Monday 24 December 2012

Yet another card for the Sugar Bowl and Sugary Sunday Challenges

Happy Christmas Eve to you All, its my younger brothers birthday today and a dear friends as well, and do you know if my dad had still been alive he would have been 98 tomorrow and my nephew has a birthday on Boxing Day, it was always a busy time in my home what with Christmas presents and birthday presents it must have driven my mum spare getting them ready and hidden. I can remember looking in her wardrobe to see what she had bought me for Christmas but I carnt remember ever finding out what we were going to get, its memories like this that keeps our thoughts of them alive at this time of the year.
Anyway next year is going to be a very special one for me as my eldest grandson is expecting his first baby in March so I will become a Great Grandmother for the first time, just wish my mum had managed to see this happen but I lost her 3 years ago but Im sure she would have been thrilled to know that she was to become a Great, Great Grandmother if she had, she adored her grandchildren and great grandchildren and to have had yet another dynasty would have been a great joy for her.
Anyway back to todays card this has been created for this weeks Sugary Sunday "Kraft" Challenge and the Sugar Bowls Sketch, Ive used this gorgeous Saturated Canary stamp image and stamped it onto Kraft card then used my Karisma pencils to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die Labels No.8 to cut her out, I then used the Decorative Labels 8 for the mount.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of brown card, the papers I have used a Honeypots "Kraft" digi papers, Ive used two patterns in different colours of the same pattern and layered it up as the Sugar Bowl Sketch requires. The used some of the left over papers and a set of punches then embossed them with a tool and layered them up to create the flower at the bottom on the left hand side.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/
http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.co.uk/




Thursday 20 December 2012

Another Card for the Sugar Bowl and Sugary Sunday Challenges

Good Afternoon Everyone, well another week has gone since I posted a card here but I do hope you will forgive me as I do have one for today, I hope you like it Ive used this Sherbet Pip image, isnt she a cutie Ive stamped it onto white card, I t
hen coloured her with my copics then stamped onto two pieces of spotted paper and then cut it out and paper pieced her, then used a large Oval Nestabilitie Die to cut her out, afterwards I used the Crown Oval for the mount.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of mauve card, the papers I have used are from Donna's of Bearlymine Designs Digi Papers, they are from the Simply Dots Paper Set and the freebies from her website http://bmd-creations.blogspot.co.uk/ she always has freebie papers for you to snap up. Ive used several colours and combinations for this card and layered it up as the sketch shows on the Sugar Bowl site.
To finish of I used my favourite punches to punch out several flowers then used a embossing tool to create them into a flower which I layered up on a cut out leaf diecut.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://stamp-n-doodle.blogspot.co.uk/
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Thursday 13 December 2012

A Card for the Sugar Bowl and Sugary Sunday Challenges

Good Afternoon Crafters, sorry Ive been so lapse posting cards but you know what its like trying to run one blog without having to run two so I hope you'll forgive me for not being so prompt putting up cards here. Todays card has been created for this fortnights Sugar Bowl Sketch Challenge and also for the Sugary Sunday Facebook Challenge, and Ive used this sweet digi image for my image, Ive printed him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him. I then used a Labels Nestabilitie Die No.28 to cut it out and drew around the die for the mount out of blue card, the sentiment and mount are both Whimsey stamp and die.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with the first mount of blue card, the papers I used are from the LOV Christmas paper pad, the first being a light blue background with white snowflakes on it, the second a sentiment one and the third is a darker blue with white snowflakes on it.
These were then layered up as the sketch shows and the mounted image was then placed in the center with the sentiment on the left hand side. To finish of I used a Impression Obsession snowflake die and layered it up and popped a pearl button in the centre.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://christmaschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.co.uk/
http://stampinroyalty.blogspot.co.uk/
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Friday 7 December 2012

