Cards for all seasons IG Hop - Week 3

Hello friends; I hope you're having a great week so far. I'm back today to share my card for this week's Cards for All Seasons IG hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly. We're back with Week 3 and this week our theme is 'I love.......'. which means you can go to town and make a card using things you love, or incorporate an occasion you love or simply make a love themed card.  A really fun theme and I can't wait to see what sparks your imagination.

I knew I wanted to incorporate chocolate into my card as I love it and I'm a serious chocolate addict! I decided to give it a twist and make it a Valentine's card for hubby as I think he will find it funny (as he knows if I had to choose I probably would take chocolate over him lol!).  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the fun image onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured her with Promarkers.  I also stamped a full background with the cute chocolate image and also a few extra chocolates and again coloured them all with Promarkers.  I used a shaped die to cut out the girl and slightly larger matching shaped die to cut a red mat.  I added them together with double sided tape.  I was originally going to use the full background that I created on the front on my card but it was a little busy so I decided to cut a strip for the centre and matted this onto red card with double sided tape.  I cut a white panel 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and again matted it onto red card with double sided tape.  I stamped the sentiments in black ink and die cut them with some sentiment strip dies.  I added the background strip into the centre of the panel with double sided tape and adhered the image over top with foam squares.  I added the chocolate word with foam squares and as I had fussy cut two chocolates added them under each side with liquid glue.  I added the other two sentiments above and below the image with liquid glue.  The panel was then added to my card base with foam tape.  No embellishments this time as there was already a lot going on.  For the inside I cut a white panel 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and matted it onto a red panel with double sided tape. I added a strip of left over background to the bottom with double sided tape and a thin strip of red card above that with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink in the centre and added one more fussy cut chocolate image next to it.  I added my panel to the card base with double sided tape.  A really fun card and I'm sure my husband will appreciate the joke.  

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

Allsorts challenge - romance and/or music

Aud Sentiments challenge - love, anniversary, wedding and/or shimmer + sentiment

Christmas (or not) BINGO challenge - letter G - Valentine/red/die cuts

Colourful Options challenge - February mood board

Creative Inspirations challenge - love is in the air

Daisy Chain challenge - layer it up

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - include a stamped image

Halloween & Other Occasions challenge - Valentine's Day

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG or down on the farm

Pearly Sparkles challenge - love is in the air

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - love is in the air

Stamping Sensations challenge - Valentine's, wedding and romance

Sweet Stampin' challenge - love

Try It On Tuesday challenge - romance

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #cardsforallseasonshop2025 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.  I'm not sure if I mentioned it last time but our challenges are now every other week, so we will be back with our next card in 2 weeks time.  

I'll be back in the morning with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge so I hope you will pop back and check it out. Until then thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card ingredients:

Elzybells - sweet like chocolate stamp (store closed many years ago sadly)

Promarkers

Casual Friday - coffee talk stamp (sadly closed a few years ago)

Spellbinders - labels one small & scalloped labels one (I got mine from eBay)

Gina K Designs - sentiment strips dies & large sentiment strip dies

CC Designs - elegant Valentine red rubber stamp set

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card (currently not available but this 250gsm smooth white card is an alternative in stock here)

Versafine - onyx black ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store sadly closed)

red card from stash

Summer Soiree Card Making IG Hop - Week 5

Hello friends; I hope you've had a great start to your week.  I'm still playing catch up with my posts as Wesley is occupying most of my time at the moment.  He is chewing everything he can find and doesn't know what to do next; I'm sure (insert hope!) he will calm down soon.  He is full of fun though and very loving and cuddly.  

It's week 5 of our Summer Soiree IG card hop, which has been organised by my lovely friend Kelly. This week is all about 'summer gardening' so we want to see all your gardening images i.e. flowers, wheelbarrows, veggies, spades etc.  

I made a clean and simple card this week, as I had to take make the most of puppy naps, and used a image from LOTV which features two cute critters, a wheelbarrow and some apples, which I thought was ideal.  I hope you like it.  

