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)

       

Good Luck in your New Job Sam

I wanted to make a "Good Luck in Your New Job" card.  For my card I have used The Paper Shelter image called "Businessman".  I liked the colourway of The Paper Shelter image called "Workout Time!" and I have gone with using the backing paper for that one instead and have gone ahead with colouring using that colourway.  The image has been coloured in with my Promarkers.  I have added Glossy Accents to the glasses.  I have fussy cut out the image - a lot easier this time as the image is quite tall as I wanted to fit everything onto a 8x8 card.

I like doing fussy/lots and lots added to cards but I like doing more simple cards especially with male cards.

I have simply used some grey paper and black glitter paper to compliment the backing paper.

I have done the sentiment off the computer and layered it up with the grey card and black glitter card and added a bulldog clip to the top.  Instead of ribbon I have used some silver stretchy fibres for some interest on the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter - Digital image
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to make a slider card
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Get Creative - Anything goes with the option of St Patrick's Day
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option to use 3 of your favourite colours
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of green
Through the Purple Haze - Anything goes with the option of a sketch
Creative Moments - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes

Good Luck in your New Job Kevin

Today sees our eldest son start a new job.  When he was a child we nearly lost him twice due to his brittle asthma.  Since he's been working he has vowed to "give back" to the NHS for them saving his life twice.  This will be his third job in an NHS Trust.

For my card I have used my Creative Crafting World Meercat Madness For the Boys CD.  I have used a topper sheet, three different backing papers and an insert for the CD.

On one of the backing papers I have used two of my texture stamps to stamp on a checked and a harlequin texture to tie in with the topper.

I have finished the card off quite simply with a computer generated sentiment, seam binding ribbon, organza ribbon, lots of die-cut stars and a button.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Unicorn Challenge - Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper February Challenge - Anything goes

Through the Purple Haze - Anything goes

CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of banners/bows
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Simon Says - 2 or more patterned papers
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Alphabet Challenge - W is for anything you wish
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of critters
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Allsorts - Dies and/or punches (dies used for all of the different stars)
The Creative Crafters - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of embossing
Always Fun - Animals
Make my Monday - Critters
Incy Wincy - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Good luck in Your New Job Kevin

Today is a special day for our eldest son Kevin.  He is re-joining the NHS and is going to be working at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the West Middlesex Hospital.

I thought he needed an appropriate card so I have made this one for him using various images and papers from downloads from the Hunkydory Club called "Thursday - Man's World" and I have used a brown paper with faux stitching and a brown/blue check.

His dad and I so proud of Kevin going back to join the NHS.  Sadly we have nearly lost Kevin twice in his life due to brittle asthma but thankfully NHS staff have made him better.  As an adult Kevin has always said he wants to give back to the NHS so his new job will let him do this.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option for a boy/man
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Lots of layers
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

A Very Proud Mum and Dad

Back in July 2012 our eldest son graduated.  It wasn't easy for him to get his degree as he was working full-time as well.  He has spent his working years in IT.

Today sees him start a new job in the NHS working at the same hospital that I work at.  Both his dad and myself are so proud on what he has achieved and we know he will give his new job his all.

The day could not go without me making a card.  I have used an image I bought some years ago from CraftsUPrint that was designed by Gordon Fraser.   It is called "Computer Whizz (red) A4".  Shall I tell you a secret - it's the same image I used for my son's first job card when he went into IT!!  I have added the NHS logo to the TV screen and made my own backing paper.  I printed off two of the same image - the first I fussy cut and the second I did as decoupage.

For the shape of the card I have used a Dutch Doobadoo Card Stencil.  I cut various layers out of white card and the backing paper, distressed all the edges with a Tim Holtz distressing tool and inked the edges with a chalk ink pad.

I have finished the card off with sentiment off the computer, peel-off stars and a ribbon bow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Challenge - Ribbon and bows

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes and option of a sketch

Cute Card Thursday - Celebrate - I have chosen a new job.  Congratulations to all of those involved with Cute Card Thursday as it is their 7th birthday

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Brown Sugar Challenge - Shaped card

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes

Card and Scrap Challenge - Use layers
Scribble and Scrap - Always anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional theme of caffeine
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything but a square card
Top Tip Tuesday - Buttons or bows

Good Luck in Your New Job

My goodness me this virus that I've had now since the week before Christmas is a persistent so-and-so and doesn't want to go.  This card has taken me 1.5 weeks to make.  A friend of mine is starting a new job today.  I wanted her to get this card well ahead of time but this virus has wiped me out.  At least she'll get the card before her first pay packet!!  I wish her all the very best in her new job and thank goodness it will mean no more motorway drives every day for her.