A Card for Mo's "Anything Goes" and "Angels" Facebook Challenge

Good Morning Crafters, well its supposed to have snowed or at least my hubby will have it as he found some on his car roof this morning, we also had a lot of rain and high winds, so bad that they bought down a plank of wood on the scaffolding we have around our house and neighbours at the moment, luckily it didnt hit anyone but it could have done, and theyve not been this morning so sort it out either. I ask you youd think they would want to make sure no damage was done, but no we havent seen anyone.
Anyway todays card has been created for this weeks Mo's "Anything Goes" Challenge and a "Angels" Challenge over on facebook, this is Muriel a cute angel hanging on a bauble. Ive printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die Labels No.1 to cut it out and a decorative one for the mount. The sentiment is one of the Britannia dies which I have used on some red card.
The base care is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card and the papers I have used are papermania Xmas paper pack, the first a white background with red decorations on, the second is a another white background with hearts on, and the third a red background with Christmas trees on.
Ive placed my mounted image in the center with the sentiments across the bottom right hand corner.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/stamp-challenge.html
http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://creativemomentsbloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/

Wednesday 5 December 2012

A Card for Sugary Sunday and Sugar Bowl Challenges

Good Afternoon all, well its been a extremely busy week for me as I have been involved with not only one Blog Hop but two and the second I had to organize myself, and I was so thrilled when it launched today over on my No.1 blog this morning beautifully, the girls worked so hard and it started at 9 oclock and each one of them was spot on time. I just want to thank them for all their hard work in making the launch an outstanding success. Anyway todays card was created for this weeks Sugary Sundays "Glitter and Bows" Challenge but also for the Sugar Bowls Sketch Challenge. I have used this sweet image of a girl with a gingerbread man in her hand, Ive printed her on to white card then coloured her with my copic pens, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die No.8 to cut her out and a Decorative Die to mount her on. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been treated in the same was as the image, Ive added glitter to both the image and the edge of the sentiment.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card, on this I have used Lili of the Valleys Christmas papers and they are both blue and white, the first a blue background with white snowflakes on and the second the opposite way round.
I then wrapped a piece of organza ribbon around the middle and attached it to the back of the first mount, the mounted image was then placed in the center with the sentiment at the bottom on the right, I have then created a large bow and stuck it to the left of the image, and the final flourish are the three glittered buttons in the two opposite corners.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges :-
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/
http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://papelitosstamps.blogspot.co.uk/
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/
http://blog.ribboncarousel.com/
http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.co.uk/
http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/

Saturday 1 December 2012

A Card for Sugary Sunday and Sugar Bowl

Good Morning Everyone, well its freezing here yet again, I was up and out with the dog by 8am and it was really cold but at least the sun was out and it was hard under foot and not mushy as it is when the ground unfreezes. Anyway todays card has been created for not only the Sugary Sunday Challenge over on Facebook but also for the Sugar Bowl Sketch Challenge. Ive used this sweet Sugar Pip image and stamped her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die No.1 to cut her out and a Marvelous square to mount her on. The sentiment is one of my from my stash and has been mounted in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card and the papers are Lili of the Valleys Nitwit Paper Pad, It has a beautiful leaf pattern on a blue background then for the two corners I have used a striped one. I then positioned my image in the center with the sentiment at the bottom on the right.
To finish of I have popped two buttons at the top and bottom corners and then little bows at the bottom.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://atcswithattitude.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/
http://emergencycrafterschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://stempelsonne.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Monday 26 November 2012

Through the Lens - Ladies Edition

 
 
 
 
 
I promised last week to let you see the rest of my samples for Sarah Hallam of Peeless Designs "Through the Lens" CDs, she has her preview program due to air at 10am Saturday 1st December on Create and Craft, I do so hope you are able to watch and maybe see my samples.
These last few are from the Ladies Edition CD, as I have said before she has created two CDs with beautiful photos on and as you can see from these samples I wasnt kidding.
 
 

Friday 23 November 2012

A couple more Samples for Sarah

These are just three of the images that are on Sarahs Mens CD "Through the Lens" theres at least 7 other designs as well as the ones I have used.  I do hope you will keep your eyes open for the preview program on Create and Craft, I believe its to be 1st December, but I will post the ladies cards nearer the date and hopefully be able then to tell you what time its to be on the TV.

Wednesday 21 November 2012

Through the Lens - samples for Sarah

I was asked at the weekend if I would start to make some samples for Sarah Hallam of Peerless Designs from her brand new pair of CDs titled "Through the Lens" which are several photos that Sarah has woven her magic over and created some stunning toppers, which will be previewed on Create and Craft at the beginning of December, will give you more details of that date when I get it.
Anyway here is a preview of the whats on them:-
And I started yesterday using the Mens one to create my first set of samples and here is the result.
And as my husband is a great lover of steam trains I thought I would use this photo of a old style station, I have used three of the papers from the Design Set and have created decoupage with the main image by printing three of the same image then cutting it out to create the layers.
The sentiment is from a Topper Set and I have taken it into My Craft Studio to put the text on it.
I do hope you will like these two CDs as they are just fabulous for both of the sexes.

Sunday 18 November 2012

A Card for the Sugar Bowl Challenge

Good Afternoon All, yes Ive actually got a card made today and this one is for this weeks Sugar Bowl Sketch Challenge and Ive also put it forward for Sugary Sundays Colour Challenge (non traditional colours). The other week I actually won a stamp and I thought I would use it for this challenge and its a Cherry Pip image isnt she cute, Ive stamped her onto white card and used my copic pens to colour her to colour her, then used Nestabilitie Die No.8 to cut her out and then used a decorative labels 8 for the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been mounted on some pink card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount pink card, the papers I have used are from Bearlymine Designs Christmas Glee and the first one is a star design on a pink background, the second is a pink background with white flowers on, the third is sentiment and I have used one of the courture doily dies on it. I have layered them up as the sketch requires and to finish of I cut a butterfly from one of the Memory Box dies and have placed it on the left hand side.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://kraftyhandschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/
http://hotshotcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 15 November 2012

My Gingerbread Card

Good Evening Crafters, this was the card I created for last weeks Sundays with Santa "Gingerbread" Challenge, Im not sure if you will like the card but at least I thought I would show it anyway. Ive used Pink Gems image and mounted it onto a piece of bown card, the sentiment is one from the Just-rite circle stamps and has also mounted onto a piece of brown card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of brown card, the papers I used are also from Pink Gem and I have used three of them for this card, one the beige one is the base layer and then on top I have used two more and a gingerbread border punch on both and layered them from the bottom, then wrapped a gingerbread ribbon around the middle.
I then cut two gingerbread men out, both are Sizzex dies and I put two wobbly eyes on the big one and just used orange ones for the second, I also used three black pears as buttons, these were then placed on the right and my mounted image on the left with the sentiment placed below in the bottom left hand corner.
Dont forget to add your name to my Blog Candy over on my No.1 blog Nannieflash just click on my name here.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/stamp-challenge.
http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/



Sunday 11 November 2012

A Card for several Challenges

Good Afternoon All, I had a lovely surprise yesterday morning I had this gorgeous stamp arrive from a very sweet girl Moira Haynes and this image is "Dolly Pip". Ive stamped her onto white card then coloured her with my copic pens, then used a large oval Nestabilitie Die to cut her out, and then drew around the die to create the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been mounted onto another piece of red card.
This card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card, the papers I have used is from the Kaisercrafts "Just Believe" paper pad, the first one is a cream background with swirls on the second is a check and the third a stripe. The card design is the one used for this fortnights Sugar Bowl Challenge and I have layered it up as the sketch shows.
I then positioned my mounted image in the center the sentiment down below it towards the right. To finish of I have used four poppies and some punched out holly leaves as again sketch requires.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://jeanette-soartfulchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://cardcrafterscircle.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://fatpageswithattitude.blogspot.co.uk/
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/

Wednesday 7 November 2012

A Card for the Sugar Bowl Challenge

Good Afternoon Crafters, oh Im so excited Im of to the NEC tomorrow and Im really looking forward to it, hubby is coming with me and it will be his credit card I shall be using so Im going to have fun while I can. Anyway todays card is for this weeks Sugar Bowl Sketch Challenge and for any other challenge I can find, its one of the beautiful Funky Kits stamps and Ive coloured it with my copic pens then cut it out with a oval die, then Ive used a beaded oval for the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been mounted onto a piece of blue card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card, the papers I have used are from Donna's Bearlymine Christmas Fun digi paper set, the first one is a blue background with snowflakes on and then for the other two corners I have used a star on a blue background and the other is a sentiment one.
I have layered them up as the sketch asks and then put the mounted image in the center with the sentiment underneath. The snowflakes where punched out with several Martha Stewart Snowflake punches and then dipped in some glass glitter and layered up then positioned as the sketch requires.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/
http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/

