Character Cards for the Triplets!

Heather's triplets are 6 years old and for their birthday I made these character cards with the Cricut and several different cartridges.

I used:

Cricut and Cartridges - Pooh & Friends, Pooh alphabet, Mickey & Friends, Mickey font, Hello Kitty Greetings

Patterned papers - Queen & Co., DCWV, My Mind's Eye
Cardstock - Bazzill

Distress Inks
Card Blanks - Card Creations

Thanks for looking and Happy Birthday to Oliver, Hannah and Lucy.

Lynn x

Good Luck in Your New Job

Today our boss, Head of Care at chYps had her last day working with us as she moves on to another hospice and promotion next week.

We are out after work tonight to send her off in style! Here is the card I made for the team to sign.

It had to be mostly pink as that is Tracie Pink's favourite colour.
I used:
Patterend Paper - Simple Stories and Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Cardstock - Bazzill
A4 Card Blank - Craft Creations
Cricut - PAisley (car minus the zebra and the glasses), Doodle type (letters) & Create a Friend (Tracie).
Other - Stickles, White gel pen, Chalk Inks, flat backed pearls and gems.
So here she is driving away, waving goodbye in her MG.

Wishing you all the best in your new role at Richard House Tracie.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge and Christmas Cracker 2014 - Week 34

It's week 34 and we would normally be returning to the prompt jar for inspiration this week, but as Natty has been away she didn't get a chance to pick the 3 elements and take a photo of them so she has come up with this clever alternative.  A photo and a list of 3 elements from the photo include on the card:

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1. A ribbon or bow
2. Polka dots
3. Something furry or woolly (a creature, fabric, felt, etc.)

So here is my birthday card:

And here is my Christmas Card: (please do not adjust your screen - Rudolph's nose has changed colour!)

I used:
Stamps - Woodware
Cardstock - Bazzill
Patterned Papers - Simple Stories and freebies from a magazine
Card Blanks - Craftwork Cards and Craft Creations
Flat-backed pearls and gems, ribbon bows, 3D foam pads, Stickles and Liquid Pearls

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 33

Last week was time for another photo prompt. Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for details of the challenge 
Here is my card - I went for a baby girl card.

Here is the image given for inspiration - lots to choose from here. I took my inspiration from the flamingos and had some Basic Grey Sugared collection papers tucked away in my stash which were ideal. When I opened the pack I found I also had some Chipboard pieces left including - a flamingo!

I used patterned papers, element stickers, alphabet stickers and chipboard pieces all from the same collection.

I added:
Card blank from Craft Creations
Stickles
Flat-backed pearls & gems
Bazzill cardstock.


Lovely colours in this collection of photographs.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Rain'bows'!

The Scrapology card challenge this month is sponsored by Sue Wilson, here are the two cards I made using one of her Creative Expression dies for the design team gallery.

Thank you to fellow design team member Sandra for lending me her die set 'Finishing Touches - Classic 3D Bow set at a recent crop.

I cut two sets of bow pieces in each of the seven colours of the rainbow from Core'dinations card stock. I used A4 card blanks from Craft Creations, and some black and white Bazzill.

I cut the black greetings using the Cricut and the white greetings are glittery 'Peel-offs'. I inked all the edges with distress inks - Work Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Broken China & Dusty Concord.
The only other ingredient was a lot of wet glue!!

Please pop over to Scrapology to see what the rest of the team have made and to find out more about the challenge and the prize Sue is offering.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers - Week 30

Hi, I'm back with my card for week 30 for the 52 Christmas Cracker challenge.
The challenge has a technique-based prompt. It's all about achieving the look of negative die-cutting. For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

I used: 
Patterned Papers, Element Stickers and Chipboard Stickers from Basic Grey's Wassail collection
Card Base by Craft Creations
Dies - Sizzix
Other - Stickles glitter glue and Distress Ink.

Quite a quick one to make this week once I worked out how to cut through the card front and not the back!

