For mum

This card was made with Hunkydory supplies, including the luscious dresses topper from one of their Little Books. Sorry that the photo is poor and the card has gone now, so I can't take another. The 'Mum@ at the bottom of the card was cut on Cricut (long ago!). Flowers from Hobbycraft, sentiment from Craftwork and padded heart from stash.

This is for:

The cutie pie 120: Valentines or mums
Scrap from your heart 18: mother's day/Valentine
Noor February: celebrations
Dragonfly dreams February: flowers
A gem of a challenge 212: have a heart
Daisy chain 16: add a heart
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes

Happy birthday son

This is a simple card made to send to my brother from mum (she is now 96 with severe dementia, so can't do this for herself) last month. I stamped the music background using a large foam stamp bought years ago from QVC (when craft was high on their priorities). I added the washi tape from Paperchase and string down the side and the greetings.

This is for:

Catch the bug: walking in washi wonderland (use washi tape)
Get creative 66: use ribbon or washi tape
Heartful stamping (stamped blessings): anything goes + a stamp
One crazy stamper February: anything goes
Country view February: anything but cute
Always happy birthday February: CAS
Incy wincy: clean and simple
Mix it up 10: anything goes + option: simple
Stampavie and more 298: something blue
Noor February: celebrations

Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes

Play golf on your birthday

A simple card made with bits and pieces from a long-ago stash, including the offcut of background paper originally from a 12 x 12 and also a piece of Hunkydory matting the silhouette golfer.

This is for:

Shopping our stash 340: sport
The male room 78: inspired by television: golf coverage
Country view February: anything but cute
Crafting from  the heart 194: anything goes
Cardz TV 34: anything goes
Create and inspire 71: anything goes
Noor February: celebrations
Not just cards February: anything goes

Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes

On your birthday

This is a commissioned card using papers from Design Blocks from The Works, flowers from Hobbycraft and Kanban sentiment.

This is for:

Crazy challenge 268: girl power
Papercraft 4: pastell colours
Noor February: celebrations
Dragonfly dreams February: flowers
Through the purple haze 141: anything goes with turquoise
Not just cards February: anything goes

Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes

Wedding day

This was a commissioned card for a weddingday. The background is a Papermania vellum, matted on to gold matt mirri card. The cut out shape (white with a hint of lemon) is from the centre of a 12 x 12 paper and the glittered wedding couple are from stash from long ago.

Pity that flash caught the edge of the sentiment banner and Clare's name- fine irl.

This is for:

Cupcake inspirations 439: love
Dragonfly journeys 111: love
Simon says Monday: love is in the air
Deep ocean 174: love is all around
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): love is in the air
Simon says Wednesday: it must  be love
Aud sentiments 196: Valentine or love
Cute card Thursday 516: love
Crafty catz 403: anything goes + option: love is in the air
Allsorts 454: love is in the air
Crafty friends 77: love is in the air
Crazy 4 challenges 421: love
Ellibelle's creative moments Papercrafts linky 2: love is in the air
My time to craft 364: love is all you need
Creative inspirations February: love is in the air
Joy Clair February: month of love
Papercraft business 3: anything goes + option: love
Paru February: love
Pearly sparkles 25: love, love, love
613 avenue create 206: anything goes + option: love
Unicorn 29: love/Valentines
The crafty addicts 45: anything goes/all loved up
Creatalicioues 132: anything goes + option: love
Creative craft cottage 104: love is all around
Use your stuff 299: love is all around
Sasayaki glitter February: a project for a loved one
Papercraft 4: pastell colours
Noor February: celebrations

Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes

A day of nothing

Oh, wouldn't that be wonderful! A day of nothing. I got this paper for this 8 x 8 card from a Daphne's Diary and decorated it with the 3 D K & Co flowers and that lovely owl.

The text isn't very clear on the photo, so this is what it says:

I am taking today off

and doing things differently:

no dishes and no ironing,

no shopping list for me.

You won't find me in the itchen

or out moving the grass.

I won't be tidying up the mess

or polishing the brass.

Why don't you give it a go?

Just every now and then.

When you've tried it once I'm sure

You'll want to do it again.

Now I'll just sit and dream for a while - lol! Although I admit that I don't normally do everything on that list, but I do plenty of things that aren't on it - lol!

This is for:

Ik'e world 105: anything goes/hidden desires (oh, to have a day like that - lol!)
2 crafty critter crazies 11 (the owl)
Dragonfly dreams February: flowers
Mix it up 10: anything goes + option: clean and simple
Unstampabelles 76: anything goes + twist: use anything newly acquiared (Daphne's Dairy)
Crafting from  the heart 194: anything goes
Cardz TV 34: anything goes
Create and inspire 71: anything goes
Cute as a button 41: anything goes + option: spring
Not just cards February: anything goes
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes

Celebrate with ice cream

A card made with papers from Crafty Individuals 'seaside' pad, ribbos and 3D stickers from Creative expressions. It's a good idea to celebrate with ice cream ... but atm I think it's too cold to think of doing so - lol!

This is for:

Art impressions 225: sweet treats
Get creative 66: use ribbon or washi tape
Unstampabelles 76: anything goes  + twist: anything newly acquired (the Crafty Individuals paper pad - bought with a prize certificate from them)
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Corrosive 2 February: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes

Thinking of you

Another 'thinking of you' card made with Kanban supplies:

This is for:

Calling all sistahs 09: encouragement card inspired by photo/colours:

Crazy 4 challenges 421: love - Valentine, anniversary, thinking of you or card showing support
Creatalicious 132: anything  goes + option: love/anniversary/thinking of you
That's crafty: I heart you - feature hearts
A gem of a challenge 212: have a heart
Daisy chain 16: add a heartv
4 crafty chicks 389: anything goes
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Corrosive 2 February: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Champagne and rugby for dad

This is a commissioned card, featuring Champagne (creative expressions glittered stickers) and rugby (Anita decoupaged). Background sentiment cards from Kanban.

This is

Shopping our stash 340: sport
The male room 78: inspired by television: rugby coverage
Unstampabelles 76: anything goes  + twist: anything newly acquired (the Anita's decoupage)
Noor February: celebrations

Crafty calendar February: 2 or more layers

Archi-scraps February: bling

4 crafty chicks 389: anything goes
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Corrosive 2 February: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Especially for you ... in blue

A quick card made with Kanban supplies.

This is for:

Calling all sistahs 09: encouragement card inspired by photo/colours:

Crazy 4 challenges 421: love - Valentine, anniversary, thinking of you or card showing support
Creatalicious 132: anything  goes + option: love/anniversary/thinking of you
Country view February: anything but cute
4 crafty chicks 389: anything goes
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Especially for you

This is a card using unknown papers, with torn script paper, ribbon (both pieces from offcuts box), bow with gems and the lovely Penny Black jump for joy frog stamped image.

This is for:

Fashionable stamping 132: one for the girls
Heartful stamping (stamped blessings): anything goes + a stamp
One crazy stamper February: anything goes
The house that stamps built DCC 27: a way with words
Penny Black February: anything goes + option: use some scraps
Hiding in my craft room 339: super scraps days
Crafty animals 11: anything goes
2 crafty critter crazies 11: anything goes animals
The cat's pajamas 343: include an animal
Crazy 4 challenges 421: love - Valentine, anniversary, thinking of you or card showing support
Creatalicious 132: anything  goes + option: love/anniversary/thinking of you
QKR stampede 282: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 389: anything goes
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Sweet baking

This is a commissioned card for someone who loves baking and crafting. I used three different stamps: Dovecraft cupcake boutique baking, a Kanban cupcake stamp and a Kanban cup and saucer stamp, layering one on top of the other and colouring with spectrum noir, the cup and saucer just inked with memento Paris dusk and stamped on to blue checked card. The background paper was a magazine freebie and ribbon and scalloped trim from stash.

This is for:

Fairytale challenge 186: coffee and cake
PDE linky 6: Valentine cards or treats
Art impressions 225: sweet treats
Stampavie and more 298: something blue
Noor February: celebrations
Heartful stamping (stamped blessings): anything goes + a stamp
One crazy stamper February: anything goes
Fashionable stamping 131: anything goes
Craft stamper take it make it February: anything goes
QKR stampede 282: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 389: anything goes
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Hello

A quick card using an upcycled Hello with butterfly on to two offcuts of papers (think they were magazine freebies):

This is for:

Calling all sistahs 09: encouragement card inspired by photo/colours:

Crazy 4 challenges 421: love - Valentine, anniversary, thinking of you or card showing support
CASology 286: butterfly
Butterfly challenges 94: spin the wheel with the letter C: cornflower blue and checks
Everybody art 418: circle or square
Jo's scrap shack funday 220: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 389: anything goes
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Thinking of you

This is a card made with Kanban supplies - inner oval is raised with foam to give dimension.

This is for:

Calling all sistahs 09: encouragement card inspired by photo/colours:

Crazy 4 challenges 421: love - Valentine, anniversary, thinking of you or card showing support
Creatalicious 132: anything  goes + option: love/anniversary/thinking of you
Country view February: anything but cute
Word art Wednesday 321: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 220: anything goes
Polka doodles 6: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 389: anything goes
Mix it up 10: anything goes + option: clean and simple
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

CHNC challenge 372

This is my card for my  CHNC challenge 372 - please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of my team and 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 'cute'.

The background of my card is an offcut from some embossed blue mirror card using the lovely Embossalicious star of wonder embossing folder. The topper is a lovely cute one from Elisabeth Bell, matted on to a square of matt silver (cut on the Scan n cut so that it's perfectly square - my guillotined efforts aren't always - lol!).

