Ladybirds Card

A quick card using papers and image from the Jayne Netley Mayhew collection part 2 CD from Joanna Sheen.



I just added organza ribbon, and a fabric flower.


I'd like to share this with Stamps R Us challenge which is Nature's gifts.

Girl & Dog Birthday Card

A card for my sister's birthday, the image is called 'Girl & Dog' from Jellypark.

I coloured the image with pencils. The background paper I made by printing off the distressed orange paper from Polkadoodle's Candy Doodles CD, and stamping over it with a flower stamp, also from Polkadoodles (Daisy Doodles stamp set).



The butterflies are a Sizzix die, with added sticky pearls. I also used a spellbinders die and computer printed wording.


I also made a box for the card to go in, decorated with the same Sizzix die butterflies and garden string ........


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - die cuts, punches or both

Stamps R Us - Autumn/Fall

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Fall or Halloween

One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampin with The Dragon - Fall Colours

Stampin for the Weekend - Colours of Autumn

Reindeer Christmas Card

Another card I made using the Christmas Boutique kit from Polkadoodles.


The backing paper, reindeer and ribbon are all from the kit, I just added some sticky pearls, button and Spellbinders die.

Twitty Woo Card

A card for a friend using the Twitty Woo CD from Fee J Designs.

I added some raffia, bazzill cardstock for matting and computer printed wording.
I'd like to enter this into;

Cute Card Thursday - Animal Crackers

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Things with wings

Deep Ocean Challenge - Happy Birthday

Snowman Christmas Card

I made this card using the lovely Christmas Boutique kit from Polkadoodles.

The papers and images are from the kit, and I used pearlescent card for the base, Spellbinders die behind the snowman , Sizzix die for the snowflake, and silver ribbon along the side.


I'd like to enter this into:

Ooh La La Creations - Punches & Dies

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Punches and/or dies

Make It Monday - Linky Party

Cats & Snails Stitch Markers

Made from glass cat's face beads, haematite stars, tiny grey seed beads and antique black plated findings.

Tibetan silver snails, tiny seed beads, 4 mm haematite beads and black plated findings.

50th Birthday Cards

A couple of cards I made for a friend's 50th birthday.

For this one I used the oval handbag template from Anna Marie Designs CD Volume 2. The knitted paper is from the Furry Friends CD from Joanna Sheen.

For the handle I used brown wire and wrapped satin ribbon and Patons Lush knitting yarn around it and added a butterfly charm, punched butterflies and computer printed sentiment.

I'd like to enter this into the Crafty Creations challenge Anything But a Square.

The image and papers on this one are also from the Furry Friends CD, the image is matted on blue shiny cuttlebug embossed paper. The wording is computer printed, I went over it with a Sakura pen to give it some sparkle but this doesn't show up too well on the photos.

I'd like to enter both of these into Make It Monday's Linky Party #54.

Dog Birthday Card

Here's another card I made using the Furry Friends CD from Joanna Sheen.

I used cream textured card for the base, papers and dog picture are from the CD, brown card for matting, inking around the edges of the papers, and Dymo label maker for the sentiment.

Guinea Pigs & Knitted Heart

Another guinea pig card using the Furry Friends CD from Joanna Sheen.


The sentiment is a Polkadoodles stamp, the flowers are punched out and scrunched with a brad added to the centres.



I knitted this heart using aran wool, added beads round the edge and garden twine to hang it.

Knitted Mug Hug

The pattern is from Twenty to Make Knitted Mug Hugs by Val Pierce. I knitted it in Stylecraft Life double knitting wool.

Beer Mug Card

Beer mug template from an Anna Marie Designs CD, brick papers and bottle tops from the Polkadoodles Not For Girls CD.


Silver mirror board for the handle and the base, embossed with the cuttlebug swiss dots folder and distressed with a nail file. The froth is pearlised paper, cuttlebug embossed, and some blue garden string down the side.

Silver Cat Glasses Chain & Another Cheeky Monkey

I made this glasses chain using silver and grey glass cat beads, silver bugle beads and glass faceted beads.



And a cheeky monkey card made using the Tea Time Surprise CD from Fee J Designs.

All papers and images are from the CD, with the addition of gold mirror card, brads, ribbon, glitter, sticky gems and computer printed wording.

I'd like to enter this in this week's Crafty Creations challenge, who want to see Your Inner Animal.

Stitch Markers, Glasses Chain & Garden Creatures

Black millefiori glass beads, faceted black beads and seed beads. The findings are antique black plated.


Glasses chain made from black bugle beads, faceted glass beads and square flattie beads.


And some pictures of some of our garden creatures taken last month:

There's been lots of bees on the buddleia,

and butterflies,
calendula and bee,

and lots of frogs :-)

Dog Birthday Card & Crocheted Blanket

Another card using the Furry Friends CD from Joanna Sheen.


I just added some sticky gems, tartan bow and the sentiment is a stamp that came with a magazine.

And a blanket I crocheted, using Stylecraft Special double knitting yarn.