Retirement Card: Katy The Cat Lady

And now the final page in the retirement card, using an acrylic album that I've had in my stash for years!  This uses Katy The Cat Lady from Dr Digi, coloured with Promarkers and keeping to the colour theme.  Papers, ribbons and liquid pearls from my stash.

Retirement Card: Green Fingers and Thumbs

Another instalment of the Retirement card, this page uses Green Fingers and Thumbs, also from Dr Digi.  Coloured with Promarkers plus all elements are from my stash.  I'd rather like a pair of pink wellies!  Last page next week!

Retirement Card: Faldaree Deirdery Dunderton

And here is the third page in the acrylic album retirement card, featuring Faldaree Deirdery Dunderton from Dr Digi.  Coloured with Promarkers and kept largely to the colour scheme of the papers.  Papers, liquid pearls and ribbon from my stash.  Another page next week!

Retirement Card: Bath Time Deirdery

Here is the second page in the retirement card I made for a colleague, this time featuring Bath Time Deridery from Dr Digi which is probably my most favourite Dr Digi image!  I've coloured with Promarkers, liquid pearls on the hair cap and glitter glue.  

Papers are from my stash and are from a 12x12 pack.  Handwritten sentiment tag and everything else also from my stash.  Another page next week!

Retirement Card: Hangover Hannah

I was asked to make a retirement card for a work colleague who I've worked with for some years - this is the first page using an acrylic album I bought quite some time ago (and knew it would come in handy one day!) plus some 12x12 papers, liquid pearl dots and lilac ribbon.  I've kept it fairly simple and hand wrote the tag sentiments.  I've used Hangover Hannah from Dr Digi, and coloured her with Promarkers in the same colour scheme as the papers.

A quick retirement card for one of my work colleagues using Night Nurse Nina from Dr Digi, coloured with Promarkers and then layered onto an embossed panel.

A bit of faux stitching with a black fineliner pen and a handwritten sentiment, the card is done.  And she loved it!

Retirement - Page 6 and Final One!

Here is the final page of the epic retirement card I made for a work colleague which gave everyone and the various offices plenty of room to sign as the reverse of each page was blank.  This one features Weekend Walter and also Lamp.

Both images have been coloured with Promarkers and papers are Papermania 6x6 stack which I've used throughout.  Hope you've enjoyed the big reveal!  I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Cardz for Guyz:  Father's Day
Lemon Shortbread:  Anything Goes  WINNER
Through The Craft Room Door:  Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown:  What A Guy
Unicorn Challenge:  Masculine

Retirement - Part 5

Here is the fifth page in the work colleagues retirement card - big enough for all the offices to sign!  This one features Skater Stanley who I've coloured with Promarkers.  Again, papers from the Papermaina 6 x 6 stack and our organisation colours are blue, orange and purple (I know!!) so these have featured throughout the card.

Sentiment has been printed on my computer and I've layered it onto some black card.  I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Angie's Digital Stamps:  Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  Anything Goes
Pile It On:  Sports and Make Us Laugh
Brown Sugar:  Masculine

Retirement - Part 4

Here is the fourth page in the retirement card / book I made for a colleague.  This one uses Dunderton Decorators from Dr Digi plus Paint Can.  Papers are from Papermania 6x6 stack with images coloured with Promarkers.

I printed the sentiment on the computer and then layered it onto some black card.  I'd like to enter the following:

Country View Crafts:  Humorous
Crafty Girls Creations:  Anything Goes
Love To Craft:  Anything Goes  TOP PICK
Scribbles Designs:  Masculine

Retirement - Part 2

Here is the second page in the Retirement 'card' - this time featuring a Dunderton Abroad from Dr Digi plus Luggage.  The two images have been coloured with Promarkers and the map is a vintage (1990's) road map that was long past it's best but was too good to throw away!

The sentiment has been printed on my computer and then layered onto black card.  I'd like to enter the following:

A Bit More Time To Craft:  Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft:  Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore:  Anything Goes  TOP PICK
Love To Craft:  Anything Goes
Sunsational Stamps:  Masculine

Retirement - part 1

A work colleague is retiring next week after a long career and I made a retirement card but as a book with pages so there is plenty of room to sign as its got to go round 6 offices across the North of England!  This is the first page in the series and features Professor Dumnkopf

I've used a hole punch before gluing two sheets of the lightly hammered card together to make a sturdy page (the reverse is free to be written upon), created the text on my computer, layered it onto black card and then added it to the page.  The image has been coloured with Promarkers and I've added glossy accents on his glasses and then added him to the card with foam pads for depth.

