The Big Guys garden

This card is for my good friend Bill, he's 89 this year and he's in great shape. The reason I chose this image is because Bill is gardening mad, and he grows tomatoes and gives them all away.

This image is called 'The big guys garden' by Mo manning and you can buy him here.

I have coloured him with promarkers and used a sakura red glaze pen on the toms, then mounted on to black then cream card. The DP is from forever friends. I have used my MS zigzag punch at the top and my x-cut scallop punch in the centre and added some black buttons and twine, the sentiment is from my stash.

I think he'll like this card.

I am entering this card into challenge
Tellens place ~ buttons
Crafty catz weekly challenge #71 ~ friendship

Cheeky Boy

Ahhhh, What a cutie,this is one of the new stamps by Penny Johnson called 'cheeky boy' I bought mine from the glitter pot. I have coloured him with promarkers and sakura glaze pens and prisma's for the grass. I have mounted onto cream then blue card. The DP is from forever friends. I have used my MS zigzag punch for the centre and added a white ribbon and some blue card candy, the top border is an off cut when using my scallop punch, and I have put two corners at the bottom and embossed them and added card candy, the sentiment is from the clipart fairy.

I am entering this card into the following challenge
Little claires challenge #1 ~ anything goes

Boy's Birthday Card

A nice and simple boys card.

This image is from Di's digi downloads, he's called Matt & Cookie on skateboard and you can buy him here.
I have coloured him with promarkers and prisma pencils, and a bit of sakura glaze here and there. The DP is from Forever friends, I have used my MS zigzag punch and to finish added some candy dots to the corners, the sentiment is from cuddly buddly.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Stamping with the dragon ~ Birthdays
Digital tuesday challenge #99 ~ Punches

A wagon full of cupcakes ~ ladybug crafts ink

I have gone a bit cupcake crazy this week lol.

This stamp is called 'wagon full of cupcakes' you can buy it here. I was lucky enough to win this stamp on one of Kerry's bloghops and this is the first time I have inked her up.

She is coloured with promarkers and the cupcakes have been embellished with glamour dust, sakura glaze and pearls, and the wagon has buttons as wheels. I have cut her out with a nellie snellen die and inked around the edge in pink. The cupcake DP is from scrapbooking mad, and the spots from Forever friends, I have used my MS heart border punch, added some pink seam binding, added 3 flowers and a dewdrop. The cupcake sentiment is from Bethany's elegant word art, and the ticket is from pink gem designs, I have added a pink glitter brad and a bunch of cherries charm to this.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

TLT challenge ~ 3 flowers . 2 DP's. 1 image
Alphabet challenge blog ~ Q for quotes
Crafty annes challenge #35 ~ birthdays
Frosted designs challenge ~ use metal on your card ~ mine is a charm
A gem of a challenge ~ BUTTONS,BRADS,BEADS,BOWS

Pure Innocence ~ Cupcake

This is a card for my stash.
It's a digi image from pure innocence, I have coloured her with promarkers and embellished with glamour dust, then cut out with a spellbinders die and inked around the edge.

The DP is from forever friends, I have used a heart corner punch and border punch at the bottom, and my MS heart border punch at the top. I have added some pink seam binding bought from the ribbon girl and added some flowers and dew drops.

The sentiment strip is from pink petticoat and the sentiment circle from cuddly buddly, and the ticket sentiment from pink gem designs.

I am entering this card into the following.
Digi doodles shops best challenge #48 ~ dots and spots
Shelleys images challenge ~ Ribbon
The southern girls challenge #13 ~ brads, gems or dewdrops

18th birthday card

This card is for Eunice's Niece who is 18 soon.

I have used a sassy studio designs image called 'Chrissy's prom', you can buy her here.

She is coloured with promarkers, I have used a clear copic atyou glitter pen on her dress, this gives a subtle sparkle in a certain light, I have used this on her eyes aswell. The DP is from Paper mania I used my MS flower doily border punch on this. I have cut some cream card with my xcut scallop punch and added some gorgeous sparkle ribbon to this and some pearls. The flowers I got in the sale at hobbycraft and I added a fancy button to the centre. The 18th sentiment is from TLC and the top one is computer generated by me. Finished off with a flower on her dress and some pearls in the corners.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Aifactory challenge ~ monocramatic
Do you stack up ~ anything goes
Paper romance challenge ~ anything goes
Stampin B's challenge ~ use a flower

Victoria case ~ Heidi

This is another card for Eunice, It's her grandson Davids birthday soon.

I am using an image from Victoria case again, she is called Heidi and you can buy her here, she is coloured with promarkers and sakura glaze pens. The DP is from Papermania. I have used my MS zigzag punch to create a frame. I have mounted the image onto black then red card. The top sentment is computer generated by me, and the bottom one is from my stash. I have finished off with some red candy dots.

I am entering this card into

Passion for promarkers challenge ~ one for the boys

Craft your passion challenge ~ Male card or project

Victoria case ~ Bonita

This is for my friend Eunice again, a lot of her family are coming of age this year.

this is another of Victoria's images she is called Bonita and you can buy her here. I have colored her with Promarkers, sakura glitter and glaze pens, and added some citrus flowersoft to the centre of the flower. I have mounted on to cream then purple card. The DP is from nana's nursery and Papermania. I have used my MS zigzag punch and added some pearls to this, I have used my marianne doily die to cut the DP and placed this behind the image. The circle sentiment is computer generated by me and the bottom one is a pink gem designs ticket stamp which you can buy here. I have finished off with a flower button, a butterfly bead and a petaloo lilac flower and glued a fancy button to the centre.

I am entering this card into challenges

Bunnyzoes crafts ~ spring flowers everywhere
Incy wincy designs ~ use punches or dies
Lexi's creations ~ Flowers
stamps r us ~ for the girls

Sassy Birthday card

I have a lot of girlfriends with birthdays coming up, so it's a great chance to use some sassy images. This card is for my friend Denise, I have used sexy lady ~ martini pin up which you can buy here, I have coloured her with promarkers, the dress I have used a black glitter sakura pen, and I have glazed the glass and the olives. I then mounted on to pink card. The DP is from my stash. I have used my MS deep edge flower punch to create the border and attached a dusky pink ribbon and bow. The top sentiment is from my stash and the bottom one is computer generated by me.

Victoria Case ~ cherry on top

This card is a request from my good friend Eunice, It's for her niece katie's 21st Birthday.

I think this is my favourite digi stamp of 2011 so far, I just love it. It's from Victoria case. I have coloured with Promarkers and I have glazed the cherry, her lips and the sprinkles on the cupcake, and the spots on her dress with a sakura pen, then mounted onto cream then pink card. The DP is from printable heaven. I have punched some borders with my martha stewart doily punch, and added some polka dot organza ribbon and tied in a bow. The Congratulations circle sentiment is from cats life press. I stamped this onto some pink card and mounted onto some white card, the sentiment ribbon is computer generated by me as is the one above, the other circle sentiment is from cuddly buddly. I have finished off with some candy dots and hot pink pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Digital tuesday's challenge #99 ~ punches

Bearly mine challenge #4 ~ ribbons and pearls

Florishes timeless tuesdays challenge ~ Create a birthday card

Bugaboo stella Birthday Card

This is Stella from Bugaboo, I love her, you get the sentiment as well, very funny. This card is for my friend Helen, she has a wicked sense of humour. I have coloured Stella with Promarkers and mounted onto pearlised lilac card. I haven't used any DP for a change. I have punched 2 borders with my new Martha zigzag punch, and added some lilac dotty ribbon and a lilac dew drop. The top sentiment is computer generated by me.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

A spoonful of sugar challenge ~ Birthday wishes
Party time tuesdays challenge ~ anything goes

LOTV ~ Little ballerina

This little stamp is by LOTV she is called 'Little Ballerina' and can be purchased here. I have coloured her with Promarkers and embellished with glamour dust, then cut out with a nellie snellen oval die, I have threaded the ribbon through the hole and tied a bow. I have used my new lace martha stewart punch around the page on some pink & white gingham card, added my image to this. The big hugs sentiment is from cuddly buddly, I have added some stickles to this and mounted onto to pink embossed card. The happy birthday and someone special ticket sentiments are form Pink gem designs, I have used a pink heart brad to keep thm together. To finish I have added some pink flowers from Dinkybutnice on ebay, and some dew drops.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

LOTV ~ challenge #84 ~ My favourite colours ~ mine are pink
Pear tree designs challenge 37 ~ One colour ~ my colour is pink.

Mo Manning ~ Hoping

This card is for my friend Michelle, she has lost a lot of weight and I thought this image would beideal. She's called 'Hoping' and is from mo manning, you can buy her here. I have coloured her with promarkers and a little sakura glaze on the weighing scales. I am entering and have followed the sketch on this weeks challenge #70 over at mo's. The DP is from Printable heaven and i have mounted onto purple card. I used my xcut scallop punch for the trim, the bottom sentiment is computer generated by me, and the top one is from cuddly buddly. I have added a gingham ribbon and some roses to finish.

