Little Angels

I've another Christmas card to share with you today, this time made using some of a Forever Friends paper stack that came in a recent Papercraft Essentials magazine.  I followed the super sketch over at Cute Card Thursday to create the following card:

The decoupage and backing papers were all from the Paper stack.

Gold linen card was used for matting and layering and for the die cut shapes,

Marianne Snowflakes dies, Memorybox Christmas Tree die, Nellie Snellen oval die and Spellbinders Persian Motifs dies were used.

Gems on the Christmas Tree from my stash.

Sentiment from Lili of the Valley stamped in Pine Needles Distress Ink.

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

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Diva's By Design - Let's Get Cute

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Lots of Layers

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge - Stripes

PaperPlay Challenges - Snowflakes

The Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas Anything Goes

Forever Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - Use more than one die and/or punch

Willow Sketchie Challenge

Good Morning

Here is my card for Willow Sketchie Challenge:

6 x 6 card blank

Image from A Double Sprinkle of Kraft cd-rom, printed onto Watercolour card.

Papers from cd-rom printed onto Satin printer paper.

Spellbinders label 23 used for image and sentiment mats.

Mini fanciful flourish die used with Centura Pearl card, mulberry flowers and pearls from my stash.

Dotty ribbon from Joanna Sheen.

I have decorated the inside of the card to co-ordinate with the front:

My card is also for the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Lotsa Ribbon

Polka Doodles - Wings and Things (Ladybird)

A Gem of a Challenge - For The Girls

Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes

Songbird Challenge - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Craft Your Passion - Hip To Be Square

Bearly Mine Challenges - Pearls and Swirls

Thanks for visiting.

Happy 21st

Good Morning

My card for today is made using a decoupaged image from Debbie Moore's Cards For Men cd-rom:

8x 8 card blank

Silver pearlescent card, red core'dinations and black mottled card were used for matting and layering.

I cut the letters using an x-cut cutting die and created the number 21 using Dimensions number stamps, cleanrshrink plastic and a red spectrum noir pen.

The stars were cut using Die-namics stacking stars die.

My card is for the following challenges:

My Mum's Craft Shop - Stars

Craft Challenge - Make your own embellishments

Moving Along With The Times - Seeing Red

Cute Card Thursday - Letters or numbers

Fussy and Fancy - Travel

My Time To Craft - Transport

Tuesday Taggers - Lots of Layers

My challenge for the rest of today is to stay awake!  I really want to watch the new Crafters Companion launch at 12 today.  Since I went onto the morphine on top of all my other tablets, I find I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, and I'm nearly always first of our household in bed!

Awash With Flowers

Is the current challenge over at the CD Sunday Challenge.  It's tippling down again here today, so hopefully my card will brighten your day a little:

I don't know what this style of card is called, I just fancied a change!  Here is a view of the card opened out:

8 x 8 card blank

All the images were printed from Joanna Sheen's Heart of the Garden cd-rom onto glossy photo paper.

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

Spellbinders Majestic Squares dies used for Sentiment mat and corners, cut from card from PaperMill.

C'art Us scalloped square dies used for accents.

Memory box Honeysuckle Vine die.

Ribbon from create and craft, tied on Bowdabra, flower charm from Pink Gem designs.

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

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Shaped cards

Crafting For All Seasons - Things with wings

Cute Card Thursday - A different shape

Delicious Doodles - Use metal

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Shaped cards

Squigglefly Challenge - Decorate the corners

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

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Summer Florals

The current challenge over at Willow Sketchie gives us a sketch to follow plus the option of Summer Florals.  I have chosen to use both the sketch and the theme and here is my card:

6 x 6 card blank

Pre-stamped LOTV image from magazine, coloured using coloursoft pencil and Distress inks.

Backing papers from Making Cards magazine.

Spellbinders floral oval die used with Core'dinations cardstock.

Martha Stewart scalloped dot punch.

Ribbons from my stash tied on the Bowdabra, flower charm from Pink Gem Designs attached to bow using bakers twine.

Joy floral flourish die, flower from Making Cards magazine.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Gardeners World

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Pastel Colours

Sentimental Sundays - Bingo - Twine, Die-cut, Charm

Make It Monday - Papercraft

Clear It Out Challenge - Anything Goes, use something yellow.

Crafty Creations Challenge - Free for all

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Number One Dad

My card for today uses the fabulous Walk On The Wild Side cd-rom from cupcakecrafting.  This cd is jam-packed with gorgeous images and I went to my favourite section of decoupage.

8 x 8 card blank.

Image printed onto super smooth decoupage paper.

Backing papers from same cd-rom printed onto Crafter's Companion satin paper and matted onto gold mirror board.

EK Success border punch.

Spellbinders die used to display the Lili Of The Valley Sentiment.

My card is for the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Use Punches

Crafting When We Can - Colour Combo - Mint Choc Chip

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Card For A Male

Creative Card Crew - Easy as 1, 2, 3 - 1 die cut, 2 backing papers, 3 lion cubs

If you haven't entered for my blog candy yet, full details can be found here

Ready Teddy Go

Hello again

I've spent the afternoon in the company of my favourite teddy, Teddy Bea!

I happened across a new challenge called Ready Teddy Go and for their current challenge there is a fabulous sketch to follow.

Teddy Bea is coloured with coloursoft pencils.The sky was added with Distress Ink on a cotton wool ball.  The die cut shape is a Crafts Too die.  These are excellent value for money.  I go mine from Cupcakecrafting.  I created a faux die from Core'dinations for the image to sit on.

The backing paper  has been in my stash for ages and was from Making Cards magazine.  The pansies are from La Pashe 'The Big One' cd-rom, the Build a Blossom section.  I printed the sheets onto A6 size paper to get the size of pansies I wanted.

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

Crafty Creations Challenge - Flower Power

Cute Card Thursday - ~Spring Flowers

Stampin For The Weekend - Ready Teddy Go

Penny Black At Allsorts - Cute

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

The Easter Bunny

Good Morning

I hope this morning finds you well.

I'd like to start by saying a belated Happy Ruby Wedding Anniversary to my lovely blog friend Edna, I'm sorry I wasn't around yesterday, I hope you both had a lovely day.

My card for today uses a decoupage image from Joanna Sheen's Giordano range:

Isn't this image adorable?  I matted the image onto gold linen card.   I took an 8 x 8 base card and embossed along the bottom edge using the Glittergirls Border Fold board.  I then went around all sides of the card using pink and yellow ink from the Big and Juicy Soothing Sunset pad, applied using cut n' dry foam.  The fab ribbon I receive from a fellow Sheenie in an angel envelope last weeks (I love it, thank you :D).  The yellow panel is core'dinations cardstock, embossed using a Darice border embossing folder and then sanded to reveal the core.  This was also matted onto gold linen card.

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

Top Tip Tuesday - Easter and/or animals

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Get Ready For Easter

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Easter

Moving Along With The Times - Cute and Cuddly

PaperPlay Challenges - Easter

Cute Card Thursday - Happy Easter

Paper Sundaes - Happy Easter

Totally Papercrafts Challenge - Easter

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Di's Designs Pastel Challenge

Good Morning

The current challenge over at Di's Designs is Pastels.  Here is my card:

I printed this very cute digi stamp onto Neenah card and coloured the design using Spectrum Noir pens.  I'm really enjoying getting to grips with these pens and find colouring in very theraputic. I die-cut a mat from Core'dinations card using a Spellbinders die and then cut a faux mat around my image.

The lovely backing paper is from my favourite Pink Petticoat pad that came free with a magazine.  The doily is from my stash.  The flourishes are die cut with Marianne dies, and the flowers and punch with a floral punch I forgot I had, and then tiny black gems added to the centres.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Flutterby Wednesday - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - Use A Digi

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

PaperPlay Challenges - Spring Colours

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

A Westie Happy Birthday

Good Morning

My card for today follows the current sketch over at Sketch and Stash:

This is a card I've made for Emma to give her friend.  She has a westie so I'm hoping she'll like the card.  Emma liked it!

The image and papers are all from Pamela West Volume 1 from Joanna Sheen.  The main image is printed onto glossy photo card and the papers onto Satin paper.  They are all matted onto dark blue cardstock from Papermill.  The sentiment is cut with a Spellbinders die.  The organza ribbon is from my stash and  I added some tiny punched flowers to complete the card.

My card is also for the following challenge:

Cute Card Thursday - Happy Birthday

 Thanks for visiting today.

Paint Fusion Sweet Peas

Hello

As soon as I saw the sweet pea decoupage on Sheena Douglass' new Paint Fusion cd-rom it was sold to me.  Here is my first card using this gorgeous image.

The base card is also printed from the cd-rom.  Using a glitter girls board to produce a frame, I embossed the base cardstock, and then some co-ordinating cardstock, to which I added border peel offs.  The butterfly is also printed from the cd-rom.  I printed it onto cardstock and then triple embossed it.

My card is for the following challenges:

Flutterby Wednesdays - Anything with wings

Divas by Design - Wings and Things

Cute Card Thursday - Flower Power

The Poodles Parlour - Mothers Day/Female

Truly Scrumptious Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small

PaperPlay Challenges - Critters

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x