Sweet Pea Stampers - April 2013 - Support your favourite charity

It is time for another challenge over at the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge Blog.  The challenge this month is "support your favourite charity".

I make all my cards to make and sell to raise funds for charity so I support many international/national/local charities and for many different topics ie health/children/elderly/animals.  For my card I have used an animal as I often support the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).  I have never grown up with animals but I cannot bare the thought of anyone mistreating animals.

For my card I have used a Sweet Pea Stamps Ching Chou-Kuik's rubber stamp called "Fly Dandelions" (this is also available now as a digital image).  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with my Star Dust Stickles and Pan Pastels.  I have then used a Craft Concept Dandelion Whisper embossing folder and highlighted areas again with my Stickles.

The backing papers I have used are from the Bearly Mine Designs Damask Collection.  I have finished the card off with a glittery feather, Spellbinders butterfly (inked with Tim Holtz's Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord distress ink along with my Inkylicious brush), lace, Craftwork Cards sentiment and some small flowers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes with sparkle
Allsorts - Spring has sprung
One Stop Craft - Birthdays
Pan Pastel - Use a stamped image
Dream Valley - Happy birthday
Bunny Zoe's - Favourite colour combo - I like anything to do with purple/lilac but I also like it teamed up with black
Stamp with Fun - Birthday
Card Mania - Punches and/or die-cuts or templates
Cupcake Craft - Raining cats or dogs
Papertake Weekly - BINGO board - I have gone for the left hand side column of glitter, die-cuts and blooms
Deep Ocean - Flowers and fantasy
Little Red Wagon - Lovely lace
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Animal antics
Divas by Designs - Flowers 
I Love Promarkers - Embossing
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
One Sweet Challenge - Shape for your card base
Fairies Challenge - Anything goes
Lisa Somerville - Emboss me
Pattie's Creations - Make it sparkle
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Wonderful wings

Aud Sentiments Challenge - 11 April 2013 - Sentiment for a Guy

 

It's Thursday and time for another challenge over at the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the challenge is to "use a sentiment for a guy".

This fortnight we are lucky to be sponsored by Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

For my card I have used the Bugaboo Digi Stamps image called "Guy - the car" which I have coloured in with my Promarkers and made for someone who has just passed their driving test.

  

I have used some papers from the Bearly Mine Designs Christmas Traditions and Damask Delight paper sets.  We recently bought a new road atlas especially for trucks so we know of larger service stations when we are away in our caravan so I have cut the old one up to use.  I have inked the piece of atlas with Tim Holtz's Shabby Shutters and Pine Needles distress inks and torn the edges.  I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon, card candi, buttons and two Craftwork Cards sentiments.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspiration - Photo inspiration
Gingerloft - For the guys
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

LEJ Designs - Show us your ribbons
Digital Tuesday - Boys
Paper Pretties - Buttons
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Natalie and Amy - Monochromatic
Fairies Challenge - Anything goes

New Digi Sets from Bearly Mine Designs

Donna from Bearly Mine Designs has been very busy lately and two new digi sets have arrived in the Bearly Mine Designs shop today.

The first paper set is called "Floral Surprise" and the papers have been made in conjunction with the glorious blooms by Tracey Lynn Miller of Fred She Said.  They are certainly some nice, bright and cheery papers that we all need at the moment with the cold and miserable weather we've had of late.  This set is £4.50 for 28 bright and gorgeous papers.

The second digi set is called "Vintage Fantasy" as Donna has been asked for more vintage.  These papers are gorgeous as well and I can't wait to use them.  This set is £5.50 for 39 papers.

Tuesday Throwdown Guest Designer - 9 April 2013

It's time for week 2 of my Guest Designer role for Tuesday Throwdown for April 2013.  The theme for this week is "fancy folds".

 This week the sponsor for the challenge is Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.

