Saturday, 10 July 2010

A couple of challenge cards

I am struggling to craft in this heat ... roll on winter!!!

I have made a couple of challegne cards ... just taken a few days to do!
My first card covers these challenges:
Trully Scrumptious - sketch and how does your garden grow (mine is full of dandelions so I think the image fits!!
Cute Card Thursday - School's out for Summer
Simon Says Stamp - photo inspiration
Just Magnolia - recipe - 3 flowers, 2 dp, 1 ribbon
Totally Papercrafts - pearls and swirls

I haven't got any vivid blue papers so rather than using the cocktail, I used the lagoon photo! Tilda is masked onto the dandelion and coloured using distress inks. I was slightly distracted by a small person (who will remain nameless!) and coloured Tilda's dungarees in the wrong blue!!! I distressed the image and the Basic Grey Two Scoops papers and added stickles to the dandelion. Some flowers, pearls and swirls to finish it off.

Here's my 2nd card, made on Thursday and only just photoed!
Create4fun - sketch (but last week's challenge LOL!!)
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Sending Donkey smiles, a card for Michelle

This image is from Meljen's Designs and it has been donated to help raise awareness of Michelle's accident. I coloured it using my pens. I used BG Urban Prairie papers and matted them onto red cardstock. The punched border is made using a Martha Stewart punch.

We have had a really busy day ... girls have had swimming lessons, then spent the afternoon playing at a friend's house, before going out for tea!

I am off to do some crafting ... getting a bit behind in my craft room LOL!!

13 comments:

Alizabethy said...

just love your tilda - so pretty!

Macpurp said...

very pretty, great cards and such sweet images!

it has been wet and cold here today.

love teen xx

Distressed Miss said...

Hi Cathy, thought I'd hop over and have a look at your blog I love your latest Donkey card he is adorable. Anyway just wanted to say hi and look forward to working with at ABC.
Hugs
Clare
x

Kat said...

Two great cards Cathy. I love them both. Also love that aperture card you made for the Secret Crafter DT, it's gorgeous.

You should move to Aberdeenshire....it's not nearly so warm up her lol!

Kat xx

Anonymous said...

Love these too, I so need that dandelion stamp...it's so pretty

Tracey managet to show me how to use 4share on friday, I am so impatient, never realized all I had to do was wait for the cound down...doh

Heather said...

Hi Cathy, I've just done the same as you - Create'fun's last week's sketch - oooops!!! Both gorgeous cards, love Tilda perched on her dandelion, fabulous colouring (despite Ellie) and such wonderful details.
Thanks so much for playing along with us at both Truly Scrumptious and the Simon Says Stamp challenge.
hugs Heather xx

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous cards Cathy :-) I love the Tilda one ,, so pretty and her jeans look a perfect shade of blue to me ,,, lovely papers and flowers too and the dandelion is so delicate and pretty, truly stunning card Cathy !!

Love the card for Michele too ,, such a cute image ,, I am sure she will love this :-)

thanks for joining the Simon Says Stamp and TPC Challenges :-)
Luv
Lols x x x

Riet said...

So gorgeous cards Cathy,i love the images and the papers.

Hugs Riet.xx

Sue said...

Hi Cathy
two gorgeous cards hun, awesome colouring,luv the papers & embelies, on ya tilda,thank you for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week, hope to see you next week, sue,x

Alma said...

Just a wonderful tilda- creation! Wow! I love the way you have coloured her!
Hugs from Germany Alma

Sharon said...

These are both lovely Cathy. I love how Tilda is perched on a dandelion and the lovely soft colours you've used. Thanks for joining us at Truly Scrumptious.

Mel X said...

Hiya Cathy, Tilda looks so pretty. Love the detail here and fabulous layout. Adore the image on your second card, he's a fab donkey.

Thanks for joining us this week at Totally Papercrafts and good luck in the draw.

Mel X

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

Tilda looks beautiful!! I love that image and you did a lovely job highlighting the dandelions!

Thanks so much for entering the Simon Says Stamp Challenges!!!

-Sarah