Sending birthday wishes

For this card I adapted a couple of sketches that I've shown very recently - I love this kind where four squares can be used in a variety of ways, so this is another for for Little red wagon 457: sketchy time, where we are asked to show a favourite sketch.

The background is an offcut of turquoise mirror card. The piece of paper with the four squares was taken from a 12 x 12 Junkitz 'summer' (I daresay that I'll make at least another couple of cards with some more of the paper while it's out of the box). A variety of 3D stickers were added and the little sentiment oval in the middle.

This is also for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
The male room 91: birthday
Always happy birthday August: birthday anything goes + option: water
The cat's pajamas 349: birthday
Creative inspirations August: holiday theme
The male room 91: birthday
Just us girls 452: beach
Country view August: sun, sea and sand
Unicorn 35: at the beach
Dream factory 58: the beach
Creativ fusion 3: the four seasons (I've depicted summer) + option: anything goes
Ike's world 111: anything goes/all at sea
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Tuesday throwdown 404: anything goes
Dare 2 B artzy August: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 42: anything goes
Lost coast: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
Daisy chain 22: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

Anchors away

This card is based on the sketch given for MFT 396:

I used another piece of the Best Creation Inc Ocean Breeze 'sailor', which is double sided, so I used some of both sides, a piece of grosgrain anchors ribbon and another photo from the set bought long ago from Kanban. On this card you can see how textured the card is on the anchors side.

This is also for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
The cats pajamas 349: birthday
Creative inspirations August: holiday theme
The male room 91: birthday
Incy wincy: ribbon and/or lace
Lost coast: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
Daisy chain 22: anything goes

Wishing you a happy birthday

For this card I've used the sketch given for Inspire.Create 023:

This is very similar to the one given for the previous card, so I'm also entering this for Little red wagon 457: sketchy time, where we are asked to show a favourite sketch.

The background paper is Best Creation Inc Ocean Breeze 'sailor' and the photos were from a set bought long ago from Kanban.

This is also for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
The cats pajamas 349: birthday
Creative inspirations August: holiday theme
Cardz4guys 200: relax
The male room 91: birthday
Moving along with the times 77: for the boys
Sasayaki glitter August: male project
Lost coast: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
Daisy chain 22: anything goes

Enjoy your summer birthday

This card is based on the sketch for Freshly made sketches 348:

I love this kind of sketch which is so versatile - very similar to a card I made much earlier that you can see here where I used one large stamped image cut into four squares. So I'm also entering this for Little red wagon 457: sketchy time, where we are asked to show a favourite sketch.

The papers are from my offcuts box and the four squares were originally inches made for swaps (years ago, when a group used to exchange, but keep back one for ourselves).

Top left square contains a sun charm that was made golden with alcohol ink. Top right square shows a Delicious Doodles digital image coloured with alcohol pens. Bottom left square shows a Magenta inchie stamp coloured with alcohol pens with some faux stitching. Bottom right is an unknown butterfly picture. All of these were mounted on to offcuts of mirror card. The 'Enjoy your summer birthday' was generated with my Dymo letratag with clear tape.

This is also for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
The cats pajamas 349: birthday
Creative inspirations August: holiday theme
Just us girls 452: beach
Country view August: sun, sea and sand
Dream factory 58: the beach
Paperminutes 548: scenes by the sea
Cardz4guys 200: relax
The male room 91: birthday
Moving along with the times 77: for the boys
Sasayaki glitter August: male project
Lost coast: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
Daisy chain 22: anything goes

Bon voyage

For this tag shaped card I used a picture of luggage cut out from Daphne's Diary, adding the sentiments generated by my dymo letratag with clear tape.

This is for:

Mod squad: getting into shape
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): use bookpaper or newspaper, magazine
Kreative-durcheinander 58: holiday
Creative inspirations August: holiday theme
Friendship 32: everything works (for a friend)
Lost coast: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
Daisy chain 22: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

Birthday wishes

This follows the sketch for Tuesday morning sketches 464:

The background paper on to a hot pink card blank is hot pink and silver foiled from the Hunkydory Marvellous mirri pad stunning stripes. The banner and birthday greeting in white and silver foiling is from Craftwork Cards and flowers from Hobbycraft.

This is also for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Crafty calendar August: dots and/or stripes
Monochrme magic 13: monochrome
Dragonfly journeys 124: flower power
Lost coast: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
Daisy chain 22: anything goes

Happy holidays

This card follows the sketch for Try stampin' - or not - on Tuesday 374, with the option of 'anchors away':

The background paper is from a magazine freebie and the toppers from an old unknown kit, with the addition of the little rubber flip flops and the little sailing boat embellishment. The Happy Holidays sentiment were generated on my dymo letratag with clear tape.

This is also for:

Craftaholics R us 31: vacation
The sisterhood of crafters: summer vacation
Kreative-durcheinander 58: holiday
Creative inspirations August: holiday theme
Just us girls 452: beach
Country view August: sun, sea and sand
Dream factory 58: the beach
Cards in envy: on the beach
Paperminutes 548: scenes by the sea
Crafters cafe 201: travel and/or relaxing
Cardz4guys 200: relax
Moving along with the times 77: for the boys
The craft addicts 51: anything goes/all about boys and men
Sasayaki glitter August: male project
Through the purple haze 147: make it CAS
Lost coast: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
Daisy chain 22: anything goes

Memories are treasures ...

...that time cannot destroy

This card is based on the sketch for Atlantic 275:

I altered an envelope, using half of the outside and half of the inside (from one of the boxed sets I bought from TK Maxx), mounting the silver printed quote and flowers with pearls from The Works. The sentiment stamp at the top is by Dovecraft, inked with Stazon jet black.

This is also for:

Monochrme magic 13: monochrome
Crafty calendar August: dots and/or stripes
Dragonfly journeys 124: flower power
Krafin Kimmie 442: pearls
Incy wincy: ribbon and/or lace (the flowers)
Lost coast: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 87: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
Daisy chain 22: anything goes

Happy birthday to you

This card is based on one of the sketches given for Sweet sketch Wednesday 2 142:

All papers are from my offcuts box + snippets of the decorated ribbon from Poundland and an upcycled bow. The Penny Black hedge word stamp was inked with memento tuxedo black and coloured with spectrum noir pens and mounted on to an offcut of red mirror card.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 332
MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Penny Black and more at Allsorts August: I spy ... something beginning with B - birthday
Penny Black Saturday August: anything goes
Crafty calendar August: dots and/or stripes
Sunny day crafting: any animal
2 crafty critter crazies 17: anything goes
Ellibelle's crafty Wednesday August: feature a creature
That's crafty August: animal magic
Quick quotes 90: any animal/creature
Sheepski 17: your favourite things - stamping, colouring with alcohol pens, using ribbon, patterned papers
Stamps & fun = creativity 329: anything goes
QKR stampede 307: anything goes
Di's digi: use stash items
Classic design team 28: anything goes
Digistamps4Joy 151: anything goes + option: add a sentiment
The artistic stamper August: anything goes
Craft stamper take it make it August: anything goes
Pattie's 149: anything goes
Lost coast: anything goes
Fashionable stamping 137: use those inks anyway you want
Crafty friends 89: lace/ribbon
Incy wincy: ribbon and/or lace
Colour crazy 31: anything goes
Digi doodle studios 8: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 87: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 121: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
Daisy chain 22: anything goes

Cake plant

This card follows the sketch for Sunday Stamps 184:

All four papers are offcuts from the Hot off the Press collection from long ago. The image was stamped with Stampotique Janet Klein 'cake plant' inked with memento tuxedo black and coloured with spectrum noir and copic pens.

This is also for:

Stampotique 304 number it
CRAFT 478: use numbers
Stempelsonne 204: anything goes
Time out 115: food and drink

Sending birthday wishes just for you

I used a cream/ivory card blank. The embossed panel was upcycled from an old card, with the addition of the Hobbycraft flowers, sentiment and the garden oval, which are edges with gold foiling (although it looks more like black here). A couple of strips of gold trim bordered the embossed panel (the piece on the right wasn't long enough, but covered the bits either side of the oval.

This is for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Dragonfly journeys 124: flower power
Through the purple haze 147: make it CAS
Lil patch of crafty friends 87: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
Cardz TV 58: anything goes
Polka doodles 31: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 121: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
Daisy chain 22: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

Relax ... it's your Birthday

Another 8  x 8 card using some paper from Daphne's Diary with a Papermania Floral border, using some of the elements left over from the floral border to decorate , with the addition of the computer generate/printed sentiment mounted on to a snippet of gold pearlescent card.

