Netty's Crafting Haven

Hippo Humour

2011-07-31T15:44:00.001+01:00

Was looking through my stamped images that I’ve had for a while and came across this ckeeky hippo image so thought it was about time I used it on a card. I have coloured it in with Promarkers, Cool Grey 1, 2 and 3 and almond. The papers are from Basic Grey, I’ve used gross grain ribbon, flower gems and the flowers are a X-Cut punch.

I am entering this card in the following blogs

I love Promarkers – Theme, anything goes!

Cute Card Thursday – Theme is the sketch below

Blue floral design

2011-07-31T15:40:00.001+01:00

This card is make using Dovecraft Aquamarine Floral Prints papers, Penny Black stickeroos and Penny Black stamp Daisy Fields which I won from the Penny Black Saturday challenge blog a couple of weeks ago. I have finished off with a gold Happy Birthday peel off.

I am entering this card in the following challenge blogs

Penny Black Saturday Challenge – theme Penny Black/Ground

Sketch Saturday – this weeks sketch below

Male Christmas card

2011-07-24T20:14:00.001+01:00

Made my 2nd Christmas card of the year today! Have made this one for a male specifically as I always find when I come to write my cards I don’t necessarily have ones appropriate for male friends. Have chosen a Penny Black image with a Spellbinders die cut, DCWV card, cuttlebug embossing folder, DCWV ric rac ribbon, papermania paper, dovecraft brad, papermania brads and star embellishment. The image has been coloured in with the following Promarkers

honeycomb, peach, berry red, powder blue, satin, pastel blue and cool grey 1

I am entering this card in to the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday – For his eyes only theme

Penny Black Saturday Chellenge – Starburst!

Sketch Saturday -

and I love promarkers – Christmas in July

Thank you for looking.

Going Round In circles

2011-07-16T20:28:00.001+01:00

Another card from today. This one is for the challenge on Cute Card Thursday blog challenge, the theme for which is ‘Going Round In Circles’. I have used Promarkers to colour in the Penny Black image and have used Tulip papers from K & Company. The oval die cut is from Spellbinders and the round tag is from Papermania. I’ve finished it off with 2 green flower gems in the corners.

Bunting

2011-07-16T17:57:00.001+01:00

This is the first time that I have used bunting on my cards, although from what I have seen of other peoples cards it seems to be quite popular. The reason I have given it a go is because it is the challenge on Penny Black blog site this week. I have also used the sketch from this weeks challenge on Sketch Saturday blog which is below.

I have used papers from a pack by HOTP called Floral Ultimate Pack. My Penny Black image is coloured in with Promarkers: Antique pink, soft green, almond, blush, oatmeal, rose pink, pastel green, pastel pink, gold, vanilla, tulip yellow and cool grey 1. The sentiment is from Tulip and I have finished off with 3 pink gems in the bottom right hand corner.

Thank you for looking. x

I love promarkers challenge

2011-07-14T19:51:00.001+01:00

This weeks challenge on I love promarkers is a recipe. This is to create a card using the following:

1 ribbon, 2 design papers, 2 buttons/gems/brads

I have used a Whippersnapper image coloured in with the following promarkers:

cinnamon, henna, tan, walnut and cool grey 1

I’ve gone for some brown spotty ribbon and 2 brads, the design papers I’ve had for a while and can’t remember who they are by. :~

I hope you like it and thank you for looking.

I almost forgot!

2011-07-09T20:48:00.001+01:00

I had a very pleasant surprise this morning when I logged on to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog to find that I had won last weeks challenge with my beach theme card posted earlier in the week. I am very excited and will be receiving a lovely new Penny Black stamp as my prize shortly

First Christmas card of 2011

2011-07-09T20:40:00.001+01:00

Again this card is inspired by 2 challenge blogs this week. The first is Sketch Saturday. This weeks sketch is below

The second challenge blog I am entering this card in is Penny Black Saturday Challenge. The theme over there this week is Christmas In July, hence my first Christmas card for the year. I have moved away from Promarkers this week and have chosen to use water colour pencils. I can’t remember where the papers and embellishments are from, I think they are Flair but can’t be certain. I’ve had them for a while.

Hope you like it and thank you for looking as always. x

Have a mice day!

2011-07-08T12:09:00.001+01:00

I have been inspired by 2 separate challenge blogs to make this card. I have used co’ordinations cardstock and HOTP Cardmakers Pretty papers along with a Penny Black image coloured in with Promarkers.

