Congratulations & Teddies

Here is a sweet Congratulations card, very pink and girly!

I started with a kraft card base and matted and layered various elements onto kraft card so it would all tie in. The image is from LOTV - one of their cute squares. Don't you just love those bouncing teddies.

The design papers are a mix of Dovecraft and My Mind's Eye. Ribbon, paper flowers and gems from stash and I used Spellbinders circles and ovals for the matting & layering.

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

Lili of the Valley September Facebook Challenge
The Ribbon Girl Blog September Challenge: Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations: Challenge 257 Anything Goes + Option Sketch
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: 294 - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge: O is for Open

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Fishful Thinking!

Today's card is one made for the Lili of the Valley challenge on Facebook which closes at 6pm today - nothing like cutting things fine!

I've used this cute boy image which is one of the pre-coloured die cut squares I've had for ages. I teamed it with some new DPs* bought this weekend. I die cut some stars using a Die-sire die set and also found silver holographic stars deep in the stash drawer. The netting ribbon and Fish sentiment are also from stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

The Ribbon Girl Blog - May 'Use Any Image'
Creative Fingers Challenge #109
Simply Papercrafts challenge #28
Crafting with an Attitude challenge #15
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges #71 - Polka Dots or Stripes
The Crazy Challenge - #222 Three Layers or more




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*DPs from £-Land - nice quality and 200gsm

Especially for You

Here's a recent commission card make for a husband to give to his wife and as both are very keen gardeners, I thought this would fit the bill.

As usual I played with some Lili of the Valley items.  The image is from Art Pad 24 - English charm and the papers are from the Promises pad.

The sentiment was made using a Tattered Lace words die. I managed to piece together the word 'Wife' using letters from other words. Hopefully the join isn't too noticeable.

I also used Martha Stewart punches and the roses, ribbon and gems are from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

The Ribbon Girl March Challenge - Any Image
Lili of the Valley - Facebook April challenge
The ABC Challenge: E is for Everything



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Birdhouse Birthday

Here's a recent birthday make and using different colours than usual but hey Spring is in the air isn't it? I'm not a great fan of yellow but I think this has worked out well and is actually quite cheerful. The sun will be here soon!

The image, papers and sentiment are all from Lili of the Valley. I also cut out 3 birdhouses and covered them in Glossy Accents to make button toppers.

Image - LOTV Art Pad

Papers - LOTV One Birdie Lane

Sentiment - LOTV Set 8 Happy Circular Sentiments

Die - Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails  CLD-Die-DL153

close up of birdhouse 'buttons'

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

The Ribbon Girl Card Challenge: Spring/Easter/Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations: #246 Pretty Projects

Crafting from the Heart: #102 Anything Goes

Lili of the Valley Facebook Spring Challenge

Cute Card Thursday #416 Lace or Ribbon

A Gem of a Challenge #164 SPRING

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Engagement

Here's a recent commissioned card to celebrate a happy couple's engagement and is destined for Spain although I'm told the proposal took place on the London Eye when they were here in the U.K. for a short break.

I used an 8x8 card blank and DPs from Dovecraft (pale pink) and the dark pink is Love Letters from First Edition - the tag is from this pad also. I used a Martha Stewart Heart Edger punch to add detail. The image is from a LOTV Art Pad and was cut into a heart shape and I used Stickles around the edge to add sparkle.

The flowers, ferns and leaves were cut using a Tattered Lace Midi Blooms die which is so versatile and the large and small Congratulations were cut with Britannia dies.  Gems and ribbon from stash.

Some close up details

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

In The Pink Challenge #85 - Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girl Blog: January Any Image Challenge
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: January challenge - Hearts
Inky Chicks Challenge #61 - Anything Goes
Create and Inspire: Challenge #37 - Anything Goes


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Favourite Five of 2015

This year I decided to join in with Debby's (A Scrapjourney) Favourite Five of 2015 challenge. See HERE to join in and view some really beautiful makes.

Here's my choice - although it wasn't too hard to choose my five as I've not blogged much this year. I have made quite a few cards throughout the year though.

First: Retirement

Second:Bright & Sassy

Third: Lilac Bag

Fourth: Where's the Sun?

Fifth: Friends

Joining in with Debby's Favourite Five of 2015

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Friends

Here's a simple but elegant (I hope) white on white card made for a very good friend's birthday. She's a fellow card-maker and was very pleased with it. Always difficult making cards for fellow crafters!
I used my Tied-Together embossing folder and accented the intersections with pearls. The central band was made with a Martha Stewart punch. I stamped the sentiment in Memento Ink - London Fog I think it's called, and then finished off with a little floral arrangement and a punched and Glamour Dusted butterfly.

I also scored several lines at the sides for a bit more textural interest.

I'd like to enter the following challenges: 

Crafting from the Heart - #84 Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenges - #17 Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

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Where's the Sun...??

