A Simple Happy Birthday!

 

Following on from last week I am again joining in on the

current challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches

for their Sketch Challenge.

 

 

I had to think a bit before I decided on how I would

make my card and after a few failed attempts I

decided to go with one of my first

SU Stamp Sets - Vintage Vogue.

 It has been retired for some time

but I still LOVE  it.

I stamped the flowers with SU Melon Mambo

and fussy cut them.

My base is white card stock and I then popped

another piece on top stamping it randomly with

the flourish from SU Sweet Summer using

Memento Angel Pink.

I then added 2 pieces of pink mulberry paper

as backing for my flowers.

My Happy Birthday is Spellbinders Sentiments 3

Finished off by adding some Kaisercraft pearls

to the flowers and a few gemstones.

I was really pleased how my card turned out

and think the mulberry paper was just right.

Another cas card to add to  my collection.

***

Thanks Louise for a super simple sketch.

 

 

I am also entering this card over at

Seize the Birthday

 

 

The requirements are only that it is

A Birthday Theme.

The Topping is optional and this time it is

Floral!

***

Thanks so much for dropping in

and I love it when you leave a comment.

Till next time - Have fun Crafting...

 

 

 

 

 



It's COLOUR WEEK at Just Us Girls

It's my Good Friend Judy Woodland's

First Time Hosting at Just Us Girls

as she recently joined us with her awesome talent

and has chosen such gorgeous soft colours

for our Colour Challenge.

It just so happens that we both love

the colour Lavender (and purple) so I was

excited when I saw her chosen colours

of  Lavender Peach & Ivory.

 

 

I seem to have been making lots of floral type card lately

so this was a perfect chance to move away from them.

This card came together so easily.

I have this beautiful Mother of Pearl metallic card stock

which was just perfect for the Ivory colour required.

I again used ivory card stock for my flourishes background

which were randomly heat embossed

with Satin Pearl Embossing Powder.

Inked with Memento Lulu Lavender &

SU Calypso Coral.

Added foam squares for dimension.

My big butterfly is from Spellbinders

and cut from lavender metallic paper.

The 'with love' is cut from the same paper

and is Spellbinders Sentiment 3.

Finished off with random pearls in

lavender and ivory on my butterfly.

 

I am sure you will love playing with these

beautiful colours so I look forward to

checking out Our Blog  - that is

after you have been inspired by all the

other beautiful cards created by

our Guest Angie and the Design Team.

You are never disappointed are you?

And you know that by joining is

you have the chance to be chosen as

Chic of the Week and could be

Guest Designer for June.

 

Thanks so much for dropping in and

it is always lovely to read your comments.

 

 

 

Hello Friend!

 

It has been a long time since I have played

with a challenge over at

The House that Stamps Built

as family health issues have kept me quite busy.

I think everything is about back to normal as it can be

so I am finally back at The House.

Now I HAD to make time for this challenge

because my Cyber Scottish Sister Cheri is Hosting her

'Who Let the Dogs Out' Challenge' and

this card was made for her.

 

 

Now when I make my cards for The House I always try

and make them with Repeat Impression Stamps.

I wasn't worried this time as I knew I wanted to use

my Scottie dog die my Hubby bought for me

and of course add tartan paper.

Then I remembered a stamp I purchased from

a win I had over there some time ago - hence the

Friend sentiment - You Cling Set

***

Here is how I made this card.

I have used black/re and white card stock.

The Scottie dog (Marianne Designs LR0339)

was cut from black card stock as I wanted

him to be white. I heat embossed a piece

of card stock in white to give a rough textured look

and glued the black cs to it. A shame you can't see the effect.

The frames were cut from Spellbinders Hexagons

Tartan paper is Boofle which a girlfriend brought back

for me when she was in London.

I gave my Scottie a tartan collar and of course a dog

needs a bone so have added several and inked

for effect. I have used foam squares for layering.

The flourishes on the corner finished it off nicely

I thought and are from Inspired by Stamping. 

***

Thanks so much for dropping in.

 

 

 



A Little HELLO card.

I found this lovely colour challenge 

over at

CAS Colours & Sketches 

and thought I would play.

