Mon Amour

Pop over to Scrap, Paper Scissors, The Papermaze Blog to see some quick, last minute Valentine cards. Using just four sheets of paper from Graphic 45's Mon Amour collection, I created all these cards and a tag, with papers to spare.

Most of the Graphic 45 collections lend themselves to making cards due to the printed images and matching background patterned papers.

Take a look at the Papermaze website to view various collections.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Christmas Accordion Cards with Die'sire

You may have seen these cards I made featured on the Papermaze blog. I have been having a play with some of the Die'sire Classiques Christmas Collection Dies, and here are my first attempts:

For the first three snowflake cards I used:

Create-A-Card Christmas Collection- Snowflake Accordian Card
Crafter's Companion Classiques Christmas Collection - Snow is Falling
Crafter's Companion Classiques Christmas Collection - Snowflake Circle Overlay

Crafter's Companion Classiques Christmas Only Words - Merry and Bright

Bazzill Cardstock & Doodlebug Designs Inc. Sugarcoated Cardstock

Miri Card and scraps of metallic and other cardstock
Sizzix Bigshot for cutting and embossing dies
Flat-backed Self-adhesive Gems and pearls

Liquid Pearls and Stickles

for the cards with Bells I used the following in addition to the items listed above:
Crafter's Companion  Create-A-Card Collection - Circle Accordian Card

Crafter's Companion Classiques Christmas Collection - Jingle Bells
Crafter's Companion Classiques Christmas Collection - Jingle Bells Circle Overlay

Crafter's Companion Classiques Christmas Only Words - JingleAll The Way
Ribbon

These cards are fun if a little fiddly to create, but worth the effort for those special people you want to send greeting to at Christmas.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care

This card reminds me of the Christmas poem 'Twas the night before Christmas.

Lots of little bits and pieces to die cut and attach, the flower centers were added with Liquid Pearls. After embossing the fireplace Distress Ink was stenciled through the die. Basic Grey - Figgy Pudding paper was used for the wall paper.

Crafter's Companion Classiques Christmas Collection - Christmas Fireplace
Crafter's Companion Classiques Christmas Collection - Fence and Gate

Bazzill Cardstock

Miri Card
Scraps of metallic and other cardstock
Sizzix Bigshot for cutting and embossing dies

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Home Sweet Home

Another new home card, this one for my brother Robert and his wife Elaine. Make in much the same way as the one I made for Mum and Dad. I used the following:
JOFY stamps
Watercolour paper
Distress Paint
Distress Markers
Black and White marker pens

Lots of fun making these new home cards. Wishing you happiness in your new home Rob and Elaine. xxx

Thanks for Looking
Lynn x

Welcome To Your New Home

A card I made for my parents as they move to a new home. After much waiting and thinking at times they might loose the place they wanted, moving day is finally here!

I used the following items to make this 8" x 8" card:
Watercolour paper
Distress Paints
Distress Markers
JOFY stamps from various sets
3D foam stamps
White marker pen
Black marker pen

I stamped the whole scene onto the painted watercolour paper. Then stamped each of the images again, coloured them, cut them and layered them. I did a little masking to pop the birds inside their little houses.

Wishing you happiness in your new home Mum and Dad. xxx

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 41

Back with my Christmas card for the 'Sketch Prompt' challenge for week 41. Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for details of the challenge.

Here is my card, (remade as the first one was covered in ink before I had a chance to photograph it!):

Here is a reminder of the sketch:

I used:
Scrapbook papers and letter stickers by Doodlebug Design Inc.
A very old Santa shirt sticker from Jolee's Boutique
Cardstock - Bazzill
Ink - Chalk Inks by Color Box

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge - Week 41

We have a 'Sketch Prompt' challenge this week. Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for details of the challenge.

Here is my card:

A congratulatory card for my snail sketching son Andrew, he had just been accepted for a research post at the University of Sussex. All the best with your job and your studies Andrew.

Here is the sketch: {Pinterest pin}

  I used the snail from a pack of Basic Grey Lemonade Woolies I picked up in the Papermaze sale.

