Mojo Monday..........18th Birthday Card.

Hello, did everyone have a good weekend? Are you all sitting down, today, I have spent the day making cards!!!!!! Yes, I know, you haven't seen a card on my blog since August, it is the first time in three months I've actually felt inspired to papercraft,

I went over to Mojo Monday for a sketch and hopefully to get my mojo back.It's my niece's 18th birthday on Wednesday and my sister asked if I could make a special card for her, how could I refuse.

When I saw the sketch, and saw the centre circle, my first thought was a rosette, like the age badges you can buy from card shops.

I die cut some circles and a Tim Holtz rosette and layered them up adding lots of die cut banners and ribbons. She loves photography so I added a little wooden camera and stamped "Smile" It's Your Day.

I made a pocket for the inside of the card by stitching a smaller piece of matching paper to the base paper and printed out some photo booth style photo's.

I printed a verse............

and made a matching box to put the card in.

I then went on to make another card for me to send, this one is very simple using a readymade frame, a doily, pearl swirls and some felt flowers.

Thanks for stopping by, have a good week.

xxxxDebxxxx

Mojo Monday #302......Summer Flowers Birthday Card.

Hello there, hope you all had a great weekend. Are you all Brits enjoying the glorious weather that we are having in the UK. We went away for a few days in a Yurt, it was fab, the weather certainly helped.

I'm back today with this week's sketch from Mojo Monday.

Here's my card.........

I cut four 5cm squares from kraft card and stamped IBS Summer Flowers in Versamark ink and heat embossed some aqua and white embossing powders. I inked around the edges in white pigment ink, giving a soft look to the flower squares.

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back tomorrow with a post about my mini break in a Yurt.

xxxxDebxxxx

Mojo Monday #299........Vintage Frame Birthday Card.

Hello there, did you all have a good weekend? It was a quiet one for me, I went out Friday night so was tired all day on Saturday. I must be getting old!!!!!

I'm back today with this week's sketch from Mojo Monday, this week is Round or Square, I always go for the square but I might surprise you one time and go with the circle!!!

Here's my card.............

I went with Prima Divine paper range which I love, the doily is one of the papers, which I fussy cut. I stitched around the paper and stapled some lace to the front. I stamped the Inspired by Stamping Fancy Frame 2 and the sentiment from Heartfelt Greetings, then die cut out using the co-ordinating die, finishing off with a flower.

Supplies

Stamps- Fancy Labels 2, Heartfelt Greetings.
Paper- Prima Divine.
Pretties- Crochet Trim, Curly Flower.
Tools- TH Stapler, Fancy Labels 2 Die.

Thanks for stopping by
xxxxDebxxxx

Mojo Monday #293.....

Hello there, did you all have a good weekend? I'm back today with this week's sketch from Mojo Monday.

Here's my interpretation of the sketch.

 

I loved this sketch as soon as I saw it and knew straight away I'd be using the gorgeous banner stamps from Inspired by Stamping. I went with half a doily and one of my favourite frame stamps, instead of the circles, adding a bow and flower to my frame.

Supplies

Stamps- Whimsical Banners, Fancy Labels 18, Birthday Greetings.

Papers- Prima.

Pretties- IBS Seam Binding, IBS Flower.

Thanks for stopping by, today.

xxxxDebxxxx

Mojo Monday #291.........French Style Birthday.

Good Morning, I hope you all had a good weekend, we went Geocaching yesterday for the very first time but I'll tell you more about that later in the week, it was good fun.

Today, I'm back with a card using this week's sketch from Mojo Monday, it's been absolutely ages since I last played along with them. I decided that I'd create a card this morning before I start the housework. I know, delay tactics  but I will get it done.

This week it's the Round or Square sketch.

I went with the square.

I stamped the clock and added the Prima clock hands adding tiny pearls around the edge. A nice quick card, now to start my housework,' bleugh' !!!

Supplies

Stamps- IBS Paris, IBS Birthday Wishes

Paper- Prima Tea Thyme

Pretties- IBS Flower, Prima Clock Hands, SU Pearls, pink seam-binding ribbon.

Have a great week.

xxxxDebxxxx

Worlds Greatest Husband Birthday Card............using Stampin'Up Collage Curio's.

Hi, I'm back today with a masculine card which is as rare as hen's teeth for me. My sister as asked me to make her husband a card for his birthday. The new Stampin'Up Spring/Summer catalogue is out on Saturday and I'm loving the new Soda Pop Tops with the coordinating stamp set.

The bottle tops are very easy to flatten, I used my Big Shot without tab 1 and 2, with the rim face up, use an old plate as it does dig into the plastic and marks it.
Using the SU Collage Curio's, I stamped the text circle in Crumb Cake then stamped the vintage frame in Chocolate Chip, lastly stamping the hot air balloon in Midnight Muse. I  punched out the stamped image using the 2.5cm circle punch, it fits perfectly inside the bottle top. Once the image was in the top, I  covered it with SU Crystal Effects, giving a nice glossy, raised look to it.

I used this week's sketch from Mojo Monday.

Supplies
Stamps- SU Collage Curio's, SU For my Family, SU World's Greatest.
Papers- SU First Edition, SU Natural Composition, SU Fan Fair.
Other- Soda Pop Tops, Paper Piecing Pack, Hearts a Flutter Framelit Dies, Crystal Effects.

IBSIC #42......white, olive green and blue.

Hello, I'm back today with this week's IBS Inspiration Challenge #42 using the colours olive green, blue and white.

Here's this week's gorgeous inspiration board, isn't it pretty ?

I love these colours especially the beautiful midnight blue.

I also used this weeks sketch from Mojo Monday.

supplies
Stamps- IBS Cute Circles, IBS Little Phrases.
Papers- My Minds Eye, Stampin'Up.
Pretties- IBS Flowers, SU Old Olive seam binding.
Tools- SU Scalloped Punch, Spellbinder Circle Nestabilitie.
Ink Pads- SU Lucky Limeade, Midnight Muse.

I hope you'll join us this week, we love to see your creations. We've also had some new talented designers join the Inspired by Stamping team this week, so it would be lovely if you could pop over and say hello to them.

Gloria Stengal

Grace Tolman

Leah Cornelius

Nazeema Bastian

Pat Bray

Shani Thomas

Vicki Dutcher

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back soon.
xxxxDebxxxx

IBSIC #11......Use Crochet Lace.

I'm back today for Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge #11, this week it is to use some crochet lace on your project.
Here's the gorgeous photo to inspire you to create.

Here's my card.

I also used this week's sketch over at Mojo Monday.

I created this Anniversary card using the new Kaiser Craft Magnolia Grove, I love the gorgeous soft colours of this collection. I layered the papers and added some jute netting and some cream crochet lace, stapling it in place.
I stamped the quote onto some kraft card, die cutting out with the Spellbinder circle, I clustered the flowers and lace, adding a little tag stamped with a heart.

Supplies
Stamps- Sweet Valentine's.
Papers- Kaiser Craft Magnolia Grove.
Pretties- IBS Flowers, jute netting, two different crochet lace.
Tools- Spellbinder circle and scalloped circle, SU tag punch.

I hope you can join us this week, we love looking at all your creations.
Happy Crafting
xxxxDebxxxx

Stuck on You....

Hello my friends, I hope you are all enjoying the weekend, today I'm back with a Christmas card for the Jingle Belles challenge, they have teamed up with E.A.D. Designs and are asking us to use stickers or rub-ons. I don't have many stickers so thought I may have had to use rub-ons but when I looked I had got a couple of sheets of Christmas stickers.

I used this week's sketch from Mojo Monday.

I used Websters Papers and distressed the edges with TH Antique Linen Distress Ink, the snowflake sticker is October Afternoon. I stamped the SU sentiment onto a piece of card and snipped the V-shape to make a banner.
When I cleaned my craft room I threw so many scraps of paper away which I'd planned to use on my cards but never did so I have decided to use up the left overs straight away so here is a second card.

Supplies
Papers- Websters Pages
Stickers- October Afternoon Very Merry
Stamp- SU Contempo Christrmas
Other- SU Lace, bling

I bet the girls over at Jingle Belles are shocked that I have not only done two cards but got them in the first week, you never know I might be able to get another card done next week.

Hugs
xxxxDebxxxx