Aviary Special Friend

Hi all, remember me? Sorry I haven't been about lately. With my new job I am working five days a week whereas for the last (almost) seven years I have been working three-four days a week but longer hours. Not having the days off is really tiring me out and I seem to have no time to do anything. Anyway, enough of the moaning, on my day off last week I manged to make four cards in a day and I will be sharing them all with you soon.

 

Here is the first one, I made this card for my lovely friend Julia to say thank you for some crafting goodies she sent me; including the stamps used on the card. The stamps are (now sadly retired) Elzybells so I cannot link these below.

 

SUPPLIES:

+ Elzybells Art Stamps - The Birds & The Bee's Collection - retired

Thanks so much for visiitng me today, it really means a lot. I will hopefully be back soon. Have  a lovely weekend

Easter Cards Part Two

Here are the other two cards I made for Easter. The first one was for my mum and I used the Lucky Bunnies stamp set by The Greeting Farm again. The image was coloured with Copics and cut out using a Nestabilities square die and added to the base with 3D adhesive squares. the base is more paper from the Doodlebug Hello Spring collection mounted to Doodlebug Fairy Dust CS and wrapped around with Making Memories Twill Ribbon (unable to link to supplies as no longer available) and then the greeting from the Lizzie Anne Designs Celebration Sayings (sorry no longer available) stamped and cut out using a Nestabilities Label Four die. Finished off with Pearls from the Doodlebug Hello Spring Pearl collection. The inside is decorated with the same papers and butterflies using the MS 3 in 1 Butterfly Punch.

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The second card was for my nan. I used the PTI Flowers Fusion #11 stamp set and die. I stamped the flower stems on the panel using PTI Spring Moss ink and then the flower heads using PTI Summer Sunrise ink. For the middle one I have cut it out with the co-ordinating die and popped it up on 3D foam pads and added a pearl. The greeting is from a (no longer available) Elzybells Art Stamps set. I have layered this on to PTI Spring Moss CS, wrapped with Doodlebug Doodle Twine in Tangerine and added this to a card blank with 3D adhesive squares.

Supplies:

Thanks so much for visiting me today, I will back soon with some more cards. Have a good day!

Sketch N Stash 83

Hi all. This fortnight over at Sketch N Stash there is a new sketch designed by my fair hands. Now I have to let you know now that my PC monitor isn't working so I am posting from my iPad. I have never done this before with photo's and I don't know in what order is is all going to come out in so please bear with me.

Here is the sketch:

I have used a sweet image by Nellie Snellen and coloured with Copics and a little Spica. I have combined her with some MME Lime Twist - Happy Go Lucky paper and some gorgeous PTI Hawaiian Shores grosgrain ribbon. the sentiment is by Elzybells nad the jewels by Doodlebug.

STAMPS: Nellie Snellen, Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. COPICS: E0000, E11, R000, E23, E25, E27, BG10, BG11, BG13, 08 Turquoise Spica, 00 Clear Spica, B000, blender pen. CS/PAPER: Craftwork Cards, My Minds Eye. TOOLS: Nestabilities Squares. EMBELLISHMENTS: Papertrey Ink Grosgrain ribbon, My Minds Eye Lush Rhinestones.

Thanks for visiting me today, hopefully I'll get my PC/monitor sorted out soon. We are sponsored this fortnight by me as well, I am giving away a pack of 6x6 Dovecraft Back To Basics III Paper and co-ordinating ribbon to the winner. Hope you can play along with my sketch and please visit the blog to see what my teamies have been up to as well. Thanks for visiting.

Ella Lollipop - DTDF

I have a cute little card to share today that I have made with one of the gorgeous Stamping Bella Lori Boyd stamps available at Die to Die for. Her name is Ella Lollipop and I have stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and coloured her with Copic Markers. I have cut her out and mounted to Bazzill Kraft CS and added her to the base with 3D adhesive squares. The base is two papers from the MME Lost & Found Blush Collection {which are sadly being discontinued from MME}mounted to more Kraft. PTI Autumn Rose ribbon wrapped around and then added to a white card blank with more 3D adhesive squares. Message {Elzybells} stamped and cut out using a MFT Die-Namics Mini Tab Foursome Die. MME Lush Rhinestones added to finish.

STAMPS: Stamping Bella, Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. COPICS: E0000, E000, E00, R11, E33, E34, E37, R81, R83, R85, N1, N3, Blender Pen. CS/PAPER: Craftwork Cards, Bazzill Basics, My Minds Eye. TOOLS: My Favourite Things Die-Namics. EMBELLISHMENTS: Papertrey Ink Satin Luxe Ribbon, My Minds Eye Lush Pink Rhinestones.

Thanks so much for visiting me today, really means a lot to me.

