Christmas Card

Hi Everyone, I had forgotten it was Tuesday and I hadn't posted my Outlawz Challenge sketch this week, so here it is a bit OTT, but that's what some Christmas cards are, aren't they? The DP and elements's are from the Audrey J Roberts "Holly" kit. I added 3D gloss to the bells, glitter to the drop ornaments inside the frames and red pearl drops to the red berries on the corner embellishment, and added to gold paper.

Sympathy Card

Hi Everyone, my DT card for Deedee's Digis today is for the sponsored challenge at Clear it Out. The theme for the challenge is Sympathy with embossing. My card has a butterfly from the "Fluttering By " kit by Deedee, I used a freebie embossing folder which was on a magazine, which I haven't used and have had for an absolute age. The orange ribbon is something I don't use often either. I decided to use the colours of the butterfly for the background paper and ribbon.

DP is by Melo Vrijhof at Pixelscrapper

Bottle box

Hi Everyone, I have something slightly different today, Hubby's cousin was celebrating their 50th Anniversary. I made a card similar to one I made recently Here, then decided to look for a package for a bottle, I found it on  My SVG HUT what was great is that you can go to her Blog and see full instruction and easy to follow too, IF you follow each step, of course me being me missed one step of doing the hinge on the lid, it still worked though, so no cutting out more card, which was just as well as we were visiting them the next day and I had used All the card - whew!

I used DP from the same digi kit as the card, which matched up well, used some dies to finish off. I was really quite pleased. The ribbon is also included in the file and is used as a band around the box, but in my rush I glued it to the lid, in the front, so had to open it to photo, no problem though, as it is easy to open and close. I added a pearl heart, coloured gold with my Spectrum Noir marker. The 50 was cut on my Cameo. I loved the fact the papers fitted so perfectly, it's something I haven't done a lot of. The papers were cut for the inside too, but as I had missed a step, it would have made it too messy to glue them inside. All in all, I shall be making more of these, NOT missing the step and not in so much of a rush. At the end of all that they were impressed with it and thrilled I had made it for them, so all in all a good result. Enough waffle I hear you cry, here it is - at last!

Garden Magazine

Hi Everyone, my card today was for a lady who was 80, a garden designer and sewing hobbyist. I was stumped on how I would put it together, so looked on line for some ideas and saw a magazine on one of the card sites which enabled you to add your own details, well I didn't want to do that did I? Into Photoshop and copied the shapes and filled in my own details, the rose is a photo I took in the garden, I added an Odd Girl digi stamp of Grandma's Garden and copied the coloured sample by Kristy Dalman at Odd Girls, in PS. I placed her over a free garden design from the web.

Make Peace!

Hi Everyone, my DT card for Deedee's Digis sponsored challenge is a bible verse provided by Word Art Wednesday . I very rarely use a bible verse on the front of my cards, so this was a big challenge for me to try and use the meaning of the words.

I decided to use a cat and mouse who usually chase each other and have decided to make peace and learn together which I believe is the meaning of the Bible verse. It's something the world needs don't you think? Hope you like it.

Deedee's images from the Homework Helpers kit and the Risen Lord kit inside the picture frame.
Bible verse from Word Art Wednesday.

Another Wedding card

Hi Everyone, I had a few wedding cards to make for the end of August, so thought I would spread them out, here is another one. I was asked to make a fun card for an older couple, who had been married before, one of which was an artist and the other a golfer, this is what I concocted! Love this freebie image, (link below.) I added brushes to her hand as the bouquet and a golf club for him. I added a corner of flowers using print and cut on my Cameo. I'm pleased to report they really liked the personalising. I coloured them in PS. Using the technique here Then added a little bling with gold gems.

papers and flowers by Fancy Bird Designs
Wedding Couple is a freebie digi stamp from HERE

Graduation box

Hi Everyone, My next door neighbour's Grandson, Graduated the second time, from University and she asked if I could make a box for a crochet bear she had done. The colours of the University were grey and red, so this is what I made. The bear of course is made by my neighbour isn't it adorable? He didn't want any fuss made as it was his second time so everything was kept low key for him. However I think this bear is going to be a treasured bear.

Neighbours Bear

Bear and box with tag.

Box with tissue lining

Close up of cap with card tassle