Showing posts with label Valentine's day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's day. Show all posts

Saturday, 6 February 2016

A Cow Valentine's card

Hi there!!!
It's Friday!!! where has the week gone??!!! so happy that the weekend is almost here...

I'm back with a new card today. Another Valentine's card.. This is the one I've made to give my husband next week. Why?? The cow!!!! inside joke between my hubby and I, won't say more than that.. ;)

This is one of those crazy cards, busy with lots of layers. The ones without a pre-planed sketch, playing with the papers and see how it goes!  I decided not to use the typical red/pink colours as it is for my husband.. and I though yellow would go well with the black and white.. at least I hope so!



This darling Cow digi is from Polkadoodles. How cute is she holding that flower with her mouth???



Card Recipe

7x5 card blank
Promarkers and Flexmarkers to colour the digital stamp
yellow dot paper is from my scraps
black and white love paper freebie from Making Cards magazine this month
Yellow Cardstock
Heart embossing folder from Triboss
Heart Sizzix Bigz die 
Polka dots embossing folder
MFT die-namics paperclip dies
green cardstock
white cardstock
Circle die
Corner punch
Corner rounder punch
 washi tapes
green polka dot ribbon
sequins 
yellow heart button
sentiment; I created on my computer


 I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:


613 Avenue Create - Anything goes. twist: use something from stash: washi, button, sequins all from stash
A Gem of a challenge #62 - Love is in the air
Brown Sugar #184 - Valentine / Love
Crafting by Designs - February Anything goes
Crafting for all seasons #119  - Love is in the air
Crafty Creations #308 - Hearts
Crafty Friends #24 - Animals / birds
Crafty Hazelnut's patterned paper challenge - February AG with patterned paper
Creative Card Crew #105 - Anything goes
Creative Fingers #102 - Always Anything goes
Creative Moments #86 - always AG / optional twist: love/romance
Critters and Creatures Linky party #1 - Anything goes with a critter or creature
Fairytale challenge #130 - St. Valentine's day
Fan-tastic Tuesday #122 - Anything goes with twist: Sweethearts
Glitter n Sparkle #173 - Embossing
I love Promarkers #301 - Anything goes
Inky Chicks #62 - Love (letters) and/or hearts
Inspiration Destination #71 - Always Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread #8 - Always Anything goes
Let's color Linky Party #3 - Anything goes with colouring , optinal: hearts
Mod Squad Challenge - Hearts and/or flowers
Passion for Promarkers #331 - Show us your favourites (my favourites are: layers, washi tapes, buttons)
PDE Linky Party #109 - Anything goes
Polkadoodles wk 4- Love and Romance
QKR Stampede #177 - Valentine cards
Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge - Have a heart
Simply Create too challenge #102 - Love or Valentines
Sweet Stampin  - All you need is love
The Crafty Addicts #8 - Anything goes/ Cute and Cuddly
TTCRD - Always Anything goes
Unicorn challenge # - February Lots of love



Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy Crafting!!!!





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Monday, 1 February 2016

Love ya!

Hi there!
Back with a new card today. It was so busy last week that I didn't have much time to sit down in my little craft corner... But yesterday, after the girls went to sleep I decided that enough was enough and it was time to play with my markers and papers!  And of course, with February here it had to be a Valentine's card!!!



For this card I used the sketch  #370 from the Sketch Saturday challenge


I hope you like my interpretation of it. For the vertical stripe element at the bottom I decided to use a curved "gap" instead of using a different patterned paper or ribbon crossing over.

The digi is from Hilarious Cupid from the Paper Shelter. Isn't he a real cutie???



Card Recipe

7 x 5 card blank
white card stock
Patterned paper: GCD studios Material Girls paper pad
Promarkers and Flexmarkers to colour the digital stamp
Paper Smooches stitched Speech Bubble border die
Paper Smooches "Love ya" clear stamp from their Scripty sayings stamp set
StazOn black ink
Martha Stewart heart confetti punch
red card stock
Different types of washi tape
Enamel dots
red gems



I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

I really hope you enjoyed my new card! If you have, please leave me some love in the comments :).
and don't forget to follow me if you want to see more of my creations!!!!

Until next time!!!




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Friday, 11 April 2014

DT card for Crafty Catz Challenge #226 - Animals

Morning!!! I hope you are all well..... 

It's Friday, and that means we have a new challenge at Crafty Catz!!!



The theme for this week's challenge is ANIMALS, and it's hosted by the lovely and very talented Aunty Sue!


Our sponsors are:

Creative Classroom

and they are offering  a free set to any one of our online classes. The student has up to one year to claim their prize.


 and Fred She Said

and they are offering a $15 Gift card to their store.

