To the one I love ..........

Well I've now borrowed a friend's camera until I get a new one so the pictures are certainly better.  Over at the Kenny K's Krafty Krew Challenge this week the topic is "to the one I love".  I have used some Happy Days papers by Papermania and some card from my stash.  The image I have coloured in with my Promarkers.  The card has been finished off with some ribbon, handwritten sentiment, Marianne Designs corner die, Craftwork Cards sentiment and some punched hearts.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Kenny K's Krafty Krew - To the one I love

Totally Gorjuss - Love
My Craft Spot - For your sweetheart

LEJ Designs - For someone special

Moving Along with the Times - Love is in the air

Charisma Cardz - Anything goes

Marianne Designs Divas - Your favourite colours - normally by favourite colours are purple/lilac but at the moment I have a "thing" about teal blue and white
Raise the Bar - Free at last
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Crafty Ann's Challenge - 15 February 2013 - Love Actually

It is time for another challenge over at Crafty Ann's Challenge.  This fortnight the challenge is "love actually".

I have made a different style folded card this time.  I have used the Crafty Ann's digital image of a bunch of roses called "Rosebud and Posy" and coloured the image in with my Promarkers (to colour these I used five different shades of red and four of green - yikes!!!).  

  

The backing papers I have used are Crafty Ann's green polished stone and the red crumpled paper.

I have die-cut the image and then threaded through some twine.  I have die-cut some Marianne Designs hearts from the green polished stone paper and stuck them onto the red crumpled paper.  I have finished this card off with some punched hearts, Craftwork Cards sentiment and some Marinanne Designs corners.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Hearts/Valentine's

2 Sisters - Hearts

Mark's Finest papers - Love

Totally Gorjuss - Love

The Squirrel and the Fox - Love

Gingerloft - The colour red

Sentimental Sundays - Love is in the air and sentiment

Card Mania - Is this love that I'm feeling?

Love to Create - Feelin the love

The Pink Elephant - Love is in the air

Tuesday Alchemy - My hearts is all of a flutter
Papertake Weekly - Hearts and flowers

Divas by Design - Love and romance

Crafty Creations - Love and/or hearts

Inky Impressions - Ribbon or twine

Crafting by Designs - Here's my heart
Moving Along with the Times - Love is in the air
Creatalicious - L'Amour
Ladybug Crafts - Valentine's/Love
Sincerely Yours Creations - Valentine's/love

Aud Sentiments Challenge - 14 February 2013 - Show us the sentiment on the inside

We had a lovely selection of entrants for the Aud Sentiments Challenge for the last fortnight.  Today sees the start of another challenge.  This time the topic is "show us the sentiment on the inside".

This fortnight we are lucky to be sponsored by Rick St Dennis.

Why don't you pop on over to Rick's Etsy Shoppe to have a look at his wonderful creations.

For my card I have used Rick St Dennis' image called "Flapper".  I have coloured the image with my Promarkers and Flexmarkers, added Stickles, die-cut and then stamped around the image with a See D's dotty stamp and Tim Holtz's Broken China distress ink pad.

The backing papers I was given and is lovely and sparkly so I thought matched the image perfectly.  I used the same Broken China distress ink pad and my Inkylicious brush to colour the doily.  The card has been finished off with some feathers, ribbon, gems, Craftwork Cards sentiment and flowers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Incy Wincy - Add texture - glitter, feathers and ribbon

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes

Paper Make-up - Photo inspiration

Scrap Creations - BINGO board - I have used the middle vertical column of flowers, die-cuts/punch and digi image

Crafts and Me - Doily heaven

I Love Promarkers - One for the girls

Inky Impressions - Ribbon or twine
Charisma Cardz - Anything goes

One Stamp - Four Different Cards

Here is a selection of four cards that I have made with an owl from Stamp Addicts.  I have stamped the image, fussy cut, coloured in with Promarkers and added 3D googly eyes to the owls.  This card has been finished off with some lace, fibres, orange poinsettias, Craftwork Cards sentiment and Papermania Glitterations.

