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Sunday, 12 June 2011

CD Sunday - If The Shoe Fits

A very good Sunday morning to everyone, been a bit hectic here and at one point thought I wasn't going to get anything done for this weeks challenge but finished this yesterday so everything turned out alright.

The challenge over on CD Sunday is If the Shoe FIts, well as we all know if indeed the shoes do fit we just have to have them, so my sentiment is designed to let you fill in the ending in your own mind.  I have used Debbi Moore's cd Fabulous Flourishes, it is not a huge cd with toppers and bookmarks etc on it but the papers are pretty and very useful so worth having in your collection.  The shoe itself is a digi I bought a while ago and I'm really sorry but can't think where it came from, I know I bought a couple of things from the same place and have no doubt would do so again if I ever find her. I have coloured with promarkers and added stickles glitter glue in Diamond over where the fancy bits are, popped on a few gems and a bit of ribbon and hey presto it's finished.

Hope you can come over and join us, we'd love to see you.

Thursday, 9 June 2011

Rainbow Lady'schallenge - Ticket to Ride

Over on Rainbow Lady's this week the challenge is called Ticket to Ride, now we were given some images to work with and this is the one I have used. I have turned it into a birthday card and the backing paper is from basic Grey, thought it went well together. The number 3 and the words were cut out on the Cricut. hope you can pop over and join us we would love to see you and once again the challenge is sponsored by Chi Chi.

Sunday, 5 June 2011

Less is more - Monochrome

Well I've been so busy lately I haven't had time to join in any challenges apart from my DT commitments but have really missed doing certain ones and the Less is More challenge is one of my favourites.

This week the challenge is monochrome so I thought I'd play along and use one of my new stamps bought from Indigoblu, I have tried it out previously but this is the first card I have made with it.   I have stamped the image with a cranberry Adirondack ink and then found a piece of matching card for the mat. The sentiment is one I've had for an age but don't know where it came from.

CD Sunday - Digi Day

Good morning all, not a very bright morning so I won't feel guilty playing in the craft room. Over on CD Sunday this week we are being sponsored by Stitchy Bears so in honour of that we have decided to have a digi day.

My card is using an image supplied by our sponsors and the backing paper comes from Craft Artist Platinum, I printed everything off on an A4 sheet and realised I had flipped the image so the words were back to front, which as it's Alice in Wonderland I probably clould have got away with it but decided to reprint the image the corect way around. I have used Tea Dye Distress Ink over the top of both the BP and the image and then screwed the image up and rubbed the ink pad over the top to catch the creases and make it look quite old.

I do hope you can come over and join in with us, we'd love to see you.

Thursday, 2 June 2011

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Sunrise, Sunset

Morning everyone, another week over can you believe it? Now we are here in June and before we know it it will be a countdown to Christmas. This week Cynthia has asked us to use Sunrise, Sunset as our theme, well I found this decoupage on Joanna Sheen's Ivory Cats cd and it just reminded me of cats watching the sun come up before heading home for a nap.

We'd love you to come and join us and I'm pretty sure you can find something that will go with the theme, I could have done several things but loved this scene and of course Joanna is sponsoring this weeks challenge so something worth winning.

Sunday, 29 May 2011

CD Sunday - Say it with Scallops

Good morning all, another Sunday, another challenge over at CD Sunday. This week we want you to Say it with Scallops, if you pop over to the blog you will see the different takes on this from the DT and I have to say there are some pretty good examples there.

I have cheated a little and although my card is made from the new cd from Crafters Companion it is a free download on their web site but as soon as I saw it I knew I just had to use it.  I have been so busy this week that I didn't think I was going to get anything done so this card is a very quick one so thank goodness the printing makes it look like you've spent time layering up when really the only bits I've added are the red mats and the bit of ribbon for the buttons, I have added one layer of Humphrey just to give it a lift, hope you like it!

Thursday, 26 May 2011

Rainbow Lady's challenge #154 - Some Enchanted Evening

This week over on Rainbow Lady's challenge we would like you to share an Enchanted Evening, we as a design team were very lucky to be given some of Crafty Ann's artwork to  play with and this is what I've come up with.

I used Craft Artist Platinum to join two of the scenes together so I had a couple of trees behind the couple, I found the image of the couple in Joanna Sheens Dancing With Shadows cd, I took the image into CA and removed the background so I just had the image, I placed that in front of the scene which is coloured with chalks and Promorkers with a touch of glitter to highlight the water.  Once the whole thing was how I wanted it I printed it out only to find that the couple image wasn't sharp, I didn't want to waste my efforts and start again so went around the image with a fine black pen which helped to remove the fuzzy look but as the pen was darker than the print it stood out, once again Promarkers to the rescue, I went over the whole image with the black promarker and it now looks fine.

Crafty Ann's is sponsoring this challenge and is giving away more than one prize so pop over  to Rainbow Lady's and have a look and hopefully join in, we'd love to see you.

Sunday, 22 May 2011

CD Sunday - Under the Weather

Good morning it's Sunday again and over on CD Sunday we want you do a little something for someone who if feeling a bit under the weather.

I have chosen an image from Cuddly Buddly and put it onto this beautiful layer cut and embossed with the new Marriane die/embossing folder. The backing paper is printed from the Joanna Sheen cd Baby Love, even if you don't do babies there are some fab backing papers on this disc.

I have used a red card to layer to bring out the red in the wellingtons and hat, I put a strip of extra strong tape down the side and pleated some ribbon, did a bow and fastened that to the top. The edges are done with the famous Martha Stewart punch.

Hope you like my offering and can come and join us, we love to see you.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - With a flourish

Over on Rainbow Lady's challenge blog this week we want you to do it with a flourish, now you could use a die cut or a stamp, well anything that produces a flourish. I decided to use one of my newest stamps bought from Port Sunlight, I used a multicoloured nk pad to give a variation to the colour and really like the way it had turned out.
The bunnies are a stamp from LOTV and to finish it off I have added a bit of ribbon and a few pearls.
I do hope you can come and join us we are once again being sponsored by Steph of Crafting.co.uk

Sunday, 15 May 2011

CD Sunday - Die Cutting or Yeehaw!

Good morning all, over on CD Sunday this week we are spoiling you as we have a choice of challenges. We had a vote and couldn't make up our minds so decided to go with two, I chose to use the die-cutting and to be honest you will have to look to find it :)
I have used an image from the Enchanted Dreams cd from Joanna Sheen, I have printed the backing paper onto conquerer paper to give it a bit of a shimmer.  I don't know how I did it but on of the edges was totally squiffy so as it was my last piece of blue had to try and rescue it as no matter how much I tried I couldn't get it to look anything but awful, I decided to cut the offending corner off and emboss the card behind it but me not knowing when to stop decided that maybe a bit of glitter wouldn't go amiss. Not too sure if it's a bit OTT but hey it's not wonky, the image is printed onto 160gsm text and graphics paper and then printed a mirror image on acetate. I glittered the paper one and put the acetate on top so you get the sparkle with no shedding. 

I added an embossed border and some ribbon and here is where the die cutting comes in I used a small oval die to cut the blue and a scalloped on to cut the paper to stamp the sentiment onto.

I do hope you can come over and join us again this week as we love to see you. xx

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Rainbow Lady's challenge #152 - Texture


Over on Rainbow Lady's challenge this week we want some texture! We are once again sponsored by Chi Chi digi images so well worth a look and hopefully join in with us.


For my card I have ued some of the Chi Chi images and put the picture together in Craft Artist printed it then coloured with ProMarkers, my texture is the bottom of the card which has been embossed to look like the sand after the sea has gone out. I think it's a great challenge this week and hope to see you there.

Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Card for Line Managers Mum


I was asked by my line manager to make a card for his mum's birthday, when I asked what kind of thing she liked and did he have any preference I was told something that mum's would like!


I hadn't made up my mind what I was going to do but sat and went through my cd's and when I started looking through the Joanna Sheen cd's I knew I was about to find something suitable.


I chose this image from Enchanted Dreams, the image is printed onto a matt photo paper which brings out the colour and detail so well. I have added glitter to the flowers around the hat but it doesn't show in the picture, the printed backing paper is the one that is meant to go with the image but this time printed onto a heavy weight vellum. I embossed some card which I also used to matt the picture on and added some ribbon and a little flower and finished it off with a stamped calendar sentiment. I have to say that the photo doesn't do it justice and for once I was pleased with the finished result, just hope his mum likes it.

Sunday, 8 May 2011

CD Sunday - Let's go Oriental


Good morning everyone I have had nothing but trouble this morning and I was just about to give up trying to post but have given it one more go.


Over on CD Sunday we are going oriental and hope you can join us, for this challenge I have used an image from Joanna Sheen's Eastern Treasures which is printed onto a pearlised paper which gives the image a different look. The backing paper has a stamp on one side which has been embossed with silver.

Thursday, 5 May 2011

Rainbow Lady's Challenge # 151 - Lady in Red

Thursday again folks and a new challenge over at Rainbow Lady's, this week we want you to remember the song Lady in Red and come up with something on that theme.
For my card I have gone back to Debbi Moore and printed out this decoupage, the backing paper is another of my favourites when I'm in a hurry and don't want to build my collage background.

This weeks challenge is once again sponsored by Joanna Sheen and everyone can spend a voucher from that lady's shop, so come on over and join us you could be the winner!

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

A couple of wedding cards





I was asked for a couple of wedding cards for the same couple, one from the girls mum and one form her sister. I wanted to make them look different and hopefully have managed this, the first card is a digi image from Teddy Bo which I saw and thought just the thing. I have printed onto a pearl papaer and colured with Promarkers, added glitter to the dress and veil. The heart was cut out on the cricut, the back piece was white but I coloured with chalk to give it a soft pink look and added pearls and a few flowers to finish it off. Didn't know what to do a bout the sentiment and then remembered the calendar stamps from LOTV so stamped and embossed with silver and I think it finishes the card off quite well.


The second card is made with a Joanna Sheen stamp which I just had to have and never used, I have had the paper for so long I can't think when I bought it but I was at a stage when I was buying all sorts of things and just putting them away so I am now at the stage where I'm bringing them all out again and saving a few pennies. The strip is done with the Cuttlebug and lightly glittered with a bit of lace added, the bride is embossed with silver and glittered. I have added a few flowers and the die cut spray is one of the Marianne dies.


I just hope they like them now they're finished. x











Sunday, 1 May 2011

CD Sunday - Stamping

Good morning crafters, it's another beautiful day here in Wigan and hopefully one where I'll be out in the garden sunning myself while planting the strawberries.

This week on  CD Sunday we want you to use some rubber, yes I know we are a CD challenge blog but we all love to do other things too.

We are being sponsored this week by Digi's with Attitude so you culd win something just for entering you card or project.


This week I've dug out a very old stamp that I bought from Ebay just because I fell in love with it, these stamps are now available a lot cheaper and unmounted but I still haven't bought any of those, I've coloured the image with promarkers and then dusted the background with chalk to get a soft blue for the sky and the grass is chalked too. My CD element is the backing paper from ATC Assistant by Joanna Sheen, I was looking for something small and as these papers are designed to be used on an atc they are just the thing I wanted.  I've used a little embossed paper and a ribbon to add some interest and the sentiment is a stamp which was free on a magazine front.  My flowers are from Wild Orchid who have a fabulous selection as well as some lovely must have hat pins.

I do hope you'll come over and join us and meet our guest who I'm sure you're going to enjoy.

