Fancy Marci Again

Here's another card made with the 'Fancy Marci' stamp from La La Land Crafts - she's been coloured with Promarkers and then layered on to pink and brown card.  The background paper is from Doodlebug and I've added another strip of brown card punched on each side with one of my Martha Stewart punches.  Down the middle of the punched strip, I've added some pink ribbon and pearls, put a pearl at each corner of the image and then added a ticket sentiment from Tim Holtz.  The base card is from Craftwork Cards.

I'd like to enter the card in the following challenges:

La La Land Blog Customer Gallery

Passion for Promarkers - 'pink and brown'

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge Blog - 'punch it'

Stamp Something - 'something punched'

Paper Sundaes - 'girly girl'

On Tiptoes ......

I love the LOTV fairy image stamps include this little cutie which is called 'On Tiptoes'.  I don't usually do glitter or sparkle but I did manage to use some Stickles on her wings and also on the Card Candy I used at the top corners of the card - I coloured it first with a tan Promarker to match the image.  At the bottom of the card I used a piece of lace and put some ribbon along the top edge - something I've not done before with ribbon and lace.  The ribbon is some of the oldest in my store and dates back to pre-Promarker days when everything I made was brown!!

Here's a close up of the ribbon and lace - I also added some pink pearls to the lace:

The pink paper I used is from a pad that was free on the front of one of the magazines earlier this month.

I'd like to enter the card in the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash - 'ribbon rewind'

Divas by Design - 'one for the girls' (second entry)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - 'cute and cuddly'

Lili of the Valley - 'I believe in fairies'

My Mum's Craft Shop - 'favourite colours' (second entry - pink and brown again!)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - 'lace'

Totally Papercrafts - 'pink and girlie' (second entry)

Allsorts Challenge - 'things with wings'

Three Waistcoats

I'm really enjoying the challenges on the Less is More blog and when I saw that this week's theme is 'masculine', I immediately thought of this stamp.  It's made by a firm called Inkwell Stamps and it's one that I've had for years and used on many occasions.  I've coloured it with Promarkers and used some brown paper, black dots and a peel off greeting to finish it off.

I'd like to enter the card in the following challenges:

Less is More - 'masculine'

Papertake Weekly - 'triple tastic'

One Stitch at a Time - 'something for the boy's

Christening Card

This is another card that I've made with one of the stamps from the new Little Claire Designs Room With a View christening set which is now available here on their website. I've stamped the christening gown and hat, coloured them with Promarkers and then die cut the image into a circle and layered onto a pink scalloped circle. The background paper is from the Forever Friends 'Spring Time' paper pack and I've used my Martha Stewart punch to add lace strips to the top and bottom. I've then used ribbon along the strips of punched paper and added some little pearls to finish it off. I'm entering the card in this week's challenges on Passion for Promarkers - a card for a baby and on I Love Promarkers - use a punch.

First Christmas Card of 2011!

No, you're not seeing things - this really is my first Christmas card of the year! Every year I promise myself that I'll be more organised and make Christmas cards throughout the year rather than leaving it until November so this year I decided to follow a couple of Christmas blogs to try and keep myself on track!! I made this card using a Whiff of Joy stamp, coloured with Promarkers and then die cut and layered onto navy card. The snowy paper is from my stash and unfortunately I must have already used that part of the paper which had the maker's name on it! I've used my Martha Stewart punch to make the snowflake band and a sentiment stamp from Personal Impressions to finish it off. I'd like to enter the card in the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - 'let's go dotty'

ABC Christmas Challenge - anything Christmas goes

Passion for Promarkers - Week 81

This is my card for the current challenge at Passion for Promarkers which is to make a thank you card. I've used a stamp from Little Claire Designs called 'I'll Be There for You' which is available here on their website and I've coloured the image with Promarkers (of course!). The paper immediately behind the image is from the Papermania 'Summer Bloom' pad and then I've cut a scalloped frame (using two sizes of scalloped die cut shapes) to go around the outside. My sentiment is from a Personal Impressions stamp set - stamped and then die cut.

Sugar Nellie - Challenge 50

This is my entry for the current sketch challenge on The Sugar Bowl - the optional extra is embossing. I've flipped the sketch to fit in with my image which is one of the Gorjuss Girls stamps - coloured as always with Promarkers. The backing card is from Kanban and I've added some paper flowers and ribbon to finish the card. My embossing is on the stamped image (stamped with Versafine and then clear embossed) and also some dry embossing on the panel immediately behind the image.

First Card of 2011!

