Christmas Time

I have two Christmas cards to share with you today. One card is for my daughter Megan and the second card is for our Nephew for his first Christmas.

 

For both cards I used a Craftwork Cards 148x148 Scallop edge card blank. I scored and folded the front panel of the card in half to form a Z fold.

 

For Megan's card I coloured the edge of the card blank with Victorian Velvet Distress ink. I cut to panel of white card, one for the front and one for the inside of the card. I stamp holly and script stamp is Victorian Velvet and Tattered Rose Distress inks. The stamps I used were a script stamp from the Decorative Backgrounds and the holly strip from Christmas Robins stamp set both by Hobby Art.

 

 

I stamped the cute girl image with a Memento ink pad. I coloured the image with Distress inks. The stamp is Gift of Giving by Penny Black. I mounted the coloured image onto a coloured panel of card. I added the image to the front of the card with foam pads.

 

I used Craftwork Cards Printers Block letter stamps for the name lettering on both cards. To finish the card I added faux stitching, die cut snowflakes and Stickles.

 

For my second card I again used the same card blank and stamps to create the background. The stamp I used for the main image was Humphrey's Corner 1st Christmas. I stamped the image five times onto smooth white card with a Memento ink pad. I coloured in the layers with Copics. I cut out the layers and added them to the background circle with foam pads.

 

I attached the main image onto a scallop circle of dark blue card and then onto the card with foam pads. I added Stickles to the fur area on the Christmas hat. To finish I added blue Dimension Pearls to the corners of the card and small black dots with a fineliner.

Little girls and boys

These are two 2nd Birthday cards I made for Megan and a little boy who was also two. I used the same stamp for both cards. The stamp is 'Party Animals!' by Penny Black.

I stamped the cute image with a Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad. I coloured the images with Copics and ProMarkers. I used by Cricut to cut the large number. For the sentiments I stamped the wording onto a flag and tab shapes.

 

On the pink card I stamped the balloons again from the main image. I coloured and cut them out and added them to the card as little embellishments. I also used cute buttons and ribbon on the pink card.

 

For the blue boy card I used stitching and brads for the embellishments.

Baby girl

This is my card for this weeks Passion for ProMarkers blog challenge. The theme is “cut it out”. To follow the theme I have used two cutting dies on this card Spellbinders Nestabilities Fleur de Lis Squares and Memory Box Macarena Corner die.

I begun by stamping the cute Penny Black image with a black Memento ink pad. The stamp is from the Bundle of Joy stamp set. I coloured the image with ProMarkers. I added gold Dimension Pearls to the centre of the flowers.

I cut a panel of pink card using the Fleur de Lis die. I attached the coloured image on the the square. I added a tiny silver brad in three corners. For the background I added a square of pink card and spotty paper to a card blank.  In each corner I added a Macarena Corner before adding the centre square. I used Stampin'Up Tiny Tags stamps and punch for the greeting. To finish I added faux stitching and a ribbon bow.

Mother's Day cards

This is a selection of Mother's Day card I have made.

For my first card I used a Martha Stewart punch-all-over the page punch for the background lace effect. The flowers were stamped using Everything Eleanor stamp set from Stampin' Up. I used my Cricut to cut the wording. To finish I added pearls and crystal Stickles.



For my second card I used a cute Penny Black image. I coloured the image with ProMarkers. I used Spellbinders die to cut the circles and scalloped circle which I attached the hedgehog to with foam pads. The flowers were cut with a Cuttlebug Flower die. To finish I added a bow, gold Stickles and gems.



My final card used a Craftwork Cards diecut Floral which I coloured with ProMarkers. I added this and the patterned paper to a Craftwork Card easel card blank.

New baby girl

This is my card for Divas by Design blog challenge. The theme of the challenge is to 'use metal'. So I have used four metal brads on my card.

I begun by stamping the Penny Black image with a black Memento ink pad. I coloured the cute image in with ProMarkers. I added gold centres to the flowers with a gel pen.



I used Stampin' Up Tiny Tags stamps and punch to create the tags which I attached to the card on a strip of ribbon.

The flower background was punched using a Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page Wild Flowers punches. I added the flower square onto a square of pink card with yellow metal brads.



I covered a square card blank with pink gingham paper. I added punched photo corner to the corners of the card. To finish I added faux stitching.

I love ProMarkers - challenge 51

This is my card for this weeks I love ProMarkers challenge. The theme of this week's challenge is 'Anything goes'.

I begun by stamping the Penny Black hedgehog image and greeting with a Memento ink pad. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I added red Stickles to the roses. I cut out the image, red and white frames with Nestabilities. I added white and gold dots around the edge of the frame.



