Spots

Today's card is for the Tanda Teaser this week which is Seeing Spots. I used a backing paper from the new Papermania range and then cut some of the flowers from another sheet and layered them up making a very simple card from just a couple of sheets of backing paper - the layering doesn't really show in the photo. The idea for this came from the launch of Joanna Sheen's new CD Cottage Gardens. One of her DT made a card this way with one of the papers from the CD, it was Suzanne, and you can seen her card here. So thank you Suzanne for the idea and inspiration. If you haven't visited Suzanne's Blog you don't know what you're missing. Not only does she make fabulous cards , but she does some great tutorials and product write ups. Do pay her a visit you certainly will not be disappointed. I added a piece of black grosgrain ribbon from Poppicrafts and a couple of spotty Flora Doodles. Thank you for your visit and comments, all of which are really appreciated. Beryl x

Ready Steady Craft Recipe

My card today is for the Papertake Weekly Challenge which is a Ready Steady Craft Recipe - one ribbon, two rectangles and three small round embellishments. I have used Joanna Sheen's Messy Rabbit for the image, and coloured him in with watercolour pencils. The papers are from the Cardmaker's Christmas Pack. The ribbon and the flowers are from Poppicrafts and the little gems are from my craft box. I'm not sure if I like this as I think it is a bit too green. Thank you very much for visiting my blog and I appreciate all the comments left. Beryl x

Suzanne's First Challenge

I was asked to make a Christmas card for a baby, and it fits in really well with Suzanne's first challenge to use Letters on your card. If you haven't seen Suzanne's blog do take a look as she does some amazing work. You will also find some brilliant tutorials there with very clear instructions and pictures. I cut the card from a Sencillo Template using Mars Stardream card. The top, toe and heel were made from white glitter card. The image is from a decoupage set I bought last Christmas and I think it was from Kameo Cards, I used silicone glue to raise it slightly off the card. The ribbon came from Poppicrafts. The letters are from a Cuttlebug Alphabet that I treated myself too. I am feeling a whole lot better now and many thanks for your good wishes - think it must have been some sort of bug. Thank you so much for visiting my blog and also for all the kind comments that have been left. Beryl x

A Card for Today

My card today is for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge which is 'Lilac'. The image is a Penny Black stamp which I have painted with Twinkling H2Os. The backing paper is from the DCWV Winter Stack. I matted the paper and image are matted onto Purple Punch Stardream card. The ribbon came from Poppicrafts and the flower is left over from last year and I think it is a Papermania one. I've had the Seasons Greetings stamp for ages. I hope you like my card and thank you very much for visiting my blog. Beryl x

Christmas Presents

Another Christmas card to add to my pile, I've more or less finished the cards I need for myself not counting the special ones for children and grandchildren. I do have a few orders to complete, then I can make some more cards to hopefully sell. A friend works at our local health centre and she always manages to sell quite a few cards for me. Another friend has also asked for a few to take into her workplace. For this card I used DCWV paper and the stamp is one of Glenda's from Graphicus. The present brads came from Poppicrafts. I hope you like my card and thank you for visiting. Beryl x

A couple of cards for today

The first of my two cards has co-ordinating papers from my Cardmaker's Christmas Pad and the stamped image is from Glenda's Christmas Flourish Stamp Sheet. I stamped it in blue Stazon and then added some Stickles to make it sparkle. The ribbon came from Poppicrafts.

The second one is a fun card. The image is a Penny Black stamp which I stamped in Black Versafine and then coloured with Promarkers. The paper is from DCWV Christmas Stack and the flower came from Poppicrafts.

These cards were made a few days ago and are part of my pile of Christmas cards which is slowly beginning to grow. I hope you like my cards and thank you for visiting and also for the very kind comments you leave, please come back soon. Beryl x

Rainbow Lady meets Friday Sketchers

Today's card is to represent the great sketch no 24 over at Friday Sketchers, I have used two pieces of ribbon so my card also qualifies for Rainbow Lady's Challenge to use ribbon. The backing papers are both from DCWV Christmas Stacks. The ribbon and the flowers are from Poppicrafts. Rodney Reindeer is a Whipper Snapper Stamp, I have coloured him in with my Promarkers. I hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by my blog today.
Beryl x