Mothers Day Blooms

I always think of beautiful Spring flowers for mothers day. There's nothing like a big bunch of daffodils or tulips to brighten a room.

I didn't quite go for the feminine pastels that I usually make for mothers day cards, but it does still beautiful blue blooms:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges (click blog names for direct link) -

Crafty Catz - Special Lady

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - Mothers Day

The dies with the stitching are part of the new Tonic Studios range 'Sew Pretty' which pierce pinholes into the cardstock so you can faux or add real stitching to. So pretty! :)

Niece Shaker card

I own Crafters Companion Ultimate Pro, but I don't use it as often as I should! I used it to make the box envelope for this shaker card:

I heat embossed the image and sentiment with a pearly black embossing powder. The flowers (which I love!) is a Crafters Companion die which you roll up once cut.

Happy birthday bear

Wow, so unlike me to make two cards in one night! My second is for the challenges listed underneath:

Challenges - 

Creative Inspirations #345 - anything goes + sketch (I used no. 6)

Cute Card Thursday #414 - florals

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - glitter and sparkle

Birthday Wishes - Gorjuss Poppies

I have been practicing with my Spectrum Noir pencils recently, and I just happened to come across the Spectrum Noir monthly challenge that they also run. This month it's using pinks and/or reds - colouring with any Spectrum Noir range. I only have the Primaries but it still has all the colours you need for an image:

You can't really see the colours of the pencils in the background but they are:

024, 027, 033, 035, 052, 065, 084, 087, 096, 099, 104, and 107.

The layout is from Sketch Saturday, with my own twist :)

You make me smile

Inspired by the thought of Spring, I wanted to try and create my own daffodils for cards. I don't have a daffodil die, but the sets from the Sara Davies Signature ranges by Crafters Companion can be coordinated to make a flower that looks pretty similar.

I inked the middle of the flowers before adding an orange gem. The sentiment stamp is from a set by Sheena Douglass which was free with a magazine.

Just for you bear

I am soooo looking forward to Spring. I love it when you see a burst of colour popping through along the roadside. At the moment I am busy planning my gardening tasks for this year, hoping to add more flowers to the lovely green shrubs we have.

I have had the paper on my card for a while, wondering how to best show it off. I thought I would try layering and matching up the pattern, to add a bit of interest and dimension:

Hunkydory Happy Birthday

I have a few Hunkydory sets that I received free with magazines. I have had them for years - mostly because I thought they were so pretty I didn't want to cut them up! However I have been watching Create and Craft TV a lot recently and loved the demos from Hunkydory.

Here's one I made just using the paper and a sentiment:

Bright butterfly

I love using social media to get inspiration. The only thing is, I find so much I like and want to recreate with my own spin!

I saw a card by Stampin Cards and Memories (click for direct link) and got my thinking cap on for what materials and supplies I had to try my own version. It's bright!

Valentine's

It's a snowy Valentine's day here. I think more flurries are on the way. Good reason to stay warm indoors and eat Valentine's chocolates!

I made a card for my hubby using Sara Davies Signature range Love and Romance stamps and papers. I tried not to make it too girly!

Mother's birthday card

After the colour pink, purple is my next favourite. And for some reason whenever I go to make a card for my mother, I always reach for the purpley hues.

I recently bought some products from Sara Davies Signature 'Love and Romance' collection by Crafters Companion and thought the new heart die was so pretty as a little doily:

Thank you shaker

The card today is one I made just after Christmas. It was a bit of an experiment, there are things I would change about it but that's the good thing about having a hobby...learning more about it.

It's a Thank you shaker card -

The bit I would change next time is maybe putting a less busy design paper behind the shaker bit so you can read the sentiment die more easily :)

Cupcake apron

I subscribe to 2 cardmaking magazines which I love so I can try different products and get ideas. However... I do end up reading them and putting them on a pile of older issues, then forgetting all of those ideas!

Every now and then I get that pile and go through the pages, selecting which projects to try... And I came across an apron card. I would like to do more different shaped cards and styles so thought I would give it a go.

It was quite good fun to make!

Getting back into it...

Bit of a break from blogland, but I have been crafting now and then. I have also been scouring social media for new ideas and inspiration. Loving Crafters Companion Sara Davies Signature ranges at the moment so I will be sharing cards with elements from those collections :)

Before that, I have a card I made for my Father in Law:

Sorry for the blurriness, I need to work on my photography skills!