Spring wreath

At the Crazy Colour challenge this week, 

as usual, the theme is "anything goes."

 I used this Sparkle n Sprinkle image - Leafy flower spring wreath . 

 I won this a few weeks back and knew this would make a gorgeous card

 - and it's very versatile! 

The great thing is, it's not only one image - it comes in black and white,

 coloured, AND with two sentiments! Bargain!

 I coloured it with a few of my alcohol markers:

 Spectrum noirs:  JG5, LG2, EB6, HB1, DR6.

Promarkers:  Rose pink, Bl28 Marchossom, Amythest.

The word MUM was cut on my bigshot - with my wingo zingo alphabet die. 

I embossed the white piece of card

 and inked the edge with my new chalk ink-pads.

The butterflies were punched.

I drew on some faux-stitching around the edge of the blue paper and inked the edge. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Card mania - embossing - 31 March

Cards galore encore - atg - 31 March 

Creatalicious - atg optional birthday - 1 April

Create and inspire - all about mums - 10 April

Ccc digis - for the girls - 1 April

Digi doodles - feminine fancy - 29 March

Fussy an fancy - spring flowers - 5 April

Simon says stamp - floral frenzy - 1 April

That's crafty - spring - 5 April

Die cutting divas - flowers - 28 March

Sister's birthday

A couple of days ago, it was my birthday! And my sisters, too!

(I'm 10 mins older.)

I made her this card...

... as I know she is always on her laptop! 

The image is from bugaboo - coloured with my alcohol pens. 

It's hard to see from the photo, but I cut out the screen part of the image and popped

a printed sentiment behind it -

I raised the pc image on 3d foam, with the birthday sentiment flat on the card base. 

Both the baking papers came from a new paper pad I got recently..

"craft sensations" by Grafix.

I got 4 paper pads... excellent value for money. 250gsm and double sided.

The little facebook thumb stamp came from a lawn fawn set. 

Sister was diecut with wingo zingo font

and the butterflies are punched with my Martha Stewart punch.

I would like to asdd this to the floowing challenges:

Crafty friends - for a special lady - 24 March
Crafty catz - atg plus optional bug (butterfly) - 23 March
QKR Stampede - atg - 24 March
Archiscraps - chevrons and blue - 1 April
Cards galore encore - atg - 1 April
Createalicious - atg (optional - birthday) - 1 April
Creative craft cottage - make it feminine - 4 April
Ccc digi creations - for the girls - 1 April

Happy Mothers Day!

A lovely friend bought a new stamp for me,and I knew immediately -

it would make a perfect card for Mothering Sunday, for my Mum. 

The stamp is from Inkylicious.

I met up with some friends last weekend, at the 

Sincerely Yours Papercrafts Show, in Leigh.

It was well worth a morning out and I bought some bits n bobs I needed / wanted. 

I also bought some new alcohol pens, which I haven't seen before... "nuvo" pens.

I bought 2 colour sets - and used a few of the pens on this card.

I was very impressed with them - and they only cost £3.50 for a set of 3!

The backing paper came from a set of papers I bought in the pound shop. 

A little dry embossing, stamping, diecut "mum" and some punched butterflies 

finished this card for my mum.

PS...she loved it!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

A gem of a challenge - mothers day - 16 March

Catch the bug - all creatures big and small - 17 March
Crafty friends - for a special lady - 24 March
Jos scrap shack - atg - 20 March
Fab n funky - mothers day - 14 March
Show us your pussies - anything cat goes - 2 April
Cards 4 galz - furry friends - 14 March
Craft rocket - something new (stamp and pens) - 28 March
Creative knockouts - diecuts / punches - 15 March
Little miss muffet - atg - 23 March

Cravings!

"Use green" is the challenge at Patties Creations this month... 

I saw this image - 'pickle jar with cover' and thought - "perfect!"

I just need a friend to become pregnant now... hahaha! 

I found the papers in my stash - yellow gingham and a green lacy paper.

Infact, I think the green lacy paper was some wrapping paper from a looong time ago! 

I added a light green matting card behind the lemon gingham

and some punched borders.

The hand-coloured image sits on a diecut/ stitched shape - 

which I inked the edges of.

I finished by adding some little green / white dotted corners and some faux-stitching,

along with a line of dry embossing all around the edge. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafts galore encore - atg - 1 April
Scribbles - go green - 15 March
Crafting with friends - atg - 15 March
Crafty catz - atg / twist - layer it up - 15 March
Simply create too - use green - 1 April