Never forget you are loved

Over at Patties Creations this month,

we have the ever popular challenge: anything goes. 

I used the image "daffodil circle" to create my card.

With my promarker pens, I coloured the green leaves and daffodils and added a 

stickles glitter centre to each one.

I added some extra leaves to the image, and 

die-cut some swirls and leaves.

I stamped the sentiment on and punched some butterflies from spotty card. 

I made this card to send to my (Almost 98 year old) Grandma,

who lives in a carehome.

I wanted to send her a message to tell her we are thinking about her,

in such strange times, when we can't be together, as a family. 

I also sent a little note of thanks - to the staff who are working tirelessly, 

to care for my Grandma and the other residents.

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

Sheepski designs - for the girls - 1 June
Crafty Catz - atg / sending hugs -
Creative fingers - atg - 16 May
Polkadoodles - atg - 13 May
 Crafty Galz - (Easter ) OR Spring - 16 May
I love promarkers - atg - 12 May

Birthday baking

I made this card recently, for a friend's birthday.

She's a cake baker: who loves cats!

The sentiment was computer generated. 

The cat is a diecut.

I shaped the bottom of the image so it looked like the edge of a shelf. 

I put glossy-accents on the cherries and 

a-wink-of-stella on the fruit-pie, then embossed the edges of the card. 

I thought this fitted better on the kraft card, rather than a white card-base. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Jan's digi stamps - atg - 4 May
Crafty friends - atg - 25 April
Southern girls - atg - 1 May
2 Crafty Critters - atg  use an animal - 26 April
Creative crafters - atg - 9 May

Time for tea

Apologies!

I'm a bit late with this card  it should have been on yesterday.

I am completely to pot with what day we are on...

This challenge, over at the Colour Crazy Challenge,

we are being sponsored by one of my favourites: Knitty kitty designs. 

I got this lovely image: Kit T and cake.

I paper-pieced the teapot, cup and bunting

and coloured the rest with my alcohol markers. 

The "mum" is actually little stickers, which I thought would work well 

with the image - and the sentiment at the bottom is from my computer. 

The backing paper was from my stash and i punched the butterflies

and diecut the "precious heart" by memorybox.

This is a larger, square 8 x 8 inch card, for my Mum. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Lil patch of crafty friends - atg - 3 May
Pink gem designs - atg - 22 April
Crafty friends - atg - 24 April
Crafty calendar - atg - 1 May
Love to craft - atg - 1 May
Love to scrap - atg - 1 May
A perfect time to craft - atg - 28 April
Crafty Catz - atg / paper piecing - 24 April 

Happy birthday to Ewe!

Pattie's Creations is giving us a very popular

challenge this month - Birthdays!

I used her new image "Baa to you" ...

The image includes both sheep. 

I love the shocked look of the face of the one on the left!

I paper pieced the background, stamped the houses

and trees and fussy-cut around them to add them to the scene. 

Embossing around the edge of the whole thing

and hand-drawn faux stitching, finished this card. 

I would like to add this into the following challenges:

Pink gem - atg - 8 April
Catch the bug - atg - 12 April
Inkspirational - atg - 24 April
Cardz 4 galz - cute animals - 10 April
2 Crafty Critter crazies - atg - 26 April
Crafters cafe - atg - 16 April
Cards galore encore - atg - 1 May
Love to craft - atg - 1 May

Home Sweet Home!

Our challenge this time over at The Colour Crazy challenge 

is being sponsored by Createful heart stamps.

I used the image "home sweet home" which was lovely to colour. 

I used my alcohol markers to colour and added a sentiment from 

Pink Petticoat (sadly, no longer trading).  

A few punched butterflies and some spotty paper for the background 

(along with a few embossed lines) finished this card.

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

Wishing you...

The challenge at Patties Creations this month.

is: Anything goes!

This is an image I have had my eyes on for a while...

it's called "Wishing well."

I doodled a background - making it up as I went - with my alcohol pens. 

