Cute Card Thursday

More wonderful digi images to colour from Saturated Canary and some nice bright autumn coloured papers from my stash. This card is for this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge.

I've had a Thursday off for a change cos I've got 6 new starters to induct on Saturday which will be fun but I've got a far bit of prep work to do tomorrow at work.

About time for a challenge I think....

This is for this week challenge at Cute card Thursday - No designer papers, I made the background using distress inks and some masks. It's a bit different to my normal style but a change is as good as a rest. The stamps are a mixture from my stash, the flowers I coloured with copics and promarkers and then sprayed with glimmer mists and added a dew drop to the centre.

Here comes the Bride.....

I've made a wedding card nothing to do with the Royal wedding but just because I wanted to and it fits several challenges I wanted to entered as well so that's a bonus.

I've made an 8" x 8" card, using paper from Basic Grey which I've distressed with distress inks and glimmer mists and then sanded the edges, over the top, added a vellum from papermania which I've also distressed with inks and glimmer mist. The image is from TeddyBo which is in sepia and I've lightly coloured washed with aquamarkers and distress inks, I've also added a little bit of glaze pen to the windscreen.

The tags are a big shot die, the flowers are made from a nestie die, which I've distress with inks and glimmer mists and then cut and rolled into a rose shape, to fix and add a little extra glitter I've sprayed with glitter spray from crafters companion.

It's for the following challenges:

Cupcake craft - Lots of layers

A spoon full of sugar - Let's celebrate

TeddyBo - Tags

Cute card Thursday - No text

Fab 'n' Funky - Here comes the Bride

Well, enjoy your long Easter break, think of me who will be working! (I've got Sunday off so it's not all bad)

Cute card Thursday challenge - Mono Mania

I made this card a couple weeks ago but It fits the bill for this challenge prefectly so I hope it still counts. The papers are from Nitwit collections and are just so cute to work with. The image is from Mo's digital pencil coloured with copics and the balloons glazed with a glaze pen.

Just one challenge for today

I couldn't resist these digital papers when I found them via another blog this morning, they are just the cutest and there's loads more which are calling my name, they are from Nit Wit collections and cover so many different themes and colours I spent ages just browsing the site. Anyway this card is for Cute card thursday challenge which is 'dimension' so I've made an easel card. Easy to make and about my fav type of card to make. The image is a digi from All that scraps coloured with copics. The inks beginning to run out on my printer so the papers are a little more faded than they should be but I like it.
I've had a good day today, spent some time with my parents this morning, then went for a long overdue haircut, I feel light headed now I needed so much cut off. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Second post, one for Mum!

Now I found these really cute Sarah Kay images free via a blog and am working my way through them. I think they're ideal for cute Mothering Sunday cards cos most Mum's of my generation at least would remember them from their childhood. I've coloured with copics and some new promarkers I bought today. I also bought my first Martha Stewart punch so that will get lots of use with my next few creations. Plenty of ribbons and buttons and a flower to add to the girly theme. The papers are a freebie from Pink Petticoat. I've also downloaded the new set of papers from Pink Petticoat but I've got my own computer back now and haven't managed to set my printer back up yet, I'll save the swearing over what cable should go where for a bit later on I think? Anyway this card is for 3 challenges,

Stamp Something - A recipe, designer paper, buttons & ribbon.
Cute card Thursday - Ribbon - tastic
Totally Gorjuss - Something for Mum

Enjoy the sunny weather we're having today.

Four challenges and a warming drink!

This cute image from All that scraps 'Coffee 1' makes you want to snuggle up in your warmest coziest jumper with the heating on full blast watching a nice girly chick flick! But my hubby has decided that we shouldn't have the heating on all day cos it makes us feel all sleepy? I like feeling warm and sleepy!
This card is for 4 challenges,

Saturday challenges - sketch
Cute card Thursday - All new
Papertake weekly challenge - New beginnings
Creative card crew - Distressing

Recipe for card
All that scraps digi image 'Coffee 1' colouring with copics, Basic grey 'Bittersweet' 6x6 paper pad, Sentiment is a rub-on, Ovals cut with a Nestie die, ribbon, heart punch, assorted ink pads to distress edges.

Another challenge and the snow.

Quick photo of the view from my daughter's bedroom window, ah pretty!

Another challenge for today for Cute card Thursday just squeeze it in before the deadline? It's a a freebie digi image on a site I found via a blog yesterday called Karen's doodles more really sweet images just crying out to be coloured in. So I've used the sketch from this weeks Cute card Thursday as inspiration and then the colours just sort of turned into a bit of a riot with red, orange as the base with lots more thrown in for good measure, so you'll either love it or hate it?!

Recipe for card

Digi image from Karen's doodles coloured with copics, papers from 12x12 stash, dovecraft ribbon, mirror card and vellum sentiment from stash.

1 for 3 challenges

This one is for 3 Challenges, it was going to be 4 but I missed the deadline on for All that Scraps sketch challenge this week. So this is for Cupcake crafts red & green, Allsorts, buttons and Cute Card Thursday, Snips, snails & Puppy dog tails ( card for a younger boy) I've used Doodlebug papers from a couple Christmasses ago with buttons, sequins, brads and cardstock stickers all also from doodlebug. The image is from All that scraps December digi's coloured with copics and sakura graze and stardust pens then sprinkled with glitter whilst still wet. You can't see the glitter that well in the picture but it's there!

I'm off out with my parents to do a little Christmas shopping later on, deep joy, hate it, not my parents just the Christmas shopping bit! Have a wicked Wednesday xxx

He's working, I'm crafting and blogging

Dave's out working helping a mate lay concrete on his driveway so I've got a little time at home alone to make some cards and post them for some challenges.. bliss! so here's what I've made for this weeks cute card thursday challenge, 'Spookfest'



I've used an image from Mo's digital pencil, just so yummy to colour with my copics. The papers are from My minds eye - Bloom & grow pad, with some DCWV glitter cardstock. The tags are ellison design dies cut with my big shot. Ribbon from my stash and the sentiment is stamped with a 99p alphabet set!

3 in 1 challenge

Now this card it for 3 challenges, check me out getting all brave! The sketch is for Papertake weekly challenge. The colours are from 'Buzz off' at Cute card Thursday (Black & yellow) and finally a new one for me since buying some Miss Anya stamps is Anyone for Anya, funky flowers.
The image is of course a Miss Anya stamp coloured with copics and some sukara glitter pens. The cardstock is Bling and some odd pearly card from my stash. The sentiment is a rub-on I've had for ages and just thought it was a little different from the norm. I made the funky flowers from a circle punch distressed and inked with paper buttons and brads added.

Tea bag love!

This is for Cute card Thursday challenge 'Hidden treasure' Sorry Victoria (hope you don't mind?) I nicked your idea and made a teabag holder. I used Pink Petticoat papers and Polka Doodles papers and found some wrapped teabags in my local Tesco this morning. What a great gift and fun to make too. Going out now my husband's bored and it's too nice to stay indoors anyway.

Cute card Thursday # 77

'Strawberry Mint Julep' I know this is a bit more strawberry than mint but I think it counts? I've used a Frillie Millie digi image this is Bonbon from Pink Petticoat matted and layered with my nesties onto some green cardstock which I had embossed with a big shot embossing folder. The image is coloured with copics, I've punched out flowers and added some gems for a bit of bling. The sentiment and papers behind it is from a freebie from Pink Petticoat.

Cute card Thursday #74

Cute card Thursday challenge this week is 'Lazy days' summer inspired cards, well these colours just make me feel summery, nice pastel hazy colours. I love this Gorguss girl stamp I think it's my very fav at the moment as I've used it in numerous different colours. I've coloured it with copics and mounted it on some whitewashed card which has been embossed with a cutterbug folder then sanded. The papers are basic grey (The bestest ever!) The flowers are die cut with my big shot and layered up with a button and some ribbon.

Cute card Thursday #73 - At the beach

Well I know I should be making the must of the sunshine in the garden or doing some homework but I'd much rather be crafting, sad but true!
So here's my take on the Cute card thursday challenge for this week - At the Beach.
I've used a flipflop shaped card blank from craftwork cards, stamped a gorguss girl and coloured with copics. I also added a charm by stamping the same image on shrink plastic with stazon and colouring with whispers watercolour markers. I added a couple of jump rings and attached it to the card with a piece of ribbon. The flowers are punched out of scrap bits of paper with some bling added.
Dead cute I think? pity there isn't really any beach party but never mind, who likes sand in their sandwiches anyway?

Cute card thursday challenge 72.. ..Teal & Red

Now this sounded like a really odd colour combination but I LOVE it! I used my new Gorjuss girls from Sugar Nellie 'Poppy fields' stamps coloured with copics. Isn't she pretty and I'm so pleased with how this card turned out. The papers are from a basis grey 6x6 pad, ribbons, ribbon slider and flowers from stash. I decorated the inside with some punched out circles as I'd used black as my base card.

Cute card Thursday challenge 69

Cute card Thursday 'Christmas in July' well it might as well be Christmas cos the weather is as bad!
Anyway I used a Magnolia stamp coloured with watercolour pencils matted on some Bling cardstock, next I used Glimmer mists and Glimmer screen to create a background paper. Stamped a 'Merry Christmas' sentiment. Also stamped some clear shrink plastic with brillance inkpad and used as charms inside the card. It's quite simple but ok!

Cute card Thursday challenge wk 60

Cute card Thursday challenge wk 60

I've used digi stamp image from Pink Petticoat coloured with whispers pens and H2o's, chipboard letters painted with dabbers and then embossed. Paper & buttons from stash.

Not quite sure why I've made so many baby cards lately, maybe it's cos' there's so many people I know who are going to be parents this year.