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 29

Back with my Christmas card for week 29. For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

This weeks challenge has been created by picking three items from the prompt jar:

I used:
Card Blank - Craft Creations
Patterned papers - My Mind's Eye - The Merry Days of Christmas - All Aglow
Cricut - Elegant Edges & Winter Frolic
Cardstock - Miri card & Bazzill
Ink - distress Ink & Memento
Stamp - Stampin' Up
Other - Flat-backed Pearls & 3D foam pads

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Happy Birthday Mark

Following on from the previous two cards made for my parents and my sister and her hubby who celebrate their wedding anniversaries on the same weekend, my nephew was born on my parents 25th wedding anniversary so we had a birthday to celebrate last weekend too!

This is the card I made the music loving Mark.

I used Patterned paper from Basic Grey's Serenade collection
The Cricut and the Musical Notes digital cartridge.
Stamps by Wplus9
gems
Distress Inks
Card Blank from Craft Creations

Happy Birthday Mark!
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Happy Wedding Anniversary

We had two wedding anniversaries this weekend just passed, my Sister and her hubby on Saturday and my Mum and Dad on Sunday. I have already shared the latter and so here is the card I made for Sylvie and Bob.

To make this card I used:
Patterned Paper from Basic Grey's Sugared collection
Scraps of Bazzill cardstock from other projects
Card Blank from Craft Creations
The Cricut and the 'Sweethearts' cartridge
Pink and white Bakers Twine
Liquid Pearls
Distress Ink
Stickles and a gem for a little sparkle
Flat-backed pearls
Ribbon

Hope you enjoyed the celebrations.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 24

This week challenge over on Kool Kitty Musings Blog is to feature 3 specific elements on your card, and they are:

• Zigzags/chevrons
• Sparkle
• A number

Here's my interpretation of these three elements:

I used:

• Zigzags/chevrons - Washi Tape - from 12" x 12" sheet by Crate Paper 
• Sparkle - Stickles
• A number - Cricut 'From My Kitchen' Cartridge

Cardstock - Bazzill
Patterned Papers - Echo Park
Cricut Cartridges - Classroom June & July, B is for Boy

Ink - Distress Inks

Card Blank - Craft Creations

Other - White Gel pen, 3D foam tape

Thanks for looking - back tomorrow with the Christmas version of this challenge.

Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 -Week 21

Hi folks, Better later than never - I will explain why I have held this post back. Here is my card for week 21 of the Kool Kitty Musings Blog card challenge.

The challenge for the week was a return to the sketch prompt, and Nat has chosen this sketch from PTI for us to work with:

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I was asked by my daughter to make a card for the new actor taking the place of Robert Powell in the role of  Hercule Poirot as she is Deputy Stage Manager on the touring play - Agatha Christie's Black Coffee. This is the reason I am delaying posting this challenge until she has had a chance to give the card to Jason Durr on his opening night - tonight!

This simple sketch was ideal. for the idea I had for this card.

I used:
Painting Fairy - Mustaches ClipArts & Digital Papers Lips Kiss Glasses Party Hat Pipe Bow Label Straws Fun papers paper pack DIY Photo booth props for my background papers

Cricut and the Billionaire Digital Cart

Colorbox chalk ink - Charcoal

Die-namics upper and lower case alphabet dies

Card Blank - Craft Creations

Cardstock - Bazzill, Miri card and glitter card.



Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 22

This week's challenge is a colour theme. 
Christmas in 50 shades of green!
Please see details for this on Kool Kitty Musings Blog

The overriding colour on the card needs to be green - of any shade.

Here is my card, another pretty quick one this week:

I used:

Card blank: Craft Creations
Patterned Papers: Bo Bunny - Mistletoe
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Border Stickers: Echo Park
Trees/stars: Making Memories - Fa La La glitter foam stickers
Other: Peel Off greeting

Here is the photo inspiration:

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Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 19

Week 19 of 2014 and the challenge this week is another delve into the prompt jar for inspiration.

For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

I have used:
Patterend papers, alphabet stickers and element stickers - Basic Grey's Lucille collection
Dies - Memory Box and Sizzix
Card Blank - Navy card from Craft Creations
From my stash - White Vellum, Chalk ink, Navy Buttons, DMC thread, metal scissors charm. organza ribbon & pins
I hand cut the pattern pieces from Vellum and inked the edges.

Here is what the prompt jar yielded this time:

Thanks for looking and back tomorrow with the Christmas version!
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 14

For the Kool Kitty Musings challenge this week Natty has returned to the photo inspiration prompt.

