Cute card meets Charisma and Stamps and smiles

Another card from me today. I am entering this into 3 challenges, Cute card Thursdays http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ their theme was stitching either real or faux. The next one is Charisma Cards http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/ where they wanted you to use buttons and the third one is Stamps and Smiles http://sasthefreshbatch.blogspot.com/ where there was a sketch to follow.
I have followed their lovely sketch. The image is a Little Claire clear stamp which I have coloured in with Promarkers and Marvey Le Plume pens. I have drawn stitching around the image with a brown pen, I'm not very happy with it, I hate sewing of any kind and I am really rubbish at it. I have used my new Martha Stewart punch on the green card on the left hand side of the card, the pink card has been run through a cuttlebug embossing folder. The buttons are Papermanias, the sentiment is a stamp from Cuddly Buddly which I have cut out with my nesties. The pretty backing paper is from a 6 x 6 pad by Crafts Too. Thanks for looking x

1 Card - 3 challenges

I hope everyone had a great weekend, its raining here in Dorset at the moment so hopefully it won't be as muggy as it has been. I've only had a chance to make 1 card since my last post but I have managed to combine it into 3 challenges.

I have followed the sketch at Papertake Weekly http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/

I have used the colours set my Passion for Promarkers http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/ colours were Moss and Poppy plus something tasty, I just love homemade jams, especially cherry.

I am also entering it into A Spoonful of Sugars challenge http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/as I think this card looks summery with the jam making and the flowery background and green reminds me of lush lawns in the summer.

The image is a clear Penny Black stamp which I have coloured in with Moss and Poppy Promarkers, I belive you are allowed to also use skin tones so I have coloured the mice in with skin colours, they would have looked weird in red or green. I have put the backing papers through a couple of Cuttlebug embossing folders. The flower is a prima which I have put a punched out daisy and sun, then a peel off in the centre. The sentiment is a peel off that I have stuck onto a punched out deckled tag and then backed that onto red card. I have stuck the image on with 3d foam so the image is actually raised which I don't think shows too well in the photo. Thanks for looking x

I made the top 5 in Allsorts Challenge!!!

I am so pleased to hear I made the top 5 in the Allsorts challenge with my Baby Pram in Acetate gift box, I can now display the above on my blog. If you want to see my entry
you can find it here

Second photo down. Thanks for looking x

No card from me today - I went to Newbury yesterday

Well no card today from me as I am going to be busy have a craft sort out. I went to Newbury craft show yesterday and spent far too much as usual, these are the goodies I came home with. I actually managed to get hold of a Martha Stewart Doily lace punch and the heart one too, I have been trying to get hold of them for ages online but everyone has sold out so I was really chuffed to find a stall selling them and I saved on postage charges too!!

It was a great show and I am really pleased with my goodies. I'm hoping to go to Alexandra Palace show in September too so I better get saving, I never realised shopping for craft bits was so addictive before I started making cards, all my spare cash ends up spent on crafty bits. I can't wait to play with my new stash soon. I hope everyone is having a great weekend, thanks for looking x

Stampin for the weekend challenge - My entry

Phew it sooooooo hot here in Dorset today. I should have gone food shopping but couldn't get the enthusiam to go so I stayed at home and have made a pocket card instead he he he!!!

I have made this card to enter this weeks Stampin for the weekend challenge http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ - to make a pocket card or a wallet card so here is my pocket card.

The card has been made with double sided 12 x 12 paper from hobbycraft and folded to make the pockets. The image is a Whiff of Joy stamp called Willow with flower basket which I have coloured in with Promarkers and then cut out with some oval nesties. The tags have been cut with my Sizzix Tag Original red die . I have threaded eskimo wool through the hole. The flowers are Primas with a brad in the middle. Thanks for looking x

Squigglefly Blog hop today and tomorrow

For those of you not aware Squigglefly are having a two day blog hop today and tomorrow. There is a chance to win some free images and some blog candy from the DT so head over there to be in with a chance and to get some inspiration, the link is here http://squigglefly.blogspot.com/2009/07/hurray-today-is-day.html Good luck everyone x

Delightful Sketches Challenge 1

There is a brand new challenge blog for those of you that don't already know called Delightful Sketches http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ This is my entry for challenge 1. The image is a freebie linked to the site http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.wordpress.com/freebie-friday/, he's really cute isn't he. I have decoupaged him (four levels) and coloured him in with Promarkers. The backing paper is actually pearlised pale green which doesn't show particularly well in the photo, I ran it through a tiny bubbles Cuttlebug embossing folder. The brown piece of card I ran through a distressed wood Cuttlebug embossing folder. Both ribbons are from Hobbycraft. The sentiment is a freebie download from the same link as the toad. I have rounded off the corners with a round corner punch. Thanks for looking x

Sugar Bowl and Three Clovers Designs challenges

Its such a beautiful day out there today but too hot to go out, so I have been making a card to submit into 2 challenges, the first is Sugar Bowls http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/, where there is a sketch to follow which I have done although I turned it 90 degrees and to use the colours brown and cream. You also have to use a Sugar Nellie stamp, I have used custard the cow, I have coloured the patches in with Prisma pencils. The sentiment is a stamp by cuddly buddly which I have then cut out with my nesties. The backing card is Coredinations which I have run through a corner cuttlebug folder to give it some texture. The flower is a Flora Doodles flower with a punched stamen and a brad in the middle. The spotty brown ribbon was from hobbycraft.

The other challenge is Three Clovers Design http://threecloversdesigns.blogspot.com/ where the theme for your card is "Where are you from" I was born in Somerset, then lived in Hampshire but have lived in Dorset for the last 9 years, I come from the lovely countryside so I have made a card with a cow with flowers on it. Thanks for looking x

Creative Inspirations and Cute Card Thursday Challenges

Another creation of mine today which I am entering into 3 challenges, the first one is Creative Inspirations http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/ which was to make anything but a card and also Cute card Thursdays http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ where thay want to see some wheels on your creations and the third is Allsorts http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ where they want to see acetate somewhere on your project.

I have made this baby pram for my friend Tina whose niece has had a baby boy. The pram and box are both made from a template by Hasslecastle http://www.hasslecastle.co.uk/ and is all made from card. The box is made from card and acetate. I have just bought the accessories pack from them and will hopefully make another pram soon when I have more time with some of the accessories that go with the pram. I have typed Tina's message onto card and then cut out with my Sizzix bottle die and tied onto the handle with some blue gingham ribbon. Thanks for looking x

1 card 3 challenges

Here is my latest card which I am going to enter into three challenges this week. I followed the fun sketch at Carols Sketch Fun http://carolssketchfun.blogspot.com/

The papers are from the Daisy and dandelion A5 pad, the image is from Modern Sugar Blvd http://www.modernsugarblvd.blogspot.com/. I have only just found their website, I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and Prisma pencils. The sentiment is computer generated and cut out with my circle and scalloped circle nesties. The flower is a Flora doodle with a Prima flower in the middle finished off with a brad. The tag is punched from my Whale of a punch deckled tag punch and then stuck onto some brown card with a brad added. I am also entering this card into ABC challenge http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ where the theme is "Two Tone, use only 2 colours on your card" which I have done and also into Pink Elephant challenge http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/ where the theme this week is to use your favouite colour combo. Thanks for looking x