It's a girl

This is my card for this week's Lili of the Valley blog challenge. The theme is anything goes.

The stamp I used for the card is Baby Girl by Lili of the Valley. I begun by stamping the image on smooth white card. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I mounted this onto panels of silver and pink card. I added faux stitching around the edge with a pink Sakura pen.



I covered a card blank with heart patterned paper. I cut two 5" squares of pink and white card. I punched the edges using Martha Stewart Punch-around-the page punch. I attached these together and also added a strip of ribbon across the top left corner. I added this to the card.



I cut a silver swirl using Memory Box Die Fauntleroy Crest die. I cut this in half and added it to the card. I used my Cricut to cut the working in pink and also a white shadow layer. I tied a bow with pink ribbon and added this to the card. To finish I added gems.

Oh Christmas Tree

The stamp I used for this Christmas Stepper card is Oh Christmas Tree by Red Gingham Designs available from Little Claire. I stamped it using a black Memento ink pad onto smooth white card. I coloured in the tree image with ProMarkers. For the fine detail I added the Letraset fine nips. I added sparkle with various colours of Stickles and a gold gel pen.



I mounted the image onto panels of gold card, brown and star patterned paper. Across the top corner I added a strip of ribbon. I mounted this onto a Stepper card blank.



I cut panels of gold card, brown and patterned page for the side panels. These were then attached to the card blank. I stamped the circles sentiment with a brown ink pad. The stamp I used is from the Christmas Text sentiments set also by Red Gingham Designs. I mounted this onto a brown and gold circles cut with Lacey Circles Nestabilities. To finish the card I added gold gems and a brown ribbon bow.



I am entering this card into Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #83 The theme is Make it Masculine. So I have used a colour scheme of mostly dark reds and browns.

Good Morning Robin

This is my card for this week's I Love ProMarkers blog challenge. The theme is 'anything goes'.

I begun by stamping the birdhouse image. The stamp I used Red Gingham - Good Morning Robin by Red Gingham Designs available from Little Claire. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. For sparkle I added various Stickles.



I stamped a snowflake design all-over a stepper card blank. I mounted the coloured image onto panels of snowflake patterned paper, blue and silver card. This was then attached to the card blank.



I stamped the greeting in dark blue ink. The stamp I used was Red Gingham - Christmas Text circle sentiments. I mounted this onto two circles cut with Lacey Circles Nestabilities.

I added a silver swirl to the image panel. The die I used was to cut this Memory Box Die Fauntleroy Crest. To finish the card I added snowflakes and blue gems.

Festive bird house

This is my card for this week's Passion for ProMarkers blog challenge. The theme is “swirls & sparkles”.

I begun by stamping the image. The stamp I used is Bird houses - holly by Lili of the Valley. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I added sparkle with various colours of Stickles. I cut out the image and gold frame with Lacey Circles Nestabilities.



For the background I cut squares of spotty and gold card. I attached these to a square card blank. From gold card I cut four swirls edges using Memory Box Fauntleroy Crest die. I added these to the card to form a frame. I added the image to the card. To finish I added an oval greeting and gold dots.

Swirly Whirles

These two cards are made using the new Swirly Whirles stamps by Red Gingham Design available from Little Claire. These two cards are also featured in a Little Claire advert on page 26 of the current edition of Cardmaking and Papercraft.



For this card (above) I used Swirly Whirlies Poppies. I stamped the image with a green Memento ink pad. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers and a gold gel pen. The border and corners were created with Gingham Peel Offs.



My second card (above) I used Swirly Whirlies Little Tammy stamp. The circle greeting is by Little Claire. I used the Gingham peel off again for the centre strip.

Festive Secret Garden

My craftroom is currently in 'Christmas mode' as I'm working on my Christmas cards. There's glitter and snowflakes everywhere! My card today using Secret Garden Flowers die cuts from Craftwork Cards. I coloured the image in traditional Christmas colours of red and green. I added sparkles with gold Stickles and a gold gel pen.



