Was asked for ...

... 10 plain cards for a friend who wanted them. These are again made from the kit I got from Ideal World/Create & Craft back in July. I also made a box to hold them.

Again (and DCM Golden Challenge) ...

Going back over my cards I seem to have a liking for gold as an accent colour.
So this week I'd like you to make a card for any season or occasion but must
include gold somewhere. It could be a brad, metallic card, heat embossing,
ribbon, anything at all as long as it's gold.

... another commission for the same couple but this time from the daughter-in-law ... but with a request for it to be bigger and better ... I said I couldn't do bigger ... but I hope I have achieved better!!! A5 gold card ... again with Glitter Girls boards ... this time the Majestic board for the flower, and gems and peel-offs to finish it off. Also the same board for the ruffled oval and more peel-offs. Leaves are from the Bookatrix board and an organza ribbon. Inside there are champagne glasses from the new Glitter Girls Celebration board ... finished off with glitter glue to make the bubbles and foam!!

Finally a box ... again made using the Coppernob M&F board and embellished with an embossed flower from the Glitter Girls Celebration board with a gem and an acetate window.

Another 50th Anniversary Commission ...

... for the same couple as the last one ... so this one is similar, but different!!! A5 gold card, Glitter Girls Romance board used for the decorative edge. The flowers are double layered and made from ivory and bronze pearlescent card and embossed from the Glitter Girls Majestic board with a gem in the centre, and the leaves are from the Bookatrix board. A few peel-offs to complete it. A box completes with an acetate window in it, made on the Coppernob M&F board ... this is embellished with another flower, but this time it is only one layer and a gem for the centre, finished off with a peel off.

2nd attempt at DCM "Cut" Challenge (& Commissioned Anniversary Card) ...

DCM Challenge- CUT!Any theme goes,so for those of you needing a break from
Christmas crafting this is the perfectopportunity to have a change. All styles
are welcome but there MUST be anelement of handcutting somewhere. It could be a greeting, a shape, lettersprinted on your pc and handcut, anything goes as long
as you did it by hand.

... by a friend for her husband for their 12th Anniversary. As you can tell, he has a love of whisky, being Scottish may have something to do with it!!! Anyway it is an A5 card, and printed on white linen, which is attached to a pearlescent ivory card. The bottle image was also printed on acetate, cut out and stuck on top of the image printed on the card. Finished off with a red organza ribbon with a Wizard buckle. Inside is a whisky glass again printed on acetate, cut out and stuck down. I also made a box with an acetate window, finished with a few peel-offs! (Sorry about the flash flare!)

Anniversary card commission ...

... with a request to include something for a baby, as the couple had just had one ... hence the Sizzix teddy on the inside. A6 double sided pearlised ivory card ... I deckle edged all the sides. The front is embossed with the heart cuttlebug background. The bronze topper has been embossed with the cuttlebug champagne flutes. Ribbon wrapped round it with a Wizard embossed slider. Finished off with peel-offs.

Robert & Heather ...

... anniversary card. The rose image is taken from Joanna Sheen Fabulous Flowers CD and is decoupaged onto a background hessian sheet also from the same CD ... the main card being of dark green. Just a few peel-offs to finish it off.

DCM "Cut" Challenge & Golden Anniversary Card Commission ...

DCM Challenge
- CUT!

Any theme goes,
so for those of you needing a break from Christmas crafting this is the perfect
opportunity to have a change. All styles are welcome but there MUST be an
element of handcutting somewhere. It could be a greeting, a shape, letters
printed on your pc and handcut, anything goes as long as you did it by
hand.

... for a friend. A5 gold card. On the front are flowers embossed from the Glitter Girls Bookatrix board, done in gold and ivory and 3D decoupaged and punched flower a gem to finish it off. The leaves are from the same board in brown/gold card. Also from the Glitter Girls Majestic board a ruffled oval, and finished with peel-offs. On the inside there is a vellum with Golden Anniversary, and Happy 50th Anniversary printed in gold. A heart pop out on top of that with some peel-offs to finish it off. I have also made a box with an acetate front and some individual yellow roses as embellishments.

Michael & Cathy Dowds Anniversary ...

... for this weekend! Made using the Robert Addams Wedding CD, and 3D decoupaged the image, just to make it look a bit more exciting!!!

Sympathy Card ...

... very simply printed onto linen card from Joanna Sheen's Oriental Dreams CD, and finished off with 3 gems and peel-off letters.

Engagement fan ...

... commissioned by a friend for her son, who has just got engaged. It is made from tapestry card - ivory and pale blue. The lace is stuck between the two layers and these are 3D!!! On the top section are gem borders, die cut initials and roses. Finished off with peel-offs.

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!!!