New Baby Girl Card with Mo Manning image - Spit Happens / Echo Park Papers

New Baby Girl Card with Mo Manning image - Spit Happens / Echo Park Papers

Oh, I've been so busy lately I just can't keep this blog up to date and we've had some

really great weather so who want to sit indoors cutting and glueing when there's

sunshine to be enjoyed :)

Today I've got a New Baby card using this fabulous digi image from Mo Manning

called "Spit Happens" isn't she a wee cutie.

I've also used some digital papers from Echo Park -
Mo will probably want to kill me for this but the eyes just weren't working for me

so I've added a wee bit of ink and rounded them up.

Products used -

Digital Image - Mo Manning / Spit Happens

Digital Papers - Echo Park from Jessica Spraque

Dies - Joy Crafts /Garland

                  X Cut / Scalloped Circle 

      Marianne Corner

Backing Card - Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion

Pink Card from Papermill direct.

Flowers in my stash but mostly from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Leaf punch

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noir's

Green Card, Ribbon, Lace, Pearl Button and Pearls from stash

Challenges entered -

http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-198-something-sweet-just-use.html

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-19.html

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/anything-goes-with-day-for-daisies.html

http://digitallysweetchallenges.blogspot.ca/2013/08/dsc-48-layers-wcedar-chest.html

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2013/08/ttcrd-august-13-20-challenge.html


http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-26-anything-goes.html

Woohoo 1st place winner in challenges4everybody - Winning 7 digi's from Bugaboo

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/dies-and-punches.html

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Wedding Card with KennyK's Wedding Dance Digi and Spellbinders Dies

Wedding Card with KennyK's Wedding Dance Digi and Spellbinders Dies

A Wedding Card today using another fabulous digi from KennyK - Wedding Dance.

I've used this wee digi on loads of cards and they've always been popular with the receipients.

This time I've used an Aqua Blue colour which is a lovely summery colour and I've used

the Spellbinders background die Botanic Swirls which I have previously struggled with to cut -

however, 

my Grand Calibur machine was making some very strange noises

so to save the bother of having to send it off to be fixed - I took it apart,

as I'm not normally one to be beaten by a few screws.

I'm pleased to say it was really easy to fix as there are only 4 screws and a few clips that can come off.

Three of the Four screws that hold the turning mechanism had come out and one of the clips.

No wonder it was so noisy, mind you some of them were probably always loose and I'm pleased to announce, it's working better now than ever, yeahhhhh!!!

Still not the easiest of dies to cut though, as it has to be well taped down and it takes

several passes through the machine to get a clean cut and to emboss with out any movement.

This card uses approximately one and a half sheets of the cut background.

Images are printed onto 300gsm good quality card stock and I've then paper pieced the

dress and veil in the same White Centura Pearl as the rest of the card so the gleam on the image

matches the lovely gleam on the Pearl card stock.

Products used -

Digi stamp - kennykdownloads.com - Wedding Dance

Spellbinders Dies, Botanical Swirls, Floral Ovals, and Fancy Tags, Bitty Blossoms

White Centura Pearl Cardstock from Crafters Companion

Aqua Blue and Teal Card stock from Papermilldirect.

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs.

Ribbon and Gems from stash.

Challenges entered -

http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.ca/2013/07/challenge-7-wedding-card-and-blog-hop.html

Woohoo!! This card made the Top 3 at crafting with dragonflies -

This was also a blog hop and it looks like I've won a voucher too on Tania's blog

                                http://manxmade.blogspot.com.au/

                                                                                        

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-56-blue.html

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-42.html

http://opus-gluei.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-161-weddings.html

http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/little-claire-monthly-challenge-35_13.html

You're Fabulous using KennyK's Frieda Flapper

You're Fabulous using KennyK's Frieda Flapper

A thunder storm today, thankfully it didn't last too long and it had been overdue

with all the heat we've been having.

Only sheet lightening this time so nothing very exciting.

Doesn't the air smell nice and clean after a storm, well ours does today

and I hope the sun comes back again, we've been waiting a long time for a summer

and we haven't had enough yet.

***

I've had this wee digi stamp Frieda Flapper from KennyK for a while now

and this is the first chance I've had to colour her - starting this time with Pinks and Yellows

but I think she'll be nice in purples and in shades of bright green.

I got some new dies this week - Fishtail Banners from Die-namics -

had to order them from Ohio, USA, as I couldn't find any here

and I've been looking for some time, thought they'd be handy for Christmas

and just to try them out I've used them here for my sentiment.

  Products used -

Digi Stamp - Frieda Flapper from kennykdownloads.com

Dies - Spellbinders - Labels Seventeen,

Die-namics - Fishtail Banner

Joy Crafts - Banner

Papers - Echo park digital from Jessica Spraque

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Feathers and Gems from stash

Challenges entered -

 Yellow, Pink & Green

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-151-lemonade-for-sale.html

Woohoo!!! This card was chosen for the spotlight of the week in the kennykskraftykrew challenge

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/anything-goes-97.html

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2013/07/ttcrd-july-23-july-29-challenge.html

http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/cmc25-pearls-andor-gems.html

This card got an honorable mention on the Card Mania Challenge

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/mim150-with-lotv.html

Engagement Card with KennyK Digis and Echo Park paper

Engagement Card with KennyK Digis - Teen Idol & Drama Queen and Echo Park paper

We are enjoying the most fantastic spell of hot weather, up to 30 degrees some days

and seeing we had a winter there, that lasted for about 2 and a half years, lol, 

it's just about killing us, almost impossible to sleep, and really not good for the crafting

- like, who wants to be indoors in this heat and will the glue and tape hold

or will it melt - here's hoping it's not the latter :)

This is an unusual design for an Engagement Card but I wanted to make it quite sassy

and I thought that these two digi characters from KennyK just suited it fine.

I love the expression on her face.

I've used Aqua and Red - aqua is such a lovely summer colour and

well, always red for love, plus, it's one of my favourites.

Products used -

Kennykdownloads.com - Digi Stamps - Teen Idol and Drama Queen

Jessica Spraque - Backing Papers Echo Park Digitals 

Card base - Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion

Card layers - Red and Aqua from Papermilldirect

Spellbinders - Lacey Circle Die

Crafts Too - Circle Die 

Martha Stewart - Border Punch

Heart Punch

Rangers Distress Ink - Broken China

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Ribbon and Gems from Stash 

Challenges entered -

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-51-anything-goes.html

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-16.html

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/july-challenge-and-june-winners.html - anything goes

I'm a Guest DT on the Love to Create Challenge Blog This Week - Support or Condolence -Bugaboo Stamps and Beccy's Place

I'm a Guest DT on the Love to Create Challenge Blog This Week - Monday 1st July 2013

and the subject of the challenge is Support or Condolences sponsored by 

Bugaboo Stamps -  http://www.bugaboostamps.com/
and Beccy's Place -  http://www.beccysplace.com/

This card is using a digi image from Bugaboo Stamps.

Stamp - Beautiful blocks - Thoughts and Prayers -https://bugaboostamps.3dcartstores.com/Beautiful-blocks--Thoughts-and-Prayers_p_2341.html#
I've changed the digi stamp colour from black line to pink line as I thought
those sweet little flowers would look nice in pink and I didn't want
black lined words on my card.
I've also used the Anja Corner Die from Marianne Designs.

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

21st Birthday Card for Son using a KennyK's digi - Soccer

21st Birthday Card for Son using a KennyK's digi - Soccer 

Another boys card, I seem to be on roll at the minute and again I'm using another terrific

wee digi stamp from KennyK downloads.com called, Soccer.

I started this time with an old card sketch from Mojo Monday, but as it was for a boy,

I left out the flower and bow and added a couple of corners and a tag and

switched things around a bit to suit my digi. These card sketches are great as a lot

of the planning is done for you, all you really need to do is choose the papers

and these come from Echo Park, I just loved the big coloured dots.

The 14 is on the football top because this is the number on his own football shirt

and I added the little "O'Neills" soccer balls as they sponsor his team.

Main products used -

KennyK digi stamp - Soccer

Spellbinder die - Sprightly Sprockets

Crafts Too die - Circle 

Echo Park Paper - Little Boy

Coloured with both Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs.

Woohoo!!!!       I made the Brown Sugar Challenge Top 3 with this card   !!!!!!

Challenges entered -

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-48-boyman.html

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-45-anything-goes.html

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-13.html

http://arandomthursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/art3-anything-goes-guest-designer.html

http://myheartpiecesdigitalstampchallenge.blogspot.in/2013/06/use-digi-stamp.html

http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-55-use-digi-stamp.html#comment-form

50th Birthday Card using KennyK's "Need for Speed" and Spellbinders "Sprightly Sprockets" (2)

50th Birthday Card using KennyK's "Need for Speed" and Spellbinders "Sprightly Sprockets" (2)

So this is the second card I had to make using "KennyK's Need for Speed"

digital image for the father and son rally drivers.

I've flipped the image this time so he appears to be going the other way.

I've also made my own simple backing papers for this card.

Main products used -

KennyK's digi image "Need for Speed"

Spellbinders dies - Labels Seventeen, Sprightly Sprockets

Crafts Too - Circle Die

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

This card made the Top 5 at Here Come The Boys challenge :)

Challenges entered  -

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.ca/2013/06/148-anything-goes.html

http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/new-challenge-at-jellypark-friends.html

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-54-one-for-guys.html

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-85.html

http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-54-lets-go-dotty.html