Special Birthday

I made this card a little while ago and I have been saving it until this week for a special birthday.  One of the neighbours in our Close celebrated her 90th birthday yesterday.  As she said she didn't want a fuss for her birthday, I decided not to put an age on the front but wished her a Happy 90th Birthday in the message inside instead.

I made the card with a variety Sue Wilson dies and the purple card is pearlised.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Fun With Dies

The Paper Funday Challenge #50 ~ Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Lots of Layers

Country View February Challenge ~ Be Sentimental

Birthstone Challenge #1 ~ Anything Goes with Garnet & Amethyst Colors

With Love

A card I made for a young lady who loves horses.

I used a Marianne Designs 'Cross Stitch Heart' die set and the cross stitching was done with crochet cotton.  The background was embossed with a Lisa Horton 'Padded Quilt' embossing folder. I layered a strip of stripy ribbon over a purple mat and attached the finished heart with foam pads.  The horseshoe was punched and tiny grey pearls added.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Week 714 ~ Anything Goes with the optional theme of I love...... cross stitching

Double Trouble Challenge #131 ~ Love Is In The Air

Get Creative Challenge #118 ~ Hearts

We Love to Create Challenge #1 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

Inkspirational Challenge #282 ~ Moodboard - Heart shapes

Birthstone Challenge #1 ~ Anything Goes with Garnet and/or Amethyst Colours

Through the Purple Haze Challenge #201 ~ Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge ~ Favourite Colour and Why..... Purple is such a bright and cheerful colour and there are so many beautiful shades.

Two Gift Card Holders

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Two friends are celebrating special big birthdays.  As part of a group of friends we are giving a joint present of vouchers.  I was asked to make two cards to put the gift cards in.

The first one is for a friend who loves gardening so I decided on a floral theme.  The patterned paper in from an old Papermania paper pad.  The flower was made with dies from the Sue Wilson 'Passion Flower' set and I added a few lilac gems.

The front splits in two and the bottom half is attached to the back of the card to create a pocket.  We put a garden centre voucher in the pocket.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Crafty Catz Challenge #623 ~ Anything Goes with optional twist of Female Birthday

The Paper Funday Challenge #50 ~ Anything Goes with the Optional Twist of Lots of Layers

The same style was used for my second gift card holder.  This time the gift card will be given to the birthday girl when we all go for Afternoon Tea to celebrate her birthday.

The patterned paper was from a Dovecraft paper pad 'Cupcake Boutique'.  The cupcake was made with a Stampin' Up punch using snippets and layered on a white die cut circle, another snippet.  I embossed the 'icing' with a Cuttlebug 'Tiny Bubbles' embossing folder, raised it up on foam pads and added a red pearl 'cherry'. 

Before making the pocket ready for the gift card, I decorated the inside back panel with red card embosssed using a Cuttlebug cupcake embossing folder.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Inkspirational Challenge #282 ~ Moodboard - baked goodies and cups

Snippets Playground Challenge #447 ~ Use Snippets

Allsorts Challenge Week 714 ~ Anything Goes with the optional theme of  I love... Cupcakes!

Last week my hubby and I enjoyed a few days away in beautiful Stratford upon Avon, the home of William Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare's birthplace.

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Viking

The February Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today with the theme 'Add Ribbon'.  Our generous sponsor this month is Paper Nest Dolls.

Our sponsor kindly gave the DT digi stamps to work with and I chose Viking Andrew from the Viking Bundle Set.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and used Sizzix Thinlits 'Stitched Ovals' for matting and layering.  The background was embossed with a Darice 'Wood Grain' embossing folder and layered on a silver mirror card mat.  I put a strip of cream twill ribbon across the bottom and added a sentiment and two silver Card Candi.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th February, so please pop over to the challenge blog and see the wonderful cards the DT have made for inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenges:

NBUS Challenge #47 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (used these oval dies for the first time.)

Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge ~ Anything Goes Embossing with a twist of BORDERS

Paper Funday Challenge #50 ~ Anything Goes with the Optional Twist of Lots of Layers

Passion For Markers Challenge Week 675 ~ Use die cuts