Saturday 24 April 2010

Bee Crafty Demo Day - Flower Soft

These are the cards my Daughter and I made today at our local craft shop Bee Crafty to promote Flower Soft.




this is us hard at it.....






and posing for the camera.......

Tuesday 20 April 2010

In the Garden


I have entered this card into:
Just Magnolia - follow sketchie
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - create a scene using at least one Magnolia image.
Passion for Promarkers - theme is 'In the Garden'
A Spoon Full of Sugar - theme is 'Happy Birthday'
Card stock, ribbon and small roses are from our local craft shop, Bee Crafty. Large flower is from Magnolia, which I purchased from the recent Craft Show at the NEC, Birmingham.
Images - Magnolia Loves Me Tilda and butterfly background. Coloured with promarkers and touched up with Spica glitter pens.
Nestability - Label 6.
Backing papers is from Basic Grey 'Sugar Rush' paperstack.
Sentiment is from Pink Gem Designs.

Monday 19 April 2010

Top 5 in Allsorts Challenge


Yipee congratulations to myself. I have won a top 5 place in the Allsorts Challenge, theme was Petals and Pearls.


Rosie Posy


I have entered this card into:
Lets Get Stamping challenge where we had to follow a sketchie. The theme was 'seeing double' - 2 images and pairs of embellishments.
My Time to Craft - theme is Pretty Pearls.
Flutterby Wednesday - open theme, but must use butterfly, angel or fairy on project.
Backing paper is 12x12 from Bo Bunny range and card stock. Both from Bee Crafty.
Image is Lili of the Valley 'Rosie Posy' which I have coloured with Promarkers and touched up with Spica glitter pens.
Nestability - Circle and Scalloped Circle dies.
Butterflies were punched using a Tonic punch.
Flowers and pearl gems are from my stash.

Sunday 18 April 2010

Spring Mouse Fairy


I have entered this card into the following challenges:
A Spoon Full of Sugar - follow sketchie
Stamp, Scrap & Doodles Saturday - recipe of bows, button and bling
Stampavie and more - butterflies
Colour Create - Lilac, Grey and White with an extra option to use gingham
I ♥ Promarkers - follow sketchie (obviously the two sketchies are very similar)
Flutter by Wednesday - open theme, but must use Butterfly, angel or fairy on project.
Polka Doodles - theme is animal magic (I hope my mouse counts as an animal).
6x6 scalloped edge card from Bee Crafty.
Grey and lilac backing papers from Basic Grey paperstack, Euphoria.
Gingham paper from Pepper and Friends paperstack.
Image is a called 'Spring Mouse Fairy' from the Mouser-kins range from Faerie Song Rubber Art Stamps. Coloured with promarkers and the wings have been touched up with Spica glitter pens.
Nestability - Label 11.
Sentiment is from Pink Gem Designs.
Gems, button, ribbon and lace are from my stash.

Sprinkles on Toadstool


I have entered this card into the following challenges:
Fussy and Fancy Friday - follow sketchie
Allsorts - theme is 'in stitches' (I have included faux stitching around edge of outer red card and the red & white cards behind the image has embossed faux stitches)
My Time to Craft - theme is pretty pearls
The Corrosive Challenge - theme is paper piercing (I pierced around the edge of the back layered red card to give the effect of faux stitching).
Stamp Something - theme is something layered
Crafty Catz - theme is red and green and to use a punch somewhere on your card
Cute Card Thursday - theme is touchy feely (I have embossed the red card background and the white border)
Pink Gem Design - special birthdays (this has been made for my friend's Daughter who is soon to be a teenager)
Flutter by Wednesday - open theme but must use a butterfly, angel or fairy on project.
Creative Card Crew - theme is Happy Birthday.
Backing papers are from My Minds Eye paperstack.
Image is called 'Sprinkles on Toadstool' from Pink Gem Designs, coloured in with Promarkers and touched up with Spica glitter pens.
Nestability - Label 10.
Ribbon, gems, flowers and pearls are from my stash.

