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Sunday, 23 August 2020

60th birthday


Another CAS card, with stripes and gold hears with a raised centrepiece, with numerals and the birthday greeting circle.


This is for:

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
DL.ART thankful Thursday 265: birthday
Krafty chicks 521: CAS
My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Creative knockouts 364: something to say
Everybody art 473: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

To a brilliant grandson


This was a commissioned card to a grandson, using Kanban sentiment papers behind a print out for a 'computer cloud'.



This is for:

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration

The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Krafty chicks 521: CAS
My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Aud sentiments 258: anything goes + a sentiment
Everybody art 473: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

On your retirement


Another CAS card made some time ago, using a piece of a Kanban paper with the addition of the sentiment panel and three butterflies.


This is for:

Ike's world 135: T is for three of a kind/anything goes - three butterflies
Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Aud sentiments 258: anything goes + a sentiment
Krafty chicks 521: CAS
My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Everybody art 473: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Thinking of you


Two very CAS cards made some time ago, each being cut from a larger piece of Kanban card with the addition of the silver foiled sentiment panels.



These are for:

Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Krafty chicks 521: CAS
My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Everybody art 473: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Saturday, 22 August 2020

Have a great day


A quick and simple card using an offcut piece of paper, a topper from a Create and Craft set and a dymo letratag greeting on a white card blank.



This is for:

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration

The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Krafty chicks 521: CAS
My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dress up birthday


This was made a while ago for a six-year old's birthday, using the lovely Stampendous 'dress up' inked with memento tuxedo black, stamped on to pink paper with circles (difficult to see here) and coloured with spectrum noir pens with glitter, with various offcuts of fairy fantasy papers (think they are Bo Bunny, but not sure), with the addition of the numeral and letters and birthday sentiment. Everything was matted on to a pink card blank with white circles.



This is for:

Crafty friends 143: fairies & fantasy
The fairy and unicorn August: anything goes (fantasy)
Path of positivity 82: exploring the fantastical 
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Sparkles 131: at least 3 patterned papers
Paperbabe stamps 126: anything goes
Polka doodle 34: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
Shopping our stash 427: pile it on - layers

Peacock birthday wishes


A card made a while ago using papers from a magazine, die cutting the lovely peacock (a magazine freebie) with an offcut piece and using a wooden frame from The Works, backing this with another piece of magazine papers, with the addition of the Happy Birthday sticker.






This is for:

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
DL.ART thankful Thursday 265: birthday
Crafty animals 41: anything goes
Papercraft 61: animals
Sparkles 131: at least 3 patterned papers
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Pink and yellow birthday


A birthday card made recently with a piece of Bo Bunny paper as background, a Hunkydory topper backed with an offcut of paper, butterfly and flowers from Hobbycraft, with the dymo letratag sentiment.


This is for:

Creative sketchy girls: butterflies
Crafter's cafe 249: dots and/or stripes
Aud sentiments 258: anything goes + a sentiment
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

CHNC challenge 504


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 504 -  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  'embossing (wet or dry)'.


Five CAS cards using a Crafter's Companion embossing folder with self adhesive copper sheets from Create and Craft matted on to white card blanks.




These are for:


12 months link up 68: anything goes

Christmas crafts all round August: use autumn colours
Crimbo crackers 213: anything goes
The paper girls 206: emboss like a boss
Cute card Thursday 648: embossing
Krafty chicks 521: CAS
My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Friday, 21 August 2020

For a young cyclist


A commissioned or a cyclist living in Holland using a piece of  unknown background paper with the Hunkydory topper decoupaged.



This is for:

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Garden time



This card is for the same recipient as the last one, once again using the Kanban The Allotment supplies. I used a piece of the vellume, securing it with brads in the corners.



Inside - to cover up the legs of the brads:




This is for:

Creative Friday 262: garden time

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Scribbles 91: the great outdoors
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Happy birthday, brother-in-law


A commissioned card for a birthday a couple of weeks ago - an 8 x 8 card, using supplies from Kanban The Allotment, printing the sentiment and die cutting/embossing with a Spellbinders die.



inside:



This is for:

Creative Friday 262: garden time
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Scribbles 91: the great outdoors
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Movie night


A while ago I was commissioned to make a card for a grandson who is into media, film, techie etc so I used a filmstrip die which cut and embossed the dark grey vellum - all other bits were from Hobbycraft and the sentiment pieces were done on my dymo letratag.