This is for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): use bookpaper or newspaper, magazine
Aloha Friday 124 anything goes + option: books
Butterfly challenges 105: letter F: ferrari red + flowers
Crafter's cafe 201: relaxing
Aud sentiments 209: for the girls
Sognanado 58: summer girls
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Thinking of you

For this 8  x 8 card I've used some paper from Daphne's Diary with a Papermania Floral border and a stamped sentiment on to a snippet of Anna Griffin paper with a Dovecraft stamp inked with Stazon jet black, using some of the elements left over from the floral border to decorate and add a butterfly at the top left hand corner.

This is for:

Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): use bookpaper or newspaper, magazine
Aloha Friday 124 anything goes + option: books
Butterfly challenges 105: letter F: ferrari red + flowers
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Happy birthday

This is similar to some previous cards - another request by a retired SA officer to make a card for a colleague.  This time, in addition to the digital picture created of the bible and lady's hat and the one with the flag, I was asked to include a silver car. The background paper is from the Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey collection, with an offcut piece of Kanban sentiment card.

This is for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
Crafter's cafe 201: travel
Jo's scrap shack funday 245: anything goes

4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

90th birthday

This is similar to some previous cards - another request by a retired SA officer to make a card for a colleague.  This time, in addition to the digital picture created of the bible and hat and the one with the flag, I was asked to include 90 with an individualised greeting.

This is for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
CRAFT 478: use numbers
Jo's scrap shack funday 245: anything goes

4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

CHNC challenge 397

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 397 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'for a man or a boy'

I used an offcut made with some turquoise mirror card running through the todo with the lovely Embossalicious star of wonder embossing folder, layered on to a background of red holographic star card, with grosgrain ribbon, A Holly Jolly Christmas foam sticker stockings, a Snow cool Season's Greetings and some foam snowflake 3D stickers from The Works.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas 44: anything goes
Merry little Christmas 1: anything Christmas goes
Christmas with the cuties: add some sparkle
A snowflakes promise 53: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 164: anything goes
Dragonfly journeys 123: Christmas in July
International art & soul 38: Christmas traditions (hanging the stocking)
Fab n funky 404: Christmas in July
Fussy & fancy 217: Christmas in July
Jo's scrap shack funday 245: anything goes
Creative inspirations August: holiday
Crafty friends 89: lace/ribbon
Back to basics and beyond 8: use an embossing folder

4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

Many happy returns

Yet another card made from some of the card/box/envelopes from TK Maxx, plus a Kanban sentiment, some gold strip and some rhinestones.

This is for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
Cardz TV 59: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 121: anything goes
Monochrome magic 13: monochrome
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Birthday celebrations

Another card made with pieces from the card box and envelopes from TK Maxx, with a Kanban greeting, the piece of gold strip and a Hobbycraft flower.

This is for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
Cardz TV 59: anything goes
Polka doodles 31: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 121: anything goes
The paper nest dolls August: anything goes
Craft rocket 51: anything goes
Monochrome magic 13: monochrome
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

Monochrome birthday

Another black and white card made with old Kanban supplies:

This is for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
Craft rocket 51: anything goes
Monochrome magic 13: monochrome
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Blue birthday

A card made from pieces from another box of cards/envelopes from TK Maxx, replacing the small rhinestones on the flowers with bigger ones to match those at the bottom left hand side.

This is for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 8: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 54: anything goes
Fabrika fantasy 23: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: anything goes
Papercraft business 9: anything goes + option summer
Your scrapbook place August: anything goes
Craft rocket 51: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 42: anything goes
Monochrome magic 13: monochrome
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes

Monochrome happy birthday

A black and white card with glittered roses, made from elements from a Kanban kit from long ago with a piece of silvery washi tape.

This is for:

MFT birthday project:  throw confetti like it's your birthday
4 crafty chicks 414: anything goes
Aud sentiments 209: for the girls
Cute card Thursday 541: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 8: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 54: anything goes
Fabrika fantasy 23: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: anything goes
Papercraft business 9: anything goes + option summer
Your scrapbook place August: anything goes
Craft rocket 51: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 42: anything goes
Monochrome magic 13: monochrome
A bit more time to craft 73: anything goes