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Birthday Card for my Friend

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 This card uses a stamp from Pink Ink Designs I coloured the image with my Spectrum noir pens The foiled card I brought from Create and craft ages ago I used my circle spellbinders die to cut the hole  and put the giraffe poking out. The sentiment was done in word and then printed. Then matted onto gold and orange card. This card is for the following challenges Tuesday Throwdown ~ funny sentiment Moving along with the Times ~ Animals and/or birds Colour Crazy Craft Challenges ~ anything goes must be coloured in   Make My Monday ~ Orange as dominant colour

Happy Anniversary for sister and her hubby

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This card uses a great Bugaboo image They are coloured with my Tri- Markers I used my spellbinders oval and edgabilities die Papers were from my Snippet box This card is for the following challenges  Catch the Bug ~ Bingo Dots/Stripes, Bugaboo image Dies . Pennys Papercrafty Challenge ~ anything goes Crafty Catz ~ anything goes no twist Tuesday Throwdown  ~ funny sentiment Thank you for stopping by

Birthday Gamer

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This card uses a lovely digi image from Make it crafty Unfortunately the shop has now closed He is coloured using my Spectrum Noir tri markers I then used a stencil and Tim Holtz distress inks to make the background, finishing the image with some yellow card as a mat. This card is for the following challenges: Through the Craftroom Door ~ anything goes   Tuesday Throwdown ~ anything goes   Cardz for Guyz ~ use a stencil AAA Cards ~ Made in minutes optional use a stencil Thanks for looking

Clean and Simple

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I love this card and such a quick make. The letters are wooden ones I picked up from Hobbycraft They already have a sticky dot on the back So all I did was run the card through my printer to add the word birthday and the stick on happy. This card is for the following challenges  Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge  ~ anything goes CAS on Friday  ~ Big sentiment or word Tuesday Throwdown ~ one layer wonder Crafting by Design  ~ anything goes   Thanks for  looking 

Disney Castle Wedding Card

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This card was cut on my Brother Scan n Cut I used a SVG file I brought and cut it out of the Silver Sparkle card. I then matted it with the purple behind which was the accent colour of the wedding. Its a very simple card but I am please with how it turned out. This card is for the following challenges Sparkles Challenges - Wedding Tuesday Throwdown - Add some bling Simply Create Too - Anything goes Always Fun Challenges - Mood Board Inspiration Thanks for looking

Hubby's Birthday

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For my hubby's birthday I brought him new glasses. I wanted a Card to reflect this and saw one like this on google no thought I could do that! I stamped the glasses and cut them out. Then used word to create the 'age test'. I then put a bit of blue card on my card base and then 'eye test'.  The glasses were mounted onto 3D foam and placed at the top. This is a quick and simple card but I am pleased with how it worked out. This card is for the following Challenges: Allsorts Challenges ~ Sentiment in focus A Bit More Time to Craft ~ Anything Goes Tuesday Throwdown ~ Anything Goes Thanks for looking

Little Birdie

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This card uses on image from Bugaboo  which justs makes me smile because he looks grumpy. I have coloured him with my Chameleon pens. Then mounted him onto a scrap piece of black card. The heart and dot paper is one piece which is doublesided so I just cut it and turned it round. The Happy Birthday strip was a bit again from my snippets box. The three strips mounted onto another piece of black card also came from the snippets box. I then matted the tag onto a bit of black and finished with a few gems. This card is for the following challenges: Catch the Bug ~ photo inspiration Tuesday Throwdown ~ Falling Hearts Through The Craftroom Door ~ Anything Goes Simon Says ~ Anything goes Thanks for looking

Christmas Sparkles

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This card uses some papers I brought in the sale at Create and craft. They are all foiled and are made by Kanban I cut them down to fit the A5 landscape  I also used a piece of glittered red card as the mat. Quite a quick and simple card This is for the following challenges Crafting by Design~ Anything Goes Tuesday Throwdown - Winter Sparkles Thanks for looking

25th Anniversary

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This card uses a great image from Mo's Digital Pencil  I have coloured them using my spectrum noir pens The sentiment was done on my computer and printed out The sparkly circle paper and the mats all came from my stash This card is for the following challenges Tuesday Throwdown - Crazy Circles Crafty Catz - Anything Goes Colour Me Crazy Craft Challenges - Anything Goes but must be coloured in Cute Card Thursday - Sparkles Thanks for looking

Medal Board

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My sister asked me to make a medal board This is for her friend Heidi She has acheived alot and needed somewhere to hang her medals I used a piece of wood and covered it in wood style paper Sanding the edges so it looks neat I then used my Scan and Cut to cut vinyl to make the trainers and the words finally I add some square hooks so the  medal ribbons would hang nicely This is for the following challenges Simon Says- Anything but a card Tuesday Throwdown- Anything goes Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes 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

20 years of working at Cattery

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Sorry for no posts for just over the month unfortantley I have been unwell nothing serious just seems to be one thing after another I have made a number of cards in this time and not blogged them so  I thought I would make a start at getting them uploaded I was asked to make a card for one of the girls at the cattery I wanted it cat themes so came up with the above All the papers came from my snippet box The pop up design I downloaded from  kagisippo Pop Up Cards   and this one was a freebie so generous This card is for the following challenges: Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes Pennys Paper Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes Pixies Snippets Playground - Use your snippets Thanks for looking

Don't worry about getting old...

