Wags n Whiskers cards

I am really struggling crafting at the moment ... runny eyes and sneezing makes colouring really hard!! But I had a morning to myself, so decided to use the time in my craft room, so closed the lounge door so I couldn't see the pile of ironing to do!!

The first card covers these challenges:
Passion for Promarkers - sketch and handmade flowers
Creative Card Crew - April Showers bring May Flowers

I coloured this Wags n Whiskers image using my promarkers and matted it onto cardstock. The papers are by papermania (Pink Parfait) and matted onto cardstock. The image was just a bit big for the sketch really .. but hey ho!! I punched flowers and added pearls to their centres and round the edge of the circle element.

The second card (started on Friday I have to admit!!) covers these challenges:
Wags n Whiskers - sketch
Colour Create - burnt orange, black and cream, option of checks
Ryan is coloured using promarkers and I confess to not using black on the image ... too harsh! The ornage dp is MME Everyday Tango, and the black(and grey - oppps!) paper is DCWV - hoping harlequin checks count as checks! I punched circles and added buttons to their centres and 3 large brads to complete the elements of the sketch.

Off to get another box of tissues ... roll on Autumn!!

My first hAnglar Stanglar card

Yresterday my lovely postie dropped my Magnolia kit, 2 hAnglar Stanglar kits and magnolia Ink through my letterbox!!! Created the problem of having to decide what to play with first!!!
So having spent some time eazi mounting them ... I shut my eyes and picked ... this little cutie.
I have coloured her using my pens and then created the background by using the chisel end of my blender pen and then going over with satin and Tea green. I lightened up patches with my blender pen and added shadows. I stamped the swirl round using one of my pattern stamps and Duck egg promarker. I added some pearls and some punched flowers.

The card covers the following challenges:
A Spoonfull of Sugar - sketch
Papertake Weekly - cutie pie
passion for Promarkers - create your own background only using promarkers
Creative Card Crew - Happy Birthday
My Time to Craft - pearls


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Hanglar Stanglar
Colouring Media: Promarkers (Secret Crafter)
Papers: Basic Grey Wisteria (Secret Crafter)
Embellishments: from stash

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrh!!!

I have finally found time to play with some of my new stamps from the NEC. We are off to my parents for a week tomorrow and being a saddo I have packed loads of crafting stash .. I am going to play while I am away!!
Anyway when I saw these stamps i just had to buy them. The card I have made covers these challenges:
Just Magnolia - sketch (a bit loosely at the bottom!!)
Passion for Promarkers - use 2 images
Papertake weekly - open theme
Creative card Crew - vintage/aged (well its distressed and inked and pirates are from the olden days!!)
Simon Says Stamp - distressing
I masked Edwin onto the barrel and coloured using my promarkers, then cut out. I matted it onto the dp, which I matted onto black cardstock. Both the dp and cardstock have been distressed using my Tim Holtz tool (I could not live without it!) and the dp has been distressed using antique linen and weathered wood distress inks. I cut the ickle flags and rope out of some of the dp, and the sentiment is from Cuddly Buddly.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Pirate Edwin, Barrel
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: BG Granola, Cuddly Buddly Pirate Designables
Embellishments: Cuddly Buddly Designables

Green!!

I started making this card on Sunday for a couple of challenges ... finally having finished it ... it fits 12!!!! YAY!!!
So this card is for the following challenges:
Cupcake challenge - green
A spoonfull of Sugar - Easter
Stamp Something - green and cream
Fuss n Fancy - Green
1 Stop Card Crafts - spots and dots
Passion for Promarkers - sketch
Creative Card Crew - going dotty
My Time to Craft - lovely lace
Simon Says Stamp - Green
Whiff of Joy - easel card
Crafty Cardmakers - a Feminine Celebration
Raise the Bar - going green

I coloured Melinda in using my pens and matted her onto cream cardstock. All the cream cardstock has its edges inked and I rounded all the corners. I stamped swirls over a piece of cream cardstock using thyme brilliance ink and themn clear embossed and heated them. I added some lace, some mulberry flowers coloured using my emerald promarker and a button.
Now I know it doesn't lok very Eastery but I tend to use cards with flowers on rather than eggs for Easter ... don't like to limit my stamps!! So this is going to my Auntie for Easter .. lilies are very Easter!!

