my birthday cake

• LOTV- my birthday cake
• LOTV & nitwit- pastel dreams
• Tattered lace- essentials circle dies
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• Memento ‘tuxedo black’ ink pad
• Copics- E21,50,51,93. R85,83,81. RV91. BG23,11,10. Y13. YR30. E31,35,37,43,44,55,57,59. C00,1,3.
• Wink of Stella ‘clear’ glitter brush marker
• Ranger glossy accents 
• Pink cardstock

I stamped, coloured and die cut my image into a circle. I layered this onto the next size die-cut circle, in a coordinating coloured cardstock. I printed my sentiment onto cardstock and die-cut it into a circle, then layered it with pink the same as the image. I mat and layered the card blank with coloured cardstock and floral paper. To complete the card, I glued everything onto my card blank, using different depths of foam pads for dimension. The final touch was a bit of sparkle and some glossy accents on the balloon.

 

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Santa's sleigh ride

• Hunkydory festive elegance luxury card collection: Santa's sleigh ride
• Hunkydory essential book of Christmas sentiments
• Paper smooches Christmas words 2 die
• red cardstock, silver & gold mirri card
• A5, 7x7" & 6x6" card blanks

For the large square card, I mat and layered the cream cardstock onto the card front, to feature the border across the bottom edge. I then positioned the image topper with the sentiment beneath, both on foam pads. I cut down the coordinating insert to fit the inside of the card to finish.

inside

With the A5 card, I covered the card front with the cardstock. I then glued the topper and frame pieces to the top section of the card, all on foam for dimension. I chose a sentiment from the essential book to sit beneath. With the insert, I trimmed this down to centralise the message inside the card.

inside

For the final card, I mat and layered the 6" square card with gold mirri and the printed santa sleigh cardstock. I die cut the 'seasons greetings' from gold and red and glued together offset to create a gold shadow effect. I then positioned the sentiment onto the space beneath the image to finish the card front. Once again, I added the coordinating insert to fit the inside of the card.

inside

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super striker!!

 

• LOTV- super striker & for him sentiments
• lawn fawn- happy birthday border die
• memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad & copic marker friendly cardstock
• copics (E000,00,01,11,55,57,59. N0,1,6,7,8,9. R24,27,29. G24,28,29.)
• 6x6" black card blank
• black & blue cardstock
• foiled star cardstock (had it for years and im not sure where its from)

I mat and layered a black card blank with some blue cardstock. following the sketch, I cut the triangle shapes from a strip of star patterned card. I matted this on to black and attached it to my card. I then cut a piece of white cardstock, stamped the focal image and coloured this using copics. this was also matted onto black and added to the card using foam. To complete, I added a stamped sentiment at the bottom and a black die cut sentiment across the top.  

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challenges id like to enter:
sketch Saturday- #416
paper players- colour challenge #299

both for baby...

main supplies:

• SU! big news 
• craftwork cards Amelia & Jacob papers
• lawn fawn- stitched square stackables dies
• mama elephant- stitched landscapes dies
• 5x5"card blank & white cardstock
• memento black ink pad
• wink of stella- clear
• American crafts white twine

for the baby boy card you will also need:

• tim holtz 'squeezed lemonade' distress ink pad
• promarkers- pastel blue& denim blue
• big yellow button

for the baby girl card you will also need:

• tim holtz 'spun sugar' distress ink pad
• promarkers- cocktail pink & pale pink
• white paper flower & small pink button

 

to make these cards, I inked my card blanks with the coordinating colours. I die cut the stitched square from white cardstock. I added my large sentiment stamp to this, placing it near the bottom. I coloured the open areas in the sentiment to match some paper I had chosen. I added wink of stella over the colouring for a bit of added sparkle. I cut a strip of the patterned paper and die cut with the same stitched square die so this detail would follow right around the edge of the card. I then used a landscape die to create a curve on the bottom edge to follow the sketch. i threaded some twine through the button and tied in a knot. I glued all the layers on to my card blank before finally adding my button. to finish the card, i also stamped a matching 'congratulations' sentiment inside the card.

 

i made a slight change on the girl card, using a white paper flower and a small pink button instead of the large button. i still added the white twine, but tied this in a bow to be more girly.

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i would like to enter this card into the

sketch Saturday challenge blog-#396

friend...

• 6x4" white card blank and cardstock
• HOTP- card maker's floral ultimate pack
• paper smooches- friend word wise dies
• bakers twine

I chose three coordinating papers, the first I cut just slightly smaller than the front of my card as a mat. the second I cut a 1" strip of paper and rounded the corners. i then glued this in position, to match the sketch layout. I made a hole down the spine of my card blank, in the centre of the paper strip. I threaded my twine through the card to wrap around a few times, then tied a bow. (if you have a top folding card you would not need to do this step, but since I had a side fold card I thought it would give a neater finish). I die cut the word 'friend' three times from white cardstock and once from the third piece of coordinating paper. I used glue to attach all 4 layers together to give the sentiment some dimension.

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I would like to enter my card into this challenge:
freshly made sketches- #218

you lift me up ...

• w plus 9 stamps & dies- party animal & unforgettable
• papermania- happy days 6x6" paper pad
• memento tuxedo black ink pad
• copic friendly card
• copics
• sakura micron & white pen
• wink of stella- clear
• 6x4" white card blank & black cardstock

I cut a matt of blue patterned paper and stamped my sentiment at the bottom. I then drew on some clouds using a white gel pen. I layered this with some black cardstock, then glued it on to my card blank. I stamped and die cut my images. I coloured the elephant with copics and I paper pieced the balloon with a scrap of matching paper. I added my these to my card using foam tape for dimension. the final touch was some glitter on the balloon.

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I would like to enter the following challenges:

• sketch Saturday #391

a present from santa

• my favourite things- jingle all the way stamps
• SU!- holiday home stamp set, banners framelit dies and scallop boarder punch
• memento- tuxedo black
• copics
• craftwork cards coloured card blank and cardstock plus kraft cardstock
• wink of stella
• glossy accents

I used the banners dies to create my mats, I stamped the large kraft banner with my sentiment. I placed a small green banner just underneath and punched a scallop edge on a strip of green card to go along the top edge of my card blank. I stamped, coloured and fussy cut my santa image and glued it to my card with foam squares. to finish the card, i added a bit of glitter to the presents bow and a bit of gloss to Santa's belt.

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I would like to enter this challenge:

• freshly made sketches #205

 

peek-a-boo!!

 

• HOTP papers
• lawn fawn- stitched stackables dies
• sentimentally yours- elegant milestone birthdays
• LOTV-millie just for you stamp
• copics & memento ink pad
• sakura- clear star

 

I die cut the aperture in the card front and used dies to mat and layer the front of a card blank. I then stamped the sentiment on the front. I mat and layered inside the card, then stamped the focal image and coloured it using copics. the finishing touch was glitter using a sakura pen over the sentiment and to accent the image.

 

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50 cheers !!

stamps: abc-123 sketch alphabet & numbers, distressed dots, for my family & teen tiny sentiments from stampin up!, cheers bear from lili of the valley

inks: archival ink (chrome yellow), tim holtz distress ink pad ( faded jeans & squeezed lemonade), memento ink pad (tuxedo black), promarkers

cardstock: craftwork cards digi cardstock, 6x6" card blank

extras: ribbon

 

I started by inking my card blank in blue, along with some papers to use as matching matts. I then created the background paper by inking the whole sheet yellow, then randomly stamping the '50' around the page. the second backing paper was made using the same yellow, but this time with the dots background stamp onto the white cardstock. I then stamped my image, for the topper, and coloured him using coordinating promarkers. I cut the dotty paper and topper into tag shapes and matted them onto blue inked cardstock. I then punched holes at the top to thread some ribbon through to complete the tag effect. these were then placed onto the card, following the sketch. the first was stuck using double sided and the other raised on foam pads. the final step was to stamp the sentiment onto the dotty tag, in line with the topper, using the edge of the block to make the alignment easier.

