Teddy bear notebook

One more notebook, this time featuring teddy 3D stickers, with DCWV pocket full of posies paper offcut.

This is for:

My Sheri crafts 31: teddy bears
Our daily bread: anything but a card
Fairytale: everything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes

Another purple notebook

Another BIA notebook, using a piece of paper that's been in my offcuts box for some time (not sure what it is - think it might be DCWV). The wired chipboard flowers are Papermania.

It's for:


One stitch at a time 39: your fave colour - using purple yet again - it really is one of my favourites
CCEE 1045: use store bought flowers
Our daily bread: anything but a card
Fairytale: everything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes

Girlie notebook

Yet another notebook, this time with a girlie theme - the paper is English paper company and the 3D stickers are unknown (think I bought them from The Works).

It's for:

One stitch at a time 39: your fave colour - using the purple/lilac range yet again
Italy on Sunday 57: red and purple
Our daily bread: anything but a card
Fairytale: everything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes

Lilac for you

A clean and simple card suitable for various purposes with a floral 'for you' sentiment, which is chipboard.

It's for:

One stitch at a time 39: your fave colour (another card in purple/lilac shades)
Rainbow lady 126: lest we forget - thinking of you
Stampin' sisters in Christ 65: clean and simple
Fairytale: everything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
CCEE 1045: use store bought flower

Another notebook

Another BIA notebook, this time using shades of purple - I love purple, although I rarely wear it these days - today is an exception though because I have a purple jumper on.

So this is for One stitch at a time 39: your fave colour. It's also for Inktegrity hump day inspiration 22: ribbons and flowers, also Moving along with the times 71: nice and bright - add some flowers and ribbon - the flowers are K & Co dimensional stickers, which makes it good also for CCEE 1045: use store bought flowers.

It's also for:

Our daily bread: anything but a card
Fairytale: everything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes

Piano notes

Another notebook made with my BIA. I think the black and gold paper was originally wrapping paper (it's been in my box quite a long time) - making notebooks like this is handy for using up those odd pieces of paper.

It's for:

Pixie dust studio 48: it's all about men/boys in our lives
Order of the opus gluei 80: men
Aly's challenge 29: music
Incy wincy's challenge 68: rock on
Annabelle: say it in gold (hope there is enough gold)
Our daily bread: anything but a card
Fairytale: everything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes

Simply thinking of you

This is a simple 'thinking of you card' - one that can be used to send to someone who is poorly or bereaved. It's suitable for a man, so I'm linking for:

Pixie dust studio 48: it's all about men/boys in our lives
Order of the opus gluei 80: men

It's also for:

4 crafty chicks 11: with sympathy
Charisma cardz 45: sympathy
Rainbow lady 126: lest we forget - thinking of you
Stampin' sisters in Christ 65: clean and simple
Fairytale: everything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes

Simple lily for sympathy

For this card I've used on of my large foam stamps from QVC (these are such good value - they stamp very well), with a bit of copic colouring.

Sadly, this was sent to a lady in John's bowls club - her husband died recently. The insert said 'with deepest sympathy'.

I love the size and clarity of this image.


It's for:

4 crafty chicks 11: with sympathy
Charisma cardz 45: sympathy
Rainbow lady 126: lest we forget - with sympathy
Stampin' sisters in Christ 65: clean and simple
Fairytale: everything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes

Tickling the ivories

I really need to make a few more birthday cards - have very few in stock now. So for this one I've used the sketch on Everybody art 116:

For quite some time now I've been a fan of copics (those who visit regularly and see my WOYWW posts will often see my pots of various colours) - anyway, when we were in Maidstone recently I succumbed to buying some promarkers and think I could become as addicted to these (need to build up more of a collection).

I used some of the skintones to colour parts of this House Mouse 'tickling the ivories' stamped image - isn't it lovely? A dear crafting friend sent me some HM stamped images a while back (think I might need to try and get this stamp because I love it - I think I'll put it on my Christmas wish list).

Anyway, back to the card. The base card is a brown stardream that sparkles (which is why the photo had to be taken at an angle). I used a wide wired sparkly ribbon across the middle and two other narrower ribbons either side - it's a pity in a way that so much of the ribbons is covered by the large image, but nevermind. The addition of three prima pearls and a sentiment and the card was finished.

So now that I've got some promarkers I can take part in challenges that ask for them, for instance, Passion for promarkers 77 has the theme of the colours of old photoraphs - sepia or black and white.

Music is the focus of Aly's challenge 29 and Incy wincy's 'rock on' challenge 68, so I'm linking for those.

The theme for challenge 23 on Cards for men is 'animals' - I think this card would be fine to send to a man.

It's also for:

Pixie dust studio 48: it's all about men/boys in our lives
Order of the opus gluei 80: men
Just cute bears & friends 29: black, white plus one other colour
Town scrapper: two or more ribbons
Pattie's creations 4: birthday card
Fairytale: everything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes

Guest Designer on Ooh-la-la challenge 67

This is my second card as Guest Designer on Ooh-la-la, this time for challenge 67: Rudolph the red nosed reindeer.

I've used digi papers and toppers from 'Reindeer' on the OLL Joyeux Noel CD. I produced the topper four times and cropped each layer to produce a pyramage effect. I'm really enjoying working with these OLL backgrounds etc. Just the addition of the sparkly red bow and the sentiment and the card was done.

Please pop on over to Ooh-La-La and see all the fab crafting of the regular Design Team - and perhaps join in the challenge.

I'm also linking this card for:

Bah! humbug 44: Rudolph - reindeer
Shelly's images terrifically thrilling Thursday: anything goes with Christmas
Crazy4challenges 63: Christmas
There's magic in the air Magical Monday: glitter, ribbon & Xmas card
Stamp something: November digi day
Some odd girl 9: backgrounds (digi)
Bee crafty 42: Christmas 2
2 sisters 13: Christmas
Really reasonable ribbon 12: Christmas theme
Crafty pad 97: Christmas sparkle (on the bow)
Pollycraft 70: a glittery Christmas (sparkling bow)
Crafty Hos: fall colours (can be Christmas)
Scrappy frogs: merry Christmas
Creative inspirations 47: anything Christmassy/winter
Other lovelies 34: K for knot in the bow
Fairytale: everything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme
Cupcake inspirations 85:

Hope you have a wheelie good birthday, Son

It's one of my stepson's birthday later this week (I'm sure it's quite safe to show it here because I don't think he looks at my blog - and if his partner does, then please don't tell him).

Anyway, I've used the sketch for Cupcake craft 116:

I someimes find it difficult to make cards for family because I've been cardmaking for over ten years now and it can be hard coming up with new ideas. Steve is interested in bikes, so I know this will be appropriate (although I think I might have done a card similar to this a couple of years ago - oh yes, I've tried to keep scans of them, but have changed computers and some got lost). But I think it's sufficient different to be OK.

I've had the background sentiments papers and scalloped strips for quite some time, but they definitely come in handy sometimes. The image is a photo I got as part of a 'man' kit - lots of useful photos on all sorts of manly pursuits - they come in very handy too.

I'm also linking this for:

Pixie dust studio 48: it's all about men/boys in our lives
Order of the opus gluei 80: men
Sisterhood of crafters: birthday
Pattie's creations 4: birthday card
Dollies colour challenge: royal blue, pale blue, black and white
Tanda teaser 159: lt's do sporty
Challenge up your life 31: blue/green
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme

Fuzzy Santas

For these cards the backgrounds were printed from My Craft Studio Magic of Christmas CD and the Santa tags were from Poundland - the red on Sant's hat and nose is very 'touchy feely' - it's flocked:

These are for:

Mami doodles 14: fuzzy
Whoopsi Daisy: it's Christmas
Shelly's images terrifically thrilling Thursday: anything goes with Christmas
Crazy4challenges 63: Christmas
A crafty little place 64: red, white and green
Stamp something: November digi day
Some odd girl 9: backgrounds (digi)
2 sisters 13: Christmas
Bee crafty 42: Christmas 2
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme

Sepia Christmas stamping

These sets of cards were simply stamped using large foam stamps (these are such good value) with memento rich cocoa ink. These are for Cutie stampers: brown and for Aly's Sunday 29: music.

