A hedgehog lover...

A friend, who loves hedgehogs, had her birthday recently...

The image is from Penny black... sooo cute!

I embossed my newest folder and put it all on a pink background, 

then embossed a double line around it all.

I coloured the image with my promarkers and inked the edge 

of the image with soft chalk inks. 

The final finishing touch was a craftwork cards butterfly sentiment.

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

613 Avenue create - anything goes - 3 Aug

Suzy bee's - anything goes - 2 Aug

Crafty catz - anything goes - 1 Aug

Stamp sun - anything goes - 8 Aug

In the pink - animal antics - 7 Aug

Milk coffee - birthdays - 30 July

The crafters cafe - anything goes - 30 July

Fab n Funky - walk on the wildside - 6 Aug

Whimsy stamps - summertime - 6 Aug

Crafting from the heart - anything goes -  5 Aug

Use some purple!

The challenge this week, over at Glitter n Sparkle, is "use some purple."

I was given this really cute image from Bugaboo...

called 'Bug brat boy bugs.'

I loved colouring this image, as its a really cutie! 

I can't remember quite where the backing paper came from,

 but I matted all the papers and shapes, added a sentiment to the image,

coloured it with my promarkers and mirage pens and 

added a football (on 3d foam for depth) and a small 

memory box 'precious heart'.

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

Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes - 11 Aug 

Brown sugar - for the boys - 31 July

Sister act - anything goes - 1 Aug

Crafty girls - anything goes - 7 Aug

The paper shelter - anything goes - 6 Aug

Pennys papercrafty - anything goes - 29 July

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 11 Aug

A baby girl!

I was asked to make a card for the arrival of a baby girl, recently...

I used an image from Di's Digi Downloads... 

love the cute little sleepy mouse. 

I coloured with my promarkers and popped an embossed bit behind... 

from my new fave embossing folder, which I bought in Canada, over Easter.

The sentiment was printed directly onto the card, and a teeny ribbon placed along the bottom. 

edges were inked in pink to finish the card.

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

Scrappers delight - anything goes / cute n girly - 30 July

Pennys papercrafty - anything goes - 29 July

Wonderful wednesdays - anything goes -29 July

Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes - 29 July 

Crafty sentiments - hand coloured image - 28 July

Bearly mine - lets go digital - 29 July

That craft place - anything goes - 4 Aug

Suzy bees - anything goes - 26 July

A card for a friend who likes cats..and words!

A teacher friend had her birthday recently...

I work with her in the literacy lessons (top set) and 

she loves anything to do with words...so when I saw this phrase, 

I just knew she would love it!

(she did!)

I can't remember where I got the brick paper from..think it might be a download,

I have had it around for a long time. 

I cut the cat and gate on my craft robo 

(well, hubby did... I can only use it with the help of him yet!)

The butterflies are Martha Stewart punches.

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

Crafters cafe - anything goes - 30 July

The paper shelter - anything goes - 5 Aug

Pennys papercrafty - anything goes -29 July

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 29 July

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 29 July  

Animal friends - must use dog or cat - 31 July 

--Digi galore - use a digi / autumn- 1 Aug

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 28 July 

Crazy challenge - die cuts n punches - 3 Aug

Paper makeup - punches and dies - 28 July

Happy Birthday!

Over at 'Glitter n Sparkle' this week, 

the challenge is "happy birthday!"

and I got this cute image from The Stamping chef - Georgia the brave...

I coloured the image with my promarkers and mirage pens - I also

coloured the shield shape, which I hand-drew. 

I fussy cut "Georgia"... her hair was awkward in places! :)

I added some pick petticoat paper behind the shield, and matted it. 

Silver "studs" drawn with my silver pen, finished this off. 

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

Crafting at the weekend - anything goes - 26 July 

Sister act - anything goes - 25 July

Stamping boutique - fussy cut - 

Wags n whiskers - anything goes  - 25 July

4 krafty girls - anything goes - 23 July

Crafters cafe - birthday - 23 July

Pennys papercrafts - anything goes - 22 July

Sisterhood of crafters - birthday - 21 July

A girl who crafts - anything goes - 31 July

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 22 July

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 20 July

Cute!

I was so pleased to get this image for the challenge this week - 

'Sleep sweet little bug' from the Doodle Garden....and I got to play with my promarkers

and mirage pens again!! 

The challenge is ANYTHING GOES...

I spent ages deciding which backing paper to use...this one,

which I finally chose, is from a dovecrafts pack...its all greens and browns and garden-y.  :)

I punched the daisies and the butterflies. 

I already had the sentiment, as part of a digi pack about "beauty". 

I think the border is punched with a marths stewart punch - I bought

a bunch of ready punched borders on a car boot sale, last year!

(had kind of forgotten about them...ooops!)

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

Crafty Catz - flowers - 17 July

Creative fingers - anything goes / summer - 25 July

Wags n whiskers - anything goes - 25 July 

4 Krafty girls - anything goes - 24 July

Cute card thursday - pretty papers - 16 July

Divas by design - things with wings - 16 July 

Pennys paper crafts - anything goes - 15 July

Scrappers delight - anything goes / summertime - 15 July

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 16 July 

Crafty sentiments - anything goes - 14 July 

Deep ocean - add a sentiment - 13 July

Digi choosday - punches and or dies - 15 July

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 14 July

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 15 July

Try it on tuesday - colours of summer - 22 July

Cards galore encore - use a digi - 30 July

Crafting muskateers - summertime - 30 July

Digi galore - anything goes - 19 July

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 14 July

Cutie pie - must be cute! - 19 July

Colouring crazy - christmas colours - 25 July

Bring on the bling...

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

"bling it up!"

and I "blinged" this Sassy studios image - Pirate Penny.

I coloured her with my promarkers and mirage alcohol pens

and fussy cut her...it took a while!!

I added some elements... skull and crossbones flags, compass and telescope,

and blinged with gold....the coins, the compass chain and the chain at the top.
I inked the edge of the "map" and chalked it a bit too, for depth.
(The bling looks a lot bling-ier in real life!!)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -
Brown sugar - anything goes - 10 July
Creative corner - outdoors - 11 July
Sister act - anything goes - 11 July
Thats crafty - beach / sea - 11 July
4 crafty girls - anything goes - 10 July
Word art wednesday - anything goes - 9 July
Cards Galore encore - use a digi stamp - 31 July
Sisters of craft - anything goes - 31 July
City crafter - lets go to the beach - 8 July
Crafty sentiments - no designer paper - 8 July
Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 8 July
Through the craft room door - anything goes - 8 July
Tuesday throwdown - anything goes - 8 July