Faux stepper!

Another card for a customer for her Granddaughter.

I went with a fun fold shape and the image is

from Mo's Digital Pencil called Coffee.

She has been coloured up with markers

and cut in an oval shape.

The papers are retired ones from SU.

I punched out some flowers and leaves

to decorate and then stamped the

sentiments using 

Itty Bitty Birthdays & A Grand Kid (SU).

I finished with a bow and some

card candi.

Here is the side view

A simple faux step card.

I added the verse to the back

of the card.

Crooked photo not crooked card lol.

I would like to enter this into

First Cup challenge - any and all beverages 

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

HQSCAT - fun fold card and/or tag

Unicorn Challenge - not square

Fab 'n' Funky - more than one fold

Hope you have a lovely weekend

and better weather than we are getting here!

Count your age....

I have another card made for my MIL.

This one is for her Grandson.

Again never sure what to do for these boys

so pulled out my Beyond Stamping set

and used a nice quote beside him.

Papers from Nitwits pocake masculine

Stamps - Beyond Stamping, can't stand still #2

Words - My Porch Prints

Image coloured with markers

Embellishment from Nitwits set

layered up.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Everybody Art - anything goes

Art Nudge - presents and blue

I 💓 Promarkers - for the boys

CD Sunday Plus - use a CD, USB or digital download

Monday Morning Blues

Happy Monday!

This card for made for my sister-in-law.

I went with shades of blue for the base.

I then used papers from IndigoBlu magazine,

chopping them up and adding lots of layers.

I stitched around the main piece with my

sewing machine, added some lace across the middle.

I then stamped the flower and coloured

with my markers.

I die cut lots of leaves and inked some up

for added texture behind the main flower.

I then stamped the sentiment and layered

up in the same backing cards.

I added a few layers of ribbon and some

more layers before adding the sentiment

and flower.

I stamped the butterfly onto a scrap of the

paper I had used and then made

a wax melt in a similar colour

and added with some fibres.

I finished with a little bow.

Items used

papers IndigoBlu and card from my stash

stamps from IndigoBlu,

Woodware, Contact USA, Stampin Up

 and CreateKrafts.

Dies from SU and Tattered Lace.

Lace, Ribbon, wax, sewing machine

and fibres.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz & the art of letters - H for hydrangea, Happy Birthday 

Crafting from the  Art - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral optional mood board

Unicorn Challenge - layer it up

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Addicted to stamps and more - any occasion

I hope you all have a good week

and I'm sending hugs to those struggling.

Summer Blooms!

Our August theme over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

is Summer Blooms!

We have two gorgeous prizes up for grabs

so come and join us!!

For my card I used a set of stamps and stencils

from Woodware from the Creative Stamping

Magazine.

I used the stencil first to get the dots,

then inside the stencil I added some

distress oxides in yellow and blue.

I then stamped over the stencil

with my chosen stamp and added

colour to the flowers using markers.

It was matted onto blue card then my base

card and I finished with a sentiment

from the same set punched using an old

SU label punch and some ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Paper Rocks Scissors - us paper and/or scissors

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Try it on Tuesday - summer blooms

The Sisterhood of Crafters - flowers

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Allsorts - colours of summer

Camellia Cluster

I had a card to make for my sister-in-law

and decided to play with some of my

neglected Lisa Horton sets.

This one is called Camellia Cluster

and it's a stencil and die set.

I used paper from my stash for the background.

I layered up some gold vellum onto a mat,

added some matching brads to the corners.

I then stencilled and die cut the flowers

using distress oxides.

Before placing on the card I wrapped some

of my gold mesh then added the

celebrate word from an old SU die.

I stamped the happy birthday using

Itty Bitty Birthdays (SU) and then

added her name using Contact USA alphabet

stamps. The card was finished with a die cut bow

and some little gems.

