tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53655520159753679762012-01-07T19:01:14.584ZLavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.comBlogger2751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-43973532492476746572011-12-16T20:05:00.000Z2011-12-16T20:05:48.442Z

I am entering this Christmas card into the latest Colour Create Challenge (silver, white and blue).  The dove (Clarity Stamps) is stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with a sparkly blue powder.  The snowflake and frames were cut using Spellbinders dies and the sentiment was handwritten with a silver marker pen.

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I am hoping that my red white and green birthday card is eligible for the latest Colour Create Challenge using those 3 colours as the obvious thing to do is to make a Christmas card, especially as the optional extra for this challenge isa snowflake!  The lovely rose stamp is from an Elusive Images set.  I stamped itin black and used clear embossing powder followed by watercolour paints.The

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I normally have to think long and hard when entering a colour challenge but as soon as I saw the above colour scheme on the Play Date Cafe Challenge blog I knew I had the perfect backing paper from an old oriental themed pack.    I am not sure where the lady image on the tag is from as it has been in my graphics folder on the PC for a few years.  The embellishment is also something I have had

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I made this card today for my friend who will be 50 next month. I sawthe sketch relating to Sketch Saturday's week 13 challenge and decidedto use that as my inspiration. Apologies for the awful photograph. Itlooks rather grainy but I am pleased with the card as it looks in reallife. I used a large square Kraft card as my base. The papers are allfrom a set called Ella Blue which I was too

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This card features one of my favourite stamps by Non Sequitur and it is also my entry for the Colour Create Challenge #84 - pink, white and gold.  The image is coloured with various paints and pens.  The sentiment is by Pink Petticoat.  The pink paper and card are from my stash, as are the pink sequins and ribbon.

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I am entering the above card into this week's Play Date Cafe challenge - black & white with a splash of orange.  I stamped the background in Memento black ink using Clarity Stamps' large swirl.  The cranes were stencilled onto a piece of white card using the same ink and matted onto a piece of orange cardstock, which started out as a piece of white card I inked and stamped up using versamark

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Inspired by the beautiful cards I saw on the Stamp Man Challenge Blog today where the theme for the fortnightly challenge is 'Night Time' I made the above card.  The stamp, which appropriately enough I bought from The Stamp Man eons ago is from Non Sequitur's Winter Solstice set.  The image is stamped in black Versafine ink and I added colour with Promarkers, Adirondack and distress inks.  I

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Here is my entry for the My Time To Craft Challenge No 163 (to have white space on your card).  The pretty garden image is from one of Joanna Sheen's CDs and the sentiment is is Pink Petticoat.  The only other additions are clear gems and a bow.  I tend to pile it all on so it's not really my thing!

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I am entering this card into the Play Date Cafe Challenge 104.  I can't remember the brand of the image stamps I'm afraid.  They were stamped in Black Memento and coloured in with Promarkers.  The sentiment stamp is by Waltzingmouse Stamps and the ribbon, ribbon roses, gems and sunflower brad are all from my stash.  The card was not meant to have that sunflower brad on it but it looks a bit

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I am entering this card into this week's Daring Cardmakers challenge 'A Little Bird Told Us.'  A difficult card to photograph as it contains acetate.  I have stamped the bird three times onto my white scallop card blank and added a little gem for the eye.  The stamp is from a Hot Picks set.  The sentiment stamp is stamped in black onto red cardstock and I think it is from an American Crafts

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As a change from a card I made this birthday tag for the latest Play Date Cafe Challenge.  The stamp is by Elusive Images, stamped in black onto purple cardstock then attached to a green tag embossed with the Cuttlebug branches folder.  The sentiment was cut out with fancy scissors and matted onto fuchsia card.  I threaded some fuchsia and purple sari ribbon through a black We R Memory Keepers

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A simple card for Rainbow Lady's Challenge No. 172 - autumn flowers.   I couldn't decide whether or not to add a bow but as I put bows on 90% of the cards I make I decided it was time for a change so just die cut flowers - cannot recall the brand of die used - on kraft card and a printed sentiment by Pink Petticoat.  The patterned cardstock is Anna Griffin.

