A Couple More Cards

Good morning, well I didn't make it back with a second post yesterday but I have two cards to share with you today. The first card has been made for a friend whose little girl is so like this image and always dressing up. I used the 'Sketch' from Sweet Stampin' and it also fits into the Creative Inspirations challenge of 'Feminine' well you jsut can't get more feminine that this little lady can you lol.

Supplies:-

6" Sqaure Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Daisy & Dandelion 'Picnic Patch'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Dress Up Maggie'

Sentiment - 'Crafty Sentiments'

Medium - Promarkers

Flowers - Primas

Brads & Gems - Stash

Now for my second card, this is a card that is very different from what I would normally make but hey ho here it is. As the designer paper is very busy I decided to keep the rest of it to a minimum but now don't like it!!

This card fits the following challenges:-

 Create 4 Fun - 'Sketch'

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle -'Spring'

Pile It On - 'Warm Wishes' (Warm Apple Pie)

 

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - Laura Ashley

Cardstock - Coredinations

Stamp - Belles & Whistles 'Warm Apple Pie'

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments

Medium - Promarkers

Die - Nestabilities 'Classic & Scalloped Ovals'

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Tiny Bubbles'

Punch - Fiskars Border 'Diamond Weave' & Martha Stewart

A Quick Card

Good evening everyone, hope you are all well? Today I am going to share with you a card I have made for a ladies birthday and the request was all purple. This on its own was a challenge for me as I have never made a monochromatic card before. I used the 'Sketch' from Friday Sketchers and it also fits into Hand Full Of Stamps challenge which is 'Swirls, Swirls, Swirls'.

Supplies:-

6" card blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Papermania 'Amethyst Infusion'

Cardstock - Unknown Local Craft Shop

Stamp - Belles & Whistle 'Belle With Teddy'

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments 'Just Sayings Set 1'

Medium - Promarkers

Dies - Nestabilities 'Classic & Scalloped Ovals'

Flower - Prima.

Thats all folks but I may be back with another.

Crafty Sentiments Challenge Week 2

Today makes it week 2 over at Crafty Sentiments wow where did the last week go?? So this week we have a new 'Sketch' with the added option of 'Brads'. For my card I used one of Suzette's new soon to be released stamps and I noticed that my other team pals have used another of the soon to be stamps too so why not go and have a look at them.

Here is the sketch which you are free to rotate or flip.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

All Papers - Papermania 'Truly Scrumptious'

Stamp - Crafty Sentiments

Medium - Promarkers

Brads - Papermania

Heart Embellishments - Unknown 'Beads'

We would love for you to join in so why not pop on over to Crafty Sentiments and have a look at the array of image and sentiment stamps now available.

Finally I would like to enter this card into the following challenges One Stop Crafts where the theme is 'Love & Kisses' & Crazy 4 Challenges who have the theme 'Pretty In Pink'.

4 Cards & Several Challenges

Warning Long Long Post Warning.

I am just about fed up with Blogger I have trying all day to get on here and now my Blog Roll has disappeared, what on earth is going on with it I feel jinxed lol.

Right I have 4 cards that have been made over this last week and have not been able to upload and as some of the challenges finish tomorrow I am going to put them all on this one post.

First card uses a new stamp which I won over at Quixotic in their New Year candy draw and fits into the following challenges:-

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

The Crafty Pad - Animals

Pollycraft Monday - Fire & Ice (Red & White)

Creative Card Crew - Punch It

Crafty Creations - Valentines or Love

Simon Says - Punch It

Creative Belli - Hearts

C.R.A.F.T - Red

Crafty Catz - Love

I rotated this sketch

Supplies:-

6" Sqaure Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - DCWV

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Image Stamp - Whimsy 'Dog With Sign'

Sentiments - See D's

Medium - Promarkers

Dies & Punches - 'Classic & Scalloped Oval' Nesties & Woodware 'Heart'

