A Girlie Card and Bookmark

EDITED TO ADD A BRIGHTER PHOTO OF THE CARD, I HOPE!
Good evening, I needed a break from Christmas projects so decided to get this card and bookmark made for an order.

I have used 'A Tasty Read' which is a digital stamp available from Elisabeth Bell avaliable HERE or click on the image name above. I use my Cricut so often these days for my mats and layers it was really nice to get out my nesties for this project.

The little oval shape on the end of this bookmark will have a white oval placed on with the child's name on it but I am awaiting the spelling as it is one of those names that can be spelt different ways.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Cardstock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - Prima 'Annalee'

Image - Elisabeth Bell 'A Tasty Read'

Sentiment - Paper Pretties 'Birthday Sentiments'

Medium - Promarkers

Dies - Spellbinders 'Classic & Scalloped Ovals'

White, Burgundy & Pink Ribbons - Scrap box

Lace - Craftmania

Pearls - One Stop Crafts

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots'

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

The Digi Bells - Birthday Card

Pear Tree Designs - Sketch

KB Cute Monday - Favourite Embellishments

Use It Tuesday - Dies, Punches & Cut-Outs 

Divas By Design - Anything But A Card (Bookmark)

CCEE Stampers - National Pink Day

Card & Scrap - Ribbon or Lace

Precreativ - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment.

Crafty Sentiments 'Monochromatic' Challenge

Good morning all. 

Sorry I have not been around for a few days my hubby was off work last week so not many cards were made and this week I am playing catch up with dt work plus getting ready for the Crafty Sentiments New Release Previews and Blog Hop (see below).

This week at Crafty Sentiment Designs we would love to see your 'Monochromatic' creations and remember you do not have to use a Crafty Sentiments image but if you have them we would love to see them.

I went with a different style again this week using the sentiment as the focal point and thought this phrase quoted by Thomas Moore was just what was needed for a card for a friend battling breast cancer.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Summer Driggs Digital 'Awareness'

Cardstock - Bazzill

Main Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments Digital Download 'Quotes & Phrases'

Scalloped Shapes - Cricut

Punch - Martha Stewart 'Scroll Lace'

Challenges I would like to enter this card into are:-

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Totally Papercrafts - Die Cuts or Punches

Creative Friday - Black, White & Pink

Craft Your Days Away - Monochromatic

Hooked On Crafts - Anything Goes

Digital Tuesday - Favourite Ice Cream Combo 'Strawberry Ripple'

Everybody Art - Anything Goes

Just before I go I want to let you know that we at Crafty Sentiments will be celebrating Christmas in July with a blog hop on the 1st July. There will also be previews on the design team blogs starting 26th June through to 30th June. 

One lucky person could win all 5 of the new release image's by posting the above banner on your blog and leaving commenting over the preview days. How easy is that? and believe me as you can see from above they are all adorably cute images just in time for making all those Christmas cards you need to make.

Crafty Sentiments 'Father's Day' Challenge

Good morning all what a lovely week we are having here with the weather being so nice and bright, I jut wonder how long it will last!

Today we have a new challenge for you at Crafty Sentiments Designs and it is to create something with a 'Father's Day' theme and as you will see I went with something completely different from my normal style.

I had had a request for a father's day card for a Scout Leader and it really daunted me until I put on my own old Cub Scout Leader head (yes I used to be a Cub Scout Leader until I took on this new mode of transport and it became a problem lol). I thought about all the time we spent out in the woods going for long walks and camping and this is what I came up with. Charles Bear - Going Camping was just perfect for the scene I created.

I cut the tree from Pooh & Friends cartridge at 4", the grass was cut 4 times over from Plantin Schoolbook at 1". I then used the waste from the green layer of the tree as a template to create the clouds by inking. I made the flag pole from a cocktail stick and then cut the red triangle and hand wrote the sentiment before heat embossing it in white.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Crafty Superstore

Image - Crafty Sentiments 'Charles Bear - Going Camping

Sentiment - Hand Written

Embossing - Cosmic Shimmer 'White'

Medium - Promarkers

Cricut - Pooh & Friends and Plantin Schoolbook

Flag - Cocktail Stick

Clouds - Tim Holtz Distress Ink 'Tumble Glass'

Challenges I would like to enter this into are:-

Tuesday Throwdown - Use 3 Past Challenges (Nature or Trees, Die Cuts & Background Stamping).

