christening day

• LOTV: baby christening
• SU!: inspired events
• First edition papers ‘blank canvas’
• Memento ‘tuxedo black’ ink pad
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• Copics: R01,32. RV42. YR30. B41. BG70. YG93. E30,35,53,55,57. W00,1,3.
• Sakura jelly roll ‘clear star’ glitter pen
• Pink ribbon. 

To make this card, I cut a 5” square mat and stamped my image and sentiments in place. I coloured my image using copics, then added details to the sentiment and flowers using a glitter pen. 

I wrapped ribbon around the top of the panel and tied the ribbon into a bow. I then layered this panel onto a piece of pink paper.

I used the pink paper to cover the front of my 7” square card blank before adding a mat of cream patterned paper. I used foam tape to attach the finished panel to the centre of the card.

I think this is a nice christening card... it uses quite a traditional image, made clean and fresh by using the coral and keeping the design simple.

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Big birthday

• My favourite things- big birthday die
• Stampin up- crazy about you
• Tim holtz distress inks- salty ocean, shabby shutters, mowed lawn.
• Black card blank and watercolour cardstock 

I cut down my piece of watercolour cardstock and added water. I simply squished the ink pad onto a sheet of plastic, and used a big damp paint brush to pick up the colours. I added them to the card in lines and blended them together slightly. I let this dry. I diecut the big birthday and glued it on to the panel. I stamped the ‘to you’ underneath. I finally added the panel to a black card blank to finish.

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mice time to celebrate.

• My favourite things- it’s a mice time to celebrate (stamps & dies)
• Lawn fawn- happy birthday border lawn cuts
• Prima- free spirit paper 
• WeR memory keepers- love 2 craft papers
• Copies- C00,1,2,4. R000,00,20,21,81. RV34. BV00,11. B00. BG53. YG11,21,41.
• Memento dye ink pad-tuxedo black 
• Wink of Stella brush pen- clear
• 6” square card blank

I picked a main patterned paper to act as a background. I added a strip of dark polka dots, layered with a yellow pattern. I also used the dark paper to die cut my greeting. I layered all these and glued onto the card blank. I then stamped, coloured and die cut the cute mice images. I used 1mm foam on one mouse and 2mm foam on the other to create more dimension. I added sparkle to the Pom poms, to finish.

I’m entering the Simon says Wednesday ‘use 2 or more pattern paper’ challenge blog, I’m so glad I did too. I don’t use my patterned papers much but the background paper really makes the card.

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Chic 60th

So I wanted to make a special card for a friends 60th birthday. I instantly thought of using the hunkydory window to the heart postcard collection. I used the a special friend toppers, matching paper and insert. 

 

 

I folded an a5 cardblank and covered the front with patterned paper. I scored a piece of a4 acetate in the centre, then on one side scored a second line 2.5cm away. I creased the folds, added a couple bits of tape in the folded strip and glued it to my card blank. I wrapped some white ribbon around the card front and acetate to cover the glue, then tied in a bow. 

 

 

I trimmed the picture side of the insert to fit the inside of the card. I stamped my 60th sentiment and added some glitter pen to add sparkle. I trimmed the greeting side of insert to be the same size as the toppers.

 

 

I glued the first topper in position on the front of the card blank. I positioned another on top of the acetate in line with the one on the card front. I then used the insert greeting paper to cover the glue on the reverse of the acetate. As a final touch, I added a stick on gem to the perfume bottle.

 

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Scooter boy

• LOTV- scooter boy stamp
• We R memory keepers- anthologie 6 x 6 paper pad
• Lawn fawn custom craft dies- large dotted square & large dotted rectangle stackables 
• Copics- C4, 5, 6, 7, 8. W00, 1, 3. E21, 35, 41, 50, 51, 55, 57, 93. R17, 27, 29. B95, 97, 99. YG00, 01, 21. G20. 0. 
• Neenah classic crest card stock 
• Red card stock 
• 6” square cardblank

I was asked to make a great grandson card for a little boy turning 6. I created a custom sentiment on the computer to fit inside the rectangle die, printed it onto Neenah card stock and cut it out. For the image I stamped, die cut and coloured the scooter boy. I covered the cardblank with the patterned paper and die cut a panel of a coordinating red card. To complete the card, I simply arranged the pieces onto the cardblank, overlapping each other, with just the sentiment raised on foam pads for a bit of dimension. 

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for the grandparents

• LOTV- twice as nice
• Neenah classic crest cardstock 
• Copics- C00,0,1,3,4,5,6. E21,50,51,93. RV91. R81,83,85.
• Lawn fawn- large stitched rectangle stackable 
• Wink of Stella ‘clear’ glitter brush marker

I was asked to make a grandparents card to say congratulations on the arrival of twins. As I was struggling to find the perfect sentiment, I created a custom one digitally and printed onto cardstock. I then stamped my image above the sentiment and coloured it with copics. I used stitches stackable dies to cut the cardstock and patterned paper into panels. These were simply glued down flat to the card blank. I added a touch of sparkle to the hearts to complete.

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twins !

  

LOTV- twice as nice

SU!- inspired events

Lawn fawn- finley’s ABC dies, dotted circle stackable 

Neenah classic crest cardstock 

Copics- C00,0,1,3,4,5,6. E21,50,51,93. RV91. R81,83,85.

First edition paper- sweet nothings paper pad

Pink glitter paper

Wink of Stella ‘clear’ glitter brush marker

To make this card, I stamped my image and sentiment onto cardstock. I coloured the image with copics and die cut into a panel. I also die cut the letters to spell out 'twins' from glitter paper to complete the sentiment. I cut a mat of patterned paper to fit the card blank, leaving a small white border and glued into position. I then added the panel with the letters beneath and finished with a touch of sparkle on the image.

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teddy at play

• Hunkydory for the boys: teddy at play
• Hunkydory essential book of sentiments 2018
• coordinating cardstock
• Gold mirri card

 

I cut away a section from the open edge of the front my card blank to create a reveal to the inside. I covered the inside with one of the inserts from the set, trimmed to size. I covered the front of the card blank with the cardstock from the collection so the printed bear image became the main feature. Following the sketch, I then cut a band of coordinating cardstock, matted onto mirri to create the border edge. I took a sentiment from the book and positioned this overlapping the band to complete the card.

 

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I would like to enter the following challenge:

cas(e) this sketch #298

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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Rainbow thanks

• Lawn fawn- louie’s ABCs dies
• SU!- simply wonderful stamp
• Tim holtz distress ink pads- festive berries, candied apples, carved pumpkin, fossilised amber, mustard seed, mowed lawn, peacock feathers, salty ocean, shaded lilac & dusty concord
• Watercolour cardstock
• Black cardstock
• Black funky foam
• Archival ink pad- jet black
• Landscape dl cardblank

I cut a piece of white card stock to the size of my card and used the ink pads to create a rainbow background. I used a lot of colours to get a smooth blend but you don’t need to. I then lined up the alphabet dies onto the background and cut, keeping all the pieces. I stamped the sentiment underneath. I trimmed the background down and layered onto a matt of black cardstock, then glued to the card blank. To add depth, I die cut the same letters from foam and glued them into the gaps on the background, topped with the saved cardstock pieces. I love how simple but effective this card is.

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I would like to enter simon Wednesday says 'anything goes' 

butterfly greetings

• Stamping Bella- tiny townie Brianna the butterfly
• SU!- cottage greetings
• Copics- E31,34,55,37,93. N5,7,8. R81,83,85. YG03. BG10,11,23,34. 
• Neenah classic crest cardstock 
• Tim holtz ‘squeezed lemonade & fossilised amber’ distress ink pads
• Archival ‘jet black’ ink pad
• Wink of Stella ‘clear’ glitter brush pen
• Sequins  

To make this card I firstly stamped and coloured my image using copics. I added a touch of sparkle to the pink details on her wings (although this doesn’t show on the pictures). I then decided on a layout using the sketch and stamped the ‘thanks’ sentiment in place.

 

before

I felt this was a little too much blank space, so I added a ombré of yellow to the card blank to create a background. I then added a few sequins for embellishment. 

Although the yellow turned out a bit darker than I planned and the card is possibly too fussy. I quite like it and feel it is more appropriate for the recipient.

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The challenge I would like to enter is 

Case this sketch #286

thankyou stars

• SU!- so very much
• Archival ‘jet black’ ink pad
• Watercolour cardstock 
• Tim holt distress ink pads/reinkers 
• Pixie powders
• Silver star sequin/ embellishments

To create my main panel, I brushed water on to a piece of water colour card. I squished the ink pad onto a palette and added some water. I used a big brush to pick up the colour and touch it to the wet cardstock. I added a small tap of coordinating pixie powders over the top to add shimmer. I left this to dry, removing excess water if necessary. You could use mica powders and reinkers to do this technique if you preferred. 
  

Once fully dry, I stamped the large sentiment stamp slightly off centre, then added the smaller phrase to the bottom corner. I cut the panel down to size and matt and layered onto some black cardstock. I glued this onto the front of my card blank.

The final touch was to add small star embellishments to the card, I think this helps balance the design and completes the sketch. I like how this card uses distress ink to create quite a soft and pretty finish.
  