I cut a large square of red card for the background. I punched the corners and one of the edges with my Martha Stewart flower punch. I punches the bottom corners of a square card blank with the same punch. I added a strip of red spotty ribbon across the red square. Onto this I added a bow. To finish the card I added gold dots around the edge of the card and sliver dots to the centre of the flowers.

Passion for ProMarkers - week 83 challenge

This is my card for Passion for ProMarkers challenge. The theme of this challenge was “all you need is love”.

I begun by stamping the image, 'Hot Pants' by Penny Black, with a Memento ink pad. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. I stamped the image again and coloured in the heart, pants and hands which I cut out and later added to the image with foam pads.



I used Nestabilities Lacy Circles to cut out the image and the frames. I used Lacy Squares to cut out the card blank. I stamped small heart on the card blank with red ink pad. I added the Lacy Circles. The white top image layer was added with foam pads.

I stamped the two tiny tags with a red ink pad. The tag and heart stamps are by Stampin' Up. I cut out the tags using the Stampin' Up tag punch. To finish I added a red bow anf Glossy Accents to the balloon.

Christmas kisses

This is my card for Passion for ProMarkers challenge 80. The theme of the challenge is 'anything goes'. I have chosen to enter one of my Christmas cards.



I begun my stamping the image using a Memento ink pad. The stamp is 'Here comes Christmas' by Penny Black. I coloured the image in with ProMarkers. I stamped the image twice again and coloured it in. I cut out sections which I added to the main image with foam pads.

For the snow on the ground I used Flower Soft Polar White and the snow in the sky is diamond Stickles. I mounted the image on a panel of silver card.



I cut a large panel of silver card for the background and mounted a panel of snowflakes patterned paper on top. I punched a strip of dark blue card with a Martha Stewart deep edge flower punch. I added this and the stamped image to the background panel. To finish I added sliver dots with a Sakura pen, gems in the corner and lastly a greeting from Craftwork Cards.

Birthday wishes

This is a birthday card I've made for a friend at work. I begun by stamping the Hedgehog and the butterflies with Memento ink pad. They were coloured in with ProMarkers. The stamps are from 'Wonderful day' stamp set by Penny Black. I used Nestabilities to cut the the image and the frame. I added white stitching with a white Sakura pen. I cut out each butterfly and added them to the card.



I covered a card blank with green patterned paper. The papers were from the Honey & Hugs range by Papermania. I added stitching with a pear green ProMarker. I punched a strip of white and light green card with my Martha Stewart trellis punch. I edged a strip of patterned paper with the pear green pen. I attached the trellis on the back with double sided tape. I then added this to the card.



To finish I added gold dew drops to the diecut frame. I also added button which has pink ribbon threaded through the holes. On the butterflies I gold Stickles and brown Dimension Pearls. The circle greeting is my Craftwork Cards.

Passion for ProMarkers - week 56 challenge

This is my card for this weeks Passion for ProMarkers challenge, Passion for ProMarkers challenge

The theme of this weeks challenge was a 'male themed card plus a sketch'. I choose to makes my Fathers Day card for the challenge. To keep with the male theme I chose to use brown and white as my main colours.



The hedgehog stamp I used was Garden Visit by Penny Black. It was stamped with Memento ink pad and coloured in with ProMarkers. I restamped the snail and the hedgehog feet and hands again. I coloured these in and attached them to the main image with foam pads. I added Glossy Accents to the snails shell. I used Nestabilities to cut out the circle and the scalloped frame.

On a card blank I drew stitching with a brown pen. I cut a large square of brown patterned paper. This paper and the white patterned paper was Secret Garden selection by Papermania. In keeping with the sketch I cut squares of brown and white patterned paper. I used my Cricut to cut these. I also cut the greeting into a square shape.



I attached the white pattern square onto the brown square. I added white stitching with a white Sakura pen. Onto the greeting square I attached a flower and leaves. These were also a stamp by Penny Black and coloured in with ProMarkers. To finish I added gold Stickles to the centre of the flower.



I attached the squares to the large patterned square. Across the top corner I attached a strip of green spotty ribbon. I tied a bow and attached this to the ribbon with PVA glue. I attached this panel to the card blank.

Come and join in !

Good afternoon everyone. Just to let you know I'm hosting this fortnights Penny Black challenge on the DoCraft Challenge forum, www.docrafts.co.uk . So if you're a DoCraft member or fancy joining up, then load a card up in your gallery and join my challenge. I've not hosted a challenge before so it could be interesting.



