Gold and Pearl Bauble

Another vist to Lidl and this time I bought some of the washi tape in gold patterns...

I used a lovely white linen card as the base and added strips of washi tape along the bottom. The bauble die (Diesire) came free with a magazine last year , as did the corner die (Craetive Dies). The bow die is part of a bauble die from Memory Box. I've created the greeting in Publisher (Formal436 BT font) and added a number of flat-backed off-white pearls as embellishments.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - use some pearls
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge #306 - anything goes
Creative Inspirations #263 - Christmas creations 
Crafty Creations #329 -  Christmas
Weekly Christmas Card Challenge #50 - anything goes

Thanks for looking

Sharon
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Snow Cousins

My craft room is like Santa's grotto - there seems to be glittery bits everywhere!

Happy Saturday to you all - the other half has gone to Blackpool for the weekend - something to do with beer - so myself and the fur baby have spent all day playing with paper.

This is for one of my Christmas orders...

These digis have been around a while - I got them from the Digistamp Boutique years ago. I coloured them using pro-markers then fussy cut them. I've used pale blue polka dot paper for the background with a red border and added some flower-soft snow. Finally, I've added a die-cut snowflake and two pale blue pearls as embellishments.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

A Gem of a Challenge - snowmen/women
Allsorts Challenge - anything Christmas
Challenge Up Your Life - snowflakes
Cardz 4 Gals - show a snowman
Creative Knockouts - 'tis the season

Thanks for taking the time to visit...

Sharon
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Deer Nephew

I have tried to make today's card quite masculine - it's for an 18 year old boy - a very difficult age to create for! I've moved away from traditional colours and cutesy images and used a very proud-looking deer die-cut I got at a recent craft fair (a bag of 10 for a pound!) he was originally kraft coloured but I coloured him using a black pro-marker to match the base card.

The patterned paper came from a pad I bought at Pound World/land/whatever! They often stock some really useful crafty items and basics such as coloured card, gems and double sided tape.

I've mounted the die onto some dull gold embossed backing paper using foam pads and added a pearl coloured with a red pro-marker for his nose. The greeting was created in Publisher using The Urban Way font.

I've entered this card into the current challenges at:

Dream Valley Challenges - Winter animals
Crimbo Crackers #120 - anything goes
Creative Moments #107 - anything goes
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge #305 - anything goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Christmas to die for
Watercooler Wednesdays - masculine anything goes

Thanks for popping in!

Sharon
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Scandinavian Christmas

So, whilst picking up a few treats for the office yesterday lunchtime in Lidl, I came across these lovely Scandinavian patterned washi tapes. I just love this look and using my current favourite deer die, I made this...

Using some lovely linen textured card for the base,  I simply added the tape in strips, created the greeting in Publisher and finished with a tiny red gem on his nose - just like Rudolph!

I'm entering this card into the current challenges at:

Crafty Catz #347 - anything goes using red
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #308 - AG Christmas
Craft For The Craic - use 2 colours
The Crafter's Cafe - Christmas comes early
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas
Daring Cardmakers - inspired by a song (Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer)

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Fast Cars... For Small Boys

Happy Friday everyone!


There's a new challenge over at Simply Papercraft today...

As usual the challenge is 'Anything Goes' which makes it so much easier to join in. Today's sponsor is Di's Digis - a lovely store to pick up some seriously cute digital stamps...

I'm mostly making Christmas cards at the moment so it was nice to have a break and make this 2nd Birthday card for a friend at work whose nephew loves racing cars....

The two papers are digital, bought some time ago from an Etsy shop very cheaply but have been used on many occasions making them very good value! I've created the greeting in Microsoft publisher and the number is a die-cut in red glittery card. To hide where the papers join I've used a strip of lime green ribbon.


I've entered this card into the challenges at:

Moving Along With The Times - die-cut letters or numbers
Mod Squad Challenge - use ribbon 
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - November 2016

So get yourselves over to Simply Papercraft and join in - it's only a click away!

Thanks for visiting
Sharon
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Die-cut Deers

Today I've made a pair of cards using a free prancing deer die that came with a magazine.

This die is so pretty! I found the marvellous matching paper in a book of papers I got from Lidl by a company called Crelando.

I'm entering these into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - feature a creature
Crafty Creations - animals
Cuttlebug Mania - tic tac toe (animal/die-cut/sentiment)
Glitter N Sparkle #214 - anything goes
Fab N Funky - get Krafty 
Creative Craft Cottage - Christmas

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Rocket Santa

I'm well under way with this year's Christmas cards now but there seems to be glitter catching my eye all over the house in this winter sunshine!!

Here's a card a friend requested for her son created with a fabulous Santa in a Rocket Sleigh decoupage from I think Kanban.

I've mounted the decoupaged topper onto some snowflake backing paper and added a greeting made in Microsoft Publisher using Hey Pretty Girl font. Finally I've added some co-ordinating grosgrain ribbon and a variety of die cut snowflakes with a central gem.

I'm entering this card into the 'anything goes' challenges at:

Brown Sugar #224
Crafting With An Attitude #21
Crafty Girls Creations #29
Sunny Day Crafting #22
Through The Craftroom Door - Nov 8th

Thank you for visiting

Sharon
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Fast Cars...For Big Boys

Today's card was an order from a work colleague who wanted a card with a Ferrari theme for an upcoming  21st birthday.

I found the image on the internet and printed three copies so I could create a decoupage effect. I then found an outline of the Ferrari emblem which I coloured with pro-markers and added die-cut nymbers. The sentiment was done in Publisher and I've used some black and silver Card Candi as embellishments.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Glitter 'N' Sparkle - one for the men 
Allsorts Challenge - time/clocks/numbers
Brown Sugar #223 - anything goes
A Bit More Time To Craft #31 - anything goes
Crafting With Friends #31 - anything goes

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Hunkydory Foiled Card

Greetings this lovely Friday morning!


There's a new challenge over at Simply Papercraft today...

As usual the challenge is 'Anything Goes' which makes it so much easier to join in. There's no sponsor for today - it's just for fun but entering challenges is a great way of showcasing your wonderful makes so get into your craft space, play with your 'stuff' and join in the fun! We do love visiting your blogs to see your creations!

I'm mostly making Christmas cards at the moment (so many cards, so little time) so as inspiration for you I've put this together...

The foiled topper is from a Hunkydory pack which I'm sure I got free with a magazine last year. I've made an easel card using dark green cardstock and mounted the topper on pale green patterned paper. I've used some gold gems, some pale flat-backedpearls and a strip of lace to embellish and added a sentiment created in Microsoft Publisher.

I've entered this card into the challenges at:

Crafting With An Attitude #21 - anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #29 - anything goes 
Crafty Ribbons #174 - anything goes with ribbon/lace
Merry Christmas Challenge #5 - anything goes

So get yourselves over to Simply Papercraft and join in - it's only a click away!

Thanks for visiting
Sharon
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New Baby Boy

Today's card is for a work colleague - a New Baby Boy card.

The gorgeous image is from Hobby Horse. I've used some patterned papers from my stash and some lace which echoes the frill around the pram - I dyed it with tea to get the right colour!

I've also used a number of punched hearts and a sentiment created in Microsoft Publisher.

I've entered this card into the 'anything goes' challenges at:

Polkadoodles
Crafty Friends
Inspiration Destination #109 Design Team Favourite
Through The Craft Room Door

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Golden Stockings

Another Christmas card today - this time an easel card.

I've used a much loved digi - a Christmas Stocking trio from Pink Petticoat...

 

And an angled view to capture the shine! 

I've coloured the image using pro-markers and gold gel pens, the patterned foiled paper is from Aldi or Lidl and I've added red gems for the holly berries.

I'm entering this into the challenges at:

Crafting By Designs - get ready for Christmas
Christmas Card Challenges #46 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - use a sentiment Winner!
Crafting From The Heart #133 - anything goes 

Thanks for popping in!

Sharon
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Trick or Treat !

Hello My Lovelies!

It's Friday !!! The end of my first full week back at work after a lovely long break in the Caribbean and I'm back in my craft room.

There's a new challenge over at Simply Papercraft today...

As usual the challenge is 'Anything Goes' which makes it so much easier to join in. Today' challenge is being sponsored by the wonderful Robyn's Fetish 

who have supplied a cute halloween digi to play with. I've used this mummy boy image to make a card for my friend's son...

I've fussy cut the mummy image and mounted him on foam pads. I've kept the background simple with a 'full moon' orange circle and some tiny bat stickers and a gravestone sticker I have had for years! The greeting was done using Microsoft Publisher.


I've entered this card into the challenges at:

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - Halloween TOP PICK!
Shopping Our Stash #274 - hey ghoulfriend! 
CAS on Sunday # 94 - Halloween
Try It On Tuesday - scary and spooky
Get Creative Challenges #50 - black and orange
The Male Room #46 - Halloween
Crafting By Designs - Halloween



So get yourselves over to Simply Papercraft  and join in - it's only a click away!

Thanks for visiting
Sharon
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30th Shaker

Happy Friday everyone ...

There's a new challenge over at Simply Papercraft  today...

As usual the challenge is 'Anything Goes' which makes it so much easier to join in. Like last time, this week's challenge is just for fun but of course the design team can't wait to visit your blogs and see your lovely makes.

Today's inspiration is a 30th shaker card - don'tcha just love pink sequins! Yes - I know it's another 'number' card and my blog is starting to look like an Adele back catalogue but these are the cards I get asked to make over and over again!

The backgroung is faux embossing - I die cut loads of '30s' andstuck them to white card. For the shaker part I used mixed pink sequins and some OHP film - just as good as acetate but considerably cheaper!

I've entered this card into the challenges at:

Crafting With An Attitude #19 - anything goes
Crafty Girl Creations #26 - anything goes
Inspiration Destination #104 - anything goes
Craft Your Passion #330 - anything goes
Get Creative Challenge #48 - embossing (mine is faux)


So get yourselves over to Simply Papercraft  and join in - it's only a click away!

Thanks for visiting
Sharon
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Striped 18th

I've neglected my poor blog lately - what with work and the Olympics and life in general I haven't had time to do much more than my design team cards!

I've done yet another 'number' card - seems to be all I'm making at the moment when I do have time to make cards. This one is pretty bright even by my standards...

 

I love the red and white stripes against the red background - a card fit for any Sunderland fan!  I got a large pack of red and white striped card at a recent Ross Papercraft Fair which has proved to be very useful!

I'm entering this into the challenges at:

Crafting From The Heart #128 - anything goes

Glitter 'N' Sparkle #206 - anything goes

Let's Craft and Create #117 - spots or stripes

Sisters Of Craft - anything goes

Crafty Girls Creations #25 - anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams - monochrome

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Triple Trouble!

Happy Friday everyone ...

There's a new challenge over at Simply Papercraft  today...

As usual the challenge is 'Anything Goes' which makes it so much easier to join in. This week's challenge is just for fun but of course the design team can't wait to visit your blogs and see your lovely makes.

Today's inspiration is a cute card I made for a lady at work who has just had triplets - yes - TRIPLETS!!!

 I used a really sweet digi image of a baby boy and repeated it three times, adding some colour with pastel coloured pro-markers. The pale blue polka dot paper is from my stash and I've embellished with a silky blue ribbon and some tiny flatback pearls coloured blue with a pro-marker. 

A very simple card but a total neccessity as have you ever tried to find a 'triplets' card in the shops? There's hardly any!

I've entered this card into the challenges at:

Crafting With An Attitude #19 - anything goes
I ♥ ProMarkers - spots or stripes
Southern Girls #142 - anything goes 
Inspiration Destination #102 - anything goes

So get yourselves over to Simply Papercraft  and join in - it's only a click away!

Thanks for visiting
Sharon
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Quick 70th Card

Today's card was a lot quicker to make than it looks - thank goodness for die-cutting machines and punches!

I used a variety of fancy dies and punches and some pretty floral patterned card that came from Lidl/Aldi - they often have craft stuff by a company called Crelando which is really good value.

I'm entering this card into the current challenges at:

Southern Girls #142 - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - lots of layers
Die Cuttin' Divas #281 - anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #87 - anything goes
Crafty Creations #323 - use a number

Thanks for your visit

Sharon
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