Cricut Cardz - Father's Day

Papertake Weekly - Dad's or Lad's

Cupcake Crafts - Boy Oh boy

Top Tip Tuesday - Open Challenge

Totally Papercrafts - Summer

My Craft Spot - We Love You Dad

Stamptacular Sunday - Dad's or Grads

Alphabet Challenge - F for Father's

Sentimental Sunday - Father's Day or Masculine

A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Summer

Pear Tree Designs - Father's Day

Dream Valley - Father's Day

Secret Crafter Saturday - A Male Card

One Stop Crafts - Father's Day

Wags 'n' Whiskers - One For The Boys

KB Cute Monday - Anything Goes

Fussy & Fancy - Male Cards

The Stamp Man - Men & Boys

Anything Goes - Summer

Creative Inspirations - Father's Day

Lothian Crafts Online - For A Man

Hooked On Craft - Anything Goes

The Paper Variety - For The Guys

Cooking With The Cricut - Father's Day

Wow that is a lot of challenges, I guess we all had the same idea's for challenges lol.

Thanks for stopping by but please don't forget to stop by the Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog to see all the other Father's Day projects.

Just For Fun

Good afternoon all, I cannot believe we went out this morning at 9am to watch a friend do a tandem parachute jump for charity. We were home by 11am but I got sun burnt in just those couple of hours, it wasn't even that hot but it was windy so guessing that was what done it.

Anyway I managed to finish this card off that I started yesterday and although I didn't make it for anyone in particular I really like how it turned out and enjoyed making it.

I am really not the best at photography and these easel cards always give me problems so have taken a couple of photo's.

Close Up Of Front

Close Up Of Base

Supplies:-

2 x 6" Square Card Blanks - Craft Superstore

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Designer Papers - Nitwit Collection 'Fairy Tale Too'

Image - Belles & Whistles 'Beary Hugs'

Sentiment - Unknown 

Medium - Promarkers

Lace With Ribbon - Local Fabric Shop

Flowers - Gift

Gems - Papermania

Challenge I would like to enter this card into:-

Belles & Whistles - Ribbon or Lace

Sketch & Stash - Sketch

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Elisabeth Bells World - Easel Card's

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - More Than One Fold

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Crafts & Me - Stamp Something

The Emerald Faerie - Lots Of Bling

DYSU Challenge - Birthdays

Deep Ocean - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Best Friends

Paper Sundae's - Girly Girls

Scrappekammeret - 2 Different Ribbons or Lace

The Poodle's Parlour - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by. I am not sure if I will be posting much this week as my hubby has the week off and although we don't have anything planned if the weather is nice we hope to get out.

New Baby Card

Good morning, it is a lovely day again here in East Anglia, how long will it last I wonder??

Today I have for you a new baby card made for a special order. This order was very specific in that they wanted 'nothing fussy' and to use the one button attached, I didn't ask the why's but I am intrigued so may well ask once I know the card has been received by the recipient.

I cut the card shape at 8" and the book at 2" on which the sentiment is place with my Cricut using the Heritage Cartridge.

I had some difficulty photographing this card I kept getting a glare but the flash was not on so I took another of just the image (see below) which wasn't affected by it.

Supplies:-

All Papers - Deja Views Sharon Ann Collection 'Baby Boy'

Image - Teddy Bo 'Night Time Cuddles'

Sentiment - Computer Generated

Medium - Promarkers

Lace - Craftmania

Button - Unknown

Gems - Kanban I think

Card Shape & Book - Cricut

Promarkers Used:-

Bears - Tan, Cocoa, Cinnamon & Rose Pink

Mother's Clothes - Apple, Meadow Green, Leaf Green & Vanilla

Baby's Clothes, Cushion & Tablecloth - Powder Blue & Cool Aqua

Rocking Chair - Vanilla

Lamp - Vanilla & Powder Blue

Challenges I would like to enter into:-

Teddy Bo - Shaped Card

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Lace

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Shelly's Images - Show Us What You Got

Crafty Cardmakers - Love Of The Lasting Kind (No better love than mother and child)

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Celebrate

Thanks for stopping by please leave a comment if you have time.