Followers

Sunday 29 May 2016

Birds and flowers

With imminent (I hope) changes on the way for me, 
This will be my last DT post with Glitter n Sparkle -
just for a little while. 
I will return, as I love being a part of the team, but 
there's a bit too much going on at the minute...
So...

My last challenge with them for a while is...
"flower power."


I loved using this image - Home Sweet Home - 
from A Day for Daisies.
I printed it along with a little part of the branch and a
 freebie sentiment I found on the www.

I coloured using my promarkers
and added a little organza ribbon. 
I wanted to keep this one C.A.S and so
embossed a single line around the outside,
before adhering on foam pads, to the cardbase.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Lil patch of crafty friends - atg - 4 June
the paper shelter - make it digital - 1 June
Crafty ribbons - flowers - 2 June
Creative hands friends - atg - 2 June
Creative knockouts - atg - 2 June


Monday 23 May 2016

My favourite colour


Here is my second (and final) card as guest designer at The Crazy Challenge...


The challenge this time, is to "use your favourite colour"
Well... I LOVE blue, turquoise and purple
and I LOVE this image from A Day For Daisies.
I printed the image and sentiment
and embossed and inked around the edge.
I matted it onto one of my fave papers and then again onto an piece which I 
had embossed with flowers, through my bigshot.
Finally, I inked the embossed piece
and added some small punched butterflies and liquid pearls. 
The image was coloured with promarkers.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Craft your passion - atg - 30 May
Our crafty corner - atg - 5 June
Hiding in my craft room - feminine - 30 May
Lil patch of crafty friends - atg - 4 June
Allsorts - happy birthday  - 27 May
Crafting with an attitude - atg - 31 May
Little miss muffet - atg - 31 May
Crafting for all seasons - embossing - 25 May


Sunday 22 May 2016

Wine

Over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, 
the old fave challenge is back - anything goes!


I worked with an image called "wine tableau" from Sparkle n Sprinkle.
I thought this would be a great image to use on a birthday card -
and would suit a lot of people I know! 
I coloured the image with my promarkers and
added some glossy accents to the grapes and wine.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crafting from the heart - atg - 30 May
Lil patch of rafty friends - atg - 4 June
Allsorts - happy birthday - 27 May
Little miss muffet - atg 31 May

Sunday 15 May 2016

Ribbon and / or lace...

...That's the challenge at Glitter n Sparkle this week.
Although I am a D.T member, I got a Patties Creations image -
One I don't own, and have been hankering after, for a while,
for the right challenge...
It's - Crystal Chandelier.


The image was so lovely to colour. 
I used all my 5 "grey" shades of promarkers
and a white sakura pen, to pop on some highlights.
The sentiment is from Pink Petiicoat - 
which is sadly no longer trading. 
All the little droplets are filled with little diamantes,
to give that extra bit of sparkle and bling.
I punched the bottom border, with a punch that loosely resembles lace
and added a little handtied ribbon up the side.
Embossing a clean line around the edge of the card and a little inking, finished this one.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Cards galore encore -atg - 1 June
Chocolate coffee and cards - just us girls - 28 May
Creative corner - lets celebrate - 21 May
Creative fingers - atg - 28 May
Really reasonable ribbon - monochromatic with ribbon - 19 May
Simply papercraft - atg - 20 May



Monday 9 May 2016

Guest Designer - challenge 1 !

I was delighted recently, when I won a 
guest designer spot


The first of my 2 challenges is to...
"use 3 layers or more"
and handily, I needed a card for someone who has recently passed her driving test.
The image is from Beansie Doodles
and is called "Zilpha."
I coloured her with my promarkers 
and hnd-drew and cut a little 'broken' learner plate.
The background border sits on a piece of kraft card
which has an embossed line along the top
and a fancy cut bottom edge.
The paper across the middle is actually from an old road map!
I carefully picked the area where she lives and has been learning to drive. 
The sentiment was printed straight onto the card.


