Anya ink and Wild Card Wednesday

i had so much fun trying to make this card. Thank you Amy for the challenge of using metal in a card as I have had these metal letters from Papermania for ages and not used them now I want to use them more. Over at Anya Ink they want you to make something without using patterned paper so I have managed to use a few scraps of black card from my scrap box and think it works really well with this red card blank I brought for making Christmas cards. The image is digi dressy Michael I have coloured him with promarkers and mounted him on foam pads so he stands out.

Love is in the air and new competition alert!

Well with Valentines day just round the corner and with my love of these new sweet pea stamps I am really in a happy mood at the moment. I am going to be putting a couple of cards in this one post so sorry for the length of it, here we go.

This first card I am entering into 3 challenges and one I have just found out about it is run by Teresa from Crafts and me (Where I have got the sweetpea stamps from) and she want you to email or mail her a valentines themed card the only thing you have to have done to enter is to have brought something from the shop (it doesn't have to be used on the card). The prise is a huge £20 voucher to spend in store! Just thing how many new sweetpea stamps you could get with that!!
It is also for Papertake Weekly and I have used their brilliant sketch for the layout.
Last but by no means least this also qualifies for Crafty cardmakers as they want to see hearts and romance. I have used a a backing paper that is covered in hearts from papermania and little pearly hearts as well as the hearts on the image.
As normal I have coloured this beauty with my promakres and sakura stardust pens to give her a touch of sparkle.



This second card is for 2 challenges they are A spoon full of Sugar who just wants you to show your style as they are having a free style week, and Sophisticat and they would like to see a card with a miss you, mum or tribute card in memory of Lisa's mum. I have gone for the miss you theme. The image is another Sweet pea design and I have again coloured her with promarkers and sakura stardust pens. The paper is from crafters companion.

Crafty cat & My time to craft

This card is for My Time to craft who want to see an elegant rose and Crafty catz want you to have a love theme. I have used another of this beautiful images from Sweet pea stamps that I got from the brilliant Crafts and me. This lovely rose fairy is called Love is gone. I have coloured her with a mix of promarkers and sakura stardust pens so she sparkles. The sentiment is from Dove craft and the gems are from my stash.

Passion for promarkers and my first Sweet Pea card

I am so excited just look at what i got the other day! I have been drooling over these stamps since I first saw them and so when I found that Crafts and me were stocking them here in the UK I just had to buy them. This beautiful mermaid is Ching-Chou kuik's The Serene Night. I have coloured her with my promarkers as follows:
Tail - pastel green
Flowers and edges to her kimono - blossom (the pastel green and this blossom mean it fits for this weeks Passion for Promarkers Challenge)
Skin - vanilla
tree and bird - tan
hair - cool grey 5
leaves - apple
shading on kimono - pastel blue

I am loving colouring these stunning images and can see that I am going to end up with the whole collection :D

The papers I have used are from papermania's oriental spice collection.

The greetings farm CHA relay - day 3

Just look how adorable this little guy is! He is called Toby. Now I know it meant to be a little boy but I think he handles the girly stuff pretty well too and I couldn't resist using this patterned card blank from papermania as my base. The sentiment is from Dovecraft. the embossed gold card is from my stash as are the gem and peel offs. To colour him I have used my promarkers again.

My last sweet November preview

This is my last preview I am sad to say but she is another cutie (like Amy would bring us anything less). I am very proud to introduce to you Sparkle Thistleweed. She is so cute and sassy and just brilliant to colour. I got this bag for Christmas with some smellies in and could not bare to throw it away and when she arrived I knew straight away she would be just perfect to breathe so new life into it. I have covered over the contense list on the back with my verse. This is going to be a little gift for my mum so is stocked with little things she likes smellies and makeup etc. Then I have used the digi version of her so I can flip the image and have her either side of the text. I have as normal for me coloured her with pro markers and then added some sparkle with sakura stardust pens.
If you want to get your hands on this sweetie don't forget she will be available very soon over at All That Scraps and if you want a chance to win her for free make sure you go to Amy Young's blog now as she has some yummy candy up for grabs :D

TGF's CHA Relay -Day 1 and 2

There is another marathon challenge going on over at The Greetings Farm. Well it's a relay really and I am please to say that I think I am throught the worst personally as I should not have a problem doing the rest of the cards to take part as now I am off work for a few days :D

This is the best challenge that the amazing duo of Marie and Jessica have come up with yet they very kindly gave away this super cute Mer Ian (you may still have time to get your hands on him if you pop to the blog) and challenged us to make something with him before 6:00pm CST. For all that managed that and linked to the post today we were sent the lovely Charlotte for free and are further challenged to use her for a creation again to be completed before 6:00pm CST tomorrow (Tuesday). Each new digi has to be used to make a creation with before 6:00pm the next day to recieve the next free digi and if I make it to the end I will have got 5 free digi's how amazing is that!

Well here are my first 2 cards with Mer Ian and Charlotte. I have coloured them both with a mix of pro markers and sakura pens and made both the sntiments on the computer.
The papers from Mer Ian are from crafters companion boys disc and the papers for Charlotte's card are from funky hand.

Calling all fairy fans there is a new beauty in town

This is the stunning Ginger she is due to be released in February from All That Scraps I can not explain to you how badly I wanted this Amy to make her up as a stamp ever since I saw her on her blog HERE So when she landed on my door step I just couldn't wait to get her inked up. The scary thing was that I knew she was on her way and the letter when it arrived had been badly munched by a dog I think from the teeth marks all over it but luckily she had managed to stay out of the way and was safe in one piece :D

You may have seen this first card on Amy's blog as she used it when introducing me as her GDT I have kept it simple to show off the beautiful Ginger. I have coloured her with pro markers and stardust pens so she sparkles and then added glossy accents to her wings and sprinkled some glitter into it before it set so she sparkles even more. The sentiment I typed out on the computer and the paper is from cute companions girls and boys set.



This second card has not quite turned out as well as I planned. But I have used the digi Ginger this time and laid it all out on the computer before I printed it out. The papers and elements are from The Greetings Farm Ever Glen set. I have again coloured her with a mix of pro markers and sakura stardust pens and added glitter and glossy accents to her wings. I wanted to decorate the envelope as well as I feel that I never make the interesting enough.

Introducing Grape Fairy

This is my second preview of the brilliant Sweet November February release all of them Will be available from All That Scraps. This sweetie comes with the sentiment have a grape day and that really inspired me to create this. It is a Hanging treat box and it can slip onto a bottle of wine. I got the tutorial for how to make it from HERE I though it would be just perfect to use when taking a bottle of wine to cheer up a friend or as a Bday pressie.


I have coloured her with pro markers again and added some glossy accents to her wings. The paper is from
Designers extreme vol III.

My first sneek peek as GDT for Sweet November

I am so excited to be able to show you the new releases from the amazing Amy Young that you will be able to get your hands on over at All That Scraps in February. Today I am showing off the super cute Darby and Bumbles.
As soon as I saw these 2 I knew that I wanted to do some thing to highlight the special little bumbles as he is just too sweet so I made this little set of mini 4 x 4 cards. I used the digi image as I could make him a little bit bigger that way. I coloured him with promarkers and then added glossy accents to his wings for a bit of texture and shine :D
The brilliant background paper is a digi one as well from Sweet Blossom Designs "Bee happy" kit.



Then I turned my attentions to the main stamp in the set the delightful Darby. She was just so much fun to colour and is so versatile I can see her with her flower to give being perfect for valentines and mothers day for a start! I have used the proper rubber stamp for this card and coloured her with a mix of promarkers and sakura pens to add some sparkle :D
The paper is from funky fairy and the sentiment is one I typed up on the computer.


If you would like a chance to win this cutie make sure you hop over to Amy Young's Blog so you Can enter her candy and keep checking back as she has more yummy candy planned for the next few days.

Polly craft - Ice and fire

This weeks challenge at Polly Craft Challenge Blog is a colour combo they have called it ice and fire as the colours and red and white. The prize is 5 digi's of your choice which I really want to win as I love the look of the new Cherry Kisses frames but can not afford them this soon after Christmas.
I have used this cute little teddy image that I got ages ago from Polly Craft I think I am on a bit of a roll with male cards at the moment. I have coloured him with pro markers and then added glossy accents to the number 2 so it is all shiny :D The papers I have used are again from my scrap box which is brilliant as I really need to use it up so I have space for more ;D

Magnolia down under challenge and GDT call

These cards are for Magnolia Down Under's challenge which this fortnight is Valentines. They are also having a GDT call for a 6 month position so if you like the challenge and would like to be on the GDT follow the link bellow for all the details.

For both cards I have used stamps that I got from the winter stamp club (I do love the stamp club). I have coloured them both with promarkers and added touches of sparkle with sakura stardust pens.
This first card I have kept simple I cut some hearts of of red textured paper and drew some faux stitching round the edges and edged the card in the same way. The sentiment is from The Greetings Farm and stamped directly onto the card blank. then I arranged the hearts across the page and stuck them on 1mm foam pads so they are raised slightly from the card. This super cute Tilda is on 2mm foam pads to add a bit more depth and make her stand out more than the hearts.



This second card I have used a peel off from my stash for the sentiment and some brown sparkly card stock. The blue swirly paper is from Designers extreme vol III. the white layer behind Edwin I have used some red chalk to add a distressed effect and the image itself I have masked so he is sitting on a chair. The heart is another magnolia stamp that I have in my ever growing collection. I have again used foam pads to raise the images from the background Edwin is on 2mm pads and the heart is on 1mm pads. The little pearly hearts down either side are from my stash.

Charizma cards and Crafty card makers

Both Crafty cardmakers and Charisma Cardz both want to see some thing new that Father Christmas gave you. Well I was totally spoilt this Christmas I got lots of crafting goodies including pro markers and loads of stamp one of which was this brilliant set from The Greetings Farm I have coloured this cute pig with my new pro markers and then covered the balloons in glossy accents so they shine. The background is made using the cloud stamp from the set and water colours. The dots around the edge are done with a magnolia stamp and the sentiment is from the same set as the pig and cloud.

3 challenges in 1 card

Ok so I am really trying to hit the challenges today. This card is for the following 3 challenges:

Diedrich Dare - I used Jack's awesome sketch

Digital Tuesday-They want to see some embossing so I embossed the white card with my swiss dot folder from cuttlebug.

Dare you to digi stamp- They wanted to see buttons.

The super sweet baby is from Pink Cat Studio's and coloured with you guessed it pro markers. and the flowers have again been coloured with promarkers and they are some of the brilliant colour and cut flowers from Fred she said which is where my digi element comes in.

My time to craft - Cool cat

This week the team from My Time to craft want to see cats in your creations. I got this super cute set from The Greetings Farm which is also on sale at the moment and a complete bargain. I have coloured this little cat with my promarkers and the same for the mice who are also in the set. The sentiment is a peel off from my stash and the ric-rak is also from my stash it is one of those self adhesive ones.

One stop and Cute card thursday

Ok I am trying to catch up on all the challenges I have not taken part in for ages so there will be a few posts today.
This card is for One Stop who want to see some fancy edges or corners Cute Card Thursday who wanting us to use a pink and grey colour combo.
The image is Melinda with hot chocolate from Whiff of joy and I have coloured her with pro markers. The sentiment is a stamp from The Greetings Farm. The papers are from papermania and for the edges I have used a pair of edging scissors from Fiskars as I still haven't got any of the gorgeous Martha Stewart border punches I keep drooling over.

Polly craft and Pink elephant

This card is for 2 challenges The briliant
Polly Craft Challenge Blog want to see a winter birthday card and over at Pink Elephant they also want to see a birthday card.



For my card I have used this adorable little moodle from where else but Polly Craft :D I have coloured him with promarkers and thought I would make a change from the square frame and put in a bit of an angle. The papers are all bits from my scrap box which I really need to start trying to use more as it is over flowing!
The sentiment is from craft work cards, peel offs and gems are from my stash and the ric-rac ribbon I got free with a magazine some time ago.

Sorry I know I am late again!!

I am late again I am so sorry, I managed to put the date in wrong and have just seen it did not go live. This is my card for this weeks challenge over at Stampin' for the weekend. The incredible FIONA has not only come up with the sketch for this week but she is also offering these super cute stamps as a prize :D

For this card I thought I would try and do another male card as I never ever have enough of them. The sentiment that you can not really see in my terrible pic says " All the best". The dotty paper is from Designers extreme the textured card stock is part of a stack from DCWV. The cute image is from The Greetings Farm "My guy" set.

Cards for men challenge #2

This is my first time making a card for cards for men challenge blog and they want to see a card celebrating some thing new so I have gone for new love. I have again used another of these cute little tigers for LOTV and the same copper coloured paper. The sentiment is made with the great scrable pices tht are a bargain from mad about cards. The paper in the background is from the same LOTV set as the tiger which is called "jungle cuddlies". The gems and peel offs are from my stash.

Lili of the valley - Thank you

Over at Lili of the valley they would like you to make a thank you card. I found a set of lili's jungle cuddlies that I brought a while ago from them and had forgotten about while I was trying to tidy my craft room and got all inspired so be prepared for a couple of cards. For this one I have used this cute little tiger and just kept it simple. The dots at the top and bottom I have stamped with a magnolia border stamp. The sentiment is from the greetings farm "my guy" stamp set. The peel offs and gems are from my stash and this card is to say thank you to my other half for putting up with me and my crafting :D

12 sketches of Christmas

I know I am late doing this again! I got them loaded to the Greetings farm gallery but had no time to post so this is another long one I promise I will keep it short talkwise but basically over Chirstmas over at The Greetings Farm they had a sketch a day for the 12 days of Christmas and anyone who made a card for each sketch got put into a draw to win all the new January releases so I had to have a go and here is what I came up with I have used quite a few of my new stamps that I got for Chirstmas so it was great fun :D

I love Amy!

No not me Amy that would just be silly. I mean the incredible Amy Young First I was lucky enough to win this gorgeous candy which arrived just after Christmas :D



Then just when I thought it couldn't get any better Amy asked me to be her first ever guest designer!!!!! I am still in shock of course I said YES, YES, YES so watch this space for some more incredible designs that will be released in Feb over at All That Scraps (which is also were you can pick up all the releases to date). As soon as I get them I will start playing and showing them off they are in the post at the moment so I can't tell you exactly when they will start appearing I am soooo excited oh and I hope you are all watching E4 for the UK showing of Glee as it is a brilliant show that Amy introduced me to as they had it in the US first and she was talking about it so much on her blog I had to find it and boy am I glad I did lol :D

Happy New Year everyone!!!!

Well it is a new year and we at Stampin' for the weekend have a great challenge to start you off. We want you to create something inspired by new beginnings. You can interpret that any way you want eg. Weddings, new baby, new year, new house ........any thing you like.
And the prize is again from the amazing Simon says stamp and it a $25 shopping voucher

I have gone for a new baby card and made one for twins as that will change someone life for sure :D
The paper is from Designers extreme the cute little images have been coloured with my promarkers and are from a set by The Greetings Farm. The sentiment stamp is a new one I got for Christmas and I think it is really cute.