Card for a male - or a female!

As soon as I saw this image, I knew which "backing paper" I wanted to add to it...

Over at Glitter n Sparkle, this weeks challenge is "bright and funky colours."

It was difficult to make the image any brighter than I did, but I added a page from an old 

AA map behind the image, and a green border...that is slightly pearlised.  

I thought - if I was to make this again, I would seek out a page that would fit with where

the recipient lives or is moving to.

I added some jute twine to keep it quite neutral...so could be a card for a male or a female. 

The sentiment comes from "pink petticoat". 

The image is "atlas and globe" from Sentimental Susan.

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

Natalie and amy - love is all around - 27 Feb

A creative romance - a little sentimental - 28 Feb

Craft for the craic - heart - 1 March

Creative corner - a little bit - 1 March

Papercrafting journey - love is in the air - 26 Feb

Sisterhood of crafters - love - 25 Feb

Whimsy stamps challenge - love is in the air - 11 March

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 26 Feb

Fan-tastic tuesday - happy and bright - 25 Feb

One for a man...

I made this recently, for a friend who is a head teacher...

Its half term at the o, and I think he could definitely do with a rest!

 

I used promarkers to colour this Bugaboo image

and tried to keep in with the colours of the childrens school uniform.

The backing paper is from a paper stack I bought last week at the range (for £2 !!)

I embossed the edge of the image - wanted to keep this card CAS.

The sentiment is from craftwork cards.

 

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

Crafty little fairies - one for the boys - 25 Feb

Sassy studio - its raining men - 27 Feb

Cardz for guys - CAS - 24 Feb

Artistic inspirations - anything goes / masculine - 24 Feb

Crafty bloggers - all about the boys - 1 March

Melonheadz - for the boys - 2 March

CAS on  sunday - masculine - 1 March

Less is more - masculine - 22 Feb



A friends daughters 18th

I was asked to make a card for a friends daughters birthday.

I saw a pic of the cake she is getting, and based the card on the cake.

 

The cake is fushia and black in colour...with a shoe on the top.

This shoe actually comes from a piece of wrapping paper!

I backed it on card to give it some strength.

The fushia papers are form pink petticoat - and are "bubblegum" colour.

The flowers are dovecraft blooms.

I generated the sentiment straight onto the card, with my pc.

A few gems and MS butterflies finished the card off.

My friend almost cried (with joy!) when she saw the card -

 she was so impressed I had remembered what

the cake looked like, and made this in the same colours.

Phew!

 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty sentiments - anything goes - 25 Feb

Creative card crew - KISS - 25 Feb

Try it on Tuesday  - use some writing / sentiment - 3 March

Crafting from the heart - anything goes /use flowers - 3 March

Craft your passion - girly girly - 25 Feb

Make it Monday - anything goes - 25 Feb
Milk coffee - girly - 27 Feb



Sketch challenge

Over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, we are having a sketch challenge....

and I got this Cowgirl angel image, by Eureka.

I used my watercolour pencils to colour it subtley,

handcut the corners, inked and added "studs" with a brown pen.

The cacti is a digi image and the fab gingham papers came free with a magazine a loooong time ago! 

Thanks for looking and any comments you might leave.

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

Doodle pantry - any digi - 24 Feb
Craftitude - anything goes - 21 Feb
4 crafty girlz - anything goes - 20 Feb
Through the craft room door - anything goes - 17 Feb

Valentines...

This weeks challenge, over at Glitter n Sparkle, is...

"Use RED!" 

a great challenge, so close to valentines day!

The image I got is this one...  from Bugaboo. 

(The sentiment comes with the image too, I drew a little frame around it, too look like the letter has just been taken out of the envelope.)

I didn't want to make this too girly...

so used a backing paper from the docrafts "ahoy" papers. 

I punched the hearts and added some faux stitching around them,

aswell as faux stitching around the edges.

Image coloured with promarkers. 

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

Digi galore - valentine - 14 Feb

Feeling crafty - dies / punches - 28 Feb

Cupboard trilogy - love - 25 Feb

Brown sugar - valentines - 13 Feb

Craftitude - valentines - 20 Feb

Delicious doodles - love - 13 Feb

Digi haven - valentines - 13 Feb

Cute card thursday - lots of love - 12 Feb

Milk coffee - valentine - 12 Feb

Little red wagon - valentines - 12 Feb

Paper pretties - valentines - 12 Feb

Artistic inspirations - anything goes / hearts - 10 Feb

Crafting from the heart - anyhting goes / use red - 16 Feb

Lexis creations - valentines / love - 15 Feb

Whoopsi daisy - love - 9 Feb

Buttons...

Here's Jenna - from the Stamping Chef - who is the image on my "add buttons"

card for Glitter n Sparkle, this week.

 

I coloured her with promarkers

and watercolour pencils, added a docrafts flower, with a button centre,

a craftwork cards handbag sentiment -

and some little teeny digi images, to go with the sentiment...all about shopping!

Extra buttons in the corners finished this card,

along with the faux stitching around the edges of the card, backing paper and image.

 

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

 

Crafty catz - anything goes - 6 Feb

Simply create too - for a female - 13 Feb

Sister act  - anything goes - 6 Feb

Add a little dazzle - anything goes - 5 Feb

Crafting for all seasons - for the girls - 3 Feb

Pennys challenges - spots n dots - 4 Feb

Wordart Wednesday - anything goes - 5 Feb

Part time Tuesday - anything goes - 5 Feb

Though the craft room door - anything goes - 4 Feb

Craft your passion - spots n stripes - 4 Feb

My craft spot - polka dots - 3 Feb



Bling it up!

I'm not realy a "bling " person,

but over at Glitter n sparkle ... that is this weeks challenge -

and I hope I rose to the challenge! x

I got this cute rag doll with a quilt image from QKR Stampede

and immediately saw red gingham paper with it! 

I used kraft card and embossed the edge. 

I used a martha stewart punched lacy border along the bottom...and LOTS of bling! 

(the gems in the senterof the hearts, the dolls dress is coloured with a red glittery pen, 

the white border had a little glittery-blingy border just below the top,

with a teeny bling flower to the left hand side. 

Oh, and there's a little red bling gem on each of the white flower centres.)

I finished off, with a little black faux stitching around the red gingham edge.

Also, 2 Martha Stewart punched butterflies...made with a slightly sparkly card.

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

Digitally sweet - anything goes - 31 Jan

Cards galore - anything goes - 30 Jan

4 crafty girls - anything goes - 6 Feb

Cut card thursday - so sweet - 29 Jan

Add a little dazzle - red - 29 Jan

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 28 Jan

Make my monday - kraft card  - 27 Jan

Whoopsi daisy - bingo - digi, sentiment, embossing - 26 Jan

I'm quite pleased with how this one came out...

this was a bit last minute. 

I used a digi paper (which, I hope, resembles bubbles / water)
and this cute image from QKR Stampede.
I handcut the circles - and the matting around them...it took a while!
and free hand cut the little silver bubbles.
The image is coloured with a mix of watercolour pencils and promarkers....
I love using both.
Finally, I added a ribbon along the punched white border.
Again, it took me a while to choose this sentiment...

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

Delicious doodles - use a ribbon - 30 Jan

Sister act - anything goes - 31 Jan

Card and scrap - use bling - 1 Feb

Lia Stampz - colour challenge - 31 Jan

Aud sentiments - any sentiment - 28 Jan

C.R.A.F.T - colour combo -  30 Jan

Digi stamps for joy - add real ribbon - 6 Feb

The paper shelter - digi image and sentiment - 29 Jan

Wordart wednesdays - anything goes - 29 Jan

Craft room - all things waterbased - 3 Feb

Artistic inspirations - anything goes / use ribbon - 27 Jan

Something a bit different for me...

Over at Glitter n Sparkle this week,  the challenge is to use real or faux stitching.

I got this fab image to play with, from Sassy Studios...called Army Honey.

The backing papers are all digi papers I have had a loong time.

(The flower is digi too!)

I've never had the chance to use it before, but knew it would be just right for with this image.

The thing that took the longest about this card, was 

deciding which sentiment I would have on it.

