Get Well soon card

It's challenge time at Die Cut Dreams again after me taking a short break. Our theme this week is to make a get well soon card. The challenge blog will be updated as soon as possible, we're having t internet problems at the moment so please hang with us whilst we get it sorted.

Anyhoo, here is my card:

I always think a bit of chocolate can work wonder so this fab new Zoe Loves Chocolate image from the Digi Stamp Boutique works for me - isn't she a cutie pie? I've shaded her with Copics (I'm selling my ProMarkers on a certain auction site at the mo) and then used the Satmpin' Up! white gel pen to add dots to her top and hair bow. Then a glitter gem in the middle as I felt the need to be very girlie when I made this one!

I printed the sentiment on the PC and all the card and scalloped trim are from the Love Story Scrap Kit by Stampin' Up! I daubed around the edge of the image in Pink Pirouette ink (yum) and also masked over a small heart which I then removed and added another gem, I think you can just see it.

Zoe is on special offer this month so get your mitts on her whilst she's brand spanking new! And please join in with our challenge at Die Cut Dreams too.


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Victoria
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Meet Maxwell

Thought I'd introduce you to this cute fella - Maxwell:

This is Maxwell and Flower from the Digi Stamp Boutique. I love grey cats, something very mysterious about them.

Everything except Maxwell is Stampin' Up! The three papers and the plain card are Bashful Blue, as is the stitched ribbon. I've used clear buttons and punched circles of patterned paper to pop behind them - nothing like being fully coordinated! I printed the image three times and cut out one main one and then just thr flowers off the other two. The sentiment is printed too. I'm joining in with a few challenges:

• Sophisticat - Raining cats and dogs
• Stamp with Fun - 3 papers, 3 flowers, 2 buttons
• The Sweetest Thing - Sketch
• Digital Tuesday - Blue and white + one (I used grey)
• Secret Crafter - Get well soon

If you like the Stampin' Up! products you see here, hop on over to my other blog  Blue Jelly Stampin where I have a fabulous offer available on orders placed by Midnight tomorrow!

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Victoria
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Coco Bear and Candy news!

I have a pretty card for you today using one of the brand new images from the Digi Stamp Boutique - Spring Coco and friends. I was in a girly mood and opted for a very pink card using the previous sketch from the Pink Elephant.

I'm joining in with Digital Tuesday this week as their theme is scallops.

 

I've used a white gel pen to add the white dots the flower centres and Coco's cheeks. The stamps are on offer at the moment so a fab time to grab them!

Also if you want to see more of this:

Or you want to be in with a chance to win this lot:

Please hop over to my other blog Blue Jelly Stampin!!!
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Victoria
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Get Well Soon

 

I've made this card for my Mum, I spoke to her today and she has a chest infection. So I thought I'd make her a big card and post it to her in Spain full of photos of the boys to cheer her up.

 

I'm going to join in with these challenges:

• Sketch and stash - sketch and used my new Emma image too
• Quixotic - Something for Mum
• La-La Land - Red
• Stampavie - Get well soon
• Secret Crafter - Something for Mum
• Allsorts - A tag a ticket or a label

I had another 'exciting news about your lotto ticket' email again this morning. That's two weeks on the row. Last week it was to tell me I'd won £10 so this morning, I'm thinking, well I'm due for a big win then. £2. Yes just £2 - on the dream number. What a let down. No new stash or car or anything for us just yet! We also woke up to 3 inches of snow, it's nearly all melted now but we dashed out just in case this morning and did the weekly shop! Apparently there's more to come, groan.

Have a fab week.
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Victoria
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Get Well Soon

This fortnight our challenge at Creative Card Crew has been chosen by Claire and the theme is 'Get Well Soon'. Here' my Design Team Creation:

Yes it's a hangover kit! I thought this would be a good birthday kit for my father in law as he's off on holiday in March to celebrate! I used an old bit of acrylic food packaging (I never throw anything like this away) and filled it with a coffee sachet, some paracetamol, chewing gum, sugar and a mini bar of chocolate. Wrapped it all in a bit of red card, some blue stitched ribbon and Nurse Anya! Please check out the other fabulous design team creations, you'll get some great ideas.

I'm also joining in with these challenges:

• SophistiCat - Stitching
• La-La Land - No designer paper
• Charisma Cardz - Male, something for the boys
• Stampin' B's - Red, white and blue
• Crazy 4 Challenges - Red
• Saturday Spotlight - Use a household item (hope my packaging and all the contents count!)

Well so far it's a gorgeous sunny day and my parents are coming to visit. I've dosed myself up with paracetamol and have some fab soup for us for lunch. Me and Zac are about to bake some cheese and chive wholemeal rolls to go with it - yum. No pancakes for pudding though, saving those for tonight!

Happy Pancake day!
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Victoria
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Caught a bug

I made this card using a freebie digi image 'caught a bug' from the Digi Stamp Boutique.

It even comes with the sentiment! I used the sketch from this weeks challenge at Get Sketchy.

Going to catch up on my blog hopping tonight, I was too tired last night, sorry!
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Victoria
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Circles and Christmas tree

Over at Bee Crafty our challenge this fortnight is 'Circles'. I took a short break from Christmas to make this get well soon card. I don't know of anyone who's ill, but I never have any cards handy when I need one! To join in, simply use circles on your card and a digi element too.



I'm joining a few challenges:

• Mojo Monday - Sketch
• My Grafico - Green and red but not Christmas
• If the shoe fits - Favourite colouring medium
• Lots to do - Free theme

And as I've sat and watched James put the tree up I thought I'd share a pic:



We're a bauble free zone this year as convinced Zac will be so excited he'll want to pull them all of and as we have some very special and sentimental decorations for Flynn we decided against putting them on the tree this year! I'm going to find a high up spot for them tomorrow! So it's lights, tinsel, beads and a star only for us. Oh and the pattern on the wall isn't from the tree - it's from our ceiling lights - psychedelic or what?

I've had a busy day making some Stampin' Up swaps and sorting through all the SANDs blog candy cards and goodies. Can't wait to draw out the winner. So many lovely goodies have been sent! Not long now....

Victoria
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What a swine

There's not much that could interrupt the first two weeks of having my new baby to make me get creative, but a dear friend catching swine flu whilst 22 weeks pregnant did it for me.

Lisa has a fab sense of humour so I know she'll love this. It goes with two challenges, 'Take Your Pick Colour Combo' at Papertake and 'Good Sense of Humour' at One Stop Craft Challenge:


Pink Petticoat image, Doodlebug paper, Fiskars punch, Copics, Nestabilities

The image is from Pink Petticoat and the sentiment I thought was just spot on! I love it and know Lisa will too, although it will probably make her cough a bit laughing at it. Shaded with Copics and mounted on Nestabilities.

Sorry such a short post but I haven't much time before Blake needs his next milk fix.

I have got time though to say a massive thank you for all the lovely messages following my post about Blake, thanks so much, I will get round to replying to you all soon I promise.

Love
Victoria
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