I followed a sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

I would like to enter this into

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - used sketch #331

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - flowers optional mood board

Girlz Rebel Challenge - glitter and die cut

Daisy Chain - birthday

Creative Moments - shimmer and shine

Another scorcher today!!

If it was about 21 degrees I might be ok

but 27 is just too much for me.

For those that enjoy it have fun lol.

Quickie birthday card

I had a birthday card to make for my MIL

and she needed it asap so I dived into

my LOTV pre printed books and choose

this little girl. Perfect for a 2 year old

and her hair was the exact colour I needed!

The papers are from Nitwits - baby's firsts girl.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy chain - birthday

Crafty Calendar - Happy Birthday

Love to Craft - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

CD Sunday Plus - usb, cd or digi download

Birthday wishes

I made this birthday card for a friend.

I used a blue background card

and added some embossing lines using

my embossing board.

I then stamped the flowers and sentiment

and coloured the flowers with markers.

The stamp sets are called Framed Florets

and Love What You Do (SU).

I added some doodling and a

little gold bow to the flowers

and finished with some enamel dots.

I would like to enter this into

Passion for Markers - flowers

Try it on Tuesday - in the garden

crafter's Cafe - anything option blooms

Moving Along with the times - fav tool

my embossing board

Aud Sentiments - monochrome or birthdays

Allsorts - bees, blooms and/or birds

Another hot day here.

The house is so uncomfortable and fans

just don't do it for me.

Have a nice weekend whatever you are up to!

News flash!

This card was made for my MIL for one

of her Grandsons.

Again it is so hard to make a personal card

year after year.

This boy is in his 30's and no particular

interests that I haven't already covered.

So I just used  the following items

paper - Paper Pizazz

Stamps - Beyond Stamping #2 + #5

Alphabest, Family Party, Approaching Perfection (all SU)

Markers, pearlised enamel drops and circle dies.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - men/boys

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - beginning with B boy, birthday, balloon

Sparkles Monthly - masculine

What a gorgeous day we had here

but dare I say nearly too hot??

For me anyway lol.

Keep hydrated and here's to a peaceful

sleep tonight.

Hugs & Purrs

I was lucky enough to win a pack of four stamp sets,

along with some ink pads and a stamping block

from the lovely Wendy from CreateKrafts!

She sells the cutest stamps along with

cross stitch kits and dies etc.

You can check her out on Etsy HERE.

So as soon as I got them I had to make something.

This cute set is called Hugs & Purrs.

I followed the sketch over at

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge

and used some card from my stash

along with some old SU spotty paper.

I added the little flower embellishment

and coloured the kittens with my markers.

I would like to enter this into

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge - sketch 685

Alphabet Challenge - two of something

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

The Paper Funday - anything option polka dots and/or stripes

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Birthday crosses

I had a birthday card to make for a Priest

recently and this is what I came up with.

The background paper (SU) was wrapped

with some lace then run through my sewing machine.

Next I used a Tutti Designs die to cut

the arch in white then recut to get the crosses

in the matching paper.

I glued onto a page blue background

and layered up with the crosses and

some pearls.

I stamped the sentiment using a set called

Timeless Tulips.

Next I added some flowers cut from

some old SU papers and I coloured

them up with markers and

stuck in place.

His name was generated on my computer.

I finished by adding two gems to the top.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - men/boys

The Paper Funday - anything option polka dots and/or stripes

Girlz & the art of letters - B for birthday

Girlz Creative fun Art of Scrap - use designer papers

Simon Says - Masculine

Creative Knockouts - die cuts/stencils/punches

Happy Hour!

I have another card for a June birthday.

This one is for my sister-in-law.

I went with a cocktail theme as she loves a party.

She's not a big drinker but is very social.

I used wood effect paper for the bottom

which I inked up in yellow ink.

For the background I used a stamp set

called Geared up Garage and inked the oil stamp

in yellow, lime green and bright pink.

I then stamped and die cut the glasses

using a set called Sip Sip Hooray.

