Baby Girl Christening Card

Just a quickie post from me tonight ... we're watching The Fall on telly - a murder story based in Belfast, and for a change not based on 'The Troubles', so no oul politics!  So far it's quite good, and it's fun trying to spot all the places we know.
This is another wee Christening card ... I haven't made a Christening card for years and now 2 in less than a month!  I've used this cute ellie from Wild Rose Studio - coloured with pencils and balloons popped up with dimensionals.  Gold peel off sentiment - I would have preferred a silver one, but this was the only one in my stash and beggars can't be choosers!!  Pink stickles added to the ellie's toes and to the flower centres.

Sketch from Annabelle Stamps #163
Cutie Pie #44 - photo inspiration - I used the balloon theme from the image
Tammy's Scrappin Corner #63 - pink and girly with sparkle
Dream Valley Challenge #57 - animals
Simon Says ... flower power
Alota Rubber Stamps #107 - childhood

CAS Thank you card

Just a wee simple Thank You card - apple from Paper Smooches set - paper pieced with red gingham DP and then again with a plainer DP for the inside of the apple. Really old (and underused) mini embossing folder - though I like the effect of it under the image panel

J&C Creations challenge this month is themed by Armed Forces day.  My card uses the colours of the RAF (navy blue, red and white) and a 'thank you' theme.
Layout inspired by this week's Designer Drafts Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge
Allsorts #207 - true blue
Crafty Creations #222 - keep it simple
A Blog Named Hero #24 - clean up your act

Monster birthday

Urgh, Sunday evening already, don't know where the days (or even the weeks are going to!)  Can't believe we're over half way through May already.  No sign of summer here yet, we'd an awful wet day yesterday and today was warmer and dry.  But before we get excited, it's due to cool again through the week.  Ah well, there'll be a great sale on summer clothes and sandals in the shops this year LOL!

I was asked to make a birthday card for a guy who's big in to watersports, but I don't have any sporty images that aren't cutsey.  Instead I went with a surf board DP and wave effect die cut border and just a cheeky image instead.  Coloured with copics and hand doodled borders.  Wee anchor charm from my stash.
I think this is a Whipper Snapper stamp, and Paper Smooches sentiment.

Cupcake Craft #242 - lots of layers
Charisma Cardz #19 - no digis allowed
Simply Create Too #37 - anything goes
Sweet Stampin - oodles of doodles
Totally Gorjuss 184 - water
ABC - N for Not Just One (3 or more embellishments)

High Hopes #173 - Clean and Simple

We've gone CAS over at High Hopes this week ... play along with your High Hopes stamps to win a new one of your choice :)
My card uses Finnigan - coloured with copics and some sparkle added to the bubbles. I also managed to use a button, not easy when you're button-challenged LOL
Ric Rac die was part of my goodie stash from Taylored Expressions - coloured to match Finnigan.

Other challenges:
The Pink Elephant #199 - masculine birthday
Totally Gorjuss #183 - bingo (I used string, button, sparkle)
Cute Card Thursday #268 - something blue
Moving along with the times - CAS

Woofers

Oh BRRR, it's such a cold day here. I was down at the new Balmoral Show site today, and all I can say is, if you're going, get your layers on!  I'd 2 t-shirts, a fleece AND a cosy jacket on, and was half wishing I'd put my warm hat on!  Though I must say, it looks like it's going to be a fabulous event, you could definitely put in a whole day there no problem :)

This wee card was inspired by Therese's cute card over at the Muse Challenge - I flipped her layout and used her paper pieced animals and googly eyes theme too.  Added a bit of bling and some clear gloss to the doggys' noses.

Muse Challenge #17
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
A Little Bit Crafty - Kraft it
Sister Act #6 - anything goes
Crafty Catz #182 - anything goes

Xmas Card #07

I've fallen waaaay behind in my resolution to get my Christmas stash made before December (ha, so unlikely!), but when I saw the sketch at Sweet Stop I knew I wanted to use one of my new Taylored Expressions stamps - Made in the Shade.  Coloured with copics and some flower soft added to the guy on the left's hat.  Snowdudes panel popped up on dimensionals.  Sentiment from Paper Smooches.

Sketch from the Sweet Stop #210
Sweet Stampin - Clean and Simple
Cute Card Thursday #268 - something blue
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything Christmas
Stamping Sensations May Challenge - embossing / texture

Hakuna Matata

I was asked my a workmate to make a card for his wife ... his birthday pressie to her is tickets to see the Lion King stage show and he wanted a card to go with it!  I had this sweet lion in my stash from Stamps by Judith, and I was incredibly lucky lately to win a new release bundle from Taylored Expressions (via the Paper Crafts Connection blog) and this little windy tree die was one of my goodies.

In my mind I was going to create a scene of a great African plain, with a lion sheltering under a tree in the baking sun ... but then reality kicked in and it ended up looking like a cute kitty at the bottom of a summer garden LOL.

Layout from Sketch Saturday #258
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge #126 - die cuts and/or punches
Crafty Creations #221 - something old (my lion) something new (my tree die)
Annabelle Stamps AC162 - anything goes
Joanna Sheen Saturday challenge - music/lyrics (mine is inspired by 'Hakuna Matata' from the Lion King)