Two for Saturday

I'm treating you to two cards today, I've been so busy that I've not had much time to post so am making an effort today. The first card is for a friend in work who asked for several cards to be done but this one was wanted urgently for obvious reasons.

I have never made an acceptance card before but MCS came to the rescue, the invitation had hearts on it and one of those was pink so when I found this image I didn't have to do anything to it as I thought it was perfect. I just added a bit of ribbon and some pearls then cut a couple of hearts on the cuttlebug and put them through the swiss dots embossing folder and it was done. Simple but I was pleased with it and so was my friend.

The wedding card is one I've made for one of the guys in work, he was so excited about his upcoming wedding which was so lovely to see. Once again the background was done with MCS and here I have tried out the embossing and I think it's quite effective, in fact I showed it to one of my workmates and she ran her fingers over it expecting to feel texture. The corners were cut on the cuttlebug and the image I have used several times and it's from Mo's Digital Pencil and th gems were plain but coloured with a gold coloured promarker.

Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog is moving

Hello to all you challenge followers out there, one of our favourite challenge blogs is moving house. Here is what Ann has to say:

The first challenge on this blog will be on Friday 27th August and in the meantime, I'm hoping you'll help me to spread the word.
How about the opportunity to win some digis??????? This is all you need to do:
Become a follower to be included in the followers draw
Post about our move on your blog and add our challenge blinkie to your side bar then come and add your link on Inlinkz to be included in the Inlinkz draw
I'll draw 1 winner from the followers and 1 from Inlinkz this saturday the 14th then I'll do the same thing on friday the 20th and finally the day the first challenge goes live on here, friday the 27th. That's 6 prizes on offer and as an added incentive to get in early, it means more opportunities to win if you do!
Each winner will receive 3 digis of their choice.
Our regular challenge will still happen on the Wordpress blog this Friday, the 13th so don't forget to join us there and don't forget to come back here on saturday to see if you're one of the first two winners. :D

I do hope you will join her at her new place and give her some support.

Music and movement - CD Sunday

Good morning everyone and as it's Sunday it's time for another challenge from us over at CD Sunday, now last week you did us proud with more entries than we've had before so I do hope you'll join in again this week.

This week it's music and movement and the image above was one of the first things that came into my head, I love the little girl following the teacher. This image and the backing paper designed to go with it comes from the Joanna Sheen cd, A Card Makers Year. This cd is broken up into months so you will always find an image suitable for the time of year you are working in but like the above image they can be used at any time, if you want to use the image I've used you will find it in September.

We are getting closer to the start of our sponsored challenges and I have to say there are some very generous people out there so you will just have to keep watching and joining in with us, it's just a pity I can't enter! Hope you have fun with our challenge this week and I am looking forward to visiting all your blogs to see your wonderful creations and don't forget you don't need to use a lot from a cd to join in with us but if you use something small like an embellishment please give credit to the cd it comes from, thanks.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge #29 - Paper Tearing

Over on Bah! Humbug! this week the challenge is paper tearing, well I was almost going to pass on this one because I have been hoarding this paper and haven't managed to cut into it never mind tear it! I decided at the last minute that I'd give it a go so here is the result, the panel is one of the new embossing folders from Docrafts which a friend brought into work for me today, she picked them up at the weekend which was very good of her.

I have used some green ink dusted lightly over the panel and around the edge of the paper both of which are layered onto red silk mirri card, I coloured a white ribbon with promarkers and put it across two sides of the card and added a bit of bling but decided it needed something else and so found some flowers and thought this colour picks up the background a bit. I added some gems into the centre of the flower and fastened it onto the card with pinflair gel, the gems were plain but I coloured them with the promarkers too.

It's a girl!

I've been asked to do a new baby card and this is what I've come up with, the image is coloured with promarkers as is the mat and the words so they are all the same colour. I love this MS punch and use it quite a bit, I have used the same backing paper inside with the verse and baby details printed in pink onto white paper and again punched down the sides, just hope she likes it!

CD Sunday - Anything Goes

Good morning all, well it's Sunday so that means that over on CD Sunday we have a brand new challenge for you and this week we have decided that you should have an easy week cos it's anything goes. You can make anything you want and as long as it has something from a cd on it it qualifies, this week I've used an image from My Craft Studio, The Collectors Edition. I know some people don't get on with this range of cd's and to be honest when I first got mine I wasn't overly impresed but not one for buying things to just sit on the shelf I played about and now I have a whole range of them and find them really useful.

I've made the image by finding the table in one of the folders and then bringing in the bear who is drawn to look like she's sitting on something, I know that you can change the colour to anything you want but I just happened to have a sheet of Basic Grey paper with the pink and yellow in it so left it as is. I cut a couple of circles out on my Cricut and put them through the Cuttlebug then I spritzed them lightly with some silkies and to finish off I put some gems around the outer edges, rather that use the same colour I put the brown on one side and pink on the other, the dotty ribbon is from my stash.

I do hope you'll join in with us this week and don't forget we are getting closer to the start of our sponsored challenges so keep checking for more info!

I'm entering this into Sir Stampalot - Bring on the Bling

Just a bit of fun for the Bah! Humbug! challenge

Over on the Bah! Humbug! blog this week the challenge is a winter scene, well I couldn't find any stamps that would fit the bill and didn't want to use a cd so I decided to have a bit of fun and play with the Cricut.

I painted the sky with the silkies and tried to make it uneven so it looked like it was snowfilled (yes I know a vivid imagination is needed here), I then took some glitter card and tore it to create the snow. All of the elements are cut from the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge, I have never used the dolls on this but all the extra elements are very useful. I cut everything from 160gsm paper and coloured it in, the trees, moon and sleigh have been coloured with silkies and the reindeer and present sack with promarkers, I have put a bit of extra glue under the reindeer and sleigh and popped on a bit of extra glitter to give them a bit of something to stand on so they were not just floating. This probably won't go anywhere but I just had a bit of fun making it.

CD Sunday - Meow

Hello all and as it's Sunday it means a new card and challenge from us all at
CD Sunday, this week is an easy one and we have just called it 'MEOW'.

I have used an image from Joanna Sheen's Jane Netley Mayhew Collection, I do like this cd as I can manage to find something for everyone on here, from the pretty like this image which is for a friend of mine to the big cats and other stuff you see on safari which makes great mens cards, (can you tell I'm a fan).

The image is backed matted onto a pale green card which is almost the same green as the colour in the background. Now the DP is from Basic Grey and I think it's so pretty it is part of the Euphoria collection and this one is elation. I have made a fancy band from my MS punches and the flowers were white but I coloured them with promarkers.

Hope you like my effort this week and you'll pop over to see us and join in, we love coming to your blogs and having a look what gems you produce.

Yet another Sweet Pea!

OK, I did a card yesterday for the Sweet Pea Stampers challenge and I mentioned I wasn't going to use pink but somehow that's how it turned out. Today I decided to do another one and this time used blue as the predominant colour. I put some of my blue silkies onto my craft mat and mixed a bit of water, I put this onto some paper and then used another blue and layered this on top. Once both these colours had made the paper wet enough I scrunched it up, dried it slightly and then laid it out and rubbed a little of the darker colour over the top.

I cut the frame behind the image out on the Cricut and layered this onto a piece of glossy card that I used the silkies on again but slightly different and although it doesn't really show in the picture it has a slight criss cross effect. The image is mostly done in silkies but I have also used a few promarkers, to finish the whole thing off I cut a flourish and then made a flower. The flower is made with black paper soaked with diluted silkies and screwed up, it has five layers and these are glued together and finished with a pearl.

I hope you like this one.

