An Easter card

The image I got for this week, is"Allie in Egg with Sentiment" from Patties Creations, for the challenge 

over at Glitter n Sparkle. 

When I saw this image, I thought my niece would like it, so used it on her Easter card.

I had to add the chick separately, as that wasn't a part of the image, 

but I also wanted to add a chick because it was mentioned

in the sentiment. 

I I hand-cut and embossed the egg shape with hearts and added a brown organza ribbon.

The backing paper came from a set I bought in a £1 shop,.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Animal friends - easter / spring (with an animal) - 30 April

It's Spring!

I love the colours in this fresh, spring card. 

I got the "Lovesick kitty" image from Eureka, over at Glitter n Sparkle. 

So cute!

I used marianne dies (birdcage and bird)

and I hand-cut the heart.

I coloured the kitty with my promarkers and stamped some little easter eggs

which i got in a free set of stamps last year - it was on the front

of a magazine... can't remember which one, now. 

The backing papers came from a set I bought in a pound shop a few years ago... I'm finally

getting round to using them! lol. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Crafty hazlenuts patterned paper - anything with patterned paper - 30 April

A shaped card

I got a fab little image this week, from Sassy Studios, for my weekly challenge over at the

Glitter n Sparkle blog...

...where we had to make a shaped card.

I struggled to come up with a suitable shape at first, 

but then remembered the trusty old shape -"stack of presents" -

which I hand-cut and paper pieced. 

I used some papers from docrafts, for the presents....
 which I though, were quite patriotic colours of our uk flag.
Or, I guess, they could also be for the US flag...with the star aswell!

The star sentiment is from craftwork cards. 

I used a selection of my promarkers

to colour the image, on the new card I bought last weekend at Sincerley yours craft show.

The card is super smooth - just right for my alcohol pens - and is 280gsm. 

(Bought at Limetree craft stand at the show)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Creative moments - anything goes - 22 April

Passion for promarkers - add a sentiment - 15 April

Shopping our stash - paper piecing - 14 April

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 15 April

Love to scrap - anything goes - 20 April

Challenges for everybody - anything goes - 2 May
Chocolate, coffee and cards - use stripes - 19 April
Crafty hands - anything goes - 25 April
Daring cardmakers - flag it up - 18 April
Sister act - anything goes - 18 April
Aud sentiments - sentiment for a friend - 22 April
Sassy Studios - it's hip not to be square - 1 May

Pearls and lace

This week, over at Glitter n Sparkle, the challenge

is to use pearls and lace...

Such a cute image...girl with bunny from bugaboo. 

I used a  pink petticoat curly girlie sentiment,

and docrafts backing paper...it came as a freebie some time ago

in a pack,I think it was called pampered pets. 

(The paper in that pack is lovely!)

I thought it was reminiscent of lace. 

I added some lace look borders - punched, really

and little pearls...although the "pearls" around the image are liquid pearls.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Challenges for everybody - anything goes - 2 May

Crafting when we can - for a child - 13 April

Flat friends - include a sentiment - 1 May

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 14 April

Pile it on - feminine - 13 April

Mothers day cards.

I made a card for my Mum and a card for Mother-in-law.....

 This first one is  for my mum...

Appropriately, the challenge at Glitter n Sparkle this week, 

is "Mothers Day"

I got this great image from Digi Darla

and wanted to use my new die - precious hearts.

The backing paper is one of the first sets of paper I ever bought - 

I think it was called the "collossal paper pack" from docrafts.

Butterflies are MS punched.

Leafy die is marianne.

Cat die is memory box.

Flowers are from dovecrafts.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Dream valley - mothering sunday - 5 April

Pile it on - floral fantasy - 6 April

Allsorts - use those dies - 4 April

Papercrafting journey - anything goes - 9 April

Creative moments - things with wings - 8 April

Crafty sentiments  GDT - mothers day - 31 March 

Fantastic tuesday - use patterned paper - 7 April

For my Mother - in -laws card, I used pink petticoat backing paper,

marianne leafy die, dovecraft flowers, and precious hearts die.

I made the sentiment on the pc and cut round it to look like a tag.

I would like to enter this into the following cha;;enges...

Crafts 4 eternity - special mums - 4 April 

Delicious doodles - mothers day - 3 April

Jellypark and friends - mothers day - 10 April

Sister act - anything goes - 4 April

Crafty little fairies - add a tag - 2 April 

A very true sentiment ;)

This week, I got this fun image from QKR Stampede...Cat n Dog.

