Happy Anniversary

Good morning all!

We've had a great week taking in the atmosphere at the 

Edinburgh Festival & Fringe.

It's back to normal today, back to work & I have a card to share!

This fun little offering was made for my parents anniversary!

I used the 7 Year Itch Decoupage Sheet from La Pashe, 

Wrinklies At The Movies CD.

My Dad is a big Marilyn Monroe fan, & my Mum loves 

the movies, so it worked well for them!

The base is 8"x8" Kraft cardstock.

The Papers are from the My Minds Eye, Best Of Paisley Paperstack.

I kept the layout fairly simple, adding a couple of bits of ribbon & some lace.

The sentiment was printed on some Kraft then cut out using a 

Spellbinders Callout die.

The stars were punched using an amazing Fiskars Punch that I won!

(It feels like it will punch through anything, like it's butter)

I then embossed them using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.

I added a sheer bow to finish it off.

As you can see from the photo, I decorated the inside of the card too!

Thanks for popping by, I hopeyou like it!

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

Ooh La La Creations -Three Embellishments. Top 3

CD Sunday - HOT HOT HOT (W1 of 2)  Top 3

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper.

Dies R Us Challenge -Doily and/or Lace.

Fun with Shapes  - Lace.

Sparkles Forum Challenges - Lots of Layers.

Inkspirational - Patterned Paper.

My Time to Craft -Embossing (heat or dry).

The Lovecats

Good morning all!

It's Monday again, which means it's time for a new callenge over at

Eureka Stamps Challenge Blog! This weeks theme is........

#190 Add Some Bling

Here's my card!

I made a cute little Monochromatic annivesary card using the

Digi 9004(557) Happy Anniversary sentiment & the

Digi 8208 Lovecats image.

Lol, I have two rescue cats who love each other most of the time,

 but regularly beat up on each other just for fun!

I have to say I was singing the song Love Cats in my head,

all the time I was making this

I started with an A6 Kraft base then added a brick embossed panel,

which I brushed over with Tea Dye Distress Ink.

The image was lightly coloured using prisma pencils,

then cut with an Xcut heart die & inked with the Tea Dye DI.

The sentiment was brushed with ink then, image & sentiment were

popped up on some foam tape to add a little dimension.

My added bling is a few little sequins.

I do hope you can play along in this weeks challenge.

 I'd love to see what your added bling is!

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

Quirky Crafts - Raining Cats & Digs

Brown Sugar  - Anything Goes

Creative Corner  - Words

Morgan's Art World - Monochrome

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Animal & Why* Cats because I just love them!

Cardz 4 Galz - Use An Embossing Folder

Star Stampz Challenge - Use A Digi 

Show us Your Pussies-Cat Only Challenge  - Furrything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown -  Monochromatic

Grease Is The Word!

Good morning all! 

The weekend is nearly here...... hurrah!

I have another card to share with you today!

It's another fun Anniversary card from the La Pashe

"Wrinklies At The Movies"

You've probably guessed the movie they're at already but if not, it's

Grease! It's brilliant isn't it!

The card is an 8"x8" base.

The patterned paper is from La Pashe too.

I matted it on to some black card & added some Papermania black spotty brads to the corners.

I then made a smaller panel to which I added some black lace & some smaller silver brads.
(I've had the brads in my stash forever)

I then matted & layered the decoupaged image on to some

red & black cardstock before adding to the card at an angle.

The sentiment was matted on to some black card & mounted on foam

tape at one end & DST on the other to allow it to be curved.

Inside the card, I added a mat of black card, to keep everything stable.

I also added a red diecut heart & a smaller white one on which to write a message.

Thanks for popping in, I do love a little visit!

Hope you like my card!

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

Crafty Ribbons - Lace

Crafting With An Attitude - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - It Takes Two

Crafting For All Seasons - Layering It Up

Shopping Our Stash - Show Us Your Smile

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

More Like The Movies

Good Morning All, 

The weekend is almost  upon us, thank goodness!

It's been a busy week & I've been very tired!

I have yet another Anniversary card to share with you today!

This one is for my brother & sister in law.

I used the small sepia toned image from one of the La Pashe 

Wrinklies At The Movies, decoupage sheets.

