New House, New Card, New Challenge!

I’m scheduling this card way in advance as I’m off on my holidays at the moment. I am actually due home, but just not soon enough to do this as it is for the new challenge at Alphabet Challenge Blog.

We’re up to R now and the challenge this fortnight is...

R for Recipe!

The recipe in question is 1 image, 2 patterned papers and 3 flowers.  Simples!

My sister has recently moved house, so I made this card for her.  I saw a tutorial for a cute pop-up card a while back, so I thought I’d give it a go.

Here it is...

And a side view

The fabby image was a freebie from the even more fabby spyder, you can purchase her digi’s here.  I coloured it with my copics.  The papers I used are from the Jillibean Soup “Blossom Soup” pad.

I used some cute little toadstools that I got ages ago in a garden centre!  I could never find the right thing to use them on as they are quite bulky, but this card was perfect for them along with 3 cherry blossoms from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The card folds up really easily

And fits into the box which I made for it – I used a scallop edge punch on the lid and base of the box

And I tied a ribbon around it to keep it closed

And that’s it!

So why don’t you pop over the the Alphabet Challenge Blog to see the other DT’s fabby cards and then make one for me to see!

Thanks for looking!

 

Summer Swap

Over on the MAC forum we had a wee swap set up for Summer.  Now it was supposed to have happened in August, when it was supposed to be summer, but sometimes things don't go like they're supposed to!  Mine were a bit late due to getting stuff ready for the 2 weddings, but I got them finished eventually and they've all been recieved now so time to blog it!

I made 7 in total, all the same (and I only made a mistake on one where I stuck the topper on sideways!  Aww well, it just opens at the bottom, rather than the side! lol)

And here it is

The image is of course a LOTV as is the sentiment.  I coloured the image with Copics and prisma pencils and I did the sky with distress ink.

The papers are from Pink Petticoat, they're called "One in a melon".  I reduced the size of the flowery paper to a little smaller than A5 so I could get more of the gorgeous detail on the card as I lost most of it when I printed the page A4 and cut it down.  The white picket fence is a Doo Hickey and I added some swarovski's.  You can't see it in the picture but I glittered the writting on the sentiment with a clear stardust pen.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges;
Anything Goes: Anything Goes
By The Cute And Girly:  All things bright and beautiful
Copic Creations: Colouring fur
Crafts 4 Eternity: Recipe - Leaves, birds, glitter
Cute Card Thursday: Anything goes
Moving Along With The Times: Sparkle
Paper Play Challenges: Punches and dies
Papertake Weekly: Creature Comforts
Stamp With Fun: Anything goes
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Just Sayin
The Pink Elephant: Photo inspiration

Thanks for looking!
 

Forgotten Wedding Card

I forgot all about this card, I made it for my parents to give to one of the couples who got married a few weeks ago.
There's lots of pictures of this one so best get started with them!

I used this couple couple from LOTV, coloured with copics

The papers are from Basic Grey, hopscotch paper pad.  I punched a strip of butterflies with my Martha Stewart punch and added a few swarovskis for interest.

The flowers are a mixture of flowers from my local craft supplier and Wild Orchid Crafts.  I edged the petals with some clear stardust pen.

And it is, of course, a twisted easel card

 I used my Magnolia Doo Hickey label die to cut out the computer generated sentiments.

And another one on the pocket on the inside for the gift

And a wee metal corner to finish off the bottom bit.

Lastly, I made a box to put it in with a matching big flower.  I attached magnets to the ends of the ribbon to hold the box closed underneath.  I didn't get a photo of the closure though.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
CES Challenges; Embellish me more (Flowers, pin, Crystals, metal corner)
Craft Your Days Away: Colour combo - Pink, Brown, Blue
Creative Craft World; New
Cute Card Thursday; Anything goes
Moving Along With The Times; Sparkle
Paper Play Challenges; Punches & Dies
Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog; Flowers
The Corrosive Challenge Blog; Punches & Dies
Trully Scrumptious; Decorate the inside

 

Q for Quick and Simple

Hi everyone!
Yet another week has gone by and I don't know where it went to!  I thought I'd be all organised now since the weddings are over but I just can't seem to get anywhere near organised!
And not only that, but another fortnight has gone by and it's time for another challenge at the Alphabet Challenge Blog.  And if you haven't already guessed from my title, we're up to Q and it's for Quick and Simple - now there is a real challenge!!  I usually spend hours making a card and sometimes even days!

But this one kind of happened by accident!
My little sister was heading off on a school trip to Paris and, as us big sisters have to do, I was giving her a bit of spending money for the trip.  I was just about to leave the house when a thought popped into my head (it doesn't happen very often, so it surprised me!) that I should've made her a card for going.  Then I was nearly knocked off my feet when another thought popped into my already thought-filled head - I could make her one now with the bargain stamps I bought ages ago of Parisian themes!

So I took a piece of an off-cut from some DL shaped wedding invitations I made earlier in the year (I keep everything!) and scallop punched one of the short ends.  I butted the other, straight edge, up on my score-board and scored a line at the tri-fold mark.  I folded that line then butted the folded side and scored on the same line, leaving a short piece that I folded and secured on the inside of the card to make a pocket.

I then went over the whole thing with my Parisian themed stamps in brown versafine and also in versamark to make shadows, and this is how it turned out

Front

Inside

And with that all-important money in it!

It literally took about 5 minutes to make - including thinking time!

I'm entering this in the following challenges;
Less is More: One Layer, seeing double
Jules Craty Snippet Challenge, more of an off-cut than a snippet, so I hope it still counts!
Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Sing it - Parisian Walkways by Gary Moore
Totally Papercrafts Challenge: Clean and Simples
Trully Scrumptious: Decorate the inside of your card

I thought I'd finish with the fabby song - Parisian Walkways by Gary Moore, I saw him a couple of years ago in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, totally awesome and sadly missed.

Thanks for looking!
 

Foto Friday 5

Where did this week go??!!  I can't believe it's Friday already (and even Friday is nearly over!)

I didn't get to take part last Friday as I was away at a wedding so I'm gonna be cheeky and put 2 photo's up this week!  The photo's are of the 2 weddings I was at last week - both were stunningly beautiful and reflected the personality of the brides perfectly!  As any good wedding should!

Why not head over to Lori's blog to see some more fab photos!

Thanks for looking!
 

My Second DT Post!

And I’m having to schedule it cos I’ll be away at my second wedding in 2 days! Yes the weddings are finally here and I’ve got all delivered and have no more to do except enjoy the days festivities (chest infection permitting )!  It’s actually Wednesday night but I’m sure I’m correct in saying that the wedding yesterday was beautiful and a great day was had by all!! Lol!

Anyway, on to my card and the new challenge on the Alphabet Challenge Blog which is...

P for Pretty Pastels!

Now, pastels aren’t my strong point as I like either dark grungy looking cards or bright and cheerful, the middle ground is hard to find in my opinion!  So this is what I came up with

It’s an engagement card that I made for my friend Andria from the MAC forum, she recently got engaged so I couldn’t not send a card!

The gorgeous image is from Tiddlyinks, it’s called “You & Me Baby” and I’ve coloured it with a mixture of copics and tria markers and finished it off with prismacolour pencils.  I added a gem to her finger as an engagement ring and realised just before I put it in the envelope that I put it on the wrong hand!!  Lol!  I didn’t get a chance to re-take the picture so you’ll just have to take my word for it that I changed it!!

The papers I used are from my favourite and most used pad – Basic Grey, Wisteria.  I must see about getting another one as the one I have hasn’t got many pages left.

I used a Spellbinder square Fleur De Lis die for the background and cut a square of contrasting card to go just behind it, I heat embossed the edges of it with gold powder and the edges of the largest layer with super sparkle holographic powder.  The Umount swirls around the image are also the holographic powder – it gives a lovely sparkle!  Some Swarovski’s to finish.

I decorated the inside to match using a computer generated sentiment.

So why don’t you pop over to the Alphabet Challenge Blog to see the rest of the DT’s fab creations and take part and let me see some lovely pastel pictures!

Thanks for looking!