Moles 60th Birthday Card

This is the third card i've made for my Mum's colleague - her surname is Moles so they have a running joke in her family where they try to find each other cards with moles on! It's actually a really difficult thing to incorporate into a card, so I decided to try a newspaper style this time. The idea came from the talented Helen over at It's All Fiddle Fart and I designed it using a tutorial from Caroline.



The mole was originally holding a heart so I photo-shopped a cupcake over the top and then decoupaged it. To finish it off I've added gems and star sequins to give it a bit of bling!

Simply Sassy DT Card

As the title suggests this card was made for the Simply Sassy DT call, which actually ended on 29th January. When I came to enter my card though I realised I was too late and it had already closed :-( I was gutted so didn't bother posting my card and have only just got round to it. Anyway these stamps are stunning and an absolute pleasure to colour - I only own three but love them, especially their eyes! This card is very on trend with the bunting and rosette...





Supplies
Image - Simply Sassy Bella Bunting by Sugar Nellie
Papers - Tickled Pink by My Mind's Eye
Bunting - Friendly Flags by Hero Arts
Sentiment - Stamp Calendars by Lili of the Valley
Rosette - handmade using my Scorepal
Gems - Quixotic Paperie
Card Blank - 148mm Square Scalloped Cards from Craftwork Cards

ProMarker Colours
Skin - Apricot, Oatmeal, Blush, Ivory, Pale Pink
Hair - Black, Cool Grey 5, Cool Grey 4, Cool Grey 3
Outfit - Salmon Pink, Cocktail Pink, Soft Green

All I Want For Christmas Card

I've been a bit behind posting photos of the Christmas cards I made but this is the last one I promise! This was for my boyfriend Martin who loves my handmade cards so I always try to make each one better than the last. I spent ages colouring the image with my ProMarkers and am so pleased with how it turned out, though the shading hasn't photographed very well...



I've decided that it's really useful seeing the supplies people have used on their cards, so have decided that i'm going to start adding this information to my posts!

Supplies
Image - Mistletoe Digi Stamp by Kenny K
Papers - Jovial by Basic Grey
Mirri Card - Secret Crafter
Sentiment - Computer Printed
Punch - Lace Heart by Martha Stewart
Ribbon - CraftyRibbons.co.uk
Gems - Poundland

Squidgy Christmas Cards

My colleague at work asked me to make some cards for him to give his family for Christmas. I suggested shaker cards as i'd just brought some plastic domes, but this lead him to ask for squidgy cards instead! This is what I came up with - the snowflake cut out is backed by a zip lock bag filled with hair gel and sequins. They were a bit messy to make but loads of fun to play with...

Christmas Design 2010

Last year I struggled to make a different Christmas card for everyone, so this time I decided to choose one design that I could repeat but changing the colours. I used a relatively simple design with elements I cut out on my Craft Robo. Even with Martin's help though it seemed to take forever to make 25 but i'm pleased with how they turned out and people seemed to appreciate them.

Boxed Cards to Sell

The girls at work keep asking when I'm going to bring in some homemade cards for them to buy, so I decided i'd make some Christmas cards to take in. I did four cards each of five different designs and boxed them up together. They were really well received and I managed to sell them for £10 a box, which I was really pleased with!





















I actually had to make this extra as a special request for my colleague who loves all things penguin related...

Congrats Random Font Card

When I got back from my holiday I found out my colleague had got engaged so I decided to make him a quick card. I've always wanted to do one using a random mix of fonts and thought it would be quite easy. How wrong was I lol! It actually ended up taking me forever to decide which font and paper to use for each letter, but I'm pleased with the finished effect.

Piece Of Quiet Card

My Mum is a really awkward person to buy presents for and whenever we ask her what she wants her answer is always "just give me some peace and quiet". I spotted this Penny Black image used on someone else's blog and thought it would be perfect to use on a tongue-in-cheek birthday card for her. The card was well received and made her laugh...

Fuschia Wedding Invites

My hairdresser is getting married next year and wants to hand make her own invites. She knows exactly what she wants in her head but doesn't know how to go about actually making them so asked for my help. I offered to make her a couple of mock up invitations to use as a starting point and this is what i've come up with based on her sketch. The wording is from a template online!

18th Birthday Football Card

It's my six foot something "little" brothers 18th birthday on Friday, so i've made him this card as he's football mad. I got to play with Martin's Mum's Craft Robo at the weekend and i'm in love - it's soo amazing and the possibilities are endless! I cut out the pitch outline for this card, which would have taken ages by hand. I'll definitely be looking to buy myself one soon...

Purple Doggy Birthday Card

It was my best friend's 21st birthday yesterday so we went to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D. The film was brilliant and I think i'm officially hooked on the 3D effect as it's soo cool (even if you do have to wear goofy glasses)! Anyway I wasn't really happy with this card but, seeing as my friend's favourite colour is purple and she's just got a little Westie puppy, she absolutely loved it.

Swirly Girly Birthday Card

My first card in 2010 is for my friend's birthday. I've used my new Miss Anya Love stamps, which are absolutely gorgeous and I've got loads of ideas for. The backing paper is K&Co and i've hand-written the sentiment (scary!). Hopefully i'm going to start building up a collection of cards i've made ready for when I need them, but have too many birthdays this month...

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.

Christmas Fairy Tri-Fold Card

This tri-fold card is for my Gran and I got the idea (along with links to instructions) from one of the CraftyPlace card swaps a few months ago. I love how this turned out but almost seriously harmed myself when trying to get a photograph of it to put on here! I managed to knock a huge painting off the wall which smashed over my head - luckily I only cut my hands though.

Teddy Carrying Presents Card

This was a reasonably quick make using Forever Friends Christmas decoupage, the matching backing paper and a die-cut sentiment from the same pack. I've added some ribbon and some little punched holly leaves with berry gems coloured with ProMarkers. I love the Forever Friends teddies as they're so cute and these kits make it so easy to do great cards.

Neon Manga Birthday Card

It's my friend's 23rd birthday this week and she's obsessed with everything starry, so i've made this bright funky card using a stamped image from CraftyGranny. I've coloured her with gel pens and gone embellishment crazy on the background. I love this little Manga girl she's so cute but has attitude - I shall definitely be buying the stamp!

Pink Christmas Tree Card

I love this stamp as it's a modern take of the standard Christmas tree, so I just had to use modern colours and what could be better then hot pink! The gems were freebies with a magazine and fitted perfectly as the baubles. Lots of matting and a Daisy & Dandelion stamped greeting et voila - a fab girly Christmas card for one of my friends.

Snowy Bear Card

This is an extremely quick card I made with decoupage I picked up at a market - it was soo cute I just couldn't resist. Originally I just assembled it but felt something was missing so stuck on a few gems and i'm definitely happier with it now. Kinda feels like cheating though as it was too easy to make and required next to no effort!

Floral Granny Card

This is a floral card I made for my Granny's birthday in the same colours as her living room. I also made her a sunflower themed exploding box (embossed with my Cuttlebug of course!) but forgot to get a photo of it. She absolutely loved both and said she's going to treasure them forever bless...

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.