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I would like to enter:

Simon ‘Wednesday’ says - “distress it”

Cas(e) this sketch #284

thankyou sunshine!

• Altenew- hello sunshine
• Avery Elle- tag for all die
• Lawn fawn- large dotted rectangle stackable 
• Neenah classic crest cardstock 
• Copics- R81, 83, 85. RV91. V01, 12, 15. Y08, 15, 17, 18, 38. YG03, 05, 23, 25. G02, 12. 0.
• Memento ‘tuxedo black’ ink pad
• Brilliance ‘star lite silver’ ink pad
• Silver Miri & black cardstock
• Metallic silver thread

I used the floral image stamps to create my background. I die cut this using a largest rectangle die. I coloured my images with copics. I also used a silver ink pad and the tiny image to fill in some of the spaces between the flowers. 

I looped the silver thread and placed it in the corner of my card panel. I die cut the ‘thankyou’ first from black cardstock and glued it in place, (this also holds the thread in place). I then die cut the words from silver Miri cardstock and glued this on top, slightly off set to create a shadow. 

Since I am posting this card I wanted to keep it quite flat,but felt it benefited from the slight dimension of the words and thread.

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Challenge I would like to enter:

Simon ‘wednesday’ says ‘make your own background’

Donut treats

• Mama elephant: donut treats stamps & dies
• Stampin up!: hello you thinlits dies
• Craftwork cards: guilty pleasures paper pad(sprinkles)
• DCWV: fresh florals (dots, i think only had a scrap left)
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• Memento ‘tuxedo black’ ink pad
• Copics: mice-W00,W1,R01. donuts-E41,E31,E55. frosting & hats- Y08,Y11,Y15. V01,V12. R81,R83,R85. BG34,BG23. box- BG10,BG11.
• zig wink of stella 'clear' sparkle brush pen

I covered the front of my card blank in the pink dotty paper. I cut a mat of sprinkle cardstock as a layer. I diecut the ‘thanks’ from the centre top. I glued this onto the card.

I stamped coloured and diecut the mice and donut images. I played about til i had an arrangement i was happy with. Then glued all the pieces down using both glue and foam to add dimension. 

The final touch was to add sparkle to all of the donut frosting.

 

To decorate the inside of the card, i added a coordinating sentiment from the stamp set in the centre. I also stamped, coloured and die cut a small image, and glued this to the bottom corner of the card.

 

 

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I would like to enter the following challenges (linked below):

 

Simon Wednesday says- ‘use a die or punch’
 

The paper players- #402 'use negative space on your card'

sew lovely

 

• lawn fawn: sew lovely stamp set, zig zag rectangle stackables
• SU!: bloomin' marvellous stamp set, soft suede & early espresso ink pads and oval, scallop oval & banner punches
• at you spica glitter pens
• white card and small paper scraps



 I die cut two pieces of card using the zig zag stackables for interest. On the first piece I stamped spools of thread all over to create a background. I used glitter pens to add colour and detail. On the second piece I stamped a button in the bottom corner and highlighted with the coloured glitter, leaving space to write.

I stamped my sentiment and cut it out using the oval punch. I used a scallop oval punch and a piece of coloured card to make a mat. I found coordinating patterned papers and punched into banners. I layered all of these together and positioned onto my spool background. To complete my note cards/ postcards, I glued the panels together back to back.

I think these are simple but a cute alternative to a card, although it would easily be recreated as a card front and insert. These are sewing themed (see more below) but you could use this idea for all themes by changing the stamps used.

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the back with button detail and space to write the message

writing notes

• Stampin up!- writing notes & colour me happy stamp sets
• Lawn fawn 'blue jay'& 'lobster' ink pads
• Memento ‘tuxedo black’ ink pad
• Copics- R32. RV42. BG13,32. BG0000.01.02. B00. Y02,15,18. E23. C0.
• Sakura glaze pen #849
• Wink of Stella ‘clear’ glitter brush pen

I first cut a piece of card to cover the front of my card blank. I stamped this with the writing notes background stamp, using two colours to give the full note paper look. To do this, I carefully just inked up the lines I wanted red, stamped then cleaned my stamp and repeated with the blue. I used the Misti to help make sure it all lined up. If you didn’t have a Misti, it would be easier to just carefully apply both colours of ink to your stamp then stamp all at once.

I then stamped my bird image and sentiment in position on the card and coloured these using copics. I added glitter to the ‘thank’ and glaze pen to the ‘you’ and the birds eye. I think this just adds a bit of detail to a simple card.

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I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon ‘Monday’ Says... inspired by a song (bluebird by Sara bareillies)

Simon ‘Wednesday’ says... use more than one stamp

Sweet pea

• Stamping Bella- sweet pea garden girl
• SU!- made for you
• Lawn fawn- grassy border
• Memento ‘tuxedo black’ ink pad
• Neenah classic crest cardstock 
• Copics- E50,51,21,93.55,57,59. YG25,33,21. BV000,00. V22. W00,1.
• Tim holtz ‘broken China & ‘ distress ink pad
• White card blank

I stamped, coloured and die cut my garden girl image. I diecut the grass to create a mask. I used the first half to mask the sky and inked the green. Then used the other half to mask the green and ink the sky. I did this very basic just to add some colour, but you could make additional masks to create more dimension (maybe add clouds for example). I stamped my sentiment in the corner of the inked background and added my image using foam pads to match the sketch.

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I would like to enter:

cas(e) this sketch challenge #271

baby christening

for the card:

• LOTV- baby christening
• LOTV- for her sentiments
• LOTV- vintage labels occasions
• tattered lace- circle dies
• LOTV- country lady paper pad
• memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• copics- skin:E50,51,21,93. window:E31,43,55,57,59.BG70. dress:Wo,1,2,3. pink:R81,83,95,56.RV91. green:YG93
• kraft cardstock
• vintage lace ribbon
• paper roses 
    

 I cut my background papers to size and glued the top section directly to the card blank. I added ribbon to the top edge of the second piece, securing the ribbon ends on the reverse, then glued this onto the front of my card blank. I stamped and coloured my main image on Neenah cardstock, then die cut into a circle. I diecut a larger circle from kraft to mat and layer. I created a custom sentiment by combining several stamps and masking off certain sections to create the saying I wanted. I die cut this into a smaller circle and again matted with a larger kraft layer. Once all of the elements were prepared, I decided on my floral arrangement. As I was using paper roses on wires, I put small holes into the toppers where I would need them and pushed the wire through. I added a small amount of glue directly beneath each rose, then for extra security, I taped the wire in place at the back of the topper.(If you were using flowers without wires or prefer to cut the wires off, you would attach the topper to the card then simply glue the flowers on using hot glue or silicon glue gel.) Finally, I added the completed toppers to my card using foam for dimension.



for the box:

• a3 kraft cardstock
• lawn fawn- Finley's ABCs
• LOTV- country lady paper pad

As the flowers are raised from the card, I made a simple box with lift off lid to fit my card perfectly, instead of an envelope. I then decorated the lid with die cut letters to spell out the name, using the left over paper from the card. I think this adds an extra personal touch and a professional finish.



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I'd like to enter the following challenges:

• The paper players: colour challenge 'any shade of pink'
• Simon Wednesday says: girl power

it's a girl

• LOTV- push chair
• Lawn fawn- it's a girl border
• forever friends- kraft notes paper pad
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• copics- E50,51,21,93. E43,55. Rv91,93,95. R83. V91,93. C00,1,3,6,7,8,9. W00,2.
• wink of stella 'clear' glitter brush marker

To make this card I cut a strip of checked paper and used the word die to cut the top edge. I die cut the words from a coordinating lilac paper. I then cut some copic friendly card stock to size and die cut the bottom edge, I also kept the word strip too. I stamped and coloured the image using copics.

To make up the card, I glued the piece of check paper to the bottom portion of the card front. I added the white wording and then the image portion to the top of the card front. I glued the lilac word strip on top of the white one and added glitter pen over the words for a touch of sparkle.

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I'd like to enter the following challenge:

Simon Wednesday says: 'girl power'

Bundles of blossoms

• My favourite things- bundles of blossoms background
• Mama elephant- birthday script creative cuts
• Stampin up!- endless birthday wishes
• Distress embossing ink pad
• Wow! Embossing powder
• Indigo blu- lucious pigment powders 'purple, raspberry,coral & green'
• Archival 'watering can' ink pad
• White, black, grey and watercolour cardstock
• 4x6" white card blank

 

I stamped and embossed the floral background onto some watercolour cardstock. I used the pigment powders and water to create the pearl wash of colour, making sure to wipe any colour off the embossed lines. Once dry, I trimmed the piece to fit the front of my card blank. I cut a thin strip of white card and stamped the 'wishes' sentiment. I glued this to a wider piece of grey card. I die cut the word 'birthday' from both white and black card. I layered the white onto the black, off set slightly to create a shadow. I glued this into position above the 'wishes' to complete my sentiment. I added this to the card flat, however, you could use foam for dimension.

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I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Monday says 'resist it'

Cas(e) this sketch #257