How time flies! It was our friend’s son’s first birthday this week.
As he was a Halloween baby I decided to use this as a starting point for the design.
Using my craft robo I designed and cut the components required.
The lattice frame was glued onto a dark blue pearlised card blank.
I made this cheeky fella using my Sizzix Sizzlits die “Kid in Pumpkin Costume” (655275). I used my Copic markers to give the pumpkin a bit of shading.
The finished card.
Once again it is time to make my cousin’s birthday card. Over the years, I have made her many things with an Oriental theme so each year it becomes a little more difficult to come up with something different.
This card was based on the symbol “double happiness” which I designed and cut using my craft robo.
I cut a circle from a red pearlised card blank. The cut symbol was first put on tissue paper (and trimmed), then mounted onto the card, over the aperture. Finished with a gold circle frame, here is the finished card.
To better show why I used tissue, I put a battery tea light inside and took a photo.
The typewriter was a “print & cut” using the Craft Robo. The image was coloured with my Copics (of course) and the greeting was printed on the computer, using a quirky typewriter font.
Where has October disappeared to – seems to be a common complaint this year that the time is simply whipping by. Of course, I haven’t been idle (probably why the days have slipped by without me noticing!)
We seem to have a lot of celebrations in September/October – so over the next few days I will try to play catch up.
As you know, we celebrated DS’ 18th. This was followed by our wedding anniversary – guess what? DH didn’t get me an anniversary card! But of course, I made one for him.
Basing the card on a cupcake theme this is how it developed:
1. Stamped image onto card.
3. Carefully cut out my stamped & coloured images.
4. Mounted the 3D elements with foam pads
It hasn’t taken Amy (the Albino pleco) long to make herself at home.
Within a week of getting her, we discovered, to our delight, that she had taken quite a liking to our existing male pleco, Snorlax.
Such was their liking for one another that we soon found a load of eggs.
You can see the eggs – just above the gravel.
Within a few weeks we had tiny plecos.
DS had a lovely lot of presents and we thought it only right that he should send a lovely thank you note.
He asked me to make him some thank you notes and I used it as a golden opportunity to use one of my new stamps.
I stamped the image onto some nice bright white card, coloured it with my Copics, then cut it out.
The words were printed using the computer and then I mounted the image onto the card using foam blocks – sweet eh?It has been ages since I last posted – though if I had been asked, I wouldn’t have said it was so long.
As usual, it has been a busy time. I have been preparing for DS’ 18th birthday and also trying to get ahead with the family birthdays.
We celebrated DS’ 18th birthday just over a week ago. He had a wonderful birthday weekend, starting with a home cooked Chinese meal on the Saturday, setting him up nicely for his actual birthday on the Sunday.
DH saw a card in a local shop (“mock horror!”) that he liked and wanted me to adapt it. This is what I came up with:
I had no choice (and I wouldn’t have it any other way) but to make my card:
The card & numbers were cut using my Craft Robo and the footballer was stamped and then coloured with Copics.
I also made an 18th key and a gift box:
Both the key and the gift box were cut using the Robo. The gift box I designed and the key was from a template from one of the fantastic ladies over at UKScrappers.
Last week, my tank had two casualties. Whilst changing the bulb in the tank lid, my two adult pleco’s made a jump for it, completely un-noticed by DH or me. One was discovered the following day, kindly pointed out to us by our dear cats and the other remains a mystery.
This drama left Snorlax (the baby pleco) all on his own and me, very upset. DH kindly took me to the local fish shop to see if we could find another pleco to keep Snorlax company.
This is what we came home with . . . . .. . . . . . . Amy, the albino pleco. She is an absolute beauty and gets on great with Snorlax and her other tank mates.
He liked his card (he opened it early!!) – phew! So once again Paul, have a very happy birthday!
A belated Happy Father’s Day for yesterday. DH had a lovely day – a cd from DS, another cd from our 2 cats and his favourite meal in the evening.
I made 2 cards for DH: 1 from DS and one from the cats (I know, how sad am I!). I also made a card for my FIL.
This one was for my FIL. He is a keen gardener, so I thought it would be nice to make a card with a deckchair in the garden (relaxing on Father Day sort of thing). I even included a miniature newspaper.
I always have a list of cards to make in addition to items for the shop.
This card is a special one, well, all engagements are special, but this one has a story behind it. It is for a friend who I have known for 40 years! We started school together when we were 4! After leaving school we lost touch but Wendy found me on Facebook.
Imagine my surprise when she told me she was getting engaged to somebody we had both been to school with – how lovely!
Card information:
Dark blue aperture card blank embossed using Sizzix texturz “Lots Of Love”
Names were cut from light blue card using Sizzix decorative strip alphabet “Wingo Zingo”
Here’s wishing them both every happiness
In the meantime - happy crafting!
