Birthday Mice - With Love

Now this is the sort of card I like to make - everything already in my stash and using magazine freebies too! Pity that all my efforts aren't as economical as this one but then that wouldn't be any fun would it?

The image is from a set of 20 pre-stamped ones that were a magazine freebie and I used ProMarkers to colour in. The sentiment is also a magazine freebie from quite a while ago as is the pink flowered paper. I used my Martha Stewart heart punch along the RH side and the tiny butterflies are made with an X-Cut punch.

Talking of freebies - have you seen the latest Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine - Issue 111. I bought it yesterday and there's a lovely 6x6 embossing folder and a stamp, both with a Peacock theme. Haven't had time to try them out yet but I'm sure it won't be long.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge 208 - Happy Birthday

One Stop Craft Challenge 230 - Furry Friends

Ooh La La Creations Challenges - Inspired by Nature

By The Cute and Girly - Flowers

Whimsy Stamps Challenge Blog 59 - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - 57 - Animals

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

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Never Too Old...

........for Cupcake!  What a great sentiment and a fab stamp from Lili of the Valley. This will be getting a lot of use.

I really enjoyed colouring this image and added glamour dust to the wings and the icing for extra sparkle. I used a Spellbinders plain circle matted it onto this Cheery Lynn Sunflower die. It is a lovely die but a real pain to cut - it needs a number of goes through the machine, turning each time but it's worth persevering with. The flowers and leaves are Martha Stewart punches and the butterflies at the corner are part of this Butterfly Vine Border by Memory Box. I added plenty of gems and pink spotted ribbon to finish off.

and a close up of the doily

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots Challenges - Use a stamped character

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - challenge 35 Bling

Crafty Catz - challenge 182 Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Anything Goes

The ABC Challenge - M for Make it Sparkle

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Bouquets & Butterflies for Mum

This was actually made as a Mother's Day card but would, I think, work equally as well for a birthday. I was very keen to try out my new Memory Box Butterfly Vine border. It is so pretty and cuts beautifully in the Grand Calibur.

I used an 8x8 inch scalloped card blank. I then matted the four squares of Dovecraft DP onto one square of deep pink card and fixed that to the card base. The topper was made with a Lili of the Valley Cute Square which I matted onto the largest sized Spellbinders Lacey Square*. The letters were cut using a Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet and the butterfly border and gems added to finish off.

                               
 Close-up of the Butterfly Vine border

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Dream Valley challenge 55 - Things with Wings
Divas by Design - Butterflies and Birds
Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Make it Girly  (*used old Lacey Squares die)
Crafting for All Seasons challenge 50 - No Stamps Allowed


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Christening Card

So this is a Christening card for a sweet baby girl who is the granddaughter of friends of mine. The table arrangements and flowers were featuring butterflies so I kept that in mind when making the card.

Here is the box decorated with butterflies made with an X-Cut punch, a brad from The Works and butterfly circles cut with Spellbinder dies.


The card is made using an 8 x 8 inch scalloped card blank and features a Lili of the Valley stamp coloured with Promarkers and mounted onto plain and scalloped Spellbinder ovals. The background is a very pale pink Centura pearl card embossed with the Tied Together embossing folder. I have added a tiny pearl at each intersection. The sentiment was computer generated and the roses are all from Wild Orchid Crafts. I also used the stems to make the twirls and added some punched leaf branches. I used tiny butterflies (from the Spellbinder Butterfly Circles die) at each end of the sentiment and one at the top of the card. The remainder were 'sprinkled' inside the box.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Creative Belli Challenge 167 - Pastels
In The Pink Challenge 18
Divas by Design - Flowers with Lili of the Valley
Cute Card Thursday:Challenge 264 - Butterflies
Stamping Sensations- April -Special Occasions



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Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day!  Hope you have a wonderful day. So here is my card for DH - double celebration for us as it's 30 years today since we got engaged. Card is quite plain and simple but I'm pleased with how it turned out.

I used an 8x8 scalloped card blank, then embossed white card with the Cuttlebug love hearts folder. I'm getting better at extending with the embossing folder now - this piece is about 7.5 inches across.. I then punched across the bottom of the white embossed piece with my Martha Stewart Lace Heart Edge punch. I made two further strips of hearts and positioned them underneath. Finished off with a Memory Box La Rue Heart backed with red card which I cut myself by drawing around the die. Add a red bow from stash box and done. No gems on this one.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenge 209 - Love and/Hearts
Papertake Weekly - Hearts & Flowers
Allsorts Challenge 193 - Valentines
Craft Your Passion challenge 149 - My Valentine



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Happy Birthday

A bit of embossing and die-cutting on this card and apologies for the photo. The card looks much better in real life!

All materials from stash.

Tools used:

Cuttlebug folder - Floral Fantasy
Spellbinders      - Fleur de Lis Doily Accents

I would like to enter the following challenges:

DYSU Challenge 95 - Embossing
Anything Goes at Anything Goes Challenge 79


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Poor Neglected Blog !

Neglected is the word  .....  Far too long since I posted as I've not made many cards of late; health problems, life, etc etc. However, I was determined to make a post today to share the card I made for my DH as we celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary. I'm not too good at male cards so tried to keep this layout fairly clean and simply - no ribbons allowed but I did manage to sneak in a couple of bling-y bits! 

A big Thank You to the very talented Sue Wilson and her wonderful blog for all the inspiration. It's my first port of call every day when I log on. Here's  the LINK  just in case you've missed seeing her amazing creations.

So here's my share for today:



I cut the Spellbinders Bird Flourishes fancy bird twice (lined up carefully!) and using the negative piece as the focal point, mounted it onto green card which was then mounted onto white card embossed with the Tied Together folder by Couture Creations.  Message was computer printed and mounted onto two interlocking Spellbinder Parisian Accents motifs. I also made some score lines top and bottom to add a little extra interest.

                                                     Close up of die-cut detailing.

 Motif made from three Spellbinders Parisian Accents corner dies held together with an American Crafts brad.

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