Another "sassy" card

Here's the second card I made for this weeks "sassy" challenge over at Glitter n Sparkle...

The image is "Cameo 7" from Fitztown.

I really loved colouring her. 

This one came together quite easily, using a 6 x 6 paper from a pack

I bought in "the works". 

The strip across the middle, is from an offcut of a friends old wallpaper!

The butterflies are Martha Stewarts punched butterflies.

You can't see so well on the pic, but there are bits of gold glitter in the rose in her hair. 

The sentiment took the longest time to come up with.

I thought she was looking quite thoughtful, and hopefully, I have

managed to make this card quite humorous, with the addition of the sentiment.

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

Crafting at the weekend - anything goes - 27 Sept
Sister act - anything goes - 5 Sept
Creative corner - anything goes - 5 Sept
Suzy Bee's - anything goes - 6 Sept
4 crafty girls - anything goes - 6 Sept
Through the craft room door - anything goes - 8 Sept
Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 31 Aug
Tuesday throwdown - anything goes - 2 Sept

Card 1 for this weeks challenge...

"Kitty in window" from Inky Impressions

was the image I was given to use on this card, for our "sassy" challenge 

- which I found really difficult! 

I decided to keep it quite simple, and make it just the right size to fit on a 6 x 6 card.

There's quite a lot to colour on this image,

but I really enjoyed it! (using my promarkers and mirage pens)

This card brings my fave things together... cats and chocolate! 

The sentiment reads... "chocolate is the answer... who cares what the question is?"

How true! 

I embossed a clean and simple line all around the image. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Hiding in my craft room - freestyle - 6 Sept
Di's digis - all about animals - 12 Sept
Fussy n Fancy - pets - 4 Sept
Brown sugar - anything goes - 4 Sept
Cute card thursday - anything goes - 3 Sept
Whoopsi Daisy - girly - 31 Aug
The Crazy challenge - cute little animals - 31 Aug
Crafty sentiments - animals - 1 Sept

Butterfly themed card number 2

This is the second card I made with the "butterfly" theme at Glitter n Sparkle.

I thought I'd go a bit more C.A.S...

The image was lovely to colour - Lizabeth butterfly kisses from Lacy Sunshine.

I decided this was such a lovely image, I would keep it quite simple.

After colouring the image, with my promarkers and mirage pens,

I only added another 2 butterflies and a sentiment.

I matted the whole thing on a lavender backing paper

and embossed a simple, clean line around it all.

I made the sentiment with different fonts, on the pc.

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

Creative corner - girly - 29 Aug
My heart pieces - use a digistamp - 21 Sept
4 Crafty Girls - anything goes - 6 Sept
Addicted to stamps - CAS  26 Aug
Crafters cafe - square cards - 27 Aug
Word art wednesday - anything goes - 27 Aug
Ladybugs craft ink - CAS  - 1 Sept
613 Ave - anything goes - 31 Aug

Oh, I love this challenge!

What a brilliant challenge this week over at Glitter n Sparkle - 

add some butterflies!

Oh, so simple for me...I add butterflies to most of my cards! (just love 'em!)

I also got the chance to make 2 cards with this theme and

this is the first one... (ps... I also love ladybirds!!)

Image is "Ladybird Butterfly" from Bugaboo.

Sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.

Coloured with my promarkers and mirage pens. 

The backing paper is from a "paper cellar" pack of 6 x 6 papers.

The swirly leaf is a marianne die

and I punched out the red flowers and added a black or white diecut centre

with a gem, to finish, I added dots with my white sakura pen - 

all around the edges of the flowers,

and dotted black round other areas.

I was quite pleased with how this turned out. 

Think the flowers are my favourite bit.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Fussy and fancy - pets/ fave animals - 5 Sept
Sister act - anything goes - 29 Aug
Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 26 Aug
Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 24 Aug
My besties UK - anything goes - 25 Aug
The crazy challenge - cute little animals -31 Aug

A bit of a dreamer

I just love this image - Suzette, from the Stamping Chef. 

The challenge over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, is to "add some metal".

I've been looking for an excuse to use that metal butterlfy, since I bought at 

at a craft show last year!

I used glossy accents to stick it to the card...

have never used that as a glue before, but it worked really well.

I coloured Suzette (which aso comes with the butterflies too) 

with my Promarkers and mirage pens. 

The paper along the side was an offcut from a paper pack.

(There's also an embossed offcut piece behind the image, too)

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat... and it's so true!

The bubbles were a very last min thing... 

I had some bubbles left over from a card I had just made for some friends,

and thought a couple would sit beautifully on this card... it looks so dreamy!

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

Cards galore encore - anything goes - 31 Aug
Bearly mine - anything goes - 30 Aug
Brown sugar - anything goes - 21 Aug
Sister act - anything goes - 22 Aug
4 crafty girls - anything goes - 22 Aug
Kraftin Kimmie - anything goes - 20 Aug
Crafty sentiments- anything goes - 18 Aug
Pinspirational - anything goes - 19 Aug

Whoopsi daisy - fussy cutting- 17 Aug

Yey!! My friends are pregnant!

How overjoyed am I?!

So, I quickly set about making them this card...

I won this fab image a little while ago, from "Make it Crafty"

and knew it was the perfect time to use it.

I made a word cloud, in a heart shape, on Tagul 

and fussy cut the image (which I had coloured with promarkers / mirage pens)

and raised it slightly on 1mm foam.

I just got a phonecall from Andrew (dad to be)...they loved it....

and are going to frame it!!! :) :) :)

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

Crafty sentiments - anything goes - 19 Aug

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 19 Aug

Ladybug crafts - CAS - 31 Aug

Pinspirational - anything goes - 19 Aug

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 18 Aug

Lexis creations - (anniversary or) special occassion - 17 Aug

Whoopsi daisy - fussy cutting - 17 Aug

The squirrel and the fox - anything goes - 22 Aug

Through the purple haze -anything goes -  17 Aug

Hiding in my craft room - KISS - 16 Aug

Doodle pantry - any digi goes - 25 Aug

Crafts 4 eternity - anything goes - 15 Aug

Sister act - anything goes - 15 Aug

C.R.A.F.T - well done / congratulations - 13 Aug

Wedding card

It's wedding season!!

(And that's just the theme for this weeks Glitter n Sparkle blog challenge!)

The backing paper came from a set I bought in 'The Works' for 99p.

I die-cut the window and shutters... 

slap my wrists, I had forgotten I had those dies! 

The image is such a cutie...'Wedding Amy' from Crafty Sentiments.

I glittered her veil and little parts of her dress, to add some sparkle. 

A craftwork cards sentiment, a diecut precious heart and 

MS punched butterflies finished this card.

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

Crafts 4 eternity - anything goes - 15 Aug

4 crafty girls - anything goes - 20 Aug

Milk Coffee - use 2 or more diecuts - 15 Aug

A song in your heart - best day of my life - 19 Aug

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 12 Aug

Crazy challenge - love and marriage - 18 Aug

Today is....

Our 9th wedding anniversary.

I have made my wonderful husband, this card.

I tried not to go too fussy - he doesn't do fuss! 

The image is a gorgeous one from Di's digi downloads.

It's the first time I have printed off and coloured it. 

I bought the stamp in Canada - well, just across the border,

in Hobby Lobby, in the USA.

The papers are really old papers, from docrafts 'colossal collection' ...

years and years ago!

I think most of us bought these papers 'cos

they were such good value,

and most of us have loads of em left! hahaha..

I finished every edge with chalks... blue chalks around each edge of the papers

and I also chalked a background around the image, to give it some depth.

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

4 krafty girls - anything goes - 20 Aug

Chalk n stock - anything goes - 31 Aug

Delightful sketches - anything goes - 14 Aug

Hannah n friends - animals - 14 Aug

Crafting for all seasons - feature a creature - 18 Aug

Creative moments - anything goes - 12 Aug

Nutcrafters - anything goes - 20 Aug

Pennys paper crafty - anything goes - 13 Aug

Wonderful wednesday - anything goes - 12 Aug

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 13 Aug

Crafty sentiments - add a sentiment - 12 Aug

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 12 Aug

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 12 Aug

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 11 Aug

Digi makeover - anything goes - 11 Aug

Crazy challenge - love and marriage - 18 Aug

Crafting at the weekend - anything goes - 29 Aug

Bearly mine -anything goes - 29 Aug

Crafts galore encore - anything goes - 31 Aug

Flat friends - use a quote - 31 Aug

Lexis creations - anniversary - 16 Aug

Glitter n Sparkle it.

The challenge over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, is to add some glitter n sparkle!

The image (girls) is called 'Like totally 80's' from Fresh Brewed Designs.

I didn't have any neon bright colours, so printed off some paper in those colours

and paper-pieced every bit of the neon-ness they are wearing!! 

...it took aggges! hahah.

The backing paper came from the www. 

The glitterball, stereo and lava lamp were digi images I have on the pc. 

I find glitter very difficult to photograph...

but I used stickles icicle on all the white lines around the 'I 80's' and

the glitterball is covered with gold stickles, also there's

some on the brunettes top and leggins.

I handcut a few stars in the left over paper, to finish the card.

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

Robyns fetish - square or rectangle cards - 10 Aug

Crafting at the weekend - anything goes - 30 Aug

Sister act - anything goes - 7 Aug

Fantastic tuesday - square or rectangle - 21 Aug

Pinspirational - inspired by photo - 5 Aug

Anniversary card

It's my Mum and Dads anniversary today, so I made

them this card...

I got the stamp when we went to hobby lobby, over in the states, at Easter.

The backing paper is from a set of black n white papers

I bought, for £1.00 in 'the works'.

I love this paper... its so modern and 'fun'.

(I added the odd gem in places too) 

I punched the flowers with 3 different punches 

and added a black and white cat (memory box die cuts) along the bottom... 

they both love cats.

A couple of silver Martha Stewart punched

butterflies finished this card off.

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

As you like it - fave paper and why - 14 Aug

Digistamps 4 Joy - black and white - 5 Aug

Divas by design - anything goes - 6 Aug

Pennys paper crafty - anything goes - 6 Aug

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 6 Aug

Crafty sentiments - anything goes - 5 Aug

Die cuttin divas - anything goes - 4 Aug

Crafting form the heart - anything goes - 4 Aug

The crazy challenge - die cuts n punches - 3 Aug

613 Avenue - anything goes with sentiment - 3 Aug

Crafting at the weekend - anything goes - 29 Aug

A hedgehog lover...

A friend, who loves hedgehogs, had her birthday recently...

The image is from Penny black... sooo cute!

I embossed my newest folder and put it all on a pink background, 

then embossed a double line around it all.

I coloured the image with my promarkers and inked the edge 

of the image with soft chalk inks. 

The final finishing touch was a craftwork cards butterfly sentiment.

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

613 Avenue create - anything goes - 3 Aug

Suzy bee's - anything goes - 2 Aug

Crafty catz - anything goes - 1 Aug

Stamp sun - anything goes - 8 Aug

In the pink - animal antics - 7 Aug

Milk coffee - birthdays - 30 July

The crafters cafe - anything goes - 30 July

Fab n Funky - walk on the wildside - 6 Aug

Whimsy stamps - summertime - 6 Aug

Crafting from the heart - anything goes -  5 Aug

Use some purple!

The challenge this week, over at Glitter n Sparkle, is "use some purple."

I was given this really cute image from Bugaboo...

called 'Bug brat boy bugs.'

I loved colouring this image, as its a really cutie! 

I can't remember quite where the backing paper came from,

 but I matted all the papers and shapes, added a sentiment to the image,

coloured it with my promarkers and mirage pens and 

added a football (on 3d foam for depth) and a small 

memory box 'precious heart'.

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

Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes - 11 Aug 

Brown sugar - for the boys - 31 July

Sister act - anything goes - 1 Aug

Crafty girls - anything goes - 7 Aug

The paper shelter - anything goes - 6 Aug

Pennys papercrafty - anything goes - 29 July

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 11 Aug

A baby girl!

I was asked to make a card for the arrival of a baby girl, recently...

I used an image from Di's Digi Downloads... 

love the cute little sleepy mouse. 

I coloured with my promarkers and popped an embossed bit behind... 

from my new fave embossing folder, which I bought in Canada, over Easter.

The sentiment was printed directly onto the card, and a teeny ribbon placed along the bottom. 

edges were inked in pink to finish the card.

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

Scrappers delight - anything goes / cute n girly - 30 July

Pennys papercrafty - anything goes - 29 July

Wonderful wednesdays - anything goes -29 July

Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes - 29 July 

Crafty sentiments - hand coloured image - 28 July

Bearly mine - lets go digital - 29 July

That craft place - anything goes - 4 Aug

Suzy bees - anything goes - 26 July

A card for a friend who likes cats..and words!

A teacher friend had her birthday recently...

I work with her in the literacy lessons (top set) and 

she loves anything to do with words...so when I saw this phrase, 

I just knew she would love it!

(she did!)

I can't remember where I got the brick paper from..think it might be a download,

I have had it around for a long time. 

I cut the cat and gate on my craft robo 

(well, hubby did... I can only use it with the help of him yet!)

The butterflies are Martha Stewart punches.

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

Crafters cafe - anything goes - 30 July

The paper shelter - anything goes - 5 Aug

Pennys papercrafty - anything goes -29 July

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 29 July

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 29 July  

Animal friends - must use dog or cat - 31 July 

--Digi galore - use a digi / autumn- 1 Aug

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 28 July 

Crazy challenge - die cuts n punches - 3 Aug

Paper makeup - punches and dies - 28 July

Happy Birthday!

Over at 'Glitter n Sparkle' this week, 

the challenge is "happy birthday!"

and I got this cute image from The Stamping chef - Georgia the brave...

I coloured the image with my promarkers and mirage pens - I also

coloured the shield shape, which I hand-drew. 

I fussy cut "Georgia"... her hair was awkward in places! :)

I added some pick petticoat paper behind the shield, and matted it. 

Silver "studs" drawn with my silver pen, finished this off. 

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

Crafting at the weekend - anything goes - 26 July 

Sister act - anything goes - 25 July

Stamping boutique - fussy cut - 

Wags n whiskers - anything goes  - 25 July

4 krafty girls - anything goes - 23 July

Crafters cafe - birthday - 23 July

Pennys papercrafts - anything goes - 22 July

Sisterhood of crafters - birthday - 21 July

A girl who crafts - anything goes - 31 July

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 22 July

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 20 July

Cute!

I was so pleased to get this image for the challenge this week - 

'Sleep sweet little bug' from the Doodle Garden....and I got to play with my promarkers

and mirage pens again!! 

The challenge is ANYTHING GOES...

I spent ages deciding which backing paper to use...this one,

which I finally chose, is from a dovecrafts pack...its all greens and browns and garden-y.  :)

I punched the daisies and the butterflies. 

I already had the sentiment, as part of a digi pack about "beauty". 

I think the border is punched with a marths stewart punch - I bought

a bunch of ready punched borders on a car boot sale, last year!

(had kind of forgotten about them...ooops!)

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

Crafty Catz - flowers - 17 July

Creative fingers - anything goes / summer - 25 July

Wags n whiskers - anything goes - 25 July 

4 Krafty girls - anything goes - 24 July

Cute card thursday - pretty papers - 16 July

Divas by design - things with wings - 16 July 

Pennys paper crafts - anything goes - 15 July

Scrappers delight - anything goes / summertime - 15 July

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 16 July 

Crafty sentiments - anything goes - 14 July 

Deep ocean - add a sentiment - 13 July

Digi choosday - punches and or dies - 15 July

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 14 July

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 15 July

Try it on tuesday - colours of summer - 22 July

Cards galore encore - use a digi - 30 July

Crafting muskateers - summertime - 30 July

Digi galore - anything goes - 19 July

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 14 July

Cutie pie - must be cute! - 19 July

Colouring crazy - christmas colours - 25 July

Bring on the bling...

Over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, the challenge is to

"bling it up!"

and I "blinged" this Sassy studios image - Pirate Penny.

I coloured her with my promarkers and mirage alcohol pens

and fussy cut her...it took a while!!

I added some elements... skull and crossbones flags, compass and telescope,

and blinged with gold....the coins, the compass chain and the chain at the top.
I inked the edge of the "map" and chalked it a bit too, for depth.
(The bling looks a lot bling-ier in real life!!)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -
Brown sugar - anything goes - 10 July
Creative corner - outdoors - 11 July
Sister act - anything goes - 11 July
Thats crafty - beach / sea - 11 July
4 crafty girls - anything goes - 10 July
Word art wednesday - anything goes - 9 July
Cards Galore encore - use a digi stamp - 31 July
Sisters of craft - anything goes - 31 July
City crafter - lets go to the beach - 8 July
Crafty sentiments - no designer paper - 8 July
Fantastic tuesday - anything goes - 8 July
Through the craft room door - anything goes - 8 July
Tuesday throwdown - anything goes - 8 July

Babies / Children

This week, over at Glitter n Sparkle, the challenge is to make a card with the theme 

babies / children.

 My first card was made with an image from Bugaboo... "Boo Peek horse"

I coloured this image with soft colours with my promarker and mirage pens. 

I used a backing paper form the dovecraft "tea party" set. 

The banner along the middle is also a dovecrafts paper...from the pet collection.

In the corner, to finish off, I popped some cuttlebug diecut corners.

When / if I need to, there is room for me to add a name to this card, to personalise it.

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

Pink elephant - anything goes  - 7 July 

Whoopsi Daisy - pastel colours - 6 July

A gem of a challenge - for a baby / child - 4 July

Suzy bees bloomin challenge - anything goes - 5 July

Crafty Catz - anything goes - 3 July 

My second image this week, comes from Lacy Sunshine... "Freesia flower pot pretties"

Again, coloured with my promarkers and mirage pens. 

I used a marianne diecut and snipped and rearranged it, slightly.

The butterfly is diecut from cheery lynn and 2 dovecraft flowers finished this card.

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

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 6 July

Cutie pie - cute girls - 4 July

Paper makeup - butterflies - 7 July

Melonheadz - for kids / kid images - 7 July

Lacy sunshine - anything goes - 6 July

Craft for the craic - something summery / flowers - 2 July

Graph it  - anything goes with alcohol markers - 11 July

Use some yellow...

This weeks challenge over at Glitter n Sparkle, is to add some yellow...

I got this image "Better than Tarzan" from Stamping Chef.

I used my promarkers and mirage pens to colour her

and a digi frame i made on the pc, from a camouflage backing paper. 

I bought the cheeta paper in a little set, in America, about 10 years ago,

 and I have never used it - before now!

I handcut the little tag at the bottom, which is waiting for a sentiment, and punched the border.

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

 

Memas crafts - only men allowed - 31 June 

The craft garden - yellow, orange and lie green (leaves) - 31 June

Creative fingers - anything goes - 27 june

Colouring crazy - blondes - 27 June

Creative moments - anything goes / for the boys - 30 June

Clear it out - anything goes - 24 June

Try it on tuesday - one for the boys - 24 June

Love to create - anything goes - 24 June

 

Curious George

I was recently asked to make a "Curious George " birthday card, and came up with this...

You can't see from the photo, but I put glossy accents on the bincoculars

and used my new docrafts alphabet dies for the letters of her name. 

A craftwork cards sentiment was the finishing touch, on the dovecrafts background paper.

The punched butterfly is from Martha Stewart.

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

Crafts galore encore - anything goes - 29 June

Creatalicious - happy birthday - 30 June

The stamping boutique - for a child - 27 June

Cuttin and stampin - birthdays - 24 June

Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 23 June

Incy wincy designs - bright funky colours - 23 June

Love to create - anything goes - 24 June

The crazy challenge - for the little ones - 23 June

Ditzie digi designs - anything goes - 29 June