong .. so this is a show of how not to make a trintage card! I will have to have another go .. no time now but its on my 'to do list'
Here is my finished card .. remember this is 'how a trinitage card should not look like! You can see the 'tubes!!!
I think it is because I did not print off at 100% ...not the template for the tubes, I did that freehand rather than use the template provided as could not work out where the 100%  option was. Hence the rest of the images were not at 100% either. I think this is why it has gone wrong, not 100% sure, no idea anyhow to do that .. my lexmark isn't the easiest to master such things! I know one thing .. am 100% sure I got it wrong! Hey Ho .. this is how we learn isn't it.

My card also fits in very nicely with CHNC 26 'Anything Goes'





List of Supplies
La Pashe Penguin Trinitage Sheet
White card
Pink mottled card
Fluid Chalk
SU Tab Punch
Rangers Stickles
Scor-Pal
3D Foam

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Bah Humbug Challenge 24 - Scarves and Mittens

Oh My .. Over at, Bah Humgug there is a mixture of worry and excitement, Poor Max is poorly with a dreaded bug and Ann .. she is a Grandma .. Very much hope your feeling better Max, and many congratulations again to Ann on becoming a grandma.

This weeks Challenge theme is 'Scarves and Mittens' I had made up some Sizzix Die Cut Mittens, but I had not really chosen the right style of base card to show them off properly so it was back to the drawing board, so to speak. I have instead gone for this fab. RS image .. Sharing Sherbert - Snowball - from Pollycraft Creations. I will put by on one side the sizzix mittens until I can decide which way is best to show them off properly.


List Of Supplies

6x6 Base Card
Sharing Sherbert - Snowball
Red Kraft Card
CB Swiss Dots Embossing Folder Panel
Oval Nesties
Scallop/Circle Nesties
Tartan Ribbon
Blue Grosgrain Ribbon
Flower Soft Polar White
Rangers Stickles
Promarkers
Elzybells RS Sentments




CHNC 25 - Christmas Wings

This week over at Crafty Hazelnuts Challenge Blog Hazels says

So for challenge 25 I'd like to see some Christmas wings - in other words, I'd like you to include an angel or a fairy on your card.


I had stamped both an Angel and a Fairy but for the fairy image I realsied I did not have quite the right colourway in card so went for using the lovely Hero Arts Handrawn Christmas Angel. I have kept the card fairly simple.



List of Supplies 

DL Card
Hero Arts 'Handrawn Christmas' Clear RS
CB Swiss Dots Embossed panel
Oval Scallop Nesites
 Nesites Label
Yellow Sheer Ribbon
Tartan Ribbon
Mini Brads
ProMarkers
Rangers Stickles

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

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

Christmas with Attitude



This weeks theme over at Bah Humbug
challenge, No. 23
.. is to create a Christmas card or project for a

Teenager
I had several ideas mulling around my head before I came up with this card using Sugar Nellie Goth Girl RS
My card also fits in very nicely with CHNC Challenge 24 'Buttons' Hazel requests that you use at least 'one button' of which I have .. you will need to spy very carefully on the Goth Girls Tartan Kilt . it is meant to be a pin embellishing the Kilt but my pins were just a tad too bit, so added a tiny button instead.
I coloured the doilie with black soot reinker - I don't have, as yet, the ink pad.



List of Supplies

A5 While Leather Card
Green and Purple Bazzill Basics
Silver Mirror/Silver Matt Card
Black Card
Small Doilie
White Smooth Card
Sugar Nellies Goth Girl
Large Circle
Nellies Floral Die
Mulberry Floers
Nellies flower punch/embosser
Miniture Brads
Nellies Photo Corners
Corner Chomper
Sizzix Snowflake
Gems
Promarkers
Gel Pens
Competer Generated Sentiment
Herringbone Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Glamour Dust

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Friday, 10 June 2011

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