I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Creative card crew - atg - 15 May
Come and get it - card for a woman - 15 May
Lil patch of crafty friends - atg - 14 May
Crafting with friends - atg - 19 May
Crafty catz - female - girl cards only - 12 May
Simply create too - ladies only - 13 May
Simply papercraft - atg - 18 May
Crafting with an atitude - atg - 1 July



Sunday 8 May 2016

One for my mum

This weeks challenge at Glitter n Sparkle is to make,]
"One for the Ladies!"
An easy one for me - as I have my mums birthday coming up soon...


I dropped on the perfect image for my mum - combining her loves: 
cats, her kitchen and baking.
The image is called "Aurora - little baker and love kitchen."
and its from the East Wind.
I embossed with my favourite hearts folder - it embosses beautifully
and you can use it any which way -
and my other new favourite... I got it in the USA a few weeks ago - paw prints.
I have never seen a paw prints embossing folder before and knew
as soon as i saw it, I had to snap it up!
It again, embosses beautifully.
I added a red punched border and the image was matted and layered.
The flowers are so lovely.. from docrafts and the little tag is from craftwork cards.
On the original image, the little frame "hanging" at the top of the image, says "LOVE"
but I wanted to say MUM somewhere on the card..
and thought that was the perfect spot, so I
snipped a little piece of card to fit and handwrote the letters.
The herat diecut is from menmory box.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - female only - 12 May
Creative corner - ladies night - 13 May
Fussy n fancy - birthday - 21 May
Jos scrap shack - atg - 16 May
As you like it - favourite embossed papers - 19 May
Hannah and friends - flowers - 13 May
Crafting by designs - atg - 26 May
Crafty gals corner - celebrate mum - 12 May
Inky chicks - birthday - 14 May
Craft your passion - atg - 9 May

Friday 6 May 2016

Mothers Day cosmos flowers

Over at Patties Creations, the challenge this month is,
"Mother's Day / Flowers only."
I went with the Mother's Day option... 
although this could work for the "flowers" option, too!



For this card, I used  the lovely image - "watering can cosmos."
I coloured the image with my promarkers ...pastel beige for the watering can
and various pinks n purples for the flowers. 
The leaves are marianne diecuts mixed with a big curly flourish.
The Butterflies are cheery lynn dies.
I also used my new Sue Wilson frame dies...which I love!
I made the sentiment myself in publisher.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Brown sugar - mothers day - 13 May
Crafty catz - female only - 12 May
Creative fingers - atg - 14 May
Jos scrap shack - atg - 16 May
QKR Stampede - mothers day - 13 May
Crafting with an attitude - atg - 1 June
Hannah and friends - flowers - 13 May
Little miss muffet - atg - 19 May
Crafting by designs - atg - 26 May
Crafty gals corner - celebrate mum - 12 May


Sunday 1 May 2016

Shaped card

At Glitter n Sparkle this week,. the challenge is to make a 
"shaped card."

I had a "fairy door" shaped card in mind when I saw this cute 
Xmas Fairy image at Ikes Art...


I hand- drew and cut the shaped card.
I used a backing paper form a 6 x 6 pack from 'The Works'
and drew some faux planks up and down it, with
little white dots along the outside edges.
I hand cut the little door in white card and embossed 
lines to create a wooden door effect.
I also added a little grey promarker and pencil, to give a shade of depth 
but this is hard to see in the photo.
The edges of the door have been dotted with silver.
The fairy was coloured with my promarkers and fussy-cut.
For the final details, I added some diecut stalks and leaves
and punched flowers. 
A few small Martha Stewart butterflies
finished off this card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty catz - fairies or something enchanting - 5 May
Creative fingers - atg - 13 May
Crafty girls creations - atg - 5 May
Creative hands friends - atg - 4 May
Julia Spiri - atg twist for a child - 13 May
Little miss muffet - atg - 5 May
Crafty gals corner - atg - 4 May
Through the craft room door - atg - 3 May
Tuesday throwdown - atg - 3 May