So Many Snowmen!

This card follows the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday...and also uses the themes of the DCD Christmas Club 'Snowmen' challenge, and the Sir Stampalot Challenge to 'Bring on the Bling'. The image is a digi stamp by Prairie Fairy called 'Snow Family', and the papers are from the 'Wonderful Winter' glitter pad by My Mind's Eye. The ribbon is by Dovecraft, and the snowflakes were cut using a Cuttlebug die. I got a bit carried away with the Glamour Dust...but you can never have too much sparkle on a Christmas card! lol

Birthday Cupcake

I was so excited when I won Lol's House Mouse candy a few weeks ago...I love the images...and have received some in swaps and RAKs, but this would be my first House Mouse stamp! So, I thought that the first card I make with it, should be for the House Mouse & Friends Challenge, where the theme this fortnight is 'Vintage'. The stamp I got is called 'Birthday Cupcake'...perhaps not the best image to use for this thene, but I inked and distressed the edges to try and create an aged look. The papers are all from the '29th Street Market' collection by My Mind's Eye, and I made some 'lolipop' flowers using my Nesties.

I'm also entering this card into the following Challenges:

• Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
• Craftalicious - Make Your Own Flowers
• Creative Craft - Animal Antics
• My Time to Craft - 'Let's Eat Cake' OR 'Drink Up'
• Pink Elephant - 'Something Yummy!'
• Stamp Something - Photo Inspiration

Wedding Wishes

Well, this is the card I made for my lovely friend Samantha and her huband Efisio. As their wedding was yesterday, it's safe to show it on here now.

It's made entirely from plain white card (plus a few paper roses and adhesive pearls)...and I've gone Cuttlebug Crazy using the following folders: 'Swiss Dots'; 'Just My Type'; 'D'Vine Swirls'; 'Textile'; and 'Victoria'. I inked around the edges of everything with a chalk inkpad to add a bit of definition, and take the edge off the white. On the bottom part of the card, I kept the layout the same, and added my message, printed on computer, to a shape cut using Nesties. As the card is a little bulky, I made a matching box to put it in:

The design on the lid is the same as on the card...but I kept everything flat this time. I followed the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday for the layout of everything...thank you it was just what I'd been looking for! I'm going to enter this into Your Next Stamp's 'Easel Card' challenge, and, because of all the texture, I'm also going to enter this card into the Creative Cottage's 'Touchy Feeling' challenge.

Well, all things being well...I should be back home tonight...so I'll catch up with you all tomorrow.

Just Cute Bears - Decoupage

Our challenge for you this week on Just Cute Bears is:

'Decoupage'

Eeeeek....totally not my thing! So...I decided to 'decoupage' a stamped image...this one is one of my favourite bears...'Boo Boo Bear' (by Whipper Snapper). The papers are from the 'Ooh La La (for Her)' collection by My Mind's Eye, the flowers are from Poppicrafts, and the ribbon, brads and card candy are from my stash.

Here's a close-up of the image....just to show that I really did 'decoupage' it!:

I'm also going to enter this card into the a couple of other challenges:

• Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch
• Totally Papercrafts: Girly

Don't forget to check out the fabulous creations by my lovely Just Cute Bears teamies for more inspiration.

Just Cute Bears - Here Comes Summer

Our theme for you this week at the Just Cute Bears Challenge is:

'Here Comes Summer'

For my card, I've used an adorable Lili of the Valley bear called 'Deckchair Dreaming'...well...isn't that how most of us would hope to spend the summer? The paper is from the 'Cupcakes' pad by BasicGrey...and, although I don't like icecream, I'm assured it's a most enjoyable treat on a hot summer's day! lol I used my 'Forest Branches' Cuttlebug folder on Core'dinations 'Whitewash' card, then sanded over the raised areas to reveal the blue core before distressing all the edges. The sentiment is a Tim Holtz adage ticket, the ribbon is from Poppicrafts, and the letters were cut using the Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alphabet.

 

I followed the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday for my card, and am also entering it into the Crafty Catz 'Embossing' and Totally Papercrafts 'Animal Magic' challenges.

Make sure you stop by and check out the fabulous creations by the rest of the Just Cute Bears design team.

Champagne Thomas!

I'll warn you now...I'm having a bit of a Lili of the Valley week this week...this is the first of 4 cards using their images! I treated myself to some of their stamps last week...to celebrate joining the Just Cute Bears DT...well, my excuse was I needed some more cute bear stamps! lol
As you can see...this card doesn't use a bear image...it's 'Thomas - Champagne'...and it's not one of the stamps I bought either...it was sent to me by my lovely friend Pauline...who is celebrating her birthday today...Happy Birthday! I followed the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday, and combined it with the 'Let's Celebrate!' theme of the Corrosive Challenges. The papers are by My Mind's Eye ('Penny Lane' and '29th Street Market'). I used an EK Success border punch for the scalloped border, and the sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts (from the 'Anytime Messages' set).