I knew which sentiment I wanted with it, as soon as I saw it.

It took me aaaages to find a paper to go with it, that I thought "fitted". 

I matted the backing paper (from DCWV),

coloured the image with promarkers, 

and embossed a line around the edge of the backing paper. 

You can't tell from this pic, but I added glossy accents on their eyes and noses. 

I thought this card would be suitable for a cat or dog lover...either a male or female. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Brown sugar - anything goes - 27 March

Get inky - circles - 2 April

Patties creations - anything goes - 3 April

Simply create too - animals - 27 March

Aud sentiments - anything goes with sentiment - 25 March

Cute card thursday - its a wild world - 26 March

Crafters cafe - a square card - 27 March

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes, but square - 25 March

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 25 March
Flat friends - cards for men - 31 March
Doodle pantry - any digi - 24 March

A cat card

Well, I've not made a card with a cat on, for a good while...

So I thought I would change that, this week!

I got this image from Glitter n Sparkle, and knew how i would add the challenge part

for this week - "add some green".

The image is called cutie 12, from fitztown... coloured with promarkers.

The backing paper is from dovecrafts. 

the bee is a penny black sticker

and the paw print border along the bottom comes from a sheet of stickers,

that I think I bought in the states - a looong time ago. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

One stitch at a time - use a digi - 22  March

Corrosive challenges - go green - 29 March

Crafts galore encore - use a digi - 30 March

Crafts and me - anything goes - 4 April

Digi galore - use a digi - 30 March

Crafting for the craic - use green - 1 April

Simply create too - animals - 28 March

Sister act - anything goes - 21 March

Stampin with the dragon - lets go green - 20 March

Thats crafty - anything goes - 21 March

Aud sentiments - anything goes - 25 March

Penny paper crafts - anything goes - 18 March

More sympathy cards...

This is quite a simple, understated card...

A simple sentiment sits in-between 

2 different embossed areas. 

The edges are inked and a skinny organza ribbon ties 

along the bottom of the sentiment. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Inky chicks - monochrome - 16 March

 This is quite a simple, understated card...I love those angels. 

A simple sentiment sits in-between ...I thought of this one myself!
(wanted my friend to know - it will get better..) 

The edges are inked and a skinny organza ribbon ties 

along the bottom of the sentiment. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Jellypark - things with wings - 13 March

Path of positivity - thoughtfulness - 6 April

That craft place - anything goes - 14 March

 I found this poem on the internet

and got a lump in my throat, reading it -

I thought she would like this. 

I didn't want  a busy background, as I wanted the sentiment to

stand out...and it only needed a little

pearlised (Martha Stewart) butterfly in the corner.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

4crafty girls - anything goes - 20 March

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 12 March

Fan tastic tuesday - anything goes - 11 March

Paper nest dolls - anything goes - 17 March

This is made with one of my fave embossing folders.

I inked the edge and matted it,

stamped a sentiment

and popped on those (always-used) Martha Stewart butterflies.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Sister act - anything goes - 14 March
Crafting by designs - anything goes - 26 March
Cuttin and stampin - butterflies are buzzing - 11 March

Thanks, teacher.

Yey! "Anything goes" is the challenge at Glitter n Sparkle this week - 

I got this cute little pencil and girl image from Bugaboo. 

Perfect, I thought, as I work in a school and often]get asked for a "thank-you teacher" card.

The bold lines of the image made me opt for strong, bold, bright colours.

The ABC is a rub-on I got yonks ago...part of a school set I bought, from a pound shop!

The crayon and paint palette stickers were also from that set.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Jo's scrap shack - anything goes - 14 March

Thats crafty - anything goes - 21 March

Stamping boutique - make your sentiment pop - 13 March

Papertake weekly - anything goes - 11 March
Digi makeover - anything goes - 10 March
Melonheadz - bright colours - 16 March
Challenges for everybody - anything goes - 9 March
Cards galore - use a digi - 30 March
Doodle pantry - use a digi - 26 March
The east wing - use a digi - 11 March
Catch the bug - use a digi - 23 March

Cards for a sad occasion...

Sadly, a colleague recently lost her Dad.

At work, I was asked for some cards to send their sympathies to her....

 This card was made with a dovecrafts embossing folder 

and the flowers are from dovecrafts too.

I made the sentiment in publisher on the pc. 

