Little Fairy

I am going great guns with the challenge entries, another one and it isn't even 2012 yet! I am going to enter this LOTV fairy in the I Love Promarkers Challenge 97 Anything Goes, Charisma Cards Week 50 Anything Goes and Crafting for All Seasons Challenge 17 Fairies challenges. Thanks for stopping by :o) xx

Ingredients
Stamps: Papermania Sentiments stamp and LOTV Fairies Bouquet.
BG Papers: Plain coloured card stock from my stash.
Promarkers: Ivory, Lemon, Canary, Pumpkin, Gold, Lime Green, Forest Green, Blush, Oatmeal, Maroon and Cool Grey 1.

ColourQ Challenge #117 from Max my 9 year old son

My 9 year old son Max thought he would give the ColourQ challenge #117 a go, I was rather impressed with his card. Well done Max :o) xxx

ColourQ Challenge #117 from LC

I have decided that in 2012 I will enter more competitions, wont be hard as I only entered 3 in 2011! So here is my first. The ColourQ challenge #117 is basic black, white plus another colour, I got these cool images from the very talented MelJens designs and thought this would be a good start. Hope you like :o) xx

Ingredients
Stamps: MelJens designs Honey Bunches and Honey Bees Buckets.
BG Papers: Plain papers from my stash.
Dies: Nesties Classic Circles.
Promarkers: Cool Grey 1, Cool Grey 3, Cool Grey 4, Satin, Buttercup and Canary.

It's been a while…

…but I'm back. December seemed to whizz by which meant I haven't blogged for ages and I was also way behind with making all my Christmas cards so a mad rush till the end. I will have to be more organised next year (new years resolutions, perhaps?!)  To save time I ended up using the same couple of designs but changed the papers/colour schemes to mix it up a bit, here are just a few as an example. Hope you like. -x-

Ingredients
Stamps: Freebies from Lets Get Crafting and Creative Stamping magazines, The Snowman Sentiments and a snowflakes and sentiments stamp that I got from the Hobby Craft sale last year (thrown out the details, what a plonker).
BG Papers: Blue snowflakes paper made up on my computer plus various freebies from the web and magazines, plain paper and foil card from my stash.
Dies: Nesties classic circles and scalloped circles.
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots.
Embellishments: Ribbon from Dunn Elm Mill plus clear flat backed gems coloured with Promarkers to match the card.

New Baby Boy

I made this card for one of my friends who has just had a little boy. It is very similar to the other baby card I made a little while ago, this time I used my new Nestabilities.

Ingredients
Stamps: Bargain set from Hobby Craft called BabyBoy.
Inks: Dark Blue from Hobby Ccraft.
BG Papers: Spotty paper set up on my computer and printed out at home, plain card from my stash.
Dies: Nestabilities circles and scalloped circles.

My First Christmas Card This Year

It is official, I have made a start to this years Christmas Cards. I quite like this layout so I will probably do a few like this but in different colour variations.

Ingredients
Stamp: The Snowman Sentiments stamp.
BG Papers: Brown sparkle paper from Dun Elm Mill, plain paper from my stash.
Ribbon: Dun Elm Mill.
Embossing Folders: Crafts-too Spots.
Dies: Nestabilities Label 8.

Set of Thank You Cards

Here are a few of the thank you cards I made for when my son, Max, left his temporary school last week. The layout is quite simple but it lets the backing papers and the sentiment do the showing off.

Ingredients
Stamps: Digi stamp I drew on the computer and printed out at home.
BG Papers: Patterned paper freebie downloads from a mag, plain card from my stash.
Promarkers: Cocoa, Buttercup, Rose Pink, Denim Blue, Lime Green, Canary, Pastel Blue, Duck Egg, Indigo Blue, Amethyst, Hot Pink and Pumpkin.

A Card for Cliff

I have been a bit naff at blogging lately. Loads of stuff to sort out to get our son in a specialist school had meant crafting has taken a bit of a back seat, but nothing like a last minute birthday card to solve that. I made this for our friend Cliff. Blokie cards are always difficult, so with remembrance day as my inspiration I made this little number.

Ingredients
Stamps: Sentiment stamp from 3 Birds Clearly Hand Stamped kit.
BG Papers: Plain card/paper stock from my stash.
Dies: Nestabilities Labels 1.

Happy Birthday Holly Bobs

I made this card for my friend Holly's birthday. She loves cats and is a Chelsea fan, hence the blue.

Ingredients
Stamps: Cat stamp was a freebie from a Let's Make Cards mag, sentiment stamp is from Papermania.
BG Papers: Plain papers from my stash, white backing paper was embossed with my Cuttlebug.
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots.

One of my first cards

This is one of the first cards that I made. I had just been to the Hobby Craft sale and bought some punches and used them on nearly everything.

Ingredients
BG Papers: Freebie patterned paper from the web printed off at home, plain paper from my stash.
Sentiment: Made on my computer and printed off at home.
Punches: Hobby Craft sale.

A Little Birdie Told Me…

Here is another card that's for a challenge. I am entering it into the Daring Cardmakers challenge "A Little Bird Told Us…" Their sponsor this week is The Ribbon Reel. Wish me luck!

Ingredients:
Stamps: Owl stamp was a gift from a crafty friend, sentiment stamp was a freebie from a mag.
BG Papers: Patterned papers were from the web and I changed the colours in PhotoShop, plain green card from my stash.
Promarkers: Henna, Bright Orange, Soft Green and Lime Green.

Hello Fruit

I really liked making this card, it is the first card I have made using my brand spanking new Cuttlebug. I am really please with the end result.

Ingredients
Stamps: Cheeries from MelJens Designs, sentiment from 3 Birds Clearly Hand Stamped kit.
BG Papers: Plain red and green card from my stash.
Embossing Folder: Swiss dots from Cuttlebug.
Promarkers: Lime Green, Forest Green, Hot Pink, Ruby, Pastel Blue and Ice Grey 1.

Thanks #4

This card is made from one of the 'Thanks' sentiments I drew in the stylee of the A7 Papermania stamps that I have. I have had the background paper for quite a while but I wasn't quite sure what to do with it as it is quite bold but I really like the zesty colour combo.

Ingredients
Stamps: Digi stamp I drew on the computer and printed out at home.
BG Papers: Patterned paper freebie download from a mag, plain card from my stash.
Promarkers: Lime Green, Pumpkin, Hot Pink.

To You Both

I like the colour combo on this card, the stamp is quite versatile so it can cover several occasions.

Ingredients
Stamps: A7 sentiment stamp from Papermania.
BG Papers: Patterned paper from Daisy and Dandelion CD, yellow plain pearlescent card from Rymans.
Promarkers: Rose Pink, Cinnamon, Denim Blue and Buttercup.

Dream Valley Challenge 17 - Monochrome

I have got the challenge bug! I am going to enter this card into the Dream Valley Challenge 17 - Monochrome.

Ingredients
Stamps: Create and Craft set I found in Wilkinsons, Sentiments stamp set from Papermania.
BG papers: Plain paper from my stash, pattered paper made up from one of the flower stamps from the set from Wilkinsons.
Embellishments: Flat backed gems.

PfP Week 119 – Planes, Trains and Automobiles

I am going to have another go at a Passion for Promarkers challenge, this is for week 119 Planes, Trains and Automobiles. I managed to get into the top 5 last time and I was well made up, thanks PfP :o) xx

Ingredients
Stamps: Kanban.
BG Papers: Patterned papers made up on the computer and printed out at home, plain paper from my stash.
Sentiment: Made up on the computer and printed out at home.
ProMarkers: Lime Green, Canary, Bright Orange, Ivory, Cool Grey 1 and Cool Grey 3.

New Baby Girl

I popped into Hobby Craft yesterday and picked up a little stamp set for 99p, bargain! I made this card for my friend who has just had a little girl with it.

Ingredients
Stamps: Bargain set from Hobby Craft called BabyBoy.
Inks: Dusky pink from Hobby Ccraft.
BG Papers: Spotty paper set up on my computer and printed out at home, plain card from my stash.

