my time to craft- purrfect pets

Here is my take on this weeks challenge over at my time to craft which is called purrfect pets,

this is a very simple notepad with the dovecraft glamour paper pack backing papers on, plus anitas stichy ribbon and thats about it, the BIA rings are red as i had not got pink ones grrrr i think i need to get some,

charisma challenge # 39 is decoupage

Well as is the theme for me at the moment ive created another christmas card lol, the challenge over at charisma this week is decoupage so i cut up this lovely image and got my squares out, and was quite pleased with the end result, its much more colourful and sparkly in real life than in the picture.

The things i used to make this card are;

• dovecraft papers
• le suh decoupage papers
• dovecraft snowflake brad
• peeloff greeting matted onto
• blue mirror card
• silver ribbon

sketch and stash challenge card

This card was also ordered for a little girls 3rd birthday, as she is so young i thought it had to be pinks, i had fun with this sketch too which is from sketch and stash, and my old stash that ive never used is all the backing papers that where yet to be opened, and i must say i quite like them.

To make this card i used;

• craft creatives backing paper stack is from tesco
• blue shiny paper from ebay
• the 3 was made with my sizzix alphabet (lipstick love letters)
• made with love charm from sparklybits
• gems from ebay
• topper from local shop
• organza ribbon from craft central

papertake weekly-faking it

The challenge over at PTW is called faking it this week which means fake stitching/flowers/ribbons etc, i did some good old fake stitching like i tend to do on alot of my cards as i think its very effective,

I made this card at one of our craft group sessions where we were all given a goody bag from the lovely elke with the exact same stash in it and we all had to come up with something, mine was slightly different originally than this as when i got home i added a few bits to it,

This card was ordered by a friend for a friend lol so i hope they both like it?

To make this card i used;

• dovecraft gem brads
• holographic butterfly peel off (in the goody bag)
• all the papers/flowers/ribbon etc was in the bag so cant say where from sorry

charisma cardz - flower power 37

This card is for the charisma challenge this week called flower power, i made this with my whiff of joy image that a friend stamped for me, i really must buy some they are gorgeous, this layout is quite a simple one but i was havin brain fog that day lol, i inked around the edges with light brown ink to decorate.

To make this card i used;

• basic grey backing papers
• woj image from this years kit, sorry not sure which one it is
• pearl gems from ebay
• ribbon from craft central
• dovecraft brads in natural
• hobbycraft inks in brown
• matted and layered with pink and brown card
• flowers from my local craft shop
• image coloured with beloved promarkers

another dufex christmas card

Here is another christmas card i made with my dufex stickers, i matted it up on the lovely metallics dcwv matt stack, i know dufex isnt to everyones taste but i think for christmas its especially suitable? what do you think? this card isnt for any challenge i just made it at my local crafting group that i go to each tuesday evening creative craft group everyone is welcome its £4 for 2 hours with cuppa and nibblies included (not bad hey)

To make this card i used:

• backing paper given to me by friend
• dufex stickers from local craft shop
• dovecraft ribbon punch
• ribbon free from papercraft inspirations magazine sometime ago
• dcwv metallics matt stack
• red pearl gems from ebay

friday sketchers no 68

For this weeks sketch over on friday sketchers i chose to make a christmas card (yes i know its a little early but i have so many to make lol) the photo on this looks alot worse than the card is,

To make this card i used ;

• christmas blues paperpack
• dufex sticker matted onto
• dcwv metallic matt stack
• dovecraft snowflake brad
• ribbon from craft central
• gems
• black xmas peel off greeting

creative inspirations entry

This is my entry into creative inspirations challenge 15 which is tags,

This is my first successful note pad which i made with my BIA and i was overjoyed that i had done it right,

To make this card i used;

• image is tilda with slate
• coloured with beloved promarkers
• backing papers were from dovecraft retro floral paper pack
• tag was hand made using dcwv pad
• dovecraft gem brad
• blue organza ribbon from craft central
• blue gems from ebay
• white gel pen for image
• wires and card from the BIA range

What do you think???not bad for first successful attemt hey even if i do say so myself lol.

Crafty creations card

This is my first card in a while as ive just got back from my holiday in devon, it was fantastic and lovely to see some of my family again who are lucky to live not 5 mins from the lovely beach in paignton, it was a much needed break for all of us.

Anyway down to business lol, i made this card for this weeks entry to crafty creations challenge 27 which is called buttons,

To make this card i used;

• DCWV retro matt stack
• magnolia stamp
• coloured with promarkers
• buttons from craft central
• ribbon from local haberdashery shop
• diecut sentiment from stash

woj challenge 41

heres my entry for the whiff of joy challenge no 41, which is for lots of floral,

To make this card i used;

• basic grey sugared backing papers
• prima flowers
• dovecraft brads
• ribbon from craft central
• pearls from ebay
• image coloured with my beloved promarkers.
• pearlescent card blank

DCD challenge no 6 black and white

This is a first for me as ive only just come across die cut dreams challenge blog,but thought i would give it a go, I made this card for a friend of mine who wanted a art deco card i hope she likes it?

To make this card i used;

• divine evening decoupage
• backing paper bought from pda crafts as an a4 sheet,
• deco corner peel offs
• silver gems from ebay
• sentiments stamped from my new art deco rubber stamps from design house papercraft
• black ribbon

What do you think?

sketch saturday #60

I decided to make a mens card for this weeks challenge over at sketch saturday as i have my brothers birthday coming up and he is into cars and racing etc, this was actually quite fun to make,

To make this card i used:

• stamping up backing papers
• some gorgeous two tone pearlescent grey paper i bought from papermill
• the decoupage is from the craft house called sports
• ribbon from papermill also
• black gems from ebay
• sentiment sticker from stash,unsure where from
• black sakura to do faux stitching

This card does actually look better in real life than the picture even if i do say so myself lol

blossoms and butterflies

This is my entry to this weeks cupcake craft challenge no 48,

I made this with the following:

• Stamping up backing papers
• personal impressions cute characters set 1 stamp and greeting
• coloured with pro markers
• dcwv stickers
• peel off butterfly
• sakura stardust pens to do the faux stitching effect

stamp something meets pbsc

I used 2 challenges to make this card, i dont usually work with these colours together lol so not too sure i like the finished product but thought id put it on anyway....someone may like it lol

The challenges were;

1. PBSC - swirls
2. Stamp something - a colour combo......pink, green and yellow

To make this card i used the following;

• Penny black image
• coloured with ppromarkers
• cuttlebug embossing folders bloom dots and spots and dots
• pink velour ribbon from papermania
• sizzix swirls die cut with
• pink stickles
• pink gems bought from pound shop
• tag punched out with woodware punch

decoupage card for 3 challenges

Sorry this photo hasnt come out at all well, i made this card for a older friend of mine who specifically asked for decoupage, so i trawled through my many blog challenges and came across 3 that i could combine, they are:

1. Saturday challenge #39 is 3 ribbons
2. C.R.A.F.T challenge #7 is decoupage
3. Creative card crew #18 is ribbons

To make this card i used my

• wild asparagus backing papers
• flower decoupage from a cd i have
• wine coloured organza ribbon from the range
• wine coloured pearl gems bought from ebay
• happy birthday from see ds stamp set
• gold shiny card for matting an layering (is from a indian friend of mine who bought it from a specialist shop as it has oils in it for her daughters wedding,its gorgeous)

this card was really easy to make and the decoupage is made with silicone instead of 3d pads so i could give it some shape and i didnt want it too thick,

charisma card

This weeks over on charisma cardz challenge blog there is no theme at all so i was left thinkin what to do lol, i decided to keep it simple and made this card, as its a friend of mines birthday coming up and she is in her late 50s i thought this would be fitting? what do you think?

To make this card i used;

• stamping up backing papers
• green card stock
• dovecraft eyelets and brads
• flowers from joanna sheen webshop
• diecut sentiment from local craft shop
• bow hand made from ribbon stash

cupcake sketch

Ive been on a bit of a roll the last couple of days, as i can only really make cards when my son is at pre-school ive been really knuckling down as ive a few birthdays coming up and want to try get ahead

This card was made from the sketch over at cupcake craft challenge blog #45

To make this card i used

• image is cupcake from snag-em-stamps
• cuttlebug embossing folder
• ribbon free from magazine
• pearlescent cream backing paper
• text from see ds
• flower stamped out with woodware punch with same papers already used in card
• circle punched out with woodware punch
• dovecraft gem brad
• gems from craft central
• diamond sticles
• sakura pens for doodling

red,white and blue plus 1 star

This card is quite a simple take on the stamptacular challenge n0 12, which as the title says red white and blue plus 1 star,

To make this card i used;

• hand stamped backing paper made from see ds background and borders set in red ink
• all ribbons from craft central
• blue peel off free from magazine
• star sticker from woolworths (what was lol)
• red/blue holographis card for layering star
• sakura pen for doodling round the edges
  

fathers day card no'1

I have been so disorganised making my 3 fathers day cards this year, im not too fond of this one really but its too late to make another now lol and besides men dont seem too fussy when it comes to cards lol,

When i chose to do this one i used 2 challenges to combine;

1. Our creative corner -Stars
2. C.R.A.F.T - challenge 6 a sketch

To make this card i used;

• papermania mens range BP's
• sizzix die cut alphabet for the DAD
• circle punched out with woodware punch
• gems from ebay
• stars are peel-offs stuck on the same BP's and cut around
• ribbon from craft central
• whita sakura pen for doodling around edges
• greeting free hand and layered on holographic card

a card for 3 challenges

I thought to myself......how many challenges can i combine in one? so i had a look at all my challenge blogs and decided upon these:

1. penny black saturday challenge which is called birthday celebrations as they are celebrating their first year of the challenge blog.
2. Friday sketches 56 provided the sketch
3. Abc...... R is for roses

To make this card i used;

• penny black image coloured with promarkers
• stamping up backing papers
• ribbon free from papercraft inspirations magazine
• cuttle bug embissing folder cant remember name?
• nestie circle scallops
• flowers made using woodware punch
• die cut greeting
• gems from personal stash
• white sakura pen for doodling
• blue card for matting an layering from papermill

What do you think?