Cheeky Monkey

Good morning all, I hope you are having a good start to your week. Today's card is one I made for my great niece who was 6 on Saturday.

I used the MFT stamps set called Cheeky Monkey for the images and then coloured them with Copic markers.

The name is stamped using the Concord and 9th Sophisticated Script stamp set with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

I cut the number from a scrap of brown card using the MFT Starlight number dies, and then added it to an orange card blank to finish.

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

xxx

Welcome baby

Good morning folks, I hope you are having a good week. Today's card is one I made for some friends who became new parents for the first time a few weeks ago.

I must admit this card did not come easy. I changed it a ridiculous amount of times before settling on this version. But I was happy with it in the end. 

I started with the little bear, that I coloured to look like Winnie the Pooh. He is from the WPlus9 stamp set called, Curious Forest Friends. I stamped him with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and coloured him with Copic markers. The little log he is sat on is also from the same set.

The main sentiment, is from A Verve Stamps set call 100 Hearts. I love this set but have never used this saying, and thought it was lovely for a new baby card.

I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks for the background, in Fossilized Amber, Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, Spiced Marmalade and Vintage Photo. I used a piece of watercolour card, and blended the inks across it.

The Welcome Baby stamp is from an Altenew set called Sentiments and Quotes, and I stamped the baby's name using the Concord and 9th Sophisticated Script set. Then I just added an enamel heart and a couple of puffy stars to finish it off.

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

xxx

Happy Birthday 2 Char

Good morning all, are you as glad as me that it's finally Friday? I am sooooooo looking forward to the weekend, and hopefully some crafty time.

Today's card is another that I made for our great niece's birthday on Tuesday. This was derived from an idea on Pinterest, and adapted to suit the supplies I have.

I used the WeR Memory Keepers, small Alphabet Punch Board to cut the number 2 from stripey card.  I put the number straight on to the card front and then added the rest of the design around it. 

The bird is from the My Favourite Things, Things With Wings set. I stamped it on to patterned paper and then cut it out with the matching die. I also cut it out a 2nd time on to plain card, then glued them both together. 

The Banner at the top is from the Lawn Fawn Bannerific Stamp and Die set. I stamped the Avery Elle sentiment with Black Tuxedo and the banner with Angel Pink Memento ink.

Then I added Char at the bottom using the Concord and 9th Sophisticated Script stamp set, and finished the card off by stamping small flowers from the Things With Wings set all over the background using a few more colours of Memento Ink - Dandelion, New Sprout and Rosebud.

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

xxx

16th Birthday

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

Today's card is one I made for a colleague at work. She wanted something for a young lady's 16th birthday, but, the only thing she could really say that she liked was one of our local football teams. Easy then lol.

Anyway, once I knew which team it was I came up with the idea of the owls as they are their mascot, and I used the clubs home and away colours.

I used an embossing folder for the background and then stamped the name with the Concord and 9th Sophisticated Script stamps. 

I used the Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday circle die for the sentiment and then coloured two owls from the MFT Stamps Things with Wings set.

The balloons are from a WPlus9 set called Whole Lotta Happy, and the numbers are from an MFT Stamps die set .

I added silver string to the balloons and numbers and then added the whole thing to a 6 x 6 card blank. Then I finished it off with a few clear dew drops.

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

xxx