Congratulations

Hello,

Flying in again with a super quick post to share with you a new baby congratulations card I have made for one of my oldest friends, who is due to have a baby girl at the beginning of next month. I am so excited for her!

This is another shaker card, but I have sealed with one with almost industrial glue as the last lot of shaker cards exploded as the recipients open them! Ooops. Cue small beads and sequins all over the carpet. 

I am going to enter this card in the Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge Blog this week - their theme is 'anything goes'. (Apologies there is no hyper link, am posting from my phone. However, this is the link to their blog http://papersmoochessparks.blogspot.co.uk/)

Have you ever had any shaker card disasters?

Love Hannah x

Supplies Used:

4x4 pearlescent card stock

Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler Stamp

Paper Smooches Houndstooth Background Stamp

Simon Say Stamp Doll Pink Ink

Clearly Besotted Little Onsie Die

WOW Metallic Gold Sparkle Embossing Glitter

Papercellar small gold round sequins

Pink and white tiny beads (from my stash)

Good Luck Shaker Cards

I absolutely love September, it's my favourite time of year. I love the turning of the seasons and the back to school vibe which fills the air.

September this year is even more exciting for a few special members of our family and friends. My youngest brother is starting sixth form to study his A-Levels; my cousin's son is starting secondary school; my friend's son is starting primary school and so is my beautiful niece. I can't believe where the time has gone! 

Anyway, these are the good luck cards I have sent to them. This is the first time I have ever made a shaker card, and I love it! It took a little while to get my head around the different components, but armed with my trusty Cameo Silhoutte and my adhesive tape I managed it. And it is so fun and satisfying to fill with sequins and beads! I made the two older boys grey cards with a slightly more masculine feel (their shaker mix was gold, green, red and blue); my niece has a gorgeous gold, pink and white mix and my friend's cheeky little boy has a mix of gold and rainbow colours to match his bright personality. I just hope all those beads stay put in the post!

I am going to enter the rainbow card into two challenges this week:

- Simon Say Stamp Wednesday Challenge http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

- Cas(e) This Sketch http://casethissketch.blogspot.co.uk/

Apologies for the unganely links to the blog challenges and lack of supplies list at the moment, I am posting this from my iphone and still not quite sussed it.

Happy September!

Love Hannah xx

Cards Galore Encore - September Challenge

Hello everyone,

September's Crafts Galore Encore Challenge is 'anything goes', sponsored by the lovely Di's Digis. The prize this month is a $12 voucher to spend at the Di's Digis shop.  Please do go and check out her site, there are some absolutely gorgeous images, which are just perfect for card making, scrapbooking or any papercraft project you are working on.

I have been inspired by Debby Hughes and Lucy Abrams this month, who both make lots of stunning cards which feature tags in their design. I encourage you to go and check out their beautiful blogs, and to follow them on their other social media pages.

I have also recently discovered German card maker Julia Altermann too. I enjoy watching card making videos whilst I am doing the washing up, and her videos came up in my suggested feed.  Her blog and videos are fantastic, and she has a great sense of humour as well as bright and beautiful cards.  It was this video which encouraged me to add dots to my design - do check it out!

It didn't take too long to add the white dots around my tag design, in fact, I found it quite relaxing!

I am going to enter this card in this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

If you have any questions, please do let me know.

Love Hannah x

Supplies Used:
5x7" kraft card stock
Clearly Besotted Scalloped Tag Die
Dear Lizzy Fine and Dandy 6x6 paper pad
White 'Fun Foam'
Tesco Raffia - Sherbert
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Spun Sugar
Simon Says Stamp Small Hello Die
Simon Says Stamp Small Love You Die
Simon Says Stamp Small Hearts Die
Gsilk glitter cardstock - hot pink
Pilot White Gel Pen

Kristina Werner - August 2015 Mail Call

Hello all,

Just thought I'd share with you a card I am going to send to Kristina Werner's Mail Call.  Each month she sets a theme and invites viewers to send in their creations.  She then showcases them on her YouTube channel.  I think this is such a lovely idea, and I have never been brave enough to send something to one of my card making idols before.  Eeep.

Anyway, this month's theme is 'cards with stripes' and this is my creation:

I apologise now for the dark photographs - it is such a dull and miserable day here in the UK.  I cannot believe it is mid-August!

