Truly Scrumptious Challenge - Golfer's Birthday Card!

Hi there!

I hope you're all having a great day! I have all the kids at school today (yay!) so managed to get a birthday card done which I've been asked to do. I saw this weeks sketch challenge over at Truly Scrumptious and thought this would work perfectly for my card.

A golfers card was requested so I pulled out these cute new stamps which my sweet Mum had sent me recently. I paper pieced his vest and then used that same argyle paper for the squares. I found this awesome golf ball embellishment in my stash and placed it right where his club his - I think that works, don't you?! I coloured the image with my Tombow markers on watercolour paper. My neighbour is Jamaican so I wanted to be sure to colour him up in ethnic tones - I hope it looks ok! I cuttlebug embossed the back panel with the same argyle pattern.

And here's a quick glimpse at the inside of the finished card. I love this saying and I think it's perfect for anyone who 'plays'! ;)

Well, that's all for today folks! Thanks so much for stopping by - you know how much I appreciate your visits and comments! Have a great day!

Hugs,
Danielle x

My baby turns 4 today!

Hello!

This is a super quick posting today as it's my little one's birthday today - Jacob turns 4 - my baby is growing up so fast!!

Just wanted to show you the very simple birthday card I put together for him. This is an adorable Bildmalarna stamp which I got from Nikki's store Bunny-Zoe's crafts. He is so cute and in a way kinda looks like Jacob - blonde curly hair and carrying a fishing net with him the whole time we were at the cottage this summer! Nothing spectacular on this card - very simple embellishments and the image coloured with copics.

Thanks for stopping by and hopefully I'll get a chance to craft a bit more later. My mojo seems to be a little lacking at the moment - partly due I'm sure to the fact that the weather outside is still fabulously sunny and warm (a bit late but ah well, not going to complain if the sun wants to shine, lol)!!!

Hope you're all enjoying a fabulous day!

Hugs,

Danielle x

A Froggy Chorus!

Hi everyone!

This is a quick posting just to show you a very speedily put together birthday card for my friend's husband's birthday! Male cards are always so challenging so I thought this image would work for him. I coloured with my copics and added embossed panels behind the image. Two fabric brads in each corner finish the card. No adding flowers or pearls on this card, but he really liked the card when he received it! So I'd say it was a hit!!

That's all folks - hopefully I'll get a chance to get into my craft room this evening and play around a bit and do a few challenges. Hope you're all enjoying a wonderful Monday - we've had a very pleasant Holiday Monday here in Ontario with sunshine and lots of swimming!!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment - they're always so much appreciated!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Skater Dude - Cute Card Thursday Challenge

Hi everyone!

It's a late night posting so I'll be quick but I got a chance to do the Cute Card Thursday challenge today - to use letters or numbers on your card.  I took the opportunity to make an upcoming birthday card for my eldest son's best buddy who turns 11 next month.  Wow - can't believe I'll actually be ahead of myself for once, lol!!

This skater dude image was a RAK received from my dearest friend, Linda, who has been so incredibly generous to me with the sharing of images.  I coloured him up with my copics, cut the panel out with the curved rectangles nestability and doodled a bit around the border.  The paper is Basic Grey - aren't they awesome boy papers!!  The final element to the card are those super cool screw head brads - aren't they great!  I thought they added a great 'guy' touch to the card.

Well, that's it from me.  I wish you all a wonderful evening/Friday depending on when you read this post!

Thanks for paying me a visit and I'll see you on your blogs!

Hugs,

Edit

I have just seen the Copic Creations challenge for this week and it is blonde hair, so I'm also submitting this card in for that!  

Men's Attache Case

Hi all!

I have been looking for a men's 'briefcase' type box to go with my 'Suit Card' for an upcoming 'For the Men in your Life' class at Heather's Stamping Haven. And today I stumbled across this - isn't it sweet! The original creation, found here is far superior to my attempt, but this was my first try and you have to work with what you've got, right??!! Actually, I will be trying it again as I am want to make it hold a DVD. The dimensions on this one are too small so I will have a go at making it bigger - a perfect way to gift a DVD or a CD don't you think?

This is a quick posting today as I would like to try and get back down to my crafting room and experiment some more! Besides, I have to go and make those pancakes that my boys have requested for supper tonight as my 7 yr old reminded me it's 'World Pancake Day'!! Which of course reminds me it's Ash Wednesday tomorrow and the beginning of Lent. Mmm, haven't thought about what I will be giving up - blogging?? stamping?? err, no!! Will have to think of something else, lol!

Have yourself a great Tuesday evening and hopefully see you back again soon. Thanks too for all your wonderful wishes of congratulations on my Art Glitter gallery - much appreciated! :)

Hugs,

Danielle x

Suit & Pocket Watch Card

Happy Monday everyone!

Hope you're all well - today we're enjoying 'Family Day' here in Ontario! It's wonderful to have a 3-day weekend together and I'm posting this quickly before we're off to take the kids swimming! I found this fabulous card tutorial over on Mel's blog - isn't it wonderful! It's always such a challenge to find a great male card and this was just sooo fun to do. It's very straightforward and easy to put together. I found the time consuming bit was the sewing but it's really necessary to give this card that extra detail. The pocket watch stamp is from The Stamp Barn and the chain was a cheapo link chain from the Dollar Store! I sewed the button on and the dp is from my stash - I thought it was the closest one to looking like a men's dress shirt!

That's pretty much it - it's a quick posting 'cos the kids are desperate to get out and go for their swim!

Hope you like it and be sure to click over to Mel's blog for the tutorial. Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs,

Danielle x