Just to say ...

A simple card using an upcycled picture that was matted on to gold mirror card - I love the simplicity (and confess that it didn't involve much crafting), but it was too good to waste.

This is for:

Perfectly rustics 29: masculine card
4 crafty chicks 207: let's get masculine
Moving along with the times: vintage
Left of center 41: inspired by a song: Just to say I love you
Ladybug: CAS
Paper pretties 324: white, black + 1 (gold)
Crafty girls 25: anything goes

Simon says Monday challenge: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 70
Crafting by designs August anything goes

Full steam ahead ...

A CAS card using a Hunkydory train topper left over from a kit, mounted on to a couple of unknown pieces that were in my offcuts box. The sentiments were computer generated and printed and the edges brushed with brown corduroy distress ink.

This is for:

Perfectly rustics 29: masculine card
4 crafty chicks 207: let's get masculine
Little Claire 48: a man's birthday card
Bloggers challenge: they say it's your birthday
Sugar creek hollow 93: let's celebrate
Moving along with the times: vintage
Take a word: frame
Incy wincy: things and wheels
Crafty creations 270: dig deep use something old from your stash (everything is old)
Artistic inspirations 105: anything goes (option: up, up and away)
Crafty girls 25: anything goes
Clear it out: anything goes

Top tip Tuesday: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Simon says Monday challenge: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 70
Crafting by designs August anything goes

New home

This new home card was made with the front of a shaped card blank matted on to a piece of green torn paper over cloud paper. If the house card is used as a shaped card it only opens on the very narrow piece at the bottom and isn't really substantial enough, which is why I decided to mount it.

The base of the house was run through an embossing folder and then brushed with fire brick distressed ink, adding some to the chimney and some brown corduroy to the roof. The sentiment was computer generated/printed and brushed lightly with the brown corduroy DI.

This is for:

Classy cards n such 46: home is where the heart is
Use your stuff 149: home (all supplies are old)
Fitztown 49: wet or dry embossing
Eclectic paperie ePlay August. embossing
Nutcrafters 75: celebrations
Crafty creations 270: dig deep use something old from your stash (everything is old)
Creative inspirations 277: anything goes
Southern girls: texture
Sarah Hurley 95: favourite things - embossing, distress inks (among other things!)