LOTV Birthday Fairy

This is a cute image from Lilly of the Valley. I am going to enter it into the Passion for Promarkers Week 117 challenge, I don't normally enter challenges, but here goes!

Ingredients
Stamps: Birthday Fairy by Lilly of the Valley.
BG Papers: Patterned paper freebie from a mag, plain coloured card from my stash.
Promarkers: Ivory, Blush, Oatmeal, Pastel Pink, Rose Pink, Amethyst, Lemon, Canary, Tan, Henna, Cool Grey 1 and Cool Grey 3.
Embellishments: Clear flat backed gems coloured with Promarkers to match card.

Sleeping Kitten

After much blog hopping I stumbled accross Sliekje's Digi Stamps. There are loads of cute digi images to download and colour and best of all they are free, all she asks is to link back to her blog. Here is my version of the Sleeping Kitten image. Thanks Angelique :o) x

Ingredients
Stamps: Sleeping Kitten digi stamp from Sliekje's Digi Stamps, sentiment from Papermania.
BG Papers: Patterned paper freebie CD from a mag, plain paper from my stash.
Promarkers: Cool grey 1, Cool Grey 3, Cinnamon, Lime Green, Forest Green, Canary, Pumpkin.

Thanks #3

This time I changed it to have flowers instead of stars.

Ingredients

Stamps: Digi stamp I drew on the computer and printed out at home.

BG Papers: Patterned paper is a freebie from the web, plain colours sampled in Photoshop from the patterned paper to get a perfect match.

Promarkers: Soft Green, Henna and Sandstone.

Embellishments: Circles and flower punches from Hobby Craft arranged to make the embellishment.

Thanks #2

Here is another thank you card with the sentiment I made up on the computer.

Ingredients
Stamps: Digi stamp I drew on the computer and printed out at home.
BG Papers: Patterned paper was a freebie from a magazine, plain coloured papers from my stash.
Promarkers: Soft Green, Henna and Sandstone.
Embellishments: Circles and star punches from Hobby Craft arranged to make the embellishment.

Thanks #1

After making a few cards with the Papermania's A7 sentiments stamps I realised that they didn't do one for saying thank you, so I made one up.

Ingredients

Stamps: Digi stamp I drew on the computer and printed out at home.

BG Papers: Patterned paper from a magazine download which I changed colour in Photoshop, plain coloured papers from my stash.

Promarkers: Sandstone, Pumpkin and Cool Grey 5.

Embellishments: Circles and star punches from Hobby Craft arranged to make the embellishment.

Lots of Love

I have been watching Barbara Gray from Clarity Stamps 'In the classroom' on Create and Craft and she has inspired me to have a bit of a play with some of my stamps. It took quite a few attempts on scraps of copier paper to get the right layout but I am really please with the end result, thanks Barbara!

Ingredients
Stamps: Flowers are from Dove Crafts Sugar and Spice set and the sentiment is from Papermania.
Inks: Sky blue and black inks from Hobby Craft.
BG Paper: Plain blue paper from my stash.

With Love

I made this card a couple of weeks ago and have only just got round to taking a pic of it. I love the colour combo.

Ingredients
Sentiment Stamp:  Pink Peticoat.
BG Papers: Patterned paper is a freebie from the web, plain colours sampled in Photoshop from the patterned paper to get a perfect match.
Embellishment: Circle and flower punches from Hobby Craft arranged to make the main embellishment.

Delicious

I made this card from a freebie paper stack from a magazine and a stamp my friend gave me.

Ingredients

Stamps: ?? Gift from a crafty friend.

BG Papers and Sentiment: Serif Picnic in the Park paper stack.

Promarkers: Ruby and Forest Green.

Happy Birthday – 3 Flowers

Ingredients

BG Papers: Gingham made up on the computer and printed at home, plain pink paper from my stash.

Sentiment: Made up on the computer and printed at home.

Embellishments: Circle and flower punches used to layer up papers.

Red and Aqua Happy Birthday

I made this card with various sized circle and flower punches. I like the colour combo.

