Wedding Invitations 2015 part 2

Today I have a few more wedding invitation samples to show you, two quite simple ones and a pocket card, which involves a little bit more work, but if you didn't have too many to make wouldn't be too bad.

Papers - Brocade  - White/Cool Aqua - Pink Petticoat

Ribbons, gems, diamante ribbon slider and sparkly heart - Meiflower

Lace - Stash

25mm Satin ribbon, pearl flower and diamante topper and pearls - Meiflower

Centura pearl teal card - Craft Creations

Edge die - Marianne Creatables LR0300 - Anja's Border

Tonic Layering dies - Scalloped Squares

X cut heart punch

Ribbon, gems and square diamanté topper - Meiflower

Thanks for dropping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

Make it digi!

It's time for a new challenge over at The Paper Shelter and this time around our theme is

Make it Digi

There are great prizes up for grabs! If you are our randomly selected winner and play with a TPS image then you have a chance of winning a $30 gift certificate, any other image and you will win three digis of your choice.

I paired a Paper Shelter digi stamp with papers from a digital scrap booking kit, colouring my image to match the papers, and then put it all together to make my card.

Digital stamp - Pop Star - The Paper Shelter

Papers and musical notes - Rocker Chics digital scrap kit - Crazy 4 Monograms

X-cut scallop border punch

X-cut palm punch - Stars - small, medium and large

Glitter card - stash

Ribbon and charms - Meiflower

Pop over to The Paper Shelter challenge blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of my teamies.

Thanks for dropping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

wedding invitations 2015 part 1

Yes it's that time of the year again!  As you know around this time every year I make a selection of wedding invitation samples for Meiflower, which go on display on her stall at all the craft shows they attend. I try to keep the designs quite simple as I know how time consuming it can be making wedding stationery, I have done it myself a few times.

Today I have three for you to take a look at.

Polka dot ribbon and diamanté embellishment - Meiflower

Crispy lace - Live and Love crafts

Silver satin ribbon and diamanté heart topper - Meiflower

Pink Pearl card - Centura Pearl Cardstock - Craft Creations

Tonic Layering dies - Scalloped Square

Heart die - Sizzix framelits heart #2

X-cut corner rounder

Organza ribbon, rosebud trio and pearls - Meiflower

If you are off to the Sincerely yours craft show at Leigh this weekend, then you can see them in the 2flesh", I'm going on Saturday morning for a couple of hours, so I might see you there.

Thanks for popping in and taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Mermaid Izzy

I found this image in my stash, partly coloured, so I decided it was time to finish colouring her and add her to a card. I matched the colours up to the papers in a Kay Miller digital scrapbook kit called The Blue Lagoon, I also printed the wave border from the kit, cut it out, glittered some of the "waves" and used it as an embellishment across the middle of my card.

Digital stamp - Mermaid Izzy - Di's digi downloads

Papers and waves - Blue Lagoon page kit - Kay Miller

Frame - Lea'bilities Curved Frame

Memory box Marietta buckle die

Shells - Marianne creatables LR0230

X-cut palm punch - Daisy - Large and Medium

Metallic cord and Pearl - Meiflower

I am entering my card into the following challenges

Cuttin and Stampin Challenge - #8 Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday -  #71 Anything Goes with a twist: use a Die

Papertake Weekly - Bingo - Middle line across - Die cuts-free-glitter
Crafting for all seasons - #96 Dies and/or punches
Scrappers Delight - #41 Anything goes
ABC challenge - D is for Die-cuts
Crafting Musketeers - #22 Cute

Thanks for popping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

Circle easel card

I'm a bit fed up with square cards at the moment, I seem to have made loads recently, probably not helped by the fact that all the wedding invitation samples I did for Meiflower had to be square to fit on her display boards correctly, so today I have a circle instead..

I have used one of the new Ultimate Kits from Paper Creator, called A little something pink, everything I've used comes from the kit with the exception of the flowers, leaves and lace.

