A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 140 - Anything but a card

It is my turn to pick the challenge this week at A Spoon Full of Sugar and I have set the challenge of "anything but a card" so it could be a box, bag, Tag, bookmark, decorate a frame, book or a post-it pad, hanging picture....

Please go check out the blog here to see all the truly gorgeous creations from the DT this week and also to read all about the fab prize on offer from Nikki at Bunny Zoes Crafts.


I have gone with the option of altering a box to go along with a card that I made last week for yet another new baby - a little girl this time.


These papers and image are downloads from Pink Gem Designs. These are just gorgeous and so versatile.


The little round sentiment on the card is also from the same download.


I have cut the flowers with a Martha Stewart punch that I picked up on sale when I was in the US at Christmas time.

The sketch that I have followed for this card and box is the current one at The Pixie Cottage.

I hope you have as much fun with this challenge as I did.

A Little bit of Decoupage

I had a bit of fun last night with something a bit different - a little bit of decoupage. I have been asked to do so many baby cards in the past few weeks, and I got another order earlier this week for yet another one for a new baby boy. I have been a bit pushed for time this week so decided that I needed to try to do something that would be a bit quicker and just happened to notice that the wonderful Janet over at Pink Gem Designs now does her own range of printable digi papers and as baby boy ones are something that I just do not have these were just perfect. While on Janet's website I also discovered that she does printable decoupage baby images - so what could be more pefect.


I especially love working with digi papers as you can size them on the computer just ready to cut and put directly onto the card and also as you size them the images on the papers become just the perfect size for the card.

I have followed the sketch that is currently running at the Pink Gem Challenge Blog.

I think you may see some more of these from me in the near future - I also bought the baby girl decoupage images and it would be great to have a couple of these sitting in my card box for future orders.


Have a great weekend.

Karen x