Using my new Zig Watercolour Markers, I watercoloured some pretty blooms for my vibrant birthday card. I decided to outline everything with a black border to make it pop.
Showing posts with label Birthday Cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birthday Cards. Show all posts
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Vibrant Verve {Watercoloured Birthday Blooms}
Finally had the chance to play along with the Viva la Verve Sketch. I played with the first sketch for the month and I am still working on the second sketch! Almost done!
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Verve {Birthday Challenge}, FUSION & The Color Throwdown
The Color Throwdown has some pretty colours this week! I couldn't resist playing! I decided to play along with the Verve Birthday Challenge and FUSION as well.
I used an older Stampin' Up set and stamped the flower and the leaves in Memento Tuxedo Ink. Then I coloured the images with my Copic Markers. Then I fussy cut the images, adding them to my gray card base. I inked up my Hero Arts French Script stamp and added a layer of washi vellum tape. It has a lovely silvery hue. I sponged all the sides with my Pumice distress ink. The sentiment is from Verve and is called Birthday to You-Plain.
It felt so good to clean my craft space today. I LOVE a fresh and clean desk!!!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Happy Birthday, Anne Marie Hile! {Linky Party}
If you are looking for my FRESH SQUEEZED STAMPS post, please click HERE.
My sweet friend is celebrating a milestone birthday today! We won't say which one it is but it is a biggie and I wanted to make sure we rang this big year in with style! We are having a linky BIRTHDAY party over at Dynamic Duos!!! We are celebrating the sweet and spunky Anne Marie Hile!!! You have one week to link up and celebrate! Happy birthday, you sweet thang!!!
Anne Marie lives in Texas and though not from there originally, loves it and all the "big" Texas has to offer! Anne Marie also loves PINK and bling and dogs and cats and card making! She is the perfect woman, and I am so thankful for her friendship and for the way she manages the Dynamic Duos Design Team for me! I would be lost without her!
{Supplies Used}
Stamps: Cowboy Up-There She Goes, Retired SU! for sentiment
Inks: Copics
Papers: Echo Park, Stampin' Up
Extras: Twine, Pink Pearls, Circle Punch
My card is not a birthday card, I already sent that to her. Instead, I created a Thank You card....as I am thankful for you!
Anne Marie...I am thankful for your friendship, your support and your laughter!!!
I created this cowgirl just for you!!
I'll be sending this card along as well!!!
A few challenges helped me with my card inspiration! Thank you!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Colour Blocking with CAS-ual Friday and the Play Date Cafe {Happy Birthday}
Are you sick of me yet? Four posts on one day?!! I am not meaning to post so much but I am in a card making mood and don't want to miss challenge deadlines! I have done that before!
I was intrigued by the challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays this week. The theme is Color Blocking and when I saw the colors at the Play Date Cafe, I knew I had to play along.
I am not sure if I achieved the Colour Blocked look? I stamped a set from Close to My Heart called Love Blooms. I loved the flowers and the leaves in this set!! I inked up each image in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then coloured the images with my Copic Markers. I was thinking how nice this might look stamped in dark gray on vanilla paper and then coloured with soft and subtle pinks and creams...hmmm...might have a go at that!!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Close to My Heart-Love Blooms and Stampin' Up-Perfectly Penned
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and Copics
Papers: Flourishes White CS, Black CS and Tempting Turquoise CS
Friday, February 22, 2013
CAS(E) this Sketch, Simon Says, CASology & Moxie Fab Challenge
Wow! Ever have one of those crafting nights when you have a great idea to make a card in your mind and then it does not transpire into the final product? And here I am...looking at this card and thinking...why didn't I use neutrals? But then I remind myself that this IS a birthday card and bright colours should prevail! Shouldn't they?
My card is inspired by the following challenges:
Moxie Fab- Camera Element {mine element is the photo shape}
CASology {keyword: FLAME}-the cupcake candle
Simon Says Stamps {Arrow-the designer paper and the sentiment inside reads- Hope your Birthday is Wonderful in EVERY WAY}.