The flourish is a marianne die.

I would like to enter this into to following challenges...

JOs scrap shack - anything goes - 14 March

Left of center - die cuts - 14 March

Scrapping 4 fun - flowers - 21 March

Little Miss muffet - anything goes - 12 March

Crafting from the heart - anything goes -/ use dies - 10 March
Kaboodle doodles - embossing - 9 March

This image is from a load of background papers that I have had for yonks...and never used! 

I printed a bible verse onto it

and added a martha stewart punched butterfly (slightly pearlised).

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Left of centre - anything goes - 31 March

Cutting and stamping - butterflies are buzzin - 11 March 

Faith, hope and love - use scripture - 10 March

Dragonfly dreams - up in the air - 3 April

I found this sympathy verse on the internet...

and was touched by its words. 

The poppies are my friends favourite flower.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Thats crafty - anything goes - 21 March

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 11 March

Make it monday - anything goes - 9 March

My creative moments - anything - 9 April

A few challenge cards...

Over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, the challenge is to 

"add a sentiment"... and I was lucky enough to get two images!

This first image was my fave - sooo cute! (Janessa and Kitty... from Digi Darla)

I tried to give her a really soft, subtle, gentle feel...

and so used my watercolour pencils. 

I punched some flowers and butterflies

and die cut the flourish and the label shape in the middle...which I also embossed with my swiss dots.

As the image reminded me of my niece... 

and her love of cats, the sentiment did too...  I have had it on the pc for a long time, 

and never used it! 

Because I didn't want to use a backing paper for this card, 

I selected a pearlised card...I think you can just about see the sheen. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Crafty Catz - anything goes - 6 March

Daring cardmakers - sentimental - 7 March

Left of centre - die cuts - 13 March

Sister act - anything goes - 6 March

4craftygirlz - anything goes - 5 March

Aud sentiments - sentiment for a girl - 11 March

DL ART - Image of girl / lady - 11 March

In the pink - pink plus one - 5 March

Digi stamps 4 joy - dies or punches - 4 March

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 4 March

Card mania - use a sentiment - 7 March

Artistic inspirations - something for the kids - 2 March

Crafting from the heart - anything goes / use flowers - 3 March

Make it monday - anything goes - 2 March

This was the second image I got this week - Happy Lil Boy...from Digi Darla.

While the watercolour pencils were out, I used them for this image too...

think I need to pick up some more promarkers...I love using them - but only have about 

20 of them...and never the colours I seem to want! :)

Maybe I will try copics... hmmm..

Anyway - I digress...

The backing papers are dovecafts papers

and I used my fancy scissors to cut that edge on the thin 

stripey paper along the bottom border.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Creative corner - green - 6 March

Delicious doodles - one for the boys - 5 March

Paper crafitng journey - make it manly / boyish - 12 March

Melonheadz - one for the  boys - 3 March

Card for a male - or a female!

As soon as I saw this image, I knew which "backing paper" I wanted to add to it...

Over at Glitter n Sparkle, this weeks challenge is "bright and funky colours."

It was difficult to make the image any brighter than I did, but I added a page from an old 

AA map behind the image, and a green border...that is slightly pearlised.  

I thought - if I was to make this again, I would seek out a page that would fit with where

the recipient lives or is moving to.

I added some jute twine to keep it quite neutral...so could be a card for a male or a female. 

The sentiment comes from "pink petticoat". 

The image is "atlas and globe" from Sentimental Susan.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges...

Natalie and amy - love is all around - 27 Feb

A creative romance - a little sentimental - 28 Feb

Craft for the craic - heart - 1 March

Creative corner - a little bit - 1 March

Papercrafting journey - love is in the air - 26 Feb

Sisterhood of crafters - love - 25 Feb

Whimsy stamps challenge - love is in the air - 11 March

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 26 Feb

Fan-tastic tuesday - happy and bright - 25 Feb

One for a man...

I made this recently, for a friend who is a head teacher...

Its half term at the o, and I think he could definitely do with a rest!

 

I used promarkers to colour this Bugaboo image

and tried to keep in with the colours of the childrens school uniform.

The backing paper is from a paper stack I bought last week at the range (for £2 !!)

I embossed the edge of the image - wanted to keep this card CAS.

The sentiment is from craftwork cards.