Here's my first card of the New Year made with one of the cute new stamps I bought recently from Lili of the Valley. The sentiment is from Visible Image - I really like the mix of font styles on it. I've coloured my image with Promarkers, die cut it into a circle and then layered it on to a scalloped circle. The backing card is from Kanban and the little flowers are punched. I'm entering this card in four challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog - 'thank you'

Cute Card Thursday - 'thank you'

Papertake Weekly - 'be thankful'

Cupcake Craft Challenges - 'thank you'

Moving Along With the Times - Challenge 79

The new challenge on the Moving Along With the Times Challenge Blog is 'birthday and circles' so I've made a circular easel card using one of the new stamps from Little Claire Designs called Georgia. I've coloured the image with Promarkers and then layered it on to a pink scalloped mat and then on to the base card which I've covered with paper from The English Paper Company. I've added a Craftwork Cards greeting (on a small scalloped mat) and some paper flowers coloured with Promarkers to match my image.

C is for Camellia

The current challenge on the Anything Goes Challenge Blog is to make a card which relates to the letter 'C'. This is a birthday card I made yesterday using one of my favourite Little Claire Designs floral stamps of camellias, coloured with Promarkers. I've kept it very simple using a scalloped mat underneath, some black peel off dots and peel off greeting.

I Love Promarkers Challenge 46

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! I'm making the most of my time off work this week to get some card making done, starting with birthday cards for January. The image I've used on this card is from C&C Designs - I've coloured it with Promarkers. The paper is from Craft Creations and I've coloured the little paper flowers to match my main image. I'd like to enter this card is the current challenge on I Love Promarkers which is 'anything goes'.

Charisma Cardz - Challenge 50

The theme on Charisma Cardz this week is 'New Year Celebrations' and here is my card for the challenge. My image is from Magnolia and I've coloured with with Promarkers and then die cut it into a circle. I've used green card with one of my Cuttlebug folders for one side of the background and some Basic Grey paper for the other side.

Non-Traditional Christmas Card

The image on this card is from Wild Rose Studio - and I've coloured it with Promarkers and then die cut it into an oval and layered it onto a slightly bigger black oval. The paper is left over from last year - can't remember where it's from - and I've added a greeting from Craftwork Cards and some black dots. I'm entering this in two challenges which have 'non-traditional Christmas' as their themes this week - Corrosive Challenge and Cupcake Craft Challenge.

We Three Cats ....

Here's another Christmas card - this one is made using the 'We Three Cats' stamp from Little Claire Designs. The cats have been coloured with Promarkers and then layered onto red and green card with little red peel off dots at each corner of the image. My backing paper is from DCWV and the greeting is also from Little Claire Designs. I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Pear Tree Designs - Christmas

Crafty Purple Frog - Christmas

Keep It Simple - Season's Greetings

This card is made with one of the gorgeous Pink Gem stamps - so easy to colour and really cute. I've used a silver gel pen on the star and Promarkers for the rest of the image. The backing card is from my stash - not sure which company it's from and I've also used silver paper and a silver "Season's Greetings" message from Craftwork Cards.

A Little Bird Told Me .....

I've made this card using another stamp from Little Claire Designs - I've paper pieced the her hat and coat and used the same paper (from a Kars pad) on the main part of the card. I've added a paper flower coloured with my poppy Promarker and some nail head gems. I'm entering this card in the current challenge at Totally Papercrafts which is paper piecing.

Star of Wonder

This card has been made with a stamp called Star of Wonder from Little Claire Designs. It's been coloured with Promarkers and then layered onto silver paper and a snowflake blue paper from Craft Creations. I've added a peel off greeting and some peel off dots. I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Ellephantastic Challenges - wish upon a star and Christmas/winter

Papertake Weekly - red and green must not be seen

A Spoonful of Sugar - Christmas cards

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 142

And this is my card for this week's challenge on Cute Card Thursday where the theme is 'floral frenzy'. This card is made using a stamp which is part of the 'All Set Up for Christmas' set which is available here. The image has been coloured with Promarkers and then layered onto a scalloped circle. My background papers are from Dovecraft and I've added some gold line peel offs along the edges of the middle strip of paper. I've finished it with some red peel off dots.

Moving Along With the Times - Challenge 76

The theme this week on the Moving Along With the Times blog is 'lots of spots'. My card has been made using one of the new stamps from Little Claire Designs which is available here - it's called "I'll Be There for You". I've coloured my design with Promarkers and cut a circular easel card as my base. The paper is from Doodlebug and the little flower has been coloured with the Poppy Promarker to match the main image.

Cute Card Thursday - The Blues

The theme this week on Cute Card Thursday is "the blues" - cards made with a blue theme. For my card I've used an image from Nutcrafters called 'Snowfall'. It's been coloured with Promarkers and then layered onto a navy card scalloped oval and on to blue spotty paper. The paper is left over from last Christmas and I'm not sure where it came from! I've added a strip of card down one side, some white peel offs and a blue snowflake brad.