Cute Bath Card

This gorgeous image was given to me by Linda & I think it is using a Whippersnapper stamp.

The layout is from Card Positioning Systems & the bath theme is for Cute Card Thursday which is "In the house". The image is coloured in with Twinkling H20s & I added a gingham ribbon & flowers attached with a gem brad.

Birthday Card for Mother-in-Law

I thought I'd better make my MIL's birthday card while I had the time (I'm off work at the moment & hoping to be well enough to go back on Monday). Her birthday is in a couple of weeks.

I received a goody bag from ebay (10 craft items for £2ish) which was a bargain but there were a couple of things in there that I didn't like. The flower decoration I used on this card is one of them but even though I don't particularly like it I'm sure that my MIL will (well I hope so lol).

I used the sketch from Dutch Dare, some Pink Petticoat papers, gems, a brad & was very brave (or foolish lol) & wrote the greeting myself with a Sakura glitter pen.

Today's Challenges

I went to the shop today for the first time in a month (I'm off work with Sciatica) but unfortunately I could hardly make it round the shop before the pain got really bad :-( The only good thing is that I can keep up-to-date with a lot of the challenges (that's what I will really miss when I'm better & back to work but it would be nice just to go for a walk in this lovely weather).

Today I made this blue card - "Blue" is the theme on the Arty Girlz blog. I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers & the image is of a lil girl holding a rabbit for the A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge which this week is "Animal Magic".

3 Challenges again :-)

I love all the challenges on the fantastic blogs that are about but there are soo many now that sometimes it's hard to keep up with them all (well impossible lol) so it is handy when I can combine the challenges & this time I managed to combine 3 again :-)

The Dutch Dare challenge is to make a circle card so I drew round a CD & cut it out. The theme on Our Creative Corner is "Cool Yule" & on Papertake it is "Christmas in July" so made this Christmas card by stamping & embossing the background with a snowflake stamp & embellishing the card with chipboard, stickers & ribbon from Brenda Pinnock, finishing off with a few gems.

Son's 21st Birthday Card

This is the card I made for my son Stuart's 21st birthday which was yesterday.

It is a Diamond card & I cut out the letters 21 & stuck them to the front (& they did actually balance & stand up straight lol) added the greeting & a couple of monkeys. Oh yes & some eyelets on the numbers & 21 in playing cards (I wanted to use the heart suite but I couldn't find the Ace lol).

It took me ages to decide what card to make him - it's always harder making cards for someone special but luckily he loved it :-)

3 More Challenges :-)

Phew really hot day today. I will be glad when I can at least just go for a walk round the block but I'm lucky that I've got my crafting to keep me occupied (if not I probably would go stir crazy).

This card gave me an excuse to use my Penny Black piggy stamp again because the challenge on Penny Black Saturday is "Down on the Farm" and the challenge at SBS 18 this week is "Barnyard Fun". I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday. The papers & Pink Petticoat & I added some chipboard embellishments & gems (I tried to keep it simple so it could be used as a card for a man as lots of my cards are girly & I need some more masculine ones lol).

Same Sketch, Different Card

I liked Michelle's sketch from The Card Grotto Blogothon so much that I used it again for this card.

I had to make a Baby Girl card for my MIL and I have stamped a little baby in the bath (using Woodware clear stamps). I decoupaged the image as this is the ABC challenge this week (i couldn't do too many layers cos of the postage costs lol). I added a stamped a greeting & the usual embellishments (& a lil padded teddy).

Friend's Birthday Card

This card was made for my friend Tammie whose birthday is in August. I used the sketch from The Card Grotto's Blogoversary Round 1.

The papers are free downloads from a craft magazine website. The cute image is coloured in with twinkling H20s, I added brads, flowers, buttons & a greeting.

Feeling bit Better!

At last I'm starting to feel slightly better & was able to walk a bit further without the pain getting too bad :-) (hopefully I'll soon be back to normal).

Just wanted to tell u another reason why I'm feeling better I received a lovely get well card made by my son's girlfriend Zoe. She made it using one of her fantastic doodle characters that she has designed which are soon to be made into stamps. (It is soo exciting).

You can see my fab card & Zoe's doodles here

Blossom Card

This card was made using the Papertake sketch & the theme from Cute Card Thursday which is "Things that grow".

I used Pink Petticoat papers, a Penny Black stamped image & pale lemon ribbon with a rub on greeting & a gem to finish it off.

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Funky Hand (the fab craft download & CD shop) is celebrating it's 2nd birthday & if you pop over to their blog there's the chance to get your hands on some lovely crafting goodies.

Three Challenges in One!

This card was made for 3 challenges: the sketch is Kazan's from 2 Sketches 4 You, the theme on the Funky Fairys blog is "Stitching" & the theme of the 2nd challenge at The Card Grotto is "Monotone".

I used Pink Petticoat papers, stamped some cups of tea (or coffee or whatever lol) & some faux stitching with a couple of flowers, a brad & some rub-on letters.

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge

Here is my card made with this weeks sketch from A Spoon Full of Sugar blog.

I used a Magnolia stamped image coloured with Twinkling H20s & attached with a brad. Finished off with ribbon & some flowers. The papers are mostly Pink Petticoat.

Embossed Card

The only good thing about being off work with this stupid sciatica or trapped nerve or whatever is that I can make lots of cards & take my mind off the pain.

This card is made for the Our Creative Corner challenge which this week is "Dry Embossing". As I hadn't done this for ages it was good to dust off the ol' light box (& it was dusty lol). I just embossed 4 flowers in the corners of this card & added gems for accents. The dress image is stamped on orange card & then onto vellum & attached with a brad. The greeting is a rub-on but I had to go over it with pen cos it didn't rub-on very well!

Good Luck Fairy

I made this card with the sketch from Sketch Saturday & the theme was from the first PollyCrafts challenge which is "Faries".

This card was made using one of my favourite Willow Design stamps, some Brenda Pinnock paper ( & the dotty one is from the cannon website), punch out & fabric flowers, gems, ribbon & a good luck rub on.

Bear Angel Card

I made this card with the sketch from Card Positioning Systems using the theme of "Angels"which is theme for the Lots to Do challenge this week (this is a bear angel hope he counts lol).

I kept this card simple just using the stamped image & greeting with just a few gems added. I was very restrained not using any flowers or ribbons but I don't think this card needs them.

Cinnamon Card

This weeks challenge on Dutch Dare was to use something from the store "7 Kids College Fund" so it gave me an excuse to use this gorgeous Penny Black Cinnamon stamp again. She is coloured in with Twinkling H20s with ribbon, flowers & a gem butterfly added.

Shed Card

This card too me all day to make lol. It is for the SBS challenge which this week is "How does your garden grow?"

The shed is hand drawn & I cut the door away & drew a table with plant pots inside. I then stamped small flowers & I used the masking technique to overlap the flower heads. I have one scan with the door closed & one with it open so you can see what I mean (hopefully).

Artfully Asian

I thought I would try a bit of origami so for this oriental card I folded a kimono as the challenge over on My Time to Craft blog is "Artfully Asian". The instructions are here. The sketch is one I had previously used (yesterday) from Sketch Saturday. The papers are gorgeous & I downloaded them from the Cannon website. I stamped & embossed a dragon emblem for the finishing touch to the card.

Swirly Stamped Card

This card was made with a sketch from Sketches! by Tamara blog. I used pink pink & green backing papers, some Hot of the Press swirly stamps & flowers & gems.

Little Hedgehog Card

I made this card using the Sketch from Sketch Saturday (which is ANOTHER fab challenge site which is new to me).

The theme is from Cute Card Thursday & is "Animals only, no people allowed" so I used this cute lil Penny Black image.

Squirrel Card

I made this card using one of my oldest stamp (it is still a favourite of mine) for the Ooh-La-La Challenge which is "All Creatures Great & Small". I like the funky colours, the cute image & the ribbons & buttons etc.

Silhouette Card

I made this silhouette card for the challenge on Lots to Do Blog. I kept it simple with black & white papers & just accents of cerise.

Auntie's Card

I made this card for my Auntie's birthday & it was quite difficult. I tried to made it look vintage for her.

I used Laura's sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You which I stuggled with too lol, perhaps it's just too late to be crafting. I added a flower "charm" for the ABC challege & the usual flowers, gems & a brad. Ooh nearly forgot the papers are Hot of the Press again.

Anyway time for bed now.

Card for a Man

Here we are again trying to design a card for a man which is the Arty Girlz challenge theme this week ("Male/Men"). I always think they look at little plain without all the gorgeous girly embellishments lol. I did use some brads & eyelets for a bit of decoration though. The papers are from the Hot off the Press floral ultmate pack & there are some lovely co-ordinating sheets in there.

Girly Card

I made this card with a cute stamped image given to me by Linda (I had to add a mouth though lol) for the challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar which this week is "One for the Girls".

These papers are gorgeous & pearly & came in a lil block with some card from Craftwork Cards sale. I added some flowers, ribbon, a gem brad & the word Cute.

Nice Surprise

When the postman came today instead of (or should that be as well as lol) the usual bills he brought this gorgeous card made by Linda.

This really cheered me up cos at the mo I'm off work with sciatica & was feeling a little bit fed-up. She also sent some lovely stamped images which I shall enjoy colouring & making cards with. At least I can sit & craft, I think that is what's keeping me upbeat.

Teenage Card

This card was made for the Papertake Weekly Challenge which is "Teenage Kicks"to make a card for a teenager.

I used a Pink Petticoat image & papers. Added ribbons, gems & flowers.

Blog Candy :-)

More fab blog candy on offer over on Jill's blog to celebrate her reaching 2,000 hits :-)

Oriental Card

This card was made using the sketch from Friday sketchers & the theme on Ooh-La-La Creations blog is "Blue". So I thought I'd do a blue oriental card. I'm not very keen on this card now it's finished I think I liked it better when it was a "work in progress" lol.
I did some stamping & embossing & the papers are from Ming-Ling.