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

Toybox Treasures

This is my second entry into this weeks CD Sunday Challenge:

When I saw the topic I also wanted to make a card with the lovely Paintbox Poppets cd-rom from Crafters Companion.

My chosen image is from the decoupage section printed onto glossy photo paper.  The backing papers are both from the cd-rom, as are the flowers.  The lovely ribbon is from Joanna Sheen.  The oval she is sat on is a Spellbinders die cut into Core'dinations card.

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

Fetch A Sketch - Sketch

St Lukes Charity Cards - A Bit of Bling (flower centres)

Paper Sundaes Challenge - Sundae Bar - I chose lace and die cuts.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Cute as a Cupcake

Hello

My card for today uses one of the fabulous images from the Pollycraft, Swings and Slides range of digi stamps.

I printed the image onto Neenah cardstock and coloured her with a combination of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.  I die cut the oval with a Nellie Snellen die onto Core'dinations cardstock, as a mat for her to sit on.  The backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's Daisy and friends cd-rom, matted onto the same card.

I took a double edge satin ribbon in pink, and placed a narrow red satin ribbon down the centre.  Two red flower buttons were added to finish my card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Fetch A Sketch Challenge - Sketch

ABC DT Challenge - Red, white and pink

Pollycraft Challenge - Ribbons and buttons

My Time To Craft - Cake

My Mum's Craft Shop  - Buttons and Ribbons

Paperplay Challenges - Card for a Female

Thanks for visiting.

Back To School

Good Evening

I am pleased to see I have a couple of new followers.  It's lovely to have your company :o))

I was lucky enough to win some digi stamps from Di's Digi Downloads and this card is made using one of the stamps I chose.

 I made a square card blank from some dark navy cardstock, and then matted some backing paper from Making Cards magazine onto some gold mirror board.  I cut a border from co-ordinating paper and cut one edge with a Martha Stewart punch.

The image was coloured using coloursoft pencils and then matted onto a die-cut circle of the same dark navy cardstock.

I cut some stars using a die-namics die from gold mirror card and dark navy card.  These were then layered up and added to the card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Di's Digi Design Challenge  - Anything Goes

Crafty Calender Challenges  - Sleeping Bears (3rd entry)

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 6 - Sketch

If The Shoe Fits Scrap It - Back To School

ABC DT Challenge - Back To School

Divas By Design - Back To School

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Back To School

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Back To School

Clear It Out Challenge - Back To School

Thanks for having a look.  I'd love to know what you think.

Jo x

Ballerina Bea

Good Afternoon

We've actually got sunshine today!  Hopefully September will be better than August!

My card for today features my favourite bear, Teddy Bea.

Bea is coloured with Coloursoft pencils and some stickles added to her wand and wings to add some sparkle.

The base card is cut using a Marianne die using a lovely rich brown cardstock from Papermill.  The backing paper is printed from a Crafters Companion cd-rom.  It's either Appley Dapply or SWALK but I'm afraid I can't remember which one!  The little flowers are created using a Nellie Snellen die and little pearls added to the centre.  Three co-ordinating gems are used to complete the card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 5 - Sketch

CES Challenges - Pink, Brown and Aqua

Creations by Gill M - Anything that Flies

My Time To Craft Challenge - Use Flowers

Flutter By Wednesdays - Butterfly, Angel or Fairy

PaperPlay Challenges - Make Your Own Flowers

Rainbow Lady Challenges - Use Embossing

Thanks for stopping by today.

Jo x

I'm Back With Teddy Bea!

Good Afternoon.

Thank you to everyone who sent me good wishes for my trip.  I had a fabulous time and have come back feeling much stronger mentally.  Physically, it is taking me longer to recover, as I knew it would.  I have updated my blog header to a photo of the same view taken whilst I was there this time.  It really is such a special place to stay.

Emma's best friend celebrates her birthday next week, and my card for today is the one I have made for Emma's friend.  I was struggling to get started, and luckily found a sketch over at Fetch A Sketch which got me started!

The image is a Teddy Bea image from TeddyBo.com.  The papers are from a previous issue of Making Cards magazine.  The stars are die-cut into co-ordinating card stock using a die-namics die.

My card is for the following challenges:

Fetch A Sketch  - Sketch

Teddy Bo Challenge- Love Is In The Air

Thanks for visiting my blog today.