Rainbow Lady's Challenge #62 - G

The challenge over at Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog for this week is the letter G, along with a tree. Here is my entry, the G being for Gardening and Grandad!


For this card I've used some blue/white striped cardstock with green eyelets and ribbon along the side. The gardening peel-offs are stuck onto green/orange card and coloured with gel pens. I've made the tree from handmade brown paper/green for leaves, and added a bit of flower soft here and there!

Dewdrop Craftz Challenge - Pocket full of.....

Phew, I hope I'm not too late!!! This is for the Dewdrop Craftz challenge to include a pocket somewhere! I learnt how to do this today at a Trimcraft Demo, so thought it was perfect.


I've just used a 12x12 Papermania Colossal piece of card, folded and decorated with Dovecraft Glamour Prints paper, an X-Cut butterfly with glitter, and a peel off sentiment. In the pocket I have put a bookmark!

Stamps & Smiles Entry & Allissa's Designs!!

Here's my entry to Stamps & Smiles Challenge 16:

It's not completely true to the sketch, but I wanted to use the lovely papers I received from Allissa from her final Freebie Friday, and so this is what I did!

Friday Sketchers Entry - Christening Card

Here's my entry for Challenge 53 sponsored by Daisy May Designs

I've used a Stampin's Up stamp (the little giraffe) coloured in with my Whispers pens. The diamond paper is from DCWV Scrapbook kit in a stack (all occasions). I've used some DST with glitter flocking powder, and some fuzzy flowers.

Happy Birthday Stef

Big Happy Birthday to Stef at Glitterbabe Greetings!!

She's left lovely comments on my cards since I started blogging a month or so ago, and it's her birthday (of unknown age!!) on 27th May, so I wish her many happy returns for the day!

Stef has kindly offered blog candy, so why not pop over and join in with the celebrations?

Hope you have a great day Stef!! xxx

Cute Card Thursday - Letters & Numbers

Here is my entry to Challenge 60:

I've used white cardstock, with green textured card from DCWV Scrapbook kit in a stack (all occasions). The letters are Sizzix Night & Day sizzlits die cuts, using brown handmade paper. There is some brown & white paper & eyelets, and a little birdhouse embellishment.

Simon Says Challenge - One for the boys!

I'm so glad they are going weekly over at Simon Says Stamps Challenge

Here's my entry for this week - my first Father's Day card for the year!

I've used some dark brown shimmering cardstock with Dovecraft masculine backing paper & "No 1 Fan". The blue textured card is from DCWV Scrapbook in a stack all occasions. And a peel off sentiment coloured with permanent pens.

First Blog Awards!!

Vikki has very kindly passed all four of these awards on, and I am one of the honoured recipients!!

The awards come with the following:

These blogs are exceedingly charming, these are the kind of bloggers who aim to find and become friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated, please give more attention to these writers. It was a difficult decision, but my 8 are:

Vikki - http://vikkithescrapjunkie.blogspot.com/

Stef - http://glitterbabegreetings.blogspot.com/

Jacilynn - http://jacilynndashwood.blogspot.com/

Jude - http://crafts-international.blogspot.com/

Cazzy - http://cazzytime.blogspot.com/

Hazel - http://didosdesigns.blogspot.com/

Denise - http://craftycrafterdenise.blogspot.com/

Allissa - http://allissa-designs.blogspot.com/

They all have fabulous blogs - go and check them out!!

Secret Crafter Saturday - Brads or Eyelets

My entry for Challenge 31:

I've used some purples cardstock with the squares paper from a magazine freebie! The images are cut from Dovecraft Glamour Prints paper (and backed on card). The sentiment is a Papermania rub-on. Added a few flower embellishmens and some glitter.
There are three eyelets down the side as that's the theme of the challenge!

Cute Card Thursday - Happy Mail

Here's my entry for Challenge 59:

I sent this to my best friend after she'd had a bad week at work. I put a teabag inside and told her to have one on me!!

I've used yellow textured cardstock and cut wavy edges. The stripy paper is from a magazine, as is the Best Friend sentiment. The images are backed on brown envelope paper (recyling at it's best!!) which I've rippled. Then a few glitter strips and embellishments!

Rainbow Lady's Challenge #59 - Frames

Here is my entry to Challenge 59:




I've used some textured green cardstock, with pink polkadot paper from Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine as the main frame. The scalloped circle "frame" is a die cut from a Let's Make Cards set (as is the green handbag & flower). The rub-on sentiment is from Papermania, and I've added a few other little embellishments (including the Zoomz at the bottom).

Charisma Cardz Challenge Entry 2!

Here is my second entry to Challenge #17.

Quite simple just using some cardstock, glitter, and Glue Dots motifs & foil I won in Cazzy's blog candy (see previous posts)!

Charisma Cardz Challenge #17 - Thank You

Here is my entry to Charisma Cardz challenge. I made it for my Mum & Dad for making my 25th Birthday so brilliant!

I've used a little bunny image and coloured it with Whispers (Birthday present!) adding a bit of glitter to the tail and the flower. The paper is from DCWV Scrapbook Kit in a Stack - All Occasions. I've used a fiskars punch to do the corners of the shiny brown card, and added a few Zoomz. The Thank You is done with a Stiki pen and some gold foil!