FOSTV 31 - Die Cuts

This week's challenge at Friends of Speedy TV is to use die cuts.  You can find the challenge over at Friends of Speedy TV challenges as challenge 31 

My original idea was to die cut an MFP image and use it on a card with some other die cuts but then I saw this week's JUGS inspiration photo and I went back to the drawing board and came up with this card.  The sketch is actually VLVJuly Week 5 but it is far from CAS!

I used the butterfly from Daffodil Greetings and stamped it all over the card base in grey ink.  I stamped another in black ink which I popped up and glittered!  I added the red touches with Pan Pastels.  The flowers, foliage, oval and strip were all die cut with dies - mostly Spellbinders.

This is a close up of the popped up butterfly - you can see the sparkle from the added Stickles.

We would love it if you played along this week. There is another great stamp set called Wild Horses for one lucky participant this week.  Good luck.

Simple Card after 33 Years

Most times I need to make a card for hubby I go for something complicated or intricate or something with lots of colouring.

This time I went clean and simple using this cute little dog stamp from Katzelcraft.  I am entering the card in this week Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge.  We celebrate 33 years of marriage tomorrow. 

We have decided to spend the evening at open air theatre performed by a small local group.  It should be fun.  This is what we will be seeing at Theatre Workshop Coulsdon.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the start of the Olympics.

Janine

Sentimental Sundays - Wings

Used this image from Katzelcraft and some Pan Pastels - my first play with them to create the image for this card.  The greeting and the oriental symbols are from the Asian Delights set recently released by Mark's Finest Papers.

VLV July Week 3 Anniversary

I am trying to ensure I have enough anniversary cards to prevent last minute panics.  It is our Anniversary this weekend and as soon as that one is over a batch spring up - you can see my first career was teaching and all my friends married in the school summer holidays!

This card is one to add to the collection and uses the rosebud from Marks Finest Papers Love Remains set.  I have used the VLV July Week 3 sketch, some anniversary paper from Kanban and some scraps from my trays as well as some thread / cord from a Christmas present.  The image was cut with a Spellbinders die.

Thank you for dropping in!

Beach Days

Another card for the young man who turns two on Friday.  They don't live far from the coast but I cannot see him playing ball with a dog unless it is someone else's dog!
I used Jugs Challenge Colours and a very simple layout.  The stamp is Faye Whittaker from Joanna Sheen. The sun has some stickles shimmer.

Thanks for looking.

FOSTV 30 - Silver Wedding Joy

Monday has rolled round again and this week the challenge at FOSTV is to make a joy fold card.  Now I have to say I needed a nudge to make one of these again but they make for something a little different and yet they are quite simple to do - yes I have given a link to the tutorial.

You really should play along this week as there is a cute set on offer to one lucky person called Tweet Blessings .   You can find the challenge as challenge 30 at FOSTV















My card uses another great MFP set called Mother's Magnolias.  I love this set.  I used the acrylic distress technique using silver coloured paint and some blue ink.  The magnolia was coloured with Copics.  I used a Spellbinders m-bossabilities folder for the background and a Martha Stewart border punch to give the lacy edge.

I made the card for Chris and Debbie who recently celebrated their Silver Wedding anniversary by hosting a dinner dance for about 200 people who had been closely involved with them over some period in their married life.  What a wonderful idea.

  

 I hope you give the challenge a go this week - we would love to see what you create.

Have a good week.

Summertime and the living is easy

The High Hopes challenge this time around is summer fun.  All that kept coming into my head was "Summertime and the living is easy" and that is what made me use this image. 

I originally wanted to use the boy with his dog sitting on the dock but I cannot lay my hands on that image - I can't believe I have lost it! 

This one though is quite topical as it is for my MIL to give her great grandson when he turns 2 later this week.  She used to have a wind up tortoise that talked about taking it "slow real slow" that she used to bring out as her party piece and make everyone laugh so the turtle is as close as I can get.  Bradley won't remember but I suspect his Mum might!  The layout is one from Splitcoast Sketch Challenges.

I think the butterfly and turtle are having some fun.  Hope you are too. 
Janine