Running late .......................

Whoops I'm running very late this week not sure what’s happened real life has just got in the way at the moment so I apologise for the lateness of this post. First up I don't have a card to show you for this week’s challenge at Incy Wincy which I should have posted Monday, this time we want you to create something Weather themed so rain, sunshine, snow the choice is yours. You could win some fab digis from our sponsor Digital Delights.

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Next up is Creative Craft Challenge which should have been posted on Tuesday the challenge his time is Distressing and we are sponsored by Lili of the Valley. Fortunately I had made my card for this challenge weeks ago to give the winner of my candy. I have used this cut bunny stamp Messy Messages from our sponsor coloured of course with Promarkers and the papers are MME Miss Caroline Dolled Up.

That’s it from me today as I need to get 2 posts written up for tomorrow thankfully those DT projects were also made up weeks ago.

 

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

LEJ Designs - Lots of Layers

Crafty Sentiments - Bingo ( middle line going down - Patterned paper - Coloured Image -Diecuts/punches)

Craft Your Days Away - All creatures great and small

Patchwork Butterfly

I took advantage of the free postage offer at LOTV recently and ordered myself a couple of new stamps this was one of them this one is called Patchwork Butterfly. I have coloured the bunny in with promarkers and the butterfly is paper pieced. I have cut the image with my nesties and used a memory box die for the swirly diecut in the bottom corner.The papers are from First Edition.

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

Creative Card Crew - Kraft

Craft Your Passion - Diecuts or Punches

Lollipop Crafts - Spring Fling

Totally Stampalicious - Paper Piecing

Mothers Day card

Here's the card I made for my MIL for Mothers Day I have used the gorgeous MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody pad again just love the colours in the papers perfect for spring cards. I realised after I had finished making how simalar it was to one I made a few weeks ago. I have inked all the edges of the papers with Antique Linen distress ink, I used the same ink to colour the lace as well. The ribbon was white originally and has ben coloured with Tattered Rose distress ink. The sentiment was printed onto Letraset's safemat. The lovely scalloped corner was cut with my fab new Die-namics Photo Corners dies.

This cute kitty is a LOTV stamp which has been coloured with promarkers & flexmarkers with a litlle crystal stickles on the flowers. I inked the edge of the shape with the tattered rose distress ink.

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

Delightful Challenge - Someone Special
Moving Along With The Times - Special Lady
Papercrafting Journey - Pretty Pastels
Glitter Geeks -Mothers Day
Polka Doodles - Animal or Bird

Boys Will Be Boys

 Time for another challenge at Creative Craft Challenge this time we want to see your Masculine cards. We have 2 great sponsors for you this week Lili of the Valley & Stamping Boutique.

 I have used this fab stamp from Lili of the Valley called Cheers Bear I have coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers which I have listed below. The papers are some old Papermania ones which I found at the back of the drawer. I matted them onto some kraft card. I used another piece of Kraft to create the border which has been embossed with a stars folder. I've die cut some stars using my x-cut nesting dies from scraps of paper and embossed the edges of them. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

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

Scrapbook Sisters - Sketch

Stamp N Doodle - Embossing

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Spring colours

 Here's a card I made up for Sarah at S J Crafts using my new limited edition spring promarkers and  MME Howdy Doody 6x6 pad. My card would fit nicely into this months challenge at S J Crafts which is flowers.

The image is a Lili of the Valley one which was free with one of the craft magazines a while ago. I used my promarkers to add colour to the paper lace as well as the image.

 I have inked the edges of the card with Antique Linen Distress ink and used Nesties to cut round the image and also to create the flower which is finished with a pearl. The swirl is a Marianne die and the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and has been inked with the distress ink.
Promarkers used:
Hair - Vanilla, sandstone, caramel.
Top/ flowers - soft peach, peach
Top - daffodil bloom, pastel yellow, mustard
Skin - ivory, blush, oatmeal
Leaves - fresh meadow, soft green
Cat - cool grey 1,2,3
Flowers & flower pot - dusky pink, march hare, sunkissed pink, coral
Wall - pastel beige
Antique white for blending and pastel blue around the image.

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

Crafts & Me - Shades of Spring

Paper Pretties - Die cuts & punches

Simon Says Stamp - 3 different papers

Ruby Wedding Anniversay

This card was for an order for a Ruby Wedding Anniversary card. I have keep it quite simple with this gorgeous image from Lili of the Valley called Bunnies in love. I have coloured the bunnies with promarkers and chalks, adding glossy accents to the hearts and tiny gems to the flowers. I used some white fun flock to the bunnies tail. I've used my tiny heart embossing folder on some pearlised white card and matted it onto red. The border is punched with a woodware border punch onto which I hung a double heart charm.

The flowers are from various shops and have all been ocloured to match with my promarkers, behind which I tucked this gorgeous pin. The sentiment is prited onto Letrasets Safemat, what a great product I shall defnatly be using it again.

