Glitter n Sparkle challenge 57 - add some leaves

I was jumping for joy when I got this image!

It's a gorgeous Lacey Sunshine image - Emilys windy day.
I coloured her with my watercolour pencils and a teeeeny brush,with water.
I have had that one piece of leaf paper in my stash for yonks...
it was a 12 x 12 piece...now I have about 3 x 3 left of it!
 (I have got a few cards from that piece over the years)
The leaf diecut is a marianne die, cut on my bigshot and I have added a few
punched leaves on there too, with a few little sparkly gems.

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

Crafting for all seasons - autumn colours - 12 Nov

Divas by design - orange - 5 Nov 

Perfect sentiment  - fall / Halloween - 6 Nov

Wordart Wednesday - anything goes - 6 Nov

Cuttin and Stampin - autumn harvest - 4 Nov

Cuttlebug mania - autumn - 12  nov

Top tip Tuesday - seasons - 4 Nov

Artistic Inspirations - fall colours - 4 Nov

Crafty Boots - Autumnal colours - 10 Nov
Lady Annes challenge - autumn - 4 Nov
Parade your crafts - Autumn - 10 Nov
TSG clear stamps - leaves - 4 Nov
Digitally sweet - trees / leaves - 7 Nov
Fairytale - red / yellow/ orange - 7 Nov
Wags n Whiskers - fall colours - 13 Nov

M-I-L birthday

It was my Mother-in-Laws birthday recently, and I made her this card..

 I used some new Marianne dies I got recently...

Both the birdcage and the flourish are lovely to cut

and I really enjoyed making this card with them. I used my Marianne bird too..minus the branch.

The paper is from a HOTP kit that I got from QVC a few years ago...

just love that colour paper!

I drew some faux stitching all around the outside edge, 

added some MS punched butterflies and

a few punched flowers.

Crazy challenge - B is for... (butterflies, bird and birdcage!) - 10 Nov

Chocolate coffee and cards - bugs / little critters - 9 Nov

Delightful sketches - winged things - 31 Oct

Flutterby Wednesdays - winged things - 6 Nov

 

This card is for my second challenge...over at Glitter n Sparkle...

"add black"

 

I was given this image to use, Wednesday Sara Addams from Sassy Studios.

I found this really difficult as after I cut the black gingham,

which I knew i wanted to use,

I didn't have a clue what else to do~

I played and played with this image... and eventually decided on this.

I hand-drew the little ribbon... thinking I would put a sentiment on there,

then I couldn't come up with one!  lol!

All in all, I'm not in love with this card, as I am some of my others...

you could say his was a "challenge!"



Monochrome

I made this for someone to give to her ballet teacher...

Its a monochrome card...all in shades of grey and white, with a touch of black.

Sentiment is computer generated, a little white organza ribbon down the side,

with a punched bottom edge and of course...

those Martha Stewart butterflies have flown in, too!  :) 

My first card for Glitternsparkle blog

As I told you earlier this week, I have now joined the design team for
Glitter n Sparkle challenge blog.
 

So here is my first card...

The image is from Floppy Latte - Halloween circle.

I drew on the spiders and bats myself and popped a little digital "scaredy cat" on there, too - 

all coloured with watercolour pencils and the ghost has glossy accent all over.

The papers are digital downloads that I have had for ages...

as is the beware sign and the large bat. 

I cut out and inked the edges of the moon.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -
A Gem of a challenge - Spooky (102) - 25th Oct
Dynamic Duos - Orange and black/ Halloween - 24th Oct
Creative creations - Halloween - 27th Oct
Incy Wincy Designs - Halloween  - 5th Oct
Parade your Crafts - Halloween - 28th Oct
Craftin Boutique - Halloween - 25th Oct
Hanna and Friends - Halloween - 24th Oct
Craftitude challenge - anything goes...spooky! - 2nd Nov
Daring Cardmakers - digital - 25th Oct
Digi Haven - digi Halloween - 25th Oct
Left of Centre creative challenge - halloween - 25th Oct
 

Comissioned cards

I have been asked to make a few cards recently.. and here are just some of them...

 A card for a nail manicurist....

I am using some of my 12 x 12 papers, as I have sooo many and don't really

 do much scrapbooking now...

so the backing paper is a piece of one of them.

The image is one I have had for yonks... the nail varnish bottle is from a digi kit...added plenty of glossy accents and glitter to the nails and varnish.

Butterflies are punched with my Martha Stewart punch.

I got a fab feedback from this card... the recipient said it was the best card she had ever received!!

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

Robyns Fetish - square cards only - 19th Oct

Whoopsi Daisy - spots n dots - 20th Oct

Crafty Creations - sparkle and shine - 23rd Oct

The paper shelter - two colours only - 22nd Oct

Milk coffee challenge - spots n dots - 23rd Oct

 I made a card for a friend to give to her friend last year, for the birth of her twins...

now they are turning one and I was asked for another card.

The image is by Debbie Mumm- bought on PC Crafter, years ago!

(Don't think they are around anymore...it's a shame!)

I flipped the image to make another teddy, the same, but facing the opposite way.

One ted is decoupaged and I put G.A on the balloons.

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

Send a Smile 4 kids - bright colours  - 18th Oct

Eclectic Ellapu - happy 1st birthday - 19th Oct

This one was a hard one!

Looks sooo simple, but took a good while to design and get right -

a commission for my friends son.

Decoupaged banner and badge. Glossy accents used.

Embossed edge and double bordered.

Thanks for browsing my blog and any comments you leave on my cards. x



Great news!

Just a quickie... will post more later, or tomorrow...

I just wanted to share my great news... I have been asked to be on the design team for the Glitternsparkle blog! Woop Woop!

 

 

I have never been on a DT before, and I have made my first card for them! (But I'm not allowed to show it yet)

 

So that will mean I should get a bit better at updating my blog a bit more regularly.

 

They have weekly challenges (that I have entered in the past and come top 3 in) which are loads of fun, so come over and join in!!! ;)