Lilac and Brown Chapel Road Bramble

Firstly, I have to announce that this is my 500th blog post - wow!!!

 

More impressive is that I have managed to maintain this blogging schedule for well over a month now!!! I'm hoping to keep it up over the Christmas period but it's more likely that it will have to go on sabbatical for a few weeks over the holiday period.

 

Anyway, here is another 'throwback' card from 2011.

This card uses one of those 'must-have' stamp sets that in actual fact has only been used the once - here!!!

 

I saw some beautiful samples using this stamp set at the Newbury Stamp Show back in 2011 by the Snazzy's team, and of course had to buy it. Of course, once I got home, all that inspiration had disappeared from my head. I really should get this stamp set out again in the New Year - somebody remind me!!!

 

Anyway, back to this card.

 

 

Firstly, the Bramble Collage image from the Chapel Road Artstamps Bramble stamp set was stamped onto white card using Memento Rich Cocoa dye ink and then distressed using Tim Holtz Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord inks. The image panel was then matted onto lilac cardstock.

 

A strip of the Violet paper from the Basic Grey Wisteria paper pad was matted onto a strip of the lilac card that was punched using the EK Success Scalloped Scallop border punch, and then a length of Dovecraft lilac grosgrain ribbon was wrapped around.

 

Next, the Bramble image from the same stamp set, was stamped in the corners of the card blank using the Rich Cocoa ink. The patterned paper strip was then added across the centre of the card and the image panel matted over the top.

 

 

Once the image panel was in place, lavender pearls from Kort & Godt were added either side of the panel, and the sentiment, from the Personal Impressions Paula Pascual Mix and Match stamp set was stamped below the image using the Rich Cocoa ink.

 

Blue and Yellow Aeroplane in Clouds

This is the card that I made for my 'little' brother this year. He's actually 31 but being 10 years younger than me he'll always be my 'little' brother.

 

I really liked this aeroplane stamp from the Kaisercraft Little Man stamp set, so decided to make a nice simple card with it.

 

 

I started by creating the front panel of the card. I stamped both the aeroplane and trail from the Little Man stamp set using Versafine Deep Lagoon archival pigment ink. I then die cut an aperture from the panel using a label die from the XCut Tags and Bookplates set of dies.

 

A couple of clouds were die cut from white card using the Memory Box Puffy Clouds dies and adhered to the card front using 3D foam to create dimension.

 

Lengths of yellow Baker's twine from the Dovecraft Riverbank Rivals twine pack was tied around the card front threaded through the aperture.

 

The sentiment, from the Amy R Be Happy set of stamps was then stamped onto a scrap of white card using the Deep Lagoon ink and matted behind the aperture using 3D foam.

 

The front panel was then matted over a panel of the blue and yellow striped paper from the DCWV Floral Prints paper stack.

 

 

 

The inside of the card was also decorated using the same patterned paper and cardstock as the front of the card.

A circle and big scalloped circle were die cut using Nestabilities dies and the sentiment, also from the Be Happy stamp set, was stamped onto the label cut out from the front panel using the Deep Lagoon ink.

Mauve and Brown Tilda and Edwin Wedding Criss-Cross Card

This is the first of two wedding cards that I made for hubby's cousin and her new husband.

 

They had an amazing reception on board HMS Warrior. It really was remarkable (if a little dark) eating your meal at the tables in the same conditions as the seamen. The kids thought it was great as well, as they had the run of the ship for the whole evening.

 

The inspiration for this card came from this card by Christine, that you can see on her blog here.

 

 

This is a style of card that I've been wanting to make for a number of years now, especially having seen the wonderful cards that Teresa makes!!!

The card in question is a criss-cross card, that actually requires a stand in order to actually stand up, or needs to be leant up against the wall.

Two pieces of craft card were cut to 5.75" x 11.5" and scored in half to create two 5.75" square card blanks. The upper triangle was then cut away from each piece, one on the left flap, the other the right. The two pieces were then adhered together in the centre to create the basis of the criss-cross card.

Each of the front panels were then decorated with mauve card and striped patterned paper from the HOTP Vintage paper pad. A length of ivory lace was then attached to the inside of both of the flaps.

