100 Watt Birthday

This is a quick and easy card made using Lightbulb from Dr Digi and it's a freebie too so what's not to like?!

I've coloured it with Promarkers plus added glossy accents to the highlight area and then cut the border with a bit of a rubbish die as it didn't cut properly but I decided I liked it like that!

Papers are from my stash along with the brads and the sentiment I printed on my computer.  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
Love To Craft:  Anything Goes

Daring Card Makers Challenge - Use Your Scraps

It's time for a new Daring Card Makers Challenge and the theme is

Use Your Scraps

I've used some really old papers that I've had printed for an age from Funky Hand and sadly, its they are longer available.  I've had to carefully align the papers to cover the card blank and I've added a dotted line around the edge with a blank fineliner pen.  I've used a Paper Shelter image - Beauty Image and coloured it with Promarkers.

I've handwritten the sentiment and found some paper ribbon in my stash, tied it with some embroidery thread and added a comb charm.  Half pearls also from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following:

Brown Sugar:  Anything Goes
Seize The Birthday:  Birthday
Watercooler Wednesday:  All Occasions
A Perfect Time To Craft:  Anything Goes

Polkadoodle Challenge - Autumn or Anything Goes

It's time for a new Polkadoodles challenge and the theme as always is

Anything Goes

The DT had a different challenge with the Autumn theme and to make a double sided swinging tag!  I've used the Foxy Fun die and to make the reverse, I just cut the paper from the reverse side so that I didn't get any lines from the die.  The papers are from the same bundle

I've used Posydoodles Basics Circles die to cut the aperture and papers are from The Great Outdoors A5 paper pack.  And the tag, which I've cut from acetate and chopped the bottom off (it was too long to swing!) is from the Posydoodles Basics Tag Die.  The garden twine and large snap are from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Cardz 4 Galz:  Shades of Brown
Creative Knockouts:  Fall
D;LART:  Fall
Sisterhood of Crafters:  Autumn
Die Cut Diva's:  Autumn

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 40 - Createful Heart

It's time for a new Colour Crazy Challenge and the theme, as always is

Anything Goes

This week we are sponsored by Createful Heart and I've used Rudy Rooster and coloured it with Promarkers.  The papers are from my stash and are from Funky Hand which is no longer trading.

I've added a sentiment stamp from my stash and also half pearls and waxed cord.  Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Creative Fingers:  Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes
Southern Girls:  On The Farm
Crafting By Designs:  Anything Goes
Passion For Promarkers:  Autumn Colours

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 195 - Anything Goes

It's time for a new Crimbo Crackers challenge and the theme is

Anything Goes

I've used my Sizzix box die to create this and I used a sheet of Kraft card to cut it.  The baubles I bought a few years ago from Primark and added a wooden snowflake and large gem to hide where I added the baubles.

The band is a scrap piece from a previous project - I keep all my scraps because you just never know when you will need them!  Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Cut It Up:  Tags, Bags and Boxes
Winter Wonderland:  Merry and Bright
CRAFT:  Christmas
ABC Christmas Challenge:  U is for Upcycle (baubles and band of card)

Daring Card Makers Challenge - October Elemental Inspiration

It's time for a new Daring Card Makers challenge and because its the first Friday of the month its a photo elemental inspiration:

You need to pick at least 3 elements, and colours count as one.  I've used:  animal, leaves, pattern and something grown (mushrooms).  The fox die is from Polkadoodles - Foxy Fun Great Outdoors, and I've used papers from Polkadoodles to make the fox.  Backing papers are from my stash and I've used leaves and foliage die from Beary Cute Great Outdoors

Everything else is from my stash.  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Crafty Catz:  Anything Goes with Bow
DLART:  Autumn
Crafty Gals Corner:  Fall
Fab N Funky:  Autumn Colours

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 39 - Bugaboo

It's time for a new Colour Crazy Challenge and the theme, as always is

Anything Goes

This week we are sponsored by Bugaboo and I've used Kidz Jack Topper digi, coloured with Promarkers and then I found some random printed papers in my stash that weren't big enough to use but were fine all together!

I've had the papers for an absolute age in my stash so don't know where they have come from.  Sentiment dies have been coloured with Promarkers to match the papers.  Half pearls are from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Brown Sugar:  Anything Goes
Creative Fingers:  Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts:  Lots of Layers
Cute Card Thursday:  Anything Goes
Seize The Birthday:  Geometric Shape

Autumn Wedding

I get asked to make personalised and bespoke cards quite a lot and sometimes with a specific brief.  For this card, it was to be an autumn themed Wedding card, with flowers, lots of white and to show the Bride and Grooms names.

So, I started off with two A5 sized card blanks - one I cut in half against the fold and ran this through an LDRS embossing folder.  I sometimes struggle with the 'join' as the embossing folder is usually not big enough, but this time and have to hide it with ribbon or other papers - but this time - spot the join!!  I then added this panel to the card blank.

I then cut lots of flowers using the Delicate Daisy cluster die set - I've not used the biggest daisy as it was too big for what I need.  When you think you have enough flowers, cut some more!!  I will be layering these up and need lots!  Plus if I don't use them all, I can add them to other projects.

Next I printed the sentiment on my computer and I made sure the size was right by making the word document (I use word for all my printing - just makes sense to me!) is the correct width as per the sheet of card I'm using.  I hold the A4 sheet to the screen to make sure its the same size.  And then I hold the dies over the wording to make sure its the right size.  I've used a Spellbinders die for the sentiment and then a Posydoodles Circles die for the layer.

I added a border of dotted liquid pearls as sometimes the embossed edge of a panel looks a bit unfinished, plus with this being a Wedding card, I could add a bit more interest.  I cut some thin strips of card for the flower stems and started to lay out where I wanted the flowers to go and then built up the layers as I went.

The smallest flowers were added with foam pads for extra depth and I just merrily added the layers plus some onto the sentiment as it looked a bit bare.  The sentiment circle was added with foam pads so it stood out a little more from the card.  I then coloured three of the oak leaves from the Beary Cute die set with Promarkers and added them to the stems, with a bow made from embroidery thread from my stash.

I raided my stash of half pearls to find the most 'autumnal' colours and added these - there are two different sizes.  I use glossy accents as a glue for half pearls, just so they don't ping off!

Hope you've enjoyed my step by step!  I'd like to enter the following:

Crafting By Designs:  Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner:  Autumn Colours
Fab N Funky:  Autumn Colours
2 Sisters On The Blog:  Autumn

I Love Promarkers - Challenge 394 - Bugaboo

It's time for a new I ❤ Promarkers challenge and this time we are sponsored by Bugaboo and the theme is

Autumn / Halloween

I've used Heels Witches Shoe and coloured it up with Promarkers.  The papers are from a no longer available download - Spooky Dookie from Funky Hand and I am trying really hard to use up everything I have in my stash that I've had for some time!

I only had small pieces of some of the papers so had to be creative with them!  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

The Paper Funday:  Anything Goes with Twist of Halloween
A Perfect Time To Craft:  Anything Goes
Ching-Chou Kuik:  Halloween
Fabrika Fantasy:  Halloween

Sundae in Autumn

The heating went on in our house at weekend and although its got a lot colder in recent weeks, there is still time to enjoy a Dr Digi Sundae!

I've used offcuts of Echo Park Be Mine papers that I've had in my stash for ages.  The image has been coloured with Promarkers and I found some half pearls too.

I'd like to enter the following:

Watercooler Wednesday:  Feminine
A Bit More Time To Craft:  Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore:  Anything Goes
Digi Doodle Studios:  Black and Pink