New Year Mice CCC

 Hi Everyone, I have 3 DT cards today, I hope you will be able to visit each of them, this is for -

Critter Crazy

Anything Goes but they MUST feature a critter as the main focus 

Whether Furry, Feathered, Fantasy, Fairytale, 

Scaly, or Insect, there must be a critter...

I have had this image a while, but thought it perfect for this New Year Day. I printed it onto watercolour card and die cut it with my Cameo. Using Distress inks, I followed the original ready coloured image changing them slightly. I added gold glitter pen for the yellow and purple Stickles onto the banner and sentiment, also clear sparkle pen for the hat and drink. After 3D-ing the lady mouse, I had to give her some eyes! It's got a lovely shine to everything.

 image and sentiment - Dearie Dolls

inks - Distress Inks, seedless preserve, squeezed lemonade, antique linen, shabby shutters, black soot, tumbled glass.

glitter pen - Uniball

purple glitter - Stickles 

eyes - stash

 

 

 this shows the sparkle, (lots of shadow from the layers in the sun)

Hippie Birthday

Hi Everyone, while I am able to get into Blogger, I am scheduling a post or 2!

My card for you today, just in time for a friend of ours, is something that came to me after seeing the sentiment, all I had to do is get an image and voilà.  This was that easy! UNTIL it came to colouring, then it was what colours to choose.

I found some digi paper and went with the colours from that, which I think are very 60's / 70's and yes, I am old enough to remember them LOL, I am a frustrated hippie, Mum wouldn't allow me to be like that, I always had to be "classic" style, now I have problems in what style I am, even at my age. I do have a couple of what is called gypsy skirts, that's the closest I get to "hippie" style.

Anyhow here are the details of my card.

sentiment - Create with TLC

Hippie - Dearie Dolls, digitally coloured, print and cut on the Cameo, then 3D'd

dp - etc by Danyale @ Digichick a newsletter freebie

records - MCG_retromania, I don't think they are still available.

3D gloss on his sun glasses

all layered onto black card

I followed sketch MFTWSC227

http://daffodil-faitha.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/hippie-birthday.html

Pizza Chef

Hi Everyone, my card today is for my Great Nephew in Australia, after recent postage costs for cards I sent abroad, this was going to be one layer card.

I didn't have a clue what to do, but I have a few cards you ladies have made that I really like and keep for reference or ideas. This card from Jenny popped out as it's for the GNephew a Pizza Restaurant Manager - perfect, but of course I did my digi thing to it.

I added a brush font to the brick background then in Photoshop I played with blending options "Blend If"  to get the effect of it being painted on the wall. 

I added another brick background to the bottom and did a perspective transformation to make a pavement / sidewalk for the chef to stand on.

 I added a shadow effect to the chef, printed it all, laid it onto 5 x 7 inch card and with a pen doodled around the edge, maybe a little too much?

 I added 3D gloss to the pizza pieces and his moustache,

 (it's a waxed moustache LOL)

image Chef with Pizza - Dearie Dolls

font - Morning Sunset - Fontbundles

brick dp - Far Far Hills freebie

buttons - Uniball silver sparkling pen

Many Legs!

Hi Everyone my card today is for 

http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

I had lots of ideas, but plumped for this, as I had read a joke in the daily paper and wanted to use it, this was the perfect opportunity. I have got at least 14 with the chicks, so "Many Legs" achieved LOL. This will go to one of my Great Nephews later this month.

Digi stamps coloured, Dog with balloon and

 Chicken with peeps @ Dearie Dolls

Dog biscuits background paper and border Hugware 

Part chicken wire Sherwood Designs @ Digichick

Grass image, Red stitched frame, 

Wood background,Gina Cabrera @ Digichick

Chicken wire over background, SnickerDoodles @ Digital Scrapbooking studio

all laid out in PS, printed and layered onto black card, 

balloon 3D'd and 3D gloss 

dog nose and eyes and chicken eye and beak 3D gloss

Sue Wilson Noble Square dies, with white pen making stitches on the die pieces.

