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Monday 31 March 2014

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 

Sunday 23 March 2014

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

Monday 17 March 2014

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

Monday 10 March 2014

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

Sunday 9 March 2014

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

Saturday 8 March 2014

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

Sunday 2 March 2014

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