Shelley's Birthday...

Yesterday was my daughter Shelley's birthday and when did I make her cards - yep you guessed it - yesterday morning!  I've just got to get myself more organised.  I actually bought myself a new stamp set to create something special for her, but because I was in such a rush I had to keep the card fairly simple.

The beautiful fairy is from a stamp set by Sweet Pea Stamps.  I coloured her using Promarkers and then using the Nellie Snellen circle die created a frame and acetate overlay.  The frame is attached over the image with foam pads.  I did consider putting glitter in as in a shaker card, but decided against as I didn't want to hide the image in any way.

The heart corners were punched using my new Woodware punch (another Mother's Day present - my daughters are well trained) and the patterned paper was part of a fantastic blog candy prize sent to me by Vicki at Blue Jelly Too. I seem to be having a really lucky time at the moment - I must buy a lottery ticket today!

Shelley loved her card and the one I made for Gran to send her - also made in the mad panic yesterday morning. 

My card is also for the challenges at...

• Rainbow Lady - Acetate overlay (without the Christmas option)
• Die Cut Dreams - Two punches - (heart corner and small tag are both punched)
• Magical Crafts - Things with Wings

Bah! Humbug! Vintage Theme...

This week the theme at Bah! Humbug! was chosen by Irene, who is a great fan of the vintage look on cards and projects.  I must admit than when I first thought about this I wanted to go wild with pearls and lace and flowers, etc, but that 'going to work' element came into it and I only had time to do a fairly simple card.

I did get chance to use my Nellie Snellen die though and infact this is the shape I cut out the other day when I used the left over bit to make a frame for the stamped tree.  I really do like these dies as there is so much you can do with them. 

The paper is from one of Joanna Sheen's backing paper pads and is one of the sheets a friend gave me.  Thank you Irene.  I used part of the backing paper to created the central image.

Additional Challenges...

• Winter Wonderland - Victorian Christmas

Have a fantastic weekend everyone and see you on Monday for The Pink Elephant challenge.

Ann xxx

More Kanban stamping...

Another couple of cards using those fabulous Kanban stamp sets.  On my first card I've used the owl and the really useful swirl from the autumn collection. Max what have you done - I am obsessed with these.  I just look at them and get all sorts of ideas clattering around in my head.  Unfortunately I have to go to work today - that really gets in the way of quality crafting time doesn't it?

I'm actually running a little short of acetate so decided to do half an acetate card for a change.  After practicing on some spare bits I bravely stamped the swirl directly on to the acetate using Stazon.  Wow, you should have heard the shout of joy when it didn't slip, slide or smudge!
Then I stamped the owl on card, coloured with Promarkers, cut out and attached to the acetate above the swirl.  I also stamped and cut out an orange owl to attach to the back to give a neat finish.

The leaf border was punched using a Fiskars border punch that I've had for ages.  Organza ribbon, pearls and gold peel offs complete the card.

Challenges...

• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Citrus
• Totally Papercrafts - Things with Wings
• Magical Crafts - Things with Wings

This is my second card using a stamp from the Kanban Autumn set.  Just a small anytime card to send to a friend - a good friend - check out how many pearls there are on it!

The tree was stamped using a Brilliance ink pad and when dry the leaves were touched up with a Sakura Stardust pen for a little more oomph.  The gold frame is something I'm particularly smug about because it is actually made from the bit that's left when you cut a scalloped circle using a Nellie Snellen die.  I'm ashamed to say that I normally throw the bits left from cutting out with Nesties, but I just thought this was too pretty to throw away.  The Nellie Snellen die was one of my many Mother's Day treats.  I am so lucky.

Oh no - disaster I don't think this card goes with a single challenge - good job I had fun making it!!

Anyway must dash as today I start work at 10.00 am and don't finish until tomorrow morning.  Oh poor me!  However, hopefully there will be lots of lovely comments to read when I get home. Have a good couple of days everyone and see you on Friday for the new challenge at Bah! Humbug!  This week Irene chose the theme - hmmmmmm that's quite a big clue as to what it will be.  I wonder if anyone will guess!

Ann xxx