Papertake

Heres my entry for this weeks Papertake challenge. I cant believe that yet another of my friends are getting married, its so grown up! (sorry for the rubbish picture, I couldnt seem to get a good one)

The stamp came free with a magazine and all the papers were from a set that I got at a craft fair, unfortunatly I dont have the label so I dont know who made it! Anyway I hope you like it.

My Grafico sketch

Another change from Birthday cards comes in the shape of an Anniversary card for my Mums cousins in South Africa. Its my entry for this weeks My Grafico sketch.
This was such a lovely sketch to work with, I will definitly be using this layout to make other cards.Once again I got to use papers from my stash that I thought I would never use! My Mum loved it when I gave it to her, hopefully they will like it too. If I was making valentines cards I would probably make these again.

My Graffico and Papertake

I feel like I have been making nothing but Birthday cards recently, they are always needed after all. But now my mojo has returned and I had a bit of variety.

First up is my entry for this weeks Papertake challenge I made a simple, but I think beautiful note card to send to my friend's maid of honour to thank her for my invite to the Hen do along with the cheque for my theatre ticket.

All the delicate flowers were free with a crafty magazine. BONUS.

Next up is my entry for the colour challenge on My Grafico

Brown, Olive Green and Pink. Im not sure who its for, it will join the stash in the draw for now. I used papers from K&Co and Buttons from Basic Grey.

Hope you like.

Mojo Monday

Im so so happy with the card I made for this weeks Mojo Monday. I did the square one as you can see.
Its one of the cards I made for my Aunt, I think it would be suitable for 12 year old girl, I hope she agrees.

Paper, K&company sparkly sweet and the rest for my growing stash. Buttons Basic Grey.

On a sad note the craft shop in my town is closing in 2 weeks!!!!!!!! As the owners are retiring. So I like many other knitters, sewers and crafters in the area have been keeping them busy building up their supplies before the shop shuts, I have bought some papers, stamps and today I go bows, buttons and flowers. They are so pretty but I will down again many times in the next 2 weeks Im sure.

Lots of challenges, done!

Im getting in early with this card, and its so pretty, and pink and ladylike. As an added bonus I have completed 3 challeneges with this one. Firstly My Time To Craft elegant rose and then this lovely sketch from My Grafico and finally it just about fits for Crazy for Challenges Pretty in Pink. Anyway its time for the card, drum roll please......

Its my Mothers day card, see I told you it was early! The text simple says MUM, in sparkly gold, only the best for my Mummy. Materials, Papermania, Doodle bug, MME and some from my stash.

I showed it to my Pops and he said it was lovely and very ladylike so suggested that I make one for my Aunts order. I didnt want to make it exactly the same so I changed it slightly, and came up with this beauty (Im not at all big headed)hahaha, hope you like them.

Polka Doodles

I loved working with this sketch so much that I made 2 cards with it, as a bonus Ive used up some of my stash and my brand new cake stamp.
What I am most pleased about is finally being able to find a use for the bird paper, I never thought I would.

Too late Tuesday Morning Sketch

I have been trying to use up my stash to complete my cards for my Aunt. This is my card for this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketch, all using my stash.

Unfortunatly Im too late to enter it, but I love the card so Im posting it anyway.

3 in 1

Remember I said I was asked to make 6 birthday cards for my aunt, well I sent them off last week and 2 days later I had a check in the post along with a letter asking for 12 more by the end of March!!!!!! Im in demand!

To meet this request Ive been busy completing 3 challenges with 1 card. I took my inspiration from My Time to Craft for the theme of cats; Allsorts with the colour combination Pink and Brown, and Papertake for the sketch.

Im not too sure if I actually like this card much, my Mum thinks its great but she has to say that! Im going to work on it for a bit and hopefully post a version I am happier with later, this post will have a kind of before and after section. I do like the cat though :)

Part 2

This is the new and improved version. Ive stuk to just pink and brown added some boarders and dropped the you are. I think for this card simple is better. I finished it this afternoon when I got back from work.

O and I flipped the background, but that was from a happy accident (I got the measurements wrong!!) I still like the cat.

My first Polka Doodle and an Allsorts

I have been quite busy making lots of cards recently as I want to get a stall for a local craft event and so need to build up a quality supply. Anyway I have been completing all these challenges to make them and got so involved in the process that I have negelected to actually post them!!!!

But this time I think Ive got in just in time, with not 1 but 2 challenge entries. Its using the sketch from this weeks Allsorts Challenge

Just lovely this sketch.
But its also my very first entry for a Polka Doodles challenge.

Theme Song Titles.

My song All kinds of Roses by Yusef Islam

(I hope I spelt his name right)

Papertake 31

My Aunt was so impressed with her Christmas card that she has asked me to make her 6 Birthday cards, shes going to pay me for them too! Thats a little bit more to add to the holiday fund.

I used the sketch from this weeks Papertake challenge for one of the cards

I got to use up lots of bits and pieces from stash to make this card which is good. I think the pattern was from a magazine Ive had it so long I cant remember which one. Its not the best picture though so I do apologise for that

Papertake

A quick Birthday card made to order (for my Mummy) and to enter this weeks fab Papertake challenge. Not only was it a change from making a Christmas card, but I got to use many pieces from my stash, infact it was all made from my papaer, card and letter stash.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like it.

Card Patterns

This is the first time I have joined a Card Patterns challenge, and once again I have left it untill the last minute, but at least Im not late!!!

Papers: Basic Grey:- Eskimo Kisses, evergreen. Pattern, Euphoria

Card: From my stash.

As for the lovely embellishment Im afraid I was so excited to use them I tore open the packaging and chucked it away with out even looking at the label!

But they are so pretty. I hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Mojo Monday

Ive had this card for Mojo Monday almost finished since Tuesday, I needed to wait for my trip to Hobbycraft to buy the tape to finish it off. It was such a FAB sketch I couldnt wait to get started on it.

This is the first card I did and my entry for the challenge.

Card and Ribbon: from Stash, sorry cant remember who made it.

Font: French Script. I think it fits perfectly

Paper: October Afternoon. Ive had this paper for so long now Im so glad Ive finally used it.

This card for my boss, I think she will be suitably impressed. I went to extra effort to make sure I got everything straight and spelt correctly. She is the kind of person that would say "I can see its handmade, youve spelt Christmas wrong"

I loved working with this sketch so much that I have made quite a few more cards based on the initial design, with a few slight tweeks.

Im taking a break from Christmas cards tomorrow I need to do a good luck and birthday card before I finish my Christmas cards. Perhaps I will use the next Mojo Monday Challenge.

1 more for the day, allsorts challenge

Ive just noticed that I need to post my entry for this weeks allsorts challenge tonight as there will be a new one tomorrow, so yeah you get 2 posts in 1 day, its almost like buses.

The challenge was Christmas Song / Carol

and here is mine Isnt he cute, its Frosty the Snowman.Papers form Basic Grey, Dovecraft and October Afternoon

letters from Making Memories

Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Sketch Saturday

This is my entry for this weeks sketch saturday, posted just in time. Firstly the sketch...

so much possiblity here. I decided to use the sketch to make a card for somebody special.I changed it a little bit, but I like it this way. My Pa has gone back to work now so he wont be home for Christmas which makes me sad but then it makes me happy (ish) to know he has this to open on the big day.

I used papers from Basic Grey and Dovercraft, Card from my Stash and Tinsel Dots from Crafty people.

2 for the price of 1

I think Ive only managed this once before, so I am actually feeling really really pleased with myself for managing to complete 2 challeneges with 1 card. Firstly the cooking challenge on a spoonful of sugar, and then at My time to craft the challenge was to rip it up.

Here is what I came up with.

I didnt mean to post that photo and now I cant delete it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This one is a bit clearer, but you still have to look closely at the top of the light blue strip to see where I have ripped it!!

Hope you like it. Ill keep it brief tonight as I still have pressies to wrap for Mothers Bday tomorrow, yes she'll be 21 again.

Autumn Glory

I made this card last saturday and I cant believe it has taken me so long to post it!! I should have an excuse but Ive just been busy and then a bit lazy, my bad! Anyway I need to do this quickly as Im off out tonight so I will get to the point.

Its a birthday card for my sister in law from my parents, technically a commission, haha! I bought the paper a little while ago because I thought it was lovely, but I wasnt sure what I would do with it until I found the butterflies on sale and saw the challenge at One Stop Craft ChallengeBut I going to be bold and enter it in this months By the Cute and Girly too. The designs already entered in both challenges are 100% fabulous and make me feel a teeny tiny bit inadequate, but blow it Im still entering.

I hope you like :)

Tuesday Morning

Another card that is soon to be (if not already) finding its way across the equator to the family in South Africa. It is also my entry for the weeks Tuesday Morning SketchI did plan it to be landscape, but my Mum prefered it portrait.
Supplies Paper - Dovercraft (butterflies) K & Company (green)

Letters - Making Memories

Card - from the stash

I really really enjoyed working with this sketch its so versatile and pretty; Im working on a Christmas card in the same style.

Ive got other cards to post about, but its been a busy weekend and I still want to have a look at other blogs, so Ill have to save it for another time.