 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Crafty little fairies - one for the boys - 25 Feb

Sassy studio - its raining men - 27 Feb

Cardz for guys - CAS - 24 Feb

Artistic inspirations - anything goes / masculine - 24 Feb

Crafty bloggers - all about the boys - 1 March

Melonheadz - for the boys - 2 March

CAS on  sunday - masculine - 1 March

Less is more - masculine - 22 Feb



A friends daughters 18th

I was asked to make a card for a friends daughters birthday.

I saw a pic of the cake she is getting, and based the card on the cake.

 

The cake is fushia and black in colour...with a shoe on the top.

This shoe actually comes from a piece of wrapping paper!

I backed it on card to give it some strength.

The fushia papers are form pink petticoat - and are "bubblegum" colour.

The flowers are dovecraft blooms.

I generated the sentiment straight onto the card, with my pc.

A few gems and MS butterflies finished the card off.

My friend almost cried (with joy!) when she saw the card -

 she was so impressed I had remembered what

the cake looked like, and made this in the same colours.

Phew!

 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty sentiments - anything goes - 25 Feb

Creative card crew - KISS - 25 Feb

Try it on Tuesday  - use some writing / sentiment - 3 March

Crafting from the heart - anything goes /use flowers - 3 March

Craft your passion - girly girly - 25 Feb

Make it Monday - anything goes - 25 Feb
Milk coffee - girly - 27 Feb



Sketch challenge

Over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, we are having a sketch challenge....

and I got this Cowgirl angel image, by Eureka.

I used my watercolour pencils to colour it subtley,

handcut the corners, inked and added "studs" with a brown pen.

The cacti is a digi image and the fab gingham papers came free with a magazine a loooong time ago! 

Thanks for looking and any comments you might leave.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges..

Doodle pantry - any digi - 24 Feb
Craftitude - anything goes - 21 Feb
4 crafty girlz - anything goes - 20 Feb
Through the craft room door - anything goes - 17 Feb

Valentines...

This weeks challenge, over at Glitter n Sparkle, is...

"Use RED!" 

a great challenge, so close to valentines day!

The image I got is this one...  from Bugaboo. 

(The sentiment comes with the image too, I drew a little frame around it, too look like the letter has just been taken out of the envelope.)

I didn't want to make this too girly...

so used a backing paper from the docrafts "ahoy" papers. 

I punched the hearts and added some faux stitching around them,

aswell as faux stitching around the edges.

Image coloured with promarkers. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Digi galore - valentine - 14 Feb

Feeling crafty - dies / punches - 28 Feb

Cupboard trilogy - love - 25 Feb

Brown sugar - valentines - 13 Feb

Craftitude - valentines - 20 Feb

Delicious doodles - love - 13 Feb

Digi haven - valentines - 13 Feb

Cute card thursday - lots of love - 12 Feb

Milk coffee - valentine - 12 Feb

Little red wagon - valentines - 12 Feb

Paper pretties - valentines - 12 Feb

Artistic inspirations - anything goes / hearts - 10 Feb

Crafting from the heart - anyhting goes / use red - 16 Feb

Lexis creations - valentines / love - 15 Feb

Whoopsi daisy - love - 9 Feb

Buttons...

Here's Jenna - from the Stamping Chef - who is the image on my "add buttons"

card for Glitter n Sparkle, this week.

 

I coloured her with promarkers

and watercolour pencils, added a docrafts flower, with a button centre,

a craftwork cards handbag sentiment -

and some little teeny digi images, to go with the sentiment...all about shopping!

Extra buttons in the corners finished this card,

along with the faux stitching around the edges of the card, backing paper and image.

 

I would like to entre this into the following challenges...

 

Crafty catz - anything goes - 6 Feb

Simply create too - for a female - 13 Feb

Sister act  - anything goes - 6 Feb

Add a little dazzle - anything goes - 5 Feb

Crafting for all seasons - for the girls - 3 Feb

Pennys challenges - spots n dots - 4 Feb

Wordart Wednesday - anything goes - 5 Feb

Part time Tuesday - anything goes - 5 Feb

Though the craft room door - anything goes - 4 Feb

Craft your passion - spots n stripes - 4 Feb

My craft spot - polka dots - 3 Feb



Bling it up!

I'm not realy a "bling " person,

but over at Glitter n sparkle ... that is this weeks challenge -

and I hope I rose to the challenge! x

I got this cute rag doll with a quilt image from QKR Stampede

and immediately saw red gingham paper with it! 

I used kraft card and embossed the edge. 

