so after sooooo many years I've decided to start unloading again. This is my entry to the less is more rainbow challenge. This was simply done using a heart stencil and Tim Holtz inks. The sentiment is a stamp I bought from amazon. 

Beach Themed Birthday

Morning everyone, another card from me today. This is my entry into two challenges over on Docrafts:

 

Monday Sketch Challenge ~ follow a sketch

Digi / Stamping challenge ~ either garden or seaside.

Just wish I was sitting on that beach right now!!

Card ingrediants:

Image ~ Pink Gem designs (here) coloured with prisma pencils

Paper ~ Nitwits affection

Sentiment ~ from stash.

Photo corner & card candy to finish.

Thanks for looking. xx

Herd ewe are 60!

Hope you are all enjoying your Bank Holiday so far. Just did this quick card for a relative of mine who will be 60 next week.

Images: Anitas 'just for ewe' stamped & masked before stamping Penny Black 'for a spin'. All coloured with promarkers.

Sentiment: Computer generated with the play on words!

Matted onto green card & then base card.

This is for the Noahs Ark challenge I'm currently hosting on Docrafts: It takes two (featuring two different animals)

Thanks for looking!

Less is More 117 Sketch

Jen set this great sketch over on Less Is More this week, here's my take on it. I think it looked better in my head, but you can't win them all lol!!

 

Image ~ Stamp- a -picture garden  coloured with prisma pencils.

Fence~ One of my new purches, The Scrapping Cottage, Cottage Cutz Picket Fence Border, shaded with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink (I was going to leave it white but it didn't really show up)

Sentiment ~ element taken from Fizzy Moon Celebrations clear stamp set which I attached some wire & 3D foam.

As always comments very welcome.

xx

Silver Wedding Annivesary

 

 

I just love the new technique I learnt this week on the Less is More Challenge Blog I just had to put in another entry: CASe it

 

 Again I choose Chrissies card. This time I was brave enough to use single letter dies!! (mind you it has cost me money as I had to buy these dies just to do the card, I'm sure I'll be using them again & again!!)

 

Heart Image ~ digi download from Pink Gem Designs

'silver' ~ Memory box Classic upper alphabet

Other sentiment ~ computer generated.

Scored two lines both top and bottom & layered whole thing on silver card before attaching to card base.

Thank you so much for the inspiration girls!

 

 

 



yummm, 'mice strawberries'

 

This is my entry for Sketch n stash 8. It's also my card for the digi / stamp challenge I set over on docrafts with a theme of allotments which must have either fruit or vegetables somewhere on the card.

 

Stamp ~ Housemouse sleeping with strawberries stamped with rich cocoa memento ink & coloured with prisma pencils.

Paper ~ pink petticoat

Sentiment ~ Penny Black micey day set stamped with rich cocoa ink.

Thanks for stopping by, all comments welcome!

xx

Friends Forever

Well what a challenge the girls from Less is More set this week!

 

I took inspiration from Chrissies card but didn't think I'd ever be able to do this. I did cheat a little and used one of my sizzix word dies 'friends' as I didn't trust myself to use single letters & match them up lol!!

I thought this image lended itself perfectly to the sentiment. I printed the image twice adding the word forever next to one of the images. Then using my die cut out friends from the other image. The fiddlest part was cutting my 3D foam small enough to mount the sentiment!

I love this new technique and am going to practice it, never know I may be brave enough to try single letters! The finished card looks much better in real life, the photo doesn't do justice to the raised sentiment.

Thanks girls for a great challenge!

 



Less is More challenge

 

Had to get my thinking cap on for this one! One layer card (no problem, I like one layer cards) BUT also a film!! Not a clue, so got all of my stamps out to get inspiration when I came across this one, not used it for ages & it hit me straight away. That's the good thing about challenges right?

 

Images ~ Penny Black 'Garden friends' coloured with primsa pencils

Sentiment ~ Penny Black 'Bubbly' stamped with memento ink

 

Challenges:

Less is more ~ one layer & a film

Noahs ark challenge on docrafts ~ Butterflies.

 

And the film is....................

 

 

Did you guess it??

Niece's 13th Birthday / Sketch N Stash

For my Niece's 13th Birthday, where has the time gone!!

 

Image ~ Holly Hipster coloured with prisma pencils

Paper ~ Love letters

numbers ~ Sizzix Bloom

Sentiments ~ computer generated & edged with Tim Holtz Tattered rose ink

 

The cool niece sentiment is a bit wonky......when will I learn to pritstick my DST!!

Thanks for looking

xx

 

 

Entered in the sketch n stash challenge

Sympahy card

 

We heard the sad news at the weekend that a friend on Docrafts passed away after a very short illness. This is the symapthy card I made her family.

 

RIP Sandra DecOCards

 

xx

Less Is More Challenge

 

 

I've not taken part in this challenge for a while, but couldn't resist the lime & black theme, so lush together!

 

Very simple card from me.

 

Image ~ Freebie digi but can't remember where from

Paper ~ Summer Driggs

MS Punch.

Sentiment ~ Funstamps

 

Thanks for looking!

S.I.L 40th Birthday

Good evening everyone.

This is for my S.I.L who has just turned 40 (join the club!!)

 

Image ~ This one coloured with promarkers.

Sentiments ~ computer generated (I changed the tequila to white wine as that's more my S.I.L) 

Distress ink ~ Tim Holtz Tattered Rose

Papers~ Zoe Pearn download

Numbers~ bought from online auction site.

 

Really pleased with this one, a good fun card.

Thanks for looking.

xx



Nieces 18th Birthday

It's been a while again I know!

My first card of 2013 is for my niece Hannah who will be 18 on Saturday.

 

 

Image ~ Lulabelle, coloured with prisma pemcils

Papers ~ Love Letters

Sentiment ~ Computer generated

Numbers ~ bought from ebay

Distressed the papers then inked to edges with tattered rose distress ink.

 

Really pleased with how this came out, hope my niece likes it too!

xx

Olive green wedding

My friend at work got married in September. I knew what colour she was having for her bridesmaids, so managed to find some ribbon which matched.

The image is a digi, but can't remember where from.

She was over the moon with it, and had it displayed at the front of all her cards.

Sympathy selection

Sympathy cards are not my favorite but I guess they aren't anybodys really!

Made for my S.I.L and her family who sadly lost a sister / daughter.

I personally prefer simple cards for this type of occassion.

Thanks for popping by.

x

50th Birthday

This was made for my Docraft buddy Gerry.

Can't remember where I got this image, if I do I'll post it!

Thanks for popping by.

x 

Lilac Wedding

This is a commission for a work friend, her son is getting married. I haven't attached the names yet in case she doesn't like it.

Papers~ pink petticoat

Panel embossed with swiss dots and layered onto lilac card.Hearts cut from my new dies, bride embossed with a freebiw flowers folder, and added pearls.

Lush flowers and pearls from stash.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Niece birthday

This is for my niece's birthday and this image is sooooooo her!

Colour medium ~ Prisma pencils (for once I've not done a bad job of her hair!!)

Papers~ Zoe Pearn (these are one of my fav collections)

Sentiment and numbers ~ peel off stickers. I don't normally 'do' peel offs, but I actually like these glittery ones.

As always, thanks for stopping by.

xx

Happy Easter

I just love this image....you can smell the hot cross buns ooozing through the computer!!

Image & sentiment~ FF Spring time clear stamp collection

Colour medium~ prisma pencils

Papers ~ no idea, just had them stored on PC!

Card candy & raffia lace!

Thanks for looking.

xx

Baby sympathy

Two of the hardest cards I have ever had to make.

For the parents & grandparents of a baby boy born asleep

Hope they are ok.

x