Ahhh...relaaaxx!

Here's a little card I made for my friend's birthday. She gets quite stressed with her work, so I thought this might encourage her to relax for the day!

Supplies:-
Image: "Bunny Bath" - House-Mouse Designs, coloured with Promarkers
Paper: Born to Shop
Sentiment: Tulip
Tools: Making Memories paper distressing tool

Challenges: -
House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #118 - Anything Goes
Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge - Think Pink
Sir Stampalot April Challenge - Happy Birthday
Penny Black at Allsorts April Challenge - Oh So Cute
Charisma Cardz #15 -Shabby Chic
Paperplay Challenge #16 - Animal Antics

FlowerSoft - Thank You Bouquet

Here is the Thank You card I made for Rachel's parents, Helen & Duncan after the wedding.
I thought I'd have another go at a FlowerSoft bouquet as I hadn't done one for ages and had some new colours to play with!

Supplies:
Paper: Papermania Capsule Collection Lemon Sorbet
Embellishments: FlowerSoft Ultrafine Raspberry Fizz & Citrus Crush (plus the ribbon). Chipboard sentiment from a Cardmaking & Papercraft freebie.
Tools: Nestabilities Blossoms (for the aperture and cutting the tissue paper for the bouquet), Nesties deckled rectangles.

Challenges:
Allsorts #117 - You've Been Framed
Sir Stampalot August Challenge - Whatever You Fancy
Craft us Crazy #15 - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft #145 - Bold & Bright

Forever Friends Spots & Stripes!

Supplies:
Image: "Daisy Bear" from Forever Friends, coloured with Promarkers
Paper: Papermania "Sweet Nothings" paper pack
Embellishments: Ribbon & bow, peel-off sentiment

Challenges:
Forever Friends Monthly Challenge - Stripes
Stamp & Create July - Ribbons & Bows
Sweet Stampin' - Cute & Cuddly
Sir Stampalot Challenge July - Anything Goes
Simon Says Challenge - Anything Goes

Born to Shop!

I've had this digi for a while now, but have only just gotten around to printing and colouring! It was perfect for a Uni friend who loves shopping and fashion!

Supplies:

Image: "Lydia Goes Shopping" from Little Claire Designs, coloured with Promarkers.

Paper: Dovecraft Glamour paper pack

Tools: Martha Stewart scalloped border punch

Embellisments: Pink ribbon & die cut sentiment

Challenges:

Sir Stampalot - April - Ladies & Fashion

Creative Inspirations #58 - Digi Day

First Twisted Easel Card!

Well, I've seen everyone else having a go at these twisted easel cards, so I thought I'd give it a go - after a bit of puzzling over which way up to stick the image, I finally worked it out!
This is a card for someone who I won't name as it will spoil the surprise, but it is a thank you for something!! I thought I'd go for a bright, flowery theme as it's Spring, even though it's really miserable and gloomy outside!

Supplies:
Images: Miss Anya with Flowers from The Greeting Farm, coloured with Promarkers, "Thank You" from Raindrop Echo Designs
Paper: My Mind's Eye - Summer
Tools: Nestabilities Blossom die
Embellishments: Flowers & brads

Challenges:
Sir Stampalot March - Spring is in the air
Creative Craft Challenge - Thank You
Top Tip Tuesday #24 - Favourites - I think easel cards are my fave style, and I love my nesties!
Inky Impressions - Easel card
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Challenge - Easel card

Pocket Card

I used these instructions by Beate Johns (found on Splitcoast Stampers - click to go direct to tutorial). I didn't quite stick to the embellishment, but will do another at some point like the one Beate has made.

This is a thank you to all of the lovely people at the veterinary practice I have just finished locum-ing at. They have been very patient and kind while I have made the transition from horses-only to small animal and horse work. I will miss them, but have made some great friends so I will hopefully keep in touch.

I've used a piece of double-sided "g.c.d cloisonne" paper (although it's more like card), and I've coloured my Wild Rose Studio "Girl With Dog" image using Promarkers. Then just a few gems to finish off.

Challenges:

Sir Stampalot February - All Creatures Great & Small (quite apt I thought - girl & her dog, made by a vet!)

Inky Impressions - Sketch

Distressed Autumn

Well, I've just come back from having a lovely time in Derby at Mum's godson's wedding. The sun was shining, the bride was beautiful, and a good day was had by all! I stayed at my Aunty's overnight (as she and her husband looked after the dogs for me while I was at the wedding). So I didn't have time to show you the card I made on Saturday for my other Uncle's birthday... I had a go at distressing (after the arrival of my Making Memories edge scraper) but wasn't quite brave enough to use the one Tim Holtz distress ink I have (as I have no foam pad thingy), so I used a little bronze inkpad instead! I also used some old handmade paper (not by me, though), and ripped the edges of that. The image is from Joanna Sheen's Pamela West Collection CD-Rom, and perfect for the time of year we're approaching! The spotted & striped papers are from Dovecraft Masculine paper pack.

Challenges I'm entering:

Papertake Weekly Sketch #47 - Sketch

Sir Stampalot September - All Distressed

Creatalicious Challenges #13 - Vintage

Allsorts Challenge #69 - Colours of Autumn

Paperplay Challenge #36 - Autumn Is Coming

Pollycraft Challenge #61 - Autumn Colours

My first altered chipboard!!

At the last DoCrafts demo Mum & I went to at Ross Labels, the demonstrator (Louise) had made a wall sign using a page from a chipboard album. Now I have a few of these from a blog candy I won a while ago (they're made by Crayola), and that was just the inspiration I needed to get them out and have a go. At the same demo I also bought some little calendar tabs. Here's what I came up with...

Side One is decorated with striped paper from DCWV Scrapbook stack. The sentiment was downloaded from Papercrafts Magazine website. I think it's a brilliant one! I've sanded & inked the edges of the star shape and added some gems to each point for a bit of bling! 3 lovely roses to finish it off!

Side Two - The paper Papermania's Love paper pack, with a sentiment is from Create with TLC. Paulette has loads of fantastic sentiments and word arts so go and see the blog!! I've used a couple of chipboard hearts and some Zoomz (also won in candy). I popped a couple of eyelets into the punched holes and used some of my jewellery tiger tail wire & beads to make a loop to hang the calendar with.

Challenges I'm entering:

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle #50 - No images

Sentimental Sundays #15 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly #55 - Old, New, Borrowed or Blue (old is chipboards, new is calendar)

Sir Stampalot August - Bring on the bling

Beach Time Fun!!

Here's my first card made with my Simon Says Stamp blog candy win from Chris!! It's a House Mouse Gruffies stamp called "Beach Time Fun" and I've coloured it with my Promarkers!

I've used beach themed backing paper from Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine, and added 3 eyelets, 2 shells (hand-collected by Mum) and a ribbon.

Challenges I'm entering:
Bunny Zoe's Challenge #2 - Summer Days
Creatalicious Challenges #12 - Make it 3D
Sir Stampalot July Challenge - Lazy Hazy Days of Summer
House Mouse Monday #74 - The Letter "B" (Beach, ball, bear, bucket, brolly!!!)
Friday Sketchers #112 - Sketch
Craftalicious Challenges #4 - Birthdays
Crafty Catz Weekly #42 - Summertime
Pollycraft #53 - Happy Birthday

Pretty Fairy!

Mum bought me a pack of the Dufex Flower Fairies shimmer card blanks for my birthday, and I hadn't really got round to trying them til now - this is just an A6 piece from the A4 sheet - I love the foily flowers down the side, and the sentiments are cute! I used one of Sliekje's fairies, coloured with my Promarkers. I've done some punching with the XCut heart border punch, and a little heart punch. There's some new lace with little pink flowers in, and some pink heart gems. Busy busy!!

Challenges I'm entering:

Paperplay #22 - Flowers & sparkle

Craftalicious #1 - New (lots of new things on it!)

Sir Stampalot June Challenge - Punch It

Stamp Something - Digi

Quirky Crafts #29 - Girly Girl

Tilda in Pink!

Another stamp coloured with my new Promarkers (I have Lilac, Pastel Pink, Dusky Pink and Apple so far).

I've used 2 papers - the one Tilda is on is from my Forever Friends decoupage pack, and the other is from the Dovecraft Glamour prints pack, with its lovely butterflies and flowers. I scalloped the edge using a Martha Stewart punch. The wire "Sarah" was made by yours truly, and the sentiment is a rub-on from somewhere! Then just a Papermania flower, a brad and a stripe of glitter.

Challenges I'm entering:

Sir Stampalot #2 - Butterflies & Blossoms

Die Cut Dreams #46 - Tilda in Pink

Creative Craft #12 - Blooming Marvellous

Charisma Cardz #17 - Girly with flowers

Cute Card Thursday #110 - Make Your Own

Secret Crafter Saturday #81 - Friendship

More Wings of Hope

Completely forgot to post this card I made at the weekend! So here it is now:

I've used the Wings of Hope digital stamp (and made it small!!), coloured with Whispers pens. The paper is from a magazine pack, and I've just added some new flowers I received in a blog candy with a brad in the centre, some gems, and a rub-on sentiment!

Challenges I'm entering@
Sketch & Stash #32 - Sketch
Pollycraft Monday #38 - Anything Goes
Sir Stampalot April Challenge - Fantasy
Charisma Cardz #13 - Animal Magic (2nd entry)
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle #34 - Wings