Engagement Card(s)

My boyfriend's Mum got engaged on her birthday last weekend, so my boyfriend asked me to make her and her hubby to be a card. So I did, I got a bit carried away and made 5!!! So he has a selection to chose from.

I wanted to make something simple and pretty, they are pretty much the same - just a little bit different, I printed the sentiments out in different colours, just to see how they came out, I think that's why I made 5, I cut them out with nesties. I used various cuttlebug embossing folders, and found my stash of gems (my gem mountain), and my lovely new oh so sparkly ribbon.

Here they are.......

Clareber sketch challenge

Clarebear over at Do Crafts http://www.docrafts.co.uk/community/blog/default.aspx?preview=yes&blog=42 has set a sketch challenge, I saw it and decided to have ago! I used my new Rachelle Anne Miller stamp, coloured it with copics and a sakura sparkly pen, and cut it out with nestibilities, the sentiment is Hero Arts.

Another double challenge

Here is a card I made for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, and Cute Card Thursday Challenge.

This week the Penny Black theme is pink, brown & green. I used my newest Penny Black stamp, I water coloured it, added some good old stickles to the middle of the flowers. I ran some white card through a cuttlebug embossing folder and rubbed some metallic pink brilliance ink over it. I also ran the darker pink card through the swiss dots embossing folder, as the card was white in the middle I rubbed the tops of the dots off. I then used brown spotted ribbon, and some lovely sparkly gems to finish it off. http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2008/06/challenge-3-colour-challenge.html

The Cute Card Thursday Challenge was no patterned paper, however you could make your own. I thought this was going to be really difficult, however once I got going, it just happened! http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2008/06/challenge-16.html

Image: Penny Black

Card: Bazzil

Ribbon: Stash

Gems: Stash

Glitter: Stickles

Double Challenge

Here is a quick card I put together, it is a baby girl card. I brought this ribbon a while ago, I love it but have not used it until now. I stamped congratulations directly onto the backing paper using brilliance ink. I also agged glamourdust to the dotts on the bunnys feet and ears. I love a bit of sparkle, I think it should be compulsary.

This card is for two challenges! Firstly Sue at Slumber Cards http://slumbercards.blogspot.com/2008/06/sbs9-colour-challenge-and-blog-candy.html has set a challenge, to make a card with a pink and brown theme. Sue is giving away some blog andy as part of the challenge, as she has also reached a whopping 20,000 hits, well done Sue.

I have also entered the card into the I {heart} to stamp challenge http://iheart2stamp.com/2008/06/28/a-secret-a-sale-and-a-sketchoh-my/ The challenge is based on a sketch.

Image: Magnolia

Backing Paper: Pink Petticoat

Card: Bazzil

Stamp: Woodware

Ribbon: Craft Shop

Glitter: glamourdust

Another Elzybells

Here is a quick card I put together, I water coloured the image and stuck sparkly gems in the middle of the flowers. I threaded silver cotton through the buttons.

Image: Elzybells

Backing Paper: Pink Petticoat

Card: Bazzil

Ribbon: QVC

Buttons: Stash

Gems: Stash

Sparkly cotton: Craft Shop

Friday Sketchers Challenge

For this weeks Friday Sketchers Challenge, http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/friday-sketchers-week-7.html I've made two cards for this weeks challenge, the same Magnolia image, but different papers, hence boy/girl. I am waiting for some new baby boy/girl sentiments to arrive, I will attach them when they get here. I coloured the images in with Prismas and sansador, and glittered the wings with glamour dust. I love glamour dust, its so pretty.

For the pink card, I used silk paper to print a Pink Petticoat backing paper onto, it comes out so amazing on silk paper, and gives a more professional looking finish, like brought paper. I used cuttlebug embossing folders to add patterns to the plain cards stock.

Backing paper: Pink Petticoat

Image: Magnolia

Card: DCWV

Embossing: Cuttlebug

Glitter: Glamourdust

Ribbon: Craft shop

Image: Magnolia

Checked paper: K and Co

Other paper: DCWV

Ribbon: Stash

Glitter: Glamour dust

Pretty pink flowers

Here is my little card for 2 challenges:


Ive used my latest Penny Black stamp - which I love, water colours to give a two toned pink look, and glittered the middle of the flowers. It has not shown up very well, I placed a strip of white angel paper/mesh approximately one inch from the bottom of the card it finishes just above the white velvet ribbon. I thought this would add texture, and give an added dimension to the card.

Image: Penny Black

Matt's: Nestabilities

Glitter: Stickles

Backing Paper: Doodlebug

Angel Hair: Craft Shop

Sentiment: Craft Work Cards

Ribbon: Craft Stash

Firstly I have entered this into the Stamp Something Challenge blog, this weeks theme was monochromatic. Initially I thought black and white, but when I reread it and looked at the other entry's, I realised I could use a colour, with one other colour, white, ivory or black. Well I stamped the image in black! I also used white and pink! http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/

Secondly I have entered the card into Cute Card Thursday's blog challenge. This challenge No 15: is brilliant, its to make a birthday card. I love challenges like that! http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/

More technical probs..............late entry's.......

Well just as I thought I had got over my technical problems, we get a fault on the BT line!!!!! Turns out someone at the exchange linked our line as a new broadband for someone else's!!!!!!!!! Oh well, never mind. As a result I didn't manage to get some of my entry's in on time, but I thought I'd post them anyway.

3 Hedge's.

This card was for last weeks Paper Take Weekly blog competition. It was a layout design. http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2008/06/katharinas-sketch-4.html

Image: Penny Black

Card: Bazzil

Embossing: Cuttlebug

Backing paper: Doodlebug

2 in 1 challenge

This card was intended for two challenges, firstly Cute Card Thursday, which was 3 types of embellishments. I used gems, flowers and a pearl brad. http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2008/06/challenge-14.html

The second challenge was for the Fresh & Fun blog, it was a layout challenge. http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/06/13/weekend-sketch-challenge-52/

Image: Blog Candy from Cathy
Card: Bazzil

Embossing: Cuttlebug

Gems: Craft Shop

Flowers: Craft Shop

Brad: Papermania

A bundle of wonderful

Here is my entry for the Friday Sketchers challenge. I used my new to me Magnolia stamp I won on EBay. So the perfect opportunity to make a baby girl card. I used my Nestabilities to cut out a matt to stamp the image onto. The papers are sparkly, and I have glittered the wings, but it does not show up very well in the picture.

The layout can be seen by clicking on the link. http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/

Backing paper: DCWV

Image: Magnolia

Nestabilities

Sentiment: Pink Petticoat

Ribbon: Craft shop

Glitter: Glamour dust

Cute Card Thursday Challenge.

This is my entry for the cute card Thursday challenge #11, this week the challenge is based on a sketch which you can see by clicking on the link. http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/. I love this

Penny Black stamp, its so cute.

Image: Penny Black

Backing paper: Craft Shop

Velvet Ribbon: Dovecraft

Die Cut: Cuttlebug

Sentiment: Pink Petticoat

Two challengs in one.

Here is my card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/, where the challenge is the layout. I have doubled it up to also enter it into the Stamp Something blog challenge, this week is Thankyou, http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/. Unfortunately the colours have not come out to good, but never mind, , I think its rather pretty, I have mounted the image on 3D foam to give the card some extra dimension.

Backing paper: Pink Petticoat

Bazzil: Doodlebug

Image: EBay

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug

Sentiment: Pink Petticoat

Flowers: Craft Shop

My Paper World Challenge

I really must sort my photography skills out, this ones a bit wonky! Here is my entry to the sketch #10 of My Paper World Challenge, you just need to copy the layout. I have not used a sentiment, as I didn't know what I wanted this card to say. http://mypaperworld.blogspot.com/

Backing Paper: Pink Petticoat

Image: Stamping Bella

Ribbon: Local craft shop

Flower: Prima

Button: Craft shop

Glitter on wings: Glamour Dust

Glitter in button: Stickles