Ingredients

BG Papers: Patten paper is a freebie from the web, plain red paper from my stash.

Sentiment: Made on the computer and printed off at home.

Embellishments: Circle and flower punches used to layer up the papers.

Heat Embossing First Attempt

This is my first attempt at heat embossing. I am really pleased with the end result.

Ingredients

Stamps: Kanban  Birds of Paradise set.

BG Papers: Plain black paper from stash.

Embossing Powders: Papermaina Silver.

Thinking of You

I made this A6 card to practice my stamping and edge distressing. Could be used as a sympathy card.

Ingredients

Stamps: Flowers from the Kanban Birds of Paradise set, Sentiment from the 3 Birds Clearly Hand Stamped set.

BG Papers: Plain black paper from stash.

Embellishments: Black flat backed gems from Hobby Craft.

Card for a Footie Fan

I made this card for a friends son who is mad on Arsenal.

Ingredients

BG Papers: Football paper set up on computer and printed out at home, plain red paper from my stash.

Sentiment: Set up on computer.

Embellishments: Hobby Craft

Little Thank You Card

This was one of the first cards I made after a trip to the Hobby Craft sale where I bought a nice collection of punches.

Ingredients

BG papers: Dotty paper made on the computer and printed out at home, orange pearlescent card from Rymans and plain orange paper from my stash.

Sentiment: Also made on the computer.

Embellishment: Flower and circle punches from Hobby Craft used with the papers listed above to make the main embellishment. 

Kenny K Birthday Card

I discovered Kenny K about a year ago, his digi stamps are really good for blokie cards which can be hard, and he has a freebie download every month which is cool. This one is Carmen Electrafying, I made her into a birthday card for my husband Miles.

Ingredients

Stamps: Digi stamp from Kenny K.

BG Papers: Freebies from a mag and re-coloured in Photoshop, dark blue plain paper from my stash.

Promarkers: Ivory, Blush, Oatmeal, Pastel Blue, Denim Blue, Cool Grey 3, Cool Grey 4, Cool Grey 5, Gold and Henna. I also used a red gel pen for her lipstick.

Embellishments: Dark blue paper from my stash punched with a circle punch from Hobby Craft.

What a cutie

This sweet stamp was part of a set that was a free gift from Quick Cards issue 87. I made it into an Easter card for my grandson Jamie.

Ingredients

Stamps: Freebie from Quick Cards issue 87.

BG Papers: Gingham paper I set up on the computer, plain orange paper from stash.

Promarkers: Pumpkin, Honeycomb, Gold, Lemon, Blush, Pink Carnation, Ice Grey 1 and Cool Grey 5.

Embellishments: Orange paper from stash punched with a circle punch from Hobby Craft.

Recycle and Reuse

These 3 little A7 cards were made from some wrapping paper I had in my stash. I needed some quick and easy thank you cards after my sons birthday.

Ingredients

Images: Wrapping paper and tags from my stash.

BG Papers: Plain coloured paper from my stash.

Embellishments: Flat backed pearls and gems from my stash.

LOTV Happy Birthday

This cute image is from Lilly of the Valley, I tried not to make it too sickly sweet so I added a dotty background instead of flowers, plus I was drawn to the papers as the colour combo is cool.

Ingredients

Stamp: Lilly of the Valley for main image and Papermaina stamp for Happy Birthday.

BG papers: Printed from Dandilion and Daisy CD, plain purple paper from stash.

Promarkers: Canary, Gold, Lime Green, Forest Green, Cinnamon, Henna, Rose Pink, Satin, Bluebell, Purple, Cool Grey 1 and Cool Grey 3.

Embellishments: Butterfly punch from Hobby Craft used to make 3D butterfly embellishment.

Best Wishes

I made this card a little while ago with a stamp from Papermania's A7 sentiments range, they have several to choose from including numbers which is good.

Ingredients

Stamp: Papermaina.

BG Papers: Freebies from magazines re coloured in Photoshop, red and tan plain papers from stash.

Promarkers: Ruby, Tan and Cool Grey 4.