Cute Card Thursday # 49 - Animal Magic

We are up to our eyeballs in bugs again here. Ben is now on Anti-biotics after being off colour on and off since December and I have had three lots of Anti-biotics already and now have steroids to try and shift this sinus/ear infection. Not good but things can only get better!

This week the challenge on Cute Card Thursday this week is to show us an animal on your card. We have a gorgeous stamp to give away to one lucky entrant this week too so pop on over to the blog to have a look and also check out the DT's wonderful creations!

This Penny Black sheep has been coloured with Promarkers and highlighted with Sparkle & Sprinkle "Puff" embossing powder and I pricked then chalked the background. The paper is from DCWV Pocketful of Posies Stack and the background is a from a Graphicus backgrounds set stamped with Adirondack Stonewashed ink. Card is SU. Some punched and Prima flowers, a bit of stapled ribbon, Swarovski crystals and a magazine freebie sentiment finish it off. Thanks for looking.

Rainbow Lady #49 - People

I am really pleased and honoured to be sponsoring the challenge this week on Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog!! I have enjoyed joining in with this varied and interesting challenge on and off since the very first one. I am very happy to be offering a prize to one lucky entrant of a set of 10 Promarkers "Comic Art Set 1" and a Mad Rat Rubber Stamp Co stamp "Queen of Hearts" (from their Alice in Wonderland collection).












The theme for this week is "People". Please interpret this whichever way you want - cute, vintage, collage ANYTHING but do have FUN!! I so look forward to seeing what you create.

I made this card for my mum using Adirondack inks sponged onto card and over-stamped. The same inks were sponged onto the Stampbord piece and the beautiful sentiment (from a DCWV quote pack). I then stamped the Stampsmith image "Ophelia" onto the Stampbord and etched out some highlights. The ribbon I thought mirrored her hair and I do like a bit of ribbon! Thanks for looking.

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenges - Happy Birthday to Us!!

Happy birthday to Tilda & Friends ATC Challenges!!

"Yes Tilda and Friends is one year old! At times I wondered if we could keep it going for so long, but I'm glad we stuck with it and I hope our second year will see more Tilda and Friends fans joining in the fun with us. So to celebrate we have pressents! We have cute dragon stamps from High Hopes kindly donated by our very own Fran, and take a look at her ATC to see one of them. The first stamp will be given away once we have over 5 people joining in the fun, then when we have over 10 another stamp and if we get over 20 players the third stamp! Now should we get over 30 players I have a Magnolia stamp in reserve. So for a chance at one of our presents all you have to do is make an ATC with the theme of Happy Birthday and link your creation in the comments section under this post."

I have coloured this lovely Penny Black stamp with Promarkers and gone over the balloons with clear Sakura glaze pen and the background with chalk. A couple of embossed pieces of pearl card, spotty ribbon and some gems finish it off.

Don't forget - you've got to be in it to win it!!

A Spoonful of Sugar #40 - Shape Shifters

A quick card today as I am behind with everything!! Great theme this week from A Spoonful of Sugar, which is to make a different shaped card.

I got my inspiration for this from the Nikki and Jacqui on the DT who used their Nestabilities to cut out a shaped card. Great idea ladies!! This Sugar Nellie stamp is "Angus the wee dog". I haven't used him for ages and I just love him! He's coloured with Promarkers and some Sakura touches here and there. The fabby sentiment is from Elzybells. I have stamped the background with a stamp from Crafty Individuals in Adirondack Pink Sherbert ink. Pink card is SU. Flower buttons are from Poppicrafts and flowers are Prima. Thanks for looking. Off to do some DT work now!!

Crafty Individuals

Crafty Individuals have now put photographs of all the winning entries and a lovely sampler from their ATC Competition. You can see the pictures HERE.

They have also released some gorgeous new stamps and a new paper pad. You can see them HERE.

I am still VERY excited about coming second!!

Penny Black Saturday #37 - Get Well Soon

The challenge this week over on Penny Black Saturday is to make a get well card. These are always handy to have in so no complaints here!!

This Penny Black Stamp "I'm So Cute" has been coloured with Promarkers and Sakura pens with some Glamour Dust and chalks finishing him off. I have used Anna Griffin pigment ink in Chocolate. Card, border stamp, flower stamp and flower punch are all Stampin' Up. Sentiment is from a Hero Arts set. Some coffee card candy finishes it off.

4 in 1

I have made this card to combine four challenges namely 1) Heidi's great sketch from Friday Sketchers 2) Cynthia's "Scenes" challenge from Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog 3) "3d Somethings" theme from Stamp Something and 4) "Fish and/or a Frog" from Daring Cardmakers.

