Mouse Knight Birthday

It's time for this weeks DT card for the challenge over at 

QKR Stampede

where the challenge is always Anything Goes

This week, I've made a Birthday Card using the wonderful
Mouse Knight Digital Stamp Digi1603

I coloured the image using promarkers, I just delved in to my box & pulled
out a few colours that I liked then found some papers to match!
The button has been in my stash for a while & I thought
it went perfectly with the image so had to add it!
I made the sentiment on the PC!

I hope you can play along in the challenge, which is always anything goes.
Each week, we select two winners  1 using QKR Stampede or Eureka Stamps image and 

1 using any image!

I'd like to add this card to the following challenges:

Southern Girls -Anything Goes

Fab n Funky-Feature A Creature

I love Promarkers-Anything Goes-Option CAS

Digi Choosday Challenge- Anything Goes
Passion For Promarkers Challenge- Add A Sentiment

Love Cats 1st Anniversary Card

Hi everyone,

Here I am with my card for the QKR Stampede Challenge DT this week!

Some of you may have had a sneak preview as this posted by accident earlier 

than it should have! Naughty blogger! 

Last year we moved house and we were

lucky enough to be invited us to a wedding by our new neighbours.

We had the most amazing time & it was great getting to know everyone.

Of course, we couldn't let the happy couples 

1st Wedding Anniversary 

go by without sending our wishes, so I made this little card!

The image used is 

Lovecats Digital Stamp ES-digi8208

The sentiment is

Happy Anniversary Digital Stamp ES-digi9004.

I coloured the image with my promarkers, die cut it then added some 
Distress Oxide while it was still in the die.

The papers I've used have been in my stash for a long time 
but I have been very sparing with them.
Don't you just hate it when the things that you love run out!

To create the fishtails, I used the corner of a square punch.

Hope you like my little card & I hope you can play along with us this week!

I hope you can play along in the challenge, which is always anything goes.
Each week, we select two winners  1 using QKR Stampede or Eureka Stamps image and 

1 using any image!

I'd like to enter my card for the following challenges:-

Art Impressions Stamp Challenge  - Use Circles (26/9)
Through the Purple Haze -September - Fur-tastic
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Die and/or Punch (19/9)
Show us Your Pussies September - Furrything Goes

Play A Saw

Good morning all, here I am again with another little card.

I had a lot of fun putting this one together.

 

This one was made for my hubby on our wedding anniversary!

The reason behind this odd card is that we went to a party a while back & someone 

actually did play a saw! Yep, the kind you get from hardware stores!

It was incredible! 

We were both stunned. I'd never have believed what a wonderful a 

tune you could produce from a basic saw!

The watch/clock embossed panel was wiped over with gilding wax.

The clippings are from a cider bottle label! Hubby does love a cider!

The lace & buttons are from my stash.

The little sentiment tags are LOTV

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you like my card!

Edited to add:- I was contacted via twitter by a lady who makes the most

beautiful music playing a saw. 

If you have a minute, you can watch her here

I’d like to enter this card in the current challenge at

Daring Cardmakers - A Moment In Time

Lavender & Lace

Hi everyone, happy Friday to you!
Is everyone off for the Bank Holiday weekend?

Here I am with the last of my Lavender Lister samples made from the papercrafting kit.

I love using all the little extra bits off of a sheet to make cards.

For this one used the little butons popped up on foam pads.

The sentiment is from one of the sheets too.

I also used one of the patterned paperw with some ric rac binding, a little lace,

and a few little sticky back gems from my stash!

I absolutely love the colours on this one. 

The image would be great for so many different occassions too. 

I added a little die-cut sentiment, the buttons are rescued from a cardigan 

& the lace is from my stash!

Thanks again for stopping by!

Paper Piecing

Good morning all, it's Monday once again & time for this weeks fun new challenge 

over at Eureka Stamps where the theme is

#183 Paper Piecing

Here's my DT card!

As soon as I saw this theme, I knew exactly what I wanted to do!

I used one of the 4 images from the cube Digi 33301 Sunrise,

which I thought was just perfect.

I simply printed the image on to the yellow card stock & some green & brown paper 

then cut out the different sections. Next, I matted & layered the image on to

 green & brown card from my scap pile. 

The Hello sentiment was cut three times 

from the green & brown card then layered for added dimension.

