A Birthday Rose

Good Morning

My card for today features one of the delightful  images from Lili of the Valley.  I followed the sketch over at Creative Inspirations and here is my card:

One thing's for sure - it's definitely pink!

6 x 6 card blank.

Pink sorbet card from Papermill embossed using a Beatrix Potter embossing folder from Crafters Companion.  For a change I decided to use both the embossed and de-bossed side.

The papers are from some old copies of Making Cards Magazine.

Mirror board from my stash.

Spellbinders label 5 dies used to create the image and sentiment mats.

The white flourish is a Marianne die.

I used Cheery Lynn's fanciful flourish mini die with green card, and then added mulberry paper flowers from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Crafts and Me - My sentiments exactly.

Diva's By Design - Add texture

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Die-cuts and/or punches

Delicious Doodles - Flowers

Challenges4Everybody - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Go Pink

Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes (plus a sentiment)

Thanks for visiting my blog, and for all the lovely comments you leave me, I love to read them all.

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

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

Willow Sketchie Challenge

The current challenge over at Willow Sketchie gives us a sketch to follow and/or a theme of bold and bright, I have followed both and here is my card:

Digi Stamp used - A Spot of Gardening from Willow Designs printed onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens.

Owl and Bird - TN1, TN2, TN3, PP2

Skirt - GT1, GT2

Boots - EB3 TN4

Spade - EB3, EB2

Plant Pot - TN3, TN4

Grass - CG1, CG2, CG3

Flowers - GT1, GT2, OR1

Leaves - CG3

Backing paper and Sentiment tag from an old issue of Making Cards magazine

Mat cut with a Spellbinders die from Core'dinations card

Punched border is a Martha Stewart deep-edge punch (I love it, it's so pretty)

Bakers twine, flower charm and gems from my stash.

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

Cute Card Thursday - Here Comes Summer

Totally Papercrafts - Photo Inspiration (I've used the colours)

Crafting When We Can - Summer Fun

Sentimental Sunday - Cute and Girly plus a sentiment

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Things With Wings

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Birds of a Feather

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything Goes with a Digi

Creative Craft Challenges - Tweet Tweets

Stampin For The Weekend - Show Us Your Style - Lots of Layers

Diva's By Design - Tag You're It