Christmas in July card 4

Yet another white on white card, I am so pleased I have embossing folders to give some texture to a white on white card.

I have used a Cuttlebug embossing folder called Ice Crystals on two pieces of white card and attached to base card. The image is a Karens Doodles digistamp called First Snowfall which I have coloured in with Promarkers. I then cut a scalloped square to stick the image onto. I added a Martha Stewart snowflake with a white pearl in the centre onto each corner of the image to finish it off nicely.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Scandinavia White on white
Stamptacular Sunday Christmas in July

Thanks for looking x

Christmas in July card 3

Another white on white christmas card. I have followed the sketch over at Papertake weekly adding a couple of bits on the right hand side of the card.

The image is a Karens Doodles digi stamp called Bigsby Wreath which I have coloured in with Promarkers and the cut out using my circle and scalloped circle nesties. I then embossed some white card with my ice crystals Cuttlebug embossing folder and stuck to the base card. I have added two white corners (Cuttlebug Fancy corners die) and 2 Martha Stewart punched snowflakes with a white pearl in the centre onto the right hand side of the card as I felt it needed something there.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Papertake Weekly Sketch
Karens Doodles UK White on white
Stamptacular Sunday Christmas in July
I love Promarkers Christmas in July
Charisma Cardz Something with a tail

Thanks for looking x

CHristmas in July card 2

Here is another white on white card. I quite like this look now. I have followed a sketch over at Sketch Saturday. The image is a Karens Doodles image called Skating Fun which I have coloured in with Promarkers. I cut two pieces of card and embossed both with my Ice Crystal Cuttlebug folder and stuck to the right hand side card. I stuck the image to a piece of card which I used a Martha Stewart punch on to give the image a nice border.

I then cut some snowflakes with my Martha Stewart punch and added a white pearl in the centre of each.

The bottom corner embellishment has been cut with a Cuttlebug fancy corner die.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges
Sketch Saturday Sketch
Stamptacular Sunday Christmas in July
Karens Doodles Netherlands White on white
I love Promarkers Christmas in July

Thanks for looking x

Christmas in July card 1

Thank goodness for Cuttlebug Embossing folders. Karens Doodles are doing a challenge this week where you can only use white on white. The only thing you are allowed to colour is the image. Gosh I found this one difficult.

I have followed the sketch over at One stop craft. The image is a Karens Doodles image called First Snowfall which I have coloured in with Promarkers. I cut out the image with my circle and scalloped nesties. I have embossed the diamond shape below the image with a Cuttlebug folder called Ice Crystals and embossed the base card with a spotty Crafts Too embossing folder.

I have cut out the snowflakes with a Martha Stewart punch and stuck a white pearl in the middle. I stuck the snowflakes onto the card with Pinflair glue gel.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles USA White on white
One stop craft Sketch
Stamptacular Sunday Christmas in July
I love Promarkers Christmas in July
Simon says stamp Dotty
Tree house Seeing dots
Stamp Something Christmas in July

Thanks for looking x

Christmas in July Card

Another christmas card made. I have followed the sketch over at Karens Doodles Scandinavia and used one of my new won images from Karens Doodles I have coloured the image in with Promarkers then added some faux stitching round the edge, then cut out the ovals and scalloped ovals with my nesties and layered onto silver mirri card.

The backing paper is from a paper pack by Dovecraft called winter wonderland which I have edged with silver fine line peel offs before sticking to blue card and then onto card.

I have embossed a blue pice of card with a Cuttlebug folder called Ice Crystals and stuck that to the right hand side of the card. I have added 3 little stars cut from silver mirri card with a Cuttlebug die.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Scandinavian Sketch
Polka Doodles Christmas in July
Dare u to digistamp Stitching
Stamptacular Sunday Christmas in July
Cupcake Craft Pastel Christmas
Digital Tuesday Sparkly things - Mirri card
Rosie Dee's All creatures great and small

Thanks for looking x

Birthday Dragon

Another card made. I have used a digi image by Karens Doodles which I won from one of the Karens Doodles challenge blogs, I think the little dragon is soooo cute. I coloured him in with Promarkers.