Where indeed! Well, what another miserable Bank Holiday weatherwise - such a shame for all those events planned. I read in yesterday's paper that we're going to have an Indian Summer so let's keep our fingers crossed.

Today's card features a cute LOTV fairy who is certainly enjoying her summer - love those sunglasses!

Image is matted and layered with Tonic Deco Geometric Layering dies onto Dovecraft DPs. I used Glossy Accents and Stickles to add some bling. The flowers were cut using a Tattered Lace Midi Blooms die.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Try It on Tuesday - Sending You Flowers
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart Challenge 75 - Anything Goes
Cutie Pie Challenge #90 - Cute and Girly
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #242 - Girly
My Time To Craft Challenge #303 Flowers




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Pink Star card

Here's a recent birthday make - not yet given but I'm pretty sure the recipient doesn't see my blog - fingers crossed anyway.

This card is very much inspired by a post from Ruth Hamilton on the Tonic blog here. I've done my own version as my star dies are much smaller than the Tonic ones.

I used the Circle Trellis dies from Tonic, the Stars are Die'sire Essentials and the fronds are from the Spellbinders Floral Flourishes set. The flower is made with my Cheery Lynn Daisy strip and the DPs are Vintage Rose collection from Pink Petticoat. Pink Candi from Craftwork Cards.

I'd like to enter the following challenge:

In The Pink: Challenge #74 - Starry, Starry..... Pink
Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes
ABC challenge - O is for Open
4 Crafty Chicks: challenge #257 Anything Goes




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Floral Anniversary

Here's an Anniversary card and I've used blue for a change. The image is from LOTV's Art Pad 3 - Wild Flowers which I matted onto a Spellbinders Timeless Rectangle. The DPs are also LOTV, matted onto Centura Pearl. LOTV Circular sentiment was matted onto Spellbinders plain and scalloped circles. The daisy was cut from a Cheery Lynn die, butterfly border is from Memory Box. The RH corner flourish is a Signature die from Joanna Sheen and I finished off with a messy bow topped with a square dazzler.

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

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - #235 Anything Goes      (ends 14/7)

Get Creative Challenges #18 - include Flowers                  (ends 13/7)

Sister Act Challenge #113 - Anything Goes                        (ends 10/7)

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3 Today

Poor neglected blog - not sure where the time goes but here we are in June already and where's the sun?

Anyway, this card is hopefully bright and summery. It has been made for a friend's granddaughter who likes all things pink and girly so I think it fits the bill. I managed to get this card done and entered into LOTV's first Facebook Challenge.

I used:

Image:  LOTV - Birthday Fairy - coloured with ProMarkers and added Stickles
DP:       LOTV Bonnets and Bowties: Butterfly Kisses
Flower Punch: Nellie Snellen medium flower
Butterflies:  Hobbycraft punch
Dies:    Spellbinders Scalloped Circle, Sue Wilson Petite Vinery, Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet

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

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes #option Summer
Paper Creator's Crafts: Challenge #39 Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge #376 Summer Colours
In The Pink: Challenge #70 - Things with Wings



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Girly Birthday

Happy Bank Holiday Weekend although the weather isn't up to much is it? Quite cold here and the heating is on low!

Here's a recent birthday make using a pre-coloured LOTV image. The papers used are from LOTV's Bonnets & Bowties paper pad. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

Image was die-cut and matted using Spellbinders scalloped circles. The flowers are made with a Cheery Lynn die and the corner flourish is a Signature die from Joanna Sheen.

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

The Ribbon Girl - May Card Challenge
Cute Card Thursday - #371 Use a Sentiment
4 Crafty Chicks - #244 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes


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Lilac Bag

Something I've been wanting and meaning to have a try at for ages. So, when I saw a pack of 4 plain brown paper bags for 97p at our local 'value' shop I just had to get them.

I covered the bag front with LOTV Promises paper, trimmed with some cream lace, and added an image from the English Charm Art Pad. A few die-cut daisies (using Sue Wilson's Open Daisies set), a LOTV Circular Sentiment and a Cheery Lynn butterfly to finish off. Gems for the flower centres and Ribbon from stash.

Very easy to do and I'm not sure why I left it so long to try.


I'd like to enter the following challenge:

ABC Challenges: H is for Happy Birthday
Crafts4Eternity - Anything Goes




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Retirement

Here's a card I made last year and forgot to blog. Amazing what you find when you're sorting out your computer files!

I started with an 8x8 scalloped card blank and used lots of my LOTV goodies. The papers are from the Bonnets and Bowties pad and go really well with the Wild Flowers Art Pad image. I matted them onto a pale green shimmer card and rounded all the corners. Sentiment is from the For You Circular set. 

The flowers and the two dragonflies were cut with my Cheery Lynn dies and I also used Spellbinders Circle and Timeless Rectangle dies.  The gems, card candy, bakers twine and ribbon were from stash as was the sweet butterfly brad used to secure the ribbon.

