Indulgent Dad

This is a Father's day card I have created using the Paper Mania "It's a mans world" stamps I really love these stamps as they are quirky and there is something for every man in your life.
I coloured the image with Alcohol Markers matted and layered this onto an iridescent green card then onto black I stamped both greetings and matted them also then placed them all on to Black card

Graduation

This card I designed using my Pazzles for the mortar board and scroll I always add the graduates name into the scroll as this makes it a personal keepsake. I also used a sizzix mortar board die and used a strip of torn parchment for the small scroll. I printed the greeting in MCS and added borders to match then stamped the two corners with an ornate corner stamp

All Creatures great and small

One of the first pages I created using Craft Artist. The photos are from a holiday Animal show night and my little Grandson volunteered for every animal. I used the blend mode on the background of a day at the Zoo. I used the Melon School digi kit but coloured the Alphas to suit the page the paper animals were from other kits I have

Beautiful Puppy

 
Welcoming a Puppy to the family card I used Craft Artist to create the background with all the little doggy embellishments, Used an intelligent fram from Indie chick kit

Glamorous Steampunk

 
I received my new Steampunk craft artist Cd's the other day so had to play with them, I needed to create a girly card for a friend.
I used Pink Material and the Scissor tool to get the edges also the Lace brushes from the photo real brushes. I printed the greeting and name then used the colouring tool to fade the colour and shadowed this.
I added the mannequin, boots and perfume bottles from the Steampunk Parlour Kit and could not resist the little butterfly but coloured it pink to match. I used two of the tags to sit down the edge of the lace. I then printed it out I was going to print the images again and decoupage them on top  but I decided to give the card lift by adding sequins, glitter and bows

Pink and Glamorous

 
I used MCS to create this card and the Fab Glam Fifties CD for the image and background. I created the background first with the Greeting top and bottom. Then I chose the image printed it separately and added a double corner ribbon to the topper before sticking it down. I glittered the image using fine crystal glitter and a Diamante for the centre of the bow

Fun Fishing

 

This is an A4 card I created the background in craft artist I placed fished onto the paged and used the blend mode to give a watermark effect. The Greeting I used the effects tab and gave this a Glass effect and a slight shadow so that it stood off the page. The image came from MCS Mens CD  I used the Punch to get the shape and did the same with materials from Craft Artist. I added a shadow to these to give a layered effect. The Brother Button I used the same materials and the punch added text.

I printed the backing page the image and the button seperate then put them all together onto an A$ card then I added little google eyes to the fish and diamond Glaze to the button (I would normally add the glaze before I fixed this to the card but it turned out.)

A Day at the park

A page I created from a day at Craigtoun Park with my two Grandsons. I used Craft Artist and one of the free digi kits for the background and embellishment

The Splash Zone

A scrapbook page I did of my Grandson sqirting water at me as I was taking the photo. I used Craft Artist to cut out the photo and one of the many Digi kits for the background and embellshments

Glam Mannequin

Another Glam and Girly card created in MCS from Fab Glam Fifties CD again I printed the background, Name and Greeting onto the card and then printed the Mannequin and decoupaged it onto the card

Wedding gift box card

Wedding Gift Box

I used my Pazzles to cut this 4 boxes and the actual gift box to keep them in . The template I got from UK Scrappers and apologise as I cannot remember the persons name who actually designed it but there are so many great designers on UK scrappers.

I decorated it with cerise pink ribbon and streamers (bad photo colour)

Glam n Girly

A card created in MCS with Fab Glam Fifties one of my favourites as its so feminine and girly.
I printed the background, greeting and name onto the card and printed the mannequin and embellishments separately

Fun in Florida

I created this A4 page using Craft Artist and a couple of didgi kits and used photos of my son and his family in florida. I have promised them that I will make a memory book of their trips to Florida for the Boys to look back on

Polka Doodles

 
Polka doodles I just love Nikki Halls Doodles,papers and everything about her quirky CDs.

I used MCS to import the papers for the background Charater to decoupage and a sentiment to personalise the card with a name.
I used MCS for the bleaching effect for the backgroud also the main image once I had got the image I liked. I used the digital punches to create the shapes. Printed these out and cut them decoupaged the main image and name tag.

Wings of Hope (Spellbinders)

 
 
After receiving my new dies I noticed that the wings of hope had these wings and they looked like a masquerade mask. I cut them inked and treble embossed them with gold embossing powder and embellished them with gems, feathers, sequins and glitter. I used the wings again and drew around them to create a slightly larger mat an idea from Sue Wilson.The actual background I created in Craft Artist using some of the great special effects and a digi kit from the Vitaj collection.
I finished by adding some border peel offs and a ribbon to give the effect of the handle.