I added some mesh & a couple of co-ordinating buttons & that's it!

I hope you can play along in the challenge this week!

I'd like to enter this card in a couple of challenges:

TBA

Another Sneaky Little Peek!

Hi all,I have a card I wanted to share with you!

This is another sample made using a decoupage sheet "Knitty Kitty"

from the new  La Pashe CD Rom "The Pet Set" .

I made a twisted easel card using the decoupage & matching papers.

A bit of matting & layering, some tiny knitting & a few buttons to embellish!

(The base card is 8x8inch) 

You can just about see a bit of the dimension here in the side view

I apologise for the pics but I had to get my samples posted off & the weather

was just awful, so I couldn't get any decent light!

Will be releasing the new CD Rom  on 

 Create & Craft TV 

Freeview 36, Sky 674, Virgin 748 & Free Sat 813

on Tuesday 24th November at 1pm & 6pm!

Tune in to see Bailey show you all the lovely bits & bobs you'll find on there!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafting-With-Friends - Always Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Always Anything Goes 

Simply Papercraft - Always Anything Goes

In The Pink -Fancy Folds or Shaped Card

Moving along with the Times - My Favourite Things

Southern Girls - Patterened Paper Mix Up

Inky Impressions - Our Furry Friends

And Now For Something Completely Different....

Good Morning all, it's Wednesday lready!

Happy Hump Day!

I don't have a card to share today but I do have this!

A friend at work has recently become gran & this was a little something

I made for her grandson.

I tried not to make it too babyish so it could be displayed for longer

I aplogise for the photo, it's not the best  but I'm sure you get the general idea.

The frame is from Ikea & the buttons are from my stash.

The background is Kraft cardstock from my stash.

I got the little mdf shapes at the Ross Papercraft Show in Edinburgh recently.

The Scrabble type letters are by Papermania.

This is my first try at making a button monogram. It was fun to do so I think 

I will be making a few more! Watch this space!

Thanks for popping in, I hope you like it!

I'd like to enter this project in the following challenges:

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion  - Always Anything Goes

Karleigh Sue Challenge -Kraft paper or color

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Allsorts - no design paper 

Good Luck

Good morning all! Happy Monday!

Time for the brand new challenge for this week over at the 

Eureka Stamps Challenge Blog where our theme is

#159 Monochrome 

(Shades of one colour, skin tones are permitted too)

I used the digi sentiment 8101 (488) Good Luck

to make my Clean & Simple little card.

I used an A6 Linen Embossed Card base to whichh I added a strip of

Washi Tape.I coloured the image with my Chameleon Markers,

the first time I've used them. The image was then matted on to some green card

and mounted on some foam tape. The final addition was the cool green button

from my stash. The bottom corner of the card was rounded using a

Woodware punch.

Thanks for popping in today!

I'm lucky enough to have the day off work as it's a local holiday,

so you may well find me crafting at some point today!

I hope we see you in the challenge this week! 

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Friends -  B is for... (button)

Hiding In My Craft Room - Freestyle

Addicted To Stamps & More - Make Your Mark

Inky Impressions - Fancy Corners

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Good Luck

Good morning all!

Is it Monday already?? 

Boo, that means I'm back at work!

I've had a great week off taking in the sights & sounds of the

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 

as well as getting a few things done about the house!

So, now it's back to normality & a brand new challenge over at

Eurekas Stamps where the theme this time is

#155 Button Button (use a button on your creation)

I've used several tiny little, blue heart, buttons on my card!

The image & sentiment are both from Eureka Stamps

Digi 22205 Kite and Digi 8101(488) Good Luck

The base card is my usual 6"x6" square base.

The image & sentiment were printed onto some smooth card.

I added some clouds using a stencil & Tumbled Glass Distress Ink 

then paper pieced the image with some snippets of paper from the 

First Edition "Bird Song" Paper Pad,  

I added my little buttons to the bows on the tail of the kite.

I hope you like it & I hope you can play along in our

Button Challenge

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

The Crazy Challenge - Paper Piecing

Love To Scrap - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Use A Digi

A Gem Of A Challenge - One For The Girls

Crafty Friends Challenge - Clean & Simple

Crazy 4 Challenges - Something That Relies On The Wind

Brown Sugar - Buttons & Bows

Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Use A Sentiment

In The Pink - Fly Away + 1 other colour

Little Red Wagon - Paper Piecing

Happy Ruby Wedding

Good morning all!

