Cosy Cottage

Don't ya just want to be in this little cottage all cosy by the fire. This image is from Phindy's place, it's for my friend Val for her mum. I have coloured with promarkers, sakura glaze pens, copic glitter pens and chalk. I have added lots of stickles, diamond dust and glamour dust, and the grit on the path is toffee flower soft. I have mounted on to red card and the DP's are from Dovecraft. I added a burgandy ribbon to the side and attached a white poinsettia with a metak and crystal brad and the branches are cut with my martha branch punch. I added some lovely white flowers in the corners.

I am entering this into Phindy's challenge 'metal', mine is on the brad, i hope that counts.

Snow

This is what I woke up to this morning. And it's still snowing. It took me a good 2 hours to clear the drive and then it started again. It says on the forcast that more is on it's way tonight. All I can say is it's a good craft day!!

Couple Christmas Card Nikki

Ahh I love this image, he is so handsome, it's from Ladybug crafts ink. This card is for my friend Val, it's for her son Luke and his girlfriend Emily. I have coloured with promarkers and embelished with glamour dust, and copics glitter pen for the stool legs, then cut out with a nellie snellen die and inked around the edge in wheat chalk ink. I then threaded some red ribbon through both ends and tied in a bow. The DP is from Dovecraft. I embossed some red card with a snowflake folder and added a glitter snowflake with 2 buttons and a charm in the centre. And a wooden button and a brad to finish. The red sentiment is from tlc creations and the top one is computer generated by me.

Kenny K sexy card

This card is for my friend Shell, it's for her Hubby. I have used a Kenny K image. Sheis coloured with pro markers and embelished with glamour dust. The DP is from Dovecraft and I have mounted this on to red mirror card and stuck some red raffia to this before I stuck it down. I then threaded the raffia through the white snowflake and red button and tied then attached the charm and tied again. The sentiments are computer generated by me.

Snowboarding Santa

How cool is this image by Mo Manning ' snowboarding santa', it's just great for guys. This card is for Rita again and I have coloured him with promarkers and added some glamour dust to his suit and some copic glitter pens to his board. The DP is from scrap booking mad and dovecraft, the ribbon was from my local craft shop, I cut the snowflakes on my bigshot and the sentiments i have had years, i am trying to use up all my old craft stuff but you know what it's like something new comes out and you have to get it lol.

Mo Manning Christmas card

This card is for Rita again. It's a Mo anning image I think she's called Holly fairy. I have had this image for almost a year and this is the first time I have coloured her. She's lovely. I decided to go for a pinky girly card, so I coloured her with promarkers and added some glamour dust to the frills of her dress and some clear sakura glitter pen to her wings and part of her dress and shoes. Then inked a bit of blue around her and then wheat on the edge and mounted onto pink mirror board, Added some glitzy ribbonand white organza ribbon, mounted onto the card and then added some pink crystals, The small circle sentiment is from LOTV, the merry christmas circle is from my Daisy and dandelion cd rom, the bottom ribbon sentiment is from pink petticoat and the top sentiment is computer generated. Oh the DP is from trimcraft i think, that's what it says on the front of the stack.

I am entering this card in this weeks promarker challenge.

Kenny K Christmas

This card is for Rita again , for her Granddaughter Anna. ( sorry for the poor quality picture). It's a Kenny k image from his new Christmas digi's. I have coloured her with promarkers and sakura glitter pens and embellished with glamour dust, then cut out with a spellbinder die and chalked around the edge and added a star and the word goodies. I then cut another shape with the spellbinders and embossed with snowflakes then mounted them the opposite way to each other just for a change. The DP is from dovecraft, I have added a snowflake ribbon and some white snowflakes with pearls in the centre. The top sentiment is computer generated, the bottom one is from pink gem designs.

Another dragon christmas card

Oh I so love this little dragon from Folkvanger. It's for Rita again for her friends little boy. I have coloured him with pro markers and spruced up with glamour dust and sakura glitter pens, then mounted onto some grey card and added a snowflake sticker that I have had over 5 years and a die cut icicle border. I have embossed some snowflakes onto white card and then used a clear sakura glitter pen to sparkle the flakes, and added a fancy corner. The DP is from dovecraft. I have added a glitter snowflake at the bottom, The circle merry christmas is from pink gem designs and I have added James in the centre, The bottom sentiment is computer generated.

Door with wreath Christmas card

This card is an order from my friend Rita. It's called 'Door with wreath' by the fabulous Mo Manning. I have coloured the door grey with promarkers and then used a clear sakura glitter pen on the door, the spade, the wreath and icicles to capture the frosty feel. I have added some glamour dust and martha stewart snow. Mounted onto grey card and then mounted some blue DP onto silver mirror card and attached a blue organza ribbon and bow to this and then mounted the image. To finish I have added a white snowflake and some round crystal gems, The sentiment ribbon is from pink petticoat, and the other one is computer generated.

Beary Christmas

This card is an order from my friend Jo, it's for her mum. I have used a wild rose studio bear, coloured with promarkers, cut out with a nellie snellen frame and embellished with glamour dust and martha stewart snow. I have used a snowflake embossing folder on the cream card and put pearls and stickles into the centres of the snowflakes. I have added some lace, The DP is from Dovecraft. I have added apoppy flower and put a christmas brad in the centre and added some white snowflakes and round crystal gems, the sentiments are computer generated.

I am entering this card into challenges

2 sisters ~ snowflakes

cinema saturday ~ a touch of lace

crafty emma ~ lovely lace

A Couples Christmas card

This card is an order from my friend Rita. I love this image it's from Phindy's place called 'winter walk'. I have coloured with pro markers, chalk and embelished with glamour dust and martha stewart snow, then mounted onto red card. The DP is from Dovecraft. I attached some burgandy ribbon to the side and used a die 'let it snow' with lime foam, finished off with 2 square crystals in the corner and a computer generated sentiment.

Husbands Birthday

Well my Husband loves a beer or two so instead of the usual footie card I decided to do him a Beer themed card and I chose flippin men beer stamp set which I bought for £1. I have coloured him with promarkers and mounted him onto red card stock and attached a pink gem sentiment 'beer monster'. The DP I have had for ages can't remember where from. The bottom sentiment is from the flippin set as well, and the top sentiment is computer generated.

Disney and friends Birthday card

This card is an image from arthurs clipart, It's for June's grandson Deacon who will be 2 soon. He loves Mickey mouse so June wanted this for the theme. I have coloured with promarkers and sakura glaze pens, then mounted onto embossed blue card. I have added some blue raffia and buttons to the side and again at the bottom. I have used the new LOTV stamp again on here. The other sentiments are computer generated.

Another Baby Boy card

Another request for this gorgeous stamp, everyone at work has fallen in love with him. This is for Linda again for her friend. I have coloured him with promarkers and sakura glaze and glitter pens and inked around the edge. Then cut out with a nellie snellen frame. I have embossed some blue card with a baby design and mounted this onto white card and then added my image. The Dp is from scrapbooking mad. I have added some white raffia to the side and attached some buttons and a love charm and i have used the brand new circle stamp from LOTV. The other sentiments are computer generated, and the white stars cut on the big shot.

I am entering this card in the animal challenge over at cards for men

Dragon Christmas card

This card is for Jo, It's for her son. I love this digi stamp. it's great for boys cards. It's from folkvanger, coloured with promarkers and i have added some glamour dust and sakura glaze. The DP is from scrap booking mad, the ribbon sentiments are from pink petticoat, the red sentiment is a Kanban stamp, and the top one is computer generated, I have cut some snowflakes and stars out on my bigshot and added some sticles to the centres.

I am entering this card into ABC christmas challenge X for Xmas.

Football crazy

This is for Eunice again this time for her son David, He's Sheffield United mad, so I did a football theme. The Image is from an old card my husband received so I have recycled it. I have put the Sheffield United Anthem on there too and I have used some quote stamps from flippin men stamp set, finished off with a button and charm, the other sentiment is computer generated.

Boy oh Boy

I think I need a cold shower after doing this card. It's for June and it's for her daughter in law. I have used some DP I have had for ages, embossed some white card with happy birthday folder. I have die cut the flowers and added a gem brad to the centre.. Some white organza ribbon and bow and a lovely flower attached to this.The sentiments are from pink petticoat, cuddly buddly and computer generated.

Karaoke Mad

This digi stamp is from Digidoodleshop.com and it was created especially for me. I couldn't find anything suitable for my Karaoke card so I asked them if they could create one for me and they did, they are so wonderful, they love requests and will give anything a go. I have made this card for my friend eunice, it's for her daughter Diane who loves Karaoke ( obviously). I coloured her with promarkers and sakura glitter pens and added some glamour dust to her dress, she is cut out with a spellbinders die and chalked around the edge. The DP is from dovecraft and i added some red ribbon, the sentiment strip is from pink petticoat, the round one from cuddly buddly and the rest are computer generated by me.

