Betty Boop Inspired Card

My Dad's partner asked me to make a card for her (buxom!) best friend who loves Betty Boop. I've seen this Kenny K image used on other blogs and thought it would be ideal so have coloured it to look like the friend. I've used a Cover-a-Card stamps to create the background then scored diagonally to make a luxurious quilt effect. The flowers are handmade using alternating layers of coloured cardstock cut with the Tattered Florals die from Tim Holtz and then sprayed with water before scrunching. The card candy, lace and pearl brads were all coloured with ProMarkers to match.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Craft Your Days Away - Challenge 28, Make Your Own Flowers
• Bearly Mine - Challenge 18, Flowers Flowers Flowers
• Craft Your Passion - Challenge 74, Anything Goes With Flowers
• Sweet Stamps - Challenge 31, Lace
• Card Makin' Mamas - Challenge 28, Digital

Striking Embossed Card

I just had to play with all my new stash from the NEC so made this card last night. The background was created by coating an embossing folder with ink from my new Big and Juicy pad using a brayer. I've then outlined the embossing, added pearls to the centre of the flowers and stamped a butterfly and dragonfly. The mini easel was a bargain for £1 from Tiger!

Poinsettia Stamped Candles

It was Martin's Mum's birthday yesterday and she absolutely loves candles and her favourite flowers are poinsettias. I decided to put together this arrangement after seeing this fab tutorial here for stamping on to candles. The candles/dish came from Tiger and the paper flowers from Hobby House. I've finished off with Anita's gold butterfly dimension stickers.

Girls, Girls, Girls Card

I've been lacking inspiration for the last two weeks so figured i'd enter the "girls, girls, girls" challenge over at Passion for ProMarkers. This is my entry - i've used K&Co paper, a Miss Anya coloured with ProMarkers (15 colours, mix of old and new) and 3D letters from 24Studio. I'll be saving this to give to one of my good friends for her birthday in March!

Tea Bag Holder

My Granny is in hospital as she's been having heart problems, so i've taken a half day tomorrow and am going to give her a suprise visit (she lives an hour and a half away). I've brought her a big bouquet of flowers and made her this little tea bag holder as she is always so chuffed when I give her handmade gifts. I made the measurements up and used a poem I found online.

18th Birthday Card

My brother asked me to make a birthday card for one of his friends who is going to be 18. I thought it would the perfect chance to use my new Basic Grey papers, which are soo pretty - I think I am officially addicted! I've used my new Miss Anya stamps coloured with Whispers pens (wish I had my ProMarkers as it was hard to colour match to the background).

Flowery Purple Card

My Mum's birthday is on the 1st August but i've made her card early so I can enter it into Crafty Place's July Challenge! I've cut the windows out and stamped the Smirk images onto the inside of the card, which I think makes it looks quite professional! Hopefully she likes it, as her favourite colour is purple.

Bunny Thank You Card

I've just spent the week with my boyfriend Martin on holiday in the New Forest, where I dragged him along to Hobbycraft and The Range multiple times! I brought lots of new bits so decided to make his Mum this thank you card as she sorted everything out for us (including letting us use their caravan for the week).

Crafty Place Card Swap

Here's the pink card that I made for the June Swap over at Crafty Place. I love the Gorjuss Girl image (thank you Rusty!) and it meant I got to play with my fab Whispers pens. I'm also obsessed with the X-Cut flower border punch - it's soo pretty.



My swapee Mrs Tidge sent me a really gorgeous pink and brown card with very appropriate chocolate quotes ;-P You can see it here.