Stepper cards faux and not so faux

 Hello from a bright and sunny Yorkshire. 

I have been getting around to posting for the last few days but have been distracted by my cross-stitch as I aim to stitch every day in  May. 

Anyway here are a few cards with more than one fold which have been made recently.

The first one is a stepper card which I have made for my niece to send to her mum, I am early with it but it should be safe to post as I don't think that any of my family look at my blog.

I used a decoupage sheet from Craft Creations, I think it's still available from Katy Sue.

The papers are Lili of the Valley /Nitwit and the base card was precut from WhichCraft. I have lots of their cards and really need to work my way through them. The ribbon and pearls are from stash - I'm not sure why I put that because at the end of the day everything is but ...... anyway onto the next card

This one I made for my brothers birthday

Everything on this card is Stampin Up apart from the Happy Birthday which is a Timber Boutique and the little dots are Glossies from Julie Hickey Designs. The mini alphabet is really useful as it is only 3/4 of an inch high or 19mm if you work in metric, I do both as we started in inches at school and moved to metric.

Finally this card hasn't got a home yet, I might use it for happy mail

I used Lili of the Valley/Nitwits papers again, these are Bonnets and Bowties.

The stamp is one that I have had for at least 5 years and hadn't inked up until last weekend and is HobbyArt Floral Patchwork, the dotty dies are Stampin Up and the sentiment is Julie Hickey Designs.

I coloured with Copics and Spectrum Noir markers.

Now onto that stitching, I've put a few evenings work on this one this week and I have really been enjoying it. I might do a little more tonight but I also have a new start for a stitchalong.

A long post from me today so thank you for getting this far.

I am entering my card(s) at Allsorts where Liz has chosen More Than One Fold for this weeks theme.

I'll also enter at Crafty Calendar where the theme this month is Anything Goes and  last but not least to Darnells NBUS challenge for the letter dies and the flower stamp and the decoupage sheet at a pinch.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend, I think we may have a warm and sunny Saturday this weekend, rain is forecast for Sunday but we can't have everything.

Best wishes

Anne

May at Critter Crazy

 I'm here with my second DT card of the day.

This is for Critter Crazy Challenge where we would like creatures to be the main focus of your card.

I've used a 5x7 base card along with Stampin Up Zany Zoo papers, the circle die is also Stampin Up.

Sentiment is Julie Hickey Designs and the balloons are an old Docrafts punch.

Thank you for visiting.

I am entering my card in the following challenges

TBC

Sketch 277 at SSW2

 Hello and welcome.

I am here with my first DT card of the day which is for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

I have used a 5 x 7 card blank for the base.

I created the background papers myself using Julie Hickey Designs Create with Shapes Dies, Happy and More Stamp Set and Birthday and More Stamp Set. The sentiment is from the Sentiment Banner and Die Set. The numbers are also Julie Hickey Designs as are the glossies.

Circle Dies are Spellbinders and Stampin Up.

Here is the sketch

Thank you for visiting

I will be entering my card in the following challenges

TBC

Sweet Sketch Wednesday and Balloons

 Hello everyone. I am sharing a couple of cards in one post today.

There is still another week to go on the current Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 challenge and this is my second DT card for April using sketch 276. 

It's a little different with the 4 small focal points and I had initially thought to do a Christmas card but got these new Julie Hickey Designs - Designer Series stamps and decided to use Peter's Heleniums on this card, the sentiment is from the same set. Paper is Hello Irrestible DSP from Stampin Up. I have coloured the flowers with a mixture of Copics and Spectrum Noir. Dies are also Stampin Up - Stylish Shapes.

I am also going to share this card which I made for a friends birthday back in March

I've used a mixture of Julie Hickey Designs and Stampin Up products again on this one. I don't think the colours are completely true, they seem to be better on my phone.

I am entering my card at the following:

Allsorts Week 777  - Balloons

Spring at We Love Stamping - GDT

 I am here with my second guest DT card for We Love Stamping this month. 

Inspired by a recent trip to York where the tulips were out in force.

I have used the following to make my card

Julie Hickey Designs Designer Series - Peters Tulips - there was a lot of masking involved

Stamps by Judith - Bucket

Uniko Stamps - Simply Said Birthday

Embossing Folder - Crafts Too Fancy Lattice

Paper - My Favourite Things

Coloured with a mixture of Spectrum Noir and Copic alcohol markers.

I followed a sketch from Jules at Always With a Heart - it's number 30

I would like to enter my card at

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Spring

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Showers or Flowers

Addicted to Stamps and More #466 Make Your Mark

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge -Anything Goes Florals

Thank you for visiting and for taking the time to leave a comment

We Love Stamping Guest Designer

 I am honoured to be a guest designer over at 

We Love Stamping this month where the theme is Spring.

I much prefer physical stamps to digital ones and here is my first card.

Daffodils always say Spring to me, my mum always had daffodils in the house at Easter and I have carried on this tradition.

The daffodils are from a Honeydoo Crafts stamp called Daffodils and I coloured them with Stampin Up watercolour pencils used dry.

The image piece was cut out using Julie Hickey Designs Layers, Frames and Banners - Rectangle die and stencilled with her Backgrounds #3 and one  the dots were from Backgrounds Stencils set 1 in Mowed lawn and fossilised amber.

The sentiment is from The Timber Boutique - Flowers in Bloom.

Thank you for visiting and thankyou to Brenda for inviting me to design with We Love Stamping this month.

I am  entering my card at Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Borad #15

and The Four Seasons Challenge -Spring

SSW2 Sketch 275

 Here is my latest DT card for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 

This is for sketch 275

Here is the sketch