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

Penny Black Christmas

Here's the second of this year's Christmas card creations...

Supplies:
Image: Penny Black "Jolly Friends" stamp set, coloured with Promarkers.
Paper: Forever Friends "Santa's on his way" paper pack
Tools: Crafts Too Embossing Folder for sentiment
Embellishments: Glitter, Flowersoft Polar White

Challenges:
Charisma Cardz #44 - Cutesy
Inky Impressions #32 - Glitter it Up
Crafter's Companion Monthly #18 - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Cardmaking & Papercraft Challenge - Christmas Tree
Penny Black @ Allsorts November - All Creatures Great & Small
Winter Wonderland - Make you card sparkle
A Gem of a Challenge #33 - Cold & Frosty

Happy Hedgehogs!

Some more goodies to show off from the NEC - the MS flower punch (from Oyster Stamps) and gorgeous springy Smirk paper (from Every Crafts A Pound)!

This card is for Sophie, who I've known all my life. We don't see each other that often (haven't seen her since her wedding last May), but she's still a very special friend.

Supplies:

Image: "Partying" from Penny Black, coloured with Promarkers. Sentiment from Digi Doodle Shop.
Paper: Smirk "Naughty but Nice". Pink vellum/parchment
Tools: Martha Stewart scalloped border punch, MS floral double edge punch.
Embellishments: Glamour Dust!

Challenges:
Sketch & Stash #58 - Sketch (new punch & paper)
Allsorts Challenge #96 - Special Lady
Totally Gorjuss #73 - Spring has sprung
Pile It On #13 - Cutie Patootie
Colour Create #67 - Pastels
Creative Cottage #35 - Spring has sprung
Bee Crafty Challenge #20 - Spring has sprung
Incy Wincy Designs #87 - Sparkle & Shine

It's that time again!

A little combination of real stamping and digi stamping here!

Supplies:
Images/Sentiments: "Thinking of You" from Penny Black Slapstick Stamps, coloured with Promarkers. "Happy Birthday", "It's that time again" and the "clock" are from Raindrop Echo Designs.
Papers: Yellow & Green spotted paper from Daisy & Dandelion paper pack. Yellow striped paper from Papermania Lemon Sorbet collection.
Tools: Nestabilities Blossom die & Shapeabilities Pendant Kaleidoscope (for the corners)
Embellishments: Little green gems, green bow from Papermania Capsule Collection.

Challenges:
Penny Black Saturday #141 - More than one fold
Crafty Catz Weekly #73 - Green & Yellow
Truly Scrumptious #52 - Sketch
Bee Crafty Challenge #17 - Spots & Dots
Charisma Cardz #10 - Easel Cards
Top Tip Tuesday #25 - Birthday

Penny Black Springtime!

I'm back and crafting again after my shoulder surgery - it went well, the physio's really pleased and I just have to wait til next Monday to find out when the surgeon will do the left shoulder, and go from there! I've actually quite enjoyed the time to do a bit of blog-hopping and seeing what everyone else has been up to!

Here's a Spring-themed card using Penny Black's "Seeing your face" image of the cute little hedgehog with a daffodil! I've coloured it with Promarkers. The papers are new - they are from the Papermania Lemon Sorbet Capsule Collection (as are the spotted mini buttons), the ribbon/bow are from the Sunshine collection - all things from DoCrafts goody bags! My favourite effect at the moment is to ink around the edge of the page to make it stand out a little bit more! The sentiment is from Forever Friends Springtime die-cut greetings pack.

Challenges:

Penny Black at Allsorts - March - Welcome Spring

By the Cute & Girly - March - Springtime

Craft Your Days Away #14 - Sketch

Oldie But a Goodie #13 - Spring is in the air

Stamping for the Weekend #4 - Monochrome

One Stop Craft Challenge #120 - Spring Flowers

Colour Create #65 - 3 Fruits (Banana, coconut & apple!)

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

On Your Engagement!

My best friend from school has just got engaged to her boyfriend (also from school) so I made this card for them.

I've coloured Penny Black's "The Park Bench Affair" with my Promarkers. The heart paper is from Papermania's Love paper pack. The glossy chipboard hearts are by Heidi Swapp (I received them in a blog candy) and I've added some green ribbon and a peel off. Oh, and the ladybirds - not sure who makes them (Mum gave them to me to add to it)!

Challenges I'm entering:
Totally Gorjuss #39 - Thinking of You
Penny Black at Allsorts - A burst of summer colour
Creative Craft #18 - Here comes the bride
Pixie Cottage #28 - sketch & double up
Easy Craft Projects #17 - Photo inspiration
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Challenge #47 - Animals

Uplifting Occasion!

Another new Penny Black card from me (finally got around to doing something with my images I'd coloured in)! It's a proper girly card, and if you look at the word under the picture you'll see the title of one of the best girl's night out tunes by Cyndi Lauper!! (And there's another song lyric above the image, but not one I'd expect to hear on a night out!)

