Yellow Submarine.

Hi there,I'm back again with the last Tag shaped card for the time being,do I hear you heave a sigh of relief? This one's for a guitar playing Beetles loving male colleague.

The sheet music I found with the use of google and "With A Little Help From My Friend" sorry couldn't help myself,it was actually my daughter. Anyway,Yellow Submarine you can get as a free download so I just played around to get the size I wanted,embossed it in a cuttlebug script folder then distressed it with Inks,The tag and the Guitar were cut using the Cricut and the notes were cut using some old Sizzix dies that have been tucked away for ages..

I'm using this for the following challenges:-

Spoon Full Of Sugar 141,Tags,
Tuesday Throwdown 38,Tag you're it,

Papertake Weekly,Anything goes plus use something old,

Cupcake 131,Anything but square,

Dream Valley 1,Anything goes,

I Did it 43,Punches or dies.

Well,that's me for today,if you think I only make tag cards,call back tomorrow and I'll prove you wrong! :)

I almost forgot to say,for all you Scrapbookers out there,there's a new monthly challenge started up at Scrapbook sisters,be sure to call by their blog to find out all about it! This months theme is "Framed".

Thanks for dropping by,

Julie.x

Another Tag Shaped Card.

True to form,here's another card made in the shape of a tag,here's the last one if you missed it. Sorry,this won't be the last but at least this ones a different shape from the last one. I got a little carried away with this one I won't go into too much detail as I'm sure the photos explain most of it but feel free to ask if they don't and I'll get back to you!

A bit of stamping and embossing,something I don't usually do with patterned paper but I so love the effect it's given.

Also got out the cropodile and added some eyelets for a change. A bit of scoring to the star and some silicone glue add dimension,

A little slip with the stamp but it almost looks deliberate.

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

ECP32,Something for the boys,
Crafty Anns 35,Birthday,

Fabulous Friday ,Use metal,
Fairy Knoll,Use green,
Fussy And Fancy,Embossing,
Just a quick post for me this evening,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Garden Of Wishes

Well,it's nearly the weekend,normally I'd be doing a little happy dance but this Friday means I've only two full days left before I have to go back to work :( Oh well,I'd best make the most of the weekend! Now,a very lovely scrapbooking friend gave me a little gift,my first "Lili Of The Valley" stamp, isn't she lovely,the friend and the fairy! The stamp is called "Garden Of Wishes". A brilliant reason to enter this weeks challenge at LOTV,I coloured the beautiful image with Copics,added stickles to her wings and as the challenge is Circles I did"out of the circle" wings using Revolution circles through the Cuttlebug.The background was made by stamping pink dotty circles on to white card and rubbing over it with luster rub ons which add a pearly sheen. I then cut some flowers from the pink DP and added roses to their centres. I thought I'd get clever and punch small circles from the paper,emboss them using Swiss Dots folder and glue them to the back of the focal circle,what a waste of time that was, it looks like I've used a scalloped Nestie, I could have saved myself some time.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
LOTV85,Circles,
Fussy And Fancy,Embossing or paper piecing,
Stamp Something,With flowers,
Wags and Whiskers 48,Punches,
Crafts and Me,Spread your wings,
Creative Card Crew,Fantasy.
That's me for this evening,have a lovely weekend,
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

Oh Happy Day!!!

We've had Sunshine!!!! Yippee,I can't believe how much better everything looks when there's a bit of sunshine,even the dust looks better lol! at least, it didn't expect me to stay home to remove it. I had a little plea from my mum wanting a little box to put a jewellery gift into. I haven't made a box for ages,I'd forgotten how much I like making them. This one was a quick and easy one as the plea for a box came at ten and it was needed by lunchtime, I wasn't even showered when she rang so simple was what was needed but mum was pleased with it and it turned out to be a perfect colour to compliment the gift.

I'm going to use it for the following challenge:-
DYSU 8,Anything goes,
Paper Romance 39,Anything goes.

So anyway,the sun shone it's "Mid Term Break" so off we went for a little outing to Rochester. Coffee and cake,a wander through the Museum and a stroll through the High Street,and purely by coincidence(or maybe not) there's a little shop where you can buy "pick N mix"buttons....HEAVEN,I love buttons!!!!,little jars and wide necked vases full of little shiny jewel coloured beauties. I went there a couple of weeks ago,took loads of photos of my treasures when I returned home but somehow managed to clear my camera without uploading them.