Hope to see you at The Male Room challenge, this is a great one for a project, you HAVE to see what my Team Mates have done, they are SO VERY clever.

http://desiref.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/atg-with-create-with-tlc-challenge-no9.html

50th Anniversary card

Updated with insert

Hi Everyone, I made a card for the Outlawz Sketch challenge and for friends of ours, we have known them for 54 years. I thought the image was perfect for them, a little fun and loving. 

Image by Mary Ellen Smith at Dearie Dolls

pre coloured decoupaged

DP's and hearts are identified as

 HOB_EiL_Gold Hearts at Scraporchard.

I was lucky to have digi papers match my image.
3D gloss to specs

gold card The Range

Buttons First Edition Die

Pin Dot square die Sue Wilson

square dies Tonic

I cut the centre shape and the tag on my Cameo

ribbon from stash.

Mobile phone card

Hi Everyone, another birthday card for you. I saw the Outlawz sketch challenge, I liked the sketch and as I had a birthday card for my Great Nephew to do, decided to use it.

I saw a mobile phone image given free on the web, sorry I didn't take note of the blog, but she had used it as a cut file for the Cameo, so I made it into a file for myself and I'm quite pleased how it turned out. I made 3 layers and added acetate under the black top layer.  I also used an image to cut the clock hands out on the Cameo, they were SO tiny and they cut beautifully, I used 3 layers to make them a little sturdy.

clock and hands by Sheila Reid at Pixelscrapper

DP chevron & spot Marisa Lerin at Pixelscrapper

Chef Dearie Dolls

forgot to say he is 22, look at the time!!!!!!!!!

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/wednesday-sketch/forum/topics/wednesday-sketch-challenge-december-7-2016

Cat's!

Hi Everyone, my card today is for the Outlawz Sketch challenge and the Twisted Thursday "Make Something Funny" well it gives a smile!

I used ready coloured cat and mouse and added paw paper by Laurie Furnell, which I had at PC Hugware a long time ago. The girl and cat is from Dearie Dolls, that I digitally coloured to match the centre image, the "meow" paper is an overlay from Pixelscrapper. The girl and mouse on the ball are 3D'd.

 http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=6356543%3AGroup%3A671&xg_source=msg_mes_group

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/wednesday-sketch/forum/topics/wednesday-sketch-challenge-july-20

Duck and joke

Hi Everyone, my card today is for the Outlawz Sketch Challenge, I have just made it!, where does the week go? Anyhow, here is the magnificent Mitzi, I haven't used one of these images for YEARS and I love them all. I cut and print her and the wonderful Dearie Dolls lipstick image on the Cameo, I followed the sketch and added a joke I saw in a newspaper recently, I had to use it somewhere and this was it. LOL. Both were ready coloured images. I layered the papers onto black card.

Mitzi Duck PC Hugware no longer available.
Lipstick Dearie Dolls
DP's Digi Dewi

Beach Babe

Hi Everyone, my card today is for one of my SIL who is 80 in mid March, I can safely post this as she doesn't do much on the internet. Both my brother (the engine card) and she both decided that they didn't want parties or presents and would spend their birthdays in Tenerife, hence my card today. SIL loves the beach, the 20C average for this time of year suits them well, with just a few weeks apart from their last visit they will be off to celebrate her birthday.

I searched for an image for her, thinking flowers or the like and saw this Dearie Dolls image, well it is perfect for her I thought. I followed the Outlawz sketch challenge. All laid out in PS then cut out and layered, I added a sun charm I won a long while ago.

Dearie Dolls image
The squares Gina Jane
Waves Janet Scott at Pixelscpper
Background Elif Shain at Pixelscrapper
Paper behind image Aveziur Digital Scrapbooking Design
Shell Etc by Danyale Scrapbooking Design

Swinging Snowman

Hi Everyone a quick post of a quickly done card that I made for the Outlawz sketch challenge. I am always struggling to get this done, time goes so very quickly when your having fun doesn't it?

