Happy Birthday Erin!

So it’s maybe just still a special person’s birthday over on their side of the world, a teamie from the SBS DT, Erin’s, and I’ve a card made especially for her with the super cute image Betty drew for her.

I had to do this card in a limited time due to work being so busy so boy was I glad my new step card die arrived in the mail just in time.  It made doing up the base super easy and allowed me to do a fancier card than time would otherwise have allowed as no measuring, just used the die pieces.

I was a bit stumped on how to decorate the card, when I layered on the die cuts it looked a bit plain so I did what I always do when I need inspiration, I went and checked out the challenges listed on Paper Playful.  Clear It Out has a challenge going to use an animal, had that so then on to the stash item, it was striped paper.  Had a bit of a dig around my scrap draw and ta-dah! this fab messy stripe paper in purple too, from the back of it I’d say it’s from Graphic 45’s Halloween in Wonderland collection.  The messy stripes kinda look like twigs I thought, perfect for little owls to perch on.

And aren’t those owls just gorgeous, loving the dies in the La-La-Land Club Kits!  The tag is from the same kit and I layered things up with different adhesives to add depth to my card.  With all my layers I am entering this in the current challenge over at Come and Get It.

The image comes with and without the fabby frame; I decided my card shape really needed a frame so I went with that version.  As I have a frame I am also entering this in Stamps & Fun = Creativity’s current challenge.  Rather than fussy cut the inside of my frame too I decided to add a bit of sparkle and bling with a painted background using some Twinkling H2Os, which I think finished off the card nicely.

Sure hope you had an awesome day Erin and you like your card, it isn’t quite coming to you via Owl Mail but is winging its way over to you!

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes BG70, BG72, BG75

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit B02, B04, B06, N0, N1, N2

Owl E11, E13, E15, E18, E30, E31, Y23, Y26, Y28

Frame E42, E44, E47, E49, G05, G09, R20, R22

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Crafts-Too Die ~ Step Card

La-La Lands Die ~ Owl & Tag (La-La Land Club)

Embellishments

Petaloo Darjeeling Collection ~ Mini Daisies with Leaves

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Vintage Photo

Twinkling H2O ~ Royal Satin

Papers

Bazzill Cardstock ~ Pansy

Kaisercraft Attitude ~ Dude

Prima Cartographer ~ Les Yeux

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Erin and Hoot

Challenges

Clear It Out ~ Theme: Animals, Stash: Striped Papers

Come and Get It ~ Lots of layers

Stamps & Fun = Creativity #238 ~ Frame

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…That perches in the soul

This is my second card for someone on the Simply B Stamps’ Fan Page who has cancer and I have again used Go Pink Betty.

To make up my card I followed the sketch at Stamps & Fun = Creativity and have gone with a mostly teal theme as this is the colour for ovarian cancer.  Love my layers and there are plenty with this sketch design and they are also the theme over at Sentimental Sundays so I’m entering my card there.  This time my sentiment is a rub-on, which I thought was fitting.

Now you can’t have a card to cheer someone up without some bling so I added in some Prima crystals for a bit of sparkle and also added in some glitter to Betty’s shoes and the ribbons.  With my glittery elements I am also entering my card in the current challenge at Creative Knockouts.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes E21, E23, E25, E27, E30

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair E30, E31, E33, Y28

Outfit BG11, BG49, BG53, BG57

Embellishments

Kaisercraft Rub-ons ~ Enchanted Garden

Prima Say it in Crystals ~ Forever Green

Inks & Paints etc

Spica ~ Sky Blue & Turquoise

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Faded Jeans, Old Paper & Weathered Wood

Papers

BoBunny Weekend Market ~ Around The World

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock ~ Pine Needles

Lili of the Valley ~ Antebellum

Reprint Hobby Summer Wings ~ My Rose Garden

Ribbons & Trims etc

Teal Satin Ribbon from stash

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Go Pink Betty

Challenges

Creative Knockouts #65 ~ All That Glitters

Sentimental Sundays #235 ~ Lots of Layers

Stamps & Fun = Creativity #227 ~ Sketch

 

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Je suis calme comme on l'est quand on a conscience reproche un rien

There’s a fun new sketch over at Outlawz and I’ve made a vintage inspired card featuring the beautiful Marie Antoinette image from this month’s fabulous sponsor, Aurora Wings.

