Always and Forever

Hi Crafty Friends, 

How are you all?

Today is a card I made for my parents wedding anniversary. 

I used Birds Cards SVG file for the background - You can find her files here

The image is from Lili of The Valley and I coloured it in with promarkers and the odd flex markers. I cut the balloon out twice and raised this with foam tape.

The flowers are from Wild Orchard Crafts and the leaves and swirls I believe are also from Birds Cards.

The gems are from my stash and I used a stamp from I think it was Popcorn the Bear.

The challenges I am going to enter this in to are:

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes - 22/09

Creatalicious Challenge - #67 Flower Power - 15/10

Crafting from the Heart - #36 Anything Goes - 22/09

The Crafty Blogger Networks - Anything Goes - 01/10

Thank you for stopping in I hope you like it and I look forward to reading your comments. 

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx

B is for Ball

Good Morning Everyone.

Today I have for you another Scrapbook Layout. 

This layout was made for Leo who was relaxing on the grass after playing with his ball in the garden. 

 This is the photo that inspired me to make the page, the photo was took in the spring time and I used spring colours for my layout.

 

This is my attempt of making a sketch. Please excuse the colours I will get better at it and maybe next time the puppy wont have a green head.   I took some inspiration from Faith Abigail Designs for my sketch so I do need to give her, the recognition she deserves.

 The Page - Standard 12 x 12 The blue has been cut down to 11.5 x 11.5 inches to give it a nice mat and layered effect.  With a photo of 4inch by 3.5 inches. With mats of 1/4 inch increments

and a journal panel of 4inches by 1 inch.

The sun has been cut from Create a Critter using my Cricut Machine, and was cut at 2.5 inches, I inked it using yellow ink pad and then edged it with an orange ink pad. I used Peachy Keen face stamp highlighted the eyes with a white pen, chalked the cheeks and added white highlights to each side, added a very faint chalk to the mouth and highlighted the "tongue" area with a white line

The puppy was cut using my Cameo and was cut at 4.560inch wide by 4.665 inch high. His eyes were stamped using a peachy keen stamp. I added my own red collar to him and a little tag, added white highlight stitching around it and added the initial "L" for Leo on it. To finish him I added stitching in dark brown to his ears, paws and feet. The pink part of his feet are not on the file I created these in the studio software

The title was cut from Nate ABC using my Cricut machine, and it was cut at 2.5 inches

The Clouds were from Create a Critter and were cut at 2inch, 1.5inch and 1 inch and then embossed using the Cuttlebug Bubbles embossing folder

The tree is a free file from Stink' Cute Paper Piecings

It was cut using the cameo the trunk is cut at 1.460inch wide by 3.235inches wide

The Bush was cut at 4.995 inches wide by 5.960inches high

I trimmed the tree so it fitted perfectly to the edge of the layer

The Grass and the Wavy border are free designs from Birds cards and have been cut using the cameo 

Grass - 11.915inches wide by 1.485 inches high - Two of the very tips of the grass need tripping slightly as they slightly over hang

Wavy Border - 11.605inch wide by 2.010 inches high

This is what the layout looks complete with the photograph. I just need to add my journalling to it and then it will be done.

Wow a super duper long post, but I do like to give details of the sizes that I used, what machine I used and what file I used when I can, I hate it when I come across something that inspires me but then have no idea were to get the file from.

I am going to enter this into the following challenges. 

Craft My Life - Anything But A Card - 30/04 -2nd entry

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes - 28/04
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Die Cuts or Embossing - 05/04 - 2nd Entry

Created with Love - CWLC 80 - In the Garden - 03/05

Creatvie Cutting Challenge - Spring - 05/05

That is it from me, hope you all have a lovely evening and I will be back soon with some more cards/layouts.

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx

Mothers Day - Flower and Swirls

Good Morning Everyone, 

Another card for you today. 

Still on the Mothers Day cards this is the last card in this collection. 

This time this is the card that I made for my husband to give to his mum. 

The card is an 8x8 card blank, matted with pattern paper printed from Do Crafts Digital Designer. 

The swirly background is from Birds Cards and this was cut out using the Cameo machine. 

The Flowers, leaves and center square  are also from Birds Cards.  The Center Square are from the Mix & Match Sentiment Section, I removed the "Thanks" from it and added my own sentiment to it. 

 The Card

 The Flowers

 The Center Square

The Challenges I am entering this in to are:

Brown Sugar Challenges - #89 Mothers Day - 18/04
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes - 18/04

Card A Day Blog - Sympathy, New Beginnings, Teacher Appreciation & Mother's Day - 30/04

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes- 30/04

Thank you for stopping in, and I look forward to reading any comments that you feel you would like to leave.

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mothers Day to all you mums out there. 

For my American friends, today is Mother's day in the UK and no doubt all the mums have been spoilt by their kiddies. 

Today's card is a card I made for my brother to give to my mum, our mum loves Owls and when I seen this SVG file from Kadoodle Bug Designs I knew I had to use it for her card. The image was a free file at the time but you can still buy it - The file is called "Ottie Owl"

I cut the file using my cameo 

I matted and layered it up, and used distress inks to give texture and to edge the pieces, I used a Cuttlebug "Bubbles" embossing folder for his belly and glossy accents on his eyes. 

I used a couple of files from Birds Cards, I used her Flowers 4 and her Decorative Frame 1   I also used one of her Sentiment Files "Happy Mother's Day"

I love the cameo and how the print and cut works every time and how good the cuts come out. 

I still need a little bit of practise with it, but my poor Expression machine is slightly jealous of all the attention the Cameo is getting. 

I am entering this into the following challenges. 

Challenges 4 Everyone -#39- Anything Goes (2nd Entry) - 04/04

Dream Valley Challenges - #7 - Mothering Sunday - 06/04

Glitter n Sparkle - #78 - Mothers Day - 06/04

Thanks for looking and I hope you have all  had a lovely day

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx