HB2U

A very CAS card for this weeks Retro Sketches Challenge #23. I masked the card and inked a strip of colour with yellow and orange (and a bit of copper and gold, that doesn't really show on the image) and used some stick on leaves and letters for the HB2U message, adding some stitching to finish.

I'm also submitting this for Sentimental Sundays Challenge #114: Fall

"Less is More" Week 79 - Blue & Green

This weeks "Less is More" challenge #79 is to use Blue&Green together on a card.

I used stamps from Hero Arts (the flower and sentiment) and the bird from Stepping Stones Designs with ink from papermania and finished it off with a blue gem.

Didn't take very long once I decided what I was doing, but that took a while, because I'm so out of practice after so long with very little crafting and I'm only about... 90% happy with it, but it's okay and shall be going as a thank you to a friend who lizard-sat while we were on holiday :)

Home Sweet Home

Appropriate title is appropriate also because I am now 'home sweet home' after a 10 day trip with my Mum to celebrate her 50th Birthday. A good time was had by all, but I'm now going to have to be very disciplined with my craft spending for a few months, because I indulged all her whims and my bank account is looking a little poorer for it! Worth it though, after all, she only turns 50 once (and isn't she glad about that! lol!)

Anyway, now that I'm home - it feels like ages since I've been on here, between the holiday and being ill, I think I've only made about 2 cards in 2 months *eeek!* - time to get back into a routine again though and so I've started today with this card.

The card came from the paper company, the paper and house topper from papercraft inspirations magazine and I added a few gems to finish.

I used sketch #277 from CPS-Card Sketches

And I'm also submitting for Craft Your Passion #122 - Anything Goes

Less is More - Week 76

This weeks "Less is More" challenge was for a one layer card featuring '3' this could be three colours, words, stamps, the number 3, etc...

I love one layer cards, looking at them that is! because I'm horrid at making them, lol! Nevertheless, after two weeks during which I only made one card, it was as good a place as any to start.

The slippers are teddy bo stamps and the sentiment is stampin' up - all stamped in brown papermania ink, I coloured the slippers with my promarkers, in three shades of green - forest, marsh green and pear green.

Snowman

I can't believe it's been nearly two weeks since I posted here! I have been in bed most of the last two weeks with a mild (ha!) case of flu and I'm still not 100%, but I was getting itchy craft fingers and I decided it wasn't really going to expend much energy sitting at the craft desk so I could at least get something done.

I used Echo Park papers for this card and a freebie image from Beccy's Place, coloured with promarkers - ruby, poppy, forest green, chestnut, amber, bright orange and marine.

I'm submitting it for the following challenges:
- iSpy Sketches #23 - Sketch (with Giselle Whittaker)
- Digi Haven #5 - Christmas in July
- Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #16 - Anything Goes
- Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge #80 - Snowmen
- The Pink Elephant Challenge #156 - Christmas in July

Get Well Soon

I used an image from pink cat studios, coloured with promarkers - poppy, cornflower, china blue, sandstone, caramel and blush.

The papers are from homemade magazine, layered on card from the paper company and I embellished with brads, gems and flowers. The sentiment is from cardwork crafts.

I'm submitting this for:
- Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge #191 - Professionals
- Sunday Sketch & Stamp #112 - Sketch
- Charisma Cardz Challenges #25 - Anything Goes

Felicity Tri-fold

I used papers from homemade magazine on this card and two pollycraft digi's, of the ultra cute Felicity coloured in promarkers - ruby, poppy, duck egg, china blue, dusky rose, sandstone, caramel, buttercup, mustard, and blush. The stamped sentiment is from flonz.

I used my x-cut lace trim punch to do the edging in red, my x-cut flower dies to make the flowers and added gems - including one to the flower in her hair. I also added the verse, found online, which is unusual for me, since that's usually something I'd only add when sending the card - however, due to the shape, I decided it was easier to add it now.

I'm submitting this for:
- The Crafty Pad #176 - More than One Fold
- The Stamping Boutique #39 - BINGO (Flowers, Bling, Image/Sentiment)
- Creative Inspirations #169 - Anything Goes
- Crafty Creations #176 - Embellish It (I used Flowers, border punch and gems)
- Crafty Cardmakers #71 - Create Your Own Flowers
- Anything Goes Challenge Blog #70 - Polka Dot w/Birthday Theme
- I Love ProMarkers #123 - Anything Goes
- Fab 'n' Funky Challenges #127 - Cute and Girly

And now on a completely unrelated note - I have 30 followers - yay! Thank you to everyone who has followed me and who comments on my creations, I appreciate every one even if I don't always remember to follow back!