I'm in pink and girly mood

Once upon a time most of my cards were pink, I challenged myself to try and use other colours and some of them I've loved. Today I just seem to be in pink mode again so as Paul is away all day at a hospital appointment a couple of hundred miles away and wont be back until tonight I've got the whole day to play!!!

Here's the card I made today:


I'm not sure why my photos always seem paler on the screen than IRL. Maybe it's just my monitor and on yours it looks closer to the real colour (shruggy shoulders here!).

The lovely Sarah (aka Rainmac) sent me this image and I think it's so sweet. Thank you Sarah. I've also got to play with my new Cuttlebug embossing folder Jules Jewells which arrived this morning.

I've used:

6" x 6" card base
Pink spotty paper I printed on my computer and is from Monti's Pixel Playground
Mats are white card I've coloured pastel blue with Promarkers to match Tilda's jumper
Embossed panel is Jules Jewells Cuttlebug folder used on Core'dinations Whitewash card and sanded
Sentiment printed on computer and layered onto the reverse of the same Whitewash card
Adhesive stones on butterfly are Kanban
Butterfly charm from The Works

I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:
Crafty Anne's #17 - Embossing
The Crafty Pad #77 - Embossing
Paper Sundaes #24 - Birthdays
Allsorts #58 - Embossing
Crafts and Me #7 - Birthdays
The Creative Cottage #17 - Summer Surprise
Delightful Sketches It's all about summer
Digi Doodle Shop's Best #14 - Circles and Dots (on DP)
A Pocket full of Posies #1 - One for the girls (hopefully one flower counts!)
Ooh La La Creations #57 - Simply Summer

Bee Bear

I have had this lovely bee bear image from Bugagoo for some time and the perfect opportunity arose to use it - a bee challenge!


For this card I've used:

6" x 6" card blank
Bee Bear image from Bugaboo Stamps coloured with Promarkers. The wings and antennae have been glittered.
DP are from Funky Hand
Pink card for scalloped circle and mats are from DCWV Bright stack
Flower ribbon is Anita's Sticky Ribbon which I coloured with Promarkers
Flowers are from stash and fixed with a brad

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Creations #73 - Shine - I've used glitter (on wings and antennae)
Dutch Dare #80 - Bee Happy
Crafty Calendar #9 - Bugs and Beasties
Incy Wincy Designs #48 - Things With Wings
Magical Crafts #18 - Flower Power

Woo hoo! I made Top 3 at Incy Wincy with this card!

Naughty dog!

I went upstairs to do a girly card and somehow ended up doing this one, not sure how that happened! I'm in two minds about this card. I don't think the flowers are right but I didn't have anything else to put there. But the naughty dog has dug up some flowers in the image so I suppose they sort of go. Then again, I really meant it as a man's card because of the colours but you don't really put flowers on a man's card do you!

I again followed a sketch (from The Pixie Cottage again) as I can't find my thinking head at the moment so nothing creative is coming into my brain!


I've used:

6" x 6" card blank
Image is Diggin' a Hole, a freebie from Meljen's and coloured with Promarkers
All three DPs are from Monti's Pixel Playground Cat & Dog set
Card used for mats is a beautiful brown with a gold shimmer bought from Craft Llandudno
Ribbon from QVC
Card Candy from Craftwork Cards and coloured with Promarkers
Flowers and adhesive stones from stash

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Pixie Cottage #24 - Sketch (with added option of Inside Out - I chose the sketch alone)
Truly Scrumptious #35 - Sketch (with added option of Strawberries & Cream, I chose the sketch alone)
Shellys Images - Use 3 of at least one element (3 DPs, 3 flowers, 3 gems)
Digi Doodle Shops Best #13 Anything Goes
Craftalicious #2 - Monotone
Sew Many Challenges #19 - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz #38 - Let's Go Digital
Penny's Paper Crafty #32 - Something with a dog

Daisy, Daisy

I haven't made any cards for a few days but needed to cheer myself up after a bit of a traumatic weekend. I saw a couple of challenges that got me thinking, one of which was a sketch at The Pixie Cottage and sketches always make things a little bit easier when you're struggling with designing a card. So here's my creation:


The photograph was taken this evening as the light was fading so it looks a bit washed out, the card is quite a bit brighter in daylight.

