A card for little boy

Hello there, hope you are having a lovely weekend? well I been busy crafting away today and using the fabulous Silhouette Cameo (yippee) I have made this card in advance for a friend's grandson who's birthday is in August...I know its early but I just like to be organised and have a card made well in advance. So I thought I would share with you today my latest make and mention how I made it as well.

First I went into the Silhouette cameo software and type in the name Spencer and I chose a font I really like using at the moment Freehand521BJ, Then I zoom in so I could see the the word clearly and move the letters using the arrow buttons on my computer to I could join them together, after I selected weld and the word is finish and ready to cut. I cut this at about 3 inch width and height just over 1 inch.   

I round the corners of the card blank (29.6 cm x 10 cm and folded on the left) background card and the Neenah card. Stamped the image with memento black ink.

After I have coloured in the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers -
I used double sided tape to stick background card (dots) then I used double sided foam tape to stick the image card to the front.

These are the colours I used by Spectrum Noir -

As always I leave you links of where you can purchase the same items I used, all you have to do is click on the highlighted link.

Supplies

Portofino card to make the card blank From Creative Crafting World

Spencer was designed from a font on my computer and cut on Silhouette Cameo

Red card - The Works

Happy Birthday stamp from Clearly Besotted

3x Adhesive dots - Paperchase

Neenah solar white card - Crafters Companion

Double sided tape - Local market

Double sided foam tape - Poundland

Round large corner punch Docrafts

Background was printed on satin card - Papercutz

Background from Humphrey's corner CD ROM -  Crafters Companion

Uni posca white pen and Memento Tuxedo black ink

Sakura glue pen - Cutting edge crafts

Stamp set from Inkadinkado purchase from eBay

This will be entered for these challenges -
Addicted to CAS
Less is more lucky dip challenge
Addicted to stamps challenge blog
Sweet stampin' challenge

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Until next time, keep crafting and smiling 

Black and Gold

Hello there, well its a bank holiday here in the UK, so I decided to spend some time on my crafting and what lovely way to spend a bank holiday. For a few months now I have not used my beloved Silhouette Cameo... I know its shocking, but I have been doing few crafty things. Well I thought I would get myself using the my fabulous Cameo again... I love my cameo and must admit I have missed using it. 

So on went the radio and I got into my zen crafty bubble.. This is what I have created today especially for a couple we know, who are coming up to their first wedding anniversary.

I wanted to use the Clean and Simple (CAS) again, as the couple are young couple and are moving very soon, So I thought this would be just perfect for them both. 

Black and gold goes so well together, plus the black on black gives you some luxury and still looks Clean and Simple (CAS)   

29. 7 cm x 9.8 cm folded in half at the top

As always I do give you the links to where you can purchase the same items I have used in this project, all you have to do is click on the highlighted link and it will take you straight there.

Supplies 

Crafters Companion Darice circle interlock embossing folder

Silhouette cameo Heart and 1st designed using Silhouette cameo

Tanda Stamps - No longer available to purchase

The Works Sequins

Hobbycraft Pretty colour pigment ink - gold

Black card - from my crafty stash

I also used gold mirror card from Quality save 

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Ahoy there!!

Hello there, I hope you're having lovely weekend? Well in the UK its a long weekend as its a bank holiday weekend here, so more time for crafting of course!!. I am back again with this creation today that I made using clearly besotted stamps (Ahoy Matey). As many of you will already know I adore CBS as their so modern with such detail and fabulous designs.

I am really enjoying the Clean and Simple (CAS) look at the moment and its given me so many ideas, so I will be bring you more creations very soon.

The ship was coloured in using - Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers 

IG1 - IG2 - IG4

DR1 - DR3 - DR6  

Card size - 11.5 cm x 27.7 cm  folded in half at the top

As always I leave details of what items I have used in the box below, all you have to is click on the highlighted link and it will take you straight there for where to buy the supplies what I have used,

Supplies 

Clearly besotted - Ahoy Matey stamps

Crafters Companion - Memento tuxedo black ink pad

Matt adhesive gems - Home bargains (Coloured with markers to go with the card)

Crafters Companion Neenah solar white card

Rymans Black, red card

Thank you ever so much for visiting my blog today and I really do hope you have enjoyed the visit and you come back soon. Please do make sure you follow my blog via the follower button, by bloglovin or by email. 

I will be back soon with more inspiration until next time keep smiling and crafting.

Besotted with Clearly Besotted

Hello there, I hope you are all well and you're having lovely day? Well some of my regular followers may have notice that I've not been bring you many posts lately. 

Well with one thing and other and to cut along story straight I have been a little under the weather and did lose a bit of my crafty mojo. When your not feeling yourself this happens doesn't it?

Yesterday I managed to get some decent quality crafty time in and decided where better to start, to use my lovely Clearly besotted stamps...I am totally and utterly besotted with this amazing stamp company. Stephanie Wincott and her sister Jenny run this small family business in UK and they create these amazingly beautiful stamps, all their stamps are high quality clear photopolymer stamps and would highly recommend this company to anyone.

Click here for site link for Clearly Besotted website

Clean and Simple is something I have really fell for over recent months and yes clean and simple sounds quite easy..I know!! but it can take a little bit of practice to get it just right. Well I've totally enjoyed every minute of this creation and enjoyed the stamping too. It as brought back my crafty mojo back and hope I will be bringing you lots more ideas very soon.

27.5cm x 11.5cm folded in half at the top

As always I leave the links of where you can purchase the same products and are attached in the box below. All you have to do is to click on the highlighted link and it will take you there.

Supplies

Clearly besotted stamps - free set from Simply Cards and Paper craft Magazine

Clearly besotted Many mini messages stamps

Pinflair glue gel - Cutting edge crafts UK

Memento tuxedo black ink - Cutting edge crafts

Versa color 15 Magenta ink Hobbycraft

Versa color 63 Split pea ink Hobbycraft

Die’sire Embossalicious - Chevrons - embossing folder Crafters Companion

Sequins - Pound stores

Card blank made with card from Active paper available at eBay UK

Lime green card - The works

White card from Papercutz

Go Kreate circle dies from Cutting edge crafts

The challenges I have entered this card in -

Addicted to stamps challenge - CAS

Polkadoodles - Things with wings
Sweet Stampin challenge - clean and simple

Well I hope you have enjoyed visiting my blog today, please do leave me comment so I know you have been by and make sure you are kept updated of my latest work by following me by the follower button or bloglovin and by email of course.

Bye for now until next time - keep smiling and crafting.

Pink and Pretty

Hello there, I really hope you are having a lovely Saturday? Its lovely and bright outside, so I thought I would share with you my latest creation that I made yesterday. 

The inspiration for this card is I had discount code for Make it crafty as part of there monthly challenge "All about hair" so when I seen this lovely digital stamp called Tress joyful I just had too have it. There are lots of lovely digital stamps available at Make it crafty website, so please head over there and take a look.  

Spectrum noir alcohol markers were used for this image - Skin PP3 FS2 TN2 FS3 - Hair GB10 GB8 EB5 - T-shirt, bangle BT1 BT2 BT4 - Ear rings, Trousers, Apple, Bangle and headband - BP1 BP3 BP6 - Shoes BT2 BT1 BT4  

Created using A6 (UK) size card and folded on the left side

The circles were cut using my Silhouette Cameo and the cameo software

as always I leave the links at the end this post where you can find the places where I you can purchase the same supplies, all you have to do is click on the links in box below.

My play thing at the moment is this wonderful tool, that is suppose to be for make-up but its also good for blending with your distress inks and its such wonderful tool to have. Its improved my blending skills so much and would highly recommend them to any one.

Supplies 

Tress Joyful digi stamps - Make it crafty

Many mini messages - Clearly besotted

Butterfly wooden confetti - Paperchase

Tattered rose distress ink - Cutting edge crafts

Wording paper - DCWV

Magenta pink card - The works

White pen - Uni POSCA

Pale pink paper - The works

Sequins

Latex cone makeup sponge - Home bargains

Stripe papers - The works

Card blank made with Active paper card from eBay UK

This will be entered for these challenges 

Make it crafty colourful - all about hair

Polkadoodles - Pretty and Pink
Spectrum Noir Facebook challenge - Use a die

In the pink challenge blog

Thank you for visiting me today and hope you enjoy the rest of this sunny weekend, please do leave me comment so I know you have been by. Make sure you see my latest posts and news by following me via the follow button, email or bloglovin.

Until next time - keep smiling and crafting 

Little Superhero

Hello there, well I hope you all had lovely weekend? I have been busy designing a card for friend's grandson's birthday that's in coming up soon. 

He is two next, so when I seen this image that was free digi stamp download from Simply cards and papercraft magazine I knew I had to use this for this creation. With boys being boys they usually want bright, fun and exciting cards, so with this in mind I decide on this super bright theme. 

Every little superhero needs superhero card for their birthday!!

So hopes he loves it as as much as I enjoyed making it for him.. Just loved the colour theme as it was real change.

I did want to colour the little superhero in alcohol markers but I had oops moment and forgot to print the digi stamp in draft mode, so instead of wasting the lovely image got my coloured pencils out and use the blending technique using paper stumps and Johnson's baby oil. I feel its worked out just as good and it was nice change to use different medium.   

Gate fold card is 6 x 5 using card stock from Active Paper eBay UK, folding is done using the boxer board by Crafters Companion.

Has always I leave links below to the items I have used and places to purchased as well. All you have do is click on the links and you will be taken to the place of purchase.

Supplies 

Die cut circle and offset - Using the Silhouette cameo machine Amazon UK

Free digi stamp (digital bake shop) from Simply cards and papercraft magazine

Craftwork Cards Card Candi

Background paper from Crafters inspiration magazine - free CD ROM issue 4 (Rachelle Anne Miller) Crafters Companion

Blendable Colouring Pencils - WH Smith UK

Super smooth card

Die’sire Scalloped ovals dies - Crafters Companion

Johnson baby oil - B&M

Font was typed on computer and printed out

Blue and red  A4 card from - The Works

Paper stumps from eBay UK

Card blank from Active paper eBay UK

I hope you have lovely day and hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog today, Please do make sure you follow my blog via the follow button, email or bloglovin to hear my latest news and latest creations. Also please do leave me comment so I know you have been by.

Until next next time - keep crafting and smiling 

Did some one say cake?

Hello there, hope you are having lovely Easter break? I been spending the last two days crafting and thought I should share with you my latest creation that I have been working on. My inspiration for this card was that I recently purchased a set of Some odd girl stamps, so just had this need to create something with these amazing stamps. I love Some odd girl stamps and love any chance to do some colouring with these sweet and sassy stamps.

I used Papermania adhesive stones (monochrome) and change the colour of the stone with Spectrum noir pens to match the colour theme of this creation. 

Coloured using - Skin FS2 FS3 TN2 - Hair EB5 GB8 GB10 - Cake PP6 PP5 PP3 - Hat / shoes / skirt BT2 BT4 BT1 - Flame FS2 TN2 - Icing IG4 IG2 IG1 - Outline IG1

This will be added to these challenge(s)

Polkadoodles - use a die

Full details of products used are always added below with the links when you can purchase the items.

Supplies

Crafters Companion Embossalicious chevrons embossing folders

Quixotic Paperie Some odd girl - big wishes mae

Docrafts Papermania large corner punch

Docrafts Papermania adhesive stones - monochrome and coloured with Spectrum Noir pens to match the colour range

Amazon - Die cut and offset circle cut using the Silhouette Cameo

Black card Rymans

Pink card The works

Pinflair glue gel Cutting edge crafts

Double sided tape - local store

Hunkydory diamond sparkles angel whispers

I hope you enjoy the rest of your Easter holiday and thank you for visiting me today and please leave me message so I know you have been by , please do make sure you follow my blog via the follow button, email or through bloglovin to receive the latest information and posts from me.

Until next time bye for now - keep smiling and crafting