Thursday, 28 April 2011

Rainbow Lady's challenge - Take a town or country break

Good morning all, this is getting to be a habit me being here on a Thursday as well as Sunday. Now I'm on Rainbow Lady's DT I need to make an effort and get my cards done on time, this week it was the turn of my new stamps from Chocolate Baroque. These stamps are smaller versions of stamps they've had on other sheets and I just love them and how useful they will be. The backing paper is printed in greyscale and then coloured with chalks and it's one of the famous embosibilities from Sharon Duncan who is our sponsor this week.

I do hope you will come over and see what the rest of the team have done and join us if you can, we'd love to see you

Sunday, 24 April 2011

Dragons Dream - Tag it On - Birds As you will

So Frankie's got herself a brand new design team and they have done some fab work, everyweek I go see what the challenge is at DragonsDream  and say yes I'll do it this week but before I know it I have missed it again. Well I couldn't let the first postings by the DT go by and not join in so this is my take on the challenge.
The background is chalked and then stamped with one of the brocade background stamps (which are just so yummy if you haven't got them) it is stamped in cantaloupe memento ink. The piece with the bird on was done slightly differently, the bird was stamped in versamark and then chalked over with the same colours as the background piece, the word thankful was again stamped in the memento ink but it would have been better if I had managed to get it straight!
I couldn't find my fibres so have just used some oddments of ribbon at the top but will try to find something different as I think fibres would be better.

CD Sunday - Butterflies

Well here we are and it's Easter Sunday so Happy Easter everyone.  We are starting a new challenge over on CD Sunday and this week it's Butterflies so hopefully there will be lots of you joining in as it's quite an easy one again.

For my card I have cut the shaped card on the Cricut and printed the papers from Debbi Moores cd Flutterby, then cut another two butterfly shapes in smaller sizes to layer them up, the smallest butterfly in the middle is from the same cd but printed on both 160gsm paper and on acetate and fastened together, to finish off I used some gems in the middle to give a bit of body.  Hope you like and we look forward to seeing you over there soon.

Thursday, 21 April 2011

Sweet Treats for Easter - Rainbow Lady's challenge #149

Good morning to you all, well it's another Thursday so this means another challenge over on Rainbow Lady's blog, this week we are asking for Sweet Treats for Easter.

My card is made with some Docrafts stamps, these little bears are very popular so I thought I'd buy them even though they have limited use.  They are stamped with Versafine and coloured with Promarkers and the wall is taken from a Joanna Sheen cd but I can't remember which one, it took me a while to find it!

I do hope you can come on over this week and join us, you could be the lucky one to win £15 worth of crafty goodies from the Artistic Stamper, now that is worth having.

Sunday, 17 April 2011

CD Sunday Birthday challenge


Hello crafters, it's Sunday again and that for me only means one thing it's time for CD Sunday's newest challenge. Well this week it's a little bit special because it's our birthday and to celebrate we have decided to give away a couple of prizes so do come on over and join us and maybe win a little something for yourself.

My card this week is made with the Regency cd from Debbi Moore, I love her cd's and will always find something suitable on them.  This card is for a friend at work who is taking nearly two weeks off over Easter and while she is off it's her birthday so I needed to get this done quite early.  I printed the backing paper which I matted onto silver mirri card, added a bit of beautiful lace which I normally only look at. I had a piece of mirri left over so decided to cut a couple of ovals and run them through the cuttlebug, I thought it gave a bit of something to frame the images. I added some flowers in the corner and the leaves are cut out of the left over backing paper.

I want to add a little thank you to the DT for their generosity in providing things for the prize, without them it would have been one or two little items instead of a feast of crafty goodies.

Thursday, 14 April 2011

Rainbow Lady's challenge #148

Hi everyone, yes I know it's unusual for me to be posting on a Thursday morning but I'm all excited as this is my first week with the team over on Rainbow Lady's challenge blog.  I have been dying to tell you all but couldn't let the cat out of the bag until today. I did have a bit of a panic as I lost my internet connection for a few days and did think I wouldn't be able to join in.

The theme for this weeks challenge is In the Springtime and is sponsored by Chi-Chi Memories and we have been lucky enough to be given some images to play with. I have made a small bag to fill with treats and this little fella is so cute I have coloured him with Promarkers, the image is printed directly onto the bag and I have coloured the background with chalks.

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

CD Sunday - Song in my heart

Hello everyone, I'm a little bit late with my posting for the CD Sunday challenge as I have been off line. I love my pc but not when it's playing up and I can't carry on as normal. 

Anyway onto the challenge, this week it is called A Song in My Heart and although I do sing a bit when no-one is listening to me this made me think of the birds sitting on my rooftop sing their little hearts out. 

The background is a paper printed from the Decadent Brocade cd from Artylicious.  The stamp is an Artylicious one too, it is stamped onto a 160gsm paper which I have coloured with distress inks and brushes, still haven't got the hang of using the brayer.  I needed something to pull it all together and decided to use some of the papers to make a little corner decoration then I cut out two branch die cuts and there it was done.

If you haven't already been and had a look at the challenge please pop over and hopefully join in, we would love to come and visit you.

Oh by the way I almost forgot, it's our birthday next week and we'll have presents but you'll have to join us for the event!

Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Bah Humbug! challenge - Cards that make you giggle


Over at Bah! Humbug! this week it's cards to make you giggle, well what better than this moose in a tangle with his Chrsitmas decorations. This is a digi stamp that I bought last year, he is coloured with Promarkers and I was going to put some glaze over the lights but forgot, must go back and do it!

Sunday, 3 April 2011


Over on our CD Sunday blog this week we have a fabulous challenge which is make something for Someone Special. We are being sponsored by


and the prize is 4 sheets of digi images, so if you love digi stamps or if you have never used one and fancy giving them a try now is the time. My card is done using a beautiful ballerina digi and the backing paper is from the Baby Love cd from Joanna Sheen.

Saturday, 2 April 2011

Less is More - A Touch of Red

This weeks challenge on the Less is More blog is a touch of red, I stamped the image and painted the poppies with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink with a little bit of Shabby Shutters to do the stems and darken the buds slightly. I layered it onto a red mat and then stamped the sentiment straight onto the card.

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Bah! Humbug! - Christmas Trees


Here's my card for the Bah! Humbug! challenge this week which is Christmas Trees, I have used some papermania backing papers and some fabby green ribbon and thenused the Cuttlebug to emboss one of my favourite trees, I used the Core'dinations papers and sanded it back to reveal the green below. Finished with some red pearls in the corners and a bit of glitter on the tree, have to have glitter at Christmas!

Sunday, 27 March 2011

CD Sunday - Transport

Good morning once again, this is the fourth time I've tried to upload this picture. I've had to revert back to the old style editor to get it to work but not sure why. This is my offering for our challenge over on CD Sunday, I have a few youngsters in the family who are into the army and am very slow at making the cards for their birthdays so have decided to use the theme of transport to get ahead. The topper was done in Craft Artist Platinum and the dog tags have been glazed in an attempt to make them look more metallic. I picked out the colours on the star for the papers to mat onto and there it is finished. To be honest it's not really my kind of thing but the boys will love it! Do come over and join us, we love to see your entries.

Music and Movement


I've made this card for a swap and the theme is music and movement. I have used some Basic Grey papers after much thought, I love the papers and hate cutting into them! I also downloaded the music from Swan Lake which I coloured with distress inks to blend in. The image is a digi which I have coloured with Promarkers and added a little glitter to the dress and headband.


The flowers are from one of my favourite places Wild Orchid.

Saturday, 26 March 2011

Less is More - Sketch

I can't believe I am actually waiting for Saturdays so I can see what the Less is More girls have in store for us. This week it's a sketch so I have done a DL card which thinking about it is the first one I've done in a very long time.  I printed the pattern on the bottom and the sentiment then using the same card cut a strip which I put through the Cuttlebug, the flower is cut from a set  of dies and I popped a brown pearl in the centre to finish it off. 