Monday 12 April 2010

Spring has sprung


I have entered this card into:
Lets Get Stamping - follow a sketchie and use spring colours/image.
Papertake Weekly - follow sketchie (thankfully my interpretation of both sketchies is the same).
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday - theme is to make a birthday card.
Cute Card Thursday - theme is Mono Mania!
Allsorts Challenge blog - theme is to use pearls and petals.
Backing papers - Wild Rose Studio (Floral Paper stack).
Nestability Label 10.
Image - Sarah Kay coloured with Promarkers and touched up with Spica glitter pens.
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts.
Martha Stewert edge punch.
Ribbon, brads and pearls are from my stash.

Monday 5 April 2010

Garden Mouse Fairy


I have entered this card into
I ♥ Promarkers challenge where we had to follow a sketchie and use flourishes and swirls.
Pollycraft Monday challenge - theme of anything goes.
Image - Faerie Song Rubber Art Stamps, Garden Mouse Fairy from the Mouser-kins range. I have coloured with promarkers and touched up with Spica glitter pens on her wings.
Nestability - Label 12.
Corner flourishes are cut from a Sizzix die cut through a Cuttlebug.
Backing papers, ribbon and flowers are from my stash.

Sunday 4 April 2010

Melinda helping angel


I have entered this card into the following challenges:
Whiff of Joy - to use a Whiff of Joy stamped image, no sketchie, but to follow a recipe which was 1 ribbon, 2 buttons and 3 papers.
Moving along with the Times - to follow a sketchie, colour theme of pink and brown and to have ribbon on the project.
Stamping for the Weekend - no sketchie. Theme to use ribbon and a bow, with an optional extra recipe using 3 papers, 3 embellishments and a charm (plus the ribbon and bow as per the main challenge).
Pollycraft Monday challenge - no sketchie. Theme is 4, 3, 2, 1 (4 papers, 3 embellishments, 2 ribbons and 1 image).
Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge - no sketchie, theme 3, 2, 1.
Stamp Something - theme is to use pink on your project, no sketchie.
Crafty Creations - theme is anything goes.
Image - Melinda helping angel from the Guardian Angels by E. Bell. Coloured with promarkers and touched up with Spica glitter pens.
Nestability - Labels 4.
Backing papers, ribbon/bow, charm, flower, buttons and diamond flourish are all from my stash.

Tilda with flowers


I have entered this card into
CraftyCatz challenge where the theme was to use green, orange and white on your project, no sketchie.
Crafty Creations - theme is anything goes.
Backing paper - Wild Rose Polkadot paper stack.
Image - Magnolia Tilda with three flowers, coloured with promarkers and touches of Spica glitter pens.
Shapeability pendant - Renaissance hearts.
The white panel was put through a Cuttlebug using a butterfly embossing folder.
Flourish - from a Sizzix corner flourish.
The flower and border created using Martha Stewart punches.
Card candy and ribbon are from my stash.

It's a man's world


I have entered this card into:
Sweet Stampin Challenge where the theme is It's a man's world.
Crafty Creations - theme is anything goes.
A Spoon Full of Sugar - one for the boys.
Backing papers - 12x12 TPC Studio Blips and Beeps Robo Stripe from our local craft shop Bee Crafty.
Top left and bottom right corners have been created by a Sizzix photo corner die.
Image - Magnolia Edwin on Bike coloured with promarkers and touched up with Spica glitter pens, cut out with a Nestability Label 11.
Buttons are from my stash.

Cherished Moments


I have entered this card into:
Lets Get Stamping challenge where we were asked to follow a sketchie with a theme of pink and green. I moved the elements around to create an easel card.
A Spoon Full of Sugar - where the theme is shapes galore, no square cards.
Passion for Promarkers - where we were asked to use 2 images (my 2 images used is the Sarah Kay image and the cobbled stones).
Stampavie and more - the theme is friends.
Stamp Something - theme is to use pink on your project.
Crafty Creations - theme is anything goes.
Colour Create Challenge - theme is choice of pastels.
I decided that less is more with this card because of the floral backing papers and punched edges, anymore embellishments would have made it far too busy.
Backing papers - Wild Rose Studio - Candy floss paper stack.
Image - Sarah Kay, coloured with promarkers and touched up with Spica glitter pens and cut out with a Nestability label 8. The cobbled stone effect is a separate stamp by Art Impressions, which I created by masking the bottom half of the image.
Punched edge - Martha Stewart daisy border punch.
Ribbon, card candy and sentiment are from my stash.