 

 'case this sketch #67'

 

 'paper players #186'

 

 'ribbon girl - lovely lili  challenge # animals'

 

'simon says-tags it'

 

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floral fancy !!

stamps: emma walkies from lili of the valley, teeny tiny sentiments from stampin up!
inks: memento (tuxedo black) ink pad, tim holtz (brushed corduroy) ink pad, promarkers
cardstock: craftwork cards digi cardstock, 6x6" pearl card blank plus cardstock, petal fresh 8x8" paper pad from LOTV & nit wit
dies: ornate label #3 framelit from sizzix, large paper doily sizzlits by stampin up!from sizzix plus the big shot machine to cut them out
extra: papermania adhesive crochet borders, liquid pearls (white opal), paper flowers



I made this card for a special birthday, so I thought it would be good to use the crafty bingo challenge as inspiration for the embellishments. I found some floral paper, which I cut to fit on the pearl card blank. I edged this with brown ink to finish it off. I also die cut a matt for the stamped image and inked the edges. I matched my promarkers to the paper to colour the image. the doily was die cut from pearlescent paper and layered onto the card. I used the adhesive border and flowers as extra special touches to complete the design. the final step was to use the liquid pearls to create the centre of the flowers.

'the ribbon girl-birthday'

 

'lili of the valley- crafty bingo- (doily, lace, flowers)'

 

 

'passion for promarkers- flowers'

 

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rugby red !!

 stamps: rugby mad from lili of the valley
inks: memento (tuxedo black) ink pad, promarkers
cardstock: craftwork cards digi cardstock, red 6x6" card blanks plus red card and silver paper
dies: vintage market alphabet from tim holtz alterations, circle framelits all from sizzix and cut using their big shot machine.

matt the patterned paper onto some silver paper, to create definition from the red card blank. next add a strip of red card, again matted onto silver. stamp the image onto craftwork card and colour with promarkers. then die cut the image into a circle, using a larger die to cut the silver matt. finally, die cut the 50 in red and glue it all together following the sketch. 

'sketch Saturday #297'

 



'paper players #183'

'colour challenge -red'

 

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blue blossoms...

 

stamps: morning meadow banner greetings both (hostess) from stampin' up!

inks: archival (cobalt) ink pad

papers: my minds eyes oh la la for her paper pad

cardstock: 4x6" landscape card blank, gold glitter paper, craftwork cards digi cardstock

 

I started my card by doing my matting and layering, first is my card blank which I inked blue. I added gold glitter paper next, then a layer of digi cardstock that I inked blue again to co-ordinate. I then cut the final layer, to only leave a thin border showing, and used this as my stamping base. I stamped the flower branches, using the same blue ink as before, around the edges of my card. I stamped the banner message onto a scrap of digi card and cut it out (you could stamp it straight onto the card if you preferred). finally I glued all my layers together, being extra careful to get them straight. the banner was last to go on, to complete the sketch.

 

 'paper players #182'

'sketch Saturday #296'

 

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walk the plank !!

stamps: walk the plank from lili of the valley, for my family from stampin' up!
inks: memento (tuxedo black) ink pad, promarkers
papers: dcwv all about boys stack
cardstock: craftwork cards digi cardstock, 5x7" kraft card blank and extra kraft cardstock

I chose two co-ordinating papers from the stack to match with my  theme (in this case the stamped image is pirates) I then cut the striped paper to mat onto the card blank. I then cut a strip out of the matching paper to layer on top. I stamped and coloured my image using promarkers and added the sentiment below. I then cut it out, and matted it onto some kraft card. I glued all the layers onto the card blank for the simple but effective card.

