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Monday, 5 September 2011

Happieigh Scrappin' #38




We have a new challenge today over at Happileigh Scrappin' Challenges which is to use Autumnul colours of Brown Orange & Yellow

The Happi Sisters as always had the pick of the many images in the Happileigh Scrappin' store and I do hope you will take a look at the fabulous creations they have all made on the blog as there are some real beauties there.

For my card I have used a newly released image last week called First Kiss which is in the Girly Girls Section of the store




This is a great value for money set because as always you get the black and white and coloured versions, but you also get 2 sentiments in this set as well all for only $3
I had to keep this away from my hubby as it is my 10th wedding anniversary at the end of the month and I will be giving this card to him. We have been together for 22 years and although I won’t go so far as to say each kiss feels like the 1st, I will say that he still makes my tummy tipple over and I know I am very, very lucky to able to say that after such a long time J
Anyhoo, I love Autumn, love the colours and so this image was easy to colour with my Promarkers  in oranges, browns and yellows. I coloured in the little boy and girls in hair colours that we both had as children, brown for me and ginger for Paul. The background paper is more brown than the photo has brought out and has little flowers and leaves all over it with glitter on them. The sentiment was cut out using a nestie label die, inked around the edges and matted twice onto brown cardstock. The orange ribbon is from my stash. I have use scraps of cardstock to cut out 2 lattice hearts with my Martha Stewart punched and layered them over one another so they are entwined and the last touch is a felt flower with a button centre.


There are loads of fabulous images in the Happileigh Scrappin' Store and Leigh has also got some gorgeous new designs available. With every purchase you this gorgeous image and sentiment free........



Also for every 3 images you purchase you can choose an extra one absolutely free. There are loads of fab images just itching to be played with so you will find it easy to spend your pennies I promise you :)

Remember, for our challenges you don't need to use a Happileigh Scrappin' image but if you do you it will be entered into a separate draw. With freebies available here it is easy to use one of Leigh's fabulous digis.

We would love to see lots of entries in this challenge. Leigh gives away her lovely digis to the top 3 so it is well worth entering and myself and the DT love to see your creations, so come on over to
Happileigh Scrappin' Challenges to join the fun!

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-
Card Size – A5
Image & Sentiment – First Kiss by Happileigh Scrappin'
Sketch – Cardablities #38
Paper - patterned paper by Dovecraft
Embellishments – Felt Flower, ribbon
Tools - 3D Foam & Scissors, Promarkers, Nestie dies, Martha Stewart Punch
Techniques - Shaped card, punching, diecutting

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-





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Sunday, 4 September 2011

OSAAT #78 Use a Digi




There's a new challenge today at One Stitch At A Time and I’m sure it will be popular as it is to 
Use A Digi

We have a fabulous prize up for grabs this week from our sponsor One Stop Card Crafts


One lucky winner will receive a voucher for £10 to spend in their store.

If you don't already subscribe to the Stitchy Bear Newsletter I would suggest that you sign up as you will always be kept up to date with the latest image news.

Pop over to the store and make sure you sign up for it. While you are there don't forget that for the Month of September we have a new store collab with the theme of Autumn & Halloween which is free with a $10 purchase.


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For my card this week I have used an image by Jess at Floppy Latte Designs called Life Is Sweet. It certainly is very yummy judging by this gorgeous ice cream sundae image.

The base card has been covered with a text paper with birthday words and phrases from a Dovecraft paper pack. The image has been coloured with Promarkers and I added some Crystal Effects to the cherry and chocolate sauce to make them look shiny. I used a fine tip to draw a grid on the table to look like a tablecloth. The sentiment on the image is a rub on from Sizzix.

The circle sentiment is a freebie from Brossart Addiction and I have coloured it in and added some gold Stickles to the scalloped edge.

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-
Card Size – A5
Image – Life Is Sweet by Floppy Latte Designs
Sentiment – Brossart Addiction & Sizzix
Paper – Birthday paper pack by Dovecraft
Embellishments – Crystal Effects & Stickles gitter glue
Tools – scissors, 3d foam, Promarkers

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-








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Saturday, 3 September 2011

Summer Fence Sympathy


You know how every now and again you make a card that started off as a little spark of imagination and comes out so perfectly it feels like something was guiding you, well this card is one of those.

At I Did It Creations this week they are having a nature challenge and a lot of the weeks they give away a free digi image that you send a request email for. Admittedly I don't always have time to use an image I have requested but this image Summer Fence by Toucan Scraps just seemed like a perfect image for a sympathy card.

I have used a photograph of a sunset at West Super Mare that I took at the end of the pier in February. Both myself and my husband had our camera's and took a sequence of shots whilst the sun was setting in the water and the tide was coming in too. I just love the rich colours in this picture and really wanted to try and incorporate it into a card somehow, this digi seemed like the perfect marriage.

I use a graphics program called Xara and played about with the positioning of the digi. There was a particularly large ripple in the water that provided a great straight line for the bottom of the image to sit on. The sun wasn't quite in the right place so I stretched the picture a little and just kept playing with the sizing of the images until it fit together nicely. The sentiment is a PNG from the Modern Flowers Sympathy set which is a freebie from McMahon Five Design

The base of the card has been covered with a pearlescant embossed paper from Kanban Designs. I matted the image onto dark brown card and used a Martha Stewart punch to add a punched heart border to the bottom.

