Birthday stars

A simple card made with some Basic Grey paper background, the Happy birthday paper from Kanban across the middle and the Kanban messages and a couple of punched out starts from mirror card.

This is for:

Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Art impressions: quick & simple
The male room 141: birthday
Everybody art 473: anything goes

Crafting happiness 63: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

With sympathy

A card made a while ago with an unknown piece of paper as background, washi tape, oganza flowers with pearls, the stamped sentiment matted and layered on mirror card and those lovely large butterflies from The Works.

This is for:

Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Just us girls 551: butterflies
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Crafty cardmakers 261: lots of layers
Shopping our stash 427: pile it on
Everybody art 473: anything goes

Crafting happiness 63: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

Bicycle birthday

A card made with offcuts of papers, foiled border, ribbon (it wasn't crooked irl, it just looks it because of the angle the photo was taken. I can't remember where the bicycle topper came from (think it's Hunkydory, not sure). The Birthday with bow was recycled.

This is for:

Scrapping 4 fun 174: add a bicycle
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
As you like it: favourite way to add ribbon and why: wrapped around the card, always adds well to the look
International art & soul 90: inspired by a book: Girl and the bicycle by Mark Pett
Everybody art 473: anything goes

Crafting happiness 63: anything goes

A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goe

Happy birthday

This is an 8 x 8 card made a while ago using paper from DCWV and a big die cut shape, some butterflies and flowers from Hobbycraft and The Works. The greeting circle was a freebie die which I cut into some self adhesive copper sheet (much easier than trying to put adhesive on the delicate die), mounting on to a circle. The strip of gems was bought at a craft fair.

This is for:

Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Just us girls 551: butterflies
Allsorts 587: going round in circles
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Crafty cardmakers 261: lots of layers
Shopping our stash 427: pile it on
Everybody art 473: anything goes

Crafting happiness 63: anything goes

A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

60th birthday

This was a recent commission for a daughter's 60th birthday. Supplies are mainly from Hunkydory with pink flowers from Hobbycraft. I printed the sentiment and quickly covered with silver detail powder and heat embossed and then die cut and embossed with a todo die. I love these two colours together.

Inside:

Back:

This is for:

Allsorts 587: going round in circles
Di's digi: for the girls
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Crafty cardmakers 261: lots of layers
Shopping our stash 427: pile it on
Everybody art 473: anything goes

Crafting happiness 63: anything goes

A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

For my granddaughter

My youngest granddaughter's birthday was in March, so this was a while ago, but not blogged. I think the background paper was Bo Bonny, but not sure. The stickers, including the lovely puffy ones were from The Works, and I added the letters and the birthday sentiment.

This is for:

Crafty friends 143: fairies & fantasy
The fairy and unicorn August: anything goes (fantasy)
Path of positivity 82: exploring the fantastical 
Di's digi: for the girls
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Everybody art 473: anything goes

Crafting happiness 63: anything goes

A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

Just butterflies

A simple card made a while ago using the front of a patterned card blank cut and matted on to the blue card blank with the butterfly square taken from another patterned card blank with the addition of the large butterfly and sentiment from stash.

This is for:

Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Just us girls 551: butterflies
My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Art impressions: quick & simple
Everybody art 473: anything goes

Crafting happiness 63: anything goes

A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

CHNC challenge 505

These are my design cards for my CHNC challenge 505 -  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  'something beginning with the letter S',

Five quick and easy cards, using spotty washi tape, glittered stars, Merry Christmas washi tape, offcuts of orange card and white card also, all mounted on to kraft card blanks.

So S is for spots, sentiments and stars.

These are for:

12 months link up 68: anything goes
Christmas crafts all round August: use autumn colours
Crimbo crackers 214: anything goes
The holly and the ivy 77: anything Christmas goes
Alphabet: K use kraft paper or card
My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Everybody art 473: anything goes

Crafting happiness 63: anything goes

A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

For a grandson

This was a commissioned card for a Grandson who loves horse riding. The main paper is Paper Nation and the piece across the middle from PDA card and craft. I found the picture and mounted it on an offcut, having digitally put the horse silhouette into the picture and added the sentiment before printing.

This is for:

Cardz 4 guyz 252: explore outdoors
The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

For another football fan

A similar card to the previous oneI used some chalk board papers for the background and the football one from PDA card and craft. I then added the boots and the ball stickers, the picture of the players and the Kanban sentiment.

