Gift Bag

This time I have decorated a gift bag. 

My stamped Tilda from Magnolia has been coloured with promarkers and I paper pieced her dress and hair bow.  My papers are from my scrap box.  The sparkly border strip was made by attaching d/s tape to the edges and adding glitter.  I then attached some sparkly ric rac ribbon.  A sparkly die cut doily was placed behind Tilda who was also cut out and layered with die cuts.  At the bottom I placed a message envelope and some gem hearts.  Last but not least, I tied a lace bow to the handle.

Challenges

Midweek Magnolia (145) - Anything But A Card
In The Pink (101) - Make It Sparkle
Magnolia-Licious - Anything Goes
Allsorts (378) - Use At Least 2 Dies

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Christmas

 

A quick little Christmas card to show you today.  My panel is made by embossing the sides of white card and layering with silver mirri. I then attached some bubble stickers before sticking it all to my red base card.  To finish I added a pee-off sentiment.

 

Challenges

 

Winter Wonderland - A Little Birdie Told Me

Digi Designs - Something With Wings

Sketch Saturday (427) - Sketch

Less Is More (291) - Sticker, Label or Peel-Off

 

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Floral Fold-Back Card

 

 

 

Today I have a fold-back floral card to show you.  My Bugaboo image has been coloured with promarkers and layered using a scallop die.  The floral die cut panel was a magazine freebie.  The backing paper is from Pink Petticoat (no longer available).  I made a tag using a Stampin Up stamp and a brad.  A few gems finish it off.

 

Challenges

 

Stella Says Sketch (412) - Sketch

Allsorts (377) - Fabulous Florals

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Simon Says (Wednesday) - It's Hip To Be Square

Digital Delights (13) - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles (34) - Something Beginning With 'F' (Flowers/Fancy Fold)

 

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CAS - Tropical

Right, well, what can I say...

The idea was good but unfortunately this is heading straight to the bin!!! I tried to do a colour wash using distress ink but my card warped terribly.  Too much water methinks!  Once I had ruined the card I thought I might as well do what was in my head so I over stamped a tropical fish and coloured bits with a promarker.  I then stamped the sentiment (both stamps were magazine freebies).  Lastly I painted iridescent Twinkling H2o's over the fish and flower to give them some shimmer.

Challenges

M.A.W.T.T. (27) - CAS
Polkadoodles (33) - Anything Goes
Less Is More (290) - Exotic
Simon Says (Monday) - Go Fish
Digi Choosday (34) - Anything Goes

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EDITED TO SAY:  The card has been saved thanks to Sarah advising me to run it through the big shot (see comments) and I am happy to say "IT WORKED!!!".

A Sister Is...

This is the card I made for my granddaughter Megan when her baby sister Sapphire was born.  Inside it says "Congratulations On Being Promoted To BIG Sister" which I thought was very appropriate as Megan is now 13 years old.

To start I die cut my card base and backing paper which is from Pink Petticoat (now closed down).  My digi stamp is from Mo's Digital Pencil and has been coloured with promarkers and then die cut.  I went around the edge with a pen so it would stand out a bit.  The sentiment has been stamped, die cut and edged using a pen.  Finally I added some paper flowers and placed gems in the centres.

Challenges

Mo's Digital Pencil (266) - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday (439) - Kiddies/Babies
Passion For Promarkers (360) - Make It Digital
I Love Promarkers (316) - Use A Die Cut

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Noel

A nice quick Christmas card this time featuring a digi stamp from Bugaboo which I have coloured with promarkers and added glitter glue.  The background papers are from Nitwits.  The ribbon and sparkly snowflakes are from my stash.

Challenges

ABC - N is for Noel
ABC Christmas - Q is for Quick Layout
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Make For The Border

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A Trio Of Butterflies

Here are three cards I made from some old magazine freebies.  All are simply layered with glitter and card candi added.  That's it!

Challenges

Allsorts (376) - Butterflies
Incy Wincy - Get Well/Sympathy
Digi Choosday (33) - Anything Goes
Fab 'N' Funky (316) - Anything Goes

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A Blast From The Past...

Here is a card I made quite a while ago for a friend.  The base card is a three-fold aperture card that I had left over from my cross stitching days.  I placed a photo of a cottage garden behind the aperture and edged it with peel offs.  Next I decoupaged the lady gardener and elements, these all being from Jolly Nation (how many of you remember them?).  I finished it off with more peel offs.

Challenges

Daring Cardmakers - Window/Aperture With A View
Simon Says (Monday) - Summer Fun
The Paper Shelter (260) - Birthday Wishes

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Back To School

Today I have made a card using a sweet stamp from LOTV which I have coloured with promarkers.  The alphabet background paper is an old scrap I found in the scrapbox which I thought was ideal for this 'back to school' card.  The ribbon down the border panel is from Crafty Ribbons and the die cut bicycle was a magazine freebie.  The little chalkboard peg is from Lidl and I wrote on it with a Sakura gel pen.  The ABC stickers are from my stash.

Challenges

C.R.A.F.T. - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday (438) - Dressing Up
Poladoodles (32) - Anything Goes
Passion For Promarkers (359) - For The Boys
Crafty Sentiments - Back To School
Crafty Creations (322) - Words/Letters On The Background

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Edwin In Miami

Just recently I was lucky enough to win some Magnolia stamps and this is one of them.  I have coloured him with promarkers.  I have layered up my base card using cardstock and a paper which I love from Poundland.  The beach image is an old one I found in my scrapbox.  The stamped sentiment is a magazine freebie and the shell/starfish buttons are from my stash.

Challenges

Marvelous Magnolias - Holidays
Midweek Magnolias (144) - Anything Goes
Passion For Promarkers (358) - Hip To Be Square
I Love Promarkers (315) - Birthday

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Blue & Brown

For this card I started with a dark brown base card and added a light brown layer topped with a wood effect stamped layer.  I then stamped the birds before adding the stamped sentiment.  All three stamps are from Stampin Up.  Finally I attached the flowers which came from The Works and are stamped and die cut with gems added to the centre.

Challenges

Daring Cardmakers - Elemental Inspiration (Wood/Bird/Flowers)
Digi Choosday (32) - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Use Dies

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Hope

A vintage look easel card this time featuring a Sugar Nellie digi stamp which I have coloured with promarkers.  I distressed and inked the edge of the image before layering it with die cuts.  The translucent one is parchment paper.  These gorgeous papers are from Dovecraft and the sentiment stamp from Hobby Art.The leaves are punched and the foam roses from my stash along with the ribbon bow which I topped with an old button.  If you look closely you will see that not only is one of the papers stripey but it has dots on it too.  Two for the price of one!!!

Challenges

Sugar Nellie (139) - Anything Goes
Julia Spiri (23) - Anything Goes (Vintage)
A Gem Of A Challenge (175) - Buttons & Bows
Allsorts (375) - Spots & Stripes

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Time For Tea

Here is a card in colours I would not normally put together as I didn't think purples would go with orange, red and yellow - but, in a strange way it seems to work.

Everything except the Eisabeth Bell image and the lace from my stash (only just visible) are magazine freebies and card scraps.  I have coloured my image with promarkers as usual.

Challenges

Elisabeth Bell - Strawberries & Red
C.R.A.F.T. (375) - Colour Combo

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CAS Birthday

A simply stamped birthday card using Penny Black stamps and, SHOCK! HORROR! no colouring!!!  The base card was partially embossed using a folder and inked around the edges before adding a touch of ribbon.

Challenges

Penny Black - Your Favourite Technique (Stamping)
Sketch Saturday (424) - Sketch
Less Is More (288) - Blue & Brown
Penny Black & More - Anything Goes With A Stamp

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Celebrate

Today I have made a fairy card.  My base card is layered using some gorgeous paper from The Works and onto this I stamped a log from Docrafts and coloured it with promarkers.  I then sat my digi stamp fairy from Whoopsi Daisy onto it.  I coloured her with promarkers and added glitter to her wings before fussy cutting and attaching with foam pads.  The sentiment is stamped and coloured.  The butterflies are punched from glitter card.

Challenges

Simon Says (Monday) - Celebrate
Whoopsi Daisy - Pink & Girly
Passion For Promarkers (357) - My Favourite Things (Fairies/Promarkers/Pink)
In The Pink (100) - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles (31) - Anything Goes

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Out Of This World

Here is a little fun card featuring a digi stamp from Bugaboo which I have coloured with promarkers.  Once I had made a tag with it I used a distressing tool around the edge of the tag and coated it with glitter.  I then added an eyelet and some silver glitter ribbon.  My base card as you can see is hologram mirri card.  I then added 3 strips of blue sparkly paper.  I made the moon from glitter card by punching a circle and using the same punch, punched into it to get a crescent shape.  A few hologram peel off stars finishes it off.

Challenges

Catch The Bug - 3 Strips Of Paper/Distressed Edges/Tag
Cute Card Thursday (437) - Outer Space/Moon/Stars/and or Sun
Crafty Ribbons (163) - Anything Goes/Ribbon

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Vase Of Peonies

A decoupaged floral card this time featuring a pre-coloured digi stamp from Beccy Muir.  The base card has been layered with card, paper and ribbons.  Having cut out my image twice I inked around the main image.  I then decoupaged the flowers and leaves using the second image.  To make the vase look like glass I applied crystal glaze, adding a few drops to the flowers to look like dew.  A large ribbon bow finishes the card off.

Challenges

Beccy's Place - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday (31) - Anything Goes
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Fabulous Flowers

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Sail Away With Me...

A little seaside card today featuring a topper from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I have embossed the background with clouds before adding some nautical ribbon.  The sentiment and boat stamps are from docrafts and I have coloured the boat with promarkers before fussy cutting it and attaching with foam pads.  I die cut around the sentiment before placing onto navy card and fussy cutting it.  I then added a silver mirri die cut charm attaching it with a small brad.

Challenges

Mo's Digital Pencil (265) - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations (321) - On The Beach

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Rythmn Everywhere

Here is a card that is ideal for a young girl.  It features a gorgeous digi stamp from The Paper Shelter which I have coloured with promarkers as usual.  Having coloured the music thingy (is it an ipod?  I'm not very up on technology), I fussy cut it and attached with foam pads.  The background paper is from my scrapbox and think it works well with the image.  A couple of sparkly star stickers finishes it off.

Challenges

The Paper Shelter (259) - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles (30) - Anything Goeas
ABC - M is for Maiden
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Squirrel's Not So Random (1) - Anything Goes

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Pickles The Penguin

This Christmas card features a little penguin digi stamp from Digital Delights which I have coloured with promarkers.  The paper is from my scrapbox and I have added some ribbon to it.  The snowflakes are wooden and I have applied gilding wax to them and added some gems.  Finally I made a wrap around overlay with snowflake acetate.

Challenges

ABC Christmas - O is for Overlay (Acetate)
Digi Choosday (30) - Anything Goes
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes
Digital Delights (12) - Anything Goes

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