That tree stamp again!

I used my favourite men's stamp and some Basic Grey papers for this card. I stamped in Shabby Shutters distress inks and embossed in clear. Made a frame using my nesties, sentiment made on the computer and a green ribbon to finish.

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Basic grey - autumn

Mark's Finest Paper - use die cuts

The Stampman - cards for men

Stars and Stamps - mens cards

Linda

Aren't These So Cute!

These are a couple of cards made using the fab digistamps from Digi stamp Boutique and Shabby Princess Spring breeze papers. I love the colours and the images are a dream to colour. I paper pieced the dresses and the cupcake base and then  I added a bit of sparkle with some stickles glitter glue.

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Totally Papercrafts - stick a number on it

Southern Girls - glitter it up

I am entering this second card in to the following challenges

Karber Weekly - kids/babies with a digi image

Little paper Shop - use glitter or stickles

Linda

Monochromatic Butterfly Card

I love making these cards - just white with a hint of one colour. This time I have used Broken China Distress inks to tint the edges of the flowers and leaves which were punched out of white cardstock. The circle frame was made using nesties, the image was stamped and embossed and then tinted with the ink and some stickles glitter glue added. I used part of a stamp to stamp the floral sprays at one side. The sentiment was made on the computer. A few pearls and tiny butterflies were added to finish it of.

I have entered this into the following challenges

Penny's paper crafty - so long as it flies

Flutterby Wednesday - butterfly, fairy or angel

Pear Tree designs - free for all

One Stitch at a Time - embellish it

Linda

Handbag birthday

I think this is the closest I am going to get with a CAS card.  I made the little handbag using the fab DCWV Citrus paper pack, I beaded a wee handle and cut out one of the flowers from the paper for a catch. I also added a couple of ribbons and a gem. I used some ribbon which I laced up through some eyelets. I'm not sure if this would pass as a Cas card but I gave it a go anyway. It's not my usual style as I don't like to see a lot of bare white paper.

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Tuesday Throw Down - anything goes

Party time Tuesdays - birthday card

CraftyHosChallenge - sketch

Linda

Bright and Cheerful

This bright and cheerful card was for a friend on the docrafts forum. I used a lovely glittered embellishment and some My Mind's Eye Papers. The sentiment was made on the computer. The flowers were punched out and finished with a couple of gems.

This is a general card for my box.  I used a lovely flower stamp that I embossed with holographic embossing powder.The papers were free downloads and I added some ribbon to finish.

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Dancing in Pajamas - inspiration from a pink striped mug

Linda

Floral Beauty

I found this lovely floral image on google, printed it off and went over it with a wash of sakura stardust pen. I highlighted the centres of the flowers with some stickles glitter glue. The papers are K&Co. I added a gold organza ribbon and a little tag with a few pearls on the top. I hadn't the colour of pearls I wanted so I used my promarkers to colour them.

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Lexi's Creations - birthday

fairy fun Friday - ticket ot tag

Linda

Lovley in Lilac

A 30th Birthday card using a Pink Petticoat image.  I coloured the image with promarkers. The papers are from my scrap box, the cardstock is brazill purple and green. I added a few bits of ribbon and the sentiments were made on the computer.

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I did it creations - for a girl

Linda

Basic Grey Birthday Card

I have used these fabulous Basic Grey papers called Sultry to make this 30th birthday card. The colours are gorgeous, I love the lime and pink. The flowers are made using a stamp and then cutting them out. I added some gems for the centres. 

I am entering this into the following challenges

Craft You Days Away - 1 circle, 2 papers, 3 embellishments

Sweet Stamping Challenge - ribbons

Anything Goes Challenge blog - Ribbons

Linda

Shades of Blue

I have used this gorgeous Whiff of Joy stamp for this shades of blue birthday card. The papers are all from a stack I bought from QVC. I think they are Brenda Pinnick. I added some blue and aqua cardstock, a punched flower and a few leaves. The sentiment was made on the computer.

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Digidoodleshopsbest - image of a person

Linda

Ferrari 40th birthday

This was a request for a funny 40th birthday featuring a Ferrari. The person the card is for has always wanted a red Ferrari so I printed off a lovely pic onto photographic paper so that it looked nice and shiny. I then  printed the writing on top. Inside I made a little pocket where I put the paper ferrari cut out. i found it on the net and it is a paper model that you make up yourself. I thought it was very funny. I have delivered the card and the client was over the moon with it.

 Front

  the pocket and the verse

 The paper Ferrari model

Linda

Black and Cream Wallet Card

This is the wallet card I made for a swap on the docrafts forum. I have had these papers for a long time and often took them out, looked at them and put them away again thinking that they were too lovely to cut up.. I'm I the only one to do that??lol The punched edge is part of the paper. I used a flower stamp and some cream ribbon along with some black and cream cardstock. The sentiment was made on the computer.

I am entering this for the following challenge

Anything Goes - Ribbons

Linda

Birthday Shopping!

One thing you have to do on your birthday is spend all that birthday money you received!