The image is called "Uplifting Occasion" which I love!! Such a funny picture and I've coloured it with my Promarkers:

I've used five different papers overall (that must be a record for me)! The bottom layer of polkadot paper came with a Forever Friends decoupage kit, the butterfly/floral is Dovecraft Glamour pack, the text paper is DCWV Text Prints paper stack, and the pink paper on the base card is Papermania Sweet Nothings, and the grey piece is Dovecraft Charcoal Prints. I used the Xcut heart border punch to made the propping-up doodah on the base card. I've made the wire word myself as it's for one of my closest friends from school. Then just a few heart/star gems and a peel-off to finish.

Challenges I'm entering:
Penny Black Saturday #105 - Sketch
Bunny Zoe's Crafts #1 - Nice & Girly
Pollycraft Challenge #48 - Let's have a sing song
Passion for Promarkers #55 - Pink Birthday
Creative Cottage # 14 - Going Pink
Challenge Up Your Life #22 - Critters and Bling
KLSNS #34 - Girly Birthday

Fish are Jumpin....

Here's a Penny Black card for my cousin's son, who like to go fishing with my Uncle:

I've used the PB image "Fish are jumping", coloured with Promarkers.

The fishing paper is from Dovecraft's Masculine paper pack (as is the spotted strip on the left). I've used our MS scallop punch to layer two pieces of card. Then just a nestie scallop circle with number 11 in the middle!

Challenges I'm entering:

I Love Promarkers #18 - Sketch
For Fun Challenge - Birthday
Stamp Something - Happy
Totally Gorjuss #34 - For the boys
Totally Papercrafts #20 - Animal Magic

Postal Theme for Quirky Crafts

I found this cute Penny Black stamped image from a RAK, and thought it would suit a thank you card! I think it's called "Team Effort"!

I've coloured the image using my new Promarkers!! (Woohoo) The two designer papers were free with magazines, and the ribbon is from Hobbycraft. I added three punched flowers, with gems and three dots of pearlescent glue at the bottom.

Challenges I'm entering:

Quirky Crafts #27 - Going Postal

Crafty Ann's Challenge #14 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #51 - Sketch

KLSNS Challenge #29 - 1 ribbon, 2 designer papers, 3 embellishments

Secret Crafter Saturday #82 - 1 image, 2 designer papers, 3 embellishments

Pile it On Challenge #18 - Cute & Cuddly

The Crafty Pad #70 - Use a punch

One Stitch At A Time #12 - Going Dotty

Happy Hen Weekend!

I'm off up to Lancaster on Saturday for the hen weekend of a friend I've known all my life. We're going to a spa hotel so with a few of her friends, and her mum & sister. Should be good! It was only her birthday on Saturday, but I've just done a card for the weekend! I know she's had a busy time at work and the wedding is 3wks on Saturday so I thought I'd give her this card to tell her to enjoy herself and relax!

The image is, I believe, a Penny Black called "Primp" (I got it with my blog candy from Kate). I thought it was the perfect picture for a girls pampering weekend!! The main paper is from Daisy & Dandelion paper pack, and the gorgeous flowers were from my latest blog candy from Jude. I've used my nestie scalloped circles and deckled rectangles, some little gems and some pearl/metal brads (bought ages ago and only recently re-discovered).

Challenges I'm entering:

Sketch & Stash #33 - sketch

Pollycraft #39 - Pink AND brown plus yellow or green

The Pink Elephant # 62 - 1 image, 2 dies (nesties), 3 fave embellishments (flowers)

For Fun Challenges #8 - Encouraging card#

Quixotic Paperie #21 - Heavy Metal

Allsorts #47 - Petals & pearls

Another little hedgehog friend!

Here is the other Penny Black "Delights" stamp from Lisa...


I admit I made a small error - initially it was just the dark pink card, BUT.... I stupidly stuck the image upside-down onto it, so the card opened the wrong way!! So, I had to cut the front off and stick it onto another card!! Oops! In fairness I wasn't feeling well this morning but really wanted to finish the card!
The brown striped paper is from the Daisy & Dandelion paper pack, and the sentiment is from the new Docrafts CDRom!
Challenges I'm entering:Inspirational Card Sketches #50 - such a great sketch!

The result of quite an unproductive day!

Well, Mum's boss would like 2 cards, the same but in different colours for her two grandaughters who are turning 3 (not sure when)!

I'm rubbish at little kids cards, as I don't know many that young and the only ones I've made were for boys (which is easy at that age and harder as they get older)!

I gave up, in frustration as it wasn't "enjoyable" any more....will try again tomorrow and hope that inspiration comes.

Instead I made this card, for someone my age and did what I wanted to do!

I believe the stamped image is called "Delights" from Penny Black - another of the little gifts from Lisa that I have picked out to get creative!
The brown stripy paper is from a Daisy and Dandelion paper pack, and the pink polkadot paper is from a magazine freebie. The sentiment is from the new Docrafts Creativity mag CD-ROM, with an X-Cut butterfly.
Challenges I'm entering:
Sketch & Stamp #19 - lovely sketch (I have turned it around)
Allsorts Challenge #35 - Brown & Pink
The Crafty Pad #54 - Animals
A Spoon Full of Sugar #87 - Lots of Layering
Papertake Weekly - Pretty In Pink