BIRTHDAY CARD

Hi Everyone

I've made another floral birthday card, this time for my daughter.  I don't think it's embellished enough to be called shabby chic - I just can't bring myself to overload with too many embellishments.
My daughter's favourite colour is blue and she likes butterflies so I tried to incorporate them both.

Although these type are cards are easier to make in a way than those with images, because of the lack of colouring, it seemed to take me an age to make purely because I couldn't decide what to put on it so it was a relief to get it finished.

Both chipboard elements are painted and glittered and I've put a small amount of glass glitter on the flowers, although none of the aforementioned can be seen in the photo - sorry!  I hope she likes it, her birthday is on Monday, but she doesn't even know I have a blog so she won't see it!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Live and Love Crafts - Happy Birthday
The Sketchy Challenges - Anything Goes
Inky chicks - Butterflies
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting - I always enjoy reading your comments.

Lynne x

DASHER

Hi Everyone,

A quick christmas card from me today.  I've had one of those days where nothing has gone right for me in the craft room, but I did manage to finish this so I've taken a break to post it.

I embossed the Stamping Up reindeer in silver, cut him out with a stitched circle and matted him onto a lacey one from Spellbinders.  The paper I've used is First Edition Silent Night, which I love for christmas cards, so much so that I've ordered another pack :).  I cut out a Lawn Fawn stitched hillside border, placed it sideways on and put the card together with the addition of some silver twine and the sentiment matted onto some silver mirri card and that's it!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Weds -make for the border
Noor Design - Christmas
ABC Challenge - Noel
ABC Christmas Challenge - Q for Quick Layout
Winter Wonderland - Show us Your Silver/Gold
The Sketchy Challenges - Anything Goes


Thank you for visiting, I always love reading your comments.

Lynne x

LITTLE BIRDIES

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When I saw these little birdies were due to be released at Clearly Besotted I just had to order them as soon as they came out as they're so cute!  I couldn't wait to make a card either and this is what I came up with.

I coloured the birds with Inktense pencils, I tried a few colours but loved this green the best. I also bought the dies for them so cut them out with those.  I found a small piece of chipboard discarded from another card on my desk so inked that up and embossed the sentiment onto it.  I was inspired by Jen's card here.  Even though I like the look of CAS cards, I did struggle leaving white space, so I had to put a few enamel dots on, just to put my mind at ease :) .

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Squirrel's NSRC - Anything Goes
Penny Black & more - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting. I always love reading your comments.

Lynne x

ADDICTED TO PHONES

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This is a birthday card I made because I liked the  LOTV stamp, but I'm not sure who will receive it yet as these are more for teenagers, so it may stay in my spare card box a while!

I wanted to have a go at colouring this one up as I needed more practice with my Copics, especially on hair! I still don't like it though, but I was quite pleased with the rest of it so I decide to make it up into a card.  The patterned paper is Dovecraft Garden Party I think and I made the flowers up from my hydrangea punch.  The banners were cut with my spellbinder dies,  a few enamel dots and pearls and that's it!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
Penny Black and more - Anything Goes with a stamp
Paper Shelter - Punches and Dies
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting.  I love reading your comments.

Lynne x

VALERIE IN PINK

Hi Everyone

Another Christmas card from me today.  I like to do these when I haven't any birthdays/occasions coming up and I like adding snowy embellishments :).  For this one I have used a Mo Manning digi image "Valerie in Winter". You get 3 images in the set, but I like this one the best because of the dog.

I've used the Memory box frostyville border again, but this time on a dark background.  I paper pieced Valerie's clothes (a first for me) and I quite enjoyed doing that as I'm not brilliant at colouring. So all I needed to colour in was her face, boots and the little cutie dog.

The paper is from a Wild Rose Studio Milton christmas pack and the sentiment from a Woodware stamp set.  I added silver from a Gelly Roll pen to the swirls and stripes on the clothing and also on her boots.  There is some fun flock on the pom pom and I've glittered up the snowflakes from another frostyville border and added them to the card.  There's also some stickles on the snow.

Challenges I would like to enter are:

ABC Christmas - Paper Piecing
In the Pink - Anything Goes
CHN Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes
Noor Design - Christmas in August
Bizzy Becs - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting, I love reading your comments.

Lynne x