Happy Birthday to my Friend~

Hello Ladies~

It is my friend Angie's Birthday today, and although she has had her pressy off me, I thought I would make this little box as an extra gift to give her on the day.

This little box WAS a box a bottle of perfume came in.
I am a bit cross I forgot to take a photo Pre-Altering!! I just did not even think about it, and the thing is it was a plain boring green box, so would have been nice to have seen the before and after!
Never mind.

I decided as Angie loves her Nail Polish (she has the best painted Toe nails I have ever seen!!)
I would pop two lovely colours inside this little box.
I started with some Stampin' Up paper, a MS punch, A lovely Crafty Individual Stamp, some Craftwork Cards flowers and Ribbon from my stash.

 

Debbie X

In the Doghouse~

Hi Girl's,
NO! Not me in the Doghouse, just my card!!
Mind you I am watching so much Olympics I am not getting anything done, so maybe I will be in the "Doghouse" soon!!
Watching the Gymnastics and amazingly the Men have just won SILVER for five minutes, then we ended up with a BRONZE in the Men's Team Final. What a shame for the Ukrainians who had a Bronze, then 4th place!! Shame.


The challenge over at DP2 (Mo's) this week is "In the Doghouse",  so use an image which includes a dog! Easy!
I have about 10 of Mo's images and about 4 of them have a dog on, so I just had to decide which one to use. I ended up choosing this one, I just love this image and the dog and wee girl are just so cute, and a bit naughty looking.

I have used MME papers, Bakers Twine and Button from Purple Pumkin. The punch is a MS.
My image is coloured with Copic and Pro-Markers.

Entering into:

DP2--In the Doghouse

Critter Sketch--Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shop--Lets get Stripey

Inky Impressions--Dies & Punches

Saturday Ch--Bright & Cheerful

Debbiex

Another "C" card! .........What's going on?

Hiya girls~

Oh my "Giddy Aunt" I cannot believe I have made another "C" card and it's only July!!!
In our house it is a standing joke that we never use the "C" word until August!
I know...it's daft isn't it? But it's just how it's always been! LOL

I am quite excited as I have the "Olympic Games" bug, cannot wait for the Gymnastics, Velodrome,
Athletics, boxing, rowing, swimming.....everything really! Not allot I don't like (accept cars going round and round, but don't think that happens in these games!!)
Not sure about our opening ceremony, don't know what I was expecting really, but i knew one thing NOTHING could compare to Beijing, that was incredible and I remember at one time almost crying it was so good!

Anyway down to business.  I had no choice in making this "C" card,  the "Powers that be" over at Sweet Stampin' have chosen the theme for this weeks challenge.
(Ta Girls, I am now making a start on my stash of "C" cards needed for this year. It's never too early to start now is it? Especially with the great hoard I had to make last year!!)
I now have a stash of about 12, so only about 240 to go!!  LOL

Our sponsors this week are Di's Digi Downloads.

So onto my card.  I hope you like it.

I have chosen one of my favourite LOTV images, what a cute little couple.
I just love this image and last year I made quite a lot of "C" cards using it.

The paper is one of my favourites by Graphic 45. Thank goodness I bought a load of it just recently, as it has now gone out of print and it will be very hard to get hold of.
The beauty about this paper is, it is double sided and I have used both sides on this card. I love the black and beige holly pattern one side and the sweet little "Carol" paper the other side. I like to cut the Carol paper up like this, looks like a little postcard by the time it is matted up.
I have also used some light coloured Kraft card. All edges are inked with black soot.
Not sure who's sentiment this is. Chocolate pearls are Hobby House.

Entering into:

Crafts and Me--Anything Goes

Fab n' Funky--No Stamped Image (Pre-Printed Topper)

Lexis Ch--Christmas in July

The Cutie Pie Ch--Christmas in July

Debbiexx

Tiny gift Bags~

Hello to all my New and Old followers, you are very welcome here!
A Big Thank You ladies for all your super comments, they always mean such alot to me.

Well this weather (In Cumbria) has had us on the hop. One minute nice next wet, no two days the same. With July nearly over it's hard to believe we are in the height of Summer!!

