Tilda with flowers

Hi everyone, hope you're all well and enjoying your weekend...

I want to share a card I've made for my late husband's mum's 75th birthday.

My wonderful husband Ted bought me a new Tilda stamp earlier this week so I thought I'd try it out. He also bought me another round the page punch so look out for that making an appearance soon. I've cut out the image using the largest die in the labels 5 spellbinder set. I then drew round the die on blue paper to mat  it. I've used the same paper to die cut the butterfly and flourish using Cheery Lynn dies. The flowers are by docraft and I've added some glitter to the dark blue one, punched a small flower in the matching blue and added a pink brad to tie back in with Tilda's dress. The white panel has been embossed with a happy birthday folder and I've rounded off diagonally opposite corners. This panel has then been edged with faded jeans distress ink. The backing paper is from the Papermania capsule collection and is cut with a deckle edge and edged with the same blue ink. I've added a few self adhesive pearls to the flourish and 75 in a small peeloff...it would be rude to shout out a lady's age...

 I would like to enter this in the following:-
Cardmadfairy's - pick a number 
Crafty Catz - anything goes 
Stamptacular Sunday challenge - loaded with layers 
Fussy and Fancy - punches and dies 
Aud sentiments - anything goes 

Thank you for visiting. I hope you like what you see.

Happy crafting
Helen xx
 

Footie Onion

Hi everyone, thought I'd sneak a crafty card in. I made a couple of others but I can't show you those just yet. This is just a simple card for DRS designs - sports challenge.

 I've used the Daisy and Dandelion stamp 'Onion plays footie' and coloured with promarkers. The backing paper, ribbon and buttons are from my stash. I've used the sketch from One stop craft challenge week 179

Thanks for looking, see you again soon

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Cute Ladybug

Hello everyone, I've managed to make another card so the migraine must be wearing off, at last....

I've used a Bugaboo image again, I think that they could be my favourite images at the moment, they're sooo cute. I've based the card on the Catch the Bug - time for a sketch challenge. 

I've coloured the image with promarkers and added glamour dust wings. The backing paper is from a cd (Crafters Companion - Cute Companions Vol 1). The 2 panels are coredinations card which has been embossed and sanded. All elements are matted with lime green and everything has been edged with frayed burlap distress ink.I've added some organza ribbon and some butterfly ribbon from my stash and added the sentiment 'On your special day'. The card is A5.

I would also like to enter this in the following:-
Paper sundaes - let's get cute
Whimsy stamps - distressing
Divas by design - buttons and/or bows
Make it Monday
Joanna Sheen - someone special

I hope you like it. Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope to see you again soon.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Cutie on a swing

Hi everyone, I'm back with a card which has been sitting on my desk since Monday afternoon when the dreaded Migraine struck. I'm still struggling with reading my screen and doing close work so apologies if anything's wonky.

I have used a couple of Bugaboo images which I was lucky enough to win a few weeks ago. I've had great fun trying to resize them so they match. I've coloured with promarkers and added ribbons to her hair.

The pink backing paper is from the Daisy and Dandelion Lovingly Yours pack and the spotty paper is from Wild Rose's Girly Polka Dots pack. I've added some cream lace and some flowers made from scraps with candi centres. The butterfly is Cheery Lynn. The base card is chocolate brown A4.

 I've used the sketch from One stop craft challenge week 179 
The colour scheme is taken from Craft your passion - photo inspiration
I'd also like to enter this for Paper sundaes - let's get cute 

Thank you for looking. I'm gonna have a lie down in a darkened room to let my eyes recover and hope I'll be back crafting soon.

Happy crafting
Helen xx
 

Christmas Fairy

Hi everyone, I'm back with another Christmas card. This one is using the sketch from catch the bug. I've used a Bugaboo digi stamp call Ava Mistletoe fairy, and instead of colouring with promarkers I thought I'd try out a free program which I saw recommended yesterday called paint.net. I can't enter this one in the challenge though cos I've just realised it needed to be a spring card...oh well...I printed it on a laser printer, well I actually printed it on my inkjet too but there was no comparison! I've used colours which I don't very often use for Christmas cards (I do have a tendency to go for green and red). Here's my card...

 I've had the papers for years and they started of 12x12. I've made the A5 card blank from a sheet of bright red A4 card. I've used the same card to mat each of the sections. The blue part behind the image has been cut with a spellbinder and also embossed. I've used a sparkly peeloff, shaping the word Christmas to fit the oval. I've added some glamour dust to the wings and added various gems with my heat setter.

I would like to enter this for:-

Paper sundaes - let's get cute
Crafty Hazelnut - lots of layers
Wags n whiskers - anything goes
Moving along with the times - Merry Christmas

I hope you like it and thank you for stopping by. I hope to see you again very soon.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Christmas bauble

Hi everyone...It's a couple of days or so since I made a Christmas card so here's a quick one I've made using some scraps up from my bits drawer....

 It's a small 4x4 card layered up with Merry Christmas paper which I've edged with Daisy and Dandelion red ink pad. I've added a square of green glitter card and some gold net before adding a Marianne's creatables bauble (I picked the die up in a sale earlier this week) made using a scrap of whitewash card. I've sanded it and edged with the red ink. The bow has been in my stash for years and probably came with a magazine. I used my new toy to heat set the red gems (4mm). Here's a close up of the layers...

I would like to enter this for the following:-Crafty Hazelnut - lots of layers
Pixie's Crafty Snippets - Challenge 17

Thank you for stopping by. I hope to see you again soon.

Happy crafting

Helen xx

Birthday Time Boofle

Hi everyone, I'm back with another Boofle card. I made another Boofle (Mr Cool) while I was making my last card so I thought I'd put him to good use. I have, however, had a trip to the craft shop with my lovely hubby Ted. I got the one boofle stamp I didn't get yesterday (Big hug) and a few new distress ink pads so watch this space as I experiment with Boofle....Anyway, here's my latest card...

 I've cut Boofle out this time and as before he's been over coloured with a promarker. He's been mounted using small foam pads.  I also got to play with my Tim Holtz clock die. The hands are fastened on with a brad so they can move. The backing paper is from the Crafters Companion 'Men's collection' cd and the sentiment is a Daisy and Dandelion one from the 'Marshmallow does DIY' set, stamped with rich cocoa momento. I've also inked the edges of the backing paper with the same ink. The card candi started off white and has been coloured with Walnut promarker. I've added a brown liner to finish off.

Again I've made this a masculine card. I'm looking forward to trying some girly ones soon.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
Sparkles monthly challenge - Men only 
4 crafty chicks - boys dig it 
Wags n whiskers - anything goes 
Everybody art challenge - card for a man 

Thanks for looking, I hope you'll come back again soon.

Happy crafting

Helen xx