Forever Friends Christening Card

Hello everyone, happy Easter...

Here's my card share for today. My mum has asked me to make her a christening card so here goes...

 The base card is 6x6 scalloped. I've had the backing paper for years, it came from create and craft as part of a kit. I also have a blue version. I've added a pink glitter card panel which I've cut with a scalloped edge and added a bow and ribbon, which actually has roses on but isn't very clear in the photo. I really must get my proper camera out but it's so easy just to use the iphone...I've added some lace behind the image. The image is from Forever Friend's New Arrivals stamp set. I just adore Forever Friends. I've used my promarkers and edged with spun sugar distress ink. I printed out the sentiment using Word and cut it with a spellbinder die. I found a pink flower, made of textured material, in my stash and added a pink pearl to the centre.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges :-
Bizzy Bec - Texture
One stop craft challenge - Pastel & die cuts
Divas by design - Anything goes


Thank you for visiting...I hope you like what you see and will tell your friends. I love it when you leave me a message, your words of encouragement mean a lot to me....See you again soon.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Little Robin Christmas

Hi everyone, I'm back with another card to share. This time it's a Christmas card...

 The image came free with a docrafts magazine ages ago. It's one of my favourites. I love Forever Friends. I've coloured with promarkers and cut the image out with Spellbinders Labels Three. The die cut has then been edged with sakura gelly roll glitter pen in green. The backing paper is from my stash. I've added some organza ribbon and a doily. I found a corrugated red star in my stash so used this to frame the sentiment brad (which says Merry Christmas). The red flowers have been stashed away for quite some time and are made of felt. Here are some close-ups...

 I would like to enter this in the following challenges :-
Sparkles - favourite colour combo
Winter Wonderland - Robin Redbreast
Crafty Hazelnut - Get sentimental
Stampin' for the weekend - Teddies
Just keep on creating - Anything goes

I hope you like it....See you again soon.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

A Day To Celebrate

Hi everyone...I hope you're enjoying the Easter break.

Here's my card share for today..

 It's a Daisy & Dandelion stamp, called Pumpkin the cheerleader, which I've had for ages and only just got round to using. I've coloured with promarkers and added stickles to the pompoms. I've also added some googly eyes.  I decided to use a red, white and blue colour scheme as I figured it'll be popular this year, with the diamond jubilee and the olympics. The backing paper was 12x12 by Generations. I picked this up in a clearance sale a couple of years ago. The blue and white stripy paper is the same make and has been torn using a fiskars ruler. The red card has been embossed with my bigshot. The sentiment has been cut out using the same style die as the main image (Big scalloped circles LG). I then chopped it off to echo the shape of the sentiment and added gems to the offcut, before adding it at the bottom corner. The ribbon, flower, buttons and gems are from my stash.

I would like to enter the following challenges:-
Anything goes challenge 64 - Anything goes
My Mum's craft shop - Easter/Animal
Whimsy stamps - Use ribbon
Critter Sketch challenge #109 - stars
Simon Says - use your favourite tool (bigshot)
Craft your passion - dots and/or stripes
Just keep on creating - Anything goes

I hope you like it...the sentiment means it could be used for a number of occasions, not just a birthday...
Thanks for visiting. I'd love it if you left me a message so that I can visit you back.
Happy crafting
Helen xx

Little Cricketer

Hi everyone, nice to see a bit of sunshine again...hope you are all well...

Here's my card share for today...

 It's a simple card using a Forever Friends stamp, coloured with promarkers and cut using Spellbinders Big Scalloped Ovals LG. The backing paper is from the Crafters Companion Cd - Men's Collection (Disc 2). Ribbon and buttons are from my stash.
I would like to enter this into Scrapbook Sisters #78 - Dad/Male Joanna Sheen - Man's world and 52 card pickup - week 13.

I'd also like to take a moment to remember my first husband Alan, who would have been 45 today

Thanks for visiting. I hope you'll leave a message as your kind words of encouragement spur me on to try bigger and better things. I hope my crafting is improving.....

