Southern Girls Challenge Nine

Today's card is for Challenge Nine at Southern Girls and the theme for this one is "Anything Goes" check out this beautiful Digi Stamp,she's called Ebony and is from the Emerald Faeries Collection at Debs Creations,one of this challenges sponsors who also happens to be one of the design team at Southern girls.

I sized the image and reversed it also before printing it out and colouring it with Copics. I inked the background and added stickles to the wings. The grass was cut out using the Cricut and Plantins Schoolbook Cartridge.The background papers are Ooh La La by My Mind's Eye and the bunting was hand cut using left overs from My Minds Eye 6x6 paperpack Fine and Dandy and a brown fine liner was used to draw the strings.

Some tiny alphabet stamps were used to create the greeting.

I forgot to photograph a close up of the ladybird but it was created using a brad,a red Copic and a fine liner.

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

Freshly Brewed28,Celebrate,

Pixie Cottage 50,Celebrate,

Simon Says,Celebrate,

Scrap Creations,New Year,

Allsorts 83,Free and Easy,

Alphabet Challenge,H is for Hats,

Catch The Bug,Ring in the New Year,

Cricut Cardz 55,Mini Banner,

Sew Many Challenges 37,Anything goes,

Paper Sundaes 49,Cut it out,

Sweet Stampin,Celebrations.

So as the card says "Happy New Year" to you all! Lets hope that 2011 is a good year!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Brag Book

My lovely Sister-in-law does lots of lovely things for other people so I thought it was about time someone did something nice for her for a change. I've been dying to try this idea out for ages so with a bit of time on my hands for a change I thought that this mini brag book would make a perfect little gift to give to her with a collection of photos that we've taken over the years. This idea came about the first time I discovered that this fab frame could be cut using the Cricut.

I cut out 10 scalloped frames from cream card using "Plantin School Book",2 from thicker card the same size to give strength to the front and back covers and 10 from DP's cut 1/4" smaller. I then brushed the edges with chalk eyes.

I used 8 photos which were also cut out using the same cartridge making the circles 1/4 inch bigger than the apertures and gluing them behind the frame,this is easily done by working out where the frame will sit over the photo and choosing the spot on the photo where the centre will fall. You then select the centre point button and move the blade to the spot you've selected,sounds complicated but it is so easy,in the right hand photo below I just decided that the nose would be the centre and that's where I started the blade from.

I did very little decoration to the book as the pages only measured just over 3" the photos were really all that was needed.

The front and rear cover were decorated using cuts from the same cartridge and one of my Christmas Present cartridges "Calligraphy Collection"

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

Simon Says,Anything goes,
Paperplay 50,Anything but a card,

Papertake Weekly,Anything goes,
Sew Many Challenges 37,Anything goes,
Incy Wincy 74,Distressing,
CYDA10,Punches,Die cuts (hope Cricut counts!)

CES17,Anything goes.

I hope Father Christmas was kind to you,I've had lots of fun playing with my new Cartridge today,just got to think of something I can make using my other new cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Merry Christmas!!!!

I'd like to wish a Very Merry Christmas to all of my family,friends and lovely followers,thank you for taking the time to call by, I love to hear all of your comments as it means that I can come find you and return the compliment.I love my blogging buddies!!!!
Thankyou to my lovely Scrapping friend Kim who took the time to make me this very special,personal gift,I'm so very touched that anyone would do this for me,you know how much I love marzipan! Isn't Kim lovely!

Enjoy your day,I have no cards to post for a few days so things will be a bit quiet around here!

Take care,thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Last Card Before Christmas.

Thought you might like to see the easel card I made for my daughter's friend,I'm hoping the girlie forgives me as the Mo Manning digi image rather resembles her.

I cut the scalloped frame using Cricut Plantin's School book and also the Scalloped strip,coloured the image using Copics to match the Paper Pack Tickled Pink by My Mind's Eye.

I cut a tiny scalloped frame for the numbers,used a flower punch and used some peel dots for their centres.

Added some hand drawn stitches and some stickles to the skirt and cake and brushed the edges with various chalk eyes.

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

Seven Kids College Fund 11,Anything goes,

Allsorts 83,Anything goes,

Alphabet Challenge,H for Hats,

Crafty Catz 63,Your choice,45,Animals,

DCD79,How girlie can you get,

Papertake,Anything goes,

Polkadoodles 50,Age related.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Scrapbook Sisters Challenge Sixteen

This week's card challenge at Scrapbook Sisters is "Man's World",so as I still had a few Christmas cards to make I took the opportunity to make a really quick Christmas card for a male family friend.

When I say quick,I really mean quick in a cheating sort of way,all it took was a bit of matting and layering,a bought gift tag and some silver elasticated chord. I just punched another hole in the tag,threaded it onto the elastic and wrapped it around the centre section of the card twice. I popped the card front onto foam tape to allow for the thickness of the chord before adding it to the card blank and placing a foam pad under the centre of the star.
How do you fancy making a card for this weeks challenge,the last of the year. Wishing a Very Merry Christmas to you all,
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

I Just Love This Card!

This is my first ever Magnolia Stamp! I won it the other week in a Challenge at Dotties World,I just love her! she may be my first Tilda but she definitely won't be my last as she was so lovely to colour,I'm more than a little pleased with this card,unusual for me,normally all I can see are the bits that I think I should have done better!

I wish I'd discovered her before I'd made all my cards,guess who will be staring on my cards next year?..... lol! I stamped her using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her using Copics. The papers are by Dovecraft,the heart shaped sentiment is "Jingle Bells"by Anitas,I stamped it and distressed it using assorted distress inks.I used stickles to add sparkle to the "Fur and the Fir",what a coincidence lol!

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

Stampin with Dragon 16,Make it sparkle,

Sew Many Cards 36,Winter,

Totally Tilda Challenge 11,For the one I love,(use the word love,use hearts)

A Spoonful Of Sugar,Christmas card,

Allsorts Challenge 83,Anything goes,
Alphabet Challenge,H is for Hats,

Crafty Anns 30,Anything goes,
SISC39,Holidays,

StampsRUs 11,Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Sweet Treat

I thought I'd share the little envelope bag that I made,just the right size to put a couple of chocolate lollies in to give to my boss' granddaughter.

I can't remember where I saw the idea of making an envelope into a gift bag but it is so very easy to do,just involves sealing an envelope,cutting off an edge and scoring around three sides an equal amount to give the depth of the bag. I also scored 2cm down from the trimmed edge to fold into the top and to reinforce the edge so that there is enough strength to thread the ribbon through. I decorated the front and back using Dovecraft papers,die cuts and Meljen's freebie image coloured using Copics.

I threaded bells onto the velvet ribbon before threading it through the punched holes.

I'm using this for the following challenges:-

Stampavie 121,Make a gift,

DDCC93,Winter,

Creative Card Crew,Anything goes,

Fussy and Fancy Friday,Show us some snow,

Hanna And Friends 75,Just a little Christmas,

CES17,Anything goes,

Paperplay 50,Anything but a card,

Meljens 38,Sweet as candy,
Allsorts 83,Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x