Promarkers used:

Ruby, crimson, cool grey 1, forest green, bright green, blossom.

Christmas James

 Here's a quick christmas card I made before I was poorly, I used this cute James the Bear stamp from Lili of the Valley coloured of course with promarkers. I added some crystal stickles to his tinsel and glossy accents to the star and the baubles. I think I used a sakura stardust pen on the star under the glossy accents. The DP is from the free MME pack which came with a craft magazine. I punched the red paper with my fiskers border punch and added some little ribbon tags and a sentiment from craft work cards to finish it off.

Wrapped In Tinsel

 A quick christmas card made with my new MME 12 Days of Christmas which Sarah has in store here. I've teamed them with James the Bear from LOTV, who I've coloured with a mix of promarkers and flexmarkers I'm loving the pastel shades of the flexmarkers. I've used crystal stickles on the tinsel around him and glossy accents on the baubles. I've used a Martha Stewart punch at the bottom and tied some ribbon around the card, which I coloured red with my promarkers, I've added a little jingle bell to the bow.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

LOTV Ideas to Inspire - Cardmaking Day give away

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch

Sweet Little Fairy

 Another card that I made a while ago and never blogged. The papers are from Pink Petticoat, the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards, I've used a Fiskers border punch across the middle. I have embossed the blue mat behind the image with my divine swirls folder.

 This little cutie is of course another LOTV stamps and she is coloured with promarkers with touches of glamour dust. I 've used some liquid pearls on her buttons and in the centre of her flowers on her head. I've coloured the edges of the flowers with a promarker to give them a touch of colour.

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



Thank You Card

 I made this card a while ago but never got round to blogging them so thought since I haven't done anything crafty for almost 2 weeks I would post it now. The image is LOTV Thomas with flowers coloured of course with promarkers. The spotty paper I think is from Dovecraft Back to Basics pack layered over some grey paper. I've used my Fiskers corner punch on the corners of the spotty paper. To finish it off I've added some pink roses and some small flowers which I coloured grey with my promarkers.

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

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - A Pinch & A Punch

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters - Flower Power

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

My Time To Craft - In Full Bloom

Passion For Promarkers - Anything Goes



What A Cutie

 I've finely got round to inking this little cutie up that I bought a while ago from Tam's, it is of course a Lili of the Valley stamp called Maisie Two Balloons. She is coloured with promarkers and chalks and I've given the balloons a coat of glossy accents.

The card blank, which I believe is from Craftwork Cards, was part of my prize from Karen. The DPs are MME Lime Twist. I've added some ribbon which I've coloured to match and a couple of clear dew drops to the top left corner. The sentiment is a Forever Friends one. 

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

The Ribbon Girl - Use Ribbon

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Cute & Girly

Craft Your Days Away - Birthdays

Card Makin Mama's - Birthdays

Christmas Teddy

 Another christmas card and it's only August. I colored this cute teddy from Lili of the Valley with promarkers and coloured pencils, I'm really pleased with my colouring on this image. I 've added glamour dust to the white bits on his hat.

I followed the sketch at Paper Sundaes, think the paper is MME, I've used my woodware snowflake border for the lines going across the sketch, another woodware punch for the snowflake in the top left corner and the sentiment is also Lili of the Valley.

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

Paper Sundaes - Sketch

Oh La La Creations - Oh Christmas 

Frosted Designs - Animals

Fab N Funky - Christmas

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Christmas is Coming

Box Of Chocolates

 I made this box from the instructions here for Aimee to give to her teacher on Friday.

The DP is from the free pad of Pink Petticoat papers that came in a magazine a while ago. The image is of course Lili of the Valley which was part of my prize from Karen for winning the last MSE challenge. I have coloured her with promarkers and added some stickles to her wings, pom poms and skirt. The flower is punched with a woodware punch.

Around the box I have used a border punch on some more of the DP and finished it off with some silver ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

I would like to enter this box into the folowing challenges:
Lili of the Valley - Fun & Games
2 Sisters Challenge - Anything Goes

Distress / Vintage at Creative Craft Challenge

 This week at Creative Craft Challenge we want to see you distressed vintage projects. We have some fab sponsors for you this time round take a look.

For my card I have used this cute little girl from Lilli of the Valley who I have coloured with promarkers, I've also coloured the background with a promarker to give it an aged appearence. The Dp is Basic Grey Nook & Pantry all the edges have been distress and inked with distress ink, I have used my woodware heart border puch on the blue coloured paper but it doesn't show up very well in the photo. The flowers are from my stash and the cherry blossom has been coloured to match. The brown seam binding which I won from The Ribbon Girl has been inked with distress ink and then I have put a gem brad from dovecraft through the middle of the bow. The sentiment has been coloured with a promarker and inked around the edges.

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges: