Picture Cards

I love adding the recipients picture to cards, I think nothing else personalises quite like it. It is my daughters birthday tomorrow and I cannot believe it but she is going to be 12!! We were looking through some photographs last week and I commented on a picture of her and how sweet and innocent she looked there, how I wished she would stay like that forever. Aimee looked at me and said "but you said I would be your little girl forever". Bless! I therefore decided that using the picture and wording for her birthday card would be perfect.

The wording reads "However big you grow... you will always be my little girl". The tree symbolises her growth and the hearts obviously my love.

All the layers of papers have been brushed with white acrylic paint.

Here is another picture card for an upcoming 40th birthday. I have also given you the sentiment circle in case you feel like being cruel, mwahahahaha..........

TFL

Karen x

Gissa Kiss - Free Sentiment....

I don't know, I sit there for ages slaving away making a sentiment circle and then what do I do? I give it away! Ahh, I must love you lot!! :o) So my sentiment circle I made for the Sunday Challenge on Dottie's World yesterday is up for grabs, all you have to do is let me know you want it by dropping me a line. Click this link to the Charmed site and write your details in the online form (opens in a new window). Usual restrictions apply, the sentiment is for your own personal use only and must not be shared or used for commercial purposes.


I made this card for the Monday Mojo spot on Dottie's World (link in the right-hand bar), using my sentiment of course.

The card uses the fabulous Puddle Love image from the Love and Marriage collection.

Other products used here:

• Basic Grey Ambrosia Paper
• Black and White Bazzill
• Imaginisce Paper
• K&Co AB Lotus Tea Box Grand Adhesions
• K&Co AB Lotus Tea Box Fabric Tag
• Tim Holtz Metal Spinner
• Treading Water border punch
• Lots of Glossy Accents
• Ink
• My Gissa Kiss Sentiment :o)

I used the transparent coloured Puddle Love image against the sentiment and printed on white Bazzill. This shows that the sentiment circles can form an integral part of your design.

TTFN

Karen xx

Fur or Feathers

Nicola's Challenge today on Dottie's World is "Fur or Feathers". I didn't hesitate for a minute before asking my friend Ozzina Ostrich, from the Animal Magic Download collection to pose on my card - and she agreed! Isn't that great?


I gave her a back-drop of three coordinating Basic Grey Eva papers

(and I do believe she posed for Basic Grey too! Just look at the paper at the bottom!!). The papers are distressed and inked and decorated with some BG brads. This is a large card, A5 in size, and Ozzina stands 16cm tall - and that excludes the feather son her head. The feathers are pink Marabou, just perfect for this challenge.

I made the "Gizza Kiss" sentiment, it seemed to me that on this card Ozzina looked as though she was holding out her wings for an embrace, so this was fitting. I am giving this sentiment circle away tomorrow so pop back and get it.

TFL

Karen xx

Ellie The Elephant

I am slowly working my way through the new Animal Download collection and this time I'm showcasing Ellie Elephant, isn't she a pretty creature? And very clever too, just look how she can jump through hoops! This is my card for the Monday Mojo spot over on Dottie's World.

I am also giving away the word sentiment so if you want it then just drop me a line. Click this link to the Charmed site and write your details in the online form. Usual restrictions apply, personal use only etc etc.

TFL
Karen xxx

FREE Baby Sentiment Circles

It's been a really hectic week, but I have just had time to create some baby sentiment circles for you (copyright: personal use only). No example cards this time I'm afraid but I'll try and do some over the weekend. Each image comes in two formats: JPG and PNG.

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I hope you like them xx

Tag, Hearts and Flowers Challenge PLUS Free Word Circle # 5

Adele set her first Sunday challenge over on Dottie's World, and a great challenge it is too. Adele wanted the following:

"I want to see tags, tags of any shape or size. It could be tag shape toppers, gift tags, tag books....and because we have just celebrated our wedding anniversary....I want to see hearts and flowers too!!!"

Well here was the perfect excuse for making another Word Circle Sentiment for you! I made this one into a large tag and embellished with a coloured Mum to Be Dottie from the "Love and Marriage" download bundle. The background is rather generic in greens and yellows; blue and pink have also been used including on the edge of the circle where half is inked pink and the other half blue - assuming this new mummy to be does not know the gender of her child.

Also used:

• Cuttlebug Heart Blocks Embossing folder
  
• Imaginisce Baby Powder Paper , ribbon, large crystal brad and flower
  
• K&Co Berry Sweet Adhesive borders (the monkeys)
  
• Small Pink/Blue/GreenBasic Grey brads in my doodled Heart Flower border and large pink and Blue BG brads

.....and here is your sentiment circle (copyrighted for personal use only).

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I am going to make you a couple of circles for a new baby boy and a new baby girl next week so watch this space.

xxx

I'm Back - and Sentiment Circle # 4

First of all - WOW! Your response to the blog candy has been fantastic! I'll pick a winner ASAP. Thanks for all your lovely comments, I look forward to visiting your blog over the next few days. I haven't closed it yet so if you want to be in with a chance to get the pads then just leave a comment. I am going to put on some more candy very soon as you seem to like it xx

Well, it's been a terrible week with computer problems galore! My Internet connection has been down and now neither of my CD drives are working! Sometimes I feel like just throwing the damn box out of the window! So that'll be my Saturday then trying to fix that.

I was meant to have set last Sunday's Challenge on Dottie's World but then of course my computer put a stop to that. My challenge was "Pretty in pink" with lots of pink pink PINK and also some sort of jewel(s)/charm(s)/or beads. The girls created some stunning projects as always. Here is my DT card, that of course never found it's way to Dottie's World. The Christmas tree and Dottie on ice is from the Christmas Download Bundle. Actually I ended up with two versions, one with two circles (one a Dovecraft Shaker Sticker) and white acrylic paint and glittery edges, and the second with just my own sentiment circle and no white edges. I added glittery effects on the card with crystal, soft pink and baby blue stickles. There are jewels on the tree and a snowman charm hanging from the pink raffia ribbon. The beads are in the "shaker version", so I manged to incorporate everything :o)

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Version 2

I also promised you another word circle sentiment before BT Broadband prevented me from posting it. I see that Juliet posted her fabulous example card on Dottie's World, but here are all the sentiments. As always they are for personal use only blah blah blah. Several formats as before, click on the image to open larger version then right-click/save picture.

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I hope you enjoy using my word circle sentiments xxx

Sentiment Circle # 3

On to my third free sentiment circle. This time I have made two variation in several formats. As before these are copyrighted for personal use only. Click to open larger version, then right-click and "Save picture".

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The example card uses the first circle printed on white Bazzill cardstock, mounted on 2mm chipboard then sanded and inked with brown distress ink.

Other products used:

• Page Corner Cats download


• Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Tiny Bubbles"


• Sheet of Prima double-sided paper Harmony "Lil Melody" paper


• Brown Bazzill Cardstock


• Tim Holtz Brown Distress Ink


• Imaginisce "Oh so Happy" Chipboard circle
  Prima Flowers and Buttons Galore buttons used on close-up.