Sweet Pea Challenge - Black, White and another

Over on Sweet Pea Stampers this week the challenge is black, white and any other colour. Well I wasn't going to use pink but it somehow just happened, I have used promarkers to colour both the image and the flowers which were punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I have cut the image out this time and popped her onto a black mat then onto a pink mirri mat which doesn't show in the photo, the ribbon is also coloured with one of the promarkers as it was white to start with.

The flowers were stuck on with pinflair glue and then the leaves were pushed in behind them and I used a corner punch just to add a bit of interest to the otherwise plain mats.

DDTIO - Shabby Chic

Over on Frankie's blog Dragon's Dream the TIO challenge is shabby chic, well I'm not so sure of the chic bit but this does look a bit shabby so hopefully it will be ok.
I started with cream card which I lightly coloured with a copic marker in waterlily, I then stamped a crackle background with tattered rose distress ink, it doesn't show in the picture but it's there. I used pumice stone distress ink around the edges and to stamp the two theatre masks, the rest of the stamping is done in another distress ink, rusty nail this time. The lace is coloured with the tattered rose ink and then I remembered I had some pink and brown ribbon so added a bit of that, the flower I made from 160gsm paper coloured with yet more distress ink. I have had the flat back pearls for ages so just thought I should use them too and finally there is just a bit of dazzle dust on the petals of the flower.

CD Sunday Challenge - Looks Like Summer

Over on CD Sunday this week we would like you to use the theme looks like summer as your starting point. As usual you can make anything you like as long there is an element that comes from a cd.

This week I have used the Pamela West cd as there are several images on there that would fit the bill, I love the idea of lying in a hammock with a good book in such beautiful surroundings, I added a border down each side punched with a MS punch and then I stamped out the basket and the dovecot just to add a bit of interest.

Hope you can come over and join us this week, we love coming and looking at your work. Check out the other team members blogs for more inspiration

Wendy
Cynthia
Christine
Doreen
Anne
Tess

Bah! Humbug! - Christmas Stockings

The challenge over on Bah! Humbug! this week is christmas stockings, sorry Ann but my sewing skills although ok are on hold at the moment so I did a card instead. I have had this stamp for years and can't remember where I got it from but it has been in a box unused so this is a perfect time to bring it out. A fairly simple card, I have used a backing paper from Season's Greetings cd and the flourish I cut on the cricut, I stamped the merry christmas with versamark and embossed with red, and that is basically it - oh and the image is coloured with promarkers.

Sweet Pea again

This is a card I made for a forum swap, I know my partner has got the card now so I am safe to show you it. The backing paper is printed from a cd that wasn't on general release, I sprayed it with sparkle and shine but because the nozzle got stuck it is a bit on the heavy handed side. I cut the mats on my Cricut and the bottom one I coloured with my silkies to match the dress of the fairy. The flowers were made from scalloped circles which were soaked with watered down silkies and scrumpled up then glued together, I put a sparkly gem in the centre and dabs of glue on the petals which I then dusted with dazzle dust, finally the sentiment is from Sweet Pea Stamps too, I bought a grab bag which had 6 sentiments in for $1.50, I cut this out with one of my nesties but because I wanted a very small border I cut the same size twice and trimmed on the embossing line of the top one and coloured the underneath one with more silkies.

I quite enjoyed doing this one and will be making more flowers this way as they are just a bit different and so easy to do.

Another Sweet Pea card

I am loving these Sweet Pea images and this time I've combined it with a couple of challenges, over on Rainbow Lady's blog the challenge is Lavender and Lace and on the Alphabet blog the letter this week is L and they have chosen lace.

I have coloured the image in with promarkers and just highlighted around the moon with stickles, the backing paper is from a pad I bought from Joanna Sheen and usually just sits in a drawer as I always forget I've got it. The card is coloured with milled lavender distress ink as is the lacy strip and the flourish. I have yet to decide on my greeting so this has to be added later, I've just finished off with some stones for a bit of bling.

Crafty Ann's challenge - shaped easel card

Well I've only had two weeks to do this but here I am at the last minute with my entry for Crafty Ann's fortnightly challenge.

I cut the heart shaped card out on the Cricut as well as the cake and the banner, to be honest I don't use the machine as much as I should and have set myself a challenge to use it more often. I cut the backing paper from a sheet of Basic Grey paper from the Two Scoops range and this one is called aptly enough Cupid's Arrow. I used a bit of distress ink around the base layer in tattered rose and then thought it would be good to use it on the edge of the banner. The little hearts around the top were bought from ebay a while ago to use on some wedding invitations but we had a change of mind so they will get used on other things. To finish the cake off I added a bit of dazzle dust to the edges of the cake and on the two hearts at the top. Not my usual style of card but it does you good to have a play and try something different.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge # 26 Card for a friend

Over on Bah! Humbug! this week it's a special card for a friend, this card is an 8x8 inch and is printed on to silver inkjet film. It is a nightmare to photograph so it isn't shown off to it's best, I have attached velvet ribbon and a tassel and the greeting is also printed onto the same film, I have layered it onto holographic card just to give it some substance as it is very flimsy.

CD Sunday Challenge # 12 - Kind Thoughts

Over on CD Sunday this week we would like you to incorporate some kind thoughts, for this challenge I have made a Christmas card. The quote comes from a booklet I bought a few years ago and then put it away and I couldn't find it, well it has turned up again so I am going to be using it this year for some of my cards, the booklet is cardmakers christmas card quotes from HOTP. My top backing paper I made using tumbled glass distress ink and stamped with a shooting star in broken china which isn't really showing up in this picture, the two snowflakes are cut from the same paper. The larger backing paper is from the Artylicious cd Seasons Greetings, once I had printed this out it was abit too blue to go with the paper I'd made so I used my colour duster to go over it with the tumbled glass ink.

I do hope you can manage to join in with us this week we love to visit your blogs and see your fabulous creations.

Now for something completely different

I haven't been making many cards recently and this is the reason, my friend is having a baby which is due in September so I started this shawl a couple of months ago to give myself plenty of time. I have really enjoyed doing it and as I haven't had a crochet hook in my hands for over 15 years think I've not done too bad a job on this. The shawl is quite large and is done in 4ply, in fact I like it so much I don't want it to go but it will be well cared for so don't really mind.

I hope now to catch up on things I should have been doing and get a lot more crafting done.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge # 25 Less is more

Over on Bah! Humbug! this week the theme is Less is More, well you can't get much less that an embossed piece of card layered onto a piece of paper. I did brayer some blue silkies onto the inside of the embossing folder before I put the card in but it doesn't really show up in the picture. I embossed the greeting in silver and attached to the card with a dinky bulldog clip I found when I went to the Port Sunlight show earlier in the year.

Just For You - CD Sunday Challenge no 11

It's Sunday again and over on CD Sunday we would like you to join us in creating something with the theme Just For You, it doesn't have to be a card it can be anything as long as you use something from a cd on it.

This week I have used the Artylicious cd Fantasy Floral, now this is a fairly old cd but so very useful. I printed out the backing paper and then used milled lavender to tone it down a bit. The fancy mat was cut on the Cricut and layered with a bit of the left over backing paper, the image is a SweetPea stamp and is coloured with promarkers and lightly sprayed with spray and sparkle in silver.

I have added a lovely glitter flower from Flora Dooles and the little black gems I have had for an age and think I bought them from Joanna Sheen.

I do hope you will come on over and join in with us this week, it would be lovely to see you.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge 24 Father Christmas

The challenge this week on Bah! Humbug! is Father Christmas, now I just couldn't make up my mind what to do after all there are so many images around but in the end I plumped for this one and now can't remember where I got it from, really must get more organised and save things in a properly marked folders.

Anyway I printed him out and then layered him onto a piece of burgundy card which I edged with a gold pen, the backing paper is printed from an Artylicious cd and then both were sprayed with glitter and sparkle in gold. The trim down the side was coloured with wild honey distress ink I think this must be my favourite colour to use at the moment, then I added some gems to add a bit of sparkle.

Ice cream holiday box

My great niece is very excited about her forthcoming holidays and wanted a box to keep her bits and pieces in that she will collect when away. I have used an old washing tablet box and painted it with my lovely new eco paints I then used a crackle stamp and covered the box in wild honey distress ink, I let her chose the things she wanted on the box and she wanted the ice cream cones the we found on the indie art cricut cartridge, she spotted the butterfly on my desk so wanted that on the top, the back has a sand castle on it but it is painted in pink as that is her favourite colour. I found the words once upon a time on another cartridge so we cut that out I then punched the trim and adhered it to the top flap. The cones, words and trim were cut in a pale yellow and inked up with the wild honey ink, when I find my small velcro dots I will fix just inside the lid to hold it shut. She is now one happy bunny but I bet it doesn't last much beyond the holidays but it was fun to do.

Cynthia over on Rainbow Lady's challenge blog wants ice cream or ice cream colours this week so I am entering this for that and also over on the Cricuteers forum they want something cut on the cricut and a pink summer feel so I am going to enter this into that challenge as well.

CD Sunday - In Full Bloom

Good morning all, I am feeling great today because the sun is shining and things are well in my world. I hope you like flowers (who doesn't?) because our challenge over on CD Sunday is In Full Bloom, now I know that most of us have at least one cd stored somewhere in our craft stash so now is the time to get them out and have a play. I have quite a few and this challenge was quite easy for me but to be able to join us you just need to use anything from a cd so even if you are a stamper you could just print off a bit of backing paper or even an element like I did with those butterflies.

My card this week as you can see is an easel card, I have used an image from Jane Netley Mayhew cd 2, I then used a MS punch to do the lacy trim, this was just punched out of plain white paper but I used my colour dusters and antique linen distress ink to take the starkness from it I used the same ink on the greeting to bring it all together. I used the ribbon to trim the centre of the lace strips and then decided to add it to the sides of the card, the butterflies are from a sheet on the same cd and although it doesn't really show the wings are not flat to the page but raised a little with pinflair glue. I hope you will join us this week and also go and have a look at the other design team's cards they make some beautiful things.

Another Christmas card

Over on Bah! Humbug! this week we have been invited to a childs christmas so how could I refuse?
I love easel cards and thought I'd do one for this challenge, the tree is a stamp from Creative Expressions as are the parcels, the little boy is a digi stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil, I fell in love with this stamp when I first saw it and used it for a new baby card but I think it works well for a christmas card too. I have coloured the images with both promarkers and copics, I am not a great lover of holographic card but think you can get away with it for christmas cards so have used it here to add a bit of bling.

I am also entering this card into the Winter Wonderland challenge which this week is a festive tree.

CD Sunday Challenge No.9 Have a Heart

Well it's back to sunday, these weeks are flying by but it's another challenge from us at CD Sunday . This week we want you to have a heart, you can do anything you like and even if you just use a piece of backing paper from a cd it will qualify so I do hope you join us this week.

My card is made with a Penny Black stamp and the backing paper comes from Joanna Sheen's Precious Petals cd, if you haven't used any of Joanna's cd's please do go and have a look as there is a great range and something for everyone. The image is coloured with Pro Markers and I've cut a couple of hearts with the Cuttlebug and put them through in the script embossing folder.

Sweet Pea Challenge - Aqua and Brown

The challenge this week on Sweet Pea Stampers is Aqua and Brown, well I love this combo so had to give it a go. The stamp I have used is one I got when I bought a grab bag a few weeks ago and what value, I am so pleased with them.

I have used the ever present on my desk promarkers, to colour the image and the backing paper is from Glenda's Decadent Brocade cd, I used the cool aqua promarker to colour some plain white paper which I then cut some flowers fromalong with the bronze coloured card I used to mat and layer, I also coloured the white ribbon with the same pen so I knew everything would match.

Passion for Promarkers challenge - Books

This week the Passion for Promarkers challenge is all about books, I have taken this digi image
and coloured with some of my promarkers and as I didn't have any colour scheme in mind when I chose the image I just grabbed a handful and took it from there. The backing papers have been subdued with distress inks as they were a bit bright for what I decided to do, I printed a page out with an extract from a fairy story and used more distress inks to age it. I used one of my MS punches to give me a border and finished off with a few flora doodles.

CD Sunday Challenge No.8 Girl Power

Over on CD Sunday this week we want you to do something with the theme Girl Power, it doesn't have to be a card just whatever you fancy but I do hope you join in with us.

This week I couldn't make up my mind what to do so in the end I plumped for this girl with attitude, I can't remember where she came from but there are several in the set. My bit from a cd is the backing paper and I was surprised to find it on Joanna Sheen's Dancing with Shadows, I was using the cd for another challenge and remembered that there was an extra bit of backing papers and as soon as I saw this I thought it fitted really well. The card is cut with a large nestie but not all the way around I missed one edge off so it was a shaped card, I then cut another whole piece and folded the original as you would an easel card and attached that to the front.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge #21 acetate

Over on Bah! Humbug! this week it's a challenge involving acetate, now I love acetate and as I missed posting my card last week decided to make sure this weeks was done nice and early.

This little card is quite involved really, I used alcohol inks on the acetate and then fastened it to the card blank, the holly wreath is cut on the cricut, I cut all the leaves and a circle to use as the base, I put a line of pinflair glue around the circle and layered the leaves onto it, this could be why it's not a perfect circle but then again nature doesn't do perfect cirles either, I dug out the bottle of Jones Tones paint which I have had for years and made little balls to represent berries unfortunately the card fell on the floor and they got a bit squashed but you still get the idea. I coloured some white ribbon with my promarkers and used the bow maker to do the bow on the top.

I then couldn't decide what to use as my greeting but remembered I had a load of these little plaques from a previous visit to Kanban.

Now the other card and I'm sorry it's a bit squiffy is the one I did for last weeks challenge but didn't get around to posting it in time but thought you should see it anyway and this is printed from Dancing with shadows cd from Joanna Sheen.

CD Sunday Challenge No.7 Feathered Friends

This week on CD Sunday we would like you to join us in creating something with the theme Feathered Friends. This week I've used a cd which came free on the Do Crafts Creativity magazine, quite often we get freebies and have a quick look but never use them so I decided that I would make something this time and this is the result. I have used aqua coloured gems to highlight both the birds and also some of the ends of the flowers.

I hope you like my effort and it inspires you to pop over and join in with us this week.

TIO Challenge #40 What's on your desk

Frankie over on Dragons Dream has challenged us to use what is on our desks, well if your desk is anything like mine I could keep going for a week! However I have chosen to use the Lavinia stamps and because I recently bought some ink dusters have used them to create the background colour. This was done using a small amount ofAdirondak Cranberry ink and some butterscotch, I used the cranberry to stamp the tree, toadstools and fairy, I then used lettuce to stamp the vines and the stars. I wasn't 100% happy with it so used wild honey distress ink around the edges. To finish it off I have sprayed the tag with spray and sparkle in gold, added a bright orange ribbon and it's done. Hope you like it!

Bah! Humbug! Challenge #19 Ribbons

The ladies over on Bah! Humbug! this week are being kind to us and are asking us to use ribbon, most of us use ribbons and for christmas cards is ever so easy so here is my card for the challenge. The stamped image is from a stamp I bought earlier in the year in a sale and coloured with both promarkers and copics, the backing paper is one I have used in a challenge before but don't want to waste it and the bell on the ribbon is off a Lindtt golden bunny which were selling for £1 each shortly after easter, loads of yummy chocolate and a little something for my stash!