The next step was to stick down the two flaps, but ensuring that they created a pocket to enable a tag to be slotted into the card at a later date. This was done by adding red-liner tape to the lower edge of the left flap and adhering down to the centre panel. The right hand panel had red-liner tape added to the lower edge and a little way up the diagonal side.

 

The image, Classic Bridal Couple by Magnolia, was then stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured using Copic markers:

 

Tilda

Hair: E41, E43, E44, E49

Skin:  E000, E00, E21, R20

Crown: W1, V12, V15

Veil/Dress: V12, W1

Flowers: V04, V12, V15

Leaves: BG09

Lace Frill (Bouquet): V17

Ribbons: V15

 

Edwin

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E13

Hair: E41, E43, E44, E49

Suit: E40, E41, E43, E44, E49

Shoes/Cane: E43, E44, E49

Shirt: E40

Tie: V12, V15

Button: V15

 

The image was diecut using a Classic Oval Nestabilities die and matted onto a Kraft oval and mauve Scalloped Nestabilities Oval.

 

A length of mauve satin ribbon was wrapped around the whole card and the image panel adhered on the front of the card. A bow was tied in a length of the ribbon and added to the side of the image panel.

 

 

A bouquet of paper flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts were then added to the left of the image panel, which were dusted in DecoArt Crystal Glamour Dust. 

 

The last step for the front of the card was to add the sentiment. The panel was taken from the Vintage paper pad, and stamped using the 'To Have & To Hold' stamp from the American Crafts Wedding stamp set. A couple of brads were added to the sentiment panel and this was then added below the image panel.

  

To finish the card, a tag was created using papers and tags from the Vintage paper pad. The front of the tag was stamped using a Lili of the Valley sentiment stamp and Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink and a flourish stamp from the Autumn Leaves Rhona Farrer Flourishes v2 stamp set, stamped with Memento Sweet Plum ink.

 

The reverse was also stamped using the flourish stamp and a tag from the Vintage paper pad was added in the corner. The date of the wedding was stamped onto the tag using number stamps from the Labelled With Love  stamp set that was free with the Simply Homemade magazine.

 

 

To accompany the card, a tag was created to go on to the wedding present. This was made using papers from the Vintage paper pad, a short length of lace and the mauve satin ribbon.

 

The bride and groom's initials were added to a tag from the paper pad using a Dovecraft mini alphabet stamp set. A brad to match the front of the card was added to the initialled tag before it was attached to the front of the tag.

 

Green And Beige Eiffel Tower

I thought it was time to add a masculine card to my blog.

 

This is the card that I made for my dad this year, using the Dovecraft Sweet Paris papers and matching stamps.

Firstly, a couple of strips of different papers from the Dovecraft Sweet Paris were cut and added to the left side of the card blank. A few lengths of cream crochet thread were then wrapped around the papers and tied.

Next, the front of the card was masked off using a scrap of paper die cut with a Nestie circle. Then the circle area was blended using Tim Holtz Antique Linen and Bundled Sage distress inks.

Whilst the mask was still in place, the flourish stamp from the Autumn Leaves Rhona Farrer Flourishes v.2 was stamped using the Bundled Sage ink. The French Text background stamp from the Bo Bunny It Is Written stamp set was also stamped using the Tim Holtz Forest Moss distress ink as was the Paris Postmark stamp from the Stampers Anonymous Visual Artistry stamp set.

Next, the mask was removed and the flourish stamp was stamped across the circle using the Antique Linen ink. The Fleur de Lis stamp, from the Dovecraft Sweet Paris Eiffel Tower stamp set, was stamped into the circle using the Forest Moss ink, but coloured over using Copic marker YG95 as it didn't show up enough. This was also covered with Ranger Glossy Accents to make it stand out even more.

Next the Eiffel Tower image from the same stamp set was also stamped over the edge of the circle using the Forest Moss ink.

The sentiment was composed using stamps from two stamp sets. The 'Happy' stamp was from the Elzybells Swirly Sentiments stamp set and the 'Birthday' stamp from the Kaisercraft Birthday stamp set. Both were stamped using Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress ink.

 

The inside of the card was also masked and inked and stamped to match the front of the card.

 

 

The sentiment, from the Dovecraft Sweet Paris Sentiments stamp set using the Pumice Stone ink. 

Brown, Cream and Blue Patchwork Background Bumble Bee Gorjuss Girl

Well, as promised, here is an older card that I made that is waiting to be blogged. This is a card that I made for my mum's birthday using the Bumble Bee Gorjuss Girl by Sugar Nellie.

I also decided to use my Sizzix Hexagon Framelits dies and create a patchwork background.

So, the image was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured using Copic markers:

Hair: E31, E33,E35

Skin: E000, E00, E04, E21, R20

Sash/Hearts/Socks: YR04, W1

Wings/Dress: G00, G21,W1

The image was then fussy cut.

A Classic Oval Nestie was used to die cut white card and was embossed using the Sizzix Basic Grey Snow Cap embossing folder. This was then matted onto a scalloped oval of sky blue cardstock from the DCWV Brights Matstack.

A number of hexagons were die cut from ivory hammer cardstock as well as papers from the Prima Songbird paper pad. These were matted and layered together and pieced together on a square of the sky blue cardstock to create the background.

A length of the Dovecraft blue and brown striped ribbon was knotted and then adhered across the patchwork panel before the panel was adhered to the cardblank.

The Gorjuss Girl image was then matted onto the ovals and then they were added to the centre of the patchwork background.

The sentiment, from the Wild Rose Studio Birthday Circles stamp set, was stamped using Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap distress ink and die cut with a Nestie circle die and matted onto a scalloped circle Nestie diecut.

As a finishing touch, Ranger Crystal Stickles glitter glue were added to the wings on the image and details on the sentiment.

Citrus Lily With Moving Sentiment - Lia Stampz Challenge #3

Well, here goes!! Here is my very first DT card! I was very kindly asked by the ladies at Lia Stampz to join their DT team. The images designed by Lia are pretty quirky and I look forward to using them! You can find them here




This card is made for Challenge #3 over at Lia Stampz which was to include a moving element. This took me completely out of my comfort zone I can tell you and took quite a bit of thought and research. In the end, I decided on a card with a moving sentiment. I followed the tutorial over on the Splitcoaststampers site, and you can see the tutorial here.

I've made this card for my sister as I think she'll appreciate the quirky nature of the image. She lives in (sunny) Spain and is enjoying much warmer weather than us here in the UK.

The image, a digi from Lia Stampz called Lily, was coloured using Copic sketch markers:

• Skin: E00, E11, E21, R02
• Hat/Top/Socks: YR00, YR02, YR04
• Bow: RV04, RV11, YG11, YG13
• Hair: E31, E33, E35, E37
• Jacket/Boots: YG11, YG13, YG17
• Flowers/Trousers: RV04, RV06, RV09, RV11
• Stems: YG13, YG17
• Hair Ties: RV06, RV09
• Eyes: YG13, E35
• Belt/Buttons: YR02, YR04
• Watch Glass: C0

The image was then cut out.

The image was then matted onto a panel of white card and a panel of hot pink card die cut with a Nestabilities Labels 8 die. Three brads, from the HOTP Ultimate Cardmaker's Creative Pack embellishment kit were then added to the image panel.

An aperture was cut into the card blank using a Classic Circle Nestabilities die. Unfortunately, I don't have a Grand Caliber so I had to cut my aperture through the front and back of the card blank. I tried to cut through just the front, with the back of the card folded over the cutting plate, but it got too damaged to be used so I just cut through the front and back!

A strip of the orange daisies paper from the Dovecraft Kate Knight Wild Blossom paper pack was matted onto the hot pink card and a circle die cut from it the same size as the aperture in the card, making sure it fitted over the aperture. Hot pink satin ribbon was then wrapped around the panel either side of the aperture.

A length of Invisithread was then added across the aperture. Two circles were then die cut from white card and the sentiments from the Personal Impressions Paula Pascual Mixed Sentiments stamp set were stamped in the centre of them using Memento Lilac Posies dye ink. There were matted onto Classic Scalloped circles of pink card and adhered to the Invisithread.

A panel of the light green butterfly paper from the same paper pack was matted onto the pink card and the location of the aperture was marked and then die cut with the circle die. The two patterned paper layers were then matted up and onto the card blank.

A scalloped frame was then created using Nestabilities dies from the pink card and added around the aperture.

The image panel was then added to the left of the card blank.

The inside of the card was also decorated.

Having cut a whacking great hole in the back of my card, I decided to make a feature of it and so decided to use vellum.

A panel of the pink card and a panel of the leaves vellum from the Papermania Exquisite Vellum Collection pack were die cut to fit over the aperture.

A small panel of the vellum was then added to the reverse of the pink panel and a scalloped frame was cut from the pink card to go around the aperture.

A panel of the orange daisies paper was matted onto the vellum with a panel of writing paper. This was then stamped with the sentiment from the Mixed Sentiments stamp set using the Lilac Posies ink.

So, having seen my card, please pop over to the Lia Stampz blog and have a look at all the different types of 'moving element' cards they've come up with.

Here are the blog challenges I'd like to enter this card into:

• Crafting For All Seasons - #9 - Birthday
• Kelley Kids - #7 - For Someone Special
• My Mum's Craft Shop - #23 - Happy Birthday
• Papercraft Star - #62 - Anything Goes
• Ruby's Rainbow - #12 - For The Girls
• Truly Scrumptious - #65 - Decorate The Inside Of The Card
• Digital Tuesday - #128 - Celebrate The Season (Summer)
• Party Time Tuesdays - #33 - Ribbon Trim and Fibres
• Top Tip Tuesday - #51 - Birthday Time
• Crafty Boots - #1 - Anything Goes
• Make It Monday - #54 - Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge - #84 - Birthdays
• Creative Inspirations Paint - Ribbons
• I Did It Creations - #72 - Anything Goes
• One Stitch At A Time - #79 - Anything Goes
• Cupcake Inspirations - #127 - Photo Inspiration (Colours)
• Di's Digi Designs - #1 - Anything Goes
• Pattie's Creations - #30 - Girlie Things
• Crafty Ribbons - #2 - Anything Goes
• Delightful Challenges - Girly Girl
• Paper Play - #37 - Die Cuts/Punches
• Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
• Southern Girls - Birthday
• Creatalicious - #26 - Anything Goes
• Cupcake Craftroom - Pink and Green
• Crafty Ann's - #49 - Make Yourself Uncomfortable
• Inspire Me Fridays - #24 - Anything Goes
• Crafting Misfit - Show and Tell

Blue, Rust and Olive Paper Artsy Houses

This is the first time I've used this stamp set. I know - it's terrible as I've had it a while now and only got around to mounting it up yesterday.

This is the card I have made for my father-in-law. I figured he'd had enough cutesy character cards of late and decided I'd dig these stamps out. I've loved them for ages and have seen some lovely cards using them.

The line of houses image, from the Paper Artsy Bricks and Mortar 2 stamp set, was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured with the Copic sketch markers:

• Houses 1 & 4: B41, B45, B93, BG11, N1, E04, E07, E09
• House 2: G99, YG17, YG95, BG11, B41, B45, B93
• House 3: E04, E07, E09, G99, YG17, YG95
• Windows: BG10
• Outline/Shadow: N1

Houses 1 and 4 took some adjusting as I didn't really have a colour to match the paper so I tried blending with the grey and the blue/green to try and get as close a match as I could. I think it worked.

The image was then matted onto blue and rust paper.

A strip of the Light-Hearted paper from the Basic Grey Offbeat paper pad was punched along both edges using the XCut Diamonds border punch and matted onto the rust paper. This was then matted onto a panel of the Alternative paper from the same paper pad, which in turn was matted onto the blue and rust papers.

The image panel was then matted towards the top of the panel.

To create the sentiment panel, the rectangular bookplate image from the Stamps Away Bookplates, Photo Corners and Anchors stamp set was stamped onto the rust and blue papers using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink and layered up. The sentiment, from the Dovecraft Make A Wish mini stamp set, was then stamped onto the white card using the Onyx Black ink and matted on top.

The sentiment was then added below the image panel.

Highlights were then added to the image and the sentiment panel with Ranger Glossy Accents.

The inside was also decorated using the blue and rust papers, and the sentiment, from the Papermania Clare Curd Sentiments stamp set stamped with the Onyx Black ink.

Here are the blog challenges I am entering this card into:

• Digi Doodle Shop's Best - #69 - Anything Goes
• Inkspirations - #80 - Colour Challenge
• Inspire Me Fridays - #17 - Anything Goes
• Sew Many Cards - #62 - Anything Goes
• Amber's Crafts and Stuff - #20 - Patterned Paper
• Papercraft Star - #55 - Anything Goes
• Paper Shelter - #24 - Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Sisters - #45 - Happy Birthday
• Clear It Out! - Anything Goes
• Karen's Doodles Netherlands - #73 - Anything Goes
• Ladybug Crafts TLT - #35 - Summer Birthday
• Partytime Tuesday - #26 - Anything Goes
• Use It Tuesday - #12 - It's A Two-fer (Paper Artsy stamp/Stamps Away stamp)
• Make It Monday - #47 - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes
• Stamps R Us - Happy Birthday
• Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
• Allsorts - #114 - Anything Goes
• Crafter's Companion - #14 - One For The Boys
• My Grafico - Anything Goes
• Theme Thursday - Masculine
• Off The Wall Craftiness - #58 - Colour Challenge

Blue and Brown CAS Tea Collage

Well, having spent more than I care to admit to at the Newbury Artstamps Show last weekend, I decided to use one of my new stamp sets to create my mum's birthday card.

This card was based quite heavily on a card I saw at the show on the Snazzy Stamping stall using this stamp set. It was what convinced me to buy it!!!

It''s from a new stamp company to me - Chapel Road Art Stamps. It's a Canadian company and they have some lovely collage style stamps and background stamps.

So, to create the card, the twig image, from the Tea Collage stamp set was stamped directly onto the card blank using Memento Rich Cocoa dye ink.

Using the same inkpad, the Tea Collage image from the same stamp set, was stamped onto the same white cardstock as the card blank, trimmed and distressed around the edges using Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass distress inks, applied with a shaving brush. This was then matted onto dark brown linen cardstock and matted onto the card blank.

A length of the light blue grosgrain ribbon from Dovecraft was cut and fishtails added to each end. This was added across the bottom of the card.

The sentiment was computer generated using Calibri and Callie Hand fonts and distressed with the Tumbled Glass ink. This was then matted onto the brown cardstock and adhered over the ribbon.

The inside was also decorated using the twig image, stamped with second-generation Rich Cocoa ink. The sentiment, from the Papermania Mix and Match Scrolls and Sentiments stamp set, was then stamped in the centre also using the Rich Cocoa ink. The panel was then distressed with the Tumbled Glass ink with a shaving brush.

Here are the challenges I am entering this card into:

• Emerald Faerie Garden - #5 - All Things Nice (Girlie)
• My Grafico - Anything Goes
• Digi's With Attitude - #32 - Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays - #15 - Anything Goes
• Totally Papercrafts - #75 - Girly Girls
• Wags 'n' Whiskers - #58 - Birthday
• Aud Sentiments - #32 - 2+ Word Sentiment
• Pals Paper Arts - #102 - Picture Inspiration (Blue and Brown)
• Pixie Dust Studio - #83 - Girly Girly
• Southern Girls - #23 - Happy Birthday
• Cooking It Up With Katie - #68 - Colours of Your Flag or Something From Your Country (Tea)
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - #57 - Happy Birthday
• Ruby's Rainbow - #7 - Happy Birthday
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
• Bearly Mine - #14 - Anything Goes
• Deep Ocean - #3 - Cards
• Pollycraft - #101 - The Great Outdoors
• Stamping Scrapping Central - Simple
• There's Magic In The Air - Birthday
• Allsorts - #112 - Free and Easy
• Birthday Sundaes - #18 - Anything Goes
• Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
• Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
• Opus Gluei - #109 - Anything To Beat The Heat (Cup of Tea!)

Red, Black and Grey Captain Edwin

This card was based on a layout in Issue 68 of Papercraft Essentials magazine.

The Captain Edwin image, from Magnolia, was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured with Copics:

• Hat/Trousers/T-Shirt/Belt: N1, N3, N5, N7
• Jacket/Bandana: R20, R24, R27, R29, R32, R37, R39
• Sash/Patch: R32, R37, R39
• Boots/Sword Hilt: W1, W3, W5, W7
• Sword Blade/Buckle: C0, C2, C4
• Buttons: N5
• Hair: W3, W5, W7
• Skin: E00, E13, E21, E51
• Shadow: W1, W3
• Outline: C2

The image was then matted onto black card.

Patterned papers from the Dovecraft Charcoal Designer paper pack (Dots and Squares), Papermania Monochrome Capsule Collection paper pad (gingham) and Papermania Red Hot Capsule Collection paper pad (red Clover Leaf) were cut to size and matted on the black card and layered up.

A length of black grosgrain ribbon was knotted and added across the layers and the image panel added over the top.

The Birthday Wishes circle sentiment, from the Hero Arts Birthday Messages stamp set, was stamped using Brilliance Graphite Black pigment ink and coloured using Copics:

• Sentiment Circle: R24, R27, R29, C2

This was then added beneath the knot of the ribbon.

Three dark grey polka dot Card Candi, from Craftwork Cards, were then added in the top left corner.

The sword blade in the image and the circle sentiment were then both highlighted with Anita's 3D gloss.

Here are the blog challenges that I am entering this card into:

• My Mum's Craft Shop - #11 - One Of The Boys
• Scrapbook Sisters - #41 - Anything Goes
• Sisterhood Of Crafters - Masculine Birthday/Anniversary
• Your Next Stamp - Black and White and 1 Other Colour
• Everybody Art - #147 - Anything Goes
• Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - #33 - Use Red
• Tuesday Throwdown - #54 - Masculine
• Creative Stamp Friends - #27 - Birthdays
• Happileigh Scrappin' - #27 - Bright Colours Only
• Hooked On Craft - #1 - Anything Goes
• Make It Monday - #42 - Anything Goes
• Ooh La La - #82 - Father's Day/Special Man
• Stamp 'n' Doodle - Masculine and No Flowers
• Creative Inspirations Paint - Bright Colours
• Dream Valley - #9 - Father's Day/Masculine
• Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - #50 - Check It Out
• Scrappy Frogs - Simply Red
• Cupcake Inspirations - #116 - Red, White and Black
• 2 Sisters - #44 - For A Guy
• Catch The Bug - It's A Man's World
• Challenge Up Your Life - #46 - Circles
• Just Some Lines - Spotty Dotty
• Paper Creator's Crafts - #1 - For The Men
• PaperCrafting Journey - #13 - Anything Goes
• Frosted Designs - Black & White + 1 Other Colour
• Inspire Me Fridays - #12 - Anything Goes
• Phindy's Place - #61 - Use Circles
• Stampin' For The Weekend - #11 - My Favourite Things (Magnolia Stamps)
• Magnolia-licious Highlites - Black and White and a Pop of Colour

Pink, Black and Beige Kerry Jo Umbrella Girl Wallet Card

Here is a wallet card I made for a good friend over on the docrafts forum - Teresa has just got a DT post on the Here Come The Boys blog challenge so I sent her some male images for her to use. I look forward to seeing what she does with the images.

The Kerry Jo image, available from Debbi Moore, was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black and watercoloured using the Whispers Brushstroke markers and highlighted with Anita's 3D Gloss. This was matted onto pink and black card.

A panel of the beige and black floral paper from the Dovecraft Designer Amethyst Floral paper pack was matted onto pink card and a length of black organza ribbon was tied around this panel. The image panel was then attached over the ribbon.

The sentiment circle, from the Papermania Just For You stamp set, was stamped using the Onyx Black ink and matted with pink and black circles cut using standard and scalloped circle Nestabilities dies.

Anita's 3D Gloss was then added over the top of the sentiment to make a glossy tile.

Here are the challenges I am entering this card into:

• Clear It Out - Colours
• Cheerful Stamp Pad - #18 - Colour My World
• House of Gilli - Flowers
• KB Cute Monday - #14 - Girly
• Make It Monday - #38 - Anything Goes
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity - #48 - Flower Power
• Woodware USA - #28 - Anything Goes
• I Did It Creations - #56 - Anything Goes
• Fairy Knoll - #51 - Flowers
• Crafting For All Seasons - #1 - Anything Goes
• Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
• Divas By Design - #2 - One For The Girls
• Paper Shelter - #15 - Anything Goes
• Truly Scrumptious - #57 - Anything Goes
• Addicted To Stamps - #4 - Pink and Brown
• AiFactory - Girly Girl
• Digi Doodles Shop Best - #60 - Anything Goes
• Paper Crafting Journey - #11 - Anything Goes

Aqua Lace Boy Age One

Here is the card I made for my cousin's little boy's first birthday.

I decided to use the digi stamp image, Boy Age One, that I recently purchased from The Clipart Fairy. It's a really cute image and perfect for a little boy. The image was printed onto Xerox Colotech Gold card and coloured using Copic markers:

• '1st': BG02, BG11. BG32, B00, Y17
• Hat/Jumper: BG02, BG11, BG32, B00
• Skin: E00, E21, E51, R20
• Little Boy: E11, E13

The image panel was then matted onto aqua card.

The aqua stripe paper and aqua glittered bubble paper from the DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Boy mat stack were joined and then wrapped with cream broderie anglaise and aqua Dovecraft grosgrain ribbon and matted onto aqua cardstock.

The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment, from the Papermania Clare Curd Sentiments stamp set, was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink and matted onto the blue bubble paper and the aqua cardstock.

The floral aqua card candi from Craftwork Cards was added to the card either side of the sentiment panel below the image panel.

I also decorated the inside of the card using a panel of the striped paper and a stamp from the Papermania Clare Curd Sentiments stamp set using ColorBox Celadon pigment ink.

Here are the blog challenges I am entering this card into:

• Bloggers Challenge - Ribbon and Lace
• Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge - Recipe (1 digital image, 2 patterned papers and 3 embellishments)
• Delicious Doodles - #22 - Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays - #3 - Anything Goes
• Aud Sentiments - #26 - Anything Goes
• Meljen's Designs - #55 - Masculine
• Dare To Be Sassy Thursday - #69 - Pastels
• Shelly's Images - Show Us What You Got
• Stampavie and More - #138 - Birthday
• The Paper Variety - Use Numbers
• A Spoonfull Of Sugar - #148 - Let's Celebrate
• Scrap-Creations - Digital
• Paper Take Weekly - Spots and Stripes
• Top Tip Tuesday - #30 - Open Challenge
• Bunny Zoë's Crafts - One For The Boys
• Craft Your Passion - You've Been Spotted (Use Dots)
• KB Cute Monday - Birthday
• Nettie G's Digital Gems - Colour Your Favourite Digi
• Ooh La La - #78 - Aqua, Bling and Sentiment
• Squigglefly - #94 - How Do You Like To Use Your Digis?
• Stamp With Fun - #107 - Birthday
• Card Cupids - Pastels
• Cheerful Stamp Pad - #16 - There's A Man In My Life
• Creative Inspirations - #58 - Digi Day
• I Did It Creations - #52 - Recipe (1 image, 2 printed papers and 3 embellishments)
• Pile It On - #17 - 2 Or More Ribbons
• Sparkles Forum - #10 - Anything Goes
• Copic Creations - #48 - Favourite Copic Card
• My Graphico - Anything Goes

Aqua The Stork Delivers

Some friends of ours (finally) had their little baby last Wednesday - we will have no excuse to forget that birthday as the poor mite shares a birthday with my hubby now!

The little baby, a boy, is called Max and I just had to use this super-cute image from The Clipart Fairy - especially after what I saw Kerry had done with it.

The digi image, The Stork Delivers, was coloured using Copic sketch markers:

• Skin: E00, E21, E51
• Hair: E11, E13
• Blanket: BG11, BG32, B00
• Stork - Feathers: E40, E41
• Stork: Bill/Legs: R20, E40

The corners of the panel were rounded using the large XCut corner rounder punch and then matted onto a panel of aqua card from the DCWV Brights Mat Stack, die cut using a Labels 1 Nestabilities die.

A length of cream broderie anglaise and aqua Dovecraft grosgrain ribbon were wrapped around the join of two patterned papers from the DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Boy mat stack and then matted onto the same aqua card.

A computer-generated sentiment was die cut using a classic circle die from Nestabilities and matted onto a circle of the blossom paper and a scalloped circle of the aqua card.

Three cream paper flowers from the Prima Botanicals Mix were adhered over the bottom left corner of the image and aqua dewdrops (Patti's Pretties) were added in their centres. The sentiment was added over the bottom right corner of the image.

I also decorated the inside of the card, but kept it simple, just using strips of the aqua card and the blossom paper.

