Retirement card

Good morning my lovely friends (can you tell I’ve got a week off from work lol!) I am here to share another card that I made for my mother to give to her friend.  Again I’ve actually hand-stamped my image as my printer is still on the blink (it will be going through the window soon :( 

The colours look a little “washed out” here but IRL they are a little more vibrant – another example of my useless photography skills lol!  I used another cutie PB image (forgot how many I have) and coloured him with my promarkers.

I can enter my card into the following challenges:

Just cute bears challenge – open theme

Quirky crafts challenge – ribbon

Sentimental Sundays challenge – encouragement & support (hope this counts)

Alphabet challenge – I for icy colours

Fun with shapes and more challenge – distressing (I inked all my edges with a chalk ink pad)

Craftalicious challenge – monotone

Paper garden projects challenge – anything cool (colours and teddy looks cool enjoying his drink)

Simple doodles challenge – fun in the sun (teddy enjoying the sun in his hammock)

Paper cutz challenge – use circles, stars or squares (I used lots of little squares in my background)

Penny black challenge – paper patch

A spoonfull of sugar challenge – animal crackers

Crafty cardmakers challenge – inky fingers (I inked all the edges)

Creative cottage challenge – summer surprise (anything summery)

I hope you have a wonderful day today, the weather is still lovely here, although it is supposed to change tomorrow.  It was sooooo warm in bed last night I actually slept on top of the covers :)  Thanks for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: PB – kickin’ (3829H)

Papers: making memories – emma paper pack, SU whisper white card

Tools: promarkers, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, SU oval all punches, sentiment created on the pc, SU white ribbon, stickles on drink and flower centres, oval nesties

Passion for promarkers #58 – DT card

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It’s time for a new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge and this week I had the honour setting the theme and I’ve chosen “think of a number”.  I would like to see a number (or numbers) somewhere on your creations this week – simple!  Don’t forget you must use your promarkers to be eligible to enter our prize draw. 

Here is my card (using my tutorial image from last Friday):

Our sponsor this week is Sugar Nellie Stamps and one lucky winner will receive a 3 stamps of their choice.

                                                  

Please check out the rest of the DT cards, as they are gorgeous as always.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.  I can’t wait to see what you create this week and look forward to visiting your blogs. 

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Corrosive challenge – lots of flowers

Magical crafts challenge – flower power

Aly’s Sunday challenge – flowers

Incy wincy designs challenge – things with wings

Lexi’s creations challenge – layers (layered my papers and image on 3d foam)

Crafty creations challenge – shine (I used gems and glitter paper)

Frosted designs challenge – orange, yellow, turquoise and green

KL stampin’ n scrappin’ challenge – sketch, which I rotated

Donna’s Den of crafts challenge – sketch

Truly scrumptious challenge – sketch and/or strawberries and cream (I only used the sketch)

The pixie cottage challenge – sketch and/or decorate inside (I only used the sketch)

Now I know its strange to combine 4 sketches but they were all very very similar and used the same basic layout.

I hope you’ll have a chance to enter our challenge this week.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: Lily-Boo – from the ‘birds’ collection

Papers: DCWV from the gorgeous ‘sorbet’ paper pad

Tools: promarkers, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, SU oval all punches, sentiment created on the pc, PM adhesive gems, oval nesties, lace from wild orchid crafts 

Cupcake craft challenge #97 – DT card

Hello, here I am again to share with you my DT card for the cupcake craft challenge.  This week Liza has set the theme and she has given us a stunning sketch to work with. 

Here is the sketch:

and here is my card:

I have to say a big thank you to Tracy at Dies to Die For as she sent me the gorgeous image (she always includes some little extras when she sends out her orders – she is such a generous person). 

Our sponsor this week is Limited Runs and the lucky winner will receive 3 digi images of their choice. 

Please check out the rest of the DT cards, as they are all stunning once again this week.  All your comments are so very much appreciated by all the team. 

