Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Have your cake

This card combines 5 challenges


DP: Funky Fairies
Images and Sentiment: The Cutting Cafe
Gems from stash
Ribbon: Dovecraft Smirk
Medium: pearly watercolours

Funky Fairy's Challenge #8

Our challenge for you this week at Funky Fairy's Challenge is to create a

SCRAPBOOK PAGE

You can make your page in any theme, but to be in with a chance of
winning a fab Funky Fairys prize, you must use at least one product
from Funky Fairys Papercrafts on your page.


Now this was a real challenge for me as I have never done a scrapbook page although i have often thought of having ago. So here is my first attempt.
Don't frget to check out the rest of the DT's layouts

DP: Funky Fairy's Cherish
Round : Funky Fairy Cherish
Peek a boo computer generated
Swirls : die cut shapes sento me in a Rak and inked up to match the background

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

Cupcake challenge 32 brown + 1

It's time again for the Cupcake Craft Challenge.
I'm sorry I'm a day late posting this but i have a hous full of sick family at the moment and just didn't get the chance yesterday.

This weeks challenge at CCC is to use any one of these three colour combos.

1) Brown + Pink
2) Brown + Blue
3) Brown + Green

Don't forget also the DT call is still open until the 21st march. Next week will bethe present DT 's last submission and i'm looking forward to seeing what the new DT have to inspire us with. and also being able to take partin the challenges from the other side lol

DP: Summertime designs one year older
Sentiment: computer generated
ribbon: Papertrey dark chocolate

Sunday, 15 March 2009

Something for the Guys

Why do I always find mens cards hard to do. I bought these papermania stamps the other week hoping that they would make it easier, but i still struggled today.
Ok this card combines 3 challenges

  • Charisma Cardz : one for th guys
  • Our Creative Corner : Limited Supply Challenge - You may use any paper including designer papers but are only able to use a maximum of 3 layers (including your stamped image), 1 type of embellishment (buttons or brads or ribbon, etc), any stamps that you like and sentiments are optional.
  • Friday Sketchers : sketch by Carole
DP: Cardmaking world masculine papers
Images : Papermnia Stamping for him
Medium : whisper pens and waterbrush

Saturday, 14 March 2009

CCT Celebrate

Sorry about the quality of this photo but th lighting is really poor at the moment and I have realy struggled to get a decent photo.
This card is for CCT and it is there first birthday. They have a great sketch and the theme is celebration.

DP: Funky fairy's Hope
Image: Magnolia Edwin
Ribbon: Papertrey dark chocolate
Sentiment: Studio G

Easter Card #2

I have made this card using the sketch on Whiff of Joy.

DP: Funky Fairy's Cherish
Image: WOJ egg basket and chick from spring collection coloured with whisper pens

Thursday, 12 March 2009

My first easter card

My Papercraft insirations magazine popped through the letterbox today and the freebie that came with it was some flock powder. I have seen this around but never had a play with it, so jst had to have a go straight away.
I chose the sketch at A Spoonful of Sugar and the Theme of Easter at the ABC challenge for my card.
DP: Funky Fairy's cherish
All Images flowers and sentiment free stickers from the magazine to use with the flock

This is a very touchy feely card

Wednesday, 11 March 2009

book cover inspiration and some good news

First for the good news. Jo at Making-handmade-cards.com has emailed me this evening to ask me to be a guest designer for her website where she sells beautiful downloadable papers. I am so excited as I love the floral doodles papers that I have used on a few of my cards.

Now on to my card. I Have used the sketch at Papertake weekly and the Theme at Creative Belli which is a book cover inspirational picture
Not sure who the image is by as i was sent it in a RAK a long while ago.
CS red and black
Ribbon from stash

A Notelet

Here is a little notelet I have made using scraps of card and paper and using the sketch at 2sketches4you


DP: Summertime designs Sweet Springtime
CS: Papertrey, Dark chocolate, Raspberry fizz, Ripe Avacado
Sentiment: Papertrey
flower: free stamp from a magazine coloure with skura stardust
butterfly: Whiff of Joy colored with sakua stardust

Magnolia v stampavie sketch

Over at MvS this week is a great sketch by Carla and I couldn't wait to give it a go. So here is my interpretation of the sketch.


DP: Summertime Designs Sweet springtime
Image: Magnolia Tilda with mushrooms. coloured with watercolour pencils
Gems from stash

Funky Fairy's Challenge #7

It's that time of the week again. Yes Funky Fairy's new challenge has started.

We would love to see

DOORHANGERS

You are free to create one in your own style.
If you want a chance of winning a prize? then you need to use at least 1 Funky Fairys Papercrafts item on your work.
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This week you can win 1 of FFP fabby downloads and we have a Donated prize!!
Joanne is donating her Beautifull Doorhanger to the winner of the doorhanger challenge! That doorhanger would look so good on my room!! ;)
Please don't forget to look at the rest of our Design Teams work, they explain their work on their blogs.

Here is my proect this week.
I have designed my door hanger and sweetie bag around easter for my children. And as we will be away for easter in the caravan, the dor hanger will be hung on the caravan so that the easter bunny knows where to come.



DP: Funky Fairy's Dots are Distressing
Images: Penny Black and Whiff of Joy.
Computer generated Sentiments.

Tuesday, 10 March 2009

Friday Sketchers #42

Here is my final card for Today. This one have made using the sketch #42 at Friday sketchers

DP: Summertime Designs
Image: Magnolia Tilda coloured with water clour pencils
Ribbon from the christmas cake we had this year

One of a kind

Well this is a change for me no patterned paper wow that was hard for me but i decided to have a change and see what i could do.
I have combined 3 challenges to make this card.

  • Mojo Monday : Sketch 77
  • Creative Inspirations: theme mothers day to include flowers - I know I haven't put mother on this yet but i couldn't find the stamp I wanted
  • Penny Black : recipe 3, 2, 1 - 3 brads, 2 ribbons, 1 flower

CS: Papertrey, Raspberry fizz, Ripe Avacado, Dark Chocolate
Ribbon, Papertrey, Ripe Avacado Saddle stitched, Dark Chocolate Luxe Satin
Image: Penny black coloured with water colour pencils and Sakura stardust.
Brads: Dovecraft
Flower from stash

Monday, 9 March 2009

Cupcake Challenge 30 - Spring

It was Rossette's Turn to set the challenge at cupcake this week and she has set the theme 'Spring'.
We are in March now, and at the end of the month we start this fabulous Season. What does the word Spring reminds you of? Sun, flowers, lovely colours, fun..

This week we want to see creations that reminds us of all this. You may use colours or images that inspires Spring.. Let's start the fun!!

DP: Funky Fairy's Dots are distressing
Image: WOJ Willow paper pieced with DP
Gems and button from stash

Sunday, 8 March 2009

A Hamish Birthday

I have been having fun with this card and have combined 4 challenges. Iam getting clever at this now as there are so many challenge blogs that i want to take part in but only so many hours in the day lol.
The challenges:


DP: Funky Fairy's Love Train
Image: Sugar Nellie Chef Hamish coloure with watercolour pencils
Embellishments from stash

Friday, 6 March 2009

A card with my prize

Yestrday I recieved my prize from CPS and Papertrey and coul wait to get started with it.
I decided on the sketch from Mojo Monday and the Theme from Charisma Cards which is Pretty cards for mum.
CS: Papertrey Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate, Ripe Advocado
DP: PM Antique Cream
Image and first sentiment: Papertrey Friends 'till the end
Ribbon: Papertrey Ripe Advocado

Tropical Critter

I've incorporated 3 challenges again with this card.

DP: Funky Fairy's Dots are distressing
Image: Penny black coloured with whisper pens and water brush
flowers eyelets and ribbon from stash

Some Blog candy at Susies

Susie has all this on offer for her blog candy

Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Distress to destress

I really enjoyed making this card as all the tearing of the papers was very therapeutic and de-stressing.
This card incorporates 3 challenges:


DP: Funky Fairy's Love train
Image: Sugar Nellie Macbeth

Lace and pearls

This is my card for the challenge over at Magnolia v Stampavie which this week is lace and pearls. Again I have used the Funky Fairy's papers. Have you guessed yet that I totally love them.

DP: Funky Fairy's In with the old
Image: Sarah Kay coloured with colorbox inks and whisper pens.
Embellishments from stash