Congratulations!

Supplies:  Shall we dance stamp - Lili of the Valley, Sentiment - 
SRM Sticker, die - x-cut, patterned paper - Persnikety - 
Lilybee design, metallic paper - Canson, White card blank, 
wink of stella, copics, roller adhesive 
and glossy accents.

This is a cute Lili of the Valley stamp ("shall we dance").  I partially coloured with copics and cut with a square die cut - then realigned and cut into a rectangle.  Added an SRM Sticker and some sequins.

I added some wink of stella to the dress - impossible to photograph.  Thought this would make a cute Wedding Card.

Thanks for peeking. Hope you have a great start to your week.

A Plaid Birthday!

 Supplies:  Pink Cardstock - American Crafts, pp - Simple Stories, 

Sentiment sticker - SRM Press, feather die - MFT, aqua and 

grey cardstock - Papermania, button - Cardz n Scrapz, 

ticket die - PTI, glossy accents, embroidery floss, machine stitching 

and tombow roller adhesive.

A quick and easy one today!

I used patterned paper from my new fave collection by Simple Stories.

Added some die cut feathers using this die.

An SRM sentiment sticker, big button and hey presto!

Challenges

CAS on Sundays - Pastels Pretties!

Thanks so much for stopping by and peeking.  I really do appreciate your visits.

A Butterfly "Thank you"

Supplies:  pp - Bubblegum Hills Collection - Kaisercraft, 
Kraft cardstock - Bazzill Basics, Quikutz polka dot 
embossing folder, Beautiful butterflies die - Stampin up, 
SRM Sticker, Papertrey Ink half and half Die, Fiskars
 Upper Crest Border punch, pop dots, A6 Card blank - 
Anita's, Pink button - Papertrey Ink and corner punch.

A quick share today - using up some scraps with lots of embossing, punching and dies!  I had fun with this one.  I paired hot pink and orange and added a little aqua to the mix!

Challenges
Simon Says Stamp - Emboss it!

Thanks for peeking.

Another Birthday Card

Supplies:  SRM Sticker, Wine Bottle die - PTI, Circle die - Quickutz, kraft paper - 

Canson, machine stitching, card blank - Anita's, pearls - Iconcraft, pop dots, 

roller adhesive and glossy accents

I loved using my new PTI die to create the perfect "banner" to add to this card.  The patterned paper is a lovely dark denim colour (looks purple-ish in the photo!!!) and offsets the dark pink.

I added some twists to the flower stemps and adhered them to the card with glossy accents (to be sure they won't budge!).

The final touch was six tiny pearls which I left on the adhesive in sets of three, so they were evenly spaced when I added them to the cardstock.

Thanks for peeking - I really appreciate your visit/comments.

Happy Birthday Devlin

Supplies:  Fleur Anya - Greeting Farm stamp, Random 6x6 

pad - Crate Paper, Half and half die collection - PTI, 

SRM Sticker, label die - Spellbinders, kraft card blank - 

Anita's, tombox adhesive, pearls - Papermania, 

copics and pop dots.

Today is my God-daughter's birthday - Happy Birthday Devlin - I hope you have a wonderful day.

I made the above card for her since she has a Summer Birthday and I hadn't used this stamp I have had in my stash for quite a while!.  I really enjoyed paper piecing this beautiful stamped image from the Greeting Farm.

Thanks for peeking.  Hope you have a wonderful day.

Make a Wish!

Supplies:  pp - Paper Cottage by Basic Grey, Hexagon die - Sizzix, 

SRM Sticker, pearls - Iconcraft, machine stitching, Card Blank - 

Anita's, Mini open roses in cream and pale pink, glossy accents, 

pink cardstock - Canson and tombow adhesive.

I have had my hexagon die for a little while and have been playing with it but never really happy with the results.  I needed to make some Birthday Cards so I got it out and cut some pink hexagons.  They I used this fun new paper from Basic Grey called Paper Cottage collection.  It came in this month's Simon Says Stamp Kit of the Month.

I added flowers from my stash and a scattering of pearls.  The sentiment is a sticker from SRM.

I am entering this into Moxie Fab World - "Hooked on Hexagons Challenge"
and Crop Stop - Hexagon Craze.

Thanks for peeking, I hope you have a great day.

