Happy Birthday Robert!

Long weekend here thanks to the Queens Birthday and I have made a card for  http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/


I have made a card for my husband Roberts 42nd birthday in a few weeks and knowing how he loves to play golf and how I love the teddy bo images this all came together quite well.

For this card I have used the super cute teddy bo trying to play golf, (much like my husband) and colored him with copics. I have used a golf ball paper called "name of the game" by scrappin sports and I don't know what the other paper is. The ribbon and golf balls are from my stash. I added a small chipboard happy birthday and colored them with gelly roller pens to add some sparkle. I cut around the image and put him up on foam.

I am also entering this into http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/  Masculine

http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Dads or grads

Hope you are enjoying your public holiday if you are lucky enough to have it as we are!

Christmas challenge #2

Time for the 2nd christmas challenge at http://christmaschallenges.blogspot.com/

This is my card using the sketch that Marion has provided over at the Christmas challenge page, but you need to check out all the great cards done by the team.

For my card I have used a LOTV stamp and sentiment and colored it with copics. I have used papers from my scrap box and punched out three snow flakes in silver foil board and added a stick on gem colored with a blue copic marker. A little bit of glitter and the card is complete!

I am also entering this into http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ anything goes.

Hope you are having a good weekend!

Lil pinkette August

I have made this card for a friend at work who wanted a card for a teenage girl. I have used the sketch from
http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/sketch-n-stash-challenge-63.html

I have used my purple ribbon for the card and this is my neglected stash that does not get used enough!

I have used the Lil pinkette August stamp from tickled pink stamps and used copics and distressed ink around the edge of the circle. The outside of the circle is my fiskars boarder punch that I have cut up and stuck around the circle. The sentiment is on a verve die. I have used a selection of purple papers from my stash and not sure what they are called. I also used some white and purple shimmer papers.

I am also entering this into http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-61multiple-sponsors.html anything goes.

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.

Let's get sentimental....

No work for me today so I had time to do another challenge, this time for http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/

I have used a computer generated sentiment for my card. I have used the fleur de lis rectangles and some sticker borders along with some heart stick ons.The paper is "quite contrary" and the flowers and ribbon are from my stash. It is a very basic card, but I like basic sometime.

Hope you are having a great week!

With love xxx

Sunday again and my second card for the weekend. I used the sketch at http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/

I have used the celebrations stamp from fizzy moon called "with love" for the image and coloured  it with copics. I have used the mini deck earth love paper pad by cosmo cricket for the papers along with some basil. I added a yellow ribbon and flower charm. The sentiment comes along with the stamp.

Alittle bit of wonky sewing around the edge and some stick on pearls completes my card!

I am also entering this into http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ what eva's

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Fairy love...

Yes it is the weekend again and I have made a card for the http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2011/05/sketch-56.html sketch
 
For my card I have used a kanban stamp that I got a few months ago at a craft show. The sentiment is also from this set. I have coloured her with copic markers and used lots of glitter and stickles to make her sparkle and shine. The paper is a kaiser paper and I have used some stars that I punched out and covered in stickles as well.

I also added some ribbon and some small stick on bling from my stash.

I am also entering this into http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-22-something-that-flies.html

something that flies

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/2011/06/flutter-by-wednesday-157.html open and wings

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-8-things-with-wings.html

things with wings.

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Vintage....

This is the card I have made for the http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/ paper sundaes Vintage or Shabby chic. When I made this card I think that I had all my stash out and spread over the table area trying to decide on what to put on the card. I used papers from the cappella paper pad and the image is bildmalarna stamp "I'm your angel". I used copics to colour her in and used a nellies die to cut the edging and a whiff of joy metal die "heart banner". I got the ticket as a freebie and used a doily that I sponged pink. I used the pearls and lace from my stash. 

I am also entering it into http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/2011/05/lace-and-ribbons.html Ribbon & lace.

Hope you have a great night.

Male birthday cards!

Over at CES challenge blog http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ they are asking for Embossing on the cards this week, so I thought it would be a good time to make my brother in laws birthday card.

I have used the sketch from http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ 

The image is a free digi and I have coloured it with copic markers. I have stenciled in some clouds and a sun with versa color inks. I have embossed the green card with the swiss dots folder and used twine on the top of the card.

I also like to enter this into the following:

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ embossing

http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ string

Hope you have a great week.

Wee stamp again....

I have made this card for the sketch saturday http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ but am not sure if I have made the time line or not, oh well I will enter it anyway.

For this card I used the digi from Wee stamps called Suzie with bunny and coloured her with copics. For the papers I have used the Earth Love paper pack from cosmo cricket, oooh love these papers! I used a blue pearlised cardstock for the back.I have cut my image out with the clossic scalloped ovels in large and used distress ink antique linen around the edge. The lace is from my stash along with the heart shapes. I used the SU punch for the flowers and added some pearls to the center. 

I am also entering this into http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/2011/05/going-grey-with-scrap-creations_24.html use at least 3 different dp.

Have a great weekend!

Oh a new Christmas challenge!

I just love Christmas and was excited when I found this new challenge that requires you to follow the sketch at http://christmaschallenges.blogspot.com/ and this is the card that I am entering.

I got this stamp last year from Lily of the valley and think he is so cute. I have coloured him with my copics and added sparkle fluff to the hat and pom pom. I have cut out the images with spellbinders labels eleven and also used this for the sentiment. I added a snow flake from my stash.. I sponged some distressed ink in peeled paint around the edge of the papers. I hope everyone can get along and look at this new challenge site and stock up on cards for Christmas early!

Hope you have a great weekend!

CES challenge

Another weekend almost over....But I did get to make a card and cute gift bag for my daughters friend who is turning 12 in a few weeks. I used a digi image from wee stamps called suzie with bunny. I have coloured this with a combination of copic markers and prisma pencils, a first for me.

I got the tutorial for the bag from http://highhopesstamps.blogspot.com/2011/05/tutorial-mini-treat-bag-by-lacey.html  and was so well done and easy to follow.Thank you!

Sorry that the photos are not of a great standard, but the weather here is very strange at the moment, great one day and terrible the next! And winter has not even started here yet!

I would like to enter my card into http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/

that wants Embellish it! at least three different embellishments.

I think I have used enough for this....

A first for me....

I have looked at many blogs where stitching is used and have always wanted to give it a go and so I finally got around to it and although I think I need a bit more practice I will try again. This is the card I have done, once again using the super cute teddy bee image....

I printed this one out on Kraft card, another first me and used prismacolor pencils to colour it in.

I used my new Fleur De Lis Rectangles nestabilities to cut the image out and also a crochet flower with a Kaisercraft pearl brad in pink ice.

I would like to enter this into 

 http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-12girls-birthday.html 

that wants girls birthday

and

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/05/anthying-goes-118.html

anything goes.

Hope you have a great weekend!

The teddy bo challenge

Well I know that we are over easter now, but I could not resist this oh so cute teddy bo in rabbit costume to put into the http://teddybochallenge.blogspot.com/ that wants to see easel cards.

I have used the SU scalloped die to make the card and then cut another out in the ice cream paper that I got as free in a magazine. I have then cut another one out in the blue pearlised sheet and used a pattern paper that I got from the local spotlight store cut out with the large circles nestabilities. 

The bottom sentiment is from the sweet 'n sassy stamp set and that is on a labels 14.

I have colored the teddy bo in with copics and used some sparkle fluff on the pom pom and the tail.

I cut the image out and put it onto foam pads to lift it up.

Well I hope you have a very Happy Mothers day wherever you are!     

Happy Mother's Day

I made a card for my mum for Mothers day that is on Sunday and thought that I might enter it into a few challenges that I have seen when visiting blogs...This is what I made

I have used another Teddy Bea digi image and also the accessories. I have colored them with copics and cut out the robe, fluffy slippers, mat and the mirror. I put my own sentiment into the mirror and added some glitter. I have used some dimensional paint for the bubbles and also a little more glitter.

I am not sure what the top paper is and the bottom is just card stock. I have used a stampin up punch for the middle.

And this is the front of the card

I had this paper that looked like wood grain so was perfect for the doors. I have put some gold stickers around the edges and added gold sticker balls for the handles.

I used the spellbinders nesties labels 14 for the front and some valcro strip on one side to keep the doors closed.

The sentiment is computer generated and I doodled around the edge with a glitter pen.

I would like to enter this into:

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/ mothers day

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/ for mom (mum)

http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/ for mom (mum)

http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/ mothers day and/or flowers

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Happy mothers day.

Hope you all have a great Mother's Day whenever you celebrate it!

"For a baby"

Over at http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ they are having a challenge that involves a card for a baby, and when I saw this I thought of the card that I have already made for my friend at work who is having a baby boy in a few weeks. Well why not put that in?

I saw this idea at one of the recent craft shows and thought that I might give it a go myself as I was in need of a baby card. The stamp set is from Stampin up, but I got it from my sister and am not sure what it is called, but it is oh so cute! I have colored each item with copics and cut each one out and placed most of them onto foam pads to give a little lift. I added gold ball stickers for the draw handles and also on the outside of the doors for when the card is closed. The card folds up so you can put your message inside. A congratulations sticker on the bottom draw completes the card!

  

Another Teddy Bo!

I'm back again with another Teddy Bo card, just can't get enough of these cute images!

This one is for http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/2011/04/sketch-112.html

and the sketch is

I'm still not getting very good pictures but I will keep trying!

I have colored him in with Copics and have used all my scrap papers to put the rest of the card together.

I stamped my "happy birthday" onto my ribbon and it turned out quite will.

Hope everyone enjoys the Royal wedding and gets lots of crafting done this weekend!

Teddy Bo card

http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/

I was over looking at Faye's blog today and saw the card that she made for this challenge and was inspired to make one myself with the same sketch.

I have used a digi image that I got from Bunny bo, they are so cute and fun to colour. 

I have used my copics and with lots and lots of practice I am having more fun with them.

I used some lace and bling from my stash to finish off the bottom and a Marther Stewart punch that I recently purchased. I also used my new Verve dies for the sentiment.

Hope you are having a great long weekend and doing lots of crafting!

Sketch Saturday

I have been out of the world of blogging for a few months as every day life sometimes gets too hard!

But I am trying to return....

This is a card for the Sketch Saturday.

http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/

Hope I have included all the elements! Sorry the picture is a crap but it is the best I could do.

Hope you have a great Easter break!