Wedding Card

I decided to make a pop out card for this one. The image and backing paper come from Joanna Sheen's Dancing with Shadows. I matted and layered one image onto gold mirri and then cut out the centre of another and 3d'd it. I added two sprays of cream and pink roses to add some colour depth to the card, and tied the gold organza ribbon to the side. Both the roses and the ribbon came from Joanna Sheen. I edged the pop out heart with a gold peel off border and then punched two scallop edge hearts which I stuck together with double sided tape. I used Safamat to add the names of the Bride and Groom to both sides of the heart and then hung it with fine gold embroidery thread. I used Safamat again to put in a short verse. The peel offs and little gems on the ribbon come from my stash. I do hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by and also for the lovely comments that have been left for my other cards. Beryl x

PS I've just realised that I can use this card to fulfill the challenge set by Papertake Weekly - no stamping.

Latest Christmas Card

Hi, I have made another Christmas Card today and this one is for two challenges. The first for Cute Card Thursday which asks for a Christmas Animal and another great sketch from Sketch Saturday For the image I have used a Penny Black penquin stamp, and coloured in with Promarkers. The coloured patch card is from the DCWV Christmas Glitter Stack. The green circles are from a Cuttlebug Embossing folder and then cut out with a circle punch. I do hope you like my card and many thanks for passing by. Beryl x

Two Challenges

This is my second card today and it is for two challenges. Arty Girlz which is for 'red' and a great sketch for Papertake Weekly. The card is a very simple one made with mirri gold card and a warm red paper from Cardmakers Christmas Pad. The stamp is one of the Elusive Images unmounted plates from Graphicus that I bought a couple of years ago. I have used metal leaf for the first time, it is the oxidating red one. Before I stamped the image I stippled the white card with a warm red ink in order to tone down the bright white card. I hope you like this card and if you would like to leave a comment, many thanks. Beryl x

Teen Birthday

Well I've finally managed to finish a card, mojo deserted me for a couple of days. I spent hours looking through stamps and cd's and nothing grabbed my attention. I eventually picked these images from a cd called Asian Mystique. The images are from a page of ATC's which contained six different images. I cut them into squares and made this waterfall card. The backing paper is from the same cd. The other bits and bobs from my stash. The card is for a customer's daughter, I hope you like it and many thanks by dropping by Beryl x

Ooh-la-la Challenge - Wings

The challenge at Ooh-la-la Creations this week is 'Wings'. I folded the front of the card back and cut the scalloped edge, then embossed some lines on it. The backing paper and the butterfly came from Crafter's Companion Oriental cd. I printed the butterfly onto card and ink jet acetate and attached them together with the wings free. I finished by using two gold peeloff butterflies which I stuck onto card then cut out , and to finish I added a few gems. I hope you like my card and thank you very much for stopping by. Beryl x

Blue Christmas

My card today is for two challenges, Rainbow Lady's Challenge and Sketch Saturday. Rainbow Lady wanted a Monotone Christmas Card using a rainbow colour, with black allowed for stamping. I decided to go with blue. The base card, matting and punched stars is Lapiz Stardream. The paper is from Avec Colours Ltd, I coloured the white card with a pale blue Cosmic Shimmer powder. The image stamp is the first Christmas stamp I ever bought by Artprints, and it's still a favourite. The blue ribbon came from my stash. I hope you like my card and thank you for dropping by. Beryl x

Joanna Sheen Forum Challenge

This is my entry in the Joanna Sheen Forum challenge for this week, which is 'ribbon'. This in an anniversary card I was asked to make. The image and paper comes from Joanna Sheen's Fashion Boutique cd I have matted and layered the image onto black and gold mirri. The corners are in gold mirri and are cut from my Cuttlebug. The card is coral Stardream and the ribbons I bought when on the mainland from Hobbycraft. If you are passing by and would like to leave a comment thank you very much. Beryl x

Oo-la-la Creations

This weeks challenge for Oo-la-la-Creations is for Black and White + One. I had the biggest problem with the 'One'. I tried all sorts of colours and in the end settled for the pale gold organza
ribbon from Joanna Sheen. I've had the stamp for ages and can't remember where I got it, but it is made by All Night Media, the backing paper comes from Joanna Sheen again it's an option of extra backing papers on the Dancing With Shadows CD. The black card used came from my stash and I used nesties for the matting and layering. The text was done on my pc. I hope you like it.
Beryl x

Friday Sketchers

Thanks to Friday Sketchers, I now have another Christmas Card made. I used one of
Glenda'sChristmas Stamps from a few years back, which I have managed to use every Christmas since buying it. I coloured it with Promarkers and some Stickles but the glitter doesn't show up on the scan. The papers are from a co-ordinated range from Avec C0lours Unlimited and for the life of me I can't remember where I bought them, it was definitely on line :) The blue card, the silver mirri, the brads and trimming all came from my stash. I hope you like it and thank you for visiting my blog
Beryl x

A Red Christmas

Hi, I've made another Christmas Card today, this time it's for Sketch Saturday. I used another piece of paper from the Cardmakers Christmas Pack, this time red and gold. Mirri Gold and Mars Stardream for the trimming and matting and layering. The stamp is from Glenda's new Christmas sets. Once again I hope you like it and thanks for dropping by and any comments you may wish to make
Beryl x

A Green Christmas

I decided to make a Christmas Card this week for Rainbow Lady's Challenge with is a sketch designed by Beryl (the other one :). I used contrasting green papers from Cardmakers Christmas Craft Pad which I bought from my local craft shop. I used the Stamp Addicts Judikins Christmas Cube again, which I stamped with green Stazon. The die cut Christmas Trees, ribbon and corrigated gold card came from my stash. I hope you like it and thank you for dropping by
Beryl x

Birthday Card

Hi, My friend asked me today to make a birthday card for her postman who has just celebrated his 60th Birthday. I looked around on the web to find Post Box or Postman pictures and came up with zero. I then had a brainwave and got out Joanna Sheen's American Frontier cd and found this image. Not sure if it shows up but the box in the picture says US Mail. I printed out the picture and matching backing paper and made the Pony Express Ribbon on my pc. The dark cs came from a mixed pack of Stardream card which I bought from an e-bay shop ages ago. It doesn't show up very well in the scan, but it is chocolate brown with a very subtle gold shimmer on it. Gold peel offs and gold mirri card to finish off. I hope you like it and thank you for stopping by.
Beryl x

Bev's Blog Candy

Bev's giving away some fantastic blog candy over on her blog why don't you trot over and have a look
Beryl x

Birthday Challenge

The Arty Girlz challenge this week is for a Birthday Card. I made this today for a customer, it's a 21st birthday card, trouble is the customer had no real idea about any hobbies or pastimes Michael might have, so I played safe. The image is from Joanna Sheen's Jane Netley-Mayhew cd. Because of the 3d layering the scan is a bit blurred on the left hand side. I hope you like it and thank you for dropping by.

Beryl x

Papertake Weekly

For the Papertake Weekly sketch challenge this week I've made a simple Christmas Card. I cut out the circles with my nestabilities and then stamped the holly from a Judikins Christmas cube stamp from Stamp Addicts. The backing holly paper is from Cardmakers Christmas Creative Pack, which I got from our new craft shop here in Shetland. The ribbon and peel offs came from my stash. Sorry the scan isn't very good, the card doesn't look as dark in real life. I hope you like my card, and thank you for visiting my blog
Beryl x

Hi, I'm back

This card is for two challenges today. Sketch Saturday and the Tanda Teaser which is for an Indian summer card. The stamp is a Judikins Cube from Stamp Addicts stamped onto glossy card coloured with a Kaleidacolour ink pad. The rest of the paper and card have come from my stash. I hope you like it and thank you for stopping by. Thanks also for the good wishes when I was unable to post.

Beryl x

Hi

Sorry I've not been around much and joining in any challenges, but my back has been playing up and we are in the middle of having our living room (my craft room) decorated. I hope to be back and playing by the middle of next week. Thanks for dropping by
Beryl x

Two challenges in one.

Chrissie had me really stumped this week with the challenge she set for Rainbow Lady I couldn't come up with an idea at all. Then I logged onto My Time To Craft and discovered their challenge is Animal Antics. So I decided to put both challenges together and came up with Fido's Room. The stamps came from Crafter's Companion Boys & Girls set I used brush pens for the bones and coloured Fido in with Promarkers. Colouring isn't my forte, but these pens have certainly helped me. Thanks for dropping by and I hope you like Fido
Beryl x

New Card - Monday

I am hoping that todays card qualifies for two challenges. Firstly a sketch for Papertake Weekly.

Secondly for Ooh-la-la-Creations which is Words of Wisdom. The stamp used for the image is an Elusive Images one from Graphicus and contains the words 'A whisper of Winter' not particularly deep an meaniful lol. The colour scheme was dictated by my choice of paper, which was one from the Graphicus Guild free set. I dusted a piece of white card with a cosmic shimmer similar in colour to the paper and then stamped the image using a co-ordinated brush pen. The image is matted and layered onto silver mirri and an offcut of the main card. The extra strips required by the sketch are mirri silver embossed with swiss dots. I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Beryl x

Special Occasion

This card is for a Very Special Occasion. My SIL is going to taking on the post of Pastor at St.Thomas Baptist Church in Exeter. His induction ceremony is taking place at the end of this week. I have made this card for the family. I started with a piece of pale pink Tapestry card, the image is from Joanna Sheen's Heavenly Cards. I used the largest image and matted and layered it onto silver mirri and stardream purple punch. The card is trimmed with silver and purple ribbon and three tiny ribbon roses. I hope you like it, and thanks for stopping by.
Beryl x