Lets Go Fly a Kite!

Today we had all kinds of weather! It started with wind and rain then at lunch time we had snow. It was too wet for it to lie thankfully! Late afternoon the sun came out for a while. I can cope with any weather but please not snow!!

Today i have made a card following the Friday Sketchers latest sketch. Its a fab one too, loved working with the sketch. I have used one of my hAnglar stamps. I used Promarkers and he was a dream to colour. The colours scheme came from the "Fab and Funky" challenge which is Chocolate and Blue. The paper i use was just a sheet i found in the pile of 12x12's i have and not sure where its from! I embossed the brown layer with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder and the same with the white fame under the stamp. The stars, frame, circles and scallop corners were all cut using my Cricut cartridge, Plantin schoolbook. The ribbon is running through eyelets at each side of the frame. I have added a touch of Crackle Accents to the stars and scalloped corners for a change of texture. I added a couple of MME buttons to finish off.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges;

http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes with Ribbon

http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/ - Sketch

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Chocolate and Blue

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ - Show some Embossing.

Thanks for having a look and hope you come back soon!

My New Love! Seeing Double!

Hi, Hope your having a lovely day. I have had a day crafting...well a afternoon anyway!

A few days ago i came across this cutie bear on the talented Lisa's blog, She is on the Teddy Bo DT which is a new challenge for these lovely bears. You must have a look here at the images if you have not seen them yet! There has been new images added which are just fab! I have bought a pile of them, couldnt wait...just had to have them!

Onto my card...this is not my usual style of card but thought i would leave the comfort zone..well a bit because couldnt help but slipping in the Lavender along with the kraft paper, browns and cream. I distressed all the edges with brown ink. I followed the sketch from the Mojo Monday blog this week.

The Image, as i mentioned above is from Teddy Bo. I have two of the same image on my card to fit with the Teddy Bo Challenge, which is "Seeing Double", one on the front and the other inside. This image is called "Can you See Me" and used the accessories image to give her a umbrella. I coloured her in with my promarkers, I cut the images out and rubbed them with a shaper tool to make them curve to make them stand out more.  You can see this effect in the pictures The lace has also been distressed a bit with the ink. The flower was one i made myself and sat on a cuttlebug die flower and a twisted piece ribbon. Again distressed with the ink.

On the inside i have just layered the same papers and added the same image for the Teddy Bo challenge.

 Here is the links of the challenges i want to enter with this card.

http://teddybochallenge.blogspot.com/ - Seeing Double

http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ - Sketch

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/ - Distressing

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Delights in Digis

Thanks for visiting my blog and all the lovely comments!

Cheers!

Hi There, I am having another sleepless night so what else is there to do but make and post a card for some challenges. There is quite a few challenges i am entering the card into so will just list and link them all at the end.

I used the sketch from the Sketch and Stash challenge, such a simple and easy one to follow. For the background i used one of my fav cuts from the Cricut Storybook cartridge. I mounted it on the tiny sized foam pads so it stood out. I decided, in one of my play about moments, to cover all the swirl cut in Crackle Accents...i dont know what i was thinking about but it actually turned out better than i thought. Kinda  looks like snake skin!! (Cant see it in this picture i dont think.)  My LOTV image is one i have had since its release date and never ever inked it up. I had it in my head that it would be a nightmare to colour....it was the total opposite. I used my Promarkers and for the cat i just used Cool Greys 1,2 and little bit of number 3. I added a few dots of Glossy Accents on the cats nose, present tag and the glasses.  The flowers are a mix match of flowers i had in my scrap/extra bits and bobs box and i just layered them and added one of my handmade flowers on the top. I inked all the edges of them and added Glossy Accents and tiny bit glitter. I actually liked how it turned out. My button was also a old button of the inside of my old jacket!! I added some of my favourite Glossy Accents and glitter. The sentiment was recycled of another old card i had lying about. The pin, beads, pearls and ribbon were just all from my stash.

Here goes for the list of challenges i am entering the card into!

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Buttons and Bows 

http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/ - Celebrate Something

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/ - Recycle ( i used a old button, flowers and sentiment)

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ - White is White. (Hope this is white enough!)

http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Followed sketch and i used a stamp bought a long time ago but never inked up until tonight!

Goodnight..(good morning actually) and thanks for popping by and having a look!

Take Care,

A Few Of My Favourite Things!

Hi, Heres another late night, well early morning really, creation for you. This card has been made for the LOTV Challenge which is "A few of my Favourite things". Well this one was easy for me and just had to use my favourite stamp that comes out again and again for all different occasions. I also used my favourite colour scheme just now, one of my favourite sketches/layout and my favourite MS punch. As always i had to use my glossy accents which i really could never do without and the glamour dust that i sprinkle on it. 

I am going to give this card to a close family friend for her birthday so i decorated the inside with a little pocket and tag. I felt this really finishes the card off..just that bit different too.

 I am also entering this card into the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge which is "Embellish it". I have used a few different embellishments. I love making the pins to match my colour scheme, i have been out buying lots of different beads to cover every colour scheme...just in case! I have also used gems, flowers and a charm to embellish my card.

I will also enter the Fab 'n' Funky challenge. Its their first birthday there so are looking for birthday cards and there is also a blog hop with lots of prizes to be won along the way! 

Here is the links for the challenge blogs i am entering;

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - A few of my favourite things.

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Birthday card

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/ - Embellish it.

Thanks for taking the time to look and leaving lovely comments, They are really appreciated!

Cupcakes...Yummy!!!

Another day, another card! This card was made for the Totally Gorjuss Challenge which is "Not a Square". The base card was cut from my Cricut Wild Card Cartridge and the top scallop was from the Story Book Cartridge. The cupcake paper is from Trimcraft. I love the colours of these papers.The image is from LOTV and one of my favourites, very cute! I have coloured the image with promarkers. I am also playing along with "Fab n Funky challenge which is Yummy, Yummy, Yummy and "I Love Promarkers" challenge which is Cupcakes. Papercutz challenge is Anything goes this week so i have entered the challenge there! The flowers, ribbon and pearls are from my stash. 

Heres the links to the challenge blogs i played along with;

http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ -Not  a Square.

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/ - Cupcakes.

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Yummy! Yummy! Yummy!

http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes!

Thanks you all for looking and the kind comments!

Sparkling Tilda!

 Hi, Its good to be back online! I was on holiday for a long weekend and when i got back my internet was down, anyway sorted now and can now get stuck into some of the great challenges that are about this week.

For this card i used a layout i used before for a challenge and loves it, so simple! The colour theme matched 2 different challenges, Stampin Bs and Fab n funky. I am not a fan of black white and red but i actually think it has turned out ok! The image of Tilda is coloured with promarkers and i have used glossy accents and glamour dust to sparkle her outfit up. The swirls were from a sizzix die i have had for ages, it actually is a flower with a swirl stem but i have cut off the flowers head and jut used the swirls. Again i have used glossy accents and glamour dust to sparkle. I added some pearls to the swirls.

As you can see from the picture below i have made the top layer so it opens up to show the hidden a tag inside. I used a brad to hold it shut by just catching the edge of the card stock under the side of the brad.

Here is the link to the challenges i have played along with this week.

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/ - Pearls and Swirls.

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Black White + One other colour.

http://stampinbsdesignteam.blogspot.com/ - Red, Black and White.

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Hidden Extra.

http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes!

http://totallytilda.blogspot.com/ - Glitter and Sparkle.

Thanks for looking and also for leaving all the lovely comments!

Christmas Tilda.

Hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday. Heres what i made today for the CES Challenge which is to make a Christmas Easel card. I have also played along with Just Magnolias Sketch for this week. Its a lovely sketch   to work with. The papers i used is DCWV Rose Tinted Christmas that i had left over from last year. I think i will buy some more this year cos some of the papers are great for girly xmas cards. 

 I coloured my Candy Cane Tilda using promarkers. I have embossed the circle and the bottom of the easel card using my cuttlebug and snowflake folder. The snowflakes are cut from my potpourri cartridge. This is one of my favourite cuts on this cartridge, just that bit different from my other snowflake dies is have.

The sentiment is from a pack of xmas sentiments that i bought a few weeks back. As usual i have added a few gems to finish off. 

Again my picture quality aint that great, sorry! 

Heres the link to the challenges i have entered today.

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - What eva!

http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/ - Sketch.

http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Christmas Easel card.

Thanks very much  for looking and taking the time to comment! Its great to see what people think of my cards.

Also a quick note to say thanks to my new followers, again it means a lot.

Teddy Bears Picnic!!

This is my second post of the night as i have just finished this card. The sketch i used is from the Flutter By Wednesday challenge. You must also use either a butterfly, fairy or angel on the birthday card for it to count so i used a butterfly stamp i had in my stash. The challenge at Passion for Promarkers is "Teddy Bears Picnic" so i used this LOTV stamp and coloured it with promarkers. The papers are both from the Lush Collection from My Minds Eye. I just had to have them when i seen them! The ribbon is one i bought when i was on holiday from a lovely little farm shop that sold organic and home grown/made produce. The ribbon was expensive but worth it. The camera doesnt show it well.  I used used 3 pink brads which were the perfect colour for my papers and fits with the Party time Tuesday challenge which is a Birthday card with brads. I am going to also enter into the Paper Take Weekly Challenge. Their challenge this time is "Just The One" so i used one colour theme, Vintage Pink. I could also use just the one metal wire heart charm! The sentiment was just one i had in my stash from a pack of clear stamps.

There are a few other challenges i am entering into also so heres links to them all;

http://diecutdreams.blogspot.com/2010/08/challenge-63-soft-shades-of-vintage.html - Shades of Vintage.

 http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Material world (Used my lovely ribbon!)

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Teddy Bears Picnic

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ - "Just the One"

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/ - Birthday card with Brads

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ - Birthday with Sketch and butterfly.

http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Metal. (i used brads and a metal wire charm.)

Thanks for looking! Thats me off to bed, Good night...well its officially morning now!

Pink to make the Boys Wink!

Well its been a day of many seasons here today. Dull and Windy this morning, then out came the sun for a few hours then came the downpour! 

This card was made with a few challenges in mind.

The sketch i followed is from the Fussy and Fancy Friday challenge. The sketch caught my eye right away, its one that you could really fancy up if you want to. The paper is from a Doodlebug pack i found among my drawer of papers. I really need to get them sorted out. I have used so much pink to fit in with the challenge over at the Paper Play Challenge which is "Pink To Make The Boys Wink." The image is Sugar Nellies, Post Box stamp. I have stamped her out and cut her out leaving the post box and grass which has made it look like a totally different stamp. I coloured her with Promarkers and used some of my glossy accents and glitter on the letter and spots on her hat etc. I made the 3 flowers by hand by using diecut hearts and cut the leaves using my Cricut StoryBook Cart. The Craftalicious challenge is to use Swirls and Pearls so i used the swirl frame cut from my Cricut and used pearls to finish it off.  The sentiment i cut out using my Cuttlebug and circle nasties from a a4 sheet of sentiments i bought. 

Here is the list of challenges i have entered!

 http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Flower Power!

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Pink the make the boys wink!

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - Die Cuts 

http://stampinbsdesignteam.blogspot.com/ - A diecut, a circle and a Flower

http://craftaliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Pearls and Swirls.

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Sketch.

I am off to bed now and to finish watching X Factor! Love the Audition Process, so funny!

Goodnight,