Cosy Hedgehog

I'm cutting it fine for the current challenge at The CD Sunday Challenge, I'm going to make it just in time!  The theme this week is Autumn Splendour. Here is my card:

Image and backing papers from Docrafts cd-rom Woodland Folk and Friends

Leaves punched from Core'dinations card

Corner stamps are Midget gem frostings from the glitter girls, heat embossed with gold detail embossing powder.  Tiny orange gems from same set.

Sentiment mat is a Spellbinders die, and I've used a peel off greeting and border peel offs around the edge of the design.

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

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Autumn Breeze

Allsorts Challenge - Autumn Colours

Forever Friends Challenge - Halloween/Autumn

Crafty Cardmakers - Autumn

Cupcake Craftroom - Autumn

By The Sea

Over at Stamp With Fun there is a fab sketch to follow.  Here is my card:

6 x 6 card blank

Backing papers from Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker cd-roms, printed onto Satin Finish Printer Paper

Core'dinations cardstock embossed with a Darice clouds embossing folder and sanded slightly.

Hobbyart Scene-it Coastal stamps, stamped onto watercolour card with Versafine ink and watercoloured using Lyra aquacrayons.

Sentiment is a WOW stamp, stamped with Faded Jeans Distress Ink

My card is also for the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

Oh La La Creations - All At Sea

Crafty Creations Challenge - A Summer Scene

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Inspired by a song(oh I do like to be beside the seaside)

Crafty Calendar April Challenge - Egg-stra Special

Good Morning

Happy Easter everyone.  I hope you have a lovely weekend.

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is Egg-stra special (Easter egg, chick in egg or even a dinosaur egg...anything egg related!)  OPTIONAL EXTRA - More than 1 fold in card or project.

For my card I used Joanna Sheen's Cardmakers Year cd-rom.  I printed the image 5 times so I could decoupage it, and I matted the image onto core'dinations card.  For my base card I used Centura Pearl card.  I used some delightful Easter Egg ribbon across the front, with a sentiment mat created from gold linen card using a Spellbinders die.  The vines up each side were made using a Marianne die and pearlescent green paper.  The flowers are punched with a Nellie Snellen punch for the large flowers and a Papermania punch for the smaller, tiny cream pearls were added to the centres.


Here is a side view of the card to give you an idea of the folds.

I do hope you'll be able to join in with our challenge, and please do have a look at the fabulous cards my teamies have created, you won't be disappointed  There's some fabulous candy up for grabs too.


We are also having a DT call this month.  Full details can be found on the challenge blog.


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


Creative Inspirations - Easter


Craft Challenge - Spring/Easter


Paperplay Challenges - Shaped Cards


Crafty Cardmakers - Easter


Penny Black and More - Oh So Cute


Raise the Bar Challenge - Cutesy Easter/Spring Cards


Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Easter


Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Wishing You Better

Good Afternoon

This is my card for entry into the current Willow Sketchie Challenge:

This lovely digi stamp is from Di's Digi Downloads and is called 'Wish Upon A Star'.  I printed the image onto Neenah card and coloured using a combination of Spectrum Noirs and Promarkers.  I coloured the star with Versamark Ink so I could add the gold lustre embossing powder, I did this three times in all.

I cut around the image using a Spellbinders die, and then cut another layer from orange cardstock.  The papers are from a pad that came recently with a magazine.  The corner is die cut using a Marianne's die.  The sentiment is computer generated.  As I was making a Get Well card, and didn't just want the usual 'Get Well Soon' greeting, I created the sentiment on the computer to tie-in with the name of the stamp, and then printed this twice to produce the shadow effect.

Finally, I threaded 3 heart-shaped buttons with bakers twine and added these to my card.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Moving Along With The Times - Get Well Soon

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Recipe - 1 image, 2 dp's, 3 embellishments, to include a heart, I used 3 heart shaped buttons.

Thanks for visiting.

Two To Share

Good Morning

I've two cards to share with you today.

The first one is a birthday card for a friends dad, she particularly likes paper embroidery. I hadn't done any for a while and really enjoyed making it.

The pattern was from stitching cards, and it was stitched using metallic threads.

The next card is made using an image from the SWALK range of stamps from Crafters Companion.

I coloured her using Derwent Watercolour pencils and put her onto some white glitter card using 3d glue gel. I cut four corners using a Marianne die, and then inked through the die using Big and Juicy Soothing Sunset. The corners remind me of a tiara, so were just right for this card. The backing paper is printed from the accompanying SWALK cd-rom, printed onto Centura Pearl paper.

The flowers are made using the same backing paper and a Marianne Die, and the centres cut onto white glitter card. A pearl was then added to the centre of each of the flowers. A couple of flourishes were cut, again using a Marianne Die, and added behind the flowers.

The Princess and Heart charms were from ebay, and attached using narrow ribbon. The sentiment is from LOTV, stamped using silver ink and then embossed with clear detail embossing power. A few pearls in the opposite corner completed the card.

I'm sorry about the quality of the photos, very dull here again today, so I had to use a flash and it bounces off the centura paper.

This card is being entered in the following challenges

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge

Raise The Bar Challenge

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge

Yesterday was my lovely mum's birthday. She loved her cards.

Thanks for your visit today.

Jo x