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Tuesday, 18 August 2020

For a lover of cars


A birthday card for a lover of cars. Background paper from PDA Card and Craft. The cars are decoupaged.



This is for:

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
My time to craft 438: travel
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Birthday twins


Some time ago I was commissioned to make birthday cards for twin boys who were going to be 6. Papers are from Hot off the press, the 'space' themed stickers were from Hema, other bits and pieces from stash, including the Kanban birthday greetings.



These are for:

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Love to scrap 136: for the kids
Simon says Wednesday: midsummer blues
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Thinking of you


Thinking of you card similar to two previous sympathy cards, made with a central Kanban topper matted on to  a piece of papermania paper with the corners rounded with another piece of paper inside, with the card opening tent style.



This  is for:


Double trouble 64: let's brighten the day - grey with two additional colours - lilac and a touch of beige.

Color my heart 407: grey + 2 colours, partnering with Double trouble
Bizzy Becs August: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Under the weather


A card made a while ago to cheer someone up. The images were coloured with spectrum noir pencils as this was a one layer card and alcohol pens would show through. The card blank was run through my printer to print the computer generated sentiment. Lots of gems were then added.


This is for:

AAA cards 172: one layer
Kleuren met Potloden August: anything goes (using pencils)
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Music for a granddaughter


This is an 8 x 8 commissioned card I made a while ago for a granddaughter, who is a musician and loves playing the piano. The main background paper is from My Paper Stash quintessential country garden backgrounds and the torn piece across the middle is an unknown piece of paper bought a long time ago. I stamped on to this using the Stamps Happen keys to music stamp inked with memento tuxedo black and brushed with stormy sky distress ink, which I also brushed on to the paper and the flowers from Hobbycraft. 


I used the stamp again on to another piece of the music paper and another piece under the insert:


This is for:

Cardz 4 galz 123: monochrome
Ike's world 135: T is for three of a kind/anything goes - three flowers
Simon says Wednesday: midsummer blues
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Seize the birthday 197: anything goes birthday

Monday, 17 August 2020

Pearl anniversary


This is a card that I sent my niece and husband for their 30th, Pearl Anniversary. I kept it to one layer, with no patterned paper. It's another of those card blanks with the bottom corners cut away so that some of the underneath can be revealed when used as tent style opening. I used three different washi tapes, two of which were glitter, both at the top of the card and inside. As it was a Pearl Anniversary I added plenty of pearls as well as the silver glittered 30. I used a favourite heart stamp by Stampington Company called forget me not - it has these words which I hid with the little sentiment piece which said 'Happy Anniversary to you both'. I coloured with spectrum noir pencils as alcohol pens would have shown through.



This is for:

AAA cards 172: one layer
Creative craft cottage 132: ribbon, lace and/or pearls
Kleuren met Potloden August: anything goes (using pencils)
As you like it: favourite colour to pair with pink (and why): purple/lilac, my favourite crafting colours
Sweet stampin: favourite colour combination - anything with purple/lilac
Cute card Thursday 647: bright colours
A gem of a challenge 17: anything goes
Pammies inky pinkies 2033: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 140: anything goes
The creative crafters 31: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Anniversary


For this anniversary card I used a card blank that had small quadrants of circles cut out of the bottom, with the card opening tent style. I put some washi tape on the inside of the card so it could be seen each side at the bottom.

I inked the Debbi Moore Anniversary stamp with memento tuxedo black, inking the Anita's hearts stamp with versafine black and heat embossing with detail clear powder (you can just about see it's embossed by the shiny rims around the hearts, which were then coloured in with a red spectrum noir pen, using the same to ensure the mat was the same colour red, as well as the bottom of the card blank, with some washi tape above that.  With the addition of the three butterflies the card was finished.


This is for:

The rainbow card challenge 20: radiant ruby red
The paper girls 206: emboss like a boss
Ike's world 135: T is for three of a kind/anything goes - three butterflies and three hearts
Cute card Thursday 647: bright colours
A gem of a challenge 17: anything goes
Pammies inky pinkies 2033: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 140: anything goes
Colour crazy 32: anything goes
Polka doodles 33: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 173: anything goes
The creative crafters 31: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

First communion card


This is a commissioned card made some time ago for a grandson (I know my friend will recognise it). The foiled background was from Hunkydory and the cross is a Tattered lace die cut, using one of the bits from within the scrolled pieces of the cross to form a heart. I can't remember where I got the image from that was printed cut.



This is for:

Crafter's cafe 249: dots and/or stripes
Simon says Wednesday: midsummer blues
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Love to scrap 136: for the kids
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Purple birthday card


A commissioned card made recently for a special friend. I love crafting with purple and shades of lilac. The background square is from a Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey collection, as is the inner square (from a double sided piece). The topper is a Kanban one from long ago. Everything on to a square card blank.



This is for:

Di's digi designs: lots of squares
Cutie pie 150: hip to be square
Cardz 4 galz 123: monochrome
Crafty cardmakers 261: lots of layers
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Another sympathy card


A similar sympathy card to the previous one, made with a central Kanban topper matted on to  a piece of blue cardstock with the corners rounded and then matted on to a piece of beige and black paper with the washi tape either side.



This  is for:


Double trouble 64: let's brighten the day - grey with two additional colours - blue and a touch of beige.

Color my heart 407: grey + 2 colours, partnering with Double trouble
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

With sympathy


This sympathy card was made with a central Kanban topper matted on to  a piece of blue cardstock with the corners rounded and then matted on to a freebie piece of paper from a magazine with the washi tape either side.



This  is for:

Double trouble 64: let's brighten the day - grey with two additional colours - blue and a touch of deep lilac
Color my heart 407: grey + 2 colours, partnering with Double trouble
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Congratulations on the birth of a baby boy


For this commissioned card (a while ago) I used a card blank with the edge die cut to reveal some paper from the inside. Papers were from The English Paper company. Stickers from a set I bought from Hobbycraft a long time ago.



This is for:

Pinspirationall 269

Love to scrap 136: for the kids
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Crafter's cafe 249: dots and/or stripes
Creatalicious 193: anything goes + option: anything but square or rectangle
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Sunday, 16 August 2020

Another background made playing with inks


This card was made at the same time as the previous card, while playing with the Hunkydory prism inks and water. The paper created was matted on to purple mirror card, adding the eyelash trim, flowers and butterflies from The Works and a sentiment topper, purple foiled that is lovely and bright irl.


This is for:

As you like it: favourite colour to pair with pink (and why): purple/lilac, my favourite crafting colours
DL.ART thankful Thursday 265: birthday
Cute card Thursday 647: bright colours
Arty divas 28: anything goes
Pammies inky pinkies 2032: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 140: anything goes
Cardz TV 121: anything goes
Colour crazy 32: anything goes
Polka doodles 33: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 173: anything goes
The creative crafters 31: anything goes

Playing with inks


Both background pieces of paper were created 'playing with inks' - Hunkydory prism pads. All other items from stash, including the eyelash trim around the piece in the middle.



This is for:

As you like it: favourite colour to pair with pink (and why): purple/lilac, my favourite crafting colours
Sweet stampin: favourite colour combination - anything with purple/lilac
DL.ART thankful Thursday 265: birthday
Cute card Thursday 647: bright colours
Dream valley 230: add gems or pearls or both (on the butterflies)
Creative craft cottage 132: ribbon, lace and/or pearls

With sympathy


A card I made recently using a La Blanche lily stamp inked with memento tuxedo black and coloured with spectrum noir pencils (I used pencils instead of alcohol pens, so nothing showed through as it was stamped directly to the card blank. I stamped the corners with Penny Black corner piece stamp inked with memento grape jelly and used the Penny Black floral silhouette stamp between the corners. I used a With Sympathy stamp with the same ink, masking off one word so I could stamp top and bottom.



This is for:

AAA cards 172: one layer
Shopping our stash 426: KISS
Bastel-traum 22: CAS
Penny Black friends August: anything goes
Retro rubber 141: anything goes (I've had all four of the stamps much longer than a year)
A gem of a challenge 17: anything goes
Stamping sensations August: make it masculine (I think this is suitable to send to a man)
Pammie's inky pinkies 2032: anything goes
Kleuren met Potloden: anything goes (using pencils)
Word art 452: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

Saturday, 15 August 2020

Another special day gate fold


Another gate fold card made some time ago for a special day ... Happy Anniversary ... using some strips of Papermania paper on the front, with Hobby House flowers and inside a piece of Papermania paper with a lovely picture of a couple which was taken from a notebook cover from Poundland.



This is for:

Creative knockouts 363:  finish the inside
Bizzy Becs August: anything goes
The flower challenge 47: add sparkle (difficult to see, but on the flowers)

Celebrate your special day


A gatefold card, simply made with some lilac and purple papers, the lovely square sentiment panel, Happy Anniversary rub ons and the sentiment panel inside.


Inside:


This is for:

Creative knockouts 363:  finish the inside
Bizzy Becs August: anything goes
Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
Shopping our stash 426: KISS

CHNC challenge 503


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 503 -  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 lady or girl'.


This was a commissioned card made for last Christmas, but not blogged before now, for a neighbour friend's granddaughter - I was asked to include a white card and found this lovely image. Papers were from Dovecraft's Festive Wonder paper pack. The little presents and trees and the red gems were from The Works, the sentiment was created on my dymo letratag.



This is also for:

12 months link up 68: anything goes
Merry little Christmas 25: anything Christmas goes
Sparkles Christmas 115: from our house to your house
ABC Christmas: P for pine trees
Crimbo crackers 213: anything goes
Krafty chicks 520: Christmas
My time to craft 438: travel
Cardz TV 121: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 173: anything goes
Crafting happiness 61: anything goes

Friday, 14 August 2020

Blossoms and butterflies


I saw the lovely vibrant colour pallette for The Paper Players 503:


and liked the look of it, so this card is for that, hoping that the colours are near enough. I used a couple of pieces of paper from The Works with some butterflies and a sentiment panel added - clean and simple.


This is also for:

Cute card Thursday 647: bright colours
Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
Shopping our stash 426: KISS
CAS on Friday 186: nature

For a fortnite fan


This was a commissioned card sometime ago for a friend's grandson who is a Fortnite fan ... I know nothing about that, but googled and got the picture to which I added the birthday greeting and yellow mat, printing and adding to the Birthday sentiments Kanban background card,  adding the numerals, letters and sentiments.


This is for:

The male room 141: birthday
Love to scrap 136: for the kids
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Cardz TV 121: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 173: anything goes
Crafting happiness 61: anything goes

Thursday, 13 August 2020

Pink flowers and butterflies


Another aperture card made some time ago, using one of those Kanban gold foiled card blanks and stamping the inside with one of my favourite sentiment stamps (Happy Birthday wish by Finestamps), inking with versamark and heat embossing with detail gold, then adding the lovely glittery and 'squishy' butterflies and flowers.


This is for:

Retro rubber 141: anything goes (I've definitely had this stamp for well over one year)
Stinkin' inkers August: monochrome
Cardz 4 galz 123: monochrome
Arty stamper 21: sentiment-all
Just us girls 548: die cut a window
Crafting happiness 61: anything goes