Just to say .....

I've made this card using a Clarity stencil and some Clarity stamps together with Distress Inks. I thought this might make a nice new home card.

I'm entering this in the Clarity Challenge this month

A Big Birthday

This week's theme at CD Sunday is A card for a male birthday from Wendy. She is challenging us to make one of those 'difficult men' cards! 

I've used La Pashe The Big One and Crafter's Companion Everyday for the backing paper. 

This card has an aperture for the front with the main image from the Flippin Men section of the CD decoupaged both front and back onto acetate. The backing sheet is on the inside of the card. 

I used a sheet of bubble paper from Crafter's Companion for the front of the card. I like this particular paper - useful for lots of backgrounds. 

Here is the view inside:

Happily Ever After

Well it's time for another challenge at CD Sunday and this time Caz has chosen 'Happily Ever After' as the theme for this fortnight.

I've used a decoupage image from Best of La Pashe 2012. The words are a Crafter's Companion die, the flowers are from Cheery Lyn and I think the leaves might be Marianne.

Don't forget to visit the other DT blogs to see more inspiration and join in this challenge.

Get Well Soon

The challenge this time around at CD Sunday is for anyone who has been feeling poorly. The theme chosen by Sue is Get Well and here is my card.

I used a couple of backing sheets from Makey Bakey Mice from Crafter's Companion for the backing papers inside and out and the main image is from You're never too old by Card Creations Plus.

I chose this image for a golfing friend of ours who has recently been in hospital, but thankfully he is recovering nicely now.

It is a pop up card -

and here is the inside.

I've taken a side view so that you can see the layers.

I'd like to wish anyone who is not feeling too well this morning a speedy recovery and suggest that maybe some gentle card making and crafting might be just the answer to help. xx

Pretty Birdie

I started with some shaving foam and ink to make the background and then used a small corner stamp from Clarity to build a frame. Inside the frame I stamped the beautiful bird the words and two tiny birds holding each end. I used Spectrum Noir pencils to colour in the bird. I then trimmed back the card and mounted it on a toning card and then onto a white 8 x 8 card.

This is for this month's Clarity Challenge Blog.

Quilted Fun

This time it's my turn to chose the theme for the CD Sunday Challenge and I've chosen Quilted Fun.

I hope you will enjoy this challenge and join in. All you have to do is remember to use something from a CD and let us know which one - just in case it's one we don't already have and need to go shopping! lol

I used Paintbox Poppets and Bebunni Birthday for the backing papers, both CDs are from Crafter's Companion. The stamped circle,  flower and leaf dies are from Marianne. I used a mixture of paper piecing and colouring for the little rabbit. The stamped sentiment is from Lily of the Valley.

Food Glorious Food!

It's Wynn's turn this time to choose the theme at CD Sunday and this time it's all about food. I've decided to have honey and invited a couple of old bears along to join in. Thanks to Winnie the Pooh we know that all bears love honey!

Here are the last two lines of the poem The Old Vicarage, Grantchester by Rupert Brooke

Stands the Church clock at ten to three?
And is there honey still for tea?

If you would like to know more about him you will find it here.

I've used a Crafter's Companion CD called Meadow Cottage Bears. The embossing folder is also from CC. The teddies have been decoupaged.  I've used a couple of Memory Box dies for the hive and bumble bees. I drew the trail for the bees using a 0.3 micron pen. 

I made this card for a friend who loves her teddy bears and it just happens to be her birthday today! 

I hope you enjoy our challenge and will join us this time around. xx