Merry Christmas

This afternoon is a little dreary here in Melbourne so I thought I would take a break from doing my family albums to make this Christmas card following the sketch from Sieze the Sketch #8

I have followed the theme from Scrapbook Boutique - 'a bright christmas' and also Annabelle Stamps 'christmas' theme...

I have used a 1" clear epoxy sticker over each of the baubles to make them a bit more 3d

materials used - Kaisercraft splice card, smooth white; Carta Bella 'merry & bright' papers; Annabelle Stamps 'decorated christmas' stamps; Versa Color black, lime, turquoise, pink inks; Annabelle Stamps 'christmas ornaments' dies, CC Designs 'christmas baubles' die; Jillibean Soup roma red alphabet stickers; 1" clear epoxy stickers; Ranger liquid pearls - white; Kaisercraft silver bling; Silver cord.Thanks for looking.

Who's turning fifty?

My eldest sister is turning 50 at the beginning of next year and I have made her card ... I love the cheeky sentiment of this card .... the W.T.F?  when I first saw it on a card I thought crikey that is really out there and then I read the sub title and just burst into laughter and thought what a great idea and just had to use it!

 I have used Paper Smooches alphadot stamp set and the rosette is made from pleating washi tape and then trimming it down with a circle die ... here is a close up

I would like to enter this into the designer drafts challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge blog.
materials used - grey cardstock, Kaisercraft elephant, blush and peacock cardstock; MME a mothers love papers; Paper Smooches alphadot stamp set; Versa Color black ink, VersaMark watermark ink, Colorbox turquoise ink; White embossing powder; Washi tape; Circle dies; Couture Creations tied together embossing folder.
Thanks for looking.

Christmas `fishes'

Hello there, it has been a while since I last posted a card on this blog ... I have been busy working on my family holiday albums and decided to take a break and make this card for my Sister who recently bought herself a fishing boat and loves fishing ...

The little fish out of Annabelle Stamps - beside the sea were used and I made a little fish bowl out of a circle die.  Here is a close up of the fish and bowl ...

Although my photo doesn't show it clearly but there is coloured sand at the bottom of the fish bowl.  To make my fish bowl I cut a circle out of acetate, trimmed the top, notched a ledge and then used a smaller circle to finish it off.
I would like to enter this for the following challenges:
Annabelle Stamps - christmas
Party Time Tuesdays - use twine or hemp
Creative Card Crew - pearls (speech bubble and holly berries)
Retro Sketches #89

Materials used - White cardstock; Carta Bella merry & bright papers; Annabelle Stamps beside the sea, MFT mini banner day alphabet, Paper Smooches he said she said stamps; Staz On jet black, olive, blazing red, Versa Color sky blue and turquoise inks; Acetate; Circle cutter; Kaisercraft red and black pearls; The Twinery maraschino twine; Mocha sand; Prismacolor pencils; Sizzix scalloped frame die.
Thanks for looking.