Commissioned Card

TGIF Everyone!

Here's a card i've made for my friend who's Godmother will be 70 over the weekend and she likes flowers and butterflies so i've tried to keep with that in mind but still keep my stylee LOL hope she likes it! I love using Digis are you can resize them to any size and if needs be flip them too so they fit perfectly to your layout and plus no inky fingers LOL

Recipe:

Kraft Cardstock
MME Lime Twist Papers
Paper Make Up Stamps - Birthday Fairy Digi
Sentiment just typed up and printed out
Marianne Designs Chinese Rolled Flower and Leaves Die
Sizzix on the Edge Scallop Die
Promarkers
Gems
Butterfly from my neglected stash!

Challenges:

Aud Sentiments Chalenge 35 - Anything Goes


Birthday Sundaes Colour Challenge 23 - Pink Green and White

Craft us Crazy Challenge 15 - Anything Goes (2nd Entry)

Creative Card Crew Challenge - Handmade Flowers

Designed to Delight Challenge - Anything Goes

Digital Tuesday Challenge 125 - Cute and Girly

HLSC Challenge 37 - Girlie 

Jellypark Challenge - Getting Punchy

Marianne Design Divas Cahllenge - Anything Goes 

Paper Make Up Stamps Digi DT Call

Paper Playtime Challenge 53 - Anything Goes

Paper Creations Challenge 7 - Flowers

Papertake Challenge - Die Cuts

PCJ Challenge 17 - Anything Goes

Stamps r Us Challenge - Anything Goes

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 131

The Corrosive Challenge 130 - Girlie

The Paper Shelter Challenge 28 - Dies Cuts 

The Play Date Cafe  Challenge - Mint, Ivory and Coral

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge 76 - Inspiration (I got inspiration from the roses and made my own!)


The Sisterhood of Crafts - Flower Power

Have a fab Bank Holiday Weekend!

Hugz x

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Benji's BD Tag

Morning Everyone! Happy birthday to my Bro today the grand ol' age of 22!! Unfornatley he is off to work today but he says he has already told them he isn't foing anything today as they wouldn't let him have the day off! LOL

Well i got him a pillow with inbuilt speakers so he can hook up his iphone and listen to music without having headphones in and chillax! Bless him he says i always get him the ace presents! At least he is pleased with it! Im not too happy with his hair though i can never get black hair right i just dont like the dark colour LOL if anyone has any tips feel free to share with me! Also this is to enter the Some Odd Girl Guest Call too over on FB how can anyone not pass the opportunity to work some fab images!

So i was lazy too i couldnt be bothered to wrap this huge thing of a pressie so i decided to make a nice tag for him and hang it from the handle and ive gone for a distressed not the norm tag as he is my bro and we dont do norm we like being quirky so ive used pigment ink pad to lightly ink the edges of the elements and staples and a bit of allsorts of course not forgetting my fav embeliie of all buttons and heres' how it turned out:

Recipe:
Kraft Cardstock
MME Lime Twist Paper
Some Odd Girl - All Star Kody Digi and Sentiment Clear Stamp from Balloon Kaylee Set
Dies - Quickutz Star and Spellbinder Circle
Ribbon
Buttons
A trusty stapler!
Promarkers
Pokey Tool 
Distress Tool

Challenges:

anything goes challenge 47 - birthdays

craft us crazy challenge - anything goes

crafting for all seasons challenge - tag

craft your passion challenge 71 - anything but a card

creative craft challenge - anything but a card


divas by design challenge 8 - birthdays

dream valley challenge 13 - distressing


kabdoodle doodles challenge 80 - tag it or bag it

pcj-challenge - anything-goes

make it monday with kraft outlet challenge - anything goes

paper playtime challenge 53 - anything goes

pollycraft challenge 106 - distressing

the stamping boutique challenge 13 - spots and dots 

tiffany doodles challenge 15 - kraft and digi

try it on tuesday challenge - anything goes

Hugz

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Leaving Card for G!

