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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!