I knew it wasn't going to be a regular birthday card, and wanted

something a bit different...and to fit with the image. 

The flower is decoupaged with a little glossy accents and 

Sassy's helmet, vest and pants are paper pieced.

Her skin tones and boots coloured with promarkers and her

hair is coloured with watercolour pencils. 

I drew on the faux stitching.

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

Brown Sugar - anything goes - 23 Jan

Digitally sweet - anything goes - 23 Jan

Fussy and fancy - monochromatic - 23 Jan

Patties creations - stitching, faux or real - 23 Jan

Totally papercrafts - paper piecing - 24 Jan

Aud sentiments - any sentiment - 29 Jan

Milk coffee - monochromatic - 30 Jan

Crafting by design - anything goes - 25 Jan

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 23 Jan

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 21 Jan

Craft your passion - cool colours - 20 Jan

Crazy challenge - cards for men - 19 Jan

Dream valley challenges - boys, men - 24 Jan

Pink Gem - one for the boys - 31 Jan

Digi galore - monochrome - 31 Jan

My sheri crafts - use a digi image - 8 Feb

Polkadoodles - one for the boys - 23 Jan
One stitch at a time - use a digi - 25 Jan
Country view - monochrome - 31 Jan

Another cute digi...

From Di's digi designs...

I just couldn't resist this little fella...

he was my first choice in all the digis!
I won him just last week and this is his first outing!

I loved colouring him in with my watercolour pencils.

I added glossy accents to his nose and the flower middles.

I embossed the edge and matted onto lilac card.

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

 

Savvy handmade cards - furry friends - 28 Jan

Sister act - anything goes - 23 Jan

Crafting by design - flowers flowers flowers! - 22 Jan

Artistic inspiration - anything goes, feminine - 20 Jan

Crafty cardmakers - bears - 19 Jan

Robyns fetish - no patterned paper - 18 Jan

Suzi bees - cute n sweet  - 18 Jan

Addicted to CAS - something new - 31 Jan

Hiding in my craft room - CAS - HIMCR133 - 25 Jan

Yeah!! I won some digi images...

.. from Di's digi downloads!!!

I haven't won anything before, 

and was delighted when i realised i had won a top 3 spot 

and a voucher for some of di's gorgeous images!

Thank Di!!!

One of my first choices was this little darlin' ...

'Sprinkles'

As soon as I saw him, I knew he would be loved by my friend Helen,

whose birthday is in a few weeks time. 

I p[rinted him straight onto the card before colouring him in my watercolour pencils and 

the balloon is smothered in glossy accents. 

(although this doesn't show up on the photo)

I am working on cards with the other images I won from Di and will

show them soon...

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

Sister act - anything goes - 16 Jan

Sweet pea stampers - anything goes - 16 Jan

Crafting for all seasons - all things bright and beautiful - 19 Jan

Fab n funky - lets celebrate - 13 Jan

Divas by design - lets celebrate - 13 Jan

Melonheadz friends - birthday - 19 Jan

Pile it on - holidays / celebrations - 18 Jan

Robyns fetish - no pattered paper. just card stock. - 18 Jan

Dis digi designs - celebration - 18 Jan

Suzi bees - cute and sweet - 18 Jan

Mermaid couple

This weeks challenge, at Glitter n Sparkle - is a BINGO challenge...

Look at the bingo board on the blog and pick a line...

I picked the .. "diecut / digi image / buttons"  line.

My image this week, was 'Mermaid couple' from Stitchy stamps.

I loved playing with this image!

I used my watercolour pencils to colour the image and 

added a few extra (hand cut out) bubbles and a little splash!

I used a dovecrafts die to cut the shape round the image, then

my fanciful flourish die for the swirls.

The 'seaweed' is punched with a Martha Stewart punch.

I rooted around in my stash to find some papers in the colour I wanted...

and came up with these papers. ( My fave colour at the mo...

I recently decorated one of my craft room walls is this colour!!)

I think these were the first 12 x 12 papers I bought!

Docrafts papers, but I can't remember the name of them.

The buttons are also form the docrafts range.

