Bibs And Heffalumps

Hi Everyone!

I hope you're well.
Hasn't the weather been atrocious!  There was even reports of snow a bit further north from here yesterday!  We've had plenty of rain and hail and wind with the odd break of sunshine to lull you into a false sense of security that the worst is over! lol!

So why not take the good of the horrible weather and stay in and craft!  Sounds like a plan to me!  And to help you in this matter, how about a new challenge?  A new fortnight at the Alphabet Challenge Blog and the turn of Team A to host the challenge!

Our theme for you for the next fortnight is...

G for Glitter And Gems!

So lot's of sparkly bling for us!  Yay!

At this point I'm gonna tell Laura to look away as I have made this card for her and even though it should have been sent off ages ago, it's still sitting on my desk!  But I'm hoping to get it posted at some point today.

So here is my card:


Just making sure Laura isn't looking?...


OK, here it is then!

I made a bib card!  The image is a real oldie by Stamposaurus called Elle No. 3.  I coloured her (?) with the following pro & flexmarkers: Salmon pink, Pastel pink, Pale pink, Apple, Emerald, Olive green, Bright green, Shale, Lilac, Spring lilac & Pink lavender.  I used Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord distress inks around the image and then a white gel pen for a bit of interest.  I added some glamour dust to the elephants ears and the flower.

I saw this tutorial ages ago and have wanted to make one ever since so I more or less followed it.  I added a panel onto the back so as it stands up.  Queue weird photo of the back of the card!

The papers I have used are Echo Park Country Drive.   I used Spellbinders Grand Decorative Circles One and Go Kreate XXL plain circle for the base of the card and Spellbinders circle and big scallop circle for the image and the little collar at the "neck" of the bib.  The sentiments are computer generated and I added loads of swarovski crystals.  The ribbon is from my stash.

 So go take a look at what the rest of the DT have done at the Alphabet Challenge Blog and have a go yourself - remember, we now pick a top 3, so it could be you!

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

Anything Goes Challenge Blog; Shaped, but not square
Crafts 4 Eternity; Tic Tac Toe - 3rd column: pink, 3 sentiment strips, bling
Crafty Boots Challenges; Use a stamped character
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog; Use a sentiment
Dream Valley Challenges; No squares allowed
Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge; Pastel colours
Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge Blog; Oh baby
Southern Girls Challenge Blog; You can say that again!
ABC Challenges; M for make is sparkle

Thanks for looking!
 

Welcome Baby Jack!

A card here for a new baby and I've used the gorgeous Ellie Stamp from Stamposaurus again - this time in blue!

I followed the sketch from Crafts 4 eternity:

And this is my card:

I used papers from DCWV's Nana's kids stack. I added a little pram charm to the corner of the image. Ellie was coloured with my pro-markers.

I had forgotten to put the highlights on to my colouring before I took the photo but they were added before the card was delivered!

Here's the inside:

Again, semi following the sketch.

The blue and green means that my card is also eligible for the Colour Create challenge. I love being able to fit a few challenges into one card - it sort of creates another challenge in itself!

I hope the weather is brighter where you are - here in Northern Ireland the week started beautifully but has gone back downhill again with dreary rain and it's so dull! Not good for us crafters who like a bit of natural light. Oh well, not much you can do about the weather!

I hope you all have a nice day and that you have something nice planned for the weekend!

Bye for now!

A Christening Card

Here's a card I made for a friend whose baby was being christened yesterday. I followed the lovely sketch from Sketch Saturday:

And here's my card:

I used the gorgeously cute Ellie stamp from Stamposaurus Stamps which I coloured with my pro-markers. I used dp from Craft Creations and ran the pink piece through my cuttlebug swiss dots folder (I don't use that enough!) I cut the image with my oval nesties with a scalloped oval behind and doodled some dots with my white glaze pen. A wee bit of pink gingham ribbon, a few punched flowers and a bit more doodling and there you have it!

Here's a close-up of Ellie:

I followed an element of the sketch for the inside too:

Oh, I forgot about the little crystal flower on the front, you can sort of make it out here, it really added a bit of sparkle to the card!

So there you are, I hope you liked it! I'm still up to my eyes with my friends wedding invitations so not sure when I'll have another card to show. But I'll try to keep up with my hopping in the meantime!

Happy crafting!