Stamp -Whiff of Joy

Papers - My Minds Eye

 Cardstock - Bazzill pink

Martha Stewart punch

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Craftilicious - anything goes

Raise the bar - pink and girly

Linda

Another Butterfly Card

This time I have gone with a cream and black colourway. I had embossed a piece of card using the a swirls folder and had this bit left over. I mounted it onto some black card and added the butterfly which was stamped onto some K&CO card and then embossed with clear embossing powder. I added the pearls and the wire for antennae. I cut the front of a 6 inch square card down to about 2 and half inches. The back of the card was covered with black card leaving a cream border showing.I made another embossed strip of card, layered onto black and then onto the front panel. I stuck the butterfly panel on top. The sentiment was made on the computer. I like the simplicity of this design.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Crazy 4 Challenge - birthday

AiFactory Challenge - Embossing

Linda

Gorgeous Butterflies

I love this butterfly stamp and have used it before on a similar card  for a Golden wedding. This time I have used a different card fold.  I cut off half of the front of the card . I stamped the butterfly onto some K&Co paper and then layered on some nestie circles.  I covered the back of the card with K&Co paper as well.The sentiment was made on the computer. I added pearls and some gold embossing to the butterfly. Check in tomorrow for another card using the same stamp.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Craftalicious - Anything Goes

Gingerloft - glitter or bling

Flutterby Wednesdays - use a butterfly or fairy

Linda

Fushia and Lime

Sounds much more exotic than pink and green lol I followed a sketch for this card. I think the papers are Basic Gray and they are gorgeous. I have just added some distress inks around the edges, a bright lime green ribbon  and some gems along with the sentiment. A very simple card but I like it.

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Colour Create - pink, green and cream

Linda

Peaches and Cream

I thought I'd have a go at a card made using just the one colour along with the cream cardstock. I chose to use Spun Sugar distress ink to add the colour. The little girl is coloured using the distress inks and some sakura stardust pens for a bit of sparkle. I added a tiny bit of green for the leaves in her hair. Then I punched out loads of different shaped flowers and some leaves. I inked around the edges of them all and stuck them around the aperture of the card. This was the bit left over from a nestie cutout and I raised it on some foam pads. I then added some pearls to the centre of the flowers and a sentiment made on the computer.

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Miami Doodles - girl's birthday with sparkle

PartytimeTuesdays - Birthday and anything goes
 Creative  Inspirations - birthday theme
Creative Card Crew - blooming marvellous

Linda

Floral Birthday Card

I have been trying to get my card box filled for some demos I am doing next month. I have made a birthday card using a lovely floral stamp that I bought from ebay. I stamped it in black ink and embossed with a glittery black embossing powder.  The backing papers are from my stash, I've had them a long time. I layered using some black cardstock. The sentiment was made on the computer and matted onto a nestie circle and a little punched out butterfly added.  I added a couple of ribbons over a black mesh ribbon to the bottom of the flower and tied them in a knot.

Linda

Silver Wedding Anniversary

Was asked  to make this card by a work colleague.  Some gorgeous wild orchid crafts flowers which I sparkled up with some stickles glitter glue and some punched out leaves and hearts along with a few nestie shapes and a bit of silver cardstock. The sentiments were made on the computer. I added a lovely white organza bow to finish. 

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Onestopcraftchallenge - Congratulations

Linda

Another card for Dad

This one's from my sister. I have used my fav tree stamp. I have made use of the aperture left from cutting out a nestie circle. I stamped around the edge of the aperture and layered it up on foam pads.The paper is from my scrap box. I finished with a sentiment made on the computer and some organza ribbon.

I am entering this into the following challenge

Oh La La Creations - nothing floral

Color Chef Challenge - use your fav colour

Paper Players - monochromatic

Linda

Birthday card for Dad

It's my Dad's 75th birthday next weekend so I'd thought I'd get a start on some of his cards instead of leaving it to the last minute lol
I love this photo of him, he is about 25. I scanned it and distressed the edges a bit with some distress inks.
I matted and layered on some brazil cardstock and paper from my scrap box. I made the sentiment on the computer and also layered it on some nestie circles. I love using photos for cards.

Linda

A selection of quick cards

A few quick cards that I made over the weekend for orders. They were all very specific in what they wanted .

Get Well Soon - Springer Spaniel

Spiderman Birthday

Bowling Birthday

Linda

Baby Boy Bear

A baby Boy card using a cute bear image which I stamped onto some of the backing paper and embossed. I added a blue organza ribbon to his neck. The papers are from a box of DCWV papers that I got from QVC a good while ago. I layered up on some nestie circles. The sentiment was made on the computer.

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Craft your days away - babies

Linda

The Saga of Carmen's National Cardmaker's Day Card!

Carmen -I hope you have received your card(or cards?!lol) .
On the docrafts forum there was a swap for National cardmaker's Day. I was partnered with Carmen. I duly made her card and had it ready and waiting to post on Thursday. I took it with me to post on the way to work and as soon as it was in the postbox I realised that I hadn't put the stamp on it! Duh! They were sitting on the front seat of my car. I knew the post would be lifted at 4 o'clock so I went back to the post box at about a quarter to 4 and waited and waited for over an hour but no sign of the postman. I thought I could get the card, stamp it and hand it back to him. I was really cross both with myself and with the non exisitent postie. So I headed home again and managed to make Carmen a second card, which I checked to make sure that it had a stamp on, and got it in the last post. Here are the cards Mark1 and underneath the replacement.

Linda

Happy Birthday Edwin

Another for my Uncles 80th birthday. I have used this fab stamp I bought from ebay. I stamped in brown and then embossed in clear. I tore around the stamped image and  inked the edges with vintage photo distress inks. The papers are from my scrap box and the sentiment made on the computer.

Linda