2 Challenges in 1! Cupcake birthday card

Good afternoon!

My card today is for my husbands birthday and was made following the card sketch designed by Becky for this weeks challenge over at My Time To Craft.

I used Basic Grey Marrakech papers, brads and buttons and the cupcake stamp from Stampin' Up and finished it with glossy accents.

I also incorporated the challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar which this week is to have swirls in your card.

I am so close to the end of my mad card-making month that I can taste it, and I'm looking forward to a few days off from making and catching up on all my favourite blogs that I'm not had time to look at over the course of the month!

TFL,

Becky :)

Papertake Weekly Challenge Sketch #19

Well I appear to be taking late entries to a whole new level! This is for the sketch challenge which ends today over at Papertake Weekly.

This is another card for my son Liam, hence the 'L' brad! I used a sentiment stamp that I bought from Hobbycrafts in a box with 5 others for the bargain price of £4.99 and finished it with Copics and glossy accents. The buttons are Basic Grey and SU, and the letter brad was from Hobbyhorse Crafts.

Now to finish hubbys cards that I started last night!

TFL,

Becky :)

A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge #60 - Happy Birthday Liam!

Well July is finally coming to a close and my marathon birthday card making session is nearly over! This card is for my eldest son Liam who will be 16 tomorrow and oh my God does that make me feel old!

The card has been made using the card sketch designed by Debbie for challenge #60 over at A Spoon Full of Sugar and its a great one to play with! I used a Pink Petticoat download as my main image, coloured in with Copics and finished off with glossy accents. The DP is Offbeat by Basic Grey, as are the buttons and brads and once again I used my JustRite Stampers stamp for the sentiment.

Just hubby's birthday and my sisters wedding cards and I can breathe a sigh of relief!

TFL and have a great week!

Becky :)

Something sweet from The Sugar Bowl!

Todays card is for my very own 'gorjuss girl' - my daughter Erynn, who will be celebrating her 2nd birthday this Sunday.

The sketch is challenge #15 over at The Sugar Bowl, and was designed by the lovely Gayle, with the 'please include' option being ribbons and bows. I used some organza ribbon topped with some grosgrain, but unfortunatley the little bow holding the charm doesn't show up too well on the photo!

I used the Princess Gorjuss Girl which seemed quite appropriate as I call Erynn my little princess, and she enjoys being treated like one too! To be honest, in a house with 4 males in it, some female company is fantastic, she even has a love of shoes and handbags already, much to her daddy's dismay!

The DP is from the Lily Kate collection by Basic Grey, and as usual I had to add a charm and a little bling in the form of gems, glossy accents and highlighting the veins in my hydrangeas with my Copic Spica clear pen.

Now I only have to make cards for my eldest sons, husbands and best friends birthday within the next 2 days, oh and a wedding card for my sister - sleep is overrated anyway!

TFL and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Becky :)

Sketch Saturday #59

Hello all!

Well it's been a while since I've posted as I've been under the weather and not felt like moving let alone making cards!

But here (better late than never!) is my take on sketch #59 at Sketch Saturday. I used the adorable Penny Black birthday teddy as this card is for our nephew who is called Teddy and whose birthday it is this weekend. The DP is from the Cupcake collection by Basic Grey, I coloured the bear using my Copics and added Glossy accents to the balloons. I used my JustRite Stampers stamps for the sentiment and couldn't resist a little bit of bling!

I still have 4 birthdays and a wedding to go this month, but at least the end is in sight and soon I'll be back to making cards for fun!

I've also treated myself to a portable studio for my photos and I'm really pleased with how the photo has come out!

TFL, and enjoy you weekend!

Becky :)

Truly Scrumptious challenges with a Spoon Full of Sugar!

I love Gorjuss Girls! I'm not ashamed to say it and I know I'm not the only one who feels the same way, but I always get (maybe a little too) excited when I get a chance to use one of these beauties!

This card is for my niece Reah whose birthday it is today (July birthdays never seem to end in my family!) and I made it using the sketch over at Truly Scrumptious Challenge #11, which is to create your card using the sketch and black, white and one other colour of your choice, so I used Bo Bunny's beautiful Alyssa papers which I think worked really well!

I also incorporated this weeks challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar, which is to use hearts somewhere in your card so I added a smattering of tiny pink heart buttons and yet another heart charm! I am so loving using charms at the moment, I just need to get myself some delicate chain to attach them with!

This card is the first time I've done black hair and I'm really pleased with how the shading looks!

TFL!

Becky :)

Papertake Weekly Challenge sketch

Well my husband is officially sick of July and the amount of cards I have to produce! To be honest I don't blame him, but I only have one more card to finish off this week before I can take a breather!

This card has been made using the sketch over at Papertake Weekly. Once again I've used papers from the Lime Rickey collection by Basic Grey and its matching brads and buttons. The image is a download though I can't remember where from but its great to have as a standby!

You can't see on the picture but the present is on 3D pads and I've used glossy accents on the spots, and of course I couldn't resist a little bit of bling!

Tfl, and have a good week!

Becky :)