Someone was 50 Plus A Stamped Male Birthday Card

I made 2 cards this week. One for my cousin who was 50 last Sunday and one for my sister's boyfriend.

I used 2 stamps and the masking technique for this card. Annie sitting pretty and tree stump with bluebells are both designed by Lou and Karen and sold exclusively by Charmed Cards and Craft. Numbers are Basic Grey Two Scoops stickers

For this card, I used an image from Stampscapes Lakeside Cove unmounted stamp set. I stamped using dark blue ink and added rub-on letters for the sentiment.

Thanks for looking.

Take care, love and hugs, Sarah C xoxoxo

George

I'm so pleased for Lou and Dottie. Dottie's boyfriend George made an appearance tonight over on Charmed. If you love Dottie, you're sure to love sporty George. They are both available to buy as GIF or JPeg downloads. George is fantastic to help put the fun element into men's cards which a lot of us struggle with. I intend getting him to keep Dottie company, do you?

Birthday Cards

A few birthday cards I've been busy making. The metal embellishment on the last card is a perfume bottle that I hadn't realised had turned over until I saw the photo. By then the card was in the post!

More Crafting

I've been crafting again this afternoon. Karen's sketch challenge on 3C's for February is

Here are my takes on it:

1) I've used 2 different papers and covered the joins with beige ribbon that I made into sticky ribbon using my Xyron150. The embellishments are die-cut and painted with green pearlised paint. The Happy Birthday greeting is a sticker.

2) I've used black floral and plain black papers for the background. I added floral ribbon brads and white ribbon to cover the joins. The Happy Birthday greeting is stamped and embossed in white on black paper and mounted onto chipboard with the edges inked in black.

3) I've used stripey and plain paper for the background and once again covered the joins with beige ribbon made sticky using my Xyron150. I took some sentiments 'a winner is a dreamer who never quits' and 'victory belongs to the most preserving' and mounted them onto chipboard inking the sides in blue and brown. The wording in the middle is a paper border 'the beginning of every journey starts with a single step'.