Music To My Ears

I was asked to make a 40th birthday card for a lady who is a piano teacher and a member of a choir.  Here is what I came up with:

8 x 8 card blank

Music score backing paper and choir boys from Joanna Sheens ATC Assistant cd-roms.  The choir boys are decoupaged.

Central image from Joanna Sheens Dances With Shadows cd-rom, sat on a decorative oval cut using a Marianne die.

I tied a double ribbon on my bowdabra using ribbons from my stash.

I wanted to make this card a bit more special, so created a pop-up piano for inside the card:

Sentiment computed generated.

Martha Stewart punch around the page, French Scroll

My card is for the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Rock On

Challenges4Everybody - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

A Vintage Lady

Good Afternoon

I hope your Friday is going well.

My card for today is one I made for my Auntie for her 80th Birthday. 

The image and backing papers are from Joanna Sheen's Dancing With Shadows cd-rom.  I printed the image twice so I could decoupage her.  The mat she is sat on is cut from linen cardstock with a Nellie Snellen die.  Some feathers were added to complete the card.

My card is for the following challenges:

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Vintage

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes Plus A Sentiment

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo xx

Black and Blue

Good Evening

There's nothing like cutting it fine!  This is my entry into this weeks CD Sunday Challenge which is 'Black and Blue'.  I used my quite recently aquired Dancing With Shadows cd-rom for my card.

I printed the image twice so I could decoupage it for a bit of interest and then matted it onto some silver mirror board, and the backing paper is also from the cd-rom.

The sentiment tag is cut with a spellbinders die, and then a peel off added.

A Thank You Card

Good Morning

Good luck to everyone who is receiving exam results today.

Yesterday a close friend of mine took me and Emma out for lunch. We had a lovely meal and also a lovely catch up, and we all had a wonderful time.

My card for today is a Thank You card I am sending to my friend.

The card is made using image and background papers from Joanna Sheen's Dancing with Shadows cd-rom.  I have only recently acquired this cd and this is the first card I have made using it.  I used a black cardstock for the base card, and cut the ovals out of the same cardstock using some Nellie Snellen dies.  The flowers (which show up much better in real life) are cut from the same backing paper using Nellie Snellen punches and a little gem is also added to the centre of each flower.

My card is for the following challenges:

The CD Sunday Challenge - Only Ovals

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes Challenge - Just Saying Hi

My GP has started me on some new medication, and to say I feel a bit 'out of it' is an under-statement.  If any of my posts don't make sense at the moment, I'll blame it on my meds!!!

Thanks for calling in today, have a lovely day.

Jo x