I can’t wait to see what you do with Liza’s gorgeous sketch this week and look forward to visiting your blogs. 

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

Corrosive challenge – lots of flowers

Magical crafts challenge – flower power

Aly’s Sunday challenge – flowers

Crafty creations challenge – want to see you shine (pearls and gems)

Simon says stamp challenge – friends

Frosted designs challenge – orange, yellow, turquoise and green

Whatever you’re up to today have a fab time.  I’ll be back tomorrow with my passion for promarkers challenge DT card but thank you so much for stopping by today.

Card Ingredients:

Image: Gillian F. Roberts – teddy & me (from Dies to Die For)

Papers: Inque Boutique – Cabana paper pad, SU whisper white card

Tools: promarkers, circle nesties, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, MS frond punch, MS butterfly punch, kaisercraft adhesive pearls, PM adhesive gems, sentiment – SU tiny tags stamp set

Stamp with fun #65 – DT card

Happy Monday morning – I am especially happy as I don’t have to go to work *woohoo*.  I have a whole week off and I am so looking forward to it.  I’m here this morning to share with you my card for the new challenge over at stamp with fun challenge.  This week we have an easy challenge for you “birthday”, so we are expecting lots of lovely entries.  Here is my card:

Isn’t that image just stunning – as soon as I saw it I fell in love with it.  Its from Stitchy stamps and I really love their style of digi images. 

We have a fantastic prize up for grabs this week, so definitely worth taking part in our challenge. 

Such a pretty and versatile stamp set by Motivet, perfect for birthdays of all ages. 

Please check out the rest of the DT samples as they are stunning, as always.  If you have time please leave them some lurve as they really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for them. 

I can’t wait to see what you create this week and look forward to visiting your blogs. 

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Corrosive challenge – lots of flowers

Crafty sentiments challenge – birthday card

Magical crafts challenge – flower power

Paper sundaes challenge – birthday card

Quirky crafts challenge – ribbons

Rosie D’s challenge – summer birthdays

Stampin’ sisters in Christ challenge – use stripes

Everybody art challenge – pink and green

Crafty creations challenge – add some shine (gems and stardust pen)

The treehouse challenge – pink, green and white

Bee crafty challenge – pink and girly

Aly’s Sunday challenge - flowers

Don’t forget to check back later to see my DT card for the cupcake craft challenge.  Until then enjoy the lovely weather and thanks for stopping by.

 Card ingredients:

Image: Stitchy stamps – sparkles

Papers: making memories – Kate paper pack

Tools: promarkers, sakura stardust pen (on wings), oval all punches, sentiment created on pc, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, SU scallop border punch, PM adhesive gems, ribbon from stash

Stamptacular challenge #65 - GDT card

As I promised I’m back with my guest DT card for the stamptacular challenge.  I’m sad to say this is my last card this week as my guest slot was only for June but I’ve had an amazing time and loved working with all the regular DT, who are a super talented bunch. 

Our theme this week is ‘stars and stripes’ but you can use any colour/theme you like, as long as there is stamping on your project (and yes digi stamps are allowed). 

Here is my card:

Our sponsor this week is Susana’s Custom Art & Card Designs and the lucky winner will receive one sheet of the Victoria Case SCACD spring collection stamps:

 

Please pop over and check out the rest of the DT cards, as they have made amazing samples once again this week.  The DT really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for them. 

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafts and me challenge – birthday

Charisma cardz challenge – for the boys

Mo’s digital pencil challenge – anything goes

Polka doodles challenge –  boy’s birthday

Paper cutz challenge – use circles, squares or stars

Our creative corner challenge – blues and greens (also used orange, so discount my entry if I’m not allowed)

OSAAT challenge – stars and stripes

Crafty sentiments challenge – birthday card

Paper sundaes challenge – birthday card

Ok, that’s me done for today.  I’ll be back tomorrow with my DT cards for cupcake craft challenge and stamp with fun challenge. Whatever you’re up to today I hope you have a wonderful day.  Thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: Mo’s digital pencil – boy playing video games

Papers: all by making memories - Max paper pack

Tools: promarkers, dovecraft star punch, SU oval all punches, SU scalloped border punch

A clean and simple card

Hello fellow crafters I hope you are all keeping well.  The weather has been melting hot here today and it’s supposed to be even warmer tomorrow (which is technically today as I’m writing this at 2.30am!!).

I’m sharing a card I made for a friend at work whose neighbour was retiring.  She wanted something with ‘tools’ on it.  Now as my printer is still on the blink I rummaged through my stamps and found this FF image, which was ideal.  Here is my card:

Whilst I was looking through my craft drawers I also discovered the fab brads, which look like real screw heads and they were perfect for my card.  I kept the layout very clean and simple as I think it suited the colour scheme. 

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty cardmakers challenge – cards for men

Papertake challenge - sketch

Charisma cardz challenge – for the boys

Rainbow lady’s challenge – ice cream/ice cream colours (I used vanilla and chocolate colours)

Polka doodles challenge – something for a boy

Have a great Sunday, hope the weather is glorious where you are.  I’ll be back later with my last GDT card for the Stamptacular challenge but until then, thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: forever friends

Papers: BG from the basics kraft paper pad & basics manila paper pad, plain card is SU choc chip

Tools: promarkers, SU oval all punches, sentiment created on pc, circle nesties, brads from stash

Digi doodle challenge – GDT card

Hello everyone, I’m extremely late posting my project for this week’s digi doodle challenge.  This week’s theme is an easy one for you “anything goes”.  If you have a digi doodle shop image then we’d love you to use it but it is not essential.  For a change I decided to decorate a plain shop bought gift sack. 

Isn’t that image just adorable? 

The DT have created some amazing samples, so please pop over and take a peek and leave them some love.  They really appreciate all the comments you leave for them. 

I am also entering my project into the following challenges:

OSAAT challenge – seeing double (2 colours and 2 flowers)

Everybody art challenge – pink and green

Fun with shapes and more challenge – flowery

Bee crafty challenge – pink and girly

Crafty creations challenge – want to see you shine (I used gems)

Cute card Thursday challenge – reuse, renew and recycle - (recycled my sewing thread)

Hanna and friends challenge – favourite colour (pink of course)

I can’t believe its almost Friday, where do the weeks go!!  I have a week off work next week *yay* but we have plans to clear our back garden (it is sooooo messy) and have a general tidy up.  I’m hoping to squeeze in a teeny bit of crafting too lol! 

By the way if you have a chance please check out the PFP Digi Friday tutorial on the Weekend Workshop tomorrow as its a tutorial by me lol!  Hope you have a good Friday, thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: digi doodle shop – party animal

Papers: PM from the Henbury Lane paper pack, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, PM adhesive gems, oval nesties, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, cotton thread from Woolworths (sob), ribbon from fantastic ribbons, SU scallop border punch

Passion for promarkers #57 – DT card

Morning lovely crafters, I’m back to share with you my card for this week’s passion for promarkers challenge.  Our theme has been chosen by Debs and she would like to see ‘your favourite things’, but this must be depicted in your image i.e. if you love gardening we want to see a gardening image on your card.  We will not accept entries that say ‘my favourite thing is gems’.  Don’t forget you must also use your promarkers. 

My favourite thing is of course chocolate (well anything fattening and bad for you really) so I thought this penny black image was ideal – here is my card:

Our sponsor this week is The Secret Crafter and one lucky winner will receive 6 promarkers of their choice, perfect for building up your collection!

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples to inspire you, please pop over and take a look and leave them some lurve!!  We all really appreciate the lovely comments you leave for us. 

