Live in the Sunshine

Good morning, my friends. I was going to post this card last night...And then I sat down with my notebook and fell asleep...upright. So much for living in the sunshine!

Here it is, a birthday card for a 60-year old gentleman who loves the sun and the sea.

The background paper is from Fancy Pants "Summer's End" 6x6 pad. This card is all about the focal image.  We live by the sea and summer evenings look a lot like this. So I just had to buy the stamp set...of, course I have an excuse for every stamp I buy!

A closer look at the image. It's from Chocolate Baroque's Seashore Scenes, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black. I had so much fun colouring it with Promarkers and a couple of SNs. Doesn't the sun look like an orange!

To mark his age, I made a little flag using a cocktail stick some red CS and silver peel-off. To finish, a little twine bow.

I have the birthday greeting on the inside, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black,

I'm taking this card to these challenges: Word Art Wednesday #85 "Anything Goes with Uplifting Sentiment"; Aud Sentiments Challenge "Summer"; Ribbon Carousel #82 "Fun In The Sun"; I Love Promarkers #173 "Anything Goes"; The Sisterhood of Crafters "It's All About The Boys"; Milk Coffee Challenge "Summer Fun"; CCEE Stampers #1325 "Masculine CAS" and Papertake Weekly "Hot-Hot-Hot". 

This would be perfect for this week's Eclectic Ellapu Challenge, so I'm adding it there for extra inspiration. Check it out what my DT sistahs have put on show for you and play along: Celebrate Summer Sunshine.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish y'all a super-sunny and thrilling Thursday. See ya tomorrow!

Beijinhos!

Happy Birthday, Dear Friend

So here I am again, dear fellow crafters! This time it's for my beloved MojoMonday. Very quickly now (because I have to get started on dinner), I want to show you this birthday card I made for my stash. It's growing and I am proud to announce I have 3 in the pot! Yay! Here it is:

I'm calling it CAS... my way. The paper is from Papermania's Capsule Collection, with a generous 1/4" border for a framed look.

The focal image is by Chocolate Baroque, from the Oriental Florals set called " A Thing of Beauty", stamped in Memento Espresso Truffle and coloured with Promarkers, For cutting and layering I used Spellbinders Classic Ovals and Floral Ovals dies.

For embellies, I used, ruffled lace, ribbons and 3 pearls. All in all a very girly card, I'd say. (I''ve only just discovered the filter options on my camera...here's me going arty-farty!)

A simple sentiment on the inside.

Taking my card to play with these good folks: MojoMonday #298 - sketch; The Shabby Tea Room #171 "Ruffles and Ribbons with Green & Pink"; Amusing Challenge "Ribbon or Twine"; Eureka Stamps #44 "Anything Goes"; Glitter n Sparkle #37 "3 Of Something"; Artistic Inspirations #46 "Ribbon or Twine"; Word Art Wednesday #84 "Anything Goes"; The Ribbon Reel #55 "Treasure Pearls" with Pearls, Ribbon and Lace / Twine and Make It Monday #145 "Anything Goes".














That's all from me today. Thanks for stopping by. I'm off to make / buy dinner (I'll let the fridge decide). Have a lovely Monday, everyone!

Beijinhos!

Christmas Card Club #11: Baubles

Hello fellow crafters! So glad you stopped by for a visit, 'cause I have a little Christmas card to show you. It's time for another Christmas Card Club challenge and this week our lovely hostess, Kerry has set an easy challenge for us: Baubles!

Seriously, does it come easier than that? I didn't think so. Off I went and made a card...something with a contemporary vintage look: vintage-y papers, contemporary colours, traditional elements. Very clever, I thought; that is until I realised I made a mistake. Quite a glaring one at that.  Can you spot it? I'll tell you at the end of the post! Here's the card:

The papers are by Kaiser Kraft - "Christmas Traditions Collection" 6x6 pad.

The tag is also from the Collection and it says "All I want for Christmas". I stamped  "Joy" from WMS Nutcracker Sweet set in Memento Elderberry. The focal bauble is from Chocolate Baroque's Pears and Baubles. I heat embossed it in gold and added some purple blong...err, I mean, bling!

To finish, some cream cotton lace and sheer lavender ribbon. I also added some Icicle Stickles on the tag...for extra festive shine. 

This sentiment is from WMS Say It Loud Winter, stamped in Memento Elderberry.

I'm taking my Bauble to the following challenges: Deconstructed Sketch #105 - sketch; 52 CCT June Theme -Christmas Ornaments; C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #211 "Christmas"; Crafty Ribbons Challenge #48 "Anything Goes With Ribbon"; Chocolate Coffee & Cards #41 "Bingo: Ribbon-Glitter-Tag"; Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge "Christmas Ornaments"; Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - June "Vintage Christmas"; Winter Wonderland "Spots and Stripes"; Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #20 "Merry Christmas - Ribbon, Heat Embossing, Rhinestones" and Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Challenge Extra - June "Anything Goes Christmas".














Have you spotted my mistake? I'll tell ya. Kerry's challenge: Baubles. I did mine in singular.... Apparently as I age, my "s" drops..... (!)

All that's left to do now is to thank you for visiting and I wish you a blessed Sunday!

Beijinhos!

Eclectic Ellapu #34: Celebrate Summer Sunshine

Rumour has it ....summer is just around the corner.

Hello there! Are you ready for summer? I sure am. It's my turn to host a challenge over at the Eclectic Ellapu challenge blog and we're celebrating Summer Sunshine! Won't you join us? Come on...you know you want to!

All you have to do is create a card or project inspired by summer. For me summer is about sun, being outdoors, a nice cold drink, bright colours, long days, sand, sea shells, sardines, sangria.... With these things in mind, I made a birthday card.

The patterned papers are from Fancy Pants "Beach Babe" 6x6 pad.

The image is by MelJen and it's called Beach Umbrella. I coloured it with SN markers.

Simple embellishment with some red raffia.  I added a little flag with a birthday greeting.

I added this summery greeting also by MelJen called "Summer Fun", cut and layered with Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals die-cuts.  I did some stencilling with TH Antique Linen...probably not the best move as distress ink is water-based and will smudge the printer ink. 

To jazz up the inside I used another MelJen digi and this one's called "Summer Time Sandals" . I coloured it with SN markers.

I'm taking my card to the following challenges: My Creative Moments Word Play Saturday "Summertime"; Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge #12 "Red, Yellow, Green"; Whimsical Designs "Summertime Fun"; 365 Cards Day 164 "Welcome Summer"; Sunshine Mail Challenge Blog "At The Beach"; One Crazy Stamper June Challenge "Summer Fun"; Crafter's Companion "Summer Inspiration" and Creatalicious Challenge #52 "All About Summer".  

Thank you for stopping by. Now it's your turn to create a summer-inspired project and show off over at the Eclectic Ellapu Challenge Blog. Oooh, I can't wait to see what you come up with. 

Beijinhos!

Happy Father's Day

Hello there! This is going to be a very quick post - just to show you a Father's Day card. I'm hoping to get some paw prints on the inside of the card... we'll see how that goes. In the meantime, here's my card:

The papers are form Wild Rose Studio "For Men Only".

That cute image is by MelJen....so adorable. I coloured it with Promarkers. The sentiment is by Paula Pascual.

For cutting and layering I used Spellbinder dies. To finish some twine - that's it!

I might have to help the mutts with their message to daddy!

The sketch is form Freshly Made Sketches #90 ; and 3 other challenges: Cut It Up Challenges #21 "Red, White & Blue"; Digi Galore Challenges "Father's Day" and Jelly Park Challenges "Masculine".



That's all from me today. Thanks for stopping by....and come back tomorrow. I've got not one but two posts for you! I know...when it rains it pours! Have a fun weekend, everyone!

Beijinhos!