Card for Various Challenges

Over at the Creative Inspirations Challenge this time there is a recipe of 3 flowers, 2 buttons and ribbons/lace/fibres.

For the Digital Tuesday Challenge this week the topic was "April showers brings may flowers" so I decided to use a digital image from Charmed Cards and Craft as there was an umbrella and rain.  I used glossy accidents for the puddle and it looks nice enough to jump in!!!

The topic for A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge this week was blue and green.  I've lost count how many photos I have tried to take of this card either at the table, on the floor in the front room and in the darkened hallway.  The card is blue and green although it might not look like it.  I coloured the digital image in blue and green to match.

  

DOG Word Books

I know that this looks like I've been really busy today but those that know me know I can't do too much in one day because of my health but it sometimes looks like I've done a lot as it's maybe in one day I'll update blogger.  I then get messages/e-mails telling me not to make myself ill doing too much in one day so I PROMISE I haven't done too much!!!!

I decided to make a couple of DOG word books for the Dog Rescue.  I used Funky Hands Funky Daze CD for the word books.  The images are mainly from Joanna Sheen's CDs.  There are some images of my friend's dog as she gave me permission to use them.  I have also used some stamped images I was given but I have also stamped from Daisy and Dandelion images and also Messy Pooch from Joanna Sheen and coloured them with Lyra Watercolours, Watercolour Pencils and Sakura Pens.  I have left a little area on each for the sender to write a message.

 

Cards for Dog Rescue

I have had sooooo many cards half-made or even more than half-made but thankfully today/yesterday I have managed to get some time when everyone else has been out to put the finishing touches to them.  These two are dog cards that I have made using a Colour my World template for a dog.  I have used my Colour my World CD for some of the backing papers, the others came from my stash.  I was a bit slow at making these but they'll come easier with more practice.  I have screwed up some glue dots so that the googly eyes are more moveable than normal - they don't half look funny when you move the card around!!!  The CD didn't come with ready-made inserts so I imported the backing paper into My Craft Studio, kept either the bright stripe or spotted background on the left but then copied/pasted on the right and took down to 20% so it's very feint and then on the right hand side I added some text saying "Happy Birthday".

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Challenge 5 - 30/4/09

Over at the Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Challenge Blog this week they have a sketch.  I have used my new Colour my World - It's a Man's World CD for the backing papers I have used.  The image is a digital download from Charmed Cards and Crafts.  Like me, there are many many husbands that will be their wives' hero so that's why there is a super hero on this card.  The image has been coloured in with Lyra Watercolours and also Watercolour Pencils.

Sharon Duncan Craft Discount Club

Each month as part of this club you get sent a newsletter and some papers to use on your cards which could either be decoupage, toppers, backing papers, t-bags etc.  This month it is a build-your-own flower with some lovely matching topper mounts and backing papers.  I have made these cards to go with the cards for the Dog Show as they can't ALL be animal cards!!!

Sharon Duncan's Craft Discount Club

Now I'm not sure where I've been in the last few years as I didn't know Sharon Duncan had a Craft Discount Club.  As soon as I realised the other day I had joined.  Yesterday I got my welcome CD which had lovely daisies on it in either pink, lilac, blue and peach.  Well which did I try first????  The lilac of course.  I used two different backing papers and then did a turned page effect on the.  I printed out some leaf inserts from the Crafter's Companion Flower Fairies CD to tie it all in together.  These cards are going in the box for the Dog Rescue as a variety of different cards is needed.

Cards for the Dog Rescue

I need to make cards for a lady who runs a Dog Rescue.  She is going to a Dog Show shortly and will try and sell some cards, thus in turn making cards to help the Dog Rescue out.  Here's another few I've made.  Please excuse the awful photos - I seem to go in peaks and troughs when I can/can't take a photo OK.  I think more practice is needed.

Card for Three Challenges

Well this card is a 3:1 challenge.  

At the Just Magnolia Challenge blog the topic this week is pink and green.  The main card has been printed with pink and green spots and despite the awful photo the holographic card is bright pink and not red.  Tilda has also been watercoloured with Watercolour Pencils in pink and green to match.

At the One Stop Craft Challenge Blog this week the topic is something new.  For this challenge I have used my very first new Tilda stamp.  I've been waiting and waiting as I wasn't totally sure about Tilda when she first came out but after seeing so many cards made with her and her friends I couldn't resist any longer.

Over at Kellie's Magnolia Challenge Blog the challenge this week is spot the dots.  You'll not miss my dots as the whole card is printed in a dotty pattern.  If you take a close look the holographic shocking pink card has a dotty background to it as well and to make sure of enough dots I have dotted around some round gems as well - then again I don't need an excuse to add gems to cards!!!!

Toodles and Bink Blog Candy

Hurry, hurry .................... go and have a look at Toodles and Binks Blog as they have some blog candy up for grabs.  Please go and have a look here.

Cards for Dog Rescue

I have offered to make some cards for a lady who runs a Dog Rescue.  She is going to a show in a few weeks' time and wants cards to take with her.  A lot of them I will do animal orientated - mainly dogs - but some I will do generalised.  Some I will take from the stash I have already but I have made a few already using a mix of Joanna Sheen CDs and Michelle Marsden CD.

Card for Various Challenges

Well, this month seems to have runaway with me and life seems to be taking over so this card has to fit a number of challenges.

For Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog this week the topic is "B is for ........".  I had thought of the obvious birthday card but decided to use this digital download of Dottie as she has such gorgeous butterfly wings.

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Challenge 4 had the topic of "things with wings" so the digital download of Dottie and her beautiful butterfly wings fitted into this challenge.

Over at The Papertake Weekly Challenge the topic is spots and stripes.  I have used dotty paper and a dotty flower courtesy of Jak Heath's downloads and of course "Dottie" herself is displaying a wonderful pair of stripey tights.

Over the My Time to Craft Challenge no 59 is black, white and another colour so for this one I chose the combination of black, white and PINK.

The Cute Daisy May Challenge this week is for gems.  Do I need an excuse to use gems on my cards ........... I think not!!!  I coloured the gems black with a Permapaque pen.

Dottie's World has the topic of a teenager this week.  I thought Dottie fitted the bill but decided to go with a more classy background of the spots etc as 13 year olds are getting to that certain age then and they don't what cute but they don't want grow-up either.  Hopefully I've got it just right.  Got to practice as my youngest will be 13 in September but he won't like this card!!!

Over at Our Creative Corner this week the challenge this week is favourite colour combination.  I do like anything to do with purple but I do like the combinations of black/white/red; black/white/pink and black/white/purple so I decided to go for black/white/pink.  Hope you like it.

Just Magnolia Challenge 2 - Friday 24/4/09

Over at the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog it is week 2.  I missed out on their first week but wanted to take part this week.  The topic is pink and green.  I decided not to use my "normal" tones of pink and green ie a darkish green and a baby pink - this card is made with a bright green and a salmon pink.  Certainly coming out of my comfort zone but that's why I wanted to take part in challenges to force me to do this.  Tilda has been coloured in with Lyra watercolours to match - it doesn't look like from the photo but the colour of her trousers matches the backing paper perfectly but after 20 takes of the photo I gave up trying to get a better match!!!

Another Card for Various Challenges

Over at the Sketch and Stash Challenge there is a lovely sketch this fortnight.  I have used from my stash a lady teddy bear stamp that I've had for a while but not used along with some fabric flowers - do I have to use them - I want to keep them!!!

For the Creative Card Crew Challenge this week the topic is round and around. and the Tanda Stamps is going around in circles.  I hope my entry counts for both as I have got round brads and have rounded all the edges of my paper - I must get some round punches/nestabilities - you'd never get me trying to cut circles by hand as they'd never resemble circles!!

For the Stamp Something Challenge this week the topic is something with showers or flowers so my Papermania flowers fit the bill for this one.

Card for Various Challenges

This card is a 3-in-1 card challenge card.

Over at The Pink Elephant the topic this week is either Happy Mother's Day OR recycle.  For this card I have recycled some ribbon from some clothes and also recycled the card I have stamped on from a card one of my children was bought last year!!!

Over at The Cuttlebug Spot the topic this week is cake/cupcakes.  What a dilemma to use cupcakes on a card me thinks???  I used the little cupcake stamp from a set of stamps from Cute Companions.  The main Fairy Wishes text and stamp were a set of two from Papermania.  I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Over at Cute Card Thursday the topic this week is getting edgy ie tearing, sanding or distressing.  I put a piece of card through a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and then sanded over the dots and the edges of the card.  I tore around the stamped image and then inked the edges to highlight it more.

Regular Monthly Charity Stall

It was time yesterday to set up the charity stall again for the month.  Normally my eldest son does this but he had to go to work so I did it.  Am shattered today after this extra activity but it had to be done.  This time we are raising funds for the Duckling Appeal (the Maternity Unit at my local hospital).  I remembered to take my stand and my A4 card and it looked good in the middle of the stall so I shall have to remember to make a different one for next month.  I did do a little area for Father's Day cards but it might be a bit early for people to buy them at the moment - but then again it is May next week!!!

A4 Card for Stall - Buttercup Fairy

I have recently bought a small stand to take one main card for the regular stall I have so I wanted to make an A4 card to go on it.  I used the Buttercup Fairy Image from the Crafter's Companion Flower Fairies CD - took it into Irfanview and cropped it - then took it into My Craft Studio and made larger and then printed off three copies.  I printed off the backing paper and a piece of notepaper for the insert and decoupaged up, used a Just for You sentiment from the daisy and Dandelion Stamp Set and added a bow made with a gold and a green organza ribbon.  Just wish now that I could find a place that sells A4 cello bags which fit business sized A4 envelope and I would be more happy at presenting A4 cards on my stall.

Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog - Challenge 56 - Transport - 16/4/09

Over at the Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog this week the topic is transport.

Paper:  Not sure the company that makes the two different grey/white coloured backing papers as these were given to me by a friend.  White card and silver mirror card from my stash.
Decoupage:  Steam Train design sheet by La Pashe 
Embellishments:  Peel-off corners and sentiment typed on the computer.

Oh I'm so excited!!!

I didn't go on the computer yesterday and lo and behold today I'd got some comments on my blog to say that I'd won the Daisy May Challenge for last week.  I've been entering challenges for the last 9 months - more so in the last 4 months - and have never won anything - so to say I was happy was an under-statement.

The Fresh Batch - Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge #11 - 16/4/09

The Fresh Batch - Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge is a new challenge blog for me that I found following a link from another blog.  They had a lovely sketch so I thought I'd have a go.

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD, some pink mirror card from my stash and some pink glitter card from my stash
Stamps:  I was given this image as I need to make some cards for a lady running a Dog Rescue so I am not sure who made the stamp.  It is coloured in with Lyra Watercolours and Sakura Pens.  Small dog bone stamp has been used to embellish the main card.

Dare U to Digi-Stamp Friday Challenge 3 - 17/4/09

Over at the Dare U to Digi-Stamp Friday Challenge Blog the challenge this week is pink and green as well as using a digital download.

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD and some pink mirror card from my stash cut into tags and distressed
Digital Downloads:  Dottie and George Back 2 Front Digital Download from Charmed Cards and Craft

Embellishments:  Three tags made out of pink mirror card which have been distressed, sentiment stamped onto some green card from Clare Curd's Sentiment Set of Stamps, some ribbon and some fibres.