Steam Train

This is another of the Father's Day cards I made and didn't get around to showing you.

Image and backing papers from Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia cd-rom

Image printed onto Watercolour card, backing paper onto Satin Finish Printer Paper

Green core'dinations cardstock, embossed with Sizzix Wild Dashes embossing plate and sanded slightly.

Sentiment tag Spellbinders fleur de lis cut from linen gold card.  Sentiment from LOTV, heat embossed.

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

Crafts and Me Challenge - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Vintage

Craft Punked - Transport

Alphabet Challenge - For Men Only

Try It On Tuesday - So Very British

Willow Sketchie Challenge

This is my card for this weeks' Willow Sketchie Challenge, this week I have followed the sketch but not the theme:

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Image - LOTV cute squares

Backing paper from Making Cards

Martha Stewart edge punch used.

Sizzix embossing plates used on both backing panels

My card is also for the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenge - Summertime

Creative Craft Challenge - Summertime

Football Crazy

My card today uses one of the adorable images from Pollycraft's Swings and Slides range of digi stamps:

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Image printed onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens.

Mat the image is sat on is cut from Core'dinations card using a Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles die.

Sentiment mat is cut using Spellbinders Wonky Rectangle die.

Backing paper is printed from Crafters Companion Boys and Girls cd-rom.

Blue pearlescent card from stash, punched using a Martha Stewart edge punch.

Football vellum from stash.

Twine added to card with a football boot charm attached (from ebay).

My card is for the following challenges:

Sketch Challenges - Sketch

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Punches and Edgers

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Sporty

One Stop Craft Challenge - Olympics/Sporty

One Stitch At A Time - Sports

Shopping Our Stash - Something new - Spellbinders Reverse Wonky rectangle die, arrived today!

Little Drummer Boy

I bought this lovely digi stamp some time ago from Pollycraft and this is the first time I've used it.  I followed the current sketch at Dies To Die For Challenge.  Here is my card:

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Image printed onto Neenah card and colour using Spectrum Noir pens.

Mats cut using spellbinders fleur de lis rectangle dies.

Backing paper printed from SWALK 2 cd-rom, distressed around the edges with Faded Jeans Distress Ink.

Core'dinations card embossed using a Darice embossing folder and sanded slightly.

Fleur De Lis border die used to cut central strip.

Die-namics star die used to created the stacking stars.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Distressing

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge - Card for a Teenager

The CD Sunday Challenge - A is for

Animals!

This is a birthday card for a friends son.  He's a big animal lover so I'm hoping this will be a good choice.

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Images and backing papers printed from Cupcakecrafting's A Walk On The Wild Side cd-rom.

Silver mirror card used for matting. 

Sentiment stamp Dimension Fourth, embossed with fine detail embossing powder.

Black eyelets and cord from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Here Come The Boys - Jungle Theme

Craft Your Days Away - Shades of Grey plus one other colour.

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Monochromatic

Thank You For Everything

My youngest daughter left her primary school on Friday.  She has had 8 very happy years at her school and there were lots of tears.  This is the card I made for her to send to her Head Teacher:

Thank you for the lovely comments you leave me, they really cheer me up.

The CD Sunday Challenge - Swirls and Pearls

Sorry I've not been around much this week, I've had a really bad week health-wise.

Here is my card for the CD Sunday Challenge which has the theme of Swirls and Pearls:

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Sheena Douglass Pain Fusion cd-rom, main image printed onto watercolour card.

I printed off a different backing paper onto each side of some textured paper and cut it to make the frame.

Black sparkly pearls were added along with Memory box Macarena corners.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

J & C Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

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:

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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

Time To Have Fun

The appearance of the sun today put me in the mood to make a summery card.  I chose one of my newest SWALK stamps which hadn't been inked before and followed the great sketch over at Sketch N Stash and the theme at The Crafty Pad which is At The Seaside:

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SWALK image stamped in Memento ink, coloured with Spectrum Noirs and coloursoft pencils. Tumbled glass distress ink used for the sky.

Mat cut using a Spellbinders label die.

Backing papers from Making Cards magazine, matted onto turquoise card from PaperMill.

Sentiment LOTV stamped with Big 'n Juicy waterfall ink.

Clouds created using a Darice embossing folder and then the required section cut out.

Boat charm from ebay, along with the jump rings.

Gems from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Summer

Pile It On - It's a Shore Thing

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Summer Holidays

Digi Doodles Challenge - Summertime

Craft Punked - Summertime

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Photo Inspiration

Posting Home

My card for today combines the current CD Sunday Challenge with Willow Sketchie Challenge:

The theme at CD Sunday is best of British which I think the red post-box is perfect for, and I followed the sketch at Willow Sketchie.

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Backing papers from Making Cards magazine and Paintbox Poppets cd-rom

Green core'dinations card embossed using D'vine swirls embossing folder.

Decoupage image from Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia cd-rom.

Gold linen card used for all the matting.

Sentiment is Lily Of The Valley.

Embelishments cut from gold linen card using Persian accents and motifs dies, held to gether with brads.

My card is also for the following challenge:

Totally Papercrafts - Lots of layers

Totally Gorjuss Challenge

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

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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.

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:

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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