Second Card uses a stamp that I have had for ages but have never used, this card fits into the following challenges:-

Create 4 Fun - Sketch

The Crafty Pad - Animals

Lexi's Creations - Boys Card In Blue & Green

Stampavie & More - Boys Birthday

Quixotic - Ink Up An Old Stamp

Cooking It Up With Katie - Non Human Image, Texture & Something Not Used Before

Sassy Designs By Susie - For A Boy Optional Animal

I rotated this sketch

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - DCWV

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Image Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Nuts'

Sentiments - Daisy & Dandelion 'Go Fishing'

Medium - Promarkers

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

This third card uses yet another stamp I have had for awhile and not used before, shameful isn't it? Plus I have made a BLUE card this is just unheard of, I have never before made a blue card except of course a baby blue one. This card just fits into the two challenges which are:-

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch

Colour Create - Kraft, Blue & White (My papers are off white not cream as they look in the photo)

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Unknown

Image Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Untamed'

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments

Medium - Promarkers

Die - 'Classic & Scalloped Oval' Nesties

Flowers - Prima

Brad - Papermania

Pearls - Poundland

Now for my forth and final card today I have used an image and papers I recently won in a candy draw. This card was made for the new Magnolia Stamp Lovers challenge where I followed their 'Sketch'

I rotated this

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Dovercraft 'Ho ho ho'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Image Stamp - Magnolia 'Tilda With Present'

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments

Medium - Promakrers

Dies - 'Classic & Scalloped Oval' Nesties

Wow that was alot to go through, thanks to those who made it to the end lol.

Happy Birthday Daisy

Today brings a card that was made last weekend but only now am I able to upload it thanks to Mr Blogger. Anyhow because it has been a few days it means I will fit it into some different challenges than those originally thought of with the exception of the sketch which is still live. It doesn't matter how many times I use this 'Daisy' stamp she is still one of my favourites.

The challenges I found and would like to enter are:-

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

Crafty Catz - Birthday Card

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - Girly

Sophisticat - Spring

Passion For Promarkers - Any colours 'Girls, Girls, Girls'

Papertake Weekly - Pink

Artful Inkables - Think Spring

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Papermania 'Blueberry Hill'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Daisy'

Sentiment - Inkadinkado

Medium - Promarkers

Flowers - Candy Win

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Brad - Papermania

Glitter - Stickles 'Cotton Candy' (unseen in photo due to light).

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

The New Crafty Sentiments Challenge 1 & More....

Hello all. Sorry I have not blogged in a few days but for some reason everytime I leave a comment it logs me out of blogger and then I cannot log in again for ages. Hopefully it is now resolved as I have been able to write this much so far lol.

Anyway back to the matter in hand, Crafty Sentiments have now started weekly challenges so that not only we the design team make cards but so that each and everyone of you can join in too. Each week there will be a sketch to follow with the added element of an 'extra' to include, however just for this week to get things started we are using just the sketch. A new sketch will be posted on the Crafty Sentiments blog every Sunday giving you a whole week to work on your creations.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Dovecraft 'Winter Wonderland'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Crafty Sentiments 'Frost'

Sentiment - 'Holiday Happiness' Set

Medium - Promarkers

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes'

Snowflake & Snow - Baker Ross

Brads - Dovecraft.

Now because my card could not be uploaded on Sunday, showing it today means it only leaves you three days to get your cards uploaded to the blog so you had best hurry.

My card fits into a couple of challenges too which are:-

Double Dutch - Frosty or Frozen

Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club - Snow

Ilona's Blog Shop With The Pink Elephant Challenge.

Today I have another birthday card using those different colours to my normal colours, but with this one I am really not sure I like these colours.

