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Home is where the heart is

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This uses a digi image from Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps I cut the aperture in the card using my new X-cut dies This has been cut into two tone card the outside is purple the inside is lilic (colours do not show up very well in this light) Then simply coloured the image with my flex and pro markers Mounted it as a complete sheet Quite please with the result as the aperture matches the shape of the clouds This card is for the following challenges Crafty Catz - A new beginning Less is More - Predominantly Purple Pink Elephants - Hearts Passion for Promarkers - Inspired by a song (Lady Antebellums - Home is where the heart is) Digital Tuesday - Punch it Out Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

New Year New Blog Design and Some Crafting

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I was asked to make a card to go with a voucher my friend wanted to give for some shoes I deceided a card was not much for Christmas so I made a shoe I cut the shoe using my E-Craft that I got for my birthday in December I used a SVG template for the shoe Then decorated it with some ribbon and gems The box I designed and cut myself on the ecraft from A3 card Its simple but its a start  This shows the shoe in the box with voucher I am entering this into the following challenges: Simon Says - Anything Goes Pink Elephant - Anything Goes Simply Create Too - Shape it Up Secret Crafter - Anything Goes Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

Summer Fun

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This card uses a wonderful digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil That I only purchased today! I have coloured it using my promarkers Circles cut the old fashioned way by drawing a circle with a compass then using scissors The papers are a mixture of spares from my stash and freebies from magazines The sentiment was done in word This card is for the following challenges Mo's Digital Pencil - Summer Vacation Pink Elephant - Fun in the sun My Time to Craft - Delightful Dogs Passion for Promarkers - Animal Crackers Sketch n Stash - Sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Birthday Card and Candle

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 This card was made using my house mouse stamp Coloured with my promarkers I then cut it out using my Marianne Dies Which gives a nice lace effect The sentiment is stamped and is from a See D set Buttons from stash Ribbons was some blog candy I was sent and I ruffed it for effect Papers came for a Docraft Goodie bag  This box I made the old fashioned way with my craft knife and ruler Finished it with a ribbon and some flowers Inside the box is this candle I decorated using the same House Mouse Stamp and the See D's sentiment stamped onto white tissue paper I coloured the image with my promarkers Then used my heat gun to melt it in to the candle using greaseproof paper to protect candle as recommend by fellow bloggers Thanks to all for the tip This is for the following challenges Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed The Pink Elephant - 3 Patterned papers, 2 buttons, 1 punch and ribbon Simon Says - Bingo - Buttons, Lace and Sentiment Speedy the Cat - Butto...

Wedding Celebrations

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This card uses a digi image from Pollycraft They are coloured using my promarkers The papers I have used I won on the Pollycraft Challenge site Like lots of new paper its take me a time to use them I have to look at them first and admire lol The sentiment came out of Docrafts goodies bag The little wooden heart came from my local craft shop This card is for the following challenges Sketch Saturday - the sketch I have followed Pollycraft - Love and Marriage The Pink Elephants - Here Comes the Bride Thanks for Looking x Nicky x 

Doing the Dad Dance!

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This card uses a new digi image from KennyK He is coloured using my promarkers I then cut him out leaving a white edge to make him stand out a bit more The lattice frame I made using my craftrobo Mounted it onto circle mira card The dotty paper is a left over from a card kit I was given The yellow circle uses some metal frames that I just used my pliers to clamp around the paper Red button from my stash Sentiment was done in word This card is for the following challenges KennyK - Dad Cards Pear Tree Designs - Anything Goes The Pink Elephant - Sketch I have followed UKScrappers - May Craftrobo Challenge - Lattice Template/Frame Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Easter Bunnies

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This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo They are coloured using my promarkers Then cut with my circle nestabilities The paper is all from my stash as is the flowers and buttons This card is for the following challenges Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed Catch the Bug - Easter Pear Tree Design - Easter Pink Elephant - Colours Challenge My Time to Craft - Easter Wishes Oops just noticed I forgot to add the sentiment - off to do it now x Nicky x

Easter Bunny

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This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo This was freebie from March last year and I have never used them before I have coloured them using my promarkers The sentiment was done in word straight onto the white card I cut the images out and attached them straight onto the card The frames were also coloured using promarkers This card is for the following challenges Pollycraft - use old/neglected stamps Digital Tuesday - Easter Parade Pink Elephant - Easter Simon Says - Spring Colours/Easter I love Promarkers - Easter Colour Create - Pink/White/Black Thanks for looking x Nicky x 

Ruby Wedding

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This card uses an image from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured them using soft pinks to give a slighly aged look The striped paper is from SU and was some blog candy I won The flowers are from my stash as are the pearls I added some doodles by hand for a bit of interest The sentiment was also from my stash This card is for the following challenges Pollycraft - Swirls & Pearls Pink Elephant - Sketch I have followed My Time to Craft - Ladies Day Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Daisy Girl

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This card uses an image from Pollycraft She is coloured using my promarkers and the blender pen The yellow background paper is from papermania The spotty green paper was from a paper kit on QVC The sentiment was a white one I ink and blended Flowers and brad from my stash This card is for the following challenges Pink Elephant - Spring Time Crafty Catz - Yellow & Green Pollycraft - Teens Passion for Promarkers - the sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

One Tequila....

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This card used a great digi image and sentiment from Bugaboo She is coloured using my promarkers I then cut the image and sentiment out using my circle nestabilities I used a brilliance pearlized ink pad to add interest to the circles The flower and brads are from my stash The patchwork paper is something I picked up ages ago in the bargin bin in the local craft shop Ribbon from the local hobbycraft shop This is for the following challenges: Secret Crafter - Patchwork (paper I used) Sketch Saturday - Sketch that I followed Catch the Bug - Anything goes Passion for Promarkers - Food & drink (Tequila and drink on papers) Pink Elephant - Spring Time (used spring colours) Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Old Enough to Know ....

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This card uses another wonderful digi image from Kenny K She is coloured with pro markers The ribbon is cut from a jumper The papers are all from my stash and I have had them ages Pearls used in the corners Flower were from ebay and I have glued them together The top two have buttons as centres and the on the sentiment has a gem in the centre Finished with a little lace at the bottom Sentiment was done in word then cut out using a die The sentiment say "Its your birthday so your old enough to know...." inside is says "..that your parents had sex and thats why its your birthday!" This is a card for my daughter friend from college This is for the following challenges Friday Sketchers - sketch I have followed Pink Elephant Challenge - Buttons, Lace & Ribbons Pollycraft - Pearls & Diamonds My Time to Craft - Hats Digital Tuesday - Use Punches Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Love Me Love My Dog!

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I have used a digital image from Mo's Digital Pencil She is coloured using my pro markers The sentiment is one that I told my DH when he first met me and seems to fit the image The lace was yellow so I inked it to make it read I was impatience so did not let the ink dry before I stuck it down So I ended up putting some splodges on the image So out came the flowers to cover them up This is for the following challenges: Mo's Digital Pencil - Love with lace,buttons and bows Passion for Promarkers - Let there be Love Digital Tuesday - From the Heart My Time to Craft - Hearts & Flowers Pink Elephant - Be My Valentine Pollycraft - Sketch I have followed and love theme Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Santa's Helper

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This card uses an image from Mo's Digital Pencil Coloured using my pro markers and some glitter glue The background paper is from a pad I brought ages ago and I cannot remember from where On the blue card I used my Sew Easy tool from We R Memory Keepers I have used some green thread for the running stitch Love this tool and enjoying playing with it The embellishments came from a kit I brought from QVC a few Christmas's ago I thought they were a bit plain so I used my pro markers to add some colour This card is for the following challenges Simon Says - The sketch I have followed The Pink Elephant - Blue, Green and Red Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Part and Parcel of Life

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Yet another man card! This one is for my friend who is a postie Inside the card is a verse about 'the parcel of life' The image is free colouring page from google I have coloured him using pro markers I used my nesties and big shot to cut the shape and to mat and layer The parceland striped papers are from my stash sentiment is from my Just for Men set This is for the following challenge: The Pink Elephant - Red, Blue and Yellow Thanks for looking