Glitter!!!

Oh what a fab time I had making this LO - glitter everywhere!

I used: Papermill A4 card, Creative Imaginations chipboard, Lakeland and Doodlebug glitters, Heidi Grace alpha stamp, black Versafine ink, Inkadinkado heart stamp, Kaiser rhinestone and black Signo pen.

Nine days old

It's been a while (what with sports days, neck pain and Wimbledon!) but I've done a LO!

I used: DCWV cardstock, K&Co Amy Butler papers, Technique Tuesday alphabet stamps,Brilliance ink, Creative Cafe alpha rub-ons, Inkadinkado stamp ("adorable"), Creative Imaginations chipboard, Doodlebug crushed velvet flock, Marvy pen, Phrase Cafe "princess" sticker, K&Co "love" sticker, Prima flowers, Papermania brad, chalk ink.

My gorgeous girl!

I can't believe how quickly Jess is growing! She's starting to lose all her baby chubbiness and her face is thinning out. At the same time her hair is now growing quite quickly but tends to stick out so today I went out and bought some hair-grips to hold it down a bit!

Di's card sketch June #4

It was upload day yesterday for Di's card sketch :

I used: Bazzill cardstock, DCWV paper, Quickutz Blossom mini die-cut alphabet, MM Heidi rub-ons, black Impress ink, Heidi Grace flourish stamp, large MM eyelets, unknown ribbon, Heidi Grace plastic flower, Kaiser rhinestone.

This card also takes care of the "card-a-day" challenge for June 14th at Card Paper Scissors to make an anniversary card.

Card a day 12/06/08

The card-a-day challenge for June 12th was to make a card using black and white elements:

This is another 3" x 3" card.

I used: Bazzill Doodlebug cardstock, Inkadinkado Birds Galore stamp, black Versafine ink, black Doodlebug flock, black and white Signo pens, Studio G sentiment stamp.

Card a day 11/06/08

The "card-a-day" challenge for 11/06/08 on Card Paper Scissors was to amke a card using stamps:

Unfortunately I couldn't use the camera and the scan has come out terribly!

I used: Papermill card, DCWV paper, Nestabilities die-cuts, Inkadinkado stamp, Doodlebug glitter, MM ribbon, Kaiser rhinestone, Marvy pen.

Card a day 10/06/08

Still playing catch-up! The "card-a-day" challenge for 10th June on Card Paper Scissors was to incorporate stripes on a card. As I'm trying to catch up I kept this simple - the card only measures 3" x 3"!

I used: DCWV cardstock, MyMind's Eye paper, MAMBI thread, mini MM eyelets.

Card a day 09/06/08

I know it's well over a week late but here's my "card-a-day" for the June 9th challenge to make a card using warm colours over at Card Paper Scissors:

I used: Bazzill cardstock, KI Memories paper (from Funky Paper pad II), KI Memories ribbon, Making Memories alphabet stickers, Scrapworks dotz.

Jamie's sports day

So this afternoon it was Jamie's turn for school sports day and luckily the rain held off again! Jamie did really well especially at shooting basketball hoops and the skipping race!

Di's card sketch June #3

Wednesday was upload day for Di's card sketch :

I used: Craft Creations card, K&Co Amy Butler papers, Techinque Tuesday heart stamp, Heidi Grace "Love" stamp, black Versafine ink, Making Memories alphabet rub-ons, HOTP button, Queen & Co felt fusion, unknown ribbon and Kaiser rhinestones.

Matthew's sports day

Today was Matthew's sports day at school and for the first time parents were actually allowed to go and watch!! He did really well and seemeed to enjoy himself and Jess loved being able to walk around - it was the first time she'd actually walked on grass in bare feet!

New kit at Lilypad

There's a new release today over at the Lilypad - Funky Junky: Summer Lovin'

I made this hybrid LO:

I used: Bazzill cardstock, DCWV cardstock, digital elements by Kate Hadfield, alphabet by Kate Hadfield, papers by Michelle Godin, elements by Michelle Godin, Magic mesh, Fiskars stamps, black Versafine ink, black gel pen.

Jess loves dancing!!

Especially for Granny and Grandad xxxxx Good luck Les! x

Di's card sketch June #2

So a few days late, due to being so busy with Jess and suffering with hayfever, but here's my card for Di's card sketch this week: I used: Papermill card, DCWV cardstock, MOD by Autumn Leaves paper, MAMBI Chester rub-on monogram, K&Co letters to go,Making Memories ribbon.

Card a day 08/06/08

The "card-a-day" challenge at Card Paper Scissors for June 8th was to make a card for a male incorporating a car or other form of transport.

I used: Vehicle Doodles by Kate Hadfield at the Lilypad (link on the right), DCWV cardstock, Royal & Langnickel rub-on alphabet, DCWV black alphabet stickers, white and black Signo pens, brads.

Card a day 07/06/08

The "card-a-day" challenge at Card Paper Scissors was to make a monochromatic card so I went for a green one:

I used: DCWV cardstock, Papermania Olive tones paper, 7Gypsies chipboard tag, Versamark chalk ink, Colorbox chalk ink, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Inkadinkado stamp, organza ribbons, various beads.

Card a day 06/06/08

So the "card-a-day" challenge at Card Paper Scissors was to make a card using one of my favourite colour combinations of pink and green:

I used: DCWV cardstock, My Mind's Eye Front Porch papers, 7Gypsies chipboard tag, Heidi Grace quote stamp, black Versafine ink, black gel pen, unknown ribbon and Kaiser rhinestones.

Card a day 05/06/08

The "card-a-day" challenge on Card Paper Scissors for the 5th June was to make a card using a sticker or stickers:

I used: DCWV cardstock, K&Co Amy Butler paper, Scenic Route Laurel sticker, unknown ribbon and brads, Inkadinkado floral flourishes stamp and black Versafine ink.

Hybrid cards

Today is the release day for Kate's new stuff as part of the B.Y.O.C. at The Lilypad. I managed to come up with these cards (very quickly, last night but am hoping to get some more done over the weekend:

I used: Fish by Kate, DCWV cardstock, scrap card, tissue paper and vellum, black gel pen and some rhinestones.

I used: Poppies by Kate, DCWV cardstock, black Impress ink and All NIght Media stamp.

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A change from cards!

A couple of 8" x 8" LOs to share:

I used:DCWV cardstock, My Minds Eye Magnolia papers, Queen & Co felt fusion, Ellison Chunkadelic die-cut funky foam, Basic Grey journalling stamp, Marvy pen, Creative Cafe rub-ons, HOTP brads.

I used: DCWV cardstock, Quickutz Britannia die-cut velvet paper, Making Memories tiny alpha stickers, Marvy pen, various flowers and DCWV brads.

Card a day 04/06/08

The challenge for the "card-a-day" at Card Paper Scissors was to make a card using something with sparkle or bling:

I used: DCWV cardstock, Scenic Route papers, chipboard star, Lakeland glitter, MM rub-on alphabet, unknown ribbon and rhinestones.

Di's card sketch June #1

Yesterday was Di's card sketch day so here's my DT card: I used: DCWV cardstock, Polar Bear Press paper, Heidi Grace quote stamp, black Versafine ink, felt flower (Cuttlebug die-cut), HOTP button, rhinestones and black gel pen.

Card a day 03/06/08

The "card-a-day" challenge at Card Paper Scissors for today was to make a card with a "summery" feel so out came my KI Memories:

I used: DCWV cardstock, KI Memories papers, quote cut from KI Memories paper, black Sakura pen, Prima flower and HOTP bloom.

Card a day 02/06/08

Today's "card-a-day" challenge at Card Paper Scissors was to use 2 different ribbons on a card so I decided to go one better and use 3! LOL!

I used: Papermill card, Scenic Route sticker, KI Memories ribbon, May arts ribbon and Craftwork ribbon, Marvy pen, Kaiser rhinestones.

Card a day 01/06/08

I can't believe it's June already - where has the time gone?!? Today's "card-a-day" challenge at Card Paper Scissors was to make a card using any type of flowery item so it could have been patterned paper, chipboard, Prima flowers, stamped flowers etc.

I used: Bazzill cardstock, DCWV paper from the Christmas 2007 stack, Queen & Co felt fusion, Heidi Grace sentiment stamp, black Versafine ink, black Impress ink, rhinestones and beads.