Going for golf at 70

This is a commissioned card for a 70 year old men who loves playing golf. The background paper with all the men playing golf was from PDA card and craft and the 'grass' and the argyle diamond paper were from my offcuts box. The golfing elements were Jolee's 3D stickers.

This is for:

My crafting stories 7: birthday
Everybody art 375: for a man or boy
That's crafty: masculine
Paper creators 49: just for men
The crafty addicts 18: anything goes/hobbies
City crafter 318: hang out the flags
Cute card Thursday 432: add a banner/flags
Crafting with friends 24: anything goes
If you give a crafter a cookie 47: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 305: anything goes
Inspiration destination 92: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Scrappers delights 57: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams July: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears July 7: anything goes

80th birthday card

This card was made for one of the ladies in John's blind bowling club. The background is taken from a photo of Danson Park bowling green, where the club plays in the summer months. The bowls lady was stamped with a Personal Impressions stamp for Paper Nation, colouring with spectrum noir pens and cutting out on my Scan n cut. Stitched ribbon, sentiment and numbers from stash.

This is for:

My crafting stories 7: birthday
Alphabet: I for ink it up
Inky impressions June: summertime
Deep ocean 132: colours of summer
DRS 233: the heat is on - summer
Just us girls: word week: summer
AnMaCreatief 58: summer
Kort o mania 156: summer
Bunny Zoe: summer
DL.ART thankful Thursday 183: summerttime
Art at Stampz by Star: here comes summer
Aloha Friday 75: summer fun
Chocolate, coffee & cards 112: girls of summer
Little Claire 70: create a scene
Stamping sensations July: anything goes with a stamp and ribbons
Ribbon girl July card challenge
Polka doodles 26: add ribbon or twine
The house that stamps built: WIW June anything goes
Paradise of stamps 45: anything goes
Lacy sunshine: anything goes (with colouring)
Art by Miran 61: anything goes
Love to scrap 80: anything goes
The crafty addicts 18: anything goes/hobbies
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Crafting with friends 24: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 22: anything goes
If you give a crafter a cookie 47: anything goes
Simply papercraft 32: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 31: anything goes
Creative ladybirds 17: anything goes
Sisters of craft July: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 305: anything goes
Inspiration destination 92: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Scrappers delights 57: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams July: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears July 7: anything goes

The glory of Christmas challenge 88: two or more patterned papers

This is my design card for The glory of Christmas challenge 88: two or more patterned papers - and, of course, there is always the option of anything goes as long as it's Christmas. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

I used two pieces of paper from my Christmas offcuts box and some 3D stickers from Anna Griffin.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 19 + option: Christmas blooms
Beat the Christmas rush
Crimbo crackers 110: anything goes
Come and get it: Christmas in July
QKR stampede 198: Christmas in July
Di's digi designs: Christmas in July
Robyn's fetish 323: Christmas in July
Fab n funky 311: Christmas
Hiding in my craft room 257: Christmas colours
Cupcake inspirations 365: flowers
4 crafty chicks 305: anything goes
Inspiration destination 92: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Scrappers delights 57: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams July: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears July 7: anything goes

Bright summer colours for 95th birthday

A commissioned card for a 95th birthday using some Docrafts lemon sorbet papers, lace and Docrafts paper flowers with pearl centres that I've had for ages waiting for the right occasion (I was asked to make something bright).

This is for:

Fussy & fancy 167: flowers and lace
Card mania 82: lace and/or pearls
My crafting stories 7: birthday
Allsorts 370: gingham
Nordsalten hobbyklubb 142: flower field
Crafty boots: summertime
Deep ocean 132: colours of summer
DRS 233: the heat is on - summer
Just us girls: word week: summer
AnMaCreatief 58: summer
Kort o mania 156: summer
Bunny Zoe: summer
DL.ART thankful Thursday 183: summerttime
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Crafty creations 318: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 78: anything goes
Penny's 284: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 22: anything goes
If you give a crafter a cookie 47: anything goes
Simply papercraft 32: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 31: anything goes
Creative ladybirds 17: anything goes
Sisters of craft July: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 305: anything goes
Inspiration destination 92: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Scrappers delights 57: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams July: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears July 7: anything goes

Crafting musketeers challenge 39: babies

This is my design card for Crafting musketeers challenge 39: babies. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge with your ribbon designs.