I just had to go vintage with this gorgeous image, I love Marie Antoinette and Mitzi’s version is just stunning.  I’m entering my card in the current vintage challenge over at Just Inspirational.  Of course being vintage and featuring Marie Antoinette I just had to put some flowers on this.  Lots of them, including some paper ones and some metal ones so I’m also entering it in the current challenge at Craft Horders Anonymous. 

The metal ones have been in my stash for quite some time and were perfect for this especially when I added the pretty pink brads to the centre.  With my brads I am also entering this at Use Your Stuff.  I certainly don’t use my brads enough, these ones came off an unopened packet that has been in my drawer for so long I had forgotten I even had them!  As I also have three metal flowers, three paper flowers and three brands I’m also linking this up at The Crazy Challenge.

Now you can’t have a vintage and shabby card without a lot of layers and I do love layers.  For this one I have three layers of paper, all a bit grungey and shabby.  With those three layers I am entering this over at Stamps & Fun =Creativity.  As I also have an image coloured with markers, my trusty Copics of course, I’m also entering the current MarkerPop! challenge.

I love how this card turned out.  Hope I’ve inspired you to come play along with this week’s sketch, which will be my last for a little while as I take a lovely and long holiday overseas.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes BG000, BG02, 0

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit RV00, RV11, RV32, RV34, RV17, V000, V01, V09, V12, V15, V17

Cupcakes E30, E31, E33, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Chunky White

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Embossing Powder ~ Magic Moon Pearls

Embellishments

Flourish with a Bling ~ Grace Swirl Pearl

Kaisercraft Pearl Brads ~ Pink Ice

Live and Love Crafts ~ Decoration Berries Lilac

Metal Flowers from stash

Petaloo Darjeeling ~ Mini Mix Teastained Pink

Prima Flowers ~ Pankita Rose Winter Mix

Inks & Paints etc

Spica ~ Blossom, Gold, Lavender, Lilac & Pink

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Tattered Rose, Tea Dye & Walnut Stain

Papers

Bazzill Cardstock ~ Brandy Wine

FabScraps Industrial Chic ~ Concrete Chic 2

Marion Smith Garment District ~ Manhattan

Stamps

Aurora Wings ~ Marie Antoinette

Challenges

Craft Horders Anonymous #15 ~ All the Pretty Flowers

The Crazy Challenge #179 ~ Three of a kind

Just Inspirational ~ Vintage

MarkerPop! #51 ~ Anything Goes with a Marker

Stamps & Fun = Creativity #214 ~ 3 layers of paper

Use Your Stuff #151 ~ Brads

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A Rippa of a Christmas

Another pair of belated Christmas cards, these ones feature another Teen Scene Jolly Christmas image from Simply B Stamps, Rip it Open Rio.

 
For these two cards I’ve followed a sketch from Stamps & Fun = Creativity, again I did the flip thing to get two same but different cards.  I did switch out the circle element for an ornament shaped one to better suit my Christmas theme.  As the papers have quite busy patterns I haven’t added any extra bling, other than to the top of the ornaments.

Being Christmas cards I’m also entering these over at Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Extra, where it’s anything goes.

Ingredients:

Copics

Coloured last year so I no longer remember

Embellishments

BoBunny Brads – Silver and Gold

Gems from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink –Tea Dye

Papers

American Crafts Cardstock – White

Kaisercraft Mint Twist – Candy Stripe, Peppermint, Twine & Twist and Twirl

Webster’s Pages A Botanical Christmas – Singing Joyfully

Stamps

Simply B Stamps – Rip it Open London

Challenges

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Extra – Challenge extra for December

Stamps & Fun = Creativity #183 – Sketch

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