Last Challenge of the Year at Sunday Sketch & Stamp

The last challenge of the year at Sunday Sketch & Stamp and it's a free choice sketch. I've chosen sketch 113 which was designed by Mandy

The stamp I've used is by Marianne Designs called Don Ice Skating and is free with this months Papercraft Essentials magazine. He's coloured with Promarkers, cut out and stuck onto mirror card. I've no idea what make the papers are as they were oddments in my box. I've cut a large snowflake from clear sticky backed glitter with a Cuttlebug die in the top left corner and added three other snowflakes on top. It was really difficult to get a picture without too much reflection as I kept seeing my hands in the mirror card.

Anything Goes Excluding Christmas

That's the theme for the current Joanna Sheen challenge. For this card I've used an image from the Digi Garden called Emily Paints. I coloured her with Promarkers and used a section from a Wilkinsons paint chart  on the left. The paint pot, brushes and sentiment are from Cathie Shuttleworth set called DIY Bits. I've used the Sunday Sketch and Stamp layout for my card although I've moved the paint pot to the right.

Sunday Sketch & Stamp

When I looked at this weeks Sunday Sketch & Stamp challenge, all the design team had made such cute cards with images from the Digi Garden. I just had to go and have a look and of course a few popped into my basket. This is Marie's sketch for this week

I've used Hannah Snowball Fight and coloured her with Promarkers. All the other elements are from my stash and probably several years old - I desperately need to use some of it before buying anything else. I found a pack of A4 Christmas vellum which I bought in the QVC outlet shop about 5 years ago. I've used quite a bit and there are still 58 sheets left - it only cost £4.23 but I think I'll be using it forever at this rate although I have used some for the flourishes on this card.

Chocolate

Who doesn't love it! I do but I don't eat it. I gave it up about 11 years, 1 month, 12 days, 14 hours, 33 minutes and 26 seconds ago but hey, who's counting!

This is a card I've made for a friend's Birthday. The image is another of my Birthday buys from My Mum's Craft Shop. It's called Dip Me In Chocolate by My Favourite Things and comes with 3 sentiments but I've  used a Craftwork Cards sentiment that was in my stash. The papers are from an old pad by Papermania called Scrumptious. I'm entering this into the current Sketch N Stash challenge. It's their 100th challemge so you can choose any of their previous sketches. There's such a lot of choice but I've chosen to use sketch 40

Bold and Bright

I thought these Craftwork Cards papers fitted the Bold and Bright theme for My Mums Craft Shop challenge this week. The image is a sweet little stamp from a Blossom clear set which I got in Netherlands when I was there in March. I've got several of these sets but have never seen them online or in the UK. I've coloured her with Promarkers and the layout of the card is the sketch from Sunday Sketch & Stamp. The flowers are a Marianne die cut from scraps of paper and the leaves are a Joy Crafts die. The sentiment is from a Papermania set.

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.

Fallin' For You

This is my card for the Little Red Wagon Challenge and hopefully I'll be just in time. I've used  free digital stamp by Sliekje - she has some really cute freebies and this is one from last year. I've coloured it with Promarkers and cut with a Nellie Snellen fancy die but I've used leaves from Tim Holtz Autumn Gatherings die to put in the holes. The paper was randomly coloured with Pan Pastels before putting through the Cuttlebug. Th acorns are from the same die and covered with glossy accents. The papers are from the Woodland Folk pack by DoCrafts. The layout is from the current Sunday Sketch & Stamp challenge although I'm not sure if digi images count. I'm also entering this in Docerela challenge which is an inspiration picture of gorgeous autumnal leaves.

Christmas Cuddles

I've made this card for the Anything Goes challenge which is animals. The image is Christmas Cuddles by Wild Rose Studio and is coloured with Promarkers with glitter added to their hats. I think this is such a cute image and will be using it a lot again this year. The background has white snowflakes cut with a Cuttlebug die and the blue is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. I've cut some more snowflakes from a clear glitter sticky sheet and also cut the mat for the sentiment from it and although some of it looks cream, it is actually white.

Thank You Card

I've made this card for the Docerela challenge this week which is Thank You. I've used a Marianne stamp that I got in Netherlands and coloured her with Promarkers. I love how she is playing at dressing up. The backing paper is by Marianne too. The greeting is from a Stampin Up set and I've added some lace and gems to finish. My ribbon is the paper ribbon on the left and the buttons are on her dress - I hope they count!

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. 

Mia In Kimono

I love this stamp by Wild Rose Studio and it fits well with the backing papers which are by Crafts Too. This is a really gorgeous pad as all the sheets are have a lovely gold pattern on them. The colours are to go with the photo inspiration challenge at Docerela Creations - what a lovely colour for you wedding theme. I've coloured Mia with Promarkers and the sentiment is stamped Brilliance Rocket Red Gold.  This is my favourite ink pad ever you can see the gold shimmer in the close up. The paper strips, image and sentiment ore edged with a gold Krylon pen. The layout is from the Sketch Saturday challenge.

Now, I really must get back to the two maze books I'm supposed to be doing.

Girlie Card For Going Buggy

This months challenge at Going Buggy is to make a Girlie card. I've used a Born To Shop image by DoCrafts and coloured it with Promarkers. The backing paper is from a beautiful pad by Lucy Cromwell - it's just lush. I've used a Dovecraft paper doily which is coloured with Pan Pastels. The border is cut with a Martha Stewart punch and stamped with another stamp from the Born To Shop set. The fabric flowers were in a box on the windowsill right in front of me and they fitted in well. They did have green leaves but looked awful when I stuck them on so I've unstuck them and removed the leaves - much better.

Bunting & Banners

That's the theme at Polka Doodles this week and I've gone for the bunting option. I've used an Emma Canning image called Summer Thank You which I was lucky enough to win. I've paper pieced her dress with a resized paper from the Pretty Sweet CD and coloured the rest of her with Promarkers. I've replaced her bouquet with one paper rose. The backing paper is the same as her dress but left larger. The bunting is made with a Stampin Up punch and the letters are Quickcutz dies. I've finished with some punched paper flowers and a stardust pen on the backing paper.

Polka Doodles Summer Challenge

The theme this week at Polka Doodles is Summer. For my card I've chosen an image from the Sugarplum Daisy CD which I coloured with Promarkers and a paper which I think is from the Pretty Sweet CD. I punched the daisies and buttercups but wasn't sure about the layout. Sketch N Stash came to the rescue with a fabulous sketch. I've used the flowers as one border at the bottom and used a Martha Stewart punch for another. A ribbon and card strip border for the left side and finished with a JustRite sentiment and some gems. I've had the JustRite stamps for a couple of years but only came across them again a couple of weeks ago and I think I'll be using them a lot now.

Go Green & Recycle

The challenge at Polka Doodles this week is Go Green and Recycle. I was looking for some gold leaf for another project and came across this set. It was only a cheapie set but ideal for what I wanted. When I opened the packaging, the gold and silver leaf were in separate pieces of card which make perfect card blanks.

I've printed a background from the Sugarplum Daisy CD for the inside and Piper sitting from the Pretty Sweet CD.  I've added some acetate behind the aperture (from a Bigz die packaging) and stuck on some birds again from the Sugarplum Daisy CD. As the card blank was so pretty, the only other thing I've added is the JustRite greeting and a small piece of ribbon recycled from a top and coloured with Promarkers.

To me she looks like she's sitting at the window wishing she was allowed out. I did think of adding some spots to her face as if she had measles but thought that would be too limiting so I've made it a simple get well card.

I'm also entering this into the Little Red Wagon challenge this week which is Pretty Packaging and I think this is just perfect.

Now to get back to my original idea - no wonder my desk is always a mess!

Trooping The Colour at Polka Doodles

I wasn't at all sure about the colours on this card but hey ho. The stamp is Fergus with Poppies by Wild Rose Studio coloured with Promarkers. The backing paper is by Wild Rose Studio too. The flowers are made with a Nellie Snellen punches which also emboss.

A bit of a rush card and I think I've just sneaked in for the Polka Doodles challenge deadline.

Golfing Miracle

This is a card for my cousin's husband. He's taken up golf recently so I've used this Papermania stamp and coloured it with Promarkers. I've had the stamp set for ages and never used this image from it. The paper is from my stash and the greeting is computer generated. The golf balls are just printed and shaped.

The current Sketch N Stash challenge is a free choice of all their previous sketches and I've used sketch no 3.

Lots of Flowers for Polka Doodles

The challenge this week at Polka Doodles is Lots of Flowers. For my card I've used an image from the Sugarplum Daisy CD. It's coloured with promarkers and the little bunny is decoupaged with glamour dust on his tail. As I'm waiting for inks for my printer, I've used a backing paper from my stash. It's by Wild Rose Studio and has lots of daisy like flowers. The small flowers at the top are a punch by Woodware (which I love as it punches 10 small flowers at a time) and I've coloured the centres with a Promarker and shaped them. The three larger daisy's are another Woodware punch with shaped yellow card for the centres. The greeting is by Personal impressions mounted with Stampin Up punches

Last Polka Doodles Birthday Card

My 3rd card for  Polka Doodles 3rd birthday card using the Pretty Tough CD. I've used Claude from the cd and coloured him with Promarkers. Again I've used three papers and three buttons (twice) and the number 3 cut from one of the backing papers.

Sweet 16

I've made this card for my cousin's daughter - it's her birthday on Saturday. It's a Kenny K image called Jasmine. I did try and find an image like this with camera but had no luck so I settled for this. I sat and coloured her with Promarkers in the garden yesterday. It was a lovely day but I had to sit in the shade as I din't want my pens drying out!

The main backing paper is from Nana's Kitchen by DCWV. When I cut the mat for the image, I used the wrong size Nestie and rather than waste it, I cut the right size out of the middle and used the remaining piece to frame the second paper which is from a Lucy Cromwell paper by Papermania. I only got this pad on Tuesday and it is beautiful - the colour tones are so soft. The 3 layered flowers are held together with brads. The ticket greeting is by Pink Gem and the 16 is cut on my Cricut.

I'm entering this card for the Passion For Promarker Challenge which this week is Birthdays