Teddy Bea is 4 Today

Good Afternoon

The current challenge over at Ready Teddy Go Challenge - is to make a card with a number on.  Here is my card:

I followed the sketch at Stamp With Fun to create my card.

6 x 6 card blank

Teddy Bea stamped in Memento cocoa ink and coloured with Spectrum Noirs

Nellie Snellen oval dies used, cut from cardstock from PaperMill

Backing paper and ribbon border came free in a magazine.

Butterfly from my stash (part of a blog prize I won)

Velour number also from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Teddy Bo Challenge - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash - Fur or Feathers

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Pile It On Challenge - Card for a Child

Holy Night

This week at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge we are asked to make a card depicting some facet of the nativity.  Here is my card:

I created the card blank from pearlescent card and acetate and used papers from Making Cards magazine.  I added ribbon and card candi from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

The Crafty Pad - Inspired by a song - Oh Holy Night

Flutterby Wednesday - Open Challenge

The Poodles Parlour - Use a tag

Happy 21st

Good Morning

My card for today is made using a decoupaged image from Debbie Moore's Cards For Men cd-rom:

8x 8 card blank

Silver pearlescent card, red core'dinations and black mottled card were used for matting and layering.

I cut the letters using an x-cut cutting die and created the number 21 using Dimensions number stamps, cleanrshrink plastic and a red spectrum noir pen.

The stars were cut using Die-namics stacking stars die.

My card is for the following challenges:

My Mum's Craft Shop - Stars

Craft Challenge - Make your own embellishments

Moving Along With The Times - Seeing Red

Cute Card Thursday - Letters or numbers

Fussy and Fancy - Travel

My Time To Craft - Transport

Tuesday Taggers - Lots of Layers

My challenge for the rest of today is to stay awake!  I really want to watch the new Crafters Companion launch at 12 today.  Since I went onto the morphine on top of all my other tablets, I find I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, and I'm nearly always first of our household in bed!

Colours of Autumn

I love the colours of autumn, so rich and beautiful.  My card today is inspired by these colours:

I used clarity card and embossed Spellbinders labels 28.

I masked the shape and brayered over the card using Big and Juicy Spice ink pad.

I stamped the Pilkington Lane stamp inside the shape using Memento ink and coloured the image using my Spectrum Noirs.

I matted the card onto gold linen card.

I used matching orange card and again matted this onto gold linen card.

I created the card blank using some gorgeous pearlescent green card I bought from PaperMill (I love this card and sadly it is now nearly all gone!)

I cut the decorative corners using a Spellbinders Fleur de Lis die.

The sentiment is computer generated, cut using Spellbinders Labels 28 die.

I purchased a splodgeaway mat a few weeks ago as I found brayering difficult and also I hated the amount of ink it wasted.  I am delighted with my purchase.  I find I get better results, both with brayering and using my blending tool around the edges, it is very easy to clean, and you don't have to waste any ink.  I got the 12 x 12 size and this was definitely one of my 'better' purchases.  An excellent invention!

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Colour Creative Classroom - Autumn/Fall Colours

Sentimental Sundays - Autumn

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Autumn/Fall Colours

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Autumn Colours

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Awash With Flowers

Is the current challenge over at the CD Sunday Challenge.  It's tippling down again here today, so hopefully my card will brighten your day a little:

I don't know what this style of card is called, I just fancied a change!  Here is a view of the card opened out:

8 x 8 card blank

All the images were printed from Joanna Sheen's Heart of the Garden cd-rom onto glossy photo paper.

Backing paper from same cd, printed onto satin finish printer paper.

Spellbinders Majestic Squares dies used for Sentiment mat and corners, cut from card from PaperMill.

C'art Us scalloped square dies used for accents.

Memory box Honeysuckle Vine die.

Ribbon from create and craft, tied on Bowdabra, flower charm from Pink Gem designs.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Shaped cards

Crafting For All Seasons - Things with wings

Cute Card Thursday - A different shape

Delicious Doodles - Use metal

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Shaped cards

Squigglefly Challenge - Decorate the corners

Happy Anniversary

On Monday it's my parents wedding anniversary.  This is the card I have made for them:

8 x 8 fancy-edged card blank from Cupcakecrafting

Silver mirror card from stash

Image from Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker cd-rom printed onto watercolour card and matted onto blue pearlescent card.

Backing paper from same cd-rom, printed onto Satin Finish printer paper.

Doily from Joanna Sheen.

Sentiment is Lili of the Valley stamped using Faded Jeans Distress Ink, matted onto a Spellbinders Persian die.

