Sunday, 18 February 2018
Wishing you a wonderful birthday
Another card made with Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey supplies, plus a wooden frame and some pearls.
This is for:
Lil patch of crafty friends 76: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 390: anything goes + twist: lots of layers
Noor February: celebrations
Word art Wednesday 322: anything goes
Creative knockouts 233: anything goes
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
To my brother
This was a commissioned card, using offcuts of card from Kanban, red embossed mirror, a couple of little toppers, the large sentiment and a couple of felt buttons:
This is for:
Hiding in my craftroom 340: buttons or bows
Everybody art 419: car/motorcycle/card for a man
Fab n funky 381: babies, children ... or men
Creatalicious 133: anything goes + option: for a boy/man
Noor February: celebrations
Creative knockouts 233: anything goes
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Wishing you a wonderful birthday
This card was made with supplies from Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey kit:
This is for:
Creative knockouts 233: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 76: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 390: anything goes + twist: lots of layers
Crafting with friends 61: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 221: anything goes
Noor February: celebrations
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Saturday, 17 February 2018
Hooked on fishing
Background paper was a magazine freebie - 3D stickers/toppers from Hobbycraft and birthday wishes from Craftwork cards.
Cardz 4 guyz 188: something beginning with L - line
The male room 79: sport (if fishing is a sport?)
Time out 103: hobbies
Everybody art 419: car/motorcycle/card for a man
Fab n funky 381: babies, children ... or men
Creatalicious 133: anything goes + option: for a boy/man
Scribbles designs 62: go for green
Noor February: celebrations
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
A reel hobby
The background paper for this card is some that I bought a few years ago from PDA card and craft (still using up quite a large batch of it), toppers/3D stickers from Hobbycraft and black lace from stash.
This is for:
Cardz 4 guyz 188: something beginning with L - lace
The male room 79: sport (if fishing is a sport?)
Time out 103: hobbies
Everybody art 419: car/motorcycle/card for a man
Fab n funky 381: babies, children ... or men
Creatalicious 133: anything goes + option: for a boy/man
Noor February: celebrations
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Birthday wishes just for you
This is a simple card made with some Kanban music card, with some striped washi tape added and the birthday greeting upcycled from an old card.
This is for:
Scribbles designs 62: go for green
Dream factory 53: Grease - music
Always happy birthday February: CAS
Noor February: celebrations
Word art Wednesday 322: anything goes
Crafting with friends 61: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 221: anything goes
Polka doodles 7: anything goes
The creative crafters 1: anything goes
Sparkles 101: clean and simple
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Art deco screen fold card
This screen fold card was made with Hunkydory supplies for a 60th birthday:
This is for:
Crafting with dragonflies 98: special folds
Ike's world 105: anything goes/hidden desires (Oh, to be 60 again - lol!)
Noor February: celebrations
Word art Wednesday 322: anything goes
Crafting with friends 61: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 221: anything goes
Polka doodles 7: anything goes
QKR stampede 283: anything goes
The creative crafters 1: anything goes
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
CHNC challenge 373
This is my card for my CHNC challenge 373 - 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 'use some green'.
The background paper is from ?? and the other elements from another kit with the Brother sentiment added from stash.
This is also for:
12 months of Christmas February: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 152: anything goes
The holly and the ivy 23: anything Christmas goes
ABC Christmas: C for clean
Winter wonderland: anything Christmas goes
A snowflakes promise 48: anything goes
Scribbles designs 62: go for green
Incy wincy: clean and simple
Sparkles 101: clean and simple
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Thursday, 15 February 2018
To my sister
Not to my sister (because I haven't got one - lol!), but a commissioned card for a sister's birthday, using a piece of background card from Crafting.co.uk, adding an upcycled topper with the flowers the scalloped edged birthday circle and the large 'to my sister' from Kanban. The die cut butterfly has sequins at the centre.
This is for:
Butterfly spot 95: letter P - pink and patterned paper
Bastel-traum: birthday/party
Crafty sentiments: add flowers
Dragonfly dreams: flowers
Double D: sequin challenge
Crafty creations 360: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 193: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 322: anything goes
Noor February: celebrations
4 crafty chicks 390: lots of layers
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Christening card
This is a commissioned christening card using Kanban concept cards kit supplies on a piece of unknown background card:
This is for:
Fab n funky 381: babies, children ... or men
Noor February: celebrations
Monochromatic magic 8: monochrone
Crafty gals corner 159: add a heart
Daisy chain 16: add a heart
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl
This was a commissioned card for a baby girl - I was asked for it to be pink and personalised. The background paper is a 6 x 6 piece cut from a DCWV 12 x 12 with added pieces from my baby things box. The crib was die cut on the Scan n Cut from the Glitc & Glam Scattered lace USB, using a piece of flocked patterned pink paper to give a bit of texture to the card.
This is for:
Simon says Wednesday: add a die cut
Di's digi designs: lots of pink and/or red
Fab n funky 381: babies, children ... or men
Noor February: celebrations
4 crafty chicks 390: lots of layers
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Anyone for golf?
This is another golfing birthday card made with offcuts, unknown topper and sentiment strip/label and a gold bag from a sticker kit:
This is for:
Everybody art 419: car/motorcycle/card for a man
Fab n funky 381: babies, children ... or men
Creatalicious 133: anything goes + option: for a boy/man
The male room 79: sport
Pile it on 139: 3D embellishments
4 crafty chicks 390: lots of layers
Noor February: celebrations
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
CCAYR February challenge: mainly red
This is my design card for Christmas crafts all year round February challenge: mainly red. I'm in the Christmas Belles group so we are posting here today - please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the Belles group. The Gingerbread gals posted at the beginning of February here - please have a look at their lovely designs and join in our challenge there.
