Woohoo!

Here is my very first challenge entry!

I spend so much time looking at various challenge blogs and swoon over the creations that people can come up with... but am often equally 'frightened' off by the sheer talent and the detail that some of those talents can go too... so I close my browser and dream on!

BUT! I have found my perfect challenge partner in 'Less Is More' - they promote clean simple lines where larger areas of plain colour or white are welcomed.  The results are more often than not... stunning!

The latest challenge is a One Layer Card - Off The Edge; whilst my entry is not stunning I am really pleased that I have even tried!

Card: Whisper White

Stamps: Penny Black (unknown) SU (Bring On The Cake)

Ink: StayzOn black; SU marker pens

Have a blast! ...

A simple 'boy' card for a birthday this weekend.  I just don't know what I did before owning 'Extreme Elements'!
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Old Older Brother...

My brother turns 40 this weekend (Yes, he IS older than me!) and I turned to the incredible owl-musings of Kez Bunting for some inspiration.

My brother has flown planes since he was in nappies and has some high-falutin' title within Her Majesty's Royal Air Force... to me he is bruv... or sometimes Sir if I feel it might help me avoid physical pain!??!  We grew up in an old English pub and he has a pomme penchant for warm beer!  Hence inspiration behind card!

Despite our age, experience and the distance between us, when I see him he offers bear hugs and the ominous look in his eye that he is going to ruffle my hair!

Happy birthday bruv!

Extreme, dude...

OK, so I am not 'down' with street talk and often find myself in 70s/80s mode with 'groovy-nice one-wicked', but I know an AWESOME modern masculine card when I see one and Jo Eade utterly nailed it!

I've blatantly copied the entire design - well, why fix what ain't broken!?! - maybe I added an extra layer and then followed through by embossing Extreme Guitarist as well as Jo's original Extreme Surfboard.

It's so hard to make modern, masculine cards but Extreme Elements have certainly kicked my groove into gear!

My Happy Valentine...

'nuff said!
He won't have a clue who it's from!??!

babeeJack...

oooooooh!  Two of our best pals have just had their second baby boy, gorgeously referred to by older bro' Harrison as babeeJack (one word, said very fast!).

I'd seen a few furniture-themed cards online and took my inspiration from a number of places whilst making this design my own.  I am utterly in love with the Woodgrain background stamp which I had used here in the most classic sense.

Welcome to our world babeeJack - gifts like you keep it a happy place xxxx

Paper flowers....

Tee hee.... it's terribly naughty when one finds a stash of previously bought, entirely untouched craft goodies!  This week I found these beautiful little paper flowers that I think are a purchase from about 18 months ago... +++!

So using a paper piercer, embossing folders and some accents I've created a few variations with my new found lovelies!

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Miss A's invite...

I set up the design and my DD1 put these pretty little invites together to send out to her friends  :o)  Which reminds me... we must post them!!

All papers are from Bazill Bling range so have a lovely little sparkle to them which is hard to pick up in photos.  The butterflies are SU sizzlit diecuts and are pretty much the favourite thing in our girly household right now!  Anything coming from my DDs is usually plastered in these little poppets!

No doubt DD1's craft party will host a few butterflies too!

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Time flies...

... and so do butterflies!?!  So I paired a wee calendar block with the Butterfly Prints stamp set to make this easel card.  

DD1 has asked for a craft party to celebrate her 7th birthday and one of the hand-made items the girls-only party will make will be an easel calendar - the colours will be much more bright, girly and colourful but I needed to do some practising and using 'leftovers' was able to produce this - v v happy!

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paper: Rich Razzleberry, Close to Cocoa (retired), Very Vanilla

ink: Close to Cocoa (retired), Rich Razzleberry

punch:  Scallop Oval

stamp set: Butterfly Prints

other: Cuttlebug polka dot embossing folder, calender block (avail from edex.com.au)

Quick thank you's ....

I desperately needed to get a couple of thank you cards out before... well, before it got to February!  So I cased a design by Liam Pucher and was thrilled with 1) how they turned out! & 2) how very quick they were to make!

Think I might make a stockpile for future emergencies!

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paper: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa (retired), Oatmeal (not SU)

ink: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa (retired)

punches: Scallop Square, Word Window

stamp: Pocket Sihouettes