Blue

A mix of  Papermania papers and sparkly flowers with the Happy Birthday sentiment.

This is for:

Paperbabe 127 where the picture inspiration is:

CCC 118: monochrome
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Creative fingers 192: anything goes
Polka doodles 36: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes
DL.ART September linky

Birthday flowers and butterflies

Two more cards very similar to the previous two shown yesterday, using some more of that lovely papers - such vibrant colours and butterflies, with the first one using some glittered washi tape.

This is for:

Crafty cardmakers 262: things with wings
Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Creative fingers 192: anything goes
Polka doodles 36: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Another colourful card

Similar to the previous one with some of the flowery paper and more butterflies, this time for Belated Birthday wishes.

This is for:

Crafty cardmakers 262: things with wings
Just us girls 551: butterflies
Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Double D: colourful
Aud sentiments 259: anything goes + a sentiment
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Colourful card

A colourful card made a while ago featuring a ready patterned card blank on to which was matted the piece of paper featuring the flowers, with butterflies, sentiment, border and glittered tape added.

This is for:

Creative inspirations September: spots & dots
Crafty cardmakers 262: things with wings
Just us girls 551: butterflies
Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Double D: colourful
Aud sentiments 259: anything goes + a sentiment
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

And another dog

Another commissioned card, this time it was for a 90th birthday - I was asked to try and find a picture of a 'teddy bear' dog, so here it is. Once again I used papers from The Paper Boutique, printing the sentiment on the middle piece and adding the organza flowers, bought last year at a craft show and the little flower gems.

Inside:

This is for:

Papercraft 61: animals
Crafty animals 42: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Featuring another dog

Another card with a dog (different to the previous one) - A while ago I was commissioned to make this 8 x 8 card for a teenager who has a dog called Harley. Papers and toppers were The Paper Boutique, other items from stash, including the flower from Hobby house.

Inside:

This is for:

Creative inspirations September: spots & dots
Papercraft 61: animals
2 crafty critter crazies 42: anything goes
Crafty animals 42: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Happy birthday dear Daughter-in-law

This was a commissioned card a while ago. I was asked to include the lady's dog. Papers were Crafter's Companion Shabby Chic. I printed the sentiment on to a piece of the paper, added the dog and flowers and butterflies from Hobbycraft.

The back:

This is for:

Papercraft 61: animals
2 crafty critter crazies 42: anything goes
Crafty animals 42: anything goes
Ellibelle's crafty Wednesday September: things with wings
Crafty cardmakers 262: things with wings
Just us girls 551: butterflies
Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Cats ...

... and little mice teasing them.

A card made a while ago for a cat lover ... paper from PDA card and craft and stickers from Poundland.

This is for:

Papercraft 61: animals
Always fun 178: cute critters
2 crafty critter crazies 42: anything goes
Crafty animals 42: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Gatefold birthday card

A gatefold card that I made a while ago for a friend's birthday. The photos aren't good - the papers were pastel and were from a magazine freebie. I used two Penny Black stamps - hang on hedge and butterfly edge, colouring with spectrum noir pens for the hedgie image and inking colour when stamping the butterflies. As the paper was pastel I was able to stamp directly. The pearl swirls were added.

Inside - Birthday greeting printed before putting the paper in:

Inside opened - added the other sentiments with clear tape from dymo letratag:

This is for:

Animal friends 90: hedgehog
Papercraft 61: animals
Always fun 178: cute critters
2 crafty critter crazies 42: anything goes
Crafty animals 42: anything goes
Penny Black Saturday August: anything goes
Creatalicious 194: anything goes + option: pearls and/or lace - used pearls
Your next stamp fun Friday 146: decorations
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Colour crazy 34: anything goes
Paperbabe 126: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: stamp it in Stamptember
Krafty chicks 523: week 1 stamp act
QKR stampede 403: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

This is a card that used up some offcut papers - background is from a K & Co 12 x 12 paper - can't remember what the squares are - the sentiment circles were from Hunkydory and have a gold foiled trim which is difficult to see on the photo.

