Here's looking at you, kid!

Dad's birthday card!! I've used House Mouse Gruffies "Finding Friends" image, and coloured it with Promarkers. I've used two different sheets of Dovecraft Masculine paper pack - the diamond and checks, layered onto brown card, with one brown ribbon and a peel-off.

I took Mum and Dad to the airport this morning and they've just called to say they are about to board the plane to Mexico.

Challenges I'm entering:
The Pixie Cottage #34 - Sketch & Family
Stamp Something - Cute
Pile it On #35 - Layers
Papertake Weekly #58 - Just the one (piece of ribbon)

Wedding Bells!

I'm going to a wedding next weekend, and I found these lovely digital papers/toppers on Jak Heath's blog. If you haven't visited already please do as her creations are beautiful and she has some fab tutorials and downloads to help inspire!! I've added to it, some gold ribbon, and three lovely flowers.

Challenges I'm entering:

Cupcake Craft #106 - Digital

Creative Cottage #22 - Celebrations

Allsorts Challenge #68 - New Beginnings

Olive A Party! NO PEEKING MUM AND DAD!!

This gorgeous House Mouse image was sent to me by Heather in the House Mouse Blog Hop candy I won on her blog, Rica's Haven. It's perfect for my parents Wedding Anniversary, as Mum loves olives!! I've coloured with Promarkers. and again, was going to add some gloss but time got away!

The card I've used is from a new pack I bought yesterday (Mum hasn't seen it yet) - it's called Cloisonne, from GCD Studios. They've just started stocking it at The Range and Dunelm near me, and it's double-sided, which I wanted for a project I'm going to start on soon and hopefully finish before M&D return from Mexico!

The pink paper is punched with an XCut border punch, the little heart embellishments are from Dovecrafts (I won them ages ago in a blog candy at Donna's Den. The little charm I bought yesterday.

Challenges I'm entering:

Sketch Saturday #118 - Sketch

ABC Challenge - C is for Charms

Happy Holidays! NO PEEKING ALLOWED MUM & DAD!!!

Tilda with flowing hair

Here's a card I've made with "Tilda with Flowing Hair, coloured with my Promarkers (again one from a polo match). I've used two different pieces of My Mind's Eye summer papers, along with some plain Papermania green to contrast again the dark pink. A couple of Papermania Capsule collection flowers, two recycled buttone and some twine (and a peel-off) and it's done!

Challenges I'm entering:
Just Magnolia #70 - Sketch
Polkadoodles Aquamarker Challenge - Colouring In
Crafty Emma's Store Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Stamping for the weekend #45 - Anything Goes

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

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

LOTV Carol Singing!

Here's my first Lili of the Valley Challenge Card using "Carol Singing". I've coloured with Promarkers, but haven't quite worked out how to get the effects of the light/snow, so that's a work in progress for future cards!

The papers are from a DCWV Christmas stack (I've lost the front cover so not sure what it's called!!) I've used some green ribbon (with red stitching) and some red scalloped card (Martha Stewart punched). The sentiment is a clear 3D sticker.

Challenges I'm entering:
LOTV #59 - Sketch
Creative Craft Challenge #19 - Animal Antics
Passion for Promarkers #64 - Music

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

Partying with Penny Black, in Pink!!

My cousin's daughter is 13 soon, so I thought I'd make her a really girly card! I've used the Penny Black "Partying" stamped image, coloured with Promarkers. The spotted paper and light pink is from a Forever Friends decoupage pack, and the darker pink is just Dovecraft plain paper pack. I've used a wire word I made myself, a few lovely flowers, a die-cut sentiment and some gems!

Challenges I'm entering:

Papertake Weekly #45 - Sketch

Simon Says Challenge - Going Dotty

Creative Inspirations #39 - Anything Goes

Stamp & Create #4 - Flowers