Thank you shaker

I haven't made a shaker card in ages.  I recently found what I call shaker domes in a crafting shop, so I had to have a go.  My first bit of inspiration came from this weeks challenge at Stamptacular Sunday, who asked us to use apricot, bling and a cute critter.

I had apricot card, but it looked so plain that I stamped a flourish design using fired brick distress ink.  I cut a frame to go around the shaker dome.  I have stamped a Penny Black image on to a white card blank and then I added some sprinkles and attached the dome with its frame.

Got to have flowers :-)  I've added just a few and some natural cotton lace, some tiny red gems and the thank you peel off is attached  to the dome.

In addition to entering this card for the challenge at Stamptacular Sunday, I will also be entering it for the "shaker card" challenge at The Crafty Pad and the "use a frame" challenge at Allsorts Challenge blog

Thank you brightly

I'm still working on less is more, so this weeks challenge at Charisma cardz was perfect.  They asked us to use no more than a third of the card.  I think I managed that :-)  

Just Us Girls set us a colour challenge. Black, red, yellow and green.  I have used Doodlebugs la-di-dot cardstock which has velvet flock and looks and feels very lush.  As soon as I saw those two challenges I got a clear picture in my mind for what I was going to make.

The faux stitching I have used fits in nicely with the stitch in time challenge over at Fab N Funky and the bold bright colours are good for the challenge over at One stop Craft.

The thank you stamp I have used on my card came free with a magazine,but it was the perfect addition for the challenge at Stamp something.

Thank you rose

I haven't played with acetate for a while, so guess what I reached for :o)

Kanban do some lovely glittered acetates.  I haven't gotten round to working out how to print onto acetate yet, so this was a great find for me.

The pattern on this one is a bit too busy to add too much to it, so I have tried to keep things simple.  The acetate has been eyelet-ted into place in the four corners and 3mm ribbon added.  The ribbon fit in nicely with this weeks challenge at Craft Your Passion who asked us to use red.  Oh La La asked us to use summer flowers.  I figured the glitter flowers on the acetate fit the bill, but couldn't resist adding a red rose.

All in all, this card is quite a simple one, but the acetate is what really pulls it together.

I will also be entering this card for the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Thank you

The Crafty Pad - Bold and Bright or Soft Pastel.  This is definitely bold

Thank Ewe

I don't often make thank you cards, but I made this one to thank a very kind lady who bought my son Christmas prezzies even though she has never met him.  She is a great foster carer and mum to one of my close friends.  I gather my friend talks about him a lot.

I hope she likes this one.

I started with a 7 x 5 inch card blank which I turned into a stair step card with three peaks (you can see them better in the picture below).

I have used textured card stock.  I think this is one of my Bazzil sheets.   I love digi stamps and have used one of the very first ones that I bought way back when.  I have glittered all of the "wooly" areas (got to love glitter glue).

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge blog - Thank you

CRAFT Challenge - Thank you

Cute Card Thursday - Thank you