The recipe I have used is from Katharina's Guest Design call ...So I am going to have a go at it.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): WOJ Melinda with bouquet; WOJ Swirls
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: MME Bloom and grow
Embellishments: flowers, lace, brads and button from stash

Finally a card

I haven't done any crafting this week thanks to an incident with the cat and the stairs, which involved a fair bit of pain on my part ... the cat is fine ... if a little contrite! I finally got back into my craft room last night and aftersome hufffing and puffing and a lot of ouching I made a card to cover a few challenges:
Papertake Weekly Challenge - buttons, bows, brads and bling
Creative Card Crew - Celebrations
Simon Says Stamp - Mothers Day/girly
Cute Card Thursday - Lucky Green
Creative Inspirations - Lace, pearls and pins (no pins as I little fingers who like to help themselves to my stash ... so pins not safe)
Stampavie and More - Spring
Totally Papercrafts - Mother's Day/Special lady
Stamp Something - Something girly
Stampin'for the weekend - Monochromatic (I think its pretty monochromatic!!)

I have made this card for my Mum ... not her Mothering Sunday card ... but her birthday card as her birthday is in early April.
I used my pens to colour Tilda and then matted her onto green and cream cardstock. I decided to go with just 1 dp and keep the layout simple. I threaded the ribbon through the raffia lace and added a bow with a button at the centre. I added some pearls and gems (not a lot of bling, but a bit!!) and a couple brads to the image for detail .. .and thats pretty much it.

We have friends' coming for the weekend and then I am working full time all next week so very little crafting time on the horizon :(, and little time for blogging ... I have been a terrible blogger this week ... but hopefully will catch up with you all soon.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Happy Tilda
Colouring Media: copics and promarkers (secret Crafter)
Papers: MME Bloom and Grow (Secret Crafter)
Embellishments: lace, oearls, ribbon, gems and button from stash

Pretty in Pink

Last morning of freedom!!! And I got a card for a few challenges made :)

Stamp with Fun - sketch
A Spoonfull of Sugar - layers
Passion for Promakers - girly
Papertake Weekly - Pretty in Pink
Creative Card Crew - punch it

This cute pixie is coloured using promarkers nad layered on to dp and green cardstock. I layered the small squared onto cardstock and dp and added a punched flower and gem to each. I punched a couple of swirls and added pink gems.
Is as pink as I can get LOL!!


Recipe:
Stamp(s): CC Designs Heidi
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: Basic Grey Oh Baby Girl
Embellishments: gems and punches

Candles

I had the sudden realisation that I had to get 7 presents for teachers this year ... 7!!! 5 for the pre-school staff and 2 for school. Having seen Inge's candle and match box idea over in the Whiff of Joy Inspiration blog, I decided to do candles for everyone.
Oh and I managed to cover a few challenges at the same time!!
Roses on Paper - red, green and gold
Stampin for the weekend Blue and Brown
Simon Says Stamp - Merry Christmas
Passion for Promarkers - Christmas or New Year, but not a card
My Time to Craft - Yuletide wishes
Creative card Crew - Anything goes
Stamp with Fun - little presents
Creative Inspirations - Christmas gifts

I used two colour schemes for the candles - red and green, and blue and brown.
I stamped the images and coloured them using promarkers. I cut them out using my nesties, matted them onto cardstock and then stickled them.
I used matching cardstock and MME Christmas design apers to make the decorative bands that hold the four candles together. I tied them using ribbon and twine nad ten added a hydrangea flower with a rose in the centre.
I wrapped them in cellophane and added the tag and wish label.
Simples!!
Here is the blue and brown style...
And here they all are ...
You can't really see the stickles as the light is naff today.
And the last three.
I have to confess to not doing the decorated match boxes ... Ellie and Beth with matches .mmmm not a good idea!!

Dutchdare Card Challenge

The challenge this time is a colour inspiration, and here is the picture.
I went for a Christmas card in these colours (although I admit to muting the colours!!)
I watercoloured Uru and matted him onto black cardstock. I used the Whiff of Joy sketch from this week, and matted theses gorgeous glittery papers on to black cardstock. I added a sparkly flower and a Christmas tree charm.

I am entering it into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - So Charming
A spoonfull of Sugar - non-traditional Christmas colours (teal/green/black aren't to me!!)
Creative Card Crew - Christmas
My Time to Craft - Winter Pals
Stampavie and More - Christmas
Everybody-Art-Challenge - stitching (around the image)

Do check out the other DT cards.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Whiff of Joy Uru and bird
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: My Minds Eye Laundry Line
Embellishments: prima flower, ribbons, charm and brad from stash

A bit of Sparkle

Its been a busy start to the week. We saw my Gran on Monday and did a few jobs for her - she's 94 and still in her own home with no external support, just family... but we do always go prepared for the list of jobs!!!
Yesterday we went to Tatton Park and the girls had a great time in the gardens and at the farm. One of the children I mind had never fed a goat before and LOVED it, especially when it nicked the whole bag of food!!
Today we met friends at Trentham Gardens Monkey forest - they have Barbary macaques running wild. The girls loved seeing the babies and we did try to leave them behind LOL!!
I have torn myself our from my latest acquisition - a Wii (oh and the fit bit!!) to make a card tonight. And it fulfils several challenges - !!

Stamp with fun - Sketch
Simon Says Stamp - All that sparkles
Stampavie and More - blue and silver
Creative Card Crew - Snowflakes
My Time to Craft - rip it up
Magnolia Down Under - distressing
I water coloured Tilda and stamped the snowflakes round her. These are the last papers of their name in my BG stash :( I was really sad to cut into them. I matted them onto blue cardstock. All the papers are distressed and some inked in Starlight, and the bow on the bell is coloured in the same ink. I stickled the fur on Tilda's coat and the bell. Some of the papers are ripped and inked up. I masked the tag stamp and then added the sentiment.
Shock horror - no ribbon or flowers!!!


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Tilda with bell' tag and snowflakes; WOJ sentiment
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Blitzen, Periphery
Embellishments: none!!

Its nearly Christmas!!!

After making all the Halloween projects I thought I needed a bit of sparkle in my life (in more ways than one!!) so I made a couple of Christmas cards last night. I have used a great free download from Martine for the papers - it is really scrummy and I will be printing off more of it!.

I combined the A Spoonful of Sugar Sketch with My time to craft (Cute and quick - this was quick!!) for my first card.I adore this cute Gillian Roberts image and got it from Bunny Zoe's shop with my candy win. I have watercoloured him using distress inks and then stickled the dots on the stocking. I used snowflakes rather than bows and added a glue dot to the centre and then glitter. Sorry no sentiment .... those sentiments are being very elusive ... I am beginning they have gone to the great filing cabinet in the sky - eek!

For the next card I managed to combine a few challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - sketch by Domi
Whiff of Joy - die cuts
Everybody-Art-challenge - punches and shapes
Creative Card crew - scallopsI watercoloured Henry and cut him and the mat outr using my nesties. I glittered and glossed him. I punched snowflakes and stickled them. I stuck glue dots onto the buttons and dipped them in glitter - twice!!
Here's a close up of the glitter!My craft space is now a shimmer of glitter!!!
As both cards are CHristmas cards I am entering them into this week's Stampavie and more challenge.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Gillian Roberts Stocking; Whiff of Joy Henry with Bauble
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Martine
Embellishments: punched snowflakes, ribbon from stash

Halloween

I am not a big Halloween card maker ... don't really send Halloween cards. However one of the little boys I mind is a big fan of the spooky night and can't wait for the trick or treating. So I have made a card just for him!!
I have made the card using the following challenges:
Everybody-Art-Challegne - sketch (rotated and shapes altered slightly!)
Passion for Promarkers - any colours, 3 shapes, 2 papers and 1 ribbon
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Halloween
Creative Card Crew - Celebration

Isn't he a cutie!!! I coloured him using my promarkers and then used my nesties to cut out the circles to create the moon. I used the ickle bat that is part of the download on the sentiment.
OK I confess I was having a senior moment and have ended up with 4 shapes - perhaps the square is a squashed rectangle or the oval a stretched circle!! But I really like it so I'm not altering it now LOL!!!

Off for a quick coffee and a bit of blog hopping before collecting the girls from Pre-school - hopefully the rain will go away this afternoon!

Nikki and Lacey are launching a new range of stamps, Wags 'n' Whiskers stamps, on October 9th with a fab blog hop. Look here for more details. They also have some fab candy on offer.



Recipe:
Stamp(s): Digital delights by Louby Loo download
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: Papermania and freebie download
Embellishments: cord from stash

Christmas cards

I thought I would start (again!!) making Christmas cards, and have decided to use some of the sketch challenges for them, and to make 2 at a time. I have used the sketch over at Stamp with Fun and combined it with the Pollycraft challenge 5 S's (snowflakes, sparkle, spots, stripes, swirls) and I have got all 5 on both cards!! It also fits A spoonfull of Sugar's Christmas theme, and the sparkle theme over at Creative card Crew.


I coloured both Henry's and added fluffy stuff to the hats and stickles to the berries, and then cut them out. I matted them onto spotty dp and matted all the dp onto green cardstock. I used stickles to pick out the swirls in the corner and some of the red dots. I punched the snowflakes and added stickles to them. I used my Cuttlebug bauble diecuts to make the sentiment, which I tied onto the ribbon.

Right off to make bread rolls for lunch!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): WoJ Henry Mouse with Lantern, Henry Mouse with hot chocolate; Cuddly Buddly sentiment
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: DCWV Christmas stack
Embellishments: punched snowlfakes, ribbon from stash

Christmas in August!!

I have struggled colouring this image in today - stamped her onto linen card and three times it all went splodgey, so didn't do much shading in the end!
I have made this card for 4 challenges:
Whiff of Joy challenge - a fab sketch by Rach
Our Creative Corner - Christmas in August
Creative Card Crew - Christmas in August
Simon Say Stamp - Christmas in August

I watercoloured the image and distressed the edges. I used these fab Daisy D papers ad matted them onto cardstock. I added organza ribbon and white lace, and flowers which I layered and spritzed with glimmer mist. I stamped a corner detail onto the dp and onto a corner of the image. No sentiment yet - I must get some small Christmas sentiment stamps.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): WOJ Willow with Lantern
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Daisy D
Embellishments: prima flowers, roses, ribbon and lace from stash

Gorguss Princess

I've my gorguss little Beth her birthday card today ... and used the sketch from A Spoonfull of Sugar, the Passion for Promarkers colour challenge, and Creative Card Crew's Princess Party challenge.
I love this image and I'd like to say it is so like Beth ... but she's not this cute LOL!!! I coloured the image in using my promarkers and cut it out using my nesties. I rotated the sketch and only used 1 dp - I want it to be quite simple as Beth has a tendency to de-construct her cards!! I stamped the sentiment dream and folded two of the corners back.

Now I need to buy the gorguss one her birthday pressies - ELC online here i come!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Gorguss girl
Colouring Media: promarkers
Papers: Basic Grey Blush
Embellishments: ribbon and brads from stash

Orange!!

This is my card for this week's fab sketch by Dawny P on the Papertake Weekly Challenge, and also for the Creative Crew's Girls want to have fun challenge .. well shopping is fun isn't it!!!
I coloured this image in with promarkers and copics. I rotated the sketch to fit the image and added ribbon. The flower is coloured in using my orange copic pen. I added a panel of dp and matted it onto raffia lace.
Its not been too bad here today ... huge thunder storm this morning but gorgeous afternoon so we got out and went to Dunham park to feed the ducks, see the deer and do the garden quiz. On of the children I mind has never seen deer ... it was an interesting encounter LOL!!! (think the deer will recover before she does!!)

Recipe:
Stamp(s): The Greeting Farm Anya
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: MME Bloom and Grow
Embellishments: Maya Road flower, ribbon and raffia lace from stash

Lots of Challenges!

So busy looking after children at the mo ... I love the summer holidays - really pays for the crafting!!
Anyway my Sugar Nellie Mangas arrived today (couldn't decide which 2 so bought 2 ... and 2 more!!). I have madly combined challenges to get this birthday card for my cousin made ... she'll be 23 nest week!
I used the Stamp with fun sketch (a little adapted!), the Passion for Promarker colours (lime green and Rose pink), the A spoonful of Sugar Swirls (flower and punched swirl), Creative Card Crew's polka dots, Papertake's colour combo and Allsorts one of everything ... think that's all!


I coloured this gorguss image in promarkers - ice greys for the hair and boots, and then used my nesties to cut the ovals and label shape(should be a circle in the sketch!). I found cardstock that almost matched the lime green and the pinks in the dp match the rose pink, ribbon and large flower. I threaded the button with white braid and knoted it acouple of times. One punched swirl finishes it off.

I love these stamps and am going to practicse colouring them - particularly the hair!


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Manga Girl 1
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: DCWV Adhesive stack
Embellishments: Prima flower, button, ribbon, braid from stash

I love Tuesday mornings!!!

Oh and Thursday mornings!! Both girls are at preschool so I craft!! No housework, just up to 2 hours of crafting. I love it!
So I have knocked challenges on the head this morning and made a bit of money as both cards are commissions for twin girls - both very different! I have used the same colours and papers, but am surprised at how different they look.
The first card uses Stamp with Fun's sketch, buttons and bows (The Next Level) and ribbons (Creative Card Crew).

I coloured my Gorguss girl and the matted her onto brown and blue dp. This sketch is lovely and simpl so I kept the dp simple, and again matted it onto corresponding blue and brown dp. I added a big organza bow to it. I used blue organza for the side pieces and added brown buttons. A big blue flower with button centre finishs it off.
Sister number 2 is less fussy so I used the Sunday Sketch and Satamp sketch, and combined it with A Spoonfull of Sugar's hearts challenge.
Again my image is coloured in promarkers and I added some tiny pink heart gems to the dress (she does token pink unlike her sister!!). I matted the image onto brown and blue dp, and matted the patterned dp onto brown dp. I added brown ribbon and stamped the sentiment using sepia ink. Strictly no flowers, bows, fuss!!
Both images really do reflect the girls!! Hopefully mum will like them.
Well I've got time for a coffee, then its get the girls, and they are having a friend for lunch so teddy butties are on the menu!
Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Gorguss Girls Flower Girl, Miss Attitude; Pollycraft Sherbert sentiment
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: My Minds Eye Everyday Tango
Embellishments: ribbon, buttons, flowers from stash

Splashing Maggie

A combined challenge for this card - I have used the colours from Passion for Promarkers (lemon and Meadow Green) and the theme from the Creative Card Crew - Whatever the weather.

I adore this Maggie - she looks so happy splashing in the puddles! I coloured her with my promarkers and followed the Papertake Sketch from the last challenge (loosely!). This is going to be for a friend's little girl's birthday so I have kept it simple and only used cardstock. I ran some of through my Swiss Dots folder. It doesn't show very clearly, but I glossed the wellies, part of the umbrella and the puddles.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Splashing Maggie
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: Coredinations cardstock
Embellishments: punched flowers, adhesive pearls

Daydreaming

This week's Colour Create is a Rainbow of Colour, and the Creative Card Crew challenge is to make a card for a child. I like to ake a few cards each month for Post Pals so I have combined the challegne to make this card to send.

I colured Sherbert in using my promarkers and cut her and the matt out using my nesties.I have kept the layout simple, just matting the dp and only adding a bit of ribbon, as it looked too fussy with flowers.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Polly Craft Daydreamer Sherbert ; Daydreamer sentiments
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: My Minds Eye Magnolia
Embellishments: ribbon from stash