I created the little bouquet using flowersoft wires and Delphinium blue flowersoft, a Nellie Snellen punch was used to create the greenery and a heart shaped hat pin from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Mulberry paper was used to create the cone and a tiny ribbon, tied on my bow shaper, was added to complete the bouquet.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges - Celebrations

Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes

Make My Monday - Vintage Childhood

Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - Hearts and Flowers

Benjamin Bunny

Good Morning

Thank you all for your good wishes for Sarah.  It's very strange thinking she's left home, feels more like she's on holiday at the moment!  I spoke to her via SKYPE yesterday and it really put my mind at rest, she seems very relaxed and happy and is sharing with a lovely group of people.  Also she was able to show me round her room which was lovely as I don't know when I'm going to be up to travelling over to see her.

I've a calendar to share with you today:

As I've said before, I love making these.

Decoupage from Benjamin Bunny cd-rom from Crafters Companion

Card from Papermill.

Martha Stewart border punch used.

Memorybox Honeysuckle die used with silver mirror card.

Eyelets, button and twine from my stash.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Delightful Sketches - Anything but a card

Di's Digi Challenge - Use more than 1 die cut or punch

Paper Pretties - No patterned papers

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

World's Best Sister

I've another card made using the Woodland Folk and Friends  cd-rom from Docrafts today:

8 x 8 card blank

Image from the decoupage section.

Backing papers from the same cd-rom.

Smaller image attached to a penny slider to create the impression of hedgehog rolling through the autumn leaves.

Sentiment from LOTV.

My card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenge - Have something that moves on your card.

Make It Monday - Anything goes

Try It On Tuesday - Anything goes

Bearly Mine Challenges - Fall colours

Papertake Weekly - Autumn

Happy Birthday Daughter

Lots of tears in our house yesterday.  Hubby took my eldest daughter off to Uni for the first time!  She seems to be settling in very well and is sharing with a lovely group of students.  I can't believe it, it feels like such a short time ago that we brought her home from hospital at 3 days old!

Emma is settling into High School very well.  She is changing all the time, growing up so fast.

I'm very proud of both my daughters.

It's Sarah's birthday this week and this is the card I have made for her:

8 x 8 card blank

I used the Woodland Folk and Friends cd-rom from do-crafts, owl from the decoupage section and the leaves backing paper.

I then punched lots of leaves using my X-cut Botanical Embossing punch and layer them up in a circle (of sorts).  I stamped the sentiment using stamps from LOTV and Versafine Olympia Green ink.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Leaves

Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything Goes

CRAFT Challenge - Autumn

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Things With Wings

Raise the Bar Challenge - Things With Wings

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Autumnal Colours

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Autumn Colours

One Stitch At A Time - Autumn Colours

Songbird Challenge - Defying Gravity

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

In The Jungle

Good Morning

I'm a big fan of giraffes, and last week I was having a look around the lovely Kim's blog (very inspiring, well worth a visit) when I spotted a card made using a stamp featuring a giraffe.  Kim had put the full details of the stamp set on her blog so I was able to 'google' it and manage to track it down.  This is the first card I have made using this lovely set of stamps:

I followed the sketch over at The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

Woodware Stamp FRCL127 Jungle Pals

Image coloured with Spectrum Noir pens, I coloured 2 giraffes so I could decoupage him

Backing paper from We R Memory Keepers (free in a magazine!)

Core'dinations card used along with Picot Edge circle dies, Marianne Frame die and Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Sentiment is Wild Road Studio

Buttons from my stash.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafting For All Seasons - Card For A Child

My Mum's Craft Shop - Buttons

Diva's by Design - Card For A Child

Heck of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Merry Christmas

Hello

I've another Christmas card to share with you today, made to meet the criteria for a few different challenges:

I created a stepper card for this card.

Red and silver mirror card was used for all the matting and layering.

The three small pictures are attached to the card using strip of acetate to make them 'boing'

I used a Martha Stewart punch to create the snowflake which were then stuck at randon to the card.

I used a corner rounder punch throughout.

My card is for the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Lots of layers

Pile It On  - Use patterned paper

My Time To Craft Challenge - More than 1 fold but no easel cards

Paper Pretties Challenge - Use punches

Jingle Belles - Going postal

Best Friends at Christmas

I thought I'd share another of my Christmas creations with you today, this time a book card.  I've not decided what is going inside the book card as yet. I love the images of the children cuddling up with their dogs.  My daughter often sits with Murphy like this:

I used papers from Making Cards Magazine along with the sentiment.  The layering and the sides of the book were all made using antique gold card.  The poinsettia was created using a Marianne die and the gold ribbon was from my stash.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Christmas Pets

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Christmas Card for a Child

One Stitch At A Time Challenge - Card for Someone Under 18

St Lukes Charity Cards - Couples

Papertake Weekly - Things That Make You Go Awwww

Buttons and Pins

This is the first card I have made using the Shabby Chic Haberdashery cd-rom form Debbi Moore.  I had such fun making this card:

I distressed all around the edges of the backing paper with my distressing tool and then matted it onto gold linen card.