  

I had made several backgrounds before this one but they

weren't quite right so decided to heat emboss

this stamp from Urban Stamps

Beautiful -  Lepidopterology (big word)

with white embossing powder and then

inked up the background with

SU Melon Mambo - stained fingers and all

Yo Yo Yellow and Calypso Coral and popped.

My 'Hello' is from Lawn Fawn cut twice

and heat embossed for gloss.

Finished with a few Snow Pearls from Kaisercraft.
***
That's it for me for a few days as I am heading off
to spend a few days with my Sister in Law at the
Sunshine Coast - in Sunny Queensland.

Thanks for dropping in.
I love reading your comments so don't be shy!

 



A Birthday Card for the 'Fix it Man'

I did say in an earlier post I was going to play again with the

Sketch Challenge over at

Always Playing with Paper

and decided to go with a Male Theme.

 

 

 I have had these tool dies from Marianne Designs

for ages and hadn't yet used them so I thought

they would be perfect for this Sketch.

I used red & orange card stock for my

base and matting - also using the orange for

a few of the tools.

I inked them all to give a worn look and

included the silver embossing and the

DP from Farmhouse Paper Co.

I just love the shoe marks - a great touch I thought.

The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.

 

 

I really enjoyed getting away from girly cards.

We never seem to have many male cards in our stash

so this is one to add to my collection.

Hubby's birthday is a little way off so this will

come in handy when that time comes.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

 

 

 

 

 

 



We're Smooching for Trend Week at JUGS

What a FABULOUS trend SUE

chose for us this week as Hostess at Just Us Girls.

It's all over the internet at present and

I love getting inky fingers.

 

 

Once again I have used one of my favourite colour combinations -

Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers & SU Melon Mambo

for my smooching background.

I found a new way (to me) of doing it - Inking Acetate

and spritzing with water.

My floral stamp is from Penny Black - Temptation

heat embossed in black. 

Added a few extra blobs with

Tim Holtz Speckles Stencil

Sentiment is from SU Lotus Blossom.

Finished with a few pearls and gems.

***

I know you are going to love playing with this one

so pop over to Our Blog

and see what awesome smooching has been created by

Guest Designer Angie Cimbalo and the Jugheads.

 

We look forward to seeing you there.

 

 



I'm again Playing with Paper - A Sketch Challenge

I'm again playing over at

Always Playing with Paper 

and this time for their Sketch Challenge.

 

Details are Here.

 

 

I wanted to get away from adding flowers

but didn't quite get there. However I decided

to add butterflies and then found some

pretty floral paper so used the colours

from that as my bases.

Because I used plain paper as one of my backings

I scored beside the sentiment which is from GKD.

My butterflies are from Sizzix and I have popped my

floral DP for dimension.

 

This is a nice cas sketch so am looking at

playing around with this again before

entries close.

 

Thanks for dropping by -

 



We're looking for SHAPED CARDS at Crafty Cardmakers.

Jackie is Hosting our latest challenge at

Crafty Cardmakers

and has chosen the theme - Shaped Cards

 

 

 

I had a lot of fun playing with this card.
 

Here are the products I used -

I hand cut the card base in the shape of

a cotton spool with cream card stock and inked it with

Stampin' Up Woodgrain.

Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap/Vintage Photo

Stampin' Up Sew Suite/Sentiment

SU Melon Mambo

Kaisercraft pearls

Buttons

Fussy cut the model with DP

Own pins & ribbon

Foam square for dimension.

 

Pop over to see what the Designers

have made and hope you get time to

join us for this great card challenge.
Please limit your entries to 15 including ours.

Thank You for dropping in.

 

 

 

It's WORD WEEK at Just Us Girls

 

Sometimes just sometimes a Challenge Theme throws you

and this week it happened to me.

Lisa is our Hostess at Just Us Girls and she chose as her word

'RAINDROPS'

Now I don't have a single umbrella or any rain boots

in my little collection so I got my thinking cap on

and decided to make my own.

 

 

My first take on photographing my card didn't come out

very well as I think the dark background lost

my raindrops so went back and added more making them

a bit bigger. Even then some of the drops on the flowers

and greeting haven't shown up very well. Sigh!

