Batch baking invites!!

My mum's cousin asked me to make some invites for her husbands 70th birthday in May. The brief was...."very simple and blokey, one image of sailing boat, two colours." She also wrote the text for the inside too.

I decided on a digi stamp design, haven't decided yet whether to add it to the website! Printed off 12 images and painted them with watercolours and silver H2O paint. The image was drawn with the "two colours" in mind so that it was a simple white and blue.

My card batch baking is like how I used to do buffets with my mum years ago, it's a kind of production line. Cut, paint and prepare all the elements then whack them together...LOL!!!

Deciding and drawing the image took longer to do than making the cards!!

So here are the ingredients ready to go....

A few hours later (I had a lot of interruptions!!) This is the result 12 cards completed with printed inserts. I added a small version of the sail boat to the inside too and added a little colour with a pencil.

Now all I have to do is post them!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Michele xx

P.S Don't forget the C4E monthly kit goes on sale tomorrow!!!

C4E sketch card #2!!!

Happy Monday!!

I made this card last week for the C4E sketch challenge then realized that there was the additional challenge of yellow and green!!! duh!! Pretty daft considering I set the challenges! In my defense the challenges are set a month ahead!! Any way This card was made for a friends foster daughter who had her first birthday last week, she is an adorable little girl! I had planned to make a really girly baby pink card but somehow the image ended up with more lilac than pink and the card ended up lilac, not a bad thing really as I love lilac!!!

The image is the 2nd of my new Rachelle Anne Miller stamps called "Playtime" Beautiful images!! I have coloured with pencils and added lots of glitter glue. The #1 is a chippy number covered with paper and lashings of glitter glue, cs is bazzill, papers are DCWV from a million years ago!! Ribbon from stash.

The glitter is not clear in the photo as usual so you will have to take my word for it!!! LOL!!

That's it from me, I will be back again with some batch baking invites!!

Have a lovely Monday!

Hugs

Michele xx

Sunday sketch challenge #25

Sunday is here again and time for a new sketch over on the C4E blog

This week we are setting the additional challenge of using

YELLOW and GREEN

Lovely spring colours.

For my card I have used a Rachelle Anne Miller stamp called "Peek-a-boo" . It's coloured with watercolours and markers. The PP is an old QVC kit , ribbon, brad and blooms from stash.

I think I went a bit made with the glitter glue! It gives the card a pretty twinkle, which is not clear in the photos! I fell in love with the adorable Rachelle Anne Miller stamps!!!

Back again soon with another Rachelle Anne Miller stamped card and a batch bake of invites!
Have a lovely Sunday
thanks for stopping by
Hugs
Michele xx

P.S don't forget the first C4E monthly kit goes on sale 1st April!!!!!!!

A couple of things to share!

Just a quick post today to share a card and gift bags with you!
The first card was for my uncles birthday. I drew the boat for a set of invites I am doing for another family member. The card is nothing like what I normally do but thought it turned out ok!!



The image is coloured with watercolours and silver twinkling H2O's The sails and boat twinkle slightly in real life.


These little gift bags were made for the 2 mums for mother's day. Inside I put 3 mini toiletry samples from asda. The image is a Maggie stamp, coloured very quickly with markers!

Thank-you for all the lovely comments you have been leaving I appreciate them very much! I will get round to see everyone soon, it's just so busy here at the moment!!
Have a lovely day see you all Sunday for the C4E sketch challenge!
thanks for stopping by
Hugs
Michele xx

Sunday sketch challenge #24

Hello and HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

I hope you all have a lovely day today!

I have a card for you today it's Sunday sketch time again at c4e I have posted a new sketch today and the DT have made some lovely cards for you too hop over HERE to see the sketch and cards!

I have used the adorable Alf and Alva stamps from Magnolia for my card. Coloured with pencils and markers. The pp is some old K&Co papers i found in my stash, cs is bazzill ribbon from stash. The flower and brads are from the first c4e monthly kit! more about that in a mo! here is the card....

and lovely Alf and Alva they look like they are holding hands!! bless!!
The first c4e monthly kit will be available 1st April here is a little sneek peek...

I will share some more another time!!

Have a lovely day

thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Michele xxx

Cute Card Thursday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CCT!!!!

This week CCT are celebrating their first birthday!! There are lots of sponsors this week! There is a fab sketch to follow and beautiful DT cards to help...see it all HERE

For my card I have used one of my new Magnolia stamps, sitting Alva, she is so pretty! I have coloured her with watercolours and markers. The CS is all Bazzill and PP is daisy bucket. I whizzed the tag through the cuttlebug with the divine swirl embossing folder and rubbed an inkpad over the top.

There is a little strip of lace which I recently found in my spring clean! Enough chatter here is the card!!!!

and pretty Alva!!

I am probably too late with this weeks challenge but I did enjoy the sketch and have lots of cards to make!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs
Michele xx