Cards For Men - Challenge 21, Happy Birthday!

It's time for a brand new challenge at Cards for Men today and the theme is 'Happy Birthday'. What a lovely easy challenge ;-) Due to me having only half a brain in my head this week after all the goings on of last week, I have mucked up and not made a card with an image from our fab sponsor, Fresh Brewed Designs. I am so sorry :-(

Fresh Brewed Designs are sponsoring our challenge with a voucher to spend at their fab store. This is what the owner Heather Dennis has to say... Hi. I am Heather Dennis. I am a homeschooling mother of 2 wonderful children, the wife of 12 years to the love of my life, a Christian and the owner of Fresh Brewed Designs. I have loved to draw and create ever since I was a child. My daughter has inherited my love of art and recently inspired me to start creating again.All the images in my shop are hand drawn. I offer a wide range of images from coffee, cute and inspirational.I also love to create custom drawn images, so if you are looking for anything in particular, please feel free to drop me an email.

As always the DT have made some beautiful cards, please do pop across and have a peek and have a go at the challenge while you're there.

So onto my card, I have gone for clean & simple (and quick!) and used a gorgeous Lili of the Valley die cut square...

Supplies:
Card blank - Craftwork Cards
Paper - MME
Cardstock - Bazzill Basics
Image - Busy Bears - Boys by Lili of the Valley
Sentiment - Elzybells
Buttons - Crafty Emma's Store

GD card for The Corrosive Challenge

Here is my second GD card for The Corrosive Challenge Blog. The challenge this time is to follow a sketch. I've made a Christmas card as thought the circles on the sketch matched this Christmas pudding paper from Craftwork Cards really well.

I do hope you will come and join me at The Corrosive Challenge Blog this time, please do come and see the work of the DT x

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

Allsorts - Week 73, Inspiration from song title (Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer!)

Alphabet Challenge - X for Xmas

Bah! Humbug! - Challenge 39, Cuties

CRAFT - Challange 71, Shaped Card

Craftalicious - Challenge 10, Anything Goes!

Supplies:
Card blank - Craftwork Cards
Papers - Joy Paper Pack from Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Bazzill Basics
Image - Elzybells coloured with Promarkers and a touch of Frosted Lace Stickles
Buttons - American Crafts
Ribbon - Americal Crafts (I think?)

We Need Your Help!!!

My friend Trisha is wanting to increase awareness of the work of The Ear Trust and to raise money to help them to do more of their amazing work. Janette from Stamping Dragon Designs has created an amazing snail digi which she has kindly given permission to Trisha to sell to fundraise. Janette has also done a fab christmas version too. Both versions are available to buy for £1.50 each from Trisha via paypal - gift payment to birchallteresa@yahoo.com. Please state whether you'd like the Santa Snail or Normal or like me, order both ;-)

Pop over to Trisha's blog and read her very personal story regarding her family and The Ear Trust and to see what she has created with the images so far and enter her fab bog candy, available to everyone who buys a Snail digi. All money raised is to go to The Ear Trust.

Here are some wallets that Trisha has made using the Santa Snail digis, aren't they cute!

Thanks for reading x

Birthday Boy

I needed to make a quick birthday card for one of Jack's friends for tomorrow. I thought I had already made one but I hadn't so grabbed the die cut squares I bought from the Lili of the Valley stand at Ally Pally and quickly made this card...

Supplies:
Card blank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock- Bazzill Basics
Image - from the Vintage Boys die cut squares pack from Lili of the Valley
Sentiment - freebie ticket download from Caz's blog, cheers Caz x
Ribbon - The Hobby House
Tools - small star punch

A Lili of the Valley Christmas Card

I've had a heavy couple of weeks and haven't felt like making anything really apart from my DT work but got the crafting bug last night and came up with this Christmas card. I've used the gorgeous Christmas Candle stamp by Lili of the Valley that I won on the LOTV Ideas to Inspire Blog a couple of weeks ago, I love it, it is so beautiful and a joy to colour. My ribbon was a purchase from the Hobby House stand at Ally Pally, I could have easily spend hundreds and hundreds on that one stand. I am so glad I do not live near the Hobby House shop as I would be in their permanently and my OH would probably file for divorce ;-)

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

Lili of the Valley - Challenge 67, Bev's Sketch

Stamptacular Sunday - Challenge 79, Layer It On (I have 8 layers)

Pollycraft - Challege 64, Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - Challenge 39, Christmas Crafting

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 124, Sparkle & Shine (pearls, brad & glimmer mist)

Supplies:

Card blank - Craftwork Cards, I love this shape

Papers - Jovial by Basic Grey from The Glitter Pot

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics

Image - Christmas Candle by Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - freebie download from Caz's fab blog printed on kraft paper

Poinsettia - Bazzill

Pearl brad - the Hobby House

Adhesive pearls - the Hobby House

Ribbon - the Hobby House

Tools - Tea Dye Distress Ink, glimmer mist, X Cut guillotine, hole punch for ticket sentiment

First GD card for The Corrosive Challenge Blog

I won the chance to be a GD for The Corrosive Challenge Blog for the whole month of October, what a fantastic prize! The challenge this time is a colour combo of Turquoise, Pink and Red. Arrgghh I thought, then I calmed down and had a think and realised this is a beautiful colour combination, perfect for a Christmas card I thought ;-)

So, this is my GD card, I have used some new papers by Basic Grey from the Jovial pad, wow these are stunning papers! My image is a lil cutie penguin from Pink Petticoat. I have only used a touch of pink for the penguins scarf and the snowflakes. The snowflakes have been sprayed liberally in Glimmer Mist for extra Christmas sparkle.

I do hope you will come and join me at The Corrosive Challenge Blog this time, please do come and see the work of the DT, it's FAB x

Supplies:

Papers - Jovial by Basic Grey from The Glitter Pot

Image - Have An Ice Christmas by Pink Petticoat coloured with Promarkers and a touch of Frosted Lace Stickles

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics

Buttons - Basic Grey

Ribbon - Craftwork Cards

Lace - Cuddly Buddly Crafts

Glimmer Mist - The Hobby House

Tools - scissors for distressing, Marianne Designs snowflake dies, Nellie Snellen dies

Craft Your Days Away Challenge 5 - Babies, DT Card

Oh wow, can't believe we are onto our 5th challenge already at CYDA, not sure where the time is going but I know we are speeding towards Christmas ;-) Our challenge this time has been chosen by the lovely Renate and the theme is 'Babies'.

We are being sponsored by the fab Simon Says Stamp, a $10 voucher for the store - whoo hoo! Please do come and join in the fun with your baby themed stash and check out the gorgeous creations made by my fellow team mates x

So onto my DT card, I've made a zig-zag card with the dimensions 5"x12" and scored the 12" side at 4" and 8". I found a quote online and used it as my sentiment for the front side of the card and added a personal message to the reverse and a list of baby 'statistics' that can be completed by the new parents. I absolutely love the cute Baby Blanket image by Lili of the Valley so used it twice ;-)

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Incy Wincy - Challenge 61, Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes/World Card Making Day
One Stop Craft - Challenge 100, Congratulations
Stamp Something - Something to Celebrate
Stampavie & More - Challenge 110, More Than One Fold
I Love Promarkers - Challenge 34, Pearls & Swirls

Supplies:
Cardstock - Bazzill Basics and Dotted Swiss
Paper - Craft Creations (I think?)
Image - Baby Blanket by Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Pearls - The Hobby House
Charm - from stash tied with embroidery thread
Ribbon - a RAK from my lovely friend Jennie
Tools - XCut guillotine, MS Scoreboard, circle and scallop circle Nesties, Woodware flourish punch