Anything but a card...

A real challenge over at Glitter n Sparkle this week - 

"anything but a card"..

I got my thinking cap on and remembered some cute little chipboard heart tags I have,

 tucked away, waiting for just the occasion!

Ta-Dah!

The time is now...

Both hearts use the same image : Precoloure triple cake

from Limited Runs.

(which meant, I didn't have to colour the image )

 although I did use some glossy accents on the runny choccy and the cherry...

I backed the heart with some paper and a pc generated sentiment, 

inked the edges a little and drew some faux hand stitching around the edge.

I used my cropodile to punch a small hole in the top,

 to hang the brown, organza ribbon.

This second heart was made much in the same way...

And, I just wanted to show you where I have decided to keep one of my hearts... 

on the sign in my craft room!

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

Crafty sentiments - anything goes - 21 April

Doodle pantry - anything goes - 26 April

Inky chicks - stitching (faux) - 25 April

Pinspirational - anything goes - 27 April

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 20 April

Craft my Life - anything goes - no cards - 1 May

Craft your passion - anything goes - 19 April

Get creative - must include a tag - 19 April

Not just cards - anything  goes - 27 April

Pennys papercrafty - one for the girls - 21 April

Little miss muffet - anything goes - 22 April

Movin along with the times - anything but a square card - 23 April

Sassy studio - have it your way ..fave colour combo ...(how can it be anythign other than chocolate coloured?!?! lol) - 23 April

Crafting with an attitude- freestyle - 23 April

Crafty Catz - girly - 23 April

Hiding in my craft room - freestyle - 25 April

CAS butteflies

Ooooh, a challenge I found so easy this week, at Glitter n Sparkle - 

"include a butterfly" (or 5!! lol... )

I used the image " Garden 16" from Fitztown.

(which has 6 separate butterfly images, although I only used 5

as I like using odd numbers of things... :)  )

The thing that probably took longest about this card, was sizing up and lining up

correctly all those butterflies. 

I fussy coloured them all with my promarkers and added a little glitter to some of them

and fussy cut around them to make a different shaped card.

The sentiment was printed from my pc.

A simple embossed line around the edge, finished this card.

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

Crafty Calendar - add a sentiment - 1 May

A gem of a challenge - spring is in the air - 24 April

The stamping boutique - spring - 25 April

Sister act - anything goes - 17 April

Jos scrap shack - florals and butterflies - 18 April

Aud sentiments - birthday sentiment - 21 April

Little miss muffet - anything goes - 21 April

DRS - birthday blues - 15 April

C.R.A.F.T - colour your image only - 16 April

Pennys papercrafty - anything goes - 14 April

The paper shelter - birthday with sentiment  - 14 April

Mod Squad - butterfly focal - 14 April

Little red wagon - spring is in the air - 14 April

Inky impressions - spring is in the air - 13 April

Crafters cafe - shaped cards - 15 April
Passion for promarkers - birthdays - 14 April
Papertake weekly - anything goes - 14 April

Deep ocean challenge - things with wings - 20 April

The shabby tearoom - rainbow of colours - 20 April
Incy wincy designs - CAS - 12 April
Craftin desert divas - anything goes - 13 April
Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 13 April

Party time tuesdays - anything goes - 1 May

Creative fingers - anything goes - 17 April
AAA cards - springtime and CAS - 26 April

Lola (2)

I got another Lola image, from Craft sentiments this week...

she is sooo cute! 

This one is called "You're the best!"

It's for the "anything goes" challenge at Glitter n Sparkle.

I used a free paper for the backing, and embossed a panel for the sentiment.

I diecut the lacy edge along the bottom

and stamped the bunting onto another freebie (stripey) paper.

The butterfly is a has been punched .

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

Creative fingers - anything goes - 10 April

Crafty catz - anything goes - 9 April

Card mania - flowers - 29 April

Our creative corner - colour your world - 30 April

ABC - go digital - 13 April
Dis digi designs - spring is here - 10 April
Hiding in my craft room - think spring - 11 April
Jos scrap shack - anything goes - 10 April

Special day

Over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, the challenge is the old favourite...

anything goes.

I have used a gorgeous image called "relaxing Lola"

from Crafty Sentiments, for my card.

I had a little girl in mind, while I was making this card.

All the paper I used are from the dovecrafts set "tea party".

I coloured the image with my promarkers and my new 'graph-it' pens

- which I won recently, on a challenge blog.

They are super easy to use and I got some gorgeous shades of orange, which I desperately needed!

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.

The flowers are from the dovecraft range. 

The butterflies are MS punched, and the birds and cat are memory box diecuts. 

I inked the edges of each paper and

drew some faux stitching on a few of the layers.

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

Corrosive challenges - hop into spring - 11 April

That craft place - Easter / spring - 10 April

Dis digi designs - spring is here - 10 April

Crazy 4 challenge - spring - 26 April

Die cuttin divas - anything goes and a die cut - 6 April
Catch the bug - anything goes - 11 April
Crafty calendar - add a sentiment - 1 May
613 avenue create - anything goes - 11 April
i love promarkers - kids have fun - 7 April

Easter time 2

I've made another Easter card!

This time, it's my card for Pattie's Creations.

I used a Pattie's Creations image - Easter basket.

Even though I dillied and dallied with this image for a while, 

I found it a joy to colour.

I loved trying to capture the light and dark on the basket weaves and on the eggs.

I tried to give the bow a luxurious feel too (with my promarkers).

I played around with this image after colouring it. as I knew I didn't need 

much more, as I wanted the main focus to be the basket.

It came to me in a flash of inspiration, all of a sudden...

I have an embossing folder that I knew would work well with this image

 and - used with Kraft card - I think it worked!

I added the punched border to resemble a white fence, that I thought would

 make the basket "pop" even more.

The sentiment was generated on my pc and i cut it (and inked it) to look like a little tag.

I carefully chalked the edge of the embossed piece 

and embossed a clean line around the whole thing.

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

613 Ave - anything goes - 4 April
AAA - CAS Easter colours - 22 April
Corrosive challenge - hop into spring - 11 April
That craft place - Easter / spring - 10 April
Pile it on - Easter / spring - 5 April
Robyns fetish - Easter - 4 April
My sheri crafts - Easter wishes - 4 April
Jos scrap shack - happy Easter - 3 April

Digi choosday - ovals (eggs ) - 21 April
Deep ocean - Easter / spring - 5 April

Crafty Catz - anything goes - 8 April
Jos scrap shack - anything goes - 10 April
The stamping boutique - Easter - 11 April
Country view - use kraft card - 31 April
Emerald fairies - spring flowers / Easter - 30 April

Anniversary

It's hubby's Mum n Dad's anniversary ...

and I made them this card,

as they love our cats.

The image is such a cutie! Its from "Dearie dolls".. a lady who designs digis in colour

and in black and white, and puts them free on her website. 

Thankyou, Mary Ellen!

I love the characters she draws and the little scenes she makes with them. 

Her cat ones are my faves, and I thought

this would be perfect for an anniversary card.

I also used a paper I got from the works - 99p for the pack,

some dovecraft paper flowers,

one of my bargain rolls of ribbon (4 rolls for 99p)

and a gorgeous precious hearts die cut.

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

Scribble and scrap - anything goes - 11 April

Suzi bees - add a sentiment - 3 April

Digitally sweet - anything goes - 31 April

QKR Stampede - add a sentiment - 3 April

Simply create too - anything goes - 9 April

Aud sentiments - anything goes plus sentiment - 7 April

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon - 1 April

Easter time

I thought it was about time I made a few Easter cards,

and so when the challenge of Easter cards came round at Glitter n Sparkle, 

it was just the poke I needed!

I used the image "Easter Lily and cross" from Stitchy Bear.

I didn't think it needed much more on this card. I embossed the edge,

 matted it on some colourful paper, added a sentiment from my pc, and a few MS 

punched butterflies, cut from a slightly sparkly card.

I coloured the image with my promarkers. 

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

Hiding in my craft room - any holiday - 4 April
My sheri crafts - use a cross, bunny or eggs - 5 April
Brown sugar - Easter - 2 April
Crafts 4 eternity - Easter  3 April
Jos scrap shack - happy Easter - 3 April
QKR Stampede - add a sentiment - 3 April
Simply create too - anything goes - 10 April
Crafters cafe - spring flowers - 3 April
I love promarkers - Easter - 1 April
Mod squad - Easter - 2 April

Shaped card

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

"make a shaped card"

which just happens to be what I made for 

(mine and ) my sisters 40th birthday...

I played around for a long time, to make this K shape... for her name (Kathy)
I used the amazing image form "A Day for Daisies" ..Flower Maiden 1
and coloured her with my promarkers.
It just shows how versatile this image is...last week, I used it to make a mother's day card
and this week, I made her into twins!
I added my fave backing paper from Anna Marie...
the washed aqua and cream polka dot paper.
Inking the edges gave a softer feel,
while my diecut swirls and leaves were the perfect backdrop for the punched flowers
with diecut flower middles (from Memory Box), in blues and whites.
A couple of soft pink (punched) butterflies and a precious heart (from Memory Box)
finished this card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Graph it markers -spring colours - 27 March
Fussy n fancy - girly - 2 April
Crafts 4 eternity -  pastel shades - 28 March
Brown sugar - anything goes - 27 March
A Day for Daisies - use polkadots - 28 March
Scrap and craft - flowers - 29 March
Sassy studio - anything goes - 26 March
C.R.A.F.T. - for a female / mothers day - 26 March
Crafting for all seasons - pastel hues - 1 April
Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 25 March
Whimsy stamps - use a diecut - 14 April
Scrappers delights - anything goes - 1 April
Paper shelter - spring delights - 25 March
Creative moments - anything goes special lady - 31  March
Digi choosday - anything but square - 24 March
Doodle pantry - anything digital goes - 26 March
Scrap creations - pastels - 28 March
Papertake weekly - happy anything - 24 March
Digi sketch - anything goes - 29 March
Whoopsi daisy - add a sentiment - 5 April

It's my birthday!

And I have had a wonderful weekend!

Look at what I made yesterday - 

How fab?!

Mum and Dad booked me, Mum and Kath (twin sis) and her daughter (Alisha)

onto a chocolate making course, as well as an

overnight night stay (with our hubbies too...all 8 of us)

 in a very swanky, wonderful hotel.

I feel like I have been treated like a queen this weekend 

and am so grateful to my family and friends

 for making this big birthday so special.

Oh... I have to put this pic on too...

we got a cake each...

(I'm on the right hand side of both pics )

hahhah... how sweet were we?! 

We even managed to "do the cake and prosecco"

at exactly the times that we were born - 10 mins apart!

xxx

I can't believe it!!!

I have made my first Christmas card! 

I was inspired, when this weeks theme at Glitter n Sparkle, was...

'Glitter n Sparkle'

and I saw this image - 'reindeer' - from The East Wind.

Glitter n sparkle is sure hard to photograph!! lol...

I glittered.. the centre of the snowflakes, 

the reindeer's antlers, the girls hat and gloves, the top of the sentiment and 

the outside edge of the blue dotty card. 

The border frame was already embossed, and from craftwork cards -

along with the sentiment. 

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

Christmas at sweet stamps - blue christmas - 7 April

Crafting by designs - get ready for christmas - 18 March
Craftyhazelnuts christmas - anything goes christmas - 31 March

Mothering Sunday

It's Mothering Sunday here, in England, on Sunday.

This is the card I made for my Mum...

The gorgeous image is from 'A Day For Daisies.'... a digi stamp company.
(I love this style of drawing...and the fact it's a digi stamp,
means I can size it to whatever size I like... and they take up no room in my craft room!)

It's just like me, when I was young!

(I coloured it with my promarkers) 

I think my Mum will have a chuckle at this. 

I based it all, on an apron shaped card that I cut out free-hand.

(including the pocket, which was inked around the edge and also, around the card - and pocket - I 

drew some faux stitching, with my white sakura pen.)

Its hard to see in this photo, but the precious heart diecut is matt gold in colour.

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.

I finished the card with little ribbons threaded through each side.

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

Creative moments - anything goes - 17 March

Inspiration destination - anything goes - 17 March

Little red wagon - cute cute cute! - 18 March

The paper shelter - girly - 17 March

Scrappers delight - anything goes - 17 March

As you like it - favourite stamp...digi or rubber - 25 March
Scrap and craft - mothers day - 15 March
Creatalicious - anything but a square or rectangle - 15 March
Die cut divas - childrens challenge - 31 March
Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 15 March
Crafty cardmakers - for a special woman - 22 March
The pink elephant - shaped card - 16 March
613 create - anything goes / aquamarine - 14 March
Suzie bees - anything goes / shaped card - 14 March

CAS

Another of my all time favourite images , comes from 'A Day for Daisies' - again!

This one is called "flower maiden 1" 

and is beautifully simplistic, which does not need a lot of colouring, I feel...

When I found this sentiment on my pc.... from files from long ago, 

I knew that the image would be perfect, with it. 

I printed the sentiment straight onto the card and added the image with 3d foam. 

There is very little colouring on the image, but what I have done, 

I used my promarkers for. 

Finally, I added a tiny bit of sparkle on the flower centres.

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

Crafting for all seasons - girly girls - 16 March

Inky impressions - for a special lady - 17 March

Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 18 March

Crafts galore encore - anything goes - 31 March
Digi galore -  mothers day - 31 March
Passion for promarkers - for a special lady -17 March
Through the craft room door - anything goes - 17 March
Dream valley - mothers day - 16 March
Eureka stamps - anything goes - 16 March
Whoopsi daisy - add a sentiment - 5 April
One stitch at a time - anything goes with women - 22 March
A gem of a challenge - CAS -  13 March

2 cards to share today...

The challenge over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, is to...

 decorate the inside and outside of your card.

I usually leave the inside of my cards blank,

 so this really was a challenge for me!

First up, is "Cynthia Fairy on birthday cake" 

from The Stamping Boutique.

I coloured her with my promarkers and glittered her up - then

I fussy cut her out, with her cake and gave her a slight lift

with 3d foam, onto the embossed background.

I added a punched border, some of my bargain 99p-for-36-metres-ribbon

(from the 99p store)

and a pink petticoat sentiment ribbon which I made

by popping two sentiments close to each other along the length of my card strip.
On the inside. I stamped the present stack onto the insert and used
 the colours from the front of the card, on the presents too.
I finished the inside off with a fine pink line
(where i will write my message to the birthday girl).

I have made this card for a little girl, whose birthday is next month.

I would like to enter this fairy card into the following challenges...
Fairytale stamper - anything goes - 22 March
Scribble and scrap - anything goes - 14 March
Ribbon girls - birthday - 14 March
Catch the bug - anything goes - 14 March
Chocolate coffee and cards - for a child - 19 March
Sister act - anything goes - 13 March
In the pink - for a special (little) lady - 18 March
Pennys papercrafty - one for the girls - 10 March
Paper shelter - away with the fairies - 10 March
Simon says stamp - special lady / girly - 11 March


The second image is called "waiting for you" and it's from Ppinkydolls.

I coloured it with my watercolour pencils at first, but I wasn't  keen on it,

so I got my promarkers out and added a few more colours, here and there.

I cut out (with a stanley knife) each of the

4 little panes of glass in each window and cut the whole shape out

and 3d foamed it onto more white card, backed onto the pink

then onto the original white card.

I added a sentiment (I have had on my pc for ages,)

and thought it may work well for someone leaving for university.

I decorated the inside by printing another little heart flower pot (from the image)

and fussy cutting round it, and I simply stuck it onto the insert. 

I did not want the inside to be too fussy, as the outside is fairly clean and simple.

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

CAS on sunday - girl power! - 13 March

One stitch at a time - anything goes with women - 22 March

Colouring crazy - shabby chic / vintage / romance  - 20 March

Left of centre - big eyes - 13 March

Whimsy inspires - use a sentiment - 17 March

Exciting news!

I have been invited to join the design team, for Patties Creations...  by Pattie herself!

I was thrilled to be asked, and jumped at the chance.

The first challenge I am designing for, is the March challenge... "use some green."

I used "tulips in vase" image, from Patties Creations...

I decided to use the fabulous image to make my Mother-In-Law 

a Mother's Day card.

The backing paper is a fresh green, spotty paper,

with a leaf green embossed panel added at the bottom. 

A lacy punched border and a length of green gingham ribbon lay along the side,

and I added a memory box die-cut cat (as she loves our cats)

and some Martha Stewart punched butterflies

with a teeny glittery memory box die-cut bird on top. 

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat....I love the font used.

I coloured the image with my promarkers and used a 

little Glossy Accents on the vase. 

I was really pleased with how this card came out.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Creative moments - anything goes / spring greens - 16 March
Crafting for all seasons - girly girls - 16 March
Crafting by designs - anything goes -25 March
Wonderful wednesdays - anything goes - 11 March
Whimsy inspirations - use a sentiment - 16 March
Simon says stamp - special lady - 11 March
Pennys papercrafty - for the girls / female - 10 March
Fresh brewed designs - green, white and one colour of choice - 10 March
Papertake weekly - anything goes - 10 March
Just inspirational - mothers day - 9 March
Scrap creations - green - 17 March
Fantastic tuesday - anything goes with a ribbon - 9 March
Digi choosday - mums the word - 10 March
Whoopsi daisy - add a sentiment - 5  April
Stamp and create - is it spring yet? - 6 April
Melonheadz friendz - use green - 15 March
Craft your passion - anything goes - 8 March
Crafting desert divas - use green - 15 March
Craft dee bowz - anything goes using handmade bow - 31 march
Card mania - spring - 28 March
Artistic inspirations - anything goes - use green - 15 march
Country view challenges - anything goes - 29 March
Ribbon girl - add flowers - 7 March
That craft place - mothers day - anything goes - 14 March
Robyns fetish - use a digi - 7 March
Jellypark - one for the mums - 27 March
Great impressions - go green - 29 March

S.A.T's are looming...

I love the image I got this week! It's from Ikes Art

and it's called "Back 2 school." 

I knew it would be perfect for my niece (Alisha) as she is sitting her SAT's very soon...

and she looks very similar to the girl in the image!

 I made this card for a girl I tutor every week... Niamh. 

She also has a look of this girl! 

I coloured it with my promarkers and mirage pens,

matted and layered with red, and script backing paper.

I added a memory box die cut black cat and a small diecut gold star at the bottom.

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

Country view - anything goes -1 April

Cards galore encore - anything goes - 30 March

Crafty hazelnuts - patterned paper - 31 March

That craft place - Anything goes - 14 March

Digitally sweet - anything goes - 30 March

Sister act - anything goes - 6 March

The paper shelter - make it digital -3 March

Kraftin kimmie - bright colours - 6 March

This was made in virtually the same way.

The backing paper is like a green (black)board and I added a die-cut 

precious heart from memory box, as Alisha ia my niece.

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

Die cut Divas - children (/ spring) - 30 March
Sisters of craft - anything goes - 31 March
Fairytale stamper - anything goes - 22 March
Robyns fetish - use a digi - 7 March
Crafty Catz - use dies / punches - 5 March
Jos scrap shack - anything goes - 6 March
Inspiration destination - anything goes - 3 March
Wordart wednesday - anything goes - 4 March
Digi choosday - anything goes - 10 March
Through the craft room door - anything goes - 2 March

Friends and coffee

This week, over at Glitter n Sparkle,

the challenge is to use "black and white"

and I got this fab image from Bugaboo, called 'Girlz Coffee'.

The flowery paper at the back, is a dovecrafts paper.

The frame is a nestie (I forgot I had!!) 

The little notepaper is a stamp I bought in the range recently

(with hand written sentiment on)

and the cat, bird and flowers are all diecuts by memorybox. 

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

Sister act - anything goes - 28 Feb

Crafty Catz - for a special lady - 27 Feb

Crafting for all season s- dies and or punches - -1 March

Fresh brewed designs - animals - 24 Feb

Whimsy stamps - use a sentiment - 15 March

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes with a die - 24 Feb

Creative card crew - birthday with sentiment - 1 March

Through the craft room door - anyhing goes - 23 Feb

Digi galore - anything goes - 1 March

Suzi bees - anything goes / monochrome - 26 Feb

Another 40th...

...This time, for a male friend, who enjoys beekeeping, 

running marathons and drinking coca-cola!

I tried to incorporate all his favourite things, and I also

wanted to remind him it's no ordinary birthday!

Hence, the big numbers!! hahah!

I made the 40 happy birthday myself on the pc, and VERY carefully,
cut the inside of the 40, out (with a teeny pair of scissors)
and used one piece of an old

dovecrafts paper pack for the backing. The 40 is stood

on foam squares, so is raised from the backing.
The llittle circle in the top corner is a digi image from crafty sentiments,
called birthday circles.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Scrappers delights - anything goes - 4 March

Wonderful wednesdays - anything goes - 25 Feb
Creative card crew - birthday with sentiment - 1 March
Cuttin and stampin - anything goes - 2 March
CCC digi creations - digi / stripes - 1 March
Digi Galore - anything goes - 1 March
Your scrapbook place - anything goes / masculine -1 March
Come and get it - birthdays - 23 Feb
Lacy Sunshine - things with wings - 28 Feb

My first Aurora wings image!

I was thrilled, this week, to get this adorable image -"cat in flowers"

by Aurora wings

for our 'glitter n gems' challenge, over at Glitter n Sparkle.

This card has been glittered around the edge, with glamour dust, giving it a little distressed feel, 

and I also hand glittered those teeny Martha Stewart punched butterflies! 

(fiddly little things!!)  lol...

I really enjoyed colouring this image, which i admit, did take quite a long time!
I used  my promarkers in all my fave colours ...blues and purples to pinks and lilacs. 

The gems part of the challenge have been

fit into the centre of the flowers. 

A dry embossed line and a craftwork cards sentiment finished this card.

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

Partytime tuesdays - anything goes - 28 Feb
Top tip tuesday - fave colours - 17 Feb
Sparkle n sprinkle - anything goes with  loose glitter - 25 Feb
Digi sketch - for the girls - 16 Feb
Crafting muskateers - cute - 1 March
Cards galore encore - use a digi - 28 Feb
Crafty gals corner - anything goes - 17 Feb
Just inspirational - any animal - 16 Feb
Scrappers delights - anything goes - 17 Feb
Simply create too - anything goes - 28 Feb
Sister act - anything goes - 20 Feb
Little miss muffet - anything goes - 24 Feb
Crafty calendar - anything goes - 1 March
Digi galore - anything goes - 1 March

Another comission

This time, I was asked to make a card for a colleagues daughter, who was about to turn 12

and loved "everything pink and girly!"

I set to work with Pink petticoat backing paper and alsorts

of pink things from my stash... 

ribbon, memory box border, docrafts flowers.

I twiddled and fiddled with the sentiment for ages to get it the way I wanted it.
It was a hit, though! (phew!)

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

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 17 Feb
Whoopsi daisy - pretty in pink - 1 March
Incy wincy designs - use punch or die cut - 16 Feb
Get creative - red white and pink -25 Feb
Digi sketch - for the girls - 16 Feb
Craft your passion - anything goes - 15 Feb
Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 15 Feb
Bunny zoes - for the girls - 8 March
That craft place - anything goes - 15 Feb
Cupcake inspirations - inspired by picture - 15 Feb
We do doobadoo - hearts and flowers - 28 Feb

Love is in the air

What a great challenge this week, over at Glitter n Sparkle...

"Love is in the air."

I made this card using 2 Scribbles images... 'tea cup' and 'teabag'.

I drew on the hearts myself, to help the card fit in more with our theme

 (and I glossy-accented the large heart).

The images were coloured with my promarkers and 

mirage pens - and I fussy cut the teabag and mounted it on 2mm foam. 

A pc generated sentiment and my new bargain ribbon finished this card.

(ribbon was from '99p stores'... 4 rolls of blue ribbon... 

36 metres in all, for a whopping 99p!

I  also bought pinks, and a white n black pack too.)

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

Basteltraum - anything goes - 15 Feb
Sisters of craft - anything goes - 28 Feb
Paper creators - love is in the air - 28 Feb
Natalie and amy - all about the love - 28 Feb
Emerald fairies - all you need is love - 28 Feb
Digistamps 4 joy - valentines/ love - 28 Feb
Digi galore - anything goes with a digi - 28 Feb
Crafts galore encore - use a digi - 28 Feb
Sister act - anything goes - 13 Feb
Simply create too - use hearts - 13 Feb
Patties creations - valentines love - 5 March
Crafts for eternity - with love - 13 Feb
Chocolate coffee and cards - love is in the air - 20 Feb
Brown sugar - anything goes - 12 Feb
Aud sentiments - valentine / love sentiment - 11 Feb
4 Crafty chicks - handcoloured image - 11 Feb
Paper shelter - be my valentine - 10 Feb
Fresh brewed designs - pink, love, or valentine - 10 Feb
Creative moments - anything goes / love - 17 Feb
Crafting by designs - anything goes - 26 Feb
Crafting for all seasons - have a heart - 26 Feb
Crafty sentiments - include a heart - 9 Feb
Clear it out - anything goes - 10 Feb
Crafty boots - hearts and valentines - 15 Feb
That craft place - anything goes - 15 Feb
Allsorts - love is all around - 13 Feb

Pile it on - use a bow - 15 Feb
Jelly park - love - 28 Feb
Come and get it - love is in the air - 14 Feb
AAA cards - love love love - 14 Feb

A commission for a doctor

I was asked by a colleague, to make a card for her doctor, who is retiring.

He has helped the family a lot over the years, 

and she wanted to give him a personal, heart-felt thankyou.

So she asked me to make him a  card.

I really enjoyed designing and making this card.

It just seemed to fall into place and fit together so quickly. 

I hand drew and cut the pieces ...the collar, the tie and the pocket. 

I coloured the tie with my promarkers and 

made the 'doctors' badge on my pc.

The clipboard is stamped with a new stamp I bought in 

The Range a couple of weeks ago, and I handwrote the sentiment straight on.

The final touch was a stethoscope.

I didn't even draw the shape...I just cut silver, black and white card pieces

and stuck them altogether. 

Altogether, once I had the idea in place, this card ended up being a quickie!

PS... my colleague was thrilled with it!!!  :)

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

Your scrapbook place - anything goes / masculine - 1 March

Bastletraum - anything goes - 15 Feb

Sisters of craft - anything goes - 28 Feb

Card mania - add a little red - 28 Feb

Sister act - anything goes - 13 Feb

Blog quick quotes - red and white - 27 Feb

Brown sugar - anything goes - 12 Feb

Scrappers delight - anything goes - 19 Feb

Inky impressions - red and white - 10 Feb

Crafting by designs - anything goes - 26 Feb

Passion for promarkers - one for the boys - 10 Feb

Cuttin and stampin - masculine - 17 Feb

Clear it out - anything goes - 10 Feb

Robyns fetish - anything goes - 7 FEb

That craft place - anything goes - 15 Feb

Corrosive challenge - splash of colour - 14 Feb

Our 40th year.

My friend turned 40 this week - oooh, its a big year for me and my friends. 

So, I picked Crafty Sentiments 'Birthday Circles' to use on her card...

The Birthday sentiments are actually a set of 4. 

This is one of them.

I cut the middle out so that I could fit the 40 inside. 

I didn't want to put a massive number on her card, but wanted it to blend in, subtley.

I found that cutting the middle from the circle, gave it a whole new look...and you could use

anything in the middle, as I also used a decoupaged duo of flowers from the backing paper.

The 4 candles symbolise her decades.

(I drew on the stripes and dots myself with a white sakura pen)

Her name looks white, but its actually pink in real life.

(Cut with Sizzix Wingo Zingo font)

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

Digitally sweet - anything goes - 26 Feb

Crafts 4 eternity - no patterned paper - 6 Feb

4 Crafty girls - anything goes - 5 Feb

Kratin Kimmie - anything goes - 4 Feb

Pennys paper crafty - anything goes - 3 Feb

Creative moments - anything goes - 3 Feb
Allsorts - flowers 7 Feb

I'm a guest designer, over at...

Lacy Sunshine!!!!  .. I'm so excited! :)

I was thrilled when they asked me and I got this image "Rory spreading love"

to use for this challenge - 'Include a heart.'

I wanted to keep the card quite simple, 

as the image is so lovely, I really didn't think it needed much more.

So... I coloured it with my promarkers, 

added a little glossy accents, Martha Stewart punched butterflies, 

a little dry embossing round the edge and then matted onto a lovely blue backing paper

and to finish, I hand-drew and hand-cut the straight side into this fancy shape. 

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

Chocolate coffee and cards - colours - 6 Feb
Wags n whiskers - hearts - 6 Feb
Simply create too - use hearts - 12 Feb
QKR Stampede - hearts - 6 Feb
Fussy and fancy - wings and things - 5 Feb
Digitally sweet - anything goes - 26 Feb
Time out - valentines day / hearts - 5 Feb
Little miss muffet - all you need is love - 11 Feb
DRS Designs - so shapely - 5 Feb
C.R.A.F.T - valentines day - 4 Feb
Aud sentiment - valentine or love sentiment - 11 Feb
Crafting for all seasons - things with wings - 2 Feb
Scrappers delight - anything goes & fave colours - 4 Feb
Pennys paper crafty - anything goes - 3 Feb
I love promarkers - purples and blues - 3 Feb
Creative moments - anything goes - 3 Feb
Crafty sentiments - love / valentines day -2 Feb
Digi choosday - cool blue - 5 Feb
Eureka - hearts - 1 Feb
We do doobadoo - Romance - 7 Feb
My sheri crafts - valentines day - 7 Feb
Little claires - bright and beautiful - 14 Feb
Di's digi designs - include a heart(s) - 14 Feb