I have used:

6" x 6" card blank
Pink spotty and the flowery DPs are from the Zoe Pearn So Sweet collection
Blue card for mats from stash
Image was sent to me by Sarah (Rainmac on MSE), it is gorgeous, thank you Sarah, and I've coloured it with Promarkers
Flowers are from stash and fastened to card with a brad
Ribbon from QVC
Flower charm (my newest purchase and I love them) from The Works

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Pixie Cottage #23 - Sketch
Totally Gorjuss #35 - Sugar and Spice
The Crazy Challenge - All Things Spotty
Bunny Zoe's #1 - Nice and Girly
Stamp Something - Something Summer
Practical Scrappers - Flowers

June card swap

My swap partner for the Crafty Place card swap is Mad Frog - if you're reading this before Thursday please go away lol!!! Come back when your card's arrived!

This month's theme is animals and I've had this rubber stamp for years and think it's such fun. I don't have much opportunity to use it so the animal theme was perfect.


I hope you like it Claire.

I've used a 6" x 6" card base
DP is from an old writing pad bought on holiday a few years ago
Image is rubber stamped (sorry, stamp is so old I can't remember name/make) and coloured with Promarkers
Googly eyes from stash
All circles cut with Nesties
Purple and tan coloured cardstock from stash
Flowers are Prima and brad in centre is from stash
Coloured adhesive gems were from Joanna Sheen

If Claire doesn't mind I'd like to enter the card into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts #20 - Animal Magic
Kaboodle Doodles #3 - Anything Goes with a Dash of Purple
Lexi's Creations #16 - Something Old - Decorative paper and rubber stamp
A Spoonfull of Sugar #108 Enjoying the Sunshine

WOW! This card was picked for Top 3 at Kaboodle Doodles

Potted rabbits!

This gorgeous Penny Black image I thought was so suited to an anniversary card and with a couple coming up soon it will be put to good use.


I have used:

6" x 6" card base from stash
DP is Zoe Pearn's "My Little Sunshine" collection which I printed on my computer
Blue cardstock for mats and label is Core'dinations Gemstones
Scalloped circle cut with Nellie Snellen multiframe round die
Martha Stewart Scallop Dot edge punch used on mat
Ribbon bought locally
Card Candy coloured with Promarkers

I'd like to enter this card into the following:
Stampacular Sunday Challenge #62 - I Do - Wedding or anniversary
Stampavie and More #98 - Dots

Jessica's birthday

After a lot of coughing and spluttering our very poorly computer managed to come on this morning, possibly for the last time. Well, it is very old and we've probably done well to have got so many years out of it. The new one arrived yesterday and we're just waiting for Computer Guy to come and fetch them both, transfer everything over and get us up and running. Should only take 24 hours once he's collected all the bits and bobs so fingers crossed this old gal keeps going in the meantime.

So a quick couple of cards for challenges while I can.

This card is for my oldest grandaughter Jessica's birthday, she will be 15 at the weekend (oh my! where has the time gone!). She has a lot of interests, one of them being dance which she takes as a subject at school and has lessons out of school. When I asked her mom for an idea of what she'd like on a card the answer came quickly "a ballerina" - well I just happened to have this Tilda image which fits the bill very nicely.


I have used:
6" x 6" card base from stash
DP printed on computer - the hearts paper is from Monti's Pixel Playground "Love is like a butterfly" collection but unfortunately I can't remember where I downloaded the other one from
Purple card for mat from stash and punched with Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge punch
Image coloured with Promarkers and matted onto pink glitter card from stash
Flowers and buttons are Papermania
Card Candy coloured with Promarkers

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers #55 - Pink Birthday
The Creative Cottage #14 - Going Pink
For Fun Challenges - Birthday card for a special person
Crafts and me #6 Friends and family
clearlyistamp #14 Sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps - Birthday
Simon Says - Recipe - 1 image, 2 patterned papers (the pale pink paper does have a subtle pattern, it's not plain), 3 embellishments (flowers, buttons, Card Candy)

Lavender fairy

I was having a good old root through my box(es) of rubber stamps, oops, I didn't realise I had quite so many and they've been mainly unused for a very long time now, particularly since I discovered digi stamps. I rediscovered this Lavender Fairy stamp and remember buying this from QVC many years ago, along with a scented lavender ink pad (which I was disappointed with, the scent was very faint and the ink faded!).

