Sympathy

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Sentimental Sundays #71 - sympathy/thinking of you

This is my last post before going on holiday in the early hours of Wednesday.
I am hoping to schedule another post for next week. We shall see :-)

Sadly I've had to make two sympathy cards for neighbours  this afternoon .
They are both very simple and and similar in design.

Image  - Pink Petticoat
CB swiss dots embossing folder
Ribbon
Flower

Thank you for stopping by
Cheers me dears


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50th Birthday

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For my sister in law.......and I won't be able to help her celebrate...I'll be away on holiday.


Inspired by  the following challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #117 - sketch

PaperPlay #35 - make your own flowers

CYDA #28 -  make your own flowers

MAWTT #114 - handmade flowers 

Rainbow Lady #168 - let's emboss it

Fab 'n' Funky #88 - go mad with embossing

Charisma #35 - anything goes

 I made a faux silk square for the base

BP's - Raspberry Road - Pressed in Time and the music For the Record
CB Texture embossing folder

Lace

Pearl stick pin, button and  flat back pearls

TH flourish die

Flowers made from net and crinoline coloured, with distress ink

Thank you for stopping by
Cheers me dears :-)

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Crafty Ann's Challenge #48

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 Crafty Ann's Challenge #48

It'll be all white on the night!

The only colour should be on the main image.

This is the first time I have made a WOW card but once I got started I really enjoyed making it, though I have to admit it was a struggle not to ink any edges, LOL

I chose this gorgeous gold poinsettia with script from Ann's new Metallics collection and matted it on to a glittered Nellie frame.

I used two CB embossing folders - swiss dots and snowflake and seam binding ribbon where the two met.  All edges have been well distressed with my trusty metal ruler.

I used the poinsettia flower and leaf as a pattern for the parchment embellies and my new embossing punch for the glittered snowflakes

Added a gem in the flower centres, a greeting ticket  and two home made stick pins.

I hope you will be able to join us for this challenge. If you pop over to CACB you'll see the gorgeous creations the DT have come up with for this White on White challenge



I'd also like to enter this for the following challenges:
OLLCB #87 - no backing papers
Charisma #34 - glitter it
Crafting for all Seasons #8 - bingo - ribbon/glitter/flowers
Crazy 4 challenges #101 - bingo - embossing/diecuts/ribbon
Diva's by Design # 9 - Christmas in August
Sweet Stamps #29 - WOW
Tuesday Throwdown #63 - dimension and texture
Crafts for Eternity #33  - flags/tickets/tags
Papertake Weekly - dies to die for
Christmas Card Challenge #38 - glitter

Thank you for stopping by

Cheers me dears

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Last of the 60's

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Challenges
Mojo #204 - sketch
Fussy & Fancy - 1K followers celebration/ use the blog colours
Papertake - bingo - pearls, blooms, other = ribbon
CCC - hand made flowers
Bearly Mine #17 - bring on the bling

I've used my new TH mini flourish die:-)

Hand made UTEE'd flower - others from WO
Hand made sentiment
Purple velvet ribbon 
Pearls
Punched leaves
Corner peel-off mounted on to pearly card and then popped up with foam pads


Thank you for stopping by
Cheers me dears

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Jammin'

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Challenges
Cards for Men #17 - anything goes
Aud Sentiments #35 - anything goes
Anything Goes CB #47 - happy birthday/celebration

One of the 'jammers' at our local C&W night celebrates his 70th birthday 31st Aug - so we will be treated to a  buffet and birthday cake as well as some foot tapping music :-)

This is entirely digital - except for the string and brads at the bottom. I've had the  brads for yonks and came across them at the bottom of a drawer - I chose the ones with his initials.

I included some of the songs he sings, took a pic as usual and when I went to save the pic I saw that I'd misspelled 'singing' - SINGNING? - Duh.
Correcting the glaring error was a pain 'cos I'd merged all the layers the evening before and unmerging was not an option. I managed by digitally cutting and pasting - I hope you can't see the join!
I already go to Specsavers, LOL.... it's a new brain I need not new 'bins'.

Thank you for stopping by
Cheers me dears

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Crafty Ann's Challenge #47

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 Crafty Ann's Challenge #47

and the challenge this time is...........

Scallops/Fancy Borders

Crafty Ann has produced  a stunning new collection -  Metallic papers and embellishments -   you can find them in the digi shop here.
To celebrate the launch there is a special offer you should check out over in the digi shop.

