Thank You.

I've had a request to make two thank you cards for end of year celebrations.

This is my first one.

The papers are from my stash.

I've used some vintage lace on the right and inked my Penny Black images and "thank you" with Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink, warm red.

One butterfly image was embossed with Transcendence embossing powder and the other with Snowflake.

The scroll was printed on a clear sheet.

This is my inspiration for the layout.

Sketch Saturday #184  By Karita

I hope you can find the time to visit Sketch Saturday's blog.

Alysha's Birthday - 200th Post!

Another journal this time for my dear niece's birthday.

Thanks to the Graphics Fairy for Cute Critters graphic and to the design team at Sketch Saturday (Week #181) for the following sketch.

Happy Creating!

Linked to

The Graphics Fairy # 111

Sixtieth Birthday

My Brother-In-Law turns the big six oh this Saturday so I made him this card using his NRL team's football colours.  Yes he goes for The Panthers!

I found the image of the panther here.

The papers I used were out of my stash, many of them are now out of print but I have enough papers to last me a life time, so I use what I can when I can.

The layout comes complements from Sketch Saturday.  

Happy crafting!

Happily linked to Sketch Saturday.

Dreams Are Like Stars.

In an attempt to get in early and be super organized I have started making birthday cards for the months of August and September.

The first I have made (above) is for my Daughter. Her favourite colour is purple.

I have used Penny Black's Irises Stamp and the sentiment comes from KaiserCraft Journal Tags.

Thanks to Sketch Saturday for the following sketch.

I've sort of swapped it around a bit.


I have linked this post to Sketch Saturday Week # 163 - 9th July.

Touring Coupe

Sketch Saturday DT provided inspiration for my Youngest Son's birthday card.  I used the following sketch 

and came up with this:

Once more the graphic was provided by The Graphics Fairy.  I cropped the image, changed the colour to sepia and then distressed it with a Tim Holtz distress ink pad.

My Son is a first year mature age apprentice motor mechanic so I'm hoping he likes the theme!

I have linked this post to Sketch Saturday Week # 159 and The Graphics Fairy Brag Monday.

June Birthdays

In June,our family celebrates seven birthdays so I've been busy making not only quilts but birthday cards too.

For my fourteen year old niece I'm taking the Sketch Saturday Week 158 challenge which is being hosted by Jeanette this week.

Instead of making a card, I'm making my niece  a journal which will double as a card.

I picked up an A5 visual art diary for under three dollars from my local art shop.  Also some super strong double sided tape.  I usually use sticker paper (sometimes called Jac Paper) but I haven't been able to source any recently.

Strips of double sided tape is applied to the front cover of the diary.

Then some, what I call 'layering', takes place beginning with a solid colour in this case.

Inspired by daisyquilts.blogspot Colourful Fridays' next theme of "blue and orange together" I have started with: ORANGE.

Next layer is orange themed background paper then dark blue layered with light blue.

Found a 'quirky' paper doll graphic at The Graphics Fairy which I think is perfect; not only for the colours but also because a journal can be a life saver - literally.  

The graphic has been cropped, with text added, layered further, embellished with paper flowers, tasselled ribbon, Bradz and the sentiment 'quirky' (printed out from a Word Doc.), and all adhered to the cover.

Thanks everyone for the inspirations!!

I have linked this post to 

Sketch Saturday Week 158 Challenge 

and will link to others as the week progresses.

Also linked to Brag Monday @ The Graphics Fairy.

Have a super week.

Twin Cards for Twin Sisters - Card 2.

In an attempt to be very organised for my Twin Sisters' birthday I took up the sketch saturday challenge to inspire my gone by the by card making skills.

I've used Kaisercraft background papers and embellishments, Penny Black image - Brush Butterfly - and one of my favourite.  Also Ruby Rock-it up Stairs down Stairs Narrative sheets, Bradz, Kindyglitz glitter glue and whatever else I could find lying around.  And I have LOTS lying around, I can assure you!

Linked to sketchsaturday.blogspot.com

Twin Cards for Twin Sisters - Card 1.

In an attempt to be very organised for my Twin Sisters' birthday I took up the sketch saturday challenge to inspire my gone by the by card making skills.

I've used Kaisercraft background papers and embellishments, Penny Black image - Brush Butterfly - and one of my favourite.  Also Ruby Rock-it up Stairs down Stairs Narrative sheets, Bradz, Kindyglitz glitter glue and whatever else I could find lying around.  And I have LOTS lying around, I can assure you! 


I have linked this post to sketchsaturday.blogspot.com