Four in One!

Here is a card I have been making since before the weekend....with all my other committments, I put aside the coloured image until I had time to make a card. I sometimes just love to colour with no card/theme/challenge in mind....just for the therapy...LOL

Anyway this card combines the challenges on....

Some Odd Girl - Monochromatics

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Papertake Weekly - Redo (Monochrome Madness)

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Sparkle & Shine (There is glitter on the background paper and on the wings of the image...and some pearl bling...and I think her hair looks like it is shining too.

For my card I have used Head in the Clouds Kaylee from Some Odd Girl which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Eyes - B21

Hair - E55/E53/E50

Clothing - E40/E41/E42/E43/E44/E47
The papers are all DCWV Linen Closet and I have embellished with Cherry Blossoms, pearls, heart pins and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

Be sure to check out all the challenges to see the DT inspiration.

Just Magnolia - Sketch by DawnyP

Here is a card I made using this weeks sketch over on the Just Magnolia Blog. I have used Chinese Tilda, coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - 100/C3

Clothing - R30/R32/R35/R37

Parasol - R01/R02

The papers are all Dovecraft Eastern Promise, and I have layered them with some Bazill and Bazzill Bling cardstock in Crimsom and High Heels. I have then simply added some Cherry Blossoms and a Craftwork Cards Sentiment.

I am also entering this card into this weeks challenge on A Spoon Full of Sugar which is "Anything Goes".

Cute Card Thursday - Dieing for a Punch!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is Dieing for a Punch. We want you to put away those punches and die-cutting machines....so NO nesties, punches etc.

For my card I have used a digi image by The Greeting Farm, she is called Birthday Anya. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E44/E47/E49

Clothing - R01/R02/BG32/BG34

Cupcake - E49/R02/R05

The papers are all My Minds Eye So Sophie available from Dies to Die For. I have also used this weeks sketch over on Sketch Saturday. I have embellished with some flowers, buttons, decorative pins, Stampin' Up ribbon, lace and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

I am also entering this card into this weeks challenge on A Spoonfull of Sugar 3 flowers, 2 buttons & 1 ribbon) and also onto this weeks challenge on Papertake Weekly as there theme is also 3-2-1.

Be sure to check out the Cute Card Thursday challenge to see the amazing cards made by our Design Team.

Pollycrafts Beer Monster...

Here is a card I made using this weeks sketch over on A Spoon Full of Sugar. It's my Dad's birthday on Monday and I thought this Beer Monster image by Pollycrafts was absolutely perfect. I have coloured him with Copics using the following colours...

YG01/YG03/YG05/B000/B00/B02/R46/E31/E33

The papers are all Basic Grey Oliver and I have added an embroidered beer mug that I got in HobbyCraft and a few buttons from my stash. I also added a Craftwork Cards sentiment (Happy Birthday Dad) and a fab freebie sentiment from Paulette at Create with TLC (You're how old?).

While I was making this card, Georgia and my niece Hannah were busy making their cards for Grandad....I had to beg then not to use the same image as me...LOL

Donkey Smiles...Kickin' it for Michelle

Here is a card I made last night for the challenge over on A Spoon Full of Sugar using the sketch over on Friday Sketchers. I have used the gorgeous freebie donkey image that was being given away by Whimsy Stamps. The image was designed by Melissa Jenkins and the sentiments by Ann Vento, and I think it is totally adorable. 

Here is what it says on the A Spoon Full of Sugar Blog...

We would like to share some sad news today, some of you may already know from her blog, our design team member Michelle had an accident about two weeks ago, which has left her with the loss of her right eye and a long road of recovery ahead. In an effort to cheer her up and raise awareness for what happened to Michelle we are holding a card drive in her honor. We have many generous companies and individuals helping us with this special card drive and we hope you will help too!

We are asking that everyone please create a card in dedication to Michelle and mail it off to her. We would love nothing more than to flood her mailbox with well wishes from around the world. Michelle has shared so much of herself on her blog and in her design team work and this is a just a small way for us to give back to her.

I have coloured the image with Copics using the following colours...

W0/W1/W2/W3/R29/R00/R01

The papers are all Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby and I have just added some pearls. As the card is being sent in th post I wanted to keep it pretty flat. I also cut around the image and added a cloud like shape as I didn't want to loose any of the doodling parts.

Be sure to check out the challenges this week....and make a card for Michelle. My Georgia loves the image so much she is currently sat colouring it with her Promarkers so that she can also make a card for Michelle.

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 117 - A Sketch by Claudia

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog we have a wonderful sketch provided by Claudia for you to follow. We are also joined by our new regular monthly sponsor....Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. Kimmie and her store will be sponsoring our monthly sketches.

So on to my cards....yes I made TWO.

For the first of my two cards I used one of Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps, she is called "Angry Ballerina" and I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Clothing - E70/E71/R81/R83R85

The papers are all Tim Holtz "Vintage Shabby" which I have inked the edges of. I have added some Stampin' Up choc chip taffeta tied in a bow with my bow maker, a Maya Road pearl pin, Craftwork Cards circle sentiment and some buttons from my stash. 

For my second card I have used the new "Miss Evie Patches" available as a Digi Download from Squiggle Stamps. Miss Evie has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53/B93/B95/R35/R37

Clothing - R35/R37/B93/B95/B97/B32

The papers are all Sassafras Lass "Serendipity" and were from an old ScrapaGoGo kit....probably my favourite of all the kits I had from them in my two year DT stint, and also where I fell in love with Sassafras Lass papers....and they still look good! I have embellished with a couple of heart pins, a red spotted bow, a Craftwork Cards circle sentiment and a few buttons from my stash.

I am also entering these cards into the following other challenges...

All That Scraps - (Kraftin' Kimmie image) Buttons & Bows

Papertake Weekly - (Kraftin' Kimmie image) Ice Cream Flavours (mine is Choc/Strawberry)

A Spoon Full of Sugar - (Squiggle Stamps image) Enjoy the Sunshine

Be sure to check out the Cute Card Thursday blog and enter our challenge to be in with a chance of winning TWO of the new Mermaid images from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Cute Card Thursday - No Designer Papers!

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This week over on Cute Card Thursday challenge bloy our theme is "No Designer Papers!". So no pre-printed/bought digi papers. You can however emboss, stamp...or leave plain cardstock.

For my card I have used one of the recent hAnglar & stAnglar images stamped onto Kraft cardstock and coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Clothing - E30/E47/G000/G00

I have also used a Magnolia script backgound stamp which I stamped over the main image by masking her off first. The cardstock is DCWV (teal), Bazzill (brown) and Stampin' Up (kraft) and I have sanded and embossed it with Cuttlebug embossing folders. I have simply added some Ikea string, a sentiment by Craftwork Cards, a couple of pins, pearl bling and some Bazzill tulle. 

Be sure to pop on over to the Cute Card Thursday blog to see what the rest of the DT came up with....there is something different on almost all the cards... 


I am also entering this card into the following challenges...
Papertake Weekly - Sketch #41
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Celebrations!
Crafty Angels - Teal & Brown

Cute Card Thursday...a Sketch by Me!

This week over on Cute Card Thursday it's sketch time, and this time it's one of mine.  

For my card I have used "Tilda Ballerina" from Magnolia, she has been coloured with Copics (available HERE from DTDF) using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Crown - Y21

Clothing - R11/R20

The papers are all Basic Grey "Porcelain" and I have embellished with Fancy Pants pins Martha Stewart punched butterflies, pearl bling made into a swirl using the Bazzill bling templates, and some roses and cherry blossoms. The sentiment is one of my tickets.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges...

Papertake Weekly - Say it with flowers

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Cute & Girly

Be sure to check out all three blogs and see what their respective DT's came up with.

Pixie Dust Studios Challenge - Cut it Out!

This week over on the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge blog our theme is "Cut it Out!". We want to see your images either cut out in part or full. I personally love the look of cards with the images cut out as you lose all the white and the colours of the card really stand out.

For my card I have used the "Island Pixie" available HERE, and she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Wings - B000/B00/B02

Clothing - R00/R01/R02/Y21/Y17

The papers are all DCWV Tahiti Beach and I have added some raffia to the side tied into a bow with a flower charm dangling and three buttons.

Be sure to pop on over to the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge blog and see what the other DT members have come up with. I am also entering this card into the challenge on A Spoon Full of Sugar as I have used three designer papers and three buttons.

Anyone for Anya? - Lucky Numbers!

This week on Anyone for Anya? challenge blog our theme is "lucky numbers!". We want to see you use numbers somewhere in your creation.

For my card I have used the new TGF image, Cuddle Anya, you can get her HERE from DTDF, and she has been coloured with copics using the following colours, also available HERE from DTDF.

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E50/E51/E53

Clothing - R81/R83/R85/E30/E31/E33

Teddy Bear - E30/E31/E33

The papers are all Wild Rose Studio, available HERE and I have layered them with Bazzill Kraft cardstock. I have embellished with a Jenni Bowlin "Bingo Card", a couple of Heidi Grace decorative pins, some flowers that I got HERE and HERE from Creative Treasures, a teddy charm, some Bazzill tulle, some pearl bling and I also added a couple of butterflies using my Martha Stewart punch & stamp.

I am also entering this card into this weeks challenge on Crafty Angels (1 ribbon, 2 papers & 3 flowers), and A Spoon Full of Sugar "Furry Friends".

Wild Card Wednesday - Fresh & Fruity...

Today on the Club Anya & Friends blog it is Wild Card Wednesday, and our theme is Fresh & Fruity. We want to see you use fruit or vegetables as inspiration for your card.

Both Kim & Traci have used the HG Classy Digi image to make their cards, but I went with using Stamping Anya, and then using fruity paper, charm and a fruity senitment. I have coloured Anya with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E44/E47/E49
Clothing - B93/B95/B97/E50/E51/E53/R46
The papers are all Cosmo Cricket "Garden Variety" and I have layered them with some Bazzill cardstock. I have embellished with som raffia, a couple of heart pins, some pearl bling, a cherry charm and a sentiment I made myself on my PC and then printed out. I love the colours I used on this card...and with the kraft coloured card and those muted colours and the inking it almost feels very 50's to me.

This card has also used the sketch found over on Papertake Weekly this week, and also the theme on A Spoon Full of Sugar.

Be sure to hop on over to the Club Anya & Friends blog and join in with the challenge.

Wild Card Wednesday - Inspiration

Today over on the Club Anya & Friends blog it is Wild Card Wednesday and Kelly has provided us a picture for inspiration. For my card I picked the white background and the colours of the cushions as my inspiration.


I have used one of the Cheeky Cherry images, this one is called "Rockabilly" and I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Eyes - B12
Hair - W5/W7/W9
Clothing - R37
The papers are patterned papers are Cosmo Cricket "Early Bird" and I have used some DCWV (Orange) & Coredinations (Blue & Red) cardstock, the papers and cardstock have all been distressed with an emery board. I have used my EK Success "Dotted Wave" border punch, Tim Holtz "Adage" tickets, a heart pin and Fancy Pants star pin, red dotted bow. The film strip acetate ribbon is also by Tim Holtz, and I have added a button from my stash...pretty sure it is an old Autumn Leaves one.

I have also used the sketch over on the A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge blog, and the theme on Papertake Weekly (Cute). Be sure to check out all three blogs to see some amazing creations.

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Bookmark This!

This week over on the A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge Blog the theme is "Bookmark This!", the DT want you to make a bookmark. Well this fit perfectly with an image Georgia wanted me to colour one of the Newton's Law images that I downloaded. I have coloured the image with Copics using the following colours...
Newton - E30/E31/R37/E47
Firework - Y38/C5/C7/C9
I have used some scraps of Basic Grey "Sugar Rush" and a bit of Bazzill cardstock. I have also added some Stickles around the image. I have added a thread with a teddy charm on the end to hang over the spine of the book.

I am sure Georgia will love it...she loves all things "Newton"....well it's off to work for me now!

Lili of the Valley - Spring 2010 Sneak Peek...

There are some more gorgeous new stamps on the way from Lili of the Valley....SIX more in total, and they are utterly gorgeous....they are amoungst by favourites...

I have again used the sketch over on Papertake Weekly and followed the theme over on A Spoon Full of Sugar. For my card I have used Kitty with Champagne stamps coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Cat - E40/E41/E42/E43
Mouse - E40/E41
Champagne - R20
Parcel - R20/R21/E47/W1
The papers are all by Craftwork Cards called Milk Chocolate and Marshmallows. I have distress the edges of the paper and the main image with distress inks and embellished my card with gardenias and cherry blossoms from Wild Orchid Crafts, a sentiment also by Craftwork Cards with some added Stampin' Up choc chip taffeta and a couple of pearl pins. The finishing touch is a little Stickles glitter glue added to the flowers and the champagne bubbles, plus some pearl bling.

You don't have to wait too long to get your grubby mitts on these cuties as they are due to be released on March 1oth....trust me you will want them all....

A Spoon Full of Sugar meets Papertake Weekly

Here is a card I made using the sketch over on Papertake Weekly, and the theme over on A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge blogs. On A Spoon Full of Sugar they wanted you to use Distress Inks, Pearls and Glitter.

