Chinese Dragon

Challenges

Sketch & Stash (37) - Sketch (Stamp)
Pollycrafts (47) - Ribbon/Bling
Daring Cardmakers - The World Is Your Oyster
Totally Papercrafts (20) - Animal Magic

Here is another quick one, this time using one of my new stamps. I have heat embossed the image using Chinese Red EP. The flowers have been punched. That's it!

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Party Girl

Challenges

Whiff Of Joy (80) - Sketch
Creative Inspirations (36) - Monochrome

Here's a nice quick card. The image is coloured with a mix of pencils, Promarkers and Sakura Stardust. Not sure if the ribbon goes with it or not, what do you think?

Card recipe

Stamp - Whiff Of Joy
Paper - Jak Heath
Ribbon - Laura Ashley
Pearls - Stash

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By The River

Challenges

Delightful Sketches & Challenges - Sketch
C.R.A.F.T. (54) - Father's Day/Mens card
Stamp Something - Happy Somethings
Allsorts (56) - Lace/ and/or Buttons
Our Creative Corner - Gotcha Cornered
Secret Crafter (87) - Include A Quote
Stamptacular (63) - A Tribute To All Fathers

This is a Father's Day card my son asked me to make for his dad, I hope he likes it. I was following the great sketch but when it came to putting the sentiment on, it didn't look right so I have moved it across, hope that's ok. I didn't think it appropriate to put lace on it, but there is a piece of ribbon. I punched the corners of the backing papers to add a bit of interest. I finished it with one of my favourite quotes. Nearly forgot, the image is one of the new stamps from LOTV which I have coloured with Promarkers. Isn't he lovely, he looks so thoughtful and I just love these papers and think they go so well with the stamped image. Hope you like this one, sorry about the dark photo.

Card Recipe

Stamps - Lili Of The Valley/Funstamps/The Creative Cottage
Papers - Mommy's Scraps
Buttons/Ribbon - Stash

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Strawberry Delight

Challenges

Stamp Something - Digi Day Challenge
Allsorts (55) - Strawberries & Cream
Doodle Palace - Berry Sweet
Simon Says - 1 Image/2 Design Papers/3 Embellishments
Truly Scrumptious (34) - Sketch & Gingham
Cute Card Thursday (116) - Anything But Square
Whoopsie Daisy (2) - Ribbons & Bows
A Gem Of A Challenge (5) - Ribbons & Buttons

Working with the great sketch I lengthened it so that it became an A5 size card. The cute digi stamp is coloured with MLP pens. I think there are plenty of ribbons, bows and buttons on this one, I even added a flower and charm...

Card Recipe

Stamps - Doodle Palace/LOTV
Papers - Magazine Freebies
Buttons/Ribbons/Bow/Charm - Stash

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Glamorous Gardening

Challenges

Lili Of The Valley (55) - Sketch + Flowers
Stampin' For The Weekend (40) - Summer/Travel
Our Creative Corner - Summer Inspiration
Passion For Promarkers (55) - Pink Birthday
The Creative Cottage (14) - Going Pink

This week over on the LOTV Challenge Blog not only do we have a wonderful sketch by our very own Dawny P to follow BUT we are also being sponsored by the lovely Paul and Siri from Wild Orchid Crafts. There are oodles of their gorgeous flowers to be won but you have to 'be in it to win it' so hurry over to the LOTV Challenge Blog and take part. YOU MUST USE A LOTV IMAGE OR DIE-CUT ONLY TO BE ENTERED FOR THE PRIZES.

We would also like to introduce three new members to the team, Lena, Dena and Katarina. Such wonderfully talented ladies whose work is amazing so please visit their blogs and give them your support.

OK, so onto my card. The image I have used is one of the new releases from LOTV called 'Glamorous Gardening' and I have coloured her with Promarkers. The sentiment has been stamped and embossed with EP. The leaves behind the gorgeous flowers have been punched.

Card Recipe

Stamps - LOTV
Papers - Tinker & Co
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

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Boating Fun

Challenges

Cute Card Thursday (115) - Black/Blue/Orange (Oops! Missed The Deadline Again!)
Friday Sketchers (105) - Sketch
ABC - W is for Weather
Crafty Creations (71) - Child's Play

Here's a little fun card which fits the above challenges. I followed the lovely sketch and layered up all my mats of design papers. This fab little boy is one of the new LOTV stamps that were released recently. He is so sweet struggling to carry his boat that is almost as big as him. I have coloured him with Promarkers and chalk. When I was layering him up I thought I would have a go with the technique of having the image coming off the mats. I think I need a bit of practice with it though. The sentiment and anchor are peel-offs that I found lying around.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Lili Of The Valley
Papers - Joni Gray
Peel-Offs - Stash

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Birdie House

Challenges

Dutch Dare (79) - Birdhouse Card

This was a fun challenge I must say. On the challenge blog they are giving you a freebie template so you can make your card and really all you have to do is decorate it, simples. I have done mine quite traditionally using a 'wood' paper. The birdies are stamped and coloured with MLP pens. The flowers and leaves are punched and coloured with Promarkers. For the little sign I just wrote the words, distressed the card and added a bit of twine and a brad.

Card Recipe

Stamps - Daisy & Dandelion
Papers/Card - Scrapbox
Twine/Brad - Stash

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Elf Tilda

Challenges

Charisma Cardz (22) - Flowers
Paperplay (22) - Flowers & Sparkle
The Rainbow Lady (106) - Faces
Daring Cardmakers - A String Of Pearls
Cupcake Craft (94) - Dazzle Us
A Spoonful Of Sugar (106) - Floral Delight

I made this card for a friends birthday (caught you looking Jean) and loved doing it. I coloured Elf Tilda with my pencils and a Sakura Stardust pen. I did her wings with Glamour Dust. I then layered her using my Nesties and edged the whole thing with lace. I added Glamour Dust to the design paper for added sparkle. The flowers have been punched from design and glitter paper with pearl centres. The butterfly has also been punched from the same glitter paper and a pearl added for it's body. I finished it off with a sparkly ribbon and bow. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Card recipe

Stamp - Magnolia
Paper - Tinker & Co
Punches - Stampin Up
Ribbon/Pearls/Spacers - Stash

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Kick Up Your Heels!

Challenges

Crafty Creations (70) - Black/White/Splash Of Red
Fab 'N' Funky (26) - Piece That Paper

For this card I have 'paper pieced' the shoe and added Diamond Glaze to the heel and a pearl on the strap fastener. There are more pearls on the sentiment. I have stamped swirls in the corners and added gems for the 'splash of red'. I also inked around the edges of the white card with red ink. I then added another small swirl to finish it off.

Card Recipe

Shoe/Sentiment - Jak Heath
Stamps - Inkadinkado/Studio G
Pearls/Gems - Stash

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A Gatefold Card

Challenges

Stamptacular (61) - Life's A Beach
Cupcake Craft (93) - Summer Delights
Papertake - Fun, Fun, Fun (Summer)
Simon Says - Father's Day/Male
Totally Papercrafts (19) - More Than One Fold

This is a card I was commissioned to do with the brief of 'horse riding and sky blue'. I decided to make a gatefold card and use lots of hearts. I found the picture on the internet and layered it using my heart Nesties. The sentiment has been stamped and embossed and also layered in the same way. The panels are simply punched with a MS border punch. When I attached the image and sentiment I did it so that the image is attached to the left side and the sentiment to the right side. This way they interlock to make it a bit more interesting. I finished off by adding some little horseshoes and gems. Hope you like it.

Card Recipe

Image - Internet
Stamps - Dovecraft
Horseshoes - Cake Decorations
Gems - Stash

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