For my card I have used the Little Darlings Rubber Stamp image called "What a Sweetheart".  She is certainly a beauty.  I have brought her to life with my Promarkers and white gel pen.  I have used my beloved Tim Holtz backing papers for this card.  I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon, glittery flower made with some of the backing papers, ribbon bow, buttons, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment and Papermania Glitterations.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says - Happy birthday
Ruby's Rainbow - Happy birthday
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes
Natalie and Amy - Monochromatic
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Papercrafting Journey - Monochromatic
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
V's Sweet Ideas Blog - Anything goes
2 Sisters - Anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes with sparkle (sparkly flower and button)
Robyn's Fetish - Anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
Dream Valley - Happy birthday
Card Mania - Punches and/or die-cuts or templates
Stamp with Fun - Birthday
Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Girl
Papertake Weekly - BINGO board - I have chosen the middle row of:  Die-cuts, free and buttons
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
LEJ Designs - Show us your ribbons

Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge - Monday 8 April 2013

Today sees the start of a fortnightly challenge over at the Forever Friends and Co Challenge Blog.  

Donna from Bearly Mine Designs is sponsoring this challenge and therefore members of the Bearly Mine Design Team were asked if they wanted to make a card for the challenge.

Well what is the challenge you may ask?  The challenge is to "use your dies and/or punches". 

For my card I have used a gorgeous Forever Friends stamp that I have got.  To add some dimension to the little bear I printed onto the back of some ribbed watercolour card so that when I coloured the image in with Promarkers the ribbing showed through.

  

For my card I have used Bearly Mine Designs papers from three different sets:  Christmas Traditions (I love Christmas papers but love the flexibility that a good number in this set can be used all year round), Gingham and Petunia Parade.  I have done some matting and layering including using some basic shape Spellbinders I won in some candy.  I have finished the card off with a Marianne Designs clock die which I have inked to match the colour scheme, lots of flowers cut out of the backing papers with a punch, Craftwork Cards sentiment, brads, ribbon bow and some pearls.

Make sure you pop on over to the Forever Friends Challenge Blog to have a look at the wonderful creations of the Design Team.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option to use kraft card

Party Time Tuesday - Ribbons and blooms

Crafting for all Seasons - Floral delight

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Happy Campers - Flower power

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
2 Sisters - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girls - Just add flowers

Cupcake Inspiration - Photo inspiration

Robyn's Fetish - Anything goes

One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
Card Mania - Punches and/or die-cuts or templates

Unchained Melody

This is a card I have made using the Delicious Doodles imaged called "Unchained Melody".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers.  The papers I have used are from my stash and also some magazine freebies.  Some of the papers I have torn to look like waves.  I have finished the card off with some memory wire bent around my pokey tool to look like waves, flowers with brad centres, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment and 3 fish charms.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Crazy Challenge - Add a charm

Paper make-up - Anything goes

The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - Fantasy

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option to use kraft card

Crafty Creations - Flowers of fairies

Simon Says - Happy birthday

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes

Happy Campers - Flower power

4 Crafty Chicks - Charms

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

2 Sisters - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Animals

One Stop Craft - Birthdays
Bunny Zoe's - Girly
Cupcake Inspiration - Photo inspiration
Robyn's Fetish - Anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
Dream Valley - Happy birthday

Delicious Doodles Challenge - 5 April 2013 - More than one fold

Another Friday has whizzed around and it's time for another challenge over at the Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog.  This week Vicky has challenged us to "more than one fold".

I um'd and ah'd at what to do and decided to go for a stepper rocker.  It took some while to get it to look right but I got there in the end.  For my card I have used the Delicious Doodles image called "Cruel Cruella".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and used blue Pan Pastel for the sky for a very light feeling.  I used some Summertime Designs papers and printed them straight onto my A4 card, using a gingham on the front and spots on the back.  Many people sell or give backing papers for people to use, some are 6x6, some are 8x8 but some like Summertime Designs which print A4.  This is brilliant when printing direct onto the card you want to use.  I have made some book flowers by die-cutting the flower shapes, colouring half of the layers with Tim Holtz's Fired Brick distress ink and my Inkylicious brush and the remainder with my Black Soot distress ink.  I have scrunched all the layers and held together with a Tim Holtz long brad - these are wonderful for things like this as I've used 12 layers per flower and normal brads wouldn't hold it.  I shall have to keep an eye out for some more of these longer brads.  I have finished the card off with a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment, raffia ribbon, flower buttons and my own homemade black-and-white spotty button to match the dalmatian (I used my black Promarker to add the dots to a white button).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

