Card from Riley the dog for Zara

My stepmum also wanted me to make a card from their dog Riley for Zara as they have a great bond with each other so here is what I came up with.

The give a dog a bone backing paper is from a Nitwits collection called Farley Friends
The kennel and dog are also from the same collection. I added the name Riley with gold peel off letters on the kennel sign to personalise it a bit.

I then resized the photo of them both together and also the kennel image and cut out with my circle and scalloped circle nesties. I then added gold peel off spots to the scallops to give a collar type effect.

I die cut two elegant corners using a Cuttlebug Elegant corner die. Die cut the number 1 from the Olivia Cuttlebug alphabet. I have used 3d foam pads to stick the image and the photo onto the card and then used a shaper tool to give the dog some dimension and stuck to the card with pinflair glue gel.

I added gold fine line peel offs around the edge of the backing paper and added a message and two paw prints on the base of the card using 3d foam pads.

I hope Brenda is happy with it and that Zara likes it too. Happy 1st Birthday Zara

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Moving along with the times A card for a child
Trimmies Craft Monotone
Delightful sketches Circle challenge

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Penguin Carton

Here is a carton I have made. I used the template over at Create for fun but I enlarged it a bit.
Here in the link to the template incase anyone else wants a go. I have used a Karens Doodles digi image which I have coloured in with Promarkers and then faux stitched around the edge then cut out with my circle and scalloped circle nesties.
The pink cupcake card has been made by using an embossing folder called cupcakes by Craft Concepts which I have layered onto black card.
I punched two holes in the top with my Cropadile and threaded black and white ribbon through and tied in a bow

I am entering this carton into the following challenges
Create for fun make a carton
Crafty Catz Black white and one other colour
Karens Doodles USA All sewn up
Cupcake Craft Sweet Treats
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1st Birthday card for Zara

My stepmum Brenda asked me to make a card for her Granddaughter Zara's 1st
Birthday and here it is.

I decided to make an Easel card and followed the wonderful sketch over at Papertake Weekly this week. The papers which are gignham, spotty and stripey are all from Pink Petticoat downloads which I have edged with silver glitterations and then onto pink card.
The image is a Karens Doodles digi image called Butterfly Baby Girl which I have coloured with Promarkers I then used a corner punch to decorate the corners before sticking to pink card.
The flowers have been made using Marianne Design dies, cut and embossed with a gem in the middle of each.
I have added the name Zara and 1 Today with silver peeloff letters and then edged with glitterations.

The base of the easel card has been decorated pink gingham paper, then pink card edged with the lace doily Martha Stewart punch and then the daisy strip punch. I have added white pearl gems in the centre of each daisy. I then added pink organza ribbon with white dots along the front and added a bow using the same ribbon.

Moving along the times challenge blog are being sponsored this week by Letraset and the theme is anything goes Letraset can be found here

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Netherlands Monochrome
Papertake Weekly Sketch
Moving along the times Anything goes with Letraset link
S2G Spots and dots
Meljen Designs Anything goes
Stamp Something Digi's
Allsorts Challenge Spots and stripes
OSAAT Celebrations

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I have a blinkie to add to my blog

Here is my blog blinkie I have received from Polka Doodles which I get to add to my blog after coming second in their fancy folding challenge, their blog can be found Here
I can't believe what a good few weeks I have had.

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Another xmas card

Another chistmas card made, again using a digi image called first taste of snow from Karens Doodles which I have coloured in with Promarkers.
I have followed the lovely sketch over at Creative Inspirations. I have used the colour inspiration over at Karens Doddles Netherlands challenge blog. I have embossed the Purple card with a swiss dots embossing folder and the blue card with an ice crystal embossing folder.
I have added peel off stickers in the scallops of the purple scalloped circle around the image and fine line peel offs around the blue card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Netherlands Photo inspiration
Creative Inspirations Sketch

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The first taste of snow

Here is a christmas card I have made using a Karens Doodles image called 1st taste of snow which I have coloured with Promarkers.
I have followed the sketch over at Inspirational card sketches
I have used two patterned papers both from a pack of Dovecraft Christmas blues paper pack and added 4 glittered card snowflakes cut using a Martha Stewart Snowflake punch and then added Anita's Glitterations around the outside of the card and used a sentiment silver peel off at the bottom. I have also added stickles on the snowflakes in the image and on the blue card scallops which I cut out with my nesties. I have also added faux stitching around the image with a Marvey Le Plume pen.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Inspirational card sketches Inspirational card sketches Sketch
Karens Doodles USA Recipe
Incey Wincey Faux it up
A spoonful of sugar Winter wonderland
Digital Tuesday Sew Special
Inspirational card sketches Sketch
Just inspirational Stamped project - either digi or inked

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Wow another challenge won - I came second

Well what a great couple of weeks I am having. I came second place in the Polka Doodles Challenge 39 Fancy folding challenge Which I can be found here