Fishing Edwin and the fish are by Magnolia Stamps and I have made the fish 3d. Colouring is with Promarkers and Twinkling H2o's and I have gone over the top of the fish with some glossy Modge Podge. The sentiment is from a SeeD set and is again coloured with Promarkers. Paper is from K&Co Hopscotch Boy 6x6 paper pad and card is SU. Brads are Dovecraft. Thanks for looking.

Sugar Bowl Challenge 4 - One!

The current challenge from The Sugar Bowl is to use only ONE patterned paper!

The paper in question is from K&Co Wild Saffron 12x12 paper pad. It IS double sided but I was a good girl and only used one side! I have coloured this beautiful Sugar Nellie designed by Elizabeth Bell with Promarkers and Sakura pens, made some embossed borders from SU card and got a bit carried away with the ribbon embellishment(!).

Thanks for looking.

Cute Card Thursday #48 - Signs of Spring

Well we have snowdrops and crocus flowers in abundance here in South West Scotland and even some lambs in the fields so Spring is slowly approaching - which brings me to this week's challenge from Cute Card Thursday which is "Signs of Spring". The DT have just created some lovelies again this week and we have a new Guest Designer joining us for the next two weeks so pop on over to the blog for inspiration ♥♥

This gorgeous stamps is Sugar Nellie Elizabeth Bell "Chickadee". I have coloured her with Promarkers and Sakura gel pens. Paper is Basic Grey Lily Kate, card is SU and I have used flowers by Prima and Poppicrafts. Sentiment is from Cuddly Buddly.

Thanks for looking and I hope you join in the fun.

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenges - Shady Lady!

The challenge from Tilda & Friends ATC Challenges this week is to "use shades of one main colour, in addition to hair and skin tones or natural backgrounds, after all brown skies and pink grass might look a bit strange! What we want to see is shades of one main colour used for the clothing, embellishments or any patterned papers you plan on using". The DT have created some fabby shady ATCs so pop on over and take a look ♥♥

This cute Tilda with Puppy has been coloured with Promarkers and Sakura gold gel pen. Paper is from a Papermania strip (Brown & Creams). Large brad and crochet flower from Poppicrafts, gems by Swarovski and sentiment from stash (code for I can't remember!).

Thanks for looking

Candy

Just a quick post to say that JACQUI (Cats Whiskers) has two lots of AMAZING candy to give away.

If that's not enough BEV is also giving away two lots of fabby candy on her blog so pop on over and have a look!!

Penny Black Saturday #36 - Sketch by Nat

I finally got my mini-photographic studio set up so can actually take pictures at night now that look at least something like the original. Very pleased with the true-colourness of this picture actually.

This card is made using the fabby sketch by Nat for Penny Black Saturday. I have coloured Penny Black "Uplifting Occasion" with Promarkers and used Basic Grey Ambrosia papers with embossed SU card. Ribbon was from Scrapz, pearl brads from Poppicrafts, flowers are Prima and little ribbon flowers were from our local haberdashery. Thanks for looking.

Small World of Inchies & Twinchies - The Kiss

I so enjoyed making this little thing last week I had to join in again. This week the theme from Small World of Inchies and Twinchies is "The Kiss". I find these old pictures fascinating - I love to try and imagine who they were and what their lives were like. I fancy this is a devoted pair of sisters - hence the sentiment! Thanks for looking.

Gothic Arches - Mardi Gras

As it's Mardi Gras time in New Orleans next weekend, this is the theme from Gothic Arches.

This lady started off life as Marlene Dietrich - she was the only image I have that the mask fitted!! I have added this Creative Expressions sentiment to an alcohol ink background and made her an elaborate headdress. She's even got her ticket ready!

Thanks for looking.

DCM - "Feeling Green"

This week the challenge from Daring Cardmakers is "Feeling Green" - that is to make a card with lots of green. There is a double dare to make it a Get Well card.

I used this Graphicus "Create a Tree" stamp on a brayered and masked background (loving this technique right now - can you tell??!!). Lots of layering, some tartan ribbon and a little stamped sentiment that was a freebie a long time ago finish it off.












I want to share my son's creative talents too today!! These are the Valentines cards he made yesterday. He made two of the red one for both his Grannies but then insisted that his Grandpa had to have his own that was more "manly" so made the blue one!! He chose everything and stamped the lot himself - even punched out the circle with the image in the middle. For 4 he has such a good design and colour eye don't you think!!

Thanks for looking.