Anyone for Anya? - Sketch #6 by DawnyP

Here is a card I made for this weeks sketch over on the Anyone for Anya challenge blog. I am running a little late this week, but hopefully have now caught up...YAY! This week we are sponsored by Whiff of Joy....so be sure to pop over and take a look.

For my card I chose one of the new Wild Sprouts called "Stella". She has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - BG10/BG11/BG13/R20/R21/R22
Letter - C0
The papers are all by My Minds Eye "Be Loved", and I have layered them with some Bazill & DCWV cardstock. I have embellished with some Card Candy that came from Creative Treasures and also a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Be sure to pop over and check out what the DT have created...so much inspiration!

SJ's Little Musings....

I am so pleased to announce that I have joined SJ's Little Musings Creative Team along with Leann and Helen, two very talented ladies who I am had the pleasure of working with in previous teams.

As soon as I saw SJ's cute little drawings I downloaded them, and here is my first card. I have used Tabitha, she has been printed onto Stampin' Up Whisper White cardstock. Tabitha has already been coloured by SJ, but the colours match perfectly with the October Afternoon "Daydreams" range and I have layered them with DCWV & Bazzill cardstock. I have embellished with a sentiment by Craftwork Cards, lace by My Minds Eye, pins by Fancy Pants, the paper flowers were in my kit from Creative Treasures....and they are adorable, in fact so adorable that I need MORE. Finally I have added some pearl bling to the corners.

Be sure to check out SJ's Little Musings....every Friday she gives away an image....today's is HERE. I so pleased to be on her little team and cannot wait to see what she draws in the future.

Daring Cardmakers "Schooldays"

This week, my final week as Guest DT over on Daring Cardmakers the theme is Schooldays. For my card I decided to make an Apple shaped card....I always think of "An Apple for the Teacher". To make the apple shaped card I traced around a template made from a Cider Coaster in the bar on last years GoGo Getaway. The image I have used is by The Greeting Farm, "Teacher Anya". I have coloured the image with Copics (but cannot remember the colours). The papers October Afternoon "Detours" with stickers and journal cards from the October Afternoon "Report Card" range, and the "G" sticker is by Sassafras Lass.

So that's it.....my final Guest DT week. It has been great fun working with a lovely group of crafters, so a huge thank you to them all for having me.

A Challenge Combo Card...

Here is a quick card I made last night using the sketch over on Sketch Saturday and following the challenge on Kraftin' Kimmies Stamps Weekly Challenge, "No Embellishments".

For my card I have used Kraftin' Kimmies cute penguin stamp and he has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
C0/C1/C3/C5/C7/C9/YR31/RV29/RV34
The papers are all DCWV "Rose Tinted Christmas" and I have layered with some Bazill Cardstock and also some Doodlebug Sugar Coated Cardstock (the black). This card is pretty simple with only a Martha Stewart punch used to create the scalloped edge......I will probably add a few embellishments before I send it....LOL

Be sure to pop back later to see my final Guest DT card for Daring Cardmakers.

Squiggle Creation...

Here is a card I made using this weeks sketch over on Friday Sketchers. I have used one of the Squiggle Stamps and coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - R05/YG25/E47
Flowers - R05/YG25
The papers are all MME "Wild Asparagus" and I have layered them with some Bazzill cardstock. I have embellished with some Card Candy that I got in my DT pack from Creative Treasures. I have also used a sentiment by Craftwork Cards, some bling from my stash, and some flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts.

Be sure to pop over to Friday Sketchers and check out the DT's gorgeous cards.

Cute Card Thursday - Blooming Gorgeous!

This week over on Cute Card Thursday our challenge is "Blooming Gorgeous!". We want to see your cards that feature flowers. This week we are joined by Guest DT Claire and sponsored by one of my favourite places to buy flowers...Wild Orchid Crafts...check out the awesome prize...

