Inspired card

Hiya

isn't it a glorious day outside, I just got back from my job in the bakers shop....oh so tempting working around lots of cakes I know!

anyway I thought I would show you this card I have made for a good friend of mine. The Card base was cut from Go Create's largest die and I used the other sizes to cut the layers. For the dark brown layer I drew around the outside of smallest die. Next I embossed one end of the top layer with a Craft Concepts folder and used My Hougie Board to emboss 1/2 " lines at the other to create a diamond pattern. I distressed with Vintage Photo around the edges to create a nostalgic feel.   

  

I cut 3 layers of each size of paper flowers from Joy Craft Dies. I distressed all the pieces before assembling them, you can't quite see but I also added glamour dust to the butterflies for a bit of twinkle.

I would like to enter into some challenges

Fab'n' Funky -#73 Make Your Own Blooms

Crafty Catz #83 Anything Goes

I hope she likes it and all of you too.

  

Mothers Day

Helloooo
I have not been crafting properly for a little while now as I have lost my mojo. But saying that when I have got to do a birthday card or something I always manage to to muster up some energy. So as yesterday was Mothers day I got up very early and made one for my mum and one for Hubby's. Today I will show you the one I made for my mum. I am also entering it into

Creative Inspirations #56/ Mothers day/ Mum

FabnFunky Challenge #66 Shabby Chic

As I am the middle child of three girls I thought of using my gorgeous girl stamps to create that special card for my mum. I coloured them with my Promarkers.. cut them out and assembled them on another piece of card that I had distressed with Spun Sugar ink. I also used the same ink around the patterned paper and glittered. The sentiment is one of Lynnes digis from Sentiments 4 You.

I managed to get this and another card done just before delivering them so it didn't take too long to make. Mum loves it when I make her cards and I saw a tear in her eye as she read the words inside that I had made up from my Versa printer CD. 

 I hope you like and get a little inspiration yourself.

Background Challenge #7

Hello Bloggers
I had a DT challenge over at DO IT WITH DIGIS using backgrounds from our dear sponsor Di's Digi Downloads. We were lucky enough to get some lovely digis and had to also use a Tilda stamp. So I created this card. Go on and enter for yourself.

I used a combo of wax pencils with odourless spirit to colour the image and background image, then used Vintage Photo Distress Ink to blend the edge of the background card.
The sentiment is from one of Lynnes ticket sets. I used Stormy Sky Distress ink to co-ordinate the colours.

I hope you like.

Wild West

Good morning to you all,

I've been playing with my card stuff and come up with a card for Lynne over at Do It With Digis DT challenge. The theme is Wild West and we got to use digi images by Meljens Designs, check them out. Also the lovely sharon over at EWE2 CAN CRAFT gave us some of her wonderful charms to use.

Why don't you have a go at the Challenge

My DT Card

The theme this time is:

WILD WEST WITH THE OPTIONAL EXTRA OF CHARMS - YEE HAW!!!!!

We want to see your interpretation of the Wild West ... Cowboys and Cowgirls, Native American Indians ... you know what we mean :)

and we are offering 3 prizes this time!!!!

Our first sponsor is the fabulous MELJENS DESIGNS

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and is steadily growing! Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!

Melissa is offering the winner 4 digis of their choice!!

Our second sponsor is our very own Digi Diva Sharon - for those of you who don't know Sharon has a web shop EWE 2 CAN CRAFT and Sharon is offering a gorgeous bundle of charms - check out her site she has lots and lots of goodies to tempt you :)

and as normal a winner will be picked from anyone who enters and uses one of my sentiments from SENTIMENTS 4 YOU - you will receive a $10.00 gift certificate to spend in my store

Dont' forget to use a digi image otherwise we can't accept your entry - and please let us know where it's from (if you can) as we love to give our Digi Artists out there some recognition :o)

This time we all got to play with some of Melissa's fantastic images - thank you :) - and we had so much fun with this theme and using Sharon's charms

Thanks for stopping by.

In2crafting Challenge

Hiya all,
I have been busy playing around with ideas for my Nestability workshop that's coming up soon and realised I needed to get my November challenge card done for the shop I work at - In2crafting - Wickford.
The challenge is a sketch and the theme is circles. If your up for a great challenge too please feel free to join in and send your card into the blog or pop in to the shop.

For the background I used a cuttlebug folder - Carmello and distressed it with Worn Lipstick. Did the same on the Large scalloped and plain circles but also added Antique Linen. I stamped the Travelling Tilda with Black Memento ink and coloured her with Promarkers. I then used my white gel pen to add dots on her dress. The sentiment is from a set from Personal impressions. The paper flowers and gems are from Design Objectives.

Cuttlebug class

It is always such fun, but tricky trying to come up with more cuttlebug cards for my classes. After much happy playing I arrived at these cards. So here are my latest workshop cards.

With this card I thought you could create anything you like to go in the middle of the nestie shape. The Craft Concept folders are great because unlike most of the Provo craft folders they have a repeat pattern allowing me to create the beautiful green background.

This is a good card to use for a mans birthday or anniversary. We used the Papermania embossing folder and a Nellies frame for the sentiment.

This one is a clean and simple card using another new embossing folder from Craft Concepts and sentiment fragment is from Crafts Too.

I hope you like. xx

July Sketch

 Hello everyone today I thought I would show you a card I have made for the design team sketch over at In2crafting for the July challenge. It was my turn to choose the sketch so this is what I came up with. The papers are Basic Grey and matted with warm coloured card stocks pink and brown. I punched the band across the middle both sides with Marther Stewart edger "Hydrandga"  and stuck small glitter dots in the center of the flowers. The stamp is by Marianne and is coloured with Promarkers. I'm also entering it into a couple of challenges

Totally Gorguss - Sugar and Spice

Sir Stampalot June Challenge - Punch it

Hope you hop on over to In2crafting and have a go at this challenge for yourself. xx

Monochrome

So sorry I have not posted for a while I was busy preping for workshops and making a tutorial of the six petaled Rose for the shop blog at http://in2crafting.blogspot.com/ so please check it out. This is just a quick post of a card I thought would fit a challenge. This one of the cards I made for my More Mens Cards class, I used Vintage Photo Distress ink to stamp and paint with.

Cards For Men - Monochrome
Hope you like! xx

Lovely Day!

Hellooo to you all!
I was playing today out in my craft room having a great and time, colouring in stamped images and looking on the blog for challenges. So I thought I would have a go at these three.
Such Fun! I hope you like! xx

         Totally Gorguss - no 26 Charming

Crafty Catz -Red, Green + use a Punch

Crafty Angels - My Favourite Things

I don't know if you can see the little dragonfly punch has got an acetate overlay with glitter glue giving it some sparkle.The background paper is Small Daisies /Sandylion 

Nestabilities / Labels One

Coloured in with Pro Markers 

Ek Sucess Corner Punch