The coloured image was mounted on a gold scalloped circle diecut. For the background I used Craftwork Cards 'Trim the Tree' patterned paper. I punched the edge with my Stampin' Up Scalloped punch. I added this onto a panel of gold card. Across the panel I added gold ribbon and a bow. I attached this to a square card blank. I added a oval greeting and the coloured image to the card with foam pads. To finish I added gold dots.



My card is also featured on Craftwork Cards blog today.

Igloo for two

This is my card for this week's Lili of the Valley blog challenge. The theme of the challenge is to make a Christmas card for Someone Special.

The stamp I used for the card is Lili of the Valley's 'Igloo for two'. I coloured in the stamped image with ProMarkers. I added sparkle with various Stickles and gel pens. I mounted the finished image onto panels of silver and navy card.



I covered a card blank with pale blue snowflake patterned paper.I distressed the edges using Night Of Navy Stampin' Up ink pad and cut&dry foam. Around the edge I drew faux stitching with a blue fineliner. I cut a panel of navy card to go across the card. I punched one of the edges with my Stampin' Up eyelet punch. Across the panel I added a strip of gathered Baja Blue Stampin' Up seam binding. This was then added to the card blank along with the stamped image.



I cut various sized snowflakes with my Cricut. I coloured some of them in with my Aqua ProMarker. I added diamond Stickles to the snowflakes. Once this they were dry I added them to the card. I used Red Gingham Design Christmas sentiment stamps for the greeting. These are available from Little Claire. I attached the sentiment to two circle diecut with Nestabilities Lacey Circles dies. To finish I added light blue gems.

White, black and red

This is my card for this week's Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge Week 82. The theme is Black, White & One Other Colour.

I begun by punching the flower background panel. I cut a 5" square of white card. I punched the design using my Martha Stewart Punch All Over The Page Crochet Flower punch. I know it's not a traditional Christmas design but I felt the combination of red onto white gave quite a 'Scandinavian' feel. I attached the punch panel onto a square of red paper.



I stamped the centre greeting in black ink. The sentiment stamp is Red Gingham - Christmas Text circle sentiments available exclusively from Little Claire. I attached this onto a red and black circle cut with Nestabilities Lacey Circles dies. I added the greeting with foam pads to the centre of the card. To finish I added gems and faux stitching.

Santa and Rudolph

This is my card for this month's Crafter's Companion blog challenge. The theme is 'Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let It Snow'.

The stamp I used for the card is Humphreys Corner - Santa and Rudolph. I begum by stamping the image and wording. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I added sparkle with various Stickles. I mounted this onto panels of red and silver card. I added silver brads in two corners.



For the background I cut squares of red and dotty patterned papers. I attached these together and then added strips of ribbon before attaching to a card blank. Using Memory Box Die - Piesta Tile I cut two strips with from red paper which I then added half way along each edge. I then attached the image to the card. In two corners I added snowflakes cut with my Cricut. To finish I added a bow and gems.

Sweep boy

This card was made using Little Claire Stamp Club set for November - Cutie Patooties Sweep and Girl.

I begun by stamping the image with a black Memento ink pad onto smooth white card. I coloured him in with ProMarkers. For all the background panels I used a patterned edge scissors to cut the edges.



The greeting is a peel-off also by Little Claire. To finish the card I added buttons and faux stitching.

I love ProMarkers challenge - week 92

This is my card for this week's I Love ProMarkers blog challenge. The theme of the challenge is use Christmas Tress on your project.

A few more Magnolia stamps have finally made it to the ink pad following my rediscovering of them this week. I begun my stamping the Tilda image. I coloured her in with ProMarkers. I added gold highlights with a gel pen and crystal Stickles on the fur areas of her coat.



For the background I cut a square of light blue card and a circle of white card. I stamped a snowflake pattern on them using Baja Blue and Craft White Stampin' Up ink pads. I used the large snowflake stamp around the edge of a white card blank. I stamped this with Night of Navy ink pad. I also used this for the greeting. The Christmas Trees were stamped using Old Olive ink pad. The greeting, tree and snowflakes stamps are by Magnolia.



I layered all the pieces onto the card blank as well as diecut snowflakes. I added faux stitching around the edge with a dark blue fineliner. To finish the card I added PolarWhite FlowerSoft and diamond Stickles to the trees and snowflakes.

