Crafters Companion Blog Challenge 23 (April 2012)

Another challenge for me, "Four Legged Friends" from Crafters Companion
Blog for April 2012.

I used a mouse stamp from an old set Id got, its from the Cute Companions
range, a set called "Wonderful News" drawn by Jayne Nestorenko.

The card is from my stash which came as a set including green and pink cards.
The pearls, lace and sentiment are also from my stash. The scalloped circles
were cut using a nestabilitie, Grande Nestabilie and my Grande Calibur.

I am entering this into the monthly blog challenge:

http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-23four-legged-friends.html

A recent card I have made....

I have used free images from a craft magazine for this card. The backing paper is from my

own stash of 12x12 papers. The sentiment shapes are cut from nestabilites or Marianne design

dies.

Blog Challenge for Polka Doodles "Pretty in Pink"

Pen & Circle Club stamps and cdrom

Well, what can I say, this is again, a wonderful design set from Nikki and the
team at Polka Doodle..I really enjoyed using these stamps, the quality is second
to none and the cdrom with a mini selection of papers and alphabets are so lovely
that its a real joy to scroll through and look at all of the beautiful designs from Nikki.

Here is my card, using my Grand Calibur dies and machine I cut the shaped card
and the papers, and the pink and cream borders are cut using my borabilities again,
from spellbinders.
I coloured the images using my promarkers, for the sentiment stamp I used a Dew
Drop Momento ink pad in a sage green.
I am entering this card into the following blog challenge:

http://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/week-15-pretty-in-pink.html

Creative Craft Challenges2 *** Entry number 2!!

I decided yesterday, whilst making the boys birthday card entry that I really enjoyed
making the card, to make another one, but this time for a girl. I aim these cards at
ages 4-7 maybe 8 for the girls. I had the  all the items including the papers in my stash
so I didnt have to use or purchase anything else. Im trying to do that as much as
possible at the moment to use up my stash as I have that much! lol well dont alot of
other crafters find the same?
Anyway, my 2nd entry for the sketch challenge wc Tuesday 10th April is:

I really love this paper I used for both the backing paper
and the "decoupage". the sketch layout is really versatile
and I hope I win.






I am entering the above card into the following Blog Challenge:

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/we-have-sketch-challenge-and-our-winner.html?showComment=1334659148492

Creative Craft Challenges2

Hiya and welcome to a windy but clearing grey to lovely blue sky day.
What a night, I hardly slept because of the wind and rain. A loud bang
near to my front door didnt help at around 4.15am but I certainly wasnt
going to open my door to look!  It turned out to be my brown recycle
compost bin going over...it will have to stay like that until my ex calls
later this afternoon to collect our daughter as Im not strong enough to pick
it back up.  Anyway, Ive been busy this last few weeks as I said in my last
post but I wasnt happy enough to look at the blog challenges as I was too
unhappy not to be able to enter! Ive got another craft fair on the last weekend
of this month so Ive been making cards for then but also for friends and family
birthdays.
Anyway, for this weeks challenge for Creative Craft Challenges2 was to design a
card using the allicated sketch as shown on their blog.
Here is my challenge:



I have entered the above card into the following challenge:

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/we-have-sketch-challenge-and-our-winner.html
 

Cards that I have made whilst having no computer

Well, I havent been resting on my "laurels" as such whilst having no computer,
but I also havnt been sitting making cards all the time, Ive rested, watched tv
and made a small amount of jewellery. I will now post some cards on her and
in the gallery page of this blog for you to see just some of the cards Ive made.



Im Back!!!!!

I thought it was about time that I let you know why I've not
posted for a while.....Ive had no computer lol.  I broke the
main laptop and then I thought whilst that was being repaired,
I would use the main pc with tower and moniter. How wrong
was I!! The tower turned on and then turned itself off straight
away so, of course, I was not happy ;(
Basically I was told, after 5 weeks that it wasnt worth having
either the laptop or the tower repaired so I claimed through my
house insurance and went out to buy a new laptop....I was
not happy having to wait so long...almost 6 weeks from breaking
to coming home with a new laptop.
Still, all is well now and I can start blogging again!