Hope you have a purrfect birthday

A simple card for a purrfect birthday wish. I can't remember where the lovely cat came from - I've had him in my stash for ages - added the gems and bow and mounted on some PDA card and craft paper, with the sentiment generated on my dymo letratag.

This is for:

Creative moments 144: anything goes + option: animals
2 crafty critter crazies 15: anything goes with an animal
Crafty animals 15: anything goes
Fabrika fantasy 21: animals
MFT birthday project
Country view crafts June: the written word - add text
Crafty sentiments: strass and/or pearls
The paper shelter 342: letters or numbers
Papercraft challenges 13: children (card for a child)
The male room 87: little boys (card for a small boy)

Crafting by designs: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams June: anything goes

Word art Wednesday 338: anything goes

Le-Ann's world 101 3: anything goes
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Rose with lace

This is similar to the previous card shown, but this time I've only used the left hand side of the rose stamp by Magenta, heat embossed and coloured with spectrum noir sparkle pen, mounted on to hot pink and black and then on to the hot pink card blank, with the black lace rub on.

This is for:

Addicted to stamps 165: black and white/option of one other colour

Heartful stamping (stamped blessings): anything goes + a stamp

Stamping sensations June: anything goes

Craft stamper take it make it June: anything goes

Fashionable stamping 135: floral

Little red wagon 449: a rose by any other name

Scrap and craft inspiration June: DIY flowers

Aurora wings: joyous occasion

MFT birthday project

Ike's world 109: anything goes/June is busting out all over

Colour crazy 22: anything goes

Sheepski 15: embellish it or clean and simple

Color inspiration link up 35

Monochrome magic 11: monochrome with twist: no patterned papers

Get creative 70: monochromatic

Inspiration destination 152: anything goes + twist: use a real stamp

Pammie's inky pinkies 1822: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams June: anything goes

Crafting by designs: anything goes

Word art Wednesday 338: anything goes

Le-Ann's world 101 3: anything goes
QKR stampede 298: anything goes
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Simply roses

This is a card I made some time ago using the beautiful large rose stamp by Magenta. I stamped, heat embossed with black powder and coloured with a spectrum noir sparkle pen (shame that the photo doesn't show the sparkle). I cut into four pieces and mounted on to an offcut of black card. The background of the hot pink card blank was randomly stamped with a little rose stamp I've had for years and heat embossed with black powder.

This is for:

Addicted to stamps 165: black and white/option of one other colour

Heartful stamping (stamped blessings): anything goes + a stamp

Stamping sensations June: anything goes

Craft stamper take it make it June: anything goes

Fashionable stamping 135: floral

Simon says Monday: all things bright and beautiful

As you like it: flora or fauna and why - simply flowers can make a beautiful card

Little red wagon 449: a rose by any other name

The crafty addicts 49: anything goes + option: say it with flowers

Scrap and craft inspiration June: DIY flowers

Ike's world 109: anything goes/June is busting out all over

Aurora wings: joyous occasion

MFT birthday project

Colour crazy 22: anything goes

Sheepski 15: embellish it or clean and simple

Color inspiration link up 35

Monochrome magic 11: monochrome with twist: no patterned papers

Get creative 70: monochromatic

Classic design team 26: anything goes

Inspiration destination 152: anything goes + twist: use a real stamp

Cardz tv 50: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams June: anything goes

Pammie's inky pinkies 1822: anything goes

Lemon shortbread 69: anything goes

Through the craftroom door: anything goes

Crafting by designs: anything goes

Penny's 383: anything goes

Word art Wednesday 338: anything goes

A perfect time to craft 6: anything goes

Love to craft 23: anything goes

The paper nest dolls June: anything goes

Le-Ann's world 101 3: anything goes
QKR stampede 298: anything goes
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

What's on your workdesk? Wednesday 470

It seems ages since I've linked to WOYWW. So this is for today's WOYWW 470. It's difficult these days to find much time to craft and I've been trying over quite a period of time to really sort my craft stuff, free up some space by giving some stuff away that I know I'm not going to use. I've almost finished sorting everything and labelled quite a few of my boxes, but need to finish this task ... I never quite get that far, which I find frustrating because I like everything to be organised.

