Vintage Birthday (CAS)

I'm crafting happy with a second post today for the Clean & Simple Fall to Layout #130 challenge. I've gone for a vintage look.  Here is the card....

The paper is all Pink Petticoat from the Big Fella collection, the Ribbon is Club Green, I've printed a sentiment from my PC and then used my nesties (label # 3) to cut out the wording and a background layer.  The buttons really are vintage, and are from a stash my mum gave me when I asked if she had any buttons, only to be given about a 1,000 all sorted by colour that she had removed from garments before getting shot of them lol.

That's all for this one folks.... one more card to make to today them I'm off out for Tapas and Vino Tinto ...

Jx

Balloon Bunny

I thought since it was weekend and all and I would have chance for multiple posts, I'd join in with Friday Sketchers challenge with this little number using LOTVs Balloon Bunny Stamp. I have used what is now my new favourite colour combination, I just hope the photo does the colour justice.  Here is my card....

I have coloured in the image with my promarkers (Ice grey 1,2,4,mulberry, blossom, sky blue,cool aqua, cool grey 1, gold & mango), and mounted the image onto turquiose vellum.  The back ground papers are Pink Petticoat (orchid damask) and Nitwit (Teal dots - Gingerfellastoo collection), and I have run (admittedly upside down) the circle though a cuttlebug embossing folder after cutting out with my nesties. The circle is finished off with a few pearls from Hobby House and the sentiment is printed from my pc (adorable font).

Hope you like it, thanks for visiting today

Jx

Three Little Squares

This little card has been sat on my desk since yesterday as I was struggling to get enough light to take a picture.  It's my entry into my first Less is More challenge which I stumbled upon while I was looking for more challenges, and now I'm posting it at the very last minute (not like me at all!!!). Here is the card...

I've used pink petticoat paper (big fella), and mounted the squares onto blue card and then onto a red card  and then onto a white card blank. Its finished off with a greeting. Simple is just my style....

Hope you like it....

Jx

Big Bunch of Flowers (lotv)

I'm not really a big "flowery" person but I thought I would try something a big more girly today, and the card I have made fits in with 3 Challenges, LOTV - Bev's Sketch, Passion for Promarkers - Sugar Rush, and Charisma Cards - Four Legged Friend. Here is todays card...

The image is lili of the valleys Thomas with bunch of flowers, and I've coloured in with promarkers ( Ice Grey,1,2,4, Blossom, Pink Carnation, Blue Pearl, China Blue, Buttercup,Tulip Yellow & Marsh Green). Paper is Pink Petticoat (Orchid Damask from Old Fashion Girl Collections, Quartz Little Big Dots and matching solids).  The Flowers are finished off with a little glossy accents, and I have used white club green ribbon for the bow. I have finished it off with a couple of pearls and some card candy.

Hope you like todays card

Jx

Happy Mothers Day (Paper Pretties #143)

UPDATE......Yippee I won this challenge check it out here

Just one more for today, another simple one from me... I'm entering this one into the Paper Pretties Challenge PWC143. Here is the card...

The papers are Pink Petticoat (Perfect Papers Collection), I've simply added a couple of pearls from hobby house and some ribbon and cut out the sentiment with my nesties.

Thanks for visiting

Jx

P.S sorry the pic is so dark... can't get the light quite right

Scuba Diver

I got a bit excited tonight when I stumbled upon Crafts and Me challenge blog and finding out that the theme was "Under the Sea", after receiving a lovely comment from Nicola  on one of my LOTV cards. This card is inspired by my other passion... Scuba Diving.  There is just something so magical about being with all the fish ( I am a water sign after all). I'm also entering this card into Cards for Men challenge #5 as the theme is "Water". So here is the card....

I've used a clip art of a diver (which has been tidied up in photo shop) and printed this directly onto the card blank.  I have then used various scraps from my paper stash, distressed with Antique Linen Distress ink, to build up the rock face both over and under the blue vellum (Making Memories).  This has been finished off with coral cut with a Sizzix die from The Craft Bug ages ago (fish tank plants from the fish bowl set) and some sparkly fish stickers I bought specifically for something just like this from Mei Flower. I've also added some coral beads that I got from the bargain bin at the craft shop in the Lowry.

Hope you like it

Jx

Spitfire

The card I am sharing today is one of my all time favourites... a paper pieced spitfire! I think this has taken me about 3 hours but I love it!! It was made specifically for my boyfriends dad ( hence why I have spent so much time on it) So here it is!

This card was taken from a photograph, which I turned into a template and then matched up each layer.  The camouflage is done using a pro marker (cool grey 4).

The backing paper is Pink Petticoat and the rest from my scrap box, but most likely bazzil of some type.  I printed the greeting directly onto it and finished off with the ribbon. It is then double mounted on blue and green card.

Hope you like it! Thanks for Visiting

Jx