Here are the challenges I am entering this card into:

• Lexi's Creations - #37 - Monochromatic
• Make It Monday - #32 - Anything Goes
• Nettie G's Digital Gems - Favourites
• Woodware USA - #22 - Anything Goes
• Card Cupids - 2 Colours Only
• The Cheerful Stamp Pad - #15 - Are We There Yet?
• Dream Valley - #4 - Things With Wings
• Gingerloft - Got The Blues
• One Stitch At A Time - #57 - New Baby
• Sentimental Sundays - #50 - Treasured Memories
• Card Ideas - Kidding Around
• Crafty Emma - #31 - Monochromatic
• One Stop Crafts - #126 - Monochromatic
• Secret Crafter - #129 - Our Feathered Friends
• Shannon's Sentiments - #21 - Include An Animal
• Fussy and Fancy - Card For A Child
• C.R.A.F.T. - #97 - Animals/Pets
• Paper Play - #14 - Critters Galore
• A Spoonfull Of Sugar - #147 - All Creatures Great and Small
• Anita Be Stampin' - #16 - Anything Goes
• Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - #23 - Celebration
• Cooking It Up With Katie - #57 - Recipe: 1 Image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments
• Crafts and Me - #30 - Ribbon
• Freshly Brewed - #42 - Cute and Sweet
• Paper Pretties - #149 - Designer Papers
• Papercraft Star - #41 - Colour Challenge (Blue)
• Simon Says Stamp - Card For A Child
• The Paper Variety - Flowers
• Amber's Crafts and Stuff - #5 - Favourite Things (Aqua and Dewdrops)
• My Graphico - Anything Goes

Pink and Tea Green Strawberry Tilda

The Tilda image was stamped during a craft playday at Julie's. Alex very kindly let me stamp a few of her. I really love this image, and in an ideal world, I'd own her!

The Strawberry Tilda image from Magnolia was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink and coloured using Copic sketch markers:

• Hair: E13, E35, E43, E57
• Skin: E00, E21, E51, R20
• Flower/Hat/Dress/Socks: RV21, RV34, R20, E40
• Shoes: E40, E41, E43
• Watering Can: C0, C2, C4, C6, E40
• Jumper/Leaves/Stem: G00, G12, YG11, YG41, E40
• Shadow: C2, E40

The top corners of the image panel were then rounded using the large XCut corner rounder punch. A panel of pink card, punched using the Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace corner and border punches was matted onto a panel of green paper and pink organza ribbon was knotted around it. The image panel was then matted on top.

A panel of the tea green floral paper from the Dovecraft Eastern Promise paper pack was matted onto the pink card and green paper and adhered across the card blank and the image panel was matted over the top.

The sentiment, from the HOTP Sentiments stamp set, was stamped using ColorBox Old Rose pigment ink and clear embossed. This was then die cut using a circle Nestabilities die and then matted on a big scalloped circle cut from the green paper.

Here are the blog challenges I am entering this card into:

• Fun At Fairy Knoll - #42 - Birthday or Thank You
• Fairy Tale - #11 - Green and Pink
• PaperCutz - #83 - Anything Goes
• Stamp Something - Something Sweet
• Art Impressions Stamps - #8 - Gettin' Punchy
• CCEE - #11 - Wearing Green
• Crafty Purple Frog - Going Green
• Digi Doodle Shop's Best - #51 - Anything Goes
• Pixie Dust Studio - #66 - Go Green
• Shelly's Images - Show Us What You've Got/Anything Goes
• Amber's Craft & Staff - #1 - Stashbuster/Anything Goes
• Creative Card Crew - Show Us Some Green
• Simon Stays Stamp - Happy Birthday
• My Grafico - Anything Goes
• Scrap-Creations - Anything Goes
• Make It Monday - #28 - Anything Goes
• Magnolia-licious Highlites - Easter/Spring Extravaganza
• Just Magnolia and Hanglar & Stanglar - #98 - Favourite Colours
• Craft Your Days Away - #16 - Mum or Special Lady
• Crafty Calendar - #18 - Spring
• Little Claire's - #3 - Pink and Green
• Send A Smile 4 Kids - #6 - Birthday Girl
• Sugar Creek Hollow - Anything Goes