Quite a lot of my time is taken up caring from John, including regular hospital visits, some of which take all day because of having to have hospital transport both ways, which involves quite a lot of waiting around, so crafting does have to be fitted in as and when ...very difficult at times.

I thought I'd show some of my craft room now, including my desk.

On the left, some cards that were made a while ago - need to be blogged. On the right, some labels ready to go on boxes, a pile of things to give away. In the corner is our freezer (small kitchen and wanted a dishwasher, so freezer is in here, but is hardly noticeable. I haven't got the Shreddies box in here for breakfast - it's to house my paper rubbish for recycling.

My trolleys of Really Useful Boxes - some still need labelling:

Inside a cupboard:

Handy little trolley:

Inside the bottom of a wardrobe: - the drawers are full of boxes:

I'm off now to explore what everyone else is showing today for WOYWW 470 - if you haven't done already, why not take a few photos and show what's on your desk today.

Peace, love and joy

A Christmas card made with papers from Craftwork Cards Christmas past papers and a Bugaboo Stamps image.

This is for:

Catch the bug: anything goes
12 months link up 42
Merry Monday 293: Christmas angels
Crimbo crackers 159: anything goes
Pile it on 143: all sorts of holidays
My time to craft 372: holidays
Happy little stampers: Christmas: anything goes + option: joy
Country view crafts June: the written word - add text
Creative craft cottage digi creations 93: anything goes
Le-Ann's world 101 3: anything goes
Digi choosday 23: anything goes
QKR stampede 298: anything goes
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes

For a teacher

This is a commissioned A5 tent style card for a granddaughter who is a teacher. I used a digital 'blackboard' image, filling in the teacher's name. I generated the granddaughter sentiment on computer and printed. The teacher sticker is a Joleen one, apple and glittered stars from stash. I used a couple of off cuts of music and hearts paper on both the front and the inside, where I matted a greeting.

This is for:

Moving along with the times 72: black & white + one colour only
Alphabet: E for ebony
Crafty catz 419: anything goes + option: black and white
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): she's got the look (of a teacher!)
MFT birthday project
Country view crafts June: the written word - add text
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Happy birthday for a football fan

This is a commissioned A5 card I made a while ago, featuring football papers (Paper Nation and PDA card and craft paper and Kanban) and decoupaged toppers.

This is for:

Pinspirational 217:

Crafty cardmakers 213: for a man/boy
Dream valley 180: for man or boy
Try stampin on Tuesday or not: masculine card
Tuesday throwdown 395: what a guy
MFT birthday project
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes

Pink and green birthday

This card was commissioned for a friend to give to her friend ... something bright and cheerful. The band across the background is actually a free piece of wallpaper frieze that I've upcycled. The beautiful 3D flowers and leaves were from an Anna Griffin kit bought long ago and the sentiment oval was from Kanban.

This is for:

MFT birthday project
Creative inspirations May: clean & simple (or fussy & fancy)
Unstampabelles 80: flowers and more flowers
Simon says Monday: all things bright and beautiful
Dare 2 B artzy June: bright colours
Make my Monday 72: go green - upcycle
Everybody art 427: recycle
Cute card Thursday 532: hello summer
Lemon shortbread 69: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 58: anything goes
Catch the bug: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 6: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 52: anything goes
Love to craft 23: anything goes
Your scrapbook place June: anything goes
The paper nest dolls June: anything goes
Ike's world 109: anything goes/June is busting out all over
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Happy birthday, twin boys

Commissioned cards for twin boys who are mad about these (back later to say what they are ... have forgotten for the moment - doh!) I added the Happy Birthday and names digitally, printed, mounted on to mirror card and then the white card blanks.

Update: thank you, Julie, for letting me know that they are PJ Masks, just couldn't think of it when I blogged these.

These are for:

Papercraft challenges 13: children
Fab n funky 396: for a child
Crafty cardmakers 213: for a man/boy
Dream valley 180: for man or boy
Try stampin on Tuesday or not: masculine card
Tuesday throwdown 395: what a guy
The fairy and unicorn June: anything mythical/mystical
Creative craft cottage digi creations 93: anything goes
Digi choosday 23: anything goes
MFT birthday project

Best wishes

This is another of those cards made from a magazine freebie kit, with a pale blue background and decoupaged flowers.

Colours for Incy wincy inspiration:

This is also for:

Creative inspirations May: clean & simple (or fussy & fancy)
Unstampabelles 80: flowers and more flowers
Simon says Monday: all things bright and beautiful
Dare 2 B artzy June: bright colours
Cute card Thursday 532: hello summer
Lil patch of crafty friends 83: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 209: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 69: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 58: anything goes
Catch the bug: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 6: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 52: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 48: anything goes
Love to craft 23: anything goes
Your scrapbook place June: anything goes
The paper nest dolls June: anything goes
Ike's world 109: anything goes/June is busting out all over
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

For a sister

A commissioned A5 card made a while ago, using a lovely background of flowers with added 3D chipboard sparkly K & Co flowers, mounted on to blue gingham, with the large Kanban sentiment.

This is for:

Creative inspirations May: clean & simple (or fussy & fancy)
Simon says Monday: all things bright and beautiful
Dare 2 B artzy June: bright colours
Unstampabelles 80: flowers and more flowers + twist: bling it up
Craftaholics 22: gingham
Kreativeinkauf 63: wood/board - chipboard
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes

Have a fantastic birthday

Another card made with a piece of Crafty Individuals beach paper, rub ons top and bottom and the lighthouse and boat stickers, plus sentiment.

Sorry about the flash light on the boat (can't take another photo now as card has gone).

This is just another card that I made in recent weeks and didn't have time to blog.

This is for:

Do-Al(l) Kreatives 18: country colours - our British flag is red, white and blue
MFT birthday project
CAS-ual Friday 133: birthday card

Creative inspirations May: clean & simple or fussy & fancy
Always fun 61: summer fun
Cute n crafty 2: summer theme
Cute card Thursday 532: hello summer
Fussy & fancy 213: summer fling
Friendship challenge 30: summer day
Sasayaki glitter June: summer fun
Card mania 105: nautical
Hobby horse 96: sea breeze
Sunsational June: beach theme
My time to craft 372: holidays
CRAFT 470: come play outside
Just us girls 443: outside
Cards in envy: let's hear it for the boys! (card is flat enough for normal post)
Try stampin on Tuesday or not: masculine card
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes

No sentiment

A simple card made with Kanban supplies, except the pearlescent mat under the frame.

This is for:

2 sisters on the blog 16: use at least three of the colours - the first three:

Creative inspirations May: clean & simple (or fussy & fancy)
Monochrome magic 11: monochrome
Get creative 70: monochromatic
Simon says Monday: all things bright and beautiful
Unstampabelles 80: flowers and more flowers + twist: bling it up
Crafting with dragonflies 105: the colour purple
Crafting from the heart 209: anything goes
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes

Happy birthday

This is a simple card made with a pale pink background on to a white card blank with decoupaged flowers from a magazine freebie kit.

This is for:

Crazy for CAS 7: lift the card
The flower challenge 21: use a previous challenge: I chose challenge 14: CAS
AAA cards 116: birthday

Wishing you a happy birthday

A simple card, suitable for male or female, using an offcut of striped paper from a scrapbook set, sentiment card in the middle from Kanban and an offcut Basic Grey paper on the right.

Colours for House of cards June photo inspiration:

This is for:

Pixie's snippets 327
MFT birthday project
CAS-ual Friday 133: birthday card

Creative inspirations May: clean & simple or fussy & fancy
Monochrome magic 11: monochrome
Get creative 70: monochromatic
Pearly sparkles 29: masculine
Cards in envy: let's hear it for the boys! (card is flat enough for normal post)
Try stampin on Tuesday or not: masculine card
Digistamps4Joy 149: anything goes + option: for the men in your life
Country view crafts June: the written word - add text
Crafting from the heart 209: anything goes
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes

Christmas angel

A darling little 3D angel on to a plaid background with the addition of a Dovecraft 'magic of Christmas' oncertina embellishment, twine, bow and greeting, all mounted on to a green card blank.

