A couple of wedding cards

I was asked for a couple of wedding cards for the same couple, one from the girls mum and one form her sister. I wanted to make them look different and hopefully have managed this, the first card is a digi image from Teddy Bo which I saw and thought just the thing. I have printed onto a pearl papaer and colured with Promarkers, added glitter to the dress and veil. The heart was cut out on the cricut, the back piece was white but I coloured with chalk to give it a soft pink look and added pearls and a few flowers to finish it off. Didn't know what to do a bout the sentiment and then remembered the calendar stamps from LOTV so stamped and embossed with silver and I think it finishes the card off quite well.

The second card is made with a Joanna Sheen stamp which I just had to have and never used, I have had the paper for so long I can't think when I bought it but I was at a stage when I was buying all sorts of things and just putting them away so I am now at the stage where I'm bringing them all out again and saving a few pennies. The strip is done with the Cuttlebug and lightly glittered with a bit of lace added, the bride is embossed with silver and glittered. I have added a few flowers and the die cut spray is one of the Marianne dies.

I just hope they like them now they're finished. x

Christmas Animals

Over on Rainbow Lady's blog this week she has challenged us to do something with Christmas Animals. She couldn't have timed it better, I have just made an advent calendar from the Ivory Cats cd by Joanna Sheen. The calendar should be made on an A4 but I wanted something that would fit on my desk so I made it an A5, it was going to be an easel card but thinking about how much space I have on my desk in work decided to fold the base in half and stick it inside the front forming a base. I have used a glittery backing card to mat the calendar onto, and this is my input to Christmas in the office. 

CD Sunday - The Natural World

Hello all and a very happy Sunday to you all, this week over on CD Sunday we have a very special sponsor for you, the lovely Joanna Sheen has given us a fabulous prize of £30 to spend in her shop.

Now I almost feel cheated here cos I can't be a winner, but not to worry because Joanna is very generous and has given the design team something to keep us happy and we get to work with one of her best cd's the Jayne Netley Mayhew Collection 2. 

This week our challenge is entitled The Natural World, now for us it was easy as we used this fabulous cd but you can interpret it in any way you choose.  As usual as long as you use something from a cd you can enter our challenge, it doesn't have to be a card, it can be anything you want and I  can't wait to see what you all come up with.

Just a quick note for all you new crafters, don't think we judge the entries and choose the best, we don't the winner is picked by our little froggy friend and is purely random, to be honest I don't think we'd want to pick a winner as every entry is worthy of winning.

Now onto my card this week, I don't really have to tell you much about it as you know which cd I used to create it and all I had to do was print the background on 160gsm paper and the images onto silk finish photo paper, I matted it onto some pale blue pearl card and used my Martha Stewart punch to make a lacy border across the middle of the page, a little white satin bow and it's done. Oh I almost forgot the sentiment is stamped and then I used a small die to cut it out.

I am including this card in the following challenges

Alphabet Challenge Blog - B is for bird

Fairytale Challenge blog - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Cards

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Inspired by the letter B

CD Sunday - It's Spooky

Good morning crafters all, this week at CD Sunday we are being very predictable and want you to
join us with a spooky offering.

I have used a backing paper that was freebie last year from Glenda over at Grapicus, I wasn't going to save it as I didn't use it last year but it has fitted our challenge so well I'm glad I did, the image is from A Card Makers Year by Joanna Sheen, this quite a useful cd as it has bits and pieces from different times of the year so there is always something you can use.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Rainbow Lady's Challenge

Ooh La La

Totally Gorjuss

Crafty Catz

Daring Card Makers

Create with Connie and Mary

Dutch Dare Card Challenge



All of these blogs have a halloween themed challenge this week so it's a bit of fun to join in.

A Couple of Christening cards

I was asked for a christening card so made the top one but was undecided about it so made the white one, anyway I took them both into the office and the person who had ordered it came back to me and told me she had sold the other one so that was a good idea to take them both in.

The first one is from Joanna Sheen's Baby Love and the image on the second one is from an MCS cd which was in black but I changed it to the pink.

Two fairly straight forward cards that were well recieved.

CD Sunday - Wedding Aniversary

Good morning everyone, well yes it's Sunday again so that can only mean one thing, yes a new challenge over on CD Sunday, and thanks to all who joined in last week.

This week we want you to think wedding anniversary and as it was my anniversary yesterday this fitted in with me very well, I have used some black tapestry card which I am very protective over and only use it now and again for something or someone special. I have embossed some lines around the picture to make a frame, the picture is from
The Jayne Netley Mayhew Collection from Joanna Sheen and I have added a fancy stamped corner which I have embossed in gold and some black pearls on the other corners to balance it out, I took the picture into MCS and then added the words, I do like the feature that allows you to colour pick from part of the image so everything matches perfectly.

I do hope you will be able to join in with us this week and don't forget as long as something comes from a cd you can enter and it doens't have to be a card, with us anything goes.

Music and movement - CD Sunday

Good morning everyone and as it's Sunday it's time for another challenge from us over at CD Sunday, now last week you did us proud with more entries than we've had before so I do hope you'll join in again this week.

This week it's music and movement and the image above was one of the first things that came into my head, I love the little girl following the teacher. This image and the backing paper designed to go with it comes from the Joanna Sheen cd, A Card Makers Year. This cd is broken up into months so you will always find an image suitable for the time of year you are working in but like the above image they can be used at any time, if you want to use the image I've used you will find it in September.

We are getting closer to the start of our sponsored challenges and I have to say there are some very generous people out there so you will just have to keep watching and joining in with us, it's just a pity I can't enter! Hope you have fun with our challenge this week and I am looking forward to visiting all your blogs to see your wonderful creations and don't forget you don't need to use a lot from a cd to join in with us but if you use something small like an embellishment please give credit to the cd it comes from, thanks.

CD Sunday - Meow

Hello all and as it's Sunday it means a new card and challenge from us all at
CD Sunday, this week is an easy one and we have just called it 'MEOW'.

I have used an image from Joanna Sheen's Jane Netley Mayhew Collection, I do like this cd as I can manage to find something for everyone on here, from the pretty like this image which is for a friend of mine to the big cats and other stuff you see on safari which makes great mens cards, (can you tell I'm a fan).

The image is backed matted onto a pale green card which is almost the same green as the colour in the background. Now the DP is from Basic Grey and I think it's so pretty it is part of the Euphoria collection and this one is elation. I have made a fancy band from my MS punches and the flowers were white but I coloured them with promarkers.

Hope you like my effort this week and you'll pop over to see us and join in, we love coming to your blogs and having a look what gems you produce.