Now I know this doesn't look much to some people but I'm sure that some of you are as sad as me :) You get a little bag approximately 3" square and as long as the top of the bag seals,you can fill it with whatever you want from the selection.

Now you couldn't find perfect matches to sew onto a cardigan but they are just perfect for my needs and to my mind they're a bargain at £3.99 a bag.

I didn't pick out so many pink this week as I got lots of those the other week but I did find some sparkly beauties.

I think I might have to get some little glass jars to divide them into colours. I wonder if I could push my luck and display them on a shelf for all to see???? maybe that's a step too far,don't want to push DH too far lol! You might be wondering how many buttons were in today's treasure bag,95!!! Bargain! The shop is called "Hometown" if you happen to be passing that way.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

p.s.,Please call by again,I'm not mad,honest!

Southern Girls' Challenge 13

Hi I'm back again,two DT card posts in one day and this one is for Southern Girls where the challenge is "Brads,Gems or Dew Drops" I decided to make another card for a boy seeing as I've still another four male cards needed over the next couple of weeks. I had another play with the Cricut to cut all of the elements for my card and I used a couple of Cuttlebug Embossing folders. I think I may have gone a little OTT with the distressing but it kind of suits a fifteen year old boy I think. I just added a splash of red as I felt that all the black,white and silver needed a bit of a boost. Following the challenge requirements I added a few silver star brads and some tiny Black brads which may be a little harder to spot. There's excellent sponsors as always for the challenge,the international sponsor is Wild Orchid Crafts and the Australia and New Zealand sponsor is Artfull Crafts.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
Anything Goes,Distressing,
Creative Craft Challenge,Cards for teens,
Two Sisters 27,Embossing,
Creative Inspirations 53,Distressing,
ECP32,For boys,
Fantabulous Cricut,Challenge Me Monday43,Emboss,
So Why not search out those brads,gems or dew drops and join us in the challenge,there's also a DT call on at the moment if you're interested.
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x
Please scroll down for my earlier post.

Scrapbook Sisters Challenge 24

Nice to see you today,you're just in time to see my DT card for this week's card challenge at Scrapbook Sisters. This week's theme is Lace and Pearls. I've used one of the New Release Digi stamps by Gayle Bond and this one is called "All Dressed Up"

I used lace to make a simple flower finishing it off with a button.

Apart from the self adhesive pearls that I used for my flower centres I used liquid pearls on the girls necklace and bracelet.

I almost wish I'd got a big sister to give this card too as I'm sure I'd have tried on all of her clothes,I have two big brothers,I'm waiting for the image of a little girl dressed in a hand me down Parka and jeans,fishing with her daddy, lol! I was that girl!

Why not enter this week's challenge at Scrapbooksisters,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Cricut Creation

Hi,I've been playing with the Cricut again,after having fun making the tag card the other evening, I thought I'd make another. I've lots of male birthdays over the next few weeks so I'm warning you now, you'll be seeing at least a couple more. They are just soooooo very easy to make and great for using up remnants. I used Plantins Schoolbook Cartridge.

I've even given you a peek at the inside this time as I realised on the last post that I hadn't shared a side view.

So this time I'm sharing two views to make up for it. There's several layers involved so I got through loads of pop dots.

Once again I used up some of the rope from the new airer plus some other small pieces of ribbon. I also did some paper piercing,Haven't done this in ages but I think it adds to the look I was after. Lots of distressed edges again done with a dark brown chalk eye. I couldn't resist a close up of the button threaded with a little of the divided rope.
The card is a perfect fit for a C6 envelope.

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

A Spoon Full Of Sugar 140,Birthday wishes,
CCC,Cards for teens,

Timeless Tuesday 106,Birthday,

PTT4 Anything goes,

Scrap Creations 22,Birthday,

Tuesday Throwdown 37,Pop it up,

Craft Your Passion 46,Male card,
Karens Doodles 51,Masculine,
Simon Says Stamp,Use some stripes,
Woodware USA 15,Shaped card *,

Paper Sundaes 57,Masculine colours.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x