La Pashe Nativity

Morning all!

It's Saturday! Are you all set for a lovely weekend?

I know I'm raring to go!

I have a card to share with you, made using decoupage from the latest

 La Pashe CD Rom

This is Nativity from the Christmas Box CD Rom

I made a little 5"x5" square card & added a stable front to the image!

Here's a closer look at the Nativity Scene!

Isn't it adorable?

A little side view of my card, you can see the dimension & the 

little wooden sheep embellishment looking on!

Thanks for popping in!

Have a great day!

Park Entrance

Good Morning all! 

It's Thursday! Whoopee, almost the weekend!

Time for a card for Just Inklined!

This is an Anniversary card I made for my niece & her husband.

The image I have used is Park Entrance.

I think it's quite a romantic image but I guess it could be used for lot's of occasions!

I used a stepper card base!

The image was coloured with my usual mix of Flexmarkers & Promarkers

then matted on to some dark pink CS.

The DP is from American Crafts. I just love it & I know my niece would too!

I added lots of  Woodware self adhesive lace to embelish.

I guess I was thinking there might be a little tearoom 

in that park with tea & cakes! Yum Yum! lol

Thanks so much for popping in today!

I do hope you like my card!

I'd like to enter a few challenges as listed below:

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Simon Stays Stamp - Anything Goes

Stamp N Dood le - In The Garden

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - No Squares Allowed

Creative Creations Challenge Blog - Photo Inspiration, Garden theme

Without Words - Anniversary

Sympathy Card

Good Morning All,

The card I have to share with you today is one of those difficult ones to make.

Especially when it is a young person who has passed away.

I didn't want to go with sombre colours as I feel 

a young persons life should be celebrated.

 I'm sure we all feel differently about this but I like to think of 

a young soul soaring, finally free of pain & suffering!

I went for a simple design, on an A6 tentfold card.

The CS is linen embossed, I like the texture.

I added matt of coloured CS & a panel which was embossed with 

a Cuttlebug Swirls embossing folder.

I found the quote on the internet. So apt as it's by

Robert Louis Stevenson who was from our very own Edinburgh.

Cut out with a nestie & inked with Spun Sugar DI

whilst still in the die. A few little pearls added at the corners.

A sheer ribbon bow to finish off.

Thanks for popping in.

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

Inky Chicks - Pretty In Pink

Amuing Challenges - Pearls & Gems

A Gem Of A Challenge - Pink & Gems

Creative Knockouts  -Texturise It

Altered Art(ish) Fun

Hi all, I thought I'd share a little bit of fun & useful altered art for you!

This month at The Crafting Cafe, the theme is

 Altered Art.

Firstly, may I apologise to this month's lovely sponsor Teri Sherman of 

Delicious Doodles 

 This particular item does not showcase any of her fabby images.

 Also, I must confess I didn't make this item but I just had to share it with you!

This is a catscraper, made by my beloved husband for our fur babies!

The design was originally inspired by the Chrysler Building! lol

I also have to confess, he didn't design it but he did create it from 

around 10 recycled/upcycled cardboard boxes.

If you'd like to make one of these little beauties for your furry friends

you'll find instuctions and templates here!

I hope you like this project & I hope you can join our 

"Altered Art" challenge this month!

Don't foget we are looking for some new DT members to join our fun team.

If you're interested, just add DT after your name when you link up your

Altered Art project!

Thanks for popping by!

Daisy and Watson

Happy Thursday all! It's almost the weekend! 

Time to share another Just Inklined card with you!

This is Daisy and Watson. Such a fun image!

When I saw her I immediately thought of my great niece Emily!

It's her Birthday today!

 Happy Birthday Emily!

I'm sure many of the pet owners among you are chuckling at this one!

I was inspired by the colours at Chromatic Craze

I used a 5"x5" card base, topped with paper from the Ad Lib Collection

by Bo Bunny. I added a couple of little fish tails in a co-ordinating paper

under the image! The sentiment was made on my PC using

 a free font called Emily Regular. I have to say, there's 

not much regular about our Emily! lol

I coloured the image with some promarkers & flexmarkers then cut out with

a nestie, matting onto a larger shape. I added some glossy accents to Daisy's

 glasses, Watsons nose & a couple of other litttle bits!

As you can see I wrapped a little twine around the bottom & added 

some daisies from my stash.  I've got no idea where the daisies are from

 as I've had them forever!

A little side view to finish off!

Thanks for popping in! I hope you like my litle card!

I'd like to enter it in a few challenges:
Crafter's Cafe - Flowers
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Love's Rubber Stamps - 1 Image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Dies/Punches (Daisies are oldie!)
Shopping Our Stash - Oldest Flower
Created With Love Challenges - Anything Goes
Parade Your Crafts - Birthdays
Stamp & Create - Birthdays
Victorine Originals - Birthday
Chromatic Craze - Colour Challenge
Addicted To Stamps - 1,2,3 (Image, Papers, Embellishments)

Card Makin' Mama's - For The Kids
Jellypark Challenges - All About the Kids

Make It Funny

Good morning all & happy "hump" day!

Halfway through the week & it's all downhill from here! Yay!

Todays project is my DT card for

Crafting For All Seasons 

where the theme for the new challenge is

Make It Funny!

I made a twisted easel card using the image 

Gus golf 

from our sponsor this time 

Bugaboo Stamps

I coloured Gus with a mix of flex & pro-markers, distressed the edges,

then did a bit of matting & layering. The papers are from Papermania.

I also added some glossy accents to the image.

I added the sentiment (which comes with the image) as the stop

for the easel section by mounting on foam pads.

