Mmmmmm, Birthday Cake!

Hello again everyone!

Here I am with another card I made for my Sister-In-Law to give to her Father-In-Law. He's actually celebrating the big 60, but he's got the hump about it so I wasn't allowed to mention it on the card! Why have the hump, any excuse for a party I say, lol! Anyway, I decided to use this stamp, it's Chef Hamish by Sugar Nellie. He's just soooo cute isn't he! I then thought "I wonder what the Sugar Nellie Challenge is this week?" and it was this fantastic sketch by Kathy (Challenge 22), so I'm going to enter this card in the Sugar Bowl Challenge this week. I used an 8 x 8 inch card from Craftwork Cards and I'm really chuffed with the result. I love this card, and loved making it, as I do most my cards, lol! So, what do you think?...

Close up of Chef Hamish...

Inside of card...

Side view...

I'm really,really happy with this card, I hope it cheers the recipient up too!!

Card ingredients are:

Image: Sugar Nellie Chef Hamish and Magnolia Cowberry Muffin Cake

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards Oh My Words! Birthday Circles and Anita's Happy Birthday stamp (inside of card)

Papers: Daisy Bucket In The Meadow Finley and Doodlebug Choco Dot, Spring Dot and Soda Shoppe Dot

Card: Core d'inations Brownie

Pearls: from stash

Tools: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, Copic Ciao Markers, Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles and Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch and Glitter

I hope the Sugar Bowl like my card too, fingers crossed. I was really, really pleased with the colouring on Hamish, I love my copics and feel like I'm getting the hang of them now. I recommend them 110%, just on case you're thinking of buying some new tools!

See you soon everyone...

xxx

Happy Halloween #2

Afternoon All,

I hope you're all well on this wet and gloomy Saturday. The weather is awful today, I really feel sorry for poor Daemo as he's racing this weekend. I know where I'd rather be, at home with the heating on and crafting which is exactly where I am!

I feel like a bit of a cheat with this post today, sorry everyone. The Halloween card I entered in the Penny Black Challenge last week didn't win and this week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge, week 72 is Halloween, so I thought I'd enter it again! Is that a bit cheeky? Yes it probably is or maybe I was just a week ahead of myself lol! Either way I still love the card and thoroughly enjoyed making it, and I did make it four times! So here's the card again...

Close up of stamped image...

Inside of card...

Close up of the inside of the card's stamped image...

Fingers crossed for this week!

xxx

Happy Halloween!

Evening All,

I hope I find you all well? The card I'm posting tonight is one I normally don't send, it's a Halloween card. I've made the same card four times now; one for Daemo (my hubby), one for my Mum, Dad and Brother, one for Daemo's Dad and the last one for Daemo's Sister and her family. I saw the stamp and I couldn't resist buying it and using it, soooo cute! Also I'm entering it in the Penny Black Saturday Challenge Week 71 so wish me luck...

What do you think?

Close up of stamped image, see what I mean about cute!!

Inside of card...

Close up of inside coloured image...

I really enjoyed making this card, all the papers, embellishments etc are deee-lish! Card ingredients are:

Images: Penny Black Catman, Printworks Spider and Magnolia Bat

Sentiment: Penny Black Happy Halloween!

Papers: Bo Bunny Boo Crew Dot, Doodlebug Boo-Tique and Lilac Swiss Dot

Card: Core d'inations Tangerine and Purple Majesty and Doodlebug Glitter Cardstock in Beetle Black

Brads: Doodlebug Battie Braddies

Jewells: Doodlebug Halloween Assortment and Basic Grey Bling It

Tools: Copic Ciao Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad, Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles and Inverted Scalloped Circles and Cuttlebug Spider Web Embossing Folder

I've given Daemo his card already and he loves it, he gave me a "Good 9 out of 10"!! I must be getting better, lol! Off to netball now so catch you all soon...

xxx

Birthday Fairy

Afternoon all,

I hope you're all good? It's a horrible day out there today, really grey, miserable and cold. I think winter has well and truly arrived :o( On the plus, not long till Christmas, yay!!

The card I'm posting today is a birthday card I made for one of the girls who plays in my netball team. Her name is Lynsey but we have two Lynsey's on the team so we gave her the nickname Tinks as she's so petite and delicate, just like a little fairy! Although she plays a mean game of netball! I hope she likes her card, what do you think?

Close up of image...

Inside of card...

Side view...

I haven't yet found a netball stamp but if any of you know where I can get one from, please let me know!!

Card ingredients are:

Image: Lili of the Valley Primrose coloured with Copic Ciao Markers

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards Oh My Words! Birthday Circles and Anita's Happy Birthday stamp (inside of card)

Papers: Doodlebug Pink Lemonade Plaid, Strawberry Blossoms and Berry Pink

Card: Core d'inations Fushia Fizz

Ribbon: from stash

Stickers: Making Memories Shimmer Alpha Pink

Tools: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles, Martha Stewart Glitters and Glamour Dust.

That's it from me today but I'll be back soon with a spooky Halloween card for you, ooooooo....

xxx

Monster Birthday

Hi all,

Here we are with the next card. This one I made for our neighbours son who is 4 on Sunday. I bought these papers ages ago and have been waiting for an excuse to use them, what better excuse than a four year olds birthday card!! What do you think?

Close up of image...

Inside of card...

Side view...