This card has been finished off with various pieces of card put through embossing folders, fibres, Craftwork Cards sentiment, paper flower, crochet flower made by a friend and a button attached with wire.

All the backing papers are from my stash.  I normally do ruffling of ribbon with the red tape but this time I have ruffled with Washi tape.  It does it so quickly and easily and if you go wrong you can unstick.  Perfect!!!  This card has been finished off with various paper flowers, brad, gems and Craftwork Cards sentiment.

For each of the images I have used my Promarkers to design the tree for the branch to sit on.  I have used a blue Pan Pastel for the sky and then used a See D's dotty stamp and Tim Holtz's Broken China distress ink pad.  This card has been finished off with some orange poinsettias, Craftwork Cards sentiment and Papermania Glitterations.

I am entering these cards into the following challenges:

Try it on Tuesday - It's all about the eyes 
Stamping Sensation - Fur and feather

Cuttin and Stampin - Use an animal on your creation
Fashionable Stamping - Birds
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Happy Birthday

Here is a card I've made with one of my favourite Paper Shelter images of this cute little punk girl called "Punk Lolly".  I had some matching The Paper Shelter Papers (called Gothic Girl) and decided on a green and brown colour scheme.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers, die-cut and then added Sakura Stardust as sparkles around the image.  The papers I have distressed with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and then used a chalk ink pad on the edges.  Two scraps of card I have put through a dot and bark embossing folder.  The card has been finished off with some raffia ribbon, Bearly Mine Designs flowers with brads centres, Craftwork Cards sentiment, skulls cut out of one of the backing papers and some pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - DT Call

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Moving Along with the Times - Only girls allowed

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Girls are made of this

One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes

I Love Promarkers - happy birthday

Special Loving Wishes on Valentine's Day

Right this camera is starting to really annoy me.  It's been returned to factory settings but doesn't seem to have made much difference.  Think I might need to look for a cheap replacement.  The image I think is from Delightful Inspiration and I have coloured it with my trusty Promarkers.  The backing paper is from my stash and to keep the card plain and simple I have added a doily, flowers, sentiment off the computer and some heart shaped gems.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Hearts and flowers

Celebrate the Occasion - valentine anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Valentine's

Tuesday Alchemy - My heart is all of a flutter

Digital Tuesday - Up, up and away
The Cutie Pie - Valentine's cards

Craft Your Passion - My Valentine
Love to Create - Feelin the love

Kaboodle Doodles - Valentine's

The Pink Elephant - Love is in the air

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Cupcake Inspiration - Photo inspiration

Come and Get It - Love is in the air

One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes

Sentimental Sundays - Love is in the air and sentiment

2 Sisters - Hearts

Crafts 4 Eternity - Be my Valentine

Crafty Catz - Love is in the air

Use it Tuesday Challenge - Guest Designer - Tuesday 12 February 2013

I recently won a challenge over at the Use it Tuesday Challenge Blog and was asked if I wanted to be a Guest Designer for today.  Of course my answer was "yes".  The challenge for this fortnight is to "use fasteners ie brads, buttons or eyelets".  To take part in the challenge you must let them know what items you are "using up" - and I know we all have craft items we should use rather than hoard.

For my card I have used papers from my stash (some of which I've had for 1-2 years) and the image is a pre-coloured image from The Next Big Thing CD-Rom.  I have added some ribbon, twine, brads, decorative clip (which I've had for about 2 years when these came in fashion - I think it's about time I used them up) and some buttons (my mum did sewing for a living when I was young and mainly whizzed up leather and suede clothes at one stage and therefore she had hundreds and hundreds of buttons so I have used some of them which must be 35+ years old!!)