I had a little play and came up with this, pity there's no fairy or wings challenges at the moment but I did find a couple it fits into.


Recipe:
6" x 6" card base from stash
DP - both were printed on my computer
Purple card for mats from stash
Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge punch
Lavender Fairy wood mounted rubber stamp by Inca (I think)
Image coloured with Promarkers and wings have been glittered.
Sparkly adhesive stones from Papermania
Lace from local shop

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Crafts #94 - Dazzle Us - Glitter on wings, sparkly stones
Pollycraft #47 - Ribbon and Bling (I hope the lace can be counted as ribbon, if not just ignore me!)
Ooh La La Creations #55 - Use colours of their blog
PaperPlay #22 - Flowers and sparkle
Ann's Creative Nook #91 - Butterfly (it's on the stamped image's lower flower)
And I managed to find one for Wings at Totally Gorjuss #32
And thanks to Emma for pointing me in the direction of Mami Doodles Up In The Air

Cute Kitty

With my computer on it's last legs and playing up so much and driving me mad, I'm spending as little time on it as possible until the new one arrives at the end of the week so I've had time to make a couple of cards.

OH said my cards were very "samey" so I wanted to do something different and looked for a sketch. I found this one for the current challenge on Sketch Saturday and thought it would make a nice change.



I also thought it would make a great Thank You card so it fits into the challenge at Creative Card Crew.


Goodies:
6" x 6" card blank from stash
DP was from Rainmac as part of my card swap prize (thanks Sarah, it's gorgeous!)
Thomas with bunch of flowers image also part of card swap prize (thanks again, I love him)
Green card for mats from stash
Plain pink paper printed on computer
Image coloured with Promarkers
Large scalloped circle cut with Nellie Snellen multiframe round die, small one with Nesties
Card Candy from Craftwork Cards and coloured with Promarkers
Ribbon from QVC

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday Week 106 - Paula's sketch
Creative Card Crew #52 - Thank You
A Spoonful of Sugar #107 - Floral Delight

Well, it's different!

What more can I say? Definitely out of my comfort zone as far as colour and pattern are concerned. I had this digi image which was a freebie, I've seen it as lovely cards by others on MSE and I just had to use it. It made me think of poppies but for some reason I didn't want to do red, then I found this paper and was delighted the shape of the flowers were a virtual match, so that set the colour theme. The spotty and stripey papers were part of the same set and I decided to use them to tone it down a bit. Then, in my stash I found the perfect ribbon but I still wasn't happy. Something was missing and it was all down to the colour. Just in time the postie brought my MSE card swap prize from the lovely Sarah - what gorgeous goodies there were, and lo and behold a blue flower which I thought was perfect to lift this card. Then some Card Candy coloured with my turqoise Promarker, some peel off spots got the same treatment and were stuck around the edge of the scalloped circle and I'm still not sure. Maybe it needs a sentiment, I'll have a think! Maybe I should stick within my comfort zone but it's good to do something different from time to time.


These colours fit into the theme for the challenge at Cute Card Thursday so I'd like to enter it into the following:

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #115 - Colour Combo - Black, Orange, Blue
Charisma Cardz Challenge #22 - Flowers

Recipe:
6" x 6" card base from stash
DP from Summertime Designs Dreamsicle (freebie set)
Digi image was a freebie from Sketching Stamper, coloured with Promarkers
Card Candy from Craftwork Cards coloured with Promarkers
Flowers from Sarah
Ribbon from QVC

Tilda on her swing

Summer's here and Tilda has gone out to play on her swing.


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Easy Craft Project Challenge #13 - Buttons - ends 3 June
Stamping with the Dragon Challenge #2 - Summer Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft Challenge #93 - Summer Delights
The Crazy Challenge #17 Black, White and Pink
Papertake Weekly Fun, Fun, Fun
A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge #105 - Celebration
I Love Promarkers Challenge #17 - Recipe - 2 papers, 3 buttons, 1 ribbon
Your Next Stamp Challenge #17 - Use border punch

The Tilda image has been coloured with Promarkers/
The papers I've printed on my computer and are from Monti's Pixel Playground
The ribbon is from QVC.
The buttons are Papermania Capsule Collection.
Border punch used is a Martha Stewart.
Happy Birthday sentiment printed on computer.

