Double Dutch Card Challenge - Wild Animals

Decided to try another challenge today and this weeks challenge at Double Dutch is Wild Animals. I've used this gorgeous little image from CC Designs Sweet Treats Set that you can buy from Tracy at Dies to Die For, along with the lovely Doodlebug Paper.

Stamp - CC Designs Sweet Treats

Paper - Doodlebug Cupcake Blossoms

Flower - Prima

Brad - Papermania

Glitter - Stickles

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

18th Birthday Card

I've been asked again by my brother to make a card for someone at his work. They wanted a girlie card for her daughters 18th birthday.


Decided to use my new Bella stamp that I got from Tracey at Dies to Die For, that is so cute.

Stamp - Cuppacakeabella

Paper - Stash

Glitter - Stickles

Flower - Prima

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

18 - cut with Ellison Block Party

Sarah - cut with Sizzix Rat-a-Tat

3 challenges in one!

Well I have been so far behind on my challenges, that I have managed to combine 3 challenges into 1 card!!! The challenge at Penny Black Saturday was a colour combo of brown, pink and green (subtle hints of green on mine), Papertake Weekly was to make a Thank You card and Friday Sketchers was obviously a sketch :o)

Stamp - Penny Black

Papers - Papermania Retro Floral

Buttons - Papermania

Flowers - Prima

Brads - Papermania

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

New goodies and a card

I nipped into my local Craft Central as I had run out of envelopes and there is a sales starting tomorrow and they'd started to put things out for it. I bought there DCWV stacks for £3 each, what a bargain, also popped in some of the 99p alphabet stamps.

I've made this card for one of my blogging buddies birthday's, I got this image in a swap and it's a great image that I thought it was perfect without any colour!

Image - received in a swap

Paper - DCWV
Flower - Prima

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Blimey at last some cards

Blimey I have hardly been in my craft room lately, with all this lovely weather it seems a shame to be stuck in doors. I have managed to fit in a couple of cards, although I'm not sure how happy I am with this first one, it just didn't turn out how I imagined!

Image - received in a swap

Paper - DCWV

Butterfly stamp - Magnolia

Flower - Poppicraft

Brad - Stash

Sentiment - Craftwork cards

Image - received in a swap
Paper - Dovecraft

Brad - Papermania
Fower - Prima

Jo's Blog Candy

The lovely Jo from Only Joking has a blog candy challenge on her blog. You need to make a card that is pink and pretty, so hopefully this will fit the bill as I really wanted to use this image that I have been sent.

If anyone knows who this stamp is by can you please let me know, as I really love this image!

Image - received in a swap

Papers - Papermania Retro Floral

Flower - Prima

Brad - Papermania

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Couple of cards

I had to make a couple of cards this morning for my brother which both had to be A5 which is a size that I really struggle with. Although I must admit that I was really pleased with how these 2 turned out!

Stamp - Stamping Bella Winobella

Embossing - Cuttlebug Perfectly Paisley

Paper - Stash

Flower - Papermania

21 - Ellison Block Party Alphabet

Name - Sizzix Girls Are Weird Alphabet

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Stamp - Penny Black You're a Treasure
Embossing - Cuttlebug Hearts Block

Flower - Prima

Brad - Stash

Paper - Stash

Ribbon - Stash

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Good luck in your New Job Emma!!

My friend Emma from our Leeds office is leaving for pastures new and I wanted to make her a card. I decided that instead of a Sorry Your Leaving I would do a good luck card, as I think leaving is the best thing for her as she wants to progress her career!!

NB - I forgot to say that this layout was taken from Natalie's blog and the lovely card she made last week! Thanks for the inspiration Nat

Stamp - Penny Black

Paper - DCWV

Embossing - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots

Flowers - Prima

Brads - Papermania

Glitter - Stickles

Peel off - Anita's

Papertake Weekly - Luscious Lime and Lilac!

This weeks challenge over on Papertake Weekly is Luscious Lime and Lilac - or any shades of green and purple! I really liked this colour combo and was lucky enough to have some lovely papers that were just right!

