Wrapped Up Warm

This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo coloured with the following promarkers

Tan, Caramel, Ivory, Cool Aqua, Denim Blue and Purple

I then used my spellbinder ovals to cut the mats and layered up behind the image

The purple paper with stars is from a Christmas DCWV small pad I have had for ages

The snowflakes are just left over from Christmas confetti 

The ribbon was brought for my by my DD last year

This card is for the following challenges

Friday Sketch Challenge - Sketch I have followed

Catch the Bug - Holiday/Winter

Digital Tuesday - Layers

Little Birdie

This card uses a digi image form Bugaboo that is coloured using the following promarkers

Red, Berry Red, Tawny Owl, Daffodil Bloom, Blush, Cool Aqua, Icicle and Cinnomon

He is then mounted onto a piece of light blue card from create and craft

The paper is from my new Papermania Mistletoe and Kisses pad and the ribbon from my stash

All finished with a gem in each corner

Another card ready for 2013!

This card is for the following challenges

My Time to Craft - Animals in the snow

The Sweet Stop - Sketch I have followed

Pink Snowman!

Thought I would start on the Christmas cards ready for 2013!

This card uses a lovely digi image from Sassy Cheryls 

I have coloured him using the following promarkers

Icicle, Eggnog and Pink Mittens

The papers are all new papers I was brought for my birthday earlier this month from my team at work

 and they are Docrafts - Papermania Mistletoe and Kisses 12 x 12 paper

I finished the card with some gems in each corner

This card is for the following challenges

Sketch and Stash - Sketch I have followed

Sassy Cheryls - Snowmen

Creative Craft Challenge - Non Traditional Christmas

Time to Party

This cards uses a lovely retro digi image from Kenny K - She is coloured using the following promarkers

Cocoa, Caramel, Tan. Pastel Blue, Olive Green, Ivory and Poppy

She was printed onto Create and Craft marker paper as was the sentiment

To finish the card I have mounted her on to a red piece of card then again onto a white card base.

Finally adding some ribbon that has been cut from jumpers and a few gems

This card is a RSVP to one of my best friends 40th birthday party

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Less is More - Drinks

Sketch Saturday - the sketch I have followed

Looking Back at Mo's Digital Challenge

On Mo's Digital Challenge site this time she asked us to choose our favourite card from the challenges we have entered.  I chose this card that I entered into an anything goes challenge in May.  I love this image and have used it a lot in different challenges and always find it a delight to colour

Christmas Handbag

For Christmas my DD wanted to go to a big shopping centre near London as a pressie - so my mum and me came up with a little parcel for her to open to let her know she was going and to give her some spending money.  In the parcel was energy drink - to keep her going, plasters - in case of blisters, batteries - so she could recharge hers and this handbag with a cupcake and her spending money.

I made this using a template form Cre8tive Cutz and then cut it on my ecraft using the MTC software.  The papers where Brazil 12x12 pink candy and some docrafts hearts paper.  I did faux stitching to hopefully add to the effect - the ribbon was brought from a shop in Germany when I went there before Christmas 

 The bag was really easy to cut and put together and hold the cupcake so it cannot be seen until opened

I was really pleased how it turned out and my DD loved it as did my mum.

This is for the following challenge

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Ruck Sack

For Christmas my sister asked for money towards a new ruck sack for hiking.  My mum asked if I could do a voucher so she could give her some money.  I thought I could do better than that and after a little search on the internet came across the Cre8tive Cutz blog.  On here I found the cutting file for a ruck sack.  I cut it out on my ecraft using the MTC software using Papermill A3 card for the main parts and DCWV 12x12 paper.
Once all cut it was very easy to assemble and I used ribbon to fasten the top down as I did not have any velcro or magnet fasteners.  I then put a Freddy Frog chocolate in each pocket on the sides and mum put money in the main part.

I am entering this into the following challenge

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Birthday Dance

This card uses a great digi image from Kenny K - he is coloured using my promarkers

Then mounted on to a piece of mirror card. I have then used different silver and white card I have in my stash - finished with some glitter strips and gems

This card is for the following challenge

Kenny K - White and Silver

Thanks for looking

WOYWW 184

It WOYWW - Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday time - if you want to see lots of craftiness going on around the globe pop over to the Queen of the Desks Julia HERE and join in but be warned it can be additive.

The picture above is my fold away desk that hides behind the sofa that Stanley is cuddled up on!  I needed to cut some boxes to put some Christmas pressies in and the conservatory was a tad chilly this morning so I thought I would set up my ecraft in the living room. Kids are at work and school and DH is in bed after his night shift.

On my rolltop desk I am in the process of putting the boxes together I cannot say to much in case my sister reads my blog as it is for her Christmas pressie.  On my desk you can see a new smoker dragon that I brought in the Cologne Christmas market yesterday and some ribbon that I picked up there too - it was great fun.

Well off to continue crafting this morning then mum and DD are taking me out for a birthday lunch .

Have a great week 

Happy 16th Birthday

This card uses an image from Kenny K

She is coloured with the following promarkers

Powder Blue, Ivory, Pastel Blue, Blush, Grey Green, Soft Green, Amethyst, Orchid, Burnt Umber, Umber,Cocoa, Sandstone and Cinnamon

Core-inations grey card

Purple card was from a paper brick from local craft shop

Glitter strip - papermania

Sentiment was done in word

This card was for the following challenges

Friday Sketch Challenge - Sketch I have followed

Challenge Up Your Life - Photo Inspiration/Colour Challenge

Stack of Owls

This card uses a pre-coloured image from Pink Gems

I then added stickles Glitter - Diamond 

The sentiment was done in word 

Quick and simple make

This card is for the following challenge

Less is More - One Layer and Rows

Snowballs!

This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo

He is coloured using the following promarkers

Powder Blue, Ivory, Icicle, Pastel Blue

The card is duo card from create and craft for the mats and the little tags

Snowflake paper is from a DCWV paper stack

Finished with three glitter gel dots

This card is for the following challenge

Stella Says Sketch - the sketch I have followed

Catch the Bug - photo inspiration

My Time to Craft - non traditional Christmas colours

Letter to Santa

This card uses a digi image from imag-e-nation

She is coloured using the following promarkers

Poppy, Lipstick Red, Cyan, Green, Holly Tan, Almond and Umber

Glitter was added using my stickles glitter glue

Sentiment was a left over from a kanban sheet and ribbon from stash

This card is for the following challenge

Speedy Fox - Red and Green

Ho Ho

This card uses a great digi image from Bugaboo.  I have coloured them using my promarkers - cool grey 4, Tan,Grass,Poppy, Holly and Ivory 

Then added a little glitter glue and mounted onto a red mat

The sentiment is done in green although the camera seems to have changed the colour

This card is for the following challenges:

Less is More - Red and Green

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Red and Green

Passion for Promarkers - Use 'Happy' 

2012 Christmas Card

This card is made using my ecraft, as time is ticking away and I cannot bring myself to buy Christmas cards I needed a quick card to make that I could send out to friends and family.

I used the snowflake image from the MTC software and cut two snowflakes out on a piece of A4 card - I had already worked out in word where to put the sentiment and printed it onto the card.  Once the snowflake was cut I cut the A4 card down to A5 size scored it and folded it on my Score It board then to finish used my stickles glitter glue to just outline the snowflake and put a light blue insert inside

Thats two made just another 58 to go - guess what I am doing this week.

This card is for the following challenge

Simon Says - Snowflakes

Speedy Fox - No Red and Green

Winter Snowman

This card uses another wonderful digi image from Sassy Cheryls.  I have coloured him using my Winter Edition Promarkers - Icicle, Frosted Leaf, Winter Berry, Polar Blue, Eggnog and Pink Mittens.

I then used some glitter glue that my DH brought for me from Hobbycraft.  The image was then cut using my woodware trimmer with the scallop cutter, then to define the edge I used the Polar Blue promarker pen just to give a light ink edge.  The next layer was embossed using a small metal embossing stencil I have had in my stash for ages. (sorry the camera doesn't pick it up so much)  The white card I have used was from Create and Craft and is very smooth and good quality I will be buying it again

This card is for the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday - Non Traditional Colours

I love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - White Christmas

Sassy Cheryls - White Christmas

Creative Craft Challenge - White on White

My Time to Craft - Snowmen

Happy 1st Birthday

This card uses an image from Sassy Cheryls that I used a new program and a new technique (for Me) to colour it.  I used a program called GIMP and used this to colour it in digitally - it was quite fun working out how to do it and kept me quiet for quite a time lol

The star paper is from my stash and has been in there for about 2 yrs, the striped paper is a scrap left over from a 12x12 piece of stamping up Christmas paper. Sentiment was done in word and printed out then mat and layered.

This card is for the following challenge

Sketch and Stash - Sketch I have followed - new item GIMP program

WOYWW 183 - its still Wednesday just!

Well its been two weeks since I blogged - I know shocking lol

It been for good reason DH and me went to Suffolk to visit my sister and do all our Christmas shopping

We worked out its the third time since the kids were born that we have been away on our own and they are now 15 and 18!  Also I have been making lots more candles - I made 27 for my boss for the MS charity and with the dress down down and cakes some other colleagues made the total raised was just over £300.

Since then my DS has been selected to go on a trip to Mexico to build a house for a family that need it next June.  So we are now fund raising for that so I have made another 33 candles for him and the rest of team of students to sell along with Christmas cards at a local Christmas Fair.  I thought you might get bored of seeing candles and boxes.

On my desk this week is a card for my nephew laying down its his birthday today, a card for a first birthday for a little boy into Mickey Mouse, a white on white card under construction. Plus quite a messing desk from the little flurry of activity.

Have a great week I am off to Cologne next week with my friends and DD to the Christmas Markets we are going got two days this year so really looking forward to it and I am off next Wednesday as its my birthday so I might even get to join in in the morning.

To see many desks of crafty goodness pop over to the Queen of the Desks Julia's Stamping Ground 

HERE

WOYWW - Candles and Boxes

Well I said I was making candles for my boss to sell for the MS charity, this is my desk after I have finished putting the boxes together and am just about to put a candle in each box

Oh at the end is a experimental Christmas card - quite pleased with how it turned out 

The boxes I made for the candles where designed on MTC software and then cut out on my ecraft 

Now to see more interesting desks go to Julia Stamping Ground HERE link a picture of your space, grab a cup of your favourite drink and have a good nose around the world at what everyone has been up to.

have a great week and happy thanks giving to all those over the pond

Happy 30 Birthday

This card was designed in my Serif software, I had fun playing around and learning how to move shapes etc. I imported the Bugaboo digi image and once the card was printed onto smooth white card I then used my promarkers to colour the image.

The sentiment inside says - you are not over the hill at 30 you are just reaching your peak!

This card is for the following challenge:

Sketch Friday - the sketch I have followed

Thanks for looking

Queen of Shopping

This card is a simple make using a pre-coloured digi image from Charmed Crafts and a digi image of the fence also from Charmed Crafts.  The sentiment was done in word using the font Candy, then image and sentiment have been mounted onto black card.  The flower card was in a set I brought ages ago from kanban and its all mounted on to some pink card from papermill direct

Quick and Simple

This card is for the following challenge

Speedy Fox - Fence It

Thanks for looking

Teddy With Stars

This is another candle for my Boss to sell for the MS charity in a few weeks

The recipe for this one is:

Image - Digi Image from Bugaboo

Tissue Paper to print image onto

Greaseproof paper to hold image on candle while heated

Heat gun

Gems in the shapes if stars and icicle stickles

Promarkers Used - Daffodil Bloom, Budding Rose, March Hare, April Shower, Morning Mist, Lemon and Tea Green.

This card is for the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - Things with Tails

Passion for Promarkers - Moons/Stars

Creative Craft Challenge - Bingo - Bling, Stars and Pastel

Thanks for looking

Home is Where the Heart is

This card uses a lovely image from Pollycraft. Its a digi image that was printed straight onto the card and coloured with my promarkers.

Promarkers used are - tea green, budding rose, march hare, Arctic blue, cinnamon, red and bright green

This card is for the following challenge:

Less is More - one layer with houses - its one house but hopefully that ok