I chose not to put a sentiment on this card  -

I couldn't quite decide what to put!  :)

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

Wags n Whiskers - anything goes - 23 Jan

Digitally sweet - anything goes - 17 Jan

Daring cardmakers - colour inspiration - 17 Jan

As you like it - fave colour - 14 Jan

My heart pieces - anything goes - 23 Jan

DRS designs - boys and girls - 15 Jan

Delightful sketches - use patterned paper - 17 Jan

Paper pretties - buttons - 14 Jan

Country view - monochromatic - 31 Jan

Lia stampz - monochrome - 15 Jan

Crafty hazelnuts - patterned paper - 31 Jan

Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes - 14 Jan

Through the craft room door GDT - anything goes - 14 Jan

Lexis creations - anything goes - 18 Jan

My craft creations - anything goes - 18 Jan

Fussy and fancy - monochrome - 23 Jan

Such a gorgeous image - I made 2!!

 

Well, I got this adorable image from Digi Darla for the Glitter N Sparkle challenge (66) this week...

(anything goes!) and I was so inspired by it, I made 2 cards!

 

 So, for the first card, I immediately hunted through my papers to find something

with red flowers on - I wanted red flowers! Could I find anything? NO!

Typical!

So, I took a dovecrafts backing paper...from the "tea party" set (I think)

and I used my red promarker to colour all the little pink flowers, red! Hurrah! :)

I was really pleased with how it came out.

I coloured the image with my watercolour pencils

and added a sentiment form Pink Petticoat - "simply delightful" range.

I added a little glitter to all the daisies on the backing paper

and some MS punched butterflies...think they are becoming my signature! :)

 

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



Allsorts challenge - free and easy - 10 Jan

Charisma cards - birthday - 15 Jan.

Cute card Thursday - banish the blues - 9 Jan

Milk coffee - celebrations - 15 Jan

The paper shelter - anything goes - 8 Jan

Cards galore encore - anything goes - 30 Jan

Fairies challenge - flowers and lace - 15 Jan

Memas crafts - BINGO (digi, punch, pearls) - 30 Jan

Natalie and Amy - one for the girlies - 30 Jan

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 17 Jan

 





This paper comes from "My Minds eye" - a freebie set of papers, that I

actually won, online!

The swirly leaf is a Marianne diecut - with punched flowers and butterflies.

There are little specks of glitter here n there, but the

camera didn't pick them up too well.

 

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

Digitally sweet - anything goes - 10 Jan 

C.R.A.F.T  -anything goes - 9 Jan 

Crafters café - animal friends - 8 Jan 

Creative moments - anything goes - 15 Jan

Digi stamps for joy - anything goes - 7 Jan

Animal friends - punches and dies - 31 Jan

Digi galore - girly - 15 Jan

Kreative - anything goes - 14 Jan

Seema - anything goes - 31 Jan

Crafty sentiments- birthdays - 7 Jan

613 Ave  - anything goes - 15 Jan

Alicraft - anything goes - 30 Jan



A Christmas wedding - and a first christmas together!

I had the honour of attending a Christmas wedding last week...

 

...and it looked stunning!

The Christmas tree with all its twinkling lights,

looked beautiful at the front of the church -

even though the branches of the trees outside, were rapping on the church windows,

on the windiest day of the year! :)

I used my new(ish) docrafts embossing folder, which is my fave at the mo!

Computer generated sentiment.

Martha Stewart punched butterflies and snowflakes.

Organza ribbon with heart buckle.

(and a bit of glittering, here and there!)
 

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

Little red wagon - new beginnings - 8 Jan (a new beginning as Mr & Mrs!!)

Wordart Wednesday - anything goes - 7 Jan

Creative card crew - anything goes - 12 Jan

Creative craft - anything goes - 15 Jan

Ladybug Crafts - CAS - 3 Feb

Through the craftroom door - anything goes - 7 Jan

Artistic Inspirations - anything goes - 5 Jan

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 5 Jan

Digi sketch - (T) pearls and ribbons - 5 Jan

Whoopsi daisy - celebrations - 5 Jan

Chocolate coffee & cards - new beginnings - 9 Jan

                                                                                                            

 

I was commissioned to make this card, for the daughter of a friend at work.