I also added a sandpaper bunker which I hand cut and.

a couple of buttons threaded with twine

A side view just to let you see the fold if you are not familiar

with this style of card.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll be able to join us at 

Crafting For All Seasons this time!

I'd like to enter a few challenge with this card:
Loves Rubber Stamps - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments
Top Tip Tuesday - Shaped Cards
Cards For Men - String or Twine
Cheerful Stamp Pad- I Love Your Hat
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything But a Square
Ooh La La Creations - Cards For Men
The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - Digital Images/Papers

The Cupboard Trilogy - Male

Addicted To Stamps - 1-2-3 Tell us what it is (1 image, 2 papers, 3 buttons)

Robyn's Fetish - People At Their Jobs (Golf Pro)

Sentimental Sundays - Humorous

The Squirrel & The Fox - It's Raining Men

Speedy & Friends - The Letter G (Gus, Golf, Grass)

Sweet Stampin - Fancy Folds

Crafty Catz - Cards For Men/Boys

Delicious Doodles - Friday 13th, Unlucky For Some

Hannah & Friends - Special Card Form

Christmas Market

Good Morning all!

It's not often that I post on a Tuesday but I just couldn't resist sharing this

card with you! It's a sneak peak of what's coming next from

La Pashe

This is Christmas Market, just one of many yummy-liscious 

decoupage designs you will find on 

the Christmas Box CD Rom

The sentiment is part of the sheet. I've added a couple of self adhesive gems

Here's a closer look at the decoupage panel!

There's far more than just decoupage on the CD!

You can see the lovely Jak Heath launch the CD-Rom on

 Create & Craft TV on Tuesday 24th September

Sky 671- Freeview 36 - Freesat 813 - Virgin 748

Or live on your 'puter here

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

Creative Card Crew - Christmas

Creative Craft Challenges - Use Ribbon

LEJ Designs - Winter Wishes

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Layers

One Crazy Stamper Challenge - Christmas

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Ribbons

Turkey Time

Good Morning All.

Hope your week went well & you're now looking forward to a relaxing weekend!

Time for another creation for La Pashe!

This is Turkey Time, one of the fab decoupage designs from the 

Christmas With The Wrinklies CD Rom

I've made an 8"x8" card using the decoupage & one of the matching papers.

The punched border was done using a Martha Stewart punch.

The fancy corners &  flourish behind the sentiment were die cut using 

Spellbinders dies. I added the layered Poinsettia which has been in my

stash for years & a few little gems to further embellish.

Here's a closer look at the fun image. Such a happy scene!

A little side view just for good measure!

If you don't like CD's you can buy the

Christmas With The Wrinklies Paper Pack here 

which includes decoupage sheets & matching papers or  individual sheets here

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Christmas At Sweet Stampin' - Santa
Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Flowers
Our Daily Bread Designs - Get Ready For Christmas
Creative Creations Challenge Blog - Christmas
Cutie Pie Challenge - Christmas In September

Jessie's Bingo Birthday

Good Morning & a happy Friday to you all!

I was asked to make a card for a friends neighbour. 

The only information I was given was that it would be her 80th Birthday

& that she likes bingo! 

Here's what I came up with!

I just couldn't find a digi image that I liked anywhere!

 Luckily,  a crafty friend, Lindsay,  owner & artist for the fantastic LEJ Designs , 

came to the rescue & drew this image especially for me! What a Star!

She also did another which I haven't used as yet but I reckon I will soon!

If you'd like the image contact Linsday via her shop & ask her to add it!

I'm sure lot's of people would love to have a Bingo image to colour!

The papers, letters & money are from a free page which I found on

Printable Heaven

The circle sentiment button was made in my graphics programme.

I tried to match it to the bingo balls on the paper!

I coloured her with a mix of flexmarkers & promarkers.

I cut her out with a circe nestie & inked the edges wth a liquid chalk inkpad.

I tried to create a look of smudged lipstick

Four little £20 notes all stacked up (adding up to80 yeah)

A side view showing the BINGO letters arranged around the image

& the sheer ribbon double bow which had actually been tied for 

another project but hadn't been used.

The inside of the card.

Jessie was apparently over the moon with her card! Yay!

I'd like to enter a few challenges:
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Chalk N Stock - Anything Goes, just use chalk
Charizma Cardz - Your Number's Up

Scrappers' Delights - Birthday
Chalk-Ah-Lot-Cafe - People With Chalk
Glitter n Sparkle - Add A Bow
One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi
Sweet Stampin' - Got The Blues

Grace & Alfie

Good morning all!

I hope the week is flying by for you! Almost the weekend! Yay!

Here is todays little card!

An A6, base using my precious dotty CS! I love to look at it but 

I hate to use it! lol I opted for a CAS birthday card for a little girl!

The image I have used is Grace & Alfie from Just Inklined

The sentiment was typed with a free font called Jessica Elaine

Coloured with Promarkers & flexmarkers.

The bottom corners were rounded with a punch.

A little bit of ribbon upcycled from a top & a bow added to embellish.

Et voila!

Thanks for popping in!

This card was made with the following challenges in mind:-

Creative Moments - Birthday/Anything Goes

Scrappers' Delights - Birthday

Sisterhood Of Crafters - Use A Digi

Papertake Weekly - Childs Play

Passion For Promarkers - Perfect Pets

Use It Tuesdays - Friendship

Di's Digi Designs - Birthdays

Word Play Saturday - Childhood

A Creative Romance - CAS

Brown Sugar - Animals

Card Makin Mama's - For The Kids

Creative Corner - Childs Play

Jellypark Challenges - All About Kids