 

  Here is what I used  -

White card base

Grunge paper from Doodle Pantry

Sentiment Die - Nina's Things

Glossy Accents for the raindrops

SU Baja Breeze & Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers

inked from  SU Morning Meadow

Kaisercraft pearls

 

 

Welcome to Angie Cimbalo as our April Guest.

Pop over to our blog and check out

all the Raindrops that have fallen over there.

Hope we have inspired you to create your

Raindrops creation and join us.

You could be our Chic of the Week

and be in the running for our

June Guest Designer.

 

Thanks for dropping in



Just Us Girls Inspiration Challenge #336

 

It's always fun when it is our Inspiration Challenge at

Just Us Girls

and look what our Host Nancy has chosen...

Here is what I made. 

 



 

As you can see I took my inspiration from

that gorgeous photo and made a seaside scene.

 

Not too many details on how I made this as I

don't know who the seaside stamps are from.

Did some sponging for the sky surf and sand.

The birds are from Repeat Impression.

Added some jute cotton trim and

some dew drops to finish.

 

Hope on over to Our Blog to see

more amazing creations and

hope you get the urge to play with us

this week. If so you could be our

Chic of the Week and be in the running

to be our Guest in May.

 

Thanks for dropping in

 

 

 

I was Inspired at Always Playing with Paper & The Mod Squad

Hope everyone is enjoying the Easter Break and getting time

to do some of your favourite things.

Mine of course is spending time in my Play Station.

***

This time I am again playing at

Always Playing with Paper for their

Inspiration Challenge with the gorgeous photo below.



 

I know most people are looking at Spring but here in

Australia it is still summery but Autumn is here

especially in the early morning and late afternoon.

It just so happens that The Mod Squad 

are having a Springtime Challenge so I will

enter my card in both of these challenges.

 

 

Here are the products I used -

White cs as my base

Memory Box Texture Waive

stencilled in SU Melon Mambo

and Tim Holtz Dried Marigold

Scrap piece of paper corner rounded

and added own ribbons and pearls

Flowers are by Marianne Designs

& Cheery Lynn Designs

Brads for centre of flowers

MS leaves (scrunched for effect)

Sentiment is from Gina K Designs.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

Love reading your comments.

 

 



Easter Wishes - Challenge #160 at Crafty Cardmakers

 

We are celebrating Easter for our latest challenge over at
Crafty Cardmakers



 

Hosting this time is Mary.

 

Again I went cas for this challenge using

yellow/white card stock

Easter sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Yellow frame is Marianne Die - LR0192

Leaves are also Marianne Dies - LR0157 &LR0192

Flower - MFT - Mini Rose

Pearls to finish.

 

Don't forget to pop over  and see my Team Mates

creations which I am sure will inspire you

to enter our Easter Challenge.

 

It's the Colour Challenge #64 at Always Playing with Paper

Once again it is the Colour Challenge over at

Always Playing with Paper

and it is a real favourite of mine. I love

playing around with colours as you can do

so much with them in your own style.

 

  

Aren't they just gorgeous colours to play with? 

Here is what I used on my card -
White card stock as my base
SU Embossing Folder
SU Nature's Walk Stamp Set
SU Punch for grey cs
Memento Paris Dusk
Docrafts Burleigh Blue DP
Butterfly coloured with
Faber Castell Watercolour pencils
in light blue & grey.
Added touches of colour to
butterfly and flowers with a gel pen
(a little hard to see)
Inspired by Stamping - flowers
Own Ribbon Gems Trim.

Thanks so much for stopping by

 

 

 



Softly Sofly for Colour Week

We are going soft on colours this week at Just Us Girls.

Chris is Hosting our Colour Week.

 

 

 

 I made this card really cas using some scraps
 ric rac and cotton.
I cut strips of DP and yellow paper
and adhered it to white cs.
The Hello is from Lawn Fawn and
heat embossed twice with Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick.
Birthday Sentiment is IBS
Finished with 3 little yellow flowers.

Pop over and see more pastel coloured creations
on Our Blog.
Hope to see you there.

 

It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls

 

It's time to SHAKE for Trend Week at Just Us Girls

Vicki is Hosting and would like to see your

Shaker Card.