Amy and Tom were to have their first Christmas together, as a couple,

and so Amy wanted a really special card - and asked me to make it!

What a compliment! :)

I used my new fave embossing folder again 

and some digi images, which I have had for yonks (and don't use as often as I should!)

grouped together, some straight onto the card and some on foam pads

(behind these, I placed a Martha Stewart punched snowflake).

I handcut the holly , which hangs from the ribbon.

A bit of glitter and glossy accents here and there, finished this card.

Amy was thrilled...Tom too, I believe! xx

 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting by design - anything goes - 25 Jan

Creative moments - anything goes - 14 Jan

A little bit crafty - celebrate! - 28 Jan

Crafty Hazelnuts - anything goes, Christmas - 31 Jan

Doodle pantry - any digi goes - 25 Jan

Crafting café - anything goes - 31 Jan

Clear it out - warm fuzzies. use something textured - 7 Jan

Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas - 7 Jan

Wags n Whiskers - Christmas - 9 Jan

 



Glitter n Sparkle - challenge 65

...this week is to use your fave digi...

we were given the option of our fave, from: 

Lacy Sunshine, QKR Stampede or Di's Digi Downloads.

I haven't been on the design team for Glitter n Sparkle very long, 

but I knew straight away - my favourite is this, from Lacy Sunshine.....

...called Emilys windy day.

I just haven't had the time this week, to create a new card

with this image, so I hope you can forgive me for 

resubmiting a card I have already shown.

(But I do love this card)

I'm even a bit late in putting up this post! 

I guess that's just life, at this time of year - 

so much going on! 

Thanks for looking and any comments you may leave. x

I would like to enter this into the following challenge -
Digitally sweet - anything goes: Lacy sunshine - 2 Jan

My special cards...

The ones I made for my Mum & Dad, Sister and her family

and my In-laws.

 

This is my Mum & Dads card.

its an a5 card, computer generated sentiment,

and I found the image on my pc...have had it years...possibly from pc crafter?

Anyway - I decoupaged some of it, used some

glittery stickles and glossy accents.

The snowflakes come form  Martha Stewart border punch,

which I chopped up separately and added some glitter too.

 

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

Creative belli - Christmas - 2 Jan

Feeling crafty - Christmas - 2 Jan

Crafty boots - snow and sparkles - 5 Jan

Shabby tea room - a few of my favourite winter things - 30 Dec

Craftitude - anything goes - Christmas sparkle - 10 Jan

 

 This card was for my sister, her partner and their children.

I chopped a Martha stewart punched snowflake

in half and fit one half, either side of the image,

which is a little glittered and glossy accented!

I found the sentiment on the internet and played about with the fonts,

to get it looking like that.... I can't believe I only finished these 3 cards on Christmas eve!

 I won't leave it that late next year!

 

I would like to enter his into the following challenges -

C is for challenge - modern Christmas - 6 Jan

Crafty Hazlenuts - last minute card - 27 Dec



 Finally, I made this card for my In-laws.

I thought the image was sooo cute!

Are they hugging, or having a dance? lol! ;)

The snowflakes were cut apart form the Martha Stewart border punch

and glittered for a frosty-feel.

(although I don't think you can see this on the pic)

 

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

Whimsie doodles - photo inspiration - 13 Jan

Ladybug crafts - keep it clean and simple -5 Feb

Card mania - winter wonderland - 28 Dec

Cutie pie  - cute, only snowmen allowed! - 4 Jan

 

Challenge 63 - my fair lady!

When I got this image, I thought, "I know who I want to make a card with this one, for!"

My sister in law just loves all the old musicals, and with this image being " my fair lady" (by Sassy Studios) 

and with her having a christmas birthday... perfect!

(I have just come to the end of  all my christmas cards...finally!)

The challenge was to "use non traditional christmas colours. "

I think these colours look so pretty together - 

I paper pieced the dress, hat and umberella...which took aaaages, 

and I hope it was worth it! lol..  x

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

Di's digi designs - christmas - 4 Jan.

Graph'it markers - pink with a pattern - 29 Dec.

Left of centre - christmas -  1 Jan

Polkadoodles studio - anything goes ./ christmas birthday - 29 Dec

Sister act - anything goes - 10 Jan

Totally papercrafts - christmas using non traditional colours - 31 Dec

Yns- inspiration from blog...snowflake pic - 31 Dec.

Delightful sketches - celebrate! - 2 Jan

Craft all day - winter - 31 Dec

Digi galore - anything goes - 31 Dec
Lady bug crafts - christmas / winter - 31 Dec
Stempelgarten - christmas in non typical colours - 31 Dec
Flat friends - colour combo - 31 Dec
Crafty creations - anything goes - 8 Jan
Lil red wagon - non traditional christmas colours - 25 Dec
Pinspirational - photo inspiration - 23 Dec

Traditional Christmas colours

...That's what the theme is this week, over at Glitter n Sparkle blog challenge!

 

 

I got this lovely floppy Latte image - toy stocking

and I tried to make it look like it was made of velvet...

not sure I did a good job at that! lol! nevermind :)

I used my docrafts brick embossing folder, behind,

inking the edges and the bricks to give them depth.

Finally, I tied a thin green ribbon into a bow to add

to the front of the stocking.

 

I will be uploading more of my deisgns for my Christmas cards, soon...

I can't believe how busy I have been recently..

and as this is the last week of school, I think this week will be a busy one too!

xx



Winter wishes

This card is for challenge 62 over at Glitter n Sparkle...

"Winter wishes" by stampin chef. 

I've had such a mad and busy week, 

that this card was VERY last minute! 

I ended up using docrafts blue christmas papers and my

memory box snowflake border die, along with the lovely winter wishes image.

I cut some baubles form the remaining bit of paper, to 'hang'

and added a sentiment bauble form craftwork cards.

The image was coloured with my watercolour pencils.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Digi design - non traditional colours - Dec 20
Crafty Hands - seasons greetings or winter theme - Dec 19
Digi Haven - Christmas - Dec 19
C.R.A.F.T challenge - Christmas - Dec 11
Milk Coffee - non traditional colours - Dec 18
Creative Craft - Non traditional colours - Dec 9
Ladybug crafts - blue and white - Dec 9
Totally papercrafts - non traditional christmas colours - Dec 20

Better late than never...

This is my card for challenge 61 - over at Glitter n Sparkle... add some glitter n sparkle!

 

I'm a bit late showing this one on my blog... sorry!

It's been a strange (but nice!) weekend...

we had a power cut and so had candles and tea-lights on,

with a little blast from the fire to keep us warm.

It was really lovely, especially when we decided to put the

tree up while we had all candlelight and firelight.

Very lovely!

Anyway - I digress...

This card is made using the reindeer image and sentiment

from QKR Stampede. So cute!

I glittered his antlers, his bells and a teeny bit of glitter on

each snowflake in the background.

The backing papers are docrafts papers.

Thanks for looking and any comments you might leave! x



Another Christmas card - thanks to the challenge blog!

Luckily, over at Glitter n Sparkle, I had another Christmassy challenge... show some snow

I got the image of Mary Sanderson...

She is a witch, in the Hocus Pocus film!

The challenge was to "show some snow" so I (hope) I made her 

look quite different.

I embossed the background and added a digi stamp sentiment.

I also found some sparkle varnish in my christmas stash

(which I bought years ago in Canada) 

and painted it on the embossed snowflakes, with the teeeniest of paintbrushes!

A little sparkly gem finished off each snowflake

and a length of sheer ribbon, tied along the bottom. 

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

Delicious Doodles - no designer paper - 28 Nov

Digitally sweet - anything goes...digi  - 28 Nov

Totally Papercrafts - add a bow - 28 Nov

Creative knockouts - snowflakes - 28 Nov

Little miss muffet - it'll be all white on the night - 3 Dec

ABC Challenge - winter wishes - 26 Nov

Flourishes timeless tuesday - winter scene - 25 Nov

Stamps and fun - digistamp - 25 Nov