I'm really chuffed to say that this card was chosen for the Top 3 at Stamping with the Dragon

Gone fishin'

I absolutely love this freebie image from Meljens. It's called Tom Cat Goes Fishing, doesn't he look pleased with himself!


I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

SophistiCat Challenge #32 - Splish Splash
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 52 - Blue and green
Papertake Weekly #41 - Sketch
Charisma Cardz Challenge #21 - Going round in circles (on backing paper, pool on image)
Pixie Dust Studio Challenge 24 - Going round and round (circles on backing paper, spots on ribbon)
Passion for Promarkers Week #53 - Anniverysary week - Anything Goes

For this card I have used:
6" x 6" card base
Backing papers by Summertime Designs and printed on computer
Image by Meljens Designs and coloured with ProMarkers
Metallic blue card for mats from stash
Ribbon from QVC
Label cut with Nellie Snellen Multiframe Rectangle Die
Peel-off sentiment coloured with ProMarkers

Furry friends

We've had such lovely weather here the last few days that I couldn't bring myself to shut myself away in the loft card making and not enjoy the sunshine. So I've done a bit of gardening and this afternoon a bit of this:




I've followed this sketch at Stamp Scrap Doodle and would like to enter it in their challenge for Week #41.




I'd also like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge Week #102 - Lots of Dots
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #14 - Furry Friends
Meljens Design DT Blog Challenge #8 - Seeing Spots
Stamp Something 2 of something (2 animals, 2 different spotty papers)
Sew Many Challenges Week #15 - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge #20 - 3D (image is raised on foam pads, as is card candy)
The Shabby Tea Room Week #11 - Polka Dots

Goodies:
Image - Penny Black, coloured with Promarkers
All papers are Zoe Pearn and printed on computer
Blue card for mats are DCWV Brights cardstock
Card Candy from Craftwork Cards
Ribbon from stash

May card swap

The theme for the May card swap over at Crafty Place was Here Comes The Sun. My swap partner this month is Trish (Craftygranny). This is the card I sent her which should have arrived today.


I hope you like it Trish.

Walking in sunshine!

This image is Sunday Afternoon from Paper Cupcakes. For me it conjures up images of long hot summers, walks in the sunshine and a time when life was simple.

I have followed this sketch at Create4fun






I have made a 6" x 6" easel card with cardstock from stash
Backing papers are all Zoe Pearn
Image from Paper Cupcakes and coloured with Promarkers
Circles cut with Nesties
Flowers and spotty buttons are Papermania
Card Candy from Craftwork Cards
Sentiment printed on computer

I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Create4fun Week 20 - Sketch
Sew Many Challenges Challenge #14 - Easel card
The Creative Cottage Challenge #10 - Fancy folds
Shelly's Images Anything Goes (ends 19 May)
Stamp Something Celebrate something

Pretty flowers

This is really sad - I've used the last piece of this backing paper I love so much, the sort you have to just look at and admire and can't bear to use! I can't replace it as I've had it years and can't remember where it came from! I did manage to get four cards out of it as it was a 12" x 12" sheet. It's going out on a high as I've used it with a gorgeous image from the fabulous Meljen Designs.


For this card I have used:

6" x 6" card base
Image from Meljen Designs coloured with Promarkers
Flowered DP - unknown
Pink spotted paper - Zoe Pearn So Sweet collection
Blue card for mats from stash
Circles cut with Nesties
Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge punch
Blue ribbon from QVC
Buttons from stash

I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Meljen's Design Challenge #7 - Flowers and Blooms
Catch the Bug Flower Power
Totally Gorjuss Challenge #30 - Round and round
Creative Inspirations Challenge #34 - Punches or Die Cuts
Cupcake Crafts Challenge #90 - Buttons
Easy Craft Projects Challenge #12 - Spring
Clearly iStamp Challenge #13 April Showers Bring May Flowers
One Stop Craft Challenge Challenge #80 - Summer Breeze

Sketch challenge card

I fancied doing a sketch challenge and found this one at Stampacular Sunday:




The only rules are to follow the sketch and use a stamp.






