It's Twins !

Sorry I've been so long posting again: Had my husband in cardiology intensive care half the week after being rushed in Sunday morning with chest pains! It wasn't too serious and, after the op he was already booked for, he is now home again. At the same time, his daughter had twins on Monday: All well and also home now. So a hectic week of ups and downs! Don't know when this will reach them but here's the A5 size (roughly 6x8.5") card I made to celebrate the twin's arrival. We are looking forward to going over to the UK in a couple of weeks to meet them in person :)

Challenges: Sandrine Vachon - sketch; Caardvarks - embossing + stamping; Create 4 fun - baby card; Tuesday Throwdown - Dry embossing; Cute Card Thursday - Recycle (the 'ribbon' under the flower is the lining tape from the sticky paper ribbon border as well as me using 'scrap' bits of Bazzill and other card).

Used: pearlised green, pink and blue card (Diamond craft); Cuttlebug with Floral Screen and Paisley embossing folders; Bazzill sandbox swiss embossed card; Hampton Art 'Our Baby' stamps; Brilliance inks - pearlescent orchid and pearlescent blue; Fancy Pants pins; and bits from stash with printed text.

Ruby red

I've just photographed the 6 cards made yesterday so I've plenty to blog :) The request for this card was 'a ruby red birthday card for a 19-yr old':

I've used GCD Studios 'Homespun Chic' card on a red base, with a big white flower from my Dovecraft  punch inked (ColorBox 'Rose Petals') and tucked under; mounted a PaperMania felt butterfly on to red mirri card, and positioned it with paper and fabric flowers and gems from stash. I used a sketch by Sandrine Vachon (upside down) and made the corner from my M Stewart border punch (Botanical scallop) from a scrap of mirri mounted on to white. Entering for the PaperPlay Challenge 'Flowers and Sparkle'.
J'ai une commande pour une carte rouge pour un 19e anniversaire: J'ai utilisé le sketch #80 de Sandrine Vachon (à l'envers) et également je participe avec le challenge chez PaperPlay - fleurs et scintillement. 
Papier -GCD Studios; papillon feutrine - PaperMania; tampon - Compagnie d'elfes; encre - ColorBox 'Rose Petals'; perfo grande fleur - Dovecraft; perfo bordure (utilisé pour le coin) - Martha Stewart; fleurs, strass.

Another scrapbook page

This page is my 'homework' for the Tourc'h Scrapbooking Association I am part of: We all had to hand in a photo of ourselves and these were put in envelopes, mixed and handed out randomly to scrap over the summer: My poor unfortunate is Chantal and we have to hand over our pages tomorrow night. The pressure! What if she doesn't like it? ETA: Big sigh of relief - Chantal loved her page ! And it got other admiring comments too. Thanks for your comments :)I copied, reprinted and cut out the photo. Took the idea of the ties from the lacing on Chantal's top...
Mon devoir l'été de Tourch'2'Scrap association: Nous avons donné une photo de nous-mêmes et reçu une au hasard: J'ai fait cette page pour Chantal :)
Used: Bazzill 'Palo Verdi' and 'Parakeet' embossed leaves (I drew and cut all the shapes by hand); PaperMania 'Olivine'; MME 'Bloom & Grow' ribbon; ColorBox queue 'Pumpkin Patch'; PM foam alphaminis; Dovecraft 'Wild Blossom' chipboard shapes.

Birthday Bird

I've hit 2 challenges with this card: The sketch 54 from french blog 'Carterie de Sandrine Vachon' and this week's colours of pistachio, aqua and powder pink from 'Colour Create Challenge'.
Used: Gems, brads and 'Sweet Nothings' papers by PaperMania; bird from 'Making Cards' magazine, flower - Imaginisce; Fiskars punch.

Voici ma carte pour le sketch de Sandrine Vachon de cette semaine (sketch 54). Et en plus, cette semaine chez ‘Color Create Challenge‘ elles nous demandent réaliser une carte avec les couleurs pistache, bleu clair et rose. Alors, les deux challenges !

J'ai utilisé les petits pierres, attaches parisiennes et des papiers 'Sweet Nothings' de PaperMania; l'oiseau du magazine 'Making Cards'; perforatrice de Fiskars; tampon de La Compagnie des Elfes; fleur de Imaginisce.

Sketch de Sandrine Vachon

Cette semaine chez « Carterie de Sandrine Vachon », il fallait réaliser une carte selon son sketch 49.
J'ai utilisé pour faire ma carte des papiers de Basic Grey ‘Cupcake’ avec un embellissement du cycliste et tampon sentiment de Compagnie des elfes. Elle est plus masculine que des cartes du DT et j’ai changé les dimensions du sketch mais tous les éléments sont là.

Another take on the cyclist embellishment on Basic Grey 'Cupcake' with a sentiment stamp from 'Compagnie des Elfes'. This one follows sketch 49 on a french blog by Sandrine Vachon. I have changed the dimensions and it is certainly more masculine than the DT examples but all the elements are there.