Happy crafting
Helen xx

Girl Ladybug

Hi everyone, hope you are all well.

Here's my card share for today using a lovely image from Bugaboo stamps. I won a voucher to spend in their store a couple of weeks ago and this is one of the gorgeous images I bought.

I've coloured with promarkers, used spellbinders labels six and edged with spun sugar distress ink, with a touch of faded jeans to make it lilacy. The wings are glamour dusted. The backing paper is a Pepper and friends one which is glittery. The flowers were bought from Cloud Nine in Horncastle, Lincolnshire and the feathers were from my stash. I have a few feathers kicking about and never really know what to do with them... The base card is 6x6 scalloped by Craft UK Limited.

I hope you like her....I would like to enter this in the following :-
Crafting when we can - Things with wings 
Party Time Tuesday - flowers 
Anything goes - anything goes 
52 card pickup - week 13 

Happy crafting
Helen xx

Cosy Christmas

Good morning everyone...hope you are well and enjoying your crafting...
Here's my card share for today. Another Christmas card for my collection. I can't believe I'm so organised!

I've used one of my favourite Forever Friends stamps and my favourite colours for a Christmas card, traditional red and green. The backing paper is from a 12x12 pad called The Christmas Stack by DCWV. I've had it a good few years, patiently waiting to be used. I've edged both the backing and the image with a warm green colour box fluid chalk inkpad. The sentiment is stamped with onyx black versafine ink. The snowflake has been cut on my cricut from the Sesame Street Seasons cartridge. The image has been coloured with promarkers and 'blinged up' with green glitter, white flock (on the bobble) and glamour dust snow. Here's a close up of the image.

 I would like to enter this in the following :-

ABC Christmas challenge Fur and/or feathers 

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - colour combo 

Crafty Hazelnut challenge 66 - get sentimental 

Winter Wonderland - It takes 2 

52 card pickup - week 13

Hope you like it. See you again soon.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Gone Fishing

Hello everyone....another day, another card....

This card is made using one of the stamps that my daughter bought me for Mother's Day. It's based on the Critter Sketch challenge 108 sketch.

The image is from the same illustrator as Pepper and Friends (Helz Cuppleditch), distributed by Trimcraft and is called 'Gone Fishing'. I've coloured using promarkers, cut it using Spellbinders Petite Ovals Large and edged it with Memento Rich Cocoa ink. The backing papers are from my Joanna Sheen 'Messy Rabbit' cd and I've also matted it with bronze pearlescent paper. The ribbon is from Dovecraft (Earthtones) and has been in my stash for ages. It's great I'm getting to use this stuff up since I was introduced to the wonderful world of blogging. I've added 3 metal letters to spell out DAD as I plan to give to my Dad for his birthday, even though it's not till the end of May. I've never been so organised! I've also decorated the inside....

As well as the Critter sketch challenge I would like to enter this into the following :-
Cards for Men - The great outdoors 
Top tip Tuesday - Easter and/or animals 
My Mum's Craft Shop - Stamp it 
Divas by design - Stamp something 

Thanks for visiting...hope to see you again soon 

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Easter Egg time

Hi everyone...I was really happy to have my Ferguson the hedgehog card chosen as one of the favourites over at the Pollycraft challenge blog. It's my first favourite so I'm proudly displaying my badge....

Here's my card share for today. It's another Easter card. I've used a gorgeous image which you can get for free from the wonderfully talented (and generous) Sliekje digi stamps.

I've coloured the image using promarkers and taken my colour scheme from the scrap of paper at the top of the card. All the backing papers and paper for the flower are from my scraps.

I've added a doily and some lime green ribbon across the paper join. I've also added a green organza bow to the top of the image, which was cut out using spellbinders Labels 3. I've made a flower by punching 10 flowers from blue/green mulberry paper which I threaded onto a brad before spritzing and scrunching. I've added a pearl to the centre using silver glitter glue. I haven't added a sentiment as I thought the image spoke for itself.

