Rainbow Birthday

Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog #193 this week was to make a card including a dog or dogs.

I went very CAS with this... I've been meaning to try the repeat sentiment thing for a while - so I used papermania ink to stamp the sentiment (Daisy and Dandelion) in all the colours of the rainbow - and the little dog at the bottom was a freebie stamp I got in a magazine (I think it was Homemade...) stamped in red.

White On White

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #174 this week was white on white. I've never done a white on white card and if I'm honest the idea terrified me a little, but I have seen some absolutely stunning ones out there so I decided to give it a go.

I combined that with this weeks Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #57 - More that Words (create a card using a long sentiment or a verse) and came up with the card below.

I used a 5x5 card base, ran a slightly smaller piece of white card through the cuttlebug with swiss dots folder. Then cut a plain and scalloped square from more white card with my nesties and used a very pale silver ink to ink a flower and embossed it with clear powder onto the white square. I used my nesties again to cut the vellum with the verse (it was in a magazine I got about 2yrs ago... and stuck that over the top of the white square. Added ribbon and pearl hearts from my stash and layered it all up.

For my first attempt at white on white (except for the verse obviously...) I don't hate it. I think it could make a very nice card for an engagement/wedding/anniversary depending on the verse I put inside.

Purple Flowers

If there was ever a day where craft-therapy was necessary it's today! My morning has been the biggest *head desk* moment... it's really a good job I'm largely a pacifist.

This card is based on a fab sketch from The Sweet Shop #147.

A very simple card, I love the CAS look of the sketch and immediately knew what I wanted to do! Two pieces of card from the papermill to layer, in mid-purple and lilac. I then stamped the sentiment and a variety of flowers in three different shades of purple papermania and added a few embellishments to give it a little bit dimension.

I used stamps from a variety of sources and I can't remember where they all came from... I know at least one was stampin' up... also can't remember where the sentiment came from... the embellishment flowers came from bargain books craft bin.

I'm also submitting this too:

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #108 - Shades of Purple.
Everybody Art #182 - Monochrome
Creative Inspirations #152 - Anything Goes
Simon Says... Anything Goes

MUM

Today I decided to sit down and make my Mothers Day Card for my Mum. I'm actually going to be away from home over Mothers Day (I have actually just realised this and I don't think Mum has yet, oops...) but I'll leave the cards behind for her and my Gran.

I had a lot of trouble deciding what do to for this card... but in the end, I turned to the challenge blogs and put a few of them together to design the finished card.

I used Wild Rose Studio's 'in love with Japan' papers. The image is Lily of the Valley, coloured with Promarkers - lavendar, cornflower, duck egg, sandstone, mustard, china blue, sky blue, amythyst, lilac, caramel. The buttons, ribbon and charm all came from my stash (and mostly from the discount craft bins in bargain books - I love that place! lol!)

The challenges I used/am submitting too are:
Paper Play Challenges '12 - Week 8 - For A Mother (I didn't use the optional 'paper charm' part of the challenge)
Colour Create Challenge Blog #90 - Lilac, Blue, White and Kraft
Delightful Challenges - Use Pattern Paper
My Mum's Craft Shop - Buttons and Ribbons
Allsorts Challenge Week 143 - It's Your Choice
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Weekly #121 - I Spy with my little Eye... Something beginning with B (Bear, Bow, Buttons)

Mojo Monday #230

I can't believe this is the 100th post I've made on this blog - which is I think 98 cards! My tags list tells me another 15 will hit 100 challenge cards too! My mind is a little explode-y at that idea since by far the lions share of them have been in the last two months.

This card comes from the Mojo Monday Sketch #230

I decided to go for the round card, which isn't something I do a whole lot! And work with the colours from The Play Date Cafe #120.

I cut the card base and scalloped circles with my nesties, used some freebie papers I got in a magazine - I've forgotten which one! - and the birds in a nest stamp was a freebie as well! The flowers and ribbon came from my stash. The sentiment is stampin' up.

I'm also submitting this for:
Cute Card Thursday - Things With Wings


In other news - I'm so excited to have been selected for the VIP Top 3 at Party Time Tuesdays with this card.



It's the first time any of my cards have won anything - and the first time in a loooooong time I've won anything personally (I couldn't win an argument with a paperbag!) so thank you so much to the team over at PTT! You made my week!

Freshly Made Sketches #23

Cutting it fine with this one, less than 3hrs to the deadline, but I've been babysitting all day (although really should have done it yesterday instead of lounging around reading... lol)

This sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches #23 from Tui Nathan.

I used a digi stamp from Pollycraft (Flo), coloured with promarkers - duck egg, buttercup, honeycomb, Lime Green, Cool Grey 3, Pear Green, Chestnut and Slate and some scraps of card - no idea where they came from... the sentiment is stampin' up and I finished it with some gems from my stash.

"Less is More": Week 56

Today's "Less is More" challenge is a nice easy one.

///This week we have a simple recipe for you to follow which is to use some of those left over bits and pieces we all tend to keep so this week
Don't Scrap it!///

I love using bits and pieces of scraps from other projects, so that makes this my favourite Less is More challenge to date (since I started following...)

I used some scraps from papermania's birdsong set - which I just love - and some of the last bits of kraft card I have until I can get some more, to layer it up. The sentiment is stampin' up, in moss green papermania ink which I also used around the edge of the white card and I used a few pearls to finish.