I want to thank Siobhan and her Team for allowing me to be their Guest Designer this fortnight.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Natalie and Amy - Something old, something new (old is the buttons and new is the sentiment)

Cute Valentine's Day

This is a clean and simple cute Valentine's day card made with an embossing folder with the embossing sanded to show the core.  The image I have used is from Meljen's Designs and I have coloured it in with Promarkers.  I have finished the card off simply with some flowers, doily, 2 heart gems and a sentiment off the computer.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Meljen's Designs - KISS

Charisma Cardz - Love

Cute Card Thursday - Love struck
Daring Cardmakers - Love is in the air
The Cutie Pie - Valentine's cards

Forever Friends - Anything goes

Card Mania - Is this love that I'm feeling?

Craft Your Passion - My Valentine

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes

Love to Create - Feelin' the love

Two Art Deco Valentine's Day Cards

Here are two Art Deco Valentine's Day cards which I have made with decoupage/toppers and backing papers from a Papermania Art Deco set I got for Christmas.

I have made up the decoupage on both cards and added Stickles to both dresses.  The cards have been finished off with sentiments off the computer and card candi.

I am entering these cards into the following challenges:

One Stop Craft - Love is in the air

Allsorts - Valentine's

Mark's Finest Papers - Love

Totally Gorjuss - Love

The Squirrel and the Fox - Love

Sentimental Sundays - Love is in the air and sentiment

Totally Papercrafts - Valentine's or love

Crafts 4 Eternity - Be my valentine

Card Crafter's Circle - Love is in the air/Valentine

Cute Valentine's Day

This is a cute Valentine's Day card I've made using an image from Joanna Sheen's Furry Friends CD.  

The backing paper I have used are from Bearly Mine Designs.  The clock is a Tim Holtz die which I have inked with Tim Holtz's Fired Brick distress ink pad with my Inkylicious brush.  Using a brush certainly helps with more delicate die-cuts.  I have finished the card off with a Craftwork Cards sentiment and some punched out hearts.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Polkadoodles - Valentine's/love

Totally Papercrafts - Valentine's or love

Crafts 4 Eternity - Be my valentine

Card Crafter's Circle - Love is in the air/Valentine

One Stop Craft - Love is in the air

Allsorts - Valentine's

Papercrfating Journey - Love

Creative Inspirations - Sent with love

Charisma Cardz - Love

A Rather Saucy Valentine's Day Card

This is a card I've made from papers I was given and a rather saucy Saturated Canary image called "Grey Tie".  I can't see it in Krista's shop but she has lots of other lovely images there to entice you.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with my white gel pen.  I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon, sentiment off the computer, heart shaped gems and flowers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion - Valentine and ribbon

Top Tip Tuesday - Let me call you sweetheart

Party Time Tuesday - Love and romance

Paper Pretties - Valentine's

Creative Inspirations - Sent with love

Charisma Cardz - Love

Dutch Dare - Be mine

Papercrafting Journey - Love

Clare Curd Crafts - Silhouette SD Giveaway

Would you like to win a Silhouette SD?  Well if you would pop on over to Clare Curd's Blog to find out how to enter.  She has started up her own on-line craft boutique so pop on over and have a look there as well.

Happy Birthday Card

here is a card I have made with papers that I was given.  The image is a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Ching Chou-Kuik called "Butterfly".  I have used the rubber stamp but it is also now available as a digital stamp.  I have coloured the image with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with my Sakura Stardust clear pen.  I have done lots of matting and layering.  The card has been finished off with some orange mesh, two different ribbons, Craftwork Cards sentiment, flowers with a brad centre, ribbon bow, Marianne Designs die-cut butterflies and a Tonic butterfly die-cut doily.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option of lemon/yellow

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Divas by Design - Winged things

