Damask Decor

Just a really quick post with a card today that was almost entirely created on my cricut (see now it's out I can't stop playing with it!)  I was browsing the new cartridges out on Monday and found one that I totally had to have immediately so I ordered it and amazingly it arrived in the post yesterday (how's that for service!!!)  It's called Damsak Decor and it's just stunning.

One of the features I liked the look of was the one that allows you to create whole cards at the push of a couple of buttons, and envelopes to match.  So while I was waiting for bath to run yesterday whilst getting ready to go out, I made this - colours inspired by old blue and white china.   A craft candy sentiment was all that was needed to complete the card.  I think you will be seeing a lot more form this cartridge as I start to play with it....

Happy crafting
Craftilicious x

LIM Week 13 - Thank you

So, I did my first entry into this weeks LIM challenge - with a congratulations card - and I'm back again with a thank you (this is what happens when you're on holiday - lots of time to play!)

I've used the same lovely pale pink shimmer card as a base, I've used another of my favourite Waltzing Mouse Wild West stamps, which I've stamped onto white shimmer card in "eggplant" ink and cut with a nestie and mounted onto purple shimmer card.  I've then put a line of super-thin tape, and stuck on a row of two-tone (purple-green) flower sequins.  Super simple but I'm liking the clean lines.

Today is your last chance to enter the first ever St Luke's Charity Card Challenge - so pop on over quick with your floral entries - we'll be back tomorrow with a brand new challenge for May so come back again then too :-)

See you tomorrow with the new St Luke's Challenge which should get you all thinking!

Craftilicious x

Thank you and a second go at LIM Week 7

I was supposed to be making a thank you card for friends last night who took us out for dinner on Tuesday night, but as is the case with me when I go searching in my much disorganised craft room for one thing, I am easily distracted by other things I find along the way......

So before I made the thank you (more on that below) I had a second go at the Challenge over at Less is More which this week is to make a masculine card, because whilst searching for an old foam stamp set, I turned up these cute little shirt and waistcoat die cuts that I had totally forgotten I had in my stash.

 

You just fold them along the pre-scored lines.  No idea where I got them from - probably had them about 8 years now I think.  I've added a couple of pearls for buttons on the waistcoat and used pen to make buttons on the shirt.  The greeting is just Happy Birthday stamped in blue pearl on the coffee pearl card, which is turns out is absolutely impossible to photograph, with our without flash!!!

I then managed to get on with the task I'd entered the craft room for, to make a thank you card for our friends who generously paid for dinner despite our protestations.  I made them a really simple card just with some strips of card cut with my EK success acanthus leaf punch, the aforementioned stamp from my foam set which was my first ever QVC craft purchase, again many, many moons ago, and an off cut from some my minds eye asparagus paper.

It's taken us a couple of years to actually organise this evening out, so I wanted to be sure it wasn't so long until we returned the favour, so I decided to make and include a little "gift voucher" to encourage them to come back to ours and let me cook for them (going out will always cause arguments over paying - this way I ensure I win!)  The image is from Mo Manning and is called just cooking so is highly appropriate!  The rest of the voucher is computer generated and I coloured the image with faber castell pencils and blending solution so the colour didn't show on the back of the voucher.

That's all from me today folks - off to eat my lunch now and then back to work.

Happy Crafting.
                        Craftilicious x