The Sugar Bowl & Friday Sketchers challenges

I had a good sort out of my stamps yesterday, after stumbling on the The Sugar Bowl challenge again (it's been a while!!). Anyway, I couldn't remember what stamps came from where, so when I had sorted all my magnolias from my sugar nellies from my elzybells etc etc, I thought I'd better enter the challenge, so here it is...


and then I found a blog with a card made using some really cute geisha girls, so I thought I'd have a go at making some using shrink plastic, and here are the results, the first card was made using the sketch on Friday Sketchers...









N.B. I've managed to find the blog with the geisha girls card on it ...http://itsallfiddlefart.blogspot.com/

Cupcake & Basic Grey Challenge

I've made this card for both the
Cupcake Craft Challenges which this week is a great sketch by Lauren and also the BasicGrey Challenge which this week is to use a free download and of course some BasicGrey products. I used the sugared paper again! I coloured the image, and then used shrink plastic to transfer the word "Valentines", and again coloured with markers and attached with brad. Sizzix corners.
Colouring method: markers - marvy etc
Cardstock used: basicgrey
Other Embellishments: brad, shrink plastic

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - girly card

I was meant to be getting my 3 yr old to help me make a card for a little girls birthday party today, but I kind of took over, and he got bored!! Anyway, I've made a card for Lily, stamped a PB image onto shrink plastic (coloured with prismacolour pencils), ran it through my xyron to put a magnet on the back, then stuck it onto the card with removable adhesive. I used my cuttlebug dies to make the letters, number and happy birthday with lovely glitter card (the expensive stuff that I save for special occasions (hmmph), some paperstock, and my tri-fold card (tutorial on my blog)!

Click on the photo for a better look - the photo hasn't come out too well!

I think she'll like it. Now to get the kids ready for the party ...

Tilda & Co "~*~ 27 ~*~ Thinking of Others

I really enjoyed making this "box in a bag" with shrink plastic tilda and some ribbons, jems and tag. I was following instructions, but I didn't have the cutter for the tag thing at the top, so this is made "freehand" so to speak!!
My daughter is going to give it to her teacher at the end of term, and we'll probably fill it with some sweets or something for her.

http://magnoliachallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Magnolia Challenge ~*~ 22 ~*~ None Card Week!

I was determined to do this challenge - a great excuse to get my beads out (again) and combine them with shrink plastic! The only thing I find hard with Magnolia challenges is that I only have 2 stamps - ahhh!!

http://magnoliachallengeblog.blogspot.com/