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Monday, 10 August 2020

Happy birthday


For this shaped card I randomly stamped a Laura Ashley stamp  (one of a set of 4) all over and then added the rose from an Anna Griffin collection, adding the felt 3D bees and the scalloped piece with the sentiment from my dymo letratag.

This is for:

 Cut it up 207: shaped card
Kraft chicks 519: week 1 stamp act
De Egel 104: no designer paper
Your next stamp fun Friday 145: celebration
Sweet stampin: inspired by a book/film/song - The bee song, made famous by Arthur Askey
Penny Black and more at Allsorts August: say it with flowers
Creative fingers 191: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
Crafting happiness 61: anything goes
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For a tennis enthusiast


This commissioned card from a while ago is for a tennis fan sister who also enjoys knitting. Papers are Hunkydory and the topper photos were from Kanban. Other bits and pieces from stash.

Inside:
This is for:

 CRAFT 566: sport/leisure
Ike's world 135: T is for three of a kind/anything goes (the three 3D paper flowers)
Creative moments 196: anything goes + option: citrus colours
Creative fingers 191: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
Crafting happiness 61: anything goes
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For a West Ham supporter


A commissioned card for a son who is a West Ham supporter. The background is Hunkydory card. I put together the topper digitally before printing and matting. Other bits and pieces from stash.

This is for:

 The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
CRAFT 566: sport/leisure
All fun 13: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
Crafting happiness 61: anything goes
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Sunday, 9 August 2020

On the birth of your twins


A commissioned card to celebrate the birth of twine, using papers from a magazine freebie and varies stickers and the bouttees, on to  which I put the names. This is an A5 white card blank opening sideways.
  
Inside - with the addition of the wooden rocking horses:


 This is for:

 Moving along with the times 121: elephants
Crafty animals 41: anything goes (with animals)
613 avenue create 236: anything goes + option:  use washi
All fun 13: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
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Afternoon tea


The background was made with an embossing folder on to which was matted a piece of lovely paper from the Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey collection. The pink band was threaded through the Kanban frame with the addition of the afternoon tea topper from an Anita kit.

 It doesn't show well here, but the frame and the pink band have gold foiling.

This is for:

 International art & soul 89: tea party
Penny's 477: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: use your favourite tool - Gemini with embossing folder
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 121: anything goes
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For a keen cyclist


This is a commissioned card for a keen cyclist. I used an embossing folder with the lovely fuschia pink mirror card, also printing the sentiment. The  background paper is unknown, with strips either side of the ebossing from bits and pieces. The butterfly is a lone one left over from a set of them - I thought it went quite well with the lovely bicycle 3D sticker from Hobbycraft.

This is for:

 My time to craft 438: travel
Creative craft cottage 117: include a butterfly
Double D: butterflies
Crazy 4 challenges 547 sweet 16
Seize the birthday 196: anything happy birthday
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Saturday, 8 August 2020

60th birthday


Another card using a Kanban gold foiled card blank, this time with white background with the numerals added and a gold foiled piece of card inside so it shows through the die cut window, with the addition of the Many Happy Returns raised up with 3D foam.


This is for:

Just us girls 548: die cut a window
Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
Shopping our stash 426: KISS
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 121: anything goes
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Pink birthday


This is a simple card made with a gold foiled pink Kanban card blank with a die cut aperture with the stamped sentiment inside and showing through the aperture. It was stamped and then heat embossed.

 Sorry that it's quite difficult to see the sentiment as it's quite a delicate shade of pink.

This is for:

 Just us girls 548: die cut a window
Creations in pink 24: anything goes in mainly pink
Stinkin' inkers August: monochrome
Your next stamp fun Friday 145: celebration
Artsy stamper 21: sentiment all
Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
Shopping our stash 426: KISS
Kraft chicks 519: week 1 stamp act
Aud sentiments 257: anything goes + a sentiment
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 121: anything goes
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CHNC challenge 502


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 502 -  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  'no stamp or digital image'.

 This commissioned card has an embossed paper background with a piece of gold foiled snowflakes paper in the middle, Kanban toppers, a couple of gingerbread men from The Works and the chestnuts and gingerbread signs and sentiment.

This is also for:

 2 months link up 68: anything goes
Merry little Christmas 25: anything Christmas goes
Christmas crafts all year round August: use autumn colours
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Friday, 7 August 2020

Citrus birthday


The background and mat under the main image are papers from the Downton Abbey collection from Crafter's Companion. The lovely yellow floral image is flocked and feels so lovely. I just added the glass of wine (in a pack of Kanban photos) and the sentiment printed on to the topper before matting.

This is for:

 Creative moments 196: anything goes + option: citrus colour
The paper girls 205: summer dreams
Craft rocket 73: birthday
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Gate fold


This is a simple gate fold card using up pieces of paper from my offcuts box and the sentiment panel from Hobbyhouse.

Inside:


 This is for:

 Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
Shopping our stash 426: KISS
Aud sentiments 257: anything goes + a sentiment
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Thinking of you


This is similar to a sympathy card I showed the other day. This time I've randomly stamped the lovely Penny Black sparklers inked with memento grape jelly and heat embossed with detail clear powder. The middle piece of card is Hunkydory adorable scorable, matted on to a lilac piece of card, with the stamp and sentiment on to this.


