Beloved of Amun-Re lord of thrones…

I have a cute little image, Jude Tut, a new digi from Simply B Stamps, on the card I’m sharing.

I’ve made this card up following the current sketch over at RetroSketches, one of my favourite sketch challenges.  I swapped out the circle element for some die cut cattails because this is going out to a friend who is a landscaper.  Hence the lovely bit of woven matting for the horizontal element too.

I think little Jude is just adorable dressed up as King Tut so I guess I’ve got the cute theme at Crafting Musketeers covered so I’m entering my card over there.  Being King Tut I couldn’t colour Jude up in anything but blue and gold with a white skirt (sure the Egyptians don’t call them that but you know what I mean!) and as there is definitely no red or pink on this I am also linking it up at Open-Minded Crafting’s current challenge.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes E30, E31, E37

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit B00, B02, B04, B06, C00, N0, N1, N2, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, 0

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

La-La Land ~ Cattails 

Embellishments

Freckled Fawn ~ Epoxy Stickers from October Oh-Deer-Me Kit

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Scattered Straw

Papers

Bazzill Cardstock ~ Admiral

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Licorice

Kaisercraft Hunt & Gather ~ Trek

Woven Matting from stash

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Jude Tut

Challenges

Crafting Musketeers #22 ~ Cute

Open-Minded Crafting #29 ~ No red and no pink

RetroSketches ~ Sketch #152

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There comes a time in every rightly-constructed boy’s life...

I have a cute little card to share today featuring Jude’s Heart from Simply B Stamps.

As I’m giving this to my young nephew for his birthday I’ve covered the heart in Jude’s hand with a pirate treasure map.  I thought the look on Jude’s face worked very well for a little boy baffled by the directions on a map.

To make up my card I’ve followed the current sketch at RetroSketches, I just made the corner element out of my sentiment strips and some stars to match the star paper I used.  I also made the rectangular element a bit larger to accommodate Jude but mostly so I could use my new Doohickeys’ die.  My crafty resolution formulated this week (a bit late for New Year’s I know but hey, better late than never) is to use every new die I get as soon as I get it.  This is to hopefully get me from just ordering and hoarding dies to actually using them on my cards.

As I do have a die cut on my card I am entering this in the current challenge over at Stamping Sensations.  I’m also entering my card in Cardz 4 Guyz’s current challenge as it is for a guy (a young one but a guy nonetheless) and it is for a birthday.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes E11, E23, 0

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, C00, N4, N6, N8, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19, Y21, Y28, 100

Chalks & Powders etc

Pebbles Metallic Cream Chalk ~ Dark Blue

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Magnolia Doohickeys ~ Vintage Photo Frames

Embellishments

Border Strip Sticker from stash

Freckled Fawn ~ Star Stickers

Jesse James Dress It Up Button ~ Pirates

Stickabilities ~ 1¼” Hand Drawn

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Faded Jeans & Scattered Straw

Papers

Bazzill Cardstock ~ Typhoon

Graphic 45 Mother Goose ~ Patterns & Solids

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Jude’s Heart

Challenges

Cardz 4 Guyz #53 ~ Happy Birthday

RetroSketches ~ Sketch #149

Stamping Sensations ~ Dies and Punches

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...moonstruck with music and madness

The card I’m sharing today features a cute image from Kraftin’ Kimmie called Holly Hip Hop.

Now Holly is a rubber stamp and I am not the world’s best stamper so normally I stick to digi but I had to have Holly because as soon as I saw her I thought of my niece.  So I bought the rubber stamp and tried out my new Rock-a-Blocks, which were recommended by a friend, and made up a card for my niece’s eighth birthday next weekend.

I figured if I was going to get out of my comfort zone with a rubber stamp I might as well go all the way out and try the no lines technique and I love how it turned out.  Although I did muddle my light source in the end, more to do with me trying to finish this when I was tired than the no lines technique.

To make up my card I’ve followed the current sketch over at Techno Stamper, I just swapped out the plain circle element for a scalloped one and the snowflake for a flower.  I’ve also turned this into an easel card to make it a bit more special for my niece.

I’ve got quite a few die cuts on this card so I am entering it in the current challenge at Fab‘n’Funky.  Little Red Wagon currently have a washi tape theme for their challenge and that inspired me to actually get out some of my huge store of washi tape, using it for my two rectangular elements.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit RV52, RV55, RV63, RV66, RV69, V09, V12, V15, V17

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Shabby Pink

Pebbles Metallic Cream Chalk ~ Purple

Wild Orchid Crafts German Glass Glitter ~ Purple

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Scalloped Circles

Tattered Lace ~ Musical Note

Embellishments

Petaloo Tiffany’s Treasures ~ Flower Charms Fuschia

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Dusty Concord, Scattered Straw & Worn Lipstick

Papers

Bella BLVD Sand & Surf ~ Paradise

Core’dinations Cardstock ~ Forget Me Not

Echo Park Country Drive ~ Raspberry

Echo Park Summer Days ~ Pink

Ribbons & Trims etc

Freckled Fawn Washi Tape ~ Thin Gold/Pink & Wide Gold Polka Dot and Stars

Stamps

Kraftin’ Kimmie ~ Holly Hip Hop!

Challenges

Techno Stamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch ~ Sketch #342

Fab‘n’Funky #239 ~ Anything with Die Cuts

Little Red Wagon #265 ~ Wishy Washi

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Happy 30th Birthday Louise

Today is the 30th birthday of one of my lovely teamies from Simply B Stamps, Louise, and Betty drew up this gorgeous image of Louise for us to make her a special card.

I’ve made mine into a pop-up box card, my first one of these and I am pretty happy with how it turned out.  I followed a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers to make up my card and, as it is a different folded card I’m entering it in the current challenge at ScrapbookerPhD.

Being for a 30th birthday I had to make this special and how better than some sparkly golden elements, which I have in my chippie lettering and embellies and even on the 30 Louise is sitting on, although that doesn’t show so well in the photo.  With all my sparkle I am entering my card over at 4 Crafty Chicks.  Stars are the current theme at Cute Card Thursday and I have plenty of those so I am also entering their challenge.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes B91, B97, 0

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair E08, E09, E57, YR14

Outfit B32, B34, B37, B39, B91, B93, B95

30 Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Embellishments

Bella! ~ Glittered Chipboard Alphas

Freckled Fawn ~ Acrylic Stars, Bundle of Stars, Heart Rhinestones, Wood Chip Camera, Wood Chip Mushroom & Wood Chip Pins

Prima Say it in Crystals ~ So Happy Flags

Inks & Paints etc

Ranger Liquid Pearls ~ Copper

Spica ~ Blossom, Clear & Silver

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Faded Jeans & Scattered Straw

Viva Inka-Gold ~ Lava Red & Old Gold

Wink of Stella ~ Clear

Papers

BoBunny Double Dot ~ Vintage Maize

Core’dinations Cardstock ~ Great White

Glitz Vintage Blue ~ Polka

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Licorice

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ 30th Birthday Louise

Challenges

4 Crafty Chicks #221 ~ Make It Sparkle!

Cute Card Thursday #348 ~ Stars

ScrapbookerPhD #17 ~ Shaped or Folded Cards

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