For the challenge I decided the theme was going to be shaped cards. I mostly make square cards. I like the square shape and my design ideas usually work well with a square card. I've made a card for the challenge myself (above). For the card blank I used Elegant Rectangles by Craftwork Cards.



I started by stamping out all the element I required. The stamp set I used was called 'Wonderful Day' by Penny Black of course. I was planning to decoupage the little hedgehog so I stamped this three times. I used a Memento ink pads as I coloured with elements with ProMarkers. I cut out all the pieces around the edge except the hedgehog which I cut leaving a long strip.



I also cut a long strip of dark green card. Using my Martha Stewart flower edge punch I punched two strips of white paper. Making sure these were both longer than the card blank. I attached the white strips to the back of the green strip. On the front of the green strip I attached the hedgehog strip.



To make the card blank I scored a line 2.5cm from the edge of one of the Elegant Rectangles. I used double sided tape to attach the two rectangles together. I then attached all the little bugs and flowers to the card using either double sided tape or a Quickie Glue pen. I drew in the legs etc of the bugs with a Letraset fineliner.



From the original stamped image sheet I cut of the daisy twice. I attached the flowers with foam pads. To finish I added Glossy Accents to the centre of the flowers and I drew round the daisy with a golden Sakura pen.

Penny Black challenge card

Firstly I'd like to say hello to all my new followers! Hello!! Nice to having you along for the ride.

This is a card I made for the Penny Black challenge on the DoCrafts website, www.docrafts.co.uk

The theme of the challenge was to use a new item from your crafty stash and used a colour scheme of black and pink. I had bought a new set of Penny Black stamps at Ally Pally the other week and funny enough I hadn't got round to using them yet (probably because I've too many other new bits) so this was an ideal first use.



The stamp set was called Wonderful Day. I stamped the hedgehog image twice with a Memento ink pad and coloured it in with ProMarkers. I cut one of the coloured in images out with Nestabilities. I also cut a frame out of black card. From the other hedgehog image I cut out the flower head and ladybird and attached it to the first image with foam pads. I added Glossy Accents to the ladybird. I also stamped and coloured in a butterfly and snail from the same stamp set.

I cut a large black square of black card for the main background. Onto this I attached a bright pink and stripped pink paper panels with double side tape. The stripped paper is by Hugs and Honey by Papermania. The centre black strip was punched with Martha Stewart hydrangeas punch. I punched both long edges of a strip of black card.

The flower was a white Prima paper flower which I strayed with Craftynotions pink lustre stray. I'd never done this before and I was very pleased with the result. I've got a couple of sprays that I've not really used but I think that might change.

I attached the flower with a brad and the butterfly and snail with a quickie glue pen.

Passion for ProMarkers - week 44 challenge

This is my card for this weeks Passion for ProMarkers challenge blog.
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This weeks challenge was ‘springtime creations but you must include an animal’. For my card I used one of the new Penny Black slapstick stamps. The stamp is called Garden Visit. It's such a cute image. It was stamped with Memento ink pad and coloured in with ProMarkers.

I used Nestabilities labels eight to cut the shape from a card blank. I used the same nestie to cut out the stamped image which I attached inside the card.



I added stitching with a white Sakura pen. To keep with the Spring theme I added white and yellow flowers. The flowers were cut with a Cuttlebug dye. I added Glossy Accents to the snail shell. The greeting is by Craftwork Cards.

Happy Valentine's Day

This is the Valentine's card I made for my boyfriend. The hedgehogs are from a set of stamps by Penny Black called Every which way. The little hedgehogs are so cute! I like there little hedgehogs design alot and Valentines was an ideal excuse to have to buy a set.

The images were stamped with Memento ink pad and coloured in with ProMarkers. I just can't stop stamping and colouring-in. I love to colour! The results with ProMarkers are just so good you can't leave them alone.



The main circle image was cut out using a circle Nesabilities. It was mounted on white and red scalloped circle also cut with Nestabilities. I added glossy accents to the rose heads and some heart ribbon around the circle and I think it just finished the image off. I did tie the bow separately and stuck it on with PVA glue. I mounted it on the card with foam pads.

The spotty background paper was wrapping paper from Paperchase. They sell some lovely designs of wrapping paper and good value for the size sheet you get. The red circles in the top corners are card candy by Craftwork Cards. The greeting is a peel-off on white card which was stuck on with foam pads.



I think the line of hedgehogs stamp was the reason I bought this set. I love the way they are dancing along, all happy, with little hearts. A line of five just fitted nicely along the bottom of my card.

Happy Valentine's Day!