Birthday wishes

I made this birthday card for a friend.

I used a blue background card

and added some embossing lines using

my embossing board.

I then stamped the flowers and sentiment

and coloured the flowers with markers.

The stamp sets are called Framed Florets

and Love What You Do (SU).

I added some doodling and a

little gold bow to the flowers

and finished with some enamel dots.

I would like to enter this into

Passion for Markers - flowers

Try it on Tuesday - in the garden

crafter's Cafe - anything option blooms

Moving Along with the times - fav tool

my embossing board

Aud Sentiments - monochrome or birthdays

Allsorts - bees, blooms and/or birds

Another hot day here.

The house is so uncomfortable and fans

just don't do it for me.

Have a nice weekend whatever you are up to!

News flash!

This card was made for my MIL for one

of her Grandsons.

Again it is so hard to make a personal card

year after year.

This boy is in his 30's and no particular

interests that I haven't already covered.

So I just used  the following items

paper - Paper Pizazz

Stamps - Beyond Stamping #2 + #5

Alphabest, Family Party, Approaching Perfection (all SU)

Markers, pearlised enamel drops and circle dies.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - men/boys

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - beginning with B boy, birthday, balloon

Sparkles Monthly - masculine

What a gorgeous day we had here

but dare I say nearly too hot??

For me anyway lol.

Keep hydrated and here's to a peaceful

sleep tonight.

Hugs & Purrs

I was lucky enough to win a pack of four stamp sets,

along with some ink pads and a stamping block

from the lovely Wendy from CreateKrafts!

She sells the cutest stamps along with

cross stitch kits and dies etc.

You can check her out on Etsy HERE.

So as soon as I got them I had to make something.

This cute set is called Hugs & Purrs.

I followed the sketch over at

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

and used some card from my stash

along with some old SU spotty paper.

I added the little flower embellishment

and coloured the kittens with my markers.

I would like to enter this into

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge - sketch 685

Alphabet Challenge - two of something

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

The Paper Funday - anything option polka dots and/or stripes

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Birthday crosses

I had a birthday card to make for a Priest

recently and this is what I came up with.

The background paper (SU) was wrapped

with some lace then run through my sewing machine.

Next I used a Tutti Designs die to cut

the arch in white then recut to get the crosses

in the matching paper.

I glued onto a page blue background

and layered up with the crosses and

some pearls.

I stamped the sentiment using a set called

Timeless Tulips.

Next I added some flowers cut from

some old SU papers and I coloured

them up with markers and

stuck in place.

His name was generated on my computer.

I finished by adding two gems to the top.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - men/boys

The Paper Funday - anything option polka dots and/or stripes

Girlz & the art of letters - B for birthday

Girlz Creative fun Art of Scrap - use designer papers

Simon Says - Masculine

Creative Knockouts - die cuts/stencils/punches

Happy Hour!

I have another card for a June birthday.

This one is for my sister-in-law.

I went with a cocktail theme as she loves a party.

She's not a big drinker but is very social.

I used wood effect paper for the bottom

which I inked up in yellow ink.

For the background I used a stamp set

called Geared up Garage and inked the oil stamp

in yellow, lime green and bright pink.

I then stamped and die cut the glasses

using a set called Sip Sip Hooray.

I stamped, coloured and cut all the little add ons

with my markers.

I splattered some pink ink in the white

space and then stamped my sentiment.

I then arranged the drinks in place

and finished with a sentiment.

All stamps are from SU.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Girlz Creative  Fun art of scrap - use designer paper

Let's Craft and Create - use a sentiment

Passion for Markers - summertime

Krafty Chicks - birthday

I've not been around too much these past few days.

My daughter went in for a Gallbladder removal and

something went badly wrong. She is still in hospital,

still has part of her gallbladder and is very ill.

She is getting an MRI now to see what the damage is

and they will go from there.

At my wits end!

 

Fairy magic!

I was invited to be a guest at

Allsorts 17th  Birthday celebrations

and I was lucky enough to win some Lavinia stamps

on their challenge blog recently.

So my card was sorted lol.

I hope you get time to join their celebrations

as I know there are lots of amazing prizes

up for grabs!!

For my card I made an 8" x 8" tiered card.

Papers are from Craftworks Cards - blush rose.

Stamps from Lavinia,

Oval Occasions and Forever Flourishing dies (SU).

I added fibres, glamour dust and pearls from

my stash.

I'll be giving this to another daughter-in-law

this month for her birthday.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

Daisy Chain - layer it up

HQSCAT - shaped card and/or tag

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Final double post!

It's time for my midway post for our final challenge

over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS.

The theme this month is cute creatures or anything goes!

We do have a lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and joins us this month.

For my card I used a lovely stamp and die set called

Everyday Monkeys from Mama Elephant.

I was lucky enough to win this set from

Snippets Playground challenge.

I used some spotty paper from my stash for the background.

I die cut a circle for my centre then stamped,

coloured then with markers and die cut the monkeys trees

and bananas.

I arranged them, adding some blue for the sky to

the background then stamped the sentiments

and put in place.

I would like to enter this into

G&TAOL - A for animals

Daisy Chain - layer it up

Critter Crazy - featured critter

GCFAOS - anything with designer paper

Passion  for Markers - masculine

Creative Moments - masculine

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This is my midway card for our challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

where the theme is 

all creatures great and small/anything goes.

We have prizes here too so be sure and

join us this month.

For my card I used another leftover piece of my spotty paper.

I hadn't enough to cover the whole card so I

just tore the edges and stuck in place.