Penny's Paper Challenge - Ribbon and bows

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

For Your Inspiration - Photo inspiration

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Pile it On - Shaped cards

One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Happy birthday

Card for a Boy

Well this was a "get messy" card.  I started off with using a yellow and brown Pan Pastel through a compass mask.  I highlighted the N, S, E and W with a fine liner.  I then used use a Tim Holtz harlequin stamp, Tim Holtz compass stamp and a Stamp Addicts dotty stamp to add some dimension to the backing paper.  I then made a pretend map by tear/scrunching a piece of paper, stamping with the dotty stamp and then adding colour with a brown Pan Pastel and inking the edges with a sepia Versafine ink pad.  The image I have used is called "Zombie Pirate" - all I will say is that I'd not want to meet him!!!  I have coloured the image with Promarkers and fussy cut.  The card has been finished off with an anchor and ships wheel charm which have been attached to the card with some extra long Tim Holtz brads.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Stamp with Fun - Brown

Passion for Promarkers - Boys and their toys - well what boys don't like to play at being pirates???

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option of lemon/yellow
Delicious Doodles - No designer patterned papers

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

My Time to Craft - Guest Design Team Card - 9 February 2013

It's time for week two of my Guest Design Team Member for My Time to Craft.  The challenge topic for this week is "decoupage".  This can be traditional decoupage (decoupage you cut out or die-cut) or your own decoupage made from photos/stamped images etc.

For my thank you card I have used Debbi Moore's Art Deco Rome CD and have gone with a black and white colour scheme.  I have decoupaged the image which wasn't too bad as Debbi makes sure the background is now printed in land-locked areas which helps.  I have used some Marianne's Designs dies to mount the image and sentiment on.  The backing paper, flower embellishment and insert have all come from the CD.  I have finished the card off with a brad, twine, Craftwork Cards sentiment and Papermania Glitterations.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Challenge - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Moving Along with the Times - Only girls allowed

Birthday Card

This is a card made using a Stamp Addicts elephant stamp.  Isn't he a cutie?  I've coloured him in with my Promarkers, die-cut around him and used Pan Pastels for the grass and sky.  The backing papers I was given.  I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon, buttons, My Craft Studio flowers, flower brads, Marianne Designs die cut corner (added to the top of the die-cut image) and a Craftwork Card sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts - Let's get cute

Love to Create - Let's celebrate

Bunny Zoe's - Anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Embossing/anything goes

The Crazy Challenge - For a birthday

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option of lemon/yellow

Let's Craft and Create - Happy birthday

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Sweet Pea Stampers - February Challenge - Use a digi

It's the second Friday of the month so it sees the start of another challenge at Sweet Pea Stampers.  We had a wonderful array of entries last month.  It was so nice to see them all.  make sure you check back next Friday to see details of the winners.  The challenge for February is "use a digi".  When I first fell in love with Sweet Pea Stamps a number of years ago the wonderful images could only be purchased via rubber stamps but now they are available in digital format.  Whoopee!!!!  Why don't you go and have a look at the wonderful digital images they have available.

For my card I have used the beautiful Ching Chou-Kuik digital image called "The Hummingbirds".  I have coloured the image with my Promarkers, highlighted areas with my Sakura Stardust clear pen and then made a cloud pattern with a blue Pan Pastel.  The backing papers I've had printed off for maybe a year and they are from Summertime Designs.  I am determined to use up backing papers I have printed off and not used.  I have cut out various die-cuts and then put them on my craft mat and added Crystal Stickles and Waterfall Stickles to them to add some texture, glitter and sparkle.  I used some of the backing papers and a Marianne Designs flower die-cut set and added Stickles to these and brads.  The card has been finished off with some lace, ribbon and Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

All that Stickles - Any project using any colour and any type of Stickles - I have used both Crystal Stickles and Waterfall Stickles

Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes with lace

Love to Celebrate - Let's celebrate

Bunny Zoe's - Anything goes

Platypus Creek - Pretty party time - create a birthday card/invitation that is pretty and feminine

The Crazy Challenge - For a birthday

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Craft Room - Handmade embellishments (handmade flowers made)

Crafts and Me - Your favourite colour combo - normally it is purple/lilac but at the moment my favourite colour scheme is teal

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Let's Craft and Create - Happy birthday

Divas by Design - Winged things
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
For Your Inspiration - Photo inspiration
Southern Girls - Bling it on
Moving Along with the Times - Only girls allowed
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Bright and Cheery Valentine's Day Card

Here is a card I have made with a Robyn's Fetish image called "Pussy Cat Luv" which I have coloured in with Promarkers.  The papers I was given - aren't they lovely and bright and cheery - just what we need at this time of year.  I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon, Marianne Designs die-cut heart, My Craft Studio flowers which I have inked with Tim Holtz's Victorian Velvet and Spun Sugar distress ink pads, flower shaped brads, heart shaped gems and a sentiment off the computer.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - Make your own embellishments

Stampin' with the Dragon - Love is in the air

Brown Sugar - Go red/hearts

Raise the Bar - Animal attraction

Allsorts - Let's get cute

Dream Valley - Valentine's

Lacy Sunshine - Anything goes and stamp/digi

Incy Wincy - Love is in the air

Pause Dream Enjoy - Mainly red

Kaboodle Doodle - Hearts

The Cutie Pie - Valentine's

Top Tip Tuesday - Let me call you sweetheart

Nutcrafters - Love and friendship
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Di's Digi Designs - Valentine''s and/or love
The Ribbon Girl - Love you or Valentine's 
Glitter n Sparkle - Valentine's/love
Robyn's Fetish - Have a heart
Lexi's Creations - Valentine/love
The Pink Elephant - Photo inspiration
Digital Tuesday - Hearts
Ribbon Carousel - Love is in the air
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Paper Pretties - Valentine's
Inky Impressions - Love
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and the option of lemon/yellow
Papercrafting Journey - Love
Cute Card Thursday - Love struck

Kenny K's Challenge - 3 February 2013

Over at the Kenny K's Challenge Blog this week the topic is "hearts and flowers".  For my card I have used the Kenny K imaged called "Capt Locke" and have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and highlighted her glasses with Glossy Accents.  I have used a See D's dotty stamp and Tim Holtz's Victorian Velvet distress ink pad to stamp a dotty pattern around the image.  The backing paper I was given.  I have die-cut some Marianne Designs hearts and then inked with Tim Holtz's Victorian Velvet and Spun Sugar distress ink pads.  I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon, doily, sentiment off the computer, My Craft Studio flowers inked with the same two ink pads, brads and heart gems.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Polka Doodles - Lots of layers and pink and red

Totally Papercrafts - Make your own embellishments (I made my own flowers)

Stampin' with the Dragon - Love is in the air

Frosted Designs - Use the word "love" and at least one heart

Ladybug Crafts - Valentine's day and/or love

Sweet Stampin' - Love is all around

2 Sisters - Colour challenge - pink, white and red

Kenny K's Krafty Krew - Hearts and flowers

Dream Valley - Valentine's

The Corrosive Challenge - Hearts and flowers

Clean and Simple Valentine's Day Cards

 

Here are some fun clean and simple Valentine's Day cards.  They have been made with the Best of La Pashe 2012 CD.  

The images have been decoupaged, backing paper used from the CD, areas highlighted with my Sakura Stardust clear pen, gem hearts added and sentiments from the computer.

I am entering these cards into the following challenges:

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Crafty Calendar - Love and marriage
Glitter n Sparkle - Valentine's/love

Dream Valley - Valentine's

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything goes

Lexi's Creations - Valentine/love

Bunny Zoe's - Anything goes

Incy Wincy - Love is in the air

Kaboodle Doodle - Hearts

The Cutie Pie - Valentine's Day

LEJ Designs - Anything goes

Everybody Art - Hearts

Party Time Tuesday - Love and romance

Crazy Amigo - Hearts

Paper Pretties - Valentine's