Aloha

One of my nieces recently celebrated her birthday so this is the card I made for her with my daughter using The Greeting Farm Aloha Paradise stamp set.

Card ingredients include:

Stamp: The Greeting Farm Aloha Paradise

Coloured in Distress Markers

New Home

A couple of friends moved house this month so I wanted to create a simple but fun card as a welcome to their new home.

Card ingredients:

Dies: Apple Blossom Ornate Window Die & stencil

Other: Nuvo Embellishment Mousse (Cosmic Brown & Mother of Pearl), twine, flowers, sequins, rhinestones, house chipboard.

One

Another forgotten draft post... My dear friends celebrated the first birthday of their gorgeous little rainbow baby.

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Saturated Canary Baby Girl

Copics: Skin: E000  E00  E21  E11  E04  R20

             Hair: E71  E74  E77

             Top: B00  BG45  BG57

             Nappy: W1  W3  W5

             Shoes: R81  RV34  E04

Papers: Basic Grey Kneehighs paper pack, cardstock

Dies: Spellbinders Standard & Scallop Circles

Other: Burlap, sequins, alpha stickers

One Hundred

I often get asked by Darling Husband to make cards for him to give to people, but I've never made a card for a 100th birthday! In true DH style he gave me 24 hours notice to create something, so this is what I put together. I played on the 100's & 1000's & use of Scrabble letters themes to make it up.

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Kaszazz Scrabble background & Truly Scrumptious magazine freebie

Copics: G12  G14  G17  G19

Papers: B&W from stash, cardstock

Dies:Annelies Karduks Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Stitch Rectangles (modified)

Other: Twine, 100's & 10000's, Wink of Stella, alpha stickers

Jawsome!

We celebrated Father's Day a little while ago but I never posted the creations I made for the special men in my life. Here is one of the creations.

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Duh-Nuh Stamps & Dies

Coloured in: Copics

Papers: cardstock
Dies: Annelies Karduks Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Stitch Rectangle, Spellbinders Standard Circle

Other: sqeuins

I'm playing along with

Cute Card Thursday #503: Sparkles
Tuesday Throwdown #368: Shakers
Deep Ocean #167: Inspired by a Movie (Jaws)
Simply Create Too #133: CAS
Crafting with Attitude #33: Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination #137: Anything Goes

Out of this World

Another play with a some new Lawn Fawn stamp set, this time a CAS shaker card, but still playing with my Nuvo Aqua Pens for the Galaxy background.

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Out of the World stamp & die set

Coloured with: Copics

Papers: cardstock

Other: Nuvo Aqua Pens, Sequins, rhinestones.


I'm playing along with:

Cut It Up #133: Shakers
Dream Valley #165: One for the Boys
AAA Cards #101: Inspired by a Film (Gravity)
Tuesday Throwdown #365: CAS
Crafting From The Heart #179: Anything Goes
Glitter & Sparkles #261: Anything Goes

You are Jawsome!

I made this fun shaker card for my Dad for Father's Day. It gave him a little giggle and chuckle when he opened it up!

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Dah-Nuh stamps & dies

Coloured with Copics

Papers: Cardstock

Dies: Annelies Karduks Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Stitch Rectangles, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside borders, Spellbinders Standard Circles

Other: sequins.

I'm playing along with:

Always Fun Challenges #22: Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart #173: Anything Goes
LTCCB #14: Anything Goes
Simon Says #Stamptember: Stamp It
Creates & Makes #14: Anything Goes

Kitty Shaker

The year started off rather sourly for my 5 year old nephew who's beloved cat was killed by a snake. This is the card I made for him to help cheer him up.

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Some Odd Girl Clever Kittys

Coloured: Distress Markers 

Papers:  cardstock

Dies: Spellbinders Standard Circle, Stars Magazine Freebie

Other: Washi tapes, sequins.

I'm playing along with:

Allsorts #397: Cats & or Dogs (Top 5!)
Dies R Us #64: Anything Goes
Glitter N Sparkle #221: Anything Goes
The Male Room Challenge #51: Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore #Jan: Anything Goes

Christmas Snow Globe

This week's inspirational DT card for Dies R Us was inspired by this adorable snowglobe image from Bugaboo. I thought it would be the perfect image for a shaker card! I'm also super excited to be the Guest DT for Die-Cut-Diva's this week also whose current 'snow' challenge is sponsored by the totally awesome & very generous Dies R Us!

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps 'Ava Snowglobe', 'Merry Christmas' rub-on.

Copics: Skin: e000  e00  e21  e11  bv31

             Hair/Clothes/Baubles: R81 R85  R39  BG000  BG02  BG45  R22  R27  R29  R59 

             Tree: YG01  YG13  YG17
             Star/Bell: YR21  YR24
             Chair: E25  E29  E49

             Snow: C00  C1  C3
             Stars: B0000  B02

Papers:  Kaiser Craft 'Mint Twist' paper pack, cardstock, acetate film, white shimmer cardstock.

Dies: Memory Box Bristol Snowflake. Docrafts Xcut Nesting Circles

Other: Chunky glitters, sequins, Kindyglitz, corner punch, foam tape.

Here's a close up of the super cute image/snowglobe and the elegant Memory Box Bristol Snowflake.

I'm playing along with:

Dream Valley Challenges #97: Christmas
Aurora Wings #10: All that Glitters
Sweet Stampin Challenge: Oh Christmas Tree
Inky Chicks #44: Winter Wonderland
ABC-Challenge: Z is for Zany
Without Words #December: Modern Christmas
Scrapping 4 Fun #32: Summer or Winter
Love to Scrap #44: When Nature Calls
Crafty Sentiments: Winter
Glitter n Sparkles #115: Sparkly Christmas
Crafting Musketeers #20: Bling
Use Your Stuff #166: Anything Goes
Inky Impressions #190: Winter Wonderland
Cute Card Thursday #352: Sparkles
Time Out Challenges #21: Christmas with all the Trimmings