Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge

Good Morning and what a dull morning it is too.

My test results showed that my blood pressure is still much too high so my GP has now prescribed an additional medication to hopefully bring it down. I am feeling very disoreinted at the moment, on top of the usual dizziness so it does feel a bit like one forward two back!

I was delighted to learn that I was runner-up in a House Mouse competition run by Joanna Sheen for her forum members. This is the first time one of my cards has won a prize and to say I am pleased doesn't come anywhere near it! My card, along with the winners (which was gorgeous) and some of the other entries (which were also brilliant) will be on display at the NEC, woohoo!!!

Now onto my card. This is my entry into this months Crafters Companion Challenge which is Easter

I am also entering it into Creative Cottage Challenge - Spring

The card is made using an image and backing papers from the Crafters Companion cd-rom 'Souffle'. He is such a cutie and I thought perfect for Easter and Spring! I decided on a blue and yellow combo as I love these colours together.

The base card is made from a white hammered card from Papermill. I chose 2 different backing papers which I printed off onto a Matt photo paper and then matted on to yellow card. The same yellow card was used for the corners, die cut using a Marianne Die, and the label die cut using a spellbinders die.

I printed the Souffle image twice and then matted the main image onto the same yellow card. I then cut out just Souffle and decoupaged him to add a bit of dimension. The flowers I made to copy the flower in his beak, cut and embossed using my Nellie Snellen punches, and then a gold gem in the centres to finish off.

I hope you like my card today, and thank you for stopping by.

Jo x

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge

Good Afternoon

It's never really got light here today, very dull and dismal.

Today I've finished my card for this months Crafter's Companion challenge.  As always, there is a sketch to follow with the added option of a theme SOMETHING NEW.

I decided to use an image from the Souffle cd-rom, this is the first time I've used this cd, which I bought from CC just before Christmas.  The images are very, very cute and there are some lovely backing papers on there too.  I can see I'll get a lot of use out of this.  So, I decided to make a new baby card.  I know of a few anticipated new arrivals in the first few months of this year.

 

I chose this extra-cute image in invertage. I printed out an accompanying backing paper from the cd, onto pearlescent paper.  The flowers and flourishes were created using Marianne dies, and I finished them with a punched centre and a gem.  The punched border is made from silver paper using an x-cut border punch with some satin ribbon along the centre.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Jo x