The second one is also for Something completely different: wings.

They are all also for:

Whoopsi Daisy: it's Christmas
Shelly's images terrifically thrilling Thursday: anything goes with Christmas
Crazy4challenges 63: Christmas
2 sisters 13: Christmas
Just add ink 43: just add Christmas
Stamp man 9: Christmas
Stamp and create 7: 'tis the season
Crafty Ann 27: Christmas card using non-traditional colours
No time to stamp 165: non-traditional Christmas colours
There's magic in the air Magical Monday: non-traditional colours & Xmas card
Loonie 118: one layer wonder
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme

Pink notebook

This is a notebook made using my BIA machine. The paper is Dreamstreet and the 3D flowers are Anna Griffin.

It's for:

Crafty Emma 12: think pink
Our daily bread 37: anything but a card
Kort o mania 27: flower power
Creative Friday 30: free theme
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes

Another fuzzy Santa

This card uses another of the Poundland Santa tags - the red parts are flocked, making it very 'touchy feely'.

Papers are artic frog ski bunny - 'snowflakes' is the theme for Spoon full of sugar 129, Speedy the cat (Mark's finest papers) 29, Die cut dreams Christmas club 43 and Crafty calendar 14, so I'm linking for these.

It's also for:

Mami doodles 14: fuzzy
Whoopsi Daisy: it's Christmas
Shelly's images terrifically thrilling Thursday: anything goes with Christmas
Crazy4challenges 63: Christmas
2 sisters 13: Christmas
Crafty Ann 27: Christmas card using non-traditional colours
No time to stamp 165: non-traditional Christmas colours
There's magic in the air Magical Monday: non-traditional colours & Xmas card
Freshly brewed: two or more patterned papers (yes, they look very similar, but there are two papers)
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme

Angelic green and gold

Neither the scan nor the photo really show the card as it looks. It's one of those that's so difficult to capture because of the shiny surface of the gold and green foiled card - so easy to get your own reflection on the card! The gold foiled card with green leaves was a piece left over from last year. The angel image is a rub on with glittered wings, put straight on to the green stardream card.



It's for:

Secret crafter Saturday 109: sparkle & shine
Flourishes timeless 92: glitter
Crafts and me 17: glitter
One powerful hour: little angels
Something completely different: wings
Whoopsi Daisy: it's Christmas
2 sisters 13: Christmas
Shelly's images terrifically thrilling Thursday: anything goes with Christmas
Crazy4challenges 63: Christmas
Lexi's creations 26: anything goes
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme

Thinking of you

I've sometimes been asked for 'thinking of you' cards suitable to send to an older man, so I hope these fit the bill.

The stamp is Personal Impressions, coloured with copics.


These are for:

Pixie dust studio 48: it's all about men/boys in our lives
Rainbow lady 126: lest we forget - thinking of you
Lexi's creations 26: anything goes
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme

Too impatient for the stickles to dry!

This is for Card patterns sketch 89:

It's also for the colour combo this week on Tuesday taggers: silver, gold and purple with some stamping. The base card is stardream, which has a glittery finish. The background paper is DCWV, on to which I stamped a Christmas lights stamp randomly and embossed with clear silver. I'm still waiting for the stickles golden rod on the lights to dry - I couldn't get the card to stay flat and didn't want to handle it too much, but was impatient to get it blogged.

The silver ribbon and the stockings have been in boxes for ages - I think the stockings came with a swap a few years ago. I wouldn't normally think of putting gold and silver together, but I think it works here.


This is also for:

Crafty Ann 27: Christmas card using non-traditional colours
No time to stamp 165: non-traditional Christmas colours
There's magic in the air Magical Monday: non-traditional colours & Xmas card
Whoopsi Daisy: it's Christmas
Shelly's images terrifically thrilling Thursday: anything goes with Christmas
Crazy4challenges 62: square card
Anything goes 24: emboss it
Paper pretties: embossing
Character cafe: embossing
Flourishes timeless 92: glitter
Crafts and me 17: glitter
Delightful: glitter it up!
Lexi's creations 26: anything goes
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme

Totally Gorjuss sketch

This is for the sketch for Totally Gorjuss 55:

I used part of a Gojuss Christmas kit, including the background paper, with just the addition of a glittery star and snowflakes.