I have used one of the fabulous frames for my vintage image, one of the short petal flowers and two of the BP's. The blue paper is from the funky collection.

Doesn't this frame look great....the flower too :-) The only other embellies are the seam binding ribbon and some lovely cotton lace and I'm sure you'll recognise the MS scallop border punch.

We all love scallops and fancy borders, don't we lol, and we look forward to seeing what you come up with for this challenge.
Just pop over to CACB to see the beautiful, varied works from the DT.
You will  also find out who our lovely new DT buddy is :-)


Additional challenges
Mojo #203 - sketch
ASFOS #162  - happy birthday
Birthday Sundaes #21  - birthday cards
CYDA #26 - birthdays
Diva's by Design #8 - birthday
Let's Craft & Create #25 - go digi
Truly Scrumptious #63 - lace it up


Thank you for stopping by today
Cheers me dears


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70th Birthday Greetings for my Friend

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Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday #113 - errr...sketch lol
Papertake - anything goes
CYDA #26 - birthday celebrations
Charisma #31 - bingo - flowers, gems, circles (will an oval do?)
CYP #69 - anything goes 
Dream Valley #13 - distressing
Fab'n' Funky #84 - friendship  
Raise the Bar #69 -  anything goes
Ruby's Rainbow #9 - gems
Sentimental Sundays # 67 - flowers

I am at my DD's again, 'minding the store' and the pup and I have done a lot of finger crossing that I am able to post this from her PC...so if  you are reading this....yipppeee :-)

My dear friend Barb will be celebrating her 70th birthday on Tues.
This is a 200mm sq card with matching box.

For such a special birthday I wanted to do something special so I hope she likes this. 

I made an 'enamelled' flower with the old dipping in Uttee technique - it is 50mm across and once again as my 'tools' do not include a punch or die of this size I made me own template. I cut the flowers from some paper with music notes but after all the utteeing no one would guess.

Once again a homegrown sentiment, this time stretched to an oval to fit the challenge sketch. Of course it needed bling :-)

Flowered paper from TLC
Monogram added digitally.
Seam binding ribbon
Homemade stick pin
Netting from one of those shower scrunchie thingamabobs - 29p from Home bargains :-)

A closer look at my flower

Thank you for stopping by and for all the much appreciated comments on previous postings
Cheers me dears :-)

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60th Birthday

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Challenges
Papertake #58 - sketch
Allsorts #114 - free n easy
CCCB #76 - pink, green, white
One Stop # 141 - vintage
Ruby's Rainbow # 8 - vintage



For the wife of my DIL's boss.

The lucky birthday girl is off to New York with a friend in September - courtesy of her husband :-)

I remembered having this beautiful image of an ad for a NY clothes store - just perfect for this card.

Isn't she lovely, although looking rather sad methinks.

I've made the embellies to compliment the image. As the lovely lady is wearing a BIG flowery hat I  made this hat pin and  my first 'crinoline' flower - dyed with tattered rose DI   -  I'm so proud of it LOL.
I just love the crinoline flowers made by Linda Coughlin  and followed her tutorial here - although as I don't have any of the  right size/shape dies I cut my own shapes.
It is laying on two 5cm squares of muslin well fringed around the edges :-)

Other stuff -
Papers from my leftovers/scrap box.
Handmade sentiment, distress inked with TH vintage photo
Circle embossed with CB texture folder which also has the vintage photo ink treatment
Doily - difficult though it was, I managed to leave this unadulterated
A tiny bit of sparkle added to the sentiment circle and the brad.


Thank you for stopping by today
Cheers me dears


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Pretty tags

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Another card for my niece's 30th birthday and for the following challenges

Mojo #201 - sketch
The Shabby Tea Room #72 - yellow, pink, green, neutral
Bearly Mine #15 - tag you're it

Thank you for stopping by today
Cheers me dears

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Summertime.......

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Crafty Ann's Challenge #46

Summertime.........and the living is easy....

I have used two papers from  funky collection 2  and the lovely beach digi which I coloured digitally. It took just as long or even longer than using my usual copics but I love the result so it was worth it :-)
I pasted it on to a blank postcard image with the greeting and after cutting out, distressed the edges with my steel rule and some vintage photo ink.The ticket has also had the distressing treatment.

I chose these lovely pink flowers to compliment the tropical beach along with some punched leaves and some dyed string

Thanks for stopping by today. It would be lovely if you could join us for this challenge.