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas February: anything goes
The merry Christmas 6: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 151: anything goes
The holly and the ivy 23: anything Christmas goes
Incy wincy: clean and simple
ABC Christmas: C for clean
Addicted to CAS 129: teal
Hanna and friends 290: winter
Oddball: cute or die
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes

Happy Christmas deer

Last month I posted a card here for my design for CCAYR January challenge. The card I'm showing now was made at the same time - looks just like it, but actually a different card (can tell that by comparing the background paper), this time with a Happy  Christmas sentiment added.

The background is from a pack of Christmas cards purchased from The Works. Everything else, including the beautiful deer raised up with 3D foam were from an old Kanban kit.

This is for:

12 months of Christmas February: anything goes
The merry Christmas 6: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 151: anything goes
The holly and the ivy 23: anything Christmas goes
Crafty animals 11: anything goes
2 crafty critter crazies 11: anything goes animals
The cat's pajamas 343: include an animal
Little red wagaon 432: shades of red
DL.ART thankful Thursday 222: pink or red
Hiding in my craft room 338: pinks and reds
Through the purple haze 141: anything goes with turquoise
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Birthday wishes for brother

A commissioned card for an 80th birthday with the request of including a car. Papers are offcuts from 12 x 12 Papermania Mister, with the addition of the photo toppers and birthday wishes from Kanban and a chipboard 'brother'.

This is for:

Alphabet: W - wheels
My time to craft 363: transport
The male room 78: inspired by television: top gear
Noor February: celebrations
Country view February: anything but cute
Creative moments 136: anything goes (no twist)
Word art Wednesday 321: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 220: anything goes
Polka doodles 6: anything goes
QKR stampede 282: anything goes
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Lots of candles for a 40th birthday

This card was made for Steve's 40th birthday in November, but wasn't blogged then. I've got several pictures of cards saved ... and just haven't had time to do anything with them, so thought I'd have a bit of a session of showing some.

Back to this card ... I used three different Kanban silver foiled sentiment cards for the background (this was an 8 x 8 card) using a silver strip between them.

I stamped on to some Birthday sentiment card (again from Kanban), using a much-loved Docrafts candles stamp (partly stamped twice to make it up to 40) and the Happy Birthday, both inked with memento Paris dusk. Candles were coloured with spectrum noir pens. Other bits and pieces were from Kanban kits.

This is for:

Heartful stamping (stamped blessings): anything goes + a stamp
The house that stamps built DCC27: a way with words
Lost coast 46: boys, boys, boys
One crazy stamper February: anything goes
Stempelsonne 198: anything goes
Fashionable stamping 131: anything goes
Little Miss Muffet 182: anything goes

Get ready Minion

This is a simple card I made some time ago for a male birthday, using papers and topper (with the word 'cousin' obliterated digitally before printing) taken from a Minions album purchased in Poundland (worth buying for the papers inside).

This is for:

Kraftin Kimmie 416: movie inspired (Minion movie)
Creative knockouts 232: birthday wishes
Noor February: celebrations
Seize the birthday (didn't use the optional topping)
Bizzy Becs February: anything goes

New life to older card

Having made and blogged a card here in November 2016, I added to it in March for Jorgie's birthday (no idea why I've left it so long to blog ... will soon be time to make one for her 6th birthday next month).

I added a crown sticker on to the original image, the fairy and teddy and, of course, the letters to make it personal for Jorgie.

This is for:

Stempelgarten 70: girly
Cardz 4 gals 64: think pink
DL.ART thankful Thursday 222: pink or red
Creative knockouts 232: birthday wishes
Noor February: celebrations
Seize the birthday (didn't use the optional topping)

Champagne for a special son

This is a commissioned card for a son. Background sentiment card and 'with love' silver foiled card from Kanban, 3D stickers from Hobbycraft.

This is for:

Archi scraps February: bling
Time out 102: photo inspiration

Cupcake inspirations 439: love
Dragonfly journeys 111: love
Crazy challenge 267: love
Simon says Monday: love is in the air
Deep ocean 174: love is all around
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): love is in the air
Aud sentiments 196: Valentine or love
Just us girls 426: love
AnMaCreatief 77: love
Creative inspirations February: love is in the air
Fabrika fantasy 17: love
Paru February: love
613 avenue create 206: anything goes + option: love
Dare 2B artzy February: love
Craft rocket 45: love
Creatalicious 132: anything goes + option: love/anniversary/thinking of you
The male room 78: inspired by television (James Martin's Champagne)
A gem of a challenge 212: heart
Crazy 4 challenges 420: add a heart
Daisy chain 16: add a heart
Noor February: celebrations
Country view February: anything but cute
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
DL.ART February linky