Of course I couldn't make a card without a sketch and that means I am entering this into a couple of challenges and these are:-

Ilona's Shop Blog Challenge - Sketch

The Pink Elephant - Birthdays

I decided to cut my image out for this one, not something I normally do but thought I would give it a go and I am now thinking I should of used a different colour for my mat. I have also not added a sentiment as yet because I have the 'Happy Birthday' on the ribbon and thought if I decide to use this card I would add the name where the sentiment should be.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - K&Co 'Tim Cooper Birthday'

Cardstock - Coredinations

Stamp - Magnolia 'Christmas Eve Tilda'

Medium - Promarkers

Dies - Spellbinders 'Labels 7' & 'Floral Accents'

Ribbon - Dovercraft

Brads - Papermania

Create 4 Fun Challenge

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Here is another of those birthday card which I have been making, and again I have tried to use colours I don't normally use. For this card I used the Create 4 Fun 'Sketch'.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Papermania

Stamp - Belles & Whistles 'Warm Apple Pie'

Medium - Promarkers

Flower - Prima

Embossed Border - Unknown

Sorry for such a short post trying to write whilst waiting for my dinner lol.

Bright And Cheerful Daisy Unlike Our Weather....

Good afternoon, today I received my £40 of goodies from Quixotic Paperie Challenges that I won in their New Year giveaway and one of the items in the parcel was the DCWV Citrus Stack so of course I had to try it out straightaway lol. Then of course I had to find a challeng or two to fit my card into and they are as follows:-

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch + option of 'New' (my papers & flowers)

Crafty Catz - Bright & Sparkly (glittered papers)

Cupcake Crafts - Going Girly

Crafty Cardmakers - What's New

Crafty Creations - 3 textures (glittered card, prima flowers & metal brad)

Creative Inspirations - New Year, New Products

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - DCWV 'Citrus Stack'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Daisy'

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments '

Medium - Promarkers

Flowers - Prima

Brad - Papermania.

Just before I go I would to show you these two new stamps that will be available at the begining of February from Crafty Sentiments.

Arn't they super sweet, watch this space as there will be a blog hop to celebrate their release soon.

Well that's all from me so enjoy the rest of your evening.

Another Couple Of Cards...

Good afternoon on this wet, windy and generally horrible day, well thats in the UK anyway.

Here are a couple of cards the first I made just for fun to use the colour combo from the Winter Wonderland challenge but forgot to post it in time lol and the second was made as a request.

Card 1 Challenges

Stamp With Fun - Sketch

Lili Of The Valley - Thank You

Hand Full Of Stamps - Use A Flower or Flowers

Crazy 4 Challenges - Birthdays

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - K&Co 'Tim Cooper Party'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp & Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments 'Daisy' & 'Just Sayings 1' 

Medium - Promarkers

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons (lime green was white coloured with promarker)

Flowers & Gems - From Stash

Card 2 Challenges

Peachy Keen - Sketch

By The Cute & Girly - New

Cute Card Thursday - New

Stamping For The Weekend - New Beginings

Teddy Stampers - New Beginings

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - Celebrations

Cupcake Crafts - Baby Card

Forever Friends - Happy Card At Least 2 Layers

Supplies:-

A5 Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers- DCWV

Stamps - Forever Friends 'New Baby', Mary Hall 'Dummy' Clear Stamps 'Baby, Wording & Pins'

Medium - Promarkers

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons - White ribbon coloured with promarker

Stickles - Diamond Lace

More Cards For More Challenges

I seem to be on a roll at the moment with my cards, I have a few requests to sort out and these two cards are part of them. The first one is for a winter birthday and the second is for the same person's young brothers birthday. I have not added sentiments as the lady wants to add her own badges to them. Of course I couldn't make a card without fitting it into a challenge so here they the details of them.