(When I was making this card, I had a song going through my head,

it was a tune by Dr Hook, back in the day, More Like The Movies.

I loved that song then & I still do now!)

I wanted to keep the card flat so I could easily pop it in the post.

The card base is A6 Kraft CS. I added a slightly offset plain black mat,

 then a panel of white embossed CS which was offset the other way.

The flimstrip was cut using a spellbinders die & I added some clear 

transparency fim to the cut out sections.

The little ticket sentiment was in my folder of images & sentiments

which have been printed off for a while. I layered up the bits from the

 cut out sections of the fim strip die & added it to the top.

You cant quite see it but I've a added a black panel to the inside of the 

card, with a white heart to write on. I've also added two

little black die cut hearts to decorate.

I hope you like my card, more to the point I hope the anniversary couple do!

Thanks for stopping by.

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

Crafting For All Seasons - You're Having A Laugh

Crafty Cardmaker - No Patterned Paper

Get Creative Challege - No Printed Papers

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Ticket

Come & Get It - Blck & White With One Other Colour

It's All About Anniversaries!

Good Morning all!

Tis clearly anniversary time in my little world!
I have another CAS Anniversary card to share with you today!

This one was made for my Sister & Bother in Law

who celebrate their anniversary today!
Happy Anniversary Patricia & Mark!

I simply printed the sentiment on to the A6 linen cardstock base.

(The font I've used is a free font called Enviro,)

Then added a strip of sheer ribbon, topped with a narrower

faux silk ribbon & topped with a double bow.

A simple paper insert was added to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you like my little card!

I'd like to enter it in the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart -Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Card & Scrap - Anything Goes/Love

Card Mania - Anniversary

CAS Happy Anniversary

Good Morning all!

Todays card is an Anniversary card which I made for my  niece & her husband, 

who celebrate their Wedding Anniversary today!

Happy Anniversary Sarah & Bill, have a great day!
I seem to be making a lot of Anniversary cards at the minute!

The sentiment was printed directly on to the card.

The Font I've used is Serengetti ITC

I added a strip of lace & a strip of ribbon, topped with

a button, threaded with some button twine which was tied in a bow!

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

I'd like to join in with the following challenges:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Your Favourite Occasion
Card Mania - Anniversary
Crafting From The Heart -Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Card & Scrap - Anything Goes/Love
Card Mania - Anniversary

Washi Day

Good morning all, it's Monday!!!

That means it's time for a brand new challenge over at
Eureka Stamps where the theme for this week is

# 152 Washi Tape

I just love Washi Tape!!!

The image I have used for my card this week is

Digi 14707 (514) Cascading Hearts

When it came to time to make my card, I had a whole heap of trouble.

 I upgraded to Windows 10 the other day & my laptop & printer weren't 

talking to each other. Of course I only found out when I wanted to print my image!!

It took a while but I finally managed to get them on speaking terms

 again with just enough time to get my card done! lol

Here's how I did it:

I used an A6 (A2 in USA) card for the base.

My image & sentiment were printed on to the same piece of card,

The image was coloured with promarkers, to match the Washi tape colours.

A few strips of Washi, a paper clip & some foam tape & hey presto!

I hope you like my little card & I hope you'll play in the challenge

I for one would love to see what you do with your Washi Tape!

I'd like to put my card forward for the following challenges:

Card Mania - Anniversary

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Include The Word Happy

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Washi Tape

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy 1st Anniversary

Hi folks, hope your week is going well!

Todays little card is for a first anniversay!
This time last year, we attended a wedding in Majorca.
 This little card is for the happy couple!
Happy 1st Anniverary Ana & Roy!

Not a lot I can say about it really!

A simple little card but I'm happy with how it turned out.

I used an A6 linen embossed card base.

I added a panel which I had embossed & inked

The hearts are cut from First Edition Birdsong papers using

an embosslit, then inked.

I punched a border on some pink paper using my Martha Stewart 

doily punch & added a sentiment which I created on my PC.

I've used a free font called"Vanessa Loves You"

Hope you like it!

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

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Embossing

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes
Make My Monday - Shabby Chic
Dragonfly Dreams - Special Occasions

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Hiding In My Craft Room - Summer Colours

Doppleganger Take2

Good morning all!