Sketch N Stash 78 - My Sketch

Hi all, HAPPY NEW YEAR! For my first post of 2012, It's time for another Sketch N Stash challenge. This fortnight the sketch is designed by little 'ole me ...

I hope you like it! For my card I have used Heather Ellis' Mouse In The House no14 image, printed it from PC and coloured with Copic Markers. I have then cut the image with a circle Nestabilities die and added to the base with 3D adhesive squares. The base is made from DB Swimming Pool Swiss Dots paper {old stash} mounted to DB Swiming Pool CS and then to a white card blank. I have then cut a PTi Double Ended Banner Die from DB Pistachio CS and stamped with the Elzybells greeting. This has been added to the circle with my ATG. I have then threaded a DB Lily White Boutique Button with MME Lime Twist Twine and added this to the side. Finsihed off with DB Mini Jewels.

STAMPS: Heather Ellis, Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. COPICS: N0, N1, N2, R20, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, W0, W2, Blender Pen. CS/PAPER: Craftwork Cards, Doodlebug Designs. TOOLS: Nestabilities, Papertrey Ink Dies. EMBELLISHMENTS: Doodlebug Designs Button, My Minds Eye Twine, Doodlebug Designs Mini Jewels.

This fortnight we are sponsered by Heather Ellis who is kindly giving away 3 digi images of the winners choice. Please go visit my teamies cards, they are gorgeous and I hope you can play along with my sketch.

Christmas Gift Card Holder

Here is a quick little project I thought I'd share with you using the Gift Card die from PTI. I have cut it from blue CS and simply stamped snowflakes from the PTI Winter Penguin set over it in VersaMark. For the inside I have simply stamped the Elzybells greeting on to white CS and cut out with the SU! Word Window punch. This gift card is for my dad so  have resisted adding any bling to it but you could really go to town with these and make them so pretty.

STAMPS: Papertrey Ink, Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Papermania. TOOLS: Papertrey Ink Gift Card Die, Stampin' Up! Word Window Punch.

Thanks for visiting today. I am starting to feel a bit better now, thank goodness. I am up and about a bit more now and due to go back to work on Friday. On another note, my new blog design is complete. Like Julia has said in the comment below, it is very me ... CAS and purpleicious!! I want to say a big thank you to Kelly from Fabulous K. I gave her my brief and she totally put it into reality and so much more.

Fizzy Moon Christmas - DTDF

Here is the card I have made for my brother and SIL for Christmas. I have used one of the cute Fizzy Moon stamps available at Dies to Die for called With Love and coloured with Copic Markers. I have then added a generous amount of glitter to the image {so sparkly, I love it!} and cut out using a Nestabilities rectangle die and mounted to DB Candy Apple CS. This has been added to the base with 3D foam. The base is more Candy Apple CS mounted with Echo Park Dots & Stripes Christmas Collection paper and wrapped around with white orgamza ribbon and PTI Pure Poppy Satin Ribbon. This has all then been added to a white card blank. The Elzybells {retired} greeting has been stamped and cut out with a MFT Die-Namics File Tab die and popped under the image. Doodlebug Red Mini Jewels added to finish.

STAMPS: Fizzy Moon, Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. COPICS: E42, E43, E47, E74, E77, R27, R29, B91, Blender Pen. CS: Papermania, Craftwork Cards, Doodlebug Designs, Echo Park. TOOLS: Nestabilities, My Favourite Things Die-Namics. EMBELLISHMENTS: Palette Glitter, White Organza Ribbon by Ribbon Oasis, Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy Luxe Satin Riibon, Doodlebug Mini Jewels.

Thanks for visiting me today, I got the majority of my Christmas shopping done yesterday, I just have a few more cards to make and then the wrapping of presents begins!

LIM - Leaves

This weeks challenge over at Less Is More this week is Leaves as well as being one layer week. Eagle eyed viewers may have seen a quick snippet that I made for this challenge and posted but I have since found a better stamp to use and have re-made my card {the other card will be re-posted tomorrow but not for LIM!}.

So for my card I have kept it really simple and simply stamped some holy leaves by Elzybells with SU! Wild Wasabi ink on to a white card blank. I have then stamped the greeting from the PTI Signature Christmas set with black and then added DB Ladybug Jewels for the holly berries.

STAMPS: Papertrey Ink, Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Wild Wasabi. CS: Craftwork Cards. EMBELLISHMENTS: Doodlebug Designs Mini Jewels.

Thanks for visiting today, I am off to look at the other entries,

Sunflowers

I made this card for my mum who recently celebrated her birthday. She loves sunflowers so when I saw the Simple Sunflower set by PTI I had to get it for her card. I have first made a card base using PTI Summer Sunrise CS and then added a panel of PTI Stampers Select white CS which has been run through my Cuttlebug using the PTI Guidelines Grid Embossing Plate; I have punched two holes at the bottom and wrapped around Doodlebug Tangerine Doodle Twine around and tied in a bow. The Elzybells sentiment has been stamped above. I have cut the two sunflowers and leaves from white CS using the PTI Simple Sunflowers Die Set and then stamped the sunflowers with Memento Dandelion & Tangelo inks for the petals and Rich Cocoa for the centres. The centres have also been glittered using my Spica clear pen. The leaves have then been stamped with New Sprout Ink. They have all been added to the card with 3D adhesive squares.

STAMPS: Papertrey Ink, Elzybells {retired}. INK: Memento Tuexdo Black, Rich Cocoa, Dandelion, Tangelo & New Sprout. CS: Papertrey Ink. TOOLS: Papertrey Ink Embossing Plate, Papertrey Ink Dies. EMBELLISHMENTS: Copic Spica Pen, Doodlebug Designs Doodle Twine.

Thanks for visiting, I hope you are all well,

Hearts - LIM

This week over at Less Is More the challenge is to make a one layer card using a heart or multiple hearts. I have taken a small 3" card blank and stamped the heart base using Memento Lulu Lavender and then stamped the strings on top using Memento Grape Jelly. I have gone over the strings with my Copic Spica pen in Clear and added a tiny rhonestone in the centre. The Waltzingmouse sentiment stamped beside with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. A really quick card but cute I think!

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps {retired}, Waltzingmouse Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Lulu Lavender & Grape Jelly. COPIC: 00 Clear Spica At You Glitter Pen. CS: Craftwork Cards. EMBELLISHMENTS: Papermania Adhesive Gem.

Hope you are all having a nice weekend! I was working yesterday but I have today and tomorrow off :0)

Anniversary Wishes

Here is the card I have made for my brother and SIL to celbrate their wedding anniversary. I have first taken a piece of Elzybells Light Kraft CS {retired} and rounded the bottom corners with a WRMK Corner Chomper. I added a strip of white CS to the piece which has been cut using the MFT Die-Namics Bracket Border Die and then wrapped with PTI Aqua Mist Ribbon. I have made a line of holes above this using the SU! Paper Piercing Template. I have cut two hearts using the MFT Die-Namics Hearts A Plenty Die from PTI Aqua Mist CS and stamped them with VersaMark Ink using the pattern is the PTI Half & Half set - I really like the subtle look of this, I will have to use my VersaMark ink pad more often! These have been adhered with 3D foam and a button added with WRMK Misty Morn Floss. This whole panel has then been added to a PTI white card blank with has also had the corners rounded. The sentiment from the Waltzingmouse Stamps Frame It Set has been stamped in the top corner.

STAMPS: Waltzingmouse Stamps, Papertrey Ink. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark. CS: Papertrey Ink, Elzybells Art Stamps. TOOLS: My Favourite Things Die Namics Bracket Border, My Favourite Things Die Namics Hearts A Plenty, Stampin Up! Paper Piercing Template, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper. EMBELLISHMENTS: We R Memory Keepers Floss, Elzybells Art Stamps Button, Papertrey Ink Luxe Stain Ribbon.

I showed this card to my mum and she said "yeah, that's alright" hmmm .. not quite the response I was after!! Thanks for visiting.

The Colour Of Your Eyes - LIM

The challenge this week over at Less Is More to make a card using the colour of your eyes. I have always loved my big brown eyes but for the purposes of this challenge I had wished they were blue or green! Using brown as my predominant colour was a challenge for me. First of all I have taken some SU! Crumb Cake CS and stamped the image from the SU! Just Believe set on to it with Memento Rich Cocoa and have gone over it with a Copic At You Spica pen in Chocolate {which gives a lovely shimmer}. This has been mounted to Bazzill dark brown CS then wrapped around with WRMK Pinecone Floss. The panel has been added to a white card blank with 3D adhesive squares. The Elzybells {retired} sentiment has been stamped in more Rich Cocoa ink and mounted again. Taupe rhinestones added to finish.

STAMPS: Stampin' Up!, Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Rich Cocoa. COPIC: At You Spica Pen 20 Chocolate. CS: Craftwork Cards, Bazill Basics, Stampin' Up! EMBELLISHMENTS: We R Memory Keepers Floss, The Hobby House Rhinestones.

Thanks for visiting,

Happy 40th Anniversary

I have made this card for my Aunt & Uncle who celebrate their 40th Wedding Anniversary today. I have CASEd one of my own cards here but changed the colour. So first up I have printed the greeting from my PC using 'Fabulous 50s' font {I have 'borrowed' this from Diva LIM Mandi - thank you!}. I have then gone over the 40 with a clear Spica pen. I have added piercing either side of the greeting using my Tim Holtz ruler. For the hearts I have cut out two squares from Bazzill Kraft CS using a Nestabilities die and then stamped the hearts (Elzybells) on top using Memento Lady Bug ink. To finish I have attached Doodlebug buttons to the panels with white floss and added to the card with 3d foam.

I am entering this card into the current Less Is More challenge of Things That Move. Now I know I have used a bit of artistic licence here but as hearts beat they move. Hopefully Mandi & Chrissie agree!

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Lady Bug, Copic Spica At You Glitter Pen. CS: Craftwork Cards, Bazzill Basics. TOOLS: Nestabilities, Tim Holtz Ruler, piercer tool, PC. EMBELLISHMENTS: Doodlebug Buttons, We R Memory Keepers Floss.

Thanks for visiting today, for the first time in ages I have had the whole weekend off work and it has been lovely, hope yours has too!

Sweet Friend

Woohoo! I have made a card, although it took less than 10 minutes to make, I enjoyed making it. I have of course made it for the current challenge over at Less Is More which is Feeling Fruity. My card is pretty simple, I have cut out white card using a die from the MFT Die-Namics Well Worn Greetings Stamp & Die Set and added this to a white card blank. I have then added a strip made with the MFT Die-Namics Solid Bracket Border Die using DB Ladybug CS and adhered slightly over the top of the panel. The Elzybells watermelons have been stamped, coloured with Copic Markers and cut out; one added with 3d foam. The sentiment, also an Elzybells stamp, added below.

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Doodlebug Designs. TOOLS: My Favourite Things Die-Namics, Copic Markers: R35, G07, E47. 

I have just seen today that I have been showcased in the last Less Is More Buttons or Ribbon Challenge - thank you so much Mandi & Chrissie, you have made my week! :0) Thank you to everyone that commented, I apologise that due to illness (again) I didn't get round to commenting but I am hoping to resolve that this week.

Thank you for visiting today and the continued get well wishes I have recieved, I am feeling alot better than I did and almost back to 'normal' :0)

Happy Birthday

This is another post that I already had on my blog drafts, hopefully I'll be feeling better enough to make a new card soon ...

This is a card I have made for one of my very good friend's. She loves pink so I thought this PTI Raspberry Fizz would work well for her. I got the inspiration from the layout from Maile Belles {thank you for the inspiration}. First I have cut a circle out of white CS using a Nestabilities die and run it through my Cuttlebug using the SU! Manhattan Flower embossing folder {available from the lovely Jules} and adhered it to a white card blank. I have then cut a strip of PTI Raspberry Fizz and stamped it with one of the blooms from the PTI Beautiful Blooms stamp set using Memento Rose Bud ink. I have cut out a banner using the PTI Dounble Ended Banner die and adhered it to the card cutting off one end. This has then been stamped with the Elzybells greeting in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then I have cut a butterfly from the PTI Love Lives Here die set out of felt and sprayed with Glimmer Mist {you can't really see it in the photo but there is a lovely shimmer to it in real life}. Bubblegum Doodlebug buttons have been added with floss and the bigger one has two tiny tags on it punched from the SU! Tiny Tag punch and the heart stamped from the PTI Sign Language set. Papermania Adhesive gems added to the heart tag and the inside of the butterfly to finish. WOW! That was a lot of products used for such a simple looking card!!

Thanks to mandi, I am entering this into  the current Less Is More challenge of adding buttons or ribbon to your card.

STAMPS: Papertrey Ink, Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Rose Bud & Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Papertrey Ink, 100% Wool Felt. TOOLS: Nestabilities, Stampin' Up! Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder, Papertrey Ink Double Ended Banner Die, Papertrey Ink Love Lives Here Die Set, Stampin' Up! Tiny Tag Punch. EMBELLISHMENTS: Doodlebug Designs Buttons, We R Memory Keepers Floss, Papermania Adhesive Gems.

Thanks for visiting today,

Happy Anniversary

This is a card I have made for my aunt and uncle for their wedding anniversary. I have been inspired by THIS card by Nichole Heady. I have used my beloved Elzybells stamps for this card, now sadly retired. I have stamped the hearts with Palette Fresh Snow ink on to Kraft CS and cut out using a Nestabilities square die; added to the base with 3D glue dots. Sentiment stamped beneath and then a dotted line made using a pokey tool and ruler. Finished with buttons added with thread.

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Fresh Snow. CS: Craftwork Cards, Bazzill Basics. TOOLS: Nestabilities dies, pokey tool, ruler. EMBELLISHMENTS: My MInds Eye Bloom & Grow buttons, Stampin' Up! Linen Thread.

Thanks for visiting me today, I am at university today learning Quantititive Analysis ... well I am not sure if will be understanding it but I will be trying!! Have a great day!