For some inspiration pop over to CACB and have a decco at my lovely DT buddies work. As always they have excelled in their interpretation of the challenge.

I'd like to enter this for the following challenges

CPS #228 - sketch

Crafting for all Seasons #6 - beach/ocean

For Fun Challenge  - sand/beach

CYDA #25 - summertime

Paper Sundaes #79 - beachy/summer

Cheers me dears :-)

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30th Birthday

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Challenges 
Mojo Monday #200 - this is based on the current sketch
Ruby's Rainbow #8 - vintage
CYP #67 - text it!
Flutter by Wednesday #163 - open
Allsorts. #112 - free and easy
ABC - Y is for yesterday
Crafts & Me #44  - add a flower
HLSC #31 - make your own embellies - crochet flowers


For our niece will be celebrating her 30th next Friday.

I have not done any crochet for years so am quite pleased how these turned out - there are a few mistakes but I hope no one notices, lol.
I made them for a challenge but by the time I had made them AND made the card the challenge had ended :-(
I made the circle sentiment in Publisher - I surprised myself that I remembered how to do it. It has been liberally distressed with TH vintage photo distress ink - the most used of the two TH distress ink pads I posses.

Since taking the pic I added pearls to the bottom RH to match the top left

Thought I'd add a pic of the box. Very plain - distressed doily - computer generated greeting with a gem - seam ribbon bow and a WO rose

Other ingredients -
Muslin
Purple fibre 'stuff'
Gorgeous lace from Linda, Funkie Junkie
Seam binding ribbon
Pearl buttons
Butterflies from goody bag win
Flat back pearls
Glittery flourish

Thank you for stopping by :-)
Cheers me dears


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Goodbye, goodbye.........

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Challenges
ICS #122- sketch
Crafty Catz  #91- tags
Charisma Cardz  #28 - it's in the stars
Creative Inspirations #120 - no flowers allowed
Craft Your Passion #67 - text it
Aud Sentiments #32 - at least two words
PCJ  #14 - for him

Granddaughter asked for a card for her tutor who is leaving the school for pastures new.
Most of the makings for this have come from my stash.........I found the map of the school location on Google and gave it a sepia look with PPx2.

The star die cut should be all separate pieces but I couldn't get them apart but I think it looks good like this. I rubbed over it and the corners with some metallic rub-on in walnut colour and a tiny bit of silver blue

Thank you for stopping by :-)
Cheers me dears

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Hubby's Birthday

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A couple of cards for hubby's birthday and the following challenges

PCJ #14 - for him
Ruby's Rainbow #7 - happy birthday
Penny's Paper-Crafty  #57 - happy birthday
A Gem of a Challenge #25 - let's hear it for the boys - assuming an OLD boy qualifies!


Both quite simple with 'embossed looking' lettering done with Serif PPx2

The BP on this first one is....wallpaper :-)

I particularly like the lettering on this one below - I hope I  remember how I did it if I want to do it again, LOL

Thank you for stopping by and for all the wonderful encouraging comments left recently - each and every one is truly appreciated

Cheers me dears :-)


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Crafty Ann's Challenge #45

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That's another two weeks gone in a flash and it's time again for another challenge at

Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog

This challenge is all about  Dry Embossing or De-bossing - or both on the same project

I have used two of Ann's polished stone papers - the green is embossed with CB texture and the pale brown with script. The edges of this strip have had the MS border punch treatment and I used it to cover the join between the texture embossing.

 

 I coloured the  cala lilies digitally, very lightly,  and fixed the top layer with silicone. 

 It would be lovely to see your embossed creations and if you need some inspiration, pop over to Crafty Ann's to see the lovely DT samples

I'd also like to enter this for the following challenges

Creatalicious #24 - 1920's theme

Amber's #18 - embossing

Kaboodle Doodles #75 - use those scissors 

MAWTT #107 - favourite things -  vintage, ribbon & lace, flowers

Thank you for stopping by

Cheers me dears

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Anniversary # 2

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Challenge
The Crafty Pad #129 - lots of texture
Craft Your Passion #65 - anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles #74 - celebrations
The ABC Challenge - Y... is for yesterday
Aud Sentiments #32 - sentiment with at least two words

For daughter and son in law from me and dad :-)

I love this image :-)......it is a freebie and I only downloaded it on Friday and have already forgotten where I got it. If anyone recognises it please let me know so I can credit the source.

