More monkeying around

Here's another card using an image from the monkey set from Digi Stamp Boutique

I've used the Lili of the Valley Candles and Cake papers again along with  a couple of Craftwork Cards sentiments and this sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday

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Monkeying around

I didn't get time to play at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 last week so decided I would use this weeks sketch for Martins nephews birthday card.

He lives in Australia so as summer will be on the way there soon I thought I would use the BBQing monkey image from Digi Stamp Boutique which I have had since earlier in the summer but not used yet.

So here is my quite simple card.

As well as the main image the sentiment is from Digi Stamp Boutique, the papers are Lili of the Valley, ric rac came from a shop in Farsley near the Lili of the Valley shop which I can't remember the name of  but is great for all things haberdashery.

The base card and Candi are from Craftwork Cards, I was going to use buttons but thought the candi would be lighter and therefore cheaper for posting.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Not the best photo but here is the card I made for my step great- nephew who had his 11th birthday earlier in the week.

It's a 7x7 base card and the grey and yellow card I have used for matting is American Crafts, everything else is Roald Dahl from doCrafts. I thought this would make a change for the younger people in the family and may come in for some of the older ones too.

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday - in the potting shed

Last minute again but here is my card for this weeks Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge

It's a 5x5 inch card from Craftwork Cards and I've used a topper and papers from their new Potting Shed collection to decorate it.

The green cardstock is American Crafts and the ribbon and lace are from my stash.

The Candi has been glazed with Glossy Accents.

I've drawn faux stitching aroung the topper and paper with a sakura pen as the twist at Sweet Sketch Wednesday is stitching and here is the sketch 

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Just because

I have lots of cards which I have never blogged and have been procrastinating about blogging them for a bit so tonight is the night to start.

So this is a card I made a couple of months ago. It's a stepper card which I have decorated with Lili of the Valley papers and a Lili of the Valley image from one of the art pads.
Dies are a combination of Spellbinders and Memory box.
Ribbon is from the jar and all the card is from my stash.

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Card for mum-in-law

It's been a grey and wet bank holiday here in  Yorkshire, perfect crafting weather so I have spent a pleasant afternoon (after a 2 week drought on the paper crafting front) making my mother-in-laws card for her 92nd birthday next month.

I've used this sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2



another great sketch, I didn't play last week because I was mojo-less.

Here is my card

I have used a Card Creations decoupage sheet Teacup, Flowers and Cake.
The papers are from the Shabby Shack block from Lili of the Valley and I think the roses came from their shop too.
The pink card is American Crafts and the pink circle was cut out  with the smallest Decorative Circles die Grand Nestabilities.
Sentiments are Craftwork Cards and the 4 pieces of ribbon and lace are from the jar.
Base card is 7 x 7 inch from Samuel Taylors

Here is the inside which I decorated to match but swapped the lace for a piece of white satin ribbon

The verse is from a CD rom which I had bought a couple of years ago.

Here is the card again with some of the sweet peas which I cut this morning, I love sweet peas

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A new arrival

Yesterday we had a new addition to the family when my new great nephew Sebastian finally arrived, he was a couple of weeks late and is gorgeous.

So a new baby means a new baby card and here is what I made

I have followed the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday  for my card which is quite plain and simple. I spent forever matching up the papers which are a mixture of Lili of the Valley and Echo Park  because I coloured the image first and then struggled to find a blue paper that matched.

The main image is a stamp I have had for years and is by The Artful Stamper, the grasses are Stamps by Judith, sentiment is Woodware.

The flowers must be about 12 years old I think, ribbon is from the black and white jar.

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