A mans card

I made this card as an order for a customers father who is a steam train fanatic. I know it's ok to show it now as his birthday was yesterday.

My remit for this card was just a card for dad with a steam train on it.

My first challenge was finding a nice picture of a steam train, I found a couple on the internet and a couple on cd's that I had. I chose this one as it was bright and colourful. I printed it out four times then used my nesties to cut out four decreasing sizes, then layered them up in pyramage fashion.

I matted on some textured gold card and used a backing paper from Sheena's cd. Then cut out two circle borders using two Spellbinder border dies put together, this is to highlight the train wheels( or what ever you call them).

I received a lovely comment from the customer saying she loved the card and her dad would be thrilled.

I am entering it into these challenges

Totally Papercrafts - Male card

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue x

My 1st paint fusion rose

Good morning all, I hope I find you all well.

Last night I was playing with my new Paint Fusion rose set of stamps.

I'm please with my first attempt at Sheena's rose.

I saw Sheena stamp on to black card, so thought I would give it a go.

After painting the leaves, then the roses, I smudged some white ink around the edges and then went over with a pinky brilliance pad. I quite like the result, it looks a bit misty.

I decided to make it into another Mothers Day card, while I'm in the mood, so I matted on pink then black card. I covered the front of a folded card blank with a backing paper printed from Sheenas CD ( I'm loving the cd, thanks Sheena). I cut double border strips using Spellbinders Morrocan accents or motifs (not sure which) and layered a paper ribbon, again from Sheenas cd. Stamped a sentiment and finished with a double ribbon bow and three pinky gemstones.

I would like to enter it into Totally papercrafts - Ribbon or bows challenge

and Paperplay challenge - For a Mother

Delightful - use pattern paper

ABC - jazz it up

Passionately Artistic - linking party

For the love of craft- blooming gorgeousness

I'm off to try the Fuchia stamp now, I'll be back soon to show you how it turns out.

Thanks for looking.

Bye !

SSDS DT card - Photo Inspiration

Good morning, I am so sorry I am late posting this card, should have done it yesterday, but life got in the way.

At Stamp, Scrap and Doodles Saturday we have a photo inspiration challenge for you.

For my card I used some Kanban toppers and card and a ribbon bow. Nice, quick and simple!

I am entering it into these challenges

Delightful challenges - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Die cuts and Punches

I look forward to seeing your fabulous creations this week.

Totally gorjuss - Challenge #85

Good morning all you lovely crafters, its time for another challenge over at Totally Gorjuss.

This week Challenge #85 - Pearls and Swirls

and we have Simon Says Stamp as our sponsors.
Heres my card

I used swirly papers from Papermania matted with deep red card.

This image is one I chose as a winner from Delicious Doodles, its called Mushroom Fairy and isnt she just gorjuss.

I coloured her with Copics, naturally and I must say she really is a pleasure to colour.

I added lots of pearls in red and white and more swirls in the form of a die cut and on the ribbon.

I do hope that you will join in with our challenge this week.

Challenges I'm entering
Lexi's creation - No Sentiment
Scrappy Frogs - Simply red - (use red)
Delightful challenges - Anything goes
Cute card Thursday - Birthstone -Ruby and Pearl
Totally Papercrafts - Die cuts and Punches
Delicious Doodles - Things that Flutter (2 entries - used one of their images)
Crafts and Me - Bling it on

Totally gorjuss - Challenge #84

Good morning crafters, todays challenge over at Totally Gorjuss is

Flower Power

We are sponsored this week by Crafters Companion.

Heres my card

I used stamps and papers by Flower soft. Roses from Wild Orchid and a chiffon ribbon bow from stash.

I used Copics for skin and flowers and paper pieced the dress using one of the background papers.

Now its your turn, lets see lots of flowers.

Challenges I'm entering

Totally Papercrafts - Summer

Crafts and Me - Stamp Something

I'll be back later with my card for the SSDS challenge

Guest Dt card for Quirky Crafts

Good evening everyone and Happy Easter to all.

I hope the Easter bunny was kind and brought plenty chocolate eggs. My two kiddies enjoyed an egg hunt and found loads of eggs and even a couple of knitted bunnies and chicks that had been placed all around the house.

Now to tell you about my card...

I won a challenge over at Quirky Crafts and they asked me to be a guest designer for this weeks challenge, can you guess the theme of the challenge? 

Yes your right! its The Royal Wedding

As you can see, I used a line drawing of a famous photo of the loving couple and I coloured it with Copics, ( I must apologise to Kate for messing up the colouring on one side of her face).

I layered paper, card and flowers, and used card candy all from Craftwork Cards and some ribbon from stash.

I printed off some union jack bunting in a small size to finish off.

Something completely different, hope you like it.

I am entering it into these challenges

Ribbon Girl - Red White and Blue

Crafty Cardmakers - Royal Wedding

Spoonful of Sugar - Lets Celebrate

Papertake Weekly - Spots and Stripes 

Stampin for the weekend - Wedding

Totally Papercrafts - Wedding

Fab n Funky - Here comes the bride

Q is for Quilting/sewing - New challenge at ABC

Good morning everyone in blog land. Its Wednesday, so that means a new challenge at ABC challenge blog.

It was great to see all your wonderful entries in last weeks Q is for Quotes. So now its Team B's turn with

Q is for Quilting /Sewing

Our sponsor this week is the Stamp Fairy. I hope you will join in and add some stitching, real or faux, to your card. 

I used Stamp Fairy's Peapod image on my card and coloured with Copics. I pricked holes around the edge and drew in faux stitches.

The backing paper is from a K and Co pad and I just thought it fitted so well with the theme. The main one covering the whole card already had the stitched quilted effect and on the others I edged them with faux stitching.

I finished the card with a Doo hickey swirl and even added a scrap as I thought it looked like another small peapod. A strip of lace and then 3 buttons along the edge of the image, a stitched effect button at the top and another small button in the centre of some flowers

Hope you like it!

I am going to enter this into

Sundays with Chrissy - Stitching

Top Tip Tuesday - Show me those buttons

Totally Gorjuss - Button it

Totally Papercrafts - Buttons

Its a bambino boy

Good morning all, hope every one is well.

I would like to share this card with you this morning, I followed the sketch on Sketch and Stash challenge #57, but once again turned it on its side. I used some papers from Craftwork Cards, not sure what the set is called, but its the one for little boys.

I decided to have a go at colouring this new Bambino digi from Sugar Nellie. I used Copics and used a black Prisma for a little shading, really easy, but looks good.

I made it into a fancy tag with polka dot ribbon bow.

I added two punched strips of paper and a couple of strip of lace, three buttons and finished with some pearls and a sentiment.

I would like to enter it into these challenges;

Truly Scrumptious - Tag

Really Reasonable Ribbon - One for the boys

Copic Creations - We've got the Blues

Papertake Weekly - Triple Tastic - I used 3 buttons, 3 strips of lace (2 on tag)and 3 pearls in opposite corners.

Totally Papercrafts - Buttons

To my valentine

My card today is on a romantic theme. It is based on the sketch over on Inspirational Card Sketches. I turned it and used a heart shape instead of the large circle. I used some more free papers and the red card I got on sale from Create and Craft. I inked all the edges with Distress Ink, to give a bit of a distressed look.

I chose this sweet image from Penny Black, coloured it with Copics and added a red glaze to the rose and a hand written message to the tag.

I finished off by adding a die cut heart, with a stamped sentiment and some elegant red pearls, from The Hobby House.

I am going to enter this card into these challenges;

Inspirational Card Sketches #99

Penny Black Saturday Challenge #135 January sales - I bought my card stock on sale from C+C and my new Copics and pearls, not in sale but just bought.

A spoonful of sugar challenge #136 Valentine

Totally Papercrafts - Add a heart

The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge Distressing - edges of paper and card

Crafty catz weekly challenge Forgotten stamp - I haven't used this Penny Black stamp in ages

Playing with Copics

My Copic markers arrived yesterday and I couldnt wait to play. I had also downloaded some of the adorable Sugar Nellie digi's stamps from Funky Kits, so decided to try them out too.

After spending an hour colouring the very beautiful Verity, I made the mistake of putting a little bit of tape on the edge of the nestie to hold the image in place whilst I cut it out, and when I removed it I tore the bottom of the card. Can you spot the strategically placed orange swirl ?

The paper is K and Co, I chose these colours because its so dull outside lately and they brightened up my day.
The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and the flowers from stash.
I would like to enter this card into The Sugar Bowl challenge #51- this week its Kiki's sketch and the theme is Birthdays.
Also Stamp Something challenge as this week its Anything goes.
The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge who want to see what you have been making with your -New Things
Totally Papercrafts challenge #49 Happy Birthday
Totally Gorjuss This weeks challenge #63 Cuddly, who wouldn't want to cuddle this little sweetheart?
Copic Creations #42 - Whats New, both the image and all my Copics are new.