Patterned papers and tag stickers are Doodlebug Designs

Twine
orange button
chalk ink.

I was hoping to add my Christmas card but there will be a delay as somehow my DH managed to place an open distress ink, face down on top of the finished card - shame I hadn't taken a photo first. He was trying to help me with the unpacking of my craft stuff!!

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

A Pair of Periwinkle Cards

I decided not to put the scraps of paper back in my cupboard after finishing my layout using the Kaisercraft Periwinke collection papers. I thought I would make a couple of cards. 

For this first one I also used up the spare flowers cut using the Sizzix - Sizzlit - Tattered Florals Decorative Strip. I cut a card blank using the left over cream Bazzil, layered up some papers and decorated with the flowers and leaves. I added gems to the centres of the flowers.

The greeting was cut with an Elizabeth Craft Designs die. 

For my next card I used a Kraft card blank.

Another Sizzix - Sizzlet Decorative Strip die was used for this card, this time the rosette. 
The letters are cut using Die-Namics alphabet dies and the tails for the rosette are cut with the Basic Banner die by Wplus9.

Would be good if I could get into the habit of doing this with each layout.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Patchwork Reindeer

Scrapology's card challenge this month is to make a Christmas card - any colour, size, shape, embellishment, technique that you like - Easy!  So why not join in with one or all of the cards you make this year?! You could win a prize.


This is the card I made for my lovely Mum and Dad - for inclusion in the Design Team Inspiration Gallery:

I stamped this adorable reindeer from Woodware on to Kraft Bazzill, then again onto many different patterned papers from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses collection. I cut our each section and added some shading with Promarkers and chalk inks. The red nose is a flat-backed gem and the eye a black pearl. lots of Stickles were added where I needed sparkle. The snow is liquid Pearls.  The greetings stamps came with the reindeer stamp.

I do hope you will join the in fun and send images of your cards to Scrapology.

Christmas Mouse for Andrew and Aisha

The second card is for Andrew and Aisha, I made a card with a white mouse. Again I used the Create a Critter cartridge. The papers are from Basic Grey's Dasher collection. I added flat-backed pearls, Stickles and Liquid Pearls.

Merry Christmas Aisha and Andrew.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Christmas Cards - Create A Critter 2

I wanted to make my cropping friends a card each for Christmas  - I got the Cricut out and set to work with the Create a Critter 2 cartridge.

Choosing this delightful bird on with the word 'JOY' seemed a good idea. I sorted out lots of scrap cardstock, some Craft Creations card blanks, and some copyright free Christmas sheet music.

I ended up with several variations of the basic idea, but they all had flat-backed pearls for mistletoe berries, and for the bird's eyes and a satin ribbon for the wreath.

I hope all those who received one of these cards likes them and I wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! xxx

Reindeer Card for Catherine

Been playing with the Cricut again and the Create a Critter Cartridge and I have made Christmas cards for my children. Today's card is for Catherine.

I thought Catherine would like this reindeer and chose some Doodlebug Designs Inc. papers in her favourite colours. I added Liquid Pearls, Stickles and some Glossy Accents to the nose!

Merry Christmas Catherine.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

The stockings were hung ...

...by the chimney with care, in the hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

Over on Scrapology this month, Paula Pascual is challenging us to use her card as inspiration for making one of our own.

For my card I used an 8" x 8" scalloped card blank, and papers from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses collection. The lettering is left over from some My Mind's Eye, Winter Wonderland paper.

The stockings are cut with the Jolly Holidays cartridge and several scraps of Bazzill. In addition I used three tiny pegs, two bells, a button, some ribbon and twine.

Hope you will feel inspired to have a go at the challenge.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Daffodil Cards for chYps

Back in September Tracie Dempster, Head of Care at ChYps has asked us if we would like to take part in a card making challenge. Now I'm back with a few of the cards that have been made for us. Many thanks to those who took materials to make cards and those of you who have sent in you finished cards - a great start to the project.