This is for:

The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

For a West Ham supporter

Card made in March for my stepson, a West Ham supporter (yes, there are some - lol!)/ I used some chalk board papers for the background and the football one from PDA card and craft. I then added the boots and the ball stickers, the West Ham strip and the printed sentiment.

This is for:

The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

For a football fan

A recent commission asking for a card for a young man who loves football. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the Happy Birthday cut out of the card blank, putting a red piece of paper inside the card to show through. The paper with the footballer was from Paper Cellar Men 2 papers and I used a football sticker to put over the one in the picture. I then added the letters and the England footballer strip. It's an 8 x 8 card which gave room to cut with the punch and still have room to put everything else, while keeping some white space.

This is for:

Cardz 4 guyz 252: explore outdoors
The male room 141: birthday
Daisy chain 44: for the boys/men
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

For a twin sister

This was a special commission during lockdown for a lady who was approaching her 90th birthday and wouldn't be able to meet up with her twin sister, so I was asked to make a special card. I used Hunkydory supplies. On the front, I printed out the sentiment and, as it was on card that has a bit of a gloss, there was time to put silver detail powder on it and heat emboss. This was then cut and embossed with a Spellbinder's oval die, using the next one up to mat on to with 3D tape. To the circle of decoupaged flowers I added the crocheted butterflies.

I was asked to put the message inside: Haven't we done well to get here? Once again I heat embossed with detail silver, embossing and cutting the sentiments using the Spellbinders dies.

  

Showing back on the left with decoupaged flowers and another crocheted butterfly:

I was told that the lady sending the card and the recipient were thrilled with it.

This is for:

Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Creative sketchy girls 51: butterflies
Crafty cardmakers 261: lots of layers
Shopping our stash 427: pile it on
Daring cardmakers: in the garden
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

A big puzzle piece

Using an unknown piece of backing paper, the large jigsaw piece in pink pearlescent was added, with the peacock sticker in the middle and lots of gems.

This is for:

My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Cardz TV 122: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

Quick and simple

Similar to others shown before this was a recent make, using a Kanban topper mounted on to a copper mat and then on to a square from the Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey collection and then on to a dark brown card blank.

This is for:

My time to craft 439: clean & simple
Art impressions: quick & simple
Creative knockouts 365: anything goes
Polka doodles 35: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

Pink and gold

Very similar to the previous card with papers and gold mirror card layered, also with white. This time an oval sentiment was raised with 3D foam and larger flowers from Hobbycraft were used.

This is for:

Seize the birthday 198: add gold
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Creative knockouts 365: anything goes

A touch of gold

A commissioned card recently for a 70th birthday - pink and gold with two pieces of offcut papers, gold mirror card and white mat with letters, greeting, numerals and flowers with gems added.

This is for:

Seize the birthday 198: add gold
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Creative knockouts 365: anything goes

Birthday wishes

This birthday card was made a while ago, using a piece of paper from the Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey collection and a lovely bird from an Anna Griffin kit. Pearly big gems were added at the corner.

This is for:

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Crafty animals 41: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

Birthday greetings

A birthday card made some time ago using an unknown piece of background paper and a couple of doilies and the felt flowers at the corners from The Works. I just love these colours. The little peacock sticker was off an unknown sheet I'd had for some time.

This is for:

Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

Love birds

An anniversary card made a while ago with Craft Creations lovely background (much better irl) and a Kanban frame into which I added the love birds (sadly, I can't remember where I got that digi from  - perhaps someone can tell me?) The Happy Anniversary is a rub on

This is for:

Internationa art & soul 90: inspired by a book: Lovebirds by Lisa Moreau
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Crafty animals 41: anything goes
Little red wagon 564: digi do
Digi choosday 34: anything goes
Jan's digital August: anything goes
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes

Coming up roses

A card made recently for a friend, using a piece of Hunkydory card for the background and adding other bits, including the paper roses (it didn't have to be posted, so they wouldn't get squashed). The little buckle with the ribbon had been in my stash for some time ... not a clue where it came from. With the addition of the sentiments and butterflies the card was finished.

This is for:

Internationa art & soul 90: inspired by a book: Coming up Roses by Rachael Lucas
Creative craft cottage 132: ribbon, lace or pearls
Cupcake inspirations 500: birthday celebration
Krafty chicks 522: all occasions
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Alphabet: J for jewels
Everybody art 473: anything goes
Crafting happiness 63: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 122: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra August: anything goes

A perfect time to craft 8: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams August: anything goes