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Lazy Birthday

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Yet another card with a lovely Lilly of the Valley image This one has been mounted onto some green card The sentiment was also matted on to the same card I then used some scraps of orange and beige card finally finishing with some green leaf print paper This card is for the following Challenges: Cardz for Guyz- Autumn leaves Simon Says Challenge- Anything Goes Thanks for looking

Silver Anniversary

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  This card uses another pre-coloured image from Lilly of the Valley I mounted it on to some mirror card and  did the some with the sentiment I then used different bits silver cards to create the background These were all from my snippets box This card is for the following challenges: Simon Says Monday Challenge- monochrome Crafting with friends- Anything goes Pixies Snippet Playground- use your snippets Thanks for looking

Daughters lst Wedding Anniversary

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I cannot believe that its a year already since my daughter married  Her and Marcus are now happily settled in their own home and shoving it with that cat and three lizards for their anniversary card I have used a pre- coloured  Lili off the valley image I matted it onto a piece of orange card  and then again onto some silver card I did the same with the sentiment The base cardstock is some metallic embossed card with the red is like gems, I brought it ages ago  but could not bring myself to useit as it's so nice! But I decide my daughter and son- in-law  were a worthy reason to use it This card is for the following challenges: Sketch Saturday- choose your own sketch I picked no.373 Crafty Catz- Anything goes with optional Autumn Colours Allsorts Challenge- Autumn Glory Thanks for looking

Birthday Party

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This card uses an image from one of the little books I trimmed it down and mounted it onto a scrap of yellow I then used scraps of blue, red and green as the base card Finally finishing with a scrap left over from an  AS sheet that had words on it This is for the following challenges: Through the Craftroom Door- Anything Goes Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges- Anything Goes Thanks for looking

Anniversary Card for my sister.

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This card uses a digi image and sentiment from Bugaboo They are coloured using my Chameleon pens  The rose paper is a piece I have had in my scrap box for ages The green backing card was a left over from Christmas cards This card is for the following challenges: Catch the Bug- photo inspiration Always fun Challenges- Anything Goes Thanks for looking

Anniversary Card

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My daughter asked me to make her a card for their first anniversary I picked a pre- coloured image from Charmed Crafts This was simply mounted onto red card and some scraps added at the back Finished with 3 red heart brads and a sentiment I thought this image goes great with the verse I put inside: Marcus, on the long road trip we call life, I'm glad you're riding next to me  even if I am shouting "Look out! Look out!" half the time. This make me laugh as my daughter is not best passenger This card is for the following challenges: Sketch Saturday- sketch I have followed. Crafting with Attitude- Anything Goes Thanks for looking

Fathers Day Card

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This card uses a great digi image from Oak Pond Creations I have coloured him using my Chameleon pens I made the image twice once in reverse to give the  impression the dog was to long for the card since my own father died 10 yrs ago  Peter has stepped in and helped fill the hole This is the card I made for him this father day The dog was perfect as he used to breed and show dachshunds at Crufts This card is for the following challenges Colour Crazy Craft Challenges- Anything goes as long as coloured Cute card Thursday- Autumn Moving along with the times- Autumn/Fall Colour s Thanks for looking

Snowman Vouchers

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These were made with a cutting file shared on the brother canvas They were out using my scan n cut  Before cutting them I used the pen function to do the label once cut they were assembled and finished with ribbon  These are for the following challenges Christmas Card All Year Round- not a card Crafty Catz.Crafty Catz- Anything goes with optional Christmas ABC Christmas-S= Snow Crafting by Design- Christmas Thanks for looking

Birthday Suit

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This card is made using a cutting template on my Scan n cut The papers are all from my stash The sentiment is one from a pack of sentiments by Docrafts To finish the suit I stock three mini buttons on the front I also used a white pen to add some faux stitching to the jacket This is for the following challenges Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges- Anything goes Simply Create too- use faux stitching or real Thanks for looking

Voucher Purse

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I needed a holder to put a voucher in for my sisters birthday As she is into handbags this seemed perfect I cut all the bits out on my scan n cut The simply glued it together The handle is held on with a couple of brads The sentiment was one left over from an old kit She was really pleased with it This is for the following challenges Simon Says Stamp Monday- It's a wrap Through the Craftroom Door- Anything Goe s  Thanks for looking

Birthday Bear

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This card uses a great digi image from Bugaboo   This one come with a pre-.coloured image and  as the colours were perfect for my project it was ideal I then used a tonic die to cut the circle  The die had some shaped sentiments that fit inside,  I used one of these to draw around it to get the shape The sentiment come with an image from Mo's Digital Pencil but I thought it went well with the image All the card was from my scraps box This card is for the following challenges Stella Says Sketch- Sketch I have followed Always fun Challenges- Fall Colours Make My Monday- Autumn Colours Thanks for looking

Wedding Shoes

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These are my daughters wedding shoes she brought them from converse  and designed then with have her new married name on them However they were not quite special enough so this is where I came in I ordered some different sized swarovski crystals  Took some fine sandpaper and made the toes rough Then using a little row of glue at a time I slowly covered them to make them sparkle They looked great when the toes just popped out from under her dress  She even took them on honeymoon and a year on from the wedding they are still being used. These are for the following challenges: Simon Says Challenge - Bling it On Tuesday Throwdown - Add Some Texture Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes Thanks for looking

Anniversary Card

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This card uses a couple of great images from Mo's Digital Pencil I coloured them using my chameleon pens Mounted them onto some gold card Then onto the gold foiled card Finally finishing with a sentiment made in word This card is for the following challenges A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes Colour Crazy Craft Challenges - Anything Goes as long as its coloured Thanks for Looking

Wedding Latterns

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For my daughters wedding last year I decorated lanterns I used these as the table decorations and also the table numbers I used the same love heart tree we used on the invitations Cut it out of purple vinyl with their names and the dates  This was place on two sides On the other sides I put the numbers for the tables Finally I finished the top with some curled ribbons They are battery power so where safe to use around children. We were also pleased we had them as we had a couple of short power cuts  whilst at the reception and they gave out a lovely light that the ate the cake by These are for the following challenges Moving along with the Times - Use Ribbons Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes Thanks for looking

Birthday Glasses

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These are a couple of presents I made two of my friends at work They are both very into their Disney stuff I brought the cutting files from a store one Etsy The used my bits of left over vinyl to cut the shapes Finally I attached them to the wine glasses The brother scan and cut is perfect for this sort of thing as I was able to load the mat up with all the bits of odd shaped vinyl  in the different colours and scan the mat in  so I could then move the shapes to fit These are for the following challenges Pixies Snippet Playground - Use your snippets Through The Craft Room Door - Anything goes Crafting with Friends - Anything goes Thanks for looking

Butterfly Card

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I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest but cannot  remember who listed it to give them credit sorry I used a die cut to cut a number of butterflies in lots of different colours I then stuck them all together slightly bending their wings I finished the card with some gems to add some bling and lead to the  Happy Birthday which was printed directly onto the card This card is for the following challenges Crafty Catz - Anything Goes Optional Pearls Sparkles Challenge - Dies and/or punches Cute Card Thursday - Dies and/or punches Thanks for Looking

Grandparents of Twins

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This card is made using some skin coloured ovals  that I then stamped the faces onto I then folded some card to make it look like blankets finishing with a ribbon to hold them down The sentiment was printed in word and then mounted onto card This card is for the following challenges 2 Sisters on the Blog - Baby Card Simon Says - Stamp on it Thanks for lookin

Beer Monster

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This card uses an image I brought from Pollyanna  years ago when I first started blogging I thought the image goes well with sentiment I must explain the stripes are a shadow my blind  created as it was so sunny yesterday I did not notice it until I posted it here and its too late to take another photo  as the card has been given it the birthday boy This card is for the following challenges Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed Craft Rocket Challenge - Boys/Men Thanks for looking

Recycling again!

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Another card with a great bugaboo image This one I have coloured using my Chameleon Pens I then trimmed the image and mounted it onto some 3d Foam The paper were all bits from my scrap box This card is for the following challenges Stella Say Sketch - Sketch  I have followed  Colour Crazy Craft Challenges - Anything Goes Colour Challenge Thanks for Looking

Birthday Balloon..

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This card uses a pre-coloured image from Bugaboo Its one of my favourites So I thought I would do a clean and simple card for my sister in laws birthday After printing it I simply layered it onto a piece of red card This card is for the following challenges Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes Crafting with Attitude - Anything Goes Thanks for looking

Candle and Box

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I have decorated this candle with a great image from Bugaboo This digi stamp came with a coloured version as well as the one to colour This makes it great to use on candle I just printed it onto tissue paper and used my heat gun to melt it into the candle The box I designed and then cut using my scan n cut This is for the following challenges Catch the Bug - Make us smile Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes Thanks for Looking

Simple but Colourful Birthday

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This card is made using bits of card I had left over The Happy was cut out using my Scan and Cut,  I cut two white ones and then one in green, orange, blue and red I then stuck them together just slightly off setting them I printed the word Birthday and then stuck the Happy over it Finally a few thin strips of the card stuck on the front This card is for the following challenges Pixies Snippets Playground - Use your Snippets Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes Through the Purple Haze - Bright Colours Thanks for looking