1st Holy Communion card with Image by Maurie Manning, Marianne and Spellbinder Dies

1st Holy Communion card with Image by Maurie Manning, Marianne and Spellbinder Dies

I'm being asked more and more now to make cards for boys. I used to avoid these as I always found them quite hard, I mean if you can't add ribbons and flowers what do you make.

Then I found the KennyK and Mo Manning digi images along with a few others and it kinda changed my whole attitude to boys cards, I'm having real fun playing with these now.

This card is for a 1st Holy Communion and they wanted it quite decorative, which is just up my street.

It's one of two cards I made for the Godmother and Parents to give.

This fantastic little image is a Mo Manning Digi and as the little boy concerned has red hair -

I just had to give this image that too.

Products used -

Image by Maurie J Manning

Dies - by Spellbinders, Lacy Circles, Crosses Two

Corner Die - by Marianne Designs

Circles - by Crafts Too

White Card - Centura Pearl Gold from Crafters Companion

Blue Card - from Papermilldirect

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Ribbon, Buttons and Gems from Stash

Challenges -

http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-52-must-have-buttons.html

Blog Candy - herecometheboys

http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/rrr-challenge-73-masculine-with-ribbon.html

Birthday Card with KennyK's "Madison Attitude" and Spellbinders Dies

Birthday Card with KennyK's "Madison Attitude" and Spellbinders Dies

I am so behind with my blog posts - I've been flat out with orders. I don't think I've ever had so many personal requests come in, in one month before. Thankfully several of them were for the same theme so I didn't have to design a new card for every request.

This is yet another fantastic KennyK image this one called "Madison Attitude" and just perfect for three shopping theme cards I had to make.

I created the designer names by just typing them up in fonts as close as I could get to the originals.

(hope they don't mind) except for the "Prada" one as I couldn't get it quite right so I 'borrowed' it from the internet :)

Products used -

Image by KennyK - Madison Attitude

Dies - Spellbinders Floral Ovals, Parisian Accents, Bitty Blossoms, Foliage, Lacy circles

Die - Crafts Too, Circle

White Card - Centura Pearl Gold from Crafters Companion

Purple Grape Card from Papermilldirect

Backing Paper - Altered, Katarina Art from Etsy

Coloured in a mix of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir

Ribbon & Gems from Stash

Challenges

http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-45-punches-andor-die-cuts.html

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/week-208-happy-4th-birthday-allsorts.html

30th Birthday Card -with KennyK Victory Kid & Man U theme

30th Birthday Card -with KennyK Victory Kid & Football Man United theme

A boys card for a change and not a Spellbinder or a Ribbon in sight.

The spec for this was actually a "Darts" theme but I just couldn't find anything that I could make a dart card out of, besides a dart board with a pint of beer in front of it and that just wasn't what I wanted to make, so second preference was football so voila!

I saw this Kennyk image and just had to have it, he's so cute and with Man United on the top of the Premiership the champions theme seemed to fit.

I started with an old "Mojo Monday" sketch, least thats were the idea for this card came from even though I didn't stick exactly to the sketch. 

I made my own backing papers for this one and used combination of promarkers and Spectrum Noirs to colour the image in - are they ever going to have fine tips for the Spectrum Noirs I wonder, they're much to thick for fine detail colouring.

I borrowed!!! the United Badge image from the internet :)

Products used -

Image - KennyK Downloads - Victory Kid -

http://kennykdownloads.contentshelf.com/product?product=I13011500000072C

Coloured with a mix of Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs'

Dies - Circles from Crafts Too

Large and Small Circle Punches

White Card - Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion

Red Card - Papermill direct

Black Card - Education online

Backing papers Letters and Name Badge - my own digital designs

Challenges Entered -

Allsorts Challenge - All Sports

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/week-206-any-sport.html

Craftycatz Challenge - Anything Goes

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-182-anything-goes.html

Congratulations Wedding Card with KennyK Happy Couple Digi and Spellbinders Elegant labels Four

Congratulations Wedding Card with KennyK Happy Couple Digi and Spellbinders Elegant labels Four

I am still so loving this Spellbinder Die that I seem to be using it on everything.

"Congratulations and Celebrations" music comes to mind when I look at this stamp but I think by the look on their faces it should be "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas, lol.

Stamp comes again from KennyK Downloads.com - Kenny's stamps just seem to be so appropriate for the cards I have to make - http://kennykdownloads.contentshelf.com/product?product=I130115000000777

Products used -

Stamp - Happy Couple Digi from kennykdownloads.com

Dies - Spellbinders Elegant Labels Four , Bitty Blossoms and Foliage

Background paper - Katarina Art

Mounted on Snow White Centura Pearl Card - Crafters Companion

Trimmed in "Purple Grape" - Papermilldirect.

Small pink roses - Wild Orchid Crafts

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Distress Ink - Milled Lavender

Gems and Ribbon from stash

Challenges -

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-142-flowers-flowers-flowers.html

WOOHOO!!! This card was chosen as  "IN THE SPOTLIGHT" this week, on the kennykkraftykrew blogspot!!!

 

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-181-inspired-by-song.html

21st Birthday with KennyK and Spellbinders

21st Birthday with KennyK's Queens Cutie Digi and Spellbinders

Just a very quick posting today as I'm so busy, busy, busy - so many things seem to be happening now and I'm getting a bit overwhelmed with all the cards I've been asked to make. I have loads of others to put up and I'll get there eventually :)

This one is for the girlfriend of a lovely guy in work and I wanted it to look young and springy and romantic. I'm just loving these little bitty blossom dies, it's great being able to make your own flowers in any colour.

Oh and she's driving a black mini car, hence the little mini embellishment - I did put her name and age on the number plate but it's quite hard to see.

I won this little digi stamp Queens Cutie from kennykdownloads in a kennykkraftykrew challenge - isn't she lovely. ( http://kennykdownloads.contentshelf.com/product?product=I1301140000006F5 )

Products used -

Digi Stamp - Queens Cutie - Kennykdownloads.com

Dies - Spellbinders Grand Big Scalloped Circles - Bitty Blossoms - Foliage

Lacy circles

Crafts too - circle die

Marianne LR0157 Fern Flowers

Heart Punch

Tiny roses from Wild Orchid Crafts

Backing Paper - Digi from Katarina Art

Coloured with a mix of Letraset Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Ribbon and Gems from stash

Challenges - #141 tic-tac-toe, 3 down --- Embellies, Ribbon, Image & Pink 

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/challenge-141-tic-tac-toe.html

and

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/challenge-63-punches-andor-dies.html 

WINNER - this card won the "KennyKKraftyKrew Challenge 141" -

look at what I won - Marianne Design goodies

and

It made the TOP 5 in the "Love to Create Challenge" :D

Happy 18th Birthday with Lili Of The Valley Stamp - Emma Shoes and Spellbinders

Happy 18th Birthday with Lili Of The Valley Stamp - Emma Shoes and Spellbinders

Just love this little stamp from LOTV and as I needed a card for Emma's 18th who also loves shoes, fashion ad shopping it seemed very appropriate for my job.

I've been digitally messing around with the backing papers again although there's so much on this card that it's quite difficult to see them. I wanted this card to have lovely spring colours as those are my favourite at the moment, I think thats because it's been so cold of late and this last few days the beautiful sunshine is making me hope we've got to the end of the winter at last. Mind you I'm not sure the forecasters would agree with me.

Products used -

Dies - Spellbinders - Grand Big Scallop Circles, Floral Ovals, Lacey Circles

          Crafts Too - Circles and Marianne LR0157

Backing Card - Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion

                        Green and Pink from Papermilldirect

Backing Paper - Digitally manipulated

Stamp - Emma Shoes from LOTV

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Coloured with Promarkers and Sakura Glaze

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Lace, Ribbon, Gems, Pearls and Pearl Centered Button from Stash

Challenges entered -

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/good-morning-everyone-here-to-new-i.html 

    162 - What's Your Favourite Colour

http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/challenge-73buttons-and-bows.html

Here is another one but I left out the Sakura this time and just used Promarkers on the shoes
which is definately looks better in the photograph.
I think the mix of colours is a bit better on this one too -

Happy 25th Silver Wedding Anniversary with Spellbinders Elegant Labels Four

Happy 25th Silver Wedding Anniversary with Spellbinders Elegant Labels Four

Back again, it's been a while now since I posted but I've been busy, busy, busy - I though this might happen when I started blogging but at last I've got some projects to share.

This is a new Spellbinders die, it's very pretty and this is my first card with it. It's sized to go with a C5 card sort of, but I wanted it a bit bigger. This card measures approx 19 cm square.

I've been a bit naughty here with my backing paper as the original was a peachy colour, I really loved it but I wanted it to be pink for this card, and there's not much point having a computer and printer if you can't put it to good use occasionaly so with a bit of digital manipulation I got the colour I wanted.

Products used -

Backing Card - 300gsm Centura Pearl (my favourite) from Crafters Companion

                        Silver Holographic (Ribbons of Light I think) bought online from Ebay

Backing Paper - Graphic 45 (Secret Garden) digitally manipulated

Dies - Spellbinders Elegant Labels Four, Floral Ovals and Fancy Tags Two

Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon and Gems from stash