2 cards for boys

I took some inspiration from my friend Kerrie to use some stamps that i havent yet used/or barely used.

I bought this cute set of Woodware boys stamps from the Glitterpot ages ago, but have barely used them as they have been tucked under a pile of cards and papers!

So i decided to dig them out and make 2 cards from them.

I kept it simple and unfussy as it'll be for a young boy, and kept the colours similar. On the more colourful card i used some patterned paper but am not sure where it is from as it was a gift.

Lauren's sketch challenge

This card is from a sketch challenge by Lauren. I found this one really tricky. Her card looked so great and funky but i just couldnt get the look right. I started with the flower from a Basic Grey Romani Paper(Hippie) for the circle part of the design, and then tried to find some papers to match colourwise. I settled on the yellow swirls from Making Memories, and a burnt orange splattered effect paper from a Provo Craft Bitty scrap pad.

I added a thank u sentiment from an Inca stamp, and matted it onto bazzill card. I felt the yellow swirls needed something else so matted it onto limeade bazzill.

I still felt the card looked out of balance so added some yellowy/orangey gems.

Not my best card but it did really challenge me.

Studio S- challenge card

I really liked this sketch from Susie at Studio S. I decided on the prima flower straight away so worked the colour of the card around that.

I found some pretty Making Memories swirl paper and added some yellow bazzill along the bottom.

I added a second prima in a contrasting colour and attatched them with a yellow brad.

The stem was a bit tricky as it was curved and caused me some trouble! i managed to curve the ribbon but it left bumps, so i tied extra little bits of ribbon to cover these, making them leaves.

I stamped the pretty rubber stampede sentiment stamp and matted it onto another shade of yellow bazzill.

A simple but cheery card with sunshine colours, even though ive almost forgot what colour the sun is!! lol

Technique thursday-challenge

The challenge over at Technique Thursday is to go through some old mags/books and find something that inspires you.

I grabbed the first mag that came to hand, "cardmaking and papercraft, issue 37" and the first thing that jumped out at me was a page of gorgeous easter cards by Stamping Caz. I decided to use all the elements of one of her cards, which included ribbons tied to a longer piece of ribbon, handdrawn black outlines around the card, a central hedgehog design and some sparkly dots.

She had used a lilac card so i covered a white card with lilac bazzill, and used a cute hedgie penny black stamp i have. As always i coloured in with watercolour pencils, and mounted it onto some pretty dusky pink bazzill. I tied some stripy ribbon along the top and then tied 3 different types of ribbon along it.

I then drew my outline around the outside with a fine liner pen and added glitter dots all over the card with stickles.

I really loved doing this card and it made me realise just how much inspiration i have in the huge stack of magazines i have kept. I will be doing this challenge whenever i need some inspiration.

DCM "little extra"

This is my card for the DCM "little extra" challenge. It is to make a sorry card and as i had forgotten a friends birthday today, i decided that was the perfect sorry card.

I cut some of the front flap of card so i could overlap with the image.

The gorgeous image is by Elzybells and i watercoloured her, cut out her dress from some pretty paper, and H2O'd her flowers and bow in her hair.

The dotty paper is from doodlebug and the ribbon is from a papermania set.

I added the sentiment with doodlebug rub on's and a few sweet little flowers in the corners of the image.

Ive been tagged with pay it forward!

Thanks caz. I like the idea of this one. Rules here

Im going to have a good think about this as i wanna send someone a card that i dont normally, so its more of a special thing and a nice suprise to make someone smile.

I now have to tag 5 others. But as im new to all this i dont have a lot, and those i have have already been tagged to anyone that hasnt been tagged by this and sees it please consider yourself tagged and pay it forward!

Hedgie card

I've really enjoyed myself this afternoon making these 5 cards. Having sketch challenges has made such a difference and has inspired me to try something different on every card im making.

This card was made using a cute penny black stamp which ive had for ages, but still hadnt used as it was tucked behind another!(out of sight out of mind).

I love watercolouring the images as the colours in my pencils are so pretty.

The colours i had used matched perfectly with this gorgeous doodlebug paper i bought at the Glitterpot the other day.

Ive matted and layered with bazzill card as usual

and added a little detail on the corners of the image with a woodware conrner punch.

The pretty flower is a prima sprite(which i find difficult to use as they are so pretty!!).

Marie sketch challenge.

This card is inspired by the sketch over at Marie's . The challenge also stated that we had to use our favourite stamp and explain why.

Well, one of my newer stamps from penny black is my fave at the moment. I love how thin and clean the lines of these designs are and the frog is just so cute. Its such a versatile stamp as well as it can be used for male and female cards and for all sorts of greetings.

Again, i love the pink and lime green combination as its so fresh and spring like.

Ive mounted the image on bazzill card and added 2 strips of green on either side, which ive added a shimmer to with a clear stardust pen to make it stand out against the green background paper.(much more shimmery IRL).

Ive used doodlebug paper(yes i am addicted!) and some pretty pink ribbon by papermania.

The greeting is kept small in the bottom corner and is a tahnk you peel off by anitas.

DivineMissM-(Reach for the stars)sketch challenge

This card was inspired by a sketch by DivineMissM .