Passion for ProMarkers - week 126

This is my card for this week's Passion for ProMarkers blog challenge. The theme of this week's challenge is “white on white”.

I have rediscovered my Magnolia stamps this week. It's been awhile since they have been out of their draw. I had forgotten just how much I enjoy colouring them in. There will be more little Tilda cards to come for sure.



For this card I begun by stamping the Tilda image. The Tilda and bench are separate stamps so I create a mask to cover the original Tilda image before stamping the bench image over the top. I coloured in the complete image with ProMarkers. I used Nestabilities to cut out the image and the frame.



For the background I embossed two panels of white card with a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder. I attached these onto a card of white card. Across this square I added a punched strip of white card and then a strip of snowflake embossed card. The punch I used for the strip is Stampin' Up eyelet punch. The square was then added to a square card blank.

I added the stamped image and oval greeting to the card with foam pads. I cut the snowflakes with my Cricut and again added these with foam pads. I added diamond Stickles to the snowflakes. To finish I added two gems and gold dots.

Stamping - I love it!

This is my card for this week's Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge Week 81. The theme is 'Your Favorite Technique'. My favourite technique is stamping. I have also made a matching notebook to go with the card as a gift.



I begun by stamping all the rose and leaf images. The stamp set I used is 'A rose is a rose' by Stampin' Up. This is one of my favourite stamps sets that I have probably used more than any other. The stamps are two-part, you stamp the light colour first and then using a Stamp-a-ma-jig (stamping positioning tool) you then stamp the dark part of the image.



The ink pad colours I used for the items are all by Stampin'Up. I used Rose Pink, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz. I cut out all the piece and attached them to a card blank. I added faux stitching with a Rich Razzleberry pen. I used Cindy Loo Cricut cartridge for the lettering.



The stamped images and lettering on the notebook cover were created in the same was as the card. I also stamped the rose image on the inside pages of the book. I used my Cinch to bind the book together.

Little Claire's DT - challenge 15 card

This is my DT card for the new Little Claire blog challenge that starts today. The theme of the challenge is 'shaped cards'.

This month's prize is



For my DT card I begun by stamping the main image. The stamp I used was Red Gingham - Good Morning Robin. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I added sparkle with Stickles. Around the edge of the image I added gold dots with a gold gel pen. I mounted the image onto panels of red and gold card. I attached gold Card Candi with foam pads.



On the card blank and red card panels for the sides of the card I stamped a snowflake image with a dark red ink pad. The side panels were mounted onto panels of gold card. These were attached to the card blank along with the image panels. I added white and gold snowflakes to the card.



The stamped I used for the greeting was Red Gingham - Christmas Text. I stamped with onto white card with a red ink pad. I cut this out and mounted it onto two circles cut with Lacey Circles Nestabilities before adding it to the card.

Little Claire Friday special offer

Little Claire have a special offer available until 5pm today.
The Good Morning Robin stamp (below)and the Ever So Lovely stamp (above), normally retail at £5.50 (plus P&P of £1) but if you phone Little Claire (0844 800 4376) before 5.00pm today quoting the Little Claire blog post, you can buy each of them for the special price of £4.50 (plus P&P of £1)

For further details visit Little Claire blog.

Milly Cuddle Time

This is my card for this week's Lili of the Valley Blog challenge. The theme is Creature Comforts. The stamp I used for the card is Milly Cuddle Time.

I begun by stamping the image three times onto smooth white card. I coloured in the images with ProMarkers. I cut out the image and the gingham frame with Nestabilities. From the other two coloured image I cut out pieces (hands and the animals) with I decoupaged with foam pads.



For the background I cut a panel of lilac patterned paper. I embossed this using the Cuttlebug All-in-one True Love embossing folder. I attached this to a scalloped card blank. Across the card I added a punched white strip of card. The punched I used was Stampin' Up Eyelet punch. I also attached a strip of dark lilac patterned paper across the card.



The stamped image was added with foam pads. I added a selection of lilac paper flowers and Card Candi to the card. In the centres of the flowers I added pearls. To finish I added faux stitching.