Room With A View

How many of us are lucky enough to look out of the window every morning and be met with a beautiful view like this?
Not me that's for sure!
The Kanban Concept Card sheet used to make this card was bought from QVC a long time ago ... (I believe it was one of the TSV's) ... but the reason I've dug it out is because the lovely image fits in with Kaboodle Doodle Challenge # 11 which is 'Window'.
All I've added is some black cardstock for matting and a few adhesive gems in the corner to break up the black space a bit.
A Quick ... Easy ... and hassle free card!

Wedding Card Box and 2 Challenges

I still have to personalise the wedding card box ... silly me ran out of A4 silver mirri card ... but it's as good as finished so thought I'd show you before it gets sent off.
It was made using a sheet of silver mirri card for the base and a sheet of double sided card forms the lid because I thought a mirri card lid might be a bit overpowering.
The edge of the lid was scalloped using a corner punch with the guide removed and then I added some sparkly decorative lace around the sides and knotted some pink satin ribbon for decoration.
Sorry the sparkle isn't showing in the photo but trust me, it looks lovely.

The 2 heart shapes were cut freehand from the remnants of that gorgeous floral embossed paper and they have been mounted onto silver mirri card and cut out leaving a narrow border. Silicon glue has been used to attach them.

The Pink Elephant Challenge #25 is a sketch this week and I can see me using this layout a lot 'cos it's so easy to follow.
The image and sentiment are free digi downloads from Whimsie Doodles ... don't you just love that cute wee face?
I've used Sakura Pens for colouring and they have a lovely subtle sparkle effect when dry.
A black fineliner was perfect for the doodling and 'faux stitching' with teeny weeny Making Memories brads and Prima flowers adding the decoration.

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #10 is to use a digi image so this fits in perfectly and I must admit that I've amazed myself for managing to combine challenges this week, 'cos I usually find this very difficult.

Buttons and Bows 2

I think I prefer this card as my entry into the Kaboodle Doodle Challenge #9 of Buttons and Bows.
The patterned paper is from Dovecraft 'Hint of Pink' 12" x 12" pad and has been layered onto very pale pink textured card which has been 'Swiss Dotted' just down one edge.
The silver holographic 'Friend' was from my recycle box and was cut with decorative scissors before mounting onto silver mirri card.
Flourescent pink ribbon was then wrapped around before mounting it onto the paper panel with foam pads and adding a black polka dot ribbon. Had a good rummage through my button tin and found 3 matching black buttons for the side edge.
The small message stamped at the bottom right is from Hero Arts which just fills that narrow strip of white space, whilst a Dovecraft Fantasy sticky ribbon does likewise at the top.

Buttons and Bows

The latest challenge at Kaboodle Doodles is Buttons and Bows and the prize up for grabs is a fabby selection of ribbons ... and as I absolutely lurrrrrve ribbons of any kind, I couldn't resist and just had to play along.

Now I'm not sure whether multiple entries are allowed over at Kaboodle Doodles but I made 2 cards this morning and can't make up my mind which I prefer.

On the purple card I've used button brads as the flower centres and on the multi coloured card I've drawn a sweet smile with a white gel pen ... can you see it?


The uncertainty could be because I'm not entirely happy with either of these 2 cards so there's a very good chance that they may well be 'gazzumpped' in favour of something else if I have time before the deadline.

Sunshine On A Rainy Day

It's positively chucking it down here today ... grey, wet an horrid ... and this nasty weather is to continue for the whole weekend, (unlike the majority of the UK south of Newcastle for whom the sun will be splitting the sky ... sob ... sob ...).
Soooooooo to cheer up the grey mood I sneaked into my crafty space and played about with some paper. A bit naughty really when the laundry basket is screaming for help and buckling under the weight of washing ... but I feel rebellious today!

The base card is created from an A4 sheet of lovely heavyweight red card from my stash and provides a really stable base to work on. The pretty butterfly paper is from the Papermania Flowery pad and is double matted onto lilac card and gold mirri card, just showing a narrow border of each.
Offcuts of the same card was used on the folded front panel before adding a strip of fabulous shimmery ribbon ... isn't it pretty?
A simple greeting courtesy of a small Anita's stamp is added to the bottom right corner and the circle stickers down the ribbon panel are from a DCWV pad.

I wanted to join in with the latest Kaboodle Doodle Colour Challenge but as I don't own a single scrap of Stamping Up paper or ink, I had to attempt a colour match with what I had in my stash so hope they're close enough to count.

This card will soon be winging it's way to the parents of the little boy I made yesterday's Post Pals card for, in the hope that it will brighten their day a little bit.
NOW ... I'd better get off my lazy rear and tackle the washing.
Golly gee ... what a fun life I lead!!

Golfer

This week saw the return of Kaboodle Doodle Challenges ... Whoo Hoo!! ... and as a previous lucky winner I thought it only fair to show support and participate. Besides which it also gave me the opportunity to use some of the fabulous downloaded papers from the 'Old Kit' which was my brilliant prize.

It's a Sketch Challenge this time and I made this card for my Brother in Law whose birthday is on Sunday. The golfer stamp is by Papermania and as I didn't want to spoil the lovely papers by covering them up, I simply added some black adhesive gems down the side and rubbed a smidgeon of ink along the torn edge. A black peel off greeting was added to the gold mirri card which serves as a dividing layer between the papers.

Inside I used more of the papers and a small Anita stamp provides the simple message.
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy ... Job Done

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