Quick card for Dad

This must be one of the quickest cards I've ever made . Cake Crumb card base - a section of paper from Graphics45 -  ' Kraft Reflections Collection- Forgotten city ' - I cut out two extra leaves , ( the ones with the black dots ) and raised them on sticky pads - added white pen to the other leaves - a thin border top and bottom - peel off sentiment - DONE -

Rhedd and Rosie - challenge 29 - Wood / Trees - Does my branch with leaves qualify .

Well - my branch does not qualify for this challenge - note to self and the rest of you check the challenge brief before you play along.

Birthday wishes

I'm easily seduced by spotty paper and once again I didn't think about the end result - I really wanted to add a sentiment but I  so  hate using gold -  white wasn't an option and I don't have a cream coloured ink pad - must add it to my shopping list . The flower centers are from a sheet of peel offs..


Feeling Sketchy -  sketch 84 - shown above .
Creative Craft Cottage - challenge 18 - Spots or Stripes - I made a card with Stripes last week so here are my Spots .

Just a quick card

I say just a quick card  but that is never the case- The purple flowers on the background paper were originally blue - the only flower that was the right size was purple so I had to change the flowers on the paper. I find this happens all the time - I don't gather all my supplies before I start a project  - will I ever learn - I think not.

Mothers Day in the UK

March 30th is Mothers Day in the UK - making a card for my MIL is always a labour of love . I made 6
cards and then let my husband decide which one he wanted to send. The red ladybug  was his favourite .

I used a textured red card  which I really like - when I added the white and green coloured pencils it looked like chalk. I tried the image on white but decided the black background looked better.

Chinese Fan paper

I love this Chinese  inspired paper - it has such vibrant colours . It;s hard to see but on the right hand side of the top pic I pierced a row of holes along the top and bottom of the blue card.

Shopping Our Stash - Buttons and Bows -  This whole card was a stash project - the paper was bought 4 years ago - the ribbon 10 years ago and the button about 2 years ago .
House of Cards -  CAS or Classic and Elegant + add a button -

Lavender and Lace

Leaves and flowers are stamps from Kaisercraft - sentiment Clear Stamps - purple Washi tape - flower brads .

Let's Craft and Create - Lavender and Lace.

Southern Girls - challenge  Floral Frenzy -  how many is a frenzy -

Little birdies

It seems like an age since I last posted - very busy with kitchen reno at the moment - lots and lots of paint  - all the colours have great names - along with the bog standard white I'm using 'Lambs Ear ' which is named after a plant in a very pretty shade of pale green. I will post before and after pics -I'm guessing in about a weeks time - but only if I work really hard .

Handmade Harbour -  Mid week party 29 - Spring - birds -rabbits - flowers  - I  haven't added a sentiment- Birthday - Mothers Day - Thank You - I will decide later.

Creative Craft Cottage - challenge 18 - Spots or Stripes - I love the colour of this paper -packs a punch when a little black is added.

I wasn't very happy with my CAS card ( top pic )  -a bit too CAS so I added a few gems - much better.

A little bit Christmas

Feeling Sketchy -  challenge 82 - above sketch -

The papers and sentiment are all Kaisecraft. The base card is approx 15 x 12.5 so I made my strips quite wide -  2.5 cm and 2 cm.

Art Deco Roses

 I'm not sure it shows up very well but the whole image has been covered with Crystal Glaze - quite a lot in fact -

I used glossy black trim in the corners and around the oval -again it's not so easy to see.

I love the clothes from the Art Deco era - lots of cloche hats - short hairstyles  - flapper type dresses -

Crafting Musketeers - challenge 11 - Art Deco .

Handmade Monday

You may have noticed Miss Ellie doesn't have any eyes - I didn't mark any eye positions before I started to stitch the daisy flowers-

Handmade Harbour -  157 - Handmade Monday -

Birthday Boy

A quick and easy card using an image from Handmade Harbour-

Handmade Harbour -  Mid week challenge 26 - Red ,White and /or Blue -