Our belved Team Leader Gordon aka G will be leaving us on Friday after 3 years with us he has been there since the opening of our Bureau so it will be very strange to see him go but all the best to him! So i thought i would make him a super duper big card (8x8!!) never made one that big before LOL so everyone has space to sign it.  I've paper pieced All star Kody's clothes to match the papers to the 'T' and used my promarkers for his skin and hair i can't get away without using my promarkers LOL

So here it is:

Recipe:
Kraft Cardstock
DHD Robyn M - Directions Papers
All Star Kody Digi - Some Odd Girl  I couldn't resist him he is just sooooo lush!
MMD Designs - Sentiment
Spellbinder Label Die
Arrow and Banner cut out myself for a change lol
EK Sucess Binder Edge Punch
Pokey Tool
Button and Twine
Pop up dots to add some layers to the card

Challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge 50 - Twine


Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Punches/Die Cuts

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Anything Goes

Ellephantastic August Challenge - Add some layers

One Stitch in Time Challenge - Anything Goes


Some Odd Girl Challenge - Two Complimentery Colours (Ive gone for Blue-Green and Red-Orange) Must admit its one of my fav colour combinations!

Sparkles Forum Challenge 18 - One for the Boys

The Sweet Stop Challenge 121 - Sketch

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 93 - Going round and round (my DP is full of circles!)

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Birthday Card

Morning Everyone! Hope you have lovely things planeed for the weekend maybe even some crafting?

I'm sharing with you today a birthday card for my cousin Holly using Shy Goth Girl from the new Goth Kidz collection which are available here

I've teamed this up with Echo Park Sidewlk Chalk Digi papers which are soo fab and funky together you don't need to add a lot of embellies as it's quite busy! Ive inked in ickle Goth Girl using Promarkers and used my Sizzix on the Edge Scallop die to add a few curves into the card.

Don't forget the Pink and Black Challenge is going on over here just remember to use a Squiggle Image and you could be in with the chance to win the new Goth Kidz collection! Just have a look round the Squiggle Shop there are plenty of bargains to be had even a few freebies to get yourselves started!

Have fun!

Challenges:

Birthday Sundaes Challenge 21 - Birthday

I Did it Creations Challenge 67 - Children

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 74 - Use a Digi

Sentimental Sundays Challenge - Flowers (My DP is full of them!)


The Stamp Man Challenge 29 - Anything Goes with Summer Colours ( I love bright and funky colours it reminds me of summer!)

Sal x

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Mum's Birthday card

I am totally getting organised at the mo, ive just made my Mum's B.D. card and it isn't till September yay more time for xmas cards!lol

Ive finally got round to inking Krafin Kimmie Angie Rubber Stamp that i won over at Quixtotic Paperie's Blog back in June.  I  just lurve her its totally me in the morning!! I thought of my mum with this stamp as she works nights i thought it was quite fitting! Also for a change ive gone for the distressed look which is fitting to getting up rough after a night shift (LOL) also some ribbon pleating i'd cheated by using super duper strong d.sided tape to make my pleasts!

Recipe:

MME Lime Twist Papers
Kraftin Kimmie Angie and Sentiment
Promarkers
Pokey Tool and Distressing Tool
Buttons and Ribbon from Stash

Challenges:

A Spoon full of Suagr Challenge 162 - Birthdays

Anything Goes Monday Challenge 47 - Birthdays

Card Makin Mamas Challenge 26 - Birthdays


Dream Valley Challenge 13 - Ditressing

Craft your days away Challenge 26 - Birthday Celebrations


Craft us Crazy Challenge 14 - Anything Goes (3rd Entry)

I Heart to Stamp - August Challenge

Kraftin Kimmie Challenge 90 - Distressing

Jelly Park Challenge - Photo Inspiration ( I'd picked the colours as my inspiration)

Just Add Ink Challenge - Distressing 

Marks finest papers speedy cats friends challenge - Anything but a standard 4 1/2 by 5 1/2  Mines: 5 1/4 by 6 inches

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 61 - Birthdays

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Release Day over at Spesch Stamps!

Happy Monday Everyone!! Yay!! its release day at Spesch Stamps have you been keeping an eye of the uber cuteness that will be coming to the shop today! Today i'm showing you Goth Girl who is uber sweet! Ive gone a bit halloweeny but she fits the bill for it!

Recipe:
Gridline Kraft Cardstock
MME Papersand Spider embellie
Goth Girl by Max - Spesch Stamps
Promarkers
Black Fineliner
Buttons from Stash

Challenges:

Fabulous Friday Challenge - Colouring

Stamp Something Challenge - August Digi Day

Hugz

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More new papers!!

Hey everyone Mandy at Cupcake Cards and Crafts is on a roll!! She has just released these beauties below and they called 'Make Memories Fun':

'Make Memories Fun' is a paper collection full of vibrant colour and full of fun.  It's for any occasion and just has a happy vibe about it for fun cards and scrapbooking your memories :)

It's £3.50 and has over 50 papers.

Here is a quick preview, but there is more info in the store.

See it in store HERE

Hugz  x

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