I'm a Little Bit Crafty - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Paper Make-up - Anything goes
Lexi's Creations - Use your punches and/or dies
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option to use kraft card
Party Time Tuesday - Ribbons and blooms
Crafty Creations - Flowers or fairies
Penny's Paper Challenge - Red, white and black
Simon Says - Happy birthday - here's wishing Simon Says a happy 4th birthday this week
Ruby's Rainbow - Happy birthday - here's wishing Ruby's Rainbow a happy 2nd birthday
Nutcrafters - Shaped card
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes
Happy Campers - Flower power
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
V's Sweet Ideas Blog - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Whimsical Designs - Shaped cards

Bearly Mine Challenge - 2 April 2013 - Monthly sketch

It is time for another challenge over at the Bearly Mine Challenges.  This week it is time for our monthly sketch:

This week we have again two wonderful sponsors:

  

Letraset our offering the lucky winner this set of skin tones Promarkers which come with the ultra-fine tips

and

Marianne D Designs.

For my card I have used the Crafts and Rubber rubber stamp called "Pink Lightning" by Jasmine Becket-Griffith.  I wanted to keep this card monochrome so apart from the skin I have kept the image to tones of purple/lilac.  I have coloured her in with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with my Sakura Stardust clear pen.

    

For my cards I have used the Bearly Mine Gingham, Happy Hauntings and Mini Dots backing papers.  I have done some simple matting and layering to follow the sketch.  I have used various scallop dies and a Cheery Lynn border die.  I have finished the card off with some buttons, ribbon and Craftwork cards die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes with the option of using kraft card
Passion for Promarkers - Fantasy

Tuesday Throwdown Guest Designer - 2 April 2013

I was asked if I would like to be a Guest Designer for Tuesday Throwdown for April 2013 and I jumped at the chance.  This week the challenge at Tuesday Throwdown is a recipe:

2 colours besides neutrals and image colour

2 ribbons

2 items starting with "t"

For this challenge the sponsor is Robyn's Fetish

For my card I have used the Robyn's Fetish imaged called "Love Birds" and coloured the image in with my Promarkers.  I decided to go for the colour scheme of black and purple and have used my Delicious Doodles Oriental Lotus backing paper and Delicious Doodles Gothic Architectural papers.  I have finished off the card with a tag, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment, raffia ribbon with twine threaded through it, embossed card highlighted with Tim Holtz's Dusty Concord distress ink and my Inkylicious brush and some card candi.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option to use kraft card

Delicious Doodles Surprise Easter Egg-stravaganza

Teri over at Delicious Doodles has decided to have a surprise Easter Sale.

There is 25% off everything - isn't that wonderful??  To get the 25% off you need to put the following code in at check-out:

4SRE22U0

The sale runs from now and at ends on Sunday at midnight (UK time).  Make sure you pop on over to the Delicious Doodles Shop to grab some bargains.

Aud Sentiments Challenge - 28 March 2013 - Use a sentiment for a child

The challenge this fortnight over at the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog is "use a sentiment for a child".

For our challenge this fortnight we have two sponsors.  The first sponsor is Digis by Kris:

and the second sponsor is Doodle Pantry:

For my card I have used the Doodle pantry image called "Toy Truck Ants" and I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers.

The backing papers are from DCWV.  I have finished the card off with some die-cut cogs, ribbon, chipboard pieces that I have coloured with my Promarkers to match, brads and a Craftwork cards sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin - Lots of layers

Cupcake Inspiration - Photo inspiration

One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi

Cupcake Craft - Cool men

Whoopsi Daisy - Use a digi

Ooh-la-la-Creations - It's a man thing
Paper Pretties - For the kiddos
Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Divas by Design - Use some metal (brads)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Nadia's challenge - BINGO board - I've gone for the middle column of ribbon/lace, dies and blue

Bearly Mine Designs Easter Sale

Donna over at Bearly Mine Designs is having an Easter sale from Thursday 28 March 2013 through to Tuesday 2 April 2013.  

Please make sure you pop on over as there is 20% off all digi sets and if you buy all 3 Designer Extreme CDs for £25 you will receive the inserts disk FREE (which will save you £13.00!!!).

Thank You Card

Here is a thank you card I have made using the Delicious Doodles image called "Crocus and Butterfly".  I have coloured the flowers and butterfly with my Promarkers and kept to Spring-like colours, coloured the frame and highlighted areas of the flowers and butterfly with my Pan Pastels and added Stickles to the butterfly and flowers.  The backing papers I was given and went for delicate papers as I didn't want to detract from the gorgeous image.  I have finished the card off with some lace, ribbon, buttons tied with twine, stamped sentiment and some pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Boots - Flowers

Passion for Promarkers - Butterflies

Crafty Sentiments - Flowers galore

Everybody Art - Spring

Simon Says - Easter/Spring

Inky Impressions - Flowers

The Paper Shelter - Let it be Spring

Nutcrafters - Spring is here

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

CRAFT - Photo inspiration

Papercrafting Journey - Ribbon or lace
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Spring days

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything goes

Chocolate Coffee and Cards - Bring on Spring

Sweet Stampin - Lots of layers

2 Sisters - Easter/Spring

Pan Pastel - Photo inspiration

Cupcake Inspiration - Photo inspiration
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

No Matter Which Challenge - Anything goes
Dream Valley - Pearls and lace
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Friday 22 March 2013 - Fairies

It is time for another challenges over at Delicious Doodles and the challenges is "fairies" and it is time for Team B to show you their creations so please make sure you pop on over and have a look.

For my card I have used the Delicious Doodles image called "Gothic Fairy".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and highlighted some areas with my Sakura Stardust clear pen and some Stickles glitter glue.  I had to take a deep long breath and brave breaking into some more of my Tim Holtz papers which my son bought me for Christmas 2011.  They are so yummy you just don't want to use them.  No doubt many of you will know what I mean.  I have distressed all the layers of paper/card with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and inked the edges with chalk ink pads.  Out of some of the scraps of paper I made the flowers using a Spellbinders Blossom die, scrunched them up, used a chalk ink pad around the edges and added a Tim Holtz brad to the centre.  I have finished the card off with some lace, ribbon, Craftwork cards die-cut sentiment and buttons.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Something old (my beloved Tim Holtz papers)

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional twist of St Patrick's Day/green

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Crafty-Emblies - Anything goes
Lacy Sunshine - Layer it up
Bunny Zoe's - Girly
Craft Your Passion - Ribbons or lace
The Crazy Challenge - Fairies and flowers
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Love to Create - Anything goes
Crafty Boots - Flowers
Cupcake Craft - Mythical creatures
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers galore
LEJ Designs - Add a flower(s)
Inky Impressions - Flowers
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Happy Campers - Add dimension
CRAFT - Photo inspiration
Papercrafting Journey - Ribbon or lace
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything goes
No Matter Which Challenge - Anything goes
Alphabet Challenge - C for coveted (my beloved Tim Holtz papers)

Bearly Mine Designs - 19 March 2013 - Anything Goes

Today sees the start of another challenge over at Bearly Mine Challenge.  This week the topic is "anything goes".

    

This week we have another two great sponsors who are Crafty Sentiments and Teddy Bo.

This is is the prize that is on offer from Crafty Sentiments of this gorgeous little beauty.

Teddy Bo are offering three images from their store for the lucky winner.

For my card I have used the Teddy Bo image called "Scooter Bo".  Yes I know Teddy Bo is the boy bear but I like to have images that have multi uses and when a bear is all prepared on a scooter with a helmet who will know whether it is a boy or girl!!!  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers.  I then got a  scrap of material and then soaked it with the blender pen and dabbed it on the bear to make a fake fur effect.

For my card I have used the Bearly Mine Designs Spring Surprise and used various papers from this set including cutting one out for the stars.  The card has been finished off with some spotty ribbon, card candi, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment, lace and a ribbon bow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

One Stop Craft - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes/optional twist of St Patrick's Day/green

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Pile it On - Circles and/or squares
Crafty-Emblies - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe's - Girly
Craft Your Passion - Ribbons or lace
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Love to Create - Anything goes