The card I have to share with you today is a commision.

I was given free reign to make a Ruby Wedding card

for a friend to give to her husband.

Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary Liz & John!

Here's what I came up with!

I used a white 6"x6" base & added a mat of ruby red card-stock.

The white, embossed card is from Lelli-bot.

I added a layer of ruby card, along the lower third of the card, 

 the bottom edge was punched using an EK Success border punch & a 

mat of  the embossed card on top.

I created the hearts using the ruby red card.

I die cut them, then ran through the big shot to emboss, using Cuttlebug

swirls & swiss dots folders. Next I added some silver thread which was wrapped around.

In the past I have used embossing powder to give these a nice shiny appearance.

This time, as I had added the thread, I decided to try Anitas 3d Clear Gloss. 

It took ages to dry (overnight) but I am really happy with the result.

The sentiment was created in my graphics programme.

I added 3 ruby red star buttons to embellish.

On the inside of the card, I added a mat of ruby red card & a

die cut heart in white, to write on.

Thanks for popping in, I do hope you like my card!

I certainly had a lot of fun creating it!

The Cat Is Out Of The Bag

Hi all, I hope you're well!

I have something different to share with you today!

This is my very first post as part of the DT over at
Eureka Stamps!

I was delighted to receive an email inviting me to join 

the team of lovely & very talented ladies!
I'm super excited to be working with them all & with Eureka Stamps too!

The challenge theme for this week is

Special Occasions

You can find the rules here

Now, here's my card.

The proverbial cat I mentioned is actually a 

Baby Tiger

The image is available as both a rubber & digi stamp.

I used the digi image to make my little CAS 1st Birthday card.

I printed the image out several times, on some paper from my snippets pile.

Next, I cut out sections & layered them up for some dimension. 

 The stripes were coloured with a prisma pencil to add definition.

The sentiment was printed directly on to the Kraft card base,

using a free font called Kirsten ITC.

The ribbon is upcycled, (it's those loops you find on clothes 

to keep them on the hanger) the buttons are from my stash!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my little card!

 I had lots of fun making it up!

I hope you can play along in the challenge!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle - Include An Animal

Addicted To CAS - Animals

Challenge Up Your Life - Digi Stamps

Less Is More - 2 or 4 Legs

That's Crafty Challenge Blog - Numbers Up

Sweet Tulips

Good morning all!

Hope everyone is well today!

I have another card, made using the La Pashe Floral decoupage sheet 

Mustard Pot & Tulips, to share with you today.

This one is A6 size & I've used the little round image that 

came on the  sheet for my focal point.

People are always asking about what these bits are forso

I thought I'd show just one thing you could do.

You could also use them on the inside of your card, to decorate your 

envelope or even a gift tag to match your card.

So, onto my card, 

I used an A6 Kraft base

Added a mat of white card which I had embossed with a Sizzix

Honeycomb embossing folder, inked with Spun Sugar Distress Ink

The image was cut out with a spellbinders circle then added to a 

Scalloped circle mat of Kraft CS.

I used ribbon, lace, twine & a heart shaped button to embellish.

You can just about see that I've added a little inked scalloped circle

panel to the inside for the message.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my little card!
I'd like to support the following challenges:
Make It Monday With Kraft Outlet - CAS Embossing
The Crazy Challenge - Use Ribbon Or Lace
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes or Twist of Die Cuts
Bunny Zoe's Craft - Buttons & Bows
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow
Make My Monday - Kraft Card

V's Sweet Ideas - Emboss It

Washi Fun -Hello

Morning all, happy Sunday!

I've been playing with my Washi Tape again!

I just love the stuff! Fantastic for doing a card in a flash!

The sentiment was simply printed from my PC then 

I added the washi tape & a trio of buttons. The colours are 

actually a closer match in real life but the camera just wouldn't

capture that! This card was ready in under 10 mins!

Thanks for popping in!

I'm entering this card in my blogging friends brithday challenge
Creative With Monika
Monika asked us to case one of her cards!
I chose the no design paper &  Hello sentiment  from her butterfly card.

A Gorjuss Gift

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a great Easter weekend if you celebrate it.

It was lovely to be off work for 4 days straight.