Details of this challenge can be found on the Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

Here are a few ideas from Natty to kick start creating thinking:

• Clean and Simple design
• Herringbone/chevron pattern
• Muted/natural tones with one bold colour
• Real wood effect background
• Use a stencil/stencil techniques (original pic is created from a stencil)

I used:

Papers and Stickers - Simple Stories Vintage Bliss collection (chevron pattern, real wood effect & neutral tones)

Stamp for greeting - Papermania
Blossoms - Wild Orchid Crafts and other (bold colour)

Distress Ink - Old Paper and picked Raspberry (Muted/natural tones with one bold colour)

Punch - Martha Stewart (leaves)

Twine

Card Blank - Craft Creations

Thanks for looking.

Back with the Christmas version soon.

Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 13

Here is my 13th card for this challenge, a very simple card using element stickers and papers.

This week we had a sketch challenge and the main element is a frame.

For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

I used:
Patterned papers - Basic Grey - RSVP and Simple Stories
Element stickers - Basic Grey - RSVP
3D foam pads
Flat-backed pearls
Distress Ink - Black Soot.
Card Blank - Craft Creations

Thanks for looking
Lynn

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 8

Week 8 and the challenge this week is a sketch - for details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

My card has been made ready for a friend's birthday later next month.

 

I USED:

 Patterned papers & Element Stickers - Basic Grey Kissing Booth
Card Blank - Craft Creations
Die - Sizzix - Doily, Jewel Heart Set

Punch - Martha Stewart - leaves

Stamp - Stampin' Up - Happiest Birthday Wishes

Ink - Memento & Distress Ink

Embellished with - Stickles & Liquid Pearls

Here is the original sketch:

 

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

Winter White Christmas Card

This month's card challenge on Scrapology has been set by Natalie O'Shea from Stampin' Up.

Natalie challenges us to create a card featuring a product / tool not normally associated with Xmas used for a Christmas card ....

Here is my second card for the DT in answer to that challenge.

I used a variety of flower and leaf punches, as well as a circle and scalloped circle punches. Flat backed pearls, Liquid Pearls, crystal Stickles, SU ribbon, Lili of the Valley Sentiment stamp. All on a textured white 6" x 6" card blank from Craft Creations.

Take a look on the Scrapology blog for more details and to see what the rest of the DT came up with. There is also a fabby stampy prize on offer.

Magic Spinner

Happy Birthday To George.

Catherine took George out to London last night for his birthday. She purchased tickets for them to see Darren Brown. So she wanted me to make a card to pop the tickets into.

I had been meaning to try out the idea of making a spinner card for a while and so cut a
 magician character with the Cricut and the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge. I used a Craft Creations large card bank.
The patterned paper is from Magnolia and was mounted onto some card to stiffen it. then a slot was cut through the two using the Word Window Punch from Stampin' Up. The character is mounted onto two pennies with some 3D foam pads in between and one of these coins lays either side of the slot. The whole thing is then mounted onto the card blank with more 3D foam to hold it away from the card a little. Then hey presto, it spins!

I then added some miniature playing card from a Christmas cracker set. The greeting is a stamp from a Stampin' Up hostess set of birthday greetings.
So happy birthday George and I hope you both had a lovely evening at the theater. Hope you like the card too.
Lynn xxx

Wedding Tea

I was asked to make another of the wedding boxes I made last year, for my sister's friend. This time the theme was to be tea party and the colours navy and cream. Geraldine and Richard were married at the end of April.

I purchased several sheets of pearlised navy wrapping paper from Paperchase and lots of navy and cream Bazzill cardstock. Then using the 'Once Upon a Princess' Cricut cartridge and a Martha Steward 'round the page' punch set, I came up with this box.

Sylvia also wanted a card to send Geraldine and Richard for their wedding day. I made one using some of the same items and some Basic Grey papers. 

For the card I also used a Craft Creations card blank in navy, perfect pearls gems and the Designer's Calender Cartridge for lettering.

For the greeting I used a Lili of the Valley greeting stamp, Stampin' Up ink and circle punch and a Woodware scalloped circle punch..

Best wishes to Geraldine and Richard. x