Crafty Monday

Today was my usual crafting morning with my friend Sandra.  We had decided we were going to make wallet cards ready for the swap we are doing on Trimcraft.  We made the wallets then decorated them using the sketch from Sketch Saturday.

DP : Dovecraft Retro Flowers, Velum found in stash

Image Penny Black coloured with pearly watercolours

Cupcake Challenge 10

This week On Cupcake Craft Challenges we have a great sketch by Donna.  There are some great cards by the DT so why not pop over and have a look.

I have used a mixture of handmade mulberry papers for this card and the image is a magnolia image I have has sent to me in a RAK.  I have used watercolours to colour it and then spritzed it with water to make the colours blead a little

Penny Black ATC

The challenge this week on Penny Black Saturday Challenge, is to make an ATC.  It's a while since i have made one of these so thought I would give it a go.DP: free from magazine.PB image sent to me in a Rak coloured with watercolour pencils and blending pen.

Jilli's blog candy

Jilli has some great blog candy for her blogoversary

Friday Sketchers

The sketch this week On Friday Sketchers  is by Heidi.  Here is my take on the sketch.

DP: PM pink flush and Ornate Oyster

Image: Tilda coloured with brush markers and koi brush

Flowers and brads from stash

Paint The Town

I really enjoyed making this card.  At Daring Cardmakers this week they are asking us to use paint on our cards.  So here is my attempt.

I painted the background with pearly watercolours to make it look like water.  I then stamped out the mermaid and all the accessories from the woodware Little Mermaids and also painted them with pearly watercolours.  It's a shame the photo doesn't show the card at it's best as it is very shimmery

the craft table blog candy

Martine has some great blog candy on offer 

Mothers & Daughters Inspiration

On  Mothers and Daughters Creations the challenge this week is an Inspirational Picture.  I love doing these and here is my card that I came up with using the picture as inspiration.

DP: Dovecraft Hint of pink

Image: An image i had sent to me I think it is Magnolia.  I have rubbed over it with a blush chalk.

Background behind image I have hand drawn with sakura stardust

poppets blog candy

Poppet is celebrating her new blog look at Poppet's Place with some fantastic blog candy

Autumn

Cute card thursday's challenge this week is an autumnal theme.  As I'd been using autumnal colours in my last card, I already had the papers on my table so decided to use them again.The image is one I sent me in a swap. and it is coloured with watercolour pencils.

M is for Male

I have decide this week to have a go at the ABC Challenge.  This weeks letter is M for Male. Backing papers: handmade mulberry papers.  Not sure the manufacturer as they came in a lot of papers I recieved a while ago.

Image: Edwin coloured with watercolour pencils.

Embellishments: buttons from my button box.  Cut off old clothes a long while ago.  Lollipop stick from my daughters crafting box

DT call for Sassy crafts

Emma at Sassy Crafts Online shop is looking for a new DT, so I thought I would give it a go.  She asked us to show on our blogs 3 specific pieces of work.

1: A stamped project

This was quite an easy one as most of my work is stamped.  The hard part was which one to choose.  Finally I chose this one.  The image and the sentiment are stamped.
2: My favorite piece of work.  I think at the moment my favorite piece has to be this one.  I can't really tell you why but i just love it.  I think it coculd be the colours and the K&Co backing papers that draw me to it.
3: A project that contains 4 square, 3 small and one large.

Here is the card I finally came up with.
I decided to make something bright and cheerful as all we have had recently is rain and i needed some cheering up.

DP was sent to me in a RAK, Ribbons from stash.  Tilda image coloured with watercolour pencils.

Wish me luck everyone I need it and it will be going to a public vote to choose the winners so if you ever pop over to Emma's site think about me and vote he he.Would be a great birthday preasent for me 2 as it is my birthday the day after the closing date of the 21st oct.

Artfully Ila: High Hopes Candy Hop

Artfully Ila: High Hopes Candy Hop 

I've Been featured

I am so excited.  Lou at Dotties World has chosen my cards this week to be featured on Customer Thursday.I Love the Dottie and George downloads  They are just so cute and there are scenario's for almost any type of card.  Lou is just so talented.Thank you Lou You have made my day

hip hip hooray

On A Spoonful of Sugar, it's Lims turn for the sketch and it's a great sketch.  Here is my take on it.DP: Scraps from my stash not sure what it is.

Image and sentiment. Cute companions.  Images coloured with water colour pencils

Gems and Brads from stash

Just a note

Over on Double Dutch this week the challenge is to pimp a notebook.  Here is what i came up with from the tutorial supplied.I made my own notebook for this using my Bind it All. And then made the cover as per instructions.  I didn't want to decorate the front too much as I love the DP soo much i didn't want to hide it.

DP : I think it's DCWV but not sure as I recieved it in a RAK

Ribbon srom stash

Image and letters. Dovecraft Designer Chipboard, Kitten Heels

Funky Fairys challenge #37

I love the sketch on funky fairies this week and i also love the freebies that i have downloaded from the blog.  Both the backing paper and the decoupaged image are freebies on there so I decided to use them to make this card.  The images are just so cute

2 sketches 4 you

This week on 2 sketches 4 you it's Kazans turn to provide the sketch and here is the card I produced using it.The backing papers are PM that i recieved in a goody bag from docrafts the flower is a 3d peeloff.  I know i don't normally like using peeloffs but i liked this one so much was just waiting for an excuse to use it.  The sentiment is Dovecraft 99p range which i have heat embossed

Cracked Glass

This Afternoon I decided to try something different.  I had seen on other blogs images with cracked glass so I popped here for the tutorial.I used the sketch #86 on CPS.DP: K&Co

Cardstock: Red and Dark blue stamped over with white ink to lightern and give a stippled effect.

Image: docrafts freebie.

Sentiment: Woodware tiny phrases.

This was so much fun to do going to have to have another go with a different image

Tilda & Co Challenge 40

I have decided today that it is about time I started having a go at the Tilda & Co Challenges, as I have often looked but never got around to having a play.  So as I needed to make a birthday card for my daughters friend I thought i would use there lovely sketch this week.Backing paper Dovecraft masculine

Image Edwin coloured with watercolour pencils and sakura stardust with my koi aqua brush

PWC #13

This weeks challenge on Papertake Weekly is a great sketch by KatharinaI decided this time to go with a lilac/purple theme for my card and i must say I am realy pleased with the way it has turned out.

Backing paper from stash. Velum PM

Image and sentiment See D's Birthday selection.

Embellishments.  Gems Dovecraft, Ribbon from Stash, Brads PM

JCBC #2

It's time again for the challenge on Just Christmas and Birthday Cards and the sketch is great.  Here are my 2 cards using the sketchBacking paper, free from magazine and in my scrap box.  Image Penny Black.  Sentiment Peel off
Backing paper Dovecraft contempory christmas.  Image Stamped from a friends bargain stamps.  Sentiment peeloff

Think Pink

Suzanne at Slumber Cards has a Blog candy challenge at the moment to celebrate her blogoversary and 30,000 hit's.

As it is the October Breast Cancer Awareness Month she has asked us to make a pink card and send it to someone special.  I have made my card but not sure who to send it too yet as there are so many possible recipients so I may just have to make a few more.
The image is one of the older Tilda I love pink stamps coloured with watercolour pencils,  And I thought it was perfect for this card, although i would really love some of the new think pink magnolia stamps

DP: PM spring floral Velum

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Turn Up The Heat.

This Weeks Challenge On Cupcake Craft Challenges is set by Jennifer, And here is the challenge she has set us:

Welcome to Challenge 9 at the Cupcake Challenge Blog. This week it is my turn to choose a topic and after lots of thought I decided to opt for "Turn Up The Heat". I love playing with heat tools such as encaustic tools and embossing guns so I thought this would make a fun challenge. You can use any form of heat or hot colours on your creations.

I can't wait to see all your wonderful work - I hope you enjoy the challenge.

Here is the card I made for the challenge using this theme.I have used quite a bit of heat embossing on this card.  I started by making the bathroom tiles. Peice of black cs scored at 0.5 cm intervals to make a chequered board pattern.  stamped all over with versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder.  The poaenny black image is cloured with watercolour pencils and then the bubbles are double embossed with clear embossing powder.

The circles on the background is made by stamping using a cardboard inner from some kitchen paper and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Why not have a go yourself.  Pop over to Cupcake Craft Challenges and have a look at what the rest of the DT have done with this theme.