For my card I have used one of the new hAnglar & stAnglar images that I received from a wonderful, kind and caring friend over in Sweden....there were four stunning stamps in a packet with a card for my birthday...and being the impatient minx that I am....I HAD to open them...LOL. Anyway, I have coloured her with my Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E44/E47/E49
Clothing - R81/R83/R85/C0/C1/C2
The papers I have used are all Basic Grey "Sultry" and are layered with some Bazzill cardstock. In accordance with the request in ASFOS, I have used "Vintage Photo" Distress Ink to ink the edges of the papers and the main image and sentiment. The sentiment is one that I got from Simon Says Stamp and is made by Inkadinkado (love these kids quote ones). I have further embellished with some lace and a cherry blossom by Wild Orchid Crafts, some Heidi Grace and Maya Road pins, some pearl bling from my stash and another sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Be sure to pop on over to both of the challenge blogs that this card is for, as the DT cards are amazing.

Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog - Valentines!

This week over on the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog our theme is "Valentines", I have used one of the new images, this one is called Rosie Posy. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - R02/R05/BG10/BG11
Bouquet - R02/BG10/G12/R21/R27
The papers are all My Minds Eye "Be Loved" and are layered with some Bazzill Cardstock. I used my circle and heart nesties to create the layers. Finally I have embellished with some pearl bling, Heidi Grace pins and the sentiment is a stamp by Maya Road. The little lips stamp over the edge of the main image is an Anna Griffin stamp that came in a set from QVC....super price too..less than £10 inc P&P.

Be sure to pop over and check out the rest of the DT's stunning creations. I have also used the lovely sketch over on A Spoon Full of Sugar and the theme over on Papertake Weekly....so check them out too.

A Spoon Full of Sugar #81

This week over on A Spoon Full of Sugar the challenge is Monochrome. They want us to use shades of one colour.....I chose grey. My main image is a Twinkle Tot from The Greeting Farm that I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - W1/W3/W5/W7/W9
The papers are all October Afternoon "Cherry Hill" layered with Bazzill and Bazzill Bling cardstock. I have also embellished with flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts, a heart pin, Stampin' Up "Basic Gray" taffeta, and finished off with a sentiment by Craftwork Cards. You may have noticed that I have also used the sketch from Friday Sketchers again....I just couldn't help myself....you can't beat a good sketch.

Thanks to both sets of DT's for their fab inspiration.

A Spoon Full of Sugar meets Papertake Weekly

This week over on the Papertake Weekly challenge blog there is another fab sketch provided by DawnyP, and on A Spoon Full of Sugar the theme is non traditional christmas colours. I have combined these two themes to make the card above.

The image is by Lili of the Valley and I have coloured it with Copics using the following colours...
Bear - C1/C3/C5
Hat - R85
Parcels - C9/R85
The papers are by DCWV from a paper pad I got last year and they are layered with Doodlebug sugar coated cardstock, all I have added to embellisg this one is some DecoArt Glamour Dust to the fur on the hat in the image, some Stampin' Up "Basic Gray" taffeta, a couple of heart pins and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

I have been busy trying to finish my Christmas cards for this year...and I think I almost have enough...after this week I will have no more time for Christmas cards so if I don't have enough people will be getting shop bought (I tend to send those to people I know will only throw them away). This past few days I have done most of my Christmas shopping, some online and some in the local shops as I cannot face shopping in Milton Keynes shopping centre....it is fab, but I just can't stand the crowded shops, and hanging around waiting at checkouts. I think I only have about 2 or 3 gifts left to buy....

A Three in One!

I made this card last night for the challenges over on A Spoon Full of Sugar, Papertake Weekly and Daring Cardmakers. On Daring Cardmakers they want you to make a card with a theme that starts with the first letter of your name....I am a C...so Christmas. On A Spoon Full of Sugar they want you to you a colour combo of Brown and either Blue or Pink....so I used Brown & Blue. Finally on Papertake Weekly they want you to make a Christmas Card.

For my card I used an image by CC Designs that I coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E31/E25/E27/E49
Clothing - BG10/BG11/BG13/E33/E35
The papers are all by Magnolia from the Christmas collection that I layered with some Bazill & Bazzill Bling cardstock. I also added some lace, pearl pin and pearl bling from my stash together with flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Been feeling in a crafty funk all week....most unlike me.....hope it passes quickly.

A Spoon Full of Sugar #76 - A Sketch

Here is my card using this week sketch over on A Spoon Full of Sugar. I have used one of the new Kraftin' Kimmie stamps, thanks to Marlene who let me stamp a couple of them when I visited at the weekend. The papers are Cosmo Cricket "Jolly by Golly" and I have layered them with DCWV cardstock, I have sanded the edges of all the papers and cardstock. I have also added a Cuttlebug snowflake that has some DecoArt Glamour Dust on, a sentiment by Craftwork Cards, and some bling from my stash. Once the card was assembled, I added some Flower Soft in Polar White to the penguins hat.

Thanks to the DT over on A Spoon Full of Sugar for the fab sketch and inspiration.