WEDDING CELEBRATIONS

 WEDDING CELEBRATIONS

This year we are lucky enough to be invited to my husbands's ex-PA's second marriage.  She's been part of our family since my boys were born and 2 years old.  Her children were a bit older and her daughter used to babysit our boys.  She worked for my husband for 15 years, she saw more of him during the day than I did.  

She has now found a lovely man and is now married as of this past weekend.  I also designed their wedding invitations. 

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Cut It Up Challenge #295 New Silver Embellishments plus die cuts TOP 3

2. Snippets Playground Challenge # 471 Celebration Theme TOP 3 PICKS

Snippets from making the card and using leftovers.

3. Crafting Happiness Challenge # 156 Made in 2023 for 2024 Wedding *

4. The Paper Funday Challenge #61 Anything Goes and or Twist Let's Celebrate *

5. Twisted Thursday Challenge January 2024 Anything Goes/Celebrations TOP PICKS

6. Crafty Catz Challenge #663 Anything Goes/ Twist No Design Papers *

7. 613 Avenue Create Challenge January 2024 Anything Goes / New Beginnings *

8. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge #01 January Anything Goes *

9. Morgan's Artworld Challenge #72 Anything Goes *

10. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #562 Anything Goes *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White American Craft Card.

2. Coloured Card: Pale Blue Bazzill. 

3. White Card: French Linen

4. Silver Mirror Board

5. Sentiment: PC Generated

6. Dies and Tools Used: About 10 different dies are used.

Spellbinders border die curved, Petite Ovals, Petite Ovals Scalloped edge, Leaf, Mr & Mrs, Frames, Spellbinders Classic Circle, Classi9c Circles Scalloped edge, Heart and Celebrate. 

7. Embossing Folder:  Dry Embossing: With Love by Cuttlebug and With Love Language  

8. Tools Used:

9. Embellishments:

Flowers, Pearls, Pins, Leaves, Roses, Metal Corner, Organza Ribbon, Silver Twine, Cream Hearts,

Silver Pearls, 

10. Inside and the back of the card:

   

10. Handmade Envelope and Embellishments.

  

11. The back of the Handmade Envelope.

Happy crafting everyone and stay safe.

HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY

Happy 60th Birthday

I was asked to make a card, for a 60th birthday celebration.  Her name was Joy and I was meant to know her.  I really had to think about this name and whom was ordering the card and I couldn't think for the life of me who Joy was.  Well I got to meet Joy at long last,  Joy was the makeup artist that did my make for me 25 years and one month ago today.  It's a very small world isn't it? 

This is a Dutch Barn fold card.

As this is a very special milestone I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenges:

1. A Place To Start Challenge January 2024 Gate Fold/ Anything Goes Challenge *

2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge January #01 Anything Goes *

3. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #119 Anything Goes *

4. Unicorn Challenge #94 Birthday *

5. Love To Scrap Challenge #165 Anything Goes  Top Picks Winner

6. Seize the Birthday Challenge #275 Wet or Dry Embossing (DRY USED) *

7. Twisted Thursday Challenge January Challenge Anything Goes / Celebration *

8. Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft Challenge Week #1 Anything Goes *

9. Just Us Girls Challenge #709 Word Week *

10. The Paper Players Challenge #671 Cheers for the Year Birthday Challenge *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Bazzill Basic Peach

2. Coloured Card: Bazzill Mango and Rose Gold Mirror card.

3. Design Paper: (Will download when I get home)

4. Sentiment: PC Generated Typewriter font.

5. Embellishments: Gems, hearts and flowers all from my stash.

6. Side Panels: Happy Birthday PC Generated and Love is a unbranded die.  Plus gems from my stash.

                       

7. Layout of the card once it's opened up.

8. Dies Used: There were an assortment of different dies used.  Spellbinders, and unbranded dies. 

9. Inside the card the sentiment is PC generated and the back of the card:

          

10. Here is a photo of the back and front of the envelope I made to match the card.

Happy crafting everyone.

MERRY CHRISTMAS IN JANUARY 2024

Merry Christmas from my family to yours.

Here comes my selection of 2024 Christmas cards, well you can never start too early can you?

This is a card that I made late in December and was delivered to the United States to my son's

in-laws.  I loved how this card turned out and at the same time I made a second card in different colours and this one was sent to England.  

 Challenges I'm entering:

1. Christmas Kickstart Challenge # 82 The Midas Touch *

(Touch of gold on the left corner of the design paper.

2. Christmas Craft Creations Challenge January Glitter & Sparkle *

3. Sparkles Christmas challenge #156 Winter Wonderland *

4. The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge #108 Anything Goes and or Die Cut or Embossing

5. Fourseasons Challenge Winter Season *

6. ABC Christmas Challenge A is for Anything Christmas & B is for Berries *

7. The Sisterhood of Crafters January Challenge Icy Cold *

8. Let's Craft and Create Challenge #203 Anything Goes and/or Penny for your thoughts *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Teal from Kaisercraft and Silver Mirror board from Rosie's Studios

3. Design Paper: Kaisercraft from my scrap bin

4. Die Used: Merry Christmas Unbranded Die

5. Sentiment: PC Generated using Papyrus Font.

6. Snow Flake using a Spellbinders Die.

7. A group of embellishments put together from my stash.  Flower, Snowflake Die, Silver Twine, Silver Gems, White and Silver Ribbon.

8. Inside and the back of the card.  Handmade With Love from unbranded dies.

                 

Wishing everyone happy crafting.

   

    

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday in January.  This month over at 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 is one of our latest sketches.

I do hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year and here we are in the start of January 2024 already.

Here is one of our sketches for January 2024 I do hope you like it.

  Sketch #270

 

 

A quick look at the inside of my card.  This is such an easy sketch, and I'm looking forward to seeing your cards.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #562 *

2. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #119 Anything Goes *

3. Digi Choosday Cardmaking Challenge #50 Anything Goes *

4. Paperminutes Challenge #827 Something New *

5. Incy Wincy Design Challenge January 2024 *

6. Unicorn Challenge #94 Birthday *

7. Die Cut Diva's January Challenge Never Before Used Stuff *

8. SheepSki Designs Challenge #82 Anything Goes *

9. Double D Challenge # Birthday and or Anniversary Celebration *

10. Love To Scrap Challenge #164 Anything Goes *

11. Birthstone Challenge #7 Garnet *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Card stock White Linen

2. Coloured Card: American Craft Bubble Gum and Burgundy 

3. Design Paper: By Kaiser Craft Ma Cherie

4. Image: Is from Ma Cherie by Kaisercraft pad which I've never used before.

5. Sentiment: Computer Generated Happy Birthday

6. Tools Used:

7. Dies Used: Spellbinders Classic Large and Small Circles used.

            

8. Inside and the back of the card.

                 

Take care everyone, have a great month crafting.

Cherry's Welcome to 2024 Sketch #269

 Happy New Year everyone.

It's summer here in New Zealand, Christmas and New Year means Cherry's and there are an abundance at this time of year which we absolutely adore.  These Cherry's have Glossy Accents on them and they look good enough to eat.

This is my first card for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 for 2024 using a new image I've never used before.

Sketch #269

Another very easy sketch for the New Year and you can also use up your scraps.

A quick view of the inside of my card.

Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and support our challenges for 2024 and don't forget to leave the design team a little love.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Worldwide Crafters Colorists Challenge #12 *

2. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #119 Anything Goes *

3. Digi Choosday Cardmaking Challenge #50 Anything Goes *

4. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #1 Anything Goes *

5. Incy Wincy Design Challenge January 2024 *

6. Crafting Happiness Challenge #155 Anything Goes TOP PICKS

7. Die Cut Diva's January Challenge Never Before Used Stuff (New Image Never Used Before) *

8. SheepSki Designs Challenge #82 Anything Goes *

9. Fourseasons Challenge # January Anything *

10. Love To Scrap Challenge #165 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Kaiser Card Burgundy 

3. Design Papers: By K and Co and the striped is scraps from Pavlova Papers

4.Image: Beccy's Place

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools Used:

7. Embellishments: Card Candy from my stash.

8. Inside and the back of the card:

Take care everyone wishing you all a wonderful New Year and happy crafting.