A few more for sale

Just to show that I haven´t only made one card in 3 weeks (!), I have been making a few for the local bar that sells my wares, so here are a sample.

This was made following a sketch on The Sweet Stop Challenge blog (Sketch 47).

I am not confident enough to actually enter a challenge because I don´t think my work is good enough, but I welcome the ideas the challenge blogs generate.

The papers and image are from Gina Jane at Daisy Designs, and have been "livened" up a little with Sakura pens.

 The posy is by Crafty Ann, and has been coloured with Marvy Le Plume pens. I am debating whether to buy some Copic markers, but as they are so (relatively) expensive and my colouring in wasn´t good even as a child, I may decide to leave stamping as the 99th string to my cardmaking bow...LOL. The papers are by Cuddly Buddly, and of course the white card has been embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder

And finally, another very simple card:-

 This has been made with the border using Cuddly Buddly papers, and then run through my Fiskars border punch, the flowers are by Prima, and the ovals cut on my bug with Nestabilities ovals. The gems are from stash.(And the middle one has moved overnight!!!!)

Mother´s Day Card for a Child

Well, as promised here is a card for a little boy to send to his mummy.

Once again, it is a terrible photo I´m afraid. My house has virtually NO natural light, and the flash on the camera seems to overexpose the card.

Still I hope you get the gist.

 

And here is the inside:-

  

BP and image from Cuddly Buddly Mother Bear Designables

Blue and Brown cardstock - Bazzill

Blue Heart Brad - Stash

Baby and BP highlighted with Sakura gel pen.

Sentiments computer generated.

Gold mirri card - Kanban

I also have the card as a baby girl bear too.

My Comeback

Well, so inspired have I been by reading other cardmakers´ blogs,(especially my friend Anne at Wicked Designs) I have actually made 3.

I have a card box in one of the local bars, run by my friend Chrissie, and she tells me that they need some Mother´s Day cards, so that´s what I have started on.

The photos are terrible, I´m sorry, but I just wanted to post them as soon as possible

I´ll try to redo them tomorrow.

Here´s the first:-

 

And here´s the inside:-

 

The second one is a similar theme, but in a different colour scheme:-

 

And internally:-

 

And the final one for today:-

 

And inside:-

 

For the technical details:-

BP are all by Cuddly Buddly

Sentiments- computer generated

Border- Fiskars

Flowers from stash

Liquid pearls

Gems from stash

Well...................it´s a start

 

Back on Board

Well it's been a few days since I last blogged, but we've had guests since Wednesday. They have now returned to the UK but are coming out here to live permanently in March.

Have only made a couple of cards as time has been limited.

This one is an order for a guy who loves to sing karaoke and has just returned from a cruise where he sang a lot.



The image is from Cuddly Buddy, and is set on an image downloaded from Google, matted onto gold mirri, and black Bazill card.

I have added Sakura glitter pens to the curtains, and clothing.




This is another image from Cuddly Buddy (they are SO good for male cards) It's for a golf lover's 60th birthday. The backing papers are from the same Country Gents set, and again I've used gold mirri card............I think I use that when I have no other ideas... LOL.

Have 3 more orders to complete. Hopefully the mojo will not let me down.

More Challenge Cards

Well yesterday was a mixed bag. I woke with a migraine and had to cancel my (new) once a week Spanish conversation session with Cristina. Although the actual pain had gone by late afternoon, they always leave me feeling washed out mentally, and in no fit state to speak in Spanish for 1 hour+. So we rearranged it for today.

I did however manage to make 3 more cards for Shell's Card Challenge on Cardmaking Friends.

I am trying to economise, so wanted to use papers that were free, alongside my New Cuddly Buddy graphics.




and:-





Both of these cards use images from the Country Gents collection.

The first one also uses backing papers from the collection, and the second from the wonderful Shabby Princess. The sportsmen are matted onto gold mirri card which doesn't show up too well.

The next one again uses Shabby Princess papers, and a large Prima flower, with a Pink Petticoat sentiment.



I hope to make more today............I'll let you know!