Wishes

   I cut an aperture in yellow core'dinations cardstock using a S pellbinders die and attached the sentiment stamped using one of Flower Soft's stamps from their second set of floral sentiments behind it before layering it onto white card.
   The stamp used for the bumble bee was from cArt-Us.  I coloured it using Promarkers, cut it out and shaped it slightly before attaching it to the card using glue gel. The leaves were cut from mirri card using Spellbinders foliage dies. The flower was printed in two sizes from a digi sheet from dragons Lair Designs having first altered the colours. I cut them out and layered two of the flowers, having shaped them, and glued three tiny pearls in the centre.

   I wish to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - autumn colours
   Creative Inspirations - autumn colours
   Inky Impressions - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   Love to Create - fussy cut
   Addicted to Stamps and More - clean and simple
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   One Stitch at a Time - anything goes with a flower
   Make My Monday - autumn/fall colours

Summer butterfly

   The sun is shining brightly outside and the butterflies are making an appearance so here's a card that reminds me of summer.
   The image is from a collection called Pilkington Butterflies from Stamps Away and is coloured using Promarkers. The sentiment is a stamp from Flower Soft's second set of Floral Sentiments Designs.
   I punched holes down the left hand side of the card and threaded ribbon through the card and finally I added a bow to the base of the design.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   ABC - M is for monochrome
   Alphabet - I is for inspiration
   Allsorts - one layered card
   Crafty Ribbons - butterflies and ribbon
   Digi Designs - ribbons/bows
   Dragonfly Dreams - anything with wings
   Loves Rubber Stamps - clean and simple
   Open Minded Crafting - things with wings
   Scribble and Scrap - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes

Man of the match

   It is one of my grandsons birthday in a weeks time, so I have made him this card.
   I layered the dotty paper onto plain blue paper and then fixed it to the scalloped card. I then matted some patterned paper onto another piece of the blue paper and attached it across the middle of the card. The image is from 'The moments in time' series of stamps from Flower Soft. I have coloured it using Promarkers and cut it out using a Spellbinders grand scalloped oval die. This was then matted onto blue mirri card which had also been cut out using one of these dies. The image was then attached to the card with foam pads. I stamped and coloured three footballs and shaped them with a ball tool before attaching to the card with glue gel. The sentiment is a peel off stuck to the blue paper, matted onto blue mirri card and attached with deeper foam pads.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Dream Valley - boys/men
   Ooh La La - a man card
   Digi Sketch - one for the man
   Kaboodle Doodles - use blue
   QKR Stampede - white and blue
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - birthdays
   Send A Smile 4 Kids - anything goes for kids
   Scribble and Scrap - anything goes
   Imagination Crafts -anything goes
   Lisa B. Designs - anything goes

Presents

   For this Christmas card I thought I would go with colours not usually associated with the season.
   I embossed mustard core'dinations cardstock using a folder which came free with a magazine and positioned it four times across the cardstock. I then added glitter to the snowflakes before attaching it to white card.
   As another departure, instead of using my normal Promarkers I coloured this image, from Flower Soft, called 'The Gift', using Spectrum Noir pens. I then lightly dusted the background with distress ink and added glitter to the snow. Finally I added the banner which is from the same stamp set.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:
   Christmas Cards All The Year Round - getting ready for Christmas
   Addicted To Stamps - Christmas is coming
   Winter Wonderland - wrap it up
   Crafting Musketeers - Christmas in October
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - make it square
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Creative Craft2 - anything goes

Carol singers

 

   I sanded and sprayed with iridescent Spray and Sparkle from Crafter's Companion pre-embossed blue core'dinations cardstock which I then matted and layered onto mustard core'dinations cardstock and white card.
   The Flower Soft image called 'The Singers' was coloured using Promarkers and cut out using a Spellbinders floral oval die. I then matted it onto gold mirri card and cut around the edges so that the mirri card showed through the decorative edge. Glitter was added for falling snow and also to the snow on the ground. This I then attached to the card with foam pads. The banner is from the same stamp set and having coloured it using Promarkers I backed it onto thicker card and again used foam pads to fix it to the card.


   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Passion For Promarkers - snow is falling
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas -blue and yellow (from the inspiration picture)
   Inky Impressions - glitter and sparkle
   Crafting Musketeers - Christmas in October
   Papertake Weekly - 2 by 2 ( 2 characters, 2 main colours)
   Christmas Cards All The Year Round - getting ready for Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything as long as it's Christmas
   Brown Sugar - anything goes

Snowball fun

  Another Christmas card done!
  I used the Darice folder 'snowflake background' to emboss white core'dinations cardstock and then matted it onto brown core'dinations cardstock before fixing it to the white base card.
  I then wrapped Christmas fabric ribbon round plain white card and also layered this onto brown core'dinations cardstock before attaching it to the card. Three clear gems were added to the bottom of this.
  The image is from the stamp 'Let it snow' by Flower Soft. This I coloured using Promarkers before adding glitter to the snowballs and snow. Again I matted it onto the brown core'dinations cardstock. This was attached to the card with foam pads.

  I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
  Lisa B. Designs - white with a splash of colour
  Send A Smile 4 Kids - anything goes 4 kids
  Crafting Musketeers - vintage
  Passion For Promarkers - one for the boys
  Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - stamp, stamp, stamp
  Digi Sketch - for the boys
  Brown Sugar - shades of brown
  Paper Pretties - where did all the designer paper go
  Crafter's Companion - embossing
  Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - anything as long as it's Christmas