Me To You Anniversary Tag

I made this card for a wedding anniversary, and to try to use some of the things we had in a Docrafts goody bag.

Supplies:-
Image: Me To You Stickers
Paper: Me To You paper pack
Embellishments: Tag die cut from Me To You paper pack, eyelet, ink around edges.

Challenges:-
Pollycraft #112 - Tags/Bookmarks
Cute Card Thursday #184 - Animal Crackers

FlowerSoft "Just for You"

I made this card for my best friend from Uni, who was on holiday for her Birthday, so I've waited to put it on here!!

Supplies:
Image: "Just for You" from Flower Soft Moments in Time range, coloured with Promarkers
Paper: Pink Petticoat "Wild Blossoms" collection
Embellishments: Shamrock Green, Baby Pink, Pale Green Flower Soft, die-cute sentiment.

Challenges:
By the Cute & Girly September - All things bright & beautiful
Crafts & Me #54 - Flowers
Simon Says Challenge - Anything Goes

Thinking of You Bear

Supplies:
Image: "Bentley Bear" from Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine stamp set
Tools: Nestabilities deckled edge rectangles, & blossoms die, XCut border punch
Embellishment: Peel off sentiment & flowers

Challenges:
Simon Says Challenge - Dies +/or punches
Allsorts Challenge #122 - Keep it simple
Paper Sundaes #88 - Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft #161 - If you go down to the woods today...
Die Cut Dreams #99 - Brown, Pink & Cream
Ooh La La Challenge #89 - Punches/Dies

Big Adventure

I've had this image for ages, and it keeps getting squashed in the little bag I keep my "ready-to-go" images in, so I thought I'd use it. I was going to use it as a birthday card, but then found the perfect sentiment!

Supplies:
Image: "They Grow So Fast" by Mo's Digital Pencil
Sentiment: "If life were easy" by Create with TLC
Paper: Brown with white polkadots - Daisy & Dandelion paper pack
Embellishment: Green/blue/white ribbon


Challenges:
Cards for Men #19 - Anything but Square
Digital Tuesday #129 - People images
Whimsy Stamps Challenges #7 - Polkadots
Stampin' for the Weekend #17 - What a cutie
Stamptacular Sunday #129 - Just sayin'

Rock Star!

Here's a card I've made for my godson who will be 6 years old at the weekend. I always struggle to find boy images as I don't have many stamps that aren't cute or girly!! But I had some images stamped for me, and decided that this was perfect!

Supplies:
Image: "Rock Idol" from Sugar Nellie Manga collection, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Dovecraft "Masculine" paper pack
Embellishments: Star eyelet, die-cut sentiment, inking around the edge of the card.

Challenges:
The Sugar Bowl #68 - Sketch
Top Tip Tuesday #51 - 1 for the kids

Mum & Dad Inky Impressions Anniversary!

Here's the double stepper card (I think that's what it's called) I made for Mum & Dad's Anniversary last week. We went to Cornwall, so I thought the lighthouse was quite apt, and thought I'd go for a slightly cute-funny card!!

Supplies:
Images: "Rock 'n Roll Donnie" and "Zoe's Dress Up Day" from Inky Impressions, the lighthouse is from CocoDingo, all coloured with Promarkers.
Papers: Papermania "Love" paper pack - spotted and stripy paper
Embellishments: Heart brads, peel off hearts, glamour dust.

Supplies:
Inky Impressions Challenge #25 - Shaped cards
Creative Inspirations #130 - Let's Celebrate
Crafts and Me #53 - Stripes
Papertake Weekly - Creature Comforts
Cute Card Thursday #182 - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss #98 - Nothing square about me!
Creatalicious Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

Dad's Anniversary Card to Mum

Here's the card I made for my Dad to give to Mum for their Anniversary! Dad quite likes a funny card!

Supplies:
Image: Recycled from a card!
Tools: XCut heart border punch, cropodile
Embellishments: Red gems, eyelets, bows & glamour dust

Challenges:
Paperplay #37 - Punches & Dies
Moving Along with the Times #116 - Sparkle
One Stitch At A Time #80 - Punch It
The Crafty Pad #139 - Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Monochrome Elephant

Another of my male monochrome pre-holiday creations - this was for my Uncle.

Supplies:
Image: Daisy & Dandelion "Pickles & Onion" stamp, coloured with Promarkers
Paper: Spot/Circle paper from Dovecraft "Charcoal Prints" pack
Embellishments: Peel off sentiment on die-cut paper, with peel off stars & inking around edge of page.

Challenges:
Oldie But a Goodie #27 - One for the Boys (2nd Entry)
Little Claire's Monthly Challenge #13 - Black & White (2nd Entry)
Dutch Dare #130 - Monochromatic (2nd Entry)
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Happy Birthday

Black & White Forever Friends

Well, I'm finally getting round to posting some of the cards I made before we went to Cornwall last week! I had a sudden rush of cards to do, and thought it would be a good time to try out some of the monochrome images I'd coloured!
This card is for my male cousin - I think black & white monochrome cards are pretty good for boy cards!

Supplies:
Image: Forever Friends daisy image, coloured with Promarkers
Paper: Spot/Circle paper from Dovecraft "Charcoal Prints" pack
Embellishments: Peel off sentiment/stars on deckled edge rectangle nestie die cut, with ink around edge of paper

Challenges:
Oldie But a Goodie #27 - One for the Boys
Little Claire's Monthly Challenge #13 - Black & White
Dutch Dare #130 - Monochromatic
Incy Wincy  Designs Challenge #112 - Distressing

Dad in his Deckchair.....DON'T LOOK DAD!!!

We're off to Padstow in Cornwall next week so I'm busy trying to get all my cards sorted that need doing before then! It's Dad's Birthday whilst we're away, so here's the card I've made for him - hopefully a reflection on what he'll be doing on the beach!

Supplies:
Image: "Deckchair Dreaming" from Lili of the Valley, coloures with Promarkers & chalks.
Papers: All three papers from DCWV Scrapbook kit in a stack "All Occasions"
Embellishments: Handmade green bow, green/blue sticker from DCWV kit, peel off sentiment.

Challenges:
Lili of the Valley Challenge #110 - Sketch
Bizzy Bec's Challenge September - Blue, Green & White
Crafty Calendar September - Let Sleeping Bears Lie
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz #35 - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the weekend #15 - Holidays
Allsorts Challenge #119 - Green & Blue
Crafty Cardmakers #51 - Summer Holiday Memories