Hooray!

Gosh it's been a while since my last post! Being kept busy though as you know.
MelJen's Designs weekend freebie always gives me a reason to craft though and this week it's an adorable little penguin, so I just couldn't resist. 

I've used the following materials to create this twisted easel card:

• Hunkydory card blank
• White card and mirri card from my stash
• Papercrafter patterned paper, silver cord and foil
• Sizzix embossing folder
• Crafter's Companion embossing folder
• MelJen's Designs "Party Penguin" image
• Promarkers - Buttercup, Tulip Yellow, Mustard, Raw Sienna, Satin, Peach, Mango, Bright Orange, Bright Green, Blossom, Pink Carnation, Berry Red, Cool Aqua, Duck Egg, Turquoise, Cool Grey 2 & 3 and Black
• Gold glitter pen
• Whispers ink

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. MelJen's Designs Team - #224 Hanging Out

2. Clear It Out - Anything Goes

3. Crafting From The Heart - #32 Anything Goes

4. Crafty Girls - #25 Anything Goes

5. Creative Card Crew - #68 Embossing

6. Creative Fingers - #46 Anything Goes

7. Love to Scrap - #36 Anything Goes

8. Sister Act - #71 Anything Goes

9. Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #43 Anything Goes

10. The Crafter's Cafe - #77 Square cards only

Monochrome Birthday Card

I rarely make monochrome cards and green isn't one of my favourite colours, but my newest Promarkers are greens so I thought I would make good use of them!
It's a fairly simple card as I don't get much time to craft these days with a newborn and a toddler!
You can't see too well from the photos, but I've embossed the Glitter Silk card - top square with hearts and bottom square with dots.

I've used the following materials to create this card:

• Papermania card and button
• Core'dinations Glitter Silk card
• Dovecraft twine
• Paper flower from The Works
• Sizzix dots embossing folder
• X-Cut square parenthesis die
• Crafts Too hearts embossing folder
• Meljen's Designs 'Stuffed Little Lion' image
• Promarkers - Tea Green, Mint Green & Pine

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. MelJen's Design Team - #222 Monochrome

2. Clear It Out - Embossing

3. Crafting at the Weekend - #4 Anything Goes

4. Crafting for all Seasons - #83 Feature a Creature

5. Crafting from the Heart - #31 Anything Goes

6. Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

7. Crafty Creations - #269 Flower Power

8. Crafty Girls - #24 Anything Goes

9. Creative Card Crew - #68 Embossing

10. Creative Fingers - #45 Anything Goes

11. Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #48 Anything Goes

12. Sister Act - #69 Anything Goes

13. Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #41 Anything Goes

Pop-Up Box Birthday Card

A friend asked me to make a special card for her mum's 60th birthday, so it was the perfect opportunity to try a pop-up box card. I'd been looking at these for a while on Pinterest and was very intrigued by them. 
They look quite complicated to make, but are actually quite simple. It can get a little bit fiddly arranging all the pop-up elements, but they look stunning when finished. 

I've used the following materials to create this card:

• Papermania card, eyelet and brads
• Melissa Frances 'Classic Elegance' papers and pearls
• X-Cut 3D butterfly punch and Square Parenthesis die
• Sizzix flower & flourish dies
• Whispers ink
• Core'dinations Glitter Silk and colour core card
• Acetate, vellum and twine from my stash
• Damask Rose embossing folder from Cardmaking & Papercraft

When I'd finished making the card, I realised there's nowhere to write your message, so I added a vellum pocket to the back and made a tag insert to write on. I think it's actually a nice little touch to this style of card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create - #83 Anything Goes

2. Crafting At The Weekend - #4 Anything Goes

3. Crafting From The Heart - #30 Anything Goes

4. Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

5. Crafty Cardmakers - #120 Fancy Folds

6. Crafty Creations - #269 Flower Power

7. Crafty Girls - #24 Anything Goes

8. Creative Fingers - #45 Anything Goes

9. Love To Create - #127 Anything Goes

10. Papertake - Anything Goes

11. Scrapping 4 Fun - #23 Something Girly

12. Sister Act - #69 Anything Goes

13. Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #40 Anything Goes

14. The Crafter's Café - #75 Lots of Layers

15. Totally Gorjuss - Flowers

Mixed Media Tag

Hello, it's been a while but the new arrival has been keeping me rather busy!
Today I have a Guest Designer spot over at TokBobok for their mixed media challenge.
I have used their lovely image 'Lilium', which I chose before giving birth and not knowing I was to have a girl, whom I named Lily! (It's my favourite flower)

I decided to make a tag rather than a card for this theme.  I embossed some acetate, which was great fun as I haven't done it before. I think it creates a great effect and I'll definitely be doing it again.  The background was supposed to be old book text, but it didn't print in the right resolution to show properly. I think it still looks good with the inking over the top though.

I have used the following materials to create this tag:

• Card and twine from my stash
• Eyelets and acetate from DoCrafts
• Whispers ink
• Embossalicious embossing folder 'Floral Frenzy'
• Promarkers - Tulip Yellow, Lime Green, Bright Green, Forest Green, Peach, Mango and Bright Orange

I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create - #82 Anything Goes

2. Craft Your Passion - #224 Flower Power

3. Crafting At The Weekend - #4 Anything Goes

4. Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

5. Crafting From The Heart - #29 Anything Goes

6. Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

7. Crafty Girls - #23 Anything Goes

8. Creative Fingers - #44 Anything Goes

9. Divas By Design - Anything Goes

10. Pile It On - #30 Embossing

11. Scrapping 4 Fun - #22 Anything Goes

12. Sister Act - #68 Anything Goes

13. Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #39 Anything Goes

14. The Crafter's Cafe - #74 Use A Digi