Stamp - my new Magnolia

Papers - courtesy of the lovely Natalie

Flower - Prima

Brad - Stash

Glitter - Stickles

Flower centres - Liquid Pearls

Sentiment - Papermania

Tinkerbella birthday card

I got this image in a swap and have never used her, so I though I would make a card as she is so cute. Bellas are great for me, as I'm not always that confident with my colouring and there isn't that much to do on them ;o)

Stamp - Stamping Bella Tinkerbella

Paper - Papermania

Flower - Prima

Brad - Stash

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Gina's Blog Candy

Gina is having a lovely blog candy to celebrate 10,000 hits, you need to make a card using a stamp, pretty papers, flowers and ribbons. My mum has asked for a thank you card and I wanted to use this lovely image from Michelle, so I killed 3 birds with 1 stone!

Image - courtesy of Michelle from Card Grotto

Paper - DCWV Spring Stack

Ribbon - Anita's Sticky Ribbon

Flower - Prima

Brad - Papermania

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Papertake Weekly Challenge

This weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly is a sketch. I alway love doing sketches, as it makes things so much easier for me!!!

Image - Hans PIF

Papers - Pink Petticoat

Flowers - Prima

Brad/Jewels - Papermania

Peel offs - Dawn Bibby

Glitter - Stickles

My Paper World - Sketch 7

I love Nicola's sketches and here is my take on sketch 7, it's brilliant. Check out her cards, there are some fantastic ones using the lovely Magnolia stamps.

Hoping to get some more crafting done today, as I have a day off from work to just do as I want!! Apart from the dentist this afternoon :o(

Stamp - Han's PIF

Paper - Han's PIF

Flowers - Prima

Brads - Dovecraft

Bea's Blog Candy

Bea is having a blog candy to celebrate 50,000 hits and the challenge is to make a pink card. I liked the layout from the Magnolia challenge so much I thought I would use it again

Stamp - Stamping Bella

Paper - Freebie from a magazine

Flowers - Prima

Brad/Gems - Papermania
Glitter - Stickles

Peel offs - Dawn Bibby

Sweet Sugar Challenge - Easter

This weeks challenge over at Sweet Sugar Challenge is to make an easter card. Her is mine, for my mum & dad.

Stamp - Sugar Nellie

Paper - Papermania Retro Flowers

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Flower - Prima

Brad/Jewel - Papermania

Kimmie Challenge #3 & Papertake Weekly

Kimmie has a week of challenge's over on her blog to celebrate her birthday and the third challenge is to make a card with spring colours. The challenge over on Papertake Weekly is 'Blooming Gorgeous!' is to use floral embellishments on your projects.

I coloured this Penny Black image that Natty K gave me last Sunday night in front of the telly and I thought it fitted the bill. I then mounted it onto yellow and orange c.s. and also mounted a Pink Petticoat sentiment the same. I then embossed yellow c.s. and added this to orange c.s. Orange primas attached with yellow brads finished the card. I've used the layout loads, but just wanted to say big thanks to Michelle at Card Grotto as it was inspired by her layout originally.

Michelle's blog candy

Michelle at Card Grotto is doing a Blog Candy, I like many others have loved Michelle's cards since Do Craft and have stalked her blog since the beginning!!!

The mission, should you choose to except it, is to make a new thank you card, one that has not been used in any other challenge.

I covered a square card with this spotty and flower paper from Pink Petticoat. I then embossed some lilac card with the Cuttlebug folder, used my new corner punch and added a couple of prima flowers with brads to the top left hand corner. I then stamped my favourite nellie and used a combination of watercolouring and paper piecing (using the same shade paper from Pink Petticoat). My nellie was cut out and added to the right hand side and then a Craftwork Card Thank You greeting added to the embossed card. To finish off stickles was added round the edge of the greeting and also to my nellie's dress and headband.

Kitty's Blog Candy Giveaway

Kitty is have a Blog Candy Giveaway to celebrate having 5000 hits.

All you have to do is design a card using the following elements - A Stamp/s, Patterned Paper/s, Flowers/Blooms & Jewels.

I made this card for my mum who is currently undergoing hospital treatment and had to go back into the hospital on Sunday as her treatment was making her really sick. I though this might cheer her up.

I used my Flowahbella from First Class Crafts and coloured with Marvy Le Plume pens. I also used Mum paper from DCWV, Prima flowers and a Papermania jewel brad.

I still a bit nervous about being too adventurous and I'm unsure about the finished result. Doesn't help when our camera's rubbish (I'm sticking to that excuse!)