Happy HUmp Day!
Here's another little card using a sepia toned image from a
La Pashe decoupage sheet!

 I used the decoupage on another card just recently!

This one is for an anniversary!

I've used a 6"x6" Kraft Card blank for the base.

The DP is from my scraps & matted on to some very dark brown CS

I wrapped this with some twine from my stash.

The image was cut out using a spellbindes die & edged with some copper gilding wax

I did the same with a matt of Kraft.

The sentiment is from LOTV & was stamped & embossed with Copper EP.

I ran a bit of gilding wax around the edge too.

The little beads are from my stash!

That's it from me, I hope you like it!

Nice & simple & super speedy!

I'd like to support the following challenges:

Clear It Out - Anything Goes (DP Ribbon & Beads)

Digi Choosday - Use Kraft CS

Going Grey With Stamp Creations - Celebrations

Love To Scrap - Father's Day/Masculine

Mema's Challenge - Anything Goes/Graduation or Masculine Twist

The Paper Girls - Father's Day/Masculine

Glitter n Sparkle - Add An Animal

Addicted To CAS - Animal

My Time To Craft - Domestic Animals

Simply Create Too - Keep It Simple

Albert

Good morning lovelies,

It's Thursday again which means it's time for my

 Just Inklined card for this week.

I used the wonderful Albert to make an Anniversary card this time!

He's such a sweetie but I can see him as a bit of a Hell's Angel

in his younger days!

I opted for a Monochromatic theme for this card.

The papers I've used are from the Male Craft Pad from

Southfield Stationers

This sketch from The Sketch File 

was the inspiration for the layout of my card

I coloured Albert with my Flexmarkers, cut with a round Spellbinders Die

then inked with Old Photo Distress ink, whilst still in the die.

The sentiment is from LOTV, I stamped it with clear ink then

heat embossed with Copper embossing powder.

The ribbon is upcycled from a top & the buttons are from my stash.

Thanks for popping in today, I love it when you do!

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

Delightful Challenges - 3's Not A Crowd

My Heart Pieces - Buttons & Ribbon

Southern Girls - Get Wordy On It

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Use A Sentiment

The Sailing Pineapple Blog - Newsprint/Wording/Sentiment/Quotation

The Sketch File - Sketch

Card Mania - Buttons
Brown Sugar - Ribbon & Buttons

Clean & Simple Anniversary

Good morning all!

(If you're looking for the Just Inklined hop, just scroll down to the next post)

Here I am with my DT Inspiration card for the brand new challenge over at

 Ooh La La Creations

Where the theme this fortnight is 

Clean & Simple

I used a Linen embossed card base.

 I cropped then printed a fantastic Husky topper from the

 Faithful Friends CD. 

On to some card,I  added a sentiment in Chopin Script which you can get free here.

Lastly, I matted it with some black card, & added some Card Candi

A little side view for you!

Thanks for popping in! I appreciate your visit.

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

Auds Sentiment Challenge - Any Sentiment Other Than Birthday

C.R.A.F.T. - Animal /Pet

Charisma Cardz - Wedding Anniversary

Photo Inspiration

Good morning all, my second post today!

(If you're looking for my Just Inklined card, it's here!)

It's time to share the DT card I made for

The Crafting Cafe

Where the theme for this monh is

  "Photo Inspiration" 

Nikki has found this awesome photo to inspire you all!

Sadly, we can't link back to the owner as it was found it via a copyright free image 

search on the internet & when she tried to find it again she couldn't!

If it's your photo or you know who it belongs to do let us know & we'll link it back!

So, on to  my card

I made a little Twisted Easel card using elements from the fantastic CD

Carnival Of Colour

generously provided by this months sponsor for the DT to work with.

Ooh La La Creations

Here's another view of the card, just incase you're unfamiliar with the fold. 

Basically, it's a square card, with one side folded over on the diagonal.

I matted two different toppers on to some cardstock & layered with some foam tape

 for a bit of dimension.The printed sentiment is the stop for the easel section.

This was also popped up on some foam tape.

A few little red pearls & a two colour sheer ribbon bow

were the finishing touches.