Here is my card:

A close up of the cute image:

I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping my image onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured it with my Promarkers; adding some highlights with a white gel pen.  I stamped a sentiment below the image in black ink.  I wanted to keep my card fairly clean and simple so use a scallop die to cut a piece of red dotty paper, a smaller green piece of card and also the image panel so that they would all line up when I adhered them together using liquid glue.  I added the layered panel to my card base with foam tape.  I didn't add anything else as I liked it as it was.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and added a strip of the dotty paper and green card to the bottom with double sided tape.  I stamped just a small part of the image above the border and coloured it with Promarkers.  I think it looks really cute with just a tiny part of the image showing on the inside.  I didn't add a sentiment inside as I thought the outside was quite generic so could be used for multiple of occasions and I would add one later.  

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

Aud Sentiments challenge - bookmarks and/or hobbies + sentiment (gardening)

Birthstone challenge - ruby/peridot optional twist thank you

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Crafty Catz challenge - ATG option make it cute

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG/masculine

Inkspirational challenge - feature products from 2 different companies

Love Those Pretty Papers challenge - ATG must use patterned paper

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - lots of layers

The Cutie Pie challenge - beginning with B (bear, bunny)

The Paper Funday challenge - ATG option critter crazy

If you would like to follow the hop over on Instagram please use the hashtag #summersoireecardmakinghop2024 to find us or alternatively visit my profile and you will find the list of participants on my post.  We would love it if you would give the summer soiree challenges a try and again use the hashtag and we will find your projects.  

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge but until then enjoy the rest of your day and thank you for stopping by. 

Love and hugs,

 

card ingredients:

LOTV - beary happy A5 polymer stamp set

W Plus 9 - sunshine layers die set (for scalloped die) - sadly now closed

Elzybells - sentiment stamp set - sadly closed many years ago

Echo Park - dots & stripes Valentine 6x6 paper pad - retired

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - sadly now closed

Promarkers

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

green card from scraps bin

Mini Card Challenge IG Hop - Week 4

Hello friends and happy Wednesday.  I trust your week has been good so far.  I'm back to share my card for the final week of the Mini Card challenge IG Hop, which has been organised by my lovely friend Kelly. It's a chance to keep us occupied and our creativity flowing before the Summer 2024 Hop begins. 

This week we are challenging ourselves to use up old, forgotten and hoarded supplies (I'm sure we all have lots of these hiding in our cupboards) or use up some of those backgrounds you've created and put in a drawer.  You can choose to use 1, 2 or all 3 of the parameters.  I decided to use all 3 on my card and as we are using old, forgotten supplies, I thought I would go 'old-school' and make a layered, 6" x 6" card like I used to in the olden days! 

Here is my card:

A close up of the image:

I decorated the inside:

I also made my own envelope and decorated it:

I began by stamping my very old wooden block stamp from Elzybells (maybe 2008/09) onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured it with my Promarkers.  I dug out a very old 6" x 6" paper pad (again from 2012) and matted the pieces onto navy card.  I used another embossed background which went a bit awry and distressed looking but most of it is covered by the patterned paper!  I fussy cut some of the yellow flowers from a sheet that I had already used as I thought they would be pretty decorations.  I made my own 6" x 6" card blank and added my layers with double sided tape.  I used a die to cut the yellow dotted paper so that it would have a decorative stitched edge.  I placed this in a diagonal position for some extra interest and this also meant I could tuck my flowers into the corners.  I added my coloured image in the centre and adhered it with foam squares.  I fussed about with various sentiments but then remembered I had just received a new set from Simon Says Stamp which had a matching die-set so I thought it would be perfect as it wouldn't hide too much of my image.  I stamped it in navy ink, die cut it out and added to my card with thin foam strips.  I did get a little ink on my image panel so added a couple of clear sequins to hide my boo-boo!  As a finishing touch I added some clear glaze into the centre of the flowers.  For the inside I cut a white panel and adhered it to a navy panel with double sided tape.  I added a strip of the yellow paper on the bottom and a thin strip of blue card.  I also tucked another yellow flower under the border with liquid glue.  I stamped my sentiment in black ink in the centre of the panel.  I adhered the whole panel to my card base with double sided tape.  I don't have any 6" x 6" envelopes any more so used my 1-2-3 punch board to make my own from navy card.  I decorated the front and the back flap with more of the fussy cut flowers.  It's very different to my more minimal style these days but I think it turned out really pretty. 