Close-Up details

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

Cute Card Thursday - #364 - Celebrate
Crafting from the Heart - Challenge #51
Live & Love Crafts challenge #33
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - March challenge



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Bright & Sassy (very)

Something a little different from me today. You may need sunglasses! This is the card I made last year  for my son's girlfriend. I really like the colour combo but my DH said he wasn't keen! Anyway 'L' was very pleased with it and that's what matters.

Image is Scruffy Little Cat - Perry - and has been coloured with my ProMarkers - plenty of glamour dust added - and then matted and layered onto Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles. I matted the white rectangle onto a cut and embossed pink rectangle then drew around the die to get the slightly larger black frame. The flowers are cut with a Cheery Lynn Daisy die and the leaves are also by Cheery Lynn - Ivy Strip.  The bunting is a La-La-Land die which I shadow cut. Sentiment is LOTV and was a magazine freebie. Handbag charm is from stash as are the gems and ribbon. Butterfly punched using an old punch from Hobbycraft. The background DP is LOTV Bonnets & Bowties.

Detail close-ups

I'd like to enter the following challenge:

Ribbon Girls - Everything Goes - Birthday
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
In The Pink - challenge 64 For a Special Lady






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70th Celebrations

Here's another recent make using a pre-coloured LOTV image which was matted and layered onto Spellbinder circles. The butterflies on the right-hand side were cut using Tonic Butterflies & Blooms - Ringlet Rest.

The ribbon, fabric flower and gems were from stash. The flower centre is a pretty enamelled butterfly brad which I think came from The Works. The sentiment is from a Hunkydory kit which was a magazine freebie. Numbers cut using my Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet dies.

I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

The Ribbon Girl January Challenge - Pink
Sister Act - Challenge #89 - Anything Goes
Scrap & Craft challenge #1 - Anything Goes



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First card of 2015

and I had hoped to get this post done sooner as the card was made and handed over on the 2nd of January - bit of a first for me!!

Anyhow, this was a commissioned card for a couple who got engaged on Christmas Day.

For the main image I used a LOTV Romance cute square. Then Dovecraft and some of my new LOTV backing papers, all matted onto Centura Pearl hint of silver cardstock. I punched the heart border with my Martha Stewart punch. The roses are from Wild Orchid and the ribbon/gems from stash. The 'Congratulations' sentiment is Papermania - cut into a tag using a die that was a magazine freebie. The round sentiment is from LOTV and cut with Spellbinder dies. Flourishes were cut using Marianne dies.  I also glittered the heart topiary and added Glossy Accents to the wellie boot and watering can.

Box decorated with a Nellie Snellen Multiframe Heart die

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - #41- Anything Goes
ABC Challenge: A is for Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
CHN's Patterned Paper Challenge
Cute Card Thursday: #355 What's New
The Crafting Cafe: January: Lots of Layers
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Something New


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Lilac romance

Here's my entry for December's Lovely Lili challenge on the Ribbon Girl Blog.

I used one of the pre-coloured Romance squares which I matted and layered onto Spellbinders Plain & Scalloped Ovals. Backing papers are Dovecraft's Back to Basics IV. The ribbon, flowers and gems are from stash and the pins and dazzler are by Creative Expressions. The ivy leaves were cut with my Cheery Lynn die.

Finished card size 8x8 inches

close-up of the florals

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

The Ribbon Girl Blog - Lovely Lili - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - #87 Anything Goes
A Creative Romance - Anything Goes

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Just for You

Here's a birthday card I made recently. I used a pink/white colour combo for some winter brightness. The flowers were punched with a Martha Stewart punch, some have card candi centres and some have gems. I used a Cuttlebug Divine Swirls embossing folder on the pink card. The side edges and sentiment topper were cut using Spellbinders Shapeabilities Parisian Accents.

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

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Paper Play

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Merry Christmas! part II

Merry Christmas - Nordic style maybe? As I said in my last post I don't 'do' Christmas cards so I haven't got much in the way of Christmas stash. However, as it's the final LOTV challenge I really wanted to join in again and I came up with this idea for a Christmas Tree table centrepiece/decoration.

I used four different papers from LOTV's lovely Petal Fresh pad and my Squeeze Box die from Tonic. I made four separate rounds, stacked them together and topped off with a single box. I then made teeny bows and secured them into the 'tree' points with coloured bobble-head pins. I also did a messy bow type thing for the top.

Edited to add:  I was asked if I had a tutorial for this so I've made a mini one. Click on the Tutorials Tab at the top of the page.

Looking down

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

LOTV Ideas to Inspire - Merry Christmas!
Paper Creator's Crafts Challenge 33 - All About Christmas
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Try it on Tuesday: Christmas is Coming
Penny's Paper Challenge - no 205 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations: Challenge 291 - Seasons Greetings
Moving Along with the Times - Inspired by a Song - Rocking Around
                                                                                     the Christmas Tree
                                                                                   



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