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

Ruby wedding anniversary

A commissioned ruby wedding anniversary card, using an embossing folder to create the background with red mirror card, and another folder to create the embossing on the matt silver card. The red and white flowers with hessian and pearl centres were from Poundland some time ago and the sentiment panel, numeral square and hearts from stash.

This is for:

Di's digi designs: weddings, anniveraries ...
Brown sugar 279: wedding or party
CCEE 1822: embossing folders
Tuesday throwdown 394: create your own background
The paper shelter 345: flower power
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 to a special sister

This is a commissioned 8 x 8 card. The background and the matted paper on to the green card was from an edition of Daphne's Diary.The organza flowers with rosebud centres and the yellow roses (Anna Griffin) and birds were from stash.

This is for:

AAA cards 116: birthday
MFT birthday project
CAS-ual Friday 133: birthday card

Crafty friends 85: happy birthday
Always happy birthday June: anything goes + option: summer birthday
Crafty sentiments: summer
Aud sentiments 204: summer
Cute card Thursday 532: hello summer
Dragonfly journeys 119: somewhere over the rainbow
Make my Monday 72: go green - upcycle - papers upcycled from Daphne's Diary magazine
The paper shelter 345: flower power
PDE 22: flowers
2 crafty critter crazies 15: anything goes
Creative inspirations May: clean & simple (or fussy & fancy)
A gem of a challenge 220: use three of something (birds)
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Polka doodles 22: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 48: anything goes
Love to craft 23: 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

Male birthday

This is a card for a man's birthday. Background papers are from my offcuts box - originally magazine freebies. The Happy birthday sentiment strip and large square sentiment were from Kanban.

This is for:

AAA cards 116: birthday
MFT birthday project
CAS-ual Friday 133: birthday card

Crafty friends 85: happy birthday
Always happy birthday June: birthday anything goes
Simon says Monday: masculine
Try stamping - or not - on Tuesday: masculine card
Digistamps4Joy 149: anything goes + option: for the men in your life
Simply create too 139: for a male
Pearly sparkles 29: masculine - male
Scrapping 4 fun 116: anything goes with dots and stripes
Creative inspirations May: clean & simple (or fussy & fancy)
Country view crafts June: the written word - add text
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Polka doodles 22: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 48: anything goes
Love to craft 23: 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

CHNC challenge 388

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 388 -  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 'include a bear'.

This is also for:

12 months link up 42
The merry Christmas 22: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 159: anything goes
A snowflakes promise 51: anything goes
My time to craft 372: holidays
Christmas with the cuties: festive furry friends
Fab n funky 396: for a child
Cute n crafty 1: bear theme
Jo's  scrap shack funday 236: anything goes
Creative moments 144: anything goes  + option: animals
Sparkles Christmas 89: Santa
Hiding in my craft room 355: use 4 colours - green, gold, beige, red
Crafty animals 15: anything goes
Ecelectic Ellapu June: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 405: anything goes
Polka doodles 22: anything goes
Creatalicious 140: anything goes
Inspiration destination 151: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 48: anything goes
Love to craft 23: 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