Thank you!!

For this card, I've followed the great sketch over at Just Cute Bears which was quite straight forward, but very effective I think!! I've used another Forever Friend stamp - a recent purchase but definately becoming a favourite! - and a 'Thank You' stamp by Savvy stamps. The flowers are Hydragenas by Prima, tiny buttons (cute!!) from stash and paper is by Frances Meyer. I was also brave, I've attempted my first ever faux stitching on a card after seeing some fab doodling over at the Stamp Something challenge. I was a bit nervous about drawing on a new card, but the effect is growing on me. I'm also entering the Quixotic Challenge - #18 Monochrome, as most of this card is shades of brown, the paper is a pale terracotta colour but it has come out a little 'peachy' in the pictures.... :-(

Mother's Day card

Being a bit new to the world of blogging and card challenges, I had been wondering how peeps found the time to enter so many challenges. After hopping around more, I realised you can enter one card into multiple challenges (I know, but I am a slow bear sometimes..)

This morning I put my thinking cap on and came up with this. I think I can enter it for EIGHT challenges!! Best of all though, I am pleased with myself for having made a Mother's Day card for my Mum in advance, so I should avoid my usual last minute panic!!

Here goes then:

Sunday sketch & stamp challenge #22 ~ A great sketch to work from:

Just Cute Bears ~ Challenge #5 ~ Lilac


Crafy Catz ~ Challenge # 21~ A fancy edge and a ribbon


Magical Crafts Fortnightly challenge ~Challenge# 9 ~ Something for Mum


Polka Doodles ~ week 8 ~ create a shaped card (hope an easel card counts??)


Secert Crafter Saturday ~Challenge 71 ~ Mother's Day


Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge #101 ~ Feature ribbon &


Lexi's Creations ~ Challenge #8 ~ Anything goes!!

Think that's me done for today folks!!

Another Challenge Card!!

I'm on a roll today, I have managed to finish 2 cards in one morning which is pretty good for me!!! I'm entering the first one into 2 challenges:



I found a great blog while blog hopping the other evening which is just perfect for a bear fan :-), it's just cute bears challenge. The sketch was so fun to follow and having to use a teddy image was a BIG plus point for me!!


I'm also hoping that this card will qualify for the challenge at Allsorts this week, which is a recipe, 3, 2, 1.


I have used 3 papers ( Blueberry Rustic dots - Bo Bunny, and 2 from Docrafts Forever Friends For you...)

2 flowers (prima)


& 1 stamped image (Forever Friends)



The second card came together as I was about to tidy up my desk (a rare event!) I'm sending it to a forum friend for her birthday - hope she likes it!

Thanks for looking!!