PB challenge #31/SCSC #14/Mojo Monday #69

I don't make ATC's very often but I am trying to do them more as they are so quick to make and look great as a topper if you've not got anyone to swap with. I made this ATC for the penny black challenge which this week is 'pink and brown', the secret crafter saturday challenge is 'anything but a card' and the mojo monday challenge is a sketch as usual. I used a penny black stickeroo which is super cute and great for a baby card. The dp is by creative imaginations, the brown cs is bazzill bling and the pink cs is from the papermill shop. The flower brads are from my stash (to be honest as soon as I get my brads, buttons, ribbons etc I open the packets and put them away in organisers so I can rarely remember where I got them from). The scallop circle was punched out with my marvy paper punch. All the edges were inked with a cat's eye chalk ink pad. Sorry for the poor pic but due to the reflection from the stickeroo it was really hard to photograph. Thanks for looking.

Stamp Something/OCCC/Dutch Dare #30/LOTV #13

Again this card covers 4 challenges, I know a lot of you don't like combining challenges but if I didn't I wouldn't get to put a card forward to as many challenges as I like. Anywho this week's stamp something challenge is 'no stamping allowed', the OCC challenge is '2 shades of blue and a neutral colour', the dutch dare challenge is 'at least 3 triangles on your card' and the LOTV challenge is 'anything goes'. I began by printing a copyright free picture from the internet of a bellydancer (customer request) and matted it onto a piece of white card, it's hard to tell but I also highlighted some areas with stickles. The light blue dp is from a paper pad I got ages ago from QVC and the blue spotty dp is bazzill swiss dots. The flowers and brads are from my stash and the sentiments were done on the pc. The white faux stitching was done with a white gel pen. For the triangles I cut 2 scallop squares with my marvy punch and then just cut them in half - simple. Thanks for looking.

My Time To Craft #43/One Stop Craft challenge #11

This week's MTTC challenge is 'food, glorious food' and the OSCC is 'take a punch'. I used a download from Pollycraft called Benji's Birthday and coloured him with my pro-markers. The dp is double-sided and is by 3 bugs in a rug. The lime dp is from the papermill shop. The adhesive dots are from a kit from QVC and the sentiment was done on my pc. I used my marvy punches for the square scallop that the sentiment is on and the circles that the small cupcakes are on. By the way the small cupcakes are a stamp by Westwater Enterprises which I stamped three times and cut out and added to my card with foam pads. Thanks for looking.

My Time To Craft Challenge #42

Hi All, this is my card for this week's MTTC challenge #42 which is 'Easy Elegance'. My Great-Aunt celebrated her 97th birthday yesterday and this was the card I made for her. I stamped the See-D's image and coloured it with my pro-markers. I used gorgeous (and elegant) dp by cosmo cricket (which is double sided, so perfect for colour matching). I punched out 3 circles and 1 scalloped circle with my marvy punches and also used my new blinky marvy paper punch just for added decoration with a brad through the centre. The sentiment was done on my pc. The brown ric-rac ribbon is from my stash. The very small circles were also punched out of the dp for a change from gems which wouldn't really fit with the vintage theme. Thanks for looking.

One Stop Craft Challenge #9

The OSCC this week is "3 is the magic number". A friend at work asked me to make her daughter a desktop calendar (as I did last year) so I thought I'd incorporate this challenge into it. I only used one piece of A5 white card for the base of the calendar which I then scored in the middle and at 2.5cm in from each side. I stamped the hero arts image and coloured it with my pro-markers. I also added stickles to the petals for a bit of extra bling. I punched the scalloped oval with my marvy paper punch and inked around the edge with a cat's eye chalk ink pad. I used plain cs from the papermill shop and dp by doodlebug. I added 3 PM pearl brads under the calendar block (which I got from my local craft shop). Thanks for looking.

A late Happy New Year (and a card)!!

I'm sorry this is a little late but I worked yesterday and then just came home and chilled out but........HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Hope you all have a healthy and wealthy 2009. Anyway onto my card. I made this card for the Stamp Something challenge (hope I'm just in time). I stamped the rubber stampede image and used my marvy markers to ink directly on the stamp. I used dp by PM and plain green paper from my stash. The sentiment is by elzybells and the adhesive dots are from QVC. I punched a scalloped circle with my marvy paper punch and added the orange flower (which was a pressie from Julie) and topped it off with a button from my stash. Thanks for looking.

Sketch Saturday #28

I made this card for a friend at work. Her daughter's friend is moving to turkey to teach english and she wanted a 'girly card with suitcases', I think this fits the bill. I stamped the stamps away suitcase image twice on plain dp and cut them out. I used dp by kaiser craft (not much left of my blog candy winnings from Han now). The ribbon is by Anita's and the flowers were bought on eBay a long time ago. The oval was punched from white cs with my marvy punch and inked around the edges. The sentiment was done on my pc. The sketch is from this week's sketch saturday challenge and for once I'm on time (makes a change). Thanks for looking.

Joe Cool!