I cut out the dress bodice and then cut a circle from a co-ordinating paper and folded it to make the skirt.  Again I distressed the edges of the skirt.

I stamped the sewing machine from Joanna Sheen's haberdashery stamp set, and the buttons and thimble image from Debbi Moores stamp set, onto shrink plastic and attached the twine before shrinking them.  I then threaded the twine through a button, which was attached to a picot edged circle, along with a couple of pins.

A few buttons were added to the card for extra dimension.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Craft-room challenge - Collage

One Stop Craft Challenge - No floral embellishments

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft Challenges - In Stitches

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Distressing

Less Is More - One Layer

It seems like ages since I joined in with the Less Is More challenge so decided to challenge myself today.  This week the challenge is to create a one layer card with the theme of foliage.  Here is my card:

I find that one layer cards take a lot more planning and this one was no exception.  I had bought a new embossing folder earlier this week which fit the challenge perfectly.  I embossed some Centura Pearl card with the embossing folder and then scored a further line of embossing to separate it from the rest of the card.
The stamps are both from a set of sentiments, stamped using Big and Juicy Spice Ink pad.  Finally I coloured some areas of embossing using Spectrum Noir pens.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Raise the Bar - Celebrate Fall

One Stop Craft Challenge  - No floral embellishments

Thanks for visiting my blog today and for all the lovely comments you leave, I really enjoy reading them all.

  

Birthday Wishes from Lottie

Whilst trying to unearth my craft desk this afternoon, I came across this delightful decoupage of Lottie all cut out ready.  I followed the current sketch over at A and T Challenge Blog to come up with my card:

8 x 8 card

Decoupage from Humphrey's Corner cd-rom printed onto 160gsm printable card.

Backing paper from same cd printed onto satin finish printer paper.

I didn't have a doily large enough, so I cut two in half and pieced them around the image.

Martha Stewart deep edge border punch Daisy Lace (isn't it gorgeous?)

Lace from Joanna Sheen

Memory box die used to create flower from Mulberry Paper with a pearl in the centre.  Leaves are a Nellie Snellen punch.

Heart charm from my stash attached with bakers twine.

WOW sentiment stamp, stamped and embossed using silver detail embossing powder.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Ribbon and/or lace

My Mum's Craft Shop - Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - W for Wishes

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Celebration

Delivering Presents In Mulberry Wood

I've a Christmas card to share with you today made using the gorgeous Mulberry Wood cd-rom from Crafter's Companion:

A5 card blank.

Image printed onto super smooth paper.

Backing paper printed onto Satin Finish Paper

Darice Snowflakes embossing folder used on mat silver card, which was then divided into 3 equal sections and matted onto green card from PaperMill

Ribbon from my stash

Snowflake charm from my stash added using metallic cord.

Sparkling Snowdrift from Hunkydory added to the main image

Finally a vertical sentiment was added to complete the card.

My card is for the following challenges:

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge - Sketch

CD Sunday Challenge - Allsorts (this is my second entry this week as this is one of my favourite challenges, hope that's ok)

Stamp n Doodle Challenge - Embossing Wet or Dry

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Christmas

Anything Goes Challenge - Early Christmas

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Sparkle and Bling

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Christmas Presents

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Sewing and/or Metal Charm

Cameo and Lace

Hello

I hope the sun is shining wherever you are and you are having a good day:

My card today is a birthday card for a good friend.  I use Joanna Sheen's Cameo and Lace stamps to create my card:

6 x 6 card blank

Pale blue cardstock from Papermill.

Stamps stamped and heat embossed using fine detail embossing powder.

Sentiment from LOTV

Pearls from my stash.

My card is for the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Sketch

Paper Pretties Challenge - Create a Square Card

Squigglefly Challenge - Monchromatic

Addicted to Stamps - Lots of Bling

Divas by Design - Friendship

Simon Says Stamp - Put a Stamp On It

21st Birthday Easel

My card for today is an easel card, I love this style of card.

Martha Stewart Vintage Floral Punch Around The Page (I've wanted this punch for ages, I'm very happy!!)

Centura Pearl card

Backing paper came free in a magazine, it's gorgeous.

Joanna Sheen Cameo stamp used to create the butterfly lace corner, heat embossed with white fine detail embossing powder.

Spellbinders floral oval dies, largest embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder.

Marianne die used to create large butterfly, flourishes and large flower.  Memory box die use to create smaller flowers.

Pearls from my stash used to complete the card.

I also made a box for the card:

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Polka Doodles - Flowers

The Ribbon Girl - Add pearls

Songbird Challenge - String of pearls

Crafty Cardmakers - Winged things

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Lace and Pearls (I hope my lace stamp counts)

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Case It

Flutterby Wednesday - Birthday card with a butterfly or fairy

Crafts and Me Challenge - Add a flower

My Mum's Craft Shop - Anything Goes

Yummy! and an Award

I have made a start on my drawer calendars for 2013, these are always very popular.  In the drawer is a post-it pad and a pencil.

Decoupage from Forever Friends cd-rom, printed onto super smooth decoupage paper.

I printed a backing paper onto white card and added a toning card from Papermill.

I used a Martha Stewart border punch.

Eyelets and button on the drawer are from my stash.

Calendar attached to co-ordinating card to complete the design.

My calendar is for the following challenges:

Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything But A Card

J & C Creations - Something A Little Bit Different

The Cutie Pie Challenge - No Flowers

Ooh La La Challenge - Teddy Bear Antics

I got a lovely surprise yesterday, a blog award from my lovely blogging friend Sonia, the Diamond Blog Award.  Thank you so much Sonia for thinking of me.  Big hugs.

Time To Have Fun

This is my entry into this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge which gave us a fabby sketch to follow:

7 x 5 card blank

Decoupage from Pink Gem Designs printed onto super smooth decoupage paper.

Spellbinders labels 22 cut from Core'dinations cardstock.

Argyle embossing folder used.

Silver Mirror card for matting and layering.

Co-ordinating paper from Making Cards magazine.

X-cut star die.

LOTV sentiment stamped using Faded Jeans Distress Ink

Card candy used to complete the card.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Pink Gem Challenge - A Boy Thing

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Forever Friends Challenge - Embossing

Teddy With Butterflies

Good Afternoon

I hope you're having a lovely weekend.

I was lucky enough to win some blog candy last week and decided to put it to good use straight away.

I followed the sketch over at Seems A Little Sketchy along with the current theme at Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is buttons and bows.  Here is my card:

7 x 5 card blank

Penny Black Stamp stamped onto Joanna Sheen's elegant satin paper using London Fog Memento ink and coloured using Spectrum Noirs.

Backing papers are printed from SWALK 2 cd-rom onto Satin Finish Printer paper.

Swiss dots embossing folder used.

Nellie Snellen Multi Frame die - Round Lily

Martha Stewart French Scroll punch.

Ribbons and buttons from stash.

Butterfly was in with my blog candy.

I decorated the inside of my card also:

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations  - Bingo - I chose ribbon, blue, polka dots

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - 3 Embellishments (buttons, ribbon, butterfly) 2 papers and 1 image

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Animal Antics

The CD Sunday Challenge Blog - Allsorts

Dream Valley Challenges - Something Old (CD, Ribbon, Buttons) Something New (Stamp, Butterfly, Punch)

Cupcake Craftroom - Pretty Pastels

Flutterby Wednesday - Decorate the inside of your card and include a butterfly or fairy.

By The Sea

Over at Stamp With Fun there is a fab sketch to follow.  Here is my card:

6 x 6 card blank

Backing papers from Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker cd-roms, printed onto Satin Finish Printer Paper

Core'dinations cardstock embossed with a Darice clouds embossing folder and sanded slightly.

Hobbyart Scene-it Coastal stamps, stamped onto watercolour card with Versafine ink and watercoloured using Lyra aquacrayons.

Sentiment is a WOW stamp, stamped with Faded Jeans Distress Ink

My card is also for the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

Oh La La Creations - All At Sea

Crafty Creations Challenge - A Summer Scene

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Inspired by a song(oh I do like to be beside the seaside)

Crafty Calendar Challenge - September

Well, it's the first Saturday of the month, which means it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  Our theme for this month is shades of browns and creams, with the Optional Extra to use or make a tag.

6 x 6 card blank.

Papers from Papermania Capsule Collection, all inked round the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink.

Decoupage image is Wellington from Docrafts.

Mat cut from Pearlescent card from PaperMill using Spellbinders label 22.

Buttons from Papermania, brad, eyelet, ribbons and twine all from my stast.

Peel offs used to create greeting.

Please do visit the challenge blog to see the lovely cards my team mates have created and to join in our challenge.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Free for all - Choose a previous sketch - I chose Sketch 59

Dies To Die For  - Anything Goes