Thursday 1 November 2012

A Pink Christmas Card

Good Morning All, well so far today we have had pouring rain, wind and now sunshine, so I was able to get my card photographed not an easy thing to do with these dull days. Anyway todays card has been made for this weeks "Pink Christmas" Challenge over on Sundays with Santa, but Im also going to enter it into Sugary Sundays "Anything Goes" and Sugar Bowl "Sketch with alternative Colour" Challenge, though the colours for the last one are not the same as above just hope they accept it in this colour choice but I have stuck to the sketch so it should be ok, keep your fingers crossed.
The image is a Funky Kits one and has been printed onto white card then coloured with my copic pens, afterwards I have used a large oval Nestabilitie die to cut her out, the mount is another of Fancy edged ones, the sentiment is one from my stash and has been treated in the same way as the image.
The base card as always is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card, the papers I have used are from Donna's of Bearlymine Designs "Pastel Christmas" digi paper Set and I have used 3 different papers, the first a pink background with snowflakes and the second and third are one check and the other a larger square pattern.
The mounted image was then placed towards the top and the sentiment below it. I then created four snowflakes with my Martha Steward snowflake punches and dipped them into glass glitter and layered them up and positioned them as the sketch shows.
Now before I link this card to several challenges I want to draw your attention to the fact that as some of you are very loyal followers please do take part in my Blogaversary Candy over on my No.1 blog,  www.nannieflash.blogspot.com and leave your name by the blue frog link.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/ 
http://ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/stamp-challenge.html 
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/ 
http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 


Sunday 28 October 2012

A Card for the Sundays with Santa Facebook Challenge

Good Afternoon Crafters, do you even feel you can never catch up with yourself, well today I think Ive met myself on the way back, after colouring up to images ready for forthcoming DT cards I then remembered I hadnt made my card for this weeks "Digi" Challenge over on Facebooks Sunday with Santa, well I just finished this card when I saw that I had won this weeks Challenge over on Sugary Sunday Challenge, both these Challenges are on Facebook and are great fun. I have been making up cards for both of them for the last year so I was lucky enough to find that I nearly had enough for all my friends and family when I decided to write them up a week ago, but having a few by is probably a good thing as you always find someone youve forgotten dont you?
Anyway Ive used this sweet Penquin image from Funky Kits and Ive printed it onto white card then used my copic pens to colour it, I then cut it out with my rotatrim and mounted it onto a piece of blue card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of one of Donna's Bearlymine Designs "Festive Fun" digi papers, the first paper is a blue background with snowflakes on, the second mount is another from the same set and is again a blue background with a white and red check pattern on, for the last mount I have used yet a piece of blue card thats been put through my cuttlebug with a embossing folder. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been mounted in the same way as the image.
I then positioned my mounted image in the center with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/
http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/

Tuesday 23 October 2012

A Card for Sugary Sunday "Halloween" Challenge

Good Afternoon, do you know the weather here in Gloucestershire is just awful weve got low lying clouds so its foggy and wet, what a difference to last weeks weather, I dont know about you but this change is just not on we want some warm sunshine, as the clocks go back an hour this coming Sunday the days are going to get shorter and I would have liked to have a few more dry days before then. Oh well you can dream.
Todays card has been made for this weeks Challenge over on Facebook, its a Funky Kits Sugary Sunday "Halloween" Challenge, and Ive used this image from Saturated Canary for my card, and Ive printed her onto white card and coloured her with my copic pens and then cut her out with one of my Memory Box dies and the spiderweb overlay and I finished it of with a spider that also one of the Memory Box dies.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of black card and the papers I have used is "Tricky" from the Sweetshoppe Digi Paper set, this first one is a dark black night scene of a moon and spooky trees, then I placed my mounted image to the left with yet another Memory Box tombstones border and three bats and to finish of I punched out a pumpkin and popped a sentiment on this.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://artwithnoboundaries.blogspot.co.uk/
http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.co.uk/
http://lexiscreations.blogspot.co.uk/
http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/
http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.vostamps.blogspot.co.uk/
http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 18 October 2012