I have followed the sketch over at Friday Sketchers. The gingham backing paper is printed from a download by Pink Petticoat. I have edged the paper with fine line silver peel offs before sticking to card. I have then embossed some card with a Seeing Spots Cuttlebug folder and stuck to card. I have added a piece of blue ribbon too.

I cut two circles with my nesties, did some faux stitching around the edge and added a handprint button with some ribbon threaded through it. I stuck that and the image down with 3d foam pads then added 3 square gems to the top right hand corner.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles UK Birthday card
Friday Sketchers Sketch
Stamp with fun Card for boy/man
Ooh la la Birthdays

Thanks for looking x

I made the top 3 over at Simple Doodles

Wow what an incredibly lucky week I have been having. I have now been chosen as one of the top three over at Simple Doodles for challenge 21 Christmas in July. I shall wear this badge on my blog with pride along with my other lovely new ones. Thanks for looking x

Workout buddy card

Here is a card I have made using one of the digi images I recently won over at Karens Doodles Its called workout buddy, I think its really cute that Rosie is pulling Bigsby on his water skis, I've never really fancied water skiing but Bigsby and Rosie seen happy to do it.

I have followed the wonderful sketch over at Karens Doodles USA just adding a little circle sentiment in the top right hand corner to the original sketch.

The digi image has been coloured in with Promarkers. I have adding loads of texture by embossing the three pieces of card, one with swiss dots , one with D'vine swirl and the other with spots and dots Cuttlebug folders. I have then matted and layered the embossed pieces of card onto more card before sticking onto the base card.

I have added three pink buttons with cream thread running through them on the bottom right hand corner and 2 blue and cream flowers with gems in the middle and a pink larger flower with a larger gem in the middle onto the top left hand side of the card.

The sentiment has been computer generated and then cut out using my circle and scalloped circle nesties. The sentiment and image have been stuck on with 3d foam tape to raise off the card and the buttons and flowers have been stuck on with Pinflair.

I have also gone around the edge of the backing paper with a fine line silver peel off.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles USA Sketch
Pollycraft Happy Birthday
Digital Tuesday Happy Birthday
Papertake Weekly Cutie Patootie
I love Promarkers Buttons
Crafty Creations Happy or sweet
Creative Cottage Touchy Feely
Paperplay Blue, cream and 1 other colour
Just inspirational Digi Image
Crafty Caz Summer time
Alys Under or by the sea
Stamp something Something flowery

Thanks for looking x

Pink Gem Candy up for Grabs

Pink Gem Are offering some fantastic candy over at their blog so go and check it out, you have untli 6pm on 30th July to enter. Good luck everyone x

Wow I came 1st in Delightful sketches challenge

I came 1st in last weeks challenge over at Delightful sketches Life's a beach challenge with my side step beach summer scene card, my hard work has obviously paid off. Thank you to everyone that left me such lovely comments.

I can't believe it, not only do I get to choose a free image but I have also been given these two lovely blog badges to wear on my blog with pride and been asked to be a spotlight guest designer for next week so I will be making a project over the weekend hopefully once I have thought about what I'm going to do.

I am truly amazed to have won this challenge and it means so much more to me as I was chosen by the design team and not by a random number.
Check back next week to see what I came up with.

Thanks for looking x

I came third in Karens UK Challenge 19

I came third in Karens Doodles UK challenge number 19 from last week with my beach scene card so I have won another of Karens wonderful digi stamps, I chose Bigsby Wreath as I think he looks so cute cuddled up in his blanket in the wreath and it won't be long before we are all making xmas cards in earnest.

Thanks for looking, I hope everyone has a great weekend x

A little green basket

I thought I would have a go at making a little basket using this cute free digital image that Paula from Pollycraft Designs gave everyone this week if you entered her freebie challenge last week.

I made the basket from some green Bazzill 12 x 12 card. I cut it down to 9 x 9 inches and scored at 3inch and 6 inch mark and then cut and glued to create the basket . The handle has been stuck on with some brads so the handle can move. I have done the image on both sides of the basket.

I have used Promarkers to colour the image with 3 shades of green, they are Marsh Green, Apple and Meadow Green. The pretty daisy strip part on the handle was cut using my Martha Stewart punch.

I cut the coloured images out with my circle nestie, matted onto a light blue circles and then onto a darker blue scalloped circles.

