Quick Mum

This was a quick card to make! The word Mum is layered onto the backing which is also shaped and it is from the new Polkadoodle cd Paper Boutique. It also fits the Crafty Creations challenge which is:

Cut It Out and Pop It Up

Everything on the card is from the cd with exception to the flowers as I used my Cuttlebug dies to cut and layer these.


I've dotted around the edge of the card with a pink gel pen for a bit more definition, but that's it - a nice quick card!

• All paperbased elements: Paper Boutique from Polkadoodles
• Dies: Cuttlebug Flowers
  

Your Little Monster

Along with the Crafty Creations challenge this week, there was a blog hop - which, I of course participated in! Not easy when trying to fend off two kids who want my attention, but I completed it!

And now here is my entry into the challenge which is:

Celebration

I've gone for a Mother's Day card as I need to start stocking up on these! I've used papers from Dreams Come True from Funky Hand and a bit of faux stitching and dotting around edges.

I've used a Nesties as an aperture for the little monster sticker to peep through! The sticker came as part of a big sheet from the Pound shop a while ago - they are all slightly raised plastic (if you see what I mean!) and also in the pack is a sheet of normal stickers that have shiny bits on. I'm doing really well with the descriptions aren't I?!!

The lettering is a Cuttlebug alphabet set - Baby Face and I've just noticed that I've missed the apostrophe off, so will have to add it before it gets bought!

• Backing papers: Dreams Come True from Funky Hand
• Dies: Nesties and Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet set
• Sticker: Pound shop

Buttons!

Sometimes when I see what the challenge is, I immediately know what to do! Crafty Creations challenge this week is:

To use Buttons

I used one of the backing papers from the Funky Freebie which celebrated the launch of Get Funky Challenge blog. I drew a fine black line around the edges of the card stock and also the backing paper and sentiment. The ribbons are all from my stash (the green one frays like mad so I had to seal the ends with glue!)


The buttons are also from my stash, the fabric one with embroidered heart was sent to me in a button swop earlier in the year by Jacqui. The sentiment is stamped with a new stamp I bought - 4 for 99p!

And I've used my nestie die to cut the shape for the sentiment. I sort of had a bit of a different idea in my head for this card and it didn't quite turn out that way. But its not too bad overall!

• Backing paper: Funky Freebie from Funky Hand
• Buttons: From my stash - heart embroidered button from Jacqui
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Sentiment: Anita's stamp
• Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
  
  
  

Doodle Tweets for a Baby!

Now this may be a bit spooky as the Crafty Creations challenge this week is

Birds

And the prize sponsor this week is Nikky who made these papers!! Before you get all excited and head over to her shop to buy these, they are actually not released until 21 July where they will be launched on Create and Craft - sorry for being a tease! And funnily enough, you'll be able to see this gift box on that very show!


I've made a gift box for a new baby - ideal size to put some titchy socks in or a rattle. I've used an old chocolate gift box from Thorntons as the template - I had to join two sheets of card together due to the pattern placement but this was easy enough to do. The backing papers are from the Doodle Tweets collection, taken from the soon to be released Candy Doodles cd, as is the little birdie tag which I've cut out, added an eyelet and attached it to the bag with some lovely mint green organza ribbon.

The 'frill' around the bottom of the box is also on the cd - you could say it is paper ribbon, already scalloped. So I simply cut it out and added it to the base. I don't think the photos show the glittery flower centres, but they are!

I think I'll be making some more of these in the future as it was really easy and quick to make!

• All paper elements: From the soon to be released Candy Doodles cd
• Ribbon and eyelet: From my stash
  
  

Baby Celebration!

Now this is a new challenge for me - Crafty Creations - I found it whilst looking at my fellow Polkadoodle DT mate Saskia's blog and I thought, well, why not!

The current challenge is:

Celebrations!

And what better way to celebrate than with the birth of a new baby! One of my friends who I studied with a few years ago has just had her first baby - a boy so I've made her this card. Which, I am hanging onto as I don't want to post it because I want to visit and have a cuddle!!

I've used papers from Now That's Funky - the Cottage Linens collection. I've added the letters by using Microsoft Word Art and then cut them out. I've used a glittery gel pen for the edges. All the embellishments are from my stash with the die cut nappy pin and bottle from Sizzlet dies - I've glittered parts of them and could not wait for them to dry before I took the photos!

• All papers: Now That's Funky cd
• Dies: Sizzlets
• Embellishments & ribbons: From my stash