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I have actually made another card!!!! This is for a friend's daughter who has just given birth to a beautiful baby girl.  I am entering this card into this week's Waltizingmouse Sketch Challenge 64 and also the Colour Create Challenge 79 - pink, brown, cream & white.  I think the baby stamp is by Stampendous; the frame, sentiment and heart stamps are all by Waltizingmouse Stamps.  The card is

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I knew that I hadn't posted on my blog for months but was shocked to note that this is my first post of 2011 and we are 3/4 of the way through the year!  The sentiment on this card is therefore rather appropriate.  I have to confess I didn't particularly enjoy making it and I can see the result is pretty poor (think I am off pink!) but I am pleased I actually achieved it even though it took ages

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Here is my entry for the latest Play Date Cafe Challenge, a vintage tag. I used Distress Ink to colour the tag itself and then stamped a flourish pattern with a Clarity stamp. I used the same stamp on the frame along with some clear crackle paint. The little girl image is a rub-on and I just added a wine coloured fabric flower I have had for years and a bright blue ribbon.

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I love this GDS Studios Ella Blue paper so much that I decided to make it the main focus of this birthday card for the latest Papertake Weekly "anything goes" challenge. The little girl is one of my favourite wood backed stamps by Stampa Rosa.  She is coloured with Promarkers (hair, skin and flowers) and her clothes are paper pieced with scraps from the Ella Blue pad.  She is matted

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Initially, when I read that the latest Play Date Cafe challenge was to use black and white with a splash of yellow I wasn't particularly keen but I have decided I rather like this colour combination.  I have kept the yellow to a minimum by using a yellow glaze pen on the bees and the daisy brad centre is of course yellow. The lovely bee, thistle and Emily Dickinson quote stamps

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-17543800948963492922010-12-14T18:08:00.000Z2010-12-14T18:08:27.054Z

Yet another Christmas card!  This is for two challenges - Passion for Promarkers Week 80 Mega Christmas "anything goes" challenge (again) and Stamp with Fun Christams challenge #89.  The little Christmas tree is by Waltzingmouse Stamps, coloured with Promarkers.  The dotty paper is by My Mind's Eye and the Noel stamp is a magazine freebie.  A simple card with no embellishments

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Here is my entry for the Passion for Promarkers week 80 mega Christmas challenge (anything goes) which is open until 4th January.  As I wanted vibrant colours for my Nutcracker image (by Waltzingmouse Stamps) I just had to use Promarkers.  The patterned paper is by Hot Off The Press and the green ribbon is from my stash.

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-18788721012747551222010-12-08T19:50:00.000Z2010-12-08T19:50:45.253Z

This is my entry for the latest Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge and I hope the friend I have made it for doesn't see this picture before the postie arrives with the card!  All the stamps used are by Waltzingmouse (from the Nutcracker Sweet and Asian Gardens sets).  I used Barn Door distress ink to colour the upper section of my card base (applied with an ink duster brush) and

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-10538196526664655722010-12-05T21:27:00.005Z2010-12-05T22:29:29.570Z

Red and White is one of my favourite colour combinations for cards, though I probably don't use it that often.  This Christmas card for the latest Play Date Cafe challenge uses these two colours as the main focus.  The card also fits in nicely with a further two challenges....I Love Promarkers #43 (trees) and Passion for Promarkers special week 79  old and new hallenge, where there are several

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  I made this card today for my husband's birthday and used the colours from the latest Play Date Cafe Challenge.  The stamp is by Personal Impressions and I decided to heat emboss it to give a metallic effect.I used various brown and grey Promarkers and Sakura clear to colour the image and background, then added 3 large metallic eyelets and threaded ribbon and fibres through.  The patterned

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-51373059550569656842010-11-27T14:07:00.000Z2010-11-27T14:07:33.995Z

This card is for this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #25.  It features stamps from their versatile Frame It set.  The cupcake was coloured with Sakura pens.  I don't know where the papers are from as I have way too many!  The lovely ribbon is by May Arts.  I am really supposed to be making my Christmas cards today but keep talking myself out of it!!!!!!  I keep thinking about the poor

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My card for the latest Waltzingmouse Stamps Sketch Challenge features a stitched effect flower from their Sewingbox Hugs set and a Penny Black sentiment stamp. The papers are by MME.  The orange label was made with a Spellbinders die, naturally, and the flower is a sticker (probably a magazine freebie).

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-5285871824546851962010-11-22T20:28:00.003Z2010-11-22T20:33:55.145Z

  This is my card for the latest Play Date Cafe challenge, based on a combination of colours I rather like.  I stamped the image from a Paper Artsy Hot Picks stamp set in black Versafine onto an piece of olive Artylicious paper, rounded the corners and attached it with foam pads to Anna Griffin cardstock.  The card base is turquoise blue Coredinations cardstock and the

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-74756167554554846592010-11-17T08:00:00.009Z2010-11-17T08:00:04.910Z

This is my card for the November Waltzingmouse Stamps Friends Blog Waltz, where the theme is Christmas.  I used one of my favourite stamps, St Nicholas from their Nutcracker Sweet set.  Aiming to make a clean and simple card I stamped the image with Versamark and heat embossed it silver.  The peace sentiment and tiny snowflakes are from the same stamp set.  To make the dove I used a stamp from

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This card is for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 22.  I have used stamps from their Holiday labels 14, Frame-It and Asian Gardens sets.  I used Nestabilities labels 14 dies to emboss the middle of my white card base and to cut the two pink tags, and added some brown ribbon and 3 pink flowers.

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-36674891962437058642010-10-31T18:08:00.001Z2010-10-31T18:09:29.169Z

I made this card for the latest Play Date Cafe challenge (black & white with a touch of  burgundy).   The lady is an unmounted red rubber stamp but I have no idea which brand!  The sentiment stamp and frame are both by Waltzingmouse Stamps.  Added extras are black & white staples and 2 daisies and a brad for my splash of burgundy.

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I was blog hopping at the weekend and came across a link to link to a wonderful site called Willowing & Artist Friends, where Tam is running an amazing free 4 week online art workshop.  As I have been thinking about starting an art journal for some time but never seem to do anything about it (other than thinking) the week one project really captured my imagination (create a front

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Here is my latest card which I am entering into two challenges, Waltzingmouse Sketch #20 and The Play Date Cafe #52 first year anniversary.    I stamped flowers from Waltzingmouse Stamps Sewing Box Hugs set using Adirondack orange and watermelon inks, and added some extra colour Hot Pink and Apricot Promarkers.  The bird is from the same set stamped in black onto a

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-26298941082401667912010-10-20T21:21:00.000+01:002010-10-20T21:21:16.197+01:00

I am entering this birthday card into The Three Muses Things with Wings challenge.  It was fun to make though it turned my hands blue...very blue!  The lovely swan is by Clarity Stamps, heat embossed silver and the sentiment uses 3 stamps by Waltzingmouse (from the Text It, Holiday Labels 14 and Teeny Trees sets)The background was created with Adirondack Denim dye ink, a brayer and

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-54939934545663093192010-10-17T22:44:00.001+01:002010-10-17T22:45:59.696+01:00

I haven't had much time to craft this past week but as I had a couple of cards to make I thought I would take the opportunity to use the colours in the latest Play Date Cafe challenge (51) as I really like this combination.  The frame and sentiment stamps are by Waltzing Mouse (Holiday labels and Asian Gardens Additions).  The labels co-ordinate perfectly with Spellbinders labels 14 which are the

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This card is for two challenges - Play Date Cafe 50 and Waltzing Mouse Sketch 18. The centrepiece is a square of white card embossed with the Craft Concept Bloom folder, coloured with shimmer paints and cut out with Nesties (labels 15).  The sentiment stamp is from Waltzing Mouse's Say it with Style set and the flowers on the right were made with one of Inkadinkadoo's lovely

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-22158652546038931362010-10-07T23:25:00.000+01:002010-10-07T23:25:23.291+01:00

I made this card with Waltzingmouse Stamps' digital freebie for a competition to celebrate world cardmaking day which was last Saturday so I am rather late!  This little lady is called Harriet and I thoroughly enjoyed colouring  her in with Promarkers to add to my Christmas card along with a couple of embellishments and pretty paper and vellum.