 
A New home card! I used MCS to create the background with the greeting, bunting and house. The little bird I imported from Tulip and friends And Tatty Ted I took from Do crafts designer CD. Decoupaged Tatty Ted and finished the card with Flowersoft and glitter

Pink and girly with paintbox poppets

                                    I used Crafters Companion Paintbox poppets for the image, ribbon slider and name on the card, The image I cut using the large beaded circle then used the die again to cut a slightly larger mat. I finished with pink gems and Glitter

Beautiful 1st Birthdays+

 

Two baby cards using a mixture of Spellbinder Dies and MCS

I creted the backgrounds in MCS using the digital punches with backing papers, I added the greeting and printed out the card.
I used Lily of the Valley stamps and a mixture of alcohol pens to colour each image the Labels D for the first one and I used a Marianne Die for the second card

Cherish yesterday

Spellbinders again I actially embossed the card with a mask then used my edgabilites for the bottom of the card and white card to sit along the top of the card. I stamped my greetings and used Labels A and Labels 4 small and inked the edges with milled Lavender. decided the Labels A looked too plain I cut Iron works motifs and cut it in half to sit behind but sprayed it with Silver  spray and sparkle first anf decorated the spikes with stickles. I made a bow with two white ribbons and coloured them with a mixtuer of milled Lavendar and Dusty Concord. I made my hat pins from florist wire and irredecsent lilac beads

Bookatrix

Booka trix wedding card and box front

I printed the verse and details useing MCS, stamped the box and also used Cuttlebug embossing boards, for the center of the card and the edges of the box

Mint and Peach Spring

I have been playing with my Spellbinder dies again!
I used 8x8 card embossed the middle section useing the regal m-bossabilities. cut two lace doily accents to sit down each side. I added a wide white satin ribbon to run down the centre of the card  I added a buckle from the ribbon buckles which decorated with glitter and gems I ruched the ribbon a little used printed flowers from MCS coloure them in mint and peach the leaves and tag are from the Damask accents. I used the Daughter stamp from papermania coloured it with alcohol pens also gently inked around the inner edges with Versa colour Cinamon and Sage added a few small gems and Glitter

A nice little package

I'm so excited and like a kid in a candy store! my Spellbinder parcel came today and I'm not sure which one to open first. The crosses are devine along with the blossoms ooh M-bossabilities I also got some stamp sets. the only downside is I have to go to work (Note to myself take a holiday next time)

Boys and their Toys

Two more boys cards created in MCS using "The collections Edition also Labels 11 and 20 of Spellbinders to create the greeting tags.
On the first card I used Forrest moss distress ink around the edges of the background and main toppers.
The second card I stamped the greeting and nameand coloured the gtreeting in with a mixture of alcohol pens

The Music Man

This card was created in MCS professional I love the aqua colours.
I used the background for the toppers and the main greeting and one of the birthday ribbons matted it onto black card then onto a white card

Kicking around

For a nephew who loves Rangers. I wanted to use my edgeabilities and decided to use the classic postage stamp:
the circle insert and the stamp for the edge.
I printed the greeting onto pearlised card and embossed using a red embossing powder the image came from MCS

Baby Love

A baby shower card!  Again I used MCS to create the background  in pale lemon also the photo was from MCS.
I used my Lacey Oval as a backing for the photo, which I turned to a black and white I used the Cuttle bug Baby wording die the the greetings in lemon and finished with three little lemon rose buds, lemon organza bows and some little gems

Two lacey Thank yous

 

Playing with my Spellbinders again and patiently awaiting my next big delivery of two POTWs from C&C has given me the inspiration to create some more cards.

I used a florals MCS to create the back ground images. then set about enhancing this with the Lacey Ovals I stamped my greeting first and scattered straw to colour the inner edges of the smallest oval and crushed olive on the other. I also used the corners from the Parisian Accents to even up the the layout. I finished with some ribbon rose buds, a bow and finally glittering the leaf trails on the background.

Polka Doodles

I wanted to do some grunge

What better to use that Polka Doodles Pretty Tuff I love Nikki Halls images and backing papers. I layered two of the papers but use MCS to print the birthday greeting and Footy Fan message. used the same papers again to make the smaller mat but grouped them together before printing also the sentiment I coloured to match the card and printed out the footballer. I used small die around the footballer so had to cut around his foot and lifter out of the die before cutting so he looks like he is running off the shaped mat. I finished with a decoupage football a mixture of fired brick and Black soot distress ink around the edges of the layers

Setting the scene with My Craft Studio

 This is CD crafting, I've had this CD but this is the first time I've used the images and not added any other embellishments if you know what I mean.

You are able to choose your own background and add extras into the foreground. the fence and dog are decoupaged and I printed the greeting directly onto the card along with the background.

There are a  load of images to choose from it really is a brilliant CD and the software MCS professional is a great programm and so easy to use.

Playing with my spellbinders again!         I came up with this baby card.I used Sue Wilson's idea                                I saw her demonstrate on C&C she has now posted a tutorial for it (fancy nesty tutorial) it looks difficult but its not I used the large picote edge circle die to creat the centre piece a smaller one for the Babies name.   My See Dees Cute & Cuddly stamps for the background inside and outside the card in pale shade of blues, then added Glitter , ribbon anf a little gem.

 

Invitation for an 18th

Some samples I did for an 18th a girl who loves shoes.

I used a variety of dies the heart was a sizzix, 18 cuttlebug,  the gothic accent was spellbinder shapability which I have used on the first two cards, the shoe is a punch that also had a handbag with it

You can see on the middle card I used the left over peice of the handbag as a stencil and added a gem. the last card I used a stamp by Anita