A final side view to complete the picture!

Thanks for popping in. Don't forget to enter the challenge if

you haven't already, it would be great to see you there! 

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

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Artisitc Inspirations - Anything Goes/Up Up & Away

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Summer Colours

Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes, no twist

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes

The Squirrell & The Fox - Anything Goes

Lovely Bubbly - Happy Anniversary

Good Morning All 

It's Thursday which means it's time to share a 

Just Inklined card with you all!

The image I have used is Lovely Bubbly, one of the images exclusive to the 

Best Of Just Inklined CD Rom

You can pick up the CD at a snip, as it's on sale at the moment.

My card base is Kraft card. 

Aren't they a really cute couple!

I coloured the image with my usual mix of Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Then die cut & inked with Vintage Linen Distress Ink.

The papers I've used are from Lidl. It's actually a double sided paper.

I added a doily which I cut in half to make it fit better & added a couple 

of die cut clock faces which show the numbers of the anniversary date.

The lace, button twine & button are all from my stash.

I addded a plain manilla insert.

Thanks for popping in, I hope you enjoyed my card.

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

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow

Digi Makeover Challenge - Any type of Summer Drink ( Champagne)

Lexie's Creations - Anniversary or Special Occasions

Love To Create - Inspired By A Song (Splish Splash I was taking a bath)

The Crazy Challenge - Love & Marriage

TimbroScrapMania Stamping Challenge - Special Occasions

Glitter n Sparkle - Weddings/Love

Cut It Up - Inspired By A Song (Splish Splash I was taking a bath)

Simply Create Too - Old/Vintage

Just Inklined To Hop - Lace & Pearls

Good morning all & welcome to this month's

 Just Inklined Hop

The theme this month is Pearls & Lace.

I am the fnal stop on the hop this month!

You should have landed here from the lovely Gaynors blog.

I hope you've remembered to leave some love along the way,
here's the hop order just in case you need it!

 Nicole 

Tammy

Gaynor

Dawn 

 As always there's a couple of spot prizes to be won!

Here's what I made this time!

A cute little Anniversary card using the gorgeous

Dgital Stamp Love Cats.

I absolutely adore ths image!

Here's a closer look!

I did some minimal colouring using some flexmarkers.

The moon is actually coloured using Lemon Chiffon, but

it doesn't show up well in the photo!

The edges & sky were done using a Colour Q liquid chalk ink pad

I added some lace pearls & button twine from my stash as well as a

little heart charm. The border was made using a Martha Stewart Punch.

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

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

Chalk Ah Lot Cafe - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Square or Rectangular Cards

Scrappy Hands - Paper Punch

Di's Digis Designs - Lace & Pearls

My Time To Craft - Use Kraft

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations - Digi/Pearls or Lace

Hug

Good Morning All,

I have another card to share with you today!

This one is my DT Card for the new challenge over at 

Crafting For All Seasons where the theme for is

"No Designer Papers"

The image I have used is Hug from our sponsor

Kenny K

As you can see, my card is a CAS Anniversary card!

I coloured the image with Flexmarkers

I added two die-cut hearts & a few little self adhesive pearls.

I hope you can play in the challenge ths time & look forward

to visiting your blog to see what you've created with

"No Designer Papers"

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

Fan Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Tic Tac Toe ( CAS Digi Die Cuts)

Cards Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi stamp

Oddball Art Stamps - Use A Digi

Hannah & Friends - CAS

To A Special Lady

Good Morning all!

Happy Monday! Are we all looking forward to the week ahead?

I have another card to share with you today!

This one is my DT card for the 

Ooh La La Creations Challenge Blog!

Our  challenge theme this time is

#152To A Special Lady!

My card is an Anniversary card for a husband to give to his wife!

I've used toppers & papers from the Ooh La La Creations 

Passion For Fashion CD Rom

Isnt that a beautiful image? So romantic!

Here's a little view from the side!

The sentiment was generated on the pc & the flower & lace are from my stash!

Thanks for popping in, I hope you can play in the challenge!

Your card can be for any occassion as long as it's 

To A Special Lady!

Hope to see you there!

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

Crafting Musketeers - Art Deco

A Gem Of A Challenge - Special Lady

That's Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes