CD SUNDAY - Little Boys

Well after sneaking in at the last minute for last weeks challenge at CD Sunday I'll be one of the first this week. I've used a cute image from the Rachelle Anne Miller Collection CD. The background is embossed with the Cuttlebug Stars folder and I've embossed some of the lighter card and cut three stars out. The greeting is cut using Britannia dies. I'm also entering this at Polka Doodles where the challenge is One For The Boys

Fairy Time

Yes, It's Fairy Time at Polka Doodles and the lovely Nikky has given us a fairy to play along with. I've followed this sketch from Friday Sketches

I've coloured her with Flexmarkers and matted her onto some purple card. The backing papers are from the Sundae Of Seasons CD and the sentiment is from the Magical Winter 1 CD. I've added some Frosted Lace Stickles to her wings but they don't show in the main picture. Some gems and it's finished

Gift Card Holder

The challenge at My Craft Spot is to make a gift card holder. I've used this sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy for the front

I've used some pretty pink paper that's been say on my desk for ages and a cute Lily Of The Valley Wild Rose Studio pre-coloured image which I cut with Nesties. The grass strip is cut with a Martha Stewart punch and I've added a ribbon across it. The flourish is by Marianne Design and the flower is from my stash. The sentiment is from a box I found in my cupboard which I had totally forgotten about.

On the inside, I have used some more of the pink paper and some green to make the card holder. Stripes of these papers were added to the envelope that holds the gift card (I didn't have a gift card so used a Matalan card that was to hand). The sentiment is from a Stampin Up set called Say It With Scallops

I'm also entering this into the following challenges

Addicted To Stamps - Anything Goes
Polka Doodles - Birthday Girl

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Let It Snow

It's Christmas In July at Polka Doodles, Cards For Men and I Love Promarkers so I've made my card with these challenges in mind. I've followed this new layout from Sketch Saturday

For my card I've used a stamp from The Polka Doodles Christmas Boutique pack which came out a few years ago and I've still got loads of it left. I've stamped the snowman in London Fog Memento and coloured him with Promarkers and added some glamour dust to his bobble and the ground. The backing paper is from the kit too. The sentiment is from a Polka Doodles set that was free with Papercraft Essentials a couple of years ago too. I've coloured that with Promarkers too and cut it with a Stampin Up die

Let It Fly

The theme at Polka Doodles this week is Let It Fly. I've rotated this sketch from Feeling Sketchy

I've used a couple of Forever Friends stickers on white card. The punch is by Martha Stewart and the embossing folder is the classic Cuttlebug Swirls. The backing paper was a freebie with a magazine some time ago and the greeting is from Hunkydory's Antique Pastime set

Fun In The Sun

The lovely girls at Cuttlebug Mania have got their sunhats on this week and want us to make a card with the theme Fun In The Sun. I was looking through my embossing folders for a snowflake one and came across this one. I'm ashamed to say I've never used it and was so impressed with the quality of embossing in the Cuttlebug - you can see the pips on the strawberries it is so detailed

I'm not sure of the name of the folder but it is by Cuttlebug and I think it came in a set. The image is from an old Stampin Up set called Cheers To You and is stamped on a scrap of Rymans card and cut with Nesties I've coloured it tones of red with Promarkers as when I was sat in the garden listening to the Wimbledon final I had Pimms with strawberry juice to help cool me down. The backing paper is from the DCWV Sweet Stack and I chose the strawberry sheet to match the strawberry in the drink The sentiment is from the same set and stamped onto scraps too. To finish, I've glazed the drink with Glossy Accents which I left to dry overnight.

I'm also entering this into the following challenges:

Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground - snippets

Polka Doodles - Summer Fun

Kaboodledoodles - Any Embossing

Now I must get on and clear my desk so that I can start on OH's birthday present

Get A Hat, Get Ahead

The challenge at CD Sunday this week is Hats. I don't know where the week has gone because I printed this image off last Sunday and I've only just made the card this morning. The image is from Joanna Sheen's Furry Friends CD. I love this CD as it has something for every occasion and all by Rachael Hale. The background is made using my home made paws print embossing sheet - see here for details - so I'm also entering this into the Polka Doodles Make Your Own Background challenge. I still haven't found a proper paw print folder so if you know of one, please pass on the details. I've added some bakers twine and the greeting is from an old Wild Rose Studio set called Dog Greetings

Orange, Yellow & Green With A Button

That's the challenge at Cuttlebug Mania this week - fantastic summery colours.  I've used the Woodware Bubble Bloom Felicity stamp and stamped it with green ink and cut it out with a Nestie on my Cuttlebug. Lots of orange and yellow buttons from my stash and for the smaller dots I've used yellow Stickles. The leaves were stamped again on the green backing paper and raised with silicon glue. The sentiment is by Stampin Up and layered on another die cut.

I'm also entering this into the following challenges:
Kaboodledoodles - Summer
Brown Sugar - Summer
Polka Doodles - Summer Birthday
One Stop Craft Shop - For A Friend

Paper Piecing

Paper Piecing is the challenge at both Forever Friends and Polka Doodles. For my card I've used the Forever Friends New Arrival stamp set which was another bargain at the Range

I've used papers from the Hugs & Cuddles Forever Friends pad for bote the background and the paper piecing. I've coloured the bear with Promarkers and paper pieced him too. The sentiment is by Stampin Up and cut with the matching Stampin Up punch. You'll see there's room on the sentiment to write the date of birth.

Cute Easter

It's Easter time at the Cutie Pies and obviously it has to be cute and what is more cute than a Forever Friends image. This is another from the Easter toppers set I got for 25p and the greeting and eggs are from a different Easter set.. The papers are from the Forever Friends Spring Time paper pad. I've added some glitter to the lace border on the stickiness of the tape underneath although it doesn't really show up too well. I'm also entering this into the Polka Doodles Easter challenge.

This is another card that will be winging it's way to someone on Post Pals

Typography

Typography is the theme of the current challenge at Daring Cardmakers and I thought it was a great chance to use my new stamp set by Indigo Blu called Little Voice. This is a great set and mostly just words apart from this car image which I thought was great fun. Indigo Blu have also launched a challenge on their blog and the first challenge is Blue so I've combined both challenges for this card. I've stamped the text/image with Pacific Point ink and added some pan Pastels around the edge. The backing paper is from the Chronology pack by Papermania but the colour wasn't quite right so I've added some Pan Pastels lightly over it to tone it in. The embossed panel is made with a Cuttlebug folder and the sanded lightly to distress it. I'm also entering this into the Polka Doodles challenge which this week is Distressing

Wonderland

And another challenge nearly missed. I started this card during the week and then totally forgot about it until I cleared my desk this morning and found all the pieces so I've quickly put them together and came up with this card for the Polka Doodles Fantasy/Fairy Tale challenge. I've used the layout from Sketch Saturday

The gorgeous papers were sent to me from the lovely Jannie as part of a challenge prize from the Cuttlebug Spot. They all go together so well and I love the bright colours. The image is from the Polka Doodles Wonderland stamp set and coloured with Flexmarkers. The sentiment is from the same set and layered on a Stampin Up punchie

Shabby Chic

This is my attempt at Shabby Chic which is the current challenge at both Anything Goes and Polka Doodles. As most of my cards go to the animal charity shop, I didn't want to go too shabby so I've come up with this card. The backing paper is a piece of vellum that came from a Papermania Christmas pack a good few years ago. I found two pieces in my pile of oddments and thought this one would go well (the other has holly leaves on). The image is from the Polka Doodles Love & Cherish CD. I wish I'd remembered this CD sooner as there are some great Valentines images on it. The heart lace was bought from a small haberdashery shop in Christchurch. I was so annoyed when I got it as I got talking to the owner and missed my last bus so had to walk the three miles home. I'm so glad that I did get it though as the next time I went past, the shop had closed down. The corners were in my box of bits to use up and the buttons were on the way to the bin when I was sorting out as I thought they looked a bit, well, shabby but I gave them a final chance and here they are. The sentiment is by Craftwork Cards . I've cut a circle of card and stuck some lace to it then stick the greeting to it and that's about it

Candi Stamps

This card is made with a set of Candi stamps which were free with Simply Cards & Papercraft. I've stamped the heart in red and cut it out with Netsies. The candi was free with the magazine too. I've layered it onto pink then red card - the pink card is embossed with a Sizzix hearts folder. The tags are made with the Stampin Up set called Tiny Tags and punched with an SU punch. A small heart gem holds them on - well not really but that's the effect!

It might seem a bit late to be making Valentines cards but this is going to the forces and it can take some time for it to get there, hence it doesn't actually say Valentine but the sentiment is there

I'm entering this into the following challenges
Addicted To Stamps - Heart, Stamp & Love from their Bingo card
Polka Doodles - Valentine Love
The Stamping Shack - Red, Pink & White
That Craft Place - Valentine

Polka Doodles Meets Feeling Sketchy with Snippets

The challenge at Polka Doodles this week is Lots of Layers with Pink & Red. My card certainly has lots of layers. On top of the circular card blank, I've added a circle of red card. I then punched a lot of circles from snippets from other projects which fits in with the Snippets challenge at Pixie's Crafty Playground. I've stuck them randomly over another circle of light card then run it through the Cuttlebug. The folder I've used was part of a prize I won on the Cuttlebug Spot and was sent from Netherlands by Jannie. I love how it really changes the look of the circles and makes them merge together as you can see from the pictures below

 

The Hello sentiment is from the My Friend set by Stampin Up and the Friend is from Fabulous Phrases. The butterfly is from a Joy Craft die and the flowers are from my stash. I've followed the sketch at Feeling Sketchy for the layout

Emma Canning Blog Hop at Polka Doodles

The first Polka Doodles challenge of the year is also a blog hop. And you get a free Emma Canning digi to use in the challenge. It's great to see what everyone has done with the same image and a lot of people have used the new Cherry Blossom Lane CD which I got for Christmas so I've got lots of inspiration now.

For my card I've used two papers from this CD and then resized them to paper piece her clothes. The ticket sentiment is from the same CD and coloured with Tumbles Glass Distress Ink. A few gems and a Marianne die swirl to finish. The layout is from Sketch Saturday's current challenge.

So Spooky (but cute too)

I wasn't going to enter the So Spooky challenge at My Mums Craft Shop this week as I don't have much Halloween type stash but low and behold the postman delivered this little cutie this morning - my prize from the wonderful Kitty after the Halloween themed week - thanks so much Kitty. He's called Vampy Hansel by C.C. Designs. Not quite Spooky as I think he's just too cute

So I got my Promarkers out and some backing paper by Polka Doodles and came up with this. I've followed the current Sketch N Stash layout and used the only other appropriate stamp I have in the top corner and added some ribbon and gems from my stash and hey presto. I'm also entering it into the Cutie Pie challenge which is Halloween.

Paris

Darkroom Door is one of my favourite makes of stamps and I was lucky enough to get a couple of sets in the sale at My Mum's Craft Shop in Poundbury. So when the theme of Tickets came up on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog it was the perfect opportunity to get them out. I've used the Tour Eiffel set and stamped the images in Majestic Blue Versafine and edged them with Pan Pastels.The background paper is from the Wellington paper stack by DoCrafts and although I'm not keen on the Wellington image, these papers are fab. The ticket Sentiment is from the Sugarplum Daisy CD by Polka Doodles and I've added a ribbon from my stash.

Polka Doodle Dandies August Challenge

The lovely Nikky at Polka Doodles has challenged her followers on Facebook to either start a blog or use their blog more and to post three cards for the August challenge. One of the cards had to use a free Emma Canning image which is available to all who want to enter.

For my first card I've used the All Sewn Up section from the Picknix CD. The paper behind the sewing machine is the same as the main backing paper but resized in Craft Artist. I love how this CD works so well in this software.

My second card uses Craft Artist and the Picknix CD again but this time I've mostly used the Welcome Home section. I've used a background from the Heavenly Garden section which was originally blue but I've coloured it pink to match the cakes.

My third card uses the sweet Emma Canning Image we were given. I've paper pieced her clothes with papers from Picknix  and coloured the rest of her with Promarkers. I've also used Amelia from the Pretty Sweet CD. The rest of the card uses the Welcome Home section of the Picknix CD. 

Totally Sentimental

I've made a tag from scrap card and coloured it with Pan Pastels. The sentiment stamp is by Inkylicious called Scatter Seeds and the foliage is from their Prickly Shrubs set and both are stamped with Versafine. The backing paper is from a Papermania stack called Regency and I've added some Pan Pastels to the corners to tone it in with the tag. The fibres are from a box I found stashed away. We did a swop on the old Imag-e-nation forum years ago and I didn't get around to using many so they'll probably be appearing on lots of my cards now

I'm entering this card into the Joanna Sheen challenge which this week is to use a sentiment as the main focus and the Polka Doodles challenge which is to use a tag on your card