Cupcake challenge 26

Morning all. Well it's the start of a new challenge at CCC, and this week it was Jen's turn to choose the challenge. She has chosen the Theme ' Make a Scene' and We are sponsored this week by Helping Hands Templates and CDs, and we have their latest CD "Scenes To Decorate" as a prize. This CD is perfect to use with all sorts of stamps.
For my card I used a scene from a cute companions cd for the scene and stamped a cute companions mouse to add to it. The scene is decoupaged to give it some depth and used my crystal lacquer on the vase and the apples to give them a shiney look.
DP is from a RAK I recieved from a friend
Ribbon. flower and Lace from stash
Sentiment cute companions.


why not pop over and have a look at what the rest of the DT have made and have a play yourself

Caardvarks meets Dutch Dare

For this card I have incorporated 2 challenges as both challenges worked perfectly together

1. Caardvarks : We heart you - make a card and be sure to include hearts - I have used a heart P. etc. Straight talk stickers and there is also hearts on the DP
2. Dutch Dare Challenge : Create a love themed card using no pink and red - both the Image and the DP's are from Funky Fairy's Love Train set.  Aren't those owls cute

4 into 1

I have made this card for a very special friend of mine Sandra for her birthday which is today.

To make the card I incorporated 4 challenges.

1. CCT : Metallica - Use some metal on your card - I have used a metal butterfly charm for this.
2. Charisma Cardz Challenges: A recipe 3,2,1. - 3 different papers, 2 flowers, 1 ribbon. - I have used 3 papers from Funky Fairy's Love Train set that was free with the funky fairy's blog hop that was only available for 24 hours.
3. MDC: Paper Piercing - This week's challenge is to use creative paper piercing on your card. We love the look of traditional paper piercing, but we'd also love to see some piercing used in unconventional ways - For this part I have pierced around the edges of all the papers to faux stitch and also paper pierced a pattern on the white circle.
4. Friday sketchers sketch #38

Funky Fairies challenge 2

Well it's time for challenge 2 at Funky Fairies Challenge blog and my first card for them as a DTM.  This week challenge is Dot's and Ribbons.  Please remember to use at least one funky fairy's item on you creation, which can be anything you like.

Please pop over take a look at the challenge and see what the rest of the DT have done with this challenge.

For my card I have used the Freebie Doodlementals kit.

Image is Bootiful Stampz Maggie in Dungaree's coloured with whisper pens and water brush.

Dottie ribbon from my stash

If you want to take part in the challenges but don't have any funky Fairies products, you can download some free papers from Funky Fairy Inspirations

A Spoonful of Sugar meets PWC

I had real fun making this card.  I think it's because the image was so lovely to colour. The theme is PWC: Hearts and Flowers , which is to use hearts or flowers (or both) and the sketch is from A Spoonful of Sugar:  While making this card I played around with distressing, which i have done many times before but this time i decided to use my battery operated nail file that i have had for years but never used and it was sat in the back of a cupboard.  I had a play to see what effect it would give and now i'm hooked lol

DP 's from my stash a micture of freebies from magazines and some i recieved in a RAK.  Distressed around the edges and faux stitched

Image: Magnolia tilda coloured with whisper pens and water brush and highlighted with white gel pen. Wings glittered with Sakura clear stardust pen.

Ribbons and flowers from stash 

Sentiment: from a RAK I recieved

Mojo Monday 72

Here is my card for this weeks sketch at Mojo Monday.

DP PM Antique Cream

Image from a RAK O recieved a while ago but is washed with a brown watercolour.

CS milk chocolate from Papermill

bit of bling with gold stickles.  Flower from stash recoloured a little with whisper pens to match colour scheme

Lovely green

Linda has sent me some lovely stamped images this weekend and i couldn't wait to colour up and use this lovely little girl.  And as Linda is on the DT for JCBC I thought what could be better than to use this weeks sketch for planning my card.

DP: PM Olivine Essence

Fibres: Dovecraft

Image: Sugar Nellie coloured with whisper pens and water brush

Sentiment: Woodware

flowers cut out from DP gems from stash

Sketch and Stash 3

Here is my card for sketch and stash.

Dp: Summertime designs 14 days of valentine.  This is new that i downloaded yesterday

Buttons are new from Buttons Galore

Image is one of my first ones that i bought last year at the nec and is Mary Hughs.  I have coloured it with my whisper pens and water brush.

Stickles gives it a bit of bling

CPS101

Here is my card for this weeks sketch on CPS.

DP, from my stash. not sure which make it is as i recieved it with a pack of different papers from a friend

Sentiment free with cardmaking and papercraft.

Fibres: Dovecraft.

All papers and CS paper pricked and faux stitched with white gel pen

Cupcake Colour Challenge

This week on cupcake craft challenges we have a Colour Challenge by Donna.

The colours are SU colours but if you don't have any of these then the closest colours you have will be ok.

Also you have the chance to be a guest designer all you have to do is take part over at Cupcake
Here is my Card.  I don't have any SU products so i had to try and match up with stock that i do have.  I used a pale lilac CS tomake the card and matted some baby pink with some DP that has 2 lovely shades of purple.  Not sure where the DP is from as i recieved in in a box full of DP's from a friend.  

The butterflies are a whisper stamp that i have inked up with my purple whiper pen stamped a few times and then decoupaged to give them some depth

Image: Sarah Kay coloured with whisper pens and water brush

flowers, ribbon and buttons from stash

Crazy for hearts

Over on our creative corner the challenge this week is 'Crazy for Hearts'  Creating a card using 2 or more hearts.  For this card i have used sketch #36 at sketch saturday. 

DP: Summertime Designs 14 Days of Valentine

Heart free with Papercraft inspirations stamped with versamark and embossed with red embossing powder.

Ribbons from stash

Sentiment free stamp with cardmaking and papercraft

Penny Black Circle card

This is the first circle card i have made and I found it quite difficult.  Firstly trying to find a big enough circle template to make the card as i don't have any nestabilities and then trying to think of a design to put on the card.  I can't say i'm that happy about the finished result but i suppose with a bit more practice I may get to like them.

DP: free a while ago from a magazine

Image: Penny black coloured with whisper pens and water brush

sentiment; Free with card making and papercraft magazine

ribbons and flower from stash

Roaring Birthday and some good news

First I will start with my good news.

Today I had a lovely email from Ria of Funky Fairys challenges, offering me a place on her Design Team.  I am so excited as Love playing with Funky Fairy downloads from Funky Fairy inspirations

I have been playing with my first DT card today and you will be able to see it on Wednesday when the next challenge starts.

Ok now for the card I have been playing with today for 3 other challenges.

1. Friday sketchers sketch #37
2. DCM challenge Patterned Paper Passion.  'I want to see 3 different patterned papers on your card.
   And to be extra daring, why not see if you can use 3 different lines of paper!'
3. Saturday Challenge 'At the Zoo'

DP's: Courage Summertime designs

Image : PCHugware Animal kingdom Leopard

Sentiments: Handwritten

B&W with one other colour

Charisma Cardz challenge this week is black and white with one other colour of your choice. I chose blue for my other colour and here is my card.  The photo isn't very good as the light is bad this time of night i really need to get myself a light box

DP: not really sure as i recieved it in a RAK but i have dotted some blue stickles onto it.

Image: Sarah Kay spring blossoms coloured with whisper pens and waterbrush

Sentiment free from a magazine. 

I have stickles the dots on the bow on the hat and the centre of the flowers to give it a bit of bling

sarah kay valentine

I have made so many valentines recently for challenges i have been getting a bit fed up with them and running out of ideas, but on Cute Card Thursday this week the challenge is Valentines and i just couldn't pass another challenge by.  So thinking cap on I came up with this card.  Also on ABC challenge this week the challenge is Y for Yesteryear. 'dig out one of the first stamps you brought from the bottom of your craft box and give it a new lease of life'

Main Image, Sarah Kay coloured with whisper pens and waterbrush.

heart stamp: Whispers and this is one of the first stamps I bought about 18 months ago when i first started cardmaking.  My OH bought me the stamping box with a few stamps in it from hobbycraft.

DP: PM Antique Cream

Ribbon and lace from stash

Thank You

Ok here is the fist card of the day for me.  I have made this card for Dutch Dare: Make a thank you card.  And i have used the sketch from MDC.

DP: PM Olivine Essence.

Image: Penny black coloured with my whisper pens and water brush

Ribbon from stash.

I have paper pierced the edges of the papers and then used a sakara stardust from the dark range to make the faux stitching.  I also used my sakura to go over the sentiment to give it a bit of sparkle.

As the cardstock i used was a bit thin for my liking i decided to decorate the inside of the card too, to make it a little bit stronger

funkyfairyinspirations: DT call for NEW CHALLENGE BLOG

funkyfairyinspirations: DT call for NEW CHALLENGE BLOG
Ria, Head DT member at Funky Fairy's Papercrafts is setting up a new challenge blog for you treasured Funky Fairy followers out there and is looking for 3 new DT members for the Challenge Blog 

hugs and kisses

I'm not sure if I like this card or not. Things just seem to be thrown together rather than planning properly. The sketch i have used is this weeks Double Dutch sketch. And the Theme is taken from A spoonful of sugar 'Love is in the air' DP: K & co it think but they were sent to me in a swap so i'm not sure.
Images: Magnolia Edwin coloured with my colourbox inks. Heart stamp free from carmaking and papercraft.
Chipboard sent to me in a RAK
Ribbon from stash

one more boys card

Here is another boys card using Dawny's sketch on PWC. DP's: downloads for cardmakers world
Image: Alota cowboy billy coloured with whisper pens and water brush
Sentiment half stamped half handwritten

More boys cards

Still on the boy theme I have used both the main sketch and the bonus sketch from 2 sketches 4 you, for these cards.
This one was made with the main sketch by Laura.
DP: Cardmaking world downloads
Image Magnolia edwin coloured with whisper pens and water brush.
Sentiment: woodware sentiments stamp and chipboard brother was a freebie from a magazine a while back.
Fibres : Dovecraft.

The sketch I used for this card is the bonus sketch by Rae.
DP: Cardmaking world downloads.
Stamped sentiment i had sent in a RAK so not sure the make
chipboard from a RAK i recieved
Fibres : Dovecraft