Love...

This is a card my daughter asked me to make for her to give to her boyfriend. She wanted a similar card to the one I showed yesterday but no pink and no cute girls!

The stamp I've used is a Magenta one and was part of a collection I bought very cheaply on ebay ( I love ebay).


On this card to do the charm I decided to try out die cut words and shrink plastic. This is one of the words from the Cuttlebug Love Combo set and as you can see it worked a treat.

At http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/ this week they are celebrating love and the challenge is to use the word 'love' on your card. Mine may be tiny but it's extra cute - well I think so!

Materials used:

• Red pearlescent card


• Black base card


• Magenta stamp


• Cuttlebug Love Combo Set


• Wizard heart die


• Shrink plastic


• black organza ribbon and pearls from stash.

My card is also perfect for the challenge at http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/ where the theme is 'Hearts'.

The Pink Elephant Challenge...

Well today is the official start of The Pink Elephant - our new Challenge Blog at http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/. Some of you may have noticed that the challenge actually appeared yesterday due to Lori getting so excited that she couldn't tell the difference between Sunday and Monday!!!

Having said that all the Design Team are really excited about our new venture and we're hoping that lots of people will join in. This week our challenge is based on our blog colour theme - PINK, WHITE AND BLACK. How great is that? There's also a super prize donated by Debbie's Die Cuts and the winner gets their card in the hall of fame slide show for 6 months.


My pink, black and white card is based around my new stamp from Pollycraft. I've used a very striking pink pearlescent card and embossed it using the small hearts Cuttlebug folder from the Love Combo set. The dress and hearts have also been stamped on to this card and paper pieced on to the image.

My favourite part of the card is the heart charm made using the die from the Cuttlebug Love Combo set. I hadn't tried die cutting shrink plastic before, but it's certainly something I will do more in the future.

Do pop over to the Pink Elephant and have a look at the other DT work. They are a super talented bunch. It would be fantastic if you could find the time to join in the challenge too - I'd love to see loads of pink this week.

A quote for my daughter...

This is my card for my oldest daughter for Valentine's Day. She doesn't like cute images much, but really loves quotations.

The quote is one from a set by Cloud 9 designs and has been stamped onto one of the new Nestability labels. To soften the white background I applied a swirly peel off, chalked over the top of it and then removed it leaving a subtle white image.

My card is also for the challenge at http://createdbyhandchallenge.wordpress.com/ where the challenge is to be creative using a love quote.

Materials used:

• black card
• Dovecraft Vintage Papers
• Cloud Nine Clear Stamp
• Nestability Label die cuts
• cream organza ribbon from stash