My friend Christine asked me to make these two little gift bags for her Nieces (twins) Christening Presents. She bought the girls a beautiful St. Christopher Necklace each and they were in tiny little boxes, so these bags  were made to put them in.

I already had these two LOTV toppers, so just glittered them up with some Ice Crystal stickles.
The flowers and pearls are Hobby House, the Sentiment is LOTV and the edge punch is a MS.
The little white gift bags were from "The Range", they are in a pack of three.



Entering into:


Anything Goes Ch--Lets not be Square

Dream Valley Ch--Summer

Diva's by Design--Anything Goes


Debbiexx

I am on Full "C" mode, what's going on!!

I have got the "C" bug alright.
Last year when I made all my "C" cards in plenty of time, ( for me to give away) , and then made a batch to sell on my Christmas Fair Stall. I thought I had done really well.
My Mum said "Please can I have a box of "C" cards for my friend's, and before I knew it all my "Own" stash was gone!
I ended up rushing around making a load for me to give away AGAIN!
Not falling into that trap again....I am getting a head start!!

Today's card is made using this gorgeous "Mo Manning" image.
I love her lovely designs and last year I used this "Inuit Nose Rubbing "Kissing" image alot.
I won a challenge over at Mo's last year and this was the image I chose as my prize, Ooo ta Mo!
As with a few of my "C" cards coming up, I have used Graphic 45 gorgeous double sided paper, some Kraft card stock, a LOTV Sentiment and a few Hobby house pearls.
I quite like my "C" cards not too fussy, so that's me done!

Entering into:

DP2--Kisses and Cuddles

Digi Doodle Shop--Anything Goes

Delightful Ch--Christmas in July

Paperplay--Christmas

Debbie xx



 

My First "C" card for 2012~

Hi Girls~
I cannot believe that I am making a "C" card in July!!!!!
Oh, I assuming you all know what a "C" card is?
I honestly cannot bring myself to say the word, and in our house it is almost a sin to say it before the end of August!!
I made this card as I have been making another for a coming challenge DT car, so thought, Oh well seeing I have made one I might as well make two....three in the end!!

Anyway this one is made using lots of Kraft and Black cardstock, and a LOTV image.
This Holly paper was one of my favourites last year, but not sure if it is made by Basic Grey or not!

Entering this into:

Creative Card Crew--Black Cardstock

Crafters Companion--Ho Ho Ho

Clear it Out--Christmas

Diva's by Design--Christmas in July

Ladybug Crafts--Christmas in July

Quirky Crafts--Christmas in July

Totally Gorjuss--It's Christmas

Debbeixx

Eve and Sophie~

Hello Girls.

Hope I find you all well, and the weather is being good where you are!
I cannot believe we are two weeks into July, yet the weather is not as it should be, Grrrr!!

I have a Layout to show you today.
I find Scrapbooking so therapeutic, and even though people tell me they think it's hard to do, I personally find it easier than card making!!
I just love taking a photo which means such alot to me (maybe the children when they were little and we were out and about on one of our adventures) and putting it together with Papers I love and Journaling to tell me what it is all about. Just my idea of crafting heaven!

So....The Layout (I will get there in the end!!)
This is a photo of my Daughter Eve (on the right) and her friend Sophie.
It was probably taken on one of their "Meal Nights" out (they do like their Italian food!!)

I have used quite alot of leftover bits of paper from my ever growing "leftover" stash.
I have also used some Do Crafts "Book print" paper, in black and white, which I love.
The "Giant" button is made using a Tim Holtz Grunge circle which I have covered in paper and inked the edges of.
I hunted high and low for tiny white letters for the title, this bunting is ever so small, so knew I had to have very small letters, but no luck.
In the end I had to write the title by hand in White marker pen (Not something I wanted to do with my hideous handwriting, ) not very happy with the finished result, but never mind!
I am entering this page into a couple of Scrapbook challenges and a couple of others, details below.

Once upon a Sketch--Sketch and Friends
Bird is the Word--"Beyond" (Word)
Simon Says Stamp and Show--Layering
Totally Papercrafts--Lots of Layers


Thank you for looking. Debbiex