Joanna Sheen has blog candy...

Joanna Sheen has some spiffing blog candy on offer on her challenge blog - this fab 7 Gypsies 8x8 conservatory paperstack. 

Why not pop on over there and have a look?

A 60th birthday card for a tennis fan...

Recently, I was asked to make a 60th birthday card for a lady who was a tennis fan. 

For this card I used a scalloped edge card base and my trusty grass backing paper, and then used some images I found online that were traditionally Wimbledon.  In a set of embellishments I got in a Create and Craft goody bag I had a bottle of champagne and also some tennis racquets, so used them to frame the sentiment, which was typed on my computer, using a free font I downloaded called Scoreboard.

A quickie get well card

Sometimes you need a card in a hurry, and don't have a lot of time to spend on the topper. 

This is when pc crafting comes into it's own.  If you are really pushed, you can use a scrapbooking programme like My Memories and create your card completely and then just print it out, or you can print out the "bits" you need to make the card from one of the many resources cds that are available.

For this quick get well card, I printed off an already coloured in image from the Double Sprinkles of Kraft cd from Polkadoodles, which was simply matted onto pink cardstock and  a touch of bling provided by some glitter glue on the flowers.  I used some "googly eyes" on the owl and to finish off, silver peel off letters were used to create the greeting.

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 65 - Easter

The challenge this week at Crafty Cardmakers has been set by Doreen, and is the theme of Easter.  

What could be nicer, then, than a happy bunny with some eggs?  For this card I raided my stash - for backing paper, ribbon and the buttons.  I used a stamp from (I think) Papermania which was coloured in with promarkers.   

This week our sponsors are

DIGI DOODLE SHOP

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Digi Doodle Shop is the results of a mother and daughter’s love for the arts and crafts. It was started a little over 3 years ago with a little more than 100 stamps, and has since then grown to almost 500 stamps. Joy (the mother of this team) designs realistic images, while Judy (aka/daughter) loves the “fun side of life”, and create images with a cartoon flair. Having these two complimenting styles have enabledDigi Doodle Shop to offer a wide variety of stamps.

We are also delighted to be sponsored by Hobby Art with two gorgeous stamps sets as their prize.

We would like to thank them for coming to our rescue at the last minute! Bordered Poppy

Spring Clear Set

I think you will agree, these are great prizes, so head on over to the CCM blog now and submit your entry into Mr Linky!

Shrink plastic

This is still quite possibly the funniest thing I've seen in months...

A guest book...

A friend of mine is hitting the big 5 0 next month, and is having a party.  She asked me if I could make her a guest book for the people who come to it to write messages in, and asked for it to be themed black and silver, with "bling".

And this is what I came up with...

The cover was a textured black paper, covering a chipboard base.  I cut a small square out of the chipboard, and made an aperture which I filled with silver mirri card and "blingy" gem initials and numbers.

The swirl was a stamp (I've forgotten who made it) stamped with flitter glu and covered with silver gilding flakes. 


I included a black feaher and a digi stamp of a shoe, coloured in with promarkers, glittered with glamour dust and covered with glossy accents.

The sentiment was stamped, but again, I have removed it from its packaging and I can't remember who provided it! 





I used book rings to keep it all together, and inside placed a number of sheets of thin black card for signing.

I put it into a box for storing, that was made from centura pearl cardstock.  On the lid, I stamped and embossed the same swirl as on the front cover with black rainbow sparkle, and stuck the same flower gems onto it.

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 64 - Time

This week it is my challenge at Crafty Cardmakers - and I have chosen "Time" as the theme.

For this, the main image or focus of your project should reflect in some way the concept of time - time passing, time spent, time waiting.  It needn't be a card, and you can use stamps, digi images, photographs, shop bought embellishments, trinkets, your own drawings or anything else you can think of.

I hope everyone enjoys this challenge as it is the first time I have had to set one and choose a winner - I wish  everyone all the very best of luck and look forward very much to seeing what you all come up with!
 
Our sponsors this time are:

DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS

$10 Gift Voucher

 

and

THE STAMPMAN

Recently I have been trying to make cards with minimum layers, so that they are easy (and less expensive) to post.  It's actually quite challenging to make the card base the background - because if you mess it up you either have to start again, or cover it with backing paper.

For this card, I used a pearlescent base cardstock, cut to make a 6 x 6 in card.  I used vintage photo distress ink to add some colour to the edges of the card, and provide some contrast.   The background was then stamped down the left hand side with a flourish, using a Fiskars continuous stamp - Elegant vine.

 I then went back to my new favourite product, flitterglu, to stamp the butterflies with a stamp from my stash, and the sentiment "Time Flies" which is from a Sheena Douglass set.

 

  I used a mix of gilding flakes to give the butterflies a varigated look, and as a bonus the flakes that were surplus after using the scootchy sponge are now in a new pot - my own mix!!   Finally, I used pearls to indicate the tops of the butterflies antenna.

I then embossed the clock face, using a Couture Creations embossing folder, onto a textured linen effect card and flitterglu'd the numerals and clock hands.  This time I used plain copper gilding flakes to gild it.  The clock face was also coloured using the vintage photo distress ink to make the embossed parts "pop", and was then stuck onto the card base using silicone glue.

The last addition was a diecut butterfly (Marianne Creatable, I believe) which was spritzed with Bronze Blush cosmic shimmer mist, and finally given some extra bling with some gold glamour dust. The colour has not come out true in the photograph unfortunately - it is not quite so bluey pink in real life!