I am proud of the circle sentiment - made in Publisher and cut with fancy scissors. I've added 2 small flat back pearls 

The main DP is a freebie from making cards mag and another from Classic Paper Designs, Vintage collection by Crafty Secrets. The other two from my bit box.

The handmade flower had the uttee treatment and is just like porcelain and is gorgeous.....even if I say so myself,  LOL.
Son in law has a nice collection of feathers he uses to make flies for trout fishing and I cadged this lovely green one :-)
A seam binding ribbon bow and a strip of cotton lace to finish it off


Thank you for stopping by and if you have time to leave a comment........
Cheers me dears :-)


* flippin 'eck! I've just corrected all the spelling mistakes...yikes, I'm definitely losing it, LOL



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Bi-plane Birthday

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Challenges
A Gem of a Challenge #25 - let's hear it for the boys
Paper Crafting Journey # 14 - for him


For a forum friend.

A nice and simple card
The fab digi is a freebie from Create with TLC - wonderful for 'blokey' cards.
The papers are from Moments in Time

Thank you for stopping by :-)
Cheers me dears


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Wedding Anniversary #1

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Challenges
Top Tip Tuesday # 41 - wedding or anniversry 
Crafty Catz #90 - vintage look
Cute Card Thursday # - lace


For the first time in 18 years my son in law asked me to make a card for their anniversary!!

  
Papers from K&Co. These are from the 6x6 pad and so had to join two together.

Other stuff
A favourite image that I use a lot for anniversary and wedding cards, digitally fitted into a swirly frame
Handmade tag liberally aged with distress ink
Cotton lace
'Flower' made from net and tissue paper and pearl button
Heart stick pin and pearl gems
Ribbon and roses


Thank you for stopping by
Cheers me dears

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Purple 50th

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Challenges
Mojo Monday #198 - sketch
Allsorts # 110 - free & easy
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Polished stone BP from Crafty Ann embossed with CB texture folder, the other paper unknown from my stash and joined together with some hand stitching

The two strips are pieces of wallpaper samples and have a lovely texture.

Other stuff

Nellie die

Flower - WO

Seam binding ribbon - My wedding party

Bling

Thank you for stopping by

Cheers me dears

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Purple and Black 50th Birthday

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Challenges 
Truly Scrumptious #60 - things with wings
Flutterby Wednesday #160 - open challenge
Birthday Sundaes #16 - anything goes birthday card
Sentimental Sundays #62 - anything with a sentiment
Sparkles #15 - recipe - 1 x flower, 1 x image, 2 x ribbons
Dream Valley #10 - ribbon

Another request from my DD for a friend. The brief was Purple and black!!!

The backing paper is from Crafty Ann's polished stone brights collection stamped with a few butterflies.
Once again this lovely image - I do wish I could remember which CD she is from. I added some rather uneven sparkle to the black mat.
The butterfly embellie was die-cut from some wallpaper - the bottom one is black - the reverse of the paper - some bling for the body

I found a free template for the tags - not too difficult to cut out, although I'd rather have a tag die to use, LOL - the sentiment computer generated.

My first crinoline flower - I followed Linda - Funkie Junkie's  tut  but had to use a chalk inkpad to colour cos that was all I had available.  I should have wetted the flower diecuts to help keep the shape - but, hey ho, not bad for a first attempt .

Other stuff
Seam binding ribbon - My Wedding Party
Net
Handmade stick pin


Thank you for stopping by :-)
Cheers me dears


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25th Wedding Anniversary

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Challenges
CYDA #23 - vintage
OCC - your style
Shabby Tea Room - favourite things - vintage images,ribbon, lace, flowers
Top Tip Tuesday #40 -  T is for....tag, TH distress ink, turquoise (pattern on the paper)
If the Shoe Fits - war of the roses
Stampalot July challenge - anything goes


This is for my DD to give to friends. The lucky couple are celebrating by sunning themselves in Mauritius:-)

The background paper is a gorgeous freebie from Paulette's Create with TLC and I am sad that I have covered most of it up.
The frame is some printed  music score and punched around the edge with MS corner punch and  liberally inked with TH Vintage Photo distress ink.

The net is from a corsage from Matalan, also inked

The image is also a freebie - forget where from and the little heart tag is from Linda, the Funkie Junkie :-)

Other details
Lace - local haberdashery
Seam binding ribbon - My Wedding Party
Homemade stick pin
Flowers - WO


Thank you for stopping by.
Cheers me dears

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