The finished package!

Forgot to post the photo of the final package yesterday after I completed the teacher's gift card set.  I made a tag to go on top with a vintage puffy flower made from a french/english dictionary which was nicely aged!.  The "thanks" sentiment is from Hero Arts and I added machine stitching to keep everything in place.

The button is from my stash.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hope to post another card later today - have to run some errands this morning.

Set of Cards - Teacher Gift

Hard to believe that we are at the end of another school year - my DS's finish on Wednesday - woohoo!.  Looking forward to getting to spend fun times together without the daily chore of homework and assignments.  We are all looking forward to getting to spend time on the water, play outdoors and generally have fun - therefore my blog will suffer and I won't be here as often as I would like... but hey!  it's only 8 weeks and I have set up some auto posts so that I can truly focus on my boys.

Want to share a set of cards that I made yesterday morning for one of my DS's to give to a helper in his school.  I used the new DeLovely range from Cosmo Cricket - boy do I ADORE these new papers.  I only purchased a 6x6 mini stack so I managed to get two cards from each sheet of 6x6!  

I used kraft card blanks with matching kraft envelopes.  Used my "ruffled bloom" stamp from Stampendous and coloured them with copics in YG03, B02 and BG15 and also a promarker in Cerise (as my copic in that shade was dry!).

I added machine stitching, gems from Papermania and Hero Arts, glossy accents (on one flower centre) and the sentiments are from Hero Arts, PTI and Papermania.

The kraft card blanks are from Paperchase (sold in Ireland through Awear).  I then packaged them up in a clear box from Clear Bags and made a thank you tag to attach.

I am entering them into the challenge on my partner in crafting crime which is school, teacher or student inspired creations.  Thanks so much for peeking - hope you have a wonderful day.

New Baby Girl Card with SRM Stickers

I made this card using a wonderful baby sentiment from SRM Stickers - thanks Jenyfur.  I followed the current trend of ruffled tissue/crepe paper and made a paper ribbon with stitching which I ruffled whilst stitching... not clearly evident from the photo.  The light is AWFUL here today... raining, overcast, cloudy, dull ... more like a November day.. so sorry about the colour tones!

The patterned paper is Basic Grey - sugared (from my stash) with the matching chipboard and buttons.  I layered it on some Bazzill dotted swiss cardstock and stitched the edges.  Added some fine cotton thread around the neck. 

Thanks for peeking.... off to make more cards with SRM Stickers - they ROCK!  You can buy them online or find a stockist near you.  Hope you have a wonderful week.

Sketch Saturday - Week Four

It is so hard to believe that the month of June is nearly over..... my time at Sketch Saturday just whizzed by.  Thanks so much for having me as a Guest Designer - I had a blast.

  This week's sketch is here

and here is what I did with it.

Supplies Digital image from Tales from Pollycraft, pp Cosmo Cricket - Early Bird, 

textured cardstock by Papermania, pearls by Papermania, 

image and pearls coloured with copics, misc buttons, 

misc ribbon from stash, pop dots and glossy accents.

This sketch was so much fun to work with.  I used a digital image called "New Home" that I got as a freebie recently over on Tales from Pollycraft (thanks Paula!), coloured with copics, added glossy accents and matted and layered with cardstock/patterned paper from the Early Bird range by Cosmo Cricket.  I then Added some ribbon from my stash along with matching green buttons (unknown source! again from my stash).  I used copic YG03 to colour the pearls the same shade of green in the digi and hey presto... card done!.

Again I would like to thank Paula for inviting me to be Guest Designer for the month of June - I really enjoyed my time on Sketch Saturday.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you get time to play along this week. 

Mami Doodles - new digital stamps released

 

It's Friday and time for Mami Doodles new release.  The super talented Elisa has been very busy creating wonderful fun summer images.  This is the latest - Lil Mimi in the Beach.  You can find her here. I have created two cards - the first is using the image Lil' Alex with bucket.

Everything seems to be getting a coat of glossy accents at the moment!!!!  LOL!!  The bucket and spade got a coat so they are wonderfully shiny.

Added some red buttons and yellow machine stitching with a Papertrey Ink sentiment.

The second card is also for this week's challenge on Mami Doodles - Using this photo as inspiration.

The challenge is to create a card/project using "blue, white, green with a hint of red!"... think I reversed the red and green a touch!!! oopppsss!!!

Used Elisa's new image - Lil Mimi at the Beach.  I hope you get a chance to play along with Mami Doodles new challenge this week.  I am entering these cards into Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - It's Summertime.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for stopping by.

Paperplay - "It's sunny here!" and a digi freebie!

This week's challenge on Paperplay is "It's sunny here!".  Your card/project must incorporate either the sun or sunglasses.  We are very kindly sponsored this week by Bunny Zoe Crafts and the prize is $15 Gift Certificate. 

Supplies: pp from Cosmo Cricket DeLovely range, 

sun FREEBIE digi image from Tiffany Doodles, clouds from digi kit "Fun in the Sun" 

by Holly Brooke Jones, sentiment from HA stamp set CL184, 

Bazzill dotted swiss cardstock, machine stitching and pop dots!.

Made the first card using the new DeLovely range from Cosmo Cricket and machine stitched the card with a beautiful yellow thread.  Coloured the pearls to match before adhering them to the card.  The Sunny Face is a digital freebie available on Tiffany Doodles - click here.

Made this second clean and simple card using one of the new SMIRK stamps.

Supplies: Anita's A6 white card blank, memento black ink, 
SMIRK stamp, Hero Arts smooth gemstones

and copics

The sentiment reads - "Ignore the Rain, look for the Rainbow".... how true is that!.  I added some Hero Arts smooth gemstones, coloured with copics and hey presto.... quick and easy.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a chance to play along with the Paperplay Challenge this week.

Happy Anniversary!

The symbol for 45 years of marriage is sapphire.  I found the nearest thing in colour in a Bazzill dotted swiss cardstock and added a handmade fimo button in the shape of a heart!.  The colour looks wonky in this photo but I can't retake as I have already given the card to my parents who celebrate their 45th Wedding Anniversary tomorrow.

I added cream flowers from prima and Hero Arts, Pearls and cream brads.  I would have preferred the chipboard numbers to be a different colour but simply didn't have time to change them... made this in a severe hurry!!!  Not necessarily as I would have wanted ... anyhow

Happy Anniversary to two wonderful parents.  Hope you have a great day.  Thanks so much for stopping by.