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Wednesday, 5 August 2020

Congratulations ...


... on your graduation.

 This is the latest card I made yesterday, commissioned by a neighbour. It was one of those cards where I knew what I wanted to achieve, but couldn't quite get it how I wanted it. I spent time with another free png image with a mortar board and scroll, but whatever I did the black didn't come out printed well, it was a bit stripey ... whatever I tried to do ... it looked OK on screen, but not when printed out.

 I persevered and found this free png image on the internet and digitally brought it to the front over the repeated words that I'd already created, adding the 'on your graduation'.

 From the beginning of thinking through the card I knew I wanted to use the Congratulations edgeable die, another in the gemini set from Crafter' Companion. I cut this using a piece of red mirror card.

 I was pleased with the result and so was my neighbour.

This is for:

 Dies R us 150: just desserts - I've interpreted the challenge as the person graduating is getting their 'just desserts' from all the effort put in
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): words/or numbers
Little red wagon 561: happy days
Simon says Wednesday: use your favourite tool - my Gemini die cutting machine (one of my favourite tools)
Digi choosday 31: anything goes
Jan's digital August: anything goes
LeAnn's world 101 29: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Penny's 477: anything goes
Cardz TV 120: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 78: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: anything goes
Pearly sparkles 54: anything goes
Your scrapbook place August: anything goes
Love to craft 49: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Dare 2 B artzy August: anything goes
Crafty creations 412: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Christmas in green


Once again the other day I used the lovely Papermania Urban Home by Christmas stamp which I inked with memento cottage ivy and, this time, I didn't heat emboss - stamped directly on to the card blank. I just added the washi tape top and bottom.

 This is a large stamp so I used my Rare Earth load n fold so that I could re-ink if any bits weren't stamped well - it's good to be able to do that.

This is for:

 Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
Shopping our stash 426: KISS
Paperminutes 652: direct to paper
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): words/or numbers
613 avenue create 236: anything goes + option: use washi
12 months link up 68: anything goes
Merry little Christmas 25: anything Christmas goes
QKR stampede 402: anything goes
The artistic stamper August: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
Krafty chicks 518: anything goes
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For a film enthusiast


This is a  commissioned card I made some time ago, using the rub on filmstrip and 3D stickers from Hobbycraft all matted on to the big digital image that had been printed out.


This is for:

Simon says Monday: happy birthday
Ellibelle's crafty Wednesday August: something beginning with B: birthday, blue
Crafty calendar August: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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With sympathy


For this card I used one of my favourite Penny Black stamps which I always think goes well on a sympathy card. I randomly stamped the sparklers stamp inked with memento grape jello on to a piece of textured card, matting this on to the white card blank. I then used the same stamp inked with versamark and heat embossed with detail white on to the square of purple card. The sentiment stamp was from Hobbycraft inked with the grape jelly again.

This is for:

 Penny black and friends August: anything goes
Double trouble 63: embossing
Mix it up 40: anything goes + embossing
Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
De Egel 104: no designer paper
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Classic design team 8: anything goes
A gem of a challenge 16: anything goes
QKR stampede 402: anything goes
The artistic stamper August: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 451: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Tuesday, 4 August 2020

Happy annivesary


A commissioned card I made some time ago for a son and daughter-in-law. Silver and gold foiled sentiment card with the unknown pieces of paper down the middle and stickers from Hobbycraft.

This is for:

 The paper players 502: wedding/anniversary
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
Krafty chicks 518: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 8: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes
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Birth of twins


A commissioned card that I made some time ago, but didn't show on my blog. Background papers by Kanban and all the 3d stickers from  Poundland. I printed the sentiment on to a piece of Crafter's Companion Centura pearl which gave me enough time to throw on some detail silver powder and heat emboss. Than I cut and embossed with a todo die.