I think this sketch was perfect for a boys card as its a nice simple design and not too fussy.

My young cousin has recently received an outstanding achievment award at school for passing everyone of his SAT's with the highest score in the whole year, so we are all so so proud of him. So i thought he deserved a well done card.

The blue paper is from a bittyscrap pad from Provo Craft. he stripy paper is doodlebug , as are the rub on letters.

Ive mounted it on silver card to add some contrast and added some light blue gems to the corners.

BEATE's challenge card

This card was inspired by the sketch challenge at Beate's. I did start off with black retro paper and a reddy/pink card, but its just wasnt working so i decided on these gorgeous doodlebug and rob and bob studio papers.

The chipboard flower is coloured with Brilliance dew drops a few times and glamour dusted. I punched a small heart for the centre to pick up on the hearts on the paper.

Ive edged all the squares with a clear stardust sakura pen to add some definition.

The sentiment is a cute little hero arts stamp.

Forum challenge card

This card was inspired by a card sketch on a forum i go on. I love black and pink together and thought this gorgeous penny black stamp goes well with these colours.
The pink and black card are both bazzill, and the sentiment is also a penny black stamp.
The tag tucks behind the image and has a small bit of ribbon from ribbon oasis tied at the top.
The hearts are just punched out of bazzill card.

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!

Ive been tagged by Kerrie and Becky so here goes:

7 random facts about me:

(1) I cant leave a volume on an odd number. i always put tv/radio volumes on even numbers.

(2) I used to be in a marching band when i was younger, and played the trumpet to a very good level and played at wembley stadium and the royal albert hall.

(3) I keep boxes. Anything that comes in a box i keep it and normally keep them in boxes too. even down to make up(although ive been forcing myself to throw the boxes away). but i have tons of empty boxes in the loft ready to pack things away in their proper boxes if i move!

(4) I am terrible with money(not that i have any) and love nothing better than shopping. i get such a buzz carrying bags full of new bits and bobs!

(5) I love taking pictures. i snap away all the time and always have my camera with me. photos to me are moments recorded forever and now i scrapbook i take even more of random stuff to remember every little detail of days out/special moments. Now ive just got to scarp them all!

(6) I cannot stand celery, coffee, brussell sprouts and olives.

(7) Since being ill with ME i have now become far more appreciative of the small things in life, esp nature. i am always looking around me at how beautiful the world is and how pretty trees/flowers/the sky/views are. I think we should try and see the world around us like we did as children as we miss so many lovely things rushing through our lives.

I am new to all this so dont have many blogging friends yet to tag, and those i do have will have been tagged by mutual friends, so anyone reading this that hasnt been consider yourself tagged!!

DCM challenge.-Checks

When i saw checks was the theme i knew i wanted to use this lovely doodlebug checked paper. I first picked up the pink sheet, but i tend to use pink so often i went for lilac.

The gorgeous image is a Penny Black stamp, which i coloured using my lovely watercolour pencils from WH Smith.

The pretty flower is a Prima Sprite with a papermania brad pushed through the middle.

I added a sentiment with some doodlebug rub ons and layered it onto some bazzill card and added a small flower brad from Making memories.

Lilac and lime green is such a great combination and keeps the card looking fresh.

Creative idea on a sunday challenge

The theme for this challenge was black and white. I love using black and white lately, after finding some lush papers from dovecraft, so i enjoyed making this one.

The tag,embellishments, gems and flower are from a great papermania set with all black, white and silver embellishments. The paper as i mentioned was from a great pack from Dovecraft.

I added some extra stripy black and white ribbon to the tag and stamped a sentiment with an Elzybells stamp.

I added the flower charm with some black cross stitch thread.

Di Hickman challenge

After peeking at Cheryl's challenge links i decided to have a go myself to try and get some inspiration to make different style of cards than normal.

This card is based on a sketch by Di Hickman.

I cant remember who the paper is by as i bought it from Ebay a long while ago. The Happy Birthday stamp is by Rubber Stampede, and again i taped each word off to seperate them.

The flower fabric sequins were embellished with a blob of yellow stickles.

Doodlebug Birthday

I decided i needed to try and use some of my beloved doodlebug stash, so i made this cupcake card. The sticker and scalloped edged strip is from the new birthday stickers and the ribbon is to match. The embossed background was done for me by a forum friend on a cuttlebug, and the scalloped edged oval shape was punched for me by forum friend also. I used a sakura stardust pen on the embossed flowers and around the oval.

to add some glitz,then made small slits for the ribbon to slide through.

The happy birthday stamp is an inca stamp that i seperated by taping off each word.

Im not all that happy with this one as the ribbon was wonky but i love these pastel colours.

My latest 2 cards.

This card i made for my sis who was not feeling good waiting for her operation. I stamped circles over the card and then stamped an Elzybells small flower in them. The image is Penny Black and the sentiment is Elzybells.



















This card was for my niece who had just finished her last week at primary school.Her report was brilliant and she did well in her SAT's so i wanted to congratulate her. She loves Tinkerbell and i found these gorgeous twinkly stickers made by sandilion.

well here it goes..

Im very new to all this blogger stuff, so i'll have a mess around and will add pics in the next few days. Lets hope i remember to actually update it!!