Card For A Special Boy

My number one son passed his first karate grading at the weekend and celebrates his 6th birthday at the end of the month so the natural theme for his birthday card was karate! I found a super fab stamp by Sugar Nellie and bought it a month or so ago ready to make the card. Jack's friend Toby also passed his blue belt at the weekend and turns 6 in a couple of weeks so have made the same card but have coloured the hair yellow as Toby has blonde hair.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Die Cut Dreams - Challenge 38, No Flowers Allowed

Allsorts Challenge - Week 42, Just for Men

Creative Card Crew - Celebration

Card blank - Craftwork Cards
Papers - Doodlebug from The Glitter Pot
Blue cardstock - Coredinations Gemstones from The Glitter Pot
Karate Luca image - Sugar Nellie from Funky Kits coloured with Promarkers
Chipboard number - Chippies from Sir Stampalot - coloured with Promarker and then dots added with a white Inkessentials pen
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Gems - stash
Tools - scissors for distressing

Look at what my lovely friend Karen sent my 2 spotty monkeys...

My boys both came down with chickenpox on Thursday and life has been a tad tough so far as they are going stir crazy being stuck at home. A parcel arrived this morning from lovely Karen filled with goodies! They were so over the moon with their monkey snacks (aka yummy foam bananas) and mini creme eggs (Rich and I managed to grab a couple of these before the pack was demolished - having chickenpox hasn't affected their appetites!). My monkeys think Karen is the greatest friend ever!!! Thank you Karen x

So we have monkey snacks - aren't these so cute!!!

A beautiful card with spotty monkeys for my spotty monkeys...

This is my eldest spotty monkey Jack (most of his spots are on his chest and back)

This is my younger spotty monkey Thomas...

This is the beautiful and very funny card Karen sent me with some stamped images...

Thank you again Karen x

Flowery Pretty Card

Fancied making a really pretty card last night but something that wasn't pink. I found one last piece of this beautiful Basic Grey paper in my stash and it all went from there. This is one of my all time favourite Basic Grey papers, it's so beautiful (I think!). I decided to make an easel card as I haven't made one for ages and I love the style. Making this card was brilliant relaxation for me after looking after 2 boys with chicken pox all day. It's for my SIL for her birthday.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges if I may:

Totally Papercrafts - Challenge 6, Mother's Day/Special Lady

Secret Crafter - Challenge 72, Stitching

Stamp Something - Something Girly

Stampavie & More - Challenge 84, Spring

By The Cute and Girly - March Challenge, Spring is in the air

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Challenge 6, Flower Power

Quixotic Challenges - Challenge 16, Leave It Out

Lili Of The Valley - Challenhe 48, Make an Easel card

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 102, Lucky Green

CRAFT - Challenge 40, Mother's Day/Flowers

Papertake Weekly - Buttons, bows, brads & bling

Fab n Funky Challenges - 13, It's All In The Shape

Cardstock - white is from the Papermill Shop and teal green is Bazzill Basics from stash

Paper - Basic Grey, do you know I can't remember which range, think it's Urban Prairie?

Image - Daisy from Sugar Nellie but given to me by my lovely friend Tams xxx. Coloured with Promarkers
Fabric flowers - pressie from my friend Mel xxx

Pearl brad - Quixotic Paperie

Button - Basic Grey

Ribbon - from stash

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Green dew drops - Tabbycrafts

Ladybird charm - Quixotic Paperie

Embroidery thread - DMC (used for stitching, hanging ladybird charm and threaded through button)

Stickle Icicle glitter glue - used for flower centres on image

Tools - Woodware leaf punch, Papermania stitching template, Dovecraft paper piercer, Memento Bamboo Leaves Dew Drop inkpad

Thanks for looking x

Some Easter Cards

Thought I best get cracking on more Easter cards as we have Jack's birthday and party the week before. I wanted to make some simple and pretty cards so after much browsing I purchased a pack of Doodlebug Easter papers from The Glitter Pot, 12 sheets od 12x12 paper for £4 and the pack includes a set of alphabet tiles as well so thought it was a bit of a 'must have' bargain :-)

So here are the results of using my Doodlebug papers, hope you like them! I made my own card blanks as I wanted them to be sort of A6 size but open at the bottom if that makes any sense ;-)

I would like to enter the following card into the Cupcake Craft Challenge 80, Round and Round. I have included circles everywhere - they are on the DP, I used circle punches, gems, alphabet tiles and even decorated the inside of my card too which I very rarely do.

Inside of card...

Cardstock - Coredinations

Paper & alphabet tiles - Doodlebug from The Glitter Pot

Chick image and journal circle inside card - gorgeous freebies from Pink Peticoat

Gems - from stash

Ribbon - from stash

Here's another very similar card - had to use the cute chick again!!!

Materials used same as before

Next I tried a different colour card base, how pink is this!!! I would like to enter this very pink and girly card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Mother's Day/Girly

One Stop Craft Challenge - Challenge 69, Optimistically Pink

Hope I've fulfilled the 'Girly/Pink' brief sufficiently!

Materials as above with the exception of...

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics from Dies To Die For

Flowers - Prima eline from The Glitter Pot

Brad - from stash

Here's another using my lovely Elzybells Chick stamp...

And the last one of my Easter cards...

Thanks for looking x

Yet Another Boy Card

Am I on a roll with my boy cards or what??? This is the second trip out for Football Bear, this time a different colourway...

Card blank - Craftwork Cards
Papers - Doodlebug from The Glitter Pot
Stamp - Football Bear by Penny Johnson from Dies To Die For coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment sticker - ftom stash
Adhesive pearls - from stash

New Baby Card

A friend of mine has very recently given birth to a beautiful baby boy. This is the card I've made to celebrate James' arrival.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - Week 41, Back to Nature (new life is as natural as it comes I reckon!)

The Pink Elephant - Challenge 56, Add Green To Your Colour Combo (my green touches are pale green card used for matting/layering and green hearts on blanket & baby hat)

Card blank - Craftwork Cards
Paper & alphabet tiles - Doodlebug from The Glitter Pot
Stamp - Pink Gem Designs coloured with Promarkers
Green & blue Bazzill Basics card - Dies To Die For
Ribbon - from stash
Adhesive pearls - from stash

Another Boy Card!

My lovely friend Tams send me some beautiful House Mouse stamped images and this is what I have done with one of them...

I love the simplicity of the card as it draws your eyes to that beautiful image, hope my colouring has done it justice!!!

I would like to enter the card into the Creative Card Crew Challenge - Celebrations. The DT ladies are having a celebration of their own as it's the first anniversary of the CCC challenge blog!

Card blank - Craftwork Cards

Paper & alphabet tiles - from a value Doodlebug kit from The Glitter Pot

House Mouse image - from my mate Tams xxx. Coloured with Promarkers

Adhesive pearls - from stash