My crafty outlook: 28 May 2011

Saturday, 28 May 2011

And another little silhouette

Another card made yesterday - another tall card (this is because the box was out and it was easier to continue the trend!) - this is similar to a wedding card I made recently, but this time it was for a birthday, with the embossed top, some sparkly ribbon and another of the scalloped toppers with the silhouette - and the scallops are holographic silver which has caught the light to look pinkish.

365 cards day 85: Tuesday prompt: hat

Divas by design 2: one for the girls

Shopping our stash 1: ribbon rewind (I've had this ribbon for ages)

WordPlay weekend challenge 4: scallops

Secret crafter Saturday 136: clean and simple

CES 38: embossing

Really reasonable ribbon 24: anything goes

Make it Monday 38

Inspire me Fridays 8: anything goes

Woodware USA 28: anything goes

Creative card crew: anything goes
The paper shelter 15: anything goes

Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes

2 sisters 41: anything goes

Paper crafting journey 11: anything goes

Crafting for all seasons 1: anything goes

Posh hat silhouette

This is another card that I made yesterday - for a birthday.

The base card - a 'small tall' one has embossed edges. I cut down a matching piece of pink pearlescent card and wrapped the burgundy ribbon around it, finishing off with a ready made topper that I bought from a little stall in Maidstone - the scalloped oval is actually holographic silver, but that doesn't show on here. The background behind the actual silhouette is just white.

Sorry for the poor photo, but I needed to be quick and get the card into the post.

This is for:

365 cards day 85: Tuesday prompt: hat

Divas by design 2: one for the girls

Totally papercrafts 68: pink and girlie

Shopping our stash 1: ribbon rewind (I've had this ribbon for ages)

WordPlay weekend challenge 4: scallops

Secret crafter Saturday 136: clean and simple

CES 38: embossing

Really reasonable ribbon 24: anything goes

Make it Monday 38

Inspire me Fridays 8: anything goes

Woodware USA 28: anything goes

Creative card crew: anything goes
The paper shelter 15: anything goes

Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes

2 sisters 41: anything goes

Paper crafting journey 11: anything goes

Crafting for all seasons 1: anything goes

Gorjuss pyramage

When we got back from Maidstone yesterday I needed to get some birthday cards into the post ... and then remembered that my entire stock of cards was over at mum's ready for selling at her summer fair today, which, incidentally, went quite well.

So I had no alternative but to make three cards before going over to catch the final post collection of the day.

So this is a card for our sponsored child. I used the paper and pyramage from a Gorjuss set that I bought in Maidstone, mounting on a sparkly pink card and adding the DCWV pink stitched ribbon and a few Craftwork cards candis.

I admit that the card was made in a bit of a hurry in order to get it into the post - fortunately, when I was putting it in the envelope, I realised that the paper at the bottom lefthand corner had turned up a bit, so I was able to stick it down (didn't realise this when I took the photo).

This is for:

Claudia & company 82: birthday card for a girl

Whoopsi Daisy: birthday

Paper pretties 155: birthday card

Scrappy frogs: happy B-day

Little red wagon 82: use a number

Divas by design 2: one for the girls

Ribbon girl 8: pinks and lilacs

My mum's craft shop 7: favourite colours - I love using pinks and purples

Totally papercrafts 68: pink and girlie

Shopping our stash 1: ribbon rewind (I've had this ribbon for ages)

Kaboodle 68: distress, rip, tear, crumple ... (the paper is torn)

Paper romance 52: distressing

Theme Thursday: texture and/or layers (pyramage layers)

Wags n whiskers 55: stitches

Really reasonable ribbon 24: anything goes

Make it Monday 38

Inspire me Fridays 8: anything goes

Woodware USA 28: anything goes

Creative card crew: anything goes
The paper shelter 15: anything goes

Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes

2 sisters 41: anything goes

Paper crafting journey 11: anything goes

Crafting for all seasons 1: anything goes

CHNC challenge 22: use some ribbon

It's time for challenge 22 over on my Christmas challenge blog - you can find details here - I'd love you to join in if you can - I love seeing all your entries.

The swirly black and white Debbi Moore paper is from a Creative cardmaking Christmas cards special magazine that I bought in Maidstone the other day. The cute little penguin was bought from a little stall in the Chequers shopping centre at Maidstone. The striped paper is a piece left over from a Gorjuss kit and the orange ribbon with black spots is from one of my boxes - haven't a clue where it was from, likewise the greeting.