I am also entering this card into card cupids challenge ~ buttons or ribbons or both
I did it creations challenge blog ~ anything goes

Mo Manning ~ Kai in a tub

Ahhhh ain't he cute little Kai. He is from Mo Manning and you can buy him here. I have coloued him with promarkers and glazed the water and bubbles with a sakura pen, then cut out with a spellbinders die. The paper is called grins and giggles too bought from nitwits. The 'giggly & gorgeous' sentiment is from pink petticoat and the new baby sentiment is computer generated by me and I have added a button and charm in the centre. I also added buttons to the bottom.

I am entering this card into scrap book sisters challenge ~ baby baby

Tiddly inks ~ Donna

This image is a digi from Tiddlyinks called Donna, I have coloured her with promarkers and sakura glaze pens and embellished with glamour dust and chalked around the edge. The fabulous DP is from Nitwits. I have added a vibrant turquoise organza ribbon and added some aqua dewdrops and the sentiment is from pink gem designs.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

creative inspirations paint ~ keep it seet and simple

Pink Gem Designs ~ Summer Milly

This is a digi from pink gem designs called 'summer milly', i have coloured her with promarkers, sakura glaze pens and prisma pencils, then added some glamour dust to her dress, socks and bow, then I chalked the sky. I have mounted onto cream card. The DP is from forever friends, I have cut two borders with my MS flower border punch and added some tiny pink pearls to the centres. The ribbon is from the ribbon girl. The ticket sentiment is also from pink gem designs, I added a glitter brad and a butterfly charm, finished off with a white flower and a sentiment from my stash.

I am entering this card into challenges

Bearly mine ~ ribbons and pearls
Desert island crafts challenge ~ Desert island Itenery (I have used border punch, one pattern paper and sparkle)
Stamping scrapping challenge ~ Pink

Mo Manning ~ Paul Typing

This is a card for my stash, It's an image by Mo Manning called 'Paul Typing'. I have coloured him with promarkers and faber castell pencils and chalked around the edge and cut out with a spellbinders die. The DP is from K & CO, I have added some cream card with a scalloped edge and attached the sentiment ribbon which is from pink petticoat, and added some green raffia, finished off with some vibrant green buttons and a circle sentiment from catslife press.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Claudia and company challenge #75 ~ about a boy
Digital tuesday challenge ~ use a die cut

Footie Birthday Card

This card is for my Brother Jason, His Birthday is early next month. I have done him a football card, he is a Sheffield United Fan and doesn't get to go and see them any more as he now lives in New Jersey ~ USA so I thought this card would put a smile on his face.

I have chosen an image by charmed cards and crafts called football George, I have coloured him with a mixture of papermania watercolour markers, Prisma pencils, sakura glaze pens, promarkers and chalk. I then cut him out with a spellbinders die and mounted on to glossy black card. I added the football badge from some wrapping paper bought from the club. The DP is made by me from a text cd rom called toolbox, this is great if you want personalised backing paper. I have also added the club anthem and mounted onto black card also. The sentiment strip is computer generated, as is the one below the image, and the bottom right is a stamp from flippin men football set I have. I finished off wih a black button and tied some raffia to it. I think he will love this card and won't be surprised if he frames it lol.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

Incy wincy designs ~ colour me wonderful ~ use more than one colouring medium

Karber weekly ~ digi stamp and birthday

LOTV ~Love Grows ~ Anniversary card

This is an Anniversary card requested by my friend Michelle, it's for her parents. I have used a stamp from LOTV called 'Love Grows'. The sketch for my card was inspired by the talented Bev, her work is just amazing. I have coloured the image with promarkers, sakura glaze pens and prisma pencils, and blue chalk for the sky, I then cut the image out with a nellie snellen circle frame and added some cute little hearts. The DP is from Bo Bunny, I got this in the sale for 12p a sheet. I have used my new martha stewart bubble heart punch for the border on the right, I then added some gorgeous gold lace and some satin red ribbon and tied that in a bow. I have added a fancy button and added the chain and charm, you can pick these up on ebay very cheap. The top sentiment comes with the stamp and I have cut this with a heart die from nellie snellen and added some glamour dust around the edge, and coloured in the flowers and added pearls to the centres. The bottom sentiment is also from LOTV.Oh and I have used a marianne die for the fancy corner and i added some stickles to this.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

crafty purple frog challenge #8 ~ valentine/romance

crafty sentiments ~ valentine/love

delightful challenge ~ get punchy

do you stack up ~ ribbon

paper crafting journey ~ love is in the air

rainbow ladys challenge ~ it's all about love

creative craft world ~ love

for fun challenge ~ hearts

freshly brewed challenge ~ add a charm

ginger snap challenge ~ add a charm

pennys paper crafty ~ hearts a flutter

stampin royalty ~ hearts

oldie but goodie challenge ~ add a heart

crafty catz challenge ~ valentine/love

some odd girl ~ hearts hearts hearts

Fishing Birthday card

I really enjoyed colouring this image, for some reason I am drawn to fishing stamps, I have quite a few. This image is from Prairie fairy and is called 'gone fishing', I have coloured with a mixture of Promarkers, prisma pencils, chalk and sakura glaze pens, then cut out using a nellie snellen frame. I have embossed a piece of blue paper with a swiss dots embossing folder and mounted this onto some navy linen card. The DP is from my stash. The sentiment at the bottom left was from whimsy stamps, the sentiment circle is from cats life press, and the top one is from my stash. I finished off with some stacked buttons and a fish charm.

I am entering this card into Phindy's place challenge ~ embossing

and one stitch at a time challenge 48# ~ Do it with a digi

JJ ~ Bugaboo ~ Birthday card

This card is for my friend Pam, She is such a good laugh and she is fun so I thought this image was ideal for her. It is JJ from Bugaboo, I have so many images from Bugaboo, I go mad when she has her sales lol. I have used DP from my stash, and some from a papermania pad which i have punched a fancy edge with my MS doily punch, to this I have added a floral embroidered ribbon and 2 dew drops. The image is coloured with Promarkers and embellished with glamour dust. The sentiment next to the image comes with the stamp and the bottom one is from my stash.

The Potting Shed

This card is for my friend June, she loves being in the garden and I have been dying to colour this image, It's a digi called 'the potting shed' and I bought it from craftsuprint. I have coloured with prisma pencils and sansodor, and used a sakura glaze on the flower pots and the leaves, and a sakura glitter pen to add a bit of bling to the watering can and spades. The DP is from my stash that I have had for ages. I mounted the image onto cream card and then brown card, I have added some silk ribbon and tied a bow, some dew drops, the circle sentiment is from cats life press, and the other one from my stash.

Victoria Case ~ Suspenders

A nice quick card, I have used another image from Victoria case called Suspenders, this card is for a friend at work, lets just say she appreciates the male form lol, so I thought this card would be a bit of fun. I have coloured with Promarkers and the belt is coloured with a black sakura pen and the trouser button with a clear star sakura glitter pen. The 'dream big' sentiment is from ginger house and the other one computer generated by me, I have finished off with a chipboard flower which my daughter got me from pound land.

21st Birthday

This is a 21st Birthday card, I made it for a friend of mine. I have used a image called Mikey from charmed cards and crafts, I have coloured him with promarkers and used a sakura glaze pen for the buttons on his jacket, then cut him out with a spellbinder die. The DP is from printable heaven, I have added some neutral raffia ribbon to break up the colours a bit and some embossed teal paper. The sentiment strip is from Pink Petticoat, Yhe top circle sentiment is from LOTV, the middle circle sentiment is from cuddly buddly, and the bottom one is computer generated by me. I finished off with a black button and some raffia.

I am entering this card in to this weeks Alphabet challenge ~ N is for numbers

and the dutch dare card challenge ~ buttons

southern girls challenge ~ dry embossing

LOTV wedding Card

This is a wedding card, the image is one of the new stamps from LOTV, I have coloured with Promarkers and sakura glitter pens and added some glamour dust to her veil, then cut out with a spellbinder die. The yellow DP is from my stash, the word DP is from Nitwits. I have added a silk ribbon and tied a bow then added a flower, I then cut come hearts with my new nellie snellen dies and before I pushed them out of the die I coloured the centres with pro markers, I added some glitter to the top heart and a pearl to the bottom. The sentiment strip at the bottom is from pink petticoat, and the heart sentiment is from TLC.

I am entering this card into the following challenges#

I love promarkers ~ anything goes

LOTV challenge #83 ~ romance

Victoria case ~ Daphne

For this card I have used Daphne a digi from Victoria Case, I have coloured her with my new letraset Aqua markers and they take some getting used too but i'm getting there, as they say 'practice makes perfect', i also added some clear star sakura gltter pen to her bracelets, earrings and watch. I have mounted her onto some lilac card and then some cream card with a doily border. The DP is from forever friends. I have embossed some white card with a butterfly embossing folder, added some lilac seam binding and tied in a bow, then added a flower to the centre of the bow. I have used my new butterfly punch and embellished with some pink and clear glitter and added some pearls to the centre. The circle sentiment I bought from Hobby Paleis you should visit this site unbelievable value for money.

Congradulations Card

This card is a request from one of my customers. It's a graduation card, the image is from charmed cards and crafts and was a freebie. I have coloured him with a mixture of promarkers and aqua markers, I then mounted him onto black card. The DP is from K & Co which I have also mounted on to black card. The Graduate sentiments are computer generated by me, The circle sentiment I got from Hobby paleis. I have finished off woth a double layer button and a love charm.