Thursday 30 June 2011

Simply Stampin' Challenge 13



This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' blog challenge. This week's challenge was a sketch challenge.

The Stampin' Up stamp set I used for the card was 'Growing Green'. I used this set and various coloured ink pads to create each patterned panel.



The ink pads I used were Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz. I used the Blending Pen and the ink pads to colour in the stamped outlines. I mounted the panels onto dark brown card.



I covered a card blank with Kraft card. Again I stamped the outline floral images onto the card with Chocolate Chip ink pad. I added a piece of Linen Thread across one of the panels onto this I tied Tiny Tags. To finish I added a gem.

Wednesday 29 June 2011

For you x



This card is for DoCrafts Creativity Club challenge which I'm hosting as I was lucky enough to win the last challenge. For the challenge I chose to use the Club's June sketch and summer as the theme.

I am also entering the card in the following challenges:
Passion for ProMarkers blog challenge. The theme was to include flowers.
Pear Tree Designs blog challenge. The theme was to stamp something.
Creative Inspirations blog challenge. The theme was summer.

I begun by stamping the Forever Friend bear in Memento ink pad. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I added highlight with Sakura pens and gold Stickles.



In keeping with the sketch I cut panels of flowery patterned paper. The paper is Honey & Hugs by Papermania. I added these to a square card blank. I added two paper flowers. I punched circles and die cut ovals from the green patterned paper. I added these to the flowers. To finish I added dew drop by Papermania and faux stitching.

Tuesday 28 June 2011

It's my lucky winning week!

I have won and voted Top Five for the last challenge at the Passion for ProMarkers blog challenge! Yippee! That's a win two weeks in a row.

And what makes it even better is that my winning prize is the new ultra-fine nib attachments for my ProMarkers. How great is that! I love colouring so can't wait to get my prize and start colouring all that fine detail.

Monday 27 June 2011

Letraset colouring challenge



This is my card for the Letraset Colouring Challenge on the Letraset blog.

I downloaded the image from the blog and printed out the roller skate image. I coloured it in with of course ProMarkers!



To keep in with the coloured I used for the roller skate I mounted the image onto panels of blue and pink card. I added black dots around the edge with a Letraset fineliner.

Using PhotoShop I created the roller skate background paper using a repeat image of the downloaded roller skate. I covered a card blank with blue card onto this I added the patterned paper.



I added strips of yellow, green and purple to the card. Onto this I added the coloured image. To finish the card I added a greeting and Candi by Craftwork Cards.

Sunday 26 June 2011

More Sweet Meadow



This is the third card I have made using the Sweet Meadow range by Craftwork Cards. It's such a lovely range that I have really enjoyed making these cards. My card is also featured on Craftwork Cards blog today.



I used a scalloped card blank for the base. I cut a panel from the front of the card. I added thin strips of card between the card and the end panel. I covered the base card with panels of rose coloured card and 'washed' paper. I covered the strips between the panels with roses cut from the 'printed' and 'washed' papers. I attached a 'Elegant Square Messages' to the front. To finish the card I added Stickles to edges of the roses and hearts cut from the 'printed' paper.

Saturday 25 June 2011

Little Claire's DT - challenge 10 card



This is my DT card for Little Claire's blog challenge. The new challenge, number 10, starts today. The theme of the challenge is 'pink and brown'.

The stamp I used for the card is Blissful stamp by, of course, Little Claire's. I stamped the image onto white card and also patterned paper. I cut out the dress from the patterned paper and added this to the stamped image. I used ProMarkers to colour in the rest of the image.



I mounted the image onto brown card. I cut panels of white, brown, pink and patterned paper. I added these to a Kraft card blank. I cut flowers from the patterned paper and added these to the card. To finish I added a peel off greeting again by Little Claire's.

Friday 24 June 2011

Passion for ProMarkers - week 105 challenge



This is my card for this week's Passion for ProMarkers blog challenge.The theme of this week's challenge is 'park life'.

The image I used is a digi download called Daffodil bear from Di's Digi Downloads. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I added highlights with Sakura pens. I mounted the image onto a panel of yellow paper and a white frame cut with Lacy Squares Nesties. I added green faux stitching around the edge.



I attached panels of green patterned paper to a square card blank. I added the bear image with foam pads. The oval greeting is by Craftwork Cards. To finish the card I added die cut white and yellow flowers.

Thursday 23 June 2011

Summer time



This is my card for two challenges:
Crafter's Companion Monthly challenge. The theme is 'Here comes summer'.
Fab 'n' Funky challenge blog. The theme is 'Summer loving...'.



I begun by stamping the image. The stamp is Humphrey's Corner - Friends Forever Stamp Set by Crafter's Companion. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I added Glossy Accents to the sundae glass. I mounted this onto red card.



I used the sundae stamp in the set to stamp the background paper in red ink. I added this onto red card. Across the card I added red spotty ribbon. I mounted an oval greeting from Craftwork Cards onto a scalloped punched oval. I punched photo corners and small red circles using my Stampin' Up punches. To finish the card I added faux stitching with a white Papermania pen.

Wednesday 22 June 2011

Simply Stampin' Challenge 12



This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' blog challenge. The theme of this week's challenge is 'You're got male'.

I begun my creating the main image. The image is 'Neighborhood' jumbo wheel stamp by Stampin' Up. I stamped the image in Chocolate Chip ink. I used a variety of Stampin' Up ink pads to colour in the image. I used a Stampin' Up Blending Pen to colour in the image.



I mounted the image onto panels of brown and Kraft card.I used Scalloped edge punch to punch the Kraft card. I also added a tab using the Round Tab punch. I added Linen Thread across the card.

I stamped a greeting using Stampin' Up Tiny Tags stamps and Chocolate Chip ink pad. I punched the tags with Jewelry Tag Medium punch. I mounted the panel onto a square card blank. To finish I added faux stitching.

Tuesday 21 June 2011

Winner!

I have won Passion for ProMarkers week 104 - “here comes the bride” blog challenge. Yippee!!

I love ProMarkers - challenge 70



This is my card for this week's I Love ProMakers blog challenge. The theme of this week's challenge is 'Black & White +one other colour'. The other colour I have chosen to use is tan.



I begun by stamping the bear image. The stamp I used is 'No7 Bear' by Lili of the Valley. I coloured the image in with ProMarkers. I mounted this on panels of Kraft and black card. I cut a panel of stripped patterned paper for the background. I added this onto a square card blank. Onto this I added strips of Kraft, spotty and stripped paper.



I added the bear image to the card. I punched photo corner using my Stampin' Up Photo Corner punch. I added small circles of Kraft card. To finish I added a circle greeting by Craftwork Cards and faux stitching.

Monday 20 June 2011

Passion for ProMarkers - week 104 challenge



This is my card for this week's Passion for ProMarkers blog challenge. The theme of this week's challenge is “here comes the bride”.



I begun by stamping the wedding image with Memento ink pad. The image is 'Wedding Couple' by Lili of the Valley. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I mounted this onto panels of green and black card. I used Nestabilities Decorative Elements Dies Fleur De Lis Squares die to cut the fancy silver frame. I lightly sanded the silver frame to give it a antique look.



I covered a square card blank with silver card. I cut panels of green and black card for the background. I used Stampin' Up Tiny Tags stamps to stamp the flower background on the green card and also the tag message. I attached a strip of green ribbon and a silver buckle across the card. To finish I attached the tag message with ribbon and paper flowers.

Sunday 19 June 2011

It's a sweet, sweet, meadow



This is my second card using the gorgeous Sweet Meadow range by Craftwork Cards. My card is also on the Craftwork Cards blog today. This range is so lovely that it really has inspired me to make these cards.



I used a Craftwork Cards 8x8 card blank for the card. I covered this with rose coloured card. I cut the flowers from the 'row of flowers' patterned paper and added it to the card. I cut flower heads and buttons from the patterned paper and added them to the row of flower paper. I attached the flowers with foam pads to add dimension to the card.



I punched a scalloped strip of rose card which I added across the card. Onto this I added strips of green card and paper. On the thin strip I threaded a button from the 'Meadow tags' pack. I also added a greeting from the Meadow range.

To finish the card I added faux stitching around the edge and Glossy Accents to the buttons and the centre of the flowers.

Saturday 18 June 2011

DoCrafts challenges

These are two cards I have made for two challenges on the DoCrafts website.



