Monday, 11 January 2010

Crafty Cardmakers challenge 12 - what's new?


Time for another challenge at Crafty Cardmakers - we'd like to see what's new to you, so you could use some brand new stash, something you've not used yet or a new technique, whatever you fancy. Hope you'll join us :o)

I've used my new Riley Moose (Hanna) stamp, bought from Bunny Zoe's with my Christmas vouchers, he's coloured with promarkers. I've made him into a girly card, hope he doesn't mind lol. I love these papers but I'm not sure of the brand because they were given to me by a crafty friend ages ago - if anyone knows what they are could you let me know so I can buy some more?! Pink cardstock is coredinations and the brown is bazzill. Card blank is a cream scalloped one from Craftwork cards. Sentiment is a Penny Black stamp that I've cut out and then edged with distress ink. Added some Green Tara flowers with a button centre and some little pink pearls to finish.


I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:



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Sunday, 10 January 2010

Totally Gorjuss challenge 12 - a sketch


This week at Totally Gorjuss Net gave us a fab sketch to work with. I had one of those days while I was making my card and I don't really feel like my card is completely finished, never mind! I'm posting really late today because I decided I needed to spend more time playing with Dex - it was his 2nd birthday yesterday but I had such a busy day that I don't feel like he really got much time with me. He probably didn't care, but I wanted to make it up to him today, so I've not spent too much time on the computer.

I've used a Sugar Nellie image that I've had my eye on for ages and finally caved in and bought it lol. I bought a couple of stamps in their sale and this one sneaked into my basket at the same time so I let it stay ;o) I've coloured her with promarkers and then cut the image out. The papers are Doodlebug with DCWV cardstock. I used nestie circles to cut a circle from some of the paper, then mounted it on a nellie snellen circle. Added some rainbow drops, and a butterfly gem and lace from my stash. Sentiment is Papermania.


I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:
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Saturday, 9 January 2010

Fairy Fun challenge week 1


The very first Prairie Fairy challenge is here! And you can now buy the fab Prairie Fairy images in the new shop although I know there were a few glitches with the launch last night - hopefully these will all be ironed out by now, but if you have any problems you can leave a comment on the Prairie Fairy blog and I'm sure Roberta will be updating us all on there soon.
Roberta decided to start the challenge blog at the same time as the site was ready to launch, so she sent us the sketch with about 5hrs to get our cards together - although she said we didn't have to do one if we were busy, I couldn't miss out on the very first challenge could I? Too exciting! So, as we had a busy evening and I couldn't make anything until everyone else was in bed, I was in my craft room until the early hours of the morning and didn't send my card to Roberta until 2.30am. To say I'm slightly tired this morning is an understatement lol!
I've used the little snails tale image, coloured with promarkers and cut out with nestie circles. I drew around the nestie on DCWV cardstock and cut it out to get the circle for matting, then added glamour dust around the outside of the circle. Papers are MME beloved and I used lots of bits from the accessory sheet to save a bit of time - the paisley shape, love circle, die cut border, the sentiment (from Elzybells) was also stamped on one of the accessory pieces. The flower that I've mounted the 'love' circle on is a chipboard one that I've coloured with the mint green promarker.
Apologies for all my squashed up text - for some reason blogger's started taking my paragraphs out. DH showed me the html code to correct it but he's working this morning and I can't remember it lol.
Oh, huge thanks to everyone who visited my son's blog and left lovely comments on his card, and to everyone who's following him - he's thrilled! I seem to have messed up setting up his blog though, and used my profile to do it, so I don't think he can follow people... not sure what to do about that! Can you tell I'm not very good with computers really?
I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:
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Thursday, 7 January 2010

A little favour to ask....

Would anyone do me a favour and pop across to the new blog I've set up for my 7yr old son here - he made his very first card today, for his brother's birthday, and I know he would be over the moon to see some comments or followers. Thank you :o)
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Tuesday, 5 January 2010

My 1st Prairie Fairy DT card


Well you'll soon be able to buy Prairie Fairy images (sometime today or tomorrow hopefully!) and Roberta has given the DT some images to play with :o) I've used this gorgeous lion image for my youngest son's birthday card - I can't believe he's going to be 2 on Friday, how did that happen?! I'm not totally happy with my colouring on this one - he's a bit too yellow I think, but I wanted to keep him nice and bright for this card. He's coloured with promarkers, cut out with plain circle nesties and mounted on a nellie snellen circle. The papers are Doodlebug, with coredinations cardstock. Lettering cut with the sizzix 'night & day' alphabet dies - I always forget to use these! I've used a small nellie snellen die for the sentiment label, computer generated sentiment. Added rainbow drops, a button, yellow fibres and card candy to finish.



Sorry there are loads of pictures - I find it really hard to show an easel card properly!


I'm entering my card for the following challenges:
  • Allsorts - sketch & new or old (new image)
  • Corrosive - use 2 favourite embellishments (hard to choose, but I've used a button & rainbow drops)
  • One Stop Craft - something beginning with 'B' (button, brown black... umm big lion? lol)
  • Pile It On - anything digi and/or anything clear (image & rainbow drops)
  • Charisma Cardz - celebrations

And here's the birthday boy himself, playing in the snow today :o) We've got loads of the stuff!


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Saturday, 2 January 2010

Totally Gorjuss challenge 11 - thank you



This week at Totally Gorjuss we thought we'd have a 'thank you' theme, always handy at this time of year. Hope you'll join us - remember you can use any image but you'll get 2 entries if you use a Gorjuss Girl :o)

I've been playing with my new stash again, bought with my Bunny Zoe vouchers. The image is a new Greeting Farm one, coloured with promarkers, and I've used my new MME 'beloved' papers too. The cardstock is a mix of Bazzill and DCWV. The sentiment stamp is from the same set as the image and the heart is from the accessory sheet that came with the papers - just added some glamour dust around the heart and some little pearls.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

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Friday, 1 January 2010

Cards For Men 2nd challenge - New


Here's my DT card for this month's challenge at Cards For Men, where this month we'd like to see all things 'new' - so 'new home', 'new job', 'new baby' etc, and obviously they have to be for men or boys.
I decided to make a baby boy card, but I fancied doing something a little bit different so I've not used blue... of course this had nothing to do with these new MME 'beloved' papers that I bought with my Bunny Zoe vouchers and me being desperate to use them lol. Hopefully it still works for a boy though. The image is an Elzybells stamp, coloured with promarkers and cut out with nestie squares. Cardstock is a mix of coredinations and DCWV. The sentiment stamp was in one of the goody bags that Funky Kits were selling ages ago, and I've cut it out with nestie circles and then mounted it onto a nellie snellen die. The buttons were also Bunny Zoe purchases - I was very impressed with the store and the service and will definitely use them again. Finished off with a few large flat back pearls.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:
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