We managed to get out for lunch  enjoyed a few walks in the unexpected sunshine

over the last couple of days.

Anyhoo, I got a copy of the Creativity Magazine which had a 

Santoro cover gift this time, so I decided to have a bit of a play!

I make loads of cards to sell for charity & as a result, I like to be as

 thrifty as I possible when making them!

Here's what I made using the freebie & some stuff mainly from my scraps box!

Decoupage, buttons & paper were from the kit.

The ribon is upcycled from a christmas gift set & the lace was

a scrap from another project,

To be thrifty, I often split the decoupage & use every second layer to

make another image. You'll see a card I made using this in a mo!

The sentiment was cut with a Tattered Lace die.

Again, a scrap of lace, the gift set ribbon & some of the ribbon tags from a top.

The sentiment tag was part of the kit & I added a peel of greeting!

This is the second layers of the decoupage matted & layered then placed on an oval die cut.

The ribon is from another gift set & the lace is from my stash!

After I had stuck it on, it srtuck me that it would have looked lovely as bunting!

Bling from my stash & sentmiment from another Tattered Lace die

A kraft base for this one, a Martha Stewart Doily Border Punch added a

little bit of detail. The sentiment was a Tonic tape runner, which has lots od

different fonts. The little flower is from Do Crafts I think, 

it's been kicking about my stash forever!

Last one for now, I used papers from my scrap box,

the sentiment is another font from the tape runner, a Tattered Lace 

die cut heart button & some die cut flourishes to embellish

as well as a scrap of lace & some upcycled ribbon!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

#docraftsmonday

Thank You

Good moring all, I'm back to share another card with you!

This is a quick little CAS Thank You Card.

I've used linen embossed CS for the A6 base, then added a

panel which I embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder.

I just love all my embossing folders as they are so versatile & they

can be used in oh so many way's!

The challenge at Unstampabelles has an optional twist of what including

something you can see from your window!

When I look out my window, I see little flowers, all confised about what the season is.

I also see some Red & White tape (My twine) which is outside a house on our street 

where there was a fire! 

Thankfully no one was hurt & the damage was contained to just the one house!

The corners were rounded with a woodware corner punch

The panel was inked with a liquid chalk ink pad then wrapped 

with some twine. The  sentiment was die cut using a sizzlet &  I 

added a little button just to complete!

A little side view to finish, just showing the plain paper

insert  where a note can be written.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to enter this little card in the following challenges:

The Crazy Challenge - Embossing

Unstampabelles - Thank You

Cut It Up - Embossing

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Embossing Folder & Why

Chalk N Stock - Anything Goes With Chalk

Dress Form

Good Morning all!

Here's a  little card I made using elements from a kit I got a while back.

I've used Dottie Card from Anna Maire Designs for the 6x6in base.

I added a dotty sheer ribbon bow & a dotty button which was 

the spare button from a blouse I had.

The border with faux stitching was part of the kit too.

I popped up the image & sentiment on some foam shaker tape

to give a bit of dimension et voila!

Super simple, quick & easy but I'm really pleased with it!

Thanks for popping in!

Feature A Creature

Good morning all!

I hope your week is going well so far!

We're currently on a staycation here in Edinburgh for the Fringe.

Having a great time & seeing lots of interesting things!

It's time for the brand new challenge over at Crafting For All Seasons!

Where the theme for this fortnght is

Feature A Creature!

Here's my card!

(I'll apologise straight away for the quality of the photos but I just 

couldn't get the pics I wanted!)

A fairly simple Christmas card (I need millions of these!)

Our sponsor this time is Lacy Sunshine. 

The DT were kindly given images to play with!

The image I have used is - Santa Pickles
The base card is an A6 Kraft card & the DP is by First Edition.
I used a die to cut the shaped end. 

I coloured Pickles using Promarkers, trimmed the image then edged with a 

Colour Q liquid chalk inkpad then matted on to some Kraft card stock

I used some Washi tape from my stash to add a border, then

finished with some buttons threaded with twine!

The snowflake fell on to the card when I was rummaging about in my 

Chrismas stash so I decided to leave it there!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope to see you in the challenge!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Christma

Passion For Promarkers - Button It

Retarte - Anything Goes and/or Christmas

2 Cute Ink Challenge - Animals

Eureka Stamps - Add A Button