So after you read about my card, hop over to Crafty Catz challenge and join us in the fun! the rest of the DT have made stunning card for your inspiration.


and this is my DT card for this week's challenge!



a very simple card this time.... 
 The little dog is called "Winter Westie" from this week's sponsor Fred She Said. This image comes in a set. with the dog wearing a scarf, another 2 pre-coloured images and without scarf... I decided to used the non-scarf  and not pre-coloured image, as I didn't want to make a winter card and I like to colour my own images.

I really struggled with this card... I wasn't sure what type of card I should make... I don't usually use animals in my cards. But I'm happy with the end result... a bit different to what I'm used to make, but I like to be versatile with my card-making, so there you go!

I coloured the image with my Promarkers. I used just a few colours, as I wanted the dog to be white.... I used: Cool grey 3 and 2, blossom and the blender pen.

The paper's I've used are from : American Crafts Amy Tangerine Paper pad (the red and pink stripes paper), Pebbles Front Porch paper pad (the paper with "writing") and G.C.D. Studios Material Girs sheet collection pack (the little hearts paper). 
I used a square nesting die to cut the window in this last paper and provide a frame for the sentiment.

For the sentiment, I used some letters covered with what I can only describe as "fake sugar"! (please let me know in the comments if you know its name!) and they are from American Crafts.

I finished of with some ribbon, bow and 3 buttons, all from local shops.


I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:





That's it for today! please leave me some love in the comments if you get the chance... Life is really hectic for me at the moment. I've been feeling a bit unwell.. I try to visit all of you every so often... sorry It can't be more often right now... 
And don't forget to follow if you are not already. Thanks so much for your support!

Until next time!






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Monday, 3 February 2014

Tweety love!!!! and my CAS guidelines!!!!

Hiya! I hope you are all having a good Monday!!!! Today I overslept... and I didn't go to bed really late last night! I hate when I wake up, late and I have to get up straight away.. I'm hooked to my snooze alarm! It needs to ring every 10 minutes for at least 1 hour for me to get up in a good mood!  not today, somehow it didn't work! Luckily my day changed when I left home to take Alaia to nursery.. It was  such a beautiful morning in Inverness!!! The Sun was out!!! It didn't last.... two hours later, when I went to pick Alaia up... freezing and sooo windy!!! well, I'm still in high spirits, which is good!

Today I've got a CAS card to show you... 
I really struggle with CAS cards, so hopefully I've done an OK job with it.

I've looked around as I felt I needed some CAS guidelines for me to follow, as I usually over-embellish my cards, so I summarize these little rules:
keep it simple (not a lot of embellishments, BUT a button, a flower a bit of ribbon is OK!)
leave part of the card blank (it still can be covered with paper, but nothing on top)
have a main focus/focus point on the card (this could be an image, or if not using image, the sentiment or a few embellishements, but clustered on one part of the card...)

for all of you out there who are good at CAS cards, please let me know in the comments if there is anything else I should take into consideration.... Thanks!!!

So, on to my card....



I used a 7x5 pink card base.

I left the top of the card blank and put a piece of patterned paper at the bottom. The paper is from 
GCD studios Material Girls collection.

I cie-cut an scallop circle with my Sizzix Scallop circle nesting dies and embossed it with my hearts embossing folder from Tri-boss.

The image and sentiment is called Birdbrain conversation Hearts from "From the Heart". I got it last week and I couldn't wait to use it. It's so much fun! 






I coloured the image with my Promarkers.

I used: Mustard, Buttercup, Antique Pink, Blossom, Leaf Green, Poppy, Pink Mittens, and Pink Carnation and Cool Grey 4 for the red shadowing.


I wanted to make the card mainly in
 Pink, Red and White.

I then fussy cut the image and mounted it on top of the embossed circle with foam pads.









I also used:
"A True love story" washi tape from local shop.
button and ribbon are from my stash (local shops)


That's it! 
I hope you like my  "Tweety" CAS card... 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges (in alphabetical order)

Craft Mojo - Love  (2nd entry)
CAS-ual Fridays #127 - Over the Edge (sentiment banner, ribbon  and image over the edge)
Crafty Boots - Bingo  (Pink, Button, Embossing)
Whoopsi Daisy - Love / Valentines

The Pink Elephant #236



Thank you so much for taking the time to make me a visit! Please leave a comment if you wish with any feedback! and don't forget to follow!

Until next time!


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Sunday, 2 February 2014

Scribble and Scrap challenge time!!!!

