Cricket Teddy

Topper is Docrafts
Sentiment is Craftwork Cards
I've stamped a SU circle stamp with clear ink and clear embossing powder on to navy card-stock
The gold/ brown strip has a nice shimmer to it that isn't picked up on the photo.

Get Well Soon

I needed to make a 'get well soon' card at short notice.
Image is by Lili Of The Valley and sentiment is by Woodware

I've used distress inks, a Spellbinders' die, and a couple of SU punches.

Hedgehog

This was for my friend's recent 40th birthday.
She is hedgehog mad so I splashed out on some charms (eBay) and a greatly-reduced Docrafts die.

I think the card would have been better without the die-cut on but it was so fiddly to put together that I couldn't bear to leave it off.

The sentiment is a Tonic die and I stamped white-on-white and heat embossed using Banana Frog stamps for the 40s

Golden Wedding

This was my first attempt at a 'card-in-a-box'
I found making the basic box very straight-forward (followed the instructions on Monica's blog ) but when it came to actually decorating it I sat staring into space for about two hours!

I should have used more acetate and not joined all the hearts up but I'll know next time :)

Pink Roses

Another card for the 'pink' challenge.

Papers are Tilda, I've added some rose gold Frantage chunky embossing powder.
Dies are Memory Box.

Celebrate

This is for a 'pink' challenge over on CM&P

Celebrate is a Sizzix die, flowers are Prima.

Butterflies

I made this for the butterfly challenge on CM&P
The card was difficult to photograph, it's a 6 x 6 dark purple card-blank but I chopped three inches off the right hand side.

The butterfly and French text stamps are Tim Holtz 'Papillon'
The birthday sentiment stamp is by Hobby Art

Butterflies

Butterfly challenge on CM&P
Sentiment is a Tonic die
Butterfly stamps are Penny Black, I used distress inks to make the background before stamping , then added a bit of glitter.
Card blank is 8 x 8 so it's a biggie.

Butterflies

These are the butterflies that should have gone on the previous card, I cut several from a sheet of SEI patterned paper.
Sentiment is by Technique Tuesday

Best Wishes

Originally I was going to make a card featuring butterflies, for a challenge.
Somehow the card evolved into not featuring any butterflies at all, it either looked too plain or too cluttered.

Sentiment is by Hero Arts
Seam binding, C/S, and embossing powder are all Stampin Up

Silhouette

Stamps are all Waltzingmouse
Papers were magazine freebie

Silhouette

Another card for the silhouette challenge on CM&P

I've had the die-cut ages so no idea where it came from originally, sentiment stamp is 'Madame Chic' by Butterfly Kisses.

Fairy Dreams

Background coloured with distress inks
Fairy text stamp is very old PSX (these used to go for silly money on ebay, £30+)
Sentiment stamp is Clearly Besotted
I've entered this in the Silhouette challenge on CM&P.

Bon Voyage

This is for a challenge on Cardmaking & Papercraft, the theme is silhouettes.
I've used distress inks for the background, Memory Box dies, and the sentiment is by Clearly Besotted stamps.

Birthday

Paper is by Tilda
I didn't want to cover up too much of the pattern so stamped the sentiment (Waltzingmouse Stamp) directly on to it and highlighted with a Nestie frame. The frame was smudged on to a Versamark pad and then white and pale pink embossing powder added, some bits rubbed off, and then heated, for a rough effect.

Hugs

My kind friend Maria sent me some tag-shaped cards recently.
I've used Tilda paper and die-cuts and added some stitching and seam-binding.
'Hugs' die is Simon Says Stamp

Sequins

I have all these little pots of Doodlebug sequins that I need to try and use before I get bored of them!

I've just dotted them about randomly on some kraft card, I didn't have to be too neat with the glue either so that was a bonus (I have large hands and fingers so fine work is quite difficult for me, hence me liking simple and quick cards!)

The stamp is by Stampin' Up! and I used their pewter embossing powder as a change from silver.

The layers are straighter than they appear here, because the top panel is on foam pads it hasn't photographed well at all.

Congratulations

Another quick one to use up some scraps from my desk.
Vellum strip is by Craftwork Cards.

Friend

Sequins by Doodlebug
Stamp by Clearly Besotted.

I'm not entirely happy with the placement of the sentiment, should have gone a bit lower I think?
Anyway, I'm going to enter it in Clearly Besotted's "Anything Goes" challenge

Father's Day

Quick one for my dad.
He loves football and won't be interested if the card is crafty or full of fancy techniques, good job he won't notice that I hadn't heated the 'f' properly and the embossing powder dropped off...

Stamp was free with a recent magazine and decoupage is by Anita's.