Crafty Creations

Hi all,

Recently, I was lucky enough to get a message in my inbox from a very special lady!

I was invited to join the papercraft design team for Craft Creations!

It took me a second or two to decide, so here I am!

These are my first samples & they will be on Hochanda TV

today Friday 24th May at 12pm & 4pm

You can watch online here or on your telly box

Freeview 85 Sky 673 or FreeSat 817

This one was made using black cardstock, the Feather Stamp & Sentiment

which were embossed with white EP& a little bit of lace from my stash!

Simple but effective I reckon

The flamingo card was stamped using Distress Oxides, 

then coloured with a promarker or two!

I die cut the image & matted & layered using some circle dies. 

The background & sentiment were stamped with distress oxides too.

A few sticky pearls from my stash & we're done!

This unicorn was stamped & embossed in black then coloured with

my sparkly Sakura pens! I do like to dig them out from time to time!

The matting & layering was done using plain white CS & blue glitter card!

I punched the corners for a bit of interesting detail

This unicorn was stamped with Distress Ink then coloured with a mix

of promarkers & flexmarkers.

I die cut the image then used Distress Inks to create the background.

I matted & layered some Kraft CS die cuts to create interest

Thanks for dropping in & don't forget to tune in to 

Craft Creations
on Hochanda @12 & 4pm
It' going to be a great show & I believe there may be Bank Holiday Specials too!

Play A Saw

Good morning all, here I am again with another little card.

I had a lot of fun putting this one together.

 

This one was made for my hubby on our wedding anniversary!

The reason behind this odd card is that we went to a party a while back & someone 

actually did play a saw! Yep, the kind you get from hardware stores!

It was incredible! 

We were both stunned. I'd never have believed what a wonderful a 

tune you could produce from a basic saw!

The watch/clock embossed panel was wiped over with gilding wax.

The clippings are from a cider bottle label! Hubby does love a cider!

The lace & buttons are from my stash.

The little sentiment tags are LOTV

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you like my card!

Edited to add:- I was contacted via twitter by a lady who makes the most

beautiful music playing a saw. 

If you have a minute, you can watch her here

I’d like to enter this card in the current challenge at

Daring Cardmakers - A Moment In Time

Blue Bears

Hi all,

Here I am wth the last of my Care Bear samples for Splash Crafts

I do love a little pyramid card & the little sentiment fits so well on the top.

On this one, the paper matches the embossing folder. I added a 

punched border & some pretty washi tape

Poor Grumpy Bear on a gatefold card. 

Just perfect for the man in your life!

Thanks for popping by today.

I hope to see you soon! 

Bear Hugs

Hi all, I'm back again with another  couple ofsamples from the 

Care Bear range at Splash Crafts

Using a simple layout with some matting & layering, 

I diecut the image & added a flower as well as some tiny punched hearts

The embosing folder I have used is part of the range.

I can see it & the papers being used a lot with other things too!

Another one made using the cute embossing folder & a broad ribbon

So sweet & simple!

Thanks for stopping by today, I'll be back soon with more.

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).

Baby Girl

Good morning all, what a quick weekend that was!

I hope you all managed to get ome time to relax & a bit of fun time too!

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has begun, so the city is busy busy busy!

We managed to spend a little time soaking up the atmosphere & I'm

looking forward to my stay-cation next week, when we can make the most of it!

Here's the card I have to share today!

It's a little A6 Baby Girl card.

I used an image from La Pashe for the main focus.

I used a spellbinders circle die to cut it out & a scalloped circle to mat.

The edges have been distressed & inked a little.

The embossing folder is a cuttlebug one if I'm not mistaken.

The sentimet was done on the pc & I used a border punch for the decorative mat.

The ribbons & heart gems are from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hope you like it!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.

Ooh La La Creations - Ribbons & Bows.

Dies R Us Challenge - Babies.

Come and Get It - Buttons and Bows.

A Gem of a Challenge - Buttons & Bows.

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

Tic Tac Toe

Good morning all!

Hope you had a good weekend! it's Monday again which can only mean one thing.......

It's time for the new challenge at Eureka Stamps, where this weeks theme is

#181 Tic Tac Toe

I love this kind of challenge! Here's my card!

I made a Wedding Congratulations card using 

Digi 55601 Wedding Bells & Digi 5507 Congratulations

Here's the grid

I used the Top Line -Die Cut Rhinestones Ribbon &

The Diagonal - Die Cut, Embossing, Flowers 

Hope you like my card & I hope you can play in the challenge!

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

Addicted to Stamps - Die Cuts 

The Corrosive Challenges - LOVE LOVE LOVE 

The Ribbon Girls – Use Any Image

Imagine That! Creative Playground  - Show us your heart 

Little Claire's - Love and Marriage

Pattie's Creations -  February - Love Is In The Air

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Celebrate with ribbon or trim

Simply Create Too - Use Pink or Red only

Through the Purple Haze -Share Some Love

Pile It On

Good Morning all!

It's Monday once again & time for the latest challenge at Eureka Stamps

 where our theme this time is

#76 Pile It On

Don't forget we're having a DT Call too!

So, on to my card!

I made a Birthday Card using the wonderful

Digi 20601 Most Special Day

I do love this sentiment & I use it a lot!

I printed on to some Centura Pearl CS then, I cut it out with a Spellbinders 

label die & inked with Antique Linen Distress Ink before removing.

The card base is 6"x6" & I've used some Tonic Dies to Pile On The Butterflies.

I also piled on some pearls that have been in my stash forever!

This is out of my comfort zone but I think I'm happy with the result.

I got a thumbs up from quality control, aka the hubster, so it must be okay! lol

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

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations - Die Cuts

A Gem of a Challenge - Female birthday 

Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers - O is for old (Pearls)

Sweet Stampin - things with wings 

QKR Stampede – No. 174 - Lots of Layers

Craft Rocket Challenges - Happy Anything 

Southern Girls - One For The Girls

TIME OUT Challenges - Birthdays Optional Twist: Sponging

Paper Shelter Challenge -  Punches and/or Dies 

Scrapy Land Challenges - Anything Goes PLUS Use Any Brand of Die Scrapy Land Sells

City Crafter Challenge  - Butterfly, my butterfly

Something New

Good morning all!

Gosh Monday sure came around quickly didn't it!

It's time for the new challenge over at Eureka Stamps, this week it's

#175 Use Something New - to celebrate our new year.
(Don't forget we're having a DT call too!)

So, did everyone get lots of craty goodies for Christmas??

I didn't but I did get some new ribbon from Lidl & I decided to try a new technique!

Here's my card!

Sorry, the pics aren't the best but the weather is rotten & it's very dull!

I've used the sentiment Digi 8107 (455) Thank You

I did use my Chameleon Pens which I've only used a couple of times

 to colour it. The technique I have used is partial embossing with a folder.

The front of the card was staight forward enough but I wanted to try embossing 

the inside & leaving a panel to write on.

The only embellishement I've used is the ribbon which had the butterfly attached.

I followed a tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers for the inside.

The results aren't perfect but it worked fairly well for a first attempt!

Thanks for popping in! It's always nice to have a visitor!

 This card was made with the following challenge in mind:

Inkspirational -Thank you using something new
QKR Stampede  - Clean & Simple
Aud Sentiments Challenge -Thank You Sentiment 
DL ART Thursday Challenge - New Year and/or Thank You
Little Red Wagon - Thank You Card

Snowman Or Snowflake

Good moring all!

Is it Monday Already?

I hope those of you who celebrate Chistmas had a lovely time!

I'm not in work this week at all so, am looking forward to a bit of R&R!

Now, on to the new challenge at Eureka Stamps, where this weeks theme is

#173 Snowman Or Snowflake

Here's my card

I used the lovely Digi 23402 Snowman Circle for my card!

I kept the design simple & fairly flat for posting.

The base card is from Craftwork Cards, embossed using an Xcut snowflake folder.

I used my flexmarkers to colour the image, cut with a circle die, then outlined the 

image & the sentiment with some liquid chalk ink. The sentiment was also die cut.

The sentiment & image are popped up on 1mm foam pads for a little dimension!

In fact, I loved the image so much I made 4 cards!

They are all very similar in design but I used different colours

to ink the circles & sentiments! 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you can play in the challenge!

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

Crafty Calendar - Let it snow 

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - anything goes Christmas 

Craft for the Craic - Christmas Cheer

QKR Stampede – Snowmen or snowflakes

Crimbo Crackers - Die Cuts 

Time To Retire & Reflect

Good morning all, happy Friday!

I have a little retirement card to share with you today!

It's a very CAS design!

The base is A6 Kraft CS. I embossed with a papermania pocket watch folder

Then swooshed with some DI in Antique Linen & added some bronze gilding wax.

The sentiment was printed on my PC using Mountains of Christmas font,

then die cut with a Spellbinders die & given the DI & gilding wax treatment.

I added a little watch charm to embellish.

As you can't do retirement properly with out a watch! lol

You can just about see inside in this photo.....

I added a vintage travel paper as the recipient loves to travel.

Thanks for popping in!

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

Crafting for all Seasons -  Embossing

Little Red Wagon - Technique Card

Scrapy Land Challenges  - Monochromatic PLUS Use Any Brand of Die Scrapy Land Sales

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/ Use A Die Cut

Muse Challenge - CASE Muse's Card

      

Glitter n Sparkle - Add a die Cut/Punch Shape

Robyn`s Fetish - Wet or Dry Embossing

Crafty Friends Challenge - Add a charm

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

Happy Ruby Wedding

Good morning all!

The card I have to share with you today is a commision.

I was given free reign to make a Ruby Wedding card

for a friend to give to her husband.

Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary Liz & John!

Here's what I came up with!

I used a white 6"x6" base & added a mat of ruby red card-stock.

The white, embossed card is from Lelli-bot.

I added a layer of ruby card, along the lower third of the card, 

 the bottom edge was punched using an EK Success border punch & a 

mat of  the embossed card on top.

I created the hearts using the ruby red card.

I die cut them, then ran through the big shot to emboss, using Cuttlebug

swirls & swiss dots folders. Next I added some silver thread which was wrapped around.

In the past I have used embossing powder to give these a nice shiny appearance.

This time, as I had added the thread, I decided to try Anitas 3d Clear Gloss. 

It took ages to dry (overnight) but I am really happy with the result.

The sentiment was created in my graphics programme.

I added 3 ruby red star buttons to embellish.

On the inside of the card, I added a mat of ruby red card & a

die cut heart in white, to write on.

Thanks for popping in, I do hope you like my card!

I certainly had a lot of fun creating it!

Christmas Wishes

Good Morning all!

I've got another super quick little card to share with you today!

An A6 white card base with some Washi tape & a little sentiment.

It's really difficult to see in the photo, but the bottom section 

has been embossed with a smowflake border folder.

A plain insert on the inside & hey presto!

All done in les than 10mins!

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Crop Stop Linky Party #6- Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons - Christmas In July

Wonderful Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Family Friendly Goes

Clear It Out - Theme: One Layer  Stash Item: Washi Tape

Going Grey With Scrap Creations - Christmas In July

{Pin}spirational - Photo Inspiration

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Cards In Envy - Christmas In July

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes

Card Mania - Anything Goes

Crafting Musketeers - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Christmas Goes

The Glory Of Christmas ( The Christmas Challenge) - Ribbon Or Washi Tape