Just 4 You Di.

When I saw this digi by Mo's Digital Pencil I knew I just had to buy it as it so reminded me of Di and myself at the Newbury Show  last month. I don't think we stopped nattering the whole time or stopped laughing especially when we were trying to stop the display stand from toppling down on us cos Di was trying to get her mits on a KanBan topper hanging right at the very top!!

Image coloured using Promarkers.

Backing Paper. Webster's Pages 'Best Friends' free in Simply Cards & Papercraft

word & number die by Britannia..

Entering into the following challenges:

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #85: Use your snippets up  (snippet of white card used on words)

Make It Monday #153: Paper Crafts.



Butterfly Kisses.

I made this card a few weeks ago for a lovely blogging friend whose family are going through a rough patch health wise at the moment and I wanted to send her a little something to show I was thinking of her. The lovely card shape came from my friend Di. Now I'm not sure if it is a pre cut card or if Di cut the pretty butterfly trim herself but no doubt she will pop on later and put me to rights. The backing paper is by Raspberry Road and that huge wooden butterfly came free with crafts Beautiful Magazine. I gave it a coat of Match pot paint 'Tuscan Terracotta' and then covered with Glossy accents. The stamp is by Crafty Individuals' and is one of my favourites   CI - 012. The pearls and lace came from my stash.

Entering into the following challenges:

Pixie's Crafty Workshop # 85: Use up your snippets (lace from snippets box).

Make It Monday# 153: Paper Crafts.



Vellum Roses

I made this card to go with a gift I sent a blogging friend a while back and haven't shown yet.

I used plain coloured craftcard for the base which I folded so the sides almost met in the middle. The doily came free in a magazine which I cut in half and turned round so that the flat sides were to the edge of the card. I threaded thin ribbon through the doily pattern and attached behind before gluing the doily to the pink card. The butterfly is a Cheery Lyn die

Small Exotic Butterflies #2 DL 113AB.







When you untie the ribbon the card opens p to reveal the message inside. The rose patterned paper is made from Vellum and is by KanBan. (For a company that has ceased trading there is still a surprising amount of their goodies to be found. I got this from Joanna  Sheen). The die cut is by Spellbinders Majestic Elements S4-383. Word die is by Britannia.
When I first got these word dies I was a bit disappointed with the size of them but having now used them quite a bit I have fallen in love with them. They are a dream to cut and are not at all fiddly to glue to your page. (I use a fine tip glue pen by Martha Stewart).

Entering into the following challenges:

Pixies Crafty Workshop #84: Use up your snippets (white card for the butterflies/diecut)

Make It Monday #152: Paper crafts.



Anniversary.

It's our anniversary and this is the card I made for The Doc. On looking for a suitable image to use it couldn't really be anything else than Stella and Gus by Bugaboo!!

Digi by Bugaboo.

Coloured using  Promarkers and pearlescent chalks.

Green spotty DP by Prima 'Botanical Collection' free in Simply Cards & Papercraft..

Snippet of green card stock from stash.

Number die by Britannia..

Small 1" heart punch  by Woodware.

As the sentiment that comes with the digi is in two parts I decorated the inside of the card and incorporated the punch line!.

Entering into the following challenges:

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #84: Use up your snippets (green card for numbers & hearts).

Make It Mondays: #152: Paper crafts.

Lexi's Creations #96: Anniversary. 

City Crafter #171:  Polka Dots.

Papertake  Weekly #110: Anything goes.

Through The Craft Room Door: Anyhthing goes.

Emma's Cards: Happy Anniversary.

Natalie and Amy: Celebrate Something. 



Hacked off!!

Well the hackers have decided they rather like my email account and are staying put for the time being. Didn't know I was so popular!!!!!

Until such times as they have be ousted for good I shall be on my other email account and using my IPad. 

Hacked off Mrs A. 

White on White.

This is a card that I made for a swap back in June. The swap was for 2 cards to be made that were white on  white any design.  They have been received by my partner in Australia now so this is the first one that I made. Looking through my card blanks I spotted this shape and thought it would work quite well with my X Cut  'Square Parenthesis' die.



I had the idea to make a grid design so used my Scor Pal to mark out the design on the card front and then onto the die cut. I matched the pattern up but forgot to put a pencil mark on the die cut as to which way was up. Believe me it took me ages to work it out and line it back up. I raised it on foam pads for a slight 3D effect. The butterfly was cut using Cheery Lynns Small exotic butterflies #2 DL 113AB. Again you learn by trial and error. The white card stock was quite a thick one and didn't turn out very easily from the die. I have since used wax paper on die cuts and it works a treat. It was very fiddly poking all the small pieces out of the butterfly. The word die is by Britannia . I used some small pearls from my stash which had been a freebie in a magazine. No bows or ribbon as I liked the classic lines and simple CAS style.

Entering into the following challenges:

Pixies Crafty workshop #84: Use up your snippets. (white card for butterfly)

Make It Monday #152: Paper crafts.

Totally Gorjuss #195: Anything goes with pearls.

The Cupboard Trilogy #14: Monochrome.

613 Avenue Create #31: Anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #26: Anything goes. 



Beryl.





It is our friends (Fluff's godparents) anniversary today so Happy Anniversary wishes to you both. My chart tells me that 38 yrs is Beryl and guessing that it is either a stone or a rock I went in search of some info. Beryl is a mineral and when found in it's purest form is colourless.  Now how do you represent colourless on a card!!

 I was racking my brains on that one when I spied the box of left overs on my desk from a previous project where I had been die cutting an intricate doily shape out.  I had used waxed paper for the first time along with the cardstock  and the die cut worked like a dream and turned out perfectly without having to prick out all the tiny pieces. The wax paper shapes were what was left in the box too good to throw out and must come in handy for something I thought.  Light bulb moment!! Wax paper is colourless and the doily shape when layered up made a rather nice flower and with a pearl adhered to the centre, perfect.

 

 

 

Backing paper created in word.

Tonic Studio Butterfly border punch

Spellbinders Medallion One S2-014

Spellbinders Butterflies die S3-146 

 

Close up of the Medallion die wax papers.

Small butterflies off cuts from the border punch.

 

Entering into the following challenges:

Pixies Crafty workshop #83: Use up your snippets (wax doilies small butterflies).

Pile It On #30: Anything goes.

One Stitch At A Time #174: Anything goes.

Electric Ellapu #37: Anything goes.

Challenges 4 Everybody #25 Anything goes.

Artistic Inspirations #52: Celebrations.

Craft Your Passion #97: 3D it.

The Paper Nest Dolls  #9: Die cuts.

Die Cuttin Divas #126: Anything goes.