There is a full supply list below, but I just wanted to tell you how impressed I am with the gold WOW embossing powder I used to create my sentiment and embellishments.  It is so sparkly and beautiful!  I blended Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick and Ripe Persimmon Distress Inks through a ColorBox Stripes stencil.  I love these colours together, they make me think of tropical sunsets (I think I'm just wishing for sunshine, haha).

Love Hannah x

Supplies Used:
4x4 pearlescent card stock
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Ripe Persimmon
ColorBox Stripes Stencil
WOW Gold Sparkle Embossing Powder
Simon Says Stamp Love You Die
Simon Says Stamp Mini Hearts Die
White 'Fun Foam'

Cas-ology No. 158 - Precious

Just flying in with a very quick post to show you my entry for this week's Cas-ology Challenge (and applogies if this post looks any different to my other ones, this is the first time I have blogged from my phone!).

This week the prompt was "Precious", and I immediately thought of a new baby card because my little boy is very precious to me!

I have lots of friends who are having baby girls in the next couple of months, so this will be perfect to replicate and send out once their little bundles have arrived! I cannot wait!

Love Hannah x

Supplies Used:

4x4 white card stock
MME Market 6x6 paper pad
Clearly Besotted Little Onesie Stamp Set
VersaMagic Pixie Dust Chalk Ink
Viva Paper Pen - Opal

Thanks Ever So Much

Hello everyone,

As some of you may know, I have suffered with really bad post-natal depression over the last 18-months.  I have found that allowing myself to have some creative time helps me to heal, stay sane and stretch my brain creatively.

This is my latest creation, inspired by several challenge blogs that I have recently started following.  I really love challenge blogs as they make me think a lot more about how I use my stash.

I have taken my inspiration from the following sources:

Pinterest Inspired Challenge Blog

CAS(E) this Sketch

And this is what I came up with:

I really enjoyed using these patterned papers (which I've had in my craft room for over four years - I bought them when we were in America on our honeymoon! Ooops!). The sentiment I have used is called Pretty Phrases from Paper Smooches.

I am going to enter this card into these three challenge blogs this week:

- Pinterest Inspired Challenge

- Paper Smooches SPARKS

- CAS(E) the Sketch

I'm also thinking about trying to film a card making video to upload to You Tube... is this something you would like to see?  What card makers do you like to watch?

Love Hannah x

11/08/2015 - I'm very excited that this card I was chosen as a 'Featured Player' on the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog.  And yes, I did squeal when I saw their blog post, lol.

Supplies Used:
5x7 white card stock
MME Breeze 6x6 paper pad
Sizzix Circle Framelits
Bazzill cardstock - mint
Gold, white and black sequins (from my stash)
Paper Smooches - Pretty Phrases Stamp Set
WOW Bright White Embossing Powder

Crafts Galore Encore - August Challenge

Hello everyone,

I'm very excited to share with you my first creation for the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge.  I am a member of the Design Team, woo hoo!

This month our challenge is "Anything Goes" and is sponsored by Sherri Baldi.  Our winner will win 3 digital images of your choice from the following selection:

This is my card using one of Sherri's images.  These girls were really fun to colour, and I loved busting out my Promarkers.  I haven't done so for a while!

If you would like to find out more about Sherri's digital images, you can see her Etsy shop here or her website here.

Hope you have fun entering our "Anything Goes" challenge this month, I look forward to seeing your entries!

I'm also going to enter this card into this week's Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge.

Love Hannah x


Supplies Used:

Sherri Baldy Digi Image

White 300gsm card stock 8x5"
MME - Chevron 6x6" paper pad
MME - Breeze 6x6" paper pad
Dovecraft Back to Basics 2 6x6" paper pad
White and iridescent purple sequins (from my local craft store)

Promarker Colours:
Purple V546
Amethyst V626
Orchid V528
Lavender V518
Lilac V327
Gold O555
Ginger O136
Amber O567
Pumpkin O467
Dusky Pink O518
Blush O729
Yellow Y657
Canary Y367
Tulip Yellow Y337
Buttercup Y417
Pastel Pink R738
Dusky Rose R327
Blossom M428
Rose Pink M727
Fushsia Pink M137
Pastel Green G829
Emerald G657
Grass G457
Mint Green G637
Soft Green G817
Pastel Blue C719
Denim Blue C917
Cool Aqua C429
Powder Blue B119
Ice Grey 2 CG06
Ice Grey 4 CG03
China Blue (no code number)
Blender Pen