Promarkers used: cool grey 1, cool grey 2, sky blue, cyan, oatmeal, dusky pink, almond, powder blue and tan

The challenge on Sketch Saturday is to design a card using the sketch below

The second challenge on Cute Card Thursday is to use lace. I discovered that I don;’t have any lace but I did come across some paper from a HOTP paper pack that looks like lace so have used this instead.

Thank you for looking.

Rock star hedgehog

2011-07-06T15:23:00.001+01:00

Have been inspired to make this male birthday card by this weeks theme on Cute Card Thursday challenge blog which is ‘Technology’. At first I was a little bit stumped as to what image I could use, but looking through my stamps I managed to find this little hedgehog with his microphone. Have kept it nice and simple. Have used nellies dies, image is Penny Black ‘A song for you’, Happy Birthday cuttlebug embossing folder and papers are from the Daisy and Dandelion Perfect Picnic pack. Promarkers used are

Terracota, oatmeal, cool grey 1/3/4, satin, blush, vanilla and pale pink.

I am entering this card in to Cute Card Thursday challenge and I Love Promarkers Challenge

Thank you for looking

Promarkers Challenge

2011-07-05T16:56:00.001+01:00

This weeks I love promarkers challenge is “Include Flowers”. I have used a Kanban stamp. The background colour is Promarker lilac. Other colours used are mint green, vanilla, oatmeal, sandstone, soft peach, soft green and buttercup. I have used diamond glaze on all of the butterflies to make them stand out. The card and embellishments are K&Co.

Thank you for looking.

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

2011-07-03T08:22:00.001+01:00

Unfortunately no such luck for me today but the weather is gorgeous and the theme for this weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge is Desert Island Stamps. I have decided to go with a beach theme although it could be a favourite Penny Black stamp you use all the time. Any way, I went for a beach theme with this lovely cat image. The papers I think are DCWV and I have used my promarkers to colour the image in with. The stickers are K & Co grand adhesions.

Thank you for looking.

Penny Black Sketch Saturday

2011-06-25T21:04:00.001+01:00

Time for a new challenge on Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog. This week the challenge is to make a card with the theme ‘stitch it up’. This can be either faux stitching, hand or machine stitching. As I don’t have a sewing machine I have decided to use rub ons for my faux stitching. The papers I’ve used are K & Co for the orange and the others are HOTP. Again the image has been coloured in with Promarkers and I have used some prima flowers for a nice finish with a brad in the centre. Thanks for looking and please feel free to leave me a comment if you have the time.

Forever Friends Birthday Card dots and spots

2011-06-25T20:57:00.001+01:00

I have made this birthday card for my boyfriend whose birthday is next Saturday. I’ve been inspired by the challenge over on Forever Friends Challenge Blog this week which is all about dots and spots. The papers I’ve used are in a Papermania paper pack. Image has been coloured in using Promarkers. I hope you like it and thanks for looking.

Promarkers challenge card

2011-06-22T19:17:00.001+01:00

This weeks challenge on I Love Promarkers challenge blog is ‘Anything Goes’. I have gone for something a little different with a nautical theme and chose to go with navy and red as my main colours.

Promarkers used:

powder blue, cool aqua, cocoa, tan, ivory, cool grey 4, ruby, satin, buttercup, pastel yellow, pastel beige, pastel green

Technorati Tags: promarkers

I Love Promarkers challenge

2011-06-19T15:48:00.001+01:00

The challenge on I Love Promarkers challenge blog this week it to make a card with a colour theme of black and white plus one colour. Was a little stumped at first as to what to do but in the end I decided to use one of my new Kanban stamps I got from QVC recently and go for black, white and yellow.

Promarkers used:

Primrose, Vanilla, Tulip Yellow, Yellow and Lemon. And Cool grey 5

Papers are DCWV

Penny Black Sketch Saturday 3rd Birthday

2011-06-19T15:16:00.001+01:00

This week over on the Penny Black Sketch Saturday Blog, its their 3rd birthday and to celebrate there is a birthday blog hop whereby we can enter a card but we need to visit all the designers blogs to enter. One of these blogs has a proze but no one knows which one. The theme for the card is Pesky Critters. I have decided to use a stamp that I have had for a while but never actually used yet. I’ve used my faithful promarkers to colour the image, a Nellies die and some prima flowers. I am not sure who the paper is by as I’ve had it a while but I think it may be DCWV.

Thank you for looking and i hope you like it.

Forever Friends Wedding Card

2011-06-15T19:42:00.001+01:00

I have made this concertina style card for my friends wedding which is in August. It has been used mainly with the black and gold collection from Forever Friends. The wedding stickers are from the normal collection. I have used 3 different papers so I can enter it into the monthly challenge over at the Forever Friends Challenge blog. As it’s quite thick I have also made up a little box for it to go in which I have wrapped some gold ribbon round. I’m really pleased with it and hope they will be happy with it when they open it.

Below is what the card looks like on the back

I love Promarkers challenge

2011-06-12T14:03:00.001+01:00

I have only just started to use promarkers and am already loving the results you can achieve with them and have grown quite a large collection in a short space of time. I love Promarkers is a great challenge website and this week they gave us a sketch for some inspiration to create a card. This time I have made another male theme card, this time for my partners nephew. The sketch is below

Again I have used Basic Grey papers and unfortunately I did not keep a record of the promarker colours I used. I will have to get in the habit of keeping a note. Sorry. Hope you like the card and thank you for looking.

Male Penny Black birthday card

2011-06-12T13:59:00.001+01:00

This is the second card made for my other nephew. Again I have used Basic Grey papers, peel offs and the image has been coloured in with water colour pencils. Have kept this one a little more simple.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

2011-06-12T13:54:00.001+01:00

I have made this card for my nephew using some inspiration from the Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog. This week we were asked to make a male theme card. I have actually made 2 as both my nephews have birthdays in July but this is the card I chose to enter on to the blog. I’ve used Twinkling H2O’s to colour the image, Basic Grey papers, Martha Stuart paper punch, Spellbinders die for the circle and a few peel offs. I hope you like it. Thanks for looking.

Penny Black 60th Birthday card

2011-06-05T12:24:00.002+01:00

It has been a very long time since I posted anything on here but thought this card deserved to be shown. It is my friends 60th birthday later this year and she loves the colour purple. So I’ve used some lovely glittered DCWV papers, this gorgeous Penny Black image which I have coloured in with my new favourite promarker pens and then to finish off, I’ve added some doodled edges around the card. I hope you like it.

Be my valentine

2010-01-30T11:09:00.003Z

I always enjoy making valentines cards for some reason and this year i am really pleased with the one i have made for Andy. The shape of it just came to me one night in bed, it was just a case of putting it all together.

30th Birthday card

2010-01-30T11:02:00.003Z

It is my friends 30th birthday in February so i have made a special card for her. It is A4 in size and of course i've used Forever Friends decoupage.

Time to update the blog

2010-01-30T10:16:00.004Z

I thought it was about time i updated my blog. I have been busy making cards this week as i have been on holiday. I have mainly made cards for Cancer Research. Docrafts chosen charity for this year, details can be found here if you would like to help out.
http://www.docrafts.co.uk/asp/articles/Default.asp?page=930

Any way here are some of the cards i have made so far.

Forever Friends different shaped card and sketch card

2009-05-09T14:36:00.003+01:00

The last few weeks Forever Friends challenge cards from me.

Have used some of the FF stickers for both of these cards. The top card is corrugated card which I've had for ages. Not used because of the shape but i think it works well here. The second is following a sketch over on the FF challenge blog. Finished off with Prima flowers and a brad. I've inked around the edges of the paper too.

Forever Friends Easter card & St Georges day card

2009-04-26T19:02:00.003+01:00

Haven't had the chance to update my blog in a while so thought it was about time I did whilst I have a few minutes spare. Over the past 2 weeks the challenges on the Forever Friends blog have been Easter and St Georges day. For St Georges day the theme was red and white. These are the cards I made for these challenges.

This weeks FF Challenge

2009-04-01T20:01:00.002+01:00

Over on the Forever Friends challenge blog this week it is all about A Gift For Someone. The simple rules being to make a gift other than a card. I was a little stumped on this one at first but then i decided to make a photo frame. I've used some old thick cardboard I had lying around, Clare Curd paper's, prima flowers and some red buttons from my stash. I've then finished it off with a FF sticker.

Happy Easter

2009-03-28T14:21:00.003Z

The year is passing by so quickly. Can't believe it's nearly easter! Have just been making this card using a Penny Black image I received in a swap some time ago. I've used Basic Grey papers and water colour pencils to colour the image in. The hoppy easter stamp is also something I received in a swop. I think it's another Penny Black one but not entirely sure. Have finished it off with some heart shape gems in the bottom right corner.

First Challenge on the Daisy & Dandelion challenge blog

2009-03-15T15:34:00.003Z

The new Daisy & Dandelion challenge blog is up and running with it's first ever challenge, which this week is new beginnings. I've just been having a play with the stamps i brought yesterday and opted for the Pickles and Onion characters. Keeping the colours simple i've used some of the new papers from Clare Curds range which again i brought yesterday. I think the tones work quite well together. I've finished off with some brads and ribbon in matching tones.

