Little Louie, Louie, Louie

Hello Blog land, well did you think that I had abandoned my blog again,  well fear not I am back, just been a we bit a busy, and the times I want to post Hubby has been using the computer.  I often have to say to him can I get a shot of computer so I can finish a card, and he obliges, but I don't think I would get same reaction to create a post.  

Happy Birthday "Little Louie"

Today's creation is a birthday card, a Less is more sort of card,

what I mean is clean and simple.  Don't like to overdo a card, especially when posting - the cost of stamps nowadays!  

I just love this bear

Close up of Louie

Ingredients:

Image: Digital Stamp, Louie with Parcel (Digital Stamp Boutique)

Coloured using Prisma Pencils

Circle, and Scalloped circle Nesties

Wording on Computer

Background Paper: Lilac plain paper, and Lilac Big Dots (Pink Petticoat)

Buttons- Marianne Creatable dies (hand stitched on to card)

Cuttlebug Embossing Border - ZigZag Stiches

Hand stitched round image, and wording

I'm not square.....

.......I'm round!!

I use to regularly buy card making magazines, and spend alot of time looking, making a list of I must try that one day, so here is one of the must try's.  A Shaped Easel Card.

This card was actually made using scraps of off cut cards!

Ingredients:  

 Scalloped circles - Mauve pearl Card

White Circles - basic white card

Nesties Scalloped Circle, and Circle - various sizes

Bear Stamp was a freebie from a card making magazine (sorry so long ago I don't know the make), and I stamped twice - second time to purple paper and cut out and decoupaged the baloons (not clear on photo)

Prisma Pencils to colour image

Xcut Flower in 2 sizes, finished with Gems

Wording typed on computer, and chalk to colour edge of white card.

and voila, one impressive card, or so I think!!

Speedy Recovery

A commisioned card, recovering from an operation

Coco with Flowers

A Close up of the image and my colouring, getting more used to the my prisma pencils. Really love them, having fun playing with them!

Ingredients: Image - Coco with flowers from Digital Stamp Boutique

Coloured using Prisma Pencils.

Image mounted on to Silver & Lilac Card.

Working printed direct on card from PC.

Flower Punch, and gems to add sparkle

Retirement Card

I was asked to make a Large Retirement Card, I had a few topics I could use, but as the card was nearly A4 in size, I had to use a Digital Image so it could be resized appropriately.

So less waffle, hear is my creation...................................

Image: Is Digital Image, not sure where I got it from (sorry). Printed on White card and cut out using paper trimmer.

Coloured: Prisma Pencils, backed with silver card.

2 Red Flowers from docrafts. Flower Centres, Silver Brads.

Leaf - Woodware punch

Sentiment made on computer, cut out using a Oval Nestie.

Fiskars border punch

White spotty ribbon, Gem and Silver cord from stash

I love the Scripton Font used for the word Retirement. Downloaded font from Da-Font, this was another freebie!

Forever Friends 40th Birthday Celebration

Stamp: Forever Friends Celebration

Ink: Stazon Dark Grey Ink

Coloured: Watercolour Pencils and Twinkling H2o gold paint (for foil on bottle)

Sentiment: Printed using Word

Image mounted on Gold, White and Black card

Gold Thead, Star Sequins, and Gold Seed Beeds

Quick Card - Penny Black Stamp

A Simple, and quick Birthday Card for my box, just in case I forget a birthday!

Stamp: Critters Party - Clear Stamp Set

Ink: Stazon

Coloured: Whisper Pens

Image cut our using Nesties

Ribbon and card from stash