A Card for the Aurora Wings "No Lines Challenge"

Good Morning fellow Crafters, it looks like another beautiful day again the sun is out and its still quite warm, our dog loves the early morning sunshine and here she is sitting by the back gate taking in the rays.

Mind you she always runs in to welcome me when I come down in the morning then runs outside yet again to enjoy it.
Todays card has been created with such a lot of difficulty I tried twice with the Fushia Sprite but the dark colours were difficult to lay without the lines they kept going over the edge and looked awful so in the bin they went, and I thought I would try something a little lighter and this "Dandelion" Sprite is the result.
I took her into My Craft Studio and faded out the lines printed it and coloured it with my copic pens, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die Labels No.34 to cut it out and a Fancy one for the mount from the same Die shape our of green card.
The card is a 6.50"x 6.50" and the first mount is green card, the paper I created myself with Phil Martins "Dandelion Whispers" background stamp by using clear inkpad and details embossing powder and used the heat gun to set it, afterwards I used yellow mica powder and rubbed it all over the embossed background and rubbed of the excess.
I then stuck it to the base mount and cut a 5" square green card and with a Dandelion Embossing Folder from Crafters Companion Embossalicious range and ran it through my ebosser. I then placed this onto of the first layer and wrapped a piece of green net ribbon around the middle and attached it to the back of the first mount. I then placed my mounted image in the center of the middle mount.
To finish of I diecut three Dandelions with the Tattered Lace Die and placed them around the mounted image in the center.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://aurorawingschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://agirlwhocraftschalengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.co.uk/
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/
http://reves2scrap.blogspot.fr/
http://sunshinemail.org/challengeblog/
http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

Challenge #163 - "Anything but a Card" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Crafters, well we have something different for you over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot so I do hope you are ready for a Challenge, my A Team have been extremely inventive and I hope to see other peoples projects to as this theme is all about "Anything but a Card".
But Im getting ahead of myself you will want to know as always that Veronica and Pedro are sponsoring us and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30 to spend on their website

But as always you must have used one of their products on your card and this could be either a Image, Printable or Papers and believe me when I say they have a fabulous library of stunning designs and images for you to play with. Your will find their website The Paper Shelter here, but even if you havent used one of their products you will still receive 3 digi images if you are the lucky one picked by random org.
Anyway I created this Savings Box house for my hubbys granddaughter,

I actually bought this savings box house from the NEC last time I went to the Craft Show in March and decided this was the ideal project for this theme, I have used one of the papers from "Zoes Spring Paper" set and you will find them here,  to cover the house and then used a fence, windows and door are dies from Memory Box and stuck it along the front of my box.
The image is The Paper Shelters "Home Sweet Home" image and you will find it here, that I have coloured then cut out completely and stuck to the front of the house, the flowers are also from the same image as is the Home Sweet Home banner thats been stuck across the top of the door frame.
Now that youve seen my project I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will take part in this weeks "Anything but a Card" Challenge.
This Project is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.sparklingblackrose-craftmylife.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://blog.markerpop.com/ 
http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/ 
http://www.throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenges - "N for Nautical"

Good Morning All, I do hope that you are experiencing better weather than we are in the UK this half month Challenge over at ABC Challenge Blogspot is all about water its "N for Nautical" this could be anything covering Sea or Ocean and Wild Orchids Crafts are out sponsors.

And Im sure that flowers are probably part of the prize so its certainly worth taking part in this challenge and here is my card for it.

For my card I have used this sweet Tilda image and stamped her onto white card, I then used my copic pens to colour and cut her out with my Nestabilitie Oval die then placed her on a scalloped one for the mount. The sentiment is also a Magnolia one and this also has been mounted onto a piece of the same blue card that was used for the image.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount of blue card the papers are from Sweetshoppes "Pirate Life for Me" digi paper set, and I have used three papers the first a dark blue background with Waves on and the second is a Anchor pattern and this was cut in a strip and Ive used a shell border punch from Martha Stewart down the side of it. The third and last paper is a sailing boat pattern on a white background and this was mounted onto a piece of dark blue card.
Around the middle I have wrapped a Skull and Bones ribbon over some Lace which was then stuck to the back of the first mount, you will find the lace at Wild Orchids. I then placed my mounted image in the center and placed several buttons at the top and I diecut the anchors in the bottom left with Marianne dies, afterwards I put the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will pay a visit to the ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will take part in this "N for Nautical" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered the following Challenges:-
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/group/cmccopicchallengegroup 
http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://notrealstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tildastown.wordpress.com/ 
http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://totallytilda.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Aurora Wings "Butterfly" Challenge

Good Afternoon, well today has been beautiful I was wondering if it might happen as we had a fabulous lightening storm last night and I watched it through the living room window for quite awhile. Anyway the poor dog had a short walk this afternoon and found it just to much for her little feet so we cut it short and came home again so I could get this card finished.
I started it a week ago and didnt get very far as I had other things to sort out and as you can see I have put those behind and got on to finishing it, its one of the gorgeous Aurora Wings images and you will find her here, please do go and visit the website as she is such a talented lady and really does create beautiful images so you can play with them.
I printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used a Tonic die to cut her out and a scalloped one for the mount, the leaf border is yet another of the Tonic dies and I have placed it on top of the mounted image.
The base card is a 7"x 7" white card with a first mount of lilac card and the paper is one from Nitwits and I have then placed on top and used a piece of the same lilac card and ran it through my ebosser with a butterfly embossing folder. And of course this is my favourite colour choice so I love to use it on my cards.
On top I have placed a strip of web ribbon and another of Satin and then tucked behind the first mount. I then stuck my image in the middle and the last flourish is the butterfly from Tattered Lace which I folded and stuck in the top left hand corner.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://aurorawingschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://acreativeneed.wordpress.com/
http://acreativeromance.blogspot.co.uk/
http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://blog.docerelashop.com/
http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.ca/
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/

Challenge #121 - "Use Gingham, Ribbon/Designer papers" - Pink Gem Challenge

Good Morning Crafters, this weeks Challenge over on the Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot is my turn to host and this Challenge theme is all about using "Gingham" on your card and I hope that I have done exactly that with my card.

Janet also has a very special 20% off sale at the moment to, 

so click on badge above and it will take you to her website.

And I sincerely hope that like what I have done.

I have used this image "Emma in Flower Jeans" and you will find it here, and I printed her onto white card, coloured the skin, hair and the shirt, but I then used the Gingham papers from Pink Gem to paper piece her trousers and jacket.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and the papers are as I said from Pink Gem Designs and you will find them here, I have used two papers a purple and yellow, I have used the first one for my base mount and this placed onto purple card, on top of this I have used my Martha Stewart circle punch to create the doily thats behind the square doily which was placed on top.
I then wrapped two gingham ribbons around the middle on top of a punched out border, and attached it to the back of the first mount. I placed my mounted image in the center and the sentiment across the bottom right hand corner.
And I created a double bow with some of the same gingham ribbon and stuck it in the top left hand corner, I also used flower punch to create the flower buttons that have been placed in the top right and bottom left hand corners.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will pay a visit to the Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will take part in this "Gingham, Ribbon/Designer Papers" Challenge and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
This Card is to entered in the following Challenges:-
http://acreativeneed.wordpress.com/ 
http://acreativeromance.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftitudechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://blog.docerelashop.com/ 
http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/ 
http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/
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Challenge #161 - "Flower Power" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Crafters, I dont know about you but this year is going by much to fast for me, because here were are already into June and Im still looking for the summer weather, not sure if we are going to be lucky as Im sure I have now grown webbed feet. Anyway this weeks Challenge over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot is being hosted by the A Team and we are expecting you to create a card with "Flower Power" and I know how much if you are anything like me love your flowers so I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
As always we are being sponsered by Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter, and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30.

