Olympic Dad

My youngest daughter, Emma, thoroughly enjoyed all the Olympic coverage, so when it was time for her to make a Birthday card for her dad, she decided to make her card have an Olympic theme:

Emma came up with the idea and then drew and coloured the card.  Then we printed off the faces which she attached to the card along with the speech bubbles.  I think she did an excellent job.  She spent many hours getting it just right.

Emma would like to enter her card in the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamp - Children's Summer Holiday Challenge

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge - Going for Gold

Craft Your Passion Challenges - Power of Three

Thanks for stopping by and for any comments you leave,  I know Emma will be delighted to read them.

Thank You Sir

Good Morning

Today is the last day of term for Emma, then it's holidays until September when she goes into her last year at primary school.  Emma loves school and has had a fantastic year which has passed so quickly. 

Emma wanted to make her own card for her teacher this year, and has done a brilliant job.  It's a variation on the dinner jacket card that she made recently (and won the challenge and came in the top 3 - very proud mum here!).

This is based on Emma's school uniform.  She cut up an old tie, attached some buttons from my stash and drew the school emblem.

I would like to enter Emma's card in the following challenges:

CRAFT Challenge - Thank you teacher

Top Tip Tuesday - Shaped cards

Thank you for visiting today, I'd love to know what you think of Emma's card.

Jo x

Crafting With A Child

Good Morning

The current challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs is crafting with or for a child.  My daughter Emma who is 10 asked if I would help her make a card for her dad's birthday and here it is.

I helped with the cutting out, but apart from that it is all Emma's work.

She used a black cardstock for the main card which she creased using my scoreboard.  The bow-tie was also made from black cardstock.  For the lacey shirt front, I die-cut some Marianne doily dies from white paper, which Emma then cut up and added to the front of the card.

I die-cut 6 flower shapes from tissue paper, which she then scrunched up and layered to produce the flower, which is held together with a small brad.

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo and Emma x

Floral Stitching

Good Afternoon

My card today is made using one of my favourite techniques, paper embroidery.

The design is stitched onto pearlescent card, then matted onto some vintage gold paper. The corners are punched using a Martha Stewart punch. The bow is made using organza ribbon from my stash.

Emma went into school today dressed as Mr Gum for World Book Day. She was delighted with her finished costume and here she is all dressed up and ready to go!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Jo