The ribbon was from a challenge prize I had from One Stop Crafts and for a finishing touch I added a flower grouping made with 2 Flora Doodles fabric flowers, an opened up metal beadcap and a pearl brad.

I am truly delighted with how this card has turned out. No one likes to have to give a sympathy card for obvious reasons but would be a beautiful card for the occasion.


Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – A5
Image – Combination of my photograph and Summer Fence by Toucan Scraps
Sentiment – Modern Flowers Sympathy set by McMahon Five Design
Paper – Kanban Crafts
Embellishments – Ribbon from Stash, Flora Doodles fabric flowers, metal beadcap, pearl brad from American Crafts
Tools – Scissors, 3D foam, Martha Stewart Heart doily punch
Techniques – Punching

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-




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Friday, 2 September 2011

Jump 'n In The Leaves


Broken Box Stock ran a contest giving away this gorgeous digi and you had to email it direct to them by last Thursday night. Unfortunately I wasn't the lucky winner of a $10 store voucher but I got a free digi and have made a lovely card anyway so I'm happy :)

I coloured the image with Promarkers and inked the edges to soften. The backing paper is another snippet from the Woodland Friends pad by Papermania. I have used more of my yummy suede ribbon. I am so glad I got them in the New Year sale at Hobbycraft. I got 2 packs of 3m each and they were only 25p

The flowers are a mixed bunch. I used 2 fabric Flora Doodles ones with an opened out metal beadcap and used an American Crafts gem brad to hold it all together. The other 2 flowers were made using a HOTP Fold It Swirls template which I have to admit I haven't used for aaaages. I added some flower gems to the middles from my stash. Last but not least there is a little sentiment from my stash matted on a scrap of gold card.

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – 6” Square
Image – Jump‘n In The Leaves by Broken Box Stock
Sentiment – from stash
Sketch – Karen’s Doodles
Paper – Woodland Friends by Papermania
Embellishments – Suede ribbon, Flora Doodles fabric flowers, flower shaped gems, metal beadcap, gem brad from American Crafts
Tools – Scissors, 3d foam, HOTP Flower Fold It Swirls template
Techniques – MYO flowers, Distressing


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-




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Flashback Friday 15.0



Over at Flashback Friday the challenge this month is to show your 1st Fall or Autumn Card.

This is actually the very 1st card I made that wasn't a cross stitch card way back in October 2002. I had gone to a Needlecraft show at the NEC with my mate Julie and we saw a demonstration on a stand and they were making cards. I was so enthused and thought I could have a go that I bought loads of goodies home with me and so the obsession was born.

This card was made using an aperture card with some angel hair as the background. The leaf is one that was from a floristry spray and has an almost leather like quality to it. The gold trim around the aperture is curling ribbon and I have then put a trim of gold peel offs around that. You may be able to tell, but the sentiment was handwritten.

This card was given to my work colleagues at Allied Carpets to thank them for the gifts they gave me when I left. I had worked there for over 11 years and had handed my notice in as I needed a change of direction and didn't want to work in retail any more.

Looking back I am so glad that I took photographs of all the cards I made. It has become an amazing record of my improvement and achievements over the years but also many cards have specific memories associated with them. I am however extremely grateful that there are a lot more gorgeous 'made for cardmaking' papers and accessories available now than there were nearly 10 years ago.

Thanks for the memory Flashback Friday  :)
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Thursday, 1 September 2011

CDAC Progressive Challenge #2



Woohoo! The 2nd part of the Progressive Challenge at CDAC has been revealed this morning and this is the DT card I made for my image, Mum & Her Sons by Ellephantastic. Team A have the pleasure in bringing you some gorgeous samples for these images for this round.

I love browns and blues as a colour scheme for more male orientated cards and chose to colour my image with these using my Promarkers knowing that I could incorporate the papers from Dovecraft. I used the Argyle pattern on the bottom so coloured the big brother's jumper to suit. I have used nestie dies to cut the image and sentiment which is a freebie from Raindrop Echo Designs. The quote is by Anthony Brandt but unfortunately I had to cut his name off the bottom as it didn't fit into the nestie frame.

All the papers are scraps from the Male Dovecraft pack which I have to say has been one of my most used 6" paper pads. All card used for matting is also scraps so Jules will be pleased with my entry into Jules Crafty Snippets :)

The added embellishments are large blue gems, a button threaded with bakers twine and the lovely felt flower from the local pound shop and sued ribbon to cover the join in the papers.

If you have taken part in the 1st challenge you will have received your 5 images to work with for this part. If however you didn't enter all is not lost. For the paltry sum of only $1 you can buy back into the challenge and you will receive the images.

The deadline to enter your cards is 14th September and then you will receive your images for part 3. For all details on this challenge, the rules and how it works 
please pop over to this thread at the CDAC




Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size - A5


Sentiment - Raindrop Echo Designs
Paper - Dovecraft
Tools - 3D Foam & Scissors, Promarkers, Nestabilities Dies
Embellishments - Paperchase Gems, Papermania button, bakers twine, felt flower from Poundland, suede ribbon
Techniques - Die Cutting



I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in alphabetical order):-


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