Monday 31 May 2010

Christmas Cards All Year Round - May


The challenge on Christmas Cards All Year Round for May is to make 5 cards
with Flowers, Ribbons and Buttons
I thought I would have finished these earlier in the month but oops life got in the way again
So here I am with a few hours of May left putting them on my blog
Will try harder in June
The card at the top and the middle row left on have already been put on my blog as I made these earlier in the month
The next three cards all use pre-coloured images from Charmed Crafts
The one with Santa on using flowers made on my craft robo and sticky Christmas ribbons and Do Craft small buttons
The next two use normal ribbon and flowers from my stash with small Do Craft buttons in the centres
Papers all from my stash
Thanks for Looking

Sunday 30 May 2010

Oops No Posts Been Away

Sorry no posts this week, but I have been away for a few days with my mum
If anyone is near Cardiff I can highly recommend St Fagans we had a great day there, also at Slimbridge Wetlands which was fantastic.
I will try and catch up on some of the challenges soon
But I must finish my Christmas Cards All Year Round for this month so much for getting them done early lol

Sunday 23 May 2010

Thank You - Plus Freebie Available on Dotties World

This card uses the image of Madison from Charmed Crafts
I have coloured her using my pro markers
The papers I have used are printed from a photo
we used for inspiration on a challenge on Dotties World a long time ago
I have always liked it so decided to use it as the papers
Sentiment done on my labeller
If you play along this week on Dotties World there a free image so pop over and have a look
This card is for the following challenges :
Sketch Saturday - Sketch I followed
Dotties World - Thanks a Bunch!
Thanks for looking

Saturday 22 May 2010

Christmas Kisses




This is my first ever 'Tent Card'
The image is from Sassy Studio Designs
Again coloured using my Promarkers
The hole and the image were cut using my circle nestabilities
The papers are from a new pad I got in sales at British Book Shop
Its a Papermania Pad called Deck the Halls
Poinsettia I made on my craft robo
Buttons from local craft shop
Sticky ribbon from Stash
Ribbon used to hang Christmas Kiss is a tie from one of my jumpers!
Little silver peg to hold card closed from Stash
Little Charm Christmas tree from a kit from QVC ages ago
It doesn't really show but inside is some green Christmas paper from same pad
This is my 2nd card in this months Christmas Cards All Year Round
3 to go to complete the challenge


This is for the following challenges:

Simon Says - A tent card with charms
ABC Christmas - K is for Kisses, extra is a shaped card
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Flowers, Ribbons and Buttons
Thanks for looking

Love My Dog

This lovely image from Mo's Digital Pencil forum on Paper Craft Planet
Bella and Bronte are coloured using my Promarkers
The papers are all from my stash
Heart embellishments are cut from a magazine
Sentiment done with my Brother Labeller
Swirls are some stickers I brought ages ago

This is for the following challenges:

Mo's Digital Pencil - Love
Cute Card Thursday - Sketch I have followed

Thanks for Looking

Birthday Dragon!

For this card I used this delightful image from the DigiStamp Boutique called Harold
I have coloured him using my Promarkers
The oval was cut using my Nestabilites
All the papers came from a pad by DCWV
I have used blue gems in the corners
The edges were cut using my purple cow cutters
Buttons come from Docrafts
The card is for the following challenges:
Passion for Promarkers - Fantasy/Mythology
Friday Sketchers - Sketch that I followed
Secret Crafter - No Patterned Paper
Thanks for looking

Friday 21 May 2010

Exploring!

This card is made using a Pre-Coloured image of Madison on Safari
As I am away this weekend and had left it until tonight to do this I thought I would take advantage of the pre-coloured image to speed up my card making
The image was cropped into a circle in word then cut out
Ribbons and Papers from Stash
Flowers from the Docraft Sunshine Pack
Sentiment was from a set I got from QVC ages ago
This card is for the following challenge
Dotties World - Sketch that I have followed
Thanks for looking

Caught A Bug!

This card has been made using this delightful image from Bugaboo
He is coloured using my promarkers
Across the front of the jar I have stuck a piece of acetate to add shine
Papers are all from my stash
Flowers came from e-bay
I have used brads in the centre of each flower
The sentiment is in a metal tag holder I brought in a sale from the local craft shop
The card is for the following challenges
Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed
Pollycraft - Summer Blooms
My Time to Craft - Under the Weather
Thanks for Looking

Wednesday 19 May 2010

Yippee I am winner

Yippee have just found out I am a winner of the
For I card my card Jens Exam
I made this to wish her luck as she sits her GCSE this month
I hope it brings her as much help as its brought me!

Friday 14 May 2010

Lazy Days

This card I struggled with just because part of the sketch is on an angle!
Got there in the end
The image is from Karens Doodles
Coloured using promarkers
The papers are a mixture of bits of stash and some bits from the Docraft 'Its A Mans World' Pad
I added the sentiment and this was done in word

This is for the following challenges

Cards for Men - theme is 'Outdoors'
Friday Sketchers - the sketch I followed

Thanks for Looking

Ducklings

This image is from Pollycraft called 'Spring Things - Follow the Leader'
It is coloured using my Promarkers
The sentiment has been done on my Letterpress using Brilliance Ink
Flowers are from D0craft - Sunshine Range
Brads in my stash
Flowered paper from Forever Friends Parfait Pad
Yellow paper from my stash
This is for the following challenges:
Pollycraft - Sketch that I have followed
My Time To Craft - Tooooooo Cute!
Thanks for Looking

Jens Exams!!

On this card I used this image from Mo's Digital Pencil
(its one of my favourites)
I have coloured her using my promarkers and then some highlights with a sakura white pen
The purple paper was from my stash
The paper I used for the strips is from a Cricut Paper Pad for tags and bags
The tag is from Docraft - Sunshine range
Flowers from some blog candy I won

This card is for my daughter who is about to sit her GCSE's

I have entered this card in the following challenges

Simon Says - the sketch I followed
Cute Card Thursday - Someone Special
Mo's Digital Pencil - It's All About Flowers


Thanks for Looking

Tuesday 11 May 2010

Your Leaving!

This card using another image from Bugaboo
Coloured using my pro markers
The striped paper is from the procraft Mens Paper Pack
The flowered card is from the local craft shop
Sentiment came with image
3 buttons came from papermill shop
This card is for one of my friends at work who leaves tomorrow to go to her new job
This is for the following challenge
Secret Crafter - 3 embellishments, 2 papers, 1 image
Thanks for Looking

Cocktails!

This card uses my lovely new image of Scarlett from Bugaboo
I have coloured her using my promarkers
I cut her out using my large oval spellbinders
Then cut another oval for the mira card behind
The paper is from my new Tags and Bags Cricut paper pad
Sentiment was done on my letterpress using Poppy Red pearlized brilliance ink
Gems and flowers from my stash
The card is for the following challenge
Passion for Promarkers - Strawberries and Cream
Sketch and Stash - Sketch I have followed
Thanks for Looking

SOME GOOD NEWS!

Just a quick update:
Those of you who follow will know that I am being made redundant after 15 years working for the same company.
Well I wrote me first CV ever and applied for a couple of jobs, went for a couple of interviews
and I have now been offered a job.
Its a bit further away and slightly longer hours but it sounds interesting and more importantly its a JOB!!
Yippee!!
Its a really load of my shoulders now
Thanks for all your support though this time it really has helped
XXX

Monday 10 May 2010

Thanks!

This card using one of the Charmed Digital Downloads
Coloured using my Promarkers
Highlights with me Satura Gel Pen
Flowers from Stash with a little green gem in each
Flowered paper is from Forever Friends Parfait Pad
Pink & Green card from Stash
The 'Thanks' was done using my letterpress and Pearlized Inks
This card is for the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday - Sketch I followed
Dotties World - Flowers
Thanks for Looking

Sunday 9 May 2010

For Your Birthday....

This card covers a number of challenges
The sketch is from the Sketch and Stash Challenge
My new stash has been the Cool Grey Promarkers
Forgotten stash is the Digi Image of George from Charmed Craft
And the swirls and stars from some peel off I found in my stash!
The sentiment in the circle reads
For your birthday I thought you would like a home cooked meal and a glass of wine..
Inside it reads
so I called your Mother and she said Yes, Wednesday at her place, would suit her fine!
This card covers the following challenges
Cards for Men - Monochrome
Sketch & Stash - Sketch used
My Time to Craft - Swirls & Stars
Simon Says - Birthdays & Celebrations
Cute Card Thursday - creations for the Boys/Men
Thanks for Looking

Monday 3 May 2010

I love being married...

This card using an image and sentiment from
Bugaboo Stamps - Gus & Stella
I have made this card for my DH its our 18th Anniversary on 16th May
(no we don't quite look like the image - yet!)
The background paper is from papermania
The strip are black paper that I sprayed using the Cosmic shimmers I won
on the Sketch Saturday blog a couple of weeks ago
This is my first attempt any hints on how to use greatly received!
I coloured the image using my promarkers
and cut the image and sentiment using my spellbinder dies
This is for the following challenge
Secret Crafter - Friendship
Sketch Saturday - Sketch by Maya

Chef Hands!

This card uses the wonderful image from Mo's Digital Pencil
'Big Guy Grilling'
He is so like a friend of mine who bar-b-que and always goes on about having Chef Hands normally just before he burns them lol!
He is coloured using my Pro Markers
The papers all come from the Papermania Pack - Sunshine
The circles were cut using my Spellbinder then cut in half
I am slowly practicing the technique's shared on the Passion for Promarkers Blog
I am a crafter rather than an artist so need all the help I can get with colouring

This card covers the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers - Sketch by Claudia
Pollycraft - Here Comes the Sun
Mo's Digital Pencil - Masculine

Thanks for looking

Red Christmas!!

I said was going to try and get my challenge cards for
Christmas cards all year round done early this month well here my first one !
The image I have used is from Charmed Craft as is Dottie at Christmas
I used my spellbinder dies to cut the circle from
some handmade paper I had in my stash
I made the poinsettia flowers using my craft robo
The image and the edges of the flowers have
been coloured using my pro markers
I used a piece of lace ribbon that a friend gave me
and the parcels at the bottom are a couple of buttons with backs cut off
I finished the card with a few gems and some glitter glue
This card covers the following challenges:
Passion for Promarkers - Follow sketch & Make own flowers
My Time to Craft - Ruby Ruby Ruby
Simon Says - Buttons, Bow & Bling
Cute Card Thursday - Make Your Own
Dotties World - Stitching
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Flowers, Ribbons & Buttons
ABC Christmas - I is for Ice
Thanks for Looking