Christmas Decoration

Here is a Christmas decoration I have made from a thick piece of cardboard tubing using a pre-coloured dig stamp from Pink Gem.  I added glitter to the image.  I die cut a scalloped circle for the back and attached it to the tubing.  I then attached white glitter washi tape to the inside of the tubing before placing my image inside.  Once placed I added a few sequins for the shaker effect before adding a circle of acetate followed by a circular scalloped frame.  Once it was all dry I added a ribbon hanger, bow and some glittery snowflakes.  Around the middle on the outside I added blue glittery washi tape and some navy ribbon.

Challenges

A Gem Of A Challenge (172) - Anything But A Card
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday (26) - Blin, Glitter or Gems
Fab 'N' Funky (311) - Christmas
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes

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Blooming Stencil

 

 

 

 

Today I have been playing around with a flower stencil that was a magazine freebie.  I have had very little experience with stencils but had this idea in my head to give it a go.  I inked through the stencil with distress inks to give me a golden flower.  I got ink in a bit where it shouldn't be so punched and inked a butterfly to cover my little accident.  After I stamped the sentiment I doodled a couple of flowers in the O's.  A few sparkly gems and my card was finished.  Although it doesn't show in the photo the base card is actually cream coloured so it sets the golden colours off nicely.

 

 

Challenges

 

Less Is More (282) - Use A Stencil

Simon Says (Monday) - Tic Tac Toe (Gold/Stencil/Doodle)

Digi Choosday (26) - Bling, Glitter or Gems

The Paper Shelter (255) - Photo Inspiration

 

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Mum To Be...

 

 

 

 



 

 

Here is a card for a mum to be featuring this gorgeous stamp from Magnolia which I have coloured with promarkers.  I have placed a lace doily behind my image and washi tape in the bottom corner.  The fussy cut flower is from Bearly Mine (no longer available).  A few pearls and an organza bow finish it off.

Challenges

Digi Choosday (25) - Pretty Ribbon/Twine
Midweek Magnolias (141) - Celebration
Sketch Saturday (418) - Sketch
Catch The Bug - Colour Inspiration

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Retirement

A retirement card for a gentleman who likes a bit of summer gardening on his allotment.  The images are all Forever Friends stickers which I attached to card and then fussy cut.  The sentiment is from Hunkydory and the ribbon is from my stash.

Challenges

Fab 'N' Funky (310) - Boys/Men
Crafty Ribbons (157) - Summer
C.R.A.F.T. (369) - Animals

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Summer Holidays

A nice summery card this time featuring a digi stamp from The Paper Shelter which I have coloured with promarkers.  The flowers have been stamped, fussy cut and decoupaged and along with the sentiment and paper were magazine freebies.  The umbrella and flip flop buttons are from my stash, as is the gems.

Challenges

The Paper Shelter (254) - Birthday Girl
Daring Cardmakers - On Your Travels (Tropical Beach Holiday)

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Believe In Fairies...

Today's card features this little baby elf from Julia Spiri that I have coloured with promarkers, isn't she sweet?  The gorgeous papers are a magazine freebie ant the sentiment is LOTV.  Last but not least, the card candi is from Craftwork Cards.

Challenges

Digital Delights (11) - Anything Goes
Julia Spiri (21) - Anything Goes/Garden

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Clover

 

This card features a digi stamp from Pollycrafts (long gone now) which I have coloured with promarkers.  The papers are from Nitwits.  I found an old button which I thought would look good in the middle of my paper flower (I believe that the button is even older than me...).  The ribbon bow and bug are from my stash.

 

Challenges

 

Sketch Saturday (417) - Sketch

Crafty Creations (318) - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy - Buttons & Bows

 

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Ben

An easel card today featuring a lovely little digi stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil which I have coloured with promarkers.  The background papers are from Nitwits and the stamped sentiment is a magazine freebie.  The bow (which has a glass button) has been recycled from a gift and the card candi from Craftwork Cards.  Flowers and gems from my stash.

Challenges

Mo's Digital Pencil (264) - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Buttons & Bows
Simon Says (Monday) - Use Patterned Papers
Passion For Promarkers - Inspired By A Song Title (Flower Child by Lenny Kravitz)
Crafty Sentiments - Kids

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How Does Your Garden Grow...

Another card I made a while back and didn't show.

The main image and vase of flowers are Forever Friends stickers.  The papers are from My Mind's Eye.  Can't remember where the stamped sentiment was from but the button and ribbon are from my stash.

Challenges

Daring Cardmakers - Man's Best Friend (Hope teddies count)
Digi Designs - Summer
Catch The Bug - Bingo (Ribbon/Animal/Player's Choice [Button])
Allsorts (368) - How Does Your Garden Grow
The Ribbon Girls - Any Image

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Bug & Butterflies

This card is a bit different from my usual ones.

First I die cut the leaf scroll into my base card along with a die cut butterfly.  I then chalked around the apertures before adding a scrap of stripy paper behind.  I then replaced the butterfly and added a small punched one.  I stamped and chalked a sentiment, layered it and attached with foam pads.  Last but not least, I added a die cut ladybird and added crystal glaze to give it some shine.

