Cute Card Thursday - Whateva!!

This weeks theme over at Cute Card Thursday is an open theme so you can do whatever you want. These are some gifts I made for my youngest daughters teacher as she has been so lovely all year & Dara has really enjoyed being in her class. I bought a plain notebook which had dividers in it & a plastic cover so this will protect the cover I've decorated.

I made a 'flap' & only attached it down the left hand side so the front cover of the notebook can still be seen. The hinge is just at the side of the white lace & the cardstock used is from Stampin Up. The pink paper which is from Kay & Co has been punched in the four corners using a Hobbycraft punch. I've made the flowers from Nestability die in two different sizes & then cut between the scallops to create a flower. I've made buttons using a Sizzix die to match the cardstock & finished off with some embroidery cotton. The flower stems are made using Bi Bunny ribbon which has been stapled using a mini stapler. The teachers name & class are computer printed.

I also made some Post It note holders using a download from the Shabby Shoppe Teachers Pet Gift Collection. These were so easy to make as you just print them out & follow the instructions which are printed along side the project. I've finished them off using some Papermania magnetic clasps which I bought from The Range.

Miss August

I can't believe it's over 3 weeks since I last posted!! Bad Blogger!!

Well I'm glad to be back after a hectic 3 weeks.

Firstly the build up to my girls breaking up from school. I'd decided to make teachers gifts this year & can certainly say I bit off more than I could chew . . . .almost. . . .  but the girls were delighted with the gifts I'd made for their teachers & the teachers were pleased as well so job done!!

I also had so many ordes to finish before the end of term both for work & people at the school I wouldn't see during the holidays.

Then I had visitors arrive from Australia on 23rd & we've done all the sight seeing stuff with them. Great times but exhausting & certainly no time to craft!!

So . . . . enough of the excuses!! I'm back & am so pleased to have been asked to guest DT for Crafty Creations for their next 4 challenges.

This weeks challenge is Wedding/Anniversary so I decided to do a 25th Wedding Anniversary card. The stamp is from the Stampin Up set Cheers to You & is a stamp I use quite alot as champagne glasses are so versatile. I've stamped on handmade paper & then wet the edges & torn around the image. This has been mounted on silver miri card & then onto a square of printed vellum. The whole thing is then mounted on white card & I've stamped the four corners using silver ink. I've wrapped some thin silver wire around the card & vellum & am really liking this effect. The sentiment is computer printed & then die cut using a sizzix oval window die.

Wow !!! Look at this giveaway!!

Humungo Christmas Giveaway at Simon Says Stamp!! for every ten comments there's another winner!!

Head on over & have a look. You could be in with a chance of winning some of this fab stash!!

Anyone For Anya - Colour Combo Guest DT card

The challenge this week at Anyone For Anya is a colour combo which is 

" BLACK, WHITE & PINK "

I love these colours together!!

This is my final week of a 4 week guest DT spot & I've really enjoyed being part of the team at AFA. Please do try & join us this week.

The papers are from Dovecraft & are a hint of pink so perfect for this challenge.

The image is Anya from The Greetings Farm bought from Tracey at Dies To Die For. I've coloured her with Copics & have used the shades of warm grey (W1,3,5 & 7) instead of the blacks as they are not as harsh.

The LO is an old sketch LO that I turn to time & time again. I have included one of my signature flowers (note to self - must make more of these!!) & the black lace has been attached using mini staples. A bit of bling & a sentiment from Craftwork Cards to finish off & job done!

I sat little Anya out in the garden for her picture taking as it's been another gloreous weekend here in Leeds.

Thanks for looking.

Anyone For Anya - Anything Goes

Here is my third DT card for the Anyone For Anya Challenge blog.

This weeks challenge at Anything For Anya is 'Anything Goes' so I decided to go to town on techniques I haven't used for a while.

Firstly the style of card, an easel card, so effective!! I've only made an easel card once before & as I sell my cards it's not a card I make very often because once it's in it's celaphane jacket it's really hard to tell how much work has gone in to the card & as the sentiment is very often on the base, the top doesn't 'sell' the card (if you know what I mean??) so it's very often more trouble than it's worth.

So I decided to make this card for one of my daughters friends whose birthday it was yesterday so hopefully by the time you read this she will have figured out how the card stands up lol!!!

I've used the lovely Anya with shopping which is one of my favorite Anya images as all my girls & their friends love to shop so it's an image I use quite alot of!

I've paper-pieced her outfit, which is another technique I haven't used for a while, and coloured the rest of the image with copics.

The paper is from my stash & as it was really the focal point of the card I've only used a little bit of ribbon on the top of the card so as not to cover it up completely.

The ribbon is from Stampin Up as is the cardstock. I've printed the ticket on the PC & the sentiment is one of the little Studio G stamps.

Thanks for looking.