I love it, I think it's so bright and colourful and the papers are fantastic! Card ingredients are:

Image: Woodware Little Monsters coloured with Copic Ciao Markers

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards Oh My Words! and Woodware Little Monsters (Inside of card)

Papers: Daisy Bucket My Little Monsters Share Your Toys, Play Nice and Hold My Hand

Card: Core d'inations Blue Lightening

Ribbon: American Crafts Elements Blue Gingham

Gems: Artwork

Stickers: from stash

Tools: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, Woodware Big Circle Punch, Martha Stewart Glitters and Glamour Dust

That's it from me today. I have my card making class tonight, yipee, so off to make more cards. See you all over the weekend :o)

xxx

West Ham Football Birthday Card

Afternoon All,

Hope I find you all well? Well how good am I being.....I've made two cards today and I'm posting them both.....TODAY!! Trying my best to keep up-to-date with everything. The first card I'm posting is a commissioned card for my Sister-In-Law. It's for the son of her friend and he's mad on football, unfortunately he supports West Ham (boooooo!) my printer nearly broke printing out the West Ham badge, lol! Anyway, my Sister-In-Law picked the card up today and said Joe would love it :o) What do you think?

Close up of image...

Inside of card...

Side view...

I hope he does like it. Card ingredients are:

Image: Jolly Nation Football Boy coloured with Copic Ciao Markers

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards Oh My Word! Birthday Circles

Papers: Doodlebug Soccer Talk and Sandy Lion Words

Card: Bazzill Basics Bling Black Tie

Ribbon: from stash

Stickers: Doodblebug Simply Sweet and number 8 from stash

Tools: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, Woodware Big Circle Punch, MArtha Stewart Glitters and Spellbinders Nestabilities Inverted Scalloped Circles

Onto the next card...

xxx

2nd Wedding Card - Part 1

Afternoon all!

Well as promised, here are the other cards I've made, better late than never lol! This Wedding Card was a commission from a friend of mine who was visiting my other friend who I made the New Home Card for. She was so impressed with the card I'd made that she asked me to make a wedding card for her sister. The colour scheme was based on the colour scheme of the wedding and when Gemma picked the card up she said it was perfect! So, what do you think?...

Close up of image...

Side view...

Card ingredients are:

Image: Whiff of Joy Wedding Cake coloured with Copic Ciao Markers

Sentiment: See D's

Papers: K & Co Windsor Words Pearl Foil Paper and Papermania Silk Screened Paper Gold Ornate Metallic

Card: Core d'inations French Roast

Ribbon: Hobbycraft

Charm: The Mulberry Bush

Pearls: Basic Grey Opaline

Stickers: Doodlebug Sweet Love

Tools: Memento Black Tuxedo Ink Pad, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 1, Martha Stewart Valentine Lace Punch and Martha Stewart Glitters, Glamour Dust

I also decorated the inside of this card, click here to view...

xxx

Cowboy Birthday Card

Here we are with card number 2 for today!

This one I made for my friend at work. We call him the Cowboy as he always promotes his work straight to the Live Server and we have a little Cowboy Hat that sits on his desk, so when I saw this stamp I thought of him immediately! And he liked the card too, phew! I coloured the image with my Copics and I really feel like I'm getting the hang of them now, which makes me love them even more, lol!...

Close up of image...

Side view...

Card ingredients are:

Image: I bought this stamp from the Big Stamp Show at Alexandra Palace, but I don't know the name of the company I bought it from, sorry! The other images are from Woodware Cowboys. All coloured with Copic Caio Markers

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards Oh My Word! Birthday Circles

Papers: Melissa Frances Robby and Pebbles Inc Boys Only Stripes

Card: Core d'inations Ming and Gold Mirri-Board

Ribbon: American Crafts Elements in Brown Gingham

Tools: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and Spellbinders Nestabilities Stars

xxx

Shop-A-Holic Birthday Card

And here we are with the final card I'm posting today. Now we're all up to date, for the moment anyway but I have more to make, lol!

This was another commissioned card by my God Mum for a friend of hers who lives in America. The brief was shop-a-holic and I couldn't think of a better image than this Jolly Nation Shopper Lady. I haven't done any decoupage for ages either so this made a nice change, although I did miss not using my copics, lol! What do you think?

Side view...

Inside...

I hope she likes it, and gets it on time!

Card ingredients are:

Image: Jolly Nation Shopping Lady. Anita's Happy Birthday stamp (inside of card)

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Papers: My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow and Pretty Please and Basic Grey Wisteria Greenhouse

Card: Core d'inations Tangerine

Pearls: My Minds Eye Bloom & Grow and Basic Grey Opaline

Gems: Doodlebug Jewells

That's it from me for today. I'll be back later this week with more cards I promise! Have fun till then peeps :o)

xxx

2nd Wedding Card - Part 2

Here's the inside of the card...

Close up of image on left hand side...

Close up of text on right hand side...

Card ingredients are:

Image: Magnolia Wedding Car with Cans and Valentine Hearts coloured with Copic Ciao Markers

Sentiment: Sir Stampalot On Your Wedding Day stamp

Papers: Papermania Silk Screened Paper Gold Ornate Metallic

Tools: Memento Black Tuxedo Ink Pad and Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 1

xxx

Tractor Birthday

Card number 5 and I think the last one I'll post tonight. I have another 3 to go, one of which is another 2 post card so I'll post them tomorrow. I'm feeling a bit sleepy now, lol!

This card I made for my best friend to give to her little boy Finley on his 2nd birthday. He's really into cars, trucks, vans etc. so I thought the papers and stamp worked perfectly together. Emmajane was really happy with it, and so was Finley :o)

Close up of the image...

Inside of card...

Card ingredients are:

Image: Sugar Nellie Hamish with Tractor coloured with Copic Ciao Markers

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards Oh My Word! Birthday Circles

Papers: Three Bugs In A Rug Trucks, All Boy and Snips & Snails

Card: Core d'inations Meadow

Ribbon: from stash

Buttons: from stash

Tools: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, Spellbinders Nestabilities Inverted Scalloped Circles and Circles, Glossy Accents.

See you all tomorrow, night night

xxx