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This is my card for The Play Date Cafe Sketch Challenge #49 and although I didn't think I would like the colour combination initially I think they go together well and will probably use these shades again.  All the stamps are from Waltzingmouse's Homespun Hugs set and the inks are Memento black and Promarkers.  As far as embellishments are concerned, I was going to stick a couple of buttons on 

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This card is for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge # 17.  The background was made with 2 circular stamps from Waltzingmouse Stamps Teeny Trees set, so they are actually treetops but I thought they would make a nice pattern heat embossed white on red card.  The best wishes stamp is from WMS Asian Gardens Additions set and the bulldog and paw print stamps are by Inkadinkadoo.

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-82927863507602891162010-09-28T23:26:00.000+01:002010-09-28T23:26:12.778+01:00

As I enjoyed using this week's sketch I decided to make another card for Waltzing Mouse's Sketch Challenge 16.  The tree and sentiment/image stamps are from the Nutcracker Sweet set and the background is from Asian Garden additions.  I couldn't quite get the light right in my photos but the colour is mainly bright pink on white as I used Adirondack Watermelon ink for the

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-45077123050957533322010-09-27T23:13:00.001+01:002010-09-27T23:16:29.331+01:00

This is my card for the latest Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge (#16).   I used a sentiment from the Say it with Style set and stamped onto a length of brown and blue ribbon and then rolled the ends in to create a scroll effect.  The 3 flowers and 2 hearts on the right of my card are from the same stamp set and the tiny bird is from the Teeny Trees set.  The gorgeous papers

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Today I made a set of 4 ATCs which I am entering into three challenges: PDCC48 (deep purple, lime green and grey)Rainbow Lady's Challenge 120 - Tick Tock (big-time, part-time, show time and tea time)Crafty Ann's Challenge #24 (anything but a card, i.e. ATCs) I don't normally make ATCs, in fact I have probably made less than a dozen ever but thought I would have a

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-89337466175347822002010-09-23T18:50:00.001+01:002010-09-23T18:52:20.391+01:00

Here is my card for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #15.  I stamped the lanterns from the WMS Asian Gardens Additions set straight onto my white card blank using two shades of ink from the Kaleidacolor Royal Satin rainbow ink pad (the tops are stamped with Versafine purple).  I used the same stamp for the sentiment over a white embossed greeting and blossom from WMS Asian

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-64447683963619724302010-09-22T09:33:00.000+01:002010-09-22T09:33:59.843+01:00

I made this card on Monday for Rainbow Lady's Challenge 119 "Feathers."  I have only just got around to taking a photo of this as I am still unsure about it (I think I may have overdone the distressing).   I used Stampin Up and Rollograph stamps, Versafine Sepia, TH Distress Ink Corduroy, various shades of Colorbox Queue, Pink Petticoat dots paper, Nestabilities labels 15 and 

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This is my creation for The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC47.  I decided to go digital for a change (not sure why as it takes me forever!) and this is the result.  I started with a photo of a swan I took earlier in the year during a dog walk and it reminded me of a song by Marc Bolan and T Rex (my favourite band of the 70s).  The pretty gothic gal is from a

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Here is my entry for the Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps September Waltz, where the theme is, as you can see, Halloween!  I have spent hours trying to photograph my card and although not entirely happy with this particular photo, it is the best of the bunch.  Unfortunately, I don't have any of the WM Halloween stamp sets so I had to improvise.  I

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-25078913314267157472010-09-14T19:03:00.000+01:002010-09-14T19:03:18.426+01:00

This card is for the latest Sweet Pea Stampers challenge, which is the above sketch by Pascale.  I stamped Ching-Chou Kuik's Dance of Butterfly on watercolour paper and coloured the image with Promarkers before adding the odd touch of glitter, glaze and gold liquid pearl.   My background is made up of blue and green Coredinations card embossed with various Cuttlebug folders. The embossed

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-1154349323945324292010-09-13T17:44:00.003+01:002010-09-13T17:48:15.736+01:00

I am entering this card into two challenges - The Play Date Cafe #46 (black & white with a splash of pink, copper or gold) and Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge #14.     I tried very hard to get a decent photograph of this card but failed miserably, they all looked off white or pixelated so this rather blurry scan will have to do.  I have used a variety of Waltzing Mouse stamps here, the large and

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This is the first of two cards I have made for the Waltzingmouse sketch challenge #14.  I have used the lovely willow tree stamp from their Blessed by You set as the focal point.  It was stamped in black Versafine ink onto a background I made by brayering lettuce and denim Adirondack dye inks onto a piece of plain cardstock.  The flower and sentiments stamps are from the WM Asian Gardens set and

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I made this card for tbe Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #13 with 3 stamps from their Say it With Style set.   After stamping the just a note sentiment and frame I used a Nestie label 4 die to cut out, ran the shape through the Cuttlebug with the birds and swirls embossing folder and inked the raised sections with Ranger Stormy Sky distress ink.  The edges of my card base were embossed with the CB

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I made this card just because I felt like going a bit mad with colour so not sure who the recipient will be, though they may need sunspecs!  The chrysanthemum stamps are from Waltzingmouse Big Blooms set and the sentiment is also by WMS.  I used Ranger inks for the flowers and also the stippled background.  It took forever to make the woven mat from strips of coredinations card

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This is my card for the I love Promarkers challenge #30 Myth & Magic.  The card is pink in real life but not quite as intense as my photo for some reason.  For example the 3 little hearts are irridescent and quite delicately coloured in reality.  I love fairy stamps and this Bubbles Fairy is no exception.  After colouring her in with my Promarkers I added a touch of stickles

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Here is my card for the Waltzing Mouse Sketch challenge #12. I really enjoyed playing with stamps and getting full of ink and embossing powder, though I do wish I had cleaned the purple ink off one of the stamps before using my Versamark pad and I could have done without getting my finger stuck in red hot melted embossing powder. I thought I would combine a few

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Sarah Anderson, host of the Play Date Cafe "Colour Horribilis" challenge asked participants to use hot pink, navy blue and mustard yellow on their creations this week.  Here is my card using this particular colour combination, which isn't set to become one of my favourites any time soon, though it is fun to experiment with colour.  I stamped the PSX teddy image with Adirondack

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I have just made this card for the Polkadoodles colouring competition.  They are offering a full set of Aquamarkers as a prize, how wonderful is that!  This competition is in addition to their regular challenges and I think it's an open theme, at least I hope it is, and the closing date is the end of August. I had actually given up trying to watercolour since buying Promarkers,

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I have been playing with Waltzing Mouse Stamps' lovely Asian Gardens set and have made my first easel card to enter into Stampin for the Weekend's anything goes challenge.  As you can see I also went a bit mad with the Cuttlebug and Nestie dies, though the smallest circles were made with a Dovecraft punch, which I managed to break during the process, which is the second

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I have just made this card for my sister's 50th and am entering it into the Fab 'n' Funky "Flower Power" challenge.  I used a blue art silk 8x8 card blank by Hunkydory, which was an extra challenge as I normally make A5 or small square cards.  Hopefully I have not overdone it but last time I tried this size card it looked rather empty.  The flowers were made with various

Lavender Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394679798826214084noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365552015975367976.post-3543689917384090392010-08-16T22:43:00.001+01:002010-08-16T22:47:37.012+01:00

It seems like ages since I last posted but I do have an excuse as I have had a foot operation.  Actually that's a pretty flimsy excuse isn't it, as I don't craft or type with my feet and, as I am off work recovering and unable to walk about without the aid of crutches, I have plenty of time on my hands to make cards.  I got my son to fill a large storage box with craft stuff and made a card

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Here is my entry for this week's Sunday Postcard Art Challenge "Magic" which I created using Adobe Photoshop.

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Here is my card for the latest Promarker challenge (Animals).  I love animals in general and dogs in particular so didn't have to think to hard to decide which stamp to use......one of Joanna Sheen's Best Friends.  The backing paper is My Minds Eye.

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Here is my baby themed postcard for the Sunday Postcard Art challenge.I thought I would have another try at digital and this is the result.  I just wish I knew what I was doing with Adobe Photoshop as it's all trial and error (mainly error!).

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Here is my card for the Daring Cardmakers challenge this week, which is entitled "Seeing Silhouettes."  It is a simple sympathy card made using Pink Petticoat paper and a foliage silhouette image from My Craft Studio Simply Silhouettes.  The sentiment stamp is by Anna Griffin. 

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                  Here is my latest card, a birthday card with a floral theme for Magical Crafts "Flower Power" challenge. I also challenged myself to use some items from my huge craft stash which has taken over the house including forgotten bits and bobs such as the floral sticky daisy ribbons, Petaloo flowers, dried flowers and even peel off sticker numbers and letters! I wish I could remember

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Here is my entry for the Three Muses Challenge #56 "eyes."  I have been playing with Adobe Photoshop again and this is the result.  The owl image is from Karen's Whimsy and the words are a Helen Keller quote.

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Here is my creation for this week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge.  The theme is sea voyages and it made me think of explorers in general and Sir Francis Drake in particular.  This is the first time I have taken part in this particular challenge but I was inspired to have a go by this week's host, Sandy, who always has some wonderful art on her blog.

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Here is my card for the latest Stamp Something challenge.  The theme is summer and I decided to use summer colours rather than a summery image.  I have had the little teddy bear stamp for ages, not sure of the make but it always stamps perfectly.  I just added a little shading.  The flowers are coloured with stickles and the centres are liquid pearls gold.  The base card is made from

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Here is my latest card which I am entering into the My Time To Craft Xtra Special challenge (make a card for a special occasion.  This card is for a baby girl's naming day and it's the first time I have made a card for that particular ceremony.  The only stamp I used is on the back, very unusual for me!  The bear was cut with a Sizzix die in the Cuttlebug and coloured with Promarkers.  I used a

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Here is my entry (talk about last minute!) for the Crafty Creations black, white and a splash of red challenge.  The ladybird and frame image is something I made myself on the PC.  It is coloured with Promakers.  I can't remember where the black and white dotty paper is from but, as you can see, I have been Cuttlebugging again to make the sentiment.  Not the best picture of

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Here is my entry for the latest Stamp Something challenge which is a digital challenge.  The door image on the front of the card (top picture) is from the wonderful Itkupilli Shop (the same place I got my blog background).  The herald rabbit is also Itkupilli and both Alice images are by Tartx.  I used Adobe Photoshop to put the three images together.  The white rabbit backing paper on the

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This is my card for the CD Sunday Feathered Friends Challenge.  The CD element comes in the form of the gorgeous backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Eastern Treasures CD Rom which is rather lovely.  The swan and cygnet image is a photo I took, appropriately enough, last Sunday during a dog walk to a local lake.  Those cygnets are adorable, it was a beautiful sight.  I have also used stamps from

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I have just made this birthday card for a friend and am entering it into the latest Stamp Something Challenge (birthday recipe with designer paper, a tag, ribbon and a bow).  I used this cute House Mouse stamp with the bunny eating a carrot, coloured with Promarkers.  I used Nestabilities dies in the Cuttlebug for the mats and the papers are My Mind's Eye.  I added some green ricrac ribbon and a

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I think it has taken me longer to photograph this card than it did to make!  That's a slight exaggeration but I am hopeless at photography.  I did try to scan it but it's too dimensional because of the flowers.  Here is my card for the Play Date Cafe Colour Challenge 31. I used another of my favourite stamps on this card and coloured the little girl image with Promarkers.  The paper is Laura

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Here is my latest card which is a last minute entry for the Passion for Promarkers Anniversary Challenge.  This stamp is one of my favourites and I always enjoy colouring it in, though this is the first time I have used Promarkers.  The backing paper is Laura Ashley with Distress Ink Tattered Rose round the edge.

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I made this card over the weekend and although it is primarily for a friend's birthday, I am also entering it into the Stamp Something - 2 of something challenge. The stamps I have used here are from a great set by Non Sequitur and I coloured the lady image with Promarkers. I used 2 types of ribbon and 2 pieces of Coredinations cardstock. The gold ribbon was recycled from a gift and the

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I was amazed to receive some nice comments on my previous card as I imagined my blogging pals would have thought I'd dropped off the face of the earth, so thanks, it was a nice surprise! Here is a card I made yesterday for the latest Colour Create Challenge.I decided to dig out the Cuttlebug and a flower die I bought ages ago but had never used. It was fun trying out the endless combinations