Card 1

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Pollycraft - Winter Birthdays

ABC - L = Layering

Simon Says - Hot Chocolate

Quixotic - Hot Chocolate

Fab 'N' Funky - Make Anything For Any Occasion

Charisma Cards - Pink, Brown, Cream & Toffee

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Papermania 

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Hug In A Mug'

Medium - Promarkers

Dies - Nestabilities 'Classic & Scalloped Ovals' & Xcut 'Ornate Corner'

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Gems - Anita's Gem Wheel

Card 2

Sketch & Stamp - Sketch

The Crafty Pad - Buttons

I Love Promarkers - Spots & Stripes

Creative Belli - Glitter or Rhinestones (Rhinestones in buttons)

Sweet Stampin - Family (see top of post)

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Papermania 'For Him'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Little Artist'

Medium - Promarkers

Brads & Eyelets - Papermania

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbon

Buttons - Button Box

Rhinestones - Poundland

A Card For A Challenge Or Two....

Well here is a very different card I have made for a few challenges, I have not used a stamp on it which is really really rare for me almost alien like lol. I have made the card using a Joanna Sheen cd called 'Dancing With Shadows' which I have had for ever and never even looked at before but when I spotted a colour challenge of 'black & white' this cd sprang to mind. 
Here are the challenges I am entering:-
Create 4 Fun - Sketch
One Stop Crafts - Something Begining with 'B' = Black & Boy
A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Hearts
Digital Tuesday - Valentines = Image and Backing Paper
Crafty Creations - Black & White With A Splash Of Colour
Cooking It Up With Katie - Receipe a) not your usual valentine's image, b) new technique & c) a colour challenge = a) never used this image before, b) never used this technique of card making & c) black & white combo with splash of colour

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Cardstock - Sizzix Mat Stack

Designer Paper & Image - Joanna Sheen 'Dancing With Shadows CD'

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'D'vine Swirls' & 'Valentine Folder'

Die - Cuttlebug 'Stamp'

Ribbon - Local Craft Store

Hope your not all too bogged down with this snow.

Quixotic Challenges Blog Candy With A Difference

Good afternoon,

I just wanted to let you all know about this blog candy with a difference. Quixotic Challenges are asking us to show our favourite creation of 2009 in order to be entered into their mystery blog candy with a value of £40.00 but you need to hurry it finishes tonight at midnight GMT.

And here is my favourite, it was a folder card I made for a little girl who had just started to craft.

I hope not too many of you are affected by this weather, we are fine at the moment we have only had a scattering of snow.

Crafty Calendar Challenges DT Card

Happy New Year To You All.

Hope this post finds you all fit and well with not too much of a hangover, I myself am perfectly sober and have no hangover. This is partly due to the amount of medication I take, heavily due to being a non alcohol drinker and lastly due to the fact that new years eve is husband's and my good friend's birthday's so we celebrate those generally instead of the new year!!

Anyway on to the matter in hand. Today, is the forth challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenges and this month the theme is 'Warmth' with the added option of 'Texture'. Hop on over to the challenge site and see all the other wonderful design teams creations and as always we have a fantastic sponsors.

For my card I decided to go with a summer card by way of the colours and image to depict my warmth and I then added ribbon, the inner flower parts and the butterfly as my texture. Although you cannot see it very well in this photo the butterfly and inner flower part are made of fabric.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - K&Co 'Simply Sweet'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Belles & Whistles 'Sisters'

Sentiment - Computer Generated

Medium - Promarkers

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Punch - Woodware Medium 'Daisy'

Aqua Flower Parts - Just Pots

Butterfly - Just Pots

Gems - Poundland

I would also like to enter this card into a few challenges as below:-

Create 4 Fun - Sketch

Rosie D's - Free Choice

Rose's On Paper - Favourite Medium

Crafty Cardmakers - Favourites (Mine is Promarkers which I discovered this year and love to use, not only for the blends of shading you can manage but because you never get those marks that normal pens leave. Several people have not believed I have coloured a stamp as they leave an image looking like it has been computer generated.)

Lexi's Creations - Pastel Colours (That really is pink on my card and not red, not sure why it looks like that but because the card was for my friends birthday yesterday I cannot take another photo)

My Time To Craft - Anything Goes

Susie's Sassy Designs - Friends Old & New

Can't wait to see what you all create for this months challenge.