Football Season

The football (soccer) season began today, so this seemed a perfect card to blog.  (Don't ask how my team did today, but there are plenty more games to play before the end of the season.😉)  I saw an idea on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page recently to use a tile die twice which cuts out the little apertures, but not the outline shape.  I set myself a challenge to make a card suitable for a male using  one of my tile dies using this idea, (although girls like football too. 😉)

I attached a blue mat to the base card, then cut a piece of white card slightly smaller.  I used a Memory Box 'Piestra Tile' die down each side of the white card.  I cut a snippet of patterned paper and attached it down the middle between the die cuts.  The footballs are black peeloff, stuck on stiff white card and fussy cut.  The sentiment was layered on blue mats....... and then I discovered a small glue mark on one of the corners of the blue mat.  So I added tiny black dots to all four corners to cover up my little mishap. 

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Alphabet Challenge ~ I is for Interests. e.g. Hobbies etc.

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #178 ~ Black+White + 1 Other colour 

Make My Monday Challenge #179 ~ Outdoor Sports

My  second card is a gap butterfly card.  

The patterned paper is from a old paper pad given to me by a friend.  The butterfly was made with Memory Box 'Vivienne Butterfly' and 'Darla Butterfly' dies and layered on Memory Box 'Stitched Circle Layers'.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Best Year' set.

I am joining in the following challenge

Allsorts Challenge - Week 687 ~ Butterflies /Bugs 
HLS July Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #172 ~ Butterfly, Die cuts, Sentiment

Summer Blooms and Nautical

A CAS card I made a little while ago, but forgot to post on my blog.

The flower die cuts are Lisa Horton's 'Beautiful Buds'.  I layered them on Lisa Horton's 'Scallop Layered Square' mats.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set of stamps.  I finished off my card with a few tiny, yellow pearls

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Allsorts Challenge Week 686 ~ Summer

Try It On Tuesday Challenge ~ Make it Feminine

 

The style of my second card was made after watching a live video yesterday on Lisa Shaw's Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page.  I decided to make a masculine card as I need a few masculine birthday cards in the next few weeks.

 

The patterned paper is from a Sara Davies 'Nautical Collection' paper pad.  I used one sheet to cover the front of a 6 x 6 card blank, lining up the bottom right corner and cutting off the excess.  I used a square die to cut out an aperture from the middle.  Using a second identical sheet of patterned paper I covered the inside of the card blank, again lining up the bottom right-hand corner and cutting off the excess.  When the card is closed, the patterns line up perfectly.  The yacht is a Poppystamps 'Marina Sailboats' die cut.  I lined up the yacht so it was just below the edge of the aperture when the card is closed.  Three punched anchors and a layered sentiment finished off my card.

 

I am joining in the following challenges with this card.

Country View July Challenge ~ Travel

AAA Birthday - Game #39 ~ Where In The World 

Christmas in July and a Sunflower Never-ending Card

Another Christmas card for my pile ready for December this year.  The design was from a sketch over in the Creative Minds - Kind Hearts Facebook page.

The patterned papers were snippets from a paper pad from The Works.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up '#Elfie' set, stamped in navy blue.  Three tiny blue pearls finished off my card.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card. 

Rudolph Days August Challenge ~ Anything Christmas

Snippets Playground Challenge #433 ~ Christmas in July

Alphabet Challenge ~ H is for Holidays

MTTC Challenge #486 ~ Christmas in July

Creative Knockouts Challenge #462- Christmas in July

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #233 ~ Christmas in July

Christmas Card Creations July Challenge ~ Patterned Paper

My second card is a Never-ending card.

The patterned paper is from a paper pad from The Range.

The small sunflowers were made with punched and  I use a Cheery Lynn 'Sunflower' die for the large sunflower.  I added a plain panel for the message.

Here is a little video showing how the card opens.  You may need to click on it twice to open it.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Allsorts Challenge Week 686 ~ Summer

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July Challenge

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Owl and Flowers

We returned a couple of days ago from a break in our caravan in North Devon.  It's been unusually hot here in the UK for the last week or so and Tuesday was the hottest day on record.  It was a welcome relief to have heavy rain here today.

I used a sketch over on the Creative Minds - Kind Hearts Facebook page for the design of my card.  

The patterned paper is from an old Papermania paper pad and I used a Creative Expressions 'Linear Leaves' for the layer at the back.  The owl is a  Cottage Cutz die and I added some eyes to bring him to life.  The sentiment is a Happy Little Stampers stamp.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

As You Like It Challenge ~ Favourite Fur, Feathers or Scales (I love owls and can never resist buying owl dies and stamps.)

Crafty Friends Challenge #157 ~ Embossing (wet or dry)

HLS July Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

My second  card is a fairly CAS card.

The image is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Beauty Abounds' set, stamped on the separate white panels and layered on yellow mats.  I coloured the images with Promarkers.  The sentiment is stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Best Year' set, raised up on foam pads.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Stamping Sensations July Challenge ~ Summer Flowers

I Love Promarkers Challenge #515 ~ Anything Goes + option of Summery colours

Passion For Markers Challenge Week 650 ~ Something beginning with B (Blooms)