Challenge 29 - Letters/Numbers

Morning!!

Today over at Creative Inspirations sees a new challenge of Numbers and Letters! So I made a card for my little sister who is 15 next month :)

I also made this card to fit in with these challenges:

1. Sketch and Stash - I used my new digi image from all that scraps and my new my minds eye papers
2. Challenge Up you life - Orange, brown and green
3. Creative Card Crew - Sparkles

Heres my card...................

heres a close up of the flower made from retro punches and sprayed with glimmer mist :)

Stamps:
CC Designs Swiss Pixies Gretel available from all that scraps

Medium:
Copics, Glitter glue, Inkessentials white pen, antique linen distress inks, Glimmer mist

Papers:
My Minds Eye - bloom and Grow

Tools:
Nestabilities, retro punches, sewing machine, bow maker, happy birthday cuttlebug embossing folder

Embellishments:
Ribbon from Stash, pearls by marc richards

Thanks for popping over!!

It's a stitch up!!

Evening All!

I've got another christmas card made :) I made this to follow the everybody art challenge where they have a sketch and iv just realised i haven't strictly followed the sketch so i realise i wont be qualifiying for the prize lol

The other challenge im entering this card into is simon says stamp which has a theme of stitching:) i really like the effect of stitching now i have got the hand of my sewing machine, its had more use this last month than it has the last 3 years lol

I also finally tried out my new bow maker which i bought from the Harrogate show of a stall called craft Racks for just £1.99 and it works like a dream :)

Heres the sketch i kind of followed lol

Heres what i came up with.............
Stamps:
Whiff of Joy image, sentiment is from Popcorn bear

Medium:
Copic markers, inkessentials white highlighter pen

Papers:
Basic Grey Wassail papers

Tools:
Retro Flower punches(medium and large), Sewing Machine, Tim Holtz distresser, bow maker, nestabilities, swiss dots embossing foler

Embellishments:
PM pearls, ribbon from stash

Thanks for looking!!

Hot chocolate :)

Morning!!

Heres a card i finished off late last night!! I have made this card for:

1. Winter Wonderland - Hot Chocolate
2. Cupcake crafts - Distressing

I thought herby would be the perfect image for the winter wonderland challenge!

Heres my card.......

Stamp:

Whiff of Joy

Medium:

Copic Ciao markers

Papers:

Dovecraft, cardstock from the paper mill shop

Tools:

Sewing machine, Tim holtz distressing tool, Oval nestabilities

Embellishments:

Poinsetia from the hobby house, Martha Stewart gems, smirk ribbon

Thanks for looking!!!

Have a Beary Merry Christmas!

Evening!!

Finnaly got a card made with one of my new stamps from last week! For this card i have followed the sketch over at Friday sketchers !

Really enjoyed using this sketch i used my fave xmas dove craft papers. I really like the blue and brown combo for xmas as you can probably tell hehe

Heres my card.....

Stamps:
Lili of the Valley

Medium:

Copic Ciao markers, inkessentials white highlighting pen, glitter glue

Papers:

Dovecraft

Tools:

Nestabilities, sewing machine, snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder

Embellishments:

poinsetia from the hobby house, paper cellar raffia, smirk ribbon

Thanks for popping over!!

Silver Wedding!

Evening!

Tonight I got a silver wedding card done that my mum wanted :) I made it to fit in with 2 challenges

• Stampavie and more - to use numbers on your card
• Our Cretive number - border punches

So here it is ....... Stamp: Sarah Kay stamp which i recieved in a swap
Papers: free downloads - Paper Pac
Medium: WHSmith watercolour pencils, koi waterbrush, inkessential white highlighter pen and i used Tim Holtz distress ink(tattered rose) i brushed it onto the paper under 25 lol
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties-labels 1
Embellishment: silver peel offs, anitas ribbon and pearls, recollections brads, flower spacer from the hobby house and bazill flowers from paper angels

Thanks for looking!!

Sweeeeet Bunny!!

Good Morning!!!

Today we have a new challenge over at creative inspirations. The challenge is to use 4 papers on your creation. I have also made this card to enter into Cupcake Crafts challenges where they have a color combo you have to use.

