Father's Day

I have been feelign a bit poorly the last few days - shivery, choked up nose and ears, and utterly exhausted - but feeling a bit more with it this evening so I have a couple of cards to share with you guys.  I read that Blogger is still playing up for some of us tho as far as I know I am ok to comment so will try to catch up with you all tomorrow.......

My first card is for Father's Day and follows Sketch Saturday's current sketch so here it is........

I have to laugh at the image because it looks SO like Graham and he does like golf tho he doesn't play as much as he likes to. 

Challenges:~

Passion for Promarkers Sporting Marvels;

Sketch Saturday;

Charisma Cardz Boy Oh Boy;

FabNFunky Whateva;

Lexi's Creations Fathers Day/Man's Card and

Everybody Art Challenge.

Ingredients:~

Freebie image from Bugaboo;

Promarkers ~ Ivory, Blush, Dusky Pink, Cornflower, Pastel Blue, Duck Egg Blue, Cinnamon, Caramel, Apple, Forest Green & Cardinal Red;

Papers were a gift so unsure what they are;

Ribbon from stash;

Scalloped Circles Nestie from Spellbinders.

Mirror Mirror on the wall......

Morning fellow bloggers.  I hope you are having better weather than we have here - it is dull with spots of rain and just thoroughly miserable today ~ where has the sunshine gone?

My card for today is using the Fabulous Darling from Simply Sassy at Funky Kits ~ ain't she simply sassy??!!

 

I used my Promarkers to colour her (details below) and, still using them, stamped several flowers using a Papermania set of floral clear stamps onto the background of the smooth white card from Rymans (it is fab for PMs); used them once more to create an exact match colour for backing piece of card.  I distressed the edges of all the card to create that vintage look and I think it is perfect for this papers too! The DP is Dovecraft Funky Vintage that I bought from The Range ~ I fell in love with it cos t reminds me of lots of clothes I used to wear in the late 70s and early eighties (now you know how young I am he he).  Oh I long for those days again..........

I am entering this into several challenges:~

The Sugar Bowl Sketch and Distressed Vintage;

Double Dutch Vintage;

Passion for Promarkers For a Teenager (what teenager can walk past a mirror without checking their look?);

Simon Says Stamp and Show;

Everybody Art Challenge Flowers; and

Divas by Design Anything Goes.

Ingredients:~

Fabulous Darling rubber stamp from Simply Sassy range at Funky Kits (set 7 out on Saturday girls!!);

Coloured with PMs ~ Satin, Blush, Ivory, Dusky Pink, Mustard, Buttercup, Sandstone, Spice, Coral, Pear Green, Marsh Green and Moss;

DP from Dovecraft Funky Vintage;

Floral card stamped using PMs and Papermania clear stamp Floral;

Sentiment is CG;

Doily inked up using PMs to give perfect match colourwise;

Gems from stash. 

What we been up to and Lilly and Flowers

Our beautiful baby Sooty missed us when we were away at the weekend but I have to say sorry for misleading you all - we weren't in Norfolk but in Suffolk. Just sitting directly on the border apparently!  We stayed in a lovely wee village pub in a place near Lopham and Redgrave Fens.  We spent two days walking on them chasing the wildlife and enjoying the tranquility of the place.  I got this fab pic of a robin just at the start of our second very long walk and wanted to share it with you all.

We also came across these stunning ponies that live wild on the fens - there were warning signs up saying not to approach them but they approached us thru a fence I have to say tho they did let me stroke them for a while.

Onto my card for today now.....this is for Lynne's friends wee girl Lily Mai.  She is a gorgeous wee angel!  Using a digi stamp I won drom Digistamp Boutique last year (Lilly and Flowers), I coloured her with my good old PMs (colours below), used a Nellie Snellen Oval Die and then cut around the outer shape of the die to create the darker layer.  I used DPs I got from the fab Coops (thanks again) so dunno where they are from but they are stunning - such bright colours too!  The bunting is from a freebie stamp set I got a couple of months ago - are they called Molly Bloom or similar?)  Silly moo me thru the packaging out - how daft am I?  I paper pieced some of them so they stand out more.

Ingredients are:~

Digistamp 'Lilly and Flowers' from Digistamp Boutique coloured with PMs~

Ivory, Blush, Dusky Pink, Satin, Henna, Caramel, Cinnamon, Sandstone, Poppy, Ruby, Rose Pink, Moss & Marsh Green;

DPs were gift from Nic (Coops);

Ribbons and flowers from stash;

Sentiment CG;

Nellie Snellen Oval Die;

Molly Bloom? Freebie Bunting stamp set.

I am entering this into the following challenges:~

Passion for Promarkers Fit For A Princess;

Moving Along with the Times Anything Goes;

Birthday Sundaes Anything Goes Birthday;

Dream Valley Flowers;

Pollycraft Anything Goes;

Craft Your Passion Anything Goes;

Pear Tree Designs Free for All and

Digistamp Boutique May Competition.

Bugs'n'kisses

This is my second post for today - I am on a roll this afternoon.  I have the house to myself as Lynne is off out to see Michael (her fiancee) and my 2 wee boys are outside rolling around in the soil Graham turned over at the weekend - whoops there will be dust everywhere when they come in later!!

I hope you are all still enjoying this fabulous weather tho I heard on Radio 2 that it was 9degrees in Wick - well it would be way up there - no offence meant to anyone who lives there as I know it is a lovely town - been there- done that- got the tshirt.

Back to the card now - I had dug out my freebie Pink Petticaot stamps earlier so thought I would make use of them again with this New Home/ Just for You/ Just to Say/whatever card.  Using my Papermania Swiss Dots Embossing Folder I managed to emboss the whole of the front with a bit of fiddling around I have to add - I was seeing spots flashing all over by the time I had figured it all out dopey me!! - then I cut out the frame of one of my Nellie Snellen Square Dies and then thought I could use what was left instead of the square I had meant to cut if you know what I mean?  Are you still with me?...........

I used the wee house stamp and coloured it with PMs - colours to follow below - then coloured the background with them too - new for me (saw Nikki from Polka Doddles on C&C demonstrating this a couple of weeks ago) and I am quite happy with the result.  Distressed edges too.  Sentiment is from same stamp set.

This card is a bit different for me as I am following hte rules that Nic set for Passion for Promarkers challenge -  if my card doesn't fit challenge girls just ignore me pls -  I have to say I struggled with not covering up all the front of the card so not sure how I will get on with Less Is More!!

Ingredients:~
Stamp was a freebie from Pink Petticoat (see prev post for details);
Coloured with PMs~ Pastel Blue, Duck Egg, Apple, Meadow Green, Moss, Dusky Rose, Coral, Pastel Pink, Dusky Pink, Sandstone, Vanilla, Blush, Ivory, Satin, Cool Grey 1 & 2;
Nellie Snellen Square Die;
Papermania Ssiss Dots Embossing folder;
Paper and ribbong from stash.

Happy craftin' and I  hope to visit some of your fabulous blogs tonight to return some comments.

Sheila;)X

My Mojo is Back.....

I would like to thank you all for your kind wishes during my spell of non-crafting.  I am on the mend now thankfully and able to craft for a couple of hours each day along with light housework but no heavy lifting like shopping etc but that suits me at the mo. Graham and Lynne are being great getting shopping done and chores etc.

This card is my first challenge entry since my mojo came back and I thoroughly enjoyed making it.  I felt like I was in heaven sitting at the table with all my bits and bobs around me messy again he he!

Using the gorgeous Simply Sassy Stardust rubber stamp (which I got in a gift from a fabulous crafting buddy of mine - you know who you are.....!! and I am eternally grateful to you !), I coloured her with Promarkers, cut her out using a Nellie Snellen die and my BigShot, layered her onto a coral coloured shape I cut 'around' the Die (TY Jenni for that fab tip), the sentiment and spotty card are mounted onto same coral card and whole thing stuck onto fabulous DP from Funky Hand Papercraft Factory.  The embellishment stars I made using a freebie stamp and same DPs.

This image below shows clearer the stars that I made myself - I don't often think of stamping onto patterned paper but this worked a treat.

And finally this close up shows just how beautiful Stardust is - I have found that colouring her really is an art and she needs lots of layers of bright inks.  I have to let you allinto a secret that I have ordered the new Simply Sassy rubber stamps from Funky Kits so hopefully they will be dropping thru my letterbox tomorrow or Wed.