This Forever Friends card is for Katy's weekly challenge. This week's challenge was a sketch challenge. I stamped the bear image with a black Memento ink pads. I colour in the image with ProMarkers. I used Nesties to cut out the bear image and the scalloped circle.



To follow the sketch I cut strip of pink and white card which I attached across the card with a pink scalloped strip. To finish the card I added faux stitching and an oval greeting by Craftwork cards.



This cupcake card is for the Creativity! Club challenge. This week's challenge was a sketch and colour challenge.



I stamped the four cupcake image with a black Memento ink pad and coloured them in with ProMarkers. I mounted them onto squares of pink card. I stamped the greeting across and strip of pink card. I added this onto strips of white and pink card.

To finish the card I added faux stitching and diamond Stickles to the cupcake tops.

Friday 17 June 2011

Friendship Card



This is a card I made for the June Friendship Cards swap on the DoCrafts website. The stamp set I used for the card was Blossom Fairy by Little Claire's.



I begun by stamping the main image with a black Memento ink pad. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I cut out the image and scalloped frame with Nesties. I used the flower from the stamp set to create the flower patterned background panels. One was stamped in red ink only the other was stamped and coloured in with ProMarkers. I attached the patterned panels to red card.



I stamped extra flowers and a butterfly which I added the to card. To finish I added dots and highlight to the center of the flowers with a Sakura pen.

Wednesday 15 June 2011

Clare Curd's Digi Challenge 2



This is my card (well 'sort of card') for this week's Clare Curd's Digi Challenge 2. The 'Dad, You're the best' image was a freebie download from Clare's blog. There are five different Father's Day greeting images to choose from.

It's a 'sort of card' as I have created the rest of the card in PhotoShop. I know that normally with digi images you are meant to print them out but I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with my colour printer. Today it doesn't want to print. So Plan B - PhotoShop!

I used the crown, scalloped edge, colours and patterns from Clare's original image to create the card image in PhotoShop.

Top Five Passionista!

I have been voted Top Five this week on the Passion for ProMarkers blog challenge. Yippee!!

This was my top five card, the Father's Day bear.

Tuesday 14 June 2011

Simply Stampin' Challenge 11



This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' challenge blog. This week's challenge was a colour challenge using Stampin' Up products.



I begun by creating the centre panel. I stamped four butterflies in Chocolate Chip ink onto Kraft card. The butterfly stamp is 'All a Flutter' by Stampin' Up. I also stamped the frame using the 'Four Frames' stamp set. I punched it out using the 'Decorative Label Punch'. I layered up the main panel onto layers of Kraft, blue, cream and brown card.



For the patterned side panel I stamped the butterfly image and 'En Francais' stamp in Crumb Cake ink onto Kraft card. For the punched side strip I used my 'Eyelet Punch'.I added all the elements to a square card blank. I added the main panel and butterflies with foam pads.

Monday 13 June 2011

I love ProMarkers - challenge 69



This is my card for this week's I Love ProMarkers blog challenge. This week's challenge was a sketch challenge.

I begun by stamping the truck image. The stamp sets I used were 'Loads of Love' and 'Loads of Love accessories' both by Stampin' Up. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I stamped the truck again and added it with foam pads to add dimension to the card. I cut out the image and the frame with Nesties.



I covered a square card blank with green card. Following the sketch I added panels of brown cards and patterned papers. The patterned paper are from the Sugar & Spice range by Trim Craft. To finish the card I added an oval greeting from Craftwork cards and faux stitching.

Sunday 12 June 2011

Father's Day bear



This is my card for two challenges
Passion for ProMarkers - colour challenge “blue/brown”
Lili of the Valley - anything goes.

I begun by stamping the bear image three times onto smooth white card. The stamp is No. 7 Bear by Lili of the Valley. I coloured in the images with ProMarkers. I cut out elements of two of the stamped images and added them to a complete image with foam pads. I mounted this onto panels of brown and blue card.



Onto a scalloped edge card I added panels of blue/brown gingham and football patterned papers. These papers are by Forever Friends. The football paper was added with brads. I punched photo corners of Kraft card using my Stampin' Up punch. I added these to the card. To finish the card I added faux stitching and a oval Craftwork Cards greeting.