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

The right shoes...

I'm off to Birmingham tonight til Sunday for a veterinary conference, and one of my best friends from school  has very kindly offered to have me to stay! I've made her this card to say thank you (and I've made some chocolate chip cookies to take too)!

Supplies:
Image: "Fancy Pants" by House Mouse Designs, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment: "You can deal with anything if you have the right shoes" from MM Designs
Paper: Smirk "Naughty but Nice"
Tools: Nesties Classic Squares Large
Embellishments: Yellow bow from Papermania Capsule Collection, keyring charm made by me, yellow flowers.

Challenges:
House Mouse Monday #92 - Sketch
Moving Along with the Times #91 - Precious Metals
Sentimental Sundays #48 - Cute & Cuddly
Crafty Creations 112 - Bunnies

Forever Friends Anniversary!

I was so excited to have won some digi stamps from the Digi Doodle Shop in the February Forever Friends Challenge that I decided to print them out and colour them in straight away!
It's a first anniversary card for my friend who I was a bridesmaid for last year

Supplies:

Images/Sentiments: "Across the Bridge" from Digi Doodle Shop, coloured with Promarkers. The Forever Friends is a "Going to the Chapel" die cut (sentiment from the same pack).

Paper: Plain blue paper

Tools: Xcut heart border punch

Embellishments: Pink heart gems

Challenges:
Forever Friends Monthly #3 - No DP
Craft Your Passion #48 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
Meljens Challenge #48 - U R Such an animal
Moving Along with the Times #88 - Anniversary
Stamp Something - March Digi Day
Sarah Hurley Challenge #32 - Four-legged Friends
Die Cut Dreams Challenge #84 - Spring Garden Scene

Totally Tilda Easter!

I received this Tilda in a blog candy last year, and thought I'd stamp and colour her to go with the Totally Tilda Easter Special challenge. I've coloured her and the chicks using Promarkers.
The plant pot she is sitting on came from Susie at Die Cut Dreams and I thought it was perfect for a Spring card. The paper is from the Papermania Spring Time pack, and I've added some Capsule Collection flowers, a couple of magazine-freebie eggs and a sentiment. (And I've inked the edge of the page).

Challenges:
Totally Tilda - Easter
Moving Along With The Times #85 - Photo Inspiration
Just Magnolia #92 - Monthly Special Anything Goes
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - Spots & Stripes
Sweet Stampin Challenge - Spring Flowers
Pile It On #6 - Bright & Breezy

Tagalicious!

I decided to try making a tag for a change! I used a Nellie Snellen circle die for the base (with pink card). The butterfly is made of felt, from the Papermania Henbury Lane collection, and I've decorated it with lots and lots of bling!! Then a ribbon to attach it to a present!!

Challenges I'm entering:

Bee Crafty Challenge #1 - No DP

The Creative Cottage #24 - Bling it On

Dutch Dare #88 - Tagalicious

Moving Along With The Times #67 - Anything but a card

Crafty Emma's Store Challenge #7 - Create a tag



A Gem of a Challenge - No 8

Here's a really girly card I've made using "Sprinkles" the fairy from Pink Gem. She's coloured using Whispers (in the days before my Promarkers).

The spotted paper is from My Mind's Eye Summer paper pack and the sentiment is from a Flower Fairies Dufex decoupage sheet. I've used my NEW Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die to cut the flower, embellished with a gem, and there's a couple of punched stars. I've covered everything in Glamour dust as usual, oh and inked around the edge of the paper!

Challenges I'm entering:

A Gem of a Challenge #8 - Sketch +/- Sparkle

Oldie But A Goodie #2 - Pink & Girly

Moving Along With The Times #66 - Fairies

Crafty Catz Challenge #52 - Birthday card for a child with sparkle

Sweet Stampin' #46 - Punch it out

Anniversary in Pink!

A card I made for my cousin & his wife for their Wedding Anniversary. I've used some Kate Knight flower paper that came free with an issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft, and have added some pink plain paper to make my little flower frame and the punched edge. I've used a small rectangle of pink shiny Gemstones paper to mount my peel-off onto. Then some embellishing with gems & glamour dust glitter!!

Challenges I'm entering:
Creative Card Crew #57 - Sparkle & Shine
Moving Along with the Times #60 - Glitter
Paperplay #33 - Pink to make the boys wink
Easy Craft Projects #19 - Girly
Challenge Up Your Life #26 - Celebrations
The Crafty Pad #84 - Glitz & Glitter

First Tunnel card!!

Mum & I recently bought the Papermania Tunnel Card template, and here's my first attempt using it!!

I've used a Miss Anya image coloured with Whispers (in the Promarker-era!!), and have glittered the white fur trims with Glamour dust!

The card is actually Cooredinations, and so I've distressed the edges with scissors, then used silver pearlescent glue & more glamour dust to highlight the edges (and hide my poor cutting skills)!! There is acetate across the "windows" with little stickers stuck on, and at the back I've used a Christmas tree from a paper pack, and embellished with gems. I love the sparkle (as I'm sure you've realised on this card) and get so excited about Christmas!!

Challenges I'm entering:

Creative Cottage #20 - Acetate

The Pixie Cottage #31 - Fancy Fold

Dutch Dare #83 - Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times #58 - Christmas

Craft Your Days Away #1 - Favourite Things

Anyone For Anya #27 - Christmas in August

Bah Humbug Christmas Challenge #30 - Through the window

Tilda Gift Bag for my friend!

I found this template on Wendy's blog this morning and it's just what I needed for my friend Sarah's birthday present (jewellery that I haven't made yet, but I know what I want)!

I've used some more of the Henbury Lane flowered paper, as well as some polkadot paper from a magazine freebie. The image is one from the new wedding collection of Magnolia's. I think she's called "Sitting bridesmaid" - I think weddings are my new favourite thing - after going to one in  May & one in June I'm a bit sad to not have any more to go to this year (unless anyone suddenly decides to get engaged)!

I've coloured Tilda with my Promarkers, and added some lovely flowers around the edge (love roses too!)

Challenges I'm entering:

Just Magnolia #60 - In the garden

Moving Along With The Times #52 - Birthday but not a card

Passion for Promarkers #57 - Your Favourite Things

I Love Promarkers #20 - Sketch

ABC Challenge = X for Extra Dimension

Simon Says Challenge - Friends

Totally Gorjuss #35 - Sugar & Spice

Paper Sundaes #23 - Pretty as a Princess

Flowers for you!

Really enjoyed how my last flower card turned out, so decided to try another!

Once again I've used the Docrafts goody bag for the two papers, the paper flowers and the little bow, a FlowerSoft vase with some gems and eyelets.

Silly me - I did follow the Sketch & Stamp #20 sketch, but just realised I haven't used a stamp - oops!

Challenges I'm entering:
Moving Along With The Times #31 - 3 eyelets, 3 flowers & ribbon