New Job Cards

About six weeks ago our eldest son changed his job.  He is now back working at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.  For his card I have used The Paper Shelter image called "Businessman".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and fussy cut around the image.

The backing papers are from The Works.  I have also used a topper from a Hunkydory small book pad.

I have finished the card off with some twine and card candi.
Our youngest son moved to Southampton on Sunday to start a new job at the University of Southampton. Of course he needed a card as well.  This time I have used the pre-coloured topper and image.  I cut the image out three times so I could do some decoupage.

I have finished the card off with a sentiment and die-cut stars which I have put through two different embossing folders.

I am entering these cards into the following challenges:

Love to Scrap - Anything goes
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Mix it Up - Anything goes with the optional twist of monochrome
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option for a child
A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
We Love 2 Create - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the option of gnomes
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes with a CD, USB or digital (digital image)

       

Congratulations

We heard recently that my niece had got her two final results and she has passed and will graduate as a Nursing Associate. This is an amazing achievement as she works full-time as well as studying as well as having to work through COVID-19. We are so very proud of her and thought she deserved a very special card.

I have used an image from one of my Hunkydory Little Books and chose this graduation owl. I used two of the images so I could do some decoupage.

I have used a backing paper from The Works and red card stock. On the green patterned paper I used a Sentimentally Yours chrysanthemum stencil and a dotty stenciland inked through with Tim Holtz's Fired Brick and Brushed Corduroy distress inks. 

The flowers have been made using my John Next Door cornflower die and inked the edges of the flowers with the Fired Brick distress ink.

I have finished the card off with the die-cut flowers, gems, organza bow, coated wire ribbon made into a twirl, John Next Door branch die-cuts and a die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of to make it funny

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option to use pink

Crafting Happiness - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Creative Crafters - Anything goes
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Favourite embellishment (one of my favourite embellishments has to be ribbon whether this is grosgrain, organza or satin.  I think it is just a nice finishing off touch to a card/project)
Aud Sentiments - Things with wings and sentiment
Always Fun Challenge - Use stencils (a Phill Martin chrysanthemum stencil and a dotty stencil were used on this card)

Kym

Here is a thank you card I have made.  It has taken many hours but I am pleased with the outcome.

I have used a Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Sakura in March".  In this set you get a greyscale image and a black-and-white image, it is the latter that I have used.

I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and edged around the image with Tim Holtz's Old Paper distress ink.

The backing papers are from Summertime Designs (sadly no longer available) and from my stash.  I have inked around the edge of every single layer inside and outside of the card with Tim Holtz's Old Paper distress ink.

I have stamped my John Next Door Christmas Rose stamp with a grey Hunkydory Prism ink pad and used my Tim Holtz stamping platform so I could re-ink three times to get a crisp image on scraps of the two different backing papers.  I used the matching die to cut the rose layers out and then inked around the edge with the Old Paper distress ink.  I then shaped the flowers, stuck them together and added pearls to the centre.

I have finished the card off with this amazing piece of decorative lace a crafty friend gave to me, some grosgrain ribbon, die-cut greenery, large organza bow and a Sara Davies stitched "thank you" sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of purple
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of punch it!
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of CAS
Crafty Friends - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to make blended backgrounds
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option of summer sports
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Friends - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of circles

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Moving Along with the Times - Things with wings

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Anything goes
The Paper Funday - Anything goes with the option of masculine
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Krafty Chicks - Stamp act - rubber or digital
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Through the Purple Haze - Wedding/Anniversary or Anything Goes
Lil Red Wagon - Patterned paper or create your own background paper
Daisy Chain - Flowers
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Layer it up
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes

New Baby Grand-daughter

Here is a card I have made for the arrival of a baby grand-daughter for someone I know (please note - the card does not actually look like this - I have just erased the details of the baby's name/date of arrival/weight etc for privacy reasons).

The topper I have used is from a Special Occasions Hunkydory Little Book (I cannot see the actual Little Book I used on their website but there are plenty to choose from here).  I have used two of the toppers so that I could decoupage the image.

The backing papers I have used are from The Works.

I have finished the card off with some hearts cut from the backing paper, button, ribbon and fluffy fibres.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar - Cute and girly
Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Love to Scrap - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option for a man

Brown Sugar - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to scrap your stash
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the optional of black
Get Creative Challenge - Anything goes with the option of holidays
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of "thank you"

Just for You

Here is a card that I have made for my sister-in-law.

I have used an image from a Hunkydory Little Book called "Special Days".  I used two of the images so that I could decoupage them.

I have used backing papers from a pad I bought at The Works.

I have finished the card off with some ribbon (under the lace), lace, stamped and die-cut sentiment tag, stamped and cut flowers (flowers are from a Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine and are stamped onto leftover backing paper used on this card) with button centres, two spiral floral embellishments and some Joanna Sheen little butterfly confetti die-cuts.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - For the girls and sentiment
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of lots of layers

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of magic/fantasy

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Craft Rocket - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/all about boys and men
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper August Challenge - Anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Allsorts - Tags
Incy Wincy - Ribbon and/or lace (I have used a organza ribbon underneath the lace)

40th Birthday Wishes Just for You

Here is a 40th birthday card I made using a kit from Hunkydory Crafts called "In the Boudoir".

I have used a topper sheet and backing card.

I have finished the card off with a sentiment and ribbon from the design sheet, organza ribbon bow, button and a die-cut number 40.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Cardz 4 Galz - Think pink

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper February Challenge - Anything goes

Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional themes of National Umbrella Day or World Compliment Day

Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/all loved up
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes