Basketball Star

So one of the challenges this week, was to make something based of your favourite sport - well, let me tell you, I do not sport, lol! I don't watch or play any sort of sport as an adult - unless coffee drinking counts. But when I was growing up and in high school, I loved netball and basketball. Because netball is more of a 'girl sport' we played that more often, but I prefered basketball, mostly because I was better at it! So I figured that would count even if it's been at least 10 years since I played, lol!

I used the adorable Slam Dunk Barclay from Pollycraft and coloured him with my promarkers. The papers are all from the Papermania Happy Days pack, layered on light red card from papermill. I cut the sentiment, stars and circles on my cameo and added a few gems - naturally! - to finish it off.

I'm submitting this for:
- Penny's Paper-Craft Challenge #234 - Anything Goes
- As you Like It Challenge - Favourite Sport
- Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #94 - Seeing Red

Happy Birthday Flowers

I love this poppies stamp from Aurora Wings, but I didn't want to go with red on this card, so they've been coloured turquiose, because why not! I think they look awesome and go beautifully with the papers from My Minds Eye's Wildflower paper pack, layered on brown card - the art deco square was cut on my cameo - and the embellishments kept really simple, with just some pearls!

I'm submitting this for:
- Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - We're Ging Dotty
- Stampin' Royalty Challenge #284 - Flowers!
- Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Goes/With Flowers
- Allsorts Challenge #318 - How does your garden grow
- Sweet Sunday Sketch #276 - Sketch (the challenge was to pick one of their past sketches and I picked #74)

We're The Perfect Blend

A wonderful friend of mine, who knows my coffee addiction well sent me this awesome Latte Love set from Fiskars a few months ago and this is to my eternal shame, the first time it's seen ink!

I cut a card base in brown and used paper from My Minds Eye. Coloured the stamps in with my promarkers and added a little heart button, some twine and a couple of little gems. It literally took me longer to decide which of the coffee stamps to use first, than to make the whole card, lol!

I'm submitting this too:
- Freshly Made Sketches #193 - Sketch
- Whimsy Stamps Challenge #84 - Use Ribbon, Lace or Twine
- Inspiration Destination Challenge #40 - Anything Goes

Summer Step Card

Summer has actually come to N.Ireland for once (as well as the rest of the UK) and so going with the theme, I picked this stamp from Pollycraft and coloured her with my promarkers.

The card base was cut on my cameo, in stampin up daffodil delight card. The sentiment, deck chair and sun were also cut on my cameo.

The papers (except for the sun which was just a random bit out of my scraps box) came from the My Minds Eye Lost and Found 3 pack. And yes, there are gems, because gems are important, lol!

I'm submitting this too:
- I Love ProMarkers #276 - Summer
- Mod Squad Challenge Blog - Use Pattern Paper
- The Crafters Cafe #123 - Summer Fun
- Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #142 - Fancy Folds
- Crafty Catz Challenge #286 - Anything Goes

Have A Heroic Birthday

So in a confession that will shock exactly no-one who knows me, I'm like a major geek. And the moment I saw this stamp I knew I had to have it. It's just a pity I don't know more people who would appreciate it, because Superheroes are awesome and Captain America is my favourite and yeah, I'm a geek, I don't even hide it (I really don't, in a twist of irony, I am even wearing a Captain America t-shirt today, although I didn't think about that when I started making this card, lol!)

I used of course, Captain Colin, from Digital Delights, coloured with my promarkers. The sentiment is computer generated and the little shield inside was found through google images but it linked to pinterest and I could not find a source!

I used papers from The Paper Stack Magazine, Volume 4, layered on red and blue card, on a blue card base. My cameo of course cut the stars and borders for the image/sentiment and yes, gems, because, gems are awesome.

I'm submitting this for:
- Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge - Let's Go To The Movies
- Little Miss Muffett Challenge - #115 - Red, White and Blue
- Cheerful Sketches Challenge - Sketch
- Crafting With An Attitude - #5 Anything Goes

Don't Let Life Ruffle Your Feathers!

This was the other card I got made yesterday afternoon, not for any particular challenge this time, but I've been wanting to use the feather stamp since I got it and finally got around to it!

I feel like this should be my advice to myself this last year or so! It's been one thing after another and i've let things get in the way of things I really enjoy, or make things I enjoy feel not so enjoyable! I'm trying to do better on that front - it's an on going thing! - but maybe I shall make this my new motto!

The feathers and sentiment were freebies from a Hot of the Press set I got in a magazine, that I've been dying to use!

I used some freebie paper from another magazine and popped it on some dimension pads to give it a little depth. The humming bird was cut of course on my cameo and I added just a hint of the same blue I used to stamp the feathers to the edge of his wings and finally of course, gems to finish, because we all know I can't resist gems or pearls!

Flying Roxter, Birthday Card

Look a card, yay! I spent yesterday afternoon in my craft room and (all being well!) plan to spend most of the weekend in there too! So there should be more soon!

This card uses Flying Roxter, from Digital Delights, coloured with my promarkers. The papers are from Pebbles Inc, Love You More/Boy Pack, layered on chocolate brown card. Cut the clouds - including the computer generated sentiment - on my silhouette and added a few little gems to finish.

It's been so long since I've submitted to any challenges, hopefully I still remember how this goes!

I'm submitting this too:

- The Paper Shelter #210 - For The Boys
- Fab 'n Funky Challenges #266 - Birthdays
- The Male Room #13 - Up In The Air (No Birds)