Ooh La La Challenge - card for a child

This week's Ooh La La Challenge is to make a card for a child.  I've made an adorable Christmas pyramage card that uses an image from the Shawn Jenkins collection.  I've printed a matching DP for the background and added some Card Candi.  Aren't the bears adorable?
I'm also entering couple of other challenges:
Crafting When We Can -  for a child
My Time to Craft - Beary Nice

A bit of sparkle for Mothering Sunday

I made a few cards yesterday as a bit of therapy, as I've been dealing with a lot of ghastly paperwork recently.  Here's a CAS card for Mum for next week.  It's ok, she is a technophobe and has no access to a computer lol!  Isabelline background and sentiment are both from Pink Petticoat.  I've added lots of  glitter with a glue pen.

I'm entering my card for a few challenges:
Simon Says - glitter
Ladybug Crafts - spring is here
Seemacrafts - something for Mum
Cupboard Trilogy - mothers
Hiding in my Craft Room - let's get digital

Less is More - Week 164 - use three of something

 This is my last week of guesting and commenting at Less is More and this week we have a brilliant theme - which is to use three of something, but also to comment on at least three fellow participant's blogs.  It's maybe a bit of a gardening thing, but I do love using things in threes and I found it hard to narrow my ideas down into - you've guessed it - three cards!  LIM gives a lot of emphasis to supporting those who join in and commenting is a big part of this, please don't feel you need to stop at three comments :)

First one up uses Clearly Besotted stamps and dies, stamped in grey onto scraps of Bazzil bling.  Feathers were stuck down with Pinflair and some raffia tied around them when this was dry.

 Next card uses three Spellbinders circles to cut from the top layer, sentiment is Stampin' Up.  I added 3 pearls as I felt it looked a bit sparse...

Third card uses the trimmings from beside my guillotine!  I tried this first with washi tape but found it too flexible and hard to keep straight. 

Looking forward to more amazing cards to enjoy from all the lovely LIMettes out there - you won't forget the commenting bit will you?

Ooh La La Challenge #152 - To a special lady

As we are approaching Mothering Sunday in the UK, Ooh La La has a great challenge to join in with:  to a special lady.  Of course this doesn't have to be a Mother's Day card, but I have chosen to make one using an image from the Shawn Jenkins Collection CD.  I've added in an embossed panel, some of the matching paper from the CD, a fair bit of bling and a few extras, sentiment cut with my Portrait.

I'm entering my card for:
CD Sunday Challenge - Mums
Simon Says - Mother's Day
Papertake Weekly - for a Mum
Make my Monday - beautiful butterflies
Eclectic Ellapu - Wings and Flowers & Butterflies

Guest Designer - Christmas Fun Challenge

I am pleased to say that I've been picked as a Guest Designer for the Christmas Fun Challenge Blog.  I've been playing along there to try to keep the flow of Christmas cards coming, do pop on over there if you can.  This fortnight's challenge is Green Christmas Tree - or anything goes.  I chose to make a tree with bakers twine wrapped around a sturdy bit of card.  Sentiment is an old Hero Arts stamp.

Less is More - Week 163 - Masking or stencilling

Here I am again after a ridiculously busy week!  There were some totally stunning one layer cards for LIM this week, I'm getting very into Pinterest and have pinned quite a few for future inspiration.  This week at LIM we would like to see you use Masking or Stencilling on your card, not forgetting that all-important white space.

My card is very straightforward, I have used Post-Its to mask off my card, leaving an off-centre panel which I inked with Adirondack Lake Mist.  I overstamped with the same ink, using a JOFY stamp, then added a Stampin' Up Lovely as a Tree Christmas tree in Versafine Olympia Green, stamped a second time without re-inking.  The tiny sentiment from Inkylicious has ended up in the bin after this card, there's a mark across the "h" as though a hair is stuck on the stamp :(.  Hmm...  could have left a bit more white space on this one...

Christmas Fun

Here4's a quick card for the Christmas Fun Challenge, which now has an Anything Goes option.  My card fits the baubles and bows theme, it is an image from the Shawn Jenkins CD by Ooh La La, with some pearls, a Martha Stewart border and Perfect Pearls added.

Less is More Week 162 - Spring Flowers - One Layer Cards

 Looks like Chrissie is having an amazing time in Australia, lucky beggar :).  I'm still stand-in commenter for LIM until her return and my word the green and yellow challenge kept me busy!  This week we have our one layer card week and the theme is spring flowers, so I think a few of us may be dusting off the same stamps!

My first card  uses a Paper Artsy stamp onto kraft card, using Whisper White Stampin' Up ink and coloured with Koh-I-Noor pencils.  I'm really pleased with this card, turned out just how I hoped.  My second card is rather less adventurous, it uses Hobby Art stamps, the primroses were masked to add the flowerpot.  These are coloured with Distress Ink markers and a frame is embossed around the image.

Thanks so much to those of you who have visited my blog and commented :)

Wynn's Easter Parade

I always have good intentions of joining in with CD Sunday Challenge :).  Often my good intentions print out an image and even start a card, only to miss the deadline!  This week I've got there, with a card from Holly Pond Hill CD by Joanna Sheen.  Image is popped up on Pinflair, Embossalicious folder (I think) used and ribbon and card candi (which match in real life) added.

CAS(E) this sketch

I've seen so many fab cards using this sketch out in Blogdom that I just had to play along!  This card is inspired by one that has, again, been all over Pinterest this week.  Being fairly new to Pinterest I've tried to find who made it to credit them, but without success so far.  If you know, please let me know!

Bunny cut with my Silhouette, sentiment computer generated, lines drawn in and card candi tail added.  And that's it!  So simple...

Card is for the following challenges:
CAS(E) this sketch - 66
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - spots or dots
Created with love - think spring
Great Impressions - spring celebrations
Corrosive Challenge - animals
Allsorts Challenge - spring is coming
Crafty Calender - animal antics
Ladybug Creations - spring is here

Ooh La La Challenge #151 - Happy Anniversary

This week's Ooh La La Creations Challenge is Happy Anniversary.  My image comes from the gorgeous Shawn Jenkins Collection CD, as do the DPs.  I cropped the image down and reprinted the butterflies a couple of times and decoupaged them, adding pearls to their wings.  There are more pearls on those rather antennae-like wires behind the lace.
I'm also entering my card for:

Simon Says - pearls
Crafting when we can - anniversary
A Gem of a Challenge - anniversary

Less is More 161: green and yellow

 What do green and yellow mean to you?  All I came up with were John Deere tractors and cheese and onion crisps :).  Not ideal for a c&s card!  After some thought I used some green scraps Die Cut with a Memory Box and layered over yellow card.  A Technique Tuesday sentiment completes the card, stamped in Versafine Olympia Green.

Second card is made using Inky Doodles stamps, with Versafine Olympia Green, Stampin' Up Pear Pizazz and Melon Versachalk inks.  The sentiment, also from Inky Doodles, sits at a jaunty angle to conceal a couple of stray bits of ink.

Butterflies and Blooms

I am trying to cut down on buying DP as I have enough to decorate the whole house!  However I gave in and got the yummy new Craftwork Cards pad and tags which have dreamy birds, butterflies and blooms.  Made this, based on the sketch at Sunday Stamps to make myself start using it not just admiring it!  In real life the Card Candi and ribbon are a good match for the pink in the flowers and butterflies...

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:
Sunday Stamps - sketch
Crafting Musketeers - butterflies
Paper Minutes - on the fly
Eureka Stamps - add a butterfly
Make my Monday - a grown up card

If Santa didn't deliver the goods...

... Grandma would  :) 
Great sentiment but an even funnier one is included in the set!

I've been trying to keep up with the challenges at Christmas Fun this year, to keep those Christmas cards coming, but the theme this time had me stumped for a while - Baby's First Christmas.  I just don't "get" cards for babies lol, oh well.  I reached for one of my Acid Drops and What-Nots stamp sets and came up with this card.  The DP is Basic Grey and I've added a bit of ribbon.

I'm also entering:
Kaboodledoodles - use ribbon
Christmas Card Challenges - anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - humour

Lots of lovely layers

I'm trying to get back into the habit of blogging some of my cards.  This was made with the Angelica and Adam CD, which I have been really taken with.  The image is decoupage with six layers, stripy mat is Craftwork Cards, who of course also make the dotty card candi.  Sentiment is Hero Arts.  Fairly c&s, don't want to overpower those layers with too many distractions!
I'm entering my card for:
Quirky Crafts - pile it high
A Gem of a Challenge - spots and stripes
A Little Bit Crafty - man up
Crafty Little Fairies - one for the boys
Penny's Paper Crafty - lots of layers
Lacy Sunshine - lots of layers

Less is More Week 160 - Metal

I'm standing in at Less is More again this week and the challenge is to use METAL on your clean and simple card.  Chrissie, Mandi and Jen always come up with really innovative ideas and I've been racking my brain about this challenge!  On Monday night I happened to be rummaging through the clearance bin at Stamp Attic and found some HUGE brads. Sorted!  I've no idea what they are meant to be used for, but they make fab wheels for my little car :).  Car was cut with my Portrait, sentiment is Simon Says, IRL the ink on it is a very good match to the brads.  I cut the road freehand from a scrap of card.

My second card uses snowflake charms in a fairly standard way.  The IndygoBlu border stamp and the sentiment have been silver embossed with WOW detail onto mottled blue card.  Charms are attached with Glossy Accents.

Fashionista!

This week the Ooh La La Challenge theme is Fashionista, which gives you lots of scope to design a fabulous, feminine card.  Very apt for London Fashion Week too!  I've used an image from the Ooh La La CD Yesterday's Memories, called French Chic.
It's very elegant with clean lines so I've tried to stick to that with my card.  The background is embossed with a Roses folder, I've added flowers from Craftwork Cards, some dotty ribbon, purple matting and card candi and a Katy Sue sentiment, also coloured with a touch of purple. 

Hope you like it and look forward to seeing lots of fashionable cards!

Less is More - Week 159 - Masculine

I'm standing in on Less is More  this week, sending best wishes and hugs to Jen who has a few things going on in her life just now.  This week's challenge is to make masculine cards, C&S of course.  I tend to prefer masculine cards to be clean and simple and enjoyed making a few for the stash.  Can't wait to visit all your blogs and see what you come up with :).

My first card uses Stampin' Up Wetlands stamp and some Distress Inks.  Cardstock is textured and I've added some string.  Looove this stamp, made this card at Chrissie's a few weeks ago on my birthday, think I may have to get this set sometime!


Second card is bright and bold, it uses a cut file from Silhouette called Quaking Aspens.  The "Dad" is part of a lovely Woodware stamp with surrounding words which I covered up when I inked it.  It's coloured with Copic and the red buttons added for interest.

 
Final card uses Acid Drops and What-nots image, swirls and sentiment stamps from various sets and has been coloured with Copics.  I can't think what you call this shape of card, if indeed it has a name, anyhow the fold is off-centre!

Thanks for looking, hope you play along too.

Happy Heart Day

Ugh!  Valentines Day is no fun when you're single :( .  However, I made this for an old friend who keeps Highland cattle and I hope it will raise a laugh.  Image came from Googling, hearts cut with my Portrait, sentiment computer generated.  The inner mat of kraft card has been embossed.
I'm entering my card for:
Crafter's Cafe - must have hearts
Simon Says - get krafty
The Male Room - valentine
Crafting by Design - anything for love
Fab 'n' Funky - love/ valentine
Paper Crafting Journey - love is in the air
Papertake Weekly - with a heart
Cardz4Guys - truly madly deeply
Crafting from the Heart - anything goes/use red

Keep Cosy...

Keep Cosy sounds like a good plan, we're surrounded by floods and now it is going to freeze :(.
This is my entry for the Christmas Fun Challenge, which is Christmas Cuties this week.  Joanna Sheen House Mouse decoupage with some embossed Swiss Dots and a Portrait cut snowflake border.  I'm also entering the blue and white challenge at Christmas Cards all Year Round and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas  Challenge.