This is for:

Penny black and friends August: anything goes
Stinkin' inkers August: monochrome
De Egel 104: no designer paper
Kraft chicks 519: week 1 stamp act
Double trouble 63: embossing
Mix it up 40: anything goes + embossing
Aud sentimnents 257: anything goes + a sentiment
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
LeAnn's word 101 29: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Another get well card


This card was commissioned. The background paper is from a Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey collection and the lovely teacup is from an Anna Griffin set.

This is for:

International art & soul 89: tea party
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
Polka doodles 32: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Get well wishes


A get well card made with a background piece of textured pink card on to which I matted a couple of offcut pieces of Hunydory adorable scorable. The Get well wishes panel was upcycled from a card received and the 3D decoupaged cup and saucer is from an Anna Griffin kit.

This is for:

 International art & soul 89: tea party
Crafter's castle 32: anything goes
Crafter's cafe 248: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 646: anything goes
Polka doodles 32: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Thursday, 6 August 2020

Gate fold happy birthday


This is a gate fold card made a while ago using some kraft wrapping paper inside and a matching sentiment tag outwide. The large flower is one cut out from a random piece of patterned paper. The front sides are covered with a holographic mirror card featuring butterflies. After the card was completed I decided to put the large butterfly on the inside.


Inside:


 This is for:

 Creative knockouts 362: sparkle and shine
Craft rocket 73: birthday
Ellibelle's crafty Wednesday August: something beginning with B: birthday, butterfly
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): words/or numbers
Double D: butterflies
Aud sentiments 257: anything goes + a sentiment
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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For a granddaughter


I made this card quite a while ago, but never blogged it. It was commissioned by a neighbour friend for her granddaughter with the request to put a picture of Tracy from Hairspray because her granddaughter was starring in a production of that. I was also asked to include a dog and a white car with L plate. This is an A5 card opening tent style.

This is for:

 Craft rocket 73: birthday
Simon says Monday: happy birthday
Ellibelle's crafty Wednesday August: something beginning with B: birthday, blue
2 crafty critter crazies 41 use a dog image
Crafty animals 41: anything goes
Aud sentiments 257: anything goes + a sentiment
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Penny's 477: anything goes
Dare 2 B artzy August: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Wednesday, 5 August 2020

Congratulations ...


... on your graduation.

 This is the latest card I made yesterday, commissioned by a neighbour. It was one of those cards where I knew what I wanted to achieve, but couldn't quite get it how I wanted it. I spent time with another free png image with a mortar board and scroll, but whatever I did the black didn't come out printed well, it was a bit stripey ... whatever I tried to do ... it looked OK on screen, but not when printed out.

 I persevered and found this free png image on the internet and digitally brought it to the front over the repeated words that I'd already created, adding the 'on your graduation'.

 From the beginning of thinking through the card I knew I wanted to use the Congratulations edgeable die, another in the gemini set from Crafter' Companion. I cut this using a piece of red mirror card.

 I was pleased with the result and so was my neighbour.

This is for:

 Dies R us 150: just desserts - I've interpreted the challenge as the person graduating is getting their 'just desserts' from all the effort put in
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): words/or numbers
Little red wagon 561: happy days
Simon says Wednesday: use your favourite tool - my Gemini die cutting machine (one of my favourite tools)
Digi choosday 31: anything goes
Jan's digital August: anything goes
LeAnn's world 101 29: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Penny's 477: anything goes
Cardz TV 120: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 78: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: anything goes
Pearly sparkles 54: anything goes
Your scrapbook place August: anything goes
Love to craft 49: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Dare 2 B artzy August: anything goes
Crafty creations 412: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Christmas in green


Once again the other day I used the lovely Papermania Urban Home by Christmas stamp which I inked with memento cottage ivy and, this time, I didn't heat emboss - stamped directly on to the card blank. I just added the washi tape top and bottom.

 This is a large stamp so I used my Rare Earth load n fold so that I could re-ink if any bits weren't stamped well - it's good to be able to do that.

This is for:

 Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
Shopping our stash 426: KISS
Paperminutes 652: direct to paper
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): words/or numbers
613 avenue create 236: anything goes + option: use washi
12 months link up 68: anything goes
Merry little Christmas 25: anything Christmas goes
QKR stampede 402: anything goes
The artistic stamper August: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
Krafty chicks 518: anything goes
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For a film enthusiast


This is a  commissioned card I made some time ago, using the rub on filmstrip and 3D stickers from Hobbycraft all matted on to the big digital image that had been printed out.


This is for:

Simon says Monday: happy birthday
Ellibelle's crafty Wednesday August: something beginning with B: birthday, blue
Crafty calendar August: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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With sympathy


For this card I used one of my favourite Penny Black stamps which I always think goes well on a sympathy card. I randomly stamped the sparklers stamp inked with memento grape jello on to a piece of textured card, matting this on to the white card blank. I then used the same stamp inked with versamark and heat embossed with detail white on to the square of purple card. The sentiment stamp was from Hobbycraft inked with the grape jelly again.

This is for:

 Penny black and friends August: anything goes
Double trouble 63: embossing
Mix it up 40: anything goes + embossing
Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
De Egel 104: no designer paper
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Classic design team 8: anything goes
A gem of a challenge 16: anything goes
QKR stampede 402: anything goes
The artistic stamper August: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Tuesday, 4 August 2020

Happy annivesary


A commissioned card I made some time ago for a son and daughter-in-law. Silver and gold foiled sentiment card with the unknown pieces of paper down the middle and stickers from Hobbycraft.

This is for:

 The paper players 502: wedding/anniversary
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
Krafty chicks 518: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 8: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes
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