Sunday, 13 June 2010

Little Girl in Kimono


I have made this card and entered it into:
Let's Get Stamping - follow a sketchie, with a twist of Eastern Promise.
Crafty Catz - theme is embossing.
Stamp Something - theme is Happy Somethings.
Our Creative Corner - theme is Gotcha Cornered.
Crafts and Me Challenge - theme is Friends and Family.
The image is a Mo Manning digi image, coloured with promarkers and touched up with Star Dust Stickles glitter glue.
Nestability - Label 12.
Tonic butterfly punch was used.
The fan was from Joanna Sheen's Elegant Fan CD, touched up with Xmas Red Stickles glitter glue and an organza bow was added.
The white piece of card was embossed using my Martha Stewart scoreboard and distressed with Tim Holtz Weathered Wood distressing ink.
The red backing paper is a snake skin texture as are the little 3D butterflies.
Cardstock, sentiment, flower and ribbon are from my stash.

Winner of Sketch Saturday



Not another win I hear you say..... Yes, it was my 'Cuddly Buddly Charlie' card this time. I won £30 to spend in The Craft Barn.

Winner of Just Magnolia

WOW how excited was I when I realised I had won this challenge. I entered my 'Tilda with flowers sat on her basket' card. I won $30 to spend Simon Says Stamp.


Tuesday, 8 June 2010

Cuddly Cloud Baby


My Daughter asked me to make a 'Baby Boy' card for a friend.
I have entered it into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - follow a sketchie.
Pollycraft Monday - theme is 'Ribbon and Bling'.
Bee Crafty Downloads - to use a digi image and theme is blooming marvelous.
Meljen Designs - theme is dry embossing.
Crafty Creations - theme is 'Child's play'.
The blue backing paper is Magnolia. I have embossed the white card with a cuttlebug butterfly embossing folder.
The digi image is from Meljen Designs, called 'Cuddly Cloud Baby' and has been coloured with promarkers and touched up with Star Dust Stickles glitter glue.
The pearls, flower, lace, ribbon and bling are from my stash.

Monday, 7 June 2010

Tilda with flowers sat on basket


I have entered this card into the following challenges:
Pear Tree Design - follow a sketchie with a twist to include flowers on your project.
Crazy Challenge - theme is 'Distress It'.
Cup Cake Craft - theme is 'Dazzle Us'.
Just Magnolia - theme is 'Lace borders' (pleated lace must be on your card / project).
Stampin for the Weekend - theme is 'Summer / Travel'.
Pollycraft Monday - theme is 'Ribbon & Bling'.
Stampavie and more - theme is 'Summer'.
Crafty Angels - to use your favourite stamp (as you can tell by looking at my Blog.... I Looooove Tilda).
Your Next Stamp Challenge - theme is 'Use border punch'.
Everybody Art Challenge - theme is 'Things with Wings'.
Paper Sundaes - theme is 'Summer'.
A Spoon Full of Sugar - theme is 'Floral Delights'.
Alphabet Challenge Blog - F is for Flowers.
Backing paper is from Fancy Pants Design called 'Flurry' which I purchased from my local craft shop Bee Crafty. I have distressed the edges, inked with Walnut Stain distressing ink by Tim Holtz and glittered with Star Dust Stickles glitter glue.
Image - Magnolia called 'Tilda with Flowers' and the basket is a Magnolia rubber stamp also. Both have been coloured with promarkers.
I made the flowers by using Magnolia roses for the back layers and several loose petals of blooms adding a small rose for the centre of each and glittered each centre bud with Star Dust Stickles glitter glue
Martha Stewart border punch used is called 'Daisy border punch'.
Sentiment is from Wild Rose Studio.
Ribbon, lace, glass butterfly, card candy, pearls and bling are from my stash.

Sunday, 6 June 2010

New Hat

I have entered this card into:

Lets Get Stamping - follow a sketchie and theme is 'Distressing'.
The Corrosive Challenge - use any types of die cuts.
Meljen Design - to use dry embossing.
Papertake Weekly - theme is fun fun fun!!!
A Spoon Full of Sugar - theme is 'Celebrations'.
Crafty Cardmarkers - theme is Least & Most (most favourite colour combined with your least favourite).
Delightful Sketches - add texture to your card/project.
Charisma Cardz - theme is flowers.
Crafts and Me - to have distressing on your project/card.
Pixie Dust Studio - theme is Punch it out!
Cupcake Craft Challenge - theme is Dazzle Us!
The Crazy Challenge - theme is Distress It!
Alphabet Challenge Blog - F is for Flowers.

Backing paper is from DCWV paper stack range called Garden Party, distressed with Walnut Stain distressing ink by Tim Holtz and touched up with Stardust Stickles glitter glue.
Nestability - Standard Circle distressed with Tumbled Glass distressing ink by Tim Holtz.

Marianne Design Creatable Frame has been cut out and embossed onto DCWV Core White cardstock and sanded around the edges to give a distressed look.

Image is called 'New Hat' by Lily of the Valley, coloured with promarkers.

The scalloped circle has been created by using a Silvermoon punch.

The flowers have been created by myself using modge podge and glamour dust.

The pearls are from my stash.

Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Winner of Pollycraft Monday


I am the winner of Challenge 45 (buttons and butterflies) with my Tutu Sweet card. I am soooo excited.

I am the proud owner of 7 images from these lovely bears.