A Card for Sugary Sunday Challenge on Facebook

This weeks Challenge over on Sugary Sunday on Facebook is to use Kraft Paper and Ive used it for the background rather than for my image. The image was stamped onto white card then coloured with my copic pens, its a Funky Kits Stamp by the way, I then cut it out with my oval Nestabilitie die and mounted on a larger oval cut out of the Kraft Paper.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and the first mount is a 6" square thats been put through my cuttlebug with a embossing folder, and I cut a smaller square and did the same with another of them, then around the middle I wrapped a piece of vintage ribbon and created a ribbon bow on the right hand side and finished of with a large square button in the middle.
The mounted image was then placed towards the left and the sentiment across the bottom right hand corner, to finish of I have used two roses in brown and cocoa and stuck them on top of some punched out leaves and these were stuck in the top right hand corner.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/stamp-challenge.html
http://elphinehouse.blogspot.co.uk/
http://lilredwagon.blogspot.co.uk/
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://stamp-n-doodle.blogspot.co.uk/
http://jacksonsdigitalexpressions.blogspot.co.uk/

Saturday 13 October 2012

A Card for Facebooks "Sundays with Santa"


Good Morning Everyone, well its dry here in Gloucestershire but Ive no idea how long it will last, I hope it does till this evening as I have to take Missy for a walk after lunch and as the field is already muddy I dont really want to have to walk through it while its raining as well, not nice.
Anyway I dont want you fainting yes its my second post for this blog, this is the card I will be popping on facebook for this weeks "Shades of Red" Challenge, I have used one of the Funky Kits images and used my copic pens to colour her, then used Nestabilitie Die No.8 to cut her out and then used the fancy edge No.8 for the mount out of red card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card and the papers I have used are from Nitwits Tapestry Christmas Digi Paper Set, the first a very pretty red and white damask pattern and then on top I have used a red and white hounds tooth paper that I have used a holly border and corner punch on, this was then placed in the center of the first mount then used a snowflake corner die from Memory Box and this was placed in the two opposite corners top and bottom.
The mounted image was placed towards the left with a die cut sentiment from Britannia this was stuck across the bottom right hand corner.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/
http://craftymesschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 11 October 2012

A Card for the Sugar Bowl and Sugary Sunday Challenges

Good Evening Everyone, again I do apologise for being so slack in posting cards this week but I do find that Im pretty busy and dont get much time to create special cards for this blog, but I will try and make amends as I have this one to show you and perhaps another one over the weekend but we shall see as tomorrow I have promised to show a friend of mine how to use copic pens and if I get a bit of spare time afterwards I will try and finish of the card Ive just started but we shall see.
Anyway this card is for the Sugar Bowl Sketch and colour challenge and luckily its almost the same as the one for Sugary Sunday on Facebook. Ive used this sweet Funky Kits image and coloured her with my copic pens, afterwards I used a square Nestabilitie die to cut her out and used a inkpad around the edge to stress it. Ive used the Marvellous Square die for the mount. The sentiment was one from my stash and I used a smaller die from the same set to mount it on.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of orange card, and the papers I used for this card are from the Sweethshoppe Digi Downloads and this design set is called "All Spice" the designs on the papers are just gorgeous and go so well with the image.
Ive layered up the card with the mounts called for in the sketch and then positioned my image towards the right and the sentiment on the right. To finish of I used some of the left over papers to create the flowers in the top left hand corner.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://simplychallengedchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ 
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Friday 5 October 2012

A Card for the Sugar Bowl and Sugary Sunday Challenges

Good Morning, well its been raining again here in Gloucestershire so I guess Autumn is on its way, its certainly is in Scotland and this weeks Sugar Bowl Challenge is Autumn Colours plus Sketch, and for my card I have used one of the knitted Bears, isnt he cute? Ive stamped him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, I then used Nestabilitie Die No.4 to cut him out then used a larger one for the mount. The sentiment is yet one more from my stash not sure whos it is though I did find it with the bear image so it may be a Funky Kits one, but dont rely on that. Ive mounted it onto a Nestabilitie double ended label diecut.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and for my first mount I have used a piece of brown card, the papers I have used a Bo Bunnys "Vicky B" paper pad, I have used four different ones in autumn colours, and mounted them up as the sketch expects.
I then positioned my mounted image towards the right with the sentiment underneath. To finish of I have used a wooded bird and stuck in on the bears hand, just in case the sentiment didnt quite look right.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.co.uk/
http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/






Friday 28 September 2012

A Card for many Magnolia Challenges

Good Afternoon, its been awhile since I have created a card with the Magnolia stamps and I felt it was time I did so heres my first attempt, its one of the new Christmas Club Stamp set and I think shes quite cute in her little leggings and top. Ive stamped her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her afterwards I used a oval Nestabilitie Die to cut her out. The mount has been cut from white pearlescent with the floral oval die.
I didnt want to put any coloured papers behind her as the colouring I have used is rather bright so decided to use just white. The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and the first mount is of white card thats been put through my Grand Calibur and a 8"x 8" snowflake Die-seriee embossing folder then on top I have cut a strip of the same card but this time I have used a snowflake border punch and then around this I have wrapped a piece of white satin ribbon, this was then placed across the base mount.
I then positioned my mounted image towards the right and created a large bow and stuck it to the left.
To finish of I have used a large Poinsetta and placed that at the top on the left hand side and a few pearls were then placed in the two opposite corners.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://justmagnolia.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.totallytilda.blogspot.co.uk/
http://magnoliadownunderchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://magnoliamaniachallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://magnoliastamplovers.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 27 September 2012

A Card for the Sugar Bowl and Sugary Sunday Challenges

Good Morning Everyone, I carnt believe its a week since I posted anything to my blog, I have been keeping my No.1 blog upto date but poor No.2 has been left out, anyway today Im going to try and rectify this and here is my card for this fortnights Sugar Bowl and Sugary Sunday Challenges, and this is one of the new Christmas Digi's from Funky Kits, isnt he cute. Ive printed him onto white card then used my copics to colour him, I then used a Rectangle Die from Spellbinders and then used a Daisy Chain die for the mount. The sentiment is a Just-rite one thats been cut out with a circle die and mounted onto a larger one.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and for my first mount Ive used a blue card, and the papers I have used are from Donna's Bearlymine Christmas papers, Ive used three papers in shades of fawn, turquoise and brown which are the colours that are asked for in the challenge.
Ive layered it up as the sketch requires and then used a Martha Stewart Snowflake punch to create the three snowflakes that have been placed at the top of the image.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.co.uk
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Wednesday 19 September 2012

A Anniversary Card for a Special Friend

Today I have had to rush around to try and get this card made so I can give it to a friend tomorrow, as I only see her a couple of times a week I wanted to be sure that I had it ready. Its her Golden Wedding Anniversary this coming weekend, and I wasnt aware of this till yesterday so its been a rush job. I just hope that she likes it, I love this heart its one of the Indigo Blu intrique stamps and Ive stamped it onto white card then used some gold embossing powder to then heat up. Ive cut it out then left it to one side while I created the rest of the card.
The base card is a 7"x 7" white card and for the first mount Ive used a piece of white pearlescent card thats been put through my Grand Calibur machine, mind you I had to get hubby to remove the front lip as the stupid Spellbinders created the embossing folder to wide for it otherwise (I reakon theyve made the later models wider than mine) and I then wrapped a gold ribbon around the middle and attached it to the back of the first mount.
I then used some gold mirri board and cut out the large heart with a Cheery Lynn die, this was then woven through the ribbon and then stuck to the card. I then placed the embossed heart in the middle and created a sentiment on my computer and printed it and mounted it on a heart die cut.
To finish of I used several different sized roses and created a floral spray in the top left hand corner, and the final flourish are the yellow pearls in the bottom and top corners. Im now ready to pop it in a envelope to give her tomorrow when I see her at swimming, keep your fingers crossed she likes the result, mind you Ive still got to put a insert it in so Id better start looking through my verses and getting a move on before I forget that to.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.co.uk/
http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.co.uk/
http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://papelitosstamps.blogspot.co.uk/
http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/
http://useittuesday.blogspot.co.uk/