I was inspired to make this card because of a card I saw on Amy Tsuruta's blog HERE. Thank you Amy for the wonderful inspiration!!!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Seize the Birthday Sketch Challenge #1 {A Feminine Birthday Mouse from Mabelle}
Another year is here! I am excited to see where this next year of crafting takes me and what a great way to start the year but with a brand new challenge blog! Today marks the inaugural challenge for my brand new challenge called Seize the Birthday. The amazing design team has outdone themselves with my simple sketch! Thank you ladies! We are all excited to have created our cards this week with the cute images from Mabelle at Whimsy and Stars Studio!!! The lovely Mabelle is offering up a prize this week for our winner...please visit our Seize the Birthday blog for more information and to link up your own birthday card!!!
Because this is the first sketch of the month,
we are all creating FEMININE Birthday cards with the sketch!!!
My card is fairly simple this week, I used some of the Simple Stories SNAP Pattern Paper and went from there! The image is one of Mabelle's newest images, and I couldn't resist inking her up with my Copic Markers.
{Supplies Used}
Stamps: Whimsy and Stars, Stampin' Up
Inks: Copics, Memento Black
Papers: Snap by Simple Stories, Island Indigo
Extras: Spellbinders Dies
We hope you will join us this week at Seize the Birthday!
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Whimsy and Stars Studio Blog Hop {January Release and Prize Alert!}
Hello and welcome to another Blog Hop for Whimsy and Stars Studio! You have probably come from Lesa's blog. This month's hop is all about the NEW January digi release! Mabelle has such adorable images to play with and this month I couldn't wait to get my Copics on the adorable stamp called "Lucy's Cupcake"!
I dove into some new papers from Pebbles and used a piece of retired designer paper from Stampin' Up. The image is coloured with Copics and the sentiment comes from Stampin' Up. It is stamped onto a Spellbinders die. The circles are also Spellbinders and the ribbon is some retired Soft Sky ribbon from my stash. The top of the cupcake is "ICED" with some glittery Stickles!
The design team has cooked up some sweet projects for you this month! Be sure to visit each design team member's blog to leave a comment for the giveaway Mabelle is going to select TWO random
winners who will win ONE Digi Stamp of their choice. Awesome!
Please visit Marsha's blog for the next stop on the hop! Good luck!
1. Whimsy & Stars Studio http://whimsyandstarsstudio.typepad.com
2. Cheryl http://shestamps.blogspot.com
3. Christine http://christinescreativetherapy.wordpress.com/
6. Lesley http://www.alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com/<<<<<You are HERE
8. Melissa http://8ers.blogspot.com/
9. Suzanne http://sparklingscrapper.blogspot.com/
10. Tracy http://iwannabuildamemory.blogspot.com/
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Paper Players #95 {Happy Birthday}
I needed to ink up my Creative Elements stamp set which has not seen any ink for SUCH a long time. I love that floral image from it and the vines...oh so pretty! I stamped the butterfly in So Saffron (I actually do not own Daffodil Delight yet-GASP!) and fussy cut it! Then popped it up on a glue dot. Again I added the ribbon in the form of pennants at the bottom and used my favourite new sentiment stamp Perfectly Penned.
We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week! Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!
The Paper Players Design Team
Lesley Croghan (You are here)
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Paper Players #89 {Tickle Your Funny Bone}
Welcome to another challenge from the Paper Players! This week AM is our "hostess with the mostess" and she has a totally awesome challenge this week...it is all about laughter...and creating a fun card to bring out a few laughs! We also have Shirley Pumpkin joining us this month as our Guest Designer...welcome Shirley.
I love this image...my pal Victoria lent it to me...thanks Vic! It comes from Impression Obsession...on the inside it says "Happy Birthday Tu-Tu You". So cute! I hope you get the chance to join us at the Paper Players this week!!!
