My favourite fairy

Another card destined to be a Mothers day card using my favourite fairy from LOTV. As such I will enter into their challenge too :)

For this card I have used my new papers - the first I have bought this year ! They are from the 6x6 Prima Botanical set and are gorgeous ! They will be making a big showing here I am guessing hehe. I have used an old fiskers flower punch, a Martha Stewart leaf punch and a new Marianne D die cut of a cute little bird. As always my fairy is coloured with copics :)

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The sun has been shining !

With the sun shining and spring well and truely here I have found myself outdoors more than indoors, which sad to say means a little less card making. However, today with my work still quiet I find the desire to make a few cards fighting my desire to get outside ! Plus there are some wonderful challenges out there asking to be entered !
First up Whiff of Joy are having an Anything Goes challenge to mark their 100th challenge. This is the card I am entering for it:

The image is from the Sheherazade collection and has been coloured with copics. The background papers are from the DCWV Once upon a time pad, and the flowers are from the so very tempting Wild Orchid Crafts site.

I have more cards on the go so no doubt will be back later !

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mothers day approaches

With mothers day looming I began to think about making a few cards suitable for the occasion. I dug out an old Magnolia image and have coloured it in shades of blues and violets...havent used these colours for a while and found some lovely little heather flowers that I wanted to try out on one of my cards.The papers I have used are all from my stash - again what I have had for years. I think they were all part of a kit I bought from the QVC channel I think but Im not sure what the make was :)  The finishing card is here:

OOps just noticed the photo is squew-wiff - oh wel hehe. I am entering this card into a couple of challenges. I have used the Friday Sketchers sketch so am entering there; also I am entering the Just Magnolia challenge which this week is Favourite Colour combo (mine here being blue and lilacs). Lastly I will add this to the Make It Monday site where so many people showcase fab cards.

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Two more challenges

I was looking through some challenge pages and the two that caught my eye today were Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp challenge, which was a simple Anything Goes and also the Simon Says Stamp Challenge which is birthdays this week. So I used my lovely new KK stamp (Lilly Lemon) and this was the end product:

the papers are from my stash, as are the frosted flowers. The die cuts are a combinaiton of Tim Holtz and Marianne D products.

Time for more cards

Well work has gone quiet again so here I am making a few more cards. First up today was to use my new Tickled Pink stamp Lil Lad Stefan. I am entering him into the Tickled Pink Stamp challenge which this week is black, white and one other colour - I went for blue. Hard hard challenge for me hehe, but I am quite pleased with the result.

This is my little surfer dreaming of heading off from the clouds to sunnier climes....mind you, he's not the only one !

I have coloured the digi image with copics and then added lots of bits from my stash....I really dont know where much of it is from as its all pretty old.

Been a few days but ....

finally got to make another card - and this one I really like. I have used the wonderful sketch over on Friday Sketchers and will enter into their challenge again. I am also entering it into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge which is 'Anything Goes' this week. For the papers I have used Websters pages - I know they are all from the christmas sets but they are so gorgeous I keep using them again and again and trying to disguise the little christmassy elements ! This was my result:

The lace is from the websters range, the image is from Lily of the Valley coloured with copics. The flowers are from my stash bought from Wild Orchid Crafts. I havent yet added a sentiment cos I might just be keeping it for a mothers day card or perhaps a birthday.....cant yet decide hehe

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too much colour

After making my latest card I think I should start to consider the old addage 'less is more' ....hehe. I was after making a congratulations card and wanted a nice happy feel, summery. This is what the result was:

but it hasnt come out how i wanted it to. Ah well there is always tomorrow ! The image is one from Pink Cat Studios. The rest of the bits and bobs are from my stash - I really cant remember what most is ! The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Thanks for popping and having a peek ! Will probably enter this into the Inspirational Card Sketches challenge as it was their sketch I used.

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the weekend is here

Friday and the weekend is here once more, so time to make something for the Friday Sketchers challenge. Was a great sketch provided and this is what I came up with:

For once I have kept away from all the lovely flowers and made this nice and simple - but I love the colours ! The image is Skate Girl from Kenny K. I have coloured her in with copics and thrown a few rub-ons around her from the Basic Grey Sultry pack. The papers are Papermania and the other bits and pieces from my stash.

I have plenty more cards on order so will be keeping them coming ! I had to parcel off a few yesterday....never want to part with them hehe.

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Another little boys card

When I saw this LOTV stamp I just had to buy it because it so reminded me of my little boy - he loves zip wires and seems to be bouncing all the time. So I have put together a card with him in mind, for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge. Its a recipe - 1 image, 2 patterened papers and 3 types of embellishment. This was my end result:

The papers are from my stash, the green one is an old remnant from BG Urban Couture. The stamp was coloured with copics and the additional embellishments are...leafy die cut from Marianne D, ticket stamp and die from Whimsy and some little chip board items from my stash.

I kind of like the idea of him zipping through a leafy forest....bit like a mini - Tarzan !

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A challenge of a different type

I have been going through my stash a lot recently trying to use up bits i have had for ages. Well these little items have me stumped...

They are from a tin of K&Co paper tags, buckles, that kind of thing. BUT - what are they and how can they be used? Any ideas from you fine followers out there will be greatly appreciated !

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge

I love the digi images over at Kenny K and thought this week I would enter the Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge. They have offered up a lovely sketch to put your design around.To be honest I feel a little ambivalent about the card I have made but here it is in all its glory (or not as the case may be !).

The photo makes the scalloped edging look red, whereas in reality it is more hot pink - oh the joy of holographic card. I knew there was a reason I rarely used it !. The papers are SEI again, and the image coloured with copics. The flowers are a combination of one I made, and a few from Wild Orchid Crafts. The ribbon I do really like - it is called Sari ribbon and I found it in a local wool shop.

I dont have a scalloped oval for my cuttlebug but I did find that by punching out little circles and sticking them around an oval the same shape as what the image is on you end up with a border with the same effect.

This is what the border looks like before sticking it behind the image...

now for a cup of coffee to sit and reflect over !