For my card I have used the same flowers as the winner will receive in their prize....the red Gardenia and the ivory Cherry Blossoms. I have used DawnyP's fab sketch over on Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog...thanks Hun, another corker! The images I have used are by hAnglar & stAnglar and have been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Hairband - R59
Clothing - B000/B00/R85
Plant Pot - E41/E42/YG95/R85/YR23/G99
The papers are all October Afternoon "Detours" and I have layered them with some Bazzill cardstock. Apart from the flowers I have also added some leaves with my Woodware punch, some bling from my stash and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards. The flowers have been "glimmered and glamoured" with pearl Glimmer Mist and DecoArt Glamour Dust, in fact most of the card (with the exception of the image) has Glimmer Mist over it. The image has had a touch of sparkle added with a Sakura clear glitter gel pen.

Be sure to come over and join us...especially if you want some of these gorgeous flowers....you would be crazy to miss out.

The Greeting Farm CHA Relay Day #3

Here is the card I made for day three of the TGF CHA Relay. The image is called "Toby Cub" and I have coloured it with Copics using the following colours...
Cub - W0/W1/W2/W3/W5
Nappy/Diaper - RV10/RV13
Shadow - B000
The papers are all by Heidi Grace and I have layered them with some DCWV cardstock. I created the bib by using my Nesties and then chopping the top seven scallops off. To create the neck I have used the wide scalloped punch from Stampin Up. Then I added a large WRMK grommet with my Cropadile, and finally added some HobbyCraft ribbon. The sentiment is by Craftwork Cards and I also added a couple of Doodlebug heart buttons from my stash.

I am also entering this card on A Spoon Full of Sugar as this week their theme is "Freestyle"....anything goes.

Will be back tomorrow with my Cute Card Thursday card...

News...

I am pleased to announce that I have joined the Creative Treasures DT along with KathyB and Maddy. It was lovely to be asked by Tracy and I look forward to working with her products.

This morning my first DT parcel arrived and so this afternoon I will have to have a little play this afternoon....head cold permitting (feels like someone has me head in a vice and is turning the handle?

The Greeting Farm CHA Relay Day #2

It's day two over on The Greeting Farm CHA Relay on their blog...each day they are giving away a digi image to people who have completed a card with the previous days image. So if you didn't complete day one, you are now no longer able to get this image....you can still use Mer-Ian (see my card from yesterday).

I have coloured WS Charlotte with Copics using the following colours....
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E47/E49
Clothing - R20/R21/R22/BG18/E47
The papers are all October Afternoon "DayDreams" that I have layered with some Bazzill cardstock. I have used my Martha Stewart "Valentine Lace" punch down the side, and I have embellished the card with some pearl bling, cherry blossoms by Wild Orchid Crafts, 2 pins by Fancy Pants and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

A nasty head cold is keeping me home again today....all wrapped up and taking it easy...fingers crossed I al feeling better tomorrow so that I can get off to work.

Crafty Angels Weekly Challenge - Paper Folding!

This week over on Crafty Angels Weekly Challenge Blog our theme is "Paper Folding!". We want to see paper folding in your cards/projects. The only rules are...NO prefolded cards and NO easel cards.

For my card I have taken a sheet of Magnolia patterned paper and cut it to A4 and then folded it into a gift bag. I have used my SU oval punch to create the handle. I have embellished with a couple of Magnolia images, some lace, a scalloped heart cut with my Nesties, a sentiment by Craftwork Cards, flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts, a pin and pearl string by Tabby Crafts and a small piece of SU choc chip taffeta.

The bag is so simple to make...especially when my bud Marlene had given me a piece of paper folded and had written the dimensions and folds on it.....thanks Hun x

Be sure to pop over to the Crafty Angels blog and join us this week.

The Greeting Farm CHA Relay Day #1

The week over on The Greeting Farm blog there is a fab challenge. Both Marie and Jessica are away at CHA showing for the first time. So while they are away we get to play with some fab digi images that Marie has designed....just for those participating in the challenges...

The digi image given away for Mondays card is MerIan, who I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Tail - BG11/BG13
I also stamped Mermaid Anya and coloured her in the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - BG11/BG13
Tail/Bikini Top - YR04/Y17
The papers are Scenic Route "Grafton" and I have layered them with some Bazzill cardstock and also som Doodlebug Sugar Coated cardstock. I have embellished with a few foam sea items (been floating around my stash for years) and also some net stuff...again don't know where I got it from. I created the sentiment using Doodlebug rubons.

Now I am waiting to receive the next digi image...which is a cute Wild Sprout called Charlotte....she totally rocks!

Anyone for Anya? - Heart 4 Hearts Sake!

This week over on the Anyone for Anya? challenge blog our theme is "Heart 4 Hearts Sake". We want to see hearts on your creations. We are sponsored this week by Karen's Doodles.

For my card I have used two of the Wild Sprout Digi Images available from The Greeting Farm store and they have been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Her Hair - E50/E51/E53
His Hair - E08/E19
Her Clothing - R81/R83/R85/R37
His Clothing - W5/W7/W9/R29
The papers are all KI Memories Love Elsie "Betty" collection. I have added hearts with my heart Nesties, SU heart punch and also a Heidi Grace heart pin. I have also embellished with an expoy heart sticker, SU choc chip taffeta ribbon, pearl bling and the sentiment is by Studio G (from the cheapie sets).

Be sure to pop over to the Anyone for Anya? blog and check out the prize and also the rest of the DT's fabby creations.

Anya Ink Guest DT - NO Printed Papers!

This week I am the Guest DT over on Anya Ink, the Australian Anya Challenge Blog. Their theme this week is "No Printed Papers!", so if you know me you know I love my printed papers. I tried to just use plain card, but I like nothing I did. So eventually I remembered by Heidi Swapp Damask stamp.....and the idea to create a my own background. I decided to keep it simple and just used some white linen cardstock (the stuff I use to make my cards from) and stamped with Versafine ink. The black layer is Doodlebug Sugar Coated cardstock. I have further embellished with ribbon from Hobby Craft, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, a star pin from Tabby Crafts, a spotty bow from Craft Fairy and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards. The base of this card is a Paper Mania scalloped card blank. The main image is one of the Miss Anya Love set and has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - R46
Clothing - C1/C3/C5/C7/C9/R46

Thanks so much to Marcia and the Anya Ink DT for inviting me to be their Guest this week....it's been a blast.

Daring Cardmakers - What's the Point!

This week over on the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog the theme is "What's the Point!", they want to see cards featuring points or pointers of some kind - the hands of a clock, arrows, pointing fingers, view-points, pointy stars, pencil points.... pins and needles could also be incorporated.

For my card I went with Stars, not very imaginative I know, but it was my second project...
The papers are all Jenni Bowlin, as are the stickers and the star journal spot. The ribbon is some that came with a gift wrapping set from Asda in Christmas 2008. I have also used Bazzill bling cardstock and Doodlebug Sugar Coated cardstock.
Now this was my original project, I decorated a clock....obviously it has "hands", I then realised it was for Daring CARDmakers and thought I should have made a card...LOL

The supplies are the same as above except I have added some lace, American Craft glitter Thickers, and some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts...plus a couple of Digi Images from The Greeting Farm which have been coloured with Copics (sorry forgot to note down the colours)
Be sure to pop over to the Daring Cardmakers blog....trust me the cards are amazing...and soooo different, I don't think any of them have interpreted it the same way.

So we are almost at the weekend...thank goodness although David told me this evening that he may have to work away all weekend in Chester...leaving on Saturday morning and coming home on Monday evening....All I can say is "Men!"

Cute Card Thursday - Fairy Fantastic!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is "Fairy Fantastic!". We want to see fairy creations. We are sponsored this week by Kathe, an Independent Distributor of The Angel Company stamps. We have a new Guest DT as well....Claire joins us for the next two weeks.

For my card I have used one of my Squiggle Stamps called Fairy Wishes, she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - R20/R21/R22/Y28/E47/YR16
The papers are all October Afternoon "Daydreams" and I have layered them with some Doodlebug "Sugar Coated" cardstock in pink. I have also used the sketch over on Sketch Saturday this week. The card has been embellished with Maya Road buttons attached with some ribbon from my stash, the flower is by Bo Bunny and I have used my Stampin' Up star punch on the sugar coated cardstock. The sentiments are a mixture of a Technique Tuesday stamp "Wish upon a Star" and a Craftwork Card sentiment, and finally I added some pearl bling.

Be sure to come over and join this weeks challenge...the prize is a cute set of bunny stamps with sentiments...

Lili of the Valley - Sketch #8

It's that time again....the new challenge on the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog is up....this time we have a sketch for you...and also the chance to win three, yes THREE of the new images. We also have a new DT member...the talented Bev has joined us....yay! For my card I have used one of the new images called "Rosie Posy". I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53/B39
Clothing - E53/B21/B24/B39
Flowers - B21/R59/YR00/YG03
The papers are Chatterbox "Sun Room" that I had lurking in my scraps pile, and I have layered with some DCWV cardstock. I have embellished with flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts, American Craft ribbon, pearl head pins and a sentiment stamp by Inkadinkado.

Se sure to check the rest of the DT's card...they are all stunning. Be sure to keep your eyes on the Lili of the Valley website as the new stamps will be available next week....

A Few Cards...

Here is the first of two cards I made last night. The first is using the sketch over on Friday Sketchers and the colour combo on Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps which is Red, Pink & Brown. For my card I have used Francesca which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E47/E49
Clothing - R81/R83/R85/E47/YG03/R37
The papers are all by The Greeting Farm, and I have layered them with come brown Bazzill cardstock. I have embellished with a couple of sentiments by Craftwork Cards, pearl bling, Stampin' Up choc chip taffeta, heart pin and a cherry blossom by Wild Orchid Crafts that I have sprayed with Glimmer Mist in Pink Taffy.

Having loved colouring my Kimmie stamps I decided to make another for the challenge but this time I have teamed it with a sketch on Sketch Saturday.
For this card I have used Drucilla and coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - R81/R83/R85/E47/E49/R37
Bear - W0/R37
The papers are the same as above and I have embellished with pearl bling, Heidi Grace heart pins, a lollipop flower held with an American Crafts brad, Maya Road ribbon buttons held with Stampin' Up choc chip taffeta and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

I loved working with this colour combo....it's one of my favourites....Be sure to check out all three challenge blogs to see the DT's creations...

Another three in one card...

Here is a card I made to over two challenges....first the challenge over on Anya Ink "flowers", and also sketch #2 and Monday mania with Jen Shults (use Olive Green, Pink & Dark Brown...plus sparkle) over on Club Anya & Friends...

The images are all by The Greeting Farm "Miss Anya Love" and "My Guy Ian" and they have been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Anya's Hair - E50/E51/E53
Anya's Clothing - RV34/E47
Ian's Hair - E47
Ian's Clothing - B93/B95/B97/YG91/YG95/E47
The papers are all Black Market Society and I have layered them with some brown Bazzill cardstock. I have embellished with lace, roses by Wild Orchid Crafts, Fancy Pants pins, bling from my stash and also a sentiment by Craftwork Cards. What you can't see from my rubbish picture is that Anya has Sakura clear stardust pen in her hair and the flowers are also glimmered and glamoured (Glimmer Mist in Pearl & also DecoArt Glamour Dust).

Be sure to check out the respective blogs and see the other creations.

Crafty Angels Weekly Challenge - Keep it Simple!

This week it is my turn to set the challenge over on Crafty Angels Challenge Blog. I decided to set a theme of "Keep it Simple!"...I want you to use, one piece of cardstock (inc the card base), one piece of patterned paper, one type of embellishment and one sentiment....no more, no less!

For my card I have used some black Bazzill cardstock, a piece of DCWV "Rockstar" paper, Bling and an image and sentiment by The Greeting Farm. The main image is Rockstar Anya and she has been coloured with copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - RV34/R39
Hairband - V99
Clothing - V99
Guitar - RV34/R39/V99/C1
Boots - RV34/V99
To create the swirl I used one of the new Bazzill templates....how fab are they!

Be sure to check out the DT cards for more inspiration.

Anyone for Anya? - Black & White + 1 Other

This week over on the Anyone for Anya? Challenge Blog our theme is "Black & White plus One". We want to see your black and white cards that feature one other colour of your choice. We are sponsored this week by Stempelstudio

For my card I have used one of the new range of stamps over at The Greeting Farm. They are called Oliver & Amelie and the set is called "Happy Days". I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - BG01/BG05/BG07/C7
Clothing - BG01/BG05/C0/C1/C2/C3
The papers are all Rusty Pickle "Pop Stars" and I have layered them with some Bazzill Cardstock. I have also added some colour to the "wordy" one with my Copics (BG01/BG05/BG07). I have embellished with some pins by Fancy Pants, some satin ribbon from my stash, a sentiment by Craftwork Cards and also a jewel thing...almost exactly identical to the Prima ones, but only half the price......they came from Hobby Craft 10 for about £1.80.

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's creations....and enter to be in with a chance of winning the prize.

Anya Ink - One Layer Cards...

The challenge over on Anya Ink this week was One Layer Cards (one piece of cardstock including the card itself). For my card I took a piece of white cardstock and created a scalled card which I then ran through my Big Shot with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I then ran some VersaMagic chalk ink over it to make it stand out. Where the embossing finished on the card I used some pearl bling on a strip (Mark Richards ones). The main image has been layered onto a scrap of the same cardstock which I have coloured to match the chalk ink. The image is a Wild Sprout called Chelsea from The Greeting Farm which has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - BG09/C5/C7/C9/BG10
I have further embellished with a marabou feather from Craft Fairy, some ribbon that was from a gift wrapping set I had, a heart pin and two pearl pins. I have finished off with a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Be sure to pop on over as the DT have made some fab one layer cards....and who knows you may be chosen in their "Top Three"....I was last week.

Daring Cardmakers - Hole in One!

It's week two of my Guest DT stint over on Daring Cardmakers and this week the theme is "Hole in One". The team want to see your cards/projects with holes. It can be an aperture card, or just an imaginative use of holes in your creation...

For my card I made an aperture card, the main image is another Lili of the Valley image from the Spring 2010 collection available later this month. I have coloured him with Copics using the following colours...
Bear - E30/E31/E33/E35
Net - C1/C3
Butterflies - YR17/R46/E71/R12/BG23
Grass - YG03
The papers are all October Afternoon "Detours" and I have layered them with some DCWV cardstock that I distressed the edges of. I have also used my Martha Stewart Around the Page "loop" punches and my Nestabilities to cut the aperture. I have embellished with flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, bling from my stash, butterflies puches with the X-Cut dimensional punch all topped off with a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

As you can see below....from another angle...
And here is the inside...
Be sure to pop on over to the Daring Cardmakers challenge blog to see the DT's work....there are some brilliant ideas on adding "holes" to your cards.

Cute Card Thursday - Pink & Grey!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is "Pink & Grey!". We want to see your cards/projects with a pink a grey colour combo. We are sponsored this week by our regular monthly sponsor...Simon Says Stamp, and also joined again by our Guest DT Norma.

For my card I used another of the soon to be released Lili of the Valley "Spring 2010 Collection", which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Bunny - C0/C1/C2/R20
Balloon - R20/R21/R22
Cake - E49/R20/C1/Y17
The papers are all scraps of October Afternoon "Cherry Hill" (I adore that paper and all I have are a few scraps). I have embellished with a heart pin by Fancy Pants, some Stampin' Up "Basic Gray" taffeta, some grey pearl bling and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Be sure to check out the challenge blog to see the rest of the DT's creations...they are all so different ( I think we have all managed to use different stamps), and so gorgeous.

Friday Sketchers #84

Here is a card I made using this weeks sketch over on the Friday Sketchers challenge blog. The main image is "Oliver" from the Oliver & Amelia "Happy Days" set by The Greeting Farm. They are due to be released on March 1st, but Marie put a limited amount of them up for sale on January 1st and I was lucky enough to get hold of them.

I have coloured Oliver with my Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - B93/B95/B97/B21/B24/E49
Dinosaurs - YG91/YG95/W5
The papers are all Basic Grey "Granola" and I have added some raffia, buttons and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

I loved colouring Oliver...he saw such fun. Be sure to check the DT cards over on Friday Sketchers as they are well worth a browse for inspiration.