A Little Something Pink Ultimate Kit - Paper Creator

Lace - Stash

Nellie Snellen floral pair punches - Flower #2 and Rose leaf

Tonic layering dies - Circles and Scalloped circles

Gems - Meiflower

Thanks for dropping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

Another love card

It's either feast or famine with me at the moment, I haven't managed to get much blogging done at all for the last couple of weeks and then this week, three cards in three days!

I have yet another love themed card to show you today, using a cute hedgehog digi-stamp I found over at Pink Gem. I couldn't wait to colour him up, he's just soooo cute.

Digi-stamp - Hedgy - Pink Gem Designs

Papers and tag - My Beloved - Just So Scrappy

Kraft Card - Anna Marie Designs

Lifestyle nesting doily circle die

Polka dot ribbon - Meiflower

X-cut heart punches

Wink of Stella brush pen - Clear Glitter (On the punched hearts).

I am entering this card into the following challenges

A Gem of a Challenge - #137 - Lots of Layers

Crafting for all Seasons  - #95 Have a Heart

Creative Moments - #61 Anything goes/ love

Inky Impressions - #196 Valentine's/Love

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps - #266 - Peace and Love

Thanks for dropping by and taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

When is a chocolate bar wrapper not a chocolate bar wrapper?...

...When it's a backing paper of course LOL!

It's time for a new challenge over at The Paper Shelter today and this time around the theme is

Recycle - use something recycled on your creation

bet that blog title is starting to make sense now!

There are great prizes up for grabs! If you are our randomly selected winner and play with a TPS image then you have a chance of winning a $30 gift certificate, any other image and you will win three digis of your choice.

So just in case the blog post title didn't give it away, I have recycled the wrapper from a bar of Galaxy bubbles chocolate, mmmmm, yummy! a delicious present from my good friend Karen. The paper is a lovely metallic brown colour with yellow gold rings all over it and as I was licking the chocolate off the wrapper  brushing chocolate crumbs from the wrapper :-) I knew it would be perfect for this challenge. The red glitter hearts were die-cut and punched from a Christmas card.

I made an easel card with a little tag tucked in behind the main image.

Digital stamp - Birds Couple - The Paper Shelter

Papers - Love you - Just So Scrappy

Ovals - Spellbinders nestabilities - Oval Bliss

Magnolia Doo hickey - Leaf and Swirl die

EK Success slim edger punch - Arch Scallop

EK success Swirl punch

Sizzix Framelits Hearts #2 die

X-cut palm punch - Traditional hearts - medium and small

Whiff of Joy - Sweet tags die set

Satin Polka dot ribbon - Meiflower

Sentiment computer generated - reads -

In life's adventures

may happiness be your

destination

Here's a quick look at the card with the tag removed.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Papertake Weekly - Hearts & Flowers (hoping flowers on the image are OK)

Tuesday Throwdown -  #231 - Love is in the Air

Crafting from the Heart  - #46 - Always Anything Goes

Eureka stamps - #127 - All is love

Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of my teamies.

Thanks for stopping in and taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Love is in the air!

While browsing the web I came across this sweet freebie image from A Day For Daisies, part of the deal for taking it is that you use it to play along in the challenge, so I have coloured her up and made her into a card.

Digital stamp - Love Angel - A Day for Daisies

Papers -  Love is in the Air - The Digital Press

Marianne Craftables - CR1225 Hearts

Lil Inkers - Of the heart die set 

I am entering my card into these challenges

A day for daisies - #114 Valentine-y

Crafting from the Heart  - #46 - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - #248 - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Boots -  Hearts & Valentines

Dream Valley Challenges - #99 - Valentine's Day

Thanks for dropping in,

take care,

hugs,

Colette xx

Froggy went a-courting!