Inside:

This is for:

 Always fun 174: embossing powders
Double trouble 63: embossing
Mix it up 40: anything goes + embossing
DL.ART thankful Thursday 264: animals
Moving along with the times 121: elephants
Crafty animals 41: anything goes (with animals)
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Happy birthday 4 year old


A commissioned card made recently for a 4 year old boy, using lovely Hunkydory supplies. Hard to see here, but the top bit says 'Hope you have a day filled with lots of fun). There's lots of gold foiling, although not all shows up here:

This is for:

 Love to scrap 136: for the kids
Just us girls 547: travel
Simon says Monday: happy birthday
Use your stuff 402: family fun
Allsorts 583/4: make it masculine
DL.ART thankful Thursday 264: animals
Animal friends 89: hippos
Crafty animals 41: anything goes (with animals)
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): words/or numbers
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Christmas in red


Very similar to the previous card, this time the Papermania Urban Home by Christmas stamp was inked in red and heat embossed with clear detail powder - straight on to the card blank. Once again, a small Kanban topper was added.

I tried to show the lovely gloss that the embossing has produced, but very difficult to see this in a photo.

This is for:

Always fun 174: embossing powders
Double trouble 63: embossing
Mix it up 40: anything goes + embossing
Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
Paperminutes 652: direct to paper
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): words/or numbers
12 months link up 68: anything goes + option: shimmer & shine
Merry little Christmas 25: anything Christmas goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
A gem of a challenge 16: anything goes
Fab n funky 492: Christmas
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Monday, 3 August 2020

Home by Christmas


Another one layer card made by inking the Papermania Urban Home by Christmas stamp with versmark and heat embossing with detail gold powder. I added a white and silver snowflake from Italian Options at the top left and bottom right, but they don't really show up here. The embossing powder has really made the image so lovely and glossy - difficult for the camera to pick up, but I took the photo at a angle so at least a bit of it shows up. The little square topper is an old one from Kanban.

This is for:

 Always fun 174: embossing powders
Double trouble 63: embossing
Mix it up 40: anything goes + embossing
Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
12 months link up 68: anything goes + option: shimmer & shine
Merry little Christmas 25: anything Christmas goes
A gem of a challenge 16: anything goes
Le-Ann's world 101 29: anything goes
Fab n funky 492: Christmas
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Get well soon


A get well card suitable for a man with a background piece of unknown paper, the lovely harbour boats topper and the Kanban sentiment.

This is for:

 Cardz 4 guyz 250: get well wishes
Allsorts 583/4: make it masculine
Cupcake insprations 499: nautical
Scrapping 4 fun 172: ocean
Country view August: I do like to be beside the seaside
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Thank you


Another thank you card made by die cutting with the Crafter's Companion gemini edgeable, this time adding two strips of washi tape at the top of the lovely burgundy card blank.

This is for:

 613 avenue create 236: anything goes + option: use washi
Make my Monday 128: clean and simple
Die cut divas August: flowers
Creative craft cottage 131: add a flower/flowers
Paperminutes 651: thank you
Creatalicious 192: anything goes + option: thank you
Lil patch of crafty friends 139: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Belated birthday wishes


For this card I used one of my favourite stamps by Magenta (I don't use it often enough), inked with momento tuxedo black and coloured with spectrum pencils. The background was created with a couple of Hunkydory prism ink pads. Sentiment and butterflies added from stash.

This is for:

 Kleuren met Potloden July: anything goes (using colouring pencils)
Little red wagon 560: give us your background
Aud sentiments 256: things with wings + sentiment
Penny Black and more at Allsorts August: say it with flowers
Creative craft cottage 131: add a flower/flowers
Pammie's inky pinkies 2031: anything goes
Colour crazy 30: anything goes
Sheepski 41: no rules - anything you want
Colouring in scrapland July/August: anything goes
Arty divas 27: anythiing goes + option: yellow
A gem of a challenge 16: anything goes
QKR stampede 402: anything goes
The artistic stamper August: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 139: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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21st birthday


This is a commissioned 21st birthday card for a football fan. The name and numerals were created and cut on the Scan n cut, along with the silhouette.

