If the shoe fits....

Oh, I love this weeks theme over at Glitter n Sparkle - Pearls and swirls.

I used "Pearls n leather" from Stitchy stamps.

I used my promarkers to colour the image - 

and I dotted on all those little teeny swirls...freehand!

Liquid pearls were used to fill the pearl necklace, which gave a lovely effect.

I made the sentiment on the pc

and backed it all on some paper I got, in a paper pack, in 'The Works'.

A few pearls here and there around the edge, finished this card.

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

Little claires - bright and beautiful - 13 Feb

Sister act - anything goes - 30 Jan

Jelly park - bling it up - 31 Jan
Scribble and scrap - anything goes - 31 Jan
Aud sentiments - anything goes - 27 Jan
Little miss muffet - anything goes - 28 Jan
Creative moments - anything goes - 2 Feb
Pennys paper crafty - anything goes - 28 Jan
Eureka stamps - the colour red - 26 Jan

Summer's here...

Well, not weather-wise, but card-wise, I mean. :) 

I would say that most of the digi images over at Pink Gems are cute...

so was thrilled this week to find they were sponsoring our "cute!" challenge, over at 

Glitter n Sparkle... I chose "beach hut 2"

I could have gone for many, many other cute images, but I just loooove beach huts...

(they are one of my favourite things ever!)

and thought this was one of the cutest I have ever seen!

I didn't really plan the colours that I was going to use -

they just happened. 

I think I would use different colours next time.

The backing paper is from a sea themed dovecrafts set of 6 x 6 papers. 

A bit of twine finished the card, with a sentiment from Pink Petticoat.

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

Hiding in my craft room - colour it - 24 Jan

Little Claires - bright and beautiful - 13 Feb

Showcase - colours - 23 Jan

Chocolate coffee and cards - no circles - 23 Jan

Jo's scrap shack - anything goes - 23 Jan

Wags n whiskers - anything goes - 23 Jan

Sister act - anything goes - 23 Jan

Aud sentiments - anything goes - 27 Jan

Word art wednesday - anything goes - 22 Jan

Pennys papercrafty - anything goes - 20 Jan

Fresh brewed designs - favourites - 31 Jan

Creative moments - anything goes - 20 Jan

Join the fun!

Just to make you all aware...Bugaboo are celebrating their 5th birthday this week - 

come and join in the celebrations!!

I have many images from this fresh and fun store...and would be in my element to win some more!!!!

Pink for a girl...

The card I made recently, is using a really cute image from 

Di's digi downloads - called 'Mouse on the moon.'

Its just perfect for baby cards...and I made it for some friends - 

who are (very soon!) due to have their little girl.

(I will personalise it when the time comes, with her name, date and weight.)

As a handy coincidence, the challenge over at Glitter n Sparkle, this week

is to "use some pink."  :)

I coloured the very sweet image with my promarkers

and mat and layered it a few times, inking the edges in a soft pink each time.

The paper was from my stash... no idea what pack it came from...sorry.

The super cute hanging hearts are diecut from a memory box die.

The new, swirly heart border strip ,ready-punched , was from a car boot sale, recently.

2 Dovecraft pink flowers and some pearls finished this sweet card.

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

Allsorts - new and cute - 16 Jan

Little claires - special card - 14 Jan

Fussy and fancy - pearls and swirls - 16 Jan

Simply create too - lets celebrate! - 16 Jan

Sister act - anything goes - 16 Jan

Wags n Whiskers - anything goes - 22 Jan

Cute card Thursday - whats new? - 14 Jan

In the pink - anything goes - 21 Jan

Crafting Cafe - lots of layers - 30 Jan

Cards galore encore - anything goes - 30 Jan

Creative cottage - anything goes - 21 Jan

Ccc digi creations - digi / embellish - 15 Jan

Die cute divas - anything goes - 31 Jan

Creative card crew - for a child - 18 Jan

Partytime tuesdays - anything goes - 31 Jan
Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 11 Jan
Whoopsi daisy - anything goes - 31 Jan

Card for a friend

The challenge over at Glitter and Sparkle this week, is

"Anything goes"

and I  just got this super cute image form Lucy Sunshine, called "Jillian."

The first thing I chose to go with this image, was the sentiment. 

Then I embossed a piece of pick card with my newest embossing folder,
which I absolutely love!

The border is my new one - well. I rediscovered the memory box "charlotte" border die 

which I got for a couple of pounds on a car boot sale over summer -

and I completely forgot I had it! 

(It cuts beautifully)

I finished off with a thin organza ribbon, and some MS punched butterflies.... punched from white sparkly card - that is very difficult to photograph! ;) 

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

Crafty Catz - anything goes - 8 Jan

QKR Stampede - anything goes - 8 Jan

Crafters cafe - anything goes - 7 Jan

 I love promarkers - anything goes - 6 Jan

Inspiration destination - anything goes - 6 Jan

The paper shelter - anything goes - 6 Jan

Pennys paper crafty - anything goes - 6 Jan

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 6 Jan

Crazy challenge - anything goes - 5 Jan
Cards galore encore - anything goes - 30 Jan
CC Digi - digi / embellish - 15 Jan
Die cut divas - anything goes - 31 Jan
Lia stampz - anything goes - 15 Jan
Seemacrafts - anything goes - 31 Jan
Sisters of craft - anything goes - 1 Feb
Sparkles forum - anything goes - 14 Jan
Catch the bug - anything goes - 10 Jan
Hiding in my craft room - pinks - 10 Jan
Lacy sunshine - sparkly and new -17 Jan