Cupcake Challenge # 33

On the Cupcake challenge this week there is a great sketch to follow (nice and easy, just the way I like 'em).

What also makes this card easy is one of Sally Ann's fab images (cos it came already coloured) which I downloaded for a bargain price. I got 6 images on the sheet 3 of which were coloured and 3 left blank for you to colour yourself.

I am definately going back to get more, but don't take my word for it go and see here!

Charisma Cardz #12

This week challenge on Charisma is ' Favourite Things'. I have made something a little bit different for this one which contains some of my favourite things!

You will find a great video on how to make one of these cute little baskets on Monicas blog here.

The papers are by Doodlebug and the creme eggs are by Cadbury!

Penny Black Saturday #42, Sketch Saturday #44 and Daring

Spring must truly have sprung as my favourite blogs have Spring challenges to follow this week.

Penny Black Saturday..........Think Spring!

Daring Cardmakers...........Chick or Bunny (or both).

This card also follows the great sketch on Sketch Saturday.

I have coloured the image with water colour pencils and the paper is from a Daisy and Dandelion pad.

Cute Card Thursday # 52

The theme this week is 'Family Affair'.

So out came little Superboy. This will be kept safe until my little nephews birthday later in the year.

Secret Crafter #24 & Copic Colour #6

So this fits two challenges both relating to colour.

On Secret Crafter the challenge is 'Favourite Colour'. My favourite seems to change quite a lot but I s'pose the colour I am drawn to most often is pink.

On the Copic challenge the colours to use were R20 blush, E31 beige and RV04 pink. I have used the colours I have that are the closest to these - R11, E33 and RV06 - only a slight shade out all round.

The paper is from a Daisy and Dandelion paper pack and the image is from Cuddly Buddly. I have agin used my nesties and swiss dots embossing folder.

Penny Black Saturday # 41

So the challenge here is to 'doodle'. The closest I get to doodling is drawing lines and dots, so that's what I've done!

I stamped the flowers on to a spare bit of the background paper I had used and then cut them out. The image has been coloured with Derwent Inktense water colour pencils.

Whiff of Joy # 23

For this sketch I have used a favourite WOJ girlie and Basic Grey papers. I have built the image up using nesties and embellished with ribbon, prima flowers, brads and a charm.

One Stop Craft #20 & ABC F for Flowers

And here is tonights second effort and I'm quite pleased with this one. The colouring with the Copic Pens turned out better than usual (although that may be something to do with the stronger reading glasses I bought, really must get to Specsavers soon!).

This follows the sketch on One Stop Craft and fits the ABC F for Flowers. I have used one of my Cuddly Buddly stamps and cut the image out. These stamps are perfect for that and as often as not that's what I find myself doing with them.

So I'm off now to make a cuppa and have a bit of a blog hop.

Friday Sketchers # 43 & Papertake Feelin' Fruity

DH is away again, so when the cats away this little mouse loves to play! Tonight will be my last crafty session till Sunday cos we have friends coming on Saturday night and I have left all the housework to do tomorrow after work.

So anyway I have managed another two cards tonight and might still have time for a blog hop after I have posted cos I want to see what you have all been up to and pinch some ideas!

My first card fits two challenges -

Friday Sketchers - I think sketches are my favourite.

Papertake Weekly - something edible.

For this one I used my nesties, fiskars border punch (which I am completely besotted with),papermania stamp fairy and cupcake, zoomz, glossy accents, stickles, ribbon and a button.

The ribbon is much paler in real life. I have found this in the past that organza ribbon photographs much darker, very odd!

Sketch Saturday # 42

Another great sketch to follow and this time I have used a Whipper Snapper stamp..........one of the first stamps I ever bought. I have used it with Basic Grey archaic papers, buttons and frayed string.

This time I put my water colour pencils aside and used the copic pens......still haven't quite got the measure of them but they say practice makes perfect, so here's hoping!

Penny Black Saturday # 40

On this week Penny Black challenge it is a fab sketch to follow, thanks Tracie.

I have used the little hedgie from the Critter Party set. I paper pieced (think that might be what you call it) the balloon but I don't think it shows on the photograph.........so you'll just have to take my word for it!

The embossing has been done with my new Sizzix folder (just as fab as the Cuttlebug ones).

A little oddment of paper along the middle and job done.

The Sugar Bowl # 6 Mothers Day

I haven't been crafty or blogged for a whole week and I am having withdrawal symptoms! It was such a busy week with work and hospital visits. Anyhow I finally managed to get ahead and I have made this for my very special Mum (it also happens to fit the Sugar Bowl challenge so I will be in with a chance of winning those 'gorjuss' stamps).

I spotted the poem on Bevs blog and it fits so perfectly so I hope she doesn't mind me pinching it.

I printed the MUM on my 'puter using Cheri Liney font, stamped on the little flowers, water coloured them and then cut them out. I then used little gems on the flower centres.

The papers are Baby Powder - Tiny Tantrum and Oopsie Daisy by imaginisce.

The border is my new Fiskars punch and I paper pricked (a first for me) round the edges and also the oval nestie.

And finally (cos I don't think it shows in the picture) the little heart charm says ' Hand made with Love'.