Quick Card of Thanks

Evening all,  I just wanted to share with you this card I made to send a note of thanks to the team i've had to sadly leave at English Heritage. I was working in the designation team, where we look at buildings for listing and I wanted to make something simple that kind of reflected that and this is what I came up with.

The map in the middle has been layered and then covered with Clear Gloss; I added a couple of small gems and some boarder peel offs in silver to finish the look.

Thanks for looking x

Double Challenge Card

Afternoon Folks! here's another challenge card - can't you tell I've had a week off between jobs? lol! This time the card is for Lili of the Valley who wanted Spring and Sketch N Stash who provided this layout:

The papers are old scraps from a freebie pad, which is much neglected and the flowers are new stash for me. The image is coloured with Promarkers and theres lots of Stickles glitter.

Not actually sure if I like this card or not, think I've been staring at if for to long - thoughts?

Have a good day and happy crafting

Sketch Saturday Challenge Card

And here's another one! this time its for Sketch Saturdays Challenge

This was the perfect excuse to use my new LOTV stamp - and isn't it fabulous? I just adore these little guys! The image is coloured with watercolour pencils and all the papers are from Papermania's pad called Little Cake shop - perfect for this card I think.

I loved making this card, think the layout is brilliant so keep your eye's peeled as I expect this one will appear again soon

Thanks for looking and happy crafting x

Easter Project

Hello again, is everyone looking forward to easter and all that possible chocolate? I know I am!

This project has been inspired by a Spoon Full of Sugar's challenge this week of an Easter Project. Now, I don't know about anyone else but I love making something a little bit different to present my easter gifts in, especially a Cream Egg. And this year, these little cuties are going to be joining the baskets of gifts, I hope you like them!

The pattern has come from a papercraft magazine which I have, as usual tweeked until I was happy with it. The card, paper and ribbon is all from stash.

Thanks for looking!

One for a Special Lady

Morning all! has anyone else been having issues with blogger recently? i've not been able to create a new post for the last couple of days - hence why this is the first of several today!

Anyway, as we all know - Mothering Sunday is this weekend and although I've already made my Mother's day card (see post below) I was asked to make another one for a friend. She wanted it simple, with a flower on it.......so this is what I came up with:

 

The papers are all scaps that I've had for a while. I think the spotty orange came from a pad I got with a cardmaking magazine. The Sunflower is a new stamp I treated myself to and is by papermania and is the same idea as my build a butterfly stamp. the image is coloured with Promarkers and the ribbon is from stash. The sentiment comes from the same pack as the sunflower.

I hope you like it, my friend loved it and hopefully so will her mum - I think it's quite affective, so I'll be making another one to go into store.

I'm entering this card into Creative Inspirations and Allsorts challenges this week, who both have a mother's day theme.

Thanks for looking! happy crafting x

Book Card

On Sunday I went to a Bristol Craft day - it was organised by the fabulous Sue and was the first of the big Bristol playdays, with 19 insane crafters in one room, laughing, making and eating! it was fantastic - it's been agreed on that it should become a regular thing, so if you fancy joining in the fun on the 2nd Sunday of the month head over to Sue's blog (Playingwithpaper) for more information!

Anyway, this month's project was book cards - now some of us in the room *will mention no names* had been playing with the project prior to the session and so put us all to shame on the day by not only completing the project but making a card everyone wanted to take home! Me, on the other hand, was chuffed to have got all but the inside panel and the box made!

Now, I claim no originality in the design - I saw a card of similar design somewhere and it was stuck in my memory, so many thanks and kudos to whoever it was that created the original. Nevertheless, it was a design my mother would love so this is my card to her for mother's day!

Box cover and card in box base

Front

Back

Inside

If anyone wants to know the project ingredients specifically, let me know but they are pretty much as you see them!

I hope you like it, I hope my mother likes it, but most of all thanks to all the fab ladies who were there on Sunday!  it was a fantastic day - I loved learning a new project and here's to the long and ongoing success of the Bristol Playdays x

Just Magnolia - Anything goes with Glitter

Hi everyone. Another Challenge card, this time for Just Magnolia and Hanglar - which is anything goes with the additional option of glitter.

So obviously its a Magnolia image - I thought this little girl needed an airing and her pinifore is so much fun to glitterfy (possibly not a word) but  the photo's don't show it up too well sorry. Papers are from K&Co pads, buttons from stash.

Hope you like, I really enjoyed making this one.

$Thanks for looking and Happy Crafting x