I used fineliners to draw on the dandelion clocks in the foreground

Embossing a single line around the Kraft card and drawing a black line with the 

"Wishing you..." sentiment, finished off this card. 

(I will finish off the inside of this card with "... a happy birthday!" or  "... well!"

(depending on what occasion I decide to use this card for. )

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Creative fingers - atg - 30 March
Crafty Creations - atg - 1 April
Creative moments - atg - 19 March
Crafty sentiments - atg - 10 March
Digi choosday - atg - 15 March
Jans digi stamps - atg - 17 March

Vintage camera

Twinkle lane designs  are our sponsor this week,

over at The Colour Crazy Challenge.

I got this amazing image - perfect for my Dad!

It's called "Vintage Camera."

I looked up some old cameras on the www and coloured this one with the

 same kind of colours (with my alcohol pens).

I added a camera film diecut - which I have had for years.

A few different papers and an embossed card with stars on, sit in the background -

which I inked around the edges. 

The "smile!" sentiment also comes with the image. I cut this freehand, to look like 

an old camera flash.

I used a die for the happy birthday sentiment...a bargain which I 

bought in The Works - and cut in half. 

A couple of punched gold stars finished this card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Watercooler wednesday - masculine - 25 Feb
Through the craft room door - atg - 26 Feb
A place to start - masculine - 1 March
Jan's digi stamps - atg - 16 March
Incy Wincy designs - atg - 1 March

Cherry blossom branch

At Patties Creations this month, with Valentines day drawing near,

Pattie has challenged us:  "love, love, love."

I wanted to make something a little different.. possibly a card i could give to my husband.

I used "Cherry Blossom Branch" image(coloured with my promarkers)

 with a few die-cuts - 'birds' and 'precious heart' - and a stamped sentiment.

I dry embossed the inside edge of both the white piece and the spotty card

and inked all edges with a grey chalk eye. 

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

Cut it up - love with a diecut - 20 Feb
C.R.A.F.T. - love / valentines - 14 Feb
I love promarkers - love - 17 Feb
Simon says stamp - with love - 13 Feb
Through the craft room door - atg - 11 Feb
Incy wincy designs - atg - 1 March
Make my Monday - i heart you - 17 Feb
Lil patch of crafty friends - atg - 17 Feb
Cards galore encore - atg - 1 March

Playing around...

Over at the Colour Crazy Challenge this time, we are being sponsored by Dr DiGi.

I got the fabulous image called "Solitaire Saul."

I coloured the image with my alcohol pens and used 3d foam on the guy and the back of the chair.

I coloured the cat on the desk to look like our cat, Bella

(As this card will be for my Hubby). 

I copied the cat and made it slightly smaller, and popped him at the guy's feet

- and coloured him like our little kitty, Chester. 

The window is a diecut (on 3d foam) and the scene behind the window is actually

one of my Hubbys pieces of encaustic-art!

I may add a sentiment to this card at some point, but I'm not sure what yet.

I would like to add this into the following challenges:

Crafty Friends - atg - 1 Feb
Southern Girls - atg - 7 Feb
Crafty Creations - atg - 1 Feb
I love promarkers - atg - 3 Feb
Simon says stamp - besotted with our pets - 1 Feb

New years, Cheers!

Pattie's Creations are back with our January challenge -

"Anything goes."

I have "Cheers to you ladies!" -  a new image, drawn by Pattie...

I thought this image was great, and knew a few people I could make cards 

for with this image on, so made 2 cards! Lol. 

I coloured with my promarkers an used a dovecraft paper pack for the backing papers...

"tea party" i think the papers are called.

The sentiments under the images are from Pink Petticoat -

 who are sadly no longer trading. 

I punched a couple of stars too.  

These cards just make me smile. 

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

Brown sugar - atg - 3 Feb
Through the craft room door - atg - 8 Jan
Incy Wincy Designs - atg - 15 Jan

Penguin

                                                At The Colour Crazy Challenge this week,
                                                    we are being sponsored by Bugaboo.
                                            I got the gorgeous image: Winter penguin ski...

 I popped him on a backing of snowy paper and a little hill I cut out (and glittered along  the top of it.) I coloured, using my alcohol markers - promarkers and spectrum noirs.  The sentiment is a vellum sentiment -  I bought a whole pack of them in The Works for £1 recently - a real bargain! Someone sent me the snowflakes a few years ago -  I can't remember if they were punched or diecut... but I glittered them! I finished this card with a double (dry) embossed square and some doodling around the edge.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Kitties in the window

At Patties Creations this month, Pattie's challenge is:

Christmas with animal(s).

I used 'Allie Winter Window' ...

we recently got two kittens - well, a mum cat and her kitten boy.

 (She is only 18 months though.)

and I based these cats on our two. 

I popped the image on 3d pads and added a diecut cat in the top window,

which I coloured (with promarkers) like our Chester. 

The image comes with the bigger cat in the bottom window

 (which I coloured to look like our Bella). 

The little gingerbread garland came from a piece of christmas backing paper -

I fussy cut those out (And it took aaaages!) 

The green garland is made up of lots of little punched ferns and I fussy cut some teeny hearts

and added some dovecrafts pearls effects berries. 

I cut a tree and presents from backing paper and added these to the card - 

along with a stamped sentiment. 

I love this image and am going to give this card to my In-laws, for Christmas. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crafty catz - last minute christmas - 13 Dec
Cardz 4 galz - cute christmas - 20 Dec
Crafting with an attitude - atg - 29 Dec
Creative moments - atg - 1 Jan
I love promarkers -  atg - 17 Dec
Sheepski designs - your favourite things (my cats!) - 15 Dec
A passion for promarkers - christmas critters - 11 Dec

Christmas cards

I'm not on the team for this week's challenge at The Colour Crazy Challenge,

but when I found out that our sponsor was Knitty Kitty Designs, I knew I had to join in!

I was delighted to spot the image : Christmas Catflap.

I made 2 cards with this image: one for my Mum and Dad and one for my Hubby.

First up, is my Mum n Dad's card...

Believe it or not, the "snowy" backing paper is wrapping paper!

I couldn't find just what I needed in my stash, then my eyes fell on my wrapping paper rolls

and I found the perfect thing!

I fussy-cut the bunting - from a sheet of docrafts paper I have had for yonks.

The super-cute image was coloured with my alcohol markers, 

and touches of nuvo glitter and glossy accents

were added, here n there. 

I added a "6" on top of the door, for my Mum n Dad's house number and

a little bit of pavement in front of the house, so I could add the stamped sentiment.

Now for my Hubbys card...

Made in much the same way as the other card, I added a stamped and coloured

 (and glittered!) mistletoe branch above the door and a banner along the bottom. 

I added some extra lines on the door, to make it look a bit more

 like our own front door. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - atg with spots / stripes - 29 Nov

Creative fingers - atg - 29 Nov
Brown sugar - atg -
Crimbo crackers - atg with animals - 5 Dec

Imagine that - atg - 6 Dec
Crafty sentiments - atg christmas - 26 Nov
Cutie pie - cute animal - 3 Dec
Jan's digi stamps - atg - 2 Dec

Cheers!

Dr Digi is the sponsor this time, over at the Colour Crazy challenge 

(and our theme is anything goes, as usual).

I got this fab image called "Pint glass" 

which I found perfect for a card for my Brother-in-law. 

The backing paper comes from a pack I bought in a Pound shop (I think!) and

I dry embossed a line around the edges of this paper. 

I stamped the "birthday" part of the sentiment and hand-wrote

the "happy " and "brother" parts.
(I made the LUKE label on the pc. )

The spotty paper comes from a DCWV pack.

I loved colouring this digi image with my alcohol pens...

 it was quite quick and easy. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Creative fingers - atg - 1 Dec
Through the craft room door - atg - 27 Nov
Jan's digi stamps - atg - 2 Dec
Lil patch of crafty friends - atg - 5 Dec

Gift time. (50)

At Patties Creations this month, Pattie has decided to have an "anything goes" challenge - 

so you've no excuse mot to join in! 

I used her image "gift time" to make a card for a man.

The image: a stack of presents, was lovely to colour. 

I added a die-cut frame (on 3d foam), stars and balloon-numbers. 

I got the sentiments for free from Desert Divas.

Embossing and inking the edge of the grey spotty card finished this card off.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Pink Gem - atg - 6 Nov
Crafty friends - atg - 17 Nov
Crafts galore encore - atg - 1 Dec
Seize the birthday  - birthday - 7 Nov

Birthday princess

Today, I wanted to share a card with you, which

I made for the Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes.

The sponsor this week is Moonflower...

I used the image "Gigi Princess."

She was beautiful to colour with my alcohol pens and white sakura pen. 

Going through loads of my papers, I couldn't find any that I 

was happy with, with this image. So,

I popped her on an embossed background and 

added a simple, punched butterfly.

Halloween traditions

Over at Patties Creations this month, we are challenging you to create

 something in the theme of "Autumn ' Halloween."

I chose the halloween theme and used 

one of Patties newer images: caramel apples.

I coloured the image with my alcohol pens and quickly realised that that

was the only colour I wanted on the card. So I rifled through all my black / white / grey papers

and came up with these - from a Dovecraft set (I think). 

I layered the papers, inking the edges  and matted the image in the middle.

The little bats, ghosts and moon are actually halloween confetti - 

I just found it in my stash. (I completely forgot I had it!)

I may add a sentiment at some point... 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Brown Sugar - atg - 1 Nov
Crafting with an attitude - atg - 29 Oct
Creative knockouts - lots of layers - 10 Oct
Crafting by design - atg - 26 Oct
Cards galore encore - atg - 1 Nov

Birthday

As usual, at The Colour Crazy Challenge blog, we 

have the theme - anything goes!

I chose to use the image "Mouse Daisy" - which I won recently, from A Day for Daisies.
(I believe the shop is taking a break for now)

This is the first time I have used the image and it's really sweet.

I coloured the mouse and flower with my alcohol markers, and made the little spots on

Mouse's dress stand out, by popping on a teeny blob of liquid pearls on each spot.

The sentiment "birthday wishes" was a freebie from the "desert diva " blog 

and I computer generated her name. 

The number is some stickers I found recently when having a craft room tidy up!

I simply trimmed the image slightly smaller than the card

and dry embossed the edges. 

I like the effect.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Brown sugar - atg - 1 Oct
CAS on sunday - animals - 1 Oct
Crafting with an attitude - atg - 30 Sept
Crafting by design - atg - 1 Oct
The paper shelter - use a digi - 28 Sept

Hapbee birthday!

At Patties Creations this month we are challenging you to make a card with

"Things that fly."

I used Patties image cute little image called "honey bees." 

(The image doesn't come with this many bees... i printed off a 

few extra for my card - the beauty of digital stamps!)

The paper is from a pack I bought in the states about 5 years ago.

The "birthday is a new stamp I got -

and I hand-wrote the "Hap.." myself, sitting the bee

perfectly to finish the word. 

I added the little spots behind the bees and some dry embossing

around the blue paper and faux stitching around the yellow paper. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

A perfect time to craft - atg - 27 Sept
Digi doodles - atg - 28 Sept
Love to craft - atg - 1 Oct
A gem of a challenge - atg - 10 Sept
Catch the bug - atg - 15 Sept
Di's digi designs - atg - 22 Sept
Creative fingers - atg - 22 Sept

It's summer!

We had a real heatwave here,

just as I was making this card...

At Patties Creations this month, we are challenging you to use a

"beach / under the sea" theme.

I used the image called "beach time" which was wonderful to colour. 