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I am seriously shocked to see that this is my first blog post for 8 months...where has the time gone!!!!!! Speaking of time I hardly ever seem to have the opportunity to craft these days but I decided mid week that I would definitely get my craft gear out and make something this weekend.This morning as I turned on the PC I remembered the fun I used to have entering challenges and so, inspired by

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Here is my card for the latest Ready Steady Stamp challenge. The ingredients this week were:MonumentBlue Metal EmbellishmentCuttlewax techniqueCorkAt first I thought I was going to have to give this one a miss as I was pretty sure I wouldn't have any cork. Then I remembered the old cork coaster on my bedside table....managed to punch a little heart from it! I had to think about the wax paper, had

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I don't make childrens' cards very often but on Tuesday, whilst looking for some cardstock I came across a huge stash of 12 x 12 papers I bought a few years ago and decided I really should actually use some of them. I went through a phase when I started making cards of buying any pack of paper that caught my eye but never got around to using it. The large card blank was another impulse buy

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Here is my latest card for the first Ready Steady Stamp challenge. Hopefully this will work....not been able to use the PC much due to hard drive failure and it is currently working via an ancient spare hard drive. We cannot use Windows XP either so we are temporarily on Linux with Firefox as the web browser and I am so used to Microsoft I am struggling!!!!! Anyway, back to the card.....The

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Here is my entry for The Next Level's latest challenge (Buttons & Bows). The stamped image has been coloured with Pro Markers. The buttons are by PaperMania. The orange flower ribbon and backing paper are both craft mag freebies. The grossgrain and sparkly ribbons are from my stash.

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I liked the sound of the latest Simon Says Stamp Challenge as I haven't used paper piecing in conjuction with stamping for a while. I spent ages trying to decide which stamps to use and finally settled on this little bird by Imaginisce, plus strawberry and birthday stamps which were free with Craft Stamper magazine. The papers and cardstock are all leftover pieces from my bits box. No matter how

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I have just made this 50th birthday card using the sketch from this week's Mojo Monday Challenge. I tend to shy away from sketch challenges but felt like a change and this is the result. I have decided I really must use up some of the many papers and embellishments I have bought over the years but never used. These papers and decoupaged roses are all by Anna Griffin. The colours match the bottom

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Here is my latest card using one of my favourite teddy bear stamps. It also happens to be my entry for the latest Cute Card Thursday Challenge (Thank You Miss!). The words were stamped with Versamark and heat embossed in gold using a Stampin Up sentiment stamp. The bear was stamped with Imperial Purple Versafine ink on plain card then mounted onto a nestabilities scalloped gold mirri card circle.

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As I am off work and the weather is nothing like it was last week (typical!!!), breezy, dark and about to rain, I have spent the day making cards and ironing, not at the same time obviously! Here is my entry for the latest ABC Challenge, which is V is for Vellum. I can't remember where I bought the pale green vellum with gold butterflies but I have had it a long time and seem to recall having

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Here is a card I made today for this week's Daring Cardmakers challenge. Sue came up with a wonderful and very special dare....create a card to make a sick child smile and send it to one of the children listed on the Post Pals home page. Post Pals is a great idea and it was set up to create smiles for children with long term or life threatening illnesses. I will be posting my card off soon and

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Absolutely nothing to do with craft but just a note to say how amazing Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were last night at Glastonbury, brilliant as ever. I have seen them live many times but this time I watched courtesy of the BBC.

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Just made this last minute birthday card using Joanna Sheen's new Eastern Treasures CD which contains stunning artwork by a contemporary Chinese artist. Not much else I can say about the card really, just a very simple one!

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I haven't had much time to post but have actually manged to get online this weekend as well as make a card or two! I have also given my blog a makeover, though may switch to Wordpress, I haven't decided yet. Anyway, back to the card...Tilda in a sunhat picking flowers which is for the latest Just Magonolia Challenge #10 Summer. Tilda is coloured with Promarkers and as you can see I have used a

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Here are some photos of the beautiful Honey....not mine unfortunately....I wish!!!!!!!!! We recently looked after Honey whilst her very lucky owners were on holiday and I enjoyed every minute of it. She is a lovely friendly and funny dog who likes to fetch (everything in sight!). It's hard to believe she is a middle aged lady, she is rarely still. The graphics are courtesy of Scrapbook Flair by

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I have just made this birthday card which I am entering for The Sugar Bowl Challenge 11 (Kathy's Sketch + pearls). The Sugar Nellie stamp is 'Poise' by Leanne Ellis, coloured with Letraset markers. The patterned papers are all HOTP and the green and brown card shapes were cut with Nestabilities label dies. I used a rose punch on the corners and added a string of pearls tied into a bow, dried

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I am looking forward to finding out what the new challenge blog 'The Next Level' is all about....not long to go now as it launches on Monday 1st June. All I need now is more spare time!