LOTV New baby boy

I have used this image a lot lately, everyone has fallen in love with it, and so have I. This card is for Linda who is a Grandma again to Baby Alfie who arrived in the 13th of November. I have coloured him in with Promarkers and sakura glitter pens, cut him out with a nellie snellen frame, used a blue glaze pen for the wheels and added pearls to the centres, and a wobbly eye for the dog. The check DP is from forever friends and the baby boy DP is from Craftsuprint. I have added some blue organza ribbon and some blue buttons with charms attached, the 'you're so sweet' sentiment is from pink petticoat and the rest are computer generated by me.

Skating Nikki christmas card

This is a card for my stash. I love Nikki she is so versatile. I am entering her into the ladybug TLT challenge ribbon. I have coloured her with promarkers and glazed her boots and then added flowersoft to the bottom and cuffs of her jumper and the top of her boots. sakura pen for the blades of her boots, and glamour dust and martha stewart snow. I have used a martha punch for the snowflake border and added some stickles. The DP is from my stash and the ribbon is from dovecraft.

Forever Friends Purple & silver Christmas card

This is a request from Bill, I have used forever friends again, I have added some glamour dust and cut out with a nellie snellen frame. The tree DP is from crafts at country graphics, I don't know where the stripe one is from I have had it about 4 years ( the shame), I have embossed some white card with the big spots embossing folder and added some purple paper and sparkly ribbon to this and then my image. have added some lilac organza ribbon to the side and attached some lovely flowers I got from dinkybutnice on ebay, and again I have added some in the corner. I cut the snowflake out with a sissix die and purple foam and added a white button and a 'joy' charm, the sentiment is computer generated.

I am entering this card into the november TREE challenge on christmas cards all year round.

Another forever friends Christmas card

This card is from my forever friends cd rom, Again it's for Jo. She wanted a nan & Grandad image and I think this is perfect. I have embossed some white card with a Christmas folder and mounted onto some red card, I have spruced the image up with glamour dust and cut out with a spellbinders die. The DP is from pink petticoat, I have added a red poinsettia and snowflake, some burgandy ribbon and buttons from my stash, the sentiment is computer generated.

LOTV Nativity

I love LOTV stamps they are cute and a fab price as well. This card is a request from my friend Jo, it's for her neighbours. I have decided to go for a simple icy theme as I want to enter this card into the Pro markers challenge icy colours and the LOTV challenge anything goes. I have stamped my image onto some embossed card and coloured with promarkers and added some glamour dust. I have used a DP strip with snowflakes on. Some blue organza ribbon in the centre and tied in a bow, the corners have some circle diamantes, and I have cut the blue snowflake using a marianne die and placed a circle diamante in the centre, the sentiment is from cuddly buddly.

Rambling Birthday card

This is a request from Bill, it's for his friend margaret who is 90 in December. She is a rambler and still goes walking around yorkshire even at 90, what an achievement. I have used a jolly nation decoupage sheet for this as I couldn't find a stamp around this theme. I have printed a map from google of the yorkshire area, used some green paper for the grass, 2d'd the rambler lady, I have done the signpost myself, the gate is 2 die cuts stuck together, I have added some flowers to the bottom and added the map and flask. I added some olive organza ribbon and a spray of flowers and pearls to this. The circle sentiment is from cuddly buddly and the rest are computer generated by me.

Another Christmas card

Another gorgeous image from the forever friends cd rom, I have used glamour dust and martha stewart snow cut out with a nellie snellen frame, The DP is from my stash, I have added foam snowflakes and some stars, The sentiment strip is from pink petticoat, the other one computer generated. Very quick card took me about 10 minutes.

Australian Christmas card

This card is for my friend Val, it's for her son and his girlfriend who is Australian so she wanted a card around that theme. I have turned to my Forever Friends cd rom again and found this image of two bears sat on the beach having a barbie. I have added some glamour dust. The Dp is from pink petticoat, I have used the big spots embossing folder, added some foam snowflakes and a purple organza ribbon with a snowflake charm atached, the top sentiment is from cuddly buddly, and the bottom one computer generated.

Forever friends Christmas

I appologise for the quality of this picture. I thought I would do some cards from the images on my Forever Friends cd rom that I bought a few months ago. Very handy if I need a quick card, but also some gorgeous christmas images on there too. I have printed this one out and cut out with spellbinders and then added some glamour dust. The DP is also from the cd rom, I mounted this on to silver card and then onto the card itself. The snowflakes are cut with sissix dies and my big shot using foam, and I have added some pearls to the centres. To finish I have added some blue snowflake ribbon, The bottom sentiment is from cuddly buddly, and the top one computer generated.

Bingo Christmas

This is the reason I love to make my own cards, because they are personal. This is a request from my friend Val, it's for her mum who is bingo mad and has a little yorkie so she wanted this on her Christmas card. I have used my bingo flippin stamp set here which I bought for £1 what a bargain!! I have coloured her with promarkers and sakura glitter pens, the hat I got from Kenny k christmas accessory set again coloured with promarkers and glamour dust. The little yorkie is an image I got from a free clipart site. The poinsettia paper I got from a local craft shop. I have added a ribbon to the side and the circle sentiments are from cuddly buddly and the top one is computer generated.

Mistletoe & Mice Christmas card

When I saw this stamp I had to have it, it's so cute. It's called 'Mistletoe & Mice' by Gillian Roberts. The card is for Jo again and I have coloured with promarkers and sakura glitter pens then chalk inked around the edge and added some glamour dust around the edge as well, then cut out with a spellbinders die. I then mounted on to red card. The DP is from dovecraft. I have embossed some red card with a spots folder and added some red ribbon and attached an olive button. The sentiments are computer generated by me and the sentiment strip is from pink petticoat.

L.O.T.V Little boy

This is a card I had to replace because the original one I did got lost. It's slightly different to the last one, but Kay wanted it more or less the same. The image is a stamp from Lili of the valley, so so cute. This time coloured with promarkers as it's quicker. I have forgot to put ther buttons in place for the wheels when I took this picture as I made a mistake with the glaze I put on, I touched it before it dried arrgh.

Bugaboo ' What's one more friggin candle'

I have gone mad spending at Bugaboo again as they have a half price sale on at the moment and you gotta grab a bargain right!! This card is for my friend Brenda, it's her Birthday tomorrow. I have used ' what's one more friggin candle' image and I have to say Bugaboo digis are easy to colour and that's why i love them. I have coloured her with pro markers and glamour dusted her top and some of her hat, and I have used a sakura glaze pen for the icing on the cake. I cut her out with spellbinders and matted with some spotty paper and then I used the Dp from forever friends. I have attached a pink ribbon to the side and some zigzag papermania ribbon to the right, the other sentiments are computer generated.

Bella & Bronte Christmas card

Ahh Bella & Bronte. this is the very first image I bought from Mo and I love it, I have to say I think I have over 40 of her images now. I have used an 8" x 8" card and I am getting on with them great so I think after I have used my other card stock I am going to stick to this size. This card is for my friend Jo again, I have coloured using promarkers and sakura glitter pens and I have chalked around the edge and added some Glamour Dust, The DP is from dovecraft. I have mounted onto some pearl red card. I then added some red stitch ribbon to the side. The sentiment strip is from Pink petticoat, the coloured sentiments are from cuddly buddly and the top one is computer generated. The snow flakes are cut on my bigshot with glitter foam and I have added some big pearl to the centres.

Penny Black Christmas

I am entering this card into the penny black saturday challenge http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/This image is so sweet. I have made it for my friend Jo for her mum and dad as she wants cute christmas cards. I have stamped the image and coloured with pro markers and sakura glitter pens then added some glamour dust and martha stewart snow. Mounted onto some green pearlised card. The DP is from dovecraft. I have added some dark green ribbon and some lovely wintery flowers and a snowflake. The sentiment strip is from pink petticoat.

Rock Star Birthday

This is a request from my friend Bill, he's 87 and he has lots of grandchildren and this one is for Shay who is 11 on the 25th. He is into guitars so I chose this image from the stamping boutique. I have coloured hom with pro markers and sakura glitter pens. The DP is from daisy and dandelion. I have mounted the image on to some vibrant turquoise car, then added some ribbon and button with raffia. The strip sentiment is from pink petticoat and the other two I did my self on the computer and i added some sakura glaze to the 'U ROCK'.

Get well ~ Forever friends

This is a quickie card requested by rose, I have used an image from the forever friends cd rom i bought. I cut him out with a nellie snellen frame and then mounted on to a scallop circle. The Dp is from the daisy and dandelion cd rom. I have attachedsome pearls and raffia to the corners of the cream card stock and then put my image in the centre. I then added some ribbon and some lovely flowers, the sentiment ribbon is from pink petticoat. and the top one is computer generated.

Santa christmas card

This is a nice and simple card. I have used some embossed card in a gorgeous gold and stamped my Santa image ( by penny johnson ) into the centre and coloured with promarkers, sakura glaze pens for the baubles, and glamour dust for his fur trim and the gold star. I then chalked around the edges a little. The DP is from Hobbycraft, The snowflakes I cut with my die and big shot using sticky backed glitter foam, I have added some papermania zigzag ribbon and the sentiment strip is from pink petticoat. I am entering this card into the Promarker snowflake challenge.