I really played with my alcohol pens and tried to get some texture in the sand,

using a pointilism technique. 

I diecut the sentiment, after colouring various grades of blues.

I haven'y used this die before and I have had it for years!

The baking paper came from a papercraft pack that I've had for yonks, too. 

I tried to make the image resemble an old polaroid picture. 

The butterflies are from one of my favourite punches from

Martha Stewart.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Love to craft - atg - 2 Sept
Scribbles - summer - 15 Aug
Sweet stampers - atg - 10 Aug
Cards galore encore - atg - 1 Sept
Crafty Hazelnuts - patterned paper - 1 Sept
Cardz 4 galz - summer fun - 15 Aug
Crafting with an attitude - atg - 31 Aug
Imagine that - atg - 5 Sept
Lil patch of crafty friends - atg - 5 Aug
Creative moments - atg - 7 Aug
Die cuttin divas - atg - 6 Aug

I like how this one came out.

Snow White

The theme this week at The Colour Crazy Vhallenge is,

as always, Anything Goes.

Th image I got to play with this time, is called Lilly Snow White

and is from Moonflower.

I coloured the image with my alcohol markers

and plopped some glossy accents onto the apple, for that shine.

The leaves and swirls are from diecuts and I

punched the little flowers and middles, and the butterflies.

I doodled a little on the flowers with white pen, to add something more. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Creative moments - atg - 5 Aug
The paper shelter - atg - 15 Aug
Digi choosday - atg - 2 Aug
LeeAnns world - atg -  3 Aug

Birthday cake for Dad

At  Patties Creations this month, we would like to to

 include some "food / drink " on your project.

I used one of Patties newer images called 

"birthday cake slice."

I know many, many people, who I could make a card for, 

with this image on the front!

I decided to make this card for my Dad, 

whose birthday is this week. 

I made a rainbow cake for him, with icing and hundreds-and-thousands sprinkles on the top.

A little sign is stuck into the cake

and I used my new happy birthday die 

(cut twice, once in black, once in white and layered over the top of "happy")

and made a little "Dad" sign with my (precious hearts) hanging bow and the letters of Dad dies.

The paper was a bargain pack I bought on the car boot sale last week 

and I cut a patterned border with my fancy scissors. 

Funnily enough, we went out for a meal at the weekend, with Dad,

and one of the cakes on the dessert menu, looked a LOT like this one!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Get creative - atg - 2 Aug

Yoga

This week. over at the Colour Crazy Challenge, 

our sponsor is: Little Blue Button stamps.

I used the image called 'Pose of an elongated triangle.' 

I coloured this image with my promarker pens and fussy-cut it.

I embossed the edges of a dotty square and made her a little 

yoga mat to work out on. 

A simple background of  embossed stars

and a  hand-written "namaste" finished this card.

I am thinking of giving this card to a work colleague who loves yoga.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Imagine that challenge - atg - 5 July
Digi choosday - atg - 12 July
Creative moments - atg - 7 July

I love promarkers - atg - 9 July
Simon says stamp - stripes and / or stars. (I used stars!) 11 July

Wedding season.

Summer is almost here, and so is wedding season.

So,  Patties Creations would like you to share your "wedding" cards with us this month. 

I used Pattie's image: wedding bands with ribbon. 

I used my new gold/brown blend and dark red blend Tri-blend Spectrum noir pens.

3 pens in one - a great idea and super to work with. 

The "congratulations" stamp is a new one too...

I bought it in a set on a car boot sale, for a few pence! 

I think the embossing folder finishes this card well. 

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

A gem of a challenge - atg - 22 June?
Cards galore encore - atg - 30 June
Ccc digis - add a ribbon - 1 July
Scrap from your heart - wedding - 1 July

Pretty.

This week, over at the Colour Crazy challenge, 

Ching Chou Kuik is sponsoring our "anything goes" challenge. 

I used the image called "lucky clover."

(although I coloured the clovers, like they were flowers.)

