Today's card is one for one of my fellow Canasta galpals.  Unfortunately due to a prior committment I can't attend the celebrations, so the least I could do was a card.

 

Have seen a few cards recently using paper piecing, so thought I would give it a try.

 

Card Recipe

 

Card Stock

C6 White Card Blank from Craft UK Limited

My Mind's Eye - Nostalgia Designer Paper Pad

 

Embellishments

Digistamp - Digistamp Boutique - Dress & Mannequin

Sentiment - Anita's - Happy Birthday

Flowers, Brads, Ribbon - my stash

 

Equipment Used

Nestabilities - Mega Ovals Large

Cuttlebug

EK Success Border Punch - Diamond Scallop

 

Challenges

Pink Gem - Gem of a Challenge

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Kick Up Your Heels

Today's card is another one on the June birthday's list.  This time for my favourite niece.

Card Recipe

Cardstock

Card Base - 5 x 7white card from Craft UK Limited

BoBunny Back to Backs - Vicki B

Embellishments

Topper & Sentiment - Bugaboo Digi Stamp - JJ Tequila & Shoes

Buttons, Gems and Ribbon - my stash

Euipment Used

Cuttlebug

Nestabilities -  Small Deckled Mega Rectangles

Promarkers

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To Have and To Hold

Had a lovely morning with Linda J (aka Pinklilacs), went for tea and cake at our favourite craft shop on the island.  After we were fed and watered had a wee bit of a shop.  I have to say thanks to Linda for her help picking the papers to allow me to finish the scrapbook album project I have been working on.  Fingers crossed by the time I head home to Scotland on Saturday all that will be left to do is the journalling.

When I came home got a wedding card finish for the wedding that Billy and I are going to at the end of the month. 

Card Recipe

Cardstock

Card base - from my stash (I think possibly from a Create & Craft kit)

White lustre cardstock.

Embellishments

Topper - Digistamp Boutique - Cute Bride and Groom

Sentiment - Rennie Mackintosh Allan Greig font

Ribbon - my stash

Equipment Used

Cuttlebug

Nestabilities -  Labels Eight

Mica Masks - 6x6 Decorative Masks

Whispers Archival - Straw Mat

EK Success corner rounder punch.

Challenges

Digistamp Boutique - May Customer Competition

Catch The Bug Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

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Fairy Wishes

Having got the birthday cards for May done and still trying to decide exactly what I want to the for the May wedding card, I made a start on the June birthdays. You might wonder why I am trying to get so far ahead of myself - let me explain. I am heading to bonnie Scotland at the beginning of May and won't be returning to my main craft room until at least the middle of August. Although I do make cards in Scotland I don't have all my bits and pieces there and thus find it a bit more difficult to be creative.

Onto the first of the June birthday cards for the youngest of my great-niece's, Orla

Card Recipe

Cardstock

Card Base - C6 white card from Craft UK Limited

BoBunny Back to Backs - Petal Pushers Doodles

Embellishments

Topper - Funky Fairy - Image 16

Sentiment - Pink Gem Designs - Fairy Wishes

Buttons - my stash

Ribbons - my stash

Equipment Used

Cuttlebug

Nestabilities - Standard Circles

EK Success Border Punch (sorry don't have the name)

Versacolor Ink Pad - Raspberry

Promarkers

Challenges

Cropstop - Challenge 67- Bows and Buttons

Digi Doodle - Paper Lace



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Snuggle Birthday

Now that I have got all the cards for April's celebrations are done, decided to make a start on May's cards. Only cards for 2 birthdays and a wedding to do. The first of May's celebrations is a birthday and a male one at that.

Card Recipe

Cardstock

Base Card - 5 x 5 white card from Craft UK Limited

BoBunny Back to Backs - Abbey Road Dot

BoBunny Back to Backs - Abbey Road Strip

Embellishments

Topper - Digistamp Boutique - Snuggles Frog

Sentiment - on my computer using Pink Gem Dotty Font

Gems - my stash

Equipment Used

Cuttlebug

Nestabilities - Classic Cirles and Blossom

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peeled Paint

Brazill Jewel Templates - Glitz

Promarkers

Challenges

Catch The Bug Challege Blog - Stella Says 'Sketch' Challenge 108

Digistamp Boutique - April Customer Competition

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Happy Anniversary

Started off today with the 2nd of training walks (5 miles) for the Moonlight Prowl in Fraserburgh on the 2nd June. Once I got a few jobs done about the house, settled down to make some cards that I need to get posted this week.

The first (hopefully will get a couple more made) of today's cards is an anniversary card inspired by a sketch that I picked up last week, but can't remember where.

Card Recipe

Cardstock

Base Card - 5 x 5 white card from Craft UK Limited

Kanban Quad Metallic Embossed Cardstock - Cerise

Moondust Paper

Embellishments

Pearls - my stash

Gems - my stash

Happy Anniversary peel-off

Equipment Used

Cuttlebug

Nestabilities - Classic Squares & Classic Scalloped Squares

Cuttlebug die - Butterflies (combo)

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Butterflies (combo)

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This card has been on that I have been working on for the last few days. For some reason I just couldn't settle down to do, but time is marching on and I need to get it posted for a friend's birthday. My inspiration for it came from the project in the Cricut 'Art Nouveau' Booklet.

Card Recipe

Cardstock

Base Card - 5 x 5 white card from Craft UK Limited

Cardstock scraps from my stash

Embellishments

Ribbon - Create & Craft pack

Stickles - Star Dust

Gems - my stash

Equipment Used

Cuttlebug

Nestabilities - Deckled Rectangles

Cricut Cartridge - Art Nouveau - Butterfly

Stamp - Whispers

Ink - Stazon - Timber Brown (sentiment)

Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Spun Sugar (edge of white mats)

Paper Scuffer

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Embossing Nestabilities Die Cut

I have to thank Izzy over at Cricut Community Forum for pointing me in the right direction on how to use my Cuttlebug, along with Nestabilities dies and embossing folders (any brand) so that the centre of the die cut was embossed whilst leaving the border edge smooth. I posed the question a couple of weeks ago, after I cut out a shape with a nestabilities die and running the die and die cut through my cuttlebug to form a border edge and then putting the die cut only into an embossing folder and popping it into the cuttlebug. My border edge was also ended up being embossed. Just like the picture below, not very pretty.

I realised that to keep the border edge smooth I would have to include the die in any sandwich that I used so that only the centre would be embossed, but further realised that the die would more than likely end up damaging the embossing folder. Izzy replied that the only way might be not to close the embossing folder. Well today I had a try and success exactly what I wanted.

Enough of waffling on. This is how I did it.

First of all cut my shape out as normal using the sandwich of 'A' plate, 'B' plate, cardstock, die and topping it all off with the 'C' plate.

After carefully removing the die and die cut I made up another sandwich, which comprised of the 'A' plate, shim of cardstock, embossing folder (fully opened), die with die cut (with the die cutting edge facing upwards towards me), tan embossing mat and again topped off with the 'C' plate.

And the final result, just what I wanted.

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Just A Note

House is so quiet, my son's holidays are over and he is now back home. Roll on May when I get home and will see him and the rest of the family again. This morning had to change my plans as my hair appointment was changed till the afternoon. After getting caught up on paperwork got a card made - just to say sending hugs.

Had a wee play at embossing a nestiabilities die cut so that only that the centre of the die was embossed and the edge remains unembossed. Will posted later on how I did it.

Card Recipe

Cardstock

Base card - C6 white card from Craft UK Limited

Mats - freebie paper (no name on it)

White lustre cardstock

Embellishments

Topper - digistamp - Olive (from Digistamp Boutique)

Sequins - my stash

Gemstones - my stash

Crochet Ribbon - my stash

Equipment Used

Cuttlebug

Nestabilities - Deckled Rectangles

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Bloom Dots

Stamp - Funstamps - Just A Note

Ink - Whispers Archival - Green Leaf

Challenges

Digistamp Boutique - March Competition

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It's a boy

Managed to get this card one in between eating in two of my favourite places on the island. Son and his chum's visit is almost over, so needed to get this card done so that son could post it when he lands back in Scotland.

Card Recipe

Cardstock

Base card - C6 white card from Craft UK Limited

Mats - Bobunny Double Dot - Powder Blue Stripe & Blueberry Stripe

Embellishments

Ribbon - my stash

Gems - my stash

Sentiment - printed on computer

Equipment Used

Cuttlebug

Nestabilities - Classic Square & Scalloped Square

Cricut for 'B', 'O', 'Y'.

Stamp - from Whispers

Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Faded Jeans & Tumbled Glass

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Ladybird Birthday

Hoping to get another card done today, but if not then this might be my last card for a week or so. My son is arriving tonight for a wee holiday. So looking forward to seeing him and spending some time with him.

Card Recipe

Cardstock

Freebie Papers designed by Jak Heath called A Little Bit Bugged

Red - BoBunny's Back to Backs Wild Berry Red Dot

Green - K&Company Recycled

Embellishments

Ladybugs - Jolee's Boutique

Ribbon - my stash

sentiment - freebie stamp from Papercraft Essentials

(Issue 58 - Henry the Hedgehog set)

Equipment Used

Cuttlebug

Nestabilities - Labels 11

Challenges

The Craft Place - Anything Goes

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Art Nouveau Tulips

Managed to get a second card done yesterday, this one an anniversary card for good friends back in the UK. Thought that after using card kits for a couple of days, I would make something from scratch.

For this card I used both my Cricut Expression and Cuttlebug. Cricut to cut out the floral image using the Art Nouveau cartridge and the Cuttlebug along with plain circle nestabilities to cut out the circle mats. Also edged up the green and pink edges with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. Finishing off with a bit of ribbon and peel-offs from my stash.

The layout was courtesy of Card Patterns Weekly Sketch Blog.

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Birthday Bag!

Rushing about like a headless chicken just now, trying to get everything organised before I head home to bonnie Scotland on Friday for Sarah's Hen Party - Part 1. There was one last card I had to do for the May Birthdays at home. This time it is for the wedding photographer, Susan, who is also a family friend.

Digistamp

Digistamp Boutique - Handbag 3

Paper and Cardstock

BoBunny - Alissa range

Copic & Promarkers

Lime Green (G21)

Pastel Yellow

Rose Pink

Cocktail Pink

Ivory

Nestabilities

Blossom

Gems

From my stash

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Have a Whale of a Birthday!!!

This one is for my favourite BIL (brother-in-law - my only one!) birthday which also happens whilst I am at home for the Hen Party.

Digistamp & Sentiment

Whales Wishes by Studio 313

which was part of Set 1 of Help for Kate

Paper & Card

Masculine set by Dovecraft

Imaginisce - Go For Baroque - Blue Blooded

Nestabilites

Labels 4

Copic & Promarkers

Pale Pink (RV10)

Cool Grey 3 (C3)

Cool Grey 1 and 3

Pastel Blue

Buttons

From my stash.

Distressing

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Faded Jeans

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Hoppy Birthday

As I am heading home to Scotland at the end of next week for Sarah's Hen Party, I am trying to get ahead of myself on the card front. This one is for Sarah's future FIL (father-in-law), whose birthday is whilst I am at home.

Digistamp

Bo Billy Bunny by Prairie Fairy

Cardstock and Paper

Charcoal Prints by Dovecraft

Nestabilities

Labels 11

Copic

Cool Grey 1, 3 and 5 (C1, C3 and C5)

Pale Pink (RV10)

Brads

From my stash

Sentiment

Printed off using Pink Gem's Dotty font.

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Beer Monster!!!!

Today's effort is for a family friend, who has been know to enjoy a couple of pints!!!

Stamp - Pink Gem Design Beer Monster

Promarkers & Copics

Vanilla, Ivory, Rose Pink, Blossom and Tan

G21 - Lime Green

Papers - WS Designs Card Mates 05 Beer

BoBunny Gingerbread Dot

Gems - from my stash

Nestabilities - Labels 11

Distressing - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye

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Happy Mothers Day

This cards was a last minute quickie card I was asked to make by one of the girls at work for her mother-in-law

Digistamp - Digistamp Boutique Doodle Flower 1

Cardstock - BoBunny Petal Pushers Doodles and

Lasting Impressions - Sunflower Collection

Promakers -

Tulip Yellow, Gold, Pear Green, Rose Pink and Blossom

Gems - from my stash

Nestabilities used - Blossom

Challenges - Cropstop - Shine

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This week's efforts

As many of you might know, I stay in Bahrain and just now we are in the middle of a wave of anti-government protests. We are safe, well away from the main protest areas. However the school that I work is quite near the hospital that was at the centre of the focus last weekend. As a result we have had a few extra days holidays, but back to work tomorrow :(

Any what have I been doing with all this free time, card making of course. The first card is for my neighbours in Awali who are retiring. Will miss them heaps, but at least will see them at Sarah's wedding in August.

The second card is for Sarah's future mother-in-law. The decoupage was pre-cut which I layered up with silicone and foam pads. Mats were made using circle nestabilities - plain circle and crown circles. Finishing off with a happy birthday peel off.

The final card is for my Dad, who happens to share the same birthday as Sarah's future MIL. For this one I took out my Nested Owls nestabilities and cut an owl aperture. Then cut a larger owl aperture on a plain coloured mat. Distressing both the mat and card with Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy. Stamped a couple of owls - BoBunny falling for you- and colouring them with a combination of Copics and Promarkets and decoupaging them. Finishing off with a couple of button embellishments.

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School Birthdays

Since the New Year there have been a few birthdays at school. The first birthday was Lanie's, followed by Claudette and finally Layla.

For Lanie's card I used a cupcake stamp which are coloured with copics and promakers. The rest of the card was made using bits and pieces that I had lying around.

The image on Claudette's card came from Hero Arts' Four Dolls range and coloured with promarkers. The backing paper is wrapping paper that I bought a few years back but have never got round to use. I mounted the 'chinese' doll on mats of black and embossed gold mirri card using plain and scalloped oval nestabilities and adding a peel off birthday greeting.

The latest birthday is Layla. The image came from Digistamp Boutique's Doodle Flower set and coloured with promakers. The mats were again bits of cardstock that I had lying around. The edges of the white card are soften with Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Spun Sugar. All finished off with a paper flower, gem and peel off greeting.

Have entered Claudette's card into Moving Along With The Times - Red Challenge and Layla's card into Digistamp Boutique's February Challenge.

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Birthday Wishes

After not crafting for ages, I am hopefully getting into the groove again. Today's effort is for one of the girl.s at works birthday next week - second of three october birthdays. Again trying to be a thrifty crafter and use up my scraps. The base mat is a BoBunny Back To Back - Coffee Dot, which I also used at a base mat for the sentiment. The top mat was a 6x6 paper from Papermania - Creative Tones, Antique Cream. Printed off 'Birthday Wishes' onto a scrap of cream card and cut it using Labels 7 from Nestabilities. Finished it off with some flowers from my stash held together with matching brads.

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