CWWCC 16 card - The Original

Here is the card I was going to post originally as my DT card for the Crafting When We Can Challenge ~ Just the two of us.  I made this card using CraftArtist.  I put both images together  on the background paper, I digitally cut out the cupcake to make the row of cupcakes down the side then I printed it out so I could colour the images in with my Copics and Promarkers.  The two stopper cupcakes are just bigger ones of the border but this time I have cut them out and mounted them on 3d foam then layered them on top of a piece of ribbon.

The beautiful images are by Angelique of Sliekje digi Stamps,  Angelique is a very talented and generous artist who shares her 'scribbles' with the crafting world for free.  If you hop over she has just posed her 150th image and I have every image she has posted.  These are my go to images  if I need to make a card quickly because I know I will find an image that perfectly fits the bill.

a closer look at the top, doesn't the drop shadow give it real depth.

I made up the sentiments on this card.  I really like the one on the inside, the gems on the mat are real and layered on 3d foam as are the cupcake stoppers.

Hope you've enjoyed my card and it would be wonderful if you could hop over and show us your wonderful work on the Challenge blog

CHALLENGES
Incy Wincy Designs 142 - Digi's only
My Time To Craft #177 - Fairy Nice
One Stitch At A Time #109 - Bright
Ooh La La #103 - Bold and Bright
Totally Papercraft - Things with Wings

Did you know... + Thank you card

I will start with the 'did you know'.

I went to the post office today to post a 11cm x 11cm card  to be told it was smaller than the minimum size for posting.  Apparently the minimum size for the envelope is 14cm x 9cm so I had to buy an envelope to send the card and envelope in and it wasn't as nice as the envelope I used.  The staff at the post office said that Royal Mail are clamping down and if I wanted to make sure it got to it's destination I should make sure that my envelopes are the above size or above up to the maximum size.

Now onto my card.

I made 2 of these cards to send to the staff at the Hospital where my OH had to go with his Kidney Stones. The image is from Sliejke digi Stamps I love her images and they are all free.  She is a very talented artist and it would be well worth a hop to see her work.  The image is coloured with Copics.  The papers flowers are punched from some scraps of paper I had in my box from CC & Tinker & Co.  The card is from a pack from The Range, now I know they are too small to make cards to send through the post I am using them as mats and stepper cards.  If you open them out they will fit a C6 envelope.  The sentiment was printed on my printer (who knew you could do that when you didn't have the right stamp - DOH)!!!  I have tried to distress the edges of the white card and chalked with blue chalk but it doesn't show very well on the photo.

Haven't entered this into any challenges as I couldn't find one to fit.  Happy Crafting everyone.  :-) xx

Just cute bears challenge #15

This is my entry for Just Cute Bears challenge #15 - Buttons and bows.

I haven't used proper bow as I just couldn't get them right so I hope these knots? will be OK. The buttons I cut off my daughters school shirt, luckily she has grown out of it, (more new clothes, I do wish they would grow a little slower). The paper is a K & Co 6 x 6 paper pad 'Amy Butler'. I have put a big gem in the middle of the balloon.

The image is by Sliekje at Sliekje's Digital Stamps. I love Sliekje's images and they are all free.

I hope everyone had a good weekend and has a good week to come.