 

 

BUT! before I get into details the JUGHEADS
have some EXCITING NEWS!
We have 2 new and extremely talented new Designers.
My good friend Judy Woodland from http://judywoodland2.blogspot.com/ 

 and Bobby Hagan from http://bitsandpiecesdesigns.blogspot.com/
are joining us.
These talented Ladies have been around Blogland
for some time and I am sure you have seen some of their
work at JUGS but please pop over and
 see what they have been up to recently.
WELCOME Judy & Bobby. We are so happy to have you join us.
 

Now on to my card -
Grey/Pink card stock
Stampin' Up Petite Petals
Happy sentiment - Impression Obsession
IBS sentiment in silver (should have used grey)
Sequins Pearls Ribbon
and foam squares.
Inks - Memento London Fog/Angel Pink
Tim Holtz - Victorian Velvet.
***
Hope you get the chance to join us this week
as Shaker cards are so much fun to create.
Pop over to Our Blog to see what our
March Guest - Steph and all the Jugheads have created.
Hope to see you there as you could be chosen as our
Chic of the Week and be in the running to be
Our Guest Designer in May.



Celebrating the Irish!

 

It's time for a new challenge over at

CRAFTY CARDMAKERS 

 Pam is Hosting and wants us to Celebrate with the Irish
for St Patrick's Day which is the 17th March.

Your project - which doesn't have to be a card for this challenge
 is to GO GREEN

 so go all out with this one as we want to see

LOTS OF GREEN. Got the Hint?

  

 

I have used green /white ripple card stock

Background frame is by Gina K Designs

Flowers are Stampin' Up -  

Flower Shop and Petite Petals

inked in Memento Pistachio/New Sprout

Spellbinders Flourish

Own Ribbon

Sentiment - Inspired by Stamping

Rhinestones

Corner Rounder.

 

Looking forward to seeing

Lots of Green creations

over on Our Blog

 

Thanks for dropping in

 

 



Just for You!

 

It's that time of the month for our

Word Week at Just Us Girls

and Maria is our Hostess choosing

FLOWERS! as our word.

 

 

I saw the idea for my card from

DOstamping with Dawn Here 

and knew one day I wanted to case it

especially as I had the same stamp -

Retired SU Lotus Blossom.

I just love that stamp as it has a 3step

stamp and there are so many colour combinations

you could use. Just need to play with it

and see what looks good.

I came up with Memento Potters Clay

Desert Sand & Teal Zeal on mine.

Other products are -

Embossing is by Darice

Spellbinders Circles

Sentiment - Inspired by Stamping

Ribbon - SU

and rhinestones.

 

 

A little of the inside.

 

 

Don't forget to pop over to Our Blog

to check out Stephanie Castro's inspiration -

our March Guest Designer

Welcome Stephanie

and the Design Team's amazing talents -

join us and you could be our Chic of the Week

and our May Guest.

Hope to see you there.

Cherrio from

 

 

 



It's a Coloured Birthday Celebration

I found one of my favourite colour combinations over at

Colour Throwdown and just had to play.

Also at As You Like It their challenge is to

Make a card for your

Favourite Occasion and

Explain Why.

I think it is rewarding when you can make a

Birthday Card for someone special in your life

who is celebrating their Special Day.

So this time it is BIRTHDAY!

I am hoping to make another with my other favourite.

(not saying what it is) 

 

 



In the process of making this card I had chosen

one of my favourite stamps for this challenge

but when I went to get a stencil

I went a totally different way.

I decided to get my bokeh stencil out and play with that

inking randomly with Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers

and SU Melon Mambo. They go so well together.

Funny how this technique isn't quite so popular

now as there are always new ones to try.

I used 2 other stencils in the background.

I am hoping I can finish the card I originally started

in time before the challenge ends.

 

I recently bought this Happy Birthday die and thought

it perfect to place in front using the 3rd colour.

It is from Nina's Things.

I decided to mute the colours by adding a sheet of

patterned vellum on top. Liked that it had circles in white

adding to the effect.

Finished off with coloured sequins.

 

So that's it for now.

I do have another card scheduled for later today

so you get a bonus with 2 postings....

Thanks for dropping by