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.

Hello Baby

Nice simple card today.  I don't make many baby cards, but this weeks challenge at CRAFT challenge asked us to make one.

The backing paper I have used came from HOTP and I have had it for about 6 years. (Yup, still working through ancient stash lol).  I have added a baby bear die cut that I bought from ebay and a papermania bow and buttons from their capsule range.

I am also entering this card for the challenges at: 

Creative Inspiration - No square cards allowed

Totally Papercrafts - Cuddly and cute

Posh Pens

There is a lady at work called Aneta. She helps every one with their jobs and usually has a smile for you even when she is snowed under. I wanted to make her a little thank you prezzie. The girls at work have been dropping hints about the things they would like made to go on their desks and the pen pots are quite popular at the moment.

This pen pot is for Aneta. I think that she is one of the few that hasn't hinted, but she always likes the stuff I take into work. Hope she likes this one.

Dotties World asked us to use a hand made flower. Mine is made from grunge paper which I have coloured using Spiced Marmalade distress ink. I stamped the dots on after I had cut out the stamped flowers and the whole thing is held together with a brad.

The colour scheme was inspired by the fruit colours that One Stop Craft Challenge asked us to use. I have gone for lemon and lime. The colours and flowered paper makes me think of spring, so I will also be entering the pen pot for the spring theme challenge over at The Corrosive.

Variation on a theme

I made a card this morning for my boss and was a bit frustrated that I couldn't do more with it as she doesn't like fuss and frills. To get over that I made another one like it :0)




I was able to do more with this one, but discovered that I really didn't need to add much more to make the card more effective. Don't get me wrong..... I like how the first card turned out, I just would have liked to have done more with it. I find making tonal or monochromatic cards very therapeutic, so I have tried to stick with two closely related colours for this one.



With this version I have added white card, vellum, brads and more gems. I have used one of my new digi stamps and edged the die cut in silver. I have added glitter to the wings for a bit of sparkle and used a fine gold gel pen on the jewellery she is wearing. I seem to have a thing about winged creatures at the moment as they keep turning up in my cards. I think that it is a very girly card so I will be entering it for the challenges at Simon Says and Stamp Something. Charisma Card Challenge asked us to use fairies which is what finalised my decision for which image to use.

I was going to do more with the center panel of the card, but it was starting to get a bit bulky and I was worried in case it needed to be sent in the post. I think that I wont use the brads in the center panel next time I make one of these.

I'm still trying to work out how to show a larger image when you click on the photos, so please bare with me on that.

Hugs to you all

Naomi

Sunshine Glam

I sometimes get asked to make birthday cards for staff at work. This one is the toughest one that I have made to date. My boss doesn't like "Frills or fuss" and hates anything that looks "over done". So I had to make a minimalist card.

I love what I have made, but there is so much more that I wanted to do with it. Her favourite colour is yellow, so I went for a bright shade to make up for the lack of embellies. I have edged the image in silver for a bit of added glitz and the white ribbon is velvet.

There will be quite a few people signing the card so I have left the middle section empty to accommodate that. I think it is quite pretty, but I am off to make another with more on it to sooth myself lol.

I'm going to enter this card for the Pastel or Bright Challenge over at Dotties World as I think that this one definitely qualifies as a bright card.

Dotty 'bout yellow

I love striking colours on a card so I was really happy to make this one for the Cute card Thursday challenge, which was to use the colours "Black and Yellow". Paperplay Challenge asked us to make something spotty and the rest was easy.

The yellow that I used is actually really vibrant and the charm says "Made with love". I'm into manga stamps at the moment so they will be showing up for a while yet on my cards I think.

Got an idea for another card, so bye for now.

Naomi

Swirly Pennies

This is my entry for this weeks challenge over at PBSC The challenge was to include swirls in the design. I have had the backgroud paper for a while, but the stamp is fairly new. The lace is by LLB and the swirly diecut is from my stash. I can't remember where I bought it.

Take a look at the DT cards over at PBSC they are lovely.