Heres my DT card.......

Stamp: Penny Black Sweet bunny

Papers: Blueberry hill Papermania

Tools: Sewing machine, cuttlebug d'vine swirls embossing folder and nesties labels 1

Embellishments: Pink ribbon from stash

Thanks for looking!!!

Creative Inspirations - Males Card

Evening All!

But of a late post tonight, but better late then never lol The new challenge over at creative inspirations this week is to make a card for a male! I also made this card to enter into the Basic Grey Challenge which is doodling, which i did round my doggy :)

So heres my DT card............

Stamp: recieved in swap, i presume its penny black but let me know if you know lol
Medium: WHSmith watercolour pencils, fine marker pen for doodling
Papers: Basic Grey Granola
Tools: Labels Nesties which i use with my cuttlebug, Martha Stewart border punch
Embellishments: American craft ribbon, PMbuttons which i threaded string through

Thanks for looking!!

Sweet Bunny

Morning all! Im here to show you the card i made last night, which I am entering to:

1. EAC - Animals
2. Penny Black - 3 shapes - i have the square, nestie labels and ovals

I have seen quite a few people using flowersoft on their images recently. So i thought i would give it ago plus i had aload mum bought me 2 years ago and i had never opened them so she will be pleased lol

Recipie:

• Best Ocassions papers
• Penny Black stamp - sweet bunny
• Labels 1 nesties
• anitas ribbon
• studio g sentiment
• Cuttle bug swiss dots and oval die cut
• Martha stewart punch
• Flowersoft

Thanks for looking!

Black, white and a splash of pink!

Evening! Just here to show you my card i made last night! I have made it to follow 3 challenges:

1. Whiff of joy - black, white and a spash of another colour ( i went through my paper draw and found a whole pad of black and white dove craft papers so i thought i best get using them lol)
2. Mojo Monday - sketch
3. Spoonful of sugar - die cuts and punches ( i have used my nestability dies and martha stewart punch)

So here it is......... Recipie:

• Dovecraft papers (black and white) K+Co papers (pink)
• Whiff of joy stamp from the guardians angel range
• Nestabilities labels
• PM brad
• Swiss dots embossing folder (on grey sheets)
• Martha stewart punch
• The ribbon - i got bought myself some primark pjs and this was wrapped around it and i couldnt bear to throw it away lol

thanks for looking!

M v S Sketch

God its been a hectic day i think my lil kitten has a boyfriend :) Well it would be sweet but she hasnt bee spayed yet :s So we have been having to close every door just so she cant get out to meet him that is until my dad came home and let her out TYPICAL lmao We managed to round her up though hehe

Anyways over at Magnolia Vs Stampavie this week they have a beautiful sketch by Michelle, i really enjoyed working with it! So heres what i came up with...

Recipie:

• K+Co papers
• Magnolia image sent to me by Nat
• Nesties - labels 1
• Divine swirls cuttlebug embossing folder
• Prima Flowers
• brads and eyelets from stash
• Anitas everyday ribbon
• Sentiment by studio g

Thanks for looking!

Creative Inspirations - Colour Combo!!

Okay so its our 2nd challenge over at creative inspirations , Thanks to everybody who entered our 1st challenge all the cards were amazing! Make sure you pop over to see who one the 2 DT spots!

For this weeks challenge we have another 2 prizes kindly donated by handy hippo, there are 2 vouchers up for grabs entitling the winners to 1o% off an order with the handy hippo!!

So onto the challenge this week we have a colour combo to get you in the mood for easter - GREEN,YELLOW AND ORANGE!! I must say i found this challenge so hard it took me ages to find papers lol

Heres what i came up with.....

I went to the show in harrogate at the weekend so i had to use some of my new goodies on my card lol

Recipie:

• Whiff of joy guardian angel collection
• Nestabilities - labels 1 (still need abit of practice with these lol)
• Swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder (cant see it very well on the photo)
• Ribbon from stash
• Martha Stewart Gems
• Paperbilities paper
• Glitter glue on wings
  

Thanks for looking!!