CD Sunday Challenge No.6 Elegant Ladies

Over on CD Sunday challenge blog this week the challenge is Elegant Ladies, so I have used Glamour and Glitz cd from Debbie Moore, the card template is on the cd so saves you having to measure yourself and when folded it fits in a c5 envelope. I have used one of the backing papers from the cd and used a flower die to make up the flowers so everything matches, put a bit of glitter on the folds of the dress and the headress and it's finished.

A couple of wedding cards

I have had a few orders for wedding cards and these two are for the same people, not wanting to waste anything I have used the same image as I have used on my CD Sunday card for one of the cards and the other image is one that was requested after making another card for the same family for a previous wedding. I have used my templates to add the swirls in the gems and the flowers are from some dies I have only recently bought by Joy Craft and the leaves are from a woodware punch.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge #18 Punched borders

Over on Bah! Humbug! this week the challenge is punched borders, now I wasn't sure what to do and decided not to use one of my MS punches because that would be an easy option. I have used a punch I bought very cheaply thanks to one of the ladies from Bah! Humbug! quite a while ago, I have used a green paper with a circular pattern so thought this punch went really well with it so not really christmas things but I hope they work, I stamped the the greeting with a stamp I bought as part of a set at Port Sunlight by Penny Black, I used perfect medium and then swished some perfect pearls over and lightly sprayed with hair spray to fix. Hope you like it.

CD Sunday Challenge No. 5 Days gone by

This week over on CD Sunday we are challenging you to make a card with the theme days gone by, I need a few wedding cards (must be the season) so I have based my card on that. The image is from Joanna Sheen's Fashion Boutique, there are a couple of these images on the third disc in this set and I have used this particular one several times and it always goes down well. I have cut a couple of hearts and put them through the cuttlebug in the script embossing folder, I've finished the whole thing off with a feather and a couple of flowers, the card came from a visit to Kanban and has the word wedding around the outer edge. Hope you'll join in with us this week.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge #17 Christmas food

Over on Bah! Humbug! this week it's Christmas food so I have gone for gingerbread men, I cut everything out on the Cricut and the greeting is from a set of stamps I bought at the stamp show I went to yesterday. The background is sprayed with Glitz Spritz which is something I have had for years and not really used this particular one is called royal crimson fire.
The gingerbread people are coloured with promarkers and the icing is done using frosted lace stickles.

CD Sunday Challenge No. 4 - Country Charm

A bit late posting today but this is my card for the CD Sunday challenge, I have used another Joanna Sheen cd this time it's Cottage Garden. The pink backing paper is slightly marbled but you can't tell as it doesn't show up in this picture, I have edged it with a Martha Stewart punch this time and put some stones where the holes in the pattern are, finished it off with a bit of ribbon and the flower cut from some dies by Joy Craft.

Welcome baby

My friends baby is due next week so I decided that i'd get the card done in advance, I saw this image from Mo's digital pencil and just had to have it and it's been coloured with promarkers. I printed the backing paper from the Baby Love cd and used my MS punch to do the edges of the top layers. The flowers have been made with Joy Craft dies and I'm really pleased with them, the leaves have been punched out using a Woodware punch. I have yet to add a greeting as I do want to put the baby's name on and although they have chosen a name it could change once he arrives so I'm playing it safe.

Spring Thaw

Lynne over on Stamp-n-doodle has very kindly given us this lovely image to work with and share with everyone. I chose this image as soon as I saw it as it reminds me of the area my mum lives in, hence the word home on the side of the card.

This is coloured with promarkers but I made the mistake of printing onto photopaper as I didn't realise it was in the printer so not as easy to work with but I think presentable. Hope you like it.

Fantastic Blog Candy up for grabs

Over on Karen's blog Crafty Going's on she is giving away this fantastic candy, it is really easy to enter so get on over and have a look.

CD Sunday Challenge No. 3 - Baby Talk

Well it's back to Sunday so this can only mean one thing and that is CD Sunday, this week we have got a lovely easy one for you and it's Baby Talk.

I have used an image from the Joanna Sheen cd Baby Love, I decided not to use the backing paper that comes with the image on the outer of the card so used it as an insert, it is pale enough to put the verse over and still be able to read it clearly. I have used one of the Martha Stewart border punches and embellished with ribbon and a small rhinestone buckle.

Pop over to the blog and have a look at what the other team members have done, some great stuff there and hopefuly it will inspire you to have a go and join in with us again this week.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge #16 Snowflakes and ABC I is for ice

Over on Bah! Humbug! this week it's snowflakes so a bit of an easier challenge this time. Any kind of snowflake will do so I have used a background with some on and the ribbon has silver ones printed on and finally I coloured some white ones with a silver pen to tie everything together.

I printed the image out using MCS and also matched up the oval to put the topper onto, I cut both of these out with a craft knife after the first lot looked like a dogs hind leg by the time I'd finished with the scissors, I edged the oval with the same silver pen I used on the small snowflakes, the smaller square is matted onto glitter card and what a nightmare that is to get anything to stick down. I decided that the only thing that would stick was pinflair gel and the only thing that did was to lift all the glitter off the base card, I wasn't going to be beaten so scrapped all the glitter and glue of the back of the top mat and started again with the pinflair and this time it worked.

Oh I forgot to say that I sprayed the topper with the spray and sparkle in silver because it looked a little dull. Seems like a lot of effort for a five inch square, this time I've made this a tent fold. I am also entering this card into the ABC Christmas Challenge which this week is I for ice.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge #15 Pretty in Pink 2nd card

2nd attempt at the Bah! Humbug! challenge pretty in pink, this time the whole card is stamped with versamark and dusted with the perfect pearls. It seemed like a good idea while I had them out. I tried to take a picture instead of scanning but the reflection against the flash just meant you couldn't see the image properly, so it was back to the scanner and that is why there is a bit of shadow.

The stamp is a papermania one that people seemed to go mad for last year and it was selling for stupid money on ebay, I paid the princeley sum of £6.99 but I did hear of someone who managed to pick one up for 99p so if you like the stamp don't pay silly money for it. The stamp around the outside is one that I got from Clarity as the monthly stamp for March, I think it compliments the main image quite well. This card is an A5 landscape and just to finish it off I popped on some pearls that I bought from Hobby House while I was at the NEC in March.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge #15 Pretty in Pink

This weeks challenge over on Bah! Humbug! is pretty in pink, so I have used quite a few different things on this card although it does look a bit flat on the scan. For the background I stippled tattered rose distress ink using a large stencil brush, then I stamped the snowflakes with versamark and dusted them with berry twist perfect pearls. The stamped image is coloured with promarkers and the spellbinders snowflake die is also covered with versamark and dusted with the perfect pearls. As I cannot find any of my christmas greeting stamps I have had to resort once again to a peel off.

CD Sunday Challenge No2 - Artfully Asian

Over on the CD Sunday this week we are challenging you do do something under the heading of Artfully Asian, this is my take on this theme and to be honest although I love this style of cards I really struggle to make something I'm happy with. This week I have used another Joanna Sheen cd, Oriental Dreams. I have used a bamboo stamp to do the edges and then matted the backing paper on to gold mirri card, the ribbon is velvet and the tiny buckle I bought when Joanna had them on special offer.

I wanted to bring the colour of the bird out so used a bright blue card to mat the topper onto and again used gold mirri, the lantern and vase stickers were given to me a long time ago so can't tell you who makes them or where to find them.

I do hope you will join us again this week and look forward to seeing your creations.