Let it Shine

So, my plan for this years Christmas card was that I would come up with a design and do them all the same.  Brilliant idea!
I went to a papercraft show at the Doncaster Domw and saw this amazing glitter and thought I'd make a simple black card with a glittery white snowflake on.  Another good idea.
And then it all went wrong, I ran out of time,  I couldn;t get the glitter to work properly, the black and white paper I'd bought to use on the cards wasn't the same white as the snowflakes. 
So
I only made 2 of this type but have carried on the snowflake theme.
I'd like to enter this collecion for the OAP1945's MSE Challenge - Let it shine - as they're all sparkly.

Sorry these last 2 are sideways - I tried to rotate them but blogger was having none of it and am just too tired to argue tonight!

One for the boys

I love this digi stamp from little musings - because it reminds me of my nephews and also a photo I have of my son in a teepee in our garden - ok it was made with a tablecloth and 3 canes but that was good enough for him so it'll do me too.
The card is for my bil - Dad to said nephews.

image by little musings coloured with promarkers (another one coloured in our journey through Europe last month)
matting from stash
sentiment and card candy from Craftwork cards

I'd like to enter it into the following challenges
MSE - B's challenge (spurious I know but it is blue and has boys on it - that's the best I can manage)
Cards for men - Outdoors
DareU2DigiStamp - Anything Goes
StampChallenges - Birthday somethings
Stampin for the weekend - A card for a male

MSE KISS Challenge

Sadly, I wasn't challenged to Kiss David Tennant for 24 hours.  SOB I Still haven't got over New Years Day  - "I don;t want to go!" SOB.  But enough of all that....

The challenge on MSe was to make a simple card - thanks to TomsMum for setting the challenge

Imagine you're just starting out with your card making and you haven't got much in your stash, see what you can do with the minimum amount of stuff.

1) Try and use card stock that doesn't need covering with backing papers (but they're not excluded).
2) Stick to just two or three things to put on,

This is my effort. 
 
 

 
The card came free with a magazine - probably the flower fairies edition of Let's make Cards
Stamped image by inkinadoo
Spotty paper - scrap from stash
Ribbon probably came from the inside of some clothes - I always snipp the little bits of ribbons out to re-use if I'm not going to hang them up - come on who needs hanging ribbon on a pair of pjs!
So all in all it's uite a money saving card too
 
It's going off to Helmand

Wedding Cards + MSE Cutoffs Challenge

My box of cards at work ran out of wedding type cards just before I went on holiday so I thought I'd better make some more - I made the white card first but liked it so much I made a variation on the theme.  The pewter card is pearlescent - don;t know if that shows up too well and the die-cuts are by Lily of the Valley. 

I also made an anniversary type card.  Which I thought could also be used for an engagement.

Then another notebook - not so happy with this one - didn't occur to me that if I punched the bottom it would mean that paper would show quite that much - will have to remember to punch before sticking it to the pad next time!

And finally, my MSE challenge card to make a card from off-cuts from other projects.  I hope this counts - most of my cards are from off-cuts anyway - its very rare that I start a new piece of paper off.  Anyhow, I've been cutting any small scraps into squares for a while now as I've been meaning to do a mosaic effect on a scrapbook page.  The letters are off-cuts too in a way as they're cut out on the cuttlebug from a die that has 4 letter per die so you end up cutting out more letters than you actually need. You can see a 'P' and an 'H' came from the wedding cards and notepad above.  I keep them all in a box and was hoping they'd "come in useful" - and they have - although I did have to cut an 'A' and a 'Y' out I was short of those - I'm hoping those 2 letters will count as the die-cut I'm supposed to be using as part of the challenge.

Mels Card for Baby Elliot

I made this card for the Melissa on the MSE cards forum to celebrate her new addition Elliot. He's gorgeous.

It was also my entry to the most recent challenge over there - thanks to Rainmac for putting me in the draw without seeing my card I didn't want to post it on here until Mel received it.

Checked paper is from papermania, pastel floral is baby bee by crate paper, blue dots is my last scrap from a sheet of DCWV. Semtiment printed from word and layered on a scalloped oval that I received from dragonllew in the latest crafty place stash swap.

And I'd like to thank......

Don't worry, I'm not going to do a Gwinnie Paltrow and burst into sobs (well I might - I've just realised there is no alcohol in the house but thats by-the-by).

"& Son" and I had a mammoth craft session today to get all the thank you cards and gifts for school done as he breaks-up tomorrow.

He's going to post the things he's made on his blog tomorrow so I won't steal his thunder but I did make this card for the lady who looks after him on the school bus. It's my entry to the MSE 'embossed' challenge. I embossed the card rather than papers and covered up the slight edge where the folder didn't meet with the border at top and bottom.

SO don't forget tune in tomorrow to see what "& son made" - I've also got a couple of things to post which I can't show yet as they're gifts to be given tomorrow so I may be able to post them too.

Help! I've gone all girly!

2 girly cards in one night. Thanks again to OAP's stash swap, I seem to have got a bit carried away with the pink.

The first card is my entry to the MSE 'sketch challenge' - thanks Flourgirl!.

I've used some pearlescent pink paper and paper lace from OAP's stash and some of the Crate Paper that I nought from 3 Jolly crafters in their Bank Holiday sale. I've never used crate paper before but am very impressed with the quality. The floral paper is called 'Rain'. The dotty one 'cloud' They're both from the blue hill collection - wish I'd bought more!

The second card is similar to the fathers day one I made but I though I'd try and see whether it worked hinged the other way - and it does. This one's going to go in the craft box at work.

MSE 'Male Card' Challenge Cards

What a day! '& son' has been off school today with a poorly tum. I've been trying to work from home but think I'm coming down with something too. Mum's had a fall and is currently in A&E so to take our minds off things we've both made our fathers day cards for the MSE challenge.

MSE Water Challenge Card

This is my entry for the MSE 'Water' challenge. It's a bit of a cheat really as it resuses an embelishment from one of the cards I got on my birthday last year but I figured that would fit in with the MSE ethos!