To My Valentine

A simple card for my Hubby!

Background paper - download from Funky Fairies

Cuttlebug - Swirl embossing Folder

Nesties - Heart & Ovals

Ribbon from Stash

Sentiment printed using Scriptins Font.

Cut 3 hearts using 3 swirls, folded and stuck together to make 3D Heart which mounted on to cream heart, highlighted using a gold ink pad.

Forever Friends Engagement Card

A commissioned card for my bridesmaid to give to a friend.

Forever Friends Champagne Stamp - using Stazon ink, coloured with watercolour pencils and mounted on various card, beads and thread from stash.

Sentiment and the couples names computer generated. (Heart had the couples names typed on but I have blanked out for internet)

Critters Birthday Cake

close up of the image - you can see the glitter sparkle on the photo!

Another Card made using Penny Blacks - Critters (T-for Transparent).

Image stamped using stazon ink, coloured using watercolours, and highlighted with glitter.

Sentiment printed using "Scriptins" Font on word, cut out using Oval nesties, and oval scalloped nestabilites. Mounted on coloured card from stash, and added some gems for sparkle.

Another Commisioned Card, for my Sister in Law to give to my Nephew on his 11th Birthday. He's growing up too fast!!

Footballs found on google, printed extra for border, and stuck on with foam pads to give 3d look. Image stamped using Staz on (will update blog with make of stamp), coloured using watercolour pencils. Background paper from Craft Creations. Nesties for cutting circles, sentiment computer generated.

Alfie supports Liverpool

Now that I have found the world of Digital Images, I couldn't resist using Alfie, from Digital Stamp Boutique, for a commissioned card for my Nephew to give to his Big Brother.

Printed Alfie and attempted to colour him in Liverpool Strip using watercolour pencils. Not perfect, but not a bad attempt!

Play Station Birthday Card

A commissioned card for an 11 year old boy

Found the template for Play Station controller in Papercraft inspirations magazine, cut out each peace, and edged with blue ink pad, the pieced paper together. The cable is white covered wire from stash. Backgound paper Blue Glitter paper. "High Score" cut out using a Sizzix Alphabet. Sentiment printed on pc.

Forever Friends Baby Boy

A Very Quick Baby Card

After finally managing to download "Scriptins" font, after watching how to on you tube, I printed the wording on the Computer. Backed with some background paper from my stash.

Stamped Forever Friends Baby on card, coloured using watercolour pencils, added a bit of glitter! Cut out imaged and stuck on to a circle cut using foam pads on to circle cut using circle nestie. Simples

Penny Black - Birthday Bear

Another First Birthday Card, this was a simple card - for me to send!
I have edited the photo - to blank out the childs name!
Penny Black - Birthday bear, stamped using staz on, coloured in watercolour pencils, a gem to add glitz to the candle on the cake!
Oval & scalloped Oval nesatbilites
Sentimer computer generated

Penny Black Birthday Mice

Another Commissioned card, for my sister-in-laws grandmother to give to her Great Grand-daughter on her first birthday.

Stamped image with Stazon ink, Penny Black Stamp - Critter Party (T for Transparent)

Coloured with Water colour Pencils, added glitter to cup cake

Cuttlebug embossing Hearts Folder & Nestablities Circles

Wording- Word

OMG - I have deleted all my photos!

Major panic about a month ago, was trying to tidy some photos into folders on the computer. I some how managed to delete the pictures file, instead of an empty folder. My heart was in my mouth, thought I had lost all my card making photos for the past year, but Hubby to the rescue - they were in the trash, so managed to restore them. (I wasn't concerned about any other photo that I had lost)

I have since backed them up on to a CD, but it has prompted me to be a better blogger. Most people make a New Years resolution, my is starting now.

The blog was set up as a Diary of my makes, so any spare moment I will be adding as much cards from the past year on to the blog, but from January every card made will be added to my Blog....watch this space!

Bumble Bear

A Commisioned card for my Sister-in-Law to give to her Niece on her first Birthday.

I found a pattern for Bumble Bear in Papercraft Inspirations Magazine. His nose was supposed to be felt, but I opted to colour him black, then imbossed with clear imbossing powder to give added shine! Flower made from Glitter card, flower stack from coloured wire. Sentiment printed on computer, decorative border used Fiskars border punch, and added patterned paper and ribbon from stash.

I have made a few more of this bumble bear over the past year, so will be adding more to my blog.

Happy Birthday - Forever Friends Champagne

Another Card using Forever Friends Stamp. So Glad I bought this stamp, have used it for so many occasions - which you may come accross in future blog postings!

Similar card to previous post, this time used Forever Friends Stamp holding bottle of champagne.

Imaged stamped using stazon ink, coloured using watercolour pencils. The foil on bottle was coloured using Gold Twinkling H2o's

Imaged mounted on mirrored card, then black card stock.

Wording printed on pc.

Gold thread, star sequins and seed beeds from stash.

Birthday Card - Forever Friends with Cake

I have made so many cards with this Forever Friends stamp!

Imaged stamped on to cream cardstock, with Grey Stazon Ink, coloured with Watercolour pencils. Candles highlighted with glitter, to add a bit of bling. Image mounted on card from stash. Wording printed on PC. Embellished card with gold thread and some star shaped sequins, and seed beeds from craft stash.

Happy Birthday (Hoody)

These cards were made using template from the magazine "Papercraft Inspirations". I adapted the design so that I have layered this on to a card, making the Hoody more 3D, rather than a Hoody shaped card. The Lime Green card I remembered to add thread, to the hood to make it more realistic.

The Happy Birthday on front of card, was printed on Computer on to white card and cut out and then stuck to the shirt! I used matching coloured Gel pens to add the ribbed effect for the cuffs.

Made several of this design this year, and each one has came out different.

Birthday Card (Cheeky Monkey - Boy)

Creating a Post is easier than I thought, so here goes number 2!

Another card made using a Digital Image "Marvin & Milo"from Digistamp Boutique.

Background papers are from Shabby Princess - Celebaration.

Used Prisma Pencils to Colour, Nestabilites to cut shapes.

My 1st Blog Birthday Card (Cupcake - female)

My First Blog!!

I have recently discovered the world of Blogging, and Digital Images. I started using Digital Stamps at the beginning of the year, and this was the first card I made using a Digital Stamp. They are so versatile compared to the traditional stamp, especially as they can be resized.

Image used: Fairycake Tilly, from Digital Doodling.

The above card was made on cream card, pink glitter card, digital image and sentiment printed. Used nestabilities, fiskars border punch, a flower punch, glitter to decorate cup cake, and ribbon from stash.

Comments, good or bad most welcome.