 I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
Ruby's rainbow - Easter 
Top Tip Tuesday - Easter 
Pollycraft - Choklit 
Cardmaking Mamas - easter

Thanks for visiting...see you soon 

Happy crafting
Helen xx

Easter Bunny

Good morning everyone....I hope you're well.

I just thought I'd quickly share this Easter card before I force myself to get out of my craft room and actually do some housework......It's a gorgeous LOTV image which I got free with a magazine a short while ago.

 I've coloured the image with promarkers and cut it out using Spellbinders Labels Five die. I've made the base card by trimming down a sheet of A4 to make a 14.8 x 14.8 cm card in a lovely bright lime green. The backing papers are from my scraps stash, as is the ribbon and the rub on sentiment. I've added a couple of pink gems and a bright pink insert to finish off. Here's a close up of the image.

This is the first Easter card I've ever made. I don't usually send them but it seemed a shame not to use the image and I've also become seriously addicted to craft since I started this blog!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:-
Scrapbook Sisters card challenge 77 - Easter 
Lili's Little Fairies - Anything goes 
Cute card Thursday - Easter 
Ruby's Rainbow - Easter 
Top Tip Tuesday - Easter and/or animals
Crafty sentiments - Easter
Crafty Purple Frog - anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes
Lollipop Crafts - anything goes
Joanna Sheen - Spring is in the air/Easter

Thank you for visiting...I hope you like what you see and that you'll leave me a message...Hope to see you again soon.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Anniversary birds

Hi everyone, hope you're all well and enjoying this glorious weather...

Here's my card..

 I've kept it simple, the floral backing paper couldn't take too much fuss. It's from the Kate Knight Spring Fling designer paper stack. The image is from a stamp I've had for a couple of years and I've no idea where it came from - probably a magazine or supermarket and is coloured with promarkers and edged with distress ink (Tim Holtz Faded Jeans). The shape is spellbinders labels 5 using blue coredinations and silver mirriboard. The piece of blue ribbon is from my stash and the sentiment is a Daisy and Dandelion message tag. I'm planning to give this as an anniversary card.

I would like to enter this into the One Stop Craft Challenge #175 - clean and simple.

Thanks for looking. Hope to see you again. If you like what you see please have a look through past posts. I'd love to increase my followers and always enjoy reading your lovely comments.

Happy crafting everyone

Helen xx

Teddy Bea Birthday Wishes

Hi, I'm back with my 3rd post of the day. This time it's a Teddy Bea card.

The basecard is 14.8x14.8cms and is bright yellow. It's not very clear in the photo but the pale yellow panel has a glittered pattern on it. The backing paper is from a Bitty Scrap pad and there's also a darker yellow panel offset under the pale one. I've coloured the image with promarkers and the wings and star on the wand are glittered with pale lemon glitter. The image and sentiment, which I printed using Word, have been cut out with spellbinders Petite Ovals Large. The flowers are from my stash, as is the ribbon and button. 

I would like to enter this card into the Teddy Bo Challenge - Easter or Buttons and bows 
and Passion for promarkers - ribbons and bows

Thanks for stopping bye. I'd love it if you left me a message.

Happy crafting
Helen xx
 

Two bad mice

Hi everyone, hope you're well and enjoying the beautiful weather....The day got off to a wonderful start this morning when I found out I'd won a giveaway over on Kirsty Wiseman's blog. Take a look at her blog, I particularly like her URL but I'm not gonna spoil it, go take a peek.

Here's a little 4x4 card I've made for Crafty Hazelnut's home for Christmas challenge.

The stamp is by Crafters Companion. My husband bought it for me when we visited the Beatrix Potter attraction at Bowness-on-Windemere last week. It's the Tale of Two Bad Mice. He also bought me Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggywinkle......haven't played with those yet...but watch this space. I've added the holly which has been cut out with a Spellbinders shapeability die, which I picked up in a sale, and has stickles berries. The image and its mat have been shaped using spellbinders labels 3.

Thanks for looking, see you again soon, I hope.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Ferguson

Hi everyone. Whilst reading blogs this afternoon I discovered this gorgeous little character as a freebie at Pollycraft. His name is Ferguson.

The base card has been cut using Spellbinders die Large scalloped circle LG and made into an easel card. I cut the shape out again on green and added it to the base of the card. I then cut it out on checked paper and also on white to strengthen the paper. This was added as the main part of the card, onto which the image was added. The image has been coloured with promarkers and I've added a docrafts flower, a candi as a stopper and a happy birthday peel off.

The papers are from my stash. I would like to enter this into the Pollycraft challenge - check it out and Fussy and fancy challenge - anything but square/rectangle

Thanks for visiting. I hope you like what you see. I haven't been blogging long and any comments are always greatfully received. I hope to see you again.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Cupcake Piggy

Hi everyone, I hope you're all enjoying this beautiful spring weather.

Here's my card share for today.

The base card is chocolate brown and has been layered up with pearlescent turquoise card and papers from DCWV Retro print  6x6 paper stack. The image is from Bugaboo, I just love their images, and has been cut and layered using Spellbinders Petite Ovals Large dies. I've coloured him with promarkers using glitter and sakura glaze pen for added details.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-
The Sweet Stop Sketch SSS151 
Totally Gorjuss Challenge 124 Spots and Stripes 
Crafty Purple Frog Challenge 37 - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 209 - Anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge 76 - Anything goes

Thank you for visiting. Please leave me a comment, it really makes my day.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Lil Cool Dude Brother card

Hi everyone, hope you're having a lovely day. I got this image as a freebie from Bugaboo. It just reminded me of my brother, well the hairstyle did anyway.

The backing papers are from my stash. The border is a spellbinders die called Fleur De Lis Border. The 'Brother' stamp is by docrafts papermania. The image and backing have both been mounted onto black card and the base card is lime green. I coloured the image with promarkers and added 3 card candi to the bottom corner.

 

close-up of image

 I've added a green liner with a bright blue panel, cut from spellbinders die labels six, with appropriate text added.

I hope you like it, more to the point I hope he likes it!
I'm entering this into the Totally Paper Crafts Challenge #108- male card 
Allsorts challenge 146 - 3 in a row


Thanks for visiting, I hope you all have a lovely day. See you again soon, I hope.
Happy crafting
Helen xx

Magical Christmas

Hi everyone, I'm back again with another card to share....another Christmas card for my collection.

 This is my first Teddy Bea image and is a digi stamp which I printed on a laser printer using decoupage paper. I've coloured it with promarkers and mounted it on a cream oval. The colour scheme has been determined by one of the challenges I'm entering this for. Backing paper is from my stash. The base card is cream. 

 I've added some ribbon and buttons from my stash and the wings are glittered.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges :-
 Winter Wonderland Fairy or angel
Teddy Bo challenge Menu choice Blue & cream, buttons, ribbon,glitter


Happy crafting
Helen xx

Hoppy Birthday

Hi everyone. Just wanted to share this card I've made using a new stamp that I accidently bought last weekend....can't imagine how that happened....

I've been playing with my new Spellbinders nestabilities again, this time I've used 'Big Scalloped Ovals LG'. Incidentally, if anyone has any good ideas for storing Spellbinders dies I would very much like to hear them please. The image is by Penny Black - Toadily T for Transparent. He has been coloured with promarkers. I'm really enjoying practising my colouring and blending. The backing paper is by We R Memory Keepers and the 6x6 pad is called TRAVELlight. I got these free with a magazine at some point. The ribbon is Anita's and has been sitting in my drawer for years waiting for the right opportunity and I think it goes really well with Mr. Toad. I printed an A4 sheet of different sentiments out using WORD and cut it with a matching die. The rest have been stashed for another day.  I've also added some card candi to finish off. The liner is lime green. I've made this for my daughters to give to their Uncle so didn't want to make it too fussy, less is more sometimes.

I would like to enter this card for the Totally Papercrafts #108 Male cards challenge.
I hope you like it and would love to read your comments. Thanks for visiting. 
Happy crafting
Helen xx