Sweet Little Pixey

Don't you just love the sweet CC Designs pixies, so cute. This little sweetie was just perfect for my second DT card for Anyone For Anya. This weeks challenge is one of Dawny P's sketches & was a joy to follow as always. This lady sure has a talent for easy to follow sketches which can be used time & time again.

The cardstock is one of the new colours from Stampin Up, Rich Razzleberry, don't you just love the name!!

The papers are Cottage Wall which are absolutely yummy & I have almost used the sample pieces I bought when they were first released last month. The ribbon is also from the same range & is Rich Razzelberry Polkadot Grosgrain.

The image has been coloured with cpoics & cut out using the Labels One Nestabilities. I've used the Martha Stewart Doiley Punch for the centre strip. The little flowers are punched with the Stampin Up Boho Blossoms & the sentiment is punched with the SU Word Window punch. The little corners are from my stash. I've added stickles to her wings & the centres of the flowers to add a bit of sparkle.

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges

ABC Challenge - X for Xtra Dimension (the flowers & corners are pop dotted) 

Crafty Creations - We want to see you shine (sparkly stickles)

Crafty Creations - It's A Stitch Up!!

The challenge this week at Crafty Creations is 'It's a stitch up'

I have another craft stall on Saturday and am desparately trying to make as many cards as I can. I hate mass producing & prefer to take my time over my cards but I've found myself locked away in my craft room for over a week (I have come out for food & sleep lol) churning out cards. I made some similar to this one for the last sale I did & they all sold so I've made a few more.

The image is a cutie from Pink Petticoat & was one of the first digi-images I bought, way back before they were so popular. The cardstock is Stampin Up Rose Red as is the ribbon. The papers I think are Papermania Retro which I've almost run out of & I don't think they do them any more :-(

Sorry to be so predictable with my flower but these are so pretty IRL that they are becoming a bit of a trade mark for me!! The tulle is from Hobbycraft as I ran out of the piece sent to me by my lovely buddy Bernie, who incidently has set the challenge across at Crafty Creations this week.

The sentiment & ticket are both done on the computer & printed on SU cardstock.

My stitching is on the Stampin Up ribbon so hope this counts.

Thanks for looking.

Anyone For Anya Guest DT card!!

Well I was over the moon to be asked to guest DT for Anyone For Anya for the next 4 weeks and this is my first week.

The challenge this week is 'Flowers' either handmade or bought. I love finding new ways to make flowers but at the moment the ones made with my Stampin Up Punches are my favorites.

The image is Kiki from CC Designs and I've coloured her with copics. I've cut the image out using Nesties Labels 4 and dusted the edges with yellow chalk.

The cardstock is Stampin Up So Saffron and the DP is Basic Grey Cupcakes, I love the little lollies and ice-creams!! I've wrapped some yellow embriodary cord around the smaller panels before mounting the image.

                                              

The flowers have been punches using the SU Five Petal Punch finished off with a little rose and the Boho Flower Punch finished with little yellow gems in the centre.

The sentiment is computer generated.

Thanks for looking.

Mo's Challenge Blog - Dry Embossing

The challenge this week at Mo's Challenge Blog is dry embossing. I love my Cuttlebug folders & the one on this card is my latest purchase, the roses folder.

This Summer Fairy Finna image from Mo's Digital Pencil was my favorite but I've just seen the baby Fairy Kiki Mo's released today & she is so sweet!! I can feel a purchase coming on.

I've coloured this beauty with my Copica & added Stickles to her wings. I've added some Anita's 3D Gloss to the water & it's alot shinier IRL.

The cardstock is Stampin Up So Saffron & the papers are Kay & Co Wild Raspberry. I've used some Papermania pink vellum for the two corner details & punch it using my Martha Stewart Doily punch. The flower is punched with the SU Five Petal Punch using the Wild Raspberry papers & a lovely little rose at the centre. The ribbon is Bo Bunny & the button is from my stash.

Thanks for looking and any comments you leave.

Sweet Anya From Amsterdam!!

**Edited with new photos**

This week at Anyone For Anya there is a sketch to follow. I always love Dawny P's sketches as they are so easy to follow and I always keep them to refer back to, thanks Dawny!!

I've used the lovely Anya with flowers from The Greetings Farm, coloured with Copics, don't you just love her?? The cardstock is Stampin Up & I've run some through the Cuttlebug using the roses folder but you have to pretend they're tulips!!

Not sure what you call the band that is behind the image but it's a strip of flowers cut from felt material that I had in my stash. The yellow dotted ribbon is Bo Bunny & the button is a clear plastic Stampin Up button with some of the DP behind it.

The cute little tulips are cut using a Quickutz die that I have had about 3 years & shamefully this is the first time I've used it. The sentiment is from Craftwork cards.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges

Anyone For Anya - Sketch

Everybody Art Challenge - Summer

Charisma Cardz - Flowers

Stampavie & More - Summer

Thanks for looking.