Hobbycrafts NEC Saturday

2009-03-15T15:26:00.002Z

Well I went to the big Hobbycrafts and Sewing for pleasure show at the NEC yesterday and as you can image the place was packed and there was a lot of shoving and bumping into people but there was also a lot of buying :) One thing that me and my friend noticed was how much decoupage there was. On almost every stall decoupage was the main feature, which is great if you like it but although I do make the odd decoupage card, I can't say it is one of my favourite techniques because I don't like all the cutting out and the sticky foam pads!

I did manage to buy a few bits and pieces. Imparticular I got some of the nice new Daisy and Dandelion stamps which I have just been playing with. They are so cute.

Here are some pictures of what I brought. Miraculously I stuck to my budget. Now there's a first!! ;)

Forever Friends Sketch Challenge

2009-03-13T16:57:00.001Z

This week on the FF Challenge blog there is a sketch challenge.

here is the card that i made going for a brown and purple colour theme.

Sisters birthday card

2009-03-07T20:09:00.006Z

I made this card a little while ago but didn't want to post it incase my sister saw it on here, but as her birthday was on Thursday I think it's now safe to share it with you all. I've used a Sarah Kay image that was sent to me and coloured it in with watercolour pencils. I've used K&Co leters for the word Sister and papers from HOTP.

I'm very excited about this bit of news

2009-03-02T19:43:00.002Z

I have become a member of the design team for the Forever Friends challenge blog! yippeeee

I am so excited and it's a brilliant excuse to buy more fff products :)

This weeks challenge is about St Davids Day. This is the card i came up with. Most of the products are K & Co. I have used my watercolour pencils to colour the bear in.

Daisy and Dandelion

2009-02-27T20:43:00.004Z

Is it just me..but i'm really excited about all these new products coming out. The desings all look so cute, i especially like the elephants Pickles & Onion. Not long to wait now for the big launch

Forever Friends Birthday

2009-02-21T10:46:00.004Z

This weeks challenge on the Forever Friends challenge blog is general birthday. I've used some gorgeous pink, brown and turquoise papers from HOTP along with some prima flowers in matching colours. The bear is coloured in with Marvy Le Plume Pens in the following colours

peacock green

pale pink

lemon yellow

blue grey

rosewood

& dusty pink

Finished off with a turquoise pearl in the centre of the flowers.

Happy Mothers Day

2009-02-14T16:32:00.003Z

I'm a little early for this, but when i get an idea in my head for a card I have to make it there and then otherwise i will probably forget it!

I've used all Basic Grey paper and added a little bit of glitter to the front panel and some K & Co Grand Adhesions. The butterfly stamp is from Crafty Individuals.

Forever Friends Valentine card

2009-02-14T16:25:00.002Z

Love is in the air :D. The challenge on Forever Friends Challenge blog is Valentine this week, so here is the card I made for OH. It's A4 size so i've used 2 decoupage designs and some Papermania papers. I've used my new Purple Cows trimmer to give a deckle edged finish inside and out.

Tall and Thin Forever Friends Challenge

2009-02-05T09:12:00.002Z

This weeks challenge over on Forever Friends Challenge blog is Tall and Thin. I can't remeber the last time i made a card this side so it was nice to do something a bit different. Have used pieces from the Celebration kit that my OH brought me as a anniversary present a few weeks ago as well as some extra's like the flowers and the button.

Another Forever Friends challenge card

2009-01-27T20:18:00.004Z

I'm getting hooked to these little fellas and am loving all the challenges over on the Forever Friends Challenge blog I must admit, the theme this week of Oriental was a little bit of a struggle for me. It's not that i don't love oriental because i do! But trying to fit a bear into it was the difficult bit. In the end i decided to use the Far East paper pack by DCWV to stamp the present on that the bear is holding. In total i stamped the bear 4 times to get it how i wanted. I've used an oriental stamp for the background with some shiny red card for matting. Finished off with black ribbon and an oriental coin thing (sorry don't know what they're called) with some red cord. I hope you like it.

Forever Friends Challenge Card

2009-01-23T15:45:00.003Z

The challenge on the Forever Friends challenge blog this week is all about ribbon. Being creative with ribbon without just placing a bow on it. My idea was the use ribbon as a border so i have used 4 different types of ribbon on the 4 corners of the card and then wrapped some black ribbon around card to make a frame the bear in the centre of the card. I've stuck with a purple theme as it's my favourite colour and left off a sentiment because i couldn't quite find the right style to put on it.

