Dodgy Engagement card

Aaarrgh a dreaded love themed card!  I was asked to make an Engagement card as a quick order, so I used these stamps that I won ages ago from CC Designs but have never inked up.  (sorry, but I have issues with faces with no mouths!)

If I had time I would remake this card ... my colouring on this is absolutely pants and their positioning isn't right either.  I think I should have stamped the groom to the left instead of to the right of his intended ... at the minute their body language doesn't bode well for a happy relationship LOL

Coloured with watercolour pencils.  Clear gloss and glitter added to her diamond ring.  Silver peeloffs from stash.  Oldie embossing folder from Ellison.

Sister Act Card Challenge #97
A Gem of a Challenge #130 - pretty in pink
Papertake Weekly - Happy Anything
Addicted to Stamps #136 - anything goes
Creatalicious #73 - anything goes
Day 15 of Kathy's 30 day colouring challenge #thedailymarker30day

Chalked snowflakes

Well surprise surprise, there was no gardening done today ... It was a bit damp and a bit cold and I was a bit couldn't be bothered! So I had a play with my craft stash instead :)

I was inspired by Kathy's stencil card for Day 13 of her colouring challenge.  I die cut a couple of Paper Smooches snowflakes and used the negative for my stencil.  I don't have any coloured inks, so I used dark blue, light blue and purple chalks instead.  Took a while, but I love how it turned out!  Images and sentiment from My Favourite Things - coloured with watercolour pencils.  Clear gloss and glitter added to Santa's hat and pressie ribbon.  Santa and sentiment both popped up on dimensionals.

• Kathy's 30 day colouring challenge Day 13 #thedailymarker30day
• Layout from MFT meets Page Maps
• Merry Monday #150 - gifts
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin - blue Christmas
• CRAFT #302 - Christmas
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge extra - March

High Hopes - Happy Panda

Happy Monday peeps!

It's my day for posting over at High Hopes blog and we're showing peeks of our new release... pop over to the blog for more peeks from the DT!
The Anything High Hopes Goes March challenge runs through to 31 March - the lucky winner gets to choose 2 stamps of their choice.

My card today uses Happy Panda - available to purchase from Thursday 19th.
I've coloured him with my watercolour pencils.  My embossing folder is an oldie from my stash but I thought it kinda matched my bamboo.  Silver peel offs and bling from stash.

Fab'n Funky #250 - focus on the image
Cute Card Thursday #364 - Celebrate
Polkadoodles #11 - Birthday
Addicted to CAS #59 - green
Simon Says Stamp Monday - animals
Love to Scrap LTSCB#50 - anything goes

High Hopes - Brutus

We've had quite a few staff leave in work this past while due to budget cuts and whatnot, so it's no fun making these goodbye cards :(
I've made this one in our company colours and added this cute doggy from High Hopes for good measure!  I've coloured Brutus with watercolour pencils, popped up on dimensionals, added clear gloss to his nose and glitter to his pendant.  My alpha set is a very old die cut set from Ellison - I think it's called Mac'n Cheese.  Stacked star dies from Taylored Expressions.

Stamping Sensations March - one for the guys
Whimsy Stamps #80 - use a sentiment
Sister Act #97 - anything goes
Creative knockouts #80- faux stitching
Tuesday Throwdown TT235 - good luck
Kathy's 30 day colouring challenge Day 12 #thedailymarker30day

Spring is most definitely on its way here, even though there's a nip in the air yet.  Here's a wee pic of the lovely daffs outside my back door ...

Hopefully the weather will hold for tomorrow, I've big plans for my front garden  I need to do a bit of rearranging and digging out, but we'll have to see how that goes ;)

Mother's Day card

Phew I'm pooped tonight ... it's been a dry but brrr chilly day.   We had a few hours at the garden centre this morning and then I spent all afternoon out sorting the back garden.  Who knew there were so many weeds hiding under the fallen leaves! ;)  Looks good now though!

This is my card for my Mum.  I won this Lili of the Valley image a while back - coloured with watercolour pencils.  Marianne Design butterfly die.  Woodware flower punch.

My Time to Craft #283 - for a special lady
Moving along with the times - bingo - I used Die, image, gems
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - things that fly (butterfly)
Papertake Weekly - Mum's the Word
Simon Says Stamp Monday - B is for ... Bunnies, butterfly, bling and banners
Natalie and Amy's challenge #30 - flowers
Crafty Cardmakers #134 - for a special woman
Kathy's 30 day colouring challenge - Day 11 #thedailymarker30day

1st Wedding Anniversary

Yippee, that's me off work now for a few days till next Wednesday :)  Feels like I haven't been off for aaaages!  Hopefully the weather will co-operate and we'll get out and about, or at least get the garden into shape.

Another lovey dovey card tonight!  My brief for this one was for a 1st wedding anniversary, incorporating France and Scotland.  So I made a 1st wedding anniversary card and ignored the rest hahaha.  Not to worry, it seemed to go down well anyway ;)

My image is from Lili of the Valley - coloured with watercolour pencils.  Heart die from Paper Smooches.  Silver peel offs from stash.

Cute Card Thursday #364 - celebrate
As you like it ... digi or rubber stamp? - my favourite is definitely rubber, I don't have a printer ;)
Fab'n Funky #250 - focus on the image
Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge #259 - free choice - I used #206
Party Time Tuesday #196 - anything goes
Kathy's 30 day colour challenge Day 9 #thedailymarker30day

Wedding Card

I really really struggle with Wedding cards, and this one took most of the evening to make but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.  The longest chore of the evening was my bow die from Creative Expressions .. takes ages to get a good one die cut and then another age poking out the little filigree bits.  Worth it though, it's so pretty.

Oh, in case you're wondering, the bride's name is pronounced Kay-lean!

Layout from Creative Inspirations #304
Simon Says Stamp Monday - B is for ... bride and bridegroom
Crazy 4 challenges C4C276 - put a bow on
Creative Knockouts #79 - border time
Penny Black and More March - blossoms and bows
Party Time Tuesday PTT#196 - anything goes
Kathy's 30 day colouring challenge day 8  #the dailymarker30day