A card for my Nephews First child + "Stella Says Sketch Challenge 130"

I got the wonderful news last weekend that my nephew and his wife are expecting their first child in August after 6 years of trying!!  The digi stamp called "Shopping for Two" from Bababoo was the first (and most apt) choice for the card I made for them.....  Following in baby tradition I used pastel shades of purple, yellow, green and blue for the backing papers. I Coloured the digi stamp using shades of lilacs, lemons and greens. I added 3 different types and colours of lace down the side of the card on the right hand side and then a stick on glittered ribbon across the width. The verse was found on the Hallmark Card Studio 2009 Software. I cut round the edges of all the papers and topper using Purple Cows Freestyle Mouse Cutting Kit and blade No 2808 (deckled type edge).
As with all of my cards lately, I love it!! I hope you do too....
A busy weekend ahead I add, sorting and tidying my craft stash lol, Im not looking forward to that bit!

Im entering this card in to the following challenge:
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/stella-says-sketch-challenge-130.html

Have a great weekend, what ever you are doing and see you soon
Happy Crafting




Love Marg x

The Paper Shelter Design Team entry

Hiya Peeps

I decided ages ago that I would love to be on a design team for a craft company, well now Ive got the chance. Its for a company called The Paper Shelter who are based on the American continent. Their images are cute with quite a lot of detailing. I used an image that is quite old but I still like her.
I decided to create an A4 card using pastels, pinks, blues purples and green. The main card is made from an A3 piece of 225gsm ivory card brought direct from the manufacturer in the Lake District. I then added a cut piece of pink card from Brazzil which has a linen effect. On top of that is a paper I brought from The Paper Shelter, its a blue frame with a smallish pattern backing paper on it. The pink scalloped rectangle on which the image rectangle sits on is again from The Paper Shelter.
The 2 types of lace that Ive stacked are a white lace and a multi coloured one. They look so gorgeous together that Im so happy that I had them both in my stash. Everything else listed below were all in my stash:
Pale blue feathers, the paper flowers (that look so realistic), the pink tinged beads, the flower shaped faux pearls. the purple ribbon that has "Happy Mothers Day" printed on it and of course the two types
of lace that I used.
All in all, one gorgeous card I think...do you agree?????
I value your opinions and sincerely thank you for taking the time to read and follow my blog
{{{Hugs}}}
Marg

NOW THAT'S WHAT'S CALLED A MINI CARD.......

 

 

 

Hiya from a cold & wet Staffordshire, it's horrible here but it's more

than likely the same if not worse where you are..

 

 

Below is a photo of todays card, well I finished making it today, so

it still counts lol. It's a commission order for a new customer from

Colchester so as it's on it's way to her this afternoon I can tell you

about why an orange mini?

This card has been made for the customers daughters boyfriend "who

simply adores his little bright orange Austin Mini Cooper., he spends

so much time tinkering/washing & caring for it that you'd think it was

his baby". The number plate is the lads name.

The end result is a fun filled card for a guy who loves his car! I will post

the customers comment/review under this post when it's received.

I love it & i'm sure Darrell will.. Happy Birthday Darrell on February 14th!!
I cant take credit for the drawing, I downloaded the image off a google search.


I am entering this card into the following challenge:
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/challenge-154-happy-birthday.html


 

Alicia's Challenge January 2013

Before you say anything...........
 
Yes, I have been busy while i've not been posting on here.!!! lol ;)

I've had my first commission for a set of wedding stationary, well, invites for day & evening but it's a start, and a challenge. More on that soon. In other words, Wait and See!!!

Back to Alicia's Challenge;
 
The task is to make anything, using one of Alicia's digi stamps and the theme is to use your favourite crafty item on your creation!


My favourite crafty item has got to be my Spellbinders cutting dies....
I used a pale purple (but not quite lilac) cardstock, manufactured and supplied direct from the Lake District in an A3 size. I then used my "Grand Nestabilities" "Scalloped Circles" dies to cut the main card, making sure that I left a fold on one side so I had a spine on the card "hence the shaped card".
The shaped brown backing paper was cut using a die just one size smaller than the main card, then as I had printed my image the day before, I was able to immediately use one of my Spellbinders "Grand Nestabilities" "Grand Circles" die to cut a perfect circle around the image.

I then coloured the young lady in using some of my crafty stash of Promarkers.
The smaller die cuts were cut from Spellbinders & Marianne Designs (I've only got a couple of sets of dies that aren't Spellbinders). I used a metallic purple pen to write the sentiment on the plain die cut circle.
The pink dotty ribbon is also from my stash.

 

I am entering this card into the following blog challenge:

 

Alicia's Blog Challenge, number 2

found here-http://www.aliciaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-2.html

 

Blog candy available

Yes, blog candy is available on a friends blog, a friend that I met through Facebook.
Well, we've never actually met but I feel as though that I've known Dawn for years.
"Crafting Dawn til Dusk" is a wonderful blog, Dawn also "owns & runs" a website,
a newsletter, a challenge blog, a facebook group and various challenges, card swop
groups all as well as being a mother to 4 lovely chilrdren and a housewife.
More like Superwoman rather than "just housewife & mum to 4"??

Catch up with the blog candy, (so much to win), by clicking on the link below;


http://www.craftingdawntilldusk.net/2012/08/blog-candy-to-win.html

Photos of the blog candy that can be won;

Kenny K's Krafty Krew Blog Challenge No 124

My first blog challenge for months and i'm hoping that it does my reputation as

qood quality creations. I will confess though that i did rush through making it as i

thought the end time was tonight but its not for another 6 days.....

 The blog challenge rules state "You can use any image for the challenges,

but only those using Kenny K Digi or rubber Stamps will be entered into the draw"

so i'm limited for a short while as to what image i can use as ive not got

many stamps or images by Kenny K. I chose the "Buggin Drummer" as it

seemed to fit for an invitation. I used both mirror card and patterned papers

from my own stock, the green letters spelling out "party" are made by Prapermania,

and are made from stiffish sticky backed card. The card itself is again from my own

stock of assorted weight of card stock. 

 

 

 

 

 

I am entering this invitation into the following blog challenge:

 

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/challenge-124-its-party-time.html

A Birthday card in December 2012

A Birthday card in December........for one of my step grandaughters.

Aisha will be 5 years old on Saturday 8th December, and like most young school girls,
loves the idea of Princesses, Fairies and Dreams.  As I'm still only partly unpacked
(after having to pack everything & move out for 8 weeks, whilst disability adaptations
were done),  I've made do with what was to hand, which wasn't much in the way of
Disney Princesses or fairies suitable, until I came across a Kanban A3 card making kit. 
The card below is the result and I'm quite pleased
with it.

At least I should be able to make some half decent Christmas cards now, well, if I use
the Christmas kits that I keep finding......lol. Sorry, scrap that, I'm part way through
making a silver/white & pink Christmas card, complete with running deers & snowflakes
on.!

That's all for tonight, sorry, this morning as it's now 1.41am..............
Happy Crafting peeps, see you soon
Love Marg xxx