This is my card:


Recipe:
6" x 6" card blank from stash
Background papers - all printed on my computer - hearts and striped paper from Monti's Pixel Playground, dotty lilac one was on my computer but I can't remember where it was from originally
Pink card is Core'dinations Gemstones, I've used the reverse as the colour matched better
Scalloped circle cut with Nellie Snellen multiframe round die
Image coloured with Promarkers
Flowers from stash

I would like to enter this card into the following:
Stampacular Sunday Challenge #58 - sketch
A lota Rubber Stamps Challenge #34 - Flowers
Crafty Angels Week 34 - One for the girls

Easel card to the rescue!

This is the second time I've not concentrated properly and made a card with everything facing the spine! Not to worry, it gives me the perfect reason to cut the front off and change it into an easel card.



This is the adorable Too Sweet Kitty from Meljen Designs which I've coloured with Promarkers and matted onto a pink scalloped circle cut with my Nesties. The 6" x 6" card blank has been covered with a pale pink paper with tiny white flowers from the Spring Dayz kit from Monti's Pixel Playground. The flowery paper is from Zoe Pearn and the striped paper from Monti's Pixel Playground. All of the papers I printed on my computer. I've used Martha Stewart's scallop dot edge punch. The spotty ribbon is from QVC. The green flower is a Prima one, the purple flower and spotty button are Papermania Capsule Collection. Card Candy from Craftwork Cards coloured with Promarkers.

I'd like to enter this card into the following:
Creative Craft World Challenge #5 - Easel cards
Pile it on Challenge #18 - Cute and Cuddly
Totally Gorjuss Challenge #29 - Pink and Green
Crafty Ann Challenge #14 - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad Challenge #70 - Use any punch

Birthday Hugs

I've had this lovely image for a while and thought it was about time I did something with it. I noticed a challenge for Furry Friends so thought it would be perfect.


I've used a 6" x 6" card blank and covered it with some pink bubbles paper which I saved onto my computer a long time ago but can't remember where it was from. The striped paper and flower paper are from Monti's Pixel Playground Dragonfly kit. The image is "Cat Hug" from My Grafico which I've coloured with Promarkers and matted onto raspberry pearlescent card cut with Nellie Snellen's multiframe round die. Card candy by Craftwork Cards and a computer printed sentiment finish it off.

I'd like to enter this card into the following:
A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge #102 - Furry Friends
Dare You To Digi Stamp Challenge #37 - Anything Goes
The Secret Crafter Challenge 81 - Friendship
Stamp Something - Birthday Somethings
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 49 - Wedding or Birthday

Padster's 3Bs challenge

The lovely Paddingtondoo on MSE set a challenge to use 3 Bs on a card, plus more if you can think of them. There have been some fabulous entries, most with far more Bs than I can possibly think of. Here's my effort:


My Bs are:
Brown backing paper
Beehive backing paper
Bears
Bees
Blue card for mats
Bloom
Button

I'm actually amazed that I came up with 7!

I'd also like to enter it into the following:

Crafty Calendar Challenge #8 - The Great Outdoors

Card for Rusty

Poor Rusty is in hospital at the moment in a lot of pain. The lovely Rainmac has suggested a challenge to make a card for Rusty to try and put the smile back on her face. Here is mine:


The image, called Elenor, is from SJs Little Musings, a recent freebie which I found yesterday so just in time for this card! I've coloured it with Promarkers.

This is the insert:


The image on the insert was part of the freebie set, this is the happy Elenor and was already coloured.

Get well soon Rusty, I hope all your cards cheer you up.

This card fits nicely into the following challenges:

Fab & Funky Challenge #22 - Show us your funky edge
Delightful Sketches Pull out your punches

Recipe:
6" x 6" card base
BP from stash
Lilac pearlescent card from stash, edged with Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch
Core'dinations Whitewash pink card edged with Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch and cuttlebugged with swiss dots
Core'dinations Gemstones pink card cut with Nesties Labels 2
Image from SJs Little Musings (link above), printed onto Digital Ultra Smooth Premium Cardstock from Craftwork Cards and coloured with Promarkers and cut with Nesties Labels 2
Flowers are all Prima
Card candy from Craftwork Cards and coloured with Promarkers

Happy, happy cat!

I've made this card as a thank you for my bestest and loveliest friend Jean and her OH.


I've known Jean for almost 50 years and she's so kind and caring. She's kept in constant touch while OH has been ill, through his chemo and his stem cell transplant. They've had their own problems with her OH's elderly father who passed away aged 101 earlier this year but she's still found time for us.