This is for:

Creative inspirations September: spots & dots
Aud sentiments 259: anything goes + a sentiment
Love to craft 50: anything goes
Love to scrap 137: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes
DL.ART September linky

50th birthday

A commission recently for a 50th birthday, using Hunkydory card for the background, Kanban sentiment card pieces on to which I added the name and 50th, chipboard flower, flowers and butterflies from stash.

This is for:

Ellibelle's crafty Wednesday September: things with wings
Crafty cardmakers 262: things with wings
Just us girls 551: butterflies
Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Double D: colourful
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Aud sentiments 259: anything goes + a sentiment
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Twin baby girls

A commissioned card made a while ago on the birth of baby girl twins - papers are K & Co and other bits and pieces from stash, including the wooden rocking horses and the little pram toppers on to which I managed to put the names.

This is for:

Craft rocket 74: baby/kids
Creative inspirations September: spots & dots
Aud sentiments 259: anything goes + a sentiment
Cute card Thursday 650: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
Penny's 479: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 455: anything goes
Arty divas 29: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

For a wonderful daughter

This was a commissioned 8 x 8 card using some lovely layered Paper Boutique papers matted on to Hunkydory pieces of card, flowers from Hobbycraft and other bits and pieces including the silver spiralled flowers made out of something like wired netting, from The Works.

Inside:

This is for:

Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Creative moments 197: anything goes + option: pretty papers
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
Penny's 479: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 455: anything goes
Cardz TV 122: anything goes
Arty divas 29: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

joy and peace

A while ago I was asked by someone at church to provide some cards with scripture verses, so these are two quick and easy cards, using parts from some card sets bought ages ago at TK Maxx with the addition of butterflies.

These are for:

Just us girls 551: butterflies
Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Crafty cardmakers 262: things with wings
Ellibelle's crafty Wednesday September: things with wings
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 455: anything goes
Arty divas 29: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Theatrical wedding day card

Some time ago I was asked to make this card to congratulate the people getting married ... in the form of a theatre play with the curtain. It so happened that a few years ago I had done a similar card and I still had the template for making the curtain. I used flock velvety paper (which had an adhesive backing), printing and going over the lines with a black pen and fussy cutting out the curtain. The inside of the curtain was another piece of the flock paper, which was printed on. The easel card was then made from Hunkydory card, Hobbycraft flowers, hearts etc and the rows of gems to act as the stopper. 

I had never got round to blogging it and thought it's about time I did - lol - as it's a year ago ... where has that time gone?!?!

This is for:

Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Creative moments 197: anything goes + option: pretty papers
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
Tuesday throwdown 465: anything goes
Penny's 479: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 455: anything goes
Cardz TV 122: anything goes
Arty divas 29: anything goes
Classic design team 9: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 79: anything goes
Love to craft 50: anything goes
Love to scrap 137: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 9: anything goes
Your scrapbook place September: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes
DL.ART September linky

Birthdays and Anniversary

Similar cards made a while ago with the same papers and Hunkydory toppers on the first two and an uncycled one on the third.

These are for:

Creative inspirations September: spots & dots
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Snippets cards

All of these cards were made with the fronts of ready designed card blanks as  the background on white card blanks and then other ones cut down to mat on to these. Snippets has been used on every card to use up the pieces. I'm so pleased to be in the Pixie's Snippets playground 385 again. Other bits and pieces added from stash, including the lovely paper bows and wood flowers and birds.

These are also for:

Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Food, drink, dogs

A while ago I was commissioned to make this card, with the info that she liked food, drink and ogs.. The background was made into a border digitally, adding the food and drink and wording, printed out and matted on to an A5 card, with the addition of the flowers.

Inside:

This is for:

Always fun 178: cute critters
2 crafter critter crazies 42: anything goes
Crafty animals 42: anything goes
Papercraft 61: aniimals
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes

Dive right in

A commissioned card some time ago for a grandson who loves diving - the picture is one of the Hunkydory cards, papers from my offcuts and the Happy Birthday from a Kanban set.

Inside:

This is for:

Creative Friday 263: under the water
Incy wincy: mermaids and/or sea colours
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
The male room 141: birthday
Crafting happiness 64: anything goes
Love to craft 50: anything goes
Love to scrap 137: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 123: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra September: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 9: anything goes