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

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

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

Christmas Teddy Bear!

Wow, second Christmas card this week - I couldn't resist after my Polar White FlowerSoft arrived yesterday!!
I finally got round to using this Daisy & Dandelion stamp (which was free with an issue of Docraft's Creativitiy magazine) - he's coloured with Promarkers. The template for the octagon easel card was from Crafty Ann's blog. The papers are all Dovecraft or DCWV (I think!)

And a close-up of the FlowerSoft:

Challenges I'm entering:
Crafty Ann's Challenge #18 - Shaped easel card
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle #45 - Shaped card
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #74 - Christmas in July
Fab n Funky #30 - Get into Shape

Sugar Nellie & My Mind's Eye

Here another little card I've made with "Daisy" from the Sugar Nellie family!

I've coloured her with my Promarkers, and both the papers are from the My Mind's Eye summer papers that were free with July's Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine. I think they're perfect for this little girl sitting outside with her flowers! I've added a couple of eyelets to the card, but kept it quite simple other than that!

Challenges I'm entering:

The Sugar Bowl #38 - Sketch & scallops

Craftalicious Challenge #3 - Cute

Easy Craft Projects #16 - Summer

By the Cute & Girly July - warm summer days

Crafty Calendar July - Summer

Creative Craft Challenge - Summer lovin

Magical Crafts Fortnightly #18 - Flower Power