Thursday 27 March 2008

Di Hickman March # 4 Sketch challenge.


For this sketch I rubber stamped a couple of bear images on to a tan paper and mounted them to fit the sketch.

Wednesday Stamper Challenge "purple"


Not sure if this one really qualifies for this challenge as I have not used any rubber stamping......plenty of purple though, so here it is!

Papertake Weekly Sketch Challenge.


I decided on a mans card for this sketch, which will come in handy for my Nieces husbands birthday. Obviously he is a rugby fan....!

Theme Thursday Challenge "Pink and Brown"


Pink elephants is all I could think of and so we ended up with a trio of them !

Arty Girlz Challenge "chocolate"


I kept this one fairly simple making flowers chocolate and coffee coloured papers, I used the same papers to back the card and finished with drawn stems and a chocolate brown bow.

Isamaki Challenge 12....Sketch


I used assorted backing papers to follow this sketch which was quite complex, I then rubber stamped my little girl onto white card and coloured and onto assorted scraps of the same backing papers I had used to prepare the card. All finished with a coloured peel-off sentiment, a flower and brad.

My Time To Craft "Challenge 7 Sparkle"


For this challenge I have used my new Arty Farty glass template and made a Wedding card. Instead of using acetate I used a frosted glitter vellum which I think worked very well, along with some glitter peel-offs a couple of fimo cherries on a cocktail stick and a little ribbon.

Tanda Teaser "Butterfly Blue"


I enjoyed this challenge......I firstly coloured some paper with blue ink pads and a blue glimmer mist. I then used this to back my card blank, Some butterfly rub-ons were dotted around. Lastly I coloured a large butterfly peel-off adhered it to a blue paper added some blue glitter detail and mounted it.

Monday 24 March 2008

C.P.S.# 57 Challenge..........


I was pleased with the end result of this one. Having up-ended the sketch,

I kept it really simple using a backing paper to form the scalloped margin and again the rectangle. I then rubber stamped my image once onto plain card ( which I coloured and cut out) and again onto patterned paper cutting only the hat detail out.

I then mounted it all onto a pearlescent card blank.

Tanda Teaser...."VA VA VROOM"


I didn't have any rubber stamps suitable for this one so have found an image on one of my c.d.s to decoupage and mount.

Another One To Share.......


Here is a boxed card I have just finished as a special order. The recipients favourite colour being purple!

Sunday 23 March 2008

Daring Cardmakers Challenge "All in the game"


It just had to be a game of golf, for no other reason that that is the only game stamps I have!

Di Hickman Sketch




I kept this fairly simple, using two backing papers and a circle frame made using a fancy template and fancy punch. I then rubber stamped a flower image twice onto foiled paper, cut them out and joined together using a glass brad. The finishing touch a birthday peel off.

Wednesday 19 March 2008

Ismaki #11 Sketch Challenge.


For this challenge I combined the sketch ( rotated ) with a card I needed to make for a friends daughter~in~law. I have used glittered backing papers with a sizzix die, and also done a scalloped border and swirl using glitter glue to give texture.

Tuesday 18 March 2008

GRUMPY JACK.............





I thought I would share this boxed card I have made for Grumpy Jack and Ann. It is for their Son's Wedding Anniversary. I hope he is as delighted, as I am over the moon with the results. Very time consuming and quite expensive in materials but I think the finished result speaks for itself!

Tanda Teaser "My Old China"


Well I have not had much time to spare for crafting over the last few days, I have managed to do this card for last Wednesdays Tanda Teaser and hope I will get caught up with some more tomorrow. Mixed materials used for this card, I have stamped, embossed and cut out an ornate vase, which I then placed on the prepared card using stems of orient blossom peel offs and some peel off blooms put onto red paper, cut around & mounted using foam pads.

Thursday 13 March 2008

Wednesday Stamper Challenge "IN MY GARDEN"


I have kept this one fairly simple as I think sometimes simplicity is best, and this is one of those times. Rubber stamped directly onto bp and coloured using sakura pens.

Caardvarks "TRANSPORTATION" Challenge


Yet another card that I needed to make for a family member. It seems to be mostly men this month. Still at least it allowed me to do this challenge!

Arty Girlz "STARS" challenge.


I needed to make a 30th birthday card for a nephew so took this challenge as a chance to get it done. I had a little accident with my gold leaf pen, (which I use very seldom cos it cost a packet) so instead of just doing the edges of the chipboard numbers I have coloured them completely. LOL!

My Time To Craft Challenge "TICKLED PINK"


I have gone more for texture in this card, using various materials including coloured plastic and fabric paper along with embossing folders and glass brads.

Rainbow Lady Challenge "BRADS"


Well I just finished my card for the pockets challenge only to find that I had missed the boat and the new challenge is brads, as luck would have it I used brads on the pocket card so here is my entry "Pocket Brads"!

Thursday 6 March 2008

Tanda Teaser "get well"


Not done any stamping for this card, just used patterned paper and embossing folder along with a little penguin that has been waiting for a good home for some time!

Wednesday Stamper Challenge "A pair of glasses"


Well I had to turn this into a fun challenge, how could I take a pair of glasses seriously? I thought about a couple of wine glasses but thought that might be a little tedious then thought TED! So here is ted with a new pair of red glasses......he must of gone to spec savers !

Di Hickman Sketch Challenge


I have used some hand coloured backing paper for the band and the flower for this challenge, a few peel off butterflies completed.

CPS # 54 Sketch.


I kept this one fairly simple stamping directly onto patterned papers.

Daring Cardmakers Challenge "A Little Hand Stitching"


For this challenge I have used several new stamps I purchased today and I am quite pleased with the end result!

Wednesday 5 March 2008

Papertake Weekly Challenge "Squares"


I tried something a little different for this challenge, the theme being squares, I used a square card , prepared with block design bp. I cut out two smaller square pieces which I then coloured using assorted ink pads and cotton wool balls. I then triple embossed them using extra thick embossing powder. The smaller of the two I then run through a square embossing folder, (although the was not overly successful) . I mounted it all together and made a shirt topper using glittered peel offs.

Arty Girlz # 24 Challenge "Spring"


For me spring is really here when the blossom starts on the trees, for this challenge I have used a flower fairy stamp cut out and coloured with water colours and then mounted on a vellum square with an added ribbon to complete!

Ismaki Challenge Sketch. "Get Well"


Yet again I am combining challenges with a card for my stash box. I enjoyed this challenge with all the different layers!

My Time To Craft challenge "Flower Power"


Looking through my card stash yesterday I realised that I was out of sympathy cards, When I checked the blog challenges this morning I came across this one...Needless to say I am killing two birds with one stone yet again.

Sunday 2 March 2008

Rainbow Lady's Challenge blog "feathers"


Yet another new blog with a challenge, this time to use feathers. I decided on a birth congratulations and my cricut machine came in very handy.

Enfy's Blog Contest. "Black, White & One Other"


Browsing the blogs I came across this one which has a great challenge going. Make a card in black, white & one other colour. I have gone for red and am going to use this card for a wedding acceptance.

Daring Cardmakers Challenge "I am woman"


This one took a lot of thinking about with lots of ideas flashing in and out before I settled on this image and layout!

Di Hickman Sketch Challenge


For this challenge I have made an Easter card, the daffodils sadly didn't scan brilliantly but I think you can get the general idea!