Duh....

So I totally forgot to share my card for last weeks Cute Card Thursday Challenge which was Paw Pals....so here is the card, plus another I made at the same time...

So this one was for the challenge....the Paws are on the bear at the bottom of the Easel Card. The main image is a pre-coloured digi from Clipart Fairy and the papers are all My Minds Eye Love Me.

So here is another variation I made at the same time...

Both were custom orders, I added more embellishment to the first one as it was for a friend to give to her "Bestest Friend in the World"...

Feedback was the both of the new Mummy's loved their cards and kept showing them off....I love it when people love my cards.

I have another new card to share tomorrow for this weeks challenge on CCT...better make sure I remember to actually share it....

Dropped off the face of the Earth...

I am not sure if I was missed....but I am back after a nasty cough that just wouldn't go...turned into a bit of an infection...anyway I am finally back to almost 100%...probably about 90% health..

So I thought I would share only the third card I have made since the end of January...

This week on Cute Card Thursday our challenge is Here comes Summer....

I have used an image by Wendy Burns @ All Dressed Up which I have coloured with Copics (boy do I feel rusty when it comes to colouring...) using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E53/E55
Clothing - BG70/BG72/BG75/Y21/Y26/R27/R29/C0/C1
The papers are all American Craft Hip Hip Hooray layered with some random red cardstock. I embellished making some bunting from washi tape and twine, and added an AC Flair badge "Hi", and a Inkadinkado Quote sentiment stamp.

I did make a couple of Baby cards while I was away so will show you those over the next couple of days..

I hope to be back more regularly from now on...but Sea Cadets are back boating for the Summer...so life tends to get a little hectic.

Cute Card Thursday - Something New!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is Something New and we are sponsored by Wendy at All Dressed Up.

For my card I have used one of Wendy's images called Amore which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E15/E17
Clothing - R81/R83/R37
The papers are all my American Crafts XOXO and I have layered them with black and red Bazzill cardstock. I embellished with some SU seam binding and a heart shape doily...plus an Inkadinkado sentiment stamp, some Tim Holtz chitchat stickers and the lips were stamped with a stamp from Sir Stampalot.

Be sure to check out the challenge as Wendy is offering one lucky winner the chance to win two images from her Etsy store.

It's Been a While...

So I am finally back, Blogging took a back seat to life in general...and of course Christmas.

So a late Happy New Year to you all, I hope 2014 brings you everything you wish for.

So here is a card I made for this weeks challenge over on Cute Card Thursday.

This week our theme is So Sweet. The main image if my card is a Stamping Bella Uptown Girl called Bianca Loves her Big Cake. I have coloured it with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E15/E17
Clothing - BG10/BG11/R81/R83
Cake - E47/E49/Y32/R83
The papers are all American Crafts Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm" and I have layered them with Bazzill cardstock in kraft and pink (don't know the shade of pink though...) I have embellished with a sentiment stamp my Inkadinkado, added a doily and a cupcake paperclip. For the cake frosting I added some puffy paint and the filling is Stickles.

Be sure to check out the Cute Card Thursday blog as this week we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps, and if you enter you could win 7 digi images...

Saturated Canary Challenge - Non Traditional Xmas Colours!

The current challenge over on the Saturated Canary Challenge Blog is to use Non Traditional Colours on your card/project.

For my card I have used a black/pink/grey theme. The image is called (Ugly) Sweater Christmas which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Eyes - B21/B66
Hair - E15/E17/E18/E19
Clothing - C0/C1/C2/C3/C5/C7/R81/R83/R85
The papers are all from an old DCWV paper pad called Rose Tinted Christmas and I have layered with scraps of different black cardstock (some has glitter on). I have added a doily, a couple of lastic Xmas Trees, some tulle and sentiments....I also added Glossy Accents to the specs on the main image.

Be sure to check out the challenge...the DT had made some awesome creations....as they always do!

Cute Card Thursday - Eternal Flame!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is Eternal Flame..

For my card I have used a Magnolia stamp from a few years ago...has always been one of my favourite Christmas Magnolia's. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E15/E17/E18
Clothing - R37/R39/E40/E41
Candle - Y21
The papers are all Teresa Collins Santa's List and I have used a couple of cheap £1 stamps for the snowflake in the background of the card and also for the sentiment.

Be sure to check out the challenge...this week we are sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

Saturated Canary Challenge - Distress

The current challenge over on the Saturated Canary Challenge Blog is "Distress"...we want to see you project with some kind of distressing.

For my card I have used one of the new Christmas images called The King which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Feet - E000/E00/E11/R20
Manger - E57/E59/Y28/B000/B00
The papers are all Pink Paislee Mistletoe & Co layered with Bazzill cardstock. I have simply added some seam binding, a Craftwork Cards circle sentiment and a MAMBI bling "Joy". To make the card sparkle a little more I added some AC glitter glue to the star and used a Sakura clear glitter gel pen to the straw.

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's distressing projects...

The Name is Bond...James Bond

Last month I went to a friends 30th Birthday Party which was all James Bond themed....and when I say themed I mean the whole nine yards...Aston Martin parked outside the hotel...Casino...Cocktail glass centre pieces, Golden Guns...and even pics of all the Bonds around the room.

So anyway I needed to come up with a card for him...

A very simple card based on a Tux...I just added a few touches....Lipstick Stamp, Bow Tie done with a die from Lil' Inker Designs, and finished with a 30 using AC Thickers and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

As I said very simple but here are a couple of pics I took on the night...

It was a fab night and I managed to drink, walk and dance the whole night in extremely high heels...approx 4" heels.

Saturated Canary Challenge - Sketch Challenge

The current challenge on the Saturated Canary Challenge Blog is a sketch.

For my card I have used an SC Digi image called (Ugly) Christmas Sweater which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E15/E17/E18/E19
Eyes - B21/B66
Lips - R20/R21
Clothing - R37/R39/E40/E41/E42/E43/E44/G94/G99
The papers are all Teresa Collins Santa's List and have been layered with some Craftwork Cards shimmer cardstock. I have embellished with a bit of Washi Tape, a few stars from the same Teresa Collins range, a sentiment from Craftwork Cards and the stamp that comes with the digi...plus I added a little of some really old Heidi Swapp bling I still had.

Be sure to check out the challenge and join in by using the sketch and an SC image.

Cute Card Thursday - Animal Magic!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog our theme is Animal Magic!

Here is my card...

For my card I have used an image called Panda Nerd by Some Odd Girl which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Panda - C3/C5/C7/R000/R00
Tie - BG72/BG75
Glasses - B000
The papers are all First Edition called Man Made, which I have layered with black Bazzill cardstock. I have embellished with an arrow cut from the papers, an arrow paperclip and a old Craftwork Cards sentiment.

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's animal inspired projects...and join in for a chance to win a £10 voucher to Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

Saturated Canary Challenge...Alter It!!

This week over on the Saturated Canary Challenge Blog we have a new Alter It Challenge. The title is pretty self explanatory...but just in case...we want you to Alter something...

I decided to alter this plain kraft file folder...

And here is how it turned out...

The image is a Saturated Canary one called Starla, which has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E15/E17/E18/E19
Eyes - B21/B66
Lips - R20/R21/R22
Clothing - C5/C7/C9/YG01/R30/R32
The papers and stickers are all My Minds Eye Find Your Wings & Fly - Up and Away, and I have added some doilies, a mustache paper clip, mustache die-cuts, a Polaroid frame around the image,a tag and seam binding. To finish off I sprayed the whole thing with Tattered Angels Pearl Glimmer Mist.

I am pretty please with the results and Georgia is over the moon...she has claimed it as her own...

Be sure to hop on over and see what other items the DT have altered...

Saturated Canary Challenge - Paper Piecing...

Last weeks challenge over on Saturated Canary Challenge Blog was paper piecing. For my card I have used one of the Little Darlings Saturated Canary images called Isabella. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/E13/R20
Hair - W3/W5/W7
Eyes - E47/E49
Flowers - R35/R37/R37/G12
The papers are all Lily Bee Designs This & That layered onto some Bazzill cardstock in black. I have added a doily, Craftwork Cards sentiment and some roses and a Prima Pearl flower.

Be sure to pop on over and check out the challenge...

Saturated Canary by Little Darling Stamps

Here is a card made with one of the new Saturated Canary images called Cherry on Top available as a stamp by Little Darling Rubber Stamps. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E23/E25/E27
Clothing - BG10/BG11/BG13/R81/R83/R85/E47/E49/R37/R39
The papers are all Best Creations Sixteen Candles layered with some Bazzill Cardstock. I have cut around the edge of the cupcake on one of the papers to slide the stamped image under it. The sentiment is an Inkadinkado Quote Stamp  and I have added some SU seam binding, a couple of heart pins and a tab using an SU punch.

I have another SC card for you tomorrow...

Saturated Canary - Colouring Technique Challenge

This week over on the Saturated Canary Challenge our theme is Colouring Technique Challenge....either dotted background, cloudy sky or faint lines colouring.....I chose faint lines colouring.

