Robin Hood! Ben's birthday card

Hi folks! Here's the card I made for my little boy Ben. He's a bit Robin Hood fan and you can often find him singing the little tune from the Disney version as he plays with his sister. So you can imagine my glee when the new Magnolia Spring kit landed on my doormat with little Edwin dressed in a Robin Hood outfit. Perfect!

I used patterned papers from my DCWV 'Once Upon a Time' stack. Decoupaged the large tree on the left. Used my Sizzlet extended 'grass' die and a small decorative strip from the patterned paper. Edwin was coloured using Copic Markers, carefully cut out and adhered with dimensional glue gel. I cut out the lettering with a Spellbinders alphabet 'Caesar', from gold mirriboard.

Ben was thrilled with this card.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x
Oh Alice - Little people, big wonderland
Pile it on - Boyish Colours
A Spoon Full Of Sugar - 3D Something

Flowerpot Pocket Card

Hi folks! Here's a card I made using Joanna Sheen's 'Blackberry' stamp from her Country Kitchen Stamp range. I also followed the tutorial here for the flower pot pocket card.

I used Bo Bunny papers (wow that kit has made lots of cards and I still have some left) covered the panels. I stamped the image with Black Versafine ink and painted with watercolours. I inked around all the edges. I also used some pretty ribbon and one of my decorative EK Success punches(great for punching through card) for the lip of the flower pot adhering the front part down with foam tape to create dimension. The lovely label shape has been cut using one of Tim Holtz's Sizzix Alterations dies. The Blackberries stamped off the edge are again from the JS set.

I used Prima flowers and leaves, painted them with Pearlidoodles and Cosmic Shimmer paint. Adding a touch of dark brown watercolour paint which 'pooled' in the veins of the leaves. The flowers are held in place using Making Memories brads.

I hope you enjoy your weekend! I'll be starting a 22 hour shift in a while :o(

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Country Kitchen Crafted Recipe Box

Hi folks. Here's a little recipe box that I made using lots of the stamps fro Joanna Sheen's Country Kitchen Collection. Three of the large stamps are recipes and so I thought it fitting to make a little box to house them with some extra sheets to jot down your own recipes.

I made the box using my Martha Stewart scoring board and based the size around the Nestabilities label die that I cut the aperture with. Sorry I can't be more specific with dimensions, I didn't make a note and this piece was sent to Joanna as a sample for her launch show on Create & Craft earlier this month. I tend to do things 'by eye' and hardly ever make a note of sizes as I usually only make one off pieces. I can tell you that I use 300gsm card stock and adhere patterned papers to both sides before forming the box which makes it really sturdy.

I used Bo Bunny patterned papers and stamped the images with Brown versafine ink. I added colour using Koi watercolour paints and used ribbon and brads from my stash. My EK Success boarder punch came in useful too.
This piccie shows the acetate that I attached behind the aperture. I also painted some Prima flowers with cream pearlidoodles, layered them up and secured in place with a brad.

Here's a shot of the box with most of the cards out. The brackets and lines came from a stamp set that I've had for a long time, not sure which company made them.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

An Apple a Day... keeps the Doctor away!

Hi folks! Here's one of the cards I made with Joanna Sheen's new Country Kitchen stamp sets. I used the small apple stamp from the Crab Apple Collection. I stamped it using saddle brown Satzon ink straight onto some tan coloured papers and then added more colour with watercolor paints. The papers are by Bo Bunny.

I covered the card base with the polka dot paper. I cut the large semi-circle using my We R Memory Keepers magnetic circle cutter. I scrunched it up, flattened it out and rubbed some crimson copper Brilliance ink and again with a light touch of Graphite Black. I cut and embossed the red squares with my Nestabilities and adhered them using dimensional glue

gel and topped with the apples. I used my Quickutz 'Dragonfly' alphabet plate to cut through Funky Foam. I finished off by adding a couple of decorative corners. The seventh apple is on the inside of the card.

Ciao fo now!

Sandra x

Isabelle's birthday card

Hi folks! Here's the card I made for my little girl. She chose the Tilda Princess and left the rest to me :o)I followed last weeks sketch over on Just Magnolia, but's it's ok as this week the theme is 'anything goes' so I can still enter my card. I used papers by Imaginisce. I cut the frame with my Nestabilities Rectangle and used a smaller oval scalloped frame to cut the aperture. I then used white pearlescent card for the layer underneath. I used an EK Success punch to create the border and embossed it using my Cuttlebug and Swiss Dot embossing folder.

More Nestability circles at the bottom. Tilda herself is coloured with Copic Markers, carefully cut out and adhered with dimensional glue gel. I also added die cut corners and butterflies punched using a Martha Stewart punch. The butterflies have glittered wings and are really sparkly in real life. The number 5 is die cut using funky foam. I finished the card off with a ribbon bow.

Ciao for now!
Sandra x
Crafty cardmakers - Desert Island (Cuttlebug & dies & embossing folders, Copic markers, Patterned papers, dimensional glue gel)
The Cuttlebug Spot - at the Movies (Sleeping Beauty)
The Craft Garden - Pastel colours
Stamping for the weekend - Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you (sleeping beauty)
Magical crafts - Something for the girls
Pile it on - Spring
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Happy Birthday
Creative Card Crew - Happy Brthday
Creative Belli Blog - Die Cut Shapes

Fancy a Fuchsia.....?

Hi folks! It's time for another challenge over on Dare U 2 Digi stamp. It's an easy challenge which I hope lots of you can join in with......flowers. It's the first time I've had a little go at drawing flowers, and of course I just had to add the cute little bug. My fuchsia and bug will be available as a digi soon.

