Celebrate YOU

Good morning! It is a dull Sunday morning here in the midlands of the UK. But hey! It is still weekend so not complaining!! ^_^

We are going to have some Chinese later tonight to celebrate my brother-in-law's birthday. So here is the card which I made for him.

I  have used the sketch from the Get Sketchy Card Challenge #78:  

This sketch is simple to follow. It is a clean design and is great for a man's card. Also I love the blue and orange colour combination, they look quite masculine too huh?

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday~

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 54 - Lilian's Sketch

Being a working mum, it is always nice to be able to find a little bit of "ME" time to do the things I love!

I have made this card over the weekend by using The Sugar Bowl Challenge 54 - Lilian's Sketch with the theme of clean & simple: 

In my personal view, clean & simple in card making is not easy. It is a skill of knowing when to stop; knowing which embelishments to pick and add, as there are so many on the market. The temptation is to add them all on one card. So I hope my card here is clean & simple to suit all pink loving princesses! 

    

I have simply embossed 2 pieces of white card for the top and bottom area. Added 3 fabric squares in the middle. Then added two fabric/ ribbon roses on both left and right squares. For the center main image I used Copic Pens to colour Gorjuss Girl and paper piecing the dress. I believe it is a card full of textures!

Have a lovely sleep everyone!

Partying soon

We have recently been invited to a wedding evening reception by my hubby's cousin. His daughter will be married in April this year. I love weddings!! Another chance to dress up, party and have fun! Just can't wait!

My friend Erin has recently recommend this Get Sketchy Card Challenge website. So I thought I would give their latest sketch #74 a go. Here is the sketch. A very simple sketch. 

So I have made this card for accepting their wedding invite. It is very difficult to photograph this card. I tried many times, without flash it is blur and with flash the shining pearlescent paper just reflects the light. This is as good as I can get.

I always find simple sketch/ designs difficult. I admire people who can make clean, simple but powerful cards. I hope you like this card. My hubby said it looks better than their wedding evening invitation. Not sure if it is true or he simply said that because he loves me!!

Bed time now. Sweet dreams!