to spend on their website, but this is providing you have used one of their products on your card and that could be either a Image, Paper or Printable, but even if you havent they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice. But its worth a visit to their website The Paper Shelter and see for yourself what stunning images they have to offer and what fabulous value they are to.
And now to show you my card

for my image I have used "Spring Princess" and you will find her here, I have printed onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used Oval Nestabilitie Die to cut her and the Cheery Lynn Swedish Oval Die doe the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and has also been cut with Nestabilitie Labels No.1 die to cut it out and a larger one for the mount.
The paper is also from the "Spring Princess" and you will find it here, and I have placed it onto a mount of peach card, which was then placed on a 6"x 6" white card and the mounted image was stuck in the center with the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner.
To finish of I have created two flower sprays with roses on different sizes and placed them in opposite corners to flag the main image. And the final flourish are the three pearls in the top left hand corner.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see for yourself what stunning cards the girls have created for this "Flower Power" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://cardsundmore-challengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenge - "M is for Monochrome"

Good Morning and a another new month, here we are half way through a year and I really dont know where the time has flown to, anyway this half months Challenge over on the ABC Challenge Blogspot is "M is for Monochrome" and we are being sponsored by Kenny K

And Marker Pop

And we were lucky enough to be given a image to play with and I chose this one and here is my card.

And she is called the "Socialite" you will find her here, and I have printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, then used a Nestabilitie Die to cut her out and a larger one for the mount out of black card.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of black card and the papers are from Papermania's "Art Deo" paper pad, and I have used three papers from this pack, they are all pattered slightly different and layered up as shown and a black satin ribbon was then wrapped around the card and attached to the back of the first mount, on top I have placed a strip of lace similar in design as one of the papers. The final flourish is the pearls that in the top and bottom corners.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will pay a visit to the ABC Challenge Blogspot and see for yourself what stunning cards the rest of the Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "M is for Monochrome" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://snarkystampers.blogspot.ca/ 
http://treasuredtimesrubberstampschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://leftofcenterchallenges.blogspot.ca/
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

A Card for Sundays with Santa "A Card for a Child"

Good Morning Crafters, well I dont know if you heard it in your neck of the woods but at 1.30 am this morning there was a torrential downpour of rain yet again and it woke both hubby and myself up, its getting like a jungle in my garden as the grass and everything else is growing so fast, even the Forest is already over grown with ferns, I dont think theres enough sheep to chomp it down, the wild boar dont even touch that just turns over the grass instead, and of course its causing a lot of trouble when it gets into playing fields and gardens as you can image they do terrible damage. Now they want to cull them, not sure how they got dumped but theyve certainly reciprocated since they were dropped of on the side of the road a number of years ago.
Anyway Ive getting of the subject this weeks theme on Sundays with Santa is making a card for a child and I used this sweet Sugar Nellie image and printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her. Afterwards I used my Nestabilitie Labels Die No.1 to cut it out and a fancy one for the mount.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card the papers are from Trimcrafts "Santa's Workshop" and I have used two papers the first is a white background with houses on and the second is a stripped one and I have placed that across the center and a mesh ribbon around the center was then attached to the back of the first mount.
The mounted image was then placed in the center and the diecut sentiment down the right hand side.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.co.uk/
http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/

A Card for the Sugar Bowl and Sugary Sunday Challenges

Good Afternoon fellow Crafters, well I dont know about you but in my part of the woods its thundering and raining, not to nice but I suppose we ought not to be to greedy as we have had some beautiful weather lately and it was bound to change, right? Anyway to cheer you up I thought you might like to see what I have been upto, this is one of the Pip images from Sugar Nellie and I have printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I cut her out with my Nestabilitie Die and a fancy one for the mount, I also used a smaller one from the same die set for the mount for my sentiment, which was printed from my computer and cut to fit the mount.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" and the first mount is blue card and the papers are from Sweetshoppes "Dare 2be Different" digi paper set, I have used three papers for the card and layered them up as shown, I then placed the mounted image towards the left with the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner.
I then used several more of the papers from the same paper set and 3 of the Woodware Daisy punches and created a layered flower in the top right hand corner, I used my ball tool to shape the petals and layered them up and stuck them to the card on top of some cut leaves.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com.au/
http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.co.uk/

Challenge #159 - "Charming" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Crafters, well it looks as if the weather has started to reverse back to the wet one again and I suppose we ought not to be to greedy at least we had a lovely couple of weeks and I just hope we shall have some more of those in the future. This weeks Challenge over at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot is all about using "Charms" on your Card, these were very popular a couple of years ago and Im sure you have them somewhere in your stash I know I have a fabulous selection to choose from.
As always our sponsors are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30. to spend on their website

But as always this comes with the rule that you must have used one of their products on your card and this could be either a image, paper or printable but even if you havent they will still offer you 3 digi images of your own choice, so you really have nothing to loose by taking part in this Challenge, but please do go and pay their website The Paper Shelter and see for yourself what fabulous products they have on offer, and they are always updating their library all the time.
Anyway I have used this cute image for my card

This one is called "So Pretty"  you will find her here, and I printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards  used my Nestabilitie die to cut her out and a fancy one for the mount.
The main card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card, the papers are also from The Paper Shelter and this set is titled "Shopping Girl" and you will find them here. I have used four different designs, the first a blue background with pink and blue flowers on, the second is a pink one and I have used a flower border punch from Martha Stewart, the third a darker pink and this has pink flowers and the last mount is a double blue strip on and this is placed behind the image.
On top of these I have placed my mounted image, and the sentiment is placed down the right hand side and this also from the stamp die set and as the fancy mount. To finish of I have used one of the Sue Wilson Bow Dies and created the bow in the top right hand corner, from this I have dangled a mirror brad and attached to this is a bag and dress charm.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Charming" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://arandomfandt.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenge - "L is for Lots of Layers"

Good Morning Crafters, well over at the ABC Challenge Blogspot we have reached L in our Alphabet of letters and this time we want to see "Lots of Layers" on your card, and we are lucky to be sponsored by 7 Kids College Fund.

and they are offering a fabulous prize of

And for my card I decided to use this sweet Magnolia Image.

I actually made this card for twins that I am very close to, their names are Lily and Lucy and they are now 5 years old, they are the daughters of the breeder of our gorgeous Yorkie Missy and they adore her when she goes to visit and Missy loves them to.

Anyway I stamped this Gemini Magnolia image onto a piece of white card for the first layer and I coloured them with my copic pens, afterwards I stamped it again twice more on the same paper that you can see in the background from Trimcraft its "Me to You" paper pad, and I paper pieced them to look alike. I then cut them out with my Nestabilitie Die and layered it up on a Fancy one.

I used the papers again to create my card and I used a Tonic border punch for the middle strip, in the corners I have used Die-namics corner die and on top I have placed the violet sprays in three of the corners. To finish of I have placed a banner Sentiment in the bottom left hand corner a Die-namics Die.

Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "L is for Lots of Layers" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/   (Left Down Column) 

http://decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.co.uk/

http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.co.uk/

http://hambochallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/ 

Challenge #119 - "Your Favourite Colour Combo" - Pink Gem Challenges

Before I start my post I want to apologise to all my followers for not visiting them as often as I have done, but I have a problem with my left eye, I have PVD which means the jelly attached to my retina has become detached and it causes me a problem with my vision at the moment I keep getting huge floaters in my direct vision and having to try and look through it is like looking through a thick net curtain, so as I said if I dont visit you to often you will know why.
Good Morning Crafters, well do you know that I have reached my third DT Card for Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and Im really enjoying playing with their images and papers, Janet is really talented and its a pleasure to be on one of her Design Teams.

 For this weeks Challenge its all about "Your Favourite Colour Combo" and for me its got to involve anything lilac or purple so heres the end result.

 

And I have used "Posh Poppy" for my image and your will find her here, I have printed her onto white card then coloured her with my copic pens then used one of my Nestabilitie Dies to cut her out and a fancy one for the mount out of deep purple card. The sentiment is also cut out with the small die and then mounted on a slighty larger one.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of purple card and the papers are from one of the Pink Gems Digi Papers you will find a fabulous choice here, I used three different shades of pink and purple and layered them up as shown, I then wrapped a piece of lilac web ribbon around my card and attached to the back of the first mount then placed a pink ribbon on top and did the same with the ends of this. Afterwards I placed the mounted image towards the left and the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner.

