This one was for the new Mum and Dad and bubba, I used a Hero Arts elephant stamp and simply matted it onto a small card blank and used Doodlebug rub on's for the greeting.
This one was for big brother...... I have used a Sizzix die for "brother" and various rub ons for the greetings. Opps nearly forgot I also added a bit of doodling and a couple of Doodlebug sugar coated brads. He loved this card and it really made him feel like the special big brother that he is!
For this one I have used the Doodlebug flower stamps, I have stamped them, water coloured them, cut them out and then using silicone glue have raised them onto the sewn stems. I have also sewn along the edges of the image and then randomly added pale pink gems onto the stitching for a different effect. The paper is Doodlebug limeade boutique stripe and this has also been stitched all the way around. The greeting was hand written........oh OK not really it was printed off the computer. Oh and before I forget, I have obviously also added some glitter for good measure! 
This card was made using a Whipper Snapper "NOEL" stamp, I have water coloured the image and then added glitter to the dots. I have free hand doodled around the edge of the image, card and tabs and finally added a couple of gems. I have also got glitter dots along the back black panel.
I have used this stamp before on my blog, but this card is for my aunts birthday who is a huge hedgy fan and this is my fave hedgy stamp! This time I have used a circle cutter to capture a section of the image. I have used nestabilities to cut the circle and scallop (I have had the do I need nestabilities, don't I need nestabilities argument in my head for months and I finally gave in and hubby got them for me as a cheer up prezzie!) and have used.....wait for it.....Doodlebug papers and glitter! The black dots around the dotty circle are done with black stickles as I saw the pot looking at me from the shelf and realized I hadn't used stickles for AGES so thought I would let one come out and play! The rub on is an old scrapbook house one that I have had since Bonanza 2005!
I really enjoyed making this card as Christmas is my FAVORITE time of the year, it's my birthday in September and when that is over with the Christmas carols start........YEAH
I have used limeade Doodlebug paper and Bazzill card, a doodling template (for the black swirls), a Hero Arts "Fabulous Birthday" stamp and a Blonde Moments funky flower stamp. The picture isn't very clear but I have clear embossed the flower and added a jet black gem in the centre. This will be winging it's way to Auntie Pat for her birthday so hopefully she likes green???
They are quite simple but every gem was put on by hand and every circle (4 each invite) cut by hand (using my creative memories circle cutter). They are all complete with insert and Mum and Dad are over the moon with them. I would like to mention that not 1 Pebbles Inc rub on , Doodlebug product or Penny Black stamp was used in the making of these invitations!!!! See I can do it.
I have used a Penny Black clear stamp from the love set, Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, Doodlebug glitter and Pebbles inc rub-ons, pretty much the same ingredients I use for most of my cards.......I must try harder to think outside the box......I must try harder to think outside the box....if I say it enough it may just happen!
This is my twisted version of the sketch.
I have used Stampin Ups "Unfrogettable" stamp set, Doodlebug paper, prima flowers, black adhesive gems and Bazzill Card. I even let my sewing machine out of the bag for this one! It behaved quite nicely so I may let it out again......unless it was lulling me into a false sense of sewing machine security and next time I let it out it will go back to mushing up card and fingers!
The challenge was to make a card/project using the following sketch. Pop over and have a look at the design teams work, they are FAB.
I have used a Hero Arts elephant stamp with a Doodlebug backing paper, mounted on pink Bazzill and silver mirri card. The gems were all stuck on by hand and I would have liked them a little higher but I'm NOT starting again! The elephant is raised using silicone glue, which I have only just discovered and LOVE it! I always thought that it would be too messy but it isn't at all and it really allows you to shape what your are attaching.
I'm not really happy with the greeting , it needs a little something, I get the feeling I may be adding a touch of glitter..... I never learnt that whole less is more thing!
I have used "Trail By The Tail" Penny Black stamp, this is the first time I have used it and am really pleased with the results. I have added some glitter to the bouquet (of course!) and have stamped onto 350gsm watercolour paper.
I have edged my stamped image and all elements of the card with a black chalk ink, even the bow. The ribbon tags have been attached with eyelets and the imaged section has been added to the card using 3d foam tape.
These colours are a little more muted than I would normally use but I love the SEI dotty paper and have been waiting to use it for ages!
As you can see from my entry I have used ribbon and a bow! It has taken me 6 years to master tying a bow! How sad is that? I have finally mastered it now and often sit and bow for the sake of it!
I have used a Whipper Snapper stamp called "Birthday Birdy" and the Cuttlebug "Birds & swirls embossing folder. My inspiration for using a folder in this way came from Sue Nelson and her Heart Prints gallery, she is very clever with her cuttlebug folders, a real inspiration, her gallery can be found here.
As you can see all I have done is matted them onto co-ordinating patterned papers (old Sizzix pad came in handy again!) and matted again onto co-ordinating cardstock then doodled a black line around the edge of the cardstock and doodled dashes around the edge of the patterned paper. Finally I added a small black greeting peel off.
I have used one of my favourite Penny Black stamps called "Cheesecake Express", I love it because you can use it for any occasion and can suit everyone! I have coloured in with watercolour pencils (as usual). It has a diagonally cut front panel which is secured by my little gem encrusted tab (which I made with a circle punch). I have used Doodlebug rub ons for the greeting and Prima flowers and gems to embellish. The paper was a really old one that I have been stroking and admiring for a couple of years, there comes a time when all favorite papers have to meet my Fiskars trimmer and to make it easier for me and the paper I always use my faves for someone special!
I have used a Penny Black stamp from the T for Transparent set "Bubbly" and a Pebbles inc rub on greeting, Heidi Swapp adhesive gems, mini Prima flowers and a Doodlebug button. The bow in the Doodlebug button is used from shaving a tiny piece of the pink card and using that, I like things to match and this is a great way to do it with buttons. 
I have used the "Diamonds Are Forever" Penny Black cat stamp and have used gems to embellish the collar. I have used limeade Doodlebug glitter for the edging and limeade sugercoated and plain brads for the flower centres. I know that all cool crafters are supposed to hate peel offs...... but I use these small greetings quite a lot so guess that pops me in the uncool bracket!
I have used a Penny Black stamp which I think is called "Cat On The Moon" I actually got my sewing machine out for this one. I love the effect that sewing on cards gives but hate hand sewing and seem to fight with my sewing machine every time I let it out the bag! In the past, on more than one occasion, I have just been about to finish a card and I have sewn the blighter together!!!!!! Now I sew a front panel and add it to the card so that I don't risk sewing them together and wasting all that time!
Again I have used Doodlebug brads and glitter, I wish you could add glitter to blogs that would be much more effective as my photography skills don't do my glittering any justice!
The stars are just some eyelets and I have added some yellow thread to add some dimension.
I have used the "Poppy Fields" Penny black hedgehog stamp and have coloured it in with watercolour pencils. (I love using the watercolour pencils as I seem to have more control over the depth and distribution of colour, I have tried copics, prismas, H20's you name it I've tried it but always come back to my trusty watercolours. I suppose it's whatever floats your boat.)
The greeting is a Pebbles Inc rub on and the paper is REALLY old and think it was from an old Sizzix pad I had knocking about.
The flower was just a large red paper flower and I popped a black Doodlebug sugar coated brad in the centre and some dots of black Doodlebug glitter around it to try and make it look poppy-ish?
It is stamped onto Watercolour paper and the card blank is also made out of watercolour paper, an expensive way to do it but the colours and textures then match perfectly which helps me with my anal tendencies!
