Congratulations - Baby Boxed Card

I had a very productive day yesterday and got a few cards made. This is a commissioned baby card which I have made as a trifold and put it in a decorative box. The image is from PC Crafter - Belly Button Babies - and I printed it several times and decoupaged it. The papers are doodlebug and I teamed them with some pink and lemon cardstock. The heart border is a Martha Stewart punch and all the flowers and leaves are punched out as well. I added a few little hearts and some pearls to finish. The ribbon with the little bows on I got from a local craft shop - isn't it gorgeous!

I am entering this into the following challenges

Sassy Design Studios - use a punch

Shelly's Images blog - anything goes

Scrapbook Sisters - baby baby

Bearly mine - ribbon and pearls

Diecut Dreams - baby Girl card

Linda

Quickie post!

Just a quickie post today - a sympathy card  for the loss of a baby. Papers - Melissa Frances - image I had in my stash, pastel organza ribbon  and some distress ink.

Linda

Cardmaking Class One

     Well I have completed my first cardmaking class and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had a lovely group of 9 ladies of all ages and a good time was had by all ( I hope lol). We made two cards each, like the ones below. These are my sample cards and the ones I made on the night to demonstrate. I forgot to get a pic of the ladies with their cards but I will try to remember to do that next week. These are the two cards I designed for them to make on their first night.

The ladies hard at work.

A Picture of Concentration!

Now have to get my thinking cap on for next weeks class

Linda

See Ya Soon!!

A large card for a work colleague who leaving to take a year out for family reasons. I have cut some of the flowers from the paper and glittered them with Stickles glitter glue. The paper is beautiful, love the colours and I added some black cardstock and a pale pink ribbon. I used some craftworks card candy for the flower centres

Linda

Card Class Sneaky Peek

A little bit of a sneaky peek at what we will doing in our class tomorrow night. I'm looking forward to it. We are aiming to make 2 cards. Hope they like what I have designed to make with them!

Linda

Card Kit Swap

I take part in a swap on the docrafts forum - A card kit swap where you make up a card, put the same elements you have used in a separate bag and post to your partner. The card you have made is not to be opened until the recipent has made her card using your components. It's a great way to see how others use their crafty stuff and you can learn lots of new ideas. I swapped with  Carol - aka CrossStitchQueen  - this month. Carol's card is on the right.

My card

Carol's card

Linda

Lily of the Valley Valentine

Another beautiful Lily of the Valley image from their Cute Squares range. I found these papers in one of my many boxes - I have had them for ages and the colours match with the little ones clothes. A few squares of matting and layering and one of my new nesties - lace edged square. I like this nestie shape but have to say I'm not too keen on some of the others I bought - beaded ovals and circles. The hearts are cut from the paper and distressed slightly around the edges and then I used some Stickles glitter glue on them.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Cardmaking mamas - Valentines

Crafty Anns challenge - Love is all around

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Love is in the Air

Linda

Clean And Simple Valentine

I thought I'd have a go at Clean and simple again - not my usual style but its growing on me!
I have used a digistamp download from Digistamp Boutique. I embossed some card with a hearts folder and matted and layered with some black card. The sentiment was made on the computer.

I am entering this into the following challenges

CCEE stampers - dry embossing

Paper Romance - cas valentine

Stampinbsdesign challenge - use a bird

Fab'n'Funky -use texture

Cards for Men - Valentine

Linda

With All My Love

Well and truly into the Valentine's cards now and don't my hands know it - they are killing me but I have these orders to do so I have to soldier on ..... Are you feeling sorry for me yet??lol
Todays card is using a fab Digistamp Boutique digital stamp, I have paperpieced it  and layered on some nesties. The paper is from my scrap box and I used some different shades of purple Bazzil cardstock. The ticket sentiment was a free download.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Creative card crew - for a loved one

Scrapbook Sisters - My Valentine

Digital Tuesday - From the heart

Crazy Challenge blogspot - crazy for love

Linda

Love Grows!

I got some Lily of the Valley stamps and some of these fab Cute Squares in their Love and Romance range. These are great for cards when you haven't the time to colour the images your self. The paper is a free download and I used some red cardstock along with it. The border is a Martha Stewart punch. I punched out the heart nad overstamped it and then embossed. It's lovely and shiny but doesn't look it in the pics - I'm rubbish at taking pics lol!!

I am entering this into the following challenges

A Spoonful of Sugar - show some love

Everybodyartchallenge - Valentine

Papertake Weekly - heart

Linda

Congratulations!

A little square card to celebrate the passing of exams. Isn't this paper fab - love the bright colours. I  had a good hunt through all my papers and this is by Junkitz and its called Salsa Geometrics. The image is coloured with promarkers and I made the star pupil badge using quickcutz dies and some wording generated on the computer. I added a button and some twine to finish.

Linda

Ahhhh!! Isn't she cute!

I have used this fab free Pink Gem download of a little baby in the bath. I love all those bubbles! I coloured her with promarkers and added some glitter glue to the bubbles. the papers are from my stash - no name on them and I added some puched flowers and leaves. The heart border is a martha stewart punch.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Marks Finest Papers - make your own flowers

I Love promarkers - anything goes

Linda

Welcome Granddaughter

I was asked to make a special card for a lady to welcome her first granddaughter. This is a trifold card made by joining two 6x6 square cards together. The image is a digital download- Belly button babies from PC Crafter. The papers were in my stash and I think they might be Doodlebug.
Sentiments and verse were made on the computer. I punched out some flowers and leaves and embellished them with some distress ink, stickles glitter glue and pearls. I also added a little heart. I then made a box edging it with my Martha Stewart punch. I am very pleased with the way this turned out - the box looks so pretty.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Stamp something- use a digitial image

CCEE stampers - use punches

ABC challenge - N is for Nesties

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Linda

For Dad

Another male card - using my favourite stamp. I have stamped the image in brown ink and embossed, then made an aperature to go over it. I then randomly stamped and embossed around it. The papers are from my stash, sentment computer generated.

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Kaboodledoodles - monochromatic

Linda

Happy Birthday!

One of those dreaded male cards which we all love to do lol.  This is a Tim Holtz stamp that I stamped and embossed in black ink and then  distressed with some china blue, lipstick red and pine needles distress inks. I also distressed the edge with and inked with frayed burlock. The dotty paper is from S.E.I. and is called Spring Blossom. I also used several shades of purple bazzil cardstock and some card candy from Craftworks cards. The sentiment was made on the computer.

I am enterering this into the following challenges

Bearly Mine Challenge - for men/boys

Aly's Sunday challenge - for the guys

The Crafty Pad - something for the boys

Alphabet challenge - M for Men

Stampacular Sunday Challenge - Whateva!

Linda