Anyhow, my card was mad with a ready coloured image from Dearie Dolls, I love her work, I don't use them enough. I made the bottom shape in my Cameo and shortened a part of a file from Shirley's Cards, even the photo was taken in a hurry at night, at least it shows the OTT sparkle.

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/wednesday-sketch

Mothers Day & bird war?

Hi Everyone,

I have quite a picture heavy post, 3 cards with a story and a seagull story, so you have been warned!

Firstly my cards, I was asked if I could make 2 cards for Nana on Mothers Day which should be of "fit" children, I knew they did a Karate type sport and found these wonderful digis from Dearie Dolls.

Well, presumption is a fine thing!! I knew she had a boy and a girl so of course a separate boy and girl card for Nana - Yes? - NO.  I emailed her to tell her I had the cards and would meet her a few hours later, she said she was glad as she had to post one!!!!!! POST? - PANIC, it seems that both grandmothers are known as Nana and one lives in England, talk about mad rush, I had to make another card for the post which included both images, find a layout, find papers, can I find any I "like" of course not. Then phone calls to answer due to our recent loss etc etc, more PANIC, I have to meet her in an hour oh! No!  Thank goodness I did it in time and enough so that I had to wait 10 minutes for her whew!

Thankfully she was over the moon and thrilled I gave her 3 cards "as the children would love to give the one Nana a card each!" (which was my original thought!) Oh! I really don't like panic makes like that, as I fiddle and faddle in PS usually and take quite a few hours on each card, it's my playtime. It's my own fault I know, I should have asked and listened. Panic over - BREATHE!

Here they are.  I love the digi stamps from  Dearie Dolls, assorted DP's and embellies, all done and digis coloured in PS, to make this just a little shorter, I won't list the DP's, but if anyone is interested in which papers I used, please contact me.

Inside it says - Just like you!

Inside says - You're the Best Nana in the world.

Who is loved more than she knows? - You Nana.

Now for the Seagulls story

We heard a huge commotion a couple of days back and sounds like screaming, we, hubby and me, looked out of the window and on our opposite neighbours roof were "The Seagulls" in an almighty tug of war as you can see here. It lasted for about 10 minutes. I had better apologise now, for my sense of humour with the following comments :)

She says - C'mon on boys I'll choose who I go with!

She says - You are going to fall off the roof if you continue like this.

She says - Behave yourselves, one of you will
break your beak, then what will you do?

 Magpie - crazy birds!

She says - I'm glad it's all over.

Yellow feet  - Told you I would win, now get out of here, before I push you off the roof!

Pink feet - aaaaaarrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh! I am bigger and he still won!

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/r169-special-mums.html  Mothers Day

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-224.html  Anything Goes

http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-81-mothers-day-or-special.html  Mothers Day

http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/mothers-day-challenge.html  Mothers Day

Engagement card

Hi Everyone.  Thank you for your sentiments on my Dear Brothers passing.  I really appreciate your kind thoughts.

Thank goodness for crafting to take my mind it all.  My "take my mind off" card today is an Engagement card requested by one of the girls in the office for her son.

The image is a free digi from the wonderful Dearie Dolls it was already coloured so no real thinking there, the red dot paper is by Summer Driggs, the larger back paper is just a red shape added in PS and I added an overlay of hearts by Marisa Lerin", I "Stickled" the hearts and added tiny eyes and a sentiment, all done in PS, then printed and mounted onto black card and placed onto the card.

 I used this sketch,

OK it's not quite the same, but I glued the dot paper in the
wrong place, my mind is off somewhere else!









http://whimsiedoodles.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/new-challenge-seeing-spots-and-
winners.html    Spots - Yep!

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/using-stamp-or-digi-stamp-anywhere-on.html  Digi stamp - Yep!

http://feelingcraftychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/march-challenge-use-digi-and-bling.html  Digi and Bling - Yep!

http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/doodle-pantry-digital-challenge-44.html  Any Digi Goes - Yep!