Challenges

Cute Card Thursday (430) - Little Bugs/Butterflies
Polkadoodles - Use A Die Cut

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Holly

For this card I started with a navy base card and onto this I added some die cut squares with paper from Nitwits.  Next I added my image from Wee Stamps and coloured her with promarkers and stickles, again cutting and layering her with die cuts.  To finish I attached some punched snowflakes with brad centres.

Challenges

Magnolia-Licious - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. (368) - Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Add Some Sparkle
Polkadoodles - Use A Die Cut

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A Summer Scene

Here is a little scene made from recent magazine freebies using the packaging as the background.

I embossed the background with the tree folder and coloured it with promarkers making the tree scratchy like bark.  The rest is simply stamped.

Challenges

Little Claire (70) - Create A Scene
Crafty Sentiments - Summer

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Baby Boy

This is the first time I have tried to cut an oval card base and it turns out that it was easier to do than I thought, duh!

My image is from Julia Spiri and has been coloured with promarkers.  (I adore these cute baby images).  There is a girl as well but this one could look like a girl if you change the colours and add a bow to the hair.  Anyway, the background paper is from Nitwits and I have added a bow with a teddy button.

Challenges

Julia Spiri (20) - Anything Goes/CAS
Fab 'N' Funky (309) - Shaped Cards
I Love Promarkers (311) - For A Child

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Teacup Tilly

Here is Teacup Tilly from Besties and I have coloured her with promarkers.  The floral background papers are from Nitwits and I have added a cream ribbon before placing some cream buttons threaded with blue ribbon (recycled from clothes).  The sentiment is from my stash.  Lastly I added some punched flowers and leaves with pearl centres.

Challenges

Besties - All About Flowers
Passion For Promarkers (350) - Food & Drink
The Paper Shelter (253) - Ribbons & Buttons
Crafty Ribbons (156) - Anything Goes/Ribbon

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Relax...

A nice relaxing card this time featuring a sweet Penny Black stamp which I have coloured with pencils and added a stamped word.  The background paper is from Nitwits and the sentiment from LOTV.  I have added some navy ribbon to the border panel.  The flowers are made up from paper daisies with lace daisies on top.

Challenges

Penny Black - Birthdays
ABC - J is for Just As You Like
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Animal Magic

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Karate Kid

A nice little card for a boy or a man who does martial arts.

My image is from LOTV and is coloured with promarkers.  The sentiment is an old stamp from See D's (do you remember them?) and I have die cut it and inked around the edges.  The background paper is from Pink Petticoat.  The little dragon has been stamped onto shrink plastic and shrunk (a nice bit of fun mixed with panic!).

Challenges

Lili Of The Valley - Sporty
Catch The Bug - Masculine
Digi Choosday (24) - Just For Men
I Love Promarkers (311) - For A Child

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Here Comes The Bride...

I fancied making a wedding card today and this is what I made.

My base card is embossed pearl gold.  Next I embossed half of the cream pearl panel and added some ribbon and a bow.  Just under the bow I attached some little tags with a gold heart brad.  Next came the image which I coloured with a mix of promarkers, twinkling H20's and stickles which were applied with a paintbrush to give a very thin layer on the veil.  Having layered the image I attached some more brads.  Before I attached the image to the card I put some punched hearts behind.  Finally some paper roses and leaves finish it off.

Challenges

Elisabeth Bell - 1,2,3,Tag You're It (1 Image/2 Punched Hearts/3 Yellow Roses/Tags)
Crafty Creations (317) - Tic Tac Toe (Sentiment/Image/Tag)
Crafty Ribbons (155) - Wedding/Anniversary
The Stamping Boutique - Wedding/Anniversary
Allsorts (367) - Fancy Bows & Ribbons
A Gem Of A Challenge (171) - Love & Romance

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Dream...

Dreaming of your summer holidays?  I think this girl is...

My background is a photo I took while at Loch Lomond which I printed onto matte card and attached to my navy base card.  I then coloured my Sugar Nellie image stamp with promarkers, fussy cut it and attached with foam pads.  The stamped sentiment is from Stampin Up.

Challenges

Sugar Nellie (137) - Anything Goes
Simon Says (Monday) - World Traveller
Crafty Sentiments - Summer

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Just A Note...

They say there is a first time for everything.  Well, this is one of those times.  It is the first time I have splatted on my card on purpose!!!

I used distress ink pads to create my splat and then stamped some musical notes on top when dry.  A stamped sentiment finishes the card.

I might not be much good at making CAS cards and might not always get it right, but I'm having a go and think this one is ok.

Challenges

M.A.W.T.T. (22) - Music
Less Is More (280) - One Layer/Splatters

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Birthday Bear

Here is a cute little card I have made using the freebies from Beccy Muir.  It is great that you get a free little kit to enter the challenge at Beccy' Place.  I have made a rosette from die cuts to place my image on.  I then coloured a wooden cake with promarkers and attached it to the card.  This was the first time I tried colouring these wooden cakes and am not too sure if I will do it again as I'm not too pleased with it.  Anyway, lastly I added a small sentiment.

Challenges

Beccy's Place - Anything Goes

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Christmas Morning Tilda

I had quite a bit of fun making this Christmas card, cutting out the image and finding lots of L's to incorporate into it.

My Magnolia image has been coloured with promarkers before die cutting with one of my favourite dies.  Trouble was, I couldn't see through the die to position it...  I then had a light bulb moment which surprised me I can tell you.  I first die cut a piece of parchment paper and layed it over my image.  Once I was satisfied, I attached the die with a small bit of tape and slid the parchment out before cutting.  Worked a treat!!!  I layered up the background using a Nitwits paper and a panel of card which I had applied some ribbon threaded lace to, adding a bow.  Finally I attached some die cut lattice corners.  Job done!!!

Challenges

Marvelous Magnolias - Anything Goes
Midweek Magnolias (140) - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas - L is for Things Beginning With 'L' (Light/Lace/Layers/Lines/Lime/Lattice)
Winter Wonderland - Add A Ribbon & Bow

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Girl On A Bicycle

 

Here is a cute little card inspired by the film 'Girl on a Bicycle'.

 

Following the sketch I covered my background with papers from Nitwits.  I then layered up my image which has been coloured with promarkers and attached it with foam pads.  Lastly I added punched leaves, paper flowers and pearls.

 

Challenges

 

Magnolia-Licious - Flowers

C.R.A.F.T. (367) - Inspired By A Film (Girl on a Bicycle)

Cute Card Thursday (429) - A Good Sport/Hobbies

Sketch Saturday (416) - Sketch

 

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Wedding/Anniversary

Here is another card I made a while back and never got around to showing.

The background has been created by stamping and embossing swirls in silver.  The image was stamped and embossed onto parchment paper.  I then coloured and embossed it before fussy cutting.  I carefully attached it to pink pearl card and after layering it I added some heart brads, a peel-off and some stickles to the dress.  The sentiment has been stamped, embossed and layered before adding more brads.  A fancy organza ribbon and bow finishes the card off.

Challenges

Crafty Ribbons (155) - Wedding/Anniversary
The Stamping Boutique - Wedding/Anniversary
Allsorts (367) - Fancy Ribbons & Bows
A Gem Of A Challenge (171) - Love & Romance

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A Summer's Day

Here is a card I made while playing around with inks to make a background.  I used various ink pads and masked off where I wanted the clouds.  I then added a die cut gazebo cut out of pearly card.  The fussy cut digi image is from Whoopsi Daisy (428) and has been coloured with promarkers.  Next I attached some die cut grass.  Finally I added some punched butterflies and paper flowers with pearl centres.

Challenges

Digital Delights (10) - Anything Goes
A Gem Of A Challenge (170) - Weather (Summer)
Digi Designs - Favourite Colour Combo (Pink/Lilac/Green)
Allsorts (366) - The Great Outdoors
Ribbon Girl - Anything Goes
Simon Says (Monday) - Summer Garden
Whoopsi Daisy - Bring On Summer
Digi Choosday (22) - Think Summer
Fab 'N' Funky (308) - Favourite Colour Combo (Pink/Lilac/Green)

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Candle Jars

Here is a little project I did a while ago and never shown.  I altered a few small candle jars using scraps of paper and a few ribbons and gems.  All the flowers and leaves have been punched out and the sentiment (Let Your Light Shine Through) stamped.

Challenges

Penny Black & More  - Flower Power
Incy Wincy - Alter Something
The Paper Shelter (252) - Sentimental
Crafty Creations (317) - Tic Tac Toe (Sentiment/Flowers/Leaves)

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Father's Day

Finally I am back from the house renovations in Wales for a few days.  I was supposed to be going for 3 days and ended up staying for 10!!!  We have reached the point where the destruction stops and the construction starts so are pleased we have turned the corner at last.

Today I have made a card for Billy to give to his daddy on Father's Day.  Naturally the inspiration comes from the renovations and how proud my son is of his first attempt at bricklaying (he did a cracking job).

My background is a piece of embossed card I have recycled from the packaging that the folder came in.  I added some distress ink to highlight the bricks and die cut a wavy edge.  The planks of wood are wooden 'lolly' sticks, again with distress ink added.  I then used a bradawl to make some holes and added brads (nails) and a little hammer charm.  My gorgeous digi stamp is from Bugaboo and has been coloured with promarkers.  I made the rosette and stars with die cuts and added a fussy cut sentiment.

Challenges

ABC - I is for Important (Father's Day)
I Love Promarkers (310) - Inspired By A Song/Film (My Father's House by Bruce Springsteen)
Cute Card Thursday (428) - Father's Day
Polkadoodles (22) - One For The Boys
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Stella Says Sketch (410) - Sketch
Passion For Promarkers (349) - Anything But Square (Rectangle)
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday (23) - Add A Sentiment
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Father's Day/For A Guy

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