I made this card for my mother to give to my cousin for his 50th birthday. I stamped the stampabilities joe cool snoopy image and coloured him with my pro-markers. The red cs is from the papermill shop and the grey and patterned dp is by DCWV. I used my pc for the sentiment and the adhesive stones are PM. I punched the circles with my marvy punches and the '50' was done with stickers by creative imaginations. I used a sketch for this card for last week's A Time To Craft challenge but as usual I was too late to enter it. It's so hectic anyone would think it's christmas or something haha!! Thanks for looking.

Lily of the Valley challenge 8

This is my card for this week's Lily of the Valley challenge, which was a sketch by Donalda. I was looking through my stash and came across some LOTV die-cuts and backing papers that I must have bought last year and they were ideal for this card. I covered my card blank with the LOTV dp and punched out three scallop circles with my marvy punch. I then ran them through the CB with the snowflakes embossing folder and lightly rubbed over them with a cat's eye chalk ink pad. The plain blue cs is from the papermill shop and the sentiment is cwc. The silver snowflakes are by card candy. Thanks for looking.

Image folder

I made some image folders to send out to a few fellow crafters. It's a terrible photo as it was difficult to get it to stand up properly. I used an A4 piece of cardstock and scored it into three. I punched the edge of the top panel with my fiskars threading water punch. I covered the top and bottom panels with dp by kaiser crafts. I stamped the inkadinkado image and I punched the image out with my marvy oval paper punch and coloured it with my pro-markers. The sentiment is by hero arts. I didn't take a photo of the inside but I concertina'd (not sure if that is a word) some of the same cs to make the folder slightly fuller and added a hook and loop fastener. Not sure if this all makes sense but drop me a line if you need more info. Thanks for looking.

Love birds!

I was asked to make an anniversary card and as I had just received my secret sister parcel I decided to use one of the stamp sets I got. I stamped the two love birds by cc designs and coloured them with my pro-markers. I used bazzill bling cs and ran it through the cuttlebug using the hearts embossing folder. The dp is by creative keepsakes and I used a sakura glaze pen to highlight the word 'LOVE'. I used my marvy scalloped heart punch and punched two hearts from gold mirri card. The sentiment was done on my pc and the ribbon is from my stash. Thanks for looking.

A happy hello

I made this card for a challenge ages ago but didn't make it in time and forgot all about it. I stamped the apple from the tart & tangy set by stamping up 4 times using my marvy markers and punched them out with my marvy square scallop paper punch. The dp is from a paper pack by Joanna Sheen and the plain cs is from the papermill shop. The ribbon is from my stash and the sentiment is from a set of three by hero arts. I also pricked a tiny border alongside my sentiment with my pricking tool for added interest. As you can see in the photo I also decorated my envelope to match my card. Thanks for looking.

Welcome little one

I made this card for a friend who has just had a beautiful baby boy. I stamped the snag 'em giraffe image by imaginisce and coloured him with my pro-markers. I used my marvy scallop oval punch to punch him out and inked the edge with a cat's eye chalk ink pad. The gorgeous dp is also by imaginisce and matches the stamp. The plain cs is bazzill bling. Ribbon and buttons are from my stash and the sentiment is a rub-on by scrap-ease. I also decorated a gift pouch that I bought very cheaply from Tesco's with the same items, just in slightly different configuration. I thought it was a little different to just wrapping my gift. Sorry for the terrible photo but the holographic pattern on the pouch was really hard to photograph well. Thanks for looking.

Awwww

I made this card for my friend's sister and husband to celebrate the safe arrival of their second baby boy. I stamped the heo arts image and coloured him with my pro-markers. The dp is from the glitter stack by DCWV and the white cs (which I punched with my fiskars threading water paper punch) is from my stash. I punched out a plain blue scallop circle with my marvy punch and highlighted the edges with a white gel pen and added the image circle on top. I attached the scallop circle to a piece of ribbon and hung that from the white panel at the top of the card. I didn't stick down the scallop circle as I thought it would be a little different if it could "flap about". I used my pc for the sentiment. Sorry if I've waffled on a bit but I'm sure you know what I mean. Thanks for looking.

Baby Girl Card

I made this to give to a colleague at work as she has just had her second baby girl. I stamped the Hero arts super cute image and coloured it in with my pro-markers. I used dp from the nana's nursery stack by DCWV and plain bazzill bling cs. I stamped the sentiment by verve visual and punched it out with my marvy oval punch. The bows were bought from create and craft many moons ago and the adhesive stones are by papermania. Apologies for the "lopsided" photo, I was rushing before work and took a very quick photo. Thanks for looking.

Happy birthday daddo

This is the card that I made for my daddo's (grandfather) 95th birthday. I stamped the funstamps image and coloured him with my pro-markers. I used dp by k.i. memories and the plain cs is from the papermill shop. I used my pc for the sentiment and punched it out with my marvy oval punch, I also punched a circle of the green cs to go behind the sentiment. The brads are from my stash and I punched some small circles to go behind them. Again another simple card but bright enough that hopefully my grandfather would be able to see some of it. Thanks for looking.