Happy Birthday Mum!

'Hope you enjoyed your day! I didn't want to post this until after the real post.  So I should be safe now.

Talking of post, I just received this die in time to make my card and I love the lacy effect it gives.  I left it in place while I used my distress inks around the image, Glossy Accents for the hooves, Stickles for the butterfly trails & flower petals, with a sparkly gem centre to finish.

Challenges:
Going Buggy Challenge #2: Lace & Butterflies
DigiStamp Boutique: March Challenge
Passion for ProMarkers: Week 139- Theme "For Mum/Female Relative"
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes [with the Optional Extra to use Shrink Plastic]

I don't have any shrink plastic so I choose not to use the optional extra.

Dream Valley Challenges: Challenge 27 Mother's Day/Female Themed Creation
PaperPlay Challenges: '12-Week 9- Something Old, Something New
Something Old: Cardstock scrap leftover from another card & digi I've had for a good while, waiting for Mum's birthday!
Something New: My brand new die just out of the packaging & my first lace purchase.

Supplies

Stamps: DigiStamp Boutique Spring Pony, Lawn Fawn Sally's ABCs

Dies & Punches: Marianne Design Craftables Circle

Paper: Brazzill Bling Bling, white & turquoise card from stash
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Broken China, Stormy Sky, Peeled Paint

Embellishments: Glossy Accents, Stickles, Glitter glue, clear gem, peacock lacy ribbon

Promarkers:

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Trying for simple & elegant

 

To that end I've used two colours [& white!] and tied the ribbon in a flat-ish knot.

I purchased the cake die ages ago and final took it out from languishing at the bottom of a basket. I used a Sharpie marker to colour the icing and Glossy Accents for added shine. The glitter strip is left over from birthday party crown making. The gold card and red organza ribbon are new for the occasion.  I've gone with subtle bling, gold embossing, gold glitter strip & gold card.  The card really shines.
It is Clear it out Challenge's first birthday & their challenge this week is a birthday card, use your bling.

The sketch is Jill's from Sketch n Stash Challenge 82 & "Anything Goes" with Avocado Arts at Ribbon Carousel Challenge RCC42

 

Supplies

Stamps: Papermania Sentiments

Dies, Punches: Papermania Tiered Cakes {NEGLECTED}, Xcut Alphabet Dies, Circle cutter, Scallop punch

Paper: White card from stash, Gold card

Ink: Versamark
Bling: Glittered Gold Sticker {NEGLECTED}, Gold embossing powder, Glossy Accents, Gold card {NEW}, Red Organza ribbon {NEW} 

'Hope you enjoyed your visit & see you again soon!

Deal or No Deal

This card was made for an avid fan of the Channel 4 game show.

 

I've had this idea at the back of my mind for a while so I had found a font similar to the TV show's logo for the letters & numbers & the telephone is a Friday freebie from SJ's Little Musings. I've coloured it with a black promarker & highlighted it with a white gel pen.

  

 

Pull the box open to see the message inside!

This card is mainly about the sentiment (catchphrase)!

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly: Black & White & Red All Over, Sentimental Sundays Challenge #90: Lets get Sentimental

Thanks for dropping by for another short post, but I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Whatever!

This is so teen for me with "ironic pink" (to quote Dee) being ok.

I've used watercolour pencils for the clothes & hair, promarkers for the skin and metallic gel pens for the jewellery.  The letters are die cut & the numbers are hand cut from glitter card. I found a glitter glue almost the same shade as the glitter card for the stripe (similar to the recipient's own).
The glitter card has a lovely sparkle & you can see one or two glints in the photo. The metallic gel pens sparkle much better irl, as does the glitter glue.
I've layered a glittered & a black Lacey die cut circle so as to allow the glitter to show through, please excuse the extra shadow.
The intended shading around the digi was created with a blue water colour pencil. This is my first attempt so some review will be needed.

Challenges:

Tiddly Inks Challenges Challenge 80: Sparkle it Up!, Scrappy FrogChallenge Blog: Die Cut Challenge

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Less Traditional Valentine

-only a touch of red & pink, & no hearts!

This card is jam packed with my favourite things.  The colours (mustard, red, turquoise & pink) were inspired by The Alleyway Stamps first challenge, Be Inspired #1.  The metal swirls screamed D'vine Swirls embossing folder & the knots/holes in the bed meant eyelets.  I'm not into bunting (yet!) so I used a banner & twine for my sentiment.

I distressed the edges of the patterned paper, roughed up the twine & applied distress ink to the embossed square of card & the oval image edges.  I'm entering this card into a Passion for ProMarkers  challenge: Week 136-Theme distressing.

 

The Ribbon Carousel Challenge provided the sketch for this card:

I chose twine for a more natural & masculine look, instead of ribbon, to fit in with the natural wooden headboard & male recipient of the card.

There are plenty of mushrooms in my garden, though usually not in this colour scheme! With that in mind I want to enter this card into Sir Stampalot Challenge for February "In the garden".

Supplies

Stamps: TAWS February Freebies

Dies, Embossing & Punches: Spellbinders Ovals, Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls

Paper: White card from stash, Free digital papers from Magazine

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mustard Seed, Broken China, Stormy Sky, Peeled Paint

Promarkers: 

Challenges:
TAWS Be Inspired #1, Passion for ProMarkers Week136-Theme Distressing, The Ribbon Carousel Challenge RCC40, Sir Stampalot February Challenge In the Garden.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

After watching Kristina Werner's Friday Focus Video I had to try this type of fold & the Lawnscaping Challenge give me just the excuse. The hands forming the heart like the card folds.

I love Sally's ABCs & seem to use them all the time! Quinn's ABCs were the first set I bought & they look great filled with glitter (or promarkers or coloured card embossed in white).

The lips reminded me of the lips on the gorgeous A Day for Daisies digi that Tammy has generously provided for us to use in the challenge.  I've coloured them in poppy using a fine nib tip.
I really enjoyed colouring this image & love viewing it through the heart frame. 

I knew I wanted to say love on the front & smile under the image inside the card, so after talking with my sis I came up with something that I hope makes sense when the card is open or closed.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Lawnscaping: #27 Inspiration Photo & A Day for Daisies: Challenge #36 Have a Heart

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs, Lawn Fawn Sally's ABCs, A Day for Daisies Baby's Smile Freebie, Hero Arts Magical Background

Dies & Punches: Xcut Nesting Hearts

Paper: White & red card from stash

Highlights: Stickles, Embossing powder

Promarkers:

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70th Birthday

This is a card for a special aunt of mine, whom I can't believe has turned 70. This is one of my favourite colours (& I hope hers), that my poor lighting isn't showing at its best. I've tried some faux stitching for a homemade feel & a banner because it's a celebration!

A little bit of decoupage & the essential glossy accents & glitter. Then add some camera shadow to complete the on the kitchen table look!


A short post, at long last I hear you cry!
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