Two's Company

My card for today is made using one of my Paper Nation cd-roms.  I've been a fan of these images for a long time and was delighted recently to get my hands on the cd's.

A5 card blank, Red card from PaperMill used for matting.

White card embossed using one of the glitter girls boards (sorry I can't remember the name of it)

I embossed and cut out the blue cardstock and added the midget gems

The image is from the decoupage section of the cd

The sentiment is from LOTV

My card is for the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Two's company

Totally Gorjuss - Bling

One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything goes

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.

Cameo and Lace

Hello

I hope the sun is shining wherever you are and you are having a good day:

My card today is a birthday card for a good friend.  I use Joanna Sheen's Cameo and Lace stamps to create my card:

6 x 6 card blank

Pale blue cardstock from Papermill.

Stamps stamped and heat embossed using fine detail embossing powder.

Sentiment from LOTV

Pearls from my stash.

My card is for the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Sketch

Paper Pretties Challenge - Create a Square Card

Squigglefly Challenge - Monchromatic

Addicted to Stamps - Lots of Bling

Divas by Design - Friendship

Simon Says Stamp - Put a Stamp On It

Christmas In July

The current challenge over at Teddy Bo is Christmas in July.  I followed the sketch over at Sparkles Creations.  Here is my card:

A5 card blank

Teddy Bea coloured in coloursoft pencils.

Papers are Papermania from a Christmas Goody bag I bought last year.

Some very neglected Marianne dies cut from mirror card.

Ribbon from stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas in July

Diva's By Design - Christmas in July

Totally Gorjuss - Christmas

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Twinkle, twinkle little star

The Poodles Parlour - Use a digi

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Christmas flowers/holly

Totally Gorjuss Challenge

My card for today follows the sketch over at the Totally Gorjuss challenge:

6 x 6 card blank.

Image - LOTV squares.

Frame around image, Nellie Snellen die cut into pearlescent card.

Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval die, cut into cream pearlescent card, inked with Antique Linen distress ink.

Backing paper Papermania Capsule Collection, inked with Antique Linen DI.

Glitter flowers Papermania.

Ribbon Papermania

My card is also for the following challenges:

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Glitter and Bling

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Bingo - Glitter, flowers, ribbon

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Monchromatic

Ooh La La Challenge - Whiskers

The winner of my recent blog candy hasn't yet emailed me with their details.  If I haven't heard from the winner by the end of Sunday, I'll draw another winner on Monday morning.

Crafty Calendar Challenge, July

It's time for a new challenge at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is Fun In The Sun with the option of shimmer and shine.

This month we are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish who kindly provided us with some images to work with.

I followed the sketch over at Sketch and Stash for my card.

6 x 6 card blank

Backing papers all from making cards magazine.

Image printed onto Neenah card, coloured with coloursoft pencils and blended with baby oil.

I used tumbled glass distress ink for the sky and followed Hazel's fab tutorial which can be found here.

Beachcomber embossing powder was added to the sand for extra texture.

Ribbon was tied on the bowdabra (available from Joanna Sheen), shells from my stash.

Please do pop over to the challenge blog to see the lovely cards by the rest of the DT.  I do hope you can join in the fun.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Sweet and Simple

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Summertime

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft Challenge - Splashy/water-themed

Totally Papercrafts - Anything Goes

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Summertime

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Summer Holidays

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Summertime

Good Afternoon

I'm pleased to say that the sun is back again today.  Even though I seldom leave the house these days, I do feel better when the sun is out.

Over at Willow Sketchie Challenge this week we have a super sketch to follow.  Here is my take on the sketch:

8 x 8 card blank matted with silver mirror card and backing papers from Joanna Sheen's

 Faye Whittaker cd-rom.

Main image from the decoupage section of the same cd.

A few shells from my stash were used to embellish the card.

I was tempted to add more embellishments but didn't want to take away from the beautiful image.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations - Trooping the Colour

Divas By Design - Summer

My Mum's Craft Shop - Clean and Simple

Polka Doodles - Summer Scene

The Poodles Parlour - Red, White and Blue

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Red, White and Blue

Totally Gorjuss - Holiday

Meadow Cottage Bears

Hello

This post is much later than I had intended - it has been another of those days!!!

My card for today is made using the gorgeous new Meadow Cottage Bears cd-rom from Crafters Companion:

Decoupage image printed onto glossy photo paper.

Backing papers printed onto Satin paper from Crafters Companion.

Ribbon from Create & Craft

Flowers, buttons and twine from stash.

Sentiment Lili Of The Valley, stamped with Blue Denim distress ink, matted onto bronze cardstock cut with a Nellie Snellen die.

My card is for the following challenges:

Ready Teddy Go Challenge - Bingo (I chose ribbons, buttons, punches or die cuts.

Sketch and Stash - Sketch plus Meadow Cottage Bears cd-rom (newest stash)

TotallyPaperCrafts - Animals

Totally Gorjuss - Something New (cd)

Cutie Pie Challenge - Die Cuts and Punches

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything goes with a sentiment

Crafting For All Seasons - Many layers

Crafts and Me - Add a Ribbon

Fairy Among The Flowers

Good Evening

This is my second post for today, whatever next? ;)

I've combined a few different challenges to come up with my card, and here it is:

I followed the sketch over at Totally Gorjuss for my layout.  I used the bingo challenge at TotallyPaperCrafts and I selected Blue, Die-cut and Flowers.  I used an image from Pollycraft and coloured her with spectrum noirs.  I made the flowers out of fabric to tie in with the current challenge at Pollycraft Challenge.

The backing paper for the card is from my stash.  The mat she is sat on is a Spellbinders die cut from Core'dinations card.  The decorative strip across the card is also Core'dination, embossed using a Darice Embossing folder available from Crafters Companion.  The flourish behind the flowers is also a Spellbinders die, cut from white card.

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

ABC Challenge - M is for magical

My Time To Craft Challenge - Fairy Nice

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Use lots of shapes

Thanks for stopping by.

An Easter Bunny

Good Morning

A warm welcome to my new followers.  Thank you for joining me.

A very happy Mothers' Day to all mums out there, I hope you have a lovely day.

The current challenge over at the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog is Spring/Easter.  Here is my card:

I was lucky enough to receive the Giordano decoupage for my birthday, and used one of the lovely images for my card.  I punched the border of the purple cardstock with a Martha Stewart deep edge punch and then matted this onto the base card.  The decoupaged image was matted onto silver mirror card. I created the flowers out of tissue paper finished with flowersoft in the centres, in an attempt to re-create some of the flowers in the image.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Penny Black and More - Springtime

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Spring

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge - Spring

Crafty Sentiments Monthly Challenge - Easter

Totally Gorjuss - Spring

One Stop Craft Challenge - Handmade flowers

Thanks for visiting my blog today.