I'd like to enter the following:

A Bit More Time To Craft:  Anything Goes
Country View Crafts:  Be Humorous
Crafts Galore Encore:  Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges:  Anything Goes plus Sentiment
Love To Craft:  Anything Goes  TOP PICK

Ditch the Work Suits

Dr Digi are now over on Facebook so come over and join us! I'm showing a page from a special retirement card I made for a work colleague - I made the pages with 8x8 square card, doubling it up for extra strength - the reverse of each page was blank for everyone to sign.

I've used Deirdery Dunderton in her finest pinny and fluffly slippers, colouring her with Promarkers (plus glossy accents on the glasses). I've made the background from Bloomin' 70s Backing Papers and I've made it look like wallpaper. The skirting board and floorboards are from scrap card that I've shaded with Promarkers.

I added Deirdery with foam pads so she stands proud a little and the lettering is Sizzix - two different sets used (Girls are Weird and Round-a-Bout) and cut from shiny silver card. Parts, 2, 3 and 4 will follow in subsequent weeks! To hold all the pages together so they opened out like a concertina, I used ribbon - it was easier to photograph singularly!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge: Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread: Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams: Die Cuts
Daring Cardmakers: Hand Krafted

On Your Retirement - Part 4

Here is the final part of the epic Retirement card! Parts 1, 2 and 3 have been shown on previous Tuesdays if you want a look back. This page features Bath Time Deirdery from Dr Digiand some equally electrifying papers - Echo Park, Summerdays.

And this is the front cover to the Retirement card - its also in our organisation colours!

So, that's it! I've handwritten the tag and used various dies - X Cut for the mirror and Sizzix for the letters and tag. It's received lots of giggles around the office as people were writing their well wishes on the reverse.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Come and Get It Challenges: Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Fairytale Stampers: Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap: Anything Goes
A Gem of A Challenge: Stitching
Allsorts: Bright Sunshiny Colours

On Your Retirement - Part 1

As I mentioned last week, I've been busy making cards for work colleagues who are leaving. This particular card is one of a kind and is for someone I've worked with for quite a number of years and there is nothing that she doesn't know - she's the typical go-to person in Finance!

So it can only be fitting that her retirement card is something to remember (and its already giving the office giggles when they are signing it!)

So I proudly present, What To Do On Your Retirement, Part 1 - Go For Long Rambling Walks....

Faldaree Deirdery from Dr Digi sets the tone perfectly! Come back next week, same time, same place for the second installment!

I've used Promarkers to colour plus Echo Park Summerday papers; a Sizzix die cut tag and a handwritten sentiment. I've also used an X Cut die and a Marianne Creatables for the grass.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Come And Get It Challenges: All About Dies
Crafting When We Can: Bright Colours
Crafty Calendar: Anything Goes
So Artful Challenges: Glasses / Spectacles
We Do Doobadoo Challenges: Celebrations

Retirement

Here are a few of the finest Dr Digi images to furnish a retirement scene - coffee table, armchair (with drapery removed) and lamp.  Plus little references to the recipient.

The cd stacks and Ipod docking thing are my own creations.  Bit of a strange juxtaposition when you think about it!

I've coloured all the images with Promarkers - wallpaper is from Clare Curds The Big One stack which I rediscovered when looking for something else...... sentiment is computer generated and the other image I was asked to add for a personal touch.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Card Mania:  Anything Goes
Crafty Boots:  Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge:  Cards for Men
Dream Valley Challenges:  Boys / Men
Corrosive Challenges:  New Beginnings

Relaxing Retirement

One of my Aunts retired last week and I was asked (by another Aunt!) to make her a card. I've used a Bugaboo image, coloured it with Promarkers and glitter glue and cut it out with a Nestie. I've then used the Nestie as a template for layering the other card behind it.


I've had the scalloped card blank in my stash for ages so that got used along with my liquid pearls (needing some more!) and I've added two different types of ribbon plus the beaded organza was originally a necklace but I've cut it up as it looked better on cards!

Mind you, they took longer to glue to the card than it took me to make it! I've handwritten the sentiment as I don't have a stamp with it on and I couldn't be bothered to print one off on the pc....!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers: Anything Goes
My Mums Craft Shop: Special Ladies (My Aunt!)
Going Grey With Scrap Creations: Ribbons and Pearls
Love To Create Challenges: About The Ladies
Crazy Challenge: No Designer Paper
Stella Says Sketch: Sketch Followed

• Image: Bugaboo, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue


• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities


• Everything else: My stash