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

Allsorts challenge - lots of layers

Alphabet challenge - embossing wet or dry (my blue panel is heat embossed)

As You Like It challenge - embossing wet/dry (I love the look of heat embossing but I'm not very good at it.  My blue panel is embossed and again it looks a little distressed but I'll keep practising).  

Daisy Chain challenge - birthday

Double D challenge - pick 3; old, new, borrowed, blue (old stamp, new birthday stamp, blue colour)

Everybody Art challenge - 3 patterned papers (script, dots and flowers cut from one sheet)

Little Red Wagon challenge - so cute

Make My Monday challenge - B is for...... birthday, blooms & blue

Pearly Sparkles challenge - one for the girls

Triple B challenge - include at least one bird, bloom or butterfly

Try It On Tuesday challenge - emboss it (my blue panel is embossed)

Unicorn challenge - embossing (my blue panel is embossed)

We Love Stamping challenge - fabulous florals/anything goes

If you would like to follow the hop over on Instagram please use the hashtag #minicardchallenges to find us or alternatively visit my profile and you will find the list of participants on my post.  We would love it if you would give the mixed up challenges a try and again use the hashtag and we will find your projects.  I'm sad that this particular hop is coming to an end but it won't be long before the Summer hop begins.  

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge but until then enjoy the rest of your day and thank you for stopping by. 

Love and hugs,

Card ingredients:

Elzybells Stamps - 16.002F (not sure of the name) - sadly closed many years ago

Promarkers

Teresa Collins - everyday moments 6" x 6" paper pad

Simon Says Stamp - birthday basics stamp & die set

MFT Stamps - inside & out birthday greetings

Gina K Designs - close knit background stamp 

Gina K Designs - master layouts 3 (for square dies)

Gina K Designs - blue denim ink pad

Gina K Designs - clear quartz solid sequins

Crafts UK Limited - 12" x 12" 250gsm white card

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - so sad to hear they are closing soon

Heffy Doodle - adhesive foam strips

Tonic Studios - Nuvo crystal glaze

Bee Crafty challenge–DT card

** This is my second post for today **

Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT project

Hello again dear friends.  As promised I’m back with my last catch up post for this week – thank goodness!  Over at the Bee Crafty challenge our monthly challenge is “goodbye/thinking of you”.  Unfortunately this will be our last challenge for a while as Merrigan is due to have her second baby any day now and she will have her hands full so she is putting the challenges on hold for the foreseeable future, but rest assured she will be back.  Here is my card:

I have used a super image called ‘fluffy bunny pair’ as I thought they looked like they were waving goodbye lol!  You can purchase the image in the store here.   The image is coloured with promarkers and flex markers.  I was delighted when I “discovered” this sentiment in my stamp drawer as it fit perfectly with the theme – it is a clear stamp from elzybells.  The papers are my mind’s eye from the ‘true blue’ paper pad and I used a cuttlebug embossing folder on the background.  The fancy border was a freebie in a parcel I received from the lovely Tracey at Dies to Die For and i was chuffed when it matched my card perfectly – love it when that happens lol!

The prize as always is 2 digi images of the winner’s choice.  Please pop over to the challenge blog and check out Deanne’s gorgeous card too. 

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

Karen’s doodles challenge – cute & cuddly

Moving along with the times challenge – cute critters

Alphabet challenge – animal antics

Chocolate, coffee and cards challenge – orange, brown and teal

The poodles parlour challenge – anything goes

Totally papercrafts challenge – rainbow

Allsorts challenge – free and easy

Catch the bug challenge – anything goes

Stamp, scrap and doodle challenge – punches or die cuts

City crafter challenge – use at least 3 colours from choice (orange, yellow and green (mine is teal)

I hope you can join in with our challenge.  You have plenty of time as it lasts until the end of February.  I look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create.  I’ll hopefully be back a little later as I have some candy to offer but until then thanks so much for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: Bee Crafty – ‘fluffy bunny pair’

Papers: my mind’s eye – ‘true blue’ paper pad, brown card from the papermill shop, white digi stamping card from craftwork cards

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, punched border strip from Tracey, elzybells clear sentiment stamp, pearls from the hobby house, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder

Cupcake craft challenge #178–DT card

Hello again friends.  This is my second post for today so please scroll down to see my earlier card. 

