Seasons - Spring

If I don't get a move on shortly there will be a 'murrrderrr!'. We will be leaving soon and I still need to do the housework and pack - no pressure then. But before I go I need to enter this weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is all about Seasons. My entry is for Spring - no time to fill in all the blurb (or finish the card) I'll do that later - I hope you like it.

Voici Maggie

Up early again this morning for a craft fix before we go away for the bank holiday weekend. This is my entry for Friday Sketchers challenge based on Mumur's sketch.

The papers are from Vicki's Retro Candy Collection again and the image is Maggie. A bit of ribbon, a few punched daisies, some sequins and voila!

Thanks for looking!

It's A Bling Thing!

This weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge #29 is to create a card with lots of sparkle. This is my entry - I hope it's allowed - I'm never sure if you must have a stamped image on your card or not. Maybe I'll be banished from blogging land and left to float in hyperspace for not following the rules.

Back to the card. The wreath and snowflakes are cut with Cricut Christmas Cheer, using white plain card and white glitter card. The silver snowflakes I got from a Christmas cracker a couple of years ago, the purple bling is from Papermania, there are also teeny weeny clear bling stars inside some of the snowflakes and some sequins.

I love it - sparkly without being tarty!

Thanks for looking.

Mellow Yellow

This weeks challenge on Papertake Weekly is a charity one. Quick Cards made easy magazine are trying to break the record for the worlds biggest handmade card for BBC Children in Need. You can use any products/materials you like but the finished card needs to be yellow!! The preferred size for the card is a standard A6 (approx 4x6 in). All donated cards will be put together to form a giant Pudsey Bear card. For each different person who sends a card (or cards!) to Stephanie Mayne, 20 Mant Road, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0EH, UK (to send on from PTW) Steph will make a donation of 25p.

So here is my very simple donation - I hope it's yellow enough. Papers and image Pink Petticoat, Anita's ribbon and bling from my stash.

Food Glorious Food

I woke up really really early this morning when only the meeces were about - so what to do? I decided to make a card for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge #28 which is to see some food on your card.

I used K&Co papers left over from my entry on Friday Sketchers, Penny Black image coloured with Whispers pens, cupcake cut from Cricut Celebrations cartridge decorated with some Jones Tones sprinkles and some Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing.

I never really got cutesy animal stamps before but I totally get it now - I love these meeces to pieces!

Friday Sketchers

Two challenges in one day! This must be a record surely! I think I must be the slowest crafter in the world. Anyway, this is my first attempt at a Friday Sketchers challenge.

I love the colours on this one - they help cheer up an otherwise dreary day. The papers are K&Co Sparkly Sweet, image Pink Petticoat coloured with Faber-Castell watercolour pencils, a little glitter added to the fluffy bits and some faux stitching down the side.

Thanks for looking.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

I have my sensible head on today - I've done the housework BEFORE getting the craft stuff out. Usually I can't resist and do it the other way around with the inevitable result - 3 o'clock, house a tip, craft stuff everywhere and then a major panic clean up operation.

So here is my entry for this weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is to decorate the inside of your card.



I have used Retro Candy paper by Vicki, the Penny Black image is coloured with Whispers pens and a watercolour brush, flowers cut using Cricut and litte gems in the middle of the polka dot flowers on the inside.