Black and blue...

Good morning, the end of the week is in sight, yippee :-) Do you renember my tabby cat card from last week? Well this is sort of the same but a different colourway. Now, I don't often make cards where black is the dominant colour but I quite like how this turned out...

Supplies:

Image - Cat & Butterfly coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Papers - Sweet Shoppe by LilyBee Designs

Ribbon & buttons - stash

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Other - Spellbinders Perfectly Pierced Classic Hourglass die, Poppy Stamps Sitting Cat die, brown chalk inkpad, kraft card

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Happy New Home...

Morning lovelies, I am still chasing my tail this week! Counting the days down now till the Easter holidays :-) I made this card for lovely friends who moved house recently...

Supplies:
Image & sentiment - from the Simply Moving Home set by Digistamp Boutique coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - RSVP by Basic Grey
Lace, pearls, key charm & buttons - stash
Other - Marianne Designs Home Sweet Home die, Spellbinders circle & scallop circle dies, brown chalk ink pad, Crafter's Companion kraft card

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Digistamp Boutique - March competition

Pretty In Pink

Good morning, apologies for being awol AGAIN this week but I've been snowed under with work and trying to keep up with day to day stuff. It's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme is 'Pretty In Pink' hosted by me :-) Our wonderful sponsors are Nicecrane Designs and A Passion For Stamps. So 2 chances to win :-)

 

 

As it is my week to host I decided to make 2 cards! The first one is made with a beautiful bright seed pack image from our sponsor Nicecrane Designs that comes pre-coloured. I printed the image several times so I could layer up parts of the flowers. I also printed a mini version to attach under the bow...

 A close up of the layered petals...

Supplies:

Image -  Henderson's Giant Flowering Vol 2 set from Nicecrane Designs

Papers - from an old C'art Us pad

Ribbon, flowers, resin flower, charm - stash

Pink twirls - The Ribbon Girl

Pink doily - from a lovely friend x

Other - Memory Box Alphabet Soup die, brown chalk inkpad, kraft cardstock

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Oldie But A Goodie - Spring Has Sprung (my paper & charm are old)

Creative Card Crew - Charms

Simon Says Stamp - Mother's Day/Special Girl

Crafting For All Seasons - Spring Into Spring

Milk Coffee - Show Us Flowers

My 2nd card is made with softer pinks and a fab vintage image. I made this card for a lovely friend as the girl in the image looks very much like her daughter...

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Supplies:

Image -  from the Under The Blue Sky coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Papers - Amelia by Craftwork Cards

Flowers, resin flowers, ribbon & buttons - stash

Doily - from a lovely friend x

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Other - brown chalk inkpad, kraft cardstock

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

In The Pink - Mother's Day/For A Special Lady

Cute Card Thursday - Girls, Girls, Girls

Crafty Ribbons - Ribbons & Bows

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

Hope you have a lovely weekend and I hope you can join in with our challenge:-)

Kitty cat...

Morning lovelies, it's Friday tomorrow, yippee! I've used a cute pussy cat image from Circa Designs on this card. I have tried with my colouring to make the fur look like a tabby cat, hope you like it...

Supplies:
Image - Cat & Butterfly coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - old Prima design
Ribbon - The Ribbon Girl
Resin flower - My Mum's Craft Shop
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Other - Spellbinders Perfectly Pierced Classic Hourglass die, Memory Box Precious Daisies die, Poppy Stamps Sitting Cat die, brown chalk inkpad, kraft card

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

I ♥ Promarkers - Let's Get Spotty
Passion for Promarkers - Butterfly Kisses (the image)
Fab 'n' Funky - Animals

Bunny Love...

Morning peeps, I am still waaayyy behind catching up with blogs, please bear with me ;-) I had some fun making a super bright and zingy card for Easter...

 A pic to show the tag that peeks out behind the image...

Supplies:
Image - from the Easter Buffy set from Digistamp Boutique coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - can't remember sorry
Sentiment - from the Tiny Easter Sentiments set from Pink Petticoat
Felt flower - gift from a lovely lady
Ribbon - Dovecraft
Buttons - stash
Other - Spellbinders Perfectly Pierced Classic Hourglass die (the tag), Spellbinders circle dies, brown chalk inkpad, kraft card

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Digistamp Boutique - March Competition
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenges - Animals
The Squirrel & The Fox - Autumn or Spring (I chose Spring)
Come & Get It - Ribbons & Bows 

Thanks for looking x

What's your sport...?

Good morning, apologies for being awol this week but it's been rather hectic. I hope to spend a bit of time over the weekend coming to visit you and seeing what you've been getting up to. It's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme is 'Sport' chosen by the lovely Wendy. Our wonderful sponsors are Crafty Devils and Scrappers Delight. So 2 chances to win :-)

 

The main sport we follow in our house is rugby. Jack plays and we all love watching it either live or on the telly. I made this card for my OH for his birthday, I have kept to the main colours of the home kit of our local team Northampton Saints...

Supplies:

Image -  Rugby Alf coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Papers - Sweet Shoppe by LilyBee Designs

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Buttons - stash

Other - Spellbinders rectangle die, brown chalk inkpad, kraft cardstock

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Digistamp Boutique - March challenge
Divas by Design - Let's Hear It For The Boys
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Happy Birthday
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend and I hope you can join in with our challenge:-)

Spring Is Coming!

It's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme is 'Spring Is Coming' chosen by the lovely Tracy Mouse. Our wonderful sponsors are Digstamp Boutique and Classy Crafts. So 2 chances to win :-)

 

Onto my DT card, I have used a super cute chick image from our sponsor Digistamp Boutique to make my first Easter card for 2014. I have chosen the fresh spring colours of lemon and blue...

Supplies:

Image - from the Cute Chicklets Easter Collection set coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Paper - Sweet Shoppe by LilyBee Designs

Sentiment - from the Tiny Easter Sentiments set from Pink Petticoat

Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons

Button, doily & resin flowers - stash

Other - Spellbinders circle & scallop circle dies, Spellbinders ribbon label die, brown chalk inkpad, kraft cardstock

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - Make It Digital (image & sentiment)
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - Ribbons & Buttons (2 of my fave things!)
Cute Card Thursday - Springtime

Hope you have a lovely weekend and I hope you can join in with our challenge:-)