Pom Pom all in Purple!

Hi, This is a flying visit today as i have the doctors soon. I wanted to post my LOV challenge card before i forget. This week the challenge was a sketch by Bev and as usual it was a really nice one.

I used the little Pom Pom fairy image and coloured her with Promarkers. Her wings are covered in Crackle Accents to make it look like veins in the wings. I decided to go without DP's this time and just embossed the white layers . The border punch is a MS one. The flowers are cut from my cuttlebug and then i have layered a flower from my Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge and gave them the glossy accents and Glamour dust treatment that i seem to have a thing about at the moment!!

The sentiment is also from LOTV from the pack of calender/date stamps. Some of the white is inked up using Dusky Concord Distress Inks. The ribbon, trim, gems and charm are just from my stash...had to dig to find a different charm than usual!

The challenges i am entering this card into are;

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Sketch by Bev

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ - Show Some Metal

http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ - Ribbons and Charms

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Jewels

Thanks for having a look.

Take Care

Envelope card!

I have been meaning to post this card for a few days now but never got round to it so here is is! Its  envelope card followed by Lena Katrines Tutorial over at the Lili of the Valley Ideas to Inspire Blog. I love the way its turned out.

The image is Birthday Fairy from LOTV and i have coloured her with Promarkers. The papers are Pink Pettycoat Vintage Rose that came with the Quick Cards Magazine. I love the papers, they are just so pretty. I  inked every edge in Stormy Sky Distress ink. The flowers are a mixture of WOC and Papermania. I made my own hat pin using the pink beads and secured then in the back of the flowers. I used a organza ribbon and layered a narrow lace on top to add a bit more texture. The sentiment is from Digital Doodling and again i inked the edge with the Stormy Sky ink. The brad, charm, chain and gems are all from my st

In the picture below it shows the envelope card closed over. I made the fastener from buttons and a length of fibre to wrap around the button to keep it closed.

The next picture is just showing the inside of the card. I have kept this quite plain so you can write your  own message inside.

The sentiment in here is cut from my Cricut Wild Card Cartridge. The edges again have been inked in Stormy Sky distress ink.

Here is the challenges i am going to enter;

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Fancy Folds
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/ - Ribbons and Bows
http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/ - Flowers
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Bows, brads buttons and beads ( I used them all)
http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ - Someone Special (For My Princess!!)
http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/ - Use a Die                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Thanks for popping by...please excuse any spelling mistakes, its 2.50am and probably not the best time to concentrate!

My Favourite Colour.....well this week!

Hi, Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. At last i finished painting the stairs and hall way, it took me weeks cos i started it then just have not felt well enough to finish it but i had to do it today...was really annoying me half done!

My card tonight is for the LOTV challenge which is "My Favourite Colours". I decided to go with my old faithful colour..pink.  The image is one of my favourites and have coloured her with promarkers. To add shine to her wings i have added glossy accents and glamour dust. My papers are doodlebug and Slice. The slice paper is full of glitter and shine and very slightly embossed. My flowers are Wild Orchid and Papermania and the leaves are a cricut cut from the pot pourri basket cartridge. I have also added a few stems with crystals on at each side of the flowers. To add a bit more shine i added gems and a hat pin. The ribbon was found at the bottom of my ribbon box...think its a never ending box and the ribbon seems to multiply every time i open it!!

Heres the link to all the challenges i would like to enter;

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - My Favourite Colour

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Use Pink

http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/ - Time to spread your wings!

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Add Shine

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ - Shiny Happy Cards

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ - Monochrome

http://creativecraftworld.blogspot.com/ - Use A Square!

Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend and thanks for popping by!

Not a flower in sight!!

Hi, I hope you are all having a lovely lazy Sunday! I dont know where the day has went, got up tidied up and before i noticed it was 3pm! 

Here is a LOTV card with one of their new stamps. How cute are these images?! I just love their little feet dangling crossed over....too cute! I coloured them in with promarkers. The sentiment comes with the image. 

The sketch i followed is from the LOTV challenge this week. Its a fab sketch and is a good one for keeping it simple which is the challenge for the I love Promarkers challenge! I found it so hard to keep my hand out my flowers pot! Not even a gem or swirl in sight either. I used 3 buttons and the ribbon...thats it! The papers are from the Daisy and Dandelion pad that i have had for ages and its lay at the bottom of my drawer. Its got some good matching papers in there. I have also inked the edges very slightly with Dusty Concord distress ink. 

This is the challenges i want to enter this card into;

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

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/ - Keep it sweet and simple

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Buttons

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ - Polka Dots - (I was 10 mins too late!!)

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

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Spots/dots (Paper and Swiss dots embossed layer)

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Its a couple thing!

http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Cute

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

Thanks again for looking and for the kind comments that you leave each time. It really is appreaciated!

What a Week!

Hi, well i have had the busiest week! The boys were off school with a bug and Ryan, the oldest, ended up with a chest infection. Carrie, my six year old has had a few hospital appointments this week because she is going in tomorrow for a operation. She has Auto Immune Liver Disease, this is where her own immune systems attacks her liver so she is going for another Liver Biopsy to see how her liver is doing She is also having grommets put back in for her hearing and her adenoid taken out again. They were taken out a few years back but her immune suppressant medication has caused them to grow back!! Strange but thats the theory! I am not looking forward to the the operation but it has to be done and better that they do it all at one time instead of two different operations which was the first plan!

Anyway here is my card for the Lili of the Valley Challenge. Great sketch as usual! I am running so late with this, i have 1 hour to get this posted!! I coloured my image with my promarkers. I love this image, so far one of my favourites. I have a feeling when i get my new stamps i might have a new favourite!

The sentiment is from my cricut wild card cart and onto a punched tag. The papers are ones i have had for so long that i cant remember. I think they are maybe DCWV ones but not sure!

The flower is again, homemade and inked with a pink ink pad. The gems and ribbon are from my stash.

I am entering into these challenges;

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Sketch by Lena

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/ - Punches (i punched the scalloped border and tag also got diecuts on the card)

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

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

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Thank You

Thanks for visiting and will be back online at the weekend. I will be staying in the hospital with Carrie overnight. Away to pack our bags!

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!

Glitter and Glitz!

I have been offline for a few weeks now with broadband issues but all back up and running now so here i am back to enter a few challenges.

The image i used is a LOTV one and coloured with Promarkers. The white areas on her dress is filled with DecoArt Paper Effects and sprinkled with Glamour dust. The snowflales are from my Cricut Potpourri Cartridge and again covered with the Paper effects and Glamour Dust. The punch is a Martha Stewart which bought a the Hobby Craft Show in Glasgow along with a hundred other new bits and pieces that i "needed"!! The white mat is embossed with the Snowflakes Embossing folder and Cuttlebug. I finished off with a few gems, ribbon and xmas charm. I love this colour just now, just fresh and clean so have made most my family and friends cards in this colour combo.

Here is the challenges i have entered.

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Glitter and Glitz

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Let it snow

http://stampinbsdesignteam.blogspot.com/ - Snowflakes

http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/ - Christmas Card

http://creativeinspirationschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything Christmas

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Xmas with no red or green

Thanks very much for looking!

Challenges!!

Here is my latest card for a few different challenges. I followed Bevs sketch from the LOTV challenge blog and used a LOTV stamp from my stash. The colours i used were to follow the Warm pinks, Chocolate and whites of the Colour create Challenge. The paper is Dovecraft "Piece of Cake". For the I Love Promarkers challenge "buttons" is the theme so i used buttons on the flower centres and also to embellish at the bottom of my card. I also used Promarkers to colour my image. To finish off i used the sentiment "congratulations" which is the sentiment required for the Totally Gorjuss challenge. My flowers were cut from my Cuttlebug as well as the swirls. I added tiny drops of my old favourite Glossy Accents sprinkled with MS glitters to give the cake a bit of bling!
Here are link to the challenge blogs i have entered this card into!
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2010/07/challenge-24-buttons.html - Buttons.
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/07/challenge-58.html - Bevs Sketch and LOTV stamp.
http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2010/07/challenge-49-warm-pinks-chocolate-and.html - Warm pink, Chocolate and White.
http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/2010/07/challenge-40-congratulations.html - Congratulations Card.
This was fun and easy to mix the 4 challenges together!
Thanks for looking! x x

Lili of the Valley Challenge 54 - Sketch by Bev

Here is my very first entry for the LOTV sketch challenge.
I used a LOTV stamp coloured with promarkers. The paper is from K&co and the top layer is embossed using my cuttlebug and the swiss dots folder. I ruffled the ribbon to add some depth and used my Cricut and Story book cartridge for the corner swirls. The sentiment was stamped and added glossy accents and gems for some bling! My flowers are just a simple flower punch. These are favourite colours at the moment!
Thanks for looking!