52 Card: Wk3 a birthday card for dad

This weeks prompt for the 52 card challenge is this sketch 

This is a nice clean sketch and I used it to make a quick cars for my dad's birthday which is today

I borrowed (well I say borrowed but it's not as if I can give it back lol) a Kanban topper from mum. I thought this suited dad well as he is an aging rocker/biker, and even though he's just turned 62 he recently had the Nirvana greatest hits cd for Christmas! I used a scrap of Echo Park Halloween paper to fit with the rock star theme. The small alphas are from Glitz Designs, I had to stick them onto another scrap so they would not get lost. 

52 Cards: Wk2 bright colour combo

This weeks prompt for the 52 cards challenge is this vibrant colour combo

I decided to have a go at the monthly card sketch Sandra had set my team the Tag-a-longs on UKS to help get me started. 

I started by going through my scraps and pulling out any papers which matched the colour scheme and then made this card

I have got lots of lovely embossing folders which I admit I have never used so I'm making an effort to use these more. For this card I used a wood grain folder from Stampin Up to emboss some Papermania cardstock. The stripe and heart paper are the same sheet of Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm paper, the spotty paper is Lilybee Designs. I added two different American Crafts ribbons across the centre to cover the join. I needed a little embellishment for the scallop circle so added a cute flair badge

52 Cards: Thank you cards

After a break over Christmas I finally managed to get some crafting done today and boy did it feel good! As a crafty New Years resolution I am having a go at the 52 card challenge this year in an attempt to actually use my stash and to get better at card making. The first prompt of the year asked use to use new stash we received as Christmas presents, the perfect prompt for me as I could use the papers Ian brought me for Christmas. I needed to make some thank you cards so on a wet and miserable morning I sat down and made these using papers from Glitz Designs. 

I brought the tags back in the summer when mum & I went to an antiques fair, trust us to find a stall selling something crafty lol! The doilies are from Dovecraft and the alphas are October Afternoon.