Cheers

Good morning all, Friday at last, and today is our last day of blogging, for now anyway. We will still continue to follow the blogs we love, and still use Pinterest to share our cards, and for lots of crafty ideas. You can follow us here: pinterest

Today is my son's 28th birthday, and as he is partial to the odd glass of a well known stout, as we all are!!! I thought I would make him this card.

The idea came from the little Toucan included in the June 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit, from Hero Arts. As soon as I saw him, I remembered the Guinness adverts with the toucan, so decided to give it a go.

I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and then coloured him with Copic markers, then I cut him out with his matching die.

For the glass, I used one of the coffee cups from the August 2018 Hero Arts Kit, I cut this from black card, and then again from white card, then cut the white one down to just sit at the top of the glass.

I wrote my sentiment on the laptop, and printed a harp image using the Laser jet printer, then foiled them with the Minc Machine and Rose Gold Foil. I cut the sentiment with an MFT Fishtail Banner Die, and added the rest of the sentiment in black card using M & C Boutique Alphabet Dies.

I hope you like it, take care and have a great weekend.

xxx

Birthday Numbers

 Good morning all, I hope you are having a good week so far.

Today's card was made for my niece's husband's 30th birthday a couple of weeks ago. I started by cutting the Happy Birthday Circle Die from Simon Says Stamp from plain white card. I used three die-cuts and stacked them together for dimension.

Then I used Copic and Nuvo Alcohol Markers to colour the  letters in different shades of blue and beige.

For the background I used stamps from a Lawn Fawn set called Owen's ABC's , and stamped these with some of the paler shades from Altenew's Crisp Dye Ink Collection.

Then I stamped a large number 30 on to a circle of white card, using a Creative Stamping Stamp Set and heat embossed in with navy blue embossing powder.

Then I added it all to a bright blue note card. 

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Vintage Birthday

Good morning all, I hope you have had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend. Today's card was a really simple make, and one that I will be repeating for other male birthdays.

I used stamps from a Creative Stamping Magazine set, Issue 70, called Ladies and Gentlemen. I stamped the image and sentiment onto a piece of plain white card, using Versafine Onyx Black ink, and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

I cut the panel down to size using an MFT Stamps Stitched Rectangle Die, and then used Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink to blend around the edges inwards, to 'age' the card a bit.

Then I added this to a copper coloured note card to finish.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Make a Wish

Good morning all, and happy hump day. I hope you are having a good week so far. Today's card is one I made for my niece's husband for his birthday. I wanted something not too fussy, but not boring either lol. So this is what I came up with.

I used an older Simon Says Stamp monthly card kit stamp set called Big Birthday Wishes, and stamped the word Yay! all over a piece of dark grey card, using Industrial Diamond Crisp Dye Ink from Altenew.

I used more stamps from the same set for the sentiments and candle, but this time I stamped them on white card with Onyx Black Versafine Ink and then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder.

I cut the large sentiment in half so that I could slightly offset them, and added a candle from the same set in place of the I in Wish. Then I added the rest of the sentiment underneath. I placed these onto a couple of  silver Zig Zag Stitched Circle die-cuts from MFT Stamps, and then added it all to a pale grey note card.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

How much is that doggy in the window?

Good morning all, I hope you are having a great week. I have another Furry Friends card for you today.

I used the same set from Creative Stamping magazine Issue 68, that I used for my kitty card the other day. This time I used one of the doggies, which I stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, and then coloured with Copic Markers.

I cut my furry friend out by hand and then sat him on some patterned paper from a First Edition 6 x 6 pad, called Sail Away.

I used a Britannia Opening Window die, and cut it from some more paper from the same pad. Then I also cut it from white heavyweight card and stuck this behind the patterned paper for strength.

I cut the panels down using a Stitched Rectangle die from an MFT Blueprints Dienamics set, and added it all to an orange note card. Then I added a sentiment from the same set and a couple of silver pearls to the door handles.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Having a Giraffe!

Good morning all, I hope you have had a great weekend, and managed to squeeze in some crafty time. We have been up to our ears in IKEA flat pack lol, but the craft room is starting to look a little more organised.

Today's card was made using an older stamp set from Creative Stamping Magazine - Issue 57 called Go Wild. I do seem to go back to this set whenever I am looking for inspiration for a man's card.

I started by stamping the giraffe with Toffee Versafine Ink, and then clear heat embossing over the top. Then I masked him off and stamped the scenery behind him using Vintage Sepia Versafine ink, and clear embossing powder.

I stamped a sentiment from the same set, and then added a few birds with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. 

Then I used an MFT Stamps, Stitched Rectangle Die to cut the panel out, and backed it with a piece of plain brown card. Then I added it to a Kraft note card to finish.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Gold and Black Birthday

Good morning all. I hope you have had a good weekend. We have been busy as usual, but I did manage to get in a couple of hours in the craft room, so that keeps me happy lol.

Today's card is the one I made for my baby brother (39) for his birthday last Friday. I used the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit for February 2019. Which is a lovely Art Deco style kit, and as soon as I spotted the car in it I had an idea for this card. 

I cut the die cover plate with gold metal effect adhesive sheet from X-Cut, added this to a piece of black card, and then masked off the open area so I could add an inked skyline into the space. 

I used a die from a magazine to cut a small skyline scene, and then inked through the die-cut using Brilliance Galaxy Gold Dew Drop ink. Then I heat embossed the car and sentiment onto black card using a fine detail gold embossing powder from Cosmic Shimmer, and added these to the card with foam tape. 

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Hi There Bear and Balloon

Good morning crafty friends, and welcome to the start of another week. Did you manage to get some craft time in this weekend? Jude and I were doing a little bit of re-organising and general tidying in the craft room so not much playtime, but we still fitted in a little bit lol.

Today's card was made for a male birthday last month. I love this bear from Concord & 9th called Hi There Bear. He can be stamped as a panda or as a general bear, there are a couple of different options, and he can hold a balloon, or flowers etc.

I stamped the outline onto plain white card using Onyx Black Versafine ink, and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

Then I used the panda stamp to fill in the inside of the outline, using the same ink and heat embossing it too. Then I repeated this for the balloon, but using Versafine Satin Red ink for the balloon infill.

I then used an Avery Elle Wonky Stitched Ellements die, to cut the panel out, added a simple sentiment, and then popped it onto a red note card with craft foam behind for a bit of dimension.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Nuts about you

Good morning all, yes you have me again today, as Jude is off in the 'Big Smoke' for work, so she'll be back with you tomorrow.

Today's card is one that I made for my hubby's birthday last week. We both love squirrels, so this card was very appropriate.

I used the stamp set from Creative Stamping magazine, issue 60, and combined it with a set from Simon Says Stamp, called Nutty over You.

I embossed a circle on to the centre of a 4x4 piece of white card, and then stamped some small leaves and berries around the edge using Altenew Crisp Dye Inks.

I stamped the squirrel with Versamark ink and then embossed it with Nuvo Embossing Powder in Copper Blush.

Then I added a few stick on acorns and sequins before matting it with a coloured card, and adding it to a 5x5 note card.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx