Hubby's Valentine

Today I am going to show you a card that I have made to give my lovely hubby for Valentines.

I have again been playing with my new Cameo and downloaded the white scalloped lace heart from the SIL store.  I cut this out using Centura Pearl card from Crafters Companion and using my new found knowledge I created a shadow layer.  This layer was then duplicated and welded into an easel card.  The sentiment is another file that I shadowed and I also made a mat for the bottom part.  The image is another gorgeous Saturated Canary which is my latest must have lol.  I have coloured her using my Spectrum Noir Pens, added a ribbon and some Wild Orchid flowers and hey presto, its finished.  I hope he likes it as much as I enjoyed making it.

I am entering this into the following challenges.

My Craft Creations - All things Crafters Companion
Craft your Passion - Valentine
Love to Create - Feelin Love
Corrosive Challenges - Hearts & Flowers
Sentimental Sunday - Love is in the Air
Spectrum Noir - Love
Allsorts - Valentines
Totally Gorjuss - Love
Polkadoodles - Valentine Love

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Cameo Birthday

Well where is the time going.  I don't know about you but it is going far too fast for my liking.

Today I am sharing a birthday card with you that I have cut out using my new Silhouette Cameo with a free cut file from Sue Lough.  I cut the sentiment tag on the back using the print and cut method (I love being able to type your text then get the machine to cut your sentiment out in a shape).  The yellow circle was cut using my Spellbinders Grand Decorative Circles.

I have been looking at the Cameo for ages as I loved my Cricut but found I was very restricted for images as it was getting so costly buying cartridges when I was only wanting one image off it.  Another thing I found was that not every image/font came with a shadow and this was a real bug bear as I do like my mats/shadows.  I also found that this machine was capable of producing such intricate cuts after finding out as much about it as I could.  So I finally caved in and this is my first project.  Yes I know it's not that intricate but oh the cuts are sooooo much better plus I will (once I've studied it a bit better) be able to incorporate it with all my CDs and CraftArtist files which will be brilliant.  Now I just have to master making my own designs, rhinestone designs etc, oh where will it end.

Hope you like it.  Anyway, I am entering this into the following challenges.

Dies to Die For - Die-ing for a Challenge
Saturated Canary - Colours
Creative Cutting Challenge - Birthdays
Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Fancy Edges

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Happy Christmas

Well I am finally ready for Christmas, are you.

Here is a card I made for my brother who celebrated his birthday recently.  He is a music teacher and drummer so I thought that this image would be perfect for him.  He is also an massive "Rush" fan so I found some words from one of their songs that fitted this occasion (he knew the song immediately I was pleased to say.  I am going to enter this into the Passion for Promarker Mega challenge where they want to see the word "HAPPY" so I thought this would do nicely.

Well I am now about to go off to my bed as I am shattered but I would like to take the time to wish each and everyone of my followers a very Happy Christmas and to say thank you for visiting me, I know I haven't been around much this year but unfortunately too many things in life have come along to prevent me from doing much blogging but I am hoping that life will be a little kinder next year enabling me to spend a little bit more time on here chatting to you all.

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon, night, night.

   

Paintbox Poppets Birthday

I had to make a Birthday card but didn't have a lot of time so I thought I would get my Paintbox Poppets CD from Crafters Companion out and came up with this.  I love this CD as it has so much on it and is ideal for when time is against you.

I am going to enter this into the following challenges.

Crafters Companion - Birthday
SJ Papercrafts - Birthday
Lollipop Crafts - Birthdays



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16th Birthday

Hi All

I know it's been a long time, unfortunately life has been getting in the way.

This is the birthday card I made for my son who turned 16.  I used a fabulous Kenny K image as he is now attending college doing music which he loves and as it is the drums he plays I thought that this image would be ideal.  I used my Cricut machine and Gypsy to make the base card where I used Base Camp for the letters.

Hope you like it.  I am entering this into the following challenges:

Designed to Colour - 1000th Fan Giveaway (Celebrate)
Crafts for Eternity - Numbers
QKR Stampede - Birthday Clebration
PaperPlay Challenges - Fancy Folds
Addicted to Stamps - Use Markers

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Cricut Birthday

I know another post from me I hear you say.  Well it is a glorious morning here and I've been up for a while so I thought I would show you another Birthday Card I have made (sorry for the rubbish photo).  This card is for someone who is mad on Eeyore so I decided to get my trusty Gypsy and Cricut out and make a shaped card for her incorporating her initial and the adorable baby Eeyore from the Pooh Font cartridge. All the flowers are from WOC as usual.

Hope she likes it.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - All Creatures Great and Small
CES Challgenges - Anything Goes
Tanda Stamps - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Anything But Square
Creative Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon.

 

Special Friend

Good evening everyone

Hope you have all been keeping well.

First of all I have had lots of problems with my PC recently but I've finally got it back - I am seriously thinking that a new one is required as it has been giving me problems on and off for a while now and I'm fed up with keeping having it fixed, on top of that Brian hasn't been very good, so much so that the Doctor signed him straight off for a month yesterday as his blood pressure had gone through the roof.  I am so pleased as I have been worried sick and scared that he may have another stroke so I just want him home resting and relaxing now.

On top of all this Benn has started his GCSE's and gosh I think I am more nervous than him.  It is only 2 weeks until he turns 16 and boy am I starting to feel old.  He seems so grown up and knows exactly what he wants to do in life.  It won't be long now until he will be starting the next phase of his life and attending college as he made the choice of going there first then university rather than staying on at school.  So lots of change on the horizon.

I have been busy creating though, and here's one of them, a birthday card for a very good friend.  Hope you like it.

I have used some Stampin Up papers from my stash along with one of the adorable Paintbox Poppet images.  All the flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Only stamping allowed is the Sentiment
Crafters Companion - Here comes Summer
Little Miss Muffet - Flowers
Forever Friends - Spring including an Animal
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Birthdays
Do You Stack Up - Use a Flower
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon, in fact soon than you think lol x
 

60th Birthday

Hi everyone

Hope everyone had a good Easter, we did but it was just a little bit busy as Brian celebrated his birthday on Sunday too.  He coped quite well but had to go to bed in the afternoon as it started to disorientate him having so many people in the house, this is just one of the things he cant cope with since his strokes but he had a good time though which is the main thing.

Well I thought I would just pop on and share with you another Easel Card Box I was asked to make for a 60th Birthday.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday Challenge - Birthdays
Seven Kids College Fund - Diecuts/Punches (Spellbinders)
Whimsy Stamps - Easel Cards R Easy
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges - It's a Celebration
Shopping our Stash - Boys Colours/Theme

Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon.