Quick In-Law Birthday Card

Hiya

Even though I have lost my mojo lately, I have had fun making these cards in a rush.... story of my life really !
 Well not only did I make the last two cards on sunday morning in a rush....... I had to make another card for my Mother-in-laws birthday. So I made this one on Tuesday morning, two hours before delivering it.

I used this lovely Basic Grey Paper as a base then stamped the boy (Whiff Of Joy ) and masked him up. I then stamped the watering  ( Magnolia) can over the top. I coloured the images with my Promarkers keeping the colours simple to match the patterned paper... then used a blue wax pencil to shade around the outside and Odourless Spirit to blend. I think it gives a warmer feel and no need for a background. 
The sentiment is a digi from Sentiments 4 You distressed with Tim Holtz - Stormy Sky ink. I found some lovely buttons in my stash... so I threaded with string and added to the card. The image is stamped on Spellbindes Labels 10 and cutting out without cutting his head off.
Mum in law loved it and I love her.

Christmas Card no 2

Hiya!
As I said the other day my mum and I were playing with our craft stuff and made our first three cards. Did I mention we had a giggle because if anyone Knows us, we are a pair of scatter brains togother. Anyway as promised here is our second card

With this card we coloured the Lily of the Valley Bear stamp with Promarkers and matted it on to a Square Nestability. We cut three sets of mini Pointsettias and daubered the petals with black ink, finishing the centers with punched steamens and amber gems. The background paper is from a Papermania pad.

I hope you like xx

Kick off to Christmas

Hello everyone,
Friday I invited my Mum over for a play date. It's not very often we get a chance to craft together as I'm always working or something or other. She only lives a five minute drive away and we talk on the telephone alot, even though hubby said it would be cheaper to go to her house!
Anyway we decided to make a start on our Christmas cards, I was teaching Mum some new techniques with Nestabilities. We had so much fun! and such a laugh because as the saying goes "Like Mother Like Daughter".
Here is the first card of three we managed to get done.

We stamped the magnolia and cut the circle nestability out of the same layer of one card. then we added a bit of gold glitter paper to make it look like a bauble. I hope you like it we did! I'll show you  another card later.xx 

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.

Blog challenge

Hi all,
I just finished my card for the In2crafting blog challenge and thought you might like to see.

The challenge was decided by Michelle and the theme was Three snowflakes, Two papers and One ribbon

 I used Craft Creation Papers, Snowflakes were cut from Marianne Dies and of course you probably recognise the Magnolia with parcel image.All coloured with Promarkers.
I hope you like.xx

My Baby's Birthday

Hiya all,
I thought I would share with you a card I made for my baby who has just turned 17.
It's so difficult to make cards for them as they grow bigger but right now he likes to wear designer clothes, so I thought this was appropriate.See what you think.

This is a Whiff of Joy image stamped on a nestability shape coloured with Promarkers. 

But the day before was my niece Danielle's 23rd Birthday so I made her this card.

I hope you Like Hugs

Di xx

Back again

Hello again,
So sorry I haven't blogged for a while. Thankyou to all you wonderful people who asked if I was ok. I think I lost my mojo for a time what with my laptop braking then balancing family with work and so on....You know what it's like. Anyway i'm trying to get my mojo back.
Here are some cards that I made for my last cuttlebug class .

With this card we cut two lattice pieces and stuck them down with double sided tape. Then filling in the open spaces with glamour dust glitter to cover the sticky bits. The green panel is single sided pearl card once embossed was sanded to make the butterflies stand out. The frame was then cut using a nestability and magnetic mat. Then magnolia in cute skirt was coloured with Promarkers, cut out and popped on with some 3D foam pads.  

With this card we cut a white piece of card and embossed it. Turned the card over so the de-bossed side up and swooshed a memento ink pad across the surface to colour. Then die cut topper with nestabilities and then embossed a cuttlebug bird cage and cut out. 

Lastly we cut a 7"x5" white card and embossed across the bottom. Then using the Hougie Board we embossed lines above and below also both sides of the ribbon. we then cut three small squares and embossed them.

I hope you like them.

xxx

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

A Spotty Card

Evening all!

Just a quick post I have been busy today creating a few cards for blog challenges as the weather is so bismal outside! Anyways this card I'm entering into a couple 

I love Promarkers - Challenge 12 Sketch

and

Crafty Catz - Spots

I hope you like the teddy image is from Lily Of the Valley designs coloured with Promarkers and the sketch background is Bazzill Bling card stock embossed with a cuttlebug folder "Welcome Baby" and distressed with one of the new colours "Victorian Velvet" .xx

Something Pastel

I can't believe i'm doing a second post in one day but I had made this card up during the week and thought it would fit this challenge perfectly

The Craft Garden -Pastel Colours 

As you can see I have used my trusted Cuttlebug with the embossing Folder 'Caramello'

and Circles and Scalloped cicles large Nestabilities.Not forgetting the Six Petaled Woodware Punch to make the flowers.Hope you like

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

Sketch challenge - April

Hello everyone
today i have been busy making a card for the in2crafting blog april sketch and thought it would be perfect to also enter into my first challenge on
 Craftycatz challenge no26 colour combo -Orange, green and white

Hope you like it!

Thanks Di xx