The challenge is being sponsored by Crafty Ribbons and I used the 'It's a boy' ribbon that they kindly supplied.

The background is an offcut piece of PSX baby paper that I've had for a long time. The giraffe and elephant are from a set by K & Co, other items from stash, including the lovely line of satin teddies.

This is also for:

Moving along with the times 23: new baby
Words 2 craft by 30: new beginnings
Crafty ribbons 158: animals
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 305: anything goes
Inspiration destination 92: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Scrappers delights 57: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams July: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears July 7: anything goes

CHNC challenge 288: vintage or anything goes as long as it's Christmas

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 288: vintage or anything goes as long as it's Christmas. Please click on the link to find out what my challenge is all about ... and I hope you will be able to join in with your festive entries.

For my card I used two vintage digital images kindly supplied by Dazzling Ace Designs, one of the sponsors of the challenge.

The glittery, shiny background paper is unknown (think it might have been a magazine freebie, but can't remember) and the two sentiment pieces were from a kit long ago.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 19
Beat the Christmas rush
Crimbo crackers 110: anything goes
Simply create too 112: Christmas in July
QKR stampede 198: Christmas in July
Di's digi designs: Christmas in July
Fab n funky 311: Christmas
Open-minded 6: seasons/holidays
Hiding in my craft room 257: Christmas colours
4 crafty chicks 305: anything goes
Inspiration destination 92: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Scrappers delights 57: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams July: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears July 7: anything goes

Sympathy card for A bit more time to craft challenge 23

This is my design card for A bit more time to craft challenge 23 which, as always, is anything goes. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs by the rest of the team and we hope you will join in our challenge.


Sadly, I needed to make a sympathy card, so I used one of Lozzy's lovely mixed media papers printed out and stamped with one of my favourites, Penny Black's sparklers inked with memento grape jelly. The sentiment stamp is one designed by Lynn Lockwood simply entitled 'our thoughts'.

I kept this simple because I think that's much better for a condolence card.

This is also for:

Alphabet: I for ink it up
As you like it: favourite inks or pencils and why - love the colour of this ink pad, particularly for condolence cards
Ching-Chou Kuik July: favourite colour
Cardz 4 guys 126: clean and simple (the recipient is male)
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): anything goes
The house that stamps built: WIW June anything goes
Paradise of stamps 45: anything goes
Craft stamper take it/make it July: anything goes
Left of center: monochrome
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 305: anything goes
Inspiration destination 92: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes

CHNC challenge extra for July

It doesn't seem possible that we are now nearer to Christmas 2016 than 2015. I started my Christmas challenge blogs a few years ago to help to spread the task of making Christmas cards throughout the year - I'm so glad I did and am grateful to all those who enter the challenges sharing their lovely festive crafting. If you haven't started Christmas designs yet, perhaps now is the right time to do so and join in the fun at CHNC challenge extra for July - I'd love to see you there.

For my card I used an unknown piece of paper for the base on this side opening A5 card, wrapping the sentiment ribbon around. The image is Christmas mouse - cocoa, kindly supplied by Bugaboo Stamps, the sponsor of the challenge - a randomly chosen winner will receive $21 worth of digital stamps.

I coloured the image with spectrum noir pens and mounted on to an offcut of pink patterned paper. The doiley shape was rescued and upcycled from an old Christmas card received and some Hobbycraft flowers added.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 19 + option: Christmas blooms
Beat the Christmas rush
Crimbo crackers 110: anything goes
Simply create too 112: Christmas in July
QKR stampede 198: Christmas in July
Inky chicks 69: Christmas in summer
Fab n funky 311: Christmas
Holly jolly Christmas 75: add a ribbon
Open-minded 6: seasons/holidays
Morgan's ArtWorld 13: use patterned paper
Polka doodles 26: add ribbon or twine
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 305: anything goes
Inspiration destination 92: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Scrappers delights 57: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July challenge

This is my card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July challenge. I've used papers and other elements from Trimcraft 'A beautiful life' - one of the paper pads and a few matching extras will be sent to the randomly chosen winner of the challenge. All you have to do to enter is to make something (it needed be a card if you want to make something different) using some patterned paper - and you can enter as many times as you wish.

The image in the wooden frame was stamped using the Hero Arts 'gracious lady', coloured with promarkers. The only thing that isn't from the 'A beautiful life' set is the birthday greeting label from Kanban.

This is also for:

Alphabet: I for ink it up
Seize the birthday (no topping)
Morgan's ArtWorld 13: use patterned paper
The east wind 58: let 'er rip - torn edges
Dare2B artzy June: all about the bling
A2zscrapbooking July: anything goes (used a Hero Arts stamp)
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): anything goes
The house that stamps built: WIW June anything goes
Paradise of stamps 45: anything goes
Craft stamper take it/make it July: anything goes
Stempelsonne 169: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Card mania 82: lace and./or pearls
Classic design team open challenge 4: anything goes
Craft your passion 318: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 118: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Penny's 284: anything goes
Crafting by designs: July anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 305: anything goes
Inspiration destination 92: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes
DL.ART July linky

A special golden wedding anniversary

This is a card made for a friend from childhood (we went to secondary school together and enjoyed many a day in each other's company) and her husband to celebrate their golden wedding. I was one of their three bridesmaids and it certainly doesn't seem like 50 years ago! I managed to find a photo of the bride and groom that I printed out and put within the green and gold Kanban frame, using a matching frame at the back so that there wouldn't be any odd pieces showing. I swiped the fancy edge of the upper part of the easel with versamark, applying ' pirate gold' embossing powder before heating. I've had the green flowery card for a long while, waiting for the right occasion to use it and the inside of the easel is covered with sentiment paper repeating 'Happy Anniversary'. The white Hobbycraft flowers were daubed here and there with sparkle medium cinnamon and champagne. Glitter strips and lace added to top and bottom.

I chose the green, yellow and gold theme as us bridesmaids were dressed in green and yellow, although a different colour green to that I used here.

Sorry that the photos aren't as bright as the card actually is ... I needed to get it into the post, so had to settle for these photos.

This is for:

Craft rocket 18: weddings and things
Cute card Thursday 431: wedding/anniversary
Ecelctic ellapu June: wedding
Sparkles 81: they say when you marry in June
One stitch at a time 265: anything goes with flowers
Fussy & fancy 166: say it with flowers

Little tangles: embossing

A vintage journey June: texture or embossing paste 

Crazy challenge 225: R is for ... romance
Craft your passion 318: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 118: anything goes
613 avenue create 182: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 68: quotes/sentiments
Penny's 284: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: July anything goes
Creative moments 96: anything goes (option: summer)
Becka B 5: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
Inspiration destination 92: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Black and white

A quick card made with some very old DCWV retro papers, with the front of the card cut diagonally and the edge covered with ribbon. A couple of white flowers with spiral clips finish it off.

This is for:

Left of center 136: monochrome
Morgan's ArtWorld 13: use patterned paper
Get creative 42: black & white only
Ruby's rainbow 132: hip to be square (lots of squares)
One stitch at a time 265: anything goes with flowers
Fussy & fancy 166: say it with flowers
Deep ocean 131: metal or wood
Crazy challenge 225: R is for ... retro
Craft your passion 318: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 118: anything goes
613 avenue create 182: anything goes
Inspiration destination 91: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes

Tear it to pieces re-visited

I needed to make a quick personalised card, so I looked in my box and found one that I made and showed here.

I printed the greeting and stuck over the original panel and added the Hobbycraft flowers and the numerals.

90th birthday

This card was for one of John's blind bowling club. I used a photo of the Danson Park bowls green where they play in the summer. The bowler was stamped, coloured with spectrum noir and then cut on my Scan n Cut. The sentiment is a textured rubon and the numerals are gold foiled (although that doesn't show up well here (had to take photo quickly as it needed to be posted).

This is for:

Alphabet: I for ink it up
Addicted to stamps 129: anything summer
Stampavie and more 265: summer
Di's digi designs: summer
Inky impressions June: summertime
My time to craft 323: summertime
My crafting stories 6: summer
Bunny Zoe: summer
Crafty boots: summertime
Creative moments 96: anything goes + option: summer
Fairytale 146: summer special
Little Claire 70: create a scene
The crafty addicts 18: anything goes/hobbies
That's crafty: masculine
Lunagirl June: celebrate the guys
Craft for the craic June: something masculine
Art by Miran 61: anything goes
Let's color linky party 10
Lacy sunshine: anything goes
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): anything goes
One crazy stamper June: anything goes
Stempelsonne 168: anything goes
613 avenue create 182: anything goes + option: sights of summer
Love to scrap 80: anything goes
Inspiration destination 91: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes

Simply stickers

For this simple card I used an offcut of some lovely embossed K & Co paper that I bought years ago (wouldn't mind trying to source some more of it because I love it), with some unknown stickers that were lurking in a box.

This is for:

Crazy 4 challenges 342: add a butterfly
Glitter n sparkle 194: tag it
Fussy & fancy 166: say it with flowers
Papercreators 48: all about flowers
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
Inspiration destination 91: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes

Happy golfing birthday

A commissioned card made with Hunkydory supplies - the topper is built up with decoupage, although hard to see here - this card was for a man - Fran is short for Francis.

This is for:

Seize the birthday: anything goes
That's crafty: masculine
Craft for the craic June: something masculine
The east wind 57: you da man
Crafty cardmakers 166: for a special man
Creative fingers 112: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 144: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
Inspiration destination 91: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes

Die cut cross

A simple card made with a piece of paper from a magazine freebie with the cross cut from a scrap piece of green card using the Spellbinder's cross cut on the todo, with a piece of ribbon and a Hobbycraft flower.

This is for:

Polka doodles 25: use a die cut
Card and scrap 120: dies
Really reasonable ribbon 143: sizzlin' summer colours
Brown sugar 204: anything goes
Creative fingers 112: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 144: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
Inspiration destination 91: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

In sympathy

I love these lilies - used to use them a lot and know that they were appreciated by recipients, but it's a while since I've used them. The pearlised scalloped edged circle, framing the sentiment paper, is one from a set from years ago, added on to a pearlescent turquoise blue card blank with the corners rounded.

This is for:

Fussy & fancy 166: say it with flowers
Dragonfly dreams June: say it with flowers
Papercreators 48: all about flowers
Connie can crop 47: let freedom ring: circles
Brown sugar 204: anything goes
Creative fingers 112: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 144: anything goes
Penny's 283: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
Crafting with friends 23: anything goes
Inspiration destination 91: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes

CHNC challenge 287: use a sentiment

This is my card for CHNC challenge 287: use a sentiment. Can you believe that it will be Christmas Day in six months' time ... so, if you haven't made a start on Christmas crafting, now might be a good
opportunity to join in my challenge.

For my card I used three different Christmas digital papers kindly supplied by one of the sponsors of the challenge, Lozzy (available in her Etsy shop), with two lovely snowmen characters that I found here.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 18
Beat the Christmas rush
Simply create too 112: Christmas in July
Lil patch of crafty friends 36: anything goes
Crafty creations 318: anything goes
Penny's 283: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
Crafting with friends 23: anything goes
Inspiration destination 91: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes

Wedding day

This is a commissioned wedding card, using some background paper that was cut from a 12 x 12 scrapbook paper (no idea of the company, have had this for a long time, waiting for occasion to use it).

The sentiment was printed out and cut with a todo decorative oval and a bigger oval cut from some matt gold card. Glittered organza ribbon was wrapped around a piece of gold glitter card, with some padded hearts added. The white flower was from Hobbycraft and the bride and groom die cut was in a set I bought too many years ago to remember.

This is for:

Eureka 197: here comes the bride: wedding cards
The stamping boutique: wedding/anniversary
Pink gem 171: love and romance
Eclectic Ellapu June: wedding
Sparkles 81: they say when you marry in June
Crazy challenge 225: R is for ... romance
Really reasonable ribbon 143: sizzlin' summer colours
Simply create too 111: buttons or bows
Craft-Dee-Bowz June: anything goes and include a handmade bow
Card and scrap 120: dies
Fussy & fancy 166: say it with flowers
Sunsational June: anything goes + twist: flowers
Dragonfly dreams June: say it with flowers
Mod squad: all that glitters
Creative corner: glitter
Crafty gals corner 77: sparkle & shine
Simon says Wednesday: add some shimmer
613 avenue create 181: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 36: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 193: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 159: anything goes
Craft your passion 317: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 117: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 18: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty creations 318: anything goes
Creative moments 96: anything goes/optional twist: summer (summer wedding)
The crafty addicts 17: anything goes/summertime
Penny's 283: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 236 - 237: anything goes
Crafting with friends 23: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 31: anything goes
Petal Lu 16: anything goes
Crafts and me June: anything goes
Inspiration destination 91: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Happy birthday

This is a very similar card to the one I showed before this ... I remembered that one and thought it would be a good format for another man's card. This time I tore a piece of the Kanban sentiment cardstock, adding the stamped docrafts stamp inked with memento rich cocoa, the Kanban best wishes oval and then the felt circles with buttons in the middle - and stitching on one of them - these were given to me a long time ago.

This is for:

Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): masculine
Inky chicks 68: male card
Double D: one for the boys!
Hiding in my craft room 255: masculine
Lunagirl June: celebrate the boys
Craft for the craic June: something masculine
Crafty calendar June: for a male
The east wind 57: you da man
Seize the birthday: anything birthday
Crafty enjoyments 8: monochrome
Simply create too 111: buttons or bows
One crazy stamper June: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 193: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 159: anything goes
Craft your passion 317: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 117: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 18: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 234 - 235: anything goes
Petal Lu 16: anything goes
Inspiration destination 90: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes

Happy birthday,Son

This is the card I made for Paul for his birthday (a while ago now, but not blogged at the time, so I thought I'd show it now).

The sentiment cardstock used for the card originally came from Kanban via QVC some time ago. I used one of the Die-namics fishtail flag dies for the banner. The Happy Birthday was stamped with a Docrafts stamp inked with stazon midnight blue.

This is for:

Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): masculine
Inky chicks 68: male card
Double D: one for the boys!
Scrapy land 44: masculine (using a die that they sell)
Hiding in my craft room 255: masculine
Lunagirl June: celebrate the boys
Sasayaki glitter June: male project
Craft for the craic June: something masculine
Crafty calendar June: for a male
The east wind 57: you da man
Seize the birthday: anything birthday
Crafty enjoyments 8: monochrome
Card and scrap 120: dies
Kort o mania 155: punch or dies
One crazy stamper June: anything goes
Sweet stamps June: anything goes
613 avenue create 181: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 193: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 159: anything goes
Craft your passion 317: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 117: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 18: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Create and inspire 48: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 234 - 235: anything goes
Petal Lu 16: anything goes
Inspiration destination 90: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 6: anything goes
Scrappers delights 56: anything goes
Not just cards 33: anything goes
DL.ART June linky