I stamped, coloured and cut all the little add ons

with my markers.

I splattered some pink ink in the white

space and then stamped my sentiment.

I then arranged the drinks in place

and finished with a sentiment.

All stamps are from SU.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Girlz Creative  Fun art of scrap - use designer paper

Let's Craft and Create - use a sentiment

Passion for Markers - summertime

Krafty Chicks - birthday

I've not been around too much these past few days.

My daughter went in for a Gallbladder removal and

something went badly wrong. She is still in hospital,

still has part of her gallbladder and is very ill.

She is getting an MRI now to see what the damage is

and they will go from there.

At my wits end!

 

Fairy magic!

I was invited to be a guest at

Allsorts 17th  Birthday celebrations

and I was lucky enough to win some Lavinia stamps

on their challenge blog recently.

So my card was sorted lol.

I hope you get time to join their celebrations

as I know there are lots of amazing prizes

up for grabs!!

For my card I made an 8" x 8" tiered card.

Papers are from Craftworks Cards - blush rose.

Stamps from Lavinia,

Oval Occasions and Forever Flourishing dies (SU).

I added fibres, glamour dust and pearls from

my stash.

I'll be giving this to another daughter-in-law

this month for her birthday.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

Daisy Chain - layer it up

HQSCAT - shaped card and/or tag

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Final double post!

It's time for my midway post for our final challenge

over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS.

The theme this month is cute creatures or anything goes!

We do have a lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and joins us this month.

For my card I used a lovely stamp and die set called

Everyday Monkeys from Mama Elephant.

I was lucky enough to win this set from

Snippets Playground challenge.

I used some spotty paper from my stash for the background.

I die cut a circle for my centre then stamped,

coloured then with markers and die cut the monkeys trees

and bananas.

I arranged them, adding some blue for the sky to

the background then stamped the sentiments

and put in place.

I would like to enter this into

G&TAOL - A for animals

Daisy Chain - layer it up

Critter Crazy - featured critter

GCFAOS - anything with designer paper

Passion  for Markers - masculine

Creative Moments - masculine

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This is my midway card for our challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

where the theme is 

all creatures great and small/anything goes.

We have prizes here too so be sure and

join us this month.

For my card I used another leftover piece of my spotty paper.

I hadn't enough to cover the whole card so I

just tore the edges and stuck in place.

I added some green ricrac to the left.

I then stamped the sentiment at the bottom,

then stamped the fence just above.

I added the little birthday cake and then

stamped the bird and cut him out to sit

on the fence.

They were all coloured up with markers.

I finished by stamped Happy Birthday

above the bird.

The stamp set is called Hey Chuck (SU).

I would like to enter this into

I 💓ProMarkers - special occasion

Crafter's Cafe - funny

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Animals - feature an animal

FQ General Store - anything farm/country

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

The creative Crafters - anything goes

I hope you all have a lovely week.

Wildflowers

No stamping in sight for this one.

I had a quick card to make for a friend's daughter's

birthday so used a download from

Nitwits called Wildflowers.

Everything was printed a few times and layered

up. Sentiment was computer generated

along with her name.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday Plus - use a USB, CD or digital download

Girlz creative fun art of scrap - use designer paper

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore - anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - Y is for yellow flowers

 

Just chill!

Finally feeling back on power again!

Thanks so much for all the well wishes,

they were greatly appreciated.

Today I have another April birthday card

for my MIL to give to one of her

Grandsons.

Ruairi has a one year old so doesn't get

much time to chill so thought this

would make his smile lol.

The stamp set used is from Beyond Stamping.

I fooled about with my pencils and markers to

create a background then added (badly)

the word CHILL.

The papers are from Nitwits

called Beelightful.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafter - anything goes

Girlz Creative Fun - use designer paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

We actually had sunshine for two days

which was amazing and so relaxing!

Saved on oil too!!!!