I used Brenda Pinnick papers for the background. It's the first time I have used this lovely shapeability Wizard die which I used to cut through some DCWV purple glitter cardstock. The corners are a Cuttlebug die and this time I cut some green glitter cardstock. I printed out my image and coloured using Copic markers. I carefully cut it out and adhered with dimensional glue gel.

Have a great weekend!

Sandra x

Stamp with fun - Animals
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Happy Birthday (I'm sending this card to a dear blogging friend to celebrate her birthday)
Creative card Crew - Happy Birthday
Creative Belli Blog - Die Cuts
Copic Colour Challenge - YG00, RV13, V91

One from the new Tilda Magnolia Collection

Hi folks! Such a long time since my last post... have been busy busy with the twins birthday party and my friends getting Married last week. Kiddies are back to school today, so all is quite in the Dry household :o)

This is the first card I have made with my new Tilda's... I love this new collection. I'm sure you've seen all the other characters in blogland. For my card I went straight for my DCWV 'Once Upon a Time' stack as I thought the papers would be perfect. Using one of the papers to cover the card base; a Cuttlebug die to create the corners; some self adhesive ribbon (also from the DCWV set) and more of the patterned paper to create the mat (I aged it a bit by scrunching it up and distressing the edges) I did a bit of masking with Tilda and the background then watercoloured them. I cut the circles using Nestabilities and coloured the centre circle with distress inks. The stamped sentiment is one by Paula Pascual and the tiny butterflies were created using my Martha Stewart punch. To finish off I dusted with a little glamour dust.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind.... but that was a few days ago so I'm not sure if they're still current:

Truly Scrumptious - Sketch, By the Cute and Girly - Fairytale, Raising the bar - Movie Mania, Stamp Something - Something layered, Papertake weekly - Cutie Pie, Magnolia Down Under - Masking, Cute Card Thursday - Touchy Feely.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Good old 'Home cooking' card

Hi folks! Here's another card I made for the launch of Joanna Sheen's Diva range last month. I wanted to created a 'home cooked' feel and so used the pretty 'kitschy' colours of the Papermania Blueberry Hill paper collection and Joanna's 'Cooking Diva'.

I covered the card with pretty patterned paper. I put some ribbon across the middle and folded over the corners. This is the first time I used my Martha Stewart, punch around the page, punch set to create the pink layer. I coloured the stamped image with Copic Markers and added touches of glitter for her sprinkled ingredients. I finished the card off by adding some paper roses, leaves, tendrils and a large ribbon bow.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp... Metal challenge

Hello folks! The Easter holidays have scrambled my brains... I don't know if I'm coming or going. Not sure how it happened but I've managed to loose a day this week??! So I have to apologise to Chris and my fellow teamies over on Dare U as I'm late with the fabulous 'Metal' Challenge.

The inspiration for this one came from a limited edition can of Diet Coke. The can itself was so pretty with it's pink pattern on the silver that I just had to die cut it. Which I did using Cuttlebug & Bosscut flower dies. I shaped them using a large embossing tool and my fingers. I embossed some black card using a Cuttlebug embossing folder and cut away some of the design. I added some pink and black animal print paper (Joanna Sheen) behind the aperture. I used silver metallic rub on over the whole design. I attached the little chain, that has been in my stash for years, with a couple of brads. I threaded some ribbon through a metal buckle and attached at the bottom of the card. I coloured Ruby with Copic Markers and adhered her with dimensional glue gel. I also used Glue gel to attach the flowers.

This is another small 4"x4" card.

I hope my brain gets into gear this week. It's another busy one for me. Friends are getting Married on Friday and it's the twins Birthday Party on Saturday so lots to do! Just received a delivery of a giant cupcake mold (doesn't look so GIANT to me.... )thinking of making 5 cakes as Ben & Isabelle are turning 5......am I a bit doolally?

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

HaPpY eAsTeR!!

HaPpY eAsTeR folks! I hope you are enjoying your day. Here is a diddy little 4"x4" quickie card that I made for my kiddies this morning.

I stamped and coloured the Amelie Bunnykins using Copic Markers. I used an EK Success punch to create the sweet little scalloped border on the yellow gingham patterned paper (Joanna Sheen). Wrapped some polka dot ribbon around the paper. Used my scalloped circle Nestabilities to create the frame which I embossed using my Cuttlebug. I've had the flower gems in my stash for years, was lovely to finally use them on a card. I stamped the sentiment (a fabulous set by Paula Pascual) and added a tiny 'Martha Stewart' punched butterfly. I added the self adhesive pearls (JS) for a finishing touch (they were actually white pearls that I coloured with a Copic Marker)

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Also for:

Crafty Ann's Challenge: For someone who is Special to you

Cupcake card Challenge: Spring or Easter

Pile It On: Animal-riffic

Charisma Cardz: Animal Magic

Cute Card Thursday: So Egg-citing

Papertake Weekly: Open theme

Cuttlebug Challenge: Easter Projects

Delish... Wedding cake card

Hi folks! Another Diva card to share with you today, this time it's 'Wedding Guest Diva'. I thought she would look fab adorning a Shaped Wedding Cake card.

Quite a simple card to make. I drew myself a wonky cake template and cut it out of some cream pearlescent card. I embossed each of the layers using my Cuttlebug. I wrapped some tulle around each layer and pinched it at a point (see photos) I covered these points using some stamped rosette pieces that I made using the images from the Diva stamp set. I stamped three extra ones, cut out a knotch from each, and glued them together to form little cones. I adhered these to the top of the cake. I coloured the lady using Copic markers and pearlidoodles.

I hope you are having a fabulous Easter Weekend.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x