Monday, January 19

All purple Happy Birthday

   
Papermania -Happy Birthday Stamp
EK Success -butterfly punch
Crafts-Two  -  Embossing folder
Stash - beads, bling & ribbon

Submitted

Pans Pastel UK - Challenge 2 Happy Birthday






Lucky random winner
with thanks






About Love


Magnolia Tilda - Writing Diary
Promarkers
Tonic Die - Die set three sentiments
Backing paper from inkjet stock\made using Paint Shop Pro
Stash

Submitted

Tilda's Town  -  Challenge 138 It's all about Love

Saturday, January 17

Cute Pixi


Karen Middleton - © S.Xmas_pixi Digital
Promarkers
Card made using Paint shop Pro

How's it done



© Karen Middleton - S.Xmas_pixie

This first graphic\image is that from the online digital selection by Karen Middleton, google, but there is a link below on another of hers, her work is varied but a joy just to look through - you'll never come away without a must have.  

From the first image, I have given it a light blue background with a white blur behind the baubles. The programme I use is Paintshop Pro 5.  Then from image two, the programme has produced a repeat as a pattern.  I have then placed image two on image three, to produce the last and final one.

I have however added some borders which can be seen on the final card.

Needless to say with all the artwork at your finger tips, it's very easy to produce a matching insert for the card, to make it complete.




Long Agapanthus


Stampendous - ©Long Agapanthus
Black - Heat up
Elzabeth Craft Designs Diecut 'Happy Birthday'
EK Success punch - Butterfly
Handmade colour card - description above

Metal components:  florist wire as part of butterfly & 'handmade heart'

Submitted
Winterwonderland - Challenge Show us some metal


Thursday, January 15

Bentley Bear


Cardmaking & Papercraft Mag\complimentary - Bentley Bear
Artstamps - Ivy NO125M
Coloured with Promarkers
Papermania - background papers 'Blueberry Hill'
EK Success - Butterfly punch

submitted to

Passion for Promarkers - Week 279 Teddy Bear Challenge

Hopefully - I've got the hang on these links to and from other blogs. 

Tuesday, January 13

Owls


Regan Kubecek -  © Owl Always Love you  Digi
Paper Mania - Merry Christmas Stamp
Bling

Submitted

Winter Wonderland - Things with Wings, Challenge

Sunday, January 11

Duflex Robin

Entirely Duflex stickers & homemade stepper card



Dufex Stickers
Cardstock bundle Create & Craft

Not as easy as it looks   I used an old card that was sent to me in a previous year as a template.  Needs to be 100% exact with cuts & folds.



Floral wreath Tilda



Tilda Magnolia - Floral head wreath and Welcome to a lovely home stamps
Coloured with Promarkers
 Crafts-Too  Backing paper designer 
Tonic - Butterfly die set Ulyssses

Submitted

These are my new stamps, I was so pleased to get Floral Tilda, it was the first card I had ever received introducing me to the Magnolia Tilda range.   I can imagine this particular one is almost an original.

Saturday, January 10

Mo Manning - Talva Fairy


Mo Manning Digi - ©Talva fairy
Promarkers
Spellbeinders - die cut
Stash -  bling ribbons


Friday, January 9

Simply kitty kitty



Kitty Kitty Mewo Mewo die  - Cheery Lynn Design
G4917 Dandelion -  Hero arts
Butterfly - Tonic dies
Subtle and out of sight Stickles Black Diamond

Submitted
  Panpastel UK Challenge  -  Challenge 1 Clean & Simple


Probably one of my favourite stamps, that don't need colouring - but adds that finishing touch to many projects, particularly textured hand-finished papers.  I have two Cherry Lynn dies and have to say they cut so beautifully clear with no effort to remove or deface the lush finish.  Some cards need to be seen and I've made several attempts to capture the finish on this card, but without success  settling for a scanned image in the end.

Thursday, January 8

Fairy 3

A real fairy, in my likeness ;)


Mo Manning Digi -  ©Fairy three
Coloured with Promarkers
Pretty papers & peeloffs from stash

submitted
Anything Goes - Thursday 8th Mo Mannings Challenge

Just sit back and imagine, if I had wings this is what I would look like




Hints of colour


Hints of Colour

Karen Middleton (Cuddly Buddly)  Forest Friends
Digi image coloured with promarkers
''Greetings'' Elizabeth dies

Submitted

CHNC (Craftyhazelnutes) - January Challenge

Christmas stepper card


Mo Manning Digi images - © Miki's puppies & Snow Pals
Tilda Magnolia winter scene
Stamped with Memento (masking digi)
Coloured with Promarkers
Marianne Diecuts
Silver glitter Peel offs (matching fine glitter on the card)

This is, even if I say so myself a very pretty little card, unfortunately my photography doesn't match.  Some I photograph, some I scan - depending on embellishments or natural light available.  I do try to bring them back to a natural appearance by putting the photographs through Paint Shop pro, but it doesn't always work :( ... considering these are stood a brilliant white card ... makes you wonder where the colour goes. I made and didn't photograph, can you believe 8'' display box collage, as an everlasting card.  I suppose another foible of mine is the eye on the postage & damage in the post.  Having just paid £2.70 for three thin cards (one outer envelope) to France.  Much respect therefore goes to suppliers who offer exceptional prices & free P&P.

Wednesday, January 7

Spots Challenge


Spotty bow & Teddy Ted 
Tatty Teddy Stamp ''Me to you''
Coloured with Promarkers
Die Cut Best Wishes - Elizabeth designs
Bling & ribbon from stash box

Submitted
Cardmaking & Papercraft   Craft Spotty cardmaking challenge


Tuesday, January 6

Happy Two



Happy Two

Tilda Magnolia ''Happy''
coloured with Promarkers
Tilda diecut Fence
Tonic diecuts
Card tint - Rub ons
Backing card stock: has a very luxurious appearance & feel (not picked up by scanner) 

Submitted to
Totally Tilda and Friends ''Anything goes'' challenge


Card Inside
using Publisher with wordart



Monday, January 5

Duffers Gallery 1

Or should this be called confessions of a crafter



Tilda Magnolia stamp ''Happy''
Background stamp Art Impressions P1063
Tonic dies Mazarine Butterfly 
and
Every day sentiments set 3
Coloured with Promarkers

Crafters certainly have strange ways,  well I do.  Reading and listening to chatter, I don't think I'm alone.  Buying card stock and spending years, before I'll use it, just in case I need for a something special.... that sort of thing.   Another thing is mistakes - ya just can't part with them.  

This is what happened.  Above is the first attempt of the one below.   When I did the background impression, I didn't press hard enough around the mask and it was, well not good enough.  I was just above to bin it, when I remembered I go the Promarkers black fine tip marker pen so I repaired it. Then I used the pink shaped card left over from the first card, as I need to use the shaped card stock to match as an embellishment and the above card just grew out of the waste bin!

Let's hope this will bring some sunshine into someone's life :)

Sunday, January 4

4'' x 4'' littleones


MO Manning Digi -  ©Irma and Vieno
Coloured with Promarkers
Mounted on Papermania recycled card

Submitted
Your favorite Mo Make of 2014

I made most of these little cards, so they could be sent to family inserted with a larger card
They had a very nice, homely rustic feel about them due to the recycled card and in as
many colourways as I could like of
A beautiful image to work with


Happyone


Happyone

Tilda Magnolia ''Happy''
coloured with Promarkers
Background stamp Art Impressions P1063
Tonic diecut Butterfly Mazarine Blue
Card tint - Rub ons
Stash & Paperflower from Hobbycraft

Submitted to
Tilda's Town - Challenge #136 Happy Everything

Apologies to any challenges if the wrong link is coming up,
just taking a little time to sort out, again.
Thank you

Thursday, January 1

New Year, New Start


Teddy Ted with Patchwork off cuts
Docraft Forever friends paper
Tatty Teddy Stamp ''Me to you''
Coloured with Promarkers


Submitted