I had a lovely few hours at the craft show in Manchester yesterday, catching up with Mei and stocking up on some desperately needed supplies, although I also ended up buying more desperately needed supplies that I didn't even know I desperately needed until I saw them LOL!

While travelling the world wide web a few days ago, I came across this quirky digi-stamp of a frog making a heart with his hands, as I love a bit of quirk, he hopped into my collection and was immediately coloured up and made into a card.

Digi-stamp - Carl I Love You - Scribbles Designs

Papers - Hello, I Love You digital scrap kit - The Digital Press

Tonic layering dies - Scalloped circles, Plain circles

Sentiment - computer generated

Sparkly heart - Meiflower

I decoupaged Carl so his hands, head and eyes stand out, here's a a photo from the side to try and show the layers.

I am entering my card into the following challenges

Allsorts - #297 - Love is all around

Artbymiran Challenge - #25 - Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - #84 - Love is in the Air

Fussy and Fancy - #132 - It's All About Love

Kitty Bee Designs - #40 - Valentine/Love

Aud Sentiments Challenge - #124 Valentine or Love Sentiment

Creative Knockouts - #75 Hearts A Flutter (include a heart)

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Strongo the Magnificent

I have had this digi stamp in my collection for some time now and finally managed to get around to colouring him up before Christmas, although it has taken me until now to make a card with him.

Digital stamp - Strongo the Magnificent - Dr Digi

Papers - It's a boy thing - Crazy 4 monograms

X-cut palm punch - star

Sentiment computer generated

Buttons -Meiflower

I am entering this card into the following challenges -

Cuttin and Stamping Challenge  - Masculine

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - H is for... Handlebar Moustache!

Just Inspirational Challenges  – Sport - World's strongest man?

Craft Your Passion  - #247 - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for popping in and taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Criss Cross pocket card

I have been mega busy over the last few weeks putting some wedding invitation samples together for Meiflower, which has meant that the rest of my crafting has taken a bit of a back seat, and my poor blog has been sadly neglected, but the samples are all done now and I will be delivering them into Mei's hands this Saturday at the Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts show at Event City, Manchester, so hopefully I can get back to normality.

Paper Creator has recently brought out some fabulous new Ultimate kits, with lovely images, papers and extras, pop over to the store and check them all out.

I decided to use the A little something blue Ultimate kit and have a go at  making a criss cross pocket card, the tag pulls out of the top to add your message and I also added a die-cut stand to the back.

Image and Papers - A little something blue Ultimate kit - Paper Creator

Fiskars border punch

Tonic Layering dies - scalloped circle

Joy Craft card stand

Ribbon - Meiflower

You could make soooo many cards with just this one kit, the possibilites are endless.

You will receive:

- A selection of 12x12 Papers

- Coloured digi image

- Topper in PNG format (approx 8 inches)

- Sentiments in PNG format

- Build A Topper Sheet - compatible with Spellbinders Standard Cirles (approx 3 3/4 inch)

& Grand Scalloped Dies (approx 4 5/8 inch).

- Small toppers sheet

- Large toppers sheet

- Selection of paper bows

The toppers in the kit are compatible with Spellbinders dies, but if like me, you don't own the dies, then you can just cut them out with scissors.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Paper Creator Challenge

As it is the first day of a new month, it must be time for a new Paper Creator challenge. and as you would expect for February our theme is 

Love is in the Air

Come and play along with us, you don't need to use Paper Creator products to take part and the randomly selected winner gets a £10 gift certificate to spend in store.

I've used the Hugs shaped Easel card kit

Tonic Indulgence semi-circle dies - Me to You 

Joanna Sheen Hearts bunting die

Whimsy Shapeology heart border die

Ribbon - Meiflower

Although it doesn't have anything to do with the theme, I also used the same kit to make a square get well soon card.

Joy Crafts tags and labels die

Polka dot ribbon and gems - Meiflower

Pop over to the challenge blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of my teamies.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and take a look,

Have a lovely day,

hugs,

Colette xx