Hello my friends and a very happy Friday to you all!
I was missing again last week, this was due to hubby celebrating his 60th and having a rare week off. The card for today is the one I made for him.
We both love Hedgehogs, sadly not many round here, so this little Penny Black set was perfect. For big Birthdays I love to make the number the centre of the card and embellish around it.
Card recipe:
DP: First Edition 'Daydream' & 'Dreamcatcher'
Numbers: Cut out with my Brother Scan N Cut
Images: Penny Black 'Party Time' coloured with my Copics
Sentiment: Computer generated using the font 'Harrington
Die (for sentiment): Tonic Studios 'Multi Tag Die Set'
Brads: Doodlebug Sugar Coated Glitter Brads 'Lily White' & 'Swimming Pool'
Wink of Stella brush in clear
The little Hedgehogs were fussy cut and I nearly cut the balloon off the little guy at the top! I also added a touch of Wink of Stella in clear to the ballon to match the brads.
The Birthday celebrations are well and truly over now, just some cake left, which was fabulous in the shape of a Campervan and organised by my wonderful Step Mom. My turn next month, but it's not a big one.
I would like to enter this card in to the following challenge:
Crafty Critter Crazies ~ Challenge #18
That's all for today, thank you for stopping by and of course for any lovely comments you might leave.
Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well.
We are trying out a new internet gadget today, something to do with 4G. Our internet is slower than the old 'dial up' used to be. It was okay when we first moved here, but something happened last Summer and we lost the broadband for a day or so and when it came back on it was pants. I have tried to get BT to sort it, but they just keep saying we are within the range of their promised speed. Just lately it seems to have got even worse and no sign of the promised Superfast Broadband, lots of cabling etc around the area, but it was never finished. So, we have this new thingy and I have to say WOW, it really works.
So, on to my card for this week. This was a card I made for a really good friend of ours who also happens to be the breeder we got our Majik Beardie from.
As you can see I wasn't shy of using embellishments on this card, a bit different to my last one.
Card recipe:
Designer Paper: First Edition 'Spring Drop'
The 70 was cut out using my Brother Scan N Cut
Dies: Joanna Sheen 'Mini Curly Flourish'
Flowers and gems from my stash
So, that's all from me. I am off to play on the super whizzy broadband, maybe even visit a few card blogs!
Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you may leave.
Hi everyone,
I hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend. We have had the builders in for two weeks now and there is potentially still another week to go! I am fed up of being frozen to death as they constantly leave the front door open ~ by the time Hubby gets home I am so cold we need to light a fire to get me thawed out again ~ lol.
Today I have a card which I made for Majik's 6th Birthday which was last week. As soon as I saw these Katy Sue Designs 'Shaggy Dog Tails' new stamp sets I knew I had to have them all. Although the dogs on the stamps are supposed to be Old English Sheepdogs ~ I knew I could adapt them to look like Bearded Collies.
CARD RECIPE
Image: Katy Sue Designs ~ Shaggy Dog Stamp "Balloons'
Colouring Medium: Copics
Backing Papers: First Edition 'Love Letters'
Cardstock: Bazzil Basics
Die: Magnolia Doohickeys 'Leaf & Swirl'
Sentiment: Paper Makeup Stamps 'Cutie Critter Sayings'
Ribbon, Charm & Rhinestones from stash
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Pretty Little Ribbon ~ March Challenge #20 ~ Happy Birthday
Stamp & Create ~ Fur or Feather
Majik enjoyed her Birthday ~ I made muffins and she had one with a candle in it!
Thank you for visiting my blog and once again for all your lovely comments which are always much appreciated.
Hi everyone,
I hope you are all well and dry! It is raining here ~ so Dog towels on duty again.
Well, all my Motheris Day cards have been posted today (those that need to be posted that is), most people only have one to contend with I have four ~ don't ask!! All will be revealed over the next few days.
So, today I am sharing the card I made for my actual Mum ~ she doesn't 'do' computers so I know there is no chance of her seeing it before the day.
A funny story ~ when I first started making cards I made a card for my Mum, I can't remember if it was a Birthday card or a Mother's day card, but I had put a lot of effort into it ~ as you do. On speaking to her all she could say was "You could have put the word 'Mum' on it"...... what can I say? So, ever since then I have gone overboard with the 'Mum' bit on her cards and this one is no exception!
CARD RECIPE
Image: Fizzy Moon ~ 'With Love'
Colouring Medium: Copics
Papers: First Edition ~ 'Isabelle'
Cardstock: Pearlescent card stock from my stash
Dies: CC Designs ~ 'Mini Banner', Go Kreate ~ 'Vegas Compact Alphabet'
Nestabilities ~ 'Classic Circles' & 'Classic Scalloped Circles'
Punch: Stampin' Up ~ 'Large Oval' & 'Scallop Oval'
Sentiment: Computer generated using font 'Noteworthy Light'
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts & Hobby House (the small Roses)
Ribbon, Lace & Twine from my stash
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Ribbons ~ Anything Goes With Ribbon
Bearly Mine ~ Challenge 76 ~ Mother's Day
Creative Craft Challenges 2 ~ Challenge 5 ~ Mother's Day
Well, that's all for today folks ~ thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and of course for all you wonderful comments.