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This card uses a great image from Dr Digi's Stamps He is coloured using my new Chameleon Pens (loving these) I then used my Scan and Cut to cut the image Finally mounting it on to the mats This card is for the following challenges Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed Tuesday Throwdown - What a Guy Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes Always Fun Challenges - Male/Dad Thanks for looking

Holy Cluck.....

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This card has a great image from Bugaboo I have coloured them using my Spectrum Noir Illustrator pens and Sparkle Pens I then used a pre-foiled piece of kraft card The red edging I gutted to also edge the image Again a simple card but I like it  This cards is for the following challenges Tuesday Throwdown - Glimmer and Shine Inspirational Destination Challenge - Anything Goes Simon Says - Sparkle and Shine Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes My Time to Craft - Inspired by a Movie  (Chicken Run) Thanks for Looking

Friends Stick Together

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This card uses a great image from Bugaboo I have coloured them using my spectrum noir pens All the papers are from my scraps boxes I did not have enough of the pink to layer behind the image so I cut a piece out of the layer behind the star paper! This card is for the following challenge Naughty or Nice - Drink Up Tuesday Throwdown - Seeing Stars Catch the Bug - Photo Inspiration Pixies Snippet Playground - Use your snippets Thanks for looking

Valentines Birthday

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My daughters birthday is on Valentines Day she is never short on card on this day! I have used a image from Redonkadoodles I have coloured her using my Spectrum Noir pens The circles were cut out on my Todo using some spellbinder dies Its my daughers first valentines day as a married woman in her own house So it will seem strange waking up without her jumping on the bed Yes she may in her early 20's but she still woke us up early on special days All the bits of paper came from my scrap box Inside the card is says Birthday are the time to have your cake and eat it! This card is for the following challengs Make my Monday - Use a least three circles Tuesday Throwdown - Use confetti Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes Crafting by Design - Anything Goes Thanks for looking

Adopted Dad

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This card was made using a kit I brought in the sales in The Range last year some time I have decoupaged the Dad bit and cut the sentiment out of the paper I love the papers that come with this kit as they look so life like But that means I struggle to use them as I like them so much Is it just me who has this issue? This card is for the following challenges Tuesday Throw Down - For the men Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge - Quick and Easy Inspirational Destination Challenges - Anything Goes Crafty Catz - Anything goes optional stripes or spots Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes Thanks for looking

No Cracks about your age....

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Wow how has time flown since I last blogged I am now back home after looking after the cattery and  then we went on holiday to the Lake District with our family  to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. It seems to have taken me ages to put everything back where it belonged  and I am one of the rare crafters that cannot craft in a mess! Anyhow back to some cards a last: This card uses a lovely stamp from the Oldies collections The sentiment in the yellow part is also from the same set The below sentiment is done in word and printed I have coloured him in my spectrum noir pens inside the sentiment says: It must have the weekends that did all the damage!! This card is for the following challenges Cardz for Guyz - Favourite Colour Combo - this is my favourite for bloke cards Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes Inspirational Destination Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed Thanks for l...

Birthday Card for Biker Dad

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This card uses a digi stamp for Charmed Crafts I have added a beard to George as my father in law has beard! He has a small low rider and still rides although he is now in his 70's The image is coloured with spectrum noir illustrator pens and the  tank and mudguards I have used my sparkle pen over The striped glitter card was an off cut from a card I made last month as is the birthday words.   The red glitter card behind the sentiment was sample  I was sent when sorting out my daughters wedding invites. The sentiment reads Biker Dad Same as a normal Dad just a lot cooler! This card is for the following challenges: Tuesday Throw Down - Sparkles Simon Says Challenge - Anything Goes Crafty Catz - Anything Goes with optional metal Pixies Snippet Playground - use you snippets Naughty or Nice Challenge - Three of Something (three different glitter cards) Thanks for Looking

Old Birds Mothers Day Card

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This card uses an image from Bugaboo He is coloured using my Aquablend Pencils from Spectrum Noir The papers are all bits form my stash box left over from other projects The circle was cut using my brother scan n cut As this card was for my mum it had a suitably sarcastic verse in it To finish the card I took some die cut flowers and used my pen to curl them and make the stand from the card - added two together and finished with a gem in the middle  This card is for the following challenges Monday Mojo - Sketch I have followed Tuesday Throwdown - Add dimension Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes Cute Card Thursday - Spring Fever Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes Through the Purple Haze - Springtime Thanks for Looking