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Friday 30 April 2021

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May 2021 challenge

This is my design card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May 2021 challenge. .If you make anything that includes some patterned paper you can link your entries and you might be the randomly chosen winner of the lovely prize that I'm giving away. Please click on the challenge link to find out more and join in the fun.

This is a commissioned 8 x 8 card using papers and elements from Crafter's Companion Full Blooms 12 x 12 paper pad. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the middle edges of the pink and gold paper. Some elements are raised up with 3D foam. Sadly, it's difficult to see the gold foiled roses that are between the other elements ... and the leaves in the right hand corner have been obliterated by a bit of over-exposure - they should look like the ones in the bottom left hand corner.


Inside:


This is for:
Little red wagon 599: smell the roses
Krafty chicks 557: anything goes
Aud sentiments 273: use a birthday sentiment
Classic design 5: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes

Wednesday 28 April 2021

Birthday card for football fan

A commissioned card for a Charlton Athletic football fan using Papermania 'Mister' papers and football paper from PDA card and craft. I used two stamps and dies from Lisa Horton's Double Layered Sentiments and silver 'Scrabble' type tiles and puffy footballs from stash. The Charlton logo was downloaded from their website and cut with one of the nested circles dies.


Inside:


This is for:

The paper shelter 467: a birthday card
Elliebelle's crafty Wednesday April: something beginning with B: birthday, balls
International art & soul 107: a card or gift for a man
Cut it up 224: masculine cards
Happy little stampers: anything goes with dies
Krafty chicks 556: all occasions
Aud sentiments 273: use a birthday sentiment
Crafty sentiments: anything goes

Monday 26 April 2021

To a dear niece

This is a card made and sent to my niece last week, using the layered petals 3D embossing folder by Lisa Horton using a piece of light mushroom colour pearlescent card, adding the Happy Birthday embossed on gold using part of Lisa's Birthday greetings embossing folder, sanding over the top and adding a flower embossed and cut to match in gold.


This is for:

Happy little stampers: anything goes with dies
Mod squad: flowers - spring has sprung
Krafty chicks 556: all occasions
Aud sentiments 273: use a birthday sentiment

Saturday 24 April 2021

Experimenting

I had used Lisa Horton's lovely Roses embossing folder with a piece of white card and had also saved the outside of a die cut I'd used earlier with some silver matt mirror card using Lisa's nested scalloped die.

I thought I would experiment and brushed across the embossed roses (not being too careful) with versamark before then covering with detail silver embossing powder and heating. I then covered the rest of the area by brushing with pink oxide distress ink. The card was finished off with the Dovecraft birthday greeting and the silver gems in the corners.

It's not perfect, but I think it was a good experiment using dry and wet embossing together.


This is for:

Incy wincy: colours of spring and/or embossing
Happy little stampers: anything goes with dies
The paper shelter 466: dies and/or punches
Mod squad: flowers - spring has sprung
Krafty chicks 556: all occasions
Aud sentiments 273: use a birthday sentiment
Always fun 210: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 488: anything goes
Cardz TV 139: anything goes
Colour crazy 16: anything goes
Polka doodles 17: anything goes
Creative moments 213: anything goes
Crafting happiness 93: anything goes

CHNC challenge 539

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 539 -  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 child'.

For my card I've used Love to Craft Festive Fun papers. The stamped image is Anita's Santa in the chimney inked with memento tuxedo black and coloured with spectrum noir pens with the addition of liquid pearls for snow. This was mounted on to an offcut of red mirror card. Two deer and the strip of Merry Christmas sentiments were added.


This is also for:
Merry little Christmas April: anything goes Christmas
Simon says Monday: bright, cheerful colours
Sweet stampers 55: lots of layers
Colouring in scrapland April: anything goes + option: tell me a story: Santa got stuck in the chimney
Paperbabe 142: anything goes
QKR stampede 418: anything goes
Always fun 210: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 144: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 488: anything goes
Cardz TV 139: anything goes
Colour crazy 16: anything goes
Polka doodles 17: anything goes
Creative moments 213: anything goes
Crafting happiness 93: anything goes + option: hanging out

Wednesday 21 April 2021

Birthday

Yet another card using the lovely Dahlia 3D embossing folder by Lisa Horton, inking the embossing with pink oxide distress ink, then using the outline die to cut and emboss the dahlia in a piece of yellow patterned card to layer with 3D foam, having swiped it with the pink oxide distress ink pad, I mounted on to gold mirror and then on to holographic silver and added the Dovecraft Happy Birthday. Everything was then added to a tent style opening white card blank.


This is for:

Incy wincy: colours of spring and/or embossing
Happy little stampers: anything goes with dies
The paper shelter 466: dies and/or punches
Cut it up 223: how's the weather? (spring)
Mod squad: flowers - spring has sprung
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 144: anything goes
Crafting happiness 93: anything goes

Tuesday 20 April 2021

To a dear friend

This is a commissioned card using the lovely Dahlia 3D embossing folder by Lisa Horton, using a piece of pink patterned card, inking the embossing with pink oxide distress ink, then using the outline die to cut and emboss the dahlia in another piece of pink patterned paper to layer with 3D foam, having swiped it with the pink oxide distress ink pad, I mounted on to strips of silver mirror and pink card on to a pearlescent card blank and added the Birthday sticker and the sentiment made on my dymo letratag.

Colours for the prompt for Pinspirational 276:




This is for:

Fab n funky 519: embossing
Incy wincy: colours of spring and/or embossing
Happy little stampers: anything goes with dies
Creations in pink 33: anything goes in mainly pink
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 144: anything goes
Colour crazy 15: anything goes
Crafting happiness 93: anything goes

Happy birthday

Another card made with the lovely Dahlia 3D embossing folder by Lisa Horton, using a green patterned paper, inking the embossing with odixes, then using the outline die to cut and emboss the dahlia in yellow paper to layer with 3D foam, having swiped it with an oxide distress ink pad, with just the addition of the silver foiled Dovecraft Happy Birthday.

This is for:

As you like it: embossing or stenciling and why: I love both, but have recently acquired more and more 3D embossing folders and enjoy seeing how they can be used
Fab n funky 519: embossing
Love to scrap 144: spring forward
Ike's world 143: anything goes + option: springtime
Incy wincy: colours of spring and/or embossing
Happy little stampers: anything goes with dies
Colour crazy 15: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 487: anything goes
Polka doodles 16: anything goes
Crafting happiness 93: anything goes

Monday 19 April 2021

Happy birthday

For this card I used the lovely Dahlia 3D embossing folder by Lisa Horton, using pearlescent gold card, sanding the surface of the embossing to reveal the white, then using the outline die to cut and emboss the dahlia to layer with 3D foam, having swiped it with an oxide distress ink pad. The 3D felt bee is one that I've had for quite some time. Everything was then layered on to gold mirror card and a white card blank with a peel off Happy Birthday in the right hand bottom corner.

Colour for The rainbow card challenge 28: delightfully daffodil:




This is for:

As you like it: embossing or stenciling and why: I love both, but have recently acquired more and more 3D embossing folders and enjoy seeing how they can be used
Fab n funky 519: embossing
Crafty catz 547: anything goes + option: embossing
Daisy chain 51: monochrome
Everybody art 488: homemade flowers
Let's craft and create 170: anything goes + add flowers
Use your stuff 420: spring
Do-Al(l) Kreatives 52: spring
613 avenue create 4: anything goes + option: in the garden (create a spring card)
Ike's world 143: anything goes + option: springtime
The paper funday 28: anything goes + option: spring has sprung
Incy wincy: colours of spring and/or embossing
Happy little stampers: anything goes with dies
Colour crazy 15: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 487: anything goes
Polka doodles 16: anything goes

Sunday 18 April 2021

1st birthday

This is the card I made and sent to my youngest grandchild who was one on Friday. I created the repeated Birthday greetings background digitally on computer, adding a free download of Elmer the elephant. I played around with addition the lettering on to Elmer (had to print out and adjust a few times to get it right), then printed everything and mounted on to an 8 x 8 card blank.


This is for:

Pattie's 181: birthdays
2 crafty critter crazies April: anything goes (with an animal)
Crafty animals 49: anything goes (with an animal)
Digi doodle 37: include an animal
Sheepski 49: animal magic
Dragonfloy dreams April: feature a creature
Unicorn 64: include an animal
Creative  craft cottage 139: include an animal
Word art Wednesday 487: anything goes
Creative fingers 206: anything goes

Saturday 17 April 2021

Wishing you a happy birthday

This is a card I've just finished with silver grey and yellow pieces of pearlescent card using Lisa Horton's nested scalloped & plain circles dies and her Prism 3D embossing folder. The sentiment was made with one of Lisa's double layered sentiments - stamped, heat embossed with pirate gold powder and die cut, with die cut mat. I then added the gems at the corners.

Colours for Inkspirational 237:


Colour also for The rainbow card challenge 28: delightfully daffodil:



This is for:
Mod squad: perfectly pantone - only grey and yellow
Paperbabe 142: anything goes
QKR stampede 418: anything goes
A gem of a challenge 8: anything goes
Fab n funky 519: embossing - I've done both wet and dry
Crafty catz 547: anything goes + option: embossing - both wet and dry
Simply create too 169: stitching (faux, with the die cut)
Happy little stampers: anything goes with dies

CHNC challenge 538


This is
 my design card for my CHNC challenge 538 -  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 'include a house or other building'.

Papers are from the Bo Bunny sleigh ride collection. I stamped the Personal Impressions stamp by Sue Dix and added liquid pearls white opal some silver glittered snowflakes from Italian Options and matted the image on to silver card, adding the sentiment.

This is also for:
Merry little Christmas April: anything goes Christmas
Daisy chain 51: monochrome
Paperbabe 142: anything goes
QKR stampede 418: anything goes
LeAnn's world 101 37: anything goes
A gem of a challenge 8: anything goes

Friday 16 April 2021

Thinking of you

This is a card I made yesterday with silver grey and yellow pieces of pearlescent card using Lisa Horton's nested scalloped & plain circles dies and her Layered Petals 3D embossing folder (I made the mistake of debossing instead of embossing, but thought I'd still use it), with a circle sentiment in the middle.

Colour for The rainbow card challenge 28: delightfully daffodil:





This is for:
Mod squad: perfectly pantone - only grey and yellow
Fab n funky 519: embossing
Crafty catz 547: anything goes + option: embossing
Simply create too 169: stitching (faux, with the die cut)
Happy little stampers: anything goes with dies
Aud sentiments 272: anything goes + a sentiment
Penny's 494: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 487: anything goes
Creative fingers 206: anything goes
Creative crafters 39: anything goes
Corrosive 4: anything goes
Crafting happiness 92: anything goes

Thursday 15 April 2021

Best wishes

This card was made using grey (silver), pink and gold pearlescent card, cutting the 'stitched' circle with one of Lisa Horton's nested scalloped & plain circles, cutting and embossing the rose with the Roses outline cutting die and 3D embossing folder and the leaves using the Variegated Leaf outline cutting die and 3D embossing folder., then adding the Best Wishes.


This is for:
Less is more 440: pink, grey and gold
Simon says Wednesday: clean and  simple
Krafty chicks 555:CAS
Addicted to CAS 195: flower
Fab n funky 519: embossing

Wednesday 14 April 2021

Back to Easter again

Another simple Easter card featuring a lovely rabbit.


This is for:
Use your stuff 420: spring/Easter
Crafty gals corner 218: Easter/spring
Love to scrap 144: spring forward
Ike's world 143: anything goes + option: springtime
The paper funday 28: anything goes + option: spring has sprung
2 crafty critter crazies April: anything goes (with an animal)
Crafty animals 49: anything goes (with an animal)
Pearly sparkles 61: animals, birds and/or insects
Dragonfloy dreams April: feature a creature
Unicorn 64: include an animal
Creative  craft cottage 139: include an animal
Creative Friday 278: animals with big ears
Simon says Wednesday: clean and  simple
Aud sentiments 272: anything goes + a sentiment
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Penny's 494: anything goes
Cardz TV 138: anything goes
Crafty catz 546: anything goes
Corrosive 4: anything goes
Crafting happiness 92: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra April: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 4: anything goes

Back to Easter

I know that Easter has gone, but I made many more cards than I've shown, so here is another, simply made with the image of the lamb and an Easter greeting with a couple of little banner pieces.