For my card I have used the Ava (a former freebie image now available in the shop for just $2 - bargain!). To print the faint line version I opened the image in PS Elements and changed the opacity of the image from 100% to 34% (try different percentages until you are happy). I then coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E15/E17/E18/E19
Eyes - B21/B66
Clothing - W0/W1/W2/E40/E41/E42/B52/V91/V93/V95/V99
The papers are all 7 Dots Studio All I Ever which I layered with some Core-dinations grey cardstock. I have added a doily and some Washi tape from Paperchase.

Be sure to hop on over and check out which technique each of the DT followed...

Stamping Bella - Uptown Girls

Here is a card I made using another of the Stamping Bella Uptown Girls, this one is called Opal the Optimist and I have stamped her using Memento Ink in Summer Sky onto Craftwork Cards Digital Cardstock and coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E23/E25/E27
Clothing - R20/R21/R22/R24/BG10/BG11
Bottle - W2/W3/R00
I have kept this card very simple just using three small scraps of paper and a small scrap of cardstock. The papers are all by Echo Park Birthday Girl Mini Theme Kit. The banner was cut from one of the pieces of paper in the collection and I added a couple of sentiment stamps the main one being by Inkadinkado from their quote stamp range, and the fabulous one is be Hero Arts. I also created a cocktail glass out of bling to finish off.

My Dad's 70th Birthday Card...

Not the best photo in the world...but then it was taken on the back seat of the car as we pulled up at my Dad's house on Saturday morning...

So the card is using one of the old Pollycraft digi images called Beer Monster which I coloured with Copics using the following colours...
YG00/YG01/YG03/YG05/YG07/R37/B91/B93/B95/B97/Y21/Y26/Y28
The dartboard is a stamp by Inca Stamps and the papers are all Echo Park Little Boy which I layered with red and black cardstock, added some Thickers for the "70" and "Dad" and a Craftwork Cards sentiment. The Beer Monster has also had googly eyes added...trust me my Dad had eyes just like those when his birthday party was over on Saturday...

Dog Lovers card...

I had a request last week to make a card featuring a picture of the intended recipients dogs....and here is what I came up with.

So obviously the main image is the gorgeous dogs, and I matched the photo to some My Minds Eye - Lost & Found 2 - Rosy which I layered with some Bazzill black cardstock, added a doily, some seam binding, a heart pin, dog bone paperclip, MAMBI bling heart and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

It came together so quickly and I am pleased with the colour match to the photo...I think this is the first time I have added a photo to one of my card.

CCT v SC Challenges...

So new challenges are up today on Cute Card Thursday and Saturated Canary Challenge blogs...so I did a little combining...

On Cute Card Thursday the challenge is Button Up, and one Saturated Canary it is Winged Things, so for my card I used one of the new Saturated Canary images from Krista called Comfy Slippers Fairy. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Eyes - B21/B66
Hair - E23/E27
Clothing - BG10/BG11/R20/R21/R22
The papers are all My Minds Eye Find Your Wings and Fly Up and Away, I have distressed all the edges with a Tim Holtz distressing tool added a doily, some washi tape, stickers, chipboard attached with bakers twine and buttons from the same MME range. I finished off with some SU seam binding, a Prima bling key and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

Be sure to pop over and check out both of the challenges...some stunning work and if you join in there are prizes to be won too.

Stamping Bella - Uptown Girl...

Don't know about you, but I love these girls....if I could I would own them ALL....

So here is a card I made with one of them...

So I have used Faith the Fairy, and again I wanted to try the "no lines" colouring as I wanted to see if it worked better with different stamps...I stamped her onto Craftwork Cards Digital Cardstock with Memento Ink in Summer Sky and coloured her with Copics... I think I prefer how this one came out compared to last weeks Magnolia image...and the only thing I did differently was to use a pen to make the eyes stand out again..

So the papers on this card are all My Minds Eye Find Your Wings and Fly - Up & Away paper pad. I have added some MME Washi Tape and also some stickers...all from the same range. The "hold fast to your dreams" bit was cut from one of the sheets of paper in the pad, and I finished off with a doily, some twine, a Craftwork Cards tag sentiment and used the sentiment that comes with the image.

Be sure to pop back tomorrow to see what I have to share with you...

Saturated Canary Challenge - Anything Goes!

So, I am a little late posting this as the challenge started last week...

The challenge theme is Anything Goes, so I made a corner book mark with the Grey Tie/Under Contract stamp set which I coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Eyes - B21/B66
Hair - E23/E25/E27
Others - C0/C1/C2/C5/C7
I used Bazzill black and red cardstock and papers by Lily Bee Designs This & That. I added a Jenni Bowlin Bingo Card, some MME letters, a heart pin and a bit of ribbon.

Check out the challenge...it has one more week to run...