I’m doing another catch up post – this time for the cupcake craft challenge.  Our challenge this week is “pink & red” but it doesn’t have to be a Valentine card.  Here is my card:

The image is by Pollycraft and is called ‘Luna bitterfrost hearts rock’ and I coloured her with promarkers and flex markers.  I once again used paper from the my mind’s eye ‘love me’ paper pad and the heart was cut with a go-kreate extra large die (which I cut in the grand caliber). 

We have two sponsors this week – firstly we have Pollycraft Designs (who kindly gave me the digi to use on my card) and they are offering a prize of 5 digi images and our second sponsor is Simon Says Stamp and they are offering a $20 gift certificate to use in their online store. 

The design team have created amazing cards and projects once again this week, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out – you won’t be disappointed I promise.  We really appreciate the lovely comments you leave for us.

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

Come and get it challenge – love

Pile it on challenge – for a tween

Sentimental Sunday challenge – feel the love

Stampin’ sisters in Christ challenge – show love

The pink elephant challenge – use pink

Scrap creations challenge – Valentine

Top Tip Tuesday challenge – Valentine

Let’s craft and create challenge – flower power

Crafty purple frog challenge – flower power

Cardmadfairy’s digi days challenge – hearts

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge and I look forward to seeing what you create. 

We haven’t seen any snow here yet in South Wales but I think we may be unlucky enough to get some overnight – fingers crossed it’s not too bad.  Keep safe and warm if you have to go out and about tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: pollycraft designs – Luna bitterfrost hearts rock’

Papers: my mind’s eye – ‘love me’ paper pad, SU real red cardstock

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, flowers from wild orchid crafts, ribbon from the ribbon girl, gems from stash, elzybells clear sentiment stamp, scissors for distressing edges, cat’s eye chalk ink pad

Cupcake craft challenge #172–DT card

** THIS IS MY SECOND POST FOR TODAY **

Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT card

Hello again friends, I’m back as promised with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  This week our lovely boss lady Faye has set the theme and she has chosen to give us a fantastic sketch to use.  I really enjoyed using the sketch and will definitely be using it again.  Here is my card:

and here is the sketch:

I used an image from DigiStamp Boutique called ‘Stan with beer’ and coloured him with promarkers and flex markers and I added some diamond glaze to the froth on his pint of beer.  The papers are wild rose studio from the ‘for men’ paper pack and I used my very last scraps of elzybells kraft card (sob!!).  I kept the layout really simple as the card is for my uncle and only added a punched star and button.   I have to say that I’m quite pleased with the finished card, even though it’s fuss free – makes a nice change sometimes doesn’t it?

Our challenge will last until 24th December but the DT will then have the following 2 weeks off to spend with our families therefore as a special treat this week we have 3 sponsors this week. Firstly we have tickled pink stamps who are offering a prize of either one rubber stamp or two digi's of winner's choice, our second sponsor is Crafty Emma’s store  and they are offering a £10 gift voucher and our third sponsor is Digital Delights who are offering 3 images of winner’s choice. 

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ sponsor and for December that is Polka Doodles and 2 lucky winners will receive the Pretty Sweet CD. 

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples as always, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.

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

Corrosive challenge – anything except Christmas

The crafty pad challenge – anything but Christmas

Cute card Thursday challenge – stripes (on his shirt??)

Little miss muffet challenge – buttons and ribbons (hope it’s ok that I only have 1 of each)

Frosted designs challenge – ribbon

Really reasonable ribbon challenge – anything goes + ribbon

Totally papercrafts challenge – time to party

CES challenge – party, party, party

Totally gorjuss challenge – for someone special

Paper sundaes challenge – celebrate

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week, don’t forget it ends on 24th December and then our next challenge will begin on 9th January 2012.  I would like to welcome my newest follower Karen Letchworth who left me the most kindest, loveliest comment – it was much appreciated hun and I hope you continue to like my creations. 

