Cards for Son's Birthday

From me and Dad
Googled fish and image with digitally added greeting and printed on photo paper.

Cards for Men #9 -  is monochrome so I hope this is acceptable.

I have cut out the fish and layered them with silicone on to a piece of net for a bit of added interest.

From sister. The letters were cut out and covered with some of the free papers from the April edition of Making Cards. They are fixed with foam pads for dimension as is the star.
I had the spotty paper was already printed and can't remember where it is from.

Another googled image and I have tucked in a pic of g/son

I spent most of the day doing these three cards in between interruptions from hubby (roll eyes!!!)
It is son's birthday tomorrow but hadn't had time to do them sooner hence the rush.

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you'll call in again :-)

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Silver Wedding Anniversary

Made using the themes of the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge #39 - Sketch
Polka Doodles #16 - Monochromatic




The big flowers are dark blue, the only ones I had in my stash and the tiny ones a very pale blue, although they haven't photo'd very well. I added some leaves punched out of silver card.
I've added a little bit of sparkle to the lady's dress.





Papers - Sweet Pea digi collection from Gina Miller
MS border punch
Silver Mirri card
Flowers from stash

Thanks for looking in....I hope you will visit again soon :-)

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Crafty Ann’s Challenge Blog # 13 - DT Card

This is my first card as a design team member of Crafty Ann’s Challenge Blog
I am delighted to have been invited to work with such a lovely and talented team.

The theme for this challenge is a recipe -
One main image + a maximum of three colours + one ribbon and three flowers




Ann has some delightful digi stamps and backing papers and for this card I have used the lovely comfy armchair.
The cutie sitting on it was a RAK from a lovely teamie.
The backing paper is Embossed Hearts from the Earth Tones collection
Colouring medium - copics and a promarker.
Vintage seam binding and flowers from stash

Do pop over to Crafty Ann’s Challenge Blog and see the other fantastic DT samples

I hope you will be able to join in this time and I look forward to paying you a visit to see your take on the challenge.

I am also entering this for
A Spoonful of Sugar challenge #100 - Happy birthday
Creative Card Crew #48 - Happy birthday

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3rd Birthday

I have made this card for the following challenges:

Sketch & Stash #33 - Sketch
Meljens Designs #4 - For the little ones
Lexi's Creations #12 - Recipe - 3 papers, 2 embellishments, 1 image
Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything goes




I got this image from Jak Heath a while ago and this is the first time I have used it.
I digitally layered papers to the right size to save time and of course it saved paper and ink as well. I made the stripey strip to match using colours from the BP's.
The image is matted on to a silver mirri circle and cut around with fancy scissors.
I added a small blue button to the centre of the larger red one. The only other embellishment is the 3 stars.

Thank you for stopping by and for all the encouraging comments left recently - each and every one really appreciated.

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New Baby Card

Oh yes it is :-))


This is the result for a request from friends of the new daddy who is an ardent Bolton Wanderers fan.
As you can see, it was a very quick card to make but I'm informed it was recieved well and declared a ...
...Premier Division card !! hee hee

Thanks for stopping by :-)

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CD Sunday Challenge

This week Wendy's new CD SundayChallenge was launched and the first challenge is
'Wings & things!'

This is the opportunity to dust off some of your CD's and get creating.
I have a very limited number of CD's so it was a challenge in itself to find something suitable join in the fun and support Wendy in her new venture. The new design team have come up with some gorgeous creations.



The topper is from Oriental Dreams. I enlarged one of the white wisteria flowers, printed it twice and added them to the side of the main image with a good blob of silicone.
I've added a white feather and lovely pale blue organza ribbon.
Actually it looks quite nice IRL.

Thank you for stopping by

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Let the Sunshine In!

Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog No: 12 challenge is to 'Let the sunshine in' and these flowers are very sunshiny and summery.



Papers are from Crafty Ann's Polished Stone collection
Image - Dover Sampler freebie
MS border punch

Thank you for looking in today :-)

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Vintage Girl

This is made especially for
The Shabby Tea Room challenge 5 It's hip to be square
Meljens Designs challenge 3 - Add those 3D elements
Papertake Weekly - Cutie Pie
Die Cut Dreams challenge 43 - Vintage with no colouring
and Penny's Paper Crafty challenge is - Anything goes

and will be for a crafty buddy's birthday




I am very proud of the flower. I made it from the wrapping off an Aldi's truffle chocolate.
I found a source for the gorgeous vintage seam binding on eBay - a local supplier of wedding bits n bobs.



Papers - Sprout collection from Shabby Shoppe - digi download
Seam binding from eBay
Pearls, leaf and tulle from stash

Thank you for stopping by :-)

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Bleached flowers

The April challenge at the Joanna Sheen forum is bleaching.
This is the second time I have used this technique.
It took 23 attempts to get a decent image!!! But I think the problem was that I've only got thick bleach and am sure the thin variety is what you should use. It also took all afternoon to get the card finished - in between entertaining grandson.

I'll let you into a little secret here - I stuck front on to the base card upside down, so as you look at this the opening is on the left.



