Birthday card!

Hi All

Hope you're all ok, been having fun with my little monster (aka ethan!!) he is goin throught the terriable two's!! ARGGHHH! I'll be going baby clothes shopping soon as my SIL is due on the 1st April but they don't what they are having so i'm going to go with buying a blue set and a pink set and take either back, they have lots of netural clothes and thought it would be nice to get a bit colour in!LOL

Anyway back to the card! I've made this for my cousin Rachel and thought i would give my new scallop blade on my trimmer a go and my lovely new stash of promarkers that I received for Mother's day!LOL

My list of goodies I've used:

Papermania Textured cardstock
Papers from Funky Daze CD
Audrey Digi Stamp - TGF
Papermania Sunshine collection flowers, brads, fastners
Promarkers - Blush, Pastel Pink, Blossom, Rose Pink, Poppy and Caramel and Black Fineliner 0.5
Clear Stickle

Here is the challenges i'm entering:

Anyone 4 Anya - Spring fever

Creative Craft Challenge 9 - 2's company

The Creative Cottage Challenge 2 - Flowers

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 15 - It's all new (I've used my lovely new promarkers and scallop blade on my paper trimmer!!)

Get Funky Challenge March - Girls, Girls, Girls

ICS - Sketch 58

One Stop Craft Challenge 71 - Spots and Dots

Quixotic Challenge - Altered Anya & Friends (Altered Audrey to have a necklace)

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge- Anything goes

Fingers crossed my boy will behave so i can get some more crafting done! LOL

Take care

Sal xx

P.S. Sorry about the quality of the pic again, used my camera on my moby as my parents have got my lovely camera at the mo

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Thank you card for mum

 

Hi All, hope your well! We have been to Ikea today to try and figure out what colour scheme to have the living room and looking at completley new furniture, but that didn't happen as our little boy of ours was a little monkey and we didn't pay much attention to the lovely goodies on show but instead bought him a big cute crocadile for 3.99 LOL at least we had a day out!

I've made another card for my mum for mother's day to say thank you for looking after Ethan while i am at work so in a way its from all of us and it also ties in with the following challenges:

By the Cute and Girly - Spring is in the air

Creative Craft - Thanks a bunch 

ICS - Sketch No: 56 following this sketch;

 

Quixotic Challenges - Leave it out!  

Totally Papercrafts - Challenge 6 Mother's day/Special lady 

Here's what I've used:

Papermaina, textured cardstock, sunshine capsule papers, flowers, buttons and ribbon

Daisy and Dandelion - Some bunny loves you clear stamp set free with Docrafts Magazine issue 19

Hand stitching too at the top and bottom and leaves on the paper and stamp It's probably hard to see as I've taken the photo with my phone as my batteries have died in the camera!LOL

Take care

Sal xx

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Birthday card for nephew and challenges!!

Hi Everyone,I'm still sticking to my new year's resolution i think its a record that a resolution has kept for so long!LOL

I've made a birthday card for my nephew Michael he will be 9 so i thught he might want a bit grown up rather than cutey and i'm also entering the following challenges also:

Allsorts Challenge - A tag, ticket or label

Anyone 4 Anya- Something completley different - i've used a new folding techinque which is  a spring card

ICS Sketch 55 


The Crafty Pad - Brown, Blue & Cream or White

Totally Papercrafts - Lots of Spots

I've used:

DCWV retro papers
Papermania textured carstock
'Prince Ian' digi stamp TGF
HOTP Brads
Sizzix dots embossing folder
Ribbon
carstock label
Promarker for skin colour and pencils for clothes

I thought i would give promarkers a go but not use them for all my image as i didn't want to ruin it but i think it's turned out really nice so they will be going on my shopping list!LOL

Thanks for looking!

Sal xx

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Mother's Day card

Evening All, hope your well!!

I'm definitely sticking to my new year's resolution by making cards in plenty of time instead of being last minute, I've just made my mum's card for mother's day which isn't till 14th March LOL but i couldn't resist in entering the following challenges too:

Allsorts Challenge 38 - "Get Distressed with Button/s and a bow"
Polka Doodles Week 5 Challenge - "Paper Piecing"
Splendid Stamping with The Greeting Farm - "Farm Fresh Friday's Gettin' Sketchy!"
Totally Paper Crafts - Challenge no.2 Recipe

Here's what I've used:
Papermania Textured Cardstock, Ribbon and Buttons
DCWV Retro Paper
Making Memories Backing Paper
TGF - Signature Stamp
Quickutz Metro Alphabet Dies
Sizzix Nesting Flower Die

Take care

Sal x

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Valentine Card for Hubby

Hi All

I'm on the ball again, I've just finished making my hubby's valentines card and decided to go for a easel card which I've never done before LOL i think it's turned out quite good to say its first attempt LOL I'm also entering Allsorts Challenge Week 37 and DT Call. I've also downloaded my first ever digi stamp of which is 50's Sweetheart from The Greeting Farm website i love it!! It's all good fun with converting dollars into sterling LOL

I've used:

50's Sweetheart Digi Stamp - TGF
Sunshine Capsule Papers, Ribbon, flower and brads
Papermania Red textured Cardstock
Watercolour pencils
Heart punch
and the PC to print the Digi and Sentiment which reads 'True love stories never have endings'

Hope your all getting ready for valentines next week!

Take care

Sal xx

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Birthday card and challenges!

Evening All!!

What a busy day we have had today! Got some new shoes for the boy he was so giddy when he wore them for the first time he was bouncy around and running around everywhere lol which trying to keep him close to you while shopping at the frenchgate centre at donny was entertaining to say the least! and then shopping for crafty goodies at the range too and to top the day off food shopping at asda but my hubby did make a lovely tea for us so it has been quite a lovely day!

My dearest hubby has asked me to make him a card for his work matey Sarah so here it is and I've tried tying it in with the following challenges to Anyone for Anya - Hearts 4 Hearts sake, Creative Inspirations Challenge 26 and A Gem of A Challenge - Open to All!! Also The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 68 too(my heart is on i on my lettering lol)! I've treated myself to a docrafts goody bag jan-feb which is absolutely fab so many goodies for £14.99!! and some water colour pencils so here is the result LOL

I've used:

Papermania capsule collection Sunshine papers, ribbon, flowers and polka buttons (which i adore!)
Textured Cardstock
Anya Stamp
Sizzix Baby says yeah Alphabet

Hope your all ok in blogland

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New baby card for my Sister in law and her partner

I know I'm a bit early as my sister in law isn't due her 1st baby till April but like I've said my new years resolution is to get my cards done in plenty of time LOL Also the card coincides with the Cute n' girly - 'something new' challenge and funky hand's 'spots and stripes' challenge, I'm being a bit eager that they are having a girl cause we don't we know what they are having but i thought if i do a girl and a boy card then i keep either one for another time as my other sister in law is also expecting another baby in May so they all have been busy!

I've used:

Funky daze backing papers

Sizzix 'baby says yeah' alphabet

Sizzix Hello kitty die ( I'd thought I'd use the bunny one as it Easter in April)

HOTP ribbon

Papermania flower, brad and buttons

Dovecraft jewels

Sorry for not posting in a while again all i seem to be doing at the minute is going to work and end up working till 8pm and not wanting to do anything when i get home lol but i should be ok now my hours are back to normal next week hurrah!!

Also not forgetting the Polka doodles challenge - Song Title which i'm using 'whats new pussy cat' by Tom Jones as it's for a new baby and the pussy cat is the ever so sweet hello kitty LOL

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