Age As Focal Point

Mid July, well it is when this goes live, but I'm still in June!  I am however working ahead and this is the card for Carole's challenge over at MAWTT
So she has asked us to make

Age the Focal Point 

in our creations.  So I have done this using a super digi stamp from Digi Stamp Boutique and some rather old papers which I found at the back of a drawer!

Hope you can spare time to join us, Jx

Challenges;
Dragonfly Dreams - AG
Glitter n Sparkle - AG
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG
Crafty Calendar - AG
Digi Stamp Boutique - AG using a DSB

No Design Papers

Today I'm hosting the MAWTT challenge and for my theme I've chosen

No Design Papers

So it's up to you whether you go predominately white as I have done or whether you go all inky and creative!

My card uses a lovely digi from Digi Stamp Boutique and I created my border by cutting and pasting lines of flower heads into a square.  Colouring as always is done using Promarkers. Jx

Challenges;
Digi Stamp Boutique - July Challenge

Big Birthdayzzzzz!

Today is a very special day, in a very special year!  It's Colin's 18th Birthday today...

Happy 18th Birthday Colin, hope you have a fantastic day!

... with more big birthdays to follow soon with me & my twin sis celebrating our 50th next month then Alan celebrating his 21st in October - we couldn't have planned that better if we'd tried!

Anyway, back to today and Colin's card and a favourite little digi of mine, my Digi Stamp Boutique beer tankard.  This time I've shrunk it to mini size and printed 18 (obviously), again, coloured them with Promarkers and added glossy accents for glass effect.

The card is then finished with a Budweiser bottle top and a sentiment.

Challenges;
Crafty Catz - For the boyz
Digi Stamp Boutique - February Challenge

Bottoms Up!

Quick post today as I'm heading in to Aberdeen to clean Alan's flat then get him home for an appointment tomorrow morning - it's all go!

Anyway, today's card was made for my neighbour for her brother,  It uses a fab Digi Stamp Boutique digi, made nice and big, double printed and layered then finished off with glossy accents!

The tiles are Doodlebug and so is the DP.

"decoupaged layers"

Challenges;
Digi Stamp Boutique - November Challenge
Fan-tastic Tuesday - Anything goes with a male twist
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
2 Cute Ink - Orange/Yellow/ Brown

Give Me A Sketch

...& I'm happy!

Challenges;
SSW2 - DSB image and a super sketch

SSW2 - I do love my sketch challenges!

Just a quick post tonight as Lotty keeps helping me type!

A male card using the SSW2 sketch below and a Digi Stamp Boutique image.

Challenges;
SSW2 - Another lovely sketch to follow
Digi Stamp Boutique - February Challenge
I Love Promarkers - Birthday
Crafty Cardmakers - This is a Man's World
Crafty Bloggers Network - Boys

In The Garden

Hi there everyone, Summer holidays in full swing in Scotland, the sun is in the sky and most days I'm in the garden.  That's why I chose

In The Garden 

as the current theme for the Oldie But Goodie Challenge.

(Remember when entering to follow the theme and to use something older than 6 months on your project and  tell us what it is.)

Sponsoring us on this challenge is the super Ivanovachest, where the lovely Natali is offering our luck winner
the prize shown on the main blog.

For my card, I used a lovely new image by Digi Stamp Boutique, available here.  It's coloured with Promarkers, & the carrot border was made using a DSB image which Colin resized and flipped for me (- he's  a good lad!)  So, my oldies - struggling a bit here as my card is pretty CAS, but I'll go with the orange card & glossy accents, both much older than a year.

So, that's what I did - check out the rest of the DT works here then I'd love it if you joined in with this challenge over at an Oldie But A Goodie.

Challenges;
Digi Stamp Boutique - Use a DSB image
Digi Sketch Challenge - Summertime
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - The great outdoors
Shopping Our Stash - Summer theme

10th Aug

Was delighted to see my card won the July DSB challenge and I was to get a super prize of £15 to spend in store - thank you so much Sally Ann, Jx

Happy Beer-Day

I'm having great fun with my card making at the moment - I don't actually need any for anybody so I'm just having fun playing around and still using those previously stamped images that are in a biscuit tin on my desk. Today's image is a beauty by Digi Stamp Boutique, perfect for those hard to do male cards, and I'm rather pleased with my embellishments on this one - beats buttons or flowers this time around.

The papers are by Paper Cellar, & the image had been distressed & the head on the bear double stamped & raised.  The sentiment is computer generated.

Challenges;
Made Especially For You - The sketch
Digi Stamp Boutique - Dec Challenge
Fussy & Fancy - Tags & Banners - Fish tail tag.
I Love Promarkers - For Boys

Little Gymnasts

Yesterday, my nieces took part in a gymnastics competition, so with them in mind, I made this little card.  Again using an image coloured earlier & scraps of papers which had been previously cut.  How good am I, that's 2 cards made without using new stuff... but for how long can this go on?  Well that's almost true - I used my newish die-namics fish tail dies to mount the sentiment, but that doesn't count as that's equipment right!

Challenges;
Digi Stamp Boutique - Dec Challenge
The Sweet Stop Sketch 188 - Lovely simple one. Jx

Digi Dilemma!

I love this framed poinsettia digi - but I can't remember who it's by! Anyone recognise it? Please say if you do cause it's buggin me!  I knew someone would recognise it - prize goes to Debs, it's a Digi Stamp Boutique one.  Don't know if it's retired tho cause that was one of the places I looked for it. Perhaps a DSB person can help if they read this?

So another quick CAS card to add to the Crimbo pile, colouring by Promarker & liquid pearl centres.

Challenges;
CASual Friday - Rip it - the panel under the ribbon
Digi Stamp Boutique - November Challenge
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Anything Goes
Southern Girls - Christmas Projects Jx

Spooky The Cat

Isn't this cat just great?  And to make him even greater, he's free this month over at the Digi Stamp Boutique!

So, last time I used him on a Halloween card and today it will be for a birthday card.

Challenges;
Sketch Saturday - Their sketch
Anything Goes - Animals
Crafty Sentiments - Happy Birthday
Here Come The Boys - Monochrome
That Craft Place - Make Your Own Background
Digi Stamp Boutique - October Challenge

Spooky

Now I don't normally do Halloween cards, but once I spied the latest freebie over at a Digi Stamp Boutique, it was a done deal, and the result was this!

I so love cats & this cat is no exception, hasn't he got so much character?

Challenges;
Cards For Men - Animals
Sketch n Stash - Great sketch
Digi Stamp Boutique - September Challenge - 2nd entry

Race Day

This is another new purchase of mine from Digi Stamp Boutique.  It's just a quickie card for a boy that ties in with quite a few sports challenges that are running just now.

Challenges;
Fetch A Sketch - Another simple one to follow
Wags n Whiskers - Sports
Digi Stamp Boutique - September Challenge
Crafty Sentiments - Male Card
Eureka Stamps - Go team go - anything sporty
A Gem Of A Challenge - Boy Thing

Olga Korbut

- Who all remembers her then?

I do and I can remember watching her perform her gymnastics & thinking ...I wish I could do that!

With her in mind and the Olympics and Beth Tweedle, what better time to make a card showing a gymnast. And what a fantastic stamp I found over on Digi Stamp Boutique.

Challenges;
Digi Stamp Boutique - Using the current £1 Offer stamp
Allsorts - Circles
Willow Sketchie Designs - Paulines sketch - how could anyone refuse her request for entries!
Papertake - Anything Goes
Crafts & Me - Use A Digi
Divas By Design - For A Female
Wags & Whiskers - Birthdays
CYDA - Olympic Dreams
Crafty Cardmakers - Olympics
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Emboss - Circles

Photo Inspiration

Where is the summer? 24th July and the school holidays are romping by and we still haven't seen much of the sun. We didn't even see much of it in Berlin either which was a bit disappointing!

Anyway, Lisa has a lovely summery inspirational picture for us all to focus on for the current Oldie But A Goodie Challenge, so we can look at it and dream of sunny days!

The challenge this time is sponsored by The Digi Doodle shop and one lucky winner will receive a $10 spend in their shop if they are the chosen winner. Remember though that as well as following the theme, you must also include an item older than 6 months on your card, and let us know what it is.

For my card I went with a Designed2Delight from months back, old papers & an old ribbon, gosh even the sentiment stamp was over 6 months, so this card really is a golden oldie!

Challenges;
Dream Valley Challenges - Summer
Our Craft Lounge - Sunny Days
Patties Creations - Summertime
Poodles Parlour - Use A Digi
The Stampman - Anything Goes/Summer Colours
Fussy & Fancy - Photo Inspiration - Beach pic
Come & Get It - Bingo - Ribbon/Free/Punched Shapes - Orange Ribbon/Candi/Punched Flowers.
Crafty Ribbons - By The Sea
Passion For Promarkers - Feelin Fruity - Fruity images or colours - Tangerine/Orange colour.

Now please head over to the main blog page and check out the other DT cards - there are some beauties there this time so I think we have all really jumped on the sunny theme. Jx

Bye Bye Lynn

A friend of mine is leaving work at the Sports Centre I used to work at to follow her career in nursing. I was asked by the staff to make her leaving card and as she worked a lot on pool side I thought these digi swimmers were perfect for the job.

The paper is craft companion's rippled water and colouring by Promarker. Goggles & octopus are glazed for a watery look. The image is from Digi Stamp Boutique so I'm entering it into their monthly challenge.

Finally, it's Alan's 17th birthday today, bought him a Top Gear cake with Stig on the front - his first shottie driving is tonight! Happy Birthday Alan! Jx

Beer Beer!

I've made these two cards for a friend. Never quite sure to put on cards for 17 year old boys, but I thought this might do the job - I'm sure it's lemonade in the tankards!

The image is from Digi Stamp Boutique & I'll enter my cards into their monthly challenge. Jx

Football Crazy

Two cards today, both for a boy who turns 6 this month & is football daft!

The first one is made using a Digi Stamp Boutique image and card from our local papermill.

I'm entering this one into;
Sketch Saturday Challenge - Their sketch
The Corrosive Challenge - Red & White
Secret Crafter - Here Comes Summer
MAWTT - Here Comes Summer Sun
Crafty Catz - Colours of Summer
Digi Stamp Boutique - July Competition
My second card uses an Inca Stamp. Both cards coloured with Promarkers. Jx

Barry's 30th!

This card was made again using the Beer Tankard image from Digi Stamp Boutique, combined with Doodlebug paper & Kraft cardstock.
I've made the card in an easel style,

& raised elements to add dimension.

I'm entering it in the following;

Allsorts - Recipe - 1 paper, 2 dies & 3 buttons. (Paper Doodlebug, Dies oval & circle.)
Passion For Promarkers - Their sketch.
Stamp Something - Something punched - All corners on tartan paper.
Wags & Whiskers - One For The Boys
Chrisma Cardz - How Old? (30)
Jx

Father's Day - Beer

This image is one I got ages ago from Digi Stamp Boutique - one of their monthly freebies. Paper by Paper Cellar & colouring done by Promarkers.

Sweet Stamps - Masculine Card
Lexi's Creations - Father's Day
Crafting For All Seasons - Father's Day
Freshly Brewed Designs - One for The Guys
Digi Stamp Boutique - June Competition
Jx