The blossom stamp is from a JS oriental collection that I won in the monthly competition a few years ago.
I have 'doodled' (very badly) some stamens in the centre of the flowers on the stamped image with a silver pen - not sure it adds anything to this though.



The papers are leftovers. Some prima flowers coloured with a green copic marker and some green organza ribbon finish it off.

Thank you for stopping by and for all the encouraging comments left recently - they areall so very much appreciated.

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FirstBirthday

Crafty Catz challenge 27 - sketch
ASOS challenge 98 - one for the boys
Simon Says - a card for a child

A card for my great nephew.



Image - PcCrafter
Papers - blue and gold Amy Wolff collection from Lily Pad

Thank you for calling in and for any comment you might care to leave - every one is greatly appreciated

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Thank You Card

Charisma Cardz challenge 14 - Thank you

This is for my youngest grandson's swimming teacher.




This is mostly made with leftovers. The flower is one of Crafty Ann's digi's and the centre is a swirl of pearly appli-glue.

Thank you for stopping by :-)

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70th Birthday

Allsorts challenge 47 - petals and pearls
Meljens challenge 2 - girly colours
One Stitch at a Time challenge 7 - Anything goes
Pollycraft challenge 38 - Anything goes

The sketch is Clare's Weekly Challenge at DoCrafts - I've only entered this challenge once before but thought this weeks sketch was just right for the card I wanted to make.

This is for a friend we met in Portugal a few years ago. Having been busy with 'paying' jobs I left it a bit late doing this so I hope she gets it in time for her birthday.



The flowers were white and I spritzed them with Cosmic Shimmer spray.
I used Ruby Red - I'm loving this stuff, although the other colours are rather pale - I guess I need to be more generous with the powder.
The BP is called Sprout from Shabby Shoppe - I think this collection will become a favourite of mine.




Papers - Shabby Shoppe digi download
Flowers - Wild Orchid
Pearl pin - Wild Orchid plus another pearl and a crystal



Thank you for stopping by and the lovely comments you leave :-)

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80th Birthday Card

Another easel card - I seem to be doing a lot of these lately.
This is for my neighbour's Mum to give to her husband for his 80th birthday.
I was told his interests are....cricket, rugby and brass bands....I haven't got a decent cricket image and have recently done a rugby card, so I googled musical instruments and images and found a flugelhorn which is the instrument he plays. The old photo is of a local band.
Edit: He Loved it!



Did you think it was a trumpet??? I couldn't tell the difference but I am assured he will. There are two layers and have to say what a 'fiddle' (ooops , sorry) they were to cut out.



The bottom paper is the same as the top but my rubbishy photography makes it look a different colour.

A Spoonful of Sugar challenge 98 is One for the Boys.
Incy Wincy 37 - Fancy folds
Pile it On 13 - Easel card

I hope this is not too boring for these challenges.


Thank you for stopping by and the lovely comments you leave.

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Diamond Wedding

8" square

There is a lot of sparkle and bling on this Diamond Wedding Anniversary card.
I covered the Sissix flourish with glamour dust, the doily with glitter glue and the flowers, with irridescent gold glimmer mist.
The large curly rose is new from Wild Orchid.



The addition of a few 'diamonds', organza ribbon and a little peel-off butterfly finish it off.



The box is made of silver mirri card and the top edged with peel-offs. The Nellie Sneddon frame with the number on looked a bit bare on the front so I used a Spellbinder Fleur de Lys shape underneath.
I really struggle with these. They won't cut through my cardstock and when I use paper I have a right job to get the shape out of the die. Still, I shall persevere because I do like them.



A lace bow and some flowers - finished.



This is for the following challenges
Creative Inspirations - No stamped images
Daring Cardmakers - Diamond
Papertake - open theme

My apologies for lack of blog visiting.
I have been very busy since my last post but hardly enjoying myself.
Last w/end I was helping hubby and grandson concrete a base for his new shed.
Barrowing sand n gravel and mixing the odd load of concrete is not my idea of how to spend a Saturday.
Tuesday was our 47th wedding anniversary which was spent hedge cutting and gardening.
Thursday we had 2 new radiators put in and the shed was delivered...delivery chap left it in the driveway....getting the panels around the back was hard work.
Friday more panel shifting while bubby gave it a coat of preservative.
Today I've been a gofer while son did the heavy work putting the shed together.
I ache like billy-oh, must be old age or summat, hahaha.

Thank you for stopping by and for all the lovely encouraging comments left recently.
I appreciate every one.

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Crafty Ann's Challenge 11

Here is my second Guest Designer card for Crafty Ann’s Challenge 11

This fortnight’s theme is to make a card, gift or memento for someone special.

I have made this to give to hubby for our anniversary at the end of the month.
I will add a tag - ‘To my Husband’ - nearer the time.
Although it won’t be a surprise as he has seen it already



The image is one of Ann’s Digi Downloads - Music Collage 2 -
I coloured with copics and have added some 3D clear gloss to the guitar body for added shine.
The main BP is from Ann’s Embossed Hearts – Earth Tones Collection.
Ann has loads of lovely digi stamps and BP's
The mat has been embossed with birds and swirls CB folder with rounded corners and I used an MS border punched on one side - then inked the edges.
I made the 'Happy Anniversary' ticket, cut the corners with my circle punch and aged it with my favourite Creamy Brown ColorBox chalk inkpad.




Image - Crafty Ann’s - Music Collage 2
BP’s - Crafty Ann’s - Embossed Hearts - Earthtones Collection
CB birds and swirls embossing folder
MS punch

I do hope you can join in this fortnight and I will enjoy visiting your blogs to see your creations. Do pop over to the challenge blog and see all the wonderful creations the DT have come up with.

I have enjoyed this experience as a guest designer and maybe one day, I hope, I will have the opportunity to repeat it.
My thanks to Ann and the Design Team for making me feel so welcome :-) It has been an honour to work with you this month.

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Golden Wedding

I have to admit to having a bit of a struggle with this card.
The anniversary couple are both Welsh and daffodils, leeks and the Welsh dragon were suggested. I managed 2 out of 3 - not bad. :-)
I took the photo from the invitation and was pleased it copied OK.




The idea of the scroll came to me in the early hours yesterday which was just as well because I didn't want to clutter up the base part of the card.



I embossed two large brads with gold EP for the 'stops'. The daffodils are printed on to some patterned paper and matted on to green card.
The edges are done with gold pentouch and fine peel-offs.

Thank you for stopping by and for all the lovely comments left recently. Each and every one very much appreciated.

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Spring

Carol's Sketch Fun 22 - Carol has provided quite an unusual sketch for Challenge 22.



I was a little bit out of my comfort zone with this...I haven't made a DL card for a long time.

On Monday my postie surprised me with a wonderful gift from my lovely friend Kym.
She knows I don't have very many stamps so she sent me some stamped images and this is one of them.
A few posts ago she showed a card she said she made with a gift inside for a friend. I wasn't to know at the time that it was for me :-)
It was such a kind thought and a lovely surprise :-)




BP - free from Making Cards mag...I'm being very thrifty
Image - Anya (from Kym)
Ribbon and punched flowers
Holographic mirri card
Peel-off butterfly on copic coloured paper


This also fits a number of other challenges with a spring theme

Fussy and Fancy 6 - green
Allsorts 44 - spring is in the air
SCSC 75 - spring has sprung
Flutter by Wednesday 101 - green
Anyone for Anya - spring fever
Crafty Catz 24 - spring
Creative Inspirations 52 - white, yellow, green
Simon Says - show us your greens
Pile it On 10 - pastels

I must apologise for not doing my regular blog visiting.
I have been comandeered by hubby to help in the garden, so now, not only do I need a cook and a cleaner, it looks like a gardener is needed too, hahahaha.

Thank you for stopping by :-)

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Just for You

I have made this card for the following challenges

Sketch & Stash 31 - sketch
Cute Daisy May - anything goes
C.R.A.F.T 41 - citrus





Image - Cute Daisy May
BP's - unknown - the front of the pad they are from is missing :-/
MS border punch
New orange ribbon and flowers from stash

Thank you for stopping by :-)

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Oriental Fan

I originally started to make this card to enter Cynthia's (Rainbow Lady) challenge but missed the deadline....not by a whisker but by 3 days!!!

Although I couldn't find a sketch suitable for the fan, it does fit the following challenges.

SCSC 74 - Anything goes
Dutch Dare 73 - Colour inspiration
Lili of the Valley 48 - Easel card




I haven't made an oriental card for a long time and when sorting out some paper I thought this was the way to go with this pattern.
I had to use a black copic to colour 3 pearls - a sacriledge and a very painful experience. Not one I hope to repeat too often, but I needed something as an extra 'stop' to the LHS and pearly pearls or gems didn't look right and the flower looked best to the RHS.



BP - DCWV - B&W prints stack
Tassle and coin from Joanna Sheen
Flower from Wild Orchid
Nellie Sneddon frame die
Two layers of the fan printed on to photo paper.

Thank you for stopping by and all the encouraging comments left recently.
Each and every one greatly appreciated.

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My First GD Card!!!

I am absolutely delighted that my first GD spot is for Crafty Ann’s Challenge Blog
I was thrilled to bits to be chosen for March as it is my birthday and anniversary month.
Thank you Ann, for giving me this opportunity :-)

This fortnight’s theme is a colour challenge and you must include Lilac, Pink and Lemon in your project




The flower is one of Ann’s Digi Downloads printed on to paper stamped with words and inked edges.
I filled the centre of the flower with Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Flakes.
The BP’s are from Ann’s Polished Stone collection. I used a MS border punch for the strip and a Fiskars corner punch



Ink pads - ColorBox fluid chalks - Creamy brown,Rouge, Wisteria
Flower - Crafty Ann’s - 3D short petal flower
BP’s - Crafty Ann’s polished stone collection
Circle - Nellie Sneddon multiframe
MS punch
Grosgrain ribbon
Gems
Butterflies from blog candy win



I feel so honoured to be a guest alongside this talented DT this month.
Do pop over to the challenge blog to see their beautiful work ... join in if you can and I will enjoy visiting your blogs to see your creations.


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