Sunday, 20 March 2011

Bah! Humbug! - Metallic

Over at Bah! Humbug! hall they have asked us to use something metallic. Well the first of my cards is done in Craft Artist and all the elements are metallic looking and I've layered the topper onto silver so hopefully that fits.

For the second card I've stamped some baubles onto silver mirri with Stazon, cut them out and hung them from the tree branch. They were very difficult to take a picture of as the silver reflects everything or just looks black so I have done the best I can. I have embossed the card using a couple of folders and then did the lines to fill the gap. The sentiment is from the same set of stamps as the baubles, they came in a Do-Crafts goody bag. The ribbon has been coloured with Promarkers and I added a little colour to the baubles too, being very careful so the Stazon didn't run.


I was off line last week as my pc stopped working so didn't get a chance to enter the challenge so hopefully this makes up for it and keeps my tally of cards going in the right direction.

Less is more - Masculine

Over on the Less is More challenge this week it's masculine, my first thought was oh no! but then I remembered this lovely husky stamp from Clarity and I was away. The frame was put onto the card in Craft Artist as was the sentiment and now I've closed the programme down I can't remember which font I used.  I love this image and although I have used this for the challenge I know lots of ladies who would just love a card like this. 

Quick update just in case anyone likes the font it's Morning Limerick BTN.

CD Sunday - Wild Thing

Hello everyone, I almost didn't get to post this card as I had a sick pc and have been off line all week, you all know the trauma this brings.  Over on CD Sunday this week the challenge is Wild Thing, not unsurprisingly we have all gone with the animal theme but there are other things that can be done with this theme so I'm hoping that we'll see some really good entries this week.
My card is for my brothers birthday, he loves otters and has always fancied a tattoo on his leg, he is a bit of an artist and has even drawn the design he wanted but has never got around to having it done so I decided the next best thing is have one on a card.  The image and the bubbly backing paper is from the first of the Jayne Netley Mayhew cd's, I have used a fabulous photo paper for the main image and it looks really crisp. The seaweed and coral I have cut out on my Cricut in a matching paper from the Life's a Beach cartidge. I do hope he likes it.

Sunday, 13 March 2011

Simple Sympathy Card

I like the simpleness of this card, it is a five inch square and although is being used as a sympathy card I didn't want to use black so I have used a very dark green.
I am entering this into the Less is More challenge which is one layer and off the page.

CD Sunday challenge - Colour

I've made two cards for you today, these are my challenge cards for CD Sunday which this week is colour   we want you to use the colours blue, yellow and brown. I love blue and brown together but thought I'd throw a little something extra in and decided on yellow, when I came to do my cards I couldn't make up my mind what to do and it wasn't flowing as well as I had hoped so I ended up doing two and both of them have come from Joanna Sheen discs. I can always find something to fit the bill with her cd's as there is so much variety on them.

I am also entering the crocus one in the Stamp, Scrap and Doodle challenge which this week is spring.

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Less is more - Off the Page

Over on the Less is More blog this week the challenge is a one layer card and off the page.  I stamped the lady leaving the back end of her dress disapearing off the edge of the card, coloured with Promarkers and then stamped the sentiment.

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Bah Humbug! challenge - Embossing

Over at Humbug Hall this week the staff are having a great time and have asked us to do a bit of embossing, not sure if they have got their inspiration from the wallpaper but anyway I thought I join them and do a bit more for the Christmas box, I have used a cuttlebug embossing folder which funnily enough I won last year from those very nice ladies, I have used a little distress ink to highlight the trees. The words were cut on the Cricut as were the snowflakes, I really should use this machine more often as I do love it but just forget to switch it on at times.
I'm also entering this for the CHNC challenge which this week is embossing,

Sunday, 6 March 2011

CD Sunday - St Patrick's day/Luck of the Irish

Good morning from sunny Wigan, it's another Sunday and can only mean one thing, yes it's another challenge from us over at CD Sunday. This week we are going to Ireland and celebrating St Patrick's day, our theme is based around luck so this is what I chose to use.  My card is done using the newest set of cd's in my collection, Craft Artist Platinum. I have had a ball using these cd's and built up the design before printing off, the bunch of shamrocks is a digi stamp from either last year or even the one before which I reduced in size to fit in the frame and then coloured it with Promarkers.



This week our challenge is sponsored by Art of Craft and they have been very generous in giving us a voucher for £20 to spend on anything in the shop, so go on over and have a look it's very well stocked.

Sunday, 27 February 2011

Less is more - Three Squares - Take Two

OK I have to admit that I do like to do things right if that is possible, I know I don't always achieve it so will go back and start again. Earlier I made a card for the Less is More challenge this week which is three squares, now I wasn't 100% happy with it and most of the comments echo my thoughts. 

I decided to have another go but have done this one a little differently, once again the sentiment is computer generated but so are the squares. I found it a lot easier to get the squares in the right place using the pc, once I had printed the base out I used a stamp that I've had for quite a few years, I then coloured the flowers with promarkers. Now once again I'm not 100% happy as I could have placed the 1st flower a little further to the left  but I feel it's a great improvement on my earlier attempt.

Less is more - Three Squares


On the Less is more challenge blog this week the theme is three squares, easy you may think but not for me!
I have done this and now I've looked at it again I don't like the placement of the words, but I can easily do another and move them, I think they should be a bit higher.  The purple paper is a patterned one and this is why the shading is different on each square, again maybe I should have used a solid colour?

CD Sunday - Art Nouveau

Over on CD Sunday this week we want you to use the theme Art Nouveau, I have used My Craft Studio for my card and printed the background and the image onto pink pearlised paper. The base card is pearl white with a hint of colour and it changes with the light, I have embossed some lines down one side and across the bottom and added some brown pearls.

I am entering this into Crafty Ann's challenge which this week is a birthday card, thanks Ann a nice easy one this time.

I do hope you'll come over and join in with us, we'd love to see you.

Saturday, 26 February 2011

Things That Fly - Bah! Humbug!

The Bah! Humbug! team are being nice to us this week after the stinker last week, and their theme is things that fly. Now this may be the oddest robin you have ever seen but it can fly so fits in with the challenge.  The card is an 8 inch square, yes Ann I know I said I wasn't doing big Christmas cards but this is for someone in particular.  In the background I have stamped some snowflakes with Perfect Medium and then dusted with pale blue Perfect Pearls, the dotty paper is from a digi kit in Craft Artist, the ribbon is not 100% right but once it was stuck it wasn't letting go without doing some damage so it will have to stay as is.

Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Bah! Humbug! - Use a CD

Over on Bah! Humbug! this week the ladies have decided we should use a cd, now my first thoughts were oh that's easy I'll print off an image and I'll be away but no, that wasn't how they wanted us to include the cd in our designs.

I found an old cd and used cranberry and lettuce alcohol inks to give it it's colour, I then found some green card and cut out a wreath, I used a bit of red glitter and lots of irresdecent, looks quite dull in this picture - oh for some sunny days!  I used another stamp from the Penny Black sheet I bought recently and coloured he image in.  I used a backing paper with presents on it to tie it all together.

Sunday, 20 February 2011

Well it's Sunday so ..................

Good morning all you wonderfully talented crafters out there, today is Sunday so that only means one thing in my world - another challenge from CD Sunday.

This week the DT have decided on the theme  Get ahead- Get a Hat, now I had lots of different ideas for this one and the card I have made has no resemblance to any of them.  I wanted to do something a little different and maybe make you smile so I turned to DSA2 and a digi stamp I have had for a long time but never used.
This image always makes me smile and I have coloured him with Promarkers, the rest of the card was built in DSA2. I hope you can come on over and join in with us this week, we'd love to see you.

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