The image I have used is from Faery Ink Designs and is called "Gabbie the Rose Tea Fairy".  I love that this image comes in both JPEG and PNG format and you get a black lines version and a no lines version.  What a bargain for $3.00.

I have coloured my image in with my Promarkers and used a yellow, pink, blender and coarse medium Pan Pastel for the background.  I have added some Stickles glitter glue to the fairy's wings, edge of dress and the hearts on the tea-cup.

The blue backing papers are from The Works and are a 8x8 set for £3.00.  It is wonderful value.  I bought a pink one recently and prefer the combinations in that pack whereby you get two of each paper whereas this blue pack you only get one of each paper.  The patterned pink card is from Hunkydory.  I have inked around the edge of all the papers and the image with either Tim Holtz's Victorian Velvet or Chipped Sapphire distress ink.

I have finished the card off with some crochet ribbon, pearls, wired edged ribbon that I have pleated, sentiment off the computer, button, 10mm pink gingham ribbon, white spiral stamen (inked with a pink chalk ink pad), white Cosmos daisies (which I have inked with a pink chalk ink pad) and two shades of pink Sweetheart Blossoms.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - Perfect pearls

Papertake Weekly - BINGO board ( I have gone for the diagonal line of ribbon, free (image) and blooms)

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs - BINGO board (I have gone for the top horizontal row of lace, glitter and pearls)

Simon Says - Add a little texture (lace, ribbon, spiral stamen and embossing under image)

Whimsy Stamps - Use a sentiment

Scrapper's Delight - Anything goes

Fab n Funky - Ribbon and lace

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Faery Ink Designs February Challenge - Enchanted Tea Party

4 Crafty Chicks - Things with wings

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Tic-tac-toe (right hand vertical column of lace, pearls and sparkle (Stickles glitter glue)

My Time to Craft - Lace

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper February Challenge - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of birthday
Come and Get It - Layer it on
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
The Pink Elephant - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Good Luck in Your New Job

Here is a card I have made for some special.  I have made it using Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamp called "Boston Terrier".  Look at that cute face on the terrier!  I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens and highlighted areas with my white Graph'it pen.

The backing papers I have used were from my stash.

I have used a Marianne Deigns die and cut out a shape and distressed around with Tim Holtz's Aged Mahogany distress ink.  I think sewed some bugle bears around the inner edge of the image.

I have finished the card off with some punched flowers from scraps of the backing paper, burgundy textured Veletta ribbon, Bordeaux 25mm organza ribbon, sentiment off the computer and a teardrop shaped gem.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Dies and punches

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge - Anything goes with a twist to use some red (hope burgundy red is OK)

Di's Digi Designs - Girly challenge

Allsorts Challenge - A stitch up (I have hand sewn all the bugle beads onto the card)

Scribble and Scrap - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with an option to use a heart

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes and/or cooking or baking

Whoopsi Daisy - 2 or more design papers

The Crazy Challenge - For a special lady

Ooh-la-la-Creations - Use a bow

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

The Pink Elephant - Anything goes

Sentimental Sundays - Use kraft cardstock
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafter's Cafe - Use punches and/or die-cuts
Penny's Paper Challenge - Use at least 3 patterned papers (dotty paper, harlequin paper and striped paper under ribbon/for punched flowers)
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage Digi Designs - Digi/borders or punches
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes

Good Luck in Your New Job

 Here is a card and matching box I have made using Debbi Moore's New York CD.

The box is on the CD but I had to decorate the inside and outside - well you can't have a posh card and not a posh box can you? 

 As you can see from the box I have adorned it with some images from the CD, ribbon, pearls on a string, sentiment off the computer, gems and Papermania Glitterations.

 Inside the box there is a concertina style card.  All the images whether they be design sheets or toppers or decoupage are all from the CD along with the backing papers.

 It certainly wasn't a quick card and box to make as it took some time just cutting out all the images let alone planning on how to put the card together.

 Various pages have been left blank so that people can sign the card.

As you can see there is lots of bling.

  Embellishments are used from the CD along with border strips.

The completed article - card in a decorated box.

If you haven't got this CD it certainly a wonderful CD to use for many different occasions.

I am entering this card and matching box into the following challenges: 

Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge - Anything goes

Brown Sugar Challenge - Dots and/or stripes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Scribble and Scrap - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with option of pink

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/one layer

The Crafter's Cafe - Polka dots and ribbon

Simon Says Challenge - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Stripes

Sweet Pea Stamps - Blue Rose Tattoo

 This is a card I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Ching-Chou Kuik.  The image is called "Blue Rose Tattoo" and is available as a digital stamp, single rubber stamp and as part of a multi-image sheet (Sheet 15, Plate 45 - Blue Rose Tattoo comes on the multi-image sheet with Aloha, Restless Thoughts and Carnations of May).

I have coloured the digital stamp with my Promarkers/Flexmarkers, highlighted areas with my Pan Pastels, tore around the image and then inked with Tim Holtz's Chipped Sapphire and Victorian Velvet distress ink.

  

The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs Mini Dots, Plain and Simple and Vintage Fantasy.  The papers have been distressed with Tim Holtz's Victorian Velvet and Chipped Sapphire distress ink.  I have made some flowers using one of the first Marianne Designs flower dies I bought and some scraps of the backing papers.  I have used a Marianne Designs branch embellishment and a Spellbinders butterfly die and rubbed over Imagination Crafts Sparkle Medium.  I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon, sentiment off the computer, buttons, pearls and organza ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sparkles Challenge - Fairies and/or butterflies

Glitter n Sparkle - Add some pink

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional twist "Happy Fall Y'all"

Bunny Zoe's - Something blue

The Ribbon Reel - Pretty in pink

The Pink Elephant - Digital image or digital papers - I have used both a digital image and digital papers

Papertake Weekly - Make it sparkle

Passion for Promarkers - Embossing (die-cut branch, two layer butterfly and flowers have all been embossed)

Natalie and Amy - Embossing (die-cut branch, two layer butterfly and flowers have all been embossed)

The Crafter's Cafe - Flowers

Inky Linky - Linky Party

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Delightful Sketches - Buttons and bows

Crafty Ribbon - Anything goes with ribbon

4 Crafty Girlz - Anything goes

Happy Campers - Show us your flowers

Wags n Whiskers - Sparkle

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Marianne Designs - Anything goes

Ladybug Crafts - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - Glamour and glitz
Allsorts - Button up

Leaving Job Card

I made a special card for someone leaving at work last week.  I used my Arty Farty template which I bought three years ago and this is only the second time I've used it as I am useless at times just following written instructions.  I see now Arty Farty do pictures to go with the written instructions so that should help - just wish I had them!!!  

The decoupage toppers are from the Flowersoft Wine Buffs CD and I thought this character supping his wine was perfect.  I cut the topper and a matching piece of card with my circle die as I am useless at cutting circles at times.  For the top of the card I used some Tim Holtz glassine paper, inked it with some distress ink pads, scrunched it all up and inked again.  I love the effect and texture this has given to the bottle.  

I personalised the inside with an insert and backing papers from the CD

I made an accompanying box for the bottle to go in.  The stamps I used for the card and also the tissue paper are a See D's "boys and their toys" stamp.  The card has been finished off ribbon, gems and peel-offs.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Paper Pretties - Use punches and or die-cuts

Moving Along With the Times - Lots of layers

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Hotshot Crafts - One for the boys

Crafty Catz - Something beginning with B - bottle, box, booze, bow

Sweet Stampin' - It's a man thing

Allsorts - It's your choice

2 Sisters - Anything goes

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Manly cards

Pan Pastel - Use a ribbon

Cupcake Inspiration - Photo inspiration

Dream Valley - Just for men

Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Non-cute

Crazy Challenge - Anything goes
Crafter's Companion - Anything goes
Truly Madly Crafty - Ribbon and bling