Playing with Paper Tubes

Hello lovely peeps, and a very warm welcome to my new followers.

I just wanted to share with you the cards I made before/during our club session last night.

I got the idea for the heart card from the February issue of Making Cards magazine, you basically cut a heart shape out of card, roll 5cm strips of thin decorative paper around a pencil and attach the rolls to the shape before trimming to fit the shape.

I used some of the gorgeous papers from the Winnie Sugar Sprinkles CD , and the sentiment is from the Sensational Sentiments stamp sheet by Polkadoodles. They're printed onto 120gsm Super Smooth paper.

For my second card I wanted to use a different shape. I was going to use a star but came across some nautical themed digi papers on my computer which gave me the idea to use part of a circle as the bottom half of a boat.

The papers on this one are called 'Land Ho' from Nitwit Collections

I used more paper rolls for the mast and an offcut for the flag (I also used some offcuts in place of foam pads/silicone glue to raise up the sails as I would have had to use loads!!!).

The sentiment was stamped with my old stand-by alphabet Multi Retro from My Sentiments Exactly.

I would like to enter my boat card in the following challenges:-
Southern Girls Patterned Paper Free For All 
The Ribbon Girls April Card challenge
613 Avenue Create  #171 Anything goes with optional twist:  Create A Masculine Card
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination  #81 Always Anything Goes
 Simply Papercraft  #27 Anything Goes
Creative Fingers #107 Anything Goes
 Our Crafty Corner #8 Anything Goes 

I'll be back tomorrow with a mid-post reminder for the Crafty Calendar Challenge.

See you then,

Katrina x

Floral Frenzy for Polkadoodles

Hello lovely peeps

It's time for a new Polkadoodles challenge and the theme this time is 'Floral Frenzy'. 

I have used the Winnie Sugar Sprinkles CD to make my card, starting with the pre-coloured version of the 'Just for You' digistamp and one of the fab papers. 

 I've gone around the edges of the topper with a pricking tool (bought from my local craft/sewing shop)

The flowers and the sentiment were cut out with my Craft Robo and I attached them with silicone glue and white wire for the stems.

Is it weird that they remind me of lollipops? :D

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
Dream Valley Challenges #128 Girlie
Melonheadz Friends Challenge THROW ON FLOWERS
Star Stampz Challenge  FLOWERS, FLOWERS, FLOWERS!
Through the Purple Haze #99 Layers
 Whimsy Inspiration - #92 Spring Colours or Easter
Sassy Studio Designs  #328 Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Challenge #243 - Spring Delights
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #272 Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart #106 Anything Goes (Always)
Our Crafty Corner #8 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x