Brothers birthday card

2009-01-18T12:30:00.003Z

I decided to use the ATC that I made for the Forever Friends challenge into a birthday card for my brother. I've kept it simple by just adding some more of the star paper down the left hand side of the card to co-ordinate with the paper on the ATC and then used some spotty ribbon down the middle. I've then used peel offs for the happy birthday text and the silver border.

Birthday card for my mum

2009-01-18T12:21:00.004Z

I always try and make family cards more special and i wanted to do something slightly different to a standard card this year so i've done this one so it can be hung up.

The verse is one that i found off the internet. To finish it off i thought i should make a nice box for it, so i've used matching K & Co papers and ties a big organza purple ribbon around it.

A bit different! An ATC for Forever Friends challenge blog

2009-01-17T16:07:00.004Z

The Forever Friends challenge blog are asking us to make an ATC this week. Not something that i usually do but i thought i would make one and then use it as a card topper for my brothers birthday card. Here is the design i came up with.

I've used some Forever Friends paper from the celebrations 6x6 pack and the tool bear stamp coloured in with Rosewood Marvy Le Plum pen for the bear and then watercolour pencils for the rest of the image. I've used a Whispers pen for the stitched effect doodling around the edges and to write the word Brother.

1st Birthday Card

2009-01-11T11:05:00.004Z

Made this card yesterday for my friends little girl who is 1 in a few weeks time. It's not very often i get the chance to make childrens cards and i wanted to make this one nice and girly which is why i went for the pink and purple colour scheme and the fairy image. The fairy wings have been coloured in with the Sakura star dust pen to add some glitter and the rest of the image is coloured in with Whispers pens. I've used a mixture of the Stamped cricut cartridge for the name and George Basics cartridge for the Today. The one is just something i did free hand and then used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to add some texture.

One final christmas card for 2008

2009-01-11T11:02:00.003Z

This was the very last card i made for 2008 and i completely forgot to post it here so here it is.

Blog candy NOW CLOSED

2009-01-09T17:09:00.002Z

Rach has some lovely blog candy up for grabs here http://papercraftsbyrach.blogspot.com/

Gorgeous blog candy

2009-01-09T16:55:00.003Z

Over on this site http://craftymakes.blogspot.com/ there is some gorgeous basic grey blog candy up for grabs in stunning colours.

Sisters 2009 calendar

2009-01-04T10:56:00.002Z

After seeing pictures of the calendar i'd made for myself, my sister asked me if i would make one for her. She loves hedgehogs so i decided i would only use hedgehog Penny Black images.

Weekend creations

2008-11-23T19:29:00.003Z

After spending quite a while on my calendar i couldn't be bothered with much crafting for the rest of the weekend. But i did manage to make 2 very quick cards. Both for challenges over on the DoCrafts forum.

Calendar 2009 June to December. All Finished!

2008-11-22T14:20:00.004Z

Well i've been spending every spare moment on this and I have just finished it. Think i may have used one too many embellishments as it bulges quite a bit, but i'm pleased with the end results.

2009 Calendar January to May

2008-11-16T15:42:00.004Z

I have finally started on my desktop callendar this weekend. This is my progress so far. I'll hopefully get to do a little bit more next weekend. I'm sticking with the Penny Black theme. All the images i'm using are stamps i have rather then images i've received in swaps.

DoCrafts Prize arrived

2008-11-16T15:39:00.003Z

I received my prize today for winning the sketch challenge over on the DoCrafts forum. It consisted of lots of Christmas goodies, mainly stickers and some lovely papers and vellums.

I've made all my christmas cards now so i am putting up for next years christmas cards!

Exciting news for today

2008-11-12T20:27:00.003Z

My card below, the black and white one with the cow..... well i won the sktech challenge on clarebears blog from DoCrafts, i was so pleased as it was the first time i had entered it. I can't wait to see what the prize is going to be. Will let you know and take some pictures when it arrives :D

2 new cards

2008-11-09T15:30:00.003Z

Both of these cards have been made using sketches from the DoCrafts forum. I've finally got some EZ Mount so have been able to use one of my new Sugar Nellie stamps. I love this image, very cute. I've coloured it in using my Twinkling H2O's and used Dovecrafts black and white papers. The second is Hero Arts images coloured in with H2O's again, K&Co papers and Prima flowers.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

2008-11-02T16:01:00.005Z

On the Penny Black Saturday challenge blog this week, we were given the challenge of making a sparkly card. Ideally fireworks related but i was a bit stumped on that one so i made a christmas card and put some glitter on the hat of the cat here.

Christmas cards finally finished

2008-11-02T15:45:00.004Z

I've been busy this weekend making the last few christmas cards i had to do. I've stuck with square cards for work cards and Penny Black images. Only had about 45 to make which isn't many compared to most but i'm glared there all done now.

Card for challenge on Do Crafts forum

2008-11-02T15:38:00.003Z

Loretta on the Do Crafts forum gave us this challenge last Monday. I made this although i went for a square card rather than a rectangle one. This is the layout,

And this is my card

Sketch Saturday challenge

2008-11-02T15:20:00.004Z

Over on the Sketch Saturday challenge blog this week, the challenge is to make a card using this layout.

Here is the card that i've made. I've used papers from Papermania along with Anitas sticky ribbon and finished off with a Penny Black image coloured in with Twinkling H2O's and a stardust Sakura pen for it's wings. And finally i've used a snowflake brad in the top left corner.

Even more stash!!

2008-11-01T12:03:00.003Z

I ordered 8 Sugar Nellie stamps from http://www.funkykits.co.uk/ on Wednesday and they arrived this morning. I've never used them before so i'm looking forward to having a play once i've brought some EZ mount which i forgot to buy. Doh! Here are the ones i got.

I almost forgot

2008-10-31T20:01:00.003Z

I didn't show you what i brought at the charity event at my lcs last weekend. The first picture is twisted decoupage sheets. Something i've not tried before but there was a man demonstrated them and i thought it looked effective so i brought some sheets. I also brought 2 new Whippersnapper stamps, monochrome Papermania set, black & white chipboard letters, tweezers, sakura pens, other christmassy stamps and some Dovecraft christmas embellishments oh and the magazines :D

Tilda autumn challenge card

2008-10-26T14:49:00.005Z

Over on the DoCrafts forum at the moment there is a challenge to make a Tilda card with the theme of Halloween or autumn. You can use 3 colours (not including the skin), 2 buttons, brads or eyelets and 1 ribbon.

Here is my card.

Pink christmas cards for Breast Cancer

2008-10-26T14:36:00.004Z

Yesterday i went to the Colemans warehouse in Rushden, where they had a special charity day and a competition whereby you had to make a pink christmas card. The prize was £50 worth of craft goodies so i thought i'd give it a go and it was for a good cause too. Any way i made 4 cards but nly entered the first 3 as i wasn't very pleased with the fourth one.

The first card is a Penny Black stamp which i've coloured with H2O's. I've used DCWV papers and just some spare pink glitter paper i had in my stash. To make it stand out i've added pink glitter around the edges.

The stamp on this one is from Crafty Individuals. I've used a dark pink ink on pink paper to give a different effect. The happy Christmas text is a HOTP stamp

This one is an embossed image. I've used shrink plastic to draw the breast cancer ribbon on and then coloured it in pink before shrinking it. I then added them onto the tree to make them look like decorations.

And the last one is quite plain and i didn't like the choice of ribbon so i didn't enter it. The stamp is a HOTP one. I've used a little pink star gem at the top of the tree for some texture.

OH's christmas card

2008-10-16T10:45:00.003+01:00

Managed to make this yesterday for OH. It's an A5 size card. I've used DCWV christmas papers and gold mirri card for the matting. I've also used some DCWV adhesive ribbon down the right hand side. The brads were from a Hot Off The Press QVC set, Anitas peel offs and of course my ever faithful Penny Black images, this time a santa dog which i received in an image swap some time ago. I've coloured him in with watercolour pencils.

Stash brought whilst on holiday

2008-10-15T15:46:00.002+01:00

Well our holiday this year seems like a long distant memory now, but then it was the end of August so it has taken me a while to post pictures of what i brought. I found 2 great craft shops. One was called Pen 2 Paper in Matlock and the other was R U Crafty 2 which is in Buxton. Seeing as i was there it seemed rude not to buy a few bits, so this it the few items i brought.

Family Christmas cards

2008-10-15T09:47:00.005+01:00

Almost completed all my christmas cards for 2008! Just a few more includuing one for my OH and then i think i'm done. These are for my parents, grandma and my auntie. For my parents card i have used a Penny Black image coloured in with water colour pencils, Do Crafts christmas paper and i've used wording recycled from a card used a few years ago. The other two cards are made using cards from a QVC pack, mirri card in gold and silver and the stickers are from Anitas christmas stickers.

The three cards below are for my OH's family. They all have a Penny Black image again using water colour pencils and some Twinkling H2O's.

Some more christmas cards

2008-10-15T09:35:00.004+01:00

Having been a fan of Forever Friends since they first came out several years ago, i was very excited when i heard Do Crafts were bring out a range of Forever Friends craft items and couldn't resist buying a few of the items.

I've made these christmas tree shaped cards for my close friends using some of the papers, stickers and rubber stamps from the collection.

Creativity on a budget

2008-10-15T09:27:00.007+01:00

I've been struggling for ages to find the right kind of storage for my 8x8 papers. I've seen various boxes that i've liked but at £10 each i've been put off buying them. But one day whilst pouring my bran flakes into a bowl for breakfast, i thought why not recycle the box and make my 8x8 storage out of that. So here is what i ended up with, from the cereal box into a lovely storage box.

Cereal box (1kg size)

To storage solution

Ive decided to leave mine plain. All i've used is some left over Dulux sample paint pots to disguise what the box is. (It took 3 or 4 layers to cover it up). I may decorate it in the future but at the moment i quite like the simplistic look of it.

A little different

2008-10-15T09:20:00.004+01:00

I'm a bit of a stamp fan and have so many that sometimes i can forget what i have and also what they look like stamped out. So, i have 2 A5 notebooks that i use to stamp all my images in so when i want to make a card i can have a quick flick through to see what would be ideal.

I had to buy the 2nd book quite recently and took the opportunity to decorate them both at the same time. I've gone for the oriental feel and seeing as i like red at the moment it seemed the right colour to chose. The papers are from the DCWV Orientals paper pack and the stamp i think is a Hero Arts one. I've then used my Cricut and some DCWV adhesive card for the word STAMPS using the stamped font.

Christmas Cards

2008-08-23T19:43:00.007+01:00

Some of you may have made a start on this months ago and some of you may be thinking "Christmas cards in August!!" but yes i've made a start and the other weekend i managed to make 15. Ive tried to stick to a bit of a theme although i haven't bothered with a colour theme. My main idea for this year is paper panels using mirri card for matting and the central items are Penny Black images that i had actually coloured in earlier in the year so rather than colour the images in to match the paper i wanted i had to chose the paper to match the colours already on the images.

I am pleased with my creations so far. I think i have roughly another 10 to make for close friends and family.

Hope you like them.

Leaving Card

2008-05-09T18:18:00.004+01:00

It's been a while since i blogged although i have been making the odd card here and there. This week ive made a leaving card for a friend at work. Made using:

A Magnolia Tilda image (from a swap with a friend)

Basic Grey papers

Alphabet from Stamped Cricut Cartridge

Flowers and buttons and

Anitas sticky ribbons

Fiskars round paper punch on silver mirri card

Oriental Fan

2008-04-21T20:09:00.003+01:00

I am a fan of the oriental style cards although i'm never quite happy with the end results on the ones i do make. I made this one the other week using 3 of the same fan images to make a larger fan, i have embossed the images and used 3d foam to stick to the card. I have also used a cherry blossom stamp for the background of the card and finished it off with some black line peel offs.

Some Male Cards

2008-04-21T20:04:00.003+01:00

I've made 2 Father's day cards recently and also a birthday card for my dad.

Tilda stamp images

2008-04-21T19:57:00.002+01:00

This week i have playing with some Tilda images that some one kindly sent me from one of the forums im a member of. I've had great fun colouring them in and have come up with a few cards so far.

Female 30th Birthday

2008-04-05T12:05:00.003+01:00

Have just finished making this card. Have used my new Perfectly Paisley embossing folder and some pink pearlescent card. Some of my new paisley Doddlebug paper which i've used to cut the butterflies out using a die for the cuttlebug. The Penny Black bear has been coloured in using water colour pencils then matted onto the same pink pearlescent card. I've doodled a border around the bear. Finished off with some flowers and brads and peel off stickers at the top.

New stash

2008-04-04T16:55:00.002+01:00

I treated myself to some of the new Cuttlebug embossing dies the other day and some of the older ones too. I also spotted some of the nice new Doodlebug papers so brought a few of those at the same time and it all arrived today. :)

Another male 30th birthday

2008-04-04T16:51:00.002+01:00

It seems i have quite a few big milestone birthdays this year and mostly male ones. Any way, to make this card i have used the masculine papers from the Dovecraft range along with some plain blue pearlescent paper. To make things a little different i've used a circle rather than my conventional rectangle to matt my Penny Black birthday dog which i have coloured in with my H2O's. I've used some ric rac at the top of my checkered paper and some birthday hat peel offs to coincide with the hat on the dog and also peel off wordings and numbers.

