Birthday Boy Robot Card

My latest project has been a birthday card for a little boy. He's the son of a friend over in Melbourne (I've never met him and I think I was about 3&1/2 last time I saw Simone his mum - we were born in the same hospital on the same day. My mum and her mum became firm friends and are still in touch today. Simone and I started writing to each other when I was about 10 (when I had about 10 other penfriends all over Europe), and she used to send me clippings of what was going to happen in Neighbours before it was on the screens over here!! And of course magazine clippings of Jason Donovan - what more could I have asked for???

Anyway, we are both happily married now and she is a mother to two children, a boy and a girl.

I decided to use one of the stamped images I got in the June docrafts image swap that I did with April83/Melanie. The image is the Papermania Robot and I have cut it out. A backing panel was cut and stamped using a stamp from the See D's Mini Deco Backgrounds set.

This and the backing papers from the Dovecraft Birthday Designer Paper pack were matted onto red holographic card.


The letter B from the Papermania Quirky Alphabet foam stamp set was inked using Whispers Cherry Red Permanent Dye ink, and outlined using a black Whispers Brushstroke marker. The 'birthday' text was stamped using a stamp from the HOTP Sentiments set and Brilliance Graphite Black pigment ink, as well as the Mini Deco Background stamp.


The ready-made tag was stamped in a similar way and both were matted onto red holographic card. The hole was repunched in the tag and black embroidery threads were attached.

Lovely Card From Alex

Just wanted to show the world this lovely card that I received from the great Alex. She has just set up her own blog (FINALLY!!!) and I know that I shall look forward to how it develops.

The card was part of an image swap. I am as yet to reciprocate but I'm working on the 'it'll be a surprise when she gets it' theory!!! Alex sent me some great images from the Heavenly and School Tilda and Edwin collections. I'm really looking forward to using them.

I love the paper-piecing that Alex has done, and love the embossing - I'm definitely putting the Big Shot and some embossing folders on my Christmas list.

Cards Received From Very Talented Cardmakers

Over the past few months I have been involved in a few image swaps with fellow Docrafters and thought it was about time I shared the wonderful cards that they have sent to me with the rest of you. They have all been of different styles and using different techniques.
The first I received from the very talented Tara - I'm honoured to have one of her masterpieces!!!

The second I received from the equally talented Alex - an unusual style wallet card and a beautiful image.

The third was from Melanie and used some of the (then) new masculine stamps and papers from Anita's.

The fourth was from Jackie, with a beautiful Penny Black stamped image and lovely papers.
The fifth was from Loretta - a wallet card that she reckons isn't very good but I beg to differ. And I'm sure you do too!!
The sixth was from Mina - a lovely design and papers.

And the seventh and last card I've received to date was from Judith - a lovely wallet card with a beautifully coloured Tilda and really nice and pretty papers.I'm sure you'll agree that they are all lovely cards. I've added links to either their blogs or docrafts galleries so you can see some more of their work.

Pink and Green Oriental Lady Aspire Card Wallet

Here is the card wallet that I made for Loretta over at Docrafts for the July 08 Image Swap. She received it on Wednesday so I know I can show it off here now and not spoil the surprise for her.

The Kerry Jo Oriental Girl image was stamped using Onyx Black Versafine ink and watercoloured using Whispers Brushstroke markers. The image was cut out and matted onto white card and pink paper.

The patterned paper is from the DCWV Floral Prints stack and also matted onto pink paper.

Clear crystal gems were added to a strip of the pink paper.

The 'Aspire' sentiment is from Making Memories Express It stamp set.

Daisy Aspire Card Wallet

Here is the card wallet that I made for Jackie (mp3mills) over on the Docrafts forum for the July image swap. Due to the wedding I went to and the last-minute holiday I wasn't able to make it back in July when I was supposed to, but I know she has received it now so I can happily show it to the rest of the world.

The daisy image is an Anita's stamp and was supplied by April83 in the Docrafts June 08 image swap.

The daisy image was watercoloured using the Whispers Brushstroke markers and glittered using Craft Planet ice blue glitter glue.

The circle was cut out using decorative scissors, given a colourwash using the Whispers Brushstroke markers and faux stitching added around the edge.

The patterned paper is from the DCWV Floral Prints paper stack, and the 'Aspire' sentiment is from the Making Memories Express It stamp set.

Hopefully Jackie likes it and enjoys using the stamped images I sent to her inside it.