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Paper sundaes challenge – pretty as a princess (girly cards)

The crazy challenge – all things spotty (my ribbon)

Lexi’s creations challenge – something old (my paper – I’ve had it so long I don’t know who its by)

Paper play challenge – something old (again my paper)

Crazy 4 challenges challenge – paper flowers

Just us girls challenge – light pink, chocolate and vanilla

Totally gorjuss challenge – sugar and spice

Well I can’t wait to find out what your favourite things are and look forward to visiting your blogs.  I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

Card ingredients:

Image: penny black – from the ‘piece of my heart’ clear stamp set

Papers: patterned paper – unknown, pink card - the papermill shop, choc chip & whisper white card – SU

Tools: promarkers, MS heart border punch, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, adhesive stones – Joanna Sheen, MS frond punch, ribbon – RAK from Michelle, ‘enjoy’ handwritten, circle nesties

Cupcake craft challenge #96 – DT card

Hello, I’m back again to show you my DT card for this weeks cupcake craft challenge.  Our theme this week has been set by the lovely Donna and as Wimbledon is beginning today she has chosen ‘strawberries and cream’, so that could include an image which has a strawberry on it or colour scheme, it’s entirely up to you.  As I can’t use my printer and I didn’t have an image with a strawberry on it I decided to go with the colour scheme and this is my card:

Isn’t that image just adorable :)  It’s another re-discovered image and I just love it. 

Our sponsor this week is Digi doodle shop and the lucky winner will receive a $10.00 gift certificate to spend in their online store.  There are some gorgeous images over there if you want to take a peek. 

I hope you will go and check out the rest of the DT cards, as they are all gorgeous and I hope you will have chance to enter our challenge this week.  I can’t wait to see what you create and look forward to visiting your blogs.

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Paper sundaes challenge – pretty as a princess (girlie cards)

Papertake challenge – ice cream colours (strawberry)

Charisma cardz challenge – all about bling

Paper play challenge – something old (again my re-discovered image)

Fun with shapes and more challenge – flowery

Totally gorjuss challenge – sugar and spice

Well that’s all from me today, I hope you have a wonderful Monday and the sun is shining where you are.  I’ll be back tomorrow with my DT card for passion for promarkers challenge.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: Penny black – daisy bunnies

Papers: PM –rose garden paper pack, plain card – the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, square nesties, PM adhesive stones, stickles, sentiment created on the pc, SU scallop border punch, lace from wild orchid crafts, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch

Stamp with fun #64 – DT card

Where does the weekend go?  It seems like a moment ago I was driving home from work and now it’s almost time to drive back to work again lol!  By the way I forgot to wish you all a Happy Father’s Day yesterday!  We all went to my parents house (only 5 mins away) and my mum made a delicious Sunday dinner for us all (very yummy). 

Right then onto my card…… I’m sharing with you my DT card for stamp with fun challenge.  This week Tina has given us a gorgeous sketch to work with:

and this is my card (I rotated the sketch):

Now as I’ve mentioned before I’m having problems with my printer at the moment, so I actually hand-stamped my image this time (yes I know don’t faint lol).  It was actually quite nice re-discovering stamps that I had forgotten about :)

The rest of the DT have created some amazing samples once again this week.  Please pop over and take a look and if you have time leave them a nice comment, they are so very much appreciated.  I hope you can enter our challenge this week and I look forward to visiting your blogs.

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Magical crafts challenge – something for a male

Crafty cardmakers challenge – cards for men

Creative inspirations challenge – one for the boys

Whiff of joy challenge – photo inspiration (my colour scheme)

Paper play challenge – something old (my image which I haven’t used for ages)

Raise the bar challenge – what a special guy

Polka doodles challenge – father’s day/male theme

One stop craft challenge – one for the boys

The shabby tea room challenge – inspirational photo (I used the colour scheme)

I’ll be back a little later with my DT card for the cupcake craft challenge but until thanks for stopping by.

 

Card ingredients:

Image: Whiff of joy stamps – Charlie 007

Papers: PM – hampstead paper pad, plain card - the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, quickutz star cutters, SU oval all punches, stickles, sentiment created on the pc, oval nesties