Valentine

Have you created your Valentine card yet? You could of course be of the, perfectly rational, opinion that Valentine is a pile of poops, and indeed it has become very commercialised. It is nice though to receive a card from the one you love, telling them how much you care, don't you think? Even nicer of course when it's a handcrafted card.

With this in mind I set the theme of "Lurve" for the Sunday challenge on Dottie's World. Here is my effort.

Products used:

Holly & Madison Image

K&Co Sweet Talk Papers,

K&Co Sweet Talk large fabric brads

K&Co Sweet Talk Be My Valentine Paper Ribbon

K&Co Sweet Talk"Kiss Me" Rub-On & Gems

Queen & Co Felt Frenzy Love

Red Ribbon

Glossy Accent

Red & Black Ink

Tim Holtz Paper Distresser

I coloured the image using Marvy Brushmarkers

TFL

xxx

Going Green

I set the challenge on Dottie's World for today and this was it:

Everything today is focused on environmental issues, so lets GO GREEN! Show me how green you can get! But this is a green dish with a few extra ingredients, sprinkle it with three buttons or brads, season with a little ribbon, and finally add that special little "recycled something. Plus of course it must contain at least one Charmed Cards & Crafts download".

So with these requirements in mind I made two cards:

Card 1 is on acetate:

A peek inside:

Requirements:

• DOWNLOAD is Ghost George from the Halloween Collection
• THREE glittery large GREEN BRADS from Imaginisce Hallowhimsy Collection
• GREEN Ribbon is K&Co Margo Felt Ribbon
• The "RECYCLED SOMETHING" is pink Scrabble letters from my daughters' old Scrabble set.
• GREEN double-sided papers from K&Co's Halloween Mat Pad
  

The Rub-ons are also K&Co Halloween, and the Haunted House Journalling piece inside (also green) is from the Imaginisce Hallowhimsy Toe Tags Sheet.

This second card has a green country feel to it, which ties in nicely with the "go green" theme.

Requirements:

• Puddle Love download from the Love & Marriage Collection
• K&Co Brookfield Floral Stripe Embossed GREEN paper AND Basic Grey Mellow Paper Sapid (plain GREEN paper)
• Maya Road GREEN Velvet Rick Rack RIBBON
• TWO GREEN Prima Cavalier BRADS and ONE heart BUTTON
• The "RECYCLED SOMETHING" is a flower I removed from one of the girl's old summer hats.
  

The hearts are from the Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine Heart Button Cover sheet.

Please do have a go at this challenge, I really love seeing what you come up with.

Karen xxx

Sunday Challenge on Dottie's World

The lovely Juliet set the challenge on Dottie's World this week: "inspired by Becky's card this week I realised that you wouldn't HAVE to have the Christmas downloads to make a Christmas card with Dottie & George and that is the challenge - a Christmas card, tag, Christmas tree ornament - anything goes as long as it is Christmassy. It's that simple!"

I decided to work with the new Imaginisce Snowy Jo products as well as the Christmas Downloads. This concertina card was a bit of a labour of love but I love the result. This is a large substantial card and would serve as a lovely Christmas ornament on the mantelpiece (over 50cm wide when opened). I made one such card ages ago for the site using the K&Co Berry Sweet range, you can see instructions here.

Front of card when folded (below)

Card Open (below).

The journalling area on the second section from the left is all ready for the senders personal Christmas message. I haven't written anything as I don't know who I am giving this one too ;o)

View of the back of the card (below)

All the background paper on all sections, front and back, has been embossed although it may not show so well here in the pictures.

Pockets and tags were cut on my Quickutz Silhouette using Imaginisce Snowy Jo "Tinsel to the Top" paper. It does look much better IRL I assure you.

Products used:

• Images from the Dottie and George Christmas Download Bundle: Angle Dottie, Christmas Tree, Garland

• Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Swiss Dots"

• The following from the Imaginisce Snowy Jo range: "Tinsel to the top" paper, small Crystal Snow Flowers, Large glitter and "Santa" epoxy brads, Tinsel Tag Sticker

• Plain Blue cardstock is Basic Grey Blitzen. I also used Blitzen fibres on the tags
• We R Memory Keepers Silver eyelets set with my Crop-a-dile

• Snow writer (snow on the top of the card)

• American Crafts Polka Dot Satin Ribbon

• Liberal use of Glossy Accents

All products used can be purchased from Charmed Cards & Crafts

The trees forming a border at the bottom of all section were cut from the leftover bits of the "Tinsel to the top" paper.

I had made a large scalloped square on the Silhouette when I cut the pockets and tags for the concertina card above so decided to make another quickie card to use it (waste not want not!!).





Products used for this one:

• Santa George Download
• Imaginisce Snowy Jo "Tinsel to the Top" paper (got a lot out of one sheet of paper, eh?!)
• Basic Grey Blitzen Cranberry Cardstock
• Blue Bazzill Bling Cardstock
• Sparkling blue thread for sewing
• Imaginisce Snowy Jo Large glitter Brads and Tra la la la la rub-on (Merry Christmas)
• Red and Gold Dovecraft Christmas brads
• Presents are from the K&CO Adhesive Chipboard pack and the "Jingle" is from the K&CO Peppermint Twist Die-cut pack.
• American Crafts ribbon as before
• Glistening snow writer on Santa George's Beard, coat and hat.

Again all products can be bought at Charmed.

Thanks for visiting.
xx

Cute Card Challenge

I was checking out Lou's blog and saw her entry into the Cute Card Thursday Challenge, it inspired me to have a go also. I like the challenges as they make me create something I perhaps wouldn't normally think of.

The theme was "in the house" and defined as"anything in the house". I chose this little lady on her bed - I was going to say "this little lady and her rabbit" but as that could be hugely misinterpreted I removed the rabbit (not from the bed mind - oh dear, that hole I'm digging myself is getting mighty big!!). Now I've said that I'm looking at that card in a totally different way!!!! I wish I hadn't said anything now!!

I'll shut up and just post the card. Cosmo Cricket "Hello Sunshine" papers.

Thanks for looking :o)