New York socialite

I was asked to make a 50th birthday card for a lady who was going to New York. 

I went for an elegant style, but quite bold colours, with black to set it all off. This is an 8x8" card. It works well on smaller ones as well though.

I made this one for my smashing Mom, whose birthday is today!

Must admit to being kinda chuffed with my bow tying!

Christmas time snowmen

 I haven't made many Christmas cards this year- couldn't get my head around it early enough. I was asked to make a few commissioned cards, and what do you know, I got my Christmas mojo back!

I enjoyed making these- fabulous vintage-y paper, and the Stampendous clear snowman stamp, which can be manipulated to make different shaped snowman bodies.

I think the spotty paper's my favourite :)

I'm entering these into the Crafty Cardmakers Christmas challenge and

the Simon Says Wednesday challenge- winter inspiration- I went for snow inspiration!

Purple hair? Why not?????

Another set of commissioned cards to show you today, for a set of twins.

Bit of a close up on the images- I borrowed some Copics to colour these- quite like how they came out, especially with me being a Promarker girl.....

I'm liking my new LOTV postmark sentiments. 

What do you reckon? I quite fancy purple hair for myself.....

A commissioned card- 100!

I was asked to make a card for a lady who is going to be 100. The brief was very specific- a church with a steeple, flowers, 100, pastel colours.... thanks to my mate Kay's stamp collection, I came up with this.....

The church is a Chocolate Baroque stamp- stamped in clear and heat embossed in silver pearl, which is why it's not very clear on the photo. Dovecraft paper, flowers coloured with Promarkers to match, swirls and pearls and Martha Stewart punches. 

I was quite pleased with it in the end- once I'd sourced the stamped image, it came together OK!

I'm entering this into the Try it on Tuesday challenge- which is Anything goes with a Twist. I used a Versamark watermark ink pad, Blue Pearl Promarker to ink the flowers and teeny tiny baby blue pearls, all available from the Craft Barn.