Good luck in your new job

I was asked by my SIL for 2 good luck cards for her to give to her work colleagues. 

This is the first one,I will post the second after this.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Creative inspirations - anything goes

Craft your passion - the f work - flowers

Tuesday morning sketches - brilliant sketch

Bugaboo - punches or die cuts - punched border

Stamp something - anything goes

Card making mamas - digi stamps

I have used gold decorated velum and black card for all my layers.The border punch used is Fiskars bracket punch.  The image is coloured with copic's. I used clear sakura glitter pen on the flower.

Hugs

H xx

Jolly good post-it note holder

On Thursday Teddy Bo launched their first Teddy Bo's Top Tip Thursday, (say that fast after a few vodka and cokes) so off I pootled to Tesco to get myself a post-it not block.  They were only 40pence so I got two, just in case.  In case of what I'm not sure, but definitely something. 

I began by following Jills brilliant instructions.  I already had Jolly the G Jiraffe printed off so thought I would go with a whole Giraffe theme. *And here comes my Top Tip* I didn't have any giraffe papers so I googled giraffe wallpaper and printed this great paper off.

Jolly is coloured with copic's.   The edges of all pieces of card have been edged in rusty hinge distress ink.  I used raffia ribbon from Wild Orchid Crafts in a few strips under the image.  The card candi added to the corners is by Craftwork cards.  The three tickets are Tim Holtz one's, I choose word's that I associate with Teddy Bo.

I would like to enter my post-it note easel card into the following challenges : 

Top Tip - easel cards

Moving along with the times - sketch used

Teddy Bo - Top tip thursday

Stamp something - anything goes

Card making Mama's - digi week

DYSU - textures - raffia ribbon

Craft us crazy - autumn colours

Simon says stamp - multiple folds

Papertake - anything goes

Stamp with fun - autumn

Stamptacular - the skys the limit

Color me copic - autumn

Big Hugs

H xx

Yesterday I found out that one of my Mum and Dad's oldest friend is really having a hard time living with cancer and they wanted a card to give him that showed they cared.  Now I've known Jack all my life, his wife was there for my Mum when she started going into labour until Dad arrived.  Now Jack is a lifelong Bury F.C supporter and my husband and his family are fans of bury's biggest rival the mighty Rochdale A.F.C

Now I wanted Jack to know we cared but I didn't want him to think I felt sorry for him so thought I would have a little joke with the card.  I also felt that the usual Get Well Soon was not right for obvious reasons.

I needed to explain all this as you just wouldn't understand the wording otherwise.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Critter Sketch - anything goes

Simon says stamp - anything goes

Stamptacular - anything goes but be creative (I needed to be creative with the wording)

Crafty pad - blue and brown

Paper sundaes - super duper sketch

Pile it on - B is for .... Bear

Bugaboo - anything goes

Card making mamas - digi week

Stamp something - digi week

Do you stack up - friendly critters

Isn't he just the cutest!! He is of course Teddy Bo.  He has just had his shop made-over and would love to show it off to you if you pop over.  He is coloured with my super duper copic's.  In the sketch the image had inverted rounded corner's and sadly I don't have one of those punches so instead I'm using a woodware one Mum won and gave me.  The paper's are actually nitwit one's that came in a pack with a magazine.  I so love these denim look papers.  The gems were originally clear but I coloured them with my copic's to match in with the colour scheme.

I really liked this sketch so much so I continued with it on the inside of the card.

Now there is some blog candy on offer over at Cutie Pie Challenge and everytime I look more stash has been added.  The blog candy is available until the launch of the challenge on the 19th september, which is just 2 weeks today!!!

If you would like to sponsor our "amazing" challenge get in quick as our sponsorship is filling up by the day!!

Hugs

H xx

Time to get all Tiddly Inky

It seem's such a long time since I entered a Tiddly Inks challenge and I thought it was time I put things right.

So today see's me entering a Tiddly Ink card into the following challenges :

Tiddly Inks - book inspired

Totally gorjuss - sketch used

Card making mamas - digi stamping

The crafty pad - blue and brown

Charisma cardz - anything goes

Stamp something - digi day

Prairie fairy - books

Simon says stamp - anything goes

I have used a mixture of two Tiddly Inks images.  I used Bloom Q and the books that were a freebie a while ago.  She is coloured with copic's and sakura blue and clear stardust pens.  The heart border was cut on my cricut using a cut file I found in the make the cut gallery.  The sentiment is computer generated.

I followed the sketch from Totally gorjuss and turned it on it's side.

I hope you like my card today and I will be back tomorrow morning with my Magical Monday DT challenge card.

Hugs

H xx 

Teddy Bea is all girly and pink

I was trying to think today if I had ever coloured Teddy Bea in girly pink.  I couldn't remember one so thought I'd give it a go.

I would like to enter my girly pink Bea card into the following challenge :

Simon says stamp - brilliant sketch used

Pile it on - girls just wanna have fun

Stamptacular - diva with attitude or style (Bea is THE most stylish bear around)

Emerald Fairy - birthday

Card making mamas - birthdays

Charisma cardz - glitter

A spoonful of sugar - birthday

My time to craft - here come the girls

Digital Tuesdays - cute and girly

I began by colouring Teddy Bea with my copic's.  I changed the orientation of parts of the sketch to fit in with embossing folder.I wanted my hearts to go top to bottom.  I then die cut the swirl and flower from the cricut cart accent essentials.  The white panels are embossed with a country companions hearts embossing folder.  The double loop punch is a Martha Stewart favourite.

I hope you like my card and come back again some time.

Hugs

H xx

My Daddy is Number 1

I'm not talking about my Daddy.  Well yes I am coz he is simply THE BEST, but this card is actually for another Daddy.  Ethan is sending his Daddy his very first birthday card and as Ethan is only 8 months old he asked me to help with it.

I would like to enter Ethan's card into the following challenges :

Sunday sketch n stamp - the sketch was mad for this image - new digi stamp, old glitter pen

Bearly-mine - bling

Anything goes - happy birthday

A spoonful of sugar - happy birthday

icopic - orange/blue colour scheme

Pollycraft - distressing

Cards for men - anything goes

Card making mamas - birthday cards

Craft us crazy - anything goes

On the sketch the image stands on a rectangle the holds the sentiment but I thought I would be nicer for the little boy on a podium as if he's won a prize of having the best Dad.  The little boy is by Mami Doodles and is called Daddy's boy.  He's coloured with copic's and has white gel pen as high lights on his shoe's and cheeks, and I have gone over the writing with a clear glitter pen to add some subtle bling.  The stars were cut on my cricut and are outlined in glamour dust glitter.  The gingham paper (that is edged in distress ink) is from my best bloggy friend Marion. Thank you ducky, I just can't get enough of gingham at the mo.  The devine twine has has some distress ink run over them to make them match the colour scheme better.

I just want to say a big thank you to all those of you who have become a follower.  As I have now made it into 3 figures I thought it was about time I had some blog candy so hopefully I will get the photos taken and get a blog post done tomorrow.

Big hugs

H xx

Craft Your Passion Challenge 71 - Anything But A Card

Hi and welcome to Craft your passion's 71st challenge.

This week we want to see anything but a card.  Yes that's right, no cards please.

For my ABC I have chosen to do an easel drawer box.  I found the idea here on Split Coast Stampers.

The image is coloured with copic's.  I have added glamour dust glitter to the Tiddly Inks Fairy Fae's wings, fun flock to the dandelion clocks and clear glitter pens to the tops of the mushroom.  Isn't the mushroom great?  Its by Pixie Cottage Stamps.  The tattered rose is handmade from a hand torn circle of card.  The leaves are from a woodware grass punch.

*This card would also qualify for the Magical Monday's challenge.  It's banner or pennants plus glitter.  It must also include a magical image, such as fairies, elves, wizards.*

I would like to enter my easel drawer into the following challenges :

Top Tip Tuesday - all straight lines

My time to craft - fairy tales

Creative craft - summertime

Papertake - make your own flowers

Anything goes - birthdays

A spoonful of sugar - birthdays

Moving along with the times - fantasy

Card making mamas - birthdays

Allsorts - anything but a card

Craft us crazy - anything goes

Thanks for dropping on by and I hope to see you again soon,

Hugs

H xx

Happy 21st Birthday from the cows

OK technically not from the cows, the card is actually going to be off her Dad but it features cows.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :

Sweet Stop Sketches - great sketch

Sweet Stampin - rainbow colours

Top Tip Tuesday - all straight edges

Anything goes  birthdays

A spoonful of sugar - birthdays

Card making mamas - birthdays

Charisma Cardz - bingo - squares, charm and glitter

The cows are coloured with copic's and decoupaged as you hopefully can see in the third photo.

The papers are all from my scraps drawer and the 21 was cut on my cricut in black glitter paper.

The charm is from my great blog friend Marion and is glued with silicone sealant. Which reminds me I must try some on the hole in my wellies as it's wellie weather again here.
So my tip for top tip tuesday - instead of buying glitter embossing powder, just add micro fine glitter to your normal embossing powder.  Then you will have a glittery and non-glittery version.

Hugs

H xx

A Gorjuss 21 year old

My card tonight is from my Niece who turns 21 on Friday.  She love Gojuss girls and likes more dark colours than all girly and flowery.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges :

Card Making Mamas - birthday cards

Paper Sundae's - the real easy sketch

Little Miss Muffet - outside the die cut (her head is out of the white die cut)

Do you stack up? - black with a pop of colour

The purple backing paper is from a Laurence Llewellyn bowen vernaissance pack and the purple strips are papermania henbury lane.  My gorjuss girl is coloured with copic's and then fussy cut out.  The die cuts were actually cut on my cricut hence why I had to cut her and stick her onto the die cut.

The 21 in the corner was also cut on my cricut.

Thanks for all the lovely comments you keep leaving me they are really appreciated.

Hugs

H xx