Hi everyone,
I'm back!
A very Happy New Year to all my blog buddies and wonderful followers.
I often wonder while visiting all your blogs, how on earth you all find the time to blog so regularly, and some of you have full time jobs and a family! I do work, but from home and definitely not full time and do not have any children (except the furry kind) and cannot seem to blog more than a couple of times a month?
Anyhoo ~ Christmas was a success, even if I say so myself, and New Year very quiet. Things are moving along with MIL, I heard just before Christmas that I had officially been appointed her Deputy by the Court of Protection ~ oooh I'm all official now!!! Also, we have a date from our solicitor for the exchange on her flat after it being on the market for over four years! So, hopefully things are calming down a bit.
Before I move on to my card, I have to say a huge THANK YOU to a company called Storage4Crafts. I ordered a paper storage cube from them in November and when it arrived it became apparent that a previous storage cube that I had purchased was the wrong wood colour ~ as I had nothing to compare it with I didn't realise at the time. I contacted their customer services people and explained what had happened ~ not expecting anything to come of it as I had had the other unit for just over twelve months, but after sending them photos of the two units together they only replaced the original one free of charge! I am so grateful that they sorted it out as it would have annoyed me for ever more (I would probably have bought another one if they hadn't swapped it out for me). Excellent and friendly customer service and this should be applauded.
Today I have a card to share which is for a friend's Birthday. I have unashamedly taken my inspiration from THIS card by Sue (thank you Sue), as I had found a forgotten First Edition paper pad whilst having a tidy up and was totally lacking any inspiration at all.
I had several attempts at different colourways and designs before I was happy with this one!
CARD RECIPE
Images: Large central Butterfly ~ Kaisercraft 'Tigerlilly' stamp, smaller Butterflies ~ Kanban ~ Butterflies clear stamp set
Colouring Medium: Copics
Backing Papers: Bazzil Basics & First Edition 'Noir et Chic'
Sentiment: Craftwork Cards
Ribbon & Gems from my stash
It is trying to snow as I type ~ not a fan of the white stuff, tomorrow we are supposed to have more. I might just have to do some crafty stuff to take my mind off it!
Hope you are all well and cosy warm and thank you for visiting.
Hi everyone,
Well, it could be the hottest day today and guess who is going to be standing (or sitting) around all afternoon at a Garden Party ~ I had better dig out the sunscreen!
My share for today is a card I have made for the Copic Marker Europe competition to celebrate their 1st birthday online. The image is one I had to apply for and the condition of getting it (and another one) free was that you enter the competition ~ the closing date for submissions is today, so I've only just done it in time!
The image is Krista Smith of Saturated Canary and called 'Travelling Colours' ~ isn't it gorgeous ~ I absolutely adore Saturated Canary images and this one is so cute. She is coloured with Copic markers and I have distressed the image with Tim Holtz "Tumbled Glass' distress ink as the white card was too stark against the coloured background. For the card base I have used one of my cut down hammered white card blanks and added a mat in purple card, the background papers are from the First Edition 'Dreamcatcher' paper pad and are adorable, both the image and the small contrasting piece of paper are mounted onto the same purple card. The flourish is cut from purple pearlescent card using a Magnolia Doohickey die called 'Leaf & Swirl' and the flowers are paper flowers from my stash (sorry no name or branding on the packaging) fastened to the card base with Doodlebug sugar coated brads in lilac. To finish I have punched three Butterflies from the same pearlescent card with a Martha Stewart 3 in 1 Butterfly punch and added lilac rhinestones.
I thoroughly enjoyed colouring this image in and hope you all like it.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great day.
Hi everyone,
Just popped on to share a card that I made for my Step Mother's birthday which was on Wednesday.
I couldn't resist using this 'Wild Rose Studio Bella With Balloons' stamp, I have been waiting for an appropriate opportunity to ink her up! I stamped the image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of Craftwork Cards Digital Ultra Smooth Premium Cardstock and then coloured it in using Copics. I have then cut a mat out using some pink docrafts Papermania Textured Cardstock (the pack it came from is called 'Sizzling Red Hot'), the base card is again one of my cut down hammered white card blanks which I have layered with another piece of the pink Papermania card and then layered again with a very pretty paper from the First Edition 'Dreamcatcher' paper pad. To the side I then stamped the balloon from the Stampin Up 'Crazy for Cupcakes' set and although it is hard to make out on the photo, I have stamped the actual balloon out again and then coloured with copies to match the other balloons in the image and attached with silicone glue. The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat and this is mounted onto another piece of the pink cardstock and attached with 3D fixers. I sat the card on my desk for a day or two and decided it needed an 'edging' around the patterned paper, so with a ruler and a Marvy Le Plume pen in colour no 57 'Rose Pink' I drew faux stitching all around the edge ~ hope you like it.
Woo-hoo ~ I have found out how to make my photos bigger on blogger ~ purely by accident. They look so much better now.
