Easy As 1,2,3.

  

My new set of stamps came yesterday so a perfect excuse to make a quick CAS card. I forgot to check who they're by so if anyone's interested let me know and I'll tell you tomorrow when I go back in the cabin.

 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

LIM 82, 3 gems,2 butterflies,1 word,
Addicted To Stamps 2, CAS,
Paper and Such, Wings n things.

Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x



A Rather Belated Birthday Card

It was the Lovely Ladybug Laurie's birthday last Thursday, and I forgot. Anyway, Laurie's, AKA "Designer Diva" the forgiving kind so almost a week later she has now received her card so I can show it to you.

I used one of the retro range of digi's by Kenny K,

"Happy Hour".

I so enjoyed shading the flowing locks with the old Copics.

The papers are "Follow Your Heart" by My Minds Eye.

I also had a go at hand cutting pennant style flags, a change from my usual addiction of triangular bunting :)

 

 

 

 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
Crafts And Me 99, Birthday,

KK'sKK108, Anything goes,

EFG30, Punches and dies,

TTCRD33, Diva,

CSF 58, Shape,

MIM104, Anything goes.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

 

 

 



Totally Ladybug Tuesday.

 

 

Well, the Bank Holiday weekend is over and it's now time for a new challenge at Totally Ladybug Tuesday and this Time it's Pami's theme,

"Paper Piecing"

I went CAS with my layout, paperpiecing the clothes and shoes of  "Beer Belly Guy" digi. I drew a frame using a fineliner after stamping individual words from LCI  "Sentimental Numbers" stamp set.

I hand cut,shaped and inky stitched the bunting placed it on the card and used Pinflair Gel to give dimension to the fussy cut the image.

 

 (Don't forget, the LCI half price stamp sale is still on for 3 more days) 

 

 

 

 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Hooked On Crafts 24, For Men,

Incy Wincy, Frogs,snails,puppy dog tails,

OSAAT, Digi,

Hybrid Chick 24, Paper piecing,

Squirrel And Fox 25, For men,

Jelly Park Friends, Quench your thirst,

Patties Creations 51, Birthday.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

 

Such A Star

 

 

What else was I supposed to do to congratulate our son on his amazing GCSE results!  I was going to add "U R" or "What" but my husband said that nothing else was needed.

 

 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CIP, Back to school,

Cupcake Inspirations, Photo,

MSCC92, School,

Simply Create Too, School.

 

Before I go I need to share what a terrible mother I am. Before I made this card, our youngest daughter asked me if I was going to make a congratulations card, when I said I probably would she came out with, that's good, you forgot to make one for me when I passed my 11+ the other year! How terrible did I feel! I just can't believe that it slipped my mind.

Not wanting to to be accused of favouritism I got cracking and made this card using my Marij Rahder stamp paperpiecing the snail's shell.

 

 

 

 

It made my daughter giggle!

Hybrid Chick 24, Paper piecing.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x



Shouting From The Rooftops!!!!

 

 

This is the extremely happy face of our son as he picked up his GCSE results thismorning.

 

 

 

 

12 A*'s and 2A's, I am one proud Mum.

Huge congratulations Robert!

Thanks for stopping by to share the news,

Julie.x

Card Remnants

Just a twinchie post for a twinchie project. A found myself with a leftover flower and butterfly from making a card order yesterday, just perfect for this fortnights 2"x2" challenge

Show us Your Twinchies 4, add a flower.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x 

It's Me Again!

Four days in a row, I told you I'd make up for my lack of post recently!

This ones my Southern Girls DT Card,

The theme for Lou's team this fortnight is

"Chipboard"

 There's some great sponsors again this time, my image is by "Bugaboo" who is one of them, check out the challenge blog for full details of the others.

I coloured it using Copics,fussy cut it out, shaped it slightly and placed it over the edge of my card using foam pads. It doesn't show up too well but I added a thin scalloped border in green then placed some picot ribbon and embroidery thread with the tiny chipboard heart threaded on to it.



I'm using my card for the following challenges:-

MAWTT, Shape up,

PTT81, Garden delights,

MIM102, Anything goes,

Marker Pop4, Bright,

PPMC52, Anything goes,

TSC23, Flowers,

Whoopsie Daisy, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

P.S. Just in case you're interested, Southern Girls have a DT Call on at the mo, full details can be found here.

Challenge Time At Scrapbook Sisters.

Happy Wednesday all!

 Scrapbook Sisters new challenge theme starts today and this time it's

"Thank you".

For my DT card I used a Meljen digi  coloured with Copics and made my card and frame using Grande Nestabilty scalloped circles. The beautiful pearls set it off a treat.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Make It Monday, Anything goes,

CIP, Monochrome,

Ribbon Girls August, Top line, "Bingo",

Allsorts 167, Circles,

Challenge Up Your Life 75, Anything goes.

Have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Ladybug Mid Way Reminder.

Hi all, just a quick reminder that the "Summer Fun" challenge at Ladybug Crafts is on for a month this time, so there's still a fortnight left for you to get creative!

I used  my lovely"Missed a Bit" Magnum and Lily digi, coloured it using Copics and did lots of matting and layering, it doesn't show up too well but I added a fish bones charm which I tied to my card using string.

 Also a quick reminder that Kerry's

got a Cling Stamp sale on so if you fancy treating yourself to some new images, there's still some time before the sale ends!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CSCB128, Digi Week,

House Of Gilli 39, Sentiment,

MIM102, Anything goes,

Great Impression, Animals,

Here Come The Boys 33, Boys Toys, I never touch a lawn mower lol!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x  

Hello Strangers!

Hi all, did you think I'd given up blogging? No way, I've just been on holiday for a fortnight and ran out of time so never got round to scheduling any posts other than my DT ones. I'll be making it up though this week as I've at got 3 DT cards ready to post but before I do, here's a Twinchie entry. I hadn't planned to make this tonight but I kind of got trapped in my craft cabin, the rain was so heavy and I hadn't a coat. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it lol!)

Show Us Your Twinchies 3, Bright colours.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x



Scrapbook Sister's Challenge.

Morning all, hope you're having a great week. The Challenge theme at Scrapbook Sister's this week is

"Wings"

for my DT card I used a selection of  sizes from my Xcut flower dies along with a circle punch for the centre, the flowers were coloured using TH distress inks to match the papers. The flourish leaves were a RAK from Julie W. and the butterflies were stamped , cut out and shaped, placed on my Grande Nesting die cut card .

Please be sure to call by the lovely and talented Laurie's blog who is the Guest designer for this challenge and leave her some love.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x