Layered Birthday Card

Hi Everyone,

Happy Leap Day! Hope you've had a great Monday. It's rainy and gloomy here, which is not a nice change after the lovely sunshine we had here last week... Oh well, all we can do is hope for some more sun! 

Today I am sharing a layered birthday card with you, which I was asked to make for a friend's mum - a 60th birthday does require a special celebration, doesn't it? I was asked to include a floral image, and not to make it too pink & girly - whilst still using SOME pinks, ha! Oh, and number 60 was meant to show on the card, but discretely enough. 

I hope you like what I created. The photos are not the best quality, and the Distress Ink blending is definitely better in reality than it is in the photos, but this is the best I could do with the current weather :o(

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

Crafty Friends - Floral

QKR Stampede - Birthday cards

I love ProMarkers - Use a number

Inky Chicks - Ribbon and/or lace

Have a great week,

M.

SUPPLY LIST (please see affiliate disclaimer & essential supplies info here):

Papers: Dovecraft "Sugar & Spice" - discontinued
Stamp: Pink Petticoat "Pretty Potties" - freebie with a crafty magazine
Gems & ribbon from my stash

Sending sunshine shaker card with Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Duo 3

Hi Everyone,

Today I am sharing with you another shaker card that I created with some of the goodies I have recently won/purchased - it's very unlike me to dig into new goodies straight away, and to start using "perishable" items like papers, embellishments etc... - I am normally OK with using dies and stamps straight away, but am always hesitant to use the rest, as it's too pretty to use it, LOL! However, I made a promise here that I will stop hoarding, so there you have it - I am doing my very best! 

This card is a little pick-me-up for a crafty lady that I have been following on YouTube for quite a while now - check out Peggy's channel here. She has recently lost her doggy Rose, and in addition is not too happy with no spring outside of her window, and so I thought that my "sunshine" goodies were quite apt. 

The card is only on its way to Peggy, but since I don't think she is following my blog, I am guessing I'm pretty safe to post the card here already - especially that it was partially inspired by the current challenge over at Sparkle and Shine! :o)

Hope you like what I created!

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

Sparkle and Shine - Photo inspiration 

QKR Stampede - Pile it on

MAWTT - Words only

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - Inspired by a song ("Walking on sunshine")
Crafty Friends - Girly 

Have a great week!

M.


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Lasting Hearts Card Drive

Hi Everyone,

Today I am sharing with you four cards that I made for the Lasting Hearts Card Drive. If you are not familiar with it, or have heard "something" about it but would like to have more details - please check Jennifer McGuire's post here. I think it is an absolutely wonderful  and worthy cause, and therefore did my best to find a little bit of spare time to make these. I hope they make their recipients feel a bit better. 

Be prepared for a lot of photos in this post -  four cards means four times more pictures LOL. There's also a short YouTube video, where you can get more information on the products I used.

I have been recently quite obsessed with the canvas sketch pads that I bought in Lidl - I used them for the first time on these cards, and soon after making these I ran to the shop to get a few extra pads - one cannot be sure when (and IF) these will ever be back for sale (at least in Lidl)! Making these backgrounds with my Distress Inks was easy-peasy, and thanks to some Perfect Pearls in the water I used for painting - the cards all have a lovely shimmer. 

Ans now sit back, relax, and get scrolling! :o) I am very pleased with the end result and I hope that you like the cards too! 

And here's the YouTube video I mentioned:

I am entering the cards into the following challenges:

QKR Stampede - Pile it on

MAWTT - Words only, no image

Crafty Friends - Girly (The card I am entering is the one with the butterfly)

Have a great weekend!

M.