sweet birthday - STB #7

Another girlie card for the Seize the Birthday challenge 7.  Great makes from the team this week.

The image, papers and sentiment are from Pink Petticoat (paper is from His and Her valentine range), and this is the sketch for this week.

As the papers are snippets, I shall run over to Pixie's Crafty Workshop snippet playground.  Join in with both if you can. Have fun x.

It'a all about the accessories

I feel really pleased with myself this morning, I have cleaned the oven (yuk) - not wonderfully clean, just two notches up on the de-coked scale, lol.  And I have put the finishing touches to this card.  

The image and papers are from Pink Petticoat (Lola Rose and Springtime).  The 'celebrate' is also from PP (Happy Birthday;s). Metallic thread, bag charm and a bit of bling to finish it off.  Enjoy your day. x 

Pixie's Crafty Workshop snippet challenge #60

Just finished off a card for the Snippet's Playground this week.

I have used SU in-colour card for the base and Comfort Cafe DSP for the design of the card.  The snippets I used for the flower which is a Bigshot die.  Love the new brads from the Spring/Summer SU catalogue, and I just happened to have a self-adhesive pearl the right size to fit in the middle.  Sentiment is from Pink Petticoat. Thanks for looking, and have a good week. x

Hedgie Birthday - STB #6

Happy Saturday everyone.  I am entering into Seize the Birthday challenge 6 (masculine card this week).

I have used my newly purchased e-bay find of Penny Black 'For You' stamp, and my new papers which I won recently from a Quick Cards entry - Paper Cellar 'Celebrations'.  I am really pleased with both items.  The little sentiment is a SU salebration stamp set Pretty Petites.

Thanks for looking.  Have a good weekend. x

Snippet Playground challenge 59

Over to play in the playground this week at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.  This card, apart from the card base is made up of snippets from SU new in-colours and Comfort Cafe DSP, along with some metallic thread and charm.  Thanks for looking x

For You - Seize the Birthday #5

Lovely sketch this week and wonderful inspiration from the design team members of  Seize the Birthday (feminine card this week).

Daffodil yellow backing paper from Pink Petticoat Spring Collection, and the blue floral from a freebie paper pack 'Lilly Bimble' (Quick Cards mag). Sentiment is a SU stamp coloured in markers.  Ribbon from Lidl (5 metres for 99p - a bargain!).  Please check out the challenge blog, and thanks for looking. x

Snippets playground #58

I used this week's Clean and Simple sketch 226 as the inspiration for this card, just turned the sketch around.  I have used snippets of SU design papers, some paper piercing and SU Greenhouse Garden stamp for the flowers.  Hope someone has got a bonfire in Di's snippet playground - its a bit chilly around here!  Have fun x

valentine gift box

I saw a Youtube video for a 10cm square pizza gift box, and I thought I would have a go.  This is how it came out, and inside are some yummy Love Hearts Squashies.  Link for instructions here. Have fun!, and thanks to 'Shonz' for the share.

The sentiment die cut is a Sizzix die.

Less Is More and Seize the Birthday

Happy 2nd Birthday to Less Is More!  This week the challenge is to use Kraft and Kreme, and the sponsor is the lovely lady from Pink Petticoat.  Well, haven't played along for a while, but as I have been playing with the PP kraft and neutrals collections I thought I would join in.  I used the Seize the Birthday sketch as inspiration, and this week it is for those pesky men cards.

As Less is More is a clean and simple style I have used scoring and paper piercing for the central panel on the card to give a cleaner look.

I printed onto white cardstock the biscotti colour from the natural neutrals collection, and the image was a digi stamp from TeddyBo printed onto vintage cream.  The kraft card is kraft paper 3 from the organics kraft collection.  Font is 2peas squish. Thanks for looking, and have a good week. x

Valentine

I was looking through my new Quick Cards mag at the card school, which was to put a mini envelope topper onto your cards - template and sample cards by Julie Gibbs.  Then I was blog hopping and saw this sketch on Try Stampin' on Tuesday 

then this card came together

I have used paper collection from Pink Petticoat called Old Fashioned Girl (half price), and finished off with metallic thread and a heart charm.  I was going to enter this card into the challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday, and realised that I have not actually stamped, the sentiment in the mini envelope is a digi sentiment from the PP collection!  Ah, well ... another time.  Thanks for looking. x
Edit:  I am entering this card into the Snippets playground as the mini envelope is a snippet from a previous make.  Thanks for the nudge Di. xx

Seize the Birthday #3 - Girlie card

Another challenge has quickly come around for Seize the Birthday, challenge 3 already!  This week is a new sketch for a feminine card.  I have used a Mo Manning image and papers from Pink Petticoat, Spring collection.   I love the sanded solid colours in this collection, so it allows me to use a coloured insert to match the card, just because I can!  Have a good weekend everyone. x

Seize the Birthday #2 Male card

Just in time to play at Seize the Birthday using this sketch - and this week it is for the all important cards for men.  This is my take on the sketch.  I have used Pink Petticoat Kraft paper download for the base card, and SU design papers and Need for Speed stamp.  Thanks for looking.

New home

My eldest son is moving out to his first new home with his girlfriend this week, *sob* and this is the card I have made using Nitwit papers and embellishments, Sunshine and Laughter.  The mat and house are mounted onto dimensionals.  The house is a sizzix die cut which I have had for ages and not had a reason to use before.  Ah, well, I'll go and help with the packing now.  Have a good day! x

playing with papers

I have been playing with some free digi papers and embellishments from a collection of Nitwit papers called Gratitude, a CD rom which I had free from a magazine a couple of weeks ago.  I used a recent sketch from Sketch Saturday #241.  A great sketch for this week, and I will see if I can post a card before Mr. Linky closes, lol!  Have fun in the snow, and stay safe. xx

Seize the Birthday - Challenge #1

Hi there, this is my card for the new challenge blog Seize the Birthday.  It is only for birthday cards, but there is a wicked twist.  One week the sketch is to be used for a female card, and the following week the same sketch is to be used for a male card.  Just the job for getting a stash of those pesky male cards don't you think?!  My card is made using all SU products.  Please check out the new blog, as there is a fantastic design team, and great creations.  Thanks for looking. xx

Freshly Made Sketches - too late!

Hi there,  I have been trying to upload photos to my blog for two days, but have had problems.  I can't blame blogger, I think it's just my lack of computing skills, lol.  This card was for the FMS sketch 67 which you can find here.  I have used Stampin' Up stampset, and used rose red and soft suede inks.  A sneek peek  of the inside too.  Thanks for looking.

Happy New Year in 2013

Hi there everyone.  I hope you all had a lovely Christmas, and are getting ready for the start of 2013.
Not much work on the crafting front as I have not blogged for more than a month!  As soon as the christmas tree has been taken down from my crafting desk I can get back to business.

I have been having a peek at some of the blogs out there, and I came across Lizy's new Stampin' Up blog.  Good luck in your new venture Lizy (the owner of Lizy's house of cards http://lizyshouseofcards.blogspot.co.uk/. ) You can find here blog here http://creatinwithstampinup.blogspot.co.uk/.  Please take a look and consider becoming a follower - she has candy up for grabs (£15 of free Stampin' Up goodies) - you can browse the catalogue on her blog.

Happy New Year everyone, enjoy your celebrations.

Lynn x

birthday wishes and Snippets Challenge

Here I am,  showing two cards I have made for a 21st birthday.  Tatty Teddy makes an appearance, using Pink Petticoat Papers in delicious Peppermint Cream.  The other is a gift card, the video tutorial I found here at Dawn's Stamping Studio (this card is called a file in the middle card), and the file will hold a bookmark size gift tag (or even money!).  The stamps are a set which were free with Quick Cards magazine.  As I have used some purple and cream scraps for these cards, I am nipping over to Di's Pixie's Crafty Snippets challenge, week 46. The card design is a sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 171.  Thanks for looking :-). I will enter this card into Sweet Sunday Sketch, as the link is still open *smile*.

Pixie's crafty snippets, no. 45

This card uses up some of my white offcuts, and lilac card.  Stamps are Stampin' Up, a hostess set I bought off e-bay.  The sketch is a previous CASE (this sketch). As the post title suggests, this is another card for Di's challenge. Thanks for looking x

Crafty Snippets Challenge - week 44

Well for a change this is not a christmas card - lots of birthdays for me in November.  This one qualifies for the Snippets challenge at Pixie's Crafty Workshop as I have used all the bits left over from my textured card stock, and the various bits of cream card I have lying around.  The stamp is from Stampin' Up 'Need for Speed'.  Off to play in the playground now - hope Di has put central heating in that tree house.

(photo is a bit blurry, sorry - this is my third time of trying and I give up now!) :-) x