New Baby Card

Time is precious so I decided to combine some of the challenge

Hope this it ok?

Simon Says Challenge is Vintage with Flowers

I have never really done a vintage card so went with vintage colours

The flowers are all from my stash

Cute Card Thursday - Ribbon-Tastic

The ribbons I have used are from the Do-Crafts Goodie Bag

Sunshine

Secret Crafter - Stitching

I have used faux stitching on each piece of the card

drawn in using my Letraset Tria Pens

Sketch Saturday

Came up with this wonderful sketch that I have followed

Dotties World - DeStress with some Distressing

Again like the vintage theme I do not normally do distressing

so did some (neat) tearing hope this counts

The image is Dottie & George from the Love & Marriage Collection

Available on Charmed Cards & Craft

I am quite pleased with the outcome of this card

as its different to the normal baby cards I do

Thanks to all the challenge sites for the inspiration

Balloons & Bad Hair!

Mo's Digital Pencil challenge this week is to follow a sketch

This image of Mo's I had to get as this is just what my hair always looked like as a child!

She is coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers

The balloon paper has been printed using the Cute Companions CD

Loved this sketch

My Time To Craft Challenge - In the Frame

The challenge on

My Time To Craft is In the Frame

For this card I used an image from Bugaboo Stamps

She is coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers

The frame is made from some papermania paper

then mounted onto card and stuck on using 3d foam

All papers are papermania which I have had for ages

The sentiment was done in word

I have shown the inside to show the rest of the sentiment

This card is for one of my best friends whose also a nurse.

Christmas Cards All Year Round - February

The challenge over on

Christmas Cards All Year Round

is to use at least three hearts on each card!

I must be honest I struggled with this so decided to use the hearts on the sentiment

and also heart gems on each card - hope this is ok?

Top Left

The papers used on this card are from DCWV winter mat stack

The image is a pre-coloured Dottie from Charmed Crafts

Top Right

Again papers from the DCWV winter mat stack

Image is from the Digistamp Boutique

Coloured using Letraset Tria Markers

Strip at top is a left over from a Kanban sheet

Bottom Left

Papers from my stash cannot remember the make as I have had them ages

Image from Digistamp Boutique

Coloured using Letraset Tria Markers

Ho Ho Ho ribbon from Papermania

Bottom Middle

Paper free with a craft magazine

Image pre-coloured George from Charmed Crafts

Bottom Rights

Again Paper from my stash no idea who from

Image from Digistamp Boutique

Coloured using Letraset Tria Markers

Just managed to get these done for this month

Thats 10 Christmas cards made!

Dotties World - Its A Small Thing

Dotties World Challenge is - It's A Small Thing

For this as my son and daughter have just change bedrooms

I decieded to make a name plaque for my son

As I was running out of time I used a pre-coloured image of Mickey

The letters have been cut on my craft robo

Image and Letters mounted on 3d foam

Thanks for Looking

Polly Craft Challenge - Double Up

This card is for the Pollycraft Challenge Double Up!

The images are pre-coloured Wilbur

They are mounted on to blue and then white card

The background papers are from papermania

and from the Daisy & Dandelion collection

Quick & Simple

Thanks for looking

Simon Says Challenge & Hop

The challenge this week on Simon Says is a Recipe

3 Types of Embellishments

2 Pattern papers

1 image

The papers I have used are papermania

The 3 embellishments are

Ribbon

Brads

Flowers

Image is House Mouse - Splish Splash..a Citrus Bath

I have coloured it using my waterbrush and ink pads

Great challenge really made me think

Now I am off to have a go on the blog hop

Thanks for Looking

My TIme to Craft Challenge - Green plus One

The Challenge on the My Time To Craft Blog is

Green Plus One

Now I do not normally do green cards now I have made two in a row!

For this card I used a pale green base card

Mounted the white and green leaved paper that comes from

the Forever Friends Parfait Pad

The dark green was free with a magazine

The image is from Digistamp Boutique

Coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers

The sentiment I did in word

The coloured used are green and white plus a little yellow!

Thanks for Looking

Cards For Men Challenge 4

The fourth challenge on the Cards For Men Blog

is GREEN!

For this card I used a pale green base card

Matted the patterned green paper which I think is papermania

onto a piece of white card

The image is from Bugaboo and is a digital download

He is coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers

Mounted onto some green paper then silver card

The sentiment came with the image I cut in into a circle

For a bit of interet I added the striped paper

which is from the Daisy & Dandelion Pad

Do check out the Cards for Men Blog

Thanks for Looking

GD Card for Sketch N Stash

This wonderful sketch is from the Sketch & Stash

I have been asked to be the Guest Designer for this month!

Everything is new on this card as I treated myself to the Do Crafts Goodie Bag

All the papers, ribbon, flowers, brads and fasteners all come from the bag
they are called the Sunshine collection
The house mouse stamp is called Autumn Cruise is also new
(I seem addicted to House Mouse Stamps so expect to see some more new ones!)
I have coloured the stamp using my water brush
and my new brilliance pearlescent ink pads.

Do check out the Challenge blog as normal the DT cards are truly inspiration

Birthday Box

The challenge on Dotties world was to use Heart's, Doodling and a Charmed download

I made this box in the early hours of the morning to put the money we were giving

to our daughter for her sixteenth birthday today!

The box was cut on my craft robo using a wonderful template

designed by Anne and shared on the UKScrappers Forum

The heart on the top was done in word

I used on of the Holly and Madison images

I then did some faux stitching (hope this counts as doodling)

Added Ribbon, small pearl hearts and a bow

Then some brad hearts around the bottom.

So Valentines Day is not an romantic affair in our house

in fact this year we are going out for a meal with 12 sixteen year old

Wish me luck!

Sweet Sixteen!

The challenge over on the Secret Crafter is to use folds -

so I made an Easel Card only the second one I have ever made!

The sketch I followed is from the Sketch Saturday Challenge

The spotty paper is from my Forever Friends Parfait Pad

The swirly paper is papermania been in my stash for ages

The paper on the bottom of the card is from a Daisy & Dandelion pad

The flowers are some blog candy I won on Cute Card Thursday

The heart and the sentiment was done in word

The image is from the Sassy Studio Designs site

She is Alice but with her long socks and

knocked knees she reminded my of my daughter!

This card is for her as she is sixteen today.

Thinking of You

The Colours for this card came from the lovely Dawn on Mo's Digital Pencil

and the great sketch from Aud on Friday Sketchers

I have used Mo's Digital Pencil image

'Rae with Journal'

She is coloured with my Letraset Tria Markers

The Paper behind her is from the Forever Friend Parfait Pad

The other papers used all came free with a magazine a couple of years ago

(I have just found them in a draw today)

There are four little gem hearts in the corners of the square

The red hearts are brads with the legs cut off and stuck on with glue

The ribbon again in my stash

Please to check out the challenge blogs they are truly inspirational

Cards for Men Challenge 3 - Long Suffering Hubby!

The Challenge on Cards for Men is to follow a sketch with the added option of love!

I found this digital image on Karen's Doodles wonderful site

I thought it was a fun Valentine card for any crafter to give to their DH!

The image is coloured using my letraset tria markers

The circles have been cut on my craft robo

Paper are from Papermania and I have had them for ages

Hearts from local craft store

Sentiment done in word.

Remember Cards for Men is now a fortnightly challenge

Do check out the blog lots of great ideas for those difficult men cards!

Prickly Love!

This card is for the My Time To Craft Challenge of Hearts & Kisses

The delightful image is from Karen's Doodles

They are coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers

The background heart paper is a sample of wallpaper from B&Q's!

The hearts and kisses paper was a freebie with a magazine a couple of years ago

The sentiment is a metal embellishment I have had in my stash for ages

Do check out the My Time To Craft Blog

Brotherly Love!!

The Simon Says challenge this week is called 'Whats Love Got to Do with It!'

This made me think of a brother and sister love!

My daughter will be sixteen on Valentines day and when we told her that means

she should be 'Sweet' - my son nearly fall of his chair laughing at the thought!

So I thought I would make him a card for her

The image is from Sassy Studio Designs

She has been coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers

The dotty paper is from my Forever Friends Parfait Pad

Circles were cut on the craft robo

Sentiments have been done in word

The heart background paper is a sample of wallpaper from B&Q's!

Thanks for Looking

Young Love!

This card has been done for some teenagers in love!!

I have used one of the Charmed Craft downloads from the Mickey Set

They are coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers

The circles and the large hearts have all been cut using my craft paper

I think the blue paper is from a papermania set I have had for ages

The ribbon came of a pressie

The three small hearts are brad but because I did not want the brad sticky through the card

I cut the 'legs' off and glued them onto the card using silicon glue

The sentiment was done using my Letterpress and Epic 6 machine

The ink I used was Pearlescent Sky Blue by Brilliance

I brought a load of these with the voucher I won on Dotties World and I love them

This card is designed using the

Sketch from Ria on the Sketch Saturday

The inspiration for the colours come from

the Secret Crafter whose challenge

this week was set by Cathy to use

Monochrome tones of one colour and white

The theme of love came from Nicole on the Dotties World

and also Cute Card Thursday 'In the Name of Love'

Do check out the link to the Challenge blog as the DT cards are really stunning.

Hello!

This card covers the Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Spots & Dots!
Also the sketch is taken from the Friday Sketchers Challenge which was designed by Tanya

I have used my Friends Pink Parfait paper and some paper from my stash
The stamped image is one a lovely lady from e-bay enclosed with some item I brought
I have coloured her using my Letraset Tria Markers
She is mounted on some 3d foam to give a bit of height
The flowers are from my stash, in the centre of each is a small
pearlized flower that came free with a magazine and then a small gem
The sentiment is done using my new Quickutz Letterpress which has been inked with
my new Brilliance Dew Drop Ink - Pearlscent Purple

Thanks for looking any comment always welcome

Puppy Love!

This wonderful sketch comes from the Sketch and Stash Challenge

The inspiration for the card comes from the Simon Says Challenge

were you use a photo to help inspire you!

I have used a new Penny Black Clear Stamp from the 'Critter Party' Collection

The pup is coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers

The hearts are a long forgotten See D's stamp from the Love set

This has been stamped using my new Dew Drop Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy Ink

The rose is also another forgotten See D's stamp from the Flower set

Again stamp using my new Dew Drop Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy and Ivy Ink

The paper used is from the Quickutz self adhesive paper pad 'Tropical'

Thanks for looking

Fairy Folk & Things With Wings

The Challenge on the Pollycraft Site was THINGS WITH WINGS

and on the My Time To Craft - FAIRY FOLK

So I thought I could combine these two together

The image is one of the new Pollycraft LILLYBEAN Fairies

I have coloured her using my letraset tria markers

The paper I swirl paper and striped paper I think is papermania

The flower paper is from a Daisy & Dandelion paper pad

The flowers I have had in my stash for ages

I added some bling with the gems in the centre of the flowers

Thanks for looking

Dotties World - I Can See Clearly Now!

Dotties World Challenge - I Can See Clearly Now

This Challenge was set by Adele and she wanted us to use Acetate

It took me a long time to think what to do for this challenge as I do not often use acetate!

Then I remember by FRONT & BACK downloads from Charmed Crafts

I used the pre-coloured one as I had left doing the challenge so late

Cut them out and mounted them onto the acetate

The aperture was cut using my craft robo

To finish the edges I used the last of my heart ribbon I have had in my stash for ages

The sentiment was do in word and mounted on to silver card

Thanks for looking