A special birthday

One of the members of John's blind bowling club will be 100 on New Year's Day, so this card is to send to him. A surprise afternoon 'do' has been arranged for him a week or so later, when he will be given a big card from everyone (I've yet to make that one!).

It's safe to show this here because there's no way that the gentleman concerned would know anything about my blog.

For this card I used the sketch for Pals paper arts 74, using various sentiment papers, including a vellum on the right hand side.


The base card is a stardream midnight blue which sparkles. I continued te white birthday greeting paper on to the back of the card for a couple of inches.


This is also for:

Creative card crew: birthdays
Paper pretties: birthday card
Hodge podge 6: blue & silver
Anything goes 30: the letter C - celebration
Other lovelies 37: N - for number - a very special one!
Fab n funky 53: quick & easy does it
Crafty Ann 30: anything goes
For fun: anything goes
Aud sentiments 18: anything goes
Crafts and me 20: anything goes
Creative craft: anything goes
Simon says: anything goes
Moving along with the times: anything goes (no Christmas cards allowed)
Fun at fairy knoll: anything goes
Crafty pad 102: anything goes
One stitch at a time 43: anything goes
Allsorts 83: free and easy
Sew many challenges 37: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Crafty Emma 17: anything goes
Aly's 31: anything goes

Guest designer on Ooh La La: a toast to 2011

This card is for my last time as a Guest designer on Ooh-La-La - I have so enjoyed contributing for the last two months.

Today's Ooh-la-la challenge 70 is: a toast to 2011

I used one of the OLL reindeer papers from the Joyeux Noel CD - although there are no reindeer in sight! I scalloped the edges using my rotatrim cutter and used the groves to wind some PM glittery ribbon. The sentiment and the '2011' were computer generated and also scalloped with my rotatrim.


I'm also linking for:

Crafty Ho: photo inspiration: new year's ball
Cutie Sunday 124: happy new year
Paper playtime 31: new year
I did it 35: out with the old ... in with the new
Fun with shapes and more 73: new year's card
Rainbow Lady 133: new year
C.R.A.F.T. 82: new year
Let's craft and create 9: new beginnings
Ann's creative nook 117: new year bling (the ribbon is more 'blingy' irl than it looks here)
Creative stamp friends 15: new year's cards
Digital Tuesday 90: let's celebrate - the background paper is digi
Character cafe: sparkle (the ribbon)
Corrosive 96: bling it on (the ribbon)
Anything goes 30: the letter C - celebration
Fab n funky 53: quick & easy does it
Crafty Ann 30: anything goes
For fun: anything goes
Aud sentiments 18: anything goes
Crafts and me 20: anything goes
Creative craft: anything goes
Simon says: anything goes
Digi doodle 39: anything goes (background paper is digi)
Moving along with the times: anything goes (no Christmas cards allowed)
Fun at fairy knoll: anything goes
Crafty pad 102: anything goes
One stitch at a time 43: anything goes
Sew many challenges 37: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Crafty Emma 17: anything goes
Allsorts 83: free and easy
Aly's 31: anything goes
SPCC 80: colour combo: