Happy Birthday

Good Friday morning here in New Zealand.  Today I'm sharing a card with you I made for a very close friend of mine, I made it for her recent birthday and next year it will have to be something really special as it's her 50th.

Here's another look at her card and a quick peak inside as well.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #366 Word Art *

2. Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Celebrations *

3. Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #1741 Anything Goes *

4. The Sisterhood of Crafter's Challenge Pink October *

5. Aud Sentiments Challenge #190 Use A Die Cut and A Sentiment *

6. Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 499 Circles *

7. Little Miss Muffit Challenge # 173 Anything Goes *

8. Seize the Birthday Challenge Time for Anything Goes *

9. Unicorn Challenge #26 Perfectly Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness *

10. Craft Rocket Challenge #42 Birthday or Pretty Pinks *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen

2. Coloured Card: Burgundy Kaisercraft Card, Cream Shimmer Paper

3. Design Papers: Ma Cherie by Kaisercraft Pad 6 1/2 x 6 1/2  pad 

4. Sentiment: From Kaisercraft Ma Cherie 

5. Tools Used

6. Dies Used

a. My Favourite Things Fishtail

b. Spellbinders Classic Circle Large

c. Spellbinders Classic Circle Small

7. Embellishments:

Lace, Flowers, Gold Braid, Brad and Cream Pearls all from my stash.

8. Inside and the back of my card.

Take care wishing you all a wonderful weekend and happy crafting.

Mouse Big Flower

Hello and welcome to my blog.  Sorry I'm running a little late this week with my postings but here I am.

This week over at

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 

the theme is

Anything Goes 

and our sponsor is 

Bugaboo Stamps

I've used Mouse Big Flower which I won recently and have been dying to use it.

Theme this week is

Anything Goes

Store -http://www.bugaboostamps.com/
Blog - http://www.catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/

and our lucky winner will receive

Prize - 4 digi images of winners choice

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Catch The Bug Challenge October Anything Goes*

2. Pammie's Inky Pinkie Challenge # 1741 Anything Goes*

3. Creative Moments Challenge # 128 Anything Goes*

4. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge # 366 Word Art *

5. Little Red Wagon Challenge #414 Left Overs *

6. The Sisterhood Of Crafters Pink October  Top 3

7. Little Miss Muffet Challenge # 173 Anything Goes Top 3

8. CCC Digi Creations Challenge # 82 Breast Cancer Awareness Top 3

9. Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge #91 Pinktober  *

10. Crafty Friends Challenge #68 Anything Goes *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen Card

2. Coloured Card: Kaisercraft Bubblegum

3. Pattern Paper: Rosie Studio Pink Gingham and Scrap paper from scrap box.

4. Image: Mouse Big Flower by Bugaboo Stamps

5. Colour Medium: Copics and a silver, white and black gel pens

6. Tools Used

7. Dies Used

           8. Embellishments:

Hello sentiment computer generated used My Favourite Things

label die, and silver gems, pink rose from my stash and Cheery Lynn left die and silver brad  and Dragonfly all from my stash.

9. Inside and the back of my card.

Take care and have a great week, happy crafting.

Amalia and Presents

Welcome to my blog, I'm sorry I'm late posting this week hopefully everything will get back to normal in this household and my posting for challenges will be on time.

I do hope everyone is well and you're enjoying your crafting still.

This week have another new sketch one I created 

whilst recuperating after breaking my ankle.

It's not a hard sketch but it is one that you can use up all those 

scrap pieces of paper that we all have left over and as they are too good to throw out.

Sketch # 123

This week our sponsor is 

Dilly Beans Digi Stamps

by Megan Suarez

http://www.sillydillybeans.blogspot.com/

Our lucky winner will receive

Prize:  Three Free Images

Don't forget to drop by the rest of the team over at 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what they created using 

Dilly Beans Stamps.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Ooh La La Challenge # 239 Die Cuts *

2. Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Let's Celebrate *

3. Pammie's Inky Pinkie Challenge # 1741 *

4. Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge #41 Anything Goes *

5. ABC Christmas Challenge Unlimited & Vibrant *

6. Creative Moments Challenge #128 Anything Goes *

7. Little Red Wagon Challenge #414 Leftovers *

8. Southern Girls Challenge Stripey Days Are Here Again*

9. QKR Stampede Challenge #264 Anything Goes *

10. The Corrosive Challenge # 10 October Anything Goes*

Card Recipe:

1a Base: White French Linen

2.a Coloured Card: Moss and Scarlet by Kaisercraft 

1.b Base: White French Linen

2.b Coloured Card: Grape and Sea Foam by Kaisercraft

3.a Image: Amalia and Presents by Dilly Beans

3.b As above

4. a and b Colour Medium: Copics black and white gel pens.

5. a and b Tools Used.

6. Dies Used

7. a Embellishments: Deep Red Velvet Ribbon from my stash.

7.b Mauve Ribbon, Silver Twine, Flower and Mauve gems all from my stash.

8.a Inside and the back of card A

8. b Inside and the back of card B

Take care wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Wine Friends

Good morning fellow blogger's and welcome, here's my card

this week for Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge.

I've made my card this week for my sisters birthday for 

14th October in Australia, gift wrapped and card sent today as postage seems to take ages to get to Cairns.

This week the theme is Anything Goes

and we have two sponsors 

Sparkle n Sprinkle and

Di's Digi Stamps

Here's another look and my card and also a peak of the inside.

This week I've used this brilliant image

called 

Wine Friends

Sparkle n Sprinkle are letting our choose

3 Digi Images from their online store

Store- http://sparklensprinkle.com/

Blog - http://sparklensprinkle.com/blog-sparkle/

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and 

Di is offering

$12 Gift Certificate to her online store

Store - http://www.disdigistamps.co

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Celebrations *

 My Sister's Birthday

2. Pammie's Inky Pinkie Challenge #1740 Anything Goes *

3. Digi Choosday Crafting Week 40 Anything Goes *

4. Fab'n'Funky Challenge # 365 Pretty In Pink *

5. Inspiration Destination Challenge #135 Anything Goes *

6. The Sisterhood Of Crafters Use Your Dies *

7. A Gem of A Challenge #204 Birthday Card TOP 3

8. Love To Craft Challenge October Anything Goes *

9. Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge # 259 Think Pink * 

10. Crafter's Cafe Challenge #182 Use Dies or Punches *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: French White Linen Card

2. Coloured Card: Bouquet By Bazzill Basic

3. Design Paper: BoBunny Secret Garden = Garden Roses

4. Image: Wine Friends from Sparkle n Sprinkle

5. Colour Medium: Copics 

6. Tools Used

7. Glossy Accents: For their reading glasses and wine glasses

8. Dies Used:

Spellbinders

Floral Ovals

Classic Circles Large

Lacey Circles 

9. Birthday Sentiment: Computer Generated 

10. Embellishments:

All from my stash

11. Inside my card:

a= Blank to start with

b= Inside once I put my sentiment in the card

c= Back of my finished card

Take care wishing you a wonderful week and happy crafting.