I have to try and get organised tonight – I still haven’t written my cards, although at least I do have some to write this year and I’ve not wrapped any presents yet!!  Nothing like being last minute is there lol!  I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘Stan with beer’

Papers: wild rose studio – ‘for men’ paper pack, elzybells kraft card

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, dovecraft star punch, ribbon and button from stash, ‘happy birthday’ stamp by personal impressions, ‘uncle’ stamp by clear & simple stamps, diamond glaze

Charisma cardz #48–DT project

Good evening dear friends.  I hope you are all ok and have survived this cold and wintery week.  A special shout out to all my friends in the North of England and Scotland – I hope you’re all ok and managing to keep warm and safe in all the dreadful weather you’ve been having over the last few days. 

I’m having a bit of week this week – I’m behind on posting most of my DT cards so I’m going to have a catch up session today and I’m starting with my DT project for this week’s charisma cardz challenge (which was due yesterday oops!).  Our theme this week has been set by Jenni and she has chosen “no cards”.  I’m sure you can come up with lots of brilliant ideas, such as tags, bags, boxes etc and for my project I decided to decorate a plain gift bag:

Here is a side view

and a close up of the image

I used an image from DigiStamp Boutique from the “Rudolph” set which is on offer for December.  There are two super cute images in the set and they are available at the brilliant price of just £1.50 for both, until January, so grab a bargain now while you can.  I coloured the image with my promarkers and flex markers and the papers are scraps from my stash. 

We have lots of sponsors this week – firstly we have Bunny Zoe crafts and they are offering one lucky winner a £10.00 voucher to spend in their online store.

 

Our second sponsor is Whiff of Joy who are offering one lucky winner a stamp of their choice!

Our third sponsor is The Stamping Boutique and they are are offering 5 digis of the winners choice!

We also have a surprise prize which is chosen from all the entries added to our Facebook page.  

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples for your inspiration, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.

I would like to enter my gift bag into the following challenges:

Come and get it challenge – anything Christmas

Cutie Sunday challenge – Christmas presents (I’m going to fill my bag with sweeties)

Incy wincy designs challenge – non traditional Christmas colours

Karen’s doodles challenge – recipe 3 different embellies, 2 papers, 1 image (eyelets, pearls, ribbon)

Lexi’s creations challenge – one for the lads

Lollipop crafts challenge – dark red, chocolate and cream

Creative card crew challenge – tis the season

Papertake challenge – anything goes

Scrap creations challenge – make it a present

ABC Christmas challenge – Y is for yippee (anything Christmas goes)

The paper variety challenge – inspired by a song (Rudolph the red nosed reindeer)

The pixie cottage challenge – last minute cards and gifts

Cute card Thursday challenge – anything goes

Do you stack up? challenge – something old (my papers)

Moving along with the times challenge – last minute Christmas

Crafty catz challenge – anything goes

Fairy tale challenge – make a gift box or bag

Stamping for the weekend challenge – Christmas

Challenge up your life challenge – packaging/wrapping

I’ll be back later with my DT card for this week’s winter wonderland challenge so I hope you will pop back later and check it out.  Have a great evening and thanks for stopping by.

Ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘”Rudolph” set

Papers: scraps from stash, kraft card from Elzybells (only tiny bits left now!)

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, SU sentiment and ribbon across papers, fancy ribbon from fantastic ribbons, crop-a-dile to create holes and eyelets, nesties labels 8, pearls from the hobby house

Cupcake craft challenge #169–DT card

** THIS IS MY SECOND POST FOR TODAY **

Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT card

Hi everyone, as promised I’m back again with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  This week it is my turn to set the theme and as it’s my son’s 15th birthday next week I decided to get ahead and therefore I chose “card for a teenage boy”.  Now I know you’re all going to groan but unfortunately these cards do need to be made from time to time lol!  Here is my card:

I used an image from Mo’s digital pencil called ‘gamer’ and coloured him with promarkers and flex markers.  This is how you will find my son most days after school, playing on his x-box or on the computer!!  The papers are from a really old pack by dovecraft called ‘masculine’ and I used my last sheet of elzybells kraft cardstock!!  I kept the embellishments fairly simple, as like most men my son isn’t that fussy with his cards, I die cut some stars and wrapped some twine around them, a few pearls and that was it.  The twine is actually green so I don’t know why it looks yellow in the pics (user error again I suppose lol!)  My card is A5 in size.

