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