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I have just made this card to wish a friend well in finding a new job after she was made redundant recently. I am also entering this into Papertake's latest challenge which is to use scraps, as I have had the blue card circle in my bits box since I got my Cuttlebug, when I sat down and cut out lots of different sized circles, so it must be 2 years now! The bit of blue card I stamped the words

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I have just made this card for a friend about to start a new job after being made redundant recently, so it fits in nicely with the Secret Crafter Saturday 'New Beginnings' challenge. The embellishments are all from the Anna Griffin Sierra collection and the cat and dog stamp is by Inca.

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Here is my card for the latest challenge over at 'A Spoon Full of Sugar' who are celebrating their first birthday. My Tilda image is coloured with Promarker & Sakura Sparkle pens and cut out with a scallop punch. It is matted onto a piece of green card cut out with a Nestabilities label die and a piece of green patterned paper from my bits box. I don't remember where the sentiment stamp was from

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My latest card is a good luck card in the shape of a handbag. The template and paper is by Pink Petticoat. I am still tempted to put more bling on the front but suspect the single gem, flower and padlock charm are more than enough. The inside is decorated with more clear gems clear embossed stamped butterflies (Elusive Images). These were stamped onto glossy cardstock coloured with blue ink.

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Here is my card for the Graphicus April Challenge (theme - blossom, colour palette - pink & green). I have used stamps from 3 different Elusive Images themeplates for this card. The leaves (square image in centre of card) and the small blossoms cut out and stuck onto the leafy image are both stamps from the Texture Blocks themeplate. They are stamped onto glossy cardstock with Graphite Black

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My latest card fits in well with the Dutch Dare Challenge (Favourite Things), which in my case happen to be rubber stamps and ribbon. I have used one of my favourite stamps here, 'Sybil' from Chapel Road Art Stamps, with Versafine Sepia ink, mounted onto a frame made with spray inks. The paper and matching ribbon is by Laura Ashley, not sure where the green organza ribbon is from, as I have had

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Here is my latest simple (but still took ages to make because I am so out of practice) card for this week's Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Challenge, where theme is pink and green. The image is Cute Daisy May, coloured with a variety of pens including Promarkers and Sakura Sparkle. The shape mat was made with a Nestabilities label die and the pink & green patterned paper is by K & Company. The base card has

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I am hoping to do some crafting this weekend but in the meantime I thought I would share this photo of a beautiful song thrush enjoying a tasty worm in our garden yesterday.

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Here is my card for the latest Colour Create Challenge, not a very good photo I'm afraid but it was the best of a bad bunch! No idea where I go wrong but I do not get any better at photography. The papers are Pink Petticoat, the cardstock is from The Papermill Shop. I used a free template from a craft magazine for the cupcake shapes and just doodled the stitches and corners.

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To be in with a chance of winning this lovely candy, which is on offer at Charmed Delectable Stamps, to celebrate the launch of a new stamp range, all you have to do is leave a comment on your blog...simple!

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Karen of Charmed Cards & Crafts fame is offering an amazing pack of 72 copic markers over on her Crafty Goings On Blog. To be in with a chance of winning you have to link to a project on your blog which uses a download or stamped image you have coloured in and if it is a Charmed download you can enter twice! Here is my entry. I coloured Dottie with Promakers and mounted the image onto a

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I have been longing to have a go at the latest Colour Create Challenge all week as the colours really appealed to me....only just got around to it, so very last minute!!!!! The card was designed with the Serif Draw Plus graphics programme and I really enjoyed making it. All that remained then was to cut out my design, mat it onto a square of blue cardstock and attach it to my white scallop edge

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