Wellington

The current challenge over at Here Come The Boys is a fab sketch to follow.  Here is my card:

I used lots of items from a Do-crafts goody bag to make my card.

Image - Wellington the bear.

Papermania Capsule papers all edged with Antique Linen Distress Ink

Spellbinders labels 2

X-cut star die

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Papermania buttons

LOTV sentiment stamped in Cocoa Memento Ink

My card is also for the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Emboss it

Crafts and Me Challenge - Birthdays

Hooked on Craft Challenges - Cards for Men

You Make Me Feel Special

Good Morning

My card for today is one I made for Emma to send as a Thank You card, she chose the sentiment herself:

A5 card base made from Centura Pearl.  

Spellbinders Floral Oval die.

Marianne Craftables Butterfly die

Marianne Flourish die.

Memory Box Fancy Blossoms die.

Memory Box Macarena Corner die, cut from pearlescent lilac card although very difficult to see the colour in the photo.

Sentiment tag - Spellbinders Floral Doily Die

Sentiment LOTV stamped in silver.

Pearls from my stash.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Dies To Die For - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - O for Only 1 Colour plus White

PaperPlay Challenges - Appreciation/Thank You

Something Completely Different

My card for today is miles out of my comfort zone and now it's finished I'm not sure if I like it or not!

6 x 4 card

Sheena Douglass Silhouette stamps.

Big and Juicy Ink Pad

Main image stamped in black Versafine ink, brayered over and then triple embossed.

Background paper created by adding water to left-over ink on mat and picking up ink with card.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Emma's Cards - Silhouette

Craft a Scene - The Great Outdoors

Squigglefly Challenge - Falling into Fall

Delightful Challenges - Fall days

Natalie and Amy - Anything Goes

A Special Hug

Good Morning

Christmas Card Challenges has a great sketch for us to follow, here is my card:

6 x 6 card blank

SWALK winter cheer stamp, stamped onto Neenah card using London Fog Memento ink and coloured with Spectrum Noir Pens.

Papers from Swalk Winter cd-rom, printed onto Satin Finish printer paper, distressed around the edges with Faded Jeans distress ink.

Snowflakes cut using a Cheery Lynn die from silver holographic card.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge - Anything Goes

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge - Best Friends

A Little Note

Good Afternoon

A warm welcome to my blog today, it's a pleasure to have your company.

Here is my card for today:

8 x 8 card blank

Decoupage and backing papers printed from Forever Friends cd-roms from Docraft, all matted onto black linen card from PaperMill

Martha Stewart Embossing Border punch

Crafts Too Cutting die and Darice musical notes embossing folder.

Sentiments and notes stamps from SWALK range, stamped using versafine black ink.

My card is for the following challenges:

Fetch A Sketch - Sketch

Forever Friends Challenge - Black and White featuring a forever friends bear

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Masculine

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Use 2 patterned papers

Hooked On Crafts - Cards for Men

Shopping Our Stash - Use your favourite things - mine are decoupage and Martha Stewart punches

Teddy Bea

The current challenge over at Teddy Bo is black, white and one other colour.  I combined this with the Sketch challenge at Try It On Tuesday to come up with my card:

6 x 6 card blank

Digi stamp printed onto Neenah card and coloured using Coloursoft pencils and Spectrum Noir pens.

Gingham backing paper from stash.

Card from Create and Craft embossed using a Darice embossing folder from Crafters Companion and sanded slightly, distressed around the edges with a distressing tool.

Mat Teddy Bea is sat on is Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles.

Flowers are a Memory Box die, centres are a punch and pearls from my stash.

Nellie Snellen punch used to create the leaves.

Gingham ribbon from my stash, tied using a bow shaper.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Creative Craft Challenges - Monochromatic Birthdays

Pink Gem Challenge - Animals or Teddies

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge - Use pearls

One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi

Craft Your Passion - Embossing

Eyes Down

Good Morning

This weeks' challenge over at The CD Sunday Challenge is game on.  Here is my card:

Image from Flippin' Women section of The Big One cd from La Pashe.

I used Serif Craft Artist to create the cover for my card (which took an age!), printed it onto card twice, and then cut the apertures and added the acetate.

Here is the inside of the card:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Numbers Up

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Make Your Own Background

With Love At Christmas

There is a great sketch to follow over at the Sketch N Stash Challenge Blog.  I combined this with this weeks theme at Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge, card for a couple, to come up with the following card:

6 x 6 card blank

Swalk stamp from Crafters' Companion, stamped onto Neenah card with London Fog Memento Ink and coloured with Specturn Noir pens

Backing papers from Swalk Christmas cd-rom, printed onto Satin Finish printer paper.

Blue card used for matting from Create and Craft.

cArt-Us die used to cut scalloped circle mat.

Marianne Designs Creatable corner die 

Reverse wonky rectangle die used for sentiment,which is from Jayne Nestorenko's Adorable stamp range, stamped in Faded Jeans distress ink.

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Christmas in August

Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Out of the Frame

Stamping For Pleasure - Rudolph Day Challenge - Something Festive

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Borders and Frames

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Lots of Layers

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge - Best Friends

Thank You

Good Morning

My card for today is unusual for me in that it doesn't have an image:

6 x 6 card blank created from snow white centura pearl card.

Central dies, butterfly, bird house, bird and foliage dies are all Marianne.

Flourish die - die-namics

Corner die memory box

Sentiment stamp LOTV

Feather, pearl and hat pin from my stash.

My card is for the following challenges:

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Use a sentiment

A and T Challenges - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Use sentiment as focus

PaperPlay Challenges - Use sentiment as focus

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Use sentiment as focus

The Poodles Parlour - Things with wings

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - White on White

Birthday Wishes

My card for today is made using Joanna Sheen's Heart of the Garden cd-roms.  I love the artwork on these cd's and can highly recommend them.

8 x 8 fancy edge card blank from Cupcakecrafting

Backing paper printed onto satin paper and edged with shaded lilac distress ink

Decoupage image printed onto super smooth decoupage paper and matted onto silver mirror card.

Swirl cut with a Dienamics die from lilac card from PaperMill and gems added

Floral arrangement created using pins from Wild Orchid Crafts, Charm from ebay, flowers and feathers from my stash.

Sentiment is a WOW stamp, stamped in metallic silver ink.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Use metal

Squigglefly Challenge - Use an old or new technique (decoupage)

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Flowers

Papertake Weekly - Pins and Needles

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Cupcake Craftroom - Fresh and Summery (Lilac and Lime)

Wild Orchid Challenge - Summer Blooms

Craft-room Challenge - Pins and/or charms

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Summer

Stampin' For The Weekend - Pearls and Swirls

Thanks for visiting my blog today and for all the comments you leave, they mean a lot.

Happy Birthday

My card for today is one I have made for my nephews birthday.  I followed the theme over at Sentimental Sundays which is banners/pennants and also the bonus challenge of a sketch:

7 x 5 card  blank

Image Jerry Kisses digi stamp from Pollycraft, coloured with Spectrum Noir pens.

Mat cut using Spellbinders reverse wonky rectangles die from Core'dinations card.

Sentiment banner is created with a spellbinders label die, sentiment is a peel off.

Bunting is created using a Nellie Snellen diamond die, folded in half and attached to bakers twine.

Backing paper has been in my stash for ages, inked round the edge with Antique Linen DI.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Going around in circles

StampArtic Challenge - Use dies

The Crafty Pad - Use dies/punches

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Cards for Kids

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Masculine

The CD Sunday Challenge - Cute Christmas

Cute Christmas is this weeks' theme over at The CD Sunday Challenge.  I combined the theme with the current sketch at Willow Sketchie Challenge to create my card:

A5 card blank.

Backing paper from Mulberry Wood cd-rom printed onto Satin Finish paper.

Image from decoupage section of same cd-rom printed onto Crafters' Companion Decoupage Paper.

Silver and green card used for matting and layering from stash.

Card Candy used to embellish.

Sentiment peel-off from stash.

This is the first time I have used this cd-rom and I have to say there are some very cute images on it.

My card is also for the following challenges:

My Time To Craft Challenge - Christmas

No Matter Which Challenge - Anything Goes

Rub A Dub Dub

The current challenge over at Divas by Design is a sketch to follow.  Here is my take on the sketch:

This is a card for my daughter to sent to one of her best friends who is a big cat lover.

Base card 8 x 8 decorative edged card from Cupcakecrafting

Image printed from Joanna Sheen's housemouse project cd-rom onto glossy photo paper and matted onto silver them lilac card from Papermill.

Backing paper from Housemouse inserts cd-rom, printed onto satin finish paper.

Central paper embossed using a Darice Embossing folder and then trimmed.

Sentiment stamp from a WOW Stamp Set, as is the flourish, stamped in silver metallic ink.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Paper Pretties Challenge - Square cards

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Animal Antics

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Animals

House Mouse and Friends Challenge - Double Trouble- Use an image with 2 or more animals on

Pile It On Challenge - Cuddly Critters

Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - Best Friends

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Lots of Layers

Olympic Dad

My youngest daughter, Emma, thoroughly enjoyed all the Olympic coverage, so when it was time for her to make a Birthday card for her dad, she decided to make her card have an Olympic theme:

Emma came up with the idea and then drew and coloured the card.  Then we printed off the faces which she attached to the card along with the speech bubbles.  I think she did an excellent job.  She spent many hours getting it just right.

Emma would like to enter her card in the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamp - Children's Summer Holiday Challenge

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge - Going for Gold

Craft Your Passion Challenges - Power of Three

Thanks for stopping by and for any comments you leave,  I know Emma will be delighted to read them.

A Bear and a Sketch

Good Morning

I've used the fabulous Meadow Cottage Bears cd-rom from Crafters Companion to make this card for my niece's birthday next week.  I followed the current sketch over at Willow Sketchie Challenge.

8 x 8 card blank

Checked backing paper from cd-rom printed onto satin paper.

Yellow backing paper from Making Cards Magazine

Core'dinations card embossed using Cupcakes embossing folder.

Decoupage printed onto Crafters Companion decoupage paper.

Sentiment is a stamp from Lili of the Valley sat on a mat cut using a C'Art-us die.

Number 3 created using Metal Magic (a first for me) and then stamped using a Dimension Fourth number stamp.

Black card used for all the matting.

My card is also for the following challenges:

The CD Sunday Challenge - Bingo - I chose Die-cuts, Sentiment, Stamp

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Show Some Metal

Pile It On Challenge - Add some metal

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times - Summer

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Try Something New (Metal Magic)

Songbird Challenge - Anything Goes with a Musical Theme (Today's the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic)

Thank You Bear

This is a card for my daughter to give to her Auntie as a Thank You for all her lifts to school.  I followed the sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches:

A5 card blank

Image from Crafters Companion Meadow Cottage bears cd-rom, decoupaged.

Backing paper from same cd-rom, printed onto satin finish printer paper.

Buttons from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Thank you cards

Crafts and Me Challenge - Green with envy

Ready Teddy Go Challenge - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Designs - Anything Goes

Relax Teddy Bo

My card for today features one of my favourite bears, Teddy Bo, here he is relaxing on a Sunday afternoon.

8 x 8 card blank

Backing papers and cards all from my stash along with the silver 'mesh', bakers twine and button.

I printed Teddy Bo onto Neenah cardstock and coloured him using Spectrum Noirs in colours to tie in with the backing papers.

The mat the image is sat on is cut using a Spellbinders Labels 5 die, and I cut a faux nestie from bronze pearlescent card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Stamp With Fun - Sketch

The Teddy Bo Challenge - Masculine

Craft-room Challenge - Buttons and bows

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge - Ribbons and bows

Ready Teddy Go - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl Challenge - Bingo - I chose image, button, twine

Crafty Calendar Challenge - August

Gosh where did July go?  It's incredible how quickly this year is going!

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and our theme for this month is Teddy Bear's Parade with the option of lots of layers.  This month our sponsor is the fabulous Wild Orchid Crafts.

6 x 6 card blank

Digi stamp from Teddy Bo and Co coloured with Spectrum Noirs

Backing papers from Making Cards Magazine

Whimsy fence die.  Memory box clouds die and fancy blossom.

Pearls from Joanna Sheen used in centre of flowers.

Sentiment stamp Wild Rose studio stamped using Dusty Concorde distress ink.

Please do visit the challenge blog to see all the lovely creations from my teamies and to join in the fun.

My card is for the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Sketch

Paper Pretties Challenge - Use two or more dp's

Bearly Mine Challenge - Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Ready Teddy Go Challenge - Anything Goes

Hooked On Craft Challenges - Let's Celebrate

Paper Play Challenges - Lots of Layers

Delightful Challenges - Birthday

The CD Sunday Challenge - Mainly Men

This is my second entry into this week's CD Sunday Challenge where the theme is 'Mainly Men'.  Here is my card:

The main image is from the decoupage section of Joanna Sheen's Thomas Kinkade cd-roms.  These really are fabulous cd's and the photograph doesn't do justice to the beautiful image.

I created an easel card using card from the PaperMill as I thought this would display the lovely image better.

The sentiment is a Lili Of The Valley stamp, sat on a Spellbinders Fleur De Lis die with some bakers twine added for extra interest.

I wanted to keep this card quite simple so as not to detract from the main image ( I really like this image, can you tell? lol)

My card is also for the following challenges:

Craft A Scene Challenge - Inside The Garden

Cupcakecraft Challenge - The Great Outdoors

Crafting For All Seasons - Splash Me

Creative Inspirations - In The Garden

Moving Along With The Times - Summer

Tilly

I fell in love with this stamp as soon as I saw it.  It's from Wild Rose Studio and is called 'Tilly With Gift'.  Here is my card:

A5 card blank

Image stamped in Tuxedo black memento ink, coloured with Spectrum Noirs.

Papers from Joanna Sheen's Furry Friends cd-rom.

Mat image is sat on cut using Spellbinder labels 5 from Core'dinations card.

EK Success paws punch used to create border.

Sentiment Wild Rose Studio

My card is for the following challenges:

Less Is More - Sketch

Cute Card Thursday - Clean and Simple

Anything Goes Challenge - Let's Not Be Square

In The Jungle

This is a birthday card I made for my nephew.  It's a variation on the waterfall card I made a couple of weeks ago which the recipient loved.

8 x 8 card blank.

Images and backing paper printed from Cupcakcrafting A Walk On The Wild Side cd-rom.

Metallic paper from PaperMill used for matting.

Letters cut from Silver mirror and backing paper using x-cut alphabet dies.
Elephant charm from ebay.

A further view of the waterfall pictures:

And one more!

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

The CD Sunday Challenge - Mainly Men

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Animal Crackers

Crafting When We Can - Monochromatic

Paper Play Challenges - Lots of Layers

Fun At The Beach

I haven't made a shaker card for a while, so decided to make one for my sister's birthday card:

Image and frame printed from Faye Whittaker cd-rom from Joanna Sheen

Soft brown sugar and tiny shells used to create the shaker element.

A view of the shaker in action!

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Polka Doodles Challenge - Summer

Pile It On Challenge - Cute As Can Be

Cupcake Craft Challenge - The Great Outdoors

Crafting For All Seasons - Splash Me

Creative Card Crew- On The Beach/Under The Sea