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I won the Treehouse Thursday Challenge

Wow I've won another challenge over at The Treehouse Challenge Blog
I have certainly had a really lucky week. Thanks for looking x

A pink girly card

Here is a card I have made using the sketch over at Karens Doodles Netherlands blog. I have used a Karens Doodles image which has been coloured in with Promarkers. The backing papers are all 8 x 8 papers from the Papermania Basics pastel colossal paper pack. I have used my Martha Stewart Lace Doily punch on the bottom of one of them. The flowers have been made by me using 3 Nellie Snellen punches. I have the two petal cutting punch and then put the petals into the embossing punch and glued 3 sets of 2 petals together to form each flower. I then stuck the stamen punched from the third Nellie Snellen punch into the centre and added a pearl in the centre of each flower. I have stuck them on the card with 3d foam. I have stuck glitteration peel offs around the outside of the card, the image and the sentiment to add some sparkle and shine.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Netherlands Sketch
A spoonful of sugar Sparkle and shine
Creative InspirationsBirthday theme
I love Promarkers Think Pink
cute Card Thursday Make your own
Stamp Something Something punchy
Polka Doodles Make your own embellishments
Raise the bar Use pink and a female image
crazy for challenges Birthday card/project

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Boo - Halloween card

Here is my card I have made for Halloween. The digi image is one from the wonderful Karen of Karens Doodles which I have coloured in with Promarkers.
The card is a swing card which I have covered with Pink Petticoat paper from two different downloads, orange is from the Stripes download and the purple is from the Doodle Dots download.
The word BOO was free from a digi blog which I printed onto orange card and then cut with my circle punch. Download the freebie here
I have added the same image on both sides of the swinging square.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Halloween or fall
Pink Elephant Childhood
Pollycraft Anything goes
Simon says stamp Halloween
Fab n funky Use a digi image
Treehouse Spooky
S2G Use the word BOO
Meljens Designs Halloweeny
Create for funUse a digi
Alys sunday challenge Halloween
OSAAT Use your digi stamps and papers

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I won Second prize at Karens Doodles Netherlands challenge this week

I seem to be having a lucky week this week as I have also won second prize at Karens Doodles Netherlands Blog with my Hang in there kitty card so I win 2 of Karens wonderful images, its going to be so difficult to choose and they are all fantastic.

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I made the top 3

Wow I made the top 3 over at The Crafty Pad with my A new fold for me card Shown here I am really pleased, another badge to add to my blog.
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Another card fold for me today

Here is another new card fold from me today. I have used double sided 12 x 12 paper called Vertical Stripes by Papermania but you can get 1 card out of an A4 sheet of card. The lovely decoupaged image is from Paws-fur-a-moment by Buzzcraft. Whats great about this fold is that it also lies flat for postage but has a 3D feel once opened up.

I am entering this card into the following challenge
Totally Papercrafts The great outdoors
Polka Doodles fancy or interesting fold

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Owlgate

Here is my owlgate card which I have made using my Little Claire membership pack. Its a tag shaped easel card. I have coloured the stamped image in with my Promarkers and stuck the image and snowflakes down with 3d foampads. There is a purple gem in the middle of each of the 4 snowflakes. I then added the lilac gingham ribbon over the image and tied a knot on the right hand side.

I am entering this card into the following challenge
Crafty Creations Owls

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A new fold for me

This is a new fold for me, its a type of double easel card as the front bit is also upright.

I had not seen this done before. I got the tutorial on the Joanna Sheen Newsletter but here is a direct link Tutorial here This wonderful fold has been been designed by the wonderfully talented Sheila Weaver. I altered the sizes a little bit but like how easy it all goes together and yet folds flat for postage. A great idea Sheila, thanks for the inspiration.
I have used my Bigsby wreath digi image from Karens Doodles which I have coloured in with Promarkers. I have also used the grid technique on the green card underneath the image to give a little dimension. I have used my new beaded circle nestie die to cut the red card behind the image. I then added silver glitter peel offs and 7 glittered snowflakes cut using my Martha Stewart Snowflake punch on the card and finished off with silver Happy Christmas peel offs.

The challenge over at Karens Doodles challenge blog was to add 7 somethings to your card. I wasn't sure if they would count the 7 baubles on the wreath as its part of the image so I have added the 7 glitter card snowflakes to be on the safe side.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
The crafty pad Christmas sparkle
Karens Doodles Seven of something
Pollycraft No designer paper
Incy Wincy Anything goes
Creative Inspirations Christmas in September
Charisma Cardz Christmas Crafting
Treehouse Grid technique
Just inspirational Christmas cards
Polka Doodles Fancy folding
Stamp Something Something to celebrate
Sew Many Anything goes
Secret Crafter Easel Cards
ABC Easel Cards
digi Doodles 3D

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