They came to visit on Bank Holiday Sunday and stayed for most of the day. They live about 100 miles away so quite a jaunt. We had the loveliest day, we never stopped talking and by the time she went home I was hoarse! They put our families to shame, not one visit from either side yet they live roughly in the same area as my dear friend.

It's not my normal type of card but I know they will love the image as they are both cat lovers.

Euan's 3rd birthday

It's all happening this week. It's another family birthday, this time my great-nephew Euan will be 3.

I have used a Jiggy dragon design. The lovely Jenny from MSE (Dragonllew) pointed us girls in the direction of Stamping Dragon Designs where the delightful Jiggy can be found.


I have used a 6" x 6" card base and covered it with MMC's green lattice paper which I printed on my computer. The green spotty paper is also from MMC and is layered onto some lilac card which I have punched with Martha Stewart's arch lattice edge punch. Then there's a strip of Core-dinations Whitewash purple card which has been cuttlebugged with Swiss Dots and sanded. Jiggy has been coloured using Promarkers and his wings glittered, and the green and lilac circles behind have been cut with my Nellie Snellen multiframe round die. The number 3 was printed on the computer using the font Ribbon Happy and this is layered onto green and lilac scallop circles cut with my Nesties. Three pieces of green card candy finish it off.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts Week 50 - Animals
One Stitch At A Time - Children's themed challenge
Lexi's Creations Challenge #13 - Animals
The Creative Cottage Challenge #8 - Circles
Oh, Alice! Chapter#11 - Little People
Craftsandme Challenge #3 - Sparkle (dragon's wings are glittered)

Amy's 4th birthday

My great-neice Amy will be four later this week. I haven't seen her since she was a baby but this is how I picture her now:


It was lovely to make such a girly card, any excuse to use pink, especially if there's also spots!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:
Sketch Saturday Week 101 - Maya's DT week



This is Maya's sketch:








I have used a 6" x 6" card base and covered it with some heart patterned paper I printed off myself. There are three strips of pink glitter card and the strip of spotty paper is from Monti's Pixel Playground pink and black scrap kit, layered onto some raspberry metallic card. The Tilda image has been coloured with Promarkers with a little bit of bling on her tiara and dress provided by a Sakura Stardust pen. The ovals were cut with Nesties and the scalloped oval is the same raspberry metallic card as before.

I would also like to enter it into the following:

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge 40 - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy As You Like It

Girl with flower

I'm back in purple mode today and have used this image of a cute girl with a flower.


I have used a 6" x 6" card blank and covered it with some paper I found hiding in my stash. The card used for the large mat was something I saved from an old birthday card I received, it was so pretty I just couldn't throw it away! The smaller rectangle going across the card is Core'dinations Whitewash which has been Cuttlebugged with Swiss Dots. The image has been coloured using ProMarkers and matted onto some purple card, same for the computer printed sentiment. The flowers are Papermania Capsule Collection, as are the spotty buttons.

I followed the sketch on Moving Along with the Times latest challenge and I'd like to enter it in the following challenges:
Moving Along with the Times Challenge #44 - Heidi's Sketch
Charisma Cards Challenge #17 - Girly card with flowers
The Pixie Cottage Challenge #16 - Lots of Flowers
Crafty Catz Challenge #30 - Spots (on buttons, girl's bloomers and on mat behind flowers)
Your Next Stamp Challenge #15 - Going Dotty (buttons, bloomers, mat behind flowers)
Digi Doodles Challenge #5 - Anything Goes

April Swap Card

The April swap theme over at Crafty Place was green and/or lilac. My swap partner was Alison (Alijj, or cjcockroft on MSE) and today I have received this lovely card from her.


How cute is that bunny in his green jumper and lilac scarf! There's green gems and gorgeous pale lilac organza ribbon by the spine and the most gorgeous green/lilac/cream spotty paper. Perfect - spotty is my thing! Everything is beautifully co-ordinated. Thank you so much Alison.

Milly and Lily

Here is a card I made today with the lovely digi freebie Milly and Lily from Pink Gem Janet's blog. Janet's also doing Promarker tutorials on her blog which are really useful for me as a newcomer to PMs.


The image is coloured with Promarkers. The papers I have used are from Monti's Pixel Playground Dragonfly Scrapkit. The pink scalloped circle was cut with Nellie Snellen's Multiframe round die, and I've used Martha Stewart lace doily edge punch for the two layers below the pink spotty ribbon (Papermania Red Hot Capsule Collection). The flowers are a mixture of Prima and Papermania, and the spotty button is again from the Red Hot Capsule Collection.

I'd like to enter this card in the following:
One Stitch At A Time Challenge #10 - Flowers
Aly's Sunday Challenge #16 - Animal Hugs
Sew Many Challenges #12 - Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner - Blooming Blossoms
Dare you to digi stamp #36 - Flowers
A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #101 - 3D (the flower plus the image is raised on foam pads)
Sophisticat Challenge #30 - Card for a child
Incy Wincy Designs - One Of My Favourites (as pink and spotty are my all time favourites, it has to be the pink spotty ribbon!)

My crafty bargain!

We went to Wrexham yesterday to stock up with food and see if we could find some bedside rugs for the loft bedroom (no luck there!), and as we were walking down the high street I noticed a new shop had opened. It's called Jotters and is basically a stationery type shop but I noticed a few craft items in the window so just had to go and check it out - as you do!

For a small shop there was a fair sized craft section, a few bargain rubber stamps, some 12 x 12 papers sold singly, some K & Co stuff, stickers, peel offs, etc. There was also a revolving stand with a sign "Build your own card" and everything on it was just 99p. Here's what I brought home:


From the 99p stand I got four packs of daisy type flowers on stems (12 in each), two packs of roses (heads only, 28 in each), three packs of ribbon - each pack has 5 x 1 metre of different ribbons in similar colours. These ribbons are almost the same as the Papermania ones in the Capsule Collection. There are also two packs of buttons - one pink/lilac and one red/pink. Each pack had four small boxes, one heart shapes, one flower shapes and two round shapes. I also bought a divided box for £1.99 as my Card Candy collection is growing and it's perfect for separating the colours.

We didn't get everything we wanted but it was nice to go home with some craft stash I wasn't even contemplating buying!

Sheltering from the rain

In anticipation of some April showers this little bear is sheltering from the rain. I expect we'll all be doing that soon after two weeks of sunshine here, but let's hope we're in for a good summer this year.

Truly Scrumtious has a challenge with the following sketch:


and here is my entry:

Truly Scrumtious Challenge #30 - April Showers which requires the card to follow the sketch provided and the theme of showers was optional.


I would also like to enter it into the following:
The Creative Cottage Challenge #7 - "Going Green" which can be the colour green or recycling something. I have gone for the colour green.
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #20 "Get it all out" which requires the use of neglected stash.
Creative Inspirations Challenge #31 - Recipe Challenge: 3 Flowers, 2 Design Papers, 1 Ribbon

The striped and spotty papers have been languishing in my stash for far too long (scrapbook papers from QVC a few years ago) plus the blue pearlescent card for the mats were also from old stash. The ribbon is from QVC and is laid onto Core'dinations Whitewash card in green. The flowers were from my stash (some were coloured with ProMarkers) and in the middle of the flowers are Card Candy from Craftwork Cards. The digi image was coloured with ProMarkers.

Two new cards

I have a couple of new cards to blog today.

This first one is the one I sent to Alijj (cjcockroft on MSE) for the April card swap on Crafty Place, the theme of which was "green". Hopefully I haven't spoiled the surprise as she should have received it by now. I have covered the card blank with Core'dinations Whitewash card in yellow, cuttlebugged with Swiss Dots and sanded. A mat of green pearlescent card, overlaid with more Whitewash card but green this time, which I punched with my Fiskars leaf edge punch then put some ribbon on. The digi image is a freebie which I coloured with watercolour pencils but didn't use water, just coloured with the pencils, then chalked around the edges and matted on the same pearlescent green card. Finished off with green card candy.


This next card I made today and was inspired by a sketch I saw while browsing through a sketch challenge blog, it was an old challenge so I couldn't enter the card as it was some time ago. The papers are Zoe Pearn freebies "So Sweet". This is the first time I've printed off this paper and the colours are lovely. I've coloured the image with Promarkers, chalked the edge and matted onto blue Core'dinations Gemstones card. I've used my Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge punch and some blue spotty ribbon.