Welcome Home Dad!

Dad's been away in France with work for 10days (although it's gone quite quickly). Mum and I have missed him, and the dogs have too! Particularly for walks! So I made him a card and a pile of cupcakes (photo to follow!!)

Supplies:
Image: "Dog Walk" from Kenny K Downloads, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment: "Dogs are not our whole life but they make our life whole" from Raindrop Echo Designs
DP: Pawprint card from Payper Box

Challenges:
Charisma Cardz #21 - Boy Oh Boy
Digi Doodle Shop's Best #60 - Anything Goes
So It With Digi's #11 - It's all about the boys
Stamp Something - Sentimental
Craft Your Passion #60 - What a guy

A Vetty Happy Birthday to you!

Well, I'm loving the opportunities I have to use this fantastic Meljens Designs digi! I haven't used it for EVERY vet birthday since I got it, but it will probably be used for most!!

Supplies:

Image: "She Loves Animals" available from Whimsy Stamps, coloured with Promarkers.

Sentiment: "Happy Birthday to you" from Digi Doodle Shop

Papers: Green striped paper from Daisy & Dandelion paper pack, pawpring cardstock from PayperBox.

Challenges:

Crafty Catz #78 - Furry Friends
Top Tip Tuesday #30 - Open Challenge
I Love Promarkers #62 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations #108 - Pets/animals

Rock Idol!

I've made this card for my cousin's son - I always struggle with boy cards, but this manga image was perfect!! I also had an idea to use the mirri board & circle die as a sort of CD/stage?? Love the colours it throws off in the light!

Supplies:
Image: "Rock Idol" by Sugar Nellie, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment: "You Rock" from Digi Doodle Shop
Paper: Freebie from a magazine, black paper from Dovecraft, everything backed onto mirri board card!
Tools: Nellie's multiframes Circles.

Challenges:
The Sugar Bowl #57 - Sketch
Cupcake Crafts #136 - Comedy Rocks
Creative Inspirations #106 - Punches & Dies
Inky Impressions #12 - Die Cuts
Crafty Ann's Challenge #38 - Raise a smile
Fussy & Fancy Challenge - Card for a Child
Stamp Something - Sassy Circles

Happy Hedgehogs!

Some more goodies to show off from the NEC - the MS flower punch (from Oyster Stamps) and gorgeous springy Smirk paper (from Every Crafts A Pound)!

This card is for Sophie, who I've known all my life. We don't see each other that often (haven't seen her since her wedding last May), but she's still a very special friend.

Supplies:

Image: "Partying" from Penny Black, coloured with Promarkers. Sentiment from Digi Doodle Shop.
Paper: Smirk "Naughty but Nice". Pink vellum/parchment
Tools: Martha Stewart scalloped border punch, MS floral double edge punch.
Embellishments: Glamour Dust!

Challenges:
Sketch & Stash #58 - Sketch (new punch & paper)
Allsorts Challenge #96 - Special Lady
Totally Gorjuss #73 - Spring has sprung
Pile It On #13 - Cutie Patootie
Colour Create #67 - Pastels
Creative Cottage #35 - Spring has sprung
Bee Crafty Challenge #20 - Spring has sprung
Incy Wincy Designs #87 - Sparkle & Shine

New Baby!

Supplies:

Image: "Sleeping Infant" from Digi Doodle Shop coloured with Promarkers. I won a gift voucher in a challenge and this is one of the images I chose!

Papers: The yellow gingham paper is from Papermania Capsule Collection Lemon Sorbet, and the bluey-green swirly paper is from Papermania Henbury Lane.

Embellishments: Buttons & bow from Papermania Capsule Collection Lemon Sorbet, the baby feet charm is a new edition to my stash, from MadCowBeads. The sentiment is a rub-on.

Challenges:

I Love Promarkers #56 - Babies

Digital Tuesday #101 - Welcome Little One
2 Sisters #30 - Oh Baby
Dream Valley #2 - New Beginnings
The Crafty Pad #112 - Buttons
Sketch & Stash #57 - Sketch
Creatalicious Challenge #20 - Two Tone

Wishing you the Fairy best!

Wow two cards posted in one day! For some reason at the moment I find sketch challenges seem to have me stumped! I spend so long trying to find bits and pieces to fit that I never get anywhere! So here's a sketch-less creation!

Supplies:

Image/Sentiment: "Fairy 1" from Digi Doodle Shop (that I won in the Forever Friends Monthly Challenge), coloured with Promarkers, "Wishing you the fairy best" sentiment is from Create with TLC.

Paper: Both the floral and pink polkadot papers are from the Pink Petticoat, Vintage Rose Collection. The edges are chalked.

Embellishments: Handmade pink bow tied with Reflecta silvery thread!

Challenges:

Cupcake Craft #132 - Pink Polkadots

Crafty Cardmakers #41 - Fabric
Incy Wincy Designs #84 - Pastels
Fab N Funky #63 - Make it Girly
Crafty Purple Frog Challenge #10 - Fly with us
The Crafty Pad #11 - Use a ribbon

Forever Friends Anniversary!

I was so excited to have won some digi stamps from the Digi Doodle Shop in the February Forever Friends Challenge that I decided to print them out and colour them in straight away!
It's a first anniversary card for my friend who I was a bridesmaid for last year

Supplies:

Images/Sentiments: "Across the Bridge" from Digi Doodle Shop, coloured with Promarkers. The Forever Friends is a "Going to the Chapel" die cut (sentiment from the same pack).

Paper: Plain blue paper

Tools: Xcut heart border punch

Embellishments: Pink heart gems

Challenges:
Forever Friends Monthly #3 - No DP
Craft Your Passion #48 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
Meljens Challenge #48 - U R Such an animal
Moving Along with the Times #88 - Anniversary
Stamp Something - March Digi Day
Sarah Hurley Challenge #32 - Four-legged Friends
Die Cut Dreams Challenge #84 - Spring Garden Scene