Birthday Frog!

Hi everyone!

I hope you're all keeping well?
I'm looking forward to tonight as my cousin's  son is taking part in a talent competition and he's in the semi-final tonight!  He is a fantastic singer and plays the guitar and he really should win the whole thing!  I'm hoping to be able to get to see him tonight and lend my support.

Time for another challenge!  This fortnight's challenge at the Alphabet Challenge Blog was chosen by our lovely Tammy, and she chose...

E for Emerald!

So we are looking for some green in your work - it doesn't have to be all green.

It was one of my friend's from Kraft Krazy's birthday last month.  Her forum name is Frogs and when I saw this image I knew I had to use it for her birthday card!  I also thought it would be the perfect green for this challenge!
And who knew?  I just found out today that April is National Frog Month!!  Ribbit!

Here's my card:

The image is Eleanor and Pickles Birthday Time by Lacy Sunshine.  I coloured them with the following copics:  Skin; E21,13,00,0000,R20. Hair;E49,47,44,43. Pickles; G17,16,14,YG05,03,blender. Clothes; BG34,32,B06,05,04,V17,15,12,RV34,32,09,06,04,R00.  I added glossy accents to the lens of her glasses and the balloons (I think I put some on Pickles' eyes too, but I haven't got the card anymore to check and I can't see on the pictures :/ )

The paper is by Typo and the flowers were a free gift from My Crafty Heart.  The ribbon is from my stash.
The sentiment is by Wild Rose Studio and punched out with a Stampin' Up! punch.  And no card is complete without a Doohickey swirl!

The inside has been made to compliment the front.

So do yourself a favour and go and have a gander at what the rest of the DT have done at the Alphabet Challenge Blog!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Challenge: Favourite colour combo - pink & green is always hard to beat!
Crafty Ribbons: Pink & green
Dream Valley Challenges: Happy Birthday
Kaboodle Doodles: Any shade of pink
Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog: Anything goes
Stamp With Fun: Birthday
Stampin' For The Weekend: Friendship
Top Tip Tuesday: Girls & boys
Twisted Tuesday Challenges: Animals and flowers
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges; Pretty in pink

Thanks for looking!
 

Flowers In The Snow

Did you get much snow?  We've had a fair amount of it - I haven't been able to get to work as I work up a mountain and live up another hill!  So it would be tricky - especially as I haven't been the most confident traveller since the accident.
We've had freezing fog all morning accompanied by the occasional flurry of snow but I don't think we'll get too much more.  The forecast is giving rain by the end of the week so that will get rid of the snow!

Anyway, onto another challenge and today it's a new one at the Creative Card Crew!

The challenge for the next fortnight is...

Girly!

A nice easy one!  And we are being sponsored by the fabulous Crafty Sentiments Designs

and they are offering one lucky winner a choice of 3 digi's from their shop!

The design team were also lucky enough to be given some of their digi's to work with and this is what I did:

The gorgeous Crafty Sentiments image is called Tess Summer Fun and I coloured her with the following copics:  Skin; E21,13,00,0000,R20. Dress; BG18,15,13. Hair; E49,39,37,35. Flowers & leaves; RV09,06,04,R29,27,24,V09,06,04,B95,93,91,YR07,04,YG97,95,93,07,05,03,100. Background; E31,30. Plus some black, white and brown prisma pencil.

The papers are called Fly Away by Typo and the flowers were from my stash.  The ribbon came from The Ribbon Girl and the border die is also from Crafty Sentiments Designs.

The inside matches the layout on the front and the sentiment is by Wild Rose Studio (my old faithfuls!)

So go and have a look at the rest of the DT's fabulous work at the Creative Card Crew blog.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

All Sorts Challenge Blog; Flower power
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge; Anything goes
By The Cute & Girly; Cute & girly
Creative Inspirations; One for the girls
Divas By Design; Make it girlie
Dream Valley Challenges; Girls girls girls
Stampin For The Weekend; Something girlie
The Squirrel & The Fox; Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges; Fancy edges
Whoopsydaisy Challenge; Use a digi

Thanks for looking!
 

Just A Note...

Hi everyone, it's me - the bad blogger again!
Still up to my eyes in this and that but should hopefully be back to "normal" soon.

But I popped on today to share the new challenge which is up on the Alphabet Challenge Blog!  We're up to K now and it was the turn of my lovely teamie Tammy to choose the theme.  And she chose....

K for Kitchen!

I made a wee hanging notelet holder for the kitchen where you can write down groceries or to-do lists.

The image is by Whiff of Joy and is called Willow with cookies.  I coloured her with my pro-markers.Skin: Sunkissed pink, Oatmeal, Blush & Pastel pink.  Apron: Cerise, Pink carnation & Blossom.  Trousers: Ruby, Antique pink & Dusky rose.  Top: Mint green, Soft green & Fresh meadow.  Hair: Umber, Burnt sienna, Sandstone & Satin.
The strawberries and bowl of apples are also Whiff of Joy and coloured with the same colours.

The papers are ones that I bought in Australia and are by Typo.  They're such lovely colours - I'll have to see if I can get them here.  I used some old chip board from some packaging to back the papers onto so it's nice and strong.

The ribbon is from my stash and the post-it notes are ones that I've "borrowed" from work! lol!  The sentiment on the post-it's is also a Whiff of Joy stamp, stamped with memento Olive Grove ink.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz Challenges: Anything goes
Creative Belli Blog: Anything but a card
Creative Inspirations: Anything goes
Fab N Funky Challenges: Cute & Girly
I <3 Promarkers Challenge: Anything goes
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge: Double Trouble
The Shabby Tearoom: Soft & Sweet

So that's my creation, pop over to the Alphabet Challenge Blog to see more fab inspiration from the rest of the team and join in too!

Thanks for looking!