I used a martha stewart punched lacy border along the bottom...and LOTS of bling! 

(the gems in the senterof the hearts, the dolls dress is coloured with a red glittery pen, 

the white border had a little glittery-blingy border just below the top,

with a teeny bling flower to the left hand side. 

Oh, and there's a little red bling gem on each of the white flower centres.)

I finished off, with a little black faux stitching around the red gingham edge.

Also, 2 Martha Stewart punched butterflies...made with a slightly sparkly card.

 I would like to enter this into the following challenges....

Digitally sweet - anything goes - 31 Jan

Cards galore - anything goes - 30 Jan

4 crafty girls - anything goes - 6 Feb

Cut card thursday - so sweet - 29 Jan

Add a little dazzle - red - 29 Jan

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 28 Jan

Make my monday - kraft card  - 27 Jan

Whoopsi daisy - bingo - digi, sentiment, embossing - 26 Jan

I'm quite pleased with how this one came out...

this was a bit last minute. 

I used a digi paper (which, I hope, resembles bubbles / water)
and this cute image from QKR Stampede.
I handcut the circles - and the matting around them...it took a while!
and free hand cut the little silver bubbles.
The image is coloured with a mix of watercolour pencils and promarkers....
I love using both.
Finally, I added a ribbon along the punched white border.
Again, it took me a while to choose this sentiment...

I would like to enter this into the following challenges....

Delicious doodles - use a ribbon - 30 Jan

Sister act - anything goes - 31 Jan

Card and scrap - use bling - 1 Feb

Lia Stampz - colour challenge - 31 Jan

Aud sentiments - any sentiment - 28 Jan

C.R.A.F.T - colour combo -  30 Jan

Digi stamps for joy - add real ribbon - 6 Feb

The paper shelter - digi image and sentiment - 29 Jan

Wordart wednesdays - anything goes - 29 Jan

Craft room - all things waterbased - 3 Feb

Artistic inspirations - anything goes / use ribbon - 27 Jan

Something a bit different for me...

Over at Glitter n Sparkle this week,  the challenge is to use real or faux stitching.

I got this fab image to play with, from Sassy Studios...called Army Honey.

The backing papers are all digi papers I have had a loong time.

(The flower is digi too!)

I've never had the chance to use it before, but knew it would be just right for with this image.

The thing that took the longest about this card, was 

deciding which sentiment I would have on it.

I knew it wasn't going to be a regular birthday card, and wanted

something a bit different...and to fit with the image. 

The flower is decoupaged with a little glossy accents and 

Sassy's helmet, vest and pants are paper pieced.

Her skin tones and boots coloured with promarkers and her

hair is coloured with watercolour pencils. 

I drew on the faux stitching.

I would like to enter this into the following challneges...

Brown Sugar - anything goes - 23 Jan

Digitally sweet - anything goes - 23 Jan

Fussy and fancy - monochromatic - 23 Jan

Patties creations - stitching, faux or real - 23 Jan

Totally papercrafts - paper piecing - 24 Jan

Aud sentiments - any sentiment - 29 Jan

Milk coffee - monochromatic - 30 Jan

Crafting by design - anything goes - 25 Jan

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 23 Jan

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 21 Jan

Craft your passion - cool colours - 20 Jan

Crazy challenge - cards for men - 19 Jan

Dream valley challenges - boys, men - 24 Jan

Pink Gem - one for the boys - 31 Jan

Digi galore - monochrome - 31 Jan

My sheri crafts - use a digi image - 8 Feb

Polkadoodles - one for the boys - 23 Jan
One stitch at a time - use a digi - 25 Jan
Country view - monochrome - 31 Jan

Another cute digi...

From Di's digi designs...

I just couldn't resist this little fella...

he was my first choice in all the digis!
I won him just last week and this is his first outing!

I loved colouring him in with my watercolour pencils.

I added glossy accents to his nose and the flower middles.

I embossed the edge and matted onto lilac card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

 

Savvy handmade cards - furry friends - 28 Jan

Sister act - anything goes - 23 Jan

Crafting by design - flowers flowers flowers! - 22 Jan

Artistic inspiration - anything goes, feminine - 20 Jan

Crafty cardmakers - bears - 19 Jan

Robyns fetish - no patterned paper - 18 Jan

Suzi bees - cute n sweet  - 18 Jan

Addicted to CAS - something new - 31 Jan

Hiding in my craft room - CAS - HIMCR133 - 25 Jan