Cute Pup set - DigiStamp Boutique

Hello :o)

It's Pav's birthday today, so I'm just quickly sharing one of the cards I made for him... I did one from the kids too, so I'll blog that soon.

I've used an image and sentiment from the fab Cute Pup Set from DigiStamp Boutique, coloured with copics.  The papers are old ones from Prima (called Forever Young), and the twine and button are from my stash.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says Monday - distress it

The Male Room - add texture (twine)

Crafty Girlz Challenge - anything goes + optional make it masculine

Right, I'm off out again... apparently even though we already walked for 2hrs this morning, what Pav really wants to do for his birthday is go for another walk!

Thanks for popping in :o)

Pop up box card

Happy Saturday :o)

I spotted a fold that I wanted to try when I was browsing Silhouette files, but I don't have access to my Silhouette at the moment (long story involving the craft room move, bad planning, shelf units and plug sockets...), but I figured it couldn't be too difficult to work the fold out myself, so I did!  This one's for a customer, so the design gave me plenty of room to fit in all their requirements.

Photos from umpteen angles in an attempt to show you the fold...

To give you the basic gist...

1. Start with a standard square card (mine is almost 8" square), score and fold the front in half.

2. Cut a strip of card the same length as your card when fully opened out, and score the same folds in reverse... Stick this piece in place and that forms your box fold.

3. If you want the pop up sections (like the beer and sentiment in the centre of mine), cut strips of acetate (or card if you don't mind them showing) half the width of your card front, plus an inch.  Score and fold half an inch each side to form tabs.  Stick the tabs in place within your centre 'box', then add your pop up pieces. Done!

Items Used

Stamp - Deckchair Dreaming - LOTV (seems to be retired)

Beer digis - Fancy a Tipple Doodles - DigiStamp Boutique

Colouring - copics

Papers - Catitudes - Crafter's Companion

Sentiments - computer generated using LONGANDLEAN font

Stitched & Pierced dies - Circles, Scalloped Circles, Squares, Scalloped Squares - Craft Stash

Birthday Party Fun with Numbers dies - Crafter's Companion

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Gems from my stash

Glitter pen - Nuvo by Tonic Studios Aqua Shimmer - Craft Stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says - summer sunshine

Crafty Cardmakers - tic tac toe (summer, 2 patterned papers, die cuts)

The Crazy Challenge - animals

Addicted to Stamps - summer/ beaches

Thanks for popping in :o)

Sweet Stampin' - stars & stripes

Happy Saturday :o)

I'm here with my DT card for Sweet Stampin', where our challenge for this week is 'stars & stripes'.

Morgan asked me for a card for his friend... now it's very easy to be unintentionally embarrassing to those teenage creatures, so I ran the image past him first, and I was also worried whether putting the age on was a no-go, but apparently that's ok too.  The finished article was deemed 'perfect'... high praise indeed coming from any male really, never mind a teenage one lol.

Items Used

Stamp - Oliver Kicking About - LOTV

Colouring - copics

Papers - Magical Adventure + Dots & Stripes - Echo Park

Number dies - Birthday Party Fun With Numbers - Crafter's Companion

Sparkle on numbers - Nuvo by Tonic Studios Aqua Shimmer (actually sort of showing up in the photos for once!)

Sentiment - Paper Smooches

Gems from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Allsorts - a question of sport

Simon Says - anything goes

Cardz 4 Guys - stars

We're off for a walk now as it's really lovely out... it's been a very wet week, but the rain has stopped, the sun is shining and it's not too warm (I don't do hot weather!).

Thanks for popping in, hope you're all having a lovely weekend :o)

PS. the photobucket nonsense all over my blog is due to my blog background... I had it designed years ago and the person who did it must have it all stored on photobucket which is now charging for that purpose.  Not really sure what to do about it, so might just end up taking my background off altogether if I can't get it sorted!

Cosmos Flowers in Blue

Hello... another midweek post, I'm on a roll lol.

This one's very similar to a pink card I made recently - mum asked me for another one.  I'd actually planned on making one in purples, so started with Shaded Lilac distress ink, which appears to be totally blue here... never mind eh?!

Items Used

Stamp - Woodware Cosmos Flowers

Colouring - Distress Inks and Nuvo Aqua Shimmer (glitter pens)

Creative Dies Stencils - Leaves

Background, stenciling & colouring - Distress Inks in Shaded Lilac, Shabby Shutters & Scattered Straw

Memento Ink in Paris Dusk (for the sentiment)

Nuvo Crystal Drops in Gloss White (dots around image)

Pearls & ribbon from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says (Monday) - stencil it

Ribbon Girls - any image + ribbon

Allsorts - flower power

Also, I've just set up Instagram (at last!)... I've no idea what I'm doing with it really, but if you use it I'm on there as wishcraftcards.  Finding it a bit scary and confusing at the moment, but I don't like new things... hopefully I'll get used to it!

Thanks for popping in :o)

Mirabelle

Happy Saturday :o)

I bought Trimcraft's Mirabelle collection ages ago and then hardly used it (surprise, surprise...), but I thought Pav's mum might like it so used it to make her 'names day' card (a Polish thing).

The decoupage, papers, sentiment and pearl embellishments are all from the Mirabelle collection, the butterfly and flowers are old Prima ones and the ribbon is old stash too.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says - patterned paper

Shopping Our Stash - think pink

In The Pink - special occasion

Alphabet Challenge - H for hearts

I've been for a fairly unsuccessful shopping trip with Pav today.  One downside of losing weight is that none of my summer things fit anymore, and I have absolutely nothing dressy to go out in.  The problem is, my idea of what suited me before was anything that covered me up!  Now I'm on the small side of a UK size 14 (still hoping to end up a couple of sizes smaller - I'm only 5ft 2") and I don't have any idea what suits me, let alone what's now 'in'.  After several hours of traipsing round the shops, I came away with a pair of pink pyjamas and some navy linen trousers... not quite what I had in mind lol.

Thanks for popping in :o)

The yearly piggy card!

Hello :o)  I have a midweek post for a change, maybe I'll be back to daily posts one day, you never know!

Here's my 'yearly piggy card' - one of my mum's friends loves pigs, so I make a pig themed card for her each year (suggestions for next year's image gratefully received!).  This one's a wee bit bright, but Petunia's got her sunglasses on so she's fine lol.

Items Used

Stamp - Petunia in Love - Stamping Bella

Colouring - copics

Papers - Sunshine & Happiness - Simple Stories

Stitched frame & flower dies - MFT die-namics

Banner stamps & dies - Whimsy

Doodlebug enamel dots, twine & gems from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says - use patterned paper

Dream Valley - square cards only

Addicted to Stamps - flowers

Cheerful Sketches - sketch

Thanks for popping in :o)

Sweet Stampin' - children's birthday

Happy Saturday :o)

I really must get into the habit of blogging regularly again - I have cards to blog, but just forget to do it!  It's become a once a week thing, instead of a daily one... must try harder!!

Anyway... our challenge at Sweet Stampin' for this week is 'children's birthday', and I've no idea how I ended up with a girly one as I actually needed a card for a boy, but never mind lol.

I've used all older stash on this one, apart from the image which I just couldn't resist - she's called Helga Hippo and she's from Polkadoodles.  The papers are Forever Friends, sentiment is Paper Smooches and the die is Memory Box... image coloured with copics.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Cutie Pie Challenge - all creatures great & small

Crafty Catz - anything goes + optional spots & stripes

Cute Card Thursday - pinks

Polkadoodles - anything goes

Thanks for popping in :o)