Happy Birthday Joyce

Good morning peeps!

It's been a while I know! I'm Not getting much time in my craft room 

over the summer months but I did manage to make this little card

for Joyce, my dear Mother In Law's 80th Birthday today.

The base card is 8"x 8".

The papers are from the My Minds Eye, Best of Paisley pad.

The gorgeous image is So Chic For HOLLY, by Rick St Dennis

She's perfect for my MIL as she also  has two poodles!

The image was coloured with a mix of Promarkers & Flexmarkers.

I made the sentiment button in my graphics programme.

I've included it in Png. form below. 

If you'd like it, just click on the pic & save to you computer.

All I ask is please don't share, send your friends over to collect it if they'd like it.

The lace & vintage style seam binding are from my stash.

I used spellbinders circle dies to cut out the image& entiment, then 

distress inked whilst still in the die.

 The fish tail was cut using a square punch.

The inside was decorated too.

Thanks for popping in today, I do appreciate your visit!

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

The Corrosive Challenges - Nature - Animals 

The Ribbon Girls -  "Anything Goes as long as it has an image" 

  A Gem of a Challenge - Animals 

Animal Friends Challenge - Punches and/or Dies

 Crafty Ribbons - Pink & Girly 

 Creative Knockouts - Birthday Wishes 

 Hannah & Friends Animals 

80 Years Young!

Good morning all! Hope you are all well!

( I must apologise for not being up to date on my blog commments.

I've not been feeling so great this past week but I am trying to catch up, 

so please just bear with me!)

The card I have to share with you was made for my lovely  Dad

who celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday!

Happy Birthday again Dad!

I know he likes these colours & he likes Marilyn Munro

The card base is 8"x8" I do enjoy working with this size of card!

The papers are from my minds eye.

The fantastic image is from Marilyn from Ike's Art. I've used her several times now!

I coloured her lightly with flexmarkers the cut out with a Spellbinders circle die!

I used the layout from Paper Play Sketches & would like to enter their challenge!

Isn't it fantastic!

I changed it to a square & instead of adding further embellishments,

I used Tea Dye distress ink with a film strip die & some sequin waste

as stencils. I used a bit of Kraft CS for matting & layering!
The fish tails were created using a square punch.

The sentiment button was done in my graphics programme.

If anyone would like it, please just ask!

The ribbon & lace are from my stash! I do love adding a bit of lace to cards

for men, as long as it's not too flowery or sparkly!

Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to enter my card in a few other challenges

DRS Designs - Include The Word "Day"
Seize The Birthday 2W Birthday + Optional Topping: Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze - Add A Number Oops no more than 10 challenges
Crafting By Designs - Let's Hear It For The Boys and Men
Inky Impressions - All About The Boys
Sisterhood of Crafters - Birthdays
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/ Use Ribbon
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Birthday
Always Playing with Paper - W, E3 - Masculine Card (Cut off circle shape of engine)
Cards in Envy - Birthday Cards
The Ribbon Girls -  Anything Goes as long as you include an image

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