I also used a La La Land banner die in purple and placed it across the top right hand corner and the final flourish is the pearls in the two opposite corners.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the Pink Gem Challenges Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this fortnights "Your Favourite Colour Combo" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

http://acreativeneed.wordpress.com/join-in-the-monthly-challenge/ 

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://craftitudechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/ 

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #157 - "Love is in the Air" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Crafters I hope you have all enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend it was certainly a beautiful one it was really sunny and warm and we got stuck with the monthly shop to which was a pain but at least we managed to get it done without it raining.
Todays Challenge over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot is "Love is in the Air" and we are being sponsored by Veronica and Pedro and they are offering a prize of $30.

but this is providing you have used on of their products on your card that could be either a image, paper or printable and even if you havent they will still offer you 3 digi images of your own choice, so you really cannot loose can you and why not pay them a visit and see for yourself what stunning things they have and you will find their website here.
Anyway I decided to use this gorgeous image:-

And this is called "Jurassic Love" you will find them here, and I printed them onto white card then used my copic pens to colour the image then afterwards I cut them out with Nestabilitie Die Labels No.34 and drew around the die to create the mount for it. The sentiment was stamped onto white card and I used a heart die to cut it out and then did the same with the heard die and drew around this also.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of green card and the papers are from Pink Gems "Fabasurus"Papers and you will find them here, and I used three different designs and layered them up as you can see, I then wrapped a dinosaur ribbon around the card and stuck to the back of the first mount.
I then placed the mounted image in the middle with the sentiment at the top of the left hand corner. To finish of I have stuck some pearls in the rest of the other corners.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will take part in this weeks "Love is in the Air" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://simplychallengedchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenges - "K is for Keep it Simple"

Good Morning Crafters yet another half of the month has flown by and we have now reached the beginning of a new one and for todays theme over on ABC Challenge Blogspot is all about "K is for Keep it Simple" and we are lucky enough to be sponsored by Oak Pond Creations.

They are offering a fabulous prize of

3 digi images of winners choice.

And we were lucky enough to be able to choose a image to play with and I love Lilies so its a not surprising that I chose this gorgeous one and you will find it here.

I printed it onto white card and used my copic pens to colour it, afterwards I cut it out with my rotatrim and layered it up onto a piece of white pearlescent card. The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of white pearlescent card which I have run through my ebosser with a embossing folder. I also wrapped a piece of pink ribbon which echos the colour of the flowers and attached it to the back of the first mount.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team for inspiration and hopefully you to will take part in this themed "K is for Keep it Simple" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.inklingsandyarns.com/2014/04/inky-linky-52/ 
http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ 
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://arandomfandt.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 

A Card with the latest image from Pink Gem

Janet of Pink Gem Designs is one of the most generous people I know being on one of her Design Teams gives you the chance to play with all her gorgeous images and this one is one of the latest its title is "Chloe in a Apple Tree" and you will find them here, and I printed her onto white card.
I then coloured her with my copic pens and cut her out with my Nestabilitie Dies, I have used a larger one for the mount which is out of green card. The base card is a 7"x 7" white card and this is because is its a rather large stamp and I felt it would show better on a larger card.
The first mount is green card and the papers are from again Pink Gem and this set is called "Spring Time" and you will find them here. I have used four of the papers and layered them across the card by using a Tonic border punch on the edges, I used the colours from my mounted image to pick the papers that worked with it the best.
I then layed my mounted image in the center and the sentiment is in the bottom right hand corner, and with the left over papers from the same design set I have used the Daisy die from Die-namics and punched out several sets and with my large ball embossing ball created the flowers that have been layered up in the bottom left hand corner, these were stuck in several layers and stuck to the card with silicone glue and punched leaves.
And to finish of I have used several pale green pearls in the other three corners just to balance it out.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/
http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/
http://ditziedigidesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/

A Card for the Aurora Wings Monotone Challenge

Good Afternoon Crafters, well I hope you are looking forward to the weekend, I would be happy if the weather improves its so changeable at the moment, yesterday was fabulous and today its pouring of rain and its quite chilly, roll on Summer and hopefully a nicer one that last years.
Todays card is for Aurora Wings "Monotone" Challenge and I have used this "Easter Lily" image though I have decided to use it as a Madonna Lily as this is one of my most favourite flowers, I love to buy a bunch from the supermarket and have them in my front room the smell is just heavenly as they come out. Anyway to get back to my card I have colored the image with my copic pens and then used on of my Nestabilitie Dies to cut it out and a larger one for the mount.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of green card and the papers are from Sweetshoppes "Cool Colours" collection, and as this is a monotone card I have used tones of green and one of grey/white.
I have layered it up as you can see with the lighter green for my first mount and then the darker one on top and a grey/white one for the third layer. The mounted image was then placed in the center and the sentiment is one from my stash and placed in the bottom right hand corner.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://aurorawingschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

Challenge #155 - "For the Boys"- The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Crafters, do you know Ive done it again, Ive forgotten to get my own card scheduled for this weeks Challenge over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot, I suspect it had to do with the busy Easter weekend and Ive got a bit behind, anyway Ive now got around to doing my own post and I do hope you all had a fabulous weekend even if the weather wasnt as kind as it has been in the last couple of weeks, and last night we had a rare old thunderstorm to finish it, and today its cloudy and wet so I suppose we will have to say a goodbye to the fabulous sunny weather we have been experiencing of late.
This weeks theme over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot is "For the Boys" and that means we want to see a card with a boy/male influence and Im sure that you can create card to follow it and as always our sponsors are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30 to spend on their website.

And of course this means that you must have used one of the products on your card and that could be either a image, backing paper or printable but even if you havent they will still offer you 3 digi images of your own choice. And I do urge you to go and pay a visit to their fabulous website The Paper Shelter and browse and see for yourself what stunning things that are on offer and you will be also surprised at how much they are value for money and in these days thats what matters when you are shopping around.
And now I want to show you what I have been making for this Challenge.

I have used this gorgeous "My Cute Rottweiler" and you will find it here, I have acutally used the pre-coloured image and background for my card, I printed two of the image itself and cut it out completely.
The background was then mounted onto brown card and I then wrapped a piece of dog themed ribbon around the card and attached it to the back of the first mount. I then placed my cut out image on top with some silicone glue.
I also googled a sentiment and printed this onto a piece of white card and cut and mounted it and placed it in the left hand corner, and the final flourish is the dog kennel button stuck in the top right hand corner.
I do hope now that youve seen my card you will go and visit The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this weeks "For the Boys" theme Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/DPDC 
http://feelingcraftychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://flatfriendschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://imagination-craftschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://memascrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenge - "J is for Just as you Like"

Good Morning Crafters, well do you know I have already reached my fourth DT card for ABC Challenge Blogspot its amazing how quickly the time flies and Im just surprised at how quickly these weeks go by. For this Challenge we want you to create a card with the theme "J is for Just as you Like" and I guess thats a posh way of saying "Anything Goes" so its a free range for you to follow.
For this challenge we are being sponsored by

 Marianne Designs and they are offering a fabulous prize of

and 

The Ribbon Girl and they are offering a fabulous prize of

And for my card I have used all Marianne products for my card.

 

I have used this sweet couple who I guess are getting engaged and decided to create a congratulations card with it, I stamped the image onto white card then used my copic pens to colour it, afterwards I used the Marianne heart die to cut it out, then cut the fancy one to put on top of this framing the image.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of white card and the paper I have used is from the Marianne Vintage Romance paper pad and I have used just this one piece and wrapped a wide pink ribbon around the center and attached it to the back of the first mount.

I then placed my mounted image towards the right, and I then used the Love Sentiment die and put it in the bottom left hand corner, also I cut a pair of doves which has been put in the top left hand corner, and the final die cut is the heart in the bottom right hand corner.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "J is for Just as you Like" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

http://2cuteinkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://creatachallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://blog.markerpop.com/ 

http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://www.throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/