Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Pretty Flutterby...

Here's a very uncluttered card. I have used a beautiful image by Moon Cookie Gallery and pretty soft First Edition papers...



Supplies:
Image - Paisley 3 coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
Papers - Spring Drop by First Edition
Pearls - ebay
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store, Joanna Sheen & stash
Tools - brown chalk inkpad, Quickutz corner die, Marianne Designs butterfly die

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Birthday Boy!

My eldest monkey is 8 today and this is his birthday card from his dad and I. I have gone with a pirate theme as he had a pirate themed party on Sunday (crazy golf dressed as pirates!). I love this cute image, I found it feeling all lonely and unloved in my digi stash. I purchased him as a Pollycraft bundle with some other images and never got round to using this one.


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - Boys/Men + Buttons
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Pirate from the Enchant and Explore Swings and Slides set (£1.99 for 4 images!) coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
Papers - A Boy's Life by Echo Park
Sentiment - generated on pc
Buttons - stash
Tools - brown chalk inkpad

Friday, 23 March 2012

Fancy a cuppa?

Here is another Lili of the Valley cutie die cut image. I have kept the details to a minimum as the papers are busy.


I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Time (Tea time)

Supplies:
Image - LOTV die cut square
Papers - GCD Lydia
Lace - Crafts 4 You
Pearls - ebay
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store and stash
Tools - brown chalk inkpad, Quickutz corner die

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Anything Goes at Whimsy Stamps this week!

It's Wednesday so that means it's time for a new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations challenge! Our theme this week is Anything Goes.

I have made an uber cute gift pouch using a template by Tammy Louise Cunliffe. I printed out the papers (Country Cottage Charms by Michele Roos) on both sides of a piece of white cardstock and then printed the template over the top of the paper design that is to be on the inside of the pouch. I cut the pouch out by hand. I have added some brown ink to the edges for an aged effect and decorated the front with some handcut flowers (using another fab template by TLC), a lil butterfly and a greeting.



Supplies:
Papers - Country Cottage Charms by Michele Roos
Sentiment - from the set Everyday Mini Postage Stamps
Pearls - stash
Tools - Shape EZ Gift Pouch template by TLC, Shape EZ Flower Swirl template by TLC, Marianne Designs butterfly die, Mini Postage Stamp die, brown chalk inkpad

Don't forget you don't have to use a Whimsy item to enter the challenge (it would be great if you did though!)

Don't forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for a future challenge. If you have used a Whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering. The Guest Designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either!
All we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge.

Sunday, 18 March 2012

It will soon be Easter...!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mummies in the UK. I have tonsillitis so not feeling too great but am being looked after. I think I am going to have to drag myself off the sofa to to the ironing later though :-( I managed work all week apart from Friday afternoon and am hoping that after a quiet weekend will be back with it to return tomorrow.

In order to try and get ahead I have made a couple of very simple Easter cards. I used another little cArt-Us stamp that I picked up when I nipped into Hobbycraft a few weeks ago. This one is called Chinese Flower and for just over £1 is an absolute bargain ;-) I have kept my colours light...



Supplies:
Image - Chinese Flower by cArt-Us from Hobbycraft
Papers - Spring Drop by First Edition
Sentiment - Girly Curly Sentiments by Pink Petticoat
Ribbon/lace - stash
Pearls - stash
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store & stash
Tools - Deckle edge oval Nestie, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, brown chalk inkpad

Thursday, 15 March 2012

A Lil Cutie!

I don't own many Penny Black stamps but as soon as I saw this little cutie I had to have her. I've teamed her with some more of those gorgeous Isabelle papers...


I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Penny Black & More - Springtime (pale colours, butterflies & flowers)
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - The Young Ones

Supplies:
Image - Sweet Dreams by Penny Black coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
Papers - Isabelle by First Edition
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Ribbons - stash
Pearls - Melissa Frances
Tools - Martha Stewart butterfly punch, brown chalk inkpad

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Now for something a bit different...

This is a very different style of card for me, look at all the blank space...

I printed my image onto kraft card,coloured it with Promarkers and then mounted this onto a homemade kraft card blank using 3d foam after inking round the edges. I have embellished the card really simply with 3 buttons. I think I really like it...



Supplies:
Image - Hap-bee Bee coloured with Promarkers
Papers - none!
Buttons - stash
Tools - brown chalk inkpad