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Sunday 8 January 2012

Joanna Sheen Challenge - January 2012

Over at the Joanna Sheen Challenge this month the topic is celebrations.  I had to make a card for someone who has had a new baby girl come into their life recently.  I have used a gorgeous mother and baby image and decided therefore to go with a more shabby chic card.  I have used various card/paper from my stash.  I have used my new Marianne's Designs die that I got from Joanna's website and it is FAB.  Not only do you get the circle you get various sized shapes to make flowers with.  I have distressed the die-cut and all the paper with a dark brown chalk ink pad.  The card has been finished off some flowers, lace, congratulations die-cut sentiment and there is a small tab sentiment embellishment that has now gone on the front but until the recipient gets it I haven't put that picture on here as I've put the baby's name on it.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Joanna Sheen Monthly Challenge - Celebrations
Paper Creations Ink - Die-cuts and/or punches
Craft Your Passion - Anything goes and distressing
Kaboodle Doodles - Celebrate
Daisy Doodles - New beginnings
My Mum's Craft Shop - Something new
Ruby's Rainbow - Baby or child
Fresh Brewed Challenge - Use something new (used some nice new lace - yes I know I should use the old up first!!)
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - What's new
Card Making Mamas - New year or something new (new lace for me)
Crafty Catz - New beginning
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenge - New year - new toys - new technique (new lace for me)
Craft Your Days Away - New beginnings
One Stop Craft - BINGO board (distressing, ribbon/lace and flowers, top row)
Crafty Emma - Anything goes
Gingerloft - Anything goes
Dream Valley - Anything goes
Corrosive Challenge - Ring in the New Year 
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo inspiration
    
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything goes (TIP:  I store my Promarkers and some other pens in the Letraset wallets on my shelf in my craft tardis.  I keep the handle end closest to me but was forever opening up the wallets to see the colours inside.  Now I've attached pieces of fibres and ribbon to each handle indicating the colours of pens in the wallets eg this one has silver, gold, black, bright pinks and purples.  I cannot believe how much simpler this makes finding the right wallet)
After making this card I still had three toppers from the sheet leftover.  In 2010 I decided that I would not put unused toppers from a sheet in a drawer to be used at some stage and would instead use them to make up more Craft for Life cards for the Marie Curie Appeal.  This saves them not being used or getting dog-eared and needing to be thrown out.  It also increases the cards that I have given to the Marie Curie Appeal.  Here are another three cards ready to be taken into the shop when we are next in town.

29 comments:

jordiegirl said...

Beautiful card and a good idea to use the other toppers immediately to save them from getting tatty. I normally do that and think I'll use them later but I'm on a bit of resolution to use up stuff from my crafty stash and will do this too when I make a card then it will be ready either for sale or to give to family and friends.

Marjo said...

Lovely card, thanks for playing with us at Paper Creations Ink.

xoxo Marjo

Lisa Minckler said...

What a beautiful vintage congratulations on the new baby card! This is one of my favorite images. So nicely done and your tip is perfect too! :)

Thank you for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday for our "Anything Goes" challenge.
Lisa xx

Anonymous said...

Lovely card, Thanks for sharing your Tip Too! and thanks for joining in with us at Top Tip Tuesday Challenge this time, Hope you can come play again soon, hugs Samantha :0)
Happy New Year

Don't forget the challenges are Now fortnightly and you can enter 3 times each Challenge too! :0)

PAC CHARITY CARDS said...

Great card Kim love the layout.

It's also good you sell your cards for charity so do I.

Please visit my blog I am giving away so free candy

Caz

catherine said...

The image is great and perfect for the theme
x catherine

shaz earl said...

Fabulous card!

Thank you for sharing with us at Ruby's Rainbow in our "Something for baby/child" challenge

Hope you will join us again soon x

Chrissie said...

Such a gorgeous card Kym, I'm sure the recipient will be thrilled by it.
Happy 2012 sweetie!
lol Chrissie xx

Rachel x said...

A lovely, pretty card for a new baby!! :) Good idea to get on and make up the other toppers, too- I end up ruining so much that just gets pushed aside for later with dog eared corners, smudges, etc.!!lol
Thanks for sharing with us at Dream Valley this time!! :)
hugs, Rachel x

Donna said...

Gorgeous card hun and such a beautiful design and added detail! Thanks for joining in the fun with us at CES this week...good luck :) Donna ♥ x

Rene said...

How lovely! Thank you so much for linking up at Cupcake Inspirations and good luck!
Rene :D

Anonymous said...

Thank You For Joining Paper Creations Ink; We Always Enjoy Seeing Your Creative Talents! We hope that your New Year is off to a grand start!

Julie said...

So very beautiful! Thanks for joining us at Cute Card Thursday!

Julie

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Hi Kym
A beautifl card,thankyou for joining us this week at CraftyCatz
Hugs Dianne xx

Ciska said...

Gorgeous image and you've really done it justice, thanks for sharing with us at Card Makin'Mamas! :)

Basslady said...

very classy and cute at the same time! wonderful!

thanks so much for playing along with us at Ruby’s Rainbow Challenges!

hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

knitmachinequeen (KMQ) said...

Thanks for joining us for challenge #140 at the Corrosive Challenge.

Tina said...

such an amazing image so sweet...thanks for sharing at cupcake inspirations this week

Tina
sweetie dt

Sherry said...

Lovely card, thanks for joining us at Gingerloft.

Hugs,

Sherry-DT

Deb said...

so beautiful!
Many thanks for joining in our first Cute Card Challenge of 2012!
Happy crafting, Debxx

Chris said...

beautiful card, the mom is going to love it.
thanks for playing with us at Cupcake Inspirations

Katja said...

Such a lovely card. Beautiful! Thank you so much for joining us at the Corrosive Challenge Blog and i hope you join us again?!

Greetings,
Katja (CC-DT)

Lesley said...

Such a lovely card! Thank you for taking part in the CYDA's 'New Beginnings' challenge xx

Pat said...

Kym - you've done such a beautiful job on this and all the cards you made. Love the colors and the papers particularly. Thank you for joining us at Paper Creations Ink – Pat

Jacq said...

Hi Kym,
Absolutely Gorgeous!!! Love the beatiful image, the dps, the colour scheme is perfect. Love the layout and the embellishments. Thanks for joining us at Ruby's Rainbow and Good Luck. Hope to see you joining us again.
Hugs Jacqui xxxx

Amanda said...

This is a great card.

Thanks for playing along at Ruby's Rainbow.

Amanda

Caroljenks said...

Gorgeous card - beautiful image. Great Top Tip ref the fibres on your case handles too - great idea. I also love the idea of using the 'spare' toppers straight away too - so many can get ruined as you said and you are helping a great cause too :)

Thanks for joining us over at Top Tip Tuesday and we look forward to you joining us for the next challenge too :)

Carol x

LaJanette said...

Sweet cards and great tip!

Thanks for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday for our anything goes challenge; hope to see you in our next challenge:0)

Hugs;
Janette

Gale said...

What a touching image! Beautiful card Kym.
Thanks for joining Fresh Brewed Designs for our month long challenge to 'Use something new'.
:) Gale