Hearts

Made this card for my husband for our wedding anniversary last week.  The card is inspired by Kath (link in previous post).  The inks I used are Tim Holtz and the heart and swirl stamp is by Hero Arts.

Flowers

A simpe but elegant card inspired by the fantastic Kath.  She makes the most beautiful cards.

Handmade Flowers

I see a theme developing!  Another card with a handmade flower.

Stripes

Papers are from Bo Bunny.  Flower made with flower punch and lots of spritzed water and scrunching!

Cute Card Thursday - Clean & Simple

Made this card using a flower punch, ran the flower through the Cuttlebug then added Distress Inks and a 'pearl'.  Challenge entered - Cute Card Thursday.

Papertake Weekly Challenge

The challenge on Papertake Weekly is to make your own flowers.  I love making these scrunchy flowers!  Papers are a mix of DCWV and Bo Bunny.  Background is made with Tim Holtz Distress Inks and the applicator tool.

Robots

I love this Robot paper and stamp.  The stamp is from Hero Arts and is coloured with ProMarkers.  Anyone tried the new FlexMarkers from Letraset?  They look good.

Retirement Card

This is the final retirement card for the moment!  It's made to look like a blackboard (obviously!)

A3 Retirement Card

Yet another A3 Retirement Card for a different colleague who retired from our school this week.  Flowers are Prima, font is Brenda Pinnick's chipboard.  Can't remember what the paper is - could be Tim Holtz!

A3 Retirement Card

Made this retirement card for a teacher who has just retired from our school today.  The papers are from Bo Bunny and flowers from Wild Orchid.  Font is Cuttlebug's Olivia.

Retirement Card

There's lots of retirements going on this week at my school!  Here's a card I made for my headteacher to give to one of the retiring teachers.  Font is Quickutz - a bit fiddly but a good size.

Driving Test Pass

Made this card for my younger son who passed is driving test last Friday at the first attempt.  Stamps are from Elzybells and coloured with ProMarkers.  Entered for Simon Says Stamp 'Anything Goes'

A3 Retirement Card

I made this A3 retirement card for a colleague who is leaving school this summer.  The papers are from a very old kit from QVC and are so appropriate for our retiring music teacher!  The card is made from mount board. Flowers are from Wild Orchid.

Patchwork

Thought I'd use up some off-cuts of paper!  Tag stamp is from Pink Gem.

Cute Robot

A quick post featuring a friendly robot stamp.

Quick Card

I really like these Cuttlebug dies/embossing folders, but they are quite fussy to put together and line up!  Sentiment stamp is from Lili of the Valley.

Lili of the Valley

Lili of the Valley Sketch Challenge.  Super cute stamp from Lili of the Valley's latest release.  Coloured with ProMarkers.  Flower is a Tim Holtz die.

Sock Bouquet

A friend of mine had a baby shower last week.  I made this sock bouquet as a small gift for her.  The baby shower was a really fun evening.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

The theme on Penny Black Saturday is 'Desert Island Stamps' in other words the stamp you can't do without!  This stamp is so great.  I made the card for a friend who is 50 tomorrow.  The stamp is coloured with ProMarkers.  I love ProMarkers - they transformed my colouring.  I've used some so much they are now on their last legs.  Angel Crafts have a great offer until tomorrow on their bulk buy if you have £35 spare!

Lili of the Valley

This stamp is from the latest collection from Lili of the Valley.  It's coloured with ProMarkers.  Angelcrafts have a brilliant offer on ProMarkers if you're thinking of taking the plunge.

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Stamp - Lili of the Valley.  Papers - Pink Petticoat.  Embossing folder - Cuttlebug.

Challenge - Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Sketch Saturday Challenge

I made this card for a lovely friend of mine who has just begun her maternity leave.  Baby shower tomorrow.  The stamp is from Elzybells, papers are Pink Petticoat and the border is a Martha Stewart punch.  Roses are from Wild Orchid.  I have entered this card into the Sketch Saturday Challenge.

Summer Days

Allsorts Challenge - lemon and lime.
Lili of the Valley - sketch

Sympathy Card

Made this card for a colleague who sadly lost her mother this week.  Stamp is from Stampendous, paper is MME.

Shambles

The stamp I've used here doesn't say York's Shambles area, but I think it looks just like it.  I love this stamp and it was a bargain 50% off a few months ago after I'd had my eye on it for ages.    Stamped with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.

Lili of the Valley

Lili of the Valley stamp coloured with ProMarkers.

Lili of the Valley

Another card with a stamp from the latest LOTV release (link in previous post).  The ribbon configuration is copied from the labels in many items of clothing from Next!

Lili of the Valley June Release

This gorgeous stamp is from the June release from Lili of the Valley.  I coloured her with ProMarkers and my very dried out blender pen which has now found its way to the bin :(

Butterflies

Butterflies are cut from various MME papers.  Background die is a Nestabilities.  I'm in for a fun weekend this week as my new Lili of the Valley stamps have arrived.  Brilliant service again.

Cute Card Thursday - Birthstones

An unusual challenge on Cute Card Thursday this week is Birthstones.  I chose August!  I love this cute dog stamp from Elzybells.  It's coloured with ProMarkers.

Cute Card Thursday - Pins and Pearls

Another sweet Lili of the Valley stamp, coloured with ProMarkers.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid.  The card is for the Cute Card Thursday challenge - Pins and Pearls.

Sailboats

One of my favourite Lili of the Valley stamps again!  Papers are from Basic Grey.  Sailboat die is a Quickutz. Stamp is coloured with ProMarkers.  Here's a good tip - don't leave the lid off your blender pen especially when you have a new found love for it!  Card entered for Allsorts Challenge Blog - Recipe for Boys.

Sail Boat

I like the muted tones of this card.  Stamp is from Lili of the Valley.  The punched boat is a Quickutz die as is the photo corners.  Stamp is coloured with ProMarkers.

Challenges entered -
Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge - A Male Card
Stamp Something - Something Punched

Cup of Tea and a Cake

Stamp is from Lili of the Valley and flowers from Wild Orchid.  Pink paper was free in a magazine, embossed white card is run through the Cuttlebug.  Image is coloured with ProMarkers.  Disaster today - I left the top off the fat end of my ProMarker blender :(

Challenges entered -

Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Flower Power

Sketch Saturday Challenge

I love this Lili of the Valley stamp (which one don't I love!?)  I also adore the challenge on this week's Sketch Saturday.  The image is coloured with ProMarkers - I use them so much some are running out :(  Papers were freebies from a magazine.

Maisie

I've run out of new card pictures for now so here's a picture of one of my cats, Maisie, inside a Primark carrier!  She just can't resist boxes and bags!

ATC

Well, the ATC Alphabet swap has reached W this month.  I made this 'winning ticket'.  I used Tim Holtz bingo embossing folder and covered it with Tim's Dabbers in 2 colours.

Allsorts Challenge

The theme on Allsorts Challenge is 'all white'.  The white card has been run through the Cuttlebug using various embossing folders.  Punched border is made with a Martha Stewart punch.  The image is a LOTV coloured with ProMarkers.

Floral

This card was made for the challenges below.  The cute stamp is from LOTV and is coloured with ProMarkers.  Papers are Basic Grey.

Sketch Saturday Challenge has a great sketch this week.
Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge - picture inspiration.

Lili of the Valley - Punch It Up

The challenge on Lili of the Valley's Challenge Blog this week is to use a punch.  The punch here is from Martha Stewart.  The image is, of course, one of LOTV's latest releases.

The Sugar Bowl

There's a sketch challenge on The Sugar Bowl.  I made this card using a Sugar Nellie bride and groom stamp, coloured with ProMarkers.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid.

Mina's Blog Candy

Mina has loads of brilliant Blog Candy.  Visit her blog here.

Colour Create Challenge

The challenge on Colour Create this week is purple, silver and blue.  Perfect colours to use this new LOTV stamp.

Bling!

I've had this butterfly for years and eventually decided to use it.  (I may take it off and keep it again though!)   Thanks to Nikky Hall for a great ProMarker tutorial the other day on tv.  I think I may have nearly cracked using the blender pen.  Stamp is Lili of the Valley, coloured with ProMarkers (and blender).  Punched border is made with a Martha Stewart punch.  Sentiment is HOTP.
Challenges entered - Cute Card Thursday - Embellish it and I Love ProMarkers - Sparkly Bling

Papertake Weekly Challenge

I haven't used this Gorjuss Girl stamp for a while and she used to be such a favourite!  She is coloured with ProMarkers and stamped onto a Nestability shape.  The leafy stamp is from Lavinia Stamps.  Papers are BoBunny.  The link for the challenge is Papertake Weekly Challenge 

Flower Girl

These papers are from a free pad in a recent craft magazine.  The stamp is from Sugar Nellie.  Border punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  Challenges entered -

Sweet Sketch Wednesday
A Spoonful of Sugar

The Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge

A very simple card for the theme 'clean and simple' on The Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge.  The stamps are from Dawn Bibby.

Fairy Wishes

Papers from MME, Stamps LOTV, Punched Border Martha Stewart.  Challenges entered-

Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge - Fairies
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Things with Wings

Sailing

Papers - MME, Stamp - LOTV, Embossing Folder - Sizzix.  Pens - ProMarkers.
Challenge entered -
Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Ruby Wedding

A very simple Ruby Wedding Anniversary card.  Flower from Wild Orchid with the stem bent into a heart.  Sentiment stamp from Elzybells.