I added some green ricrac to the left.

I then stamped the sentiment at the bottom,

then stamped the fence just above.

I added the little birthday cake and then

stamped the bird and cut him out to sit

on the fence.

They were all coloured up with markers.

I finished by stamped Happy Birthday

above the bird.

The stamp set is called Hey Chuck (SU).

I would like to enter this into

I 💓ProMarkers - special occasion

Crafter's Cafe - funny

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Animals - feature an animal

FQ General Store - anything farm/country

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

The creative Crafters - anything goes

I hope you all have a lovely week.

Wildflowers

No stamping in sight for this one.

I had a quick card to make for a friend's daughter's

birthday so used a download from

Nitwits called Wildflowers.

Everything was printed a few times and layered

up. Sentiment was computer generated

along with her name.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday Plus - use a USB, CD or digital download

Girlz creative fun art of scrap - use designer paper

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore - anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - Y is for yellow flowers

 

Just chill!

Finally feeling back on power again!

Thanks so much for all the well wishes,

they were greatly appreciated.

Today I have another April birthday card

for my MIL to give to one of her

Grandsons.

Ruairi has a one year old so doesn't get

much time to chill so thought this

would make his smile lol.

The stamp set used is from Beyond Stamping.

I fooled about with my pencils and markers to

create a background then added (badly)

the word CHILL.

The papers are from Nitwits

called Beelightful.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafter - anything goes

Girlz Creative Fun - use designer paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

We actually had sunshine for two days

which was amazing and so relaxing!

Saved on oil too!!!!

Birthday boy!

Another card for my Mother-in-law

to give to her great grandson Curtis.

I thought this cute Mo's image would suit him

well for his sixth birthday.

He has been coloured with markers and cut out

to fit onto the spotty background.

I used papers from Nitwits called big top

and I layered up the stars and added some

sentiments along with a die cut 6

for his age.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday Plus - use a CD, USB or digital download

I 💓 ProMarkers - birthdays

Passion for Markers - lots of layers

Stamps & Fun + creativity - pick a number

Make My Monday - card for a male

Everybody Art - circles or stripes

Chucking it down here and it's on for the day

apparently! I have my Granddaughter for a few

hours though so that's better than any sunshine!

Have a lovely day.

Building memories!

Happy Monday!

I have another personalised card for my

Mother-in-law to give to one of her Grandsons.

Cormac is into DIY among other things and with

the Beyond Stamping you get items to put in their hands

and one of them was a drill! Perfect.

So I used Nitwits download called Assembly Required.

I stamped the guy giving him joggers,

hoodie, boots and a drill. Cormac also

has a beard so I added that too.

He has been coloured up using markers.

The wording was all done on my computer

and layered in place.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday Plus - use a CD, USB or digital download

Creative Crafting Uncles - Happy Birthday

Krafty Chicks - birthday

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafts Galore - anything goes

I'm walking!!

I have another card to share.

I made this one for my friend to give to her

Grandson who loves walking.

The image is from a new set of stamps I treated

myself to recently from Beyond Stamping.

The allow you to personalise the images for

your cards with different legs, shoes, body, heads,

hair, glasses, headphones, tools etc etc.

I absolutely love them and wish I had

these years ago when I was making a lot of cards!!

Image - Beyond Stamping #5

Papers - Nitwits pocake masculine

Scene - Crafters Companion CD (freebie from years ago).

Coloured with markers.

I would like to enter this into

Paper Rock Scissors - use scissors and/or paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - one for the boys/anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Double Post

Our new challenge has started over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

and the optional theme is favourite stamps.

We do of course, have a lovely prize up for grabs!

I had a search through my stamp drawer

and found some Stamping Bella Uptown Girls

which has been a real favourite for

quite a few years.

I used papers from We R Memory Keepers

which I ran through my sewing machine.

I used some green card (SU) and rectangle dies

to matte the image and stamped

and coloured the stamp called Faith the Fairy

with my markers.

The sentiment is from the same set.

I finished with some punched stars.

The birthday sentiment is from

Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set (SU).

I gave her lots of wink of stella but doesn't

show in the photo.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

GCFAOS - use designer paper

G&TAOL - S for stars

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

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Our challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

has started and the optional theme is hearts!

We have a lovely prize up for grabs here too

of Penny Black stamps and a £10 Kim MacFarlane digital download

all from Buddly Crafts.

so be sure and get your entries in!

For my card I used some off cuts from an old SU pack

and stitched them together on my sewing machine.

I then made a tag and decorated it up

using stamped hearts from a set called

Country Bouquet (SU).

I added the valentine sentiment over

the top and finished with

some gingham ribbon and an

I Love You sentiment.

I would like to enter this into

Sweet Stampin' - all you need is love

The Outlawz Twisted Challenge - colour challenge

Creative Moments - Love and romance

(Pin)spirational - red and pink

Dream Factory - love actually

Pearly Sparkles - hearts

Shutter birthday card

It's coming up to my one and only Aunt's

birthday and I always like to make her

a shaped card, so this is what I did.

I used a die from Tattered Lace for the shutter card.

Papers and card from my stash, probably SU.

I stamped the flowers using a set called

Country Flowers (SU), coloured with markers.

I die cut some butterflies and lacy borders

and punched some flowers and leaves for

decoration.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun Art of  Scrap - use designer paper

Girlz & the Art of Letters - S for shutter card

Pearly Sparkles - use patterned paper

Daisy Chain - use dies

Love to Craft - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes