For the New Grandparents

I so love this image from Penny Black Stamps. He's just so cute. I made this card for some special friends Sonja & Col, who have just had their first grandchild.
The image is stamped onto cream cardstock & coloured with watercolour pencils. I've cut the oval shape & scallop oval from nestables and mounted onto cream cardstock which I have run through the cuttlebug with textile texture folder. The blue card is SU Brocade Blue. The brads are actually homemade as I didn't have any to match. I've punched these from hole punch and added SU crystal effects to give them the raised look. This idea came from my friend Sharon. The "Congratulations"is stamped in versafine vintage sepia and a touch of sponging arount the edges. The organza ribbon is from my stash.
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CCEE Technique Challenge Trifold

This is my entry for the CCEE challenge. Hopefully it makes it in time.Thank you to Sharon at www.cardsbyrequest.blogspot.com for the idea to make a baby card. I've needed to make a baby boy card for a few weeks now so this will be on its way to Melbourne tomorrow. This wasn't anywhere near as complicated as it looks. I've use SU Baja Breeze as the card base. I didn't have the right p/paper I needed, so I stamped white card with SU Bashful Blue hand and footprints from Kaisercraft and then run through the cuttlebug swiss dots. The other paper paper was from my supplies but I don't know the brand name. The spotted piece on the end is also cuttlebugged with Baby folder. Added blue ricrac, buttons,MM rubon and baby sticker. The image on the front is from Pink Cat Studio Sweet Pea Stamps. I've coloured image with copic markers and cut oval with CM oval cutters. The verse is Inky Antics stamped in SU Bashful Blue on white card.

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Penny Black Challenge

Here is my first PB challenge for this week. I made this card for a little six year old, whose birthday party my daughter went to on the weekend. The image is from Penny Black 'Fairydust' stamped onto white cardstock and coloured with mixture of SU & copic pens. Used stickles on wings, stars & crown and added some pink diamonds to tips of crown. Mounted image onto SU So Saffron and then mounted onto SU pink pirouette cuttled bugged with the happy birthday folder. Added some bling, flowers and organzer ribbon to soften.
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You & Me House Mouse

This is my very first online challenge card for CCEE Stampers. The challenge was to create a card with flowers. I've used House Mouse image 'Lavender Dreams'. Coloured image with copic markers & SU Markers. Added lavender flower soft on flowers and dimensional magic to mice to give it a 3D effect. Mounted image onto SU 'Lovely Lilac' and then onto SU designer paper 'Tea Party'. Used SU border punch and added ribbon edged organzer ribbon. Circle punched greeting after running through swiss dots cuttlebug and mounted onto Nestable scallop circle. Have mounted image and greeting onto foam dots. Hope you like.

Dad's birthday

This is my Dad's birthday card. The image is from Stampendous stamps 'South Downs Cows'. When I saw this stamp I just had to have it for my Dad. He's a retired dairy farmer who milked only friesian cows, so this was just perfect for him. I've coloured the image with water colour pencils and then mounted it on SU Gable Green & So Saffron. The printed paper is from SU Petals & Paisley designer series paper and I've run through the cuttlebug with 'Argyle' and mounted onto So Saffron & Black Bazzill. Added black brads & string. Added a Making Memories metal 'Happy Birthday' after this photo was taken. Was in a hurry to get to lunch with Dad.
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Scrapbook & papercraft convention

Just got back from the Scrapbook & Papercraft convention in Brisbane. This is myself with friends Sharon & Dawn at the ferriswheel at Southbank, which is across the road from the convention centre. Had a fabulous time, bought lots of new stamps, spent way too much but had lots of fun. Looking forward to creating with new purchases over the next few weeks.

Silver Wedding Anniversary

Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary to our very good friends, Linda & Bryan. This card is a case of someone very clever but I've been unable to find their details, so thank you whoever you are. The background is white cuttlebug swiss dots on bazzill grey card. Stamp 'Heart Art Studios' embossed in silver with front heart on foam dots to make it pop. Organza ribbon, silver brads, and congratulations sticker.

40th Birthday

This card was made using printed paper from the LaCreme DCWV stack. Its beautifully flocked and very rich looking. The idea came from Kathy @ www.inspiredtostamp.blogspot.com. The red scalloped circle is cuttlebug swiss dots with background black nestable labels 1. I've raised the 40 on foam dots which is a bit hard to see in photograph. Hope you like.