The card opened to see the back:


This is for:

Daring cardmakers: picture perfect
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Cut it up 207: old school - I've had the die and the vellum for years
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Thursday, 20 August 2020

New home card


This was a commissioned card a while ago, using Hunkydory supplies. I cut the piece that would normally be on the front of the card and added the other shape. The piece across the base of the stand up piece was decoupaged.



I added a strut at the back so that it could stand:


This is for:

Creatalicious 193: anything goes + option: anything but square or rectangle
Crafty cardmakers 261: lots of layers
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Happy birthday, sister


A commissioned card made some time ago, with paper from My Paper Stash quintessential country garden backgrounds and other pieces from Hunkydory and Kanban.

This is for:

Creations in pink 25: anything goes in mainly pink
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Pink teddy for first birthday


A commissioned card made some time ago using a teddy bear digital image, coloured with spectrum noir pens, various papers from my offcuts, grosgrain ribbon and bows, the lovely flowers from The Works and the sentiment generated on my dymo letratag.


This is for:

Creations in pink 25: anything goes in mainly pink
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Crafty animals 41: anything goes
Crafty cardmakers 261: lots of layers
Ike's world 135: T is for three of a kind/anything goes - three flowers
Creative craft cottage 132: ribbon, lace and/or pearls
Penny's 478: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 453: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Roses for rose


This was a commissioned birthday card for a 90 year old, named Rose, so  I thought, what better than to use roses on the card.

I used one of my favourite stamps by Magenta, inking with memento tuxedo black  and colouring with spectrum noir pens. I cut into the four squares and mounting on to a piece of magazine freebie paper. I used another piece to add to the cut off edge of the A5 card, using a Martha Stewart Happy Birthday punch. The sentiment strips were done on my dymo letratag. I added a matching piece of paper inside.


Inside:


This is for:

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Retro rubber 141: anything goes - I've had this lovely stamp much longer than a year
Penny's 478: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 453: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

All pink


A commissioned card made a while ago with magazine freebie paper background, doilies, large Papermania flowers with the second one cut down, with the organza one in the middle, pearls at the corners and the greetings made on my dymo letratag.



This is for:

Cardz 4 galz:123: monochrome
Creations in pink 25: anything goes in mainly pink
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Crafty cardmakers 261: lots of layers
Shopping our stash 427: pile it on
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Wednesday, 19 August 2020

A harvest basket of flowers


A birthday card made recently, using some card that I purchased at a craft fair - light brown with gold circles - as you can see I used it inside as well as on the front of the scallop edged A5 side opening card blank. The lovely flowers are decoupaged and into the basket with the ribbon died at the top, with just the addition of the birthday greeting. I love that big sunflower ... well, I love all of the flowers.


This is for:

Double D: sunflowers
Mod squad: garden harvest
Artsy stamper 22: fall flowers
If you give a crafter a cookie: 148:
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Penny's 478: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 453: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes


More fantasy


Another fantasy themed birthday card for a sweet girl. I've used a couple of pieces of paper from my offcuts box. I've been trying to remember where the centre one came from - it's double sided and I think might be Bo Bunny - perhaps someone can tell me). The other paper is very glittery. Some 3D stickers were added and the sentiment and Charlotte's name.


This is for:

The fairy and unicorn August: anything goes (fantasy)
Path of positivity 82: exploring the fantastical 
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Penny's 478: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 453: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes

Fantasy birthday


This is a commissioned card made recently for a two year old. All pieces of paper are from my offcuts box and stickers from Poundland. Just added the numeral and name and the card was finished.



This is for:

Pixie's snippets 384
The fairy and unicorn August: anything goes (fantasy)
Path of positivity 82: exploring the fantastical 
Incy wincy: mermaids and/or sea colours
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Everybody art 473: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes
Crafting happiness 62: anything goes