Happy Birthday

Happiness is........finding a die, which was part of a set, which I lost 9 or 10 months ago!  I couldn't use the set of dies without the one I lost without trying to cut the piece by hand.  After searching for ages, I assumed I had accidentally thrown it away. 😞 However, when I was going through a box of card yesterday, looking for a particular colour, there was the die between two pieces of card!! 😃

A card I made for my daughter who is celebrating her birthday today.

I started by covering a 6 x 6 card blank with purple and white spotty paper.  The frame, balloons and candle are from Sue Wilson's 'Celebrations' die set using purple pearlised card and silver non-shed glitter card.  I inlaid the white card in the apertures of the frame.  The flower was made with punches and the sentiment is computer generated, printed in grey.

I am joining in the following challenges. 

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Add A Little Sparkle
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Use A Die and/or Punch
Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #378 ~ Lots of Layers
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge # 200 ~ Lots of Layers
Dies R Us Challenge #101 ~ Birthdays
HLS July Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
Use your Stuff challenge # 321 ~ Birthday

Inkspirational Challenge #165 Word Prompt ~ Birthday

Barbecue Time!

A card today to thank friends for hosting a barbecue last Saturday.

For the background I used a Creative Expressions 'Dotted Matrix PinPoint' embossing folder.  The barbecue was made from snippets of card with dies from the Sue Wilson 'King of the Grill' set and layered on a Memory Box 'Stitched Hexagon' die. I added some red ink to the yellow flames to make them look more realistic. The matted hexagon was attached with foam tape to add dimension.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz challenge #425 ~ ATG - optional Think Summertime
Shopping Our Stash #362 ~ Feed Me (Under all those flames are burnt sausages!!  LOL!!)
HLS July Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Woof, woof!

A card today for a card swap, with a dog theme as a recipient has a lovely dog.  I kept the card just cream and black to match the beautiful ribbon. 

I started with a 6 x 6 cream card blank.  The heart dog image is a die cut from the Spellbinders 'Pawing Around (Dog)' set of dies and attached to a cream stitched square die cut and layered on a black mat.  The background is embossed with a Sue Wilson 'Pawprint Lattice' embossing folder.  The ribbon was bought at a local fabric shop and layered on a strip of black card. All the black card was snippets, so I'll be off to share my card in the Playground.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge #330 ~ Use snippets

 2 Crafty Critter Crazies 16th Challenge ~ Feature a Critter

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #215 ~ At Least Two Dies/Punches or One of Each

Bizzy Bec's July Challenge ~ Anything Goes
HLS July Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

I thought I'd share a few photos of  North Devon, a place we visit regularly.  It was especially beautiful last weekend in Ilfracombe where there was a 'Morris' festival on. 

There were lots of groups of people Morris Dancing, a traditional style of English dancing which dates back centuries.

Here are some of the dancers in action.  

The video clips should be working now!

Butterfly ~ Thank You

A card today which I made some time ago.  I've just discovered it in my draft posts and I have never made the post live...... until now!

The background card was already textured and has been in my stash for ages, bought when the Papermill had shops where you could fill up an empty box with your choice of card/paper.  The corners were punched with a butterfly corner punch.  The purple die cut butterfly was attached to a white Memory Box 'Astrid Circle' die cut,  just attached by the body and a clear gem added for the head.  This was layered on a purple Sue Wilson 'Double Pierced Circle' die cut. Using the Astrid Circle die again with purple card, I used the waste to add four star shapes to make the design more balanced and added tiny clear gems to the centres.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #103 ~ Spin The Butterfly Wheel with the letter W (Wisteria)

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #215 ~ At Least Two Dies/Punches or One of Each