I have shredded some green ribbon to hide whatever I decide to put in it before I give it to someone.

I am entering this into the following challenges
Pollycraft Designs Use your freebie from last week
Colour Throwdown Colours used

Thanks for looking x

18th Birthday card for Ross

Here is the card I have made for my best friend Julie's son Ross who will be 18 on the 23rd July. Unfortunately he won't be at home to celebrate his 18th birthday with his family.
Congratulations Ross, I hope you have a great day.

He joined the army just after his 16th birthday and graduated this summer. I believe he will be off to Afghanistan in the near future.

I have made an easel card with dark green card. I printed the green gingham backing paper from a Pink Petticoat download. I edged the gingham with fine line gold peel offs and then stuck onto gold paper, then onto the green base card. I bought the image ages ago, its a decoupage sheet with another image as well which I am saving for next year.
The shape underneath the image has been cut with a nesties die, I think its called inverted circle or something like that. I cut Ross and 18 out using my Cuttlebug Olivia alphabet and the Happy Birthday wording I cut out using my Quickcutz alphabet. I added the same paper and card onto the base of the card to create the easel effect.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
My time to craft Check it out
Meljen Designs Easel Card
Craftalicious Birthdays


Thanks for looking x

Another graduation card for Dom

My sister Louise asked me to make a card for her to give to her son Dominic to celebrate his graduation tomorrow. This is the card I made wrapped up in blue tissue paper and put in a handmade box.

I have used a booktrix embossing board and used three pieces of card, pale blue. pearlescent silver and then the top layer pale pearlescent blue. I edged the edges with silver peel offs, added blue ribbon with silver edging down the centre. Added 6 bows made using narrow version of the same ribbon. I printed out the message in silver and edged that with fine line peel offs.

I used my Sizzix dies to cut the little Sizzix person and graduation outfit, added googly eyes to the face and stuck onto the left hand side of the card with 3d foam pads.

Thanks for looking x

A summer beach scene

This is a card that took me ages to make. Its a side stepper card, it took me ages to colour in with my Promarkers. I have used my prize from Karens Doodles last week the Digi Tropical beach set which I love.

I made the base side step card first in blue card and used a corner rounder on the top corners. The rest is printed on white card and coloured with Promarkers. I then used Photoshop elements to create the layers (which is still new to me so had a bit of my hubbys help).

I have printed out the background image including the beach, sea, palm tree and sky and cut off the left hand tree to fit the stepper part on the 3rd step at the back. I then coloured the layer in.

I then started on the 2nd step using just the beach and the palm tree after mirroring them in PSE and then cut around the palm tree so 2nd layer just has the sand and the palm tree standing up (which doesn't really show in the photo)

I then started on the front layer cutting out the beach and the palm tree.
I printed out all the characters, coloured them in and then cut around each and stuck Herbert onto the front layer with foam pads, Rosie on the 2nd layer against the palm tree with foam pads and Bigsby on the third layer on top of the coconuts with foam pads to raise them from the card. I love colouring but this really took quite some time to colour. Unfortunately the photo doesn't really show the fab dimension on this card.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges
Passion for Promarkers Animals
For fun Fav technique to colour
S2G Water, waves, wetness
stamp something Lets go digital
Polka Doodles Stamp away
Secret Crafter Summer holidays
Our creative corner Beach layout
Allsorts Summer Days
Creatalicious show some 3D
By the cute and girly Warm summer days
Zoes Bunny crafts Summer Days
Bee Crafty At the beach
Peachy Keen Summer destinations
Creative Craft Summer Lovin
Crafty Ann Cliff richard song - Summer holiday
Karens Doodles Shaped Cards
KaboodleDoodles Its a Luau
Delightful sketches Lifes a beach
OSATT Use Digi's

Thanks for looking x

Christmas in July

Another christmas card from me, I have followed the sketch over at Moving along with the times.

The image was a freebie image called Drake from Pollycraft ages ago which I have coloured in with Promarkers. The backing papers are from the Dovecraft contempory christmas paper pack matted and layered onto gold mirri card.
I have cut out the snowflakes with a Cuttlebug die using gold mirri board. The corners of the image have been rounded off with my holly corner X-Cut punch. I have then addded green paper behind so the holly is green instead of gold.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Pollycraft Use a freebie image
Cute card Thursday Get ahead for xmas
Moving along with the times Sketch and animals
Fab n funky Its Christmas

Thanks for looking x

Anything but a card

Here is a Japanese origami box I made which has absolutely no glue or tape holding it together, just the folds. There is also an insert which can have photos or verses etc put in there as a little keepsake.
I have just used some papers I had in my craft room, a gold brad and a prima flower. I haven't decided what I am going to put in the insert book yet. The gingham ribbon is from Hobbycraft.

I am entering this box into the following challenges
Create for fun Anything but a card
Creative Cottage No cards allowed
Charisma Cardz Pink
Crafty Catz Anything but a card
Get sketchy Sketch, my box lid follows this sketch

Thanks for looking x

Boys will be boys!

This is a card I have made to enter a few challenges this week.

I have followed the sketch over at Inspirational card sketches this week. The image is a Karens Doodles Digistamp which I have coloured in with Promarkers.
The designer paper is from a 6 x 6 paper pad from Forever Friends range called Just for him. I have matted and layered onto blue card and then black card.

The football has been cut using my Quickutz football die and the word Goal has been cut with a Quickutz alphabet. I have stuck the image and the left hand panel on with 3d foam tape to raise them off the base card. I thought this was a nice little card for a footie made little boy.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Scandinavia Boys will be boys
Inspirational card sketches Sketch
Papertake Weekly In the garden
Creative Inpsirations Lets get physical
CRAFT Babies/children
Donna's den of crafts Its a mans world
Stamp something Something digital

Thanks for looking, have a great weekend everyone x

Graduation card for my nephew Dominic - Well done Dom

My nephew Dominic graduates from Southampton Uni on 21st July, Congratulations Dom !!!
Here is the card I have made him, I hope he likes it.
I have made a circle easel card, I cut the circles out with my nesties, the image is a rubber stamp fom the Hoot range at Joanna Sheen which I have coloured in with Promarkers. I have computer generated the sentiment and cut out with my nesties and stuck on the base with a foam pad. I have also added some faux stitching on the base and around the image with the thin end of a Marvey Le Plume pen. The DP on the base is from a 6 x 6 pad from the Forever Friends range called Just for him.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges
Donna's den of craft Its a mans world
Passion for Promarkers Animals
For fun Technique for colouring stamps - Promarkers
Crafty Anns Shaped Easel cards
Lexis creations Real or faux stitching
Creative Card Crew To die for

Thanks for looking

I've had a lucky week - I'm a Doodle Diva & I came 2nd in a challenge

Well I have had a lucky week, I was chosen to be week 2's Doodle Diva at Doodle Diva blog here and I also came 2nd in Karens Doodles USA challenge winning 2 of Karens fantastic digi images.
I am really thrilled as I love Karens Images and its been a real confidence boost.
I hope everyone is having a great week, thanks for looking x

A Criss Cross card

I thought I would have a go at making a Criss cross card today, this was the Just Magnolia special monthly challenge. Its too late to enter their challenge but I wanted to have a go at one anyway.
I have used papers from my Piece of Cake 6 x 6 paper pad from Dovecraft and brown paper and card.
I don't know why but I am suddenly liking these two colours together and I have made quite a few cards using the same colours and papers in the last week.
The image is a Magnolia stamp coloured in with Promarkers. I have stuck onto oval and scalloped oval with 3d foam pads to raise off the card. The brown spotty ribbon was from a reel I bought at WS Designs at the Newbury craft show.
The punch I have used is a Martha Stewart punch called Layered Arches. The flowers have been made with my Marianne Design flower dies with pearls stuck in the middle and the swirls are from a Marianne Design die too.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Paper Sundaes Lots of layers
The pink elephant Pocket cards
Just Magnolia Recipe
Totally Papercrafts Swirls and pearls

Thanks for looking x

Christmas in July

Here is my entry for Karens Doodles USA challenge this week, their theme being Christmas in July.
The only Karens Doodles winter/christmas image I have is this one so will need to get some more in time to make my christmas cards.
I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and stuck to some gold paper before sticking onto base card.
The designer paper is from an 8 x 8 contempory christmas paper pad from Dovecraft. I have used gold fine line peel offs to edge the green card and used a Martha Stewart Artic snowflake punch to create the gold snowflakes stuck on the green card.
The sentiment has been computer generated and cut out with my circle nesties.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Christmas in July
Ooh la la Creations Christmas in July
Fussy and fancy Christmas in July
Simple Doodles Holiday fun
Bee Crafty 3D
Magical Crafts Christmas in July
Pollycraft Bold and bright

Thanks for looking x

Love - First anniversary card for Jane and Andy

Here is a card I made for my friend Rachel's friends Jane and Andy for their 1st wedding anniversary. I made them a bookatrix card for their wedding last year in gold, cream and Burgundy and Rachel wanted me to stay with the same colours for their first anniversary so this is what I came up with.
First of all I printed the message in gold on my computer and added the burgundy ribbon doen the left hand side, then made a double bow and stuck that on top of the ribbon.
I have used a lovely wedding digistamp from Karens Doodles that I was lucky enough to win a few weeks back and have coloured a little bit of the image in with Promarkers. I then cut the image out with a circle nestie and then cut a scalloped circle for it to go on and stuck gold hexagon peel offs around the edge. I cut a scalloped heart out with a nestie and then punched the interlinked hearts out of the burgundy heart with my X-cut punch and stuck some gold card behind to make the hearts appear gold.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Scandinavia Love
Allsorts July Love

Thanks for looking x

Keep it clean and simple

Over at Karens Doodles UK challenge their theme is Keep it clean and simple, I found this one quite difficult, anywhere here is my entry.

I have followed the sketch over at Papertake Weekly. The image is a Karens Doodles digi stamp coloured in with Promarkers. The papers are from a Pink Petticoat download. The green piece of card has been embossed with a swirl Cuttlebug folder before being added to the card.

I have only added 3 gems and a piece of ribbon to keep it as simple as possible although I would have loved to embellish it with loads of flowers!

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles UK Keep it clean and simple
Polka Doodles Summer theme
Kaboodle Doodles Celebrate summer
Rosie D's Summer birthdays
Creative Craft Summer Lovin
Delightful Sketches Summertime colours
Papertake Weekly Sketch

Thanks for looking x

Another Donkey card

I couldn't resist using this fantastic free donkey digi image from Karens Doodles again. Its so cute.
I have followed the lovely sketch over at Karens Doodles Netherlands blog this week
The papers I have used are all from a 6 x 6 Dovecraft Piece of cake 6 x 6 paper pack. I have done faux stitching with a brown Marvey Le Plumepen with the thin end around the pink paper.
The image has been coloured with my Promarkers. The brown spotty ribbon is from a reel I bought at WS Designs at the Newbury craft show last weekend. I have made the flowers with my new Marianne Design dies and added pink gems in the middle of them.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Netherlands Sketch

Thanks for looking x

Donkey card for Michelle

Last night I managed to make a card for Michelle, I am sure many of you have already read about her terrible news but if not I found out Here
I wanted to make her a card to wish her a speedy recovery and lovely Karen (My favourite digistamp artist) at Karens Doodles is offering this gorgeous donkey digi for free to help with the card drive for Michelle as she is mad on donkeys.

I used a base pink card. I followed the sketch over at Friday Sketchers this week. The paper is from Dovecraft 6 x 6 piece of cake paper pad. I have run the pink card through two of my Cuttlebug embossing folders, coloured the image in with Promarkers, cut out the computer generated sentiment with my oval nesties, added some ribbon and a bow made in the same ribbon to the card. I have added the image and sentiment onto card with 3d foam tape.

Apart from sending this card off to Michelle pronto, I thought I would enter it into a couple of challenges to spread the word.
A spoonful of sugar Michelles card drive
Friday Sketchers Sketch
Stamp Something Recipe - One DP, One ribbon and one image.
Dare u 2 digistamp The great outdoors

Thanks for looking and if anyone gets a chance to make a card for Michelle I am sure it will help her make a speedy recovery knowing that so many crafters are thinking of her at such an awful time. x

A Triangular Easel card

Amended to add new photo taken in daylight

As you can probably tell I have spent the day in my craft room making a few cards. Here is another one, an unusual shaped easel card which was the challenge over at Crafty Anns this week and she has even put templates on the blog to use.
I used the template to create the base triangular easel card which is in a lovely pearlescent brown and then added a light pink pearlescent layer and then a cream layer both edged with gold peel offs as I thought the colours reminded me of neapolitan ice cream yummy yummy! The image is a Karens Doodles digistamp which I have coloured in with Promarkers. and then cut around and stuck onto card with 3d foam tape.
The sentiment is computer generated and then cut out using my circle and scalloped circle nesties and then stuck over the ribbon with 3d foam tape. I have added a little bow in the same ribbon at the peak of the card. I have also added 3 pink gems on the points of the triangle.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Crafty Anns Shaped easel card
Dare u to digistamp The great outdoors
Craftalicious Cute
Pile it on My favourite things - I love all of my nesties but particularly my circle nesties and I'm also lovin easel cards at the moment too!
OSAAT Lace, ribbons and bows
Pink Elephant Recipe
Karens Doodles USA Bling it up
Creative Inspirations On the move - my card moves
Fab n Funky Get in shape
CRAFT Cakes and ice
cream
Just inspirational Recipe
Bee Crafty 3D
ABC Y is for you and me
Party Time Tuesdays Outside in

Thanks for looking x

A thank you card from me today

I made this thank you card following a sketch at Donna's Den I thought the sketch was great. The papers have been printed from Pink Petticoat Downloads. I have chosen the colours of lilac and green as I thought they were great summery colours. The sentiment has been computer generated and cut out with my circle and scalloped circle nestie dies and the flowers have been cut out using my new Marianne Design flower/leaf dies. I have added a lilac gem to the centre of the flower.
The image is a Lili of the valley stamp which I have coloured in with Promarkers. The image and sentiment has been stuck onto the card using 3d foam pads to raise off the card and the flower, leaves have been stuck on with Pinflair.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Donna's Den Sketch
Cute card Thursday Summery Colours
Meljen Circles Galore
Delightful sketches Summery colours
Creative Card Crew To die for
A pocket full of posies One for the girls

Thanks for looking x

Pink and Brown birthday card

Here is a pink and brown card I have made. The backing papers are from a Dovecraft 6 x 6 paper pack called Piece of Cake. I have followed the fab sketch over at Lili of the valley this week. The image is a Lili of the valley stamp which I have coloured in with Promarkers. I have punched the corners of the image with a Dovecraft corner punch and then matted onto brown card which has had the corners rounded off with a punch. I have stuck 4 pink gems in the centres of the punched corners.

The brown and cream spotty ribbon was from a reel I bought from WS designs at the Newbury craft show on Saturday which I have tucked around some cream card and added a little bow to the centre. I have stuck the image on with 3d foam pads to raise off the card. The sentiment "With Love" is a gold peel off.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Trimmies CRAFT Cakes/icecream
Just inspirational Recipe
Lili of the valley Sketch
Totally Papercrafts One for the girls
Lexis Creations Layers

Thanks for looking x

Stephens and Debbies 1st anniversary card

Here is a card I made for our friends Stephen and Debbie who will be celebrating their 1st anniversary on 12th July, Congratulations Stephen and Debbie.

I have followed the wonderful sketch over at Just Inspirational, they also have the theme of Love, Anniversaries, weddings etc.
The image is a Karens Doodles digi stamp which I have coloured in with Promarkers. I have then cut the corners using my heart corner punch and then matted onto red card and used another corner punch on the corners, can't remember the name of it though.

I have used my heart cuttlebug folder on the top right corner triangle and then edged with gold peel off. The heart backing paper is from a 6 x 6 Forever Friends Love paper pad. I also edged this with gold fine line peel offs. I then used my Martha Stewart heart punch to punch the decorative heart edges and matted onto gold and red card and then also stuck 2 gold fine line peel offs onto each piece of card.

The sentiment is computer generated and then stuck onto red card. The image, sentiment and top right hand corner triangle have all been stuck on to the card using 3D foam tape to raise them up.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Just inspirational Sketch and love theme
Paper Sundaes White plus one other colour, the main colours I have used are red and white with a splash of gold
Incey Wincey Punches

Thanks for looking x

Black, white and one other colour

Here's a card I made for Karens Doodles UK challenge which was to use black, white and one other colour. I have followed the sketch over at Pollycraft this week. The cute image is a Karens Doodles digi image which I have coloured in with 2 skin tone colours of Promarkers, satin and dusky pink and I have coloured the rest in with azure Promarkers. I have stuck 4 Papermania mosaic gems in the 4 corners of the image. I have cut the corners using a corner rounder.

I have printed out some gingham papers from my Pink Petticoat download and matted onto blue and black card. The sentiment is computer generated and matted onto black card. The image and the sentiment have been stuck on with 3d foam pads to raise off the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles UK Black, white and one other colour
Pollycraft Sketch
Simon Says stamp Ginghams, plaids, checks
Craftalicious Cute

Thanks for looking x

Anniversary card for Denise and Malcolm

I have made this anniversary card for our neighbours Denise and Malcolm.

I have followed this weeks lovely sketch over at Sketch Saturday. The image is a Karens Doodles digi stamp which I have coloured in with Promarkers.
I then punched the corners of the image with my Fiskars heart punch, matted onto blue card and then used a corner rounder. I have used my new seeing spots Cuttlebug embossing folder on the green card and then matted onto yellow card and my new 5 x 5 Dots Crafts too embossing folder on the blue card and then matted onto yellow card.
The dots are slightly larger than the swiss dots cuttlebug folder which I also have.
I have cut out the circles with my nesties and embossed the yellow circle with the Crafts Too dots folder before matting onto the blue card.
I have then added 3 Papermania green mosaic gems in the bottom left hand corner.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles Scandinavian Green-blue-yellow
Sketch Saturday Sketch
The crafty pad Animal fun

Thanks for looking x

Summertime

The challenge over at Karens Doodles Netherlands challenge this week was to get inspired by your favourite country or vacationing. I am from the UK so have followed a Red, White and Blue theme but this image also reminds me of my wonderful honeymoon in the Maldives, where we just lazed around all day drinking yummy iced coffees.

The image is a Karens Doodles Digi image which I have coloured with Promarkers. I then cut out the circles with my nesties. I followed the sketch and theme over at Crafts for Eternity this week. The stripey paper is from a Pink Petticoat download. I have cut out zigzags on the red paper to create the bunting but it should also count for using zigzags at My time to craft challenge too. The sentiment has been done with silver peel offs.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Karens Doodles N Favourite country/vacationing
Digital Tuesday Summertime
My time to craft Zigzags
I love Promarkers Stripes
Creative Cottage Summer Surprise
Meljens Designs Red, white and blue
Pixi dust Red, white and blue
Stamp something Colours of your flag
Raise the bar Colours of your flag
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe and sketch
Pennys paper crafty Something with a dog
Ooh la la Simply summer
Alys Red, white and blue
By the cute and girly Warm summer days

Thanks for looking x

I've won second place in another challenge

Wow I can't believe it, I have won another challenge, this time over at Karens Doodles Scandinavian blog I came second which means I get to choose two of Karens amazing digis for free. This time I chose Workout buddy and Nutsy Cake. I have started getting a really good collection of her digis now, most I have bought but I have also won 6.

Can't wait to see what other digi images she brings out next. Thanks for looking x

Red, white and blue

I hope everyone is enjoying this fantastic weather we have been having.

Here is another card I have made, this time I followed the fab sketch over at Creative Inspirations. The image is a Karens Doodles digistamp which I have coloured with Promarkers.

I have cut the image and scalloped circle out with my nesties. I have embossed both pieces of red card with a cuttlebug embossing folder and matted and layered onto white card which was then matted and layered onto blue card edged with a silver fine line peel off. I have wrapped thin ribbon around the 2 pieces of red card before sticking down.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Polka Doodles Boys Birthday
Allsorts Embossing
Crafty Pad Embossing
Karens Doodles USA Red, white and blue
stamp with fun Birthday
A spoonful of sugar Animal Crackers
Creative Inspirations Sketch
Pixie dust studio Red, white and blue
Meljen Designs Red, white and blue

Thanks for looking x