Not a good picture, but want to link this tonight before a new challenge is posted.

You can see better here that the main image is decoupaged:

This is also for:

Pile it on 44: furry holiday cards - Christmas + animal
Creative craft: starlight/starbright
Crafty Ann 27: Christmas card using non-traditional colours
No time to stamp 165: non-traditional Christmas colours
There's magic in the air Magical Monday: non-traditional colours & Xmas card
One stitch at a time 38: winter wonderland
ABC Christmas: W for winter wonderland
Dollies elements challenge: it's getting cold - and something glittery
Whoopsi Daisy: it's Christmas
Paper players 23: snowman
Stampin' sisters in Christ 64: snow
Spoon full of sugar 129: snow/snowflakes
Crafty calendar 14: winter snowflakes
Shelly's images terrifically thrilling Thursday: anything goes with Christmas
Crazy4challenges 62: square card
Flourishes timeless 92: glitter
Crafts and me 17: glitter
Delightful: glitter it up!
Sew many challenges: blue & white
Lexi's creations 26: anything goes
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme

BF thanksgiving inchies

The theme for the BF forum November inchies swap is 'thanksgiving'.

I prepared the inchies digitally before printing them out.

I used the fall background that was given for this week's challenge on Soartful:

I used the right hand side of this and then inserted some of the image below (I found it on the internet), fading it to transparent on the right hand side so that the original Soartful background could be seen there.

I then added the text and printed out. I'm sorry that the photo makes them look much more faded than they are. So these are for the 'fallen background' challenge on Soartful:


They are also for:

Stamp something: November digi day
City crafter 30: thank you
Creative card crew: let's give thanks
Aud sentiments 15: happy thanksgiving
Scrappy frogs: give thanks
Frosted designs: thankful
Our creative corner: an attitude of gratitude
Order of the Opus Gluei 79: an attitude of gratitude
Stamp, scrap & doodle: fall
Crafty Emma store 11: forever autumn
Lots to do: autumnal colours
Meljen 33: food
Lexi's creations 26: anything goes
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme

This morning's crafting

First thing this morning I said that I would make my inchies for the BF forum, do my pages in the next CJ and make some family birthday cards ... so, what did I do? I made a sympathy card, having seen today's challenge on DCM: A time to remember - asking us to include a poppy.

I've used the sketch on Sketch Saturday 128:

For the background I used a scrap left over from my card for Ooh La La challenge 66 as a Guest Designer - the paper is from the Ooh La La's Watercolour memories CD 'Poppy farm. I used a scrap of BG paper for the sentiment and embossed strip, using a cuttlebug folder and distressing with DI fired brick. So I'm linking this as another card for the 'remember, remember' challenge on Ooh La La.

The poppy stamps are PM and I've coloured with copics.

This is also for:

4 crafty chicks 11: with sympathy
Charisma cardz 45: sympathy
Rainbow lady 126: lest we forget - thinking of you
Stampin' royalty 45: lest we forget
The craft garden November: a poppy is to remember
The CD Sunday challenge: the natural world (OLL CD)
Digital Tuesday 84: use your 'never used stash' - I've used the small poppy stamps before, but this is the first time I've used th oval scene; the digi is the background poppy paper from the OLL CD
Anything goes 24: emboss it
Paper pretties: embossing
One stop craft 105: embossing
For fun: dry embossing
Character cafe: embossing
Oldie but a goodie 5: distressing (I used a stamp over 6 months old)
Kort o mania 27: flower power
Lexi's creations 26: anything goes
Fairytale: everything goes
Iris' spot 9: anything goes
Lili of the valley 73: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 138: anything goes
Creative Friday 30: free theme
Stamp insanity 35: oh scraps (no new paper used, just scraps)
Crazy4challenges 62: square cards