A French Card

My stepmum Brenda (who lives in France) asked me if I could make a couple of cards for some French friends of theirs, Annie and Andre with a French theme. In France they do not give each other cards so I think this is a nice idea to show them what we do for birthdays etc.

I have used red white and blue colour card which are the colours of the UK and French Flags to add a French/UK feel. The image of the Eiffel tower is an Art-Kure rubber stamp and the chic french lady is a Clarity clear stamp. I have used the masking technique so the lady looks like she is in front of the tower and I have also masked her dress and hat to give it a pattern using a corner stamp.

I have left it black as I thought it looked nicer that way. I then used my Punch around the page double loops Martha Stewart punches around the edge and matted onto blue card and then onto my base card.
I have cut out the name Annie with my Cuttlebug Olivia alphabet and stuck the letters down with double sided tape.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges
Doodle Palace Card using the colours of your flag
My time to craft Vivid greeting card
For Fun Use masking technique

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A wedding card made for my friend Rachel

Here is a wedding bookatrix card I was asked to make for my friend Rachel's friends whose wedding colour scheme is lettuce.
I have used my Bookatrix embossing board and used 3 pieces of card. I then put gold peel offs around the edges of both green pages, added some ivory roses to the corners and on top of the centre green ribbon. The grooms suit and wedding dress are both made from mulberry paper that I have a good supply of at the moment. I have stuck them onto a gold heart cut from gold card using my Sizzix die.
I have printed the message requested in gold lettering on my Mac and then edged with gold line peel offs and stuck onto the right hand side of the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Cute card Thursday No designer paper
A spoonful of sugar Celebrations
Die cut dreams Words, no stamped images

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I'm Back - A card at last

Sorry for not posting anything in the last 10 days or so. My hubby Barry has been off work and we have been out most days as we were lucky with the weather so no time for crafting.
I have managed to make a card today though. It was a card someone commissioned me to make for their friends.
The base card is cream, the ribbon is called Antique and is cream and I have tied a double bow and attached this to the ribbon.
The mulberry wedding cake is something I bought ages ago in a pack. I have cut a gold heart out with my Sizzix heart die. The other items are peeloffs that I have matted onto cream card and cut around. I have attached to the base card with 3d foam pads. I have also used 2 fine line border peel offs down the right hand side.
I have printed the text in gold colour.
I will be entering this card into the following challenges
Charisma Cardz Sweet Treats
Pixie Dust Cut it out
Shirleys 2 Girls Ribbon
Stamp Something Celebrate somethings
Totally Papercrafts Wedding/Anniversary
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Happy Birthday Kieran

Here is the card I have made for my son Kieran who will be 17 tomorrow, can't believe where those years have gone. Happy Birthday Kieran !!
I have made this card as a shaped easel card using a labels two nestie die from Spellbinders. The image is a Karens Doodles. I have coloured the image with Promarkers and have done some faux stitching around the edge with a blue marvy pen. I have done the bottom circle on Word Art, stuck a green brad in the middle and stuck onto the bottom of the card with 3d foam.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Allsorts Animals
Pile it on Boyish colours
Incey wincey Anything goes
Digital Tuesday A toast to you
Rosie Dees Cakes, fruit, chocolate
Lexis creations Animals
Pennys Shaped card
Dutch Dare Easel card plus repeat something (stitching)
Fussy and fancy Birthday with sweet treat
Stampin for the weekend Getting to know you (My favourite story as a child was The hare and the tortoise)
Cute card Thursday Boyz to men
Simon says stamp Birthdays/celebrations
Trimmies/CRAFT Wedding/Birthday

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Tri shutter birthday card for my Mum

Here is a Tri shutter card I made for my Mums birthday which is today, Happy Birthday Mum.

I covered the Tri shutter card with patterned paper from a papermania 12 x2 12 pad called Temptations. I have never doine a Trishutter card with the centre cut out to create ovals, I think this look is quite different. The image is a Lili of the valley rubber stamp which I have coloured with Promarkers. I have decoupaged the balloons so there are three layers although you can't see this so well in the photo. I have used 3d foam to stick the image to the card and the flowers which are Flora Doodles, which have been at the bottom of my craft stash for ages, have been stuck on with Pinflair glue gel.
I am entering this card into the following challenges
A spoonful of sugar 3d something
Papertake Weekly Do something different
Charisma Cardz Girly with flowers
Paperplay Pretty Pastels
SG2 Add words Mom or Mother - hoping Mum is allowed as in the UK mothers are Mum and not Mom
Raise the bar My Retreat - My bedroom is purple/lilacs which are my favourite colours
The pink elephant Mommy I love you
Creative Craft Bloomin Marvellous
Creative Belli Birthday Card

Thanks for looking x

I won I love Promarkers challenge 11

I won last weeks I love Promarkers challenge number 11. I am really chuffed as I have won $15 worth of crafting goodies from Simon says stamp. The card I entered for the challenge was the penguin happy birthday one.
I hope everyone has a great bank holiday weekend and hope the weather is kind to us here in the UK.
Thanks for looking x

Teddy hanging out to dry card

For this card I followed the sketch over at Inspirational card sketches. The image was a freebie digistamp from Sassy Cheryl which i have coloured in with Promarkers. The backing papers are from a 6 x 6 paper pad by Paper Cellar called Easter/Spring, I have added lilac gems on the left hand side of the card and some little Prima flowers called Got flowers Deux that have been hiding at the bottom of my craft stash for ages, I had added some little lilac gems in the centres.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Passion for Promarkers In the garden
Inspirational Card Sketches Sketch
Die cuts r us Nature related item (Flowers)
Fab n Funky Get it all out (My guilty stash was the Prima flowers
Lexi's Creations 3 Papers, 2 different embellishments (Gems and flowers) and 1 image
Dare 2 Digistamp Flowers
Sew Many Anything goes
Our Creative Corner Flowers/blossoms
One stitch at a time Flowers
Alys Sunday challenge Animals - hopefully a bear counts
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Penguin Happy Birthday

Here is a happy birthday card I have made. I have followed the lovely sketch over at Sketch Saturday. The image is a Karens Doodles stamp which I have coloured in with Promarkers. I have cut all the circles out with my circle nesties and scalloped circle nesties and embossed the black circles with the swirls cuttlebug folder and the purple one with the swiss dots cuttlebug folder. The image and sentiment have been stuck on with 3d foam to raise from the card and the flowers which have little purple brads in the middle have been stuck on with Pinflair.
I am entering this card into the following challenges
One stop craft Things with wings
Sketch Saturday Followed the sketch
Create for fun Circles
Stamptacular Sunday Penguin celebration
Incy Wincey Black, white and one other colour
Karens Doodles N Anything goes
A spoonful of sugar Happy Birthday
I love promarkers Black, white and one other colour
Simon says stamp Thinsg with wings
SG2 Flowers
Raise the Bar Favourite colour - mines purple
Fussy and Fancy Birthday with a sweet treat
Thanks for looking x

WOW I have won another challenge and made the top three in another

Wow I can't believe it, I have won another challenge, this time over at Digital Tuesday with my "It wasn't me" card shown above. I won a set of digital images and also 30% off a future purchase so I'm really pleased.
I also came in the top 3 (there was no prize on offer this week) at Crafters Companion with my cute little chick card also shown above.
Thanks for looking x

Birthday Card for my Dad

Here is the birthday card I made for my Dads Birthday on 28th April. Happy Birthday for the 28th Dad, have a great day.
He moved out to France about 6 years ago so when I saw this Lofty french themed stamp set I knew I had to buy it to make a card for him. Isn't french lofty cute.
I have used Promarkers to colour the image in. I have stamped the word Bonjour in black ink on to the white piece of card along the top. I have faux stitched around the edges of the image, the flag and the bottle of wine/glass image.The lovely spotty ribbon was bought at The Range, I think it was Anita's. All three images have been stuck on with 3d foam to raise them off the base card.
I am entering this card into the following challenges
Stamp Something Something layered
Secret Crafter A day out in France
Allsorts In stitches
Paper sundaes No people
Crafty Pad Stitching
Stamp with fun Animals
A spoonful of sugar Happy Birthday
Creative Card Crew Happy Birthday
Paperplay No Patterned Paper
Thanks for looking x