Twins

Thank you for adding comments to my blog. It is great to know that I have visitors and also very encouraging. Been on and off the settee since midnight so I'm a bit grumpy this morning. Last night I was trying to tie a ribbon bow and realised I hadn't done one in weeks. Not sure if starting with a ribbon is the way to begin a card but I wasn't going to waste my effort. Must do some bigger cards as I think that will make it easier. But for the moment I'm putting baby cards in the box and here is another one. I picked up this little stamp set on a sale and it also had a few nice sentiments with it.

Image - New Addition stamp from Fizzy Moon

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen ,

   the backing papers are from Isabella and Country Boutique.

Dies used - Spellbinders square swatches and

Memory Box Bistro Label Die

and ribbon and seam binding from stash.

New Baby

I thought I'd make a quick reverse to my plan to put a few baby cards into the box. I have a few of these little elephant stamps and they are a real favourite of mine. I planned to make a quick easy card and then complicated it by having a die play - lol. I forget where I got the sentiment stamp but that's just life, if I remember I will add it later..

Image - Bella Sleeping stamp from Wild Rose Studio

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen ,

   the backing papers is from the Bella paper pack.

Dies used - Spellbinders squares and

Memory Box Orchard Tree Die.

Couple

At this rate I will be starting my post with "Good Night" , I spent too long today just messing about. I bought this border die a while ago but once I received it I wasn't sure what to use it on. Today I have used it on a plain piece of pearl but it might lend itself to patterned paper also. I think I have only ever made one engagement card before but I had picked up this digi just in case and I hope it works ok.

Image - "Date" digi image from mo manning

 coloured with letraset pens

and the sentiment is from whimsy.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen ,
  the papers and bits of card are from my stash.

Dies used - Spellbinders squares and labels10,

Memory Box fringe border and Whimsy ticket die.

Nolan (Boy card)

Been a bit sluggish today and as the little grey cells are still playing up I decided I was safer trying to make a card than do anything more demanding. Well I didn't want to make life too easy so I double cut my die cut then persuaded the bits to stay in the cut (yes we all know when you are trying to do the opposite to usual it is no easier) but for a first attempt it wasn't bad. I think next time I will let the bits fall out and just swap them over - if you understand my waffling. As the title gives the game away this is another little boy card. Apologies to my pals who I tempted into shopping but I'm sure you won't regret it - lol. Thank you all very much for your lovely comments.

Image - Nolan & the BullFrog  digi image from Fred, She Said designs

 coloured with letraset and copic pens.

Paper and card - card blank is an A5 using Paper Mill card
  the backing paper is from my mixed up kid's paper pack.

Dies used - Spellbinders deckled rectangles and Memory Box Loopy Rings.

had a play

You can tell I'm "kicking my heels" today so what better than to play with a new die. It is the die-namics layered rose and I used some substantial weight card and I am very happy with the result for a first attempt. I know I shouldn't be tempting anyone to shop for crafty stuff as if we ever need encouragement - lol.  I placed a small stamen in the middle to build the layers round it and at the end dabbed a bit of ColorBox pigment ink round the edge.

Tug wants to play

So I coloured an image ( a Meljens Designs called Sail Away), well that is easy isn't it, lol, I even used similar colours to yesterday. I got a piece of backing paper I wanted to use and then the brain stopped. Oh well that little tug did just want something to play with so I spent ages cutting up my piece of backing paper. with a pair of hands which refused to receive any instructions. The little tug does look happy but this is no masterpiece but to me is an achievement in my fight against my fibro.I am posting it on here as it is important to me and also hopefully it will encourage other peeps with FM to have a play.

Baby Bo

Trying to chase a headache away here so I have had a little play with a digi image. I must say I'm enjoying using them although I will always love stamping. I think digi images are appealing to my need to store things and I have at least two shelves which are complaining noisily that they are overloaded - lol. I think I have a few boy cards in the box now so I am moving on to baby cards.

Image - Baby Bo  digi image teddybo_032

 coloured with letraset and copic pens

and the sentiment is from lotv and embossed.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen ,
  the backing paper is from my mixed up kid's paper pack

and the green card from the Paper Mill.

Dies used - Spellbinders squares and Designer labels

and the ribbon was a gift.