Christmas at Easter

Evening Peeps. Just wanted to get this evening's card uploaded before the computer decides to bed down for the night, lol.

I'm back to my Christmas cards and this time I've used the 'Spotlight' or 'Hotspot' technique to fit in with the current ABC Christmas Challenge. The image, sentiment and papers are all Henbury Lane by Papermania. I stamped the image twice, cutting out the full image with a nesties scalloped circle. Then using a smaller circle I cut out a part of the main image and coloured it with copics in RV34, YG63, 67. Finally I edged both circles in black.

The curly gardenia (not very Christmassy but the colour matched) is from Crafty Emma's Store and the leaves I've punched using a Martha Stewart border punch. The pearls are from The Hobby House.

Hope you like it and I'm entering it into the following challenges:-

ABC Christmas Challenge - 'H' for Hotspot
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/h-for-hotspot.html
Cupcake Crafts #138 - Lots of Layers
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/cupcake-138-lots-of-layers.html
Allsorts #99 - Sketch
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/week-99-sketch.html

Poorly Hedgehog

Evening Peeps. I hope you're all having a good weekend so far.

Unfortunately I had to work this morning, but that's never too bad when the sun is shining. However, I was then able to relax with a fab massage this afternoon. I don't find the time often enough but when I do it is such a pleasure and she managed to ease my back pain which was a bonus.

Anyhow, I just want to share this little card with you before I go for a hot soak and then cuddle up with hubby to watch a late film, assuming neither of us falls asleep, lol.

This fab image is by Elizabeth O Dulemba. She creates some fantastic piccies and they are a joy to colour with my copics. For this one I've used: C2, 3, 5, R35, 37, YG03, 63, E04, 31, 33, 37, 51, 93.

The DP is MME 'Wild Asparagus', the flowers are from The Hobby House.

Hope you like it and I'm entering it into the following challenges:-

The Pixie Cottage #65 - sketch
http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2011/04/pixie-cottage-challenge-65-sketch-andor.html
Cupcake Challenge #137 - Doctors and Nurses
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/cupcake-137-doctors-and-nurses.html
A Spoonfull of Sugar #147 - All Creatures Great and Small
http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-147-all-creatures-great-and.html
Fab n Funky #68 - Spotty and Dotty
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-68-all-spotty-and-dotty.html

Amy

Well, here it is, my last card for a few days. Tomorrow I have an interview in Salford and then I'm off to Stratford Upon Avon for a few days with a friend to have some girlie chill out time.

This cute image is called Amy and she is a freebie from Crafty Sentiments Designs for use in their current challenge. She was easy to colour with my copics although some of my shading could have been better. Copics used:
skin - E21, 93, promarker satin
hair - E50, 51, 53, 31
shoes - E31, 33
top - BV00, 02, 02
jeans - B93, 95

The DP is Papermania 'Henbury Lane' and the sentiment is one of my new LOTV.

The curly gardenia are from Crafty Emma's Store as are the pearls. The small rose buds are from my stash and the leaves are my MS border punch.

I hope you like it and I'll see you all again at the weekend, x

I'm entering it into the following challenges:-

Friday Sketchers #147 - sketch
http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/sketch-147-sponsored-by-my-favorite.html
The Play Date Cafe #74 - photo inspiration
http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/2011/03/play-date-cafe-challenge-pdcc74.html
Digi Doodle Shop's Best #52 - ribbons and bows (bows in her hair)
http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2011/03/ddsb-52.html
Delightful Sketches Challenge - pastels and ribbons
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/2011/03/delightful-pastels-and-ribbon-challenge.html
Crafty Sentiments Designs - freebie Amy
http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2011/03/amychallenge-blog-hop-freebie.html
Cupcake Crafts #135 - flowers for Mum
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/cupcake-135-flowers-for-mum.html

Schooldays

Good Morning. Did you all remember your clocks???

Just to prove I can do distressed sometimes here is a quickie I've made using PaperArtsy stamps inked with Adirondack Mushroom. I've distressed the edge of the foremost image and torn the Magnolia 'old book' paper and then swiped with the ink again.

Sorry, can't remember where the eyelet is from. Could be Art From The Heart.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:-

Cupcake Craft Challenge #134 - Monochromatic
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/cupcake-134-monochromatic-and-dt-call.html
Tuesday Morning Sketches #86 - K.I.D.S.
http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/2011/03/tuesday-morning-sketches-86.html
Daring Cardmakers - Book Club
http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/2011/03/book-club.html

Back in a minute with another quickie, x

FOOTNOTE: Not sure what's wrong but 3 hours later and I still can't get my image to appear. If you hover at the top of the posting you will be able to click on a link which will take you to my image. I've reported it to blogger

You're an Angel

Here's my second post for the evening. This digi image is Angel Caroline by Designed 2 Delight. Isn't she cute. I've used my copics to colour:
skin - E21, 93, promarker satin
hair - E50, 51, 53, 31
clothes and wings - G000, 00, 02, 03

The DP is by Prima 'Fairy Flora' from Crafty Emma's Store.

The little flowers I have had for an absolute age, I think they were probably once part of a larger flower that I dissected, lol. Can't remember where the sentiment is from, but rather appropriate for this card.

I hope you like it and I'm entering it into the following challenges:-

Designed2delight - image
http://designed2delight.blogspot.com/2011/03/cute-angel-caroline-free-digital-stamp.html
Corrosive #107 - sketch
http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2011/03/challenge-107-sketch-time.html
Allsorts #94 - Luck of the Irish or green
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/03/week-94-luck-o-irish.html
Cupcake #133 - Up in the air and optional green
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/cupcake-133-up-in-air-with-optional.html

Mind the Stumps...

Hi again. Back from painting my Son's room. Just the wardrobe to pick up and build tomorrow...groan!

Anyhow, this is another card I threw together quickly last night. I got late notification of a birthday this weekend and I know that he is a cricket fan. What a better way to dust off Cricketer Ted by Funstamps. I've had him for ages and he doesn't get out much, lol. I stamped him in Adirondack mushroom and used copics E93, 40, 41, 43, G21 and W1

The sky and grass CS are from the Kanban Factory Shop, something else that hasn't seen daylight for a while but just perfect for this card. The sunshine has been stamped with a Craft Stamper freebie and the little 'speckles' are a clear stamp, sorry not sure who by. I used Adirondack sunshine yellow. The little birdies flying high are also a clear stamp, make unknown.

Hopefully this card should get you all in the mood for Spring, which is just around the corner.

Entering this one in a few challenges as detailed below. Hope you like it, x

Pile It On #9 - Tri-Fold
http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/pile-it-on-challenge-9-tri-fold.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PileItOn+%28Pile+It+On%29
Cupcake Craft Challenge #131 - Anything but Square
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/cupcake-131anything-but-square.html
Oldie But A Goodie #13 - Spring is in the air
http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-13.html
Fab n Funky #62 - Spring into Action
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/challenge-62-spring-into-action.html
Bearly Mine #5 - Birthday card
http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/challenge-5birthday-card.html

Happy Birthday

Happy Thursday everyone. Its nearly the weekend, yayy!

I've made this card for one of my Son's carers. The brightly coloured shoes are just typical of him, anything quirky fits his bill.

The fab image is one of the older Sugar Nellie guys called Chef Hamish. I've coloured him with copics:-
skin - E21, 93 and Promarker Satin
clothes - B93, 95, C1, 3
shoes - BG13, 15
balloons - B93, 95, 97, C5, E27, 29

BTW. The balloons are part of a digi delights image that I dissected. Originally I had balloon brads but having slept on it I decided that it needed a bit more depth. So I got out my balloon punch and stamp and the stazon and oops!!! made a mess of it. So off came the brads, tricky once the papers were already stuck, and the new design was created. I hope I've pulled it off OK.

The DP are by MME 'Wild Asparagus', and the sentiment stamp is a Craft Stamper freebie.

I hope you like it and I'm entering it into the following challenges, x

Sketch Saturday #143 - sketch
http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2011/02/week-143-19th-february-sponsored-by.html
One Stop Challenge #119 - Birthday card featuring a cake
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/week-119-birthday-card.html
Paper Sundaes #57 - Masculine Colours
http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/2011/02/paper-sundaes-challenge-57-masculine.html
Cupcake Craft Challenge # 130 - Cake and/or ice-cream
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/cupcake-130cake-n-ice-cream.html
A Spoon Full of Sugar #140 - Birthday Wishes
http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-140-birthday-wishes.html

Have a Heart

Ah! I think Tilda is desperate to give her heart to someone. Maybe by December she'll be in luck. Initially I made this card for the current Winter Wonderland challenge (another one to add to my Christmas box) which is 'To The One I Love', but I've incorporated the Friday Sketchers Challenge for this week.

I've coloured Tilda with copics as follows :-

skin - E21, 93 and Promarker Satin
hair - E50, 51, 53, 31
clothes - G21, 28, R32, 35, 37
shadows - W1, 3, 5

The DP are by Papermania 'Henbury Lane'. They are so yummy and I'm going to have to buy some more soon, lol.

The sentiment is by Simple Expressions.

I'm also entering this card in the current Daring Cardmakers challenge which is being sponsored by the ribbon reel Their challenge is to use 2 ribbons/trims, at least one button and at least 1 heart.

Also the current Cupcake Craft Challenge #129 and Oldie But A Goodie challenge #12 both want hearts added.

So, I hope you like it and here are all the challenge links below, x
http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/to-one-i-love.html
http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/sketch-141-sponsored-by-7-kids-college_11.html
http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/2011/02/reeling-in-ribbon.html
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/cupcake-129i-you.html
http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-12.html

Reach For The Stars

That's the challenge being set by the Winter Wonderland team this week. I've managed to incorporate stars in the image the DP, the brads and also one of the sentiments, phew!

I'm sorry but I can't remember where the yummy DP is from as I've had it in my stash for so long. The red curly gardenia flower is from Crafty Emma's Store (see my sidebar), and the sentiments are by Creative Expressions.

 I coloured Tilda with copics (no surprise there then) as follows :-
skin - E21, 93 and Promarker Satin
hair - E31, 33, 35
clothes - R22, 24, 27, 29

Its a while since I made an easel card and I don't know why I don't make them more often as they are so easy and look really effective.

I hope you like it and I'm entering it in the following challenges, x

Winter Wonderland - Reach for the Stars
http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/reach-for-stars.html
Create4Fun - Sketch
http://create4fun-challenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-week-06.html
Just Magnolia #92 - Anything Goes
http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/2011/02/week-92-special-monthly-challenge-with.html
Cupcake Crafts #128 - Seeing Red
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/cupcake-128-seeing-red.html

I'm Getting Married In The Morning...

Well, I'm not, lol, but these 2 little cuties from the Digi Doodle Shop are. Aren't they just the cutest and lovely to colour with the old faithful copics. I've used:

E21, 31, 33, 35, 93, C1, 3, 5, RV21, 23, B32, G21 and Promarker in Satin

The pinky colour DP is from a Papermania pack - Exquisite - and the cream paper is from my stash. The absolutely scrummy flowers (curly Gardenia) I've just received from Crafty Emma's Store. At such a reasonable price I'll defo be getting some more.

I've used the current Pixie Cottage sketch as my template, Cupcake Crafts theme of 'Wedding', and Colour Create's colours of pink, blue, grey and cream + optional flowers to create this card. I'm also entering it into the Digi Doodle's Best current challenge which is anything goes.

I hope you like it and the links are below. Enjoy the rest of your weekend peeps, x

http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2011/01/pixie-cottage-challenge-53-sketch-andor.html

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/01/cupcake-125-dum-dum-de-dum.html

http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/challenge-62-pink-blue-grey-and-white.html

http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2011/01/challenge-43-anything-goes.html