 The background paper is from Pink Petticoat - which is sadly no longer trading.

  I dry embossed the edge of the image and the edge of the backing paper.

 I like this effect.

 The sentiment was a freebie a loooooong time ago!

 (I can't remember where from, sorry!)

I coloured the image with my alcohol pens and added a touch of liquid pearls, then a little diamond stickles glitter. She shimmers in the right light.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Brown sugar - flowers - 4 June
Jo's scrap shack - atg - 12 June (ish)
The fairy and unicorn - white witch - 1 July
Addicted to stamps - flowers - 2 June

Pretty in pink.

For our challenge at the Colour Crazy Challenge this week,

our sponsor is Tiddlyinks.

As always - anything goes is the challenge. 

The image is called "Bloom beautifully Emma"

and it comes as this image,

 this image with a cute little girl

 and the little girl on her own. 

I chose just to use this part to make a card for a friend.

I coloured the image with my alcohol markers and added a computer generated sentiment.

The butterfly on the right was printed, fussy-cut and I used 

3d foam on the back of the Wings to make it more 3D. 

The backing paper came from my stash

and I inked and dry embossed the edges to finish.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Gem of a challenge - atg- 18 May
Creative fingers - atg - 20 May
Jos scrap shack - atg - 15 May
Creative knockouts - friendship - 10 May
SOuthern girls - atg - 9 May
a2zscrapbooking - may flowers - 1 June
Simon says stamp - birthday 9 May

A 60th card.

A work colleague friend is turning 60! 

She loves her garden, so I thought the lovely image,

"Three cactus in pots" was a great image to use, from Patties Creations. 

The theme of our challenge this month is "birthdays."

This was a great image to colour with my promarkers and other alcohol pens.

I backed the image on a piece of patterned card

and used diecuts for the words and numbers. 

A little faux stitching and embossing finished the edges of this card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Catch the bug - atg - 12 May
Crafty friends - use more than one die - 12 May
Crafty Catz - atg - 10 May
Creative fingers - atg - 20 May
Crafts galore encore - atg - 1 June
Simon says stamp - birthday - 9 May

Birds

I have joined in with team D this week, over at 

The Colour Crazy Challenge

A day for daisies is the sponsor 

and I used the image "afternoon snack."

I used my promarkers and alcohol pens to colour the image, 

stamped the tree branch and flowers

and added some teeny diecut flowers over the top.

I chalked a sky background on the tag and ran an embossing folder

through my bigshot to create a textured background.

I may add a sentiment to this card, but haven't chosen it yet. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - atg- 19 April

Creative fingers - atg - 19 April

Jo's Scrap shack - atg - 23 April

Creative knockouts - spring is on the way - 18 April

Southern girls - frame it - 18 April

Lilies

At the Colour Crazy Challenge, we are being sponsored by

Fred She Said. 

I love this image - called Calla Lilies.

This image is so lovely to colour; I used my promarkers

 and other alcohol pens.

I hand-wrote the sentiment  and drew

a few extra stalk ends beneath the sentiment.

The edges were inked and embossed and I finished off with two cuttlebug die-cut corners.

I am pleased with this simple and effective sympathy card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
A gem of a challenge - atg - April 13
Creative fingers - atg - April 21
Jos scrap shack - atg - April 18
Cardz 4 galz - flora or fauna - April 12
Crafting with an attitude - atg - May 1

Poppies.

At Patties Creations this month,

we are challenging you to make card with hand-coloured "flowers".

I chose to use Patties Poppies - a gorgeous image to colour!

I teamed the image with black and white paper, polka dot paper

and a few hints of red here n there, on a diecut shape. 

(Including the diecut "love" word.)

The whole thing was then backed onto an embossed piece.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

A gem of a challenge - atg - Apri1 13 

Di's digi challenge - show or add texture (embossed backing) - April 20

Crafty Catz - use your dies - April 13

Creative fingers - atg - April 21

Jos scrap shack - atg - April 18

Cardz 4 galz - flora or fauna - April 12

Crafting with an attitude - atg - May 1

Unicorn for a 4 year old.

The Paper Shelter are our sponsors this week at the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge. 

I thought this image would work perfectly for a card for my friend's

 little girl, who is turning 4 soon....

"Unicornmania."

I glittered her name and age and the unicorns mane and tail. 

The sentiment was done on the computer. 

The backing paper was a freebie from a paper pack in a magazine, yonks ago. 

I coloured the image with my alcohol markers. 

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

Jo's scrap shack - atg - 20 March
QKR Stampede - atg - 16 March
CCC Digis - for the girls - 1 April
Pearly sparkles - make it girlie -  31 March

Babies, babies, babies!

The theme for our challenge at Patties Creations this month, is:

Babies, babies, babies!

I was so pleased to work with the "baby shoes" images...

you get to sets of shoes in the set...

Both cards were made in pretty much the same way...

Spotty and gingham card, inked around the edges.

The shoes were coloured with my promarkers.

I added a tag , on which I will put either a babies name, or maybe the word "welcome."

Hanging from the tag is a little star charm. I forgot I had these, 

until I was rooting through some little draws and found them!
I like making cards with many layers and papers on -
especially when you find papers that work really well together - like the ones I used here! 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
QKR Stampede - atg - 16 March
Love to craft - atg - 1 April
Scribbles designs - 3 or more layers - 16 March
As you like it - lots of / single ;layer and why - 14 March

This pink card was made in much the same way. This time I added a "frilly" 

looking punched border, for a bit of extra girly-ness. 

The tag will be used for the little girls name or the word "welcome"

and I added a heart charm to this tag.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Jo's scrap shack - atg - 20 March
CCC digis - for the girls - 1 April
Pearly sparkles - Make it girlie - 31 March
Cardz 4 gals - oh, pretty baby - 15 March

Birthday Wishes

Polkadoodles is our sponsor this week, at the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge...

I used the super -cute image, "Winnie Celebrations 1" ...

I love the red / grey combo and decide that would be my colour scheme

for this card.

The patterns papers seemed to work well together

and I die-cut a fancy square to sit my stamped sentiment on.

I coloured the image with my alcohol markers.. and realised that I might need more, 

as some are beginning to run out! 

Some embosssed lines and edge inking finished off this card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges: 

A bit more time to craft - atg - 15 Feb
Crafty hazelnuts - patterned paper - 1 March
Dies R us - use a die (fancy heart, on which sentiment is stamped on) - 15 Feb
Let's create - atg - 1 March
Pink Gem - atg - 15 Feb
Crafty friends - atg - 22 Feb
Creative fingers - atg -25 Feb
Polkadoodles - atg -15 Feb

Valentines

Pattie has a new digi stamp in her shop ...

"Heart Wreath with bow."

I snaffled this immediately, and used it to make a Valentines day

card for my Hubby.

Straight away, I decided that some of the hearts could be leaves...

so added a few stalks and coloured them (with my alcohol pens) as leaves. 

I coloured the red hearts so that they would look chunky, 

with a highlight. 

The intricate heart inside the wreath, is cut from  die I just bought!

Such a bargain... it only cost £1.50 from The Works.

It cuts like a dream and I couldn't believe it

when it fit perfectly inside the image I had already coloured!

I cut it in the same colour as the card.

The word "love" is actually a beautifully cut piece of wood. 

They were a bargain too...I think I got 25 in the pack, for £1! 

Wish I could remember where I got them, as I would be tempted to get more. 

I didn't want to put too much more onto this card, as it has been made for my hubby

and thought he wont want to too fussy or fancy.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting from the heart - atg - 18 Feb

Lil patch of crafty friends - atg  - 17 Feb

Die cut divas - love is in the air - 1 March

Dies r us - use red - 14 Feb

Love to craft - atg - 1 March

Sheepski designs - all you need is love - 15 Feb