CARDS/Create Blog - Woodgrain Challenge

Supplies:  Hot pink Cardstock - folia, orange textured cardstock - 

Papermania, pp - Pina Colada collection - Kaisercraft, PTI 

vintage button - ocean tide, Fiskars upper crest border punch, 

Tim Holtz embossing folder, kraft cardstock, embroidery 

floss, Beautiful Butterflies Stampin' Up die, 

Tombow adhesive, cork  and SRM sticker.

My card for this week's challenge on CREATE (formerly CARDS blog).  This week's challenge was "Woodgrain".  I decided to incorporate the woodgrain in embossing rather than stamping.  Made the card using bright colours and some fun pp.

Was delighted to see my card in the CARDS gallery (after Virginia told me it was there! - thanks Virginia).  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day and wonderful weekend. 

Heartfelt Thanks - Tuesday Trigger

When I saw the photo for this week's Trigger over on Moxie Fab World - I knew I had to go and make a card right away!

I have quite a number of Thank you cards to make - so decided to use the colours and flowers in the photo as my inspiration.

Supplies:  Websters Pages 6x6 pp, Pina Colada pp - Kasiercraft, SRM 

Sentiment sticker, cork board, runner adhesive, Stampin Up 

Beautiful Butterflies die and PTI butterfly die (top butterfly - black) and 

machine stitching.

I put three layers on the butterfly - mixing the Beautiful Butterflies die by Stampin Up with the PTI die from the Love Lives Here Collection.  I secured the butterfly to the card by machine stitching through the pp and cardstock.

I added a sentiment sticker by SRM and it layered beautifully on top of the patterned paper by Webster's Pages.

Thanks so much for peeking.

So Sweet!

Supplies:  Docrafts white card blank, brown and red textured 

cardstock, SRM sticker and sentiment.

Quick Summer time card share - I adore strawberries and as soon as I saw this yummy strawberry sticker by (SRM) I knew I wanted to create a CAS card to showcase it.

Thanks for peeking - hope you are having a wonderful Summer's day.

Happy!

Supplies:  Penny Black Hedgehopper, PTI clouds die, Sentiment  - SRM Sticker, 

Textured cardstock - Papermania, Kraft card blank, copics, 

Tombow adhesive tape runner, pop dots and glossy accents.

This cute hedgie just makes me smile!  

For this card I cut off the trailing hearts, added glossy accents to his glasses/goggles and the spinning propeller.   I adhered the plane and one of the clouds on pop dots for added dimension.  Love how large this SRM Sticker is - you can find it here.

Thanks so much for peeking.

A Day for Daisies Blog Hop & Challenge

Did you see the digital freebies that Tammy is offering this week over on A Day For Daisies?

I am a HUGE fan of ADFD and adore all the beautiful delicate images that Tammy creates.  This week they are having a wonderful Summer Blog Hop and the challenge is a "triple" challenge - hence my three cards above.  

On this card I let the little cupcakes take centre stage and added colour with copics and diamond stickles.  I then matted it on purple cardstock and adhered it to the kraft using pop dots for some dimension.

I used an SRM sentiment sticker and hand cut the digital image and then added a layer of colour with copics.  Of course, I had to top it off with a layer of glossy accents to make the "frosting" shine!  The punch is a pansy border punch by Martha Stewart.

On this card I used a fun sentiment by Create with TLC which was a freebie a while ago, I printed both the image and sentiment on Bristol Board by Daler Rowney (doesn't bleed when you use it with copics).  Then added a layer of glossy accents on top of the pink to create "frosting/icing".  Matted and layered on coloured cardstock and used pop dots for added dimension.

I had so much fun creating this set of cards.  Thanks for peeking and be sure to pop over and check out the wonderful blog hop and challenge - there are prizes!!

Hope you have a great start to your week.

Paperplay - Anything but a card

So the challenge this week on Paperplay is "Anything but a card!"

We are very kindly sponsored by La La Land.  Check out all the details and DT creations here.

The flower I made uses the Tattered Florals die by Tim Holtz.  I used an old French - English Dictionary for the petals.  I added some Papermania coloured gems in the centre.  I glued it together using glossy accents.  I needed the flower to cover a sticker on the packaging I was recycling!

Covered the other packaging sticker with Fancy Pants Designs - "Delight" collection patterned paper which I stamped on with a Waltzingmouse Stamps "say it loud" set.

 

 Close up of the packaging.

Fun! Tim Holtz Flower using an old dictionary - gems in the flower centre.

Mini Album close ups.

Made a mini meander album to co-ordinate.  The tutorial to make this little creation is on the SRM blog here.

Thanks so much for peeking.  Hope you have a great weekend.

Congratulations Card

Supplies: MME - pp, X-cut scallop border punch, Martha Stewart loopy punch, 

Ocean tides cardstock and buttons by PTI, Mami Doodles Rose digi, 

SRM sentiment sticker, machine stitching, pop dots, embroidery floss and white gel pen.

My Sister in Law requested a Congratulations Card for a family relative who has just qualified to represent her centre in the "Rose of Tralee" in August.  It had to feature a rose right?!

Here's what I came up with!  Am loving this new pp by My Minds Eye.  The rose is a digi by Elisa over on Mami Doodles.  Entering this into the Gallery Idol 2011 Open Auditions too!.

Thanks for peeking.

Another Thank you Card

I seem to be on a roll with Thank you cards at the moment!.

I used some Kaisercraft chipboard shapes that I had in my stash to create this quick and easy card.

Ran the kraft through my Big Shot using the stylised flowers embossing folder.  Then matted and layered some Folia cardstock and added an SRM thanks sentiment on top.  

Thanks so much for peeking.

Hello Friend

Supplies:  Daler Rowney Bristol Board cardstock, Daffodils Digi - Jane Beljo, 

SRM Sticker, buttons from stash, embroidery floss, copics, 

kraft card blank - docrafts, pop dots and Spellbinders - Labels Eight.

I had this image coloured on my desk for quite a while, decided to run it through my Big Shot and make a quick and easy card.  You can purchase the digi here - Squigglefly.  I added buttons with floss and adhered to card base with pop dots.   I love this digi and have used it before here.

Thanks for peeking - hope the start to your week is going great.

Thank you

Supplies:  Canson pink cardstock, textured cardstock by Inspire Me, 

Grey textured cardstock Papermania, SRM Sticker, 
Butterfly from Elizabeth Park range byLittle Yellow Bicycle, 
pink gem from stash,machine stitching and lots of adhesive!

Another quick share today.  As you know I love the aqua/pink combination and used them here with a scrap of a 12x12 sheet from Little Yellow Bicycle.

Added machine stitching, gem some layering and of course a wonderful white SRM sentiment sticker.

Thanks for peeking.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend. 

Thanks Cath... shout out on Moxie Fab World

Doing the happy dance... thanks Cath for the shout out on Moxie Fab World yesterday.  Woohoo!!

Sharing a recent card I made using a sentiment sticker from SRM, gems and black ribbon with a scollwork die by Tim Holtz.

Had fun playing with paper!  Hope you have a great weekend and thanks so much for stopping by.

Happy Birthday Oons!

It's my SIL's birthday today - happy birthday Oonagh!  She is away at the moment and I wanted to post a birthday wish here so that she knows we are thinking of her today!

It is also 10 years today that we set off on our adventure to live in the United States - what an amazing four years we had.  Don't know where the time has gone!  Moving transatlantic, two little blessings later and a move back seems to have gone by in a blur!.

On to the card - I paired this wonderful digital freebie from Lori Boyd (By LORi Designs) with some coloured textured cardstock and an SRM Sticker for a fun card. 

The freebie was available over on Paper Craft Planet for the first 100 members of the group.  Be sure to pop over and become a follower of By Lori Designs to ensure you get to "nab" the next amazing freebie and play along with the fun. 

Hope you have a wonderfully blessed day.

Paperplay - Clean and Simple

Happy New Year to everyone.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  It's the first Thursday of the New Year .... so that must mean a new challenge from Paperplay!

This week's challenge is set by Design Team member Alicia and she wants to see "Clean & Simple".

 

I have to admit... it's hard getting the mojo to start up again after the holidays!  My boys are off from school for another week - so really - routine isn't an option at the moment!!!!

I used stickers from SRM, coloured cardstock, Cosmo Cricket DeLovely range, stamped flower coloured with copics and gems to create quick, clean and simple cards.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great week and time to play along and make something "Clean and Simple".

A little row of snowmen!

Found this wonderful snowman digital image as a freebie on Torico's Digital Gallery.  I just thought he was super cute.  I printed him and his friends! onto kraft cardstock, coloured him with copics, added diamond stickles and added a sentiment sticker from SRM Stickers.  

Thanks for peeking, hope you are having a great week.