The April LOTV Obsession

I'm continuing my April obsession with these lovely Lily of the Valley images for birthday cards.  We had a Red Hat Sunday lunch a week ago and one of our members, Janet celebrated her 70th birthday with us. It was a long and leisurely lunch and there was lots of fun and laughter.

This is her card~

  
The next birthday was Chris's and this is her card~

 Finally, Kay's birthday on the 26th, one more to make!  Papers and accesories from my stash.

OSAAT Challenge # 58 "Make It Sassy"

I was over the moon when I was asked to be a guest DT member by Marjo at OSAAT a couple of weeks ago.  On my card for this week's challenge "Make It Sassy" I've used one of Stitchy's digi images called Steppin' Out. With beautiful background papers from Polar Bear called Going in Circles and that fabulous pose from the digi image it just called for a Mae West quote.  An  Elegant Square card From Craftwork Cards, beautiful hellebore flowers from Wild Orchid and a Marianne Designs flourish to finish......... and a rock on her fingers.  Diamonds definitely are a girls best friend!

A Birthday Card for Cath.

Another lovely Lily Of The Valley image for this card for another Red Hatter.  I love all these images but must try and use something else but I keep returning to them.

 A piece of Basic Grey's Capella, a piece of rose's ribbon for decoration with a Marianne Designs flourish.  Topped of with a sentiment from Craftwork Cards.



I'd like to enter this card into the following:-

Lily of The Valley Challenge 92 - Happy Birthday

Ladybug Crafts Ink  Challenge 23 -Celebration

Moving Along with the Times Challenge 94 ~ Mmm Chocolate

A New Baby Boy

My daughter's friend has just had a baby grandson added to her family and I was asked to make a card for James.  Spring is definitely on its way with this little lamb's arrival.

I knew  the Pink Petticoat papers would give me a perfect background and these are Stripes and Fairy Dots in duck egg blue.  The sweet Sugar Nellie image is Bambino and I've coloured it with Promarkers and Copics and the little hat I've highlighted with a Sakura Souffle White Pen. The image was cut using Nestbailities Petite Scallop Ovals. A strip of white card I've cut with a Martha Stewart punch.  Flowers by Wild Orchid and the leaves from a Marianne die.  Sentiment is my own. Just a couple of blue pearls from a Canadian Dollar Store to finish.

I would like to enter this card into the following:-

Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 97 ~ Blooming Blossoms 
Craft Your Days Away Challenge #17 Spots and Stripes.
Stamp Something: April Digi Day 
Delightful Challenges - Weekly Challenge Flowers
Night Shift Stamping ~ Spring Awakening
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Pastel Colours
One Stitch At A Time Challenge Blog ~ Challenge 56 ~ something 3D

April Birthdays.

Lots of birthdays this month amongst our chapter members , this is the first one.  For my birthday a wonderful person called Margaret (visit her blog here it's brilliant!) gave me some Lily Of The Valley images, this is the first card I've made.   I can't remember where the background paper came from, hopefully someone will let me know.  The flowers and leaves were cut with a Marianne die.  One of Netty's lovely sentiments to finish.  I couldn't have put the finishing touches without a good friend, Jaqui, thanks you for your brilliant help.

I would like to enter this card into the following:-

Lily Of the Valley Challenge 90 ~ Spring

MSE Animalistic Challenge

The fortnightly challenge on MSE was to create a card with animals in mind.  This topper is from a wonderful kit by Hunkydory and has some brilliant stamps to go with it.  I love the paw print stamp I used and it reminds me very much of my floor when my Ben comes in from the rain and you can't catch him to wipe his feet.  This beautiful raspberry colour card is from SU as is the spotty ribbon.  I'm sending this to my sis-in-law as she's coming to stay with me in June for a girly week of crafting, strawberry picking, jam making, shopping and crafting. Yippee!

Afternoon Tea!

The head of our Red Hat Society chapter, Queen Mel, is away this weekend and, as I am the Vice Queen, I have arranged for a get together.  This month we are taking Afternoon Tea at the Waterside Tea Rooms in Maldon in Essex. The Tea Rooms are owned by my neighbour Sue and this is a little 'thank you' I made for her.

The box lid has been smeared with utterly gorgeous SU's Rich Razzlebery ink bought from Mrs Fab aka Monica of My Many Many Passions along with the ribbon of the same colour. Designer papers by SU as well and flowers from Wild Orchid.  I used a Grand Nestabilities label to cut the card and smaller label dies for the greeting.  I hope she likes it.

I'd like to enter this card into the following :

Amber's Crafts & Stuff - Challenge 2 Use Die Cuts

Paper Cupcakes - There's Magic in the Air Challenge ~ Vintage Card or Tag

Truly Scrumptious  Challenge ~53 Tag It

Delicious Doodles Challenge ~ Challenge #18 Floral Fantasy

Bubbles

One of my Red Hat friends is called Bubbles, well, that describes her exactly, she is one bundle of fun.  It's her birthday and this is the card I'm sending her.  The paper is from CraftWork Cards, as is the sentiment.  The image is from a digital Sugar Nellie stamp that I love and many thanks to Margaret on MSE for showing me these gorgeous designs.  I know I am going to have them all very soon.

The brown card came with the paper which was in a Craftwork Cards goody bag.  I've set the image under a Spellbinders Labels 17 frame.  The apple blossoms sit in front of a mulbery paper bloom to give it some definition and I tied a loopy bow with the Bowdabra from Crafty Ribbons.  A couple of Marianne Designs flourishes and some pearls and pin  finished it off.

Many thanks to Sarah for telling me about the challenges, so with no further ado, I would like to enter Bubbles card into the following:

Die Cut Dreams Challenge #85  For Mum or Special Friend

Craft Your Days Away Challenge 16- for Special Lady 

A Belated Birthday Card

Claire from the MSE forum shares the same birthday as me and this is the card I made for her, albeit a little late.  Sorry Claire!

I cut the card using one of the Grand Nestabilities and  also used a Sugar Nellie digital image called Verity.  I love this range of images.  I put the digital image through the sepia tint effect on Picasa which has toned in with the card colours.

St Patricks Day US Card Swap

Our theme for March was St Patricks Day or the Luck of a Red Hatter.  Easy Peasy for me as we don't really celebrate St. Patricks Day so I enjoyed making these green cards.