ANN
sent in the following 9 cards

MICHELLE 
made these 2 cards

KAREN

made three cards

more cards from
ANN

Look forward to seeing lots more cards.

The challenge details can be found 

HERE.

Mirror, Mirror ...

... on the wall! - A birthday card made for my friend Linda, who has a birthday on Tuesday.  We are celebrating today at our monthly crop.

I used a white blank card measuring 8" x 8". The papers are from Bo Bunny's Prairie Chic collection I stamped this image form Loralie Designs on to card and cut the image with a Sizzix die. This was coloured with promarkers and Stickles.

The Mirror was made with gold and silver Miri card and another Sizzix die and lots of flat-backed-gems. My greeting is stamped with a greeting from Lili of the Valley and mounted on punched circles. Lots of inking went on with distress inks.

I went to town with flat-backed-pearls and Liquid Pearls. I tied a big broad pink ribbon around the bottom of the card. 'Linda' is made with some Provo Craft stickers I had in my stash.

I would like to enter this card into this weeks I ♥ ProMarkers' challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday Linda x
Thanks for looking.
Lynn xxx

New Job

A new job card for Emily who is now into her fourth week at Jupiter Designs Ltd. I couldn't share this card until the Scrapology card challenge had been published as it's one of my design team cards. Pop over to see more details of the 'New Beginnings' Challenge which has been set our own DT member Sheena.

My 6 x 6" card is created with papers from Bo Bunny's C'est La Vie collection. The stamped image is from Stamping Bella and coloured with my Promarkers. I added lots of paper flowers and some ribbon. The greeting is a Lili of the Valley stamp and 'Emily' is created with American Crafts Thickers.

Congratulations on the job Emily and I hope you will be happy in Nottingham.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

First Day at School x 3

The triplets started school this month and these are the cards I made for them.

Each one is 6"x6" square and I have used DCWV papers.

The names have been spelt out in American Craft Foam Thickers. I printed the 'First day at school' out from my computer and cut out with a circle punch. These were each mounted on a slightly larger circle and then a scalloped circle.

The images are all from Lili of the Valley stamps, I simply added a pair of glasses to Lucy's character.

I added some ribbon to turn Oliver's greeting into a rosette.
All images have been coloured with Promarkers.

These cards are my contribution to the Scrapology Design Team September Card Challenge which is  'New Beginnings'.

Here are Lucy, Hannah and Oliver on their first day, looking very happy about going to school.

ChYps and a Challenge

Tracie Dempster, Head of Care at ChYps has asked us if we would like to take part in a card making challenge.

Together with Scrapology, Tracie has supplied the basic materials for making a daffodil sympathy card. The Chyps Team want to send out a card to families after the death of the child they have cared for. The team would like these cards to have some similarities and so the card blank, envelope, printed insert, some digital cardstock (for stamping) and the daffodil stamp have all been supplied together with Stazon or Memento Ink (for stamping). After that how you colour your image or decorate your card is up to you!

What Chyps would like you to do is take a set of these materials and make a card to donate back to them to use, there will be a prize for the best card too!

The materials will be available at the next few Scrapology Club nights and also at the Cardinal Colours Weekend Crop. You are welcome to make one or more, just ask Lynn.  If you can't get to these events but would still like to take part please just ask, state the type of ink you need your image stamped in and we will send you the necessary materials.

Woodware Stamp

So please have a think about how you would like to do this and join in the fun, helping ChYps at the same time.

Many thanks.
Lynn x

Happy 60th Birthday Maddie!

My sister asked me to make a card for her to send to her friend Maddie.
 

 

 Inspired by a card class by Linda at the Cardinal Colours Crop weekend

I used Kaisercraft Marigold papers.

An 8" x 8" white card blank,
Sizzix Tatters Florals and decorative circle dies, brads & gems,
Cricut alphabet,
Distressed Ink pad in Iced Spruce, white Bazzill

Lili of the Valley greeting stamp, Stampin' Up circle punch.

Woodware scalloped circle punch Martha Stewart frond punch & deep border punch.

Happy Birthday Maddie
Thanks for looking
Lynn x