Christmas In Pink

My card for today follows the sketch over at Delightful Challenges and the theme at The CD Sunday Challenge which is Christmas in Pink.  I've used the Christmas In Mulberry Wood cd from Crafters' Companion to create my card.  Here is my card:

6 x 6 card blank

Image printed onto Watercolour card
Polar white flowersoft was added to the hat.

Core'dinations card embossed with a Darice embossing folder and sanded.

Both backing papers are from the cd-rom, printed onto Satin paper.

The sentiment is again from the cd.

I cut some of the left over backing paper into triangles to create some paper beads to add to the card.
I tied a double bow on the bowdabra and then attached the beads.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Totally PaperCrafts Challenge - Twinkle, twinkle Christmas star.

Raise the Bar Challenge - Anything goes

Challenges4Everybody - Anything goes

Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas Card

J & C Creations - Contemporary Christmas

Crafty Creations Challenge - No flowers

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:

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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.

The CD Sunday Challenge Blog - Gorgeous Green

Good Afternoon

A very warm welcome to my new followers.

This is my card for the current challenge at The CD Sunday Challenge which is 'Gorgeous Green'

8 x 8 card blank

Backing paper and scene from Summer Adorables cd-rom, printed onto satin paper, matted onto Core'dinations card

Images from Summer Adorables stamp plate, coloured with Spectrum Noir pens.

Ribbon from Joanna Sheen, buttons from my stash.

Sentiment tag cut with a Spellbinders die from Core'dinations card.

This is the inside of the card:

Panels embossed using Keepsake Majestic embossing board.

Image printed from Summer Adorables cd-rom

My card is also for the following challenges:

Here Come The Boys - Anything Goes

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - Time To Embellish

The Crafty Pad - Use Ribbon

The Poodles Parlour - Fathers' Day/Male Card

Penny Black at Allsorts - My favourite things with stamped main image (decoupage and ribbons)

Raise The Bar Challenge - Hello Summer

Pile It On Challenge - Fathers' Day

Cards For Men - Fathers Day

Christmas Fun

Good Morning

Thank you for all your good wishes yesterday, hopefully the new medication regime will start to help very soon.

I've another Christmas card to share with you today:

The image is from the decoupage section of Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia cd-rom.  By way of a change, I used a Glitter Girls embsoosing board to produce the frame.  The sentiment is Lili of the Valley, sat on a memory box die-cut.

My card is for the following challenges:

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Christmas Wishes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Vintage

One Stitch At A Time - Seeing Red

Paper Sundaes - Winter Wonderland

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - A Christmas Carol (Oh Christmas Tree)

Raise The Bar Challenge - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

 

Dream Valley Challenges - Sparkle

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Inspired by photo

Totally PaperCrafts Challenge - Let It Snow


Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

A New Baby

Good Morning

I have a new baby card to share with you today, created using the paper embroidery technique:

All the sewing uses metallic threads.  This was then matted onto holographic card, and finally white linen card to which I'd punched a border with a Martha Stewart punch.

My card is for the following challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Colour of your birth flower (mine is iris, hence the blue)

Crafty Sentiments - No designer paper

Ladybugs Crafts - Oh Baby

Raise the Bar - Stitching

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Clean and Simple

Crafts and Me - Use blue

Creative Craft Challenges - Fancy Edges

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Winter Friends

Good Morning

My card for today is another to add to my Christmas card stash:

and is my entry into Crafter's Companion World Cardmaking Day Challenge.

My card is made using the adorables cd-rom from Crafter's Companion and the papers are from the cd also.
I embossed the mirror board that the images are sat on with a sizzix embossing plate.  The snowflake is a Spellbinders Ironworks die.

My card is also for the following challenges:

The ABC Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Lots of Layers

Anything Goes Challenge - Use Die Cuts or Punches

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Friendship

Raise The Bar Challenge - Furry Friends

Totally Papercrafts Challenge - Animals

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - All Things Bright and Beautiful

Crafty Calendar Challenge - First DT Card For Me!

Good Morning

I hope you are enjoying this lovely sunshine.

Today see's a new challenge at Crafty Calendar Challenge and my first DT card!  I'm very excited!!!  This month we are celebrating our 2nd birthday and there are lots of fabulous prizes on offer.  Do hop over and take it look, you really don't want to miss out!!  The theme for this month is 'Spooky' and we are sponsored by Wild Orchid Crafts - here is my card:

I've used a digi stamp from Pollycraft for my card, coloured with coloursoft pencils and blended with baby oil.  I added some holographic card to the cut out areas of the pumpkin to give the effect of a lit candle inside and to add some spooky features!  The word 'Spooky' is computer generated.  With my new printer I can print direct to card which is so handy.

This is how I decorated inside the card:

Well I hope you like my first DT card.   Don't forget to go and have a look at the challenge blog, the DT have some fabulous inspiration for you.  I look forward to seeing your spooky creations.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - Anything Goes

The Secret Crafter - Halloween

Moving Along With The Times - Spooky Halloween Cards

Raise The Bar - Hats Off

Have a fab Saturday.

Jo x