This was a commissioned card made in December, but not blogged. The background paper and sentiment topper are from a lovely Craftwork Cards Christmas past collection. The sentiment was computer generated, printed on to Centura pearl white card with a hint of silver - I quickly covered with silver detail embossing powder and heated. This was cut and embossed with a todo die. Doily, crocheted flowers, pearls and felt deer were added from stash.
This is also for:
12 months of Christmas February: anything goes
The merry Christmas 7: anything goes
A vintage journey February: melt it - embossing
Crimbo crackers 152: anything goes
Crafty animals 11: anything goes
2 crafty critter crazies 11: anything goes animals
The cat's pajamas 343: include an animal
Dragonfly dreams February: flowers
Simon says Wednesday: add a die cut
Cut it up 141: layers of love
Die cut divas February: love is in the air
As you like it: favourite way to add a sentiment and why - I like to print on card, die cut/emboss - think it looks professional
Pile it on 139: 3D embellishments
4 crafty chicks 390: lots of layers
Noor February: celebrations
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Happy motoring
This is a card made with various Kanban sentiment cards, aperture topper, cars and sentiment labels:
This is for:
Everybody art 419: car/motorcycle/card for a man
Fab n funky 381: babies, children ... or men
Alphabet: W - wheels
Noor February: celebrations
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Penny's challenge 367
This is my design card for Penny's challenge 367 - please click on the link to see the lovely crafting by the rest of the team and we hope you will join in our 'anything goes' challenge.
I used the lovely All Dressed up ballet shoes - I coloured the red digitally in Microsoft Paint and the rest of the colouring with spectrum noir pens once I'd printed and cut the image. The background was free from the internet here. Felt buttons and bow from stash.
This is also for:
Little red wagon 432: shades of red
The paper shelter 326: decorate it
Craftaholics R us 7: red
DL.ART thankful Thursday 222: pink or red
Di's digi designs: lots of pink and/or red
Crazy challenge 268: girl power
Sweet stampin: girly
Incy wincy: clean and simple
Ike's world 105: anything goes/hidden desires .... to be able to ballet dance
Digi choosday 7: anything goes
Crafty creations 360: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 193: anything goes
PDE 7: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 322: anything goes
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Dad you're amazing
This is a commissioned Father's Day card (yes, it was for last year, but not blogged) using papers and decoupaged toppers from The Works, with an offcut of sporty squares.
This is for:
The male room 79: sport
Lost coast 46: boys, boys, boys
Pile it on 139: 3D embellishments
Fab n funky 381: babies, children ... or men
Noor February: celebrations
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Birthday golf
This is another commissioned card for a golfer, using up offcuts of card and paper, mainly Hunkydory with the golfer silhouette and other bits and pieces, including the addition of some gold trim.
This is for:
The male room 79: sport
Lost coast 46: boys, boys, boys
Make my Monday 64: going around in circles
Just for fun: silhouettes
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Pooh bear for Ralph
A commissioned card for a one-year old's birthday, using some magazine freebie paper as background, the repeated sentiment piece of card upcycled, the lovely 3D Pooh toppers, alphabet stickers and the yummy little shaker circles from Paperchase.
This is for:
Noor February: celebrations
Fab n funky 381: babies, children ... or men
Crafty animals 11: anything goes
Make my Monday 64: going around in circles
Inspiration destination 144: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Sorry for your loss
This card was made with a mix of Kanban and Hunkydory supplies:
This is for:
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
Dragonfly dreams February: flowers
Artistic inspirations 193: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 61: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
Play it cool
For this 8 x 8 I used a background from Daphne's Dairy, adding the delicious ice cream houses (think it was from another mag, but can't remember), bunting, padded cherries and strawberries from stash and the beautifully cute bear is one that I won from Leinzlove Tear Bears challenge for May 2016 (you can read about it here). I loved this so much that I never wanted to use her, but decided in the end that it would be good to add to this card. (Sadly, the Leinzlove challenges stopped a while back ... I miss them).
This is for:
Pinspirational 209:

Papercraft challenges 5: sweets for my sweet
Tuesday throwdown 379: sweets for my sweet
Oddball February: cute or die
International art & soul 26: texture (plenty of different textures on the bear)
Crafty animals 11: anything goes
Pile it on 139: 3D embellishments
Cute as a button 41: anything goes + option: spring (ice cream weather - lol!)
Ike's world 105: anything goes/hidden desires .... to enjoy some of that lovely ice cream!
Artistic inspirations 193: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 61: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Inspiration destination 143: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu February: anything goes
To the one I love
Card for a man to give to a lady (perhaps for tomorrow? - lol!), using background paper from Crafty Individuals, ribbons and elements from a Hunkydory kit, as well as the computer generated 'to the one I love'.
This is for:
Pinspirational 209:

Papercraft challenges 5: sweets for my sweet
Tuesday throwdown 379: sweets for my sweet
Art impressions 225: sweet treats
Cupcake inspirations 439: love
Dragonfly journeys 111: love
Cards in envy: love you so much
Use your stuff 299: love is all around
Deep ocean 174: love is all around
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): love is in the air
Moo mania & more: love - Valentines
The paper shelter 325: for the one you love
Simon says Wednesday: it must be 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
Paru February: love
Pearly sparkles 25: love, love, 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
Always fun 45: Valentines
Artistic inspirations 193: anything goes + option: be my Valentine
CCEE 1808: Valentine's day
Creative Friday 198: be my Valentine
Crafting with dragonflies 97: Valentine/romantic
Scrap from your heart 18: mother's day/Valentine
Broiwn sugar 275: Valentine day
The cutie pie 120: Valentines or mums
Noor February: celebrations
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