Male 30th birthday

2008-03-30T12:14:00.002+01:00

Again i've used a Penny Black image received in a swap, this time i've coloured it in with my water colour pencils. I've used 2 different sheets of paper from the Dovecraft Masculine set and then just some scraps of green card. Finished off with some peel offs and a little doodling around the edges of the image.

Brother In Laws 50th Birthday card

2008-03-30T12:08:00.003+01:00

I made this quite early as my BIL's birthday isn't until June! But inspiration was there so i thought i might as well make it.

I made it using a Penny Black image that i got in a swap a while ago. I've coloured the image in using my H2O's then mounted it onto blue card. I've used some 3d foam so it stands out from the card. I've used Rob & Bob Studio paper for one side of the background and on the other side ive used a Woodware stamp for the paws using Blue Brilliance Dew Drop ink. For the finishing touches i've used some blue ric rac, a big blue brad with a rub on birthday message and finally the top right corner of the image i've used a Die Cuts With A View metal tag with 2 gold brads and a 50th peel off.

New Penny Black Stamps

2008-03-28T16:32:00.002Z

Have treated myself this week to some of the brand new Penny Black stamps. I like the new transparent stamps they've recently brought out as i like the fact they don't take up much storage space.

OH's mum birthday card

2008-03-21T15:01:00.002Z

Have just finished making this card for my OH's mum. Ive used a Penny Black image and as usual coloured it in with watercoulour pencils. I've then matted it on 2 different shades of card which i have also used on my Cricut to make the word mum. I've used Crate Paper for the green background and have used black ink around the edges for a slight distressed look. I've finished it off with Papermania ribbon, Anita's Happy Birthday stickers and a brown Bazzill flower, yellow Prima flower and a brad in the centre.

Birthday card for my mum

2008-03-09T14:58:00.005Z

I struggled with this card today for some reason. I knew i wanted it to be pink and green and i had a floral stamp in mind that i wanted to use. I chose the papers first (kelly Panacci) and was happy with the choice but when it came to stamping the image it just didn't seem right. I then resorted to my faithful penny black images and came across this one and thought it would be perfect. I used my water colour pencils to colour it in pink and green to co-ordinate with my papers and finished the image off with some doodling around the corners giving it a stitched effect. I then decided to use brown paper to matt the image, then some floral paper and then finished it off with more of the brown. I used a Hero Arts happy birthday stamp underneath the image. Using my Cricut basic George font i cut out the letters for mum and finished it off with some Prima flowers and a brown Bazill flower with some brown brads in the centre. I'm very pleased with the end result even though it wasn't what i originally had in mind. I hope you like it.

Anniversary Cards

2008-03-08T15:29:00.004Z

Both my mum and dad and my sister celebrate their wedding anniversaries in March. I decided to make similar cards i just altered the layout slightly. Unfortunately i didn't take a picture of my mum and dad's card but this is the one i did for my sister. I've used some Basic Grey paper to stamp a papermania image on which i have then embossed. The happy anniversary is cut using the Cricut. Ive then added a few red buttons and some red sequin hearts to finish it off.

OH's dad birthday card

2008-03-08T15:26:00.002Z

Have just been busy making this card for OH's dad. Ive used Dovecrafts male papers and some gold and silver sail boat peel offs. I've used the negative of the opposite colour peel off to 'colour' the boats in. Something i've not tried before but i'm quite pleased with the results so i think i'll be trying it again.

Mothers day cards

2008-03-07T19:48:00.006Z

I have 2 cards to make. One for my mum and one for OH's mum. The beary special one i made a while a go and added the same stamped image of the bear to the side which i used shrink plastic to make then attached it with a little safety pin.

The butterly one has been embossed and then coloured using perfect pearls.

Sisters birthday card

2008-03-07T19:22:00.003Z

It was my sisters birthday the other day. Traditionally i usually make a card with hedgehogs on as she likes them but i wanted to something a bit different for her this year so this is what i came up with. Most of it is made from items of a recent QVC TSV.

New beginnings

2007-09-30T09:53:00.001+01:00

Well...... everyone else seems to have a blog these days, so not being one to feel left out i thought i better start one too! Better late than never!

A little bit about myself.....

My names Annette and i turned 30 this year (not happy about that as you can imagine). I work full time as a Command Media Assistant (basically an admin job). My 2 main hobbies are cardmaking, which i have been doing for roughly 4 years now and scrapbooking, which i've been doing for 2 years. I also love photography, especially photographing flowers, scenery and animals.

What else can i tell you?,., well there isn't much else, i hope i can share some of my creations with you in the not too distant future. :)