Cards for work friends

Here are 2 cards I've made for work friends

The inspiration for this card came from a fellow DCer.

Image found on Google images.

Backing material given to me by the person who I made the card for lol

Coloured with Promarkers

Computer generated sentiment

This was made for someone who is emmigrating to Australia

I wanted it to have a simple but stylish feel, but then was worried that it had a funereal quality to it which is not what I wanted when she will be starting her newly married life!

Stamp - free with Craft Stamper

Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder

Anita's peel offs

Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons (fab company in Blandford).

tfl, & for any comments you may wish to leave.

More pink flowers

I made this card for a friendship swap I participate in on the DC forum

Since I can't resist making these flowers, I included them on this card.

Spotty backing paper , with a piece of purple mirri card which I put through a ribbler.

Tilda coloured with Promarkers.

Mats cut with nesties.

Taken from an angle to show the flowers in more of a profile view.

The tutorial where I first read the "out of frame" technique can be seen  here

tfl, & for any comments you may care to leave.

VIP birthday #2 - from me

This is another fab Mo Manning image called "Checking Facebook",

ideal for my daughter, who is always on FB.

My daughter loves red, & her dressing gown is aqua.

I was in M&S the other day & saw some cream cakes on display. I stopped, did a double take & bought a box......................because I wanted the box to use on this card! Lol. I knew it was just what I needed to go with the aqua on the dressing gown. Put a piece of ribbon with it & voila!

(btw - the family appreciated the cakes lol.)

Close up of the image.

I use Ryman's bright white 200gsm card for my Promarkers, but this batch is not the same as usual. It's not as bright, or as smooth, & the Promarkers were bleeding on the card. I am very disappointed with it - I'm hoping I have a rogue batch & that it isn't a permanent change.

HOTP sentiment which I used on the inside of the card.

tfl, & for any comments you may wish to leave.

VIP birthday #2

Here is the card I made for my youngest to give to her sister for her birthday.

I love making these flowers - & you can always be sure they will match your card, since you use the same cardstock to make them. I'm very grateful to AngieBabe for telling me where to find the link for the demo.

What a fab image by Mo Manning this is - & just right for those who love Ugg boots

Image coloured with Promarkers.

Papermania backing paper.

HOTP sentiment

I used this sentiment on the inside of the card & stippled 2 shades of

red Distress Ink to colour the HOTP sentiment, but it appears pink here.

tfl, & for any comments you may wish to leave.

That mouse again!

I couldn't resist making another card with this cheeky chap.

This time I chose to mount the image on a monochromatic paper.

Mouse with Sunflower stamp by Tina Wenke.

Coloured with Promarkers, glazed with Anita's 3D gloss.

Yellow cardstock.

Papermania paper

tfl, & for any comments you may wish to leave.

Good things come to those who wade

I made this for a teenage boy

(excuse the shadow - photos taken at nighttime with flash)

To Catch a Big Fish stamp by Sugar Nellie.

Image coloured with Promarkers, glazed with Anita's 3D gloss.

All paper inc those used for matting are from Dovecraft Masculine pack.

Terrible shadow - sorry

Sentiment (repeated in varying shades) says:

Endurance and dreams are limitless, which I thought it was appropriate for fishing.

tfl, & for any comments you may wish to leave.

Sunflower Mouse

Isn't this little mouse cute?

I said I'd do some cards for the birthday box at work, so here is the first one I've made for them.

I'll do more when I have more time - wonder if I'll get one of them back when it's my birthday? lol

Tina Wenke (Stampavie) stamp cut out, coloured with Promarkers, mats cut using nesties, glazed with Anita's 3D gloss, Cuttlebug embossing folder. SU stamp & punches.

tfl for looking, & for any comments you may care to leave.