Commission of 10 Thank You Cards ...

... from a friend. These are all made from my Create and Craft/Ideal World Everyday kit.

Thank you ...

... to someone who was extremely kind the other day. This again is from the Everyday kit I got from Ideal World/Create & Craft a few weeks back. Pre-embossed white A5 card and toppers of an oval with a cornflower pot on top with an additional pot 3D decoupaged. A butterfly also on 3D pads. Finished off with a tag attached with a silver brad and peel-off 'Thanks'. (Sorry about the glare from the flash!)

Robert & Heather ...

... thank you card. A5 blue card, corner punched and a topper from Joanna Sheen's Victorian Companion 3 CD set, including the matching backing paper. Peel-offs and three gems to complete it.

Niall & Sarah Anniversary ...

... found out yesterday that it's my friends anniversary today ... uggghhh .... how could I forget!!! Well at least I didn't miss it!!! It is an A6 white linen card with a topper and vellum from Joanna Sheen's Victorian Companion CD set. I have embossed it using the Glitter Girls Majestic board. A few peel-offs to finish it off!

Thinking of you ...

... for a friend. Made using my Everyday C&C POTD kit. A white embossed card and toppers of a teddy with a bunch of flowers, a thinking of you topper and embellished with a flower sequin and a couple of leaf shaped gems.

Claire & Peter Anniversary Card ...

... for this I have used Sharon Duncan's Diamond Anniversary CD and printed out the ivory couple onto glossy card and stuck it onto a red card with 3D foam ~ shaped with a diamond top!!! There is a gem in the necklace. Also printed out was a banner, which has "Happy Anniversary" peel-offs on it.

Jaki & Robert Anniversary ...

... this time, I went down the easy route ... using a kit I bought from Create and Craft/Ideal World that they had as a pick of the day a while back. I decoupaged the flower,added three gems (!), and finished it off with the Wedding Anniversay peel-off, and hey presto ~ one anniversary card!!!

Yet another anniversary card ...

... this time done from Rob Addams Wedding CD ... printed on to gloss paper, decoupaged and finished off with peel-offs ~ all very simple.

DCM Animal Challenge & A thank you card ...

... for a friend. As you can probably guess she is fake fur crazy!!! So I thought this would be the ideal gift, as she is also a shoe-aholic!!! It also fits the "Where the wild things are" ~ Animal ~ Challenge. This looks even better in real life, as the fur really shines although it is only printed on silk inkjet paper.

It is about A6 size, on yellow card and brown card. I have used leopard backing papers from Joanna Sheen's Animal Antics CD, and I used the Coppernob Elegant Shoe template. Very simply finished off with 3 gems and some peel-offs, and a bow. (Picture doesn't do it justice ~ colourwise ... the background fur is similar in colour to the yellow card!)

Tom & Molly Anniversary Card ...

... have been agonizing over this card for about a week, and the anniversary is this week, so I thought I ought to make it! Finally inspiration struck!!! A5 cream card with background paper from Joanna Sheen's Oriental Dreams CD and the matching toppers, backed onto blue card. A separate blue panel with Happy Anniversary peel-off, organza ribbon and a Wizard buckle. My favourite embellishment (well, apart from cuttlebug's that is!) the three gems. Have used one of the smallest toppers on the back to follow the theme, and there is also an insert with one on too. Hope you like my effort.

Another anniversary card ...

... for friends. Again, tapestry card, but this time a pink fan from the Glitter Girls Elegance and Fantasy Board. Extra fan panels in pale green card are on 3D foam pads to make them stand out. Paper roses, leaves, peach organza ribbon and peel-offs for embellishment. Cabachon made from cameo Wizard die lightly chalked, also on 3D foam pads.

Silver Anniversary Pop-out Card ...

... another commission! This time a 25th anniversary card for a friend's friend. It is A5 white tapestry card, both inside and out. The front has a silver panel with a piece of white organza ribbon wrapped round it with a Wizard buckle. There are two panels on top of that, matted with more tapestry card (how generous am I?) and cuttlebug embossed with bells, and champagne flutes. Finished off with Happy 25 Anniversary. Inside the heart was embossed from the Glitter Girls Romance board and cut out. The backing sheet is a piece of vellum I printed on with 25th Anniversary, and Silver Anniversary in silver colour. The cut out heart is stuck on top of the vellum with the peoples names (Paul & Christine). To finish off an cuttlebug embossed panel on the left and the greetings on the right, both on silver panels, and peel-offs.

A card in a hurry! (+ DCM Challenge - A Golden Moment)

As a quick request for a friend. A6 yellow card, with a topper from Joanna Sheen's Victorian Companion 3 CD set, held on with brads and a peel-off down one side. It also has an insert with the same image, and one of the small toppers on the back too.

Again I am cheating for the DCM challenge!!! This is one I made last week, but I think it fits the "golden moment" remit!!! Hope you agree.

This time we are giving you just One Word
as the inspiration for your card making and that word is GOLDEN You can use the
word in any way you like - the word itself doesn't even have to be on the card,
for instance you could make a card in golden shades, or maybe inspired by the
seasons of Spring or Autumn which both feature lots of golden
colours.

Handbag card ...

... for a friend who has just go a new job.

It is made using silver snake skin paper from Coppernob, the Glitter Girls board with the bag on it (I think it is called "dressed to impress"!), and embellished with peel-offs. Inside is a mandala from Joanna Sheen's Fabulous Flowers CD.

Rose Bookatrix ...

I made this using the Glitter Girls Bookatrix Board. The three page layers are - grey, rose, rose hessian backing sheet printed from Joanna Sheen's Fabulous Flowers CD. The rose mandala was also from the same CD decoupaged up with foam pads, along with a central rose. A few peel-offs and a cream organza ribbon to finish it off.

Butterfly and flower card (& DCM Extra 'Big & Little' Challenge) ...

... I did just for the fun of it ~ to try out my new butterfly wizard die.

It is a ruffled oval from the Glitter Girls Majestic board, and papyrus backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Egyptian Adventure CD. The flowers are made from the Bookatrix board, as are the leaves. The paper used for the flowers is from Joanna Sheen's Victorian Companion 3 CD set. I have used vellum for the butterfly wizard die, and lightly chalked it. Finished off with a few peel-offs.

Silver Anniversary Card ...

... on A6 gatefold tapestry card. Two silver panels, one with bells and one with glasses embossed using Cuttlebug mini-embossing folders. Also embellished with 3 white gems and a pink and white rose with an organza bow, and a few peel-offs.

An anniversary card ...

... requested by a friend for her parents 46th anniversary at the end of the month.

She requested a Scottish theme with lilac and red ... it is A4 cream sheet made into a gatefold with heart corner punches. The paisley and the glasses were both done using Cuttlebug items ... the paisley are dies and tartan paper from Sharon Duncan's website. The glasses are done with a small embossing folder. Embellished with heather, ribbon and beads and a few peel-offs ... honest opinions please?

DCM Challenge and yet another sympathy card ...

... for a friend ... A6 with a jigsawed B&W picture with a piece askew. Embellished with peel-offs, a calla lily and an organza ribbon.

The DCM challenge this week was to include a photograph ... so I think this fits the bill!!!

My first attempt ....

... at the decoupage from Joanna Sheen's new Egyptian Adventure CD ... A6 size with a jewel on the head-dress.

Some cards I have made ...

... while I have been offline.

Have moved to "Bonnie" Scotland ...

... so have not been on line for a while, waiting on broadband to be re-connected ... why oh why does it take so long in this digital age to connect!!! Anyway, I will try and keep my blog up to date from now on!!!

Two Thank You cards ...

... I had to make today. Both are from Joanna Sheen's Oriental Dreams CD ... which seems to becoming a firm favourite here!!!

Both cards are embellished with peel-offs, ribbon, buckle and jewels.

DCM Text Message Challenge - 6 July 2007

This weeks challenge:

TEXT... definition... the main body of matter in a book or manuscript. the actual wording of anything written or printed, short passage of scripture, etc
We'd like you to somehow incorporate text into your cards this week - not just one word.. but a portion of TEXT... like a poem, or newspaper print, Caligraphy, Even rip up an old text book and use some of the paper from it, there are masses of possibilities here, so let your imaginations run riot and let us see you texting to your heart's content!

This is an A5 card. I have used a cuttlebug embossed words as a background to a picture from Joanna Sheen's Oriental Dreams CD ... embelleshed with "thinking of you" embossed onto vellum and attached with a hinge. Finished off with three gems.

2 Different Joanna Sheen CD's cards ...

... as thank you's.

One is from Oriental Dreams and the other is from the Victorian Companion CDs.

Red Hat ...

... I made this after a request for a red one on Joanna Sheen's forum!!!

Hat card ...

... I made today for Zoe's groomer ... she actually went yesterday, but I didn't get time to make it then ... so took it today.



It is made from one of the templates that were demonstrated on C&C last week, by a lovely young lady called Kim, I think. The background paper is from Joanna's Oriental Dreams CD, and peel offs and ribbon and Wizard slider are the embellishments.


Apologies ... it was photographed on my cutting mat ... which does it not justice at all!! Sorry.

Sympathy Card ...

... was requested by a friend.

A6 white linen card with an image from Joanna Sheen Oriental Dreams CD, matted onto a piece of holographic card. Peel-offs and gems as embellishments.

DCM Gimme Some Lovin' Challenge

I made this card not only for the challenge, but because it is also our 16th Anniversary on Sunday!! So I thought what a great opportunity to combine the two.

I make this A5 card using the Joanna Sheen Hollywood CD, and the picture is on a background of cuttlebug heart embossed on silver mirri card! A little piece of mirri card corner stamped on two sides with a heart and a piece of card inserted with 'Happy Anniversary' on it!!

Farewell card ...

... for a friend who is leaving the area. She likes clothes ... don't we all!!

This is made using the Joanna Sheen Victorian Companion 3CD Set, including the matching backing paper. The fan and the gloves were done on a Wizard and embossed too. I have also sacrificed a tassel!!

'Hi' to a friend ...

... who is feeling a bit down at the moment ... so I thought that the bright pink might make her smile!!

A6 cards with cuttlebug embossed background with Bosskut die swirls and daisy's, finished off with a ribbon with two tags.

Tartan Diamond Anniversary Card (DCM Emboss Challenge - 2nd attempt) ....

... was requested .... where to start?

A6 white tapestry card with diamond embossed on the front using the Glitter Girls Romance board and layering up with a second layer which was embellished with 4 diamonds and the background was some of the Royal Stewart Tartan as requested. A white rose bunch with organza ribbon bow. Paisley tartan embellishments made using Cuttlebug dies. (Loved these.)

The insert is a Cuttlebug (surprise, surprise) champagne glasses embossed on vellum and stuck on to some tartan. Embellished with peel-offs. The back was just finished off with a piece of diamond tartan with a handmade peel-off.

DCM Embossing Challenge ....

... combining this with a thank you card, that I needed to do for some friends.

The card is A6, embossed with cuttlebug and decorated with Bosskut flowers, leaves and swirls. It is finished off with gems in the middle of the flowers and a wood effect slider and ribbon with thanks in beads on it.

Dove Congratulations card ...

... asked for by a friend for her son.

It is an A5 linen card with Hessian under a picture of a dove, with 3 jewels down the right hand side, and a Congratulations peel off.

A congratulations card ...

... for a friend.

I used the 'framey' board from the Glitter Girls for the basic shape down the centre. Flowersoft was used to cover the body of the sheep (which was a cut down Quickutz die flower). The grass and sun are also Quickutz dies.

Yet another ...

... get well soon card.

This is for an older male friend who has had a fall ... this is on an A6 gatefold blue tapestry card, with a Cuttlebug divine swirl background rubbed with gold ink, and embellished with two Wizard Chinese coins.

Quick Get Well Soon Card ...

... for a friends son who has fractured his ankle playing football ... he is in his 40s!!

No ink in printer, so had to do something different. The jigsaw bits seemed appropriate somehow, and were cut from a background sheet done with a Cuttlebug spots and dots folder.

DCM Acetate - Challenge (My first attempt)

This is my first attempt at the DCM challenges ...

It is an A5 acetate with a Cuttlebug background hand painted with H2O's on the inside and a couple of butterflies on the front and a pink bow.