The Paper Players Design Team
Shirley Pumpkin (GD)
Friday, January 6, 2012
Friday Mashup #40-{Happy Birthday to You!}
So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :
- Make a "Birthday" project.
- Or Make a project using "Pastels/Chalks or Pastel Colors".
- Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Birthday project using Pastels" .
This month we have both Susan Joyce and Teresa Kline on our team as Guest Designers! Welcome ladies!!!
We hope that you will join the Friday Mashup Challenge this week! Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations! I am also entering this into the current Simon Says "Something New" Challenge, showing off my Christmas goodies!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Lesley
Supplies:
Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Flourishes
Inks: Copics, Calyspso Coral (for sentiment)
Paper: My Mind's Eye, Kraft, White, Fancy Pants Love Story
Extras: MFT Dienamics Medium scallop, Circle Punch
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Paper Players Challenge #62-Happy Birthday Wishes
Sunday is here and that means it is time for another Paper Players Challenge! This week I am the hostess and I have birthdays on the brain! I have two big birthdays coming up this month and I need some cards for my stash!
I am going back to the classroom on Tuesday and one of my major themes is Owls! So I had Owls on the brain! I decided to use my Owl Punch...which I absolutely LOVE!! I need to use it more. I also used the new Spice Cake Designer Paper and the Woodgrain Background Stamp that I bought because I was SO inspired my Nance Leedy! She made me get this awesome woodgrain background stamp and I love it!!!
Would you like to order from me? I have received some emails lately from people who would like to order Stampin' Up from me. I am a Canadian Demonstrator and can sell Stampin' Up items to anyone in Canada. You can order online in my Stampin' Up store any time 24/7...the link is HERE! If you have any questions, please email me. My email is located on my banner at the top of my blog.
Owl Punch on page 213 Item #118074
Woodgrain Background Stamp on pg 151 Item #117100
We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week! Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!
The Paper Players Design Team
Thanks for stopping by!!!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Paper Players Challenge #55-For Jake
Happy Sunday!! Today is supposed to be a beautiful sunny day here and I am ready for it!! On Monday, July 4th, it was my best friend's birthday, she turned...thirtysomething...and I needed a cute card for her! Jake is a sweet person and so I decided to make a sweet card for her! We have been best friends for almost 30 years! Wow! That is crazy to think about! LOL!
I used Basic Gray as my "Accent" colour to highlight the Poppy Parade and the Baja Breeze colours. The Baja card base is embossed with dots to match the Poppy Parade DSP.
I also finished the inside of the card with more designer paper to match! And here is the picture of the finished card below. I've not been able to see my best friend to give her this card and present yet, maybe sometime this week!
We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week! Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!
The Paper Players Design Team
Thanks for stopping by!!!
Smiles,
Lesley
Friday, June 3, 2011
Friday Mashup #9-Cards for Kids
Happy Friday everyone! Life has been busier than usual, with work and family! Summer is fast approaching and I have been enjoying the nice weather, although the past two days have been rain-filled, this weekend promises to be sunny and warm! I will spend the weekend, working on cards...REPORT cards! LOL! I have a few to write but I hope to squeeze in some stamping too!
Today is Friday Mashup Day and it is my turn to host! I chose a fun photo that I found online and loved the primary colours! Those colours made me think of cards for kids and so my Mashup Idea was born!!!
This week for the Mashup Challenge, you are welcome to:
1. Create a Kid Themed project.
2. Create a project using just the Color Combo.
3. Or "Mash it Up!" and create a Kid project that uses the Color Combo!
I decided to create a Kid Themed project with my new sets called "Summer Splash"! This fun little set has a lot of great images, perfect for cards for kids! I love the sweet little Octopus!
This is a fairly simple card, made with Concord Crush DSP and Cardstock. I went Monotone with my project this week but this fabulous set is perfect for bright and cheerful colours!!!
Come on by the Mashup this week and join us!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Lesley
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