Blog Candy

There is a fabulous blog candy prize available on craftypagan's website to celebrate her recent design team position for Sugarnellie.  This is the first blog candy that I have ever entered and it was mainly because of the yummy picture that she used to illustrate the treat of the sugarnellie stamps she is offering as the prize.  fingers crossed for my entry.  and if you want to have a go, all you need to do is go to her bog here and follow the instructions.  Good luck.

1st Birthday

It was my boyfriends nephews first birthday last week, and I was really pleased with the card that I did.  Most of the time when I have an idea in my head that I want to do, it never comes out how I imagine it.  So O.K. this card was not designed in my head, it was inspiration taken from Kerryjos Blog,  I loved what she did with the Sweet Safari kit from Sweetshoppe Designs, that I just had to have a go myself.

I dont know what size Kerrys card was - but I was using the new 8x8 cards from craftworkcards, so I had more space to play with.  I loved the animals, so I stuck them on, and then made the monkey swing from one of the letters.

I designed in the inside of the card, in photoshop, so it was all flat, and all I had to do was print it out and stick.  I created a little pocket on the inside, so that a gift voucher could fit inside.  I also used the inside design of the card, for the envelope.

Ingredients 

Cardstock and paper: - 8x8 card and Envelope, Co-ordinations Brown Card Stock, Epson Glossy Photopaper (this was for the letters and the animals), HP premium matt paper

Kit: -   Sweet Safari from Sweetshoppe designs

Extras: -  Lime Green and Brown Stickles, Ribbon from local craft shop (I think it is american carfts range).

Hope you like .