Birthday Card for my Great Niece

Today I am sharing the birthday card I made for my great niece who

celebrated her 4th birthday on Friday.

I used 3D foam pads to raise the balloons, drew in the balloon strings and 

decorated the heart balloon with punched pink circles.

 The products I have used are:

Presscut - Happy Birthday

Elizabeth Craft Design - Balloons 

Alphabet dies - Brand unknown

Die-Namics - Pierced Rectangles

Cuttlebone Alphabet/Numbers - Olivia

EK Success - 3 hole punch

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Birthday Card for my Great Nephew

 

Today, I am sharing the card I made for one of my great nephews who celebrated
his birthday just before Christmas. I’ve only just realised I haven’t posted it

on my blog yet!

As you can see, I made the card using a combination of dies.
I also die-cut the dinosaur in black 3D foam to give it dimension and a slight shadow.
The products I have used are:
Elizabeth Craft Design - Balloon
Card Deco - Happy Birthday
Dinosaur - Brand unknown
Marianne Designs - Mini Numbers
Craft Stash Alphabet die
EK Success punch - Small circle

Challenges entered:

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Make My Monday - Masculine

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge - Happy Birthday

Creative Crafting Uncles - Wildlife

Girlz Creative - Use an Animal

HLS - Anything Goes with Dies

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

New Baby Card

Today, I have a ‘clean and simple’ new baby card to share, which I made for 

my neighbours who recently had a baby boy.

The products I have used are:-

Memory Box - Precious Hearts and Bow dies

Elizabeth Craft Design dies - Balloons

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Baby Words

Challenges entered:
Cute Card Thursday - Celebrate

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Three of Something (Three dies)
Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

My Time to Craft #401 - 'Check It Out'

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft

where the theme this fortnight is 'Check It Out'

We would like to see you use your checked design papers, embossing folders etc.

All the details can be found HERE

Here is my design team card...

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Labels 3

Digi Stamp Boutique - Large Birthday Sentiments
Elizabeth Craft Design dies - Balloons
(I used the balloon string die for the three lines)
Craft Sensations DSP - Vintage Colors Character
Home made card candi

Challenges entered:-
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional - 2 or more design papers
Dies R Us - Anything Goes
HLS - Anything Goes with Dies
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Add a Sentiment
Crafty Cardmakers - Dies and Punches
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today.
Janice x

Engagement Card

I received some lovely news last week. My friends and neighbours got engaged,
so here's the card I made for them.

I made it 'clean and simple', using the gorgeous heart trellis embossing folder
for the background, and the heart shaped balloon dies.
I die cut the 'congrats' sentiment five times, glued them together to give it depth.
For the bow on the balloons, I snipped it from one of the precious hearts die.

The products I used are:-

Crafter's Companion - Sara Signature Love and Romance Embossing Folder - Heart Trellis

Elizabeth Craft Design dies - Balloons

Memory Box - Precious Hearts

Clearly Besotted Stamps - Congrats
Sentiment - Computer Generated

Challenges entered:-
Dream Valley Challenges - Love
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes
International Art and Soul Challenge - Do Something Digital

The Paper Players - Clean and Simple/Love Notes
Crafty Friends Challenge - New Beginnings
CAS on Friday - Love
Simply Create Too Challenge - Use Embossing (Wet or Dry)
City Crafter Challenge - Balloons
Crafty Sentiments - New Beginnings (Baby, Love, House..)
Ike's World Challenge - Anything Goes/New Beginnings

Thanks for visiting today.

Janice x

A Male Birthday Card

Today, I am sharing a card I made this week for a friend.

I had almost run out of time to get one made and posted to him for his birthday,

so this is what I came up with -  very quick and CAS!

Products used:-

Memory Box - Grand Happy Birthday
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Balloons (for the straight lines)
Home made card candi
Hougie Board

Challenges entered:-

Crafting by Designs - For a Man

Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Optional Twist - Blue
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Cards in Envy - Keep it Simple
Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Janice x

Birthday Balloon Card

I spent a lovely day crafting with three friends yesterday,
catching up, card making and having lunch in between.
One of the cards we made, was the balloon one which I showed last week.
My friends chose different colours to make theirs, for both male and female.
I then remembered I had made this card a while back, using the other dies in the set.
I used silver cord as the balloon ties.
Both cards are really good for using all the spare scraps of card we tend to keep!

The items I have used are:-
Elizabeth Craft Design dies - Balloons
Hougie Board
The number is from the Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Come and Get It - Round Things
Crafting When We Can - Celebrating any Occasion
Crazy 4 Challenges - Anything that Pops
Send a Smile 4 Kids - Birthday Fun
Daring Cardmakers - Balloons

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

Male Birthday Card

Today I have a birthday card to share with you which I made three of in December 

for two friends and my nephew. My nephew's one was made up in claret and blue 

colours as he is a keen West Ham United supporter! I found the idea on Pinterest.

The items I have used are:-

Elizabeth Craft Design dies - Balloons

Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet
Clearly Besotted Stamps - Birthday die

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Cardz 4 Guyz - Blue is the colour

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes
The Male Room - Babies and Little Boys
7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes
Card and Scrap- Blue and White
The Crafter's Cafe - Male Cards
Sparkles - January Blues
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x