Our sponsor this week is Lili of the Valley and one lucky winner will receive a £10.00 gift voucher to spend in their online store.

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ sponsor and for November that is Crafts U Love and one lucky winner will receive a £15.00 gift voucher to spend in their online store. 

The rest of the design team have created wonderful samples for your inspiration as always, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

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

OSAAT challenge – anything goes

Stamptacular challenge – boy oh boy

Anything goes challenge – a real sweetie (the gamer has crisps and sweets around him)

Paperminutes challenge – children’s birthday

Scrapbook sisters challenge – anything goes

Stampavie and more challenge – anything but square

CRAFT challenge – stars in your eyes (stars on paper and die cut stars)

Do you stack up? challenge – a splash of blue (I understand if there is too much blue)

Fun with shapes and more challenge – use 3 of something (stars)

Raise the bar challenge – time to feast (the gamer has crisps and sweets around him)

One stop craft challenge – use blue

Sweet stampin’ challenge – birthday (2nd entry)

The beary sweet challenge – your beary best (5th entry)

I hope you will be able to join in with my challenge this week and I look forward to seeing your creations for teenage boys – maybe I’ll pick up some ideas for my eldest son’s birthday in May lol!  Have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: Mo’s digital pencil – ‘gamer’

Papers: dovecraft – ‘masculine’ paper pack, elzybells kraft cardstock

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, quickutz star cookie cutters, twine from the pretty little ribbon shop, sentiments created on the pc, pearls from the hobby house, nesties labels 1 small

Passion for promarkers #126–DT card

Good morning dear friends.   I hope you all had a fantastic Monday.  Winter is definitely here – it was very chilly and it stayed really dark and dreary here all day – me not like!! 

It’s time for a brand new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge.  The lovely Lisa has set the theme and she has chosen “white on white”.  I really love the look of these type of cards but unfortunately they are a nightmare to photograph – and you know my photography skills are not the best anyway lol!  Here is my card:

Sadly my husband’s auntie passed away last week so I made this card to send to his uncle and cousin.  I know it is a bit girly but I thought it would be ok as his cousin (a woman) will be receiving it too but I chose the colour blue to add a bit of “maleness” to it!  The image is from DigiStamp Boutique and is called “quirky flowers” but I don’t think it’s still available as I couldn’t find it in the shop.  I coloured the image with promarkers and used 3 different embossing folders for the background.  I went a bit mad with the stickles but I think it looks ok.  I meant to add a few pearls but I forgot after waiting what seemed like ages for the stickles to dry!!

Our sponsor this week is DigiStamp Boutique and Sally-Ann is offering our lucky winner the choice of 6 digi images from her store.

The rest of the design team have created stunning cards as usual, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

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

Clean and simple challenge – anything CAS with flowers

The crafty pad challenge – white on white

Heart song inspirations challenge – gold or glitter

Lollipop crafts challenge – use embossing and no designer paper

ooh la la creations challenge – BINGO (die cut, sparkle, ribbon)

The pink elephant challenge – embossing

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – it’s all white on the night

Little miss muffet challenge – simplicity

Paper crafting journey challenge – embossing

Cardmadfairy’s digi days challenge – texture

Frosted designs challenge – embossing

Sketch Saturday challenge – sketch

I hope you can join in with our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create.

We are also holding a “mini DT call”, which will last for 1 week and we are looking for 2 new members.  If you are interested in joining our team please pop over to the challenge blog and check out all the details. 

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘quirky flowers’

Papers: none, white textured card from DCWV

Tools: promarkers, stickles, cuttlebug embossing folders – script, divine swirls and swiss dots, elzybells sentiment stamp, circle nesties, seam binding from wild orchid crafts