This is for:

 The male room 140: sport
Allsorts 583/4: make it masculine
Simon says Monday: happy birthday
Lil patch of crafty friends 139: anything goes
Crafting happiness 60: anything goes
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Sunday, 2 August 2020

Happy new home


A commissioned new home card that I made a while ago, using up various offcut pieces of patterned paper, a left over piece of ribbon, a key that had been lurking in my supplies all by itself, no idea where it came from and some of the little wooden houses that I think originally came from The Works ... some time ago.

 I'm joining in the Pixie playground ... I haven't been in there much and I so want to get back, even if it's only to sit on a bench and watch everyone else ... it you don't know what I'm talking about, click on the challenge link below.

This is for:

 Pixie's snippets 383
Crafter's castle 32: anything goes
Crafter's cafe 248: anything goes
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Happy 35th anniversary


This was a comissioned 8 x 8 card using background by Hobby House, an offcut piece from DCWV Meriposa paper and various stickers, sentiment and letters. The recipients love cats, hence the inclusion of them.

 Sorry, the photo is a bit too dark ...  and the card has gone now.

This is for:

 Mod squad bonus week 5: your pet
As you like it: cats or dogs and why .... like them equally, but cats were right for this card
Di's digi designs: cute and cuddly animals
2 crafty critter crazies 41 use a dog image or of your favourite animal
Crafty animals 41: anything goes
DL.ART 264: animals
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Thinking of you


Another CAS card I made yesterday using another Crafter's Companion gemini edgeables (I'm loving these ... so glad I bought them). This time it's die cut into silver holographic paper and mounted on to textured card blank, with the addition of the flowers. This time I ran the die cut through my zyron in order to stick the delicate bits on.

 It's difficult to get a photo when holographic is used, so I'm showing two at different angles.


This is for:

 Die cut divas August: flowers
Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes
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Saturday, 1 August 2020

Simply birthday


I couldn't resist making another similar card with one of the other edgeables in the set from Crafter's Companion, this time using the Happy Birthday, cutting an offcut piece of Hunkydory adorable scorable. I didn't glue under the lovely edging - it just gives a bit of dimension. The large yellow flower has been in my stash for years - it seemed to be just right for the card with the little flower added.

The yellow is a lot more sunshiny irl ... it's gone a bit dull here now.


This is for:

AAA cards 170: maxi white space (don't know whether there's enough) + option: flowers
Die cut divas August: flowers
Arty divas 27: anything goes + option: yellow
Crafter's castle 32: anything goes
Crafter's cafe 248: anything goes
Crafting happiness 59: anything goes
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Simply thank you


For this CAS card, a white card blank on to which is the die cut with the lovely gold card (an offcut piece) die cut with the Crafter's Companion gemini edgeables (I bought the set recently). It was very fiddly putting little dots of glue on the centres of the flowers. I'm really tempted to add something, but I quite like it just CAS.

This is for:

 AAA cards 170: maxi white space + option: flowers
Paperminutes 651: thank you
Creatalicious 192: anything goes + option: thank you
Die cut divas August: flowers
Arty divas 27: anything goes + option: yellow
Crafting happiness 59: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 125: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes

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CHNC challenge 501


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 501 -  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 reindeer'.

 The background is Hunkydory card, wavy sentiment strip from Hobbycraft, snowflakes from The Words and that lovely red foiled reindeer (I think it' from Kanban ... been in my Christmas stash for some time, along with a few others).

This is also for:

 12 months link up 68: anything goes + option: shimmer & shine
Merry little Christmas 25: anything Christmas goes
Christmas with the cuties 40: Christmas animals
Double trouble 62: Christmas in July
Fab n funky 492: Christmas
DL.ART thankful Thursday 644: animals
Crafty animals 41: anything goes
Arty divas 27: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Crafting happiness 59: anything goes
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