Morning!!!!!
I hope you are having a lovely weekend so far!!!! 
Mine has been very quiet so far.... Not feeling very well, still a bit under the weather...

Today, a new Scribble and Scrap challenge begins!!!!

As usual, there will be a Random drawn winner, who will get a £15 voucher to spend in the Scribble and Scrap shop. 
But if the Random drawn winner has used a product from www.scribbleandscrap.co.uk the prize will be a £20 voucher instead of a £15 voucher.
Also each of the Top Three will win a £5 voucher to spend at www.scribbleandscrap.co.uk! 
very generous, don't you think?

As you may already know, it is ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES!!!  easy peasy! my team mates and I have been very busy creating beautiful cards for your inspiration, so don't forget to also check them out!!!


My DT project for this week is a Love/Valentine's card....
I don't usually just make Valentine's cards, as I like to make cards that also work for anniversaries or just because...

For the card I used two digis that you can find in the Scribble and Scrap shop,
  Vintage Steampunk Key and Vintage Steampunk Key hole.
I love the vintage look on this digis....
I glued them to strong card stock and fussy cut them (including the little holes!), as I wanted to put them on foam pad, raised from the background.

I've only used two colours (excluding the white), and I tried to give it a bit of a vintage-look, with the paper distressing and inking (used Tim Holtz distress tool and Tim Holtz distress ink pad in Old Paper).

The papers I've used are from Forever Friends black and gold (the floral paper) and Crate Paper DIY shop (the music sheet).
I hand stitched in dark red/maroon colour around the background paper.

I used a piece of red cardstock cut with Sissix Scallop scallop circle die, to just pop-out behind the music sheet, sentiment and digis.
 I also used half a scallop circle die in white, which I embossed with a heart embossing folder from Tri-boss.
I created the sentiment myself (I love sentiments and quotes!!!).
The brackets framing the sentiment are new. I got them as part of an alphabet set I got from American Crafts in TK Maxx.

The red hearts are a die-cut from Sissix Bigz die.
The white ribbon is from Do Crafts.
Red rhinestones in the coner are from local shop.



I really hope you like my black and red LOVE creation!!!!

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical order):

A Creative Romance - show us some love
A Gem of  a challenge #112 - All you need is Love
All Sorts challenge #244 - Love is in the air
Aud Sentiments #99 - Sharing the Love 
Bearly-Mine - February challnge: Vintage Romance
C.R.A.F.T. #244 - Love/Valentines
Craft Mojo - February challenge: Love
Crafty Calendar - Love is all around
Crafty Catz #216 - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Feburary Anything goes
Eureka Stamps challenge # 74 - Anything goes
Fairies challenge #19 - Love is in the air
Jelly Park Friends challenge - Lots of love
Ladybug Crafts - February challenge: Be Mine
Natalie and Amy #17 - Love is all around
Open-Minded challenge #3 - Show some love
Paper Crafting Journey - Emboss That!
QKR Stampede #73 - Anything goes
Sister Act challenge #42 - Anything goes
Sugar Creek Hollow #79 - Love and Adore
That Craft Place - Valentine / Love
The Corrosive Challenge #192 - Feel the Love
Winter Wonderland - Digi Days (Christmas or not Christmas)

I would love it if you live me a comment, any feedback is welcome!
and don't forget to follow if you haven't already :)

See you this afternoon with my second post of the day!!!!



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Sunday, 26 January 2014

Sentimental Sundays DT Post: Lovey Dovey!!!


Hellooooo!!!!! I hope you are having a good Sunday!

It seems that we are going to get a bit of snow here in the Highlands! at least that is what the weather man keeps on saying.... happy as Alaia keeps on talking about building snowmen and I really want her to use her brand new snow boots!!! but not so happy as my husband has a meeting tomorrow and has to drive 175 miles this evening and back home tomorrow evening.... I get really worried, the road is very narrow and I want him safe at home when the weather is like this...


So, as every Sunday, it time for a new challenge at Sentimental Sundays!!!

The theme for challenge #191 this week is:

Lovey Dovey
(plus a sentiment)

This means, you can make a card for any loved one... nearing Valentine's day, so easy peasy!
but don't worry if you are not in the mood for Valentine's cards yet, it could be a card for anybody you love (child, baby... etc)

 So, hope over to Sentimental Sundays, and join us in the fun! My fellow DT have also made some fabulous creations to inspire you!!!

Our sponsor this week is Sami Stamps


For my card I used this beautiful and romantic Sami Stamps image called "Winter Romance".


The card is a bit simpler than what I'm used to... I just thought that it could be directed to a male or a female... . 

I just used some red and white cardstock as a background. I die-cut an oval, fussy cut the image and placed it over a snowflakes paper (this came free with a magazine).
I hand-stitched with grey thread around the card.






The Promakers I used to colour the image are:

For him: Raw Sienna, Sandstone, Cool Grey 5,4,3 and 1; China blue, cornflower, powder blue, Poppy and blender pen.

For her: Sandstone, buttermilk, Poppy, Cool Grey 5,4,3 and 1, blender pen.

















The "Love is" stamp is a bargain I found a while ago, it's a rubber stamp from Anita's. It's a bit grunge looking, but hopefully works fine on this card!

Then I die-cut the two hearts with a Sissix Bigz die, embossed them with a floral pattern and a swiss dots pattern, and added two small rose buds.

I inked all round the heart shapes and card stock with Tim Holtz distress ink in Tattered Rose.


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



I hope you like my card today! A bit different for me... 
Don't forget to comment and follow! :) 
Thank you so much for coming to visit my little corner on the internet!

Until next time!



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Friday, 10 January 2014

Retro Love...

Hello!!!! Welcome back to my little corner on the internet!!!!

It's Friday, It's Friday!!!!! yeah, even when at the moment I'm a stay-at-home mum, I'm glad that it's Friday...  the first week after the Christmas holidays is always hard! Christmas Tree and decorations have been put away, yay! and I'm just looking forward to a quite and lazy weekend at home! If the weather is not bad, we may take Alaia to the park for a play or walk, but that's all really... And I'm actually very happy of just staying home enjoying the company of my little family. And having a lie in! I'm a very nocturnal person, I can't go to sleep early at night, but I really enjoy my mornings in bed, snuggled up under my duvet when it's so cold outside...  I love it!!!!

Talking about love.... I've got a "Love" card to show you today! It's not the typical pretty and delicate full of red hearts Valentines/Anniversary card....


The image is called "Give me a Kiss" by The Paper Shelter. I really love these little cuties! They have a cool 1920's style that makes them so fun! Lately I'm all for fun and cute images that make me smile....

The papers I used are Kraft card and First Edition paper pads Rose Garden and Desert Blooms.

I hand-stitched the border of the card in green to frame the card and distressed all the edges  with the Tim Holtz distresser took and Distress ink pad in Tea Dye. I love distressing paper!






I used this sketch from the Sketch Saturday challenge.

It's the perfect sketch for me, if you have been hanging around here for a while, you must know I love layers!!!














I coloured the image with my Promarkers as usual.

I used:
For the Girl: Peach, Coral, Raw Sienna, Sandstone, Buttermilk, Mustard, Vanilla, Almond, Satin, Blossom, Cornflower and Powder blue.

For the Boy: Pear Green, Lime Zest, Peach, Coral, Sandstone, buttermilk, Vanilla, Almond, Satin, Cornflower and Powder Blue.












 I kept the embellishments simple, as I didn't think the card needed a lot of flowers or bling... 

I used buttons and washi tape from local shop.
Tim Holtz Adage Ticket.
"With Love" ribbon from Hobbycraft.



I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday #291 - Sketch (see above)
Crafty Little Fairies - Kraft
Sweet Stamps #151 - Kraft Paper
Totally Gorjuss #217 - Ribbon
My Mum's Craft shop #13 - Love
Crafty Girls challenge #9 - Anything goes
Penny's challenge #159- Anything goes 
My Heart Pieces - Anything goes (2nd entry)
The Crafter's Cafe #45 - Anything goes (2nd entry)
Inky Chicks #20 - Anything goes (2nd entry)
Try it on Tuesday -  In with the New (new stash items: washi tape and Tim Holtz Adage Tickets)
Ribbon Carousel #89 - Love, Birthdays and Chicken soup
LEJ Designs #85 - Anything goes (2nd entry)
Crafty Sentiment Designs - New (stash: Washi tape and Tim Holtz Adage Tickets) 2nd entry (3)
Polkadoodles Digi Choosday  #1 - Anything goes (2nd entry)
Loves Rubberstamps #85 - Anything goes (2nd entry)
Crafty Boots - Anything goes (2nd entry)
Crafting from the Heart  - Anything goes / use pearls or buttons (3rd entry)
Glitter n Sparkle #66 - Anything goes (3rd entry)
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes (3rd entry)
Sister Act #39 - Anything goes
Wag n Whiskers #120 - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs Monthly challenge - January Anything goes


I really hope you like this card. Please leave a comment if you do, and don't forget to follow me if you are not... :)

Thank you very much for stopping by!!!!
Until Next Time!!!











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