New Baby Girl Card with Mo Manning image - Spit Happens / Echo Park Papers

New Baby Girl Card with Mo Manning image - Spit Happens / Echo Park Papers

Oh, I've been so busy lately I just can't keep this blog up to date and we've had some

really great weather so who want to sit indoors cutting and glueing when there's

sunshine to be enjoyed :)

Today I've got a New Baby card using this fabulous digi image from Mo Manning

called "Spit Happens" isn't she a wee cutie.

I've also used some digital papers from Echo Park -
Mo will probably want to kill me for this but the eyes just weren't working for me

so I've added a wee bit of ink and rounded them up.

Products used -

Digital Image - Mo Manning / Spit Happens

Digital Papers - Echo Park from Jessica Spraque

Dies - Joy Crafts /Garland

                  X Cut / Scalloped Circle 

      Marianne Corner

Backing Card - Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion

Pink Card from Papermill direct.

Flowers in my stash but mostly from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Leaf punch

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noir's

Green Card, Ribbon, Lace, Pearl Button and Pearls from stash

Challenges entered -

http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-198-something-sweet-just-use.html

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-19.html

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/anything-goes-with-day-for-daisies.html

http://digitallysweetchallenges.blogspot.ca/2013/08/dsc-48-layers-wcedar-chest.html

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2013/08/ttcrd-august-13-20-challenge.html


http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-26-anything-goes.html

Woohoo 1st place winner in challenges4everybody - Winning 7 digi's from Bugaboo

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/dies-and-punches.html

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Wedding Card with KennyK's Wedding Dance Digi and Spellbinders Dies

Wedding Card with KennyK's Wedding Dance Digi and Spellbinders Dies

A Wedding Card today using another fabulous digi from KennyK - Wedding Dance.

I've used this wee digi on loads of cards and they've always been popular with the receipients.

This time I've used an Aqua Blue colour which is a lovely summery colour and I've used

the Spellbinders background die Botanic Swirls which I have previously struggled with to cut -

however, 

my Grand Calibur machine was making some very strange noises

so to save the bother of having to send it off to be fixed - I took it apart,

as I'm not normally one to be beaten by a few screws.

I'm pleased to say it was really easy to fix as there are only 4 screws and a few clips that can come off.

Three of the Four screws that hold the turning mechanism had come out and one of the clips.

No wonder it was so noisy, mind you some of them were probably always loose and I'm pleased to announce, it's working better now than ever, yeahhhhh!!!

Still not the easiest of dies to cut though, as it has to be well taped down and it takes

several passes through the machine to get a clean cut and to emboss with out any movement.

This card uses approximately one and a half sheets of the cut background.

Images are printed onto 300gsm good quality card stock and I've then paper pieced the

dress and veil in the same White Centura Pearl as the rest of the card so the gleam on the image

matches the lovely gleam on the Pearl card stock.

Products used -

Digi stamp - kennykdownloads.com - Wedding Dance

Spellbinders Dies, Botanical Swirls, Floral Ovals, and Fancy Tags, Bitty Blossoms

White Centura Pearl Cardstock from Crafters Companion

Aqua Blue and Teal Card stock from Papermilldirect.

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs.

Ribbon and Gems from stash.

Challenges entered -

http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.ca/2013/07/challenge-7-wedding-card-and-blog-hop.html

Woohoo!! This card made the Top 3 at crafting with dragonflies -

This was also a blog hop and it looks like I've won a voucher too on Tania's blog

                                http://manxmade.blogspot.com.au/

                                                                                        

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-56-blue.html

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-42.html

http://opus-gluei.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-161-weddings.html

http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/little-claire-monthly-challenge-35_13.html

You're Fabulous using KennyK's Frieda Flapper

You're Fabulous using KennyK's Frieda Flapper

A thunder storm today, thankfully it didn't last too long and it had been overdue

with all the heat we've been having.

Only sheet lightening this time so nothing very exciting.

Doesn't the air smell nice and clean after a storm, well ours does today

and I hope the sun comes back again, we've been waiting a long time for a summer

and we haven't had enough yet.

***

I've had this wee digi stamp Frieda Flapper from KennyK for a while now

and this is the first chance I've had to colour her - starting this time with Pinks and Yellows

but I think she'll be nice in purples and in shades of bright green.

I got some new dies this week - Fishtail Banners from Die-namics -

had to order them from Ohio, USA, as I couldn't find any here

and I've been looking for some time, thought they'd be handy for Christmas

and just to try them out I've used them here for my sentiment.

  Products used -

Digi Stamp - Frieda Flapper from kennykdownloads.com

Dies - Spellbinders - Labels Seventeen,

Die-namics - Fishtail Banner

Joy Crafts - Banner

Papers - Echo park digital from Jessica Spraque

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Feathers and Gems from stash

Challenges entered -

 Yellow, Pink & Green

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-151-lemonade-for-sale.html

Woohoo!!! This card was chosen for the spotlight of the week in the kennykskraftykrew challenge

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/anything-goes-97.html

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2013/07/ttcrd-july-23-july-29-challenge.html

http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/cmc25-pearls-andor-gems.html

This card got an honorable mention on the Card Mania Challenge

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/mim150-with-lotv.html

Engagement Card with KennyK Digis and Echo Park paper

Engagement Card with KennyK Digis - Teen Idol & Drama Queen and Echo Park paper

We are enjoying the most fantastic spell of hot weather, up to 30 degrees some days

and seeing we had a winter there, that lasted for about 2 and a half years, lol, 

it's just about killing us, almost impossible to sleep, and really not good for the crafting

- like, who wants to be indoors in this heat and will the glue and tape hold

or will it melt - here's hoping it's not the latter :)

This is an unusual design for an Engagement Card but I wanted to make it quite sassy

and I thought that these two digi characters from KennyK just suited it fine.

I love the expression on her face.

I've used Aqua and Red - aqua is such a lovely summer colour and

well, always red for love, plus, it's one of my favourites.

Products used -

Kennykdownloads.com - Digi Stamps - Teen Idol and Drama Queen

Jessica Spraque - Backing Papers Echo Park Digitals 

Card base - Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion

Card layers - Red and Aqua from Papermilldirect

Spellbinders - Lacey Circle Die

Crafts Too - Circle Die 

Martha Stewart - Border Punch

Heart Punch

Rangers Distress Ink - Broken China

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Ribbon and Gems from Stash 

Challenges entered -

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-51-anything-goes.html

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-16.html

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/july-challenge-and-june-winners.html - anything goes

I'm a Guest DT on the Love to Create Challenge Blog This Week - Support or Condolence -Bugaboo Stamps and Beccy's Place

I'm a Guest DT on the Love to Create Challenge Blog This Week - Monday 1st July 2013

and the subject of the challenge is Support or Condolences sponsored by 

Bugaboo Stamps -  http://www.bugaboostamps.com/
and Beccy's Place -  http://www.beccysplace.com/

This card is using a digi image from Bugaboo Stamps.

Stamp - Beautiful blocks - Thoughts and Prayers -https://bugaboostamps.3dcartstores.com/Beautiful-blocks--Thoughts-and-Prayers_p_2341.html#
I've changed the digi stamp colour from black line to pink line as I thought
those sweet little flowers would look nice in pink and I didn't want
black lined words on my card.
I've also used the Anja Corner Die from Marianne Designs.

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

21st Birthday Card for Son using a KennyK's digi - Soccer

21st Birthday Card for Son using a KennyK's digi - Soccer 

Another boys card, I seem to be on roll at the minute and again I'm using another terrific

wee digi stamp from KennyK downloads.com called, Soccer.

I started this time with an old card sketch from Mojo Monday, but as it was for a boy,

I left out the flower and bow and added a couple of corners and a tag and

switched things around a bit to suit my digi. These card sketches are great as a lot

of the planning is done for you, all you really need to do is choose the papers

and these come from Echo Park, I just loved the big coloured dots.

The 14 is on the football top because this is the number on his own football shirt

and I added the little "O'Neills" soccer balls as they sponsor his team.

Main products used -

KennyK digi stamp - Soccer

Spellbinder die - Sprightly Sprockets

Crafts Too die - Circle 

Echo Park Paper - Little Boy

Coloured with both Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs.

Woohoo!!!!       I made the Brown Sugar Challenge Top 3 with this card   !!!!!!

Challenges entered -

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-48-boyman.html

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-45-anything-goes.html

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-13.html

http://arandomthursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/art3-anything-goes-guest-designer.html

http://myheartpiecesdigitalstampchallenge.blogspot.in/2013/06/use-digi-stamp.html

http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-55-use-digi-stamp.html#comment-form

50th Birthday Card using KennyK's "Need for Speed" and Spellbinders "Sprightly Sprockets" (2)

50th Birthday Card using KennyK's "Need for Speed" and Spellbinders "Sprightly Sprockets" (2)

So this is the second card I had to make using "KennyK's Need for Speed"

digital image for the father and son rally drivers.

I've flipped the image this time so he appears to be going the other way.

I've also made my own simple backing papers for this card.

Main products used -

KennyK's digi image "Need for Speed"

Spellbinders dies - Labels Seventeen, Sprightly Sprockets

Crafts Too - Circle Die

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

This card made the Top 5 at Here Come The Boys challenge :)

Challenges entered  -

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.ca/2013/06/148-anything-goes.html

http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/new-challenge-at-jellypark-friends.html

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-54-one-for-guys.html

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-85.html

http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-54-lets-go-dotty.html

16th Birthday Card using KennyK's "Need For Speed" digi and Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets

16th Birthday Card using KennyK's "Need For Speed" digi and Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets

So many boys cards being requested at the minute. I always tried to avoid these, as I find them quite hard but the people I know just keep on having sons, lol, so needs must as they say :)

This is a little card (well not so little 18cm square) that I entered into the KennyK Facebook Challenge - "Life In The Fast Lane". A Freebie image (Dirt Bike Mike) was also given, for which I am most grateful

but this rally digi "Need for Speed" suited a card I had to make better.

Actually I had two cards to make using this image, for a father 50 and son 16, both into rally driving.

This is the first one -

And I'm very pleased to say that it won the People's Choice Award

and won me $20 Gift Certificate :)

Thank you to everyone who "Liked" my card

30th Birthday Card with KennyK and Spellbinders and Sizzix Dies

30th Birthday Card with KennyK and Spellbinders and Sizzix Dies

And guess what I have again today - yes, another go with this KennyK image "Victory Kid",

I just love this little digi.

I started this time with a sketch, an oldie from Sketch Saturday-

but I needed more on my card (it's approx 18cm square) than this sketch is showing

so I added a few more embellishments, but you can see how it started.

It originally didn't have the "age medal" hanging like this as I was going to just going to glue it to the top right hand corner and then I came across a card made by Heather at Ricas Haven based on a  similar design and she had added her sentiment like this, by tying it on and I thought that looked pretty cool so I did it too.

This card is for a Rangers football supporter, hence the colours

but I think it ended up more like a USA stars and stripes card.

Main Products used -

KennyK digital image - Victory Kid

Spellbinders Dies - Sprightly Sprockets, Lacey Circles, Labels Seventeen,

Classic Ovals Large

Sizzix Dies - Stars

1" Circle Punch

Background - digital my own

Ribbon and Twine from stash

Happy Birthday Dad - Great Outdoors Card

Happy Birthday Dad - Great Outdoors Card

Did I ever blog this card - I don't think so - as I only started blogging in March this year I've got loads and loads of cards I've yet to add.

This was a strange request - Firstly because it was for a man and I didn't use to make many of those and Secondly - it also had to have a Caravan, Plants/Gardening, a Dog and be Outside.

Soooo, I started with this Mo Manning image "Gardener Guy"

I couldn't find a Stamp/Digi of a Caravan at the time, so I made this one using a combination of rectangles and ovals in my graphics program - I think it works ok.

Although it doesn't show up in this photo, it's a frame type card, with the center part being below the frame.

Products used -

Image - Maurie J Manning, Gardening Guy

coloured with Promarkers
http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/products/Gardener-Guy.html

Dies - Spellbinders Foliage, Labels Seventeen

Doohickeys Grass Edger and Heart Fence

Small Flower Punch

Backing Paper from Jessica Sprague

Dog - Black Labrador Retriever - 'Cause I have one of those

Gems and other bits and bobs from Stash or made by me

Challenges -

http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/187-summertime-at-mos.html

http://eurekastamps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-41-great-outdoors.html

1st Holy Communion card with Image by Maurie Manning, Marianne and Spellbinder Dies

1st Holy Communion card with Image by Maurie Manning, Marianne and Spellbinder Dies

I'm being asked more and more now to make cards for boys. I used to avoid these as I always found them quite hard, I mean if you can't add ribbons and flowers what do you make.

Then I found the KennyK and Mo Manning digi images along with a few others and it kinda changed my whole attitude to boys cards, I'm having real fun playing with these now.

This card is for a 1st Holy Communion and they wanted it quite decorative, which is just up my street.

It's one of two cards I made for the Godmother and Parents to give.

This fantastic little image is a Mo Manning Digi and as the little boy concerned has red hair -

I just had to give this image that too.

Products used -

Image by Maurie J Manning

Dies - by Spellbinders, Lacy Circles, Crosses Two

Corner Die - by Marianne Designs

Circles - by Crafts Too

White Card - Centura Pearl Gold from Crafters Companion

Blue Card - from Papermilldirect

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Ribbon, Buttons and Gems from Stash

Challenges -

http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-52-must-have-buttons.html

Blog Candy - herecometheboys

http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/rrr-challenge-73-masculine-with-ribbon.html

Birthday Card with KennyK's "Madison Attitude" and Spellbinders Dies

Birthday Card with KennyK's "Madison Attitude" and Spellbinders Dies

I am so behind with my blog posts - I've been flat out with orders. I don't think I've ever had so many personal requests come in, in one month before. Thankfully several of them were for the same theme so I didn't have to design a new card for every request.

This is yet another fantastic KennyK image this one called "Madison Attitude" and just perfect for three shopping theme cards I had to make.

I created the designer names by just typing them up in fonts as close as I could get to the originals.

(hope they don't mind) except for the "Prada" one as I couldn't get it quite right so I 'borrowed' it from the internet :)

Products used -

Image by KennyK - Madison Attitude

Dies - Spellbinders Floral Ovals, Parisian Accents, Bitty Blossoms, Foliage, Lacy circles

Die - Crafts Too, Circle

White Card - Centura Pearl Gold from Crafters Companion

Purple Grape Card from Papermilldirect

Backing Paper - Altered, Katarina Art from Etsy

Coloured in a mix of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir

Ribbon & Gems from Stash

Challenges

http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-45-punches-andor-die-cuts.html

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/week-208-happy-4th-birthday-allsorts.html

30th Birthday Card -with KennyK Victory Kid & Man U theme

30th Birthday Card -with KennyK Victory Kid & Football Man United theme

A boys card for a change and not a Spellbinder or a Ribbon in sight.

The spec for this was actually a "Darts" theme but I just couldn't find anything that I could make a dart card out of, besides a dart board with a pint of beer in front of it and that just wasn't what I wanted to make, so second preference was football so voila!

I saw this Kennyk image and just had to have it, he's so cute and with Man United on the top of the Premiership the champions theme seemed to fit.

I started with an old "Mojo Monday" sketch, least thats were the idea for this card came from even though I didn't stick exactly to the sketch. 

I made my own backing papers for this one and used combination of promarkers and Spectrum Noirs to colour the image in - are they ever going to have fine tips for the Spectrum Noirs I wonder, they're much to thick for fine detail colouring.

I borrowed!!! the United Badge image from the internet :)

Products used -

Image - KennyK Downloads - Victory Kid -

http://kennykdownloads.contentshelf.com/product?product=I13011500000072C

Coloured with a mix of Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs'

Dies - Circles from Crafts Too

Large and Small Circle Punches

White Card - Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion

Red Card - Papermill direct

Black Card - Education online

Backing papers Letters and Name Badge - my own digital designs

Challenges Entered -

Allsorts Challenge - All Sports

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/week-206-any-sport.html

Craftycatz Challenge - Anything Goes

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-182-anything-goes.html

Congratulations Wedding Card with KennyK Happy Couple Digi and Spellbinders Elegant labels Four

Congratulations Wedding Card with KennyK Happy Couple Digi and Spellbinders Elegant labels Four

I am still so loving this Spellbinder Die that I seem to be using it on everything.

"Congratulations and Celebrations" music comes to mind when I look at this stamp but I think by the look on their faces it should be "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas, lol.

Stamp comes again from KennyK Downloads.com - Kenny's stamps just seem to be so appropriate for the cards I have to make - http://kennykdownloads.contentshelf.com/product?product=I130115000000777

Products used -

Stamp - Happy Couple Digi from kennykdownloads.com

Dies - Spellbinders Elegant Labels Four , Bitty Blossoms and Foliage

Background paper - Katarina Art

Mounted on Snow White Centura Pearl Card - Crafters Companion

Trimmed in "Purple Grape" - Papermilldirect.

Small pink roses - Wild Orchid Crafts

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Distress Ink - Milled Lavender

Gems and Ribbon from stash

Challenges -

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-142-flowers-flowers-flowers.html

WOOHOO!!! This card was chosen as  "IN THE SPOTLIGHT" this week, on the kennykkraftykrew blogspot!!!

 

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-181-inspired-by-song.html

21st Birthday with KennyK and Spellbinders

21st Birthday with KennyK's Queens Cutie Digi and Spellbinders

Just a very quick posting today as I'm so busy, busy, busy - so many things seem to be happening now and I'm getting a bit overwhelmed with all the cards I've been asked to make. I have loads of others to put up and I'll get there eventually :)

This one is for the girlfriend of a lovely guy in work and I wanted it to look young and springy and romantic. I'm just loving these little bitty blossom dies, it's great being able to make your own flowers in any colour.

Oh and she's driving a black mini car, hence the little mini embellishment - I did put her name and age on the number plate but it's quite hard to see.

I won this little digi stamp Queens Cutie from kennykdownloads in a kennykkraftykrew challenge - isn't she lovely. ( http://kennykdownloads.contentshelf.com/product?product=I1301140000006F5 )

Products used -

Digi Stamp - Queens Cutie - Kennykdownloads.com

Dies - Spellbinders Grand Big Scalloped Circles - Bitty Blossoms - Foliage

Lacy circles

Crafts too - circle die

Marianne LR0157 Fern Flowers

Heart Punch

Tiny roses from Wild Orchid Crafts

Backing Paper - Digi from Katarina Art

Coloured with a mix of Letraset Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Ribbon and Gems from stash

Challenges - #141 tic-tac-toe, 3 down --- Embellies, Ribbon, Image & Pink 

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/challenge-141-tic-tac-toe.html

and

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/challenge-63-punches-andor-dies.html 

WINNER - this card won the "KennyKKraftyKrew Challenge 141" -

look at what I won - Marianne Design goodies

and

It made the TOP 5 in the "Love to Create Challenge" :D

Happy 18th Birthday with Lili Of The Valley Stamp - Emma Shoes and Spellbinders

Happy 18th Birthday with Lili Of The Valley Stamp - Emma Shoes and Spellbinders

Just love this little stamp from LOTV and as I needed a card for Emma's 18th who also loves shoes, fashion ad shopping it seemed very appropriate for my job.

I've been digitally messing around with the backing papers again although there's so much on this card that it's quite difficult to see them. I wanted this card to have lovely spring colours as those are my favourite at the moment, I think thats because it's been so cold of late and this last few days the beautiful sunshine is making me hope we've got to the end of the winter at last. Mind you I'm not sure the forecasters would agree with me.

Products used -

Dies - Spellbinders - Grand Big Scallop Circles, Floral Ovals, Lacey Circles

          Crafts Too - Circles and Marianne LR0157

Backing Card - Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion

                        Green and Pink from Papermilldirect

Backing Paper - Digitally manipulated

Stamp - Emma Shoes from LOTV

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Coloured with Promarkers and Sakura Glaze

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Lace, Ribbon, Gems, Pearls and Pearl Centered Button from Stash

Challenges entered -

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/good-morning-everyone-here-to-new-i.html 

    162 - What's Your Favourite Colour

http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/challenge-73buttons-and-bows.html

Here is another one but I left out the Sakura this time and just used Promarkers on the shoes
which is definately looks better in the photograph.
I think the mix of colours is a bit better on this one too -

Happy 25th Silver Wedding Anniversary with Spellbinders Elegant Labels Four

Happy 25th Silver Wedding Anniversary with Spellbinders Elegant Labels Four

Back again, it's been a while now since I posted but I've been busy, busy, busy - I though this might happen when I started blogging but at last I've got some projects to share.

This is a new Spellbinders die, it's very pretty and this is my first card with it. It's sized to go with a C5 card sort of, but I wanted it a bit bigger. This card measures approx 19 cm square.

I've been a bit naughty here with my backing paper as the original was a peachy colour, I really loved it but I wanted it to be pink for this card, and there's not much point having a computer and printer if you can't put it to good use occasionaly so with a bit of digital manipulation I got the colour I wanted.

Products used -

Backing Card - 300gsm Centura Pearl (my favourite) from Crafters Companion

                        Silver Holographic (Ribbons of Light I think) bought online from Ebay

Backing Paper - Graphic 45 (Secret Garden) digitally manipulated

Dies - Spellbinders Elegant Labels Four, Floral Ovals and Fancy Tags Two

Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon and Gems from stash

Happy 50th Birthday Sister with Kennyk's Chef Digi

Happy 50th Birthday Sister with Kennyk's Chef Digi

I needed a birthday card for a lovely Lady Chef who was turning 50 and this

Kennyk Chef image was just perfect.

I didn't have anything that was suitable as a backing for this card, so I made my own tile effect

and I didn't want it to be just black and white so I added the little bit of red to pep it up

and because I love all things red.

It's just a series of squares turned 45 degrees and copied numerous times -

I hope it makes it look sort of kitchen tile-ish.

I popped in lots of little recipe cards along the top ribbon for effect.

Products used.

Card - White Centura Pearl - 300gsm, my fav as it's nice and thick for card bases.

Red - Papermilldirect,

Black - from Stash

Dies - Spellbinders Lg Scalloped Circle & Foliage/Leaves  

Crafts Too Circle Die and Label

Backing Paper - my own and a little bit of something from stash.
Image - Chef Digi from Kennykdownloads.com

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Coloured with Promarkers.

Ribbon, Button, Gems and Recipe Cards from Stash

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/challenge-135-its-one-for-girls.html
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/anything-goes.html

21st Birthday Card with KennyK's, Boogie Down Digi and Spellbinders Dies

21st Birthday Card with KennyK's, Boogie Down Digi and Spellbinders Dies

Yes, I'll admit it, I'm addicted to these digi'sfrom KennyK and I love bold bright colours.

The spec for this card was for a girl with bright red (Ginger) hair who loves music and goth colours,

so I went with red and black as those are two of my favourite colours too.

I've had this little digi for a while now, so she's long overdue an airing.

Products used -

Digital Stamp - Boogie Down from Kennykdownloads.com

Background paper - can't remember name but pretty sure I bought it, a while back,
in my local craft shop - Doodle Craft

Coloured Card - Papermilldirect

Dies - Spellbinders Labels 20, Parisian Accents, Lacey Circles

A variety of Heart and Circle Punches

Gems from Stash
Coloured with Promarkers

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/challenge-134-happy-birthday.html

Mother's Day with Spellbinders Botanical Swirls & Floral Ovals

Mother's Day Card with Spellbinders Botanical Swirls & Floral Ovals

Well I've had another go with this badboy die - Botanical swirls by Spellbinder.

I think I've now got cutting with this die down to a T, and in general the

embossing ends up in the right place.

Still don't like the fact that it doesn't cut out any of the edges,

 leaving you to do all that with a craft knife, but the end result is quite stunning.

This time, I've cut it out twice but used only part of the second cut on this card.

This card measures 19cm x 18cm

Products used -

Dies - Spellbinders Botanical Swirls, Floral Ovals, Fancy Tags 2

Card - Snow White Silver Centura Pearl by Crafters Companion

Violet Colour by Papermilldirect.

Punch - Butterfly from Tonic Studios

Ribbon, Lace & Gems from stash.

WINNER - this card won the Lovetocreatechallenge - Lavender and Lace / 18 Mar 2013

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.nz/2013/03/challenge-56-lavender-lace.html

Happy Birthday with Kennyk's Rock Dude and Sizzix Stars

Happy Birthday with Kennyk's Rock Dude and Sizzix Stars

Another of Kennyk's Digital stamps makes this a fun birthday card.
This time for Tommy, we missed his 60th birthday so this was for his 61st
and yes he's still playing gigs at 61.
This is a fairly large card at 19cm x 19 cm

Products used -

Digi Stamp - Kennykdownloads.com

Die - Stars from Sizzix and Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large

Backing papers - digital from Nitwitcollections although I did alter them slightly

Coloured Card - from Papermilldirect and stash

Star Punch, Little Black gems and Music Die Cuts - from stash

CHOSEN in TOP 3  - This card made the Kennyk'skraftykrews TOP 3

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/challenge-134-happy-birthday.html