 

I am entering this into the following challenges~

Sketch Saturday - used there fab sketch again;

Get Funky - Spots and stripes;

FabNFunky All Spotty and Dotty and

Passion for Promarkers Make Your own Embellishments (which I did!).

Ingredients:~

Stamp Stardust from Simply Sassy range at Funky Kits coloured with PMs~

Ivory, Satin, Blush, Dusky Pink, Pastel Pink, Coral, Dusky Rose, Pastel Blue, Duck Egg, Moss, Sandstone, Caramel & Shale;

DPs are 'Joyful & Triumphant' from Papercraft Factory CD from Funky Hand;

Sentiment is freebie from Rainbow Echo Designs (Thanks so much for sharing);

Embellishments are freebie clear stamp from Simply Homemade magazine Issue 1 (Molly Blooms Rubberstamps);

Ribbon from stash.

Many thanks for looking!!

Several cards for you & Challenge Entry

Hello blogger friends,

I am pleased to say that I am now able to craft so have managed over the last few days to come up with some creations to share with you - they are for nothing in particular - just for fun and to get my juices flowing again!

I have recovered well and see my neurosurgeon at the end of May to get the all clear to live my life as normal!  I am still taking one/two strong painkiller per day but that is due to the fact that I had become addicted to them and have to wean myself off them.  Some of you may know the horrific side-effects of withdrawal from these awful pills so you will know what I am going thru right now!  I will get off them completely in time but it may be some months yet but getting there.....

I have to thank many of you for the lovely cards and crafting goodies you have sent me to cheer me up.  I always knew there was lots of special folk out there - it just took crafting for me to locate you all!!

So please have a look at what I have managed up til now - I cannot promise to return your kind comments as I still have to limit my time at the PC etc.

Mother's Day

DIL Bday card using Beatrix Potter CD Rom (she loves Rabbits!)

Card for Lynne to give Michele using fabulopus Simply Sassy stamp! I adore them and HAVE to collect them all!!

Easter card using Flirty Fairy from Cardmadfairy Creations

Challenge card for Sugar Bowl following sketch

I just love these fabulous stamps and am hoping to place another order very soon - need them, want them, have to have them!!  Coloured using Promarkers and DPs are from a gift from the fabulously kind Nic (Coops) - thanks so much Nic you are far too kind!

Bday card for special 2year old!

Luv A Latte

Don't you just adore these fabulous stsamps from Funky Kits?  I have fallen in love with them all!  Oooops my purse will be empty very soon again!!

This card is for the following challenges ~

I Love Promarkers Paper Piecing Challenge;

FabNFunky Make your own Embellishments;

Passion for Promarkers Coffee & Cream and

Sarah Hurley's Food & Drink Challenge.

I paper-pieced her fabulous t-shirt onto cream pearlised paper and am very pleased at how it came out - I know its not that obvious from the pics but I promise it is pp'd! I made my flower using brown and cream pearlised paper put thru my Bigshot with a scalloped circles Nestie, then scrunched them all up, unfolded them and added a small cream button at the centre.  The sentiment is from Rainbow Earth and I just love it as it is so true!  I also distressed the edges of the papers - one of my fav looks at the mo!

Ingredients:~

Rubber stamp 'Luv A Latte' form Simply Sassy range at Sugar Nellie coloured with PMs~

Cool Grey 1, 2 & 3; Ivory, Satin, Blush, Pastel Pink, Sandstone, Caramel, Cinnamon, Henna, Duck Egg Blue and China Blue;

all papers from my stash cut using XCut punch;

Ribbon from stash;

Sentiment is a freebie from Rainbow Earth - (sorry on lappie at the mo so don't have the link).

With Love

Using Pollycraft's current sketch I created the card below for the following challenges:~

Pollycraft's 'Love' Theme challenge;

Bugaboo's 'Anything Goes' challenge;

Passion for Promarkers 'Let There Be Love' Theme challenge;

One Stitch at a Time Do It with a Digi challenge;

Sentimental Sundays Valentine's Day challenge and

Tuesday Throwdown Buttons Challenge.

My papers are from My Minds Eye, the image is from Bugaboo and coloured with Promarkers, lace edges are done using Xcut punch, sentiment is made using a freebie stamp I got ages ago.  The image is matted and layered onto white and pearlised brown card.  Butterflies buttons are simply gorgeous - bought them on my recent trip back to Scotland in a wee shop in Keith, Banffshire.  They stock millions of different styles and colours of buttons.

Sorry about the size of the pic but something happened in my Photoshop and I dont know how to fix it urggghhhh!  Will try to replace it later.

Ingredients:~

Image is freebie from the fabulous Bugaboo coloured with PMs~

Satin, Pastel Pink, Blush, Ruby, Cool Grey 3, Henna, Cinnamon, Caramel, Sandstone & Marsh Green;

DPs are freebies from My Minds Eys;

Xcut punch used to create lace edges in pearlised brown and white linen papers;

Ribbon and buttons from my stash.

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge No1

Welcome to Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge No1!

 We hope you will pop along and join in the fun - all you have to do is use a digi image ~ any digi image but if you use one of Jenni's then you get two chances to win ~ SIMPLES!!  Make you card, project etc and enter into the Challenge eto be in with a chance to win Jenni's fabulous new Love related Digi Set - I can assure you IT IS FABULOUS!!  This challenge runs for 2 weeks so come on and join in the fun!

Jenni's DT have been working with her new images for a few weeks now and for the challenge this fortnight ~ Romance ~ this is what I came up with ~

Using the ever-so-pretty 'Valentine's Vase' from Jenni's new range and design papers from Pink Petticoat I made this anniversary card for my son and his lovely wife (cannot believe its been a year).
I coloured the image using my Promarkers ~ Poppy, Ruby, Pear Green, Marsh Green, Ivory & Cool Grey 2 ~ and simply layered it onto card printed from Pink Petticoat's Perfect Papers range and handmade papers from The Works.  I added the ribbon, gems & sentiment (made using Bigshot and Sizzix Greetings Dies and font paper from Pink Petticoat.

I am entering this into Moving Along With The Times Red Challenge.

I will be back later to post lots more cards I have made using Jenni's fab new images so do come back..............

Earth Fairy Easel Card

This is my second post for today so please scroll down to see some fabulous candy up for grabs on Jenni's blog.

Now onto my second card that has been waiting all weekend to be posted!! I have not been a very faithful blogger of late due to my neck problem but I am due to have my op very soon.  Just awaiting a date but neurosurgeon I see has no waiting list.........

this card is for the following challenges:~

Get Funky's Going Round In Circles;

and Passion for Promarkers Let It Shine.

Using the ever-so-cute Earth Fairy from Pollycraft, I coloured her with Promarkers, cut her out using my new Nestie and added gems.  I layered this onto a very pretty doily I got in a present from Mandy, added a layer of whitewash card in pink and stuck dotty ribbons around the final shape.  The backing papers are from Funky Hand's CD Funky Daze Saturday Shopping range.

Ingredients:~
Image is digi image Earth Fairy from Pollycraft coloured with Promarkers~
Blossom, Rose Pink, Ivory, Satin, Blush, Sandstone & Caramel;
Doily, gems, ribbon from stash;
Papers from Funky Hand's Fanky Daze Saturday Shopping range;
Sentiment is CG.

First Grandchild

My son is about to become an uncle for the first time and I have made this card for his inlaws, Barry and Marion, who are about to become grandparents for the first time too!  Their son's wife is due on 21st so they are all waiting in anticipation of the big event!

Using the ever so cute Pringle from Home Grown range st Sugar Nellie,  I left him quite plain stamped onto cream card as we don't know what sex baby is yet but I lightly coloured him with PMs.  Behind him I put a gorgeous doily I got from my friend Mandy, inked the edges of cream card and mounted this all onto a paper from My Craft Studio.

I am entering this into the following challenges:~
The Sugar Bowl;
Sarah Hurley New Beginnings and
Passion for Promarkers Baby Cards.

 The sentiment is CG in Jenkins font.

Ingredients:~
Pringle image from Sugar Nellie coloured with Promarkers in Cool Grey 1, 2 ,3 & 4 and outlined in Ivory.  I left the ribbon plain as I want to colour it in either blue or pink once he/she pops into the world;
Ribbon from my stash;
Paper from My Craft Studio Professional.

Hamish at Christmas

This is my second post for today and this wee card is for hubby - as he is a Scot too I think Hamish is appropriate!  Don't know how cold his goollies are tho!!?? HE HE!

Using backing paper from Dovecraft's Winter Wonderland range, Core'dinations Whitewash Collection and white & navy textured card I distressed all the edges (a fav pastime of mine at the mo) using a scissors (can't get the hang of my distress tool at all). Putting all this onto holographic silver card, I then added my image of Hamish from Funky Kits Sugar Nellie Home Grown range.  I made the snowflake embellishment using the silver card also.

Ingredients:~

Backing paper from Dovecraft Winter Wonderland Pack;

Card from Core'dinations Whitewash cardstock;

Navy and white textured card from Papermill Shop;

Image from Sugar Nellie coloured with Promarkers ~

Hair ~ Caramel & Sandstone;

Skin ~ Ivory, Satin & Blush;

Clothing ~ China Blue, Pastel Blue, French Navy, Cornflower & Duck Egg;

Image edged in Cool Grey 1.

Sentiment made using same papers and small alphabet stamps from The Range;

Silver metallic pen used to add faux stitches and snowflakes around card;

Lace ribbon from stash.

I am entering this into the following challenges~

Moving Along With The Times For Someone Special;

Passion for Promarkers Anything Goes and

The Sugar Bowl Snowflake Challenge.

Crafty Cardmakers DT card

This week over at Crafty Cardmakers Challenge Blog we are looking for Stitching ~ either real or faux ~ so get your tiny needles, your machines or your pens out crafters.
I opted to use real stitching but wish I hadn't now as my stitching is awful - have to say its down to the fact that the tips of both my fingers I sew with are numb due to nerve damage and this is the first time I have used them since it happened - NO I DO NOT SEW WITH MY FINGERS - I use a needles but you all understood me!!

Using the beautiful Sarah Kay stamp (from my lovely friend Kathleen - thank you), I used PMs to colour her but wanted to keep the whole card simple so only used pink & grey. The backing paper is from Bearly Mine and I have to say I have fallen in love with it - isn't it stunning? The sentiment is computer-generated using Girls Are Weird font and I stitched the end of them together in grey thread.

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Ingredients:~
Sarah Kay stamp coloured with Promarkers in Rose Pink and Cool Grey 1 & 2;
DP is freebie from Bearly Mine.
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The card is on its way to Scotland (where my daughter is for the week) as she has been offered and accepted a place at The University of Hertfordshire to study Nursing on Secondment from her current job in the NHS starting in January. We are so pleased for her as she currently works as a Health Care Support Worker and is so good at her job she is wasted there and needs to further her skills and knowledge by doing this course.

As well as being a DT card this one is going into the following challenges:~
Passion for Promarkers Best Friends Challenge; and
FabnFunky Keep It Clean and Simple.

Crafty Cardmakers DT card

Over at Crafty Cardmakers our challenge this week is 'Use a Freebie' - something that you got in a magazine or in a download for example. Be sure to tell us where your freebie came from.  The winner for this challenge will receive 2 background paper books by Crafty Individuals which are background papers 1 & 2 with 2 being Christmas. 

My freebie is the fabulous 'Penelope's Party Wagon' that came as a free download from the very talented Mo Manning some time ago. I do love her images but am not on Facebook so very often miss her lovely freebies now. I coloured her with my good old Promarkers, matted and layered her onto card and mounted her onto this lovely shaped sidestepper - do visit my DT buddy Vix if you would like to know where it comes from. I added a frill along the bottom using tissue paper that came in the box with new trainers - never throw anything away me!! Well you never know when you may be able to use it!! This side view shows the mechanics of the card - I do love the shape and the size of this and it is very simple to make.

I am entering this also into the following challenges:~

Passion for Promarkers Orange, Black, Green & Purple Theme;

Charisma Cardz More Than One Fold and
Sarah Hurley's Colouring In Challenge.

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Ingredients:~

Mo Manning freebie coloured with Promarkers:

Skin: Ivory, Blush & Dusky Pink;
Clothing: Meadow Green, Apple, Coral, Pumpkin, Honeycomb, Amethyst & Lilac;
Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon & Caramel;
Image outlined in Cool Grey 1 to add depth.
Ribbon and sentiment from stash;
Papers from Daisy & Dandelion's Pumpkin & Aubergine range alongside purple and orange cardstock from The Papermill Shop.

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Lily & Flowers

Look at this fabulous prize Fairymoon Crafts are offering for Challenge 31. It s a fab selection of 'Shop Til You Drop' goodies and all you have to do is visit the site and follow the sketch...............you have until 5pm on Sunday 17th Oct to get your entry in girls (and guys!)......

................this is my first DT card for the fabulous Fairymoon Crafts. Please come and play along - simple this week with a sketch to follow so get your thinking caps on and be creative. Using the beautiful Lily & Flowers from DigiStamp Boutique which I won recently, I have coloured her with my PMs, used backing papers and pearlised cream and brown paper, added faux stitching, a handmade sentiment and a big dotty bow recycled from a pair of jim-jams bought by my daughter.

I am entering this into the following challenges also:~

Passion for Promarkers Recycled;

I Love Promarkers Think Pink and

Fab'n'Funky Use a Digi Image.

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Ingredients:~

Lily & Flowers digi image from Digistamp Boutique coloured with Promarkers ~

Skin: Ivory, Blush & Pastel Pink;

Hair: Cinnamon, Caramel, Sandstone & Satin;

Dress: Blossom & Rose Pink;
Flowers: Rose Pink & Maroon;

Image edged in Cool Grey 1;

Pink papers from Basics Vibrant PP from Papermania;

Brown & Ivory pearlised papers from Papermill;

Sentiment made using cheapy stamp letters from The Range and

Ribbon recycled wrapping from pair of pyjamas from large national store.

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Chloe by Jenni

Well folks, I have caught the cold that so many people seem to have at the moment down here and I feel like s**t. I recently bought this beautiful digi image from Jenni at Cardmadfairy Creations along with another two which you will be able to see very soon. I think she is adorable in her bonny party frock (as we Scots say) looking bashful (or is that a guilty look I spy?). No matter, she is a wee honey! I coloured her with my PMs and mounted her on to black linen paper after inking the edges. Using 2 backing papers from Pink Petticoat Lola's Boudoir Range in black & white, I matted and layered again after inking; the dotty embossed paper is white linen paper put thru my BS with Papermania embossing folder; flowers are made using PP paper again and Marianne's Dies; the swirls are actually from a Sissix photo corner set I found in the sale bin at a nearby craft shop and the sentiment and pearls are both from my stash.

Those glorious folds in her dress really make me wanna dance right now but feeling so ill I can hardly keep my wee eyes open.

This card is going into the following challenges:~

Passion for Promarkers No 71 Vintage/Shabby Chic;

Double Dutch Sketch No 53;

Alphabet 'Vintage' Challenge;

I Love Promarkers Pearls & Swirls; and

FabnFunky Black & White with a Twist.

Ingredients:~

Image 'Chloe' from Jenni coloured with PMs ~

Skin - Satin, Blush & Ivory,

Hair - Primrose 7 Sandstone,

Dress - Pastel Blue, Cornflower, China Blue & Duck Egg;

Marianne's Floral Dies and Sissix Photo Corners;

Papers from Pink Petticoat & Papermill Shop;

Sparkles on dress from Glitzit.

Thanks you very much for commenting and please forgive me if I do not visit you over the next few days but I think I will need a couple of days in bed (and a hot toddy or two perhaps!).

Take care all and happy crafting :)X

Pink Pringle

It's been a while since Pringle has been out to play but he has come out today and I have colored him PINK! Poor Pringle I hear you say.....I thought he was perfect for Pollycraft's Cute & Cuddly; Creative Inspirations Pink & Black; Passion for Promarkers Make Your Own Flowers and Sketch Saturday's No 121. I have inked the edges of the Nellie Snellen oval and the pink/white lush paper with Distress Ink, added ribbon and floers made with my Bigshot and Marianne's flowers. Mirri board and a light baby pink papers are underneath all of this. I am not sure the colour of the bunny now matches the papers but its too late now!

I just love the shape of his/her big fat rotund belly! Makes me wanna give him/her a hug right now........

I am very pleased with these flowers that I made with pink & black paper and used a thin pen to round off the petals to make them more 3D; the underneath ones are bent back and the two at the front are curled forwards. Think I may make a stash of these one evening while watching Eastenders - I have loads of empty washing tablet plastic boxes I can store them in - smell nice too.

Ingredients:~

Pringle image from Funky Kits coloured with PMs~

Cool Grey 2 & 3;

Dusky Rose, Pastel Pink and Blossom;

Papers from stash,

Ribbon and sentiment from stash too.

Thanks for looking - really appreciate all your comments :)X

Sweet treats and Poise in Red.

I haven't been a very good blogger this week - our PC has been very slow but Graham has just moved the Wireless USB thingy and it is now so fast I can't keep up with it. And we had been thinking it was on the way out.....oops!

Just to update you on my recent wins ~ I got a 3rd place in a recent PolkaDoodles Challenge - not sure what I have won yet; I won 5 digi images from Digistamp Boutique so look out for the cards very soon; from Funky Hand I won a Birthday Freebie; Passion for Promarkers I have won something too (think its a voucher) and in the I Love PMs I won $15 to spend at Simon Says - I opted for 2 WoJ stamps and they arrived from the US the other day! I have been having a lucky streak lately!

Anyway, on to my next two cards - putting them both on the same post to save time for me as Graham is taking me to the Craft Shop at Crews Hill (it has been refurbished and is now stocking lots more crafty bits thankfully). The first card is for Passion for Promarkers Sweet Treats Challenge - using an image from My Craft Studio I coloured it with PMs and added some Glitzit Sparkles - more details below.

Ingredients~

Image from MCS coloured with PMs~

Ivory, Satin, Ruby, Poppy & Cool Grey 1;

paper and ribbons from stash;

Glitzit Sparkles and sentiment done on PC.

The second card is for two challenges ~ The Sugar Bowl Button Theme Challenge and Totally Papercrafts Dotty Challenge. I love this stamp - Poise - and once again coloured her with my PMs - again details below.

Ingredients~

Image from Funky Kits - Poise - coloured with PMs~

Skin - Blush, Ivory & Satin;

Hair & Frame - Caramel, Cinnamon, Spice & Sandstone;

Dress & Flowers - Ruby & Poppy;

Leaves - Apple & Forest Green;

Papers, Ribbon & Buttons from stash;

Sentiment (difficult to see on bottom left) from cheap set of stamps bought some time ago in The Range.

Good Luck Girl!

Using Passion for Promarkers' Challenge 66 sketch; PfP Autumn theme and Pollycraft's Challenge 58 recipe of 3 papers, 2 buttons and one charm, this is what happened! I am very pleased with this one - I seem to be making cards that are looking much better than in the past - perhaps my doing my Cancer Survivor Course has tweaked something inside my head! Oh I DO hope so.......

Ingredients:~

Image is freebie from Inger (see prev post for link) coloured with Promarkers~

Skin ~ Ivory, Blush & Satin;

Hair ~ Sandstone & Spice;

Coat & Boots ~ Caramel, Cinnamon & Shale.

Papers from My Minds Eye Pretty Please Spring Papers Freebie;

Image edge inked with Whispers Archival Ink in Caraamel Delight and Chestnut;

Ribbon, Buttons & Charm from stash;

sentiment made using 99p alphabet stamp set from The Range.

New freebie

Girls, I have to share this fabulous freebie with you ~ she has no name so I will call her Chrissy and she came from the fabulous Inger Harding.
Do pop along as she has some fabulous art on her site just perfect for cardmaking! This little girl is going into 2 challenges this week ~ Mamidoodles - not the usual shape - and Passion for Promarkers - Winter Blue.

Ingredients:~
Card shape cut with pinking scissors!;
Blue and silver card from Papermill Shop;
Holly stamped using stamp from stash;
Image freebie coloured with Promarkers~
Ivory, Blush & Satin for skin; Sandstone & Caramel for hair;
Pastel Blue,Cornflower & China Blue for clothing and
outlined in Cool Grey 1;
Also used pale blue chalk on edges of blue paper to give sparkly effect but hard to see in pic;
Charm from stash;
Ribbon and sentiment from stash.