This is for:
Use your stuff 420: spring/Easter
Crafty gals corner 218: Easter/spring
Love to scrap 144: spring forward
Ike's world 143: anything goes + option: springtime
The paper funday 28: anything goes + option: spring has sprung
2 crafty critter crazies April: anything goes (with an animal)
Crafty animals 49: anything goes (with an animal)
Pearly sparkles 61: animals, birds and/or insects
Dragonfloy dreams April: feature a creature
Unicorn 64: include an animal
Creative  craft cottage 139: include an animal
Simon says Wednesday: clean and  simple
Aud sentiments 272: anything goes + a sentiment
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Penny's 494: anything goes
Cardz TV 138: anything goes
Crafty catz 546: anything goes
Crafty creations 420: anything goes
Corrosive 4: anything goes
Crafting happiness 92: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 137: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra April: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 4: anything goes

Tuesday 13 April 2021

Happy Anniversary

A couple of days ago I had a request for an urgent card to be sent to a sister and brother-in-law on their wedding anniversary. A few days ago I had used some pearlescent card run through the lovely magnolia embossing folder by Lisa Horton, running it through a second time and fussy cutting some of the flowers to then layer up on the embossed piece and also to add to the edges of the 'with love' from Kanban on to the 8 x 8 card. The sentiment was created and printed and matted on to pink card matching the mat for the embossed panel.

Pink for Pinspirational 276:






I used a piece of the piece card and the 'with love' on the inside with a piece of Happy Birthday card from Dawn Bibby that I've had for years .... difficult to see the wording because it's pastel, but delicately foiled.


This is for:

Creations in pink 32: anything goes in mainly pink
Alphabet: A for anniversary
Daisy chain 51: monochrome
As you like it: embossing or stenciling and why: I love both, but have recently acquired more and more 3D embossing folders and enjoy seeing how they can be used
Everybody art 488: homemade flowers
Creatalicious 208: anything goes + option: flowers
Let's craft and create 170: anything goes + add flowers
Use your stuff 420: spring
Do-Al(l) Kreatives 52: spring
613 avenue create 4: anything goes + option: in the garden (create a spring card)
Love to scrap 144: spring forward
Ike's world 143: anything goes + option: springtime
The paper funday 28: anything goes + option: spring has sprung
A place to start 4: anything goes/make it elegant
Aud sentiments 272: anything goes + a sentiment
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Cardz TV 138: anything goes
Crafty catz 546: anything goes
Polka doodles 15: anything goes
Friendship 64: anything goes
Crafty creations 420: anything goes
Corrosive 4: anything goes
Crafting happiness 92: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 137: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra April: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 4: anything goes

Monday 12 April 2021

Fly the flag

I was asked to make a card for someone in the Salvation Army, using a picture of the flat, of a lady's hat and the Bible. I've made quite a few of similar ones before commissioned by the retired Salvation Army officers. The backing paper is an offcut from a 12 x 12 Kay & Co paper.


This is for:
Simon says Wednesday: happy birthday
Aud sentiments 272: anything goes + a sentiment
Crafting happiness 92: anything goes

Saturday 10 April 2021

CHNC challenge 537

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 537 -  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 'snowman or woman or family'.

For my card I used a piece of Love to Craft Festive fun paper. The little square toppers were made by inking a Docrafts Whispers set of three stamps with memento tuxedo black and adding dots of liquid pearls white, with a little colouring on the snowman using spectrum noir pens. The squares were added to offcuts of holographic card with stars and silver glittered snowflakes from Italian Options were added randomly.


This is also for:
Merry little Christmas April: anything goes Christmas
Christmas 24 31: snow people
Christmas with the cuties 47: spots and/or snowflakes
The paper  shelter 464: with a sentiment
Aud sentiments 272: anything goes + a sentiment
Paperbabe 141: anything goes
QKR stampede 417: anything goes
LeAnn's world 101 37: anything goes
A gem of a challenge 8: anything goes