Just stamping

This week, I made this card for a friends birthday.

Because of what I have available to me at the minute, 

I only used stamping and colouring on this card,

I used a stamp from "little claires"

and the sentiment came from a freebie set on a magazine, 

a few years ago.

I masked and stamped the flowers all round the edges of the card

and coloured them with my promarkers.

The sentiment was stamped onto a  separate piece of card

and I added some Martha Stewart punched butterflies.

I hope she likes this card. 

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

Crafters cafe - flowers - 14 Aug

Scribbles - how does your garden grow? -  16 Aug
613 Ave create - atg - 2 Sept
Live laugh stamp - atg as long as hand coloured - 1 Sept
Inky chicks - 5 or more flowers - 15 Aug
Digi choosday - atg - 30 Aug
Lemon shortbread - atg - 16 Aug
Crafty boots - use a stamp - 15 Aug
Addicted to stamps - atg - 17 Aug
I love promarkers - birthday - 24 Aug

11 years ago today...

I married the love of my life...

and not a day passes when I am not thankful 

that we found each other. 

I made him this card ...

I tried to keep it quite masculine, but with

a romantic / anniversary feel. 

Again, this was made with the paper pack I have 

been using from The Works. 

I diecut the "love"

and stamped the sentiment underneath the diecut.

The edges were inked, embossed and faux stitched. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Creative cottage - for the men / boys - 19 Aug

Paper creator - keep it simple - 1 Sept

Sisters of craft - atg - 1 Sept

Crafty gals - birthdays / celebrations - 11 Aug

Still trying to tempt in the summer....

Hmm.. I'm not so sure!  

We have had the odd hot day, with sun, but then within 24 hours, rain,

thunder and even hail! 

So... I thought I would try and help myself into the summer mood, 

with this months card for Patties Creations challenge...

Pattie is challenging you to make a card for the old favourite challenge:

"anything goes!"

I chose her image called "flip flop trio".

I knew instantly, what I wanted this card to look like -

and the paper I was going to use. 

(I have a real thing at the moment, for stripey paper!)

After printing off the image, 

I coloured it using my promarkers, 

in similar colours to the backing paper. 

I inked the edges of everything 

and embossed a couple of lines across

the long white edges. 

I wanted to keep this card CAS and so

added a simple (freebie) sentiment form desert divas.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crafting by designs - atg - 26 Aug
Crafty creations - on the beach - 18 Aug
Crafty gals - birthdays / celebrations - 10 Aug
Digi choosday - atg - 10 Aug
Everybody art - summer / holiday - 11 Aug
Passion for promarkers - my favourite things ( promarkers, stripey paper!!, flipflops) - 11 Aug
Through the craft room door - atg - 10 Aug
Crafty cardmakers - summer - 8 Aug
Country view - hot summer days - 14 Sept
Paper creator - K.I.S - 1 Sept
Sisters of craft - atg - 5 Sept

anniversary 2

So, here is another one of 

the anniversary cards I have recently made. 

This one is for some special friends.

The paper came from the same paper pack as last time, 

(The Works, 99p)

and the stamp "always have" is from a lovely pack I bought in Hobby Lobby 

when we visited, over Easter.

A very lovely friend - Helen - bought 

the gorgeous "love" die for me, for my birthday. 

(and the little stars are the punchouts from my "frostyville die -

 that I must have cut a few years ago, but 

I can't throw anything away "that might come in useful!!")

A little embossing, inking and faux stitching around the edge, finished off this card!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Through the craft room door - atg - 10 Aug
Lemon shortbread - atg - 15 Aug
Bunnyzoes crafts - summer florals - 9 Aug
Crafty boots - use a stamp - 15 Aug
Simon says stamp - celebrate! - 9 Aug

Crafters cafe - flowers - 14 Aug

Creative cottage - atg - 15 Aug
Digistamps 4 joy - atg optional twist: roses - 1 Sept
Paper creator - Keep it simple - 1 Sept