Anyone for Anya? challenge

Hello, I am very late posting my card for the Anyone for Anya challenge (hopefully not too late)!!  As soon as I saw Dawny’s lovely sketch I knew I wanted to use it but although I made the card a few days ago I haven’t gotten around to posting it (story of my life).  Anyway I used a CC designs image, as these are also allowed on AFA now.  

I’m also entering my card into the following challenges:

Kaboodle challenge – 3 papers, 2 embellishments and 1 image

Charisma cardz challenge – flowers

Paper play challenge – flowers and sparkle galore (my gems)

Pixie dust studio challenge – punch it out

Rainbow lady’s challenge – faces

Alphabet challenge – f is for flowers

Stamp something challenge – stamp something digi

Bee crafty challenge – bloomin’ marvellous (image and flowery background)

Don’t forget to call back later to see my first guest designer card for the stamptacular challenge.  Thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: CC designs – Birgitta (digi)

Papers: BG – Marrakech paper pad, SU chocolate chip cardstock

Tools: promarkers, ek success retro flower punch, PM adhesive gems, sentiment from craftwork cards, SU oval all punch, square nesties, SU chocolate chip ribbon

Multi challenge card - and a first!

Well I’m way behind everyone else but I have finally made an easel-style card *hooray*.  It was my niece’s 16th birthday yesterday and this is the card I made for my boys to give to their cousin.  I’m really pleased with the way it turned out – I may even make one again soon (once everyone else has moved onto the “next” thing I’m sure haha).  The digi-image is from TGF and is called ‘rock chick’ (it was a limited edition image and is no longer available to buy).  I coloured the image with my promarkers and cut her out and popped her up with 3d foam, although you can’t really tell in my photos (David Bailey I’m not!).  The gorgeous papers are DCWV from ‘the stack’ and the plain card is from the papermill shop.  I created the sentiment on the pc and cut it out with my SU oval punches.  The charm is from my stash as is the ribbon it’s hanging on.  The ‘16’ is from craftwork cards and again I used my SU oval punches to cut the card behind it.  The ribbon is from my stash and the adhesive stones are PM. 

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Anyone for Anya?  - make it fake (I faux stitched around the image and sentiments)

Creative card crew #38 – favourite things (my promarkers and DCWV papers)

Cute card Thursday #87 – teen terrors (my niece was 16 and the image is very apt I think!)

Totally gorjuss #6 – nearly all gorjuss (I’m not going mad – you can enter any girly type images this week)

I hope you’re all having a good week and the weather hasn’t been too unkind to you today.  My thoughts are with all of you suffering due to the heavy rain and high winds, my heart goes out to you.  Sending you lots of love and hugs,

Anyone for Anya? & a card for Daniel

I’m cutting it fine for the Anyone for Anya? challenge this week.  I loved the sketch and was determined to make a card but I had to make sure I got all my DT cards finished first :)  I used TGF image called ‘sheriff Ian’ (available from dies to die for) and coloured him with my promarkers (I used the blender pen to create the checks on his shirt).  The papers are DCWV , the blue card is from the papermill shop and the kraft card is from elzybells.  This is the first time I’ve used kraft card but I’ve seen so many people use it (especially Elizabeth from elzybells) that I thought I’d give it a go….and I have to say I really like the effect.  The sentiment was created on the pc and cut out with my circle nesties and the stars were cut in the CB with a quickutz cookie cutter.  The adhesive stones are PM.  It’s hard to see in the photo but my card is about 13 layers thick, so you can imagine how weighty it is!

As I said in the title this card is also for Daniel who is the son of Claire (whose blog is craftyc’s crafting library).  Daniel is autistic and he loves to receive handmade cards so Claire is asking for cards to be sent to Daniel for his upcoming birthday on 12th November.  Just click on the link to go to Claire’s blog and read all the details, plus she has some awesome candy up for grabs too ;)  Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Halloween….hope you all have a fun evening trick or treating :)

A card for 6 challenges!

Sorry I’ve been MIA but it’s been a busy few days in work and I’ve been pooped when I’ve gotten home.  I’ll be catching up with everyone’s blogs over the weekend – I promise!   This is my card for 6 challenges this week – the pile it on challenge #18 is ‘3 dimensional’, the Friday sketcher’s challenge #72 is obviously the sketch I followed, the pollycraft challenge #25 is ‘5 “S” words’ (and I chose stripes and sparkle), the creative card crew challenge #31 is ‘it’s a celebration’, the secret crafter challenge is also ‘celebration’ and the anyone for anya? challenge is ‘you’re anya’.  I chose birthday anya as I have a very sweet tooth (that’s why I’m so cuddly) and could eat her cake at any time of the day or night lol :0).  For the pile it on challenge I interpreted the theme by stamping the cake twice and raising the second layer up with a foam pad (decoupage style), also my flowers and image are raised up on foam pads too.  I coloured birthday anya with my promarkers and used my rectangle nesties to cut it out.  The papers are all gorgeous BG from the sugared paper pad and the flowers were cut out with my ek success medium and small retro flowers.  The sentiment is SU from the circle of friendship set and was cut out with the SU 1” circle punch.  The ribbon is from my stash and the adhesive stones are PM.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Anyone for Anya? #2

This is my late entry for the second challenge over at anyone for anya?, which this week was a sketch.  I used the gorgeous GF image and coloured it with my promarkers.  The papers are all DCWV from the wedding stack and the plain cs is from the papermill shop.  The flower was made using EK success large, medium and small retro flower punches and I snipped into the petals to make a different looking flower (inspiration from Michele) and added adhesive pearls by kanban.  I didn’t fuss with it too much as I wanted the wording on the papers to be seen.  Thanks for stopping by today. 

Anyone for Anya? #1/ABC challenge

This is my card for the new challenge Anyone for Anya? which for their first challenge is asking for ‘sugar & spice & all things nice’.  I am also entering my card for the ABC challenge, which is ‘c for circles’.  I stamped the greeting farm image ‘dahlia‘ and coloured her with my promarkers.  The papers are all MME from the bloom & grow paper pad (lush) and the sentiment was created on the pc.  The flowers were punched with my ek success large and medium retro flower punches and the leaves were punched with my L’em punch.  The adhesive pearls are basic grey.  The sketch is the mojo #101 so I will also be entering their challenge.  Wow 3 in 1 – haven’t done that for a while!!  I hope you all have a fantastic bank holiday weekend and the weather behaves itself.  Thanks for stopping by today.