 

'spots & stripes'

'name that tune'

I chose walking the plank (marley & me film soundtrack by Theodore Shapiro)

 

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woodland wishes...

stamps: tim holtz wallpaper and wood from stampers anonymous, petite pairs & perfect punches from stampin' up!
inks: archival ink pads (sepia)
papers: 6x6 away we go designer pad from my minds eye, happy days 6x6 designstax from papermania, kraft 6x4" landscape card bland plus extra kraft, cream & black cardstock and green patterned paper
punches: bird builder & owl builder punches from stampin' up!

first, i stamped my kraft card blank with the wood effect stamp from tim holtz. i added a strip of red patterned paper to my card. i then cut a mat out of kraft cardstock for the centre of my card and stamped it with the wood effect too. i layered it with a turquoise paper, stamped with my sentiment. i then created my topper by adding punched elements. i used the owl builder punch to make a owl, using the red patterned paper for the tummy, and added the heart above the sentiment as an embellishment. i then created the branch to stand him on (from the bird builder punch). i cut this once in kraft and once on green... it took a bit of time to trim the leaves off the branch, as it is small, but its worth the effort to get the layered look. the final touch i added was a tab detail to complete the sketch. i used a stamp from the perfect punch set, onto kraft and red patterned paper, cut them out, then layered them together. i glued this in place on the card then added the central topper using foam pads for dimension. 

'fab friday #34'

'seize the sketch #13'

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welcome baby boy ...

stamps: baby with bunny from lili of the valley, a word for you from stampin up!
inks: memento ink pad (tuxedo black), tim holtz ink pad (brushed corduroy), promarkers
crdstock: bear necessities papers from lili of the valley ( nitwit collect), craftworkcards digi cardstock, 5x5" card blank

I mat and layered two of the papers and glued them on to my card blank. I stamped my baby boy image onto digi card stock and added a sentiment just below. I only coloured the flesh with promarkers, paper piecing the clothes and bunny  to complete the image. I matted this layer on to a piece of card I had inked brown, to coordinate with the accent in the paper. I cut some little banners for added interest (and to follow the sketch) and glued them to the back of the topper before adding to the card. if you swap the papers, this design could easily work for a girl, or be kept neutral for a surprise arrival !!

'sketch Saturday #293'

'anything goes'

'for the boys'

 

'new...new baby'

 

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floral fun!!

 

stamps: positively chevron, flower shop, express yourself(hostess) from stampin up!

inks:archival ink pads(jet black, magenta hue, venetian orange, aqua marine) ,tim holtz distress ink pad (dried marigold)

cardstock: craftwork cards digi cardstock, 6x6" card blank

extras: adhesive gems, washi tape, pansy punch from stampin up!

 

I coloured the card blank pink and stamped the large chevron background on to a mat using yellow ink. I created 3 flowers in my chosen colours by stamping and punching them out. the sentiment was stamped and cut it into a banner shape. I glued my layers into position, then added pieces of blue washi tape to accent the top and bottom of the card and tie in the colour scheme. the final touches were adhesive gems for a bit of sparkle on the centre of each flower.

 

 

'clean & simple #273'

 

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one for the gents ...

stamps:  'for the gents' hunky-dory stamps and 'abc- 123 sketch alphabet and numbers' and 'for the family' by stampin up!
inks: tim holtz distress ink pad and archival ink pad (jet black)
card: 6x4 card blank, craftwork card digi cardstock and kraft card
other: inkssentials glossy accents, simply gorjuss bakers twine and stampin up! punch extra large petite pennants

I saw this sketch and thought it would be perfect for a car themed card with the bunting. I used the car stamp to create a background on kraft card. I then distress inked the card blank and some other white card to turn it blue. this was used to punch out the pieces for the bunting and cut out the banner. I cut a further piece of kraft to layer onto the blue banner. these were stamped with the sentiments and added to the card. I used a piece of twine to join the bunting and finish the design, using some glossy accents. I think the sketchy style of the lettering and cars work well with the simple design and limited colour palette for this card.
 

seize the sketch #10

 

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