Winter Wonderland

I used the free stamps from this month's Creative Stamping magazine to make this card.  I cut out a circle mask to create a moon and then brayered the sky using a mixture of blue and grey inks to make a winter sky. I used the silver birch stamp with silver embossing powder for the trees in the front of the picture and stamped the pine trees in black towards the back.  I added the little deer into the foreground.  I used grey and blue inks again to create some snow drifts to finish of the picture.

I created a frame to go around the picture and stamped over it using a sentiment and snowflake stamp.  Finally I finished off the card with a poinsettia in the corner which is made from Sue WIlson's stamp set and coloured using 'Barn Door' Distress Ink.

I am entering this card into The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - Light

(the moon in the background).

40th Birthday Card

I was asked to make a 40th Birthday Card for someone who does triathlons, I think I just about managed it with this card. 

I used Graphic 45 'Good Ol' Sport' paper pad for the background of the card and Clarity's 'Sports Kit' stamps to make the topper.  I stamped the big frame stamp in the centre and adapted a couple of the smaller stamps to make the three triathlon sports.  The cyclist was the only stamp I had that fitted the theme so I used the footballer stamp to make the runner, leaving off the football and angling it slightly so it looked like he was crossing the finish line.  The swimmer is also made using the footballer stamp, I just inked the top part of the stamp and added some waves underneath using a black fine line pen, I don't think the angle was quite right on that one but it was the best I could do!

I finished off the card by adding a sentiment and a pinwheel decoration with some bakers twine behind.

I am entering this card into The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - People

Anniversary

I used Spellbinders 'Romantic Rose' die set to make this card.  I used the largest die to create the card blank and cut the two smaller frames to build up the rest of the card.  I added a sentiment plaque into the centre of the card.

I used Spellbinders 'Bitty Blossoms' to make the roses around the frame, adding a bit of foliage behind the flowers.

Honey Bear

I used House Mouse Gruffies stamps for this card.  I stamped the bear from the 'Thanks A Bunch' stamp set and coloured him in using Spectrum Noir pencils.  I used a selection of patterned papers from 'My Minds Eye' to make the background for the card, adding a stamped sentiment and a few pieces of Card Candi to finish off the card.

I am entering this card into The Craft Barn weekly challenges - Sweet and Sugary

Diamond Wedding Anniversary Card

This is the front view of the card.  I used Sue Wilson's 'Lyra' die to create the borders on the gatefold.  I added a few roses made using Spellbinders 'Bitty Blossoms' dies and added a ribbon which goes right round the card to tie it closed.

For the centre of the card I used a Crafts Too embossing folder, adding a PVA pearl into each of the crosses.  I printed out the sentiment and die cut it using the Spellbinders 'Romantic Rose' frame die.

Standing up view of the front.

Diamond Wedding Anniversary Card

I used a piece of Hunkydory cardstock for the background of this card.  I printed out the sentiment, adding it to the card with a silver frame around.  The flower is made using Spellbinders 'Create a Rose' die, I added a few die cut leaves behind the flower again using spellbinders dies.  I finished off the card by adding a piece of ribbon down the right hand side.

Anniversary Card

This card is for my sister's first wedding anniversary.  I cut Sue Wilson's 'Lyra' die out of a piece of plain white card and mounted a piece of red card behind to make the background for the card.  I used a rose stamp by Kanban for the main topper which I coloured using Promarkers.  I added a sentiment stamp from Lily of the Valley and a few PVA pearl drops to finish off the card.

I am entering this card into The Craft Barn weekly challenges - Pens