Hi everyone,
It's the elusive blogger returning to your screens!
It has been rather hectic around here lately, to say the least. The weekend before last saw us enjoying my Dad's 80th Birthday surprise, a Steam Train footplate experience, where he got to drive a big choo choo! I had got a pair of overalls embroidered up for him for the day (see photo below) and I have to say a huge thanks to Anne at Big Paw Embroidery Den for doing it for me.
Anyway, on to todays card. This was a commission from a lady who lives up the lane for her daughter's 16th Birthday ~ as you can probably guess she's really into One Direction the pop group.
I promised I wouldn't blog it until after the big day, which was yesterday.
CARD RECIPE:
Image: Google images
Cardstock: From my scraps box
Sentiment: Computer generated using the font 'Zipty Do'
Dies: MFT Die-namics 'Musical Notes'
Gems: My Mind's Eye ~ 'Lush' Rhinestones ~ Red
I also decorated the envelope to match.
This was done using a plain red envelope and cutting a mat with PTI's Mega Mat Stack #4 die and embellishing with more of the musical notes.
Just one more piccy of the famous overalls.
I will be back next week with another commission card.
Many thanks for stopping by and for any lovely comments you may make.
Love
Hi everyone,
As I mentioned in my previous post I have two Easter cards to share with you ~ belatedly!
We were in North Wales over the Easter weekend and had a thoroughly nice time too ~ we are not go-away people, preferring our own company and home ~ besides with three dogs there are not many places we can land ourselves (the dogs don't do kennels) ~ but staying with my Dad and Stepmom was great and the dogs loved walkies on the beach.
So, here is card number two made for my Dad and Stepmom.
As you can see, it is a variation on the previous card, just made in a different colour way.
CARD RECIPE
Image: Penny Black ~ 'Basket of Chicks' ~ 2866J
Colouring Medium: Copics
Backing Papers: My Mind's Eye 'Pretty Please' Spring Papers (free with Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine ages ago) & Bazill Basics
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts & Mulberry Crafts UK
Sentiment: Computer generated using font 'Marcello Handwriting'
Punches (used for sentiment): Stampin; Up ~ 'Large Oval' & 'Scallop Oval'Ribbon: From stash
Artistic Inspirations ~ Challenge 35 'Easter/Spring'
Red Carpet Studio ~ Challenge #30 "Easter Parade'
Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.
Hi everyone,
Finally I have found an hour or so to do some blogging! It has been hectic here with forms (all to do with my MIL) swishing in and out of the post almost daily ~ if I see another form I might just scream!
Now my attention has turned to Christmas ~ for the first time since I left home (don't ask how long ago that was) I will be spending Christmas Day with my Dad. The story is complicated, so I won't bore you ~ but suffice to say I am soooo excited and want everything to be just right!
Today I have a card I made for my Dad's Birthday, which was yesterday ~ so even if he does look on here it won't spoil the surprise now.
My Dad loves Steam Trains ~ so when I saw this digi image by Mo Manning earlier in the year I had to have it!
Also, a first for me ~ I have used a button on the card ~ I have quite a selection of buttons, but always struggle to incorporate them into the theme of a card ~ I am quite pleased with this one.
CARD RECIPE
Image: 'The Engineer' ~ Mo's Digital Pencil
Colouring Medium: Copics
Backing Papers: My Mind's Eye 'Kraft Funday Happy Days'
Cardstock: Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics
Sentiment: A Freebie from Paulette at Create with TLC
Nestabilities: Hexagons
Faux Stitching: Marvy Le Plume pen No 18 Dark Brown
Linen Thread: Stampin' Up
Button from stash
Right ~ now it's time for the Beardie tea time stroll round the block before they have their dinner. It sound horrible out there ~ wet and windy, so I am not looking forward to going outside in all that.
Have a lovely evening.
Love
Hi everyone,
I'm back after a short absence, the builders are back. More work, but nothing major this time, all the same I find it hard to concentrate or in fact get anything done when they are here!
Today I have a card that I have made to enter into the Sketch N Stash 88 challenge.
For this card I took one of my A5 white hammered card blanks and cut it down to make a square card blank {old stash}. I have then taken a piece of Papertrey Ink 'Perfect Match' cardstock in Ocean Tides and cut a square slightly smaller than my card blank, I have then layered onto this a piece of My Mind's Eye paper from the 'True Blue' collection {new stash}. For the border on the left I have used more Papertrey Ink Ocean Tides and layered over this with another piece of My Mind's Eye paper from the same collection. The image is Whimsey Stamps ~ 'Whimsey Owl' (the link takes you to a Digi Image version) and he was stamped onto a piece of Craftwork Cards 'Ultra Smooth Premium Cardstock' with Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad, coloured in using Copics and then run through my Grand Calibur with a Netabillities circle die. The image was then mounted onto a mat cut from the Papertrey Ink Ocean Tides cardstock. To finish I have used a scrap of ribbon {old stash} from my ribbon scraps box (there was literally only just enough to tuck under the edges) a Prima flower and a sentiment from Craftwork Cards which has been colour tinted with VersaMagic ink in 'Oasis Green' to tone with the colours of the rest of the card and finally some Jose Rose nail heads - whew!!
Thank you for visiting and for any of your lovely comments ~ always welcome.
Hi everyone,
Well another miserable day weather wise, I have just done a second load of dog towels in the washing machine and am fast gathering another pile!!
I have a Birthday card to show today which is for someone who's Birthday is tomorrow (I don't think she looks at my blog so it is safe to post it today). The person who it is intended for has a Westie so I thought this DigiStamp Boutique image was perfect.
Using one of my 'cut down' hammered white card blanks I have rounded the corners back and front with my WRMK Corner Chomper. I have then taken a piece of K&Company 'Brenda Walton' design patterned paper from my scraps box (this is very old stash so I would be surprised if it was still available) cut it to size and again rounded off the bottom corners. A piece of My Mind's Eye floral patterned paper was used for the border across the middle, this came from my scraps box also (oh what a good girl I've been) and was a free paper pad with Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine ages ago. Around this I have wrapped a piece of pink organza ribbon from my ribbon scraps box, there was only just enough to make the little bow. The image which is called 'Mac & Flowers' was printed onto Craftwork Cards Digital Cardstock and coloured with my Copics it was then mounted onto yet another piece of card from my scraps box which had been cut using a Nestabilities 'Lacey Circle' die and mounted to the base card with 3D adhesive squares. To finish off a Craftwork Cards sentiment which I have rubbed over with a Dew Drop chalk ink pad in 'Pixie Dust' to tone in with the card and mounted onto a little mat cut with my Stampin' Up Large Oval punch which seems the perfect size and shape for these sentiments. Finally, I have used three JosyRose nail heads for which I am eternally grateful to Jules for pointing me towards these, they are fabulous and I want loads more … lol!!!!!
Right that's it for today ~ my photos are marginally better, but I would love them to look bigger on my blog once the post is published ~ I look at other peoples photos and they seem so much nicer than mine, but I can't find a tool on blogger to change the picture size. If anyone out there knows the trick I would be most eternally grateful .....
Thank you for visiting today.