This is for:

12 months link up 42
Merry Monday 293: Christmas angels
Crimbo crackers 159: anything goes
A snowflakes promise 51: anything goes
Pile it on 143: all sorts of holidays
My time to craft 372: holidays
613 avenue create 210: anything goes + option: buttons and bows
Lil patch of crafty friends 83: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 209: anything goes
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 236: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes

Seaside birthday

Another card using a background paper from Crafty Individuals beach collection, with stickers from Hobbycraft, a piece of rub on boats across the top, with the felt lace added.

This is for:

MFT birthday project
CAS-ual Friday 133: birthday card

Creative inspirations May: clean & simple or fussy & fancy
Always fun 61: summer fun
Sasayaki glitter June: summer fun
Fussy & fancy 213: summer fling
Card mania 105: nautical
Hobby horse 96: sea breeze
Sunsational June: beach theme
Cute card Thursday 532: hello summer
Sognando scrap 56: holiday summer
Friendship challenge 30: summer day
My time to craft 372: holidays
Just us girls 443: outside
Cards in envy: let's hear it for the boys! (card is flat enough for normal post)
Try stampin on Tuesday or not: masculine card
Digistamps4Joy 149: anything goes + option: for the men in your life
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
Pearly sparkles 29: masculine
Simply create too 139: for a male
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes

Lazy summer birthday

This is a quick card made with a piece of Crafty Individuals beach paper with various sticker elements and a Craftwork cards birthday sentiment.

This is for:

MFT birthday project
CAS-ual Friday 133: birthday card

Crafty friends 85: happy birthday
Creative inspirations May: clean & simple or fussy & fancy
Hobby horse 96: sea breeze
Sparkles 104: sea shells
Sunsational June: beach theme
Aud sentiments 204: summer
Cute card Thursday 532: hello summer
Sognando scrap 56: holiday summer
Just us girls 443: outside
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes

Happy birthday deer daughter

I've shown a few cards yesterday/today ... it looks as if I've been busy crafting, but I have to say that I've done nothing atm - the cards I'm showing were made in recent weeks, but I've had no time to show them.

So, here is another commissioned card for a daughter who loves deer, hence the sparkly glittered deer from The Works bottom left.Everything else was from Kanban kits, except the background striped paper which was part of an 8 x 8 scrapbook kit.

Strange quirk of the photo - the happy birthday panel looks blue as opposed to the brown of the rest of the card ... but it was brown as well ... can't take another photo because the card has gone.

This is for:

MFT birthday project
CAS-ual Friday 133: birthday card

Crafty friends 85: happy birthday
Creative inspirations May: clean & simple or fussy & fancy
Monochrome magic 11: monochrome
The paper shelter 345: flower power
As you like it: flora or fauna and why - love using flowers on cards, but animals too, hence both on here
Creative moments 144: anything goes + option: animals
2 crafty critter crazies 15: anything goes
Crafty animals 15: anything goes
Fabrika fantasy 21: animals
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Glitz and glamour

This is an A5 commissioned card for a granddaughter who loves fashion. The background sentiment papers were from Paper Nation. The decoupaged lady and the flowers etc were also from Paper Nation.

This is for:

Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): she's got the look
MFT birthday project
CAS-ual Friday 133: birthday card

Crafty friends 85: happy birthday
Creative inspirations May: clean & simple or fussy & fancy
Country view crafts June: the written word - add text
Lil patch of crafty friends 83: anything goes
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 236: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 6: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 52: anything goes
Your scrapbook place June: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

In the garden

A simple card with a background upcycled from a walpaper sample, with elements by Kanban including the lovely frame die cut around the peaceful garden topper.

This is for:

The male room 86: gardening
Aud sentiments 204: summer
Cute card Thursday 532: hello summer
Make my Monday 72: go green - upcycle
Ike's world 108: anything goes/monochrome
Monochrome magic 11: monochrome
Just us girls 443: outside
2 sisters on the blog 16: use at least three of the colours - the last three:

Creative inspirations May: clean & simple (or fussy & fancy)
Lil patch of crafty friends 83: anything goes
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 69: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky