You Are Our Sunshine

I have a card to share with you today that was a special order from a friend.  My friend told me what she wanted on the card and I then came up with the following design:

Stitched on 14 count white Aida using DMC threads.

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

Creative Craft Challenge - Use 3 of something (hearts)

Paper Pretties - Use sentiment as focal point

Chocolate, coffee and cards challenge - Stitch real or faux

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

CD Sunday Challenge

Phew!  Nothing like cutting it fine!  This is my entry into this weeks' CD Sunday Challenge - which this week is to follow a sketch:

8 x 8 card blank

Decoupage image from Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker cd-rom.

Backing papers from Pamela West 2 cd-roms.

Silver mirror card used for all matting.

Ribbon and flowers from my stash.

When my camera is re-charged I'll add another image to show all the layers in the card, and here it is!

My card is also for the following challenges:

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Summer Daze

Craftroom Challenge - Friendship

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Anything Goes

Ribbon Girl Challenge - Colour Challenge

Don't forget to enter my blog candy, ends today.

Summer Showers

Welcome to my blog this afternoon.

Whatever is happening with the weather?  We had a tremendous hail stone shower earlier this afternoon and now it's glorious sunshine.  You just don't know where you're up to.  Anyhow, my card is quite appropriate for today!

6 x 6 card blank

Image is one of 15 ready-stamped images that came with a previous edition of Cardmaking and Papercraft, coloured with colour soft pencils blended with baby oil.

I added glossy accents to the puddle and raindrops although it doesn't show up too well in the photo.

The papers are from Making Cards magazine, one of the Nancy Watt collections, card is core'dinations.

Sentiment was from a free stamp set, stamped in Soothing Sunset ink and heat embossed.  It is sat on a mat cut with a Nellie Snellen round Lily die.

Bunting created using bakers twine and Nellie Snellen diamond die.

The little floral brads and pearls are from my stash.

Do you like the card stand?  I ordered one of the new Joy cutting dies which arrived today so I gave it a try. It's perfect for this size of card and I think it looks really pretty.

My card is for the following challenges:

Emma's Cards UK - Sketch

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Fly the Flag

A and T Digital Designs Challenge - Bingo - I chose Pearls, Die-cuts, Brads

Crafty Creations Challenges - Use 3 different embellishments (Brads, Bunting, Pearls)

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenges - Anything Goes

Joanna Sheen Forum Challenge - Umbrellas