Retro Sketches #49

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I am really to tired to exist today after being up almost all night with my grandmother, but I didn't get any crafting done yesterday and I am determined to do at least two cards today.

This is the first one, for this weeks Retro Sketches Challenge #49. I used stampin up daffodil delight for my base, a strip of rose red and paper from jillibeans 'homemade 6 bean soup' pack. The brushes and sentiment were freebies from The Alley Way Stamps and I coloured them with my promarkers: caramel, sandstone, warm grey 2, blush, pear green, marsh green, cool aqua, duck egg, dusky rose, rose pink, buttercup and canary.

I cut the sentiment using mft fishtale dies and hand cut the paintbrushes, mounted the sentiment on dimension pads and added some gems and a little of each colour promarker to the sentiment.

Card Crafters Circle #61 - Love Is In the Air/Valentine

I'm so excited today to bring you all my first DT card for Card Crafter's Circle!

This week it's challenge #61 and our theme is:

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

With February 14th approaching, we ask that your card be VALENTINE or LOVE themed!
This week we've got not one, but two wonderful sponsors, which means two prize up for grabs!
Robyn's Fetish

One randomly drawn winner will receive their choice of five (5) digital images from Robyn's Fetish
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and Floppy Latte Designs,

.. and another randomly drawn winner will receive a prize of $6 to spend at the Floppy Latte Designs store. Both Robyn's Fetish and Floppy Latte Designs, kindly sent the DT some images to work with. And here is my card!

I used Floppy Latte's Country Hearts - coloured with my ProMarkers: ruby, poppy, rose pink, dusky rose, pale pink and pastel pink.

I cut a kraft card base, wrapped some twine around it and tied a bow in it, coloured and mounted the digi on red card and attached to the card with dimensionals, adding the peg from my stash to make it look like it's hanging and then added the sentiment from Stampin' Up and some gems from my stash to finish it off.

To join in and check out the other fantastic DT cards, head over to Card Crafters Circle!

It's Your Birthday... Relax...

Proving that I'm not always as well organised as I'd like (or ever...!) this card is for a friend who's birthday is on Feb 14th and needs to be posted on Saturday to get there on time... could be worse I suppose, I could be making it on Friday night, lol!

I used papers from Authentique's Fresh Collection and a gorgeous digi image from Sweet 'n Sassy - I kept the colouring very minimal, only colouring the deck chair, plants and a little on the umberella with my promarkers. I used: cool grey 3, cool grey 4, warm grey 2, duck egg, cool aqua, ruby and marsh green. The only embellishments are some pearls from my stash and the sentiment is computer generated (font: callie hand).

I'm submitting this for:
- LEJ Designs #39 - Anything Goes
- Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
- Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
- I Love ProMarkers #154 - Happy Birthday

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Hope Your Birthday Rocks

I used papers from Fancy Pants Designs, The Good Life pack. The image is from Pollycraft coloured with promarkers: black, slate, cool grey 3, cool grey 4, warm grey 1, warm grey 2, ruby, poppy, lipstick red, vanilla, blush and black.

I used a computer generated sentiment and added some gems and a charm for embellishments.

I'm submitting this for:
- Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #31 - Rock On!
- The ABC Challenge - G is for Going Dotty
- Sketch Saturday #244 - Sketch
- Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #201 - Gents and Gems
- Crafting When We Can #37 - Slugs and Snail and Puppy Dog Tails (cards for boys)
- Passion for ProMarkers #184 - Boys and Their Toys

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Robot Love

The zig-zag paper is from fancy pants designs 'the good life' pack and the small grey pieces at the side are scraps from authentique. The robot is from pollycraft coloured with promarkers: ruby, lipstick red, warm grey 1, warm grey 2, cool grey 3, cool grey 4 and slate. I added the sentiment from stampin' up and a few gems from my stash to finish it off.

I'm submitting this for:
- CAS(E) this Sketch #13 - Sketch
- Alphabet Challenge Blog - Z is for zig zags
- Creative Creations Challenge #3 - It Must Be Love
- The Cheerful Stamp Pad #53 - You Have My Heart

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Exciting News!

Well it's exciting for me!

I have been invited - and of course accepted! - an offer to join the wonderful design team over at Card Crafters Circle!

The DT over there are a fabulous - and every so slightly insane, I'm beginning to think... (although at least that means I'll fit in!) - bunch of ladies and I am looking forward to working with them!

I should have my first DT card ready for this coming Friday's challenge, but you still have time to play with their current challenge #60 Springtime, sponsored by Digital Delights!

Spring in Your Step

I used Jillibean's Homemade 6 Bean Soup paper pack, layered on brown card. I love the fresh, spring colours on these papers, I almost wish I'd bought two packs!

The image is from pollycraft coloured with promarkers to match in with the image: ruby, poppy, gold, mustard, canary, pastel pink, pale pink, soft peach, honeycomb, meadow green, lime green, pear green and marsh green. The sentiment(s) are computer generated and I finished it of with some gems and a small felt flower that's been stuck to the side of my desk for about 3 months... (for goodness only knows what reason... lol!)

I'm submitting this to:
- Sketch 'n Stash #106 - Sketch
- Card Crafter's Circle #60 - Spring Time

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