I wasn't sure what to do for our nephew's 14th birthday, but have come up with this... It looks more "pink" than it really is - it's more of a rust colour, but OH has taken the good camera with him to work so had to use the other one!!!

4 challenges in 2!

I've managed to make a couple of cards again - yay!!! Actually, I was forced to make time to go and make them as I have 2 birthdays coming up this week!
anyway, I picked 4 challenges - the first card was made using the sketch from Friday Sketchers and the challenge from Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is "monochromatic".
the second card was made using the sketch from and Sketch Saturday and the challenge from Forever Friends Challenge which is "numbers"
Stamps used: Penny Black & Forever Friends
Inks used: stazon
Colouring method: watercolouring with water pens
Cardstock used: various
Other Embellishments: brad, flowers

Friday Sketchers

Here's my card made using the sketch from this weeks Friday Sketchers Challenge.

Stamps used: forever friends and Stampin Up sentiment
Inks used: stazon
Colouring method: chalks
Other Embellishments: pearls, Stampin' Up Ribbon
Tools: flower punch, nesties, cuttlebug folder

Penny Black Sketch Challenge

Here's a quick make before I go and do the school run - it's for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, which is a sketch this week.
Stamps used: penny black
Inks used: stazon
Colouring method: watercolour pencils & chalks
Other Embellishments: adhesive gems

"me" time! friday sketchers

It's been ages since I made a card "just because I felt like it", and i'm sure there are plenty of other things that I should be doing, but today I just felt like doing this! I used the latest sketch on Friday Sketchers and although I'm not all that pleased with how it turned out, I do feel better after having some "me" time! (even if it was only half an hour!)
Stamps used: words by wanda (Stampin' Up)
Inks used: basic grey (SU)
Colouring method: prismacolor pencils and sansodor
Cardstock used: very vanilla, free paper from a mag
Other Embellishments: buttons

Sketch Saturday Hello Kitty

Card made for this weeks sketch over on Sketch Saturday. a bit last minute - her birthday is tomorrow!!

Friday Sketchers

I have so many cards to make - there are so many birthdays in january! anyway, here's my first one so far, and I've made it using the sketch from Friday Sketchers.

cardmaking & papercraft

Oh, I've been so busy making cards today, and I've got so much other stuff to do... Anyway, here's another quick 3 cards, which I've made using a fab free paper pack from this months' cardmaking and papercraft magazine, with inspiration using one of their sketches too.

Sketch Saturday & Daring Cardmakers

I've made this card using the sketch from Sketch Saturday and the challenge from Daring Cardmakers which is "What's the Point".

Papertake Weekly - Sketch

Never before have I been so organised and made my hubbies v'tines card one month in advance!! and it doesn't seem like 5 minutes since I was making last years valentines card!! Anyway, here's my entry for this weeks Papertake Weekly challenge which is a sketch. I used some free papers from a magazine which I thought were really cute.

Sketch Saturday

Here's my card using this weeks sketch over on the Sketch Saturday blog.

Stamps used: Penny Black
Inks used: stazon
Colouring method: watercolour pencils
Other Embellishments: punched flowers, ribbons

Caardvarks challenge

I've had to make another card for a girl who's birthday is today, made with the help and assistance of my 6yr old. I was lucky enough to get some Just Rite sets for Crimbo, (had to buy them myself for hubby to give me!) and this is their first outing (couldn't wait to use them!) I used sketch on the Caardvarks Challenge, so here's our entry!
Stamps used: Just Rite
Inks used: versamark
Colouring method: glitter glue by Bryony (age 6)
Cardstock used: misc
Other Embellishments: lace ribbon

Cute Card Thursday

Here's a card that I've made for this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge. This week is a sketch, and I used it to create a card for a friend's son who's birthday is tomorrow! The guitarist was stamped onto shrink plastic, and the papers were from a magazine this month!

Papertake Weekly - Sketch

Here's a card that I've made for this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge
Someone told me today that it was the last day for posting 2nd class, so seeing as I'd bought all my 2nd class stamps ages ago, but not bothered to make any cards, I thought I'd better get started. I moved all my xmas stuff up from my craft room to my lounge, and what a mistake that was - this is what happened next!!!...

yep - the kids took over!!!

Friday Sketchers & others...

Here's a card that I've made using the sketch on Friday Sketchers. I've used it to make a 40th birthday card for my hubbie... I got my wire and pliers out to make the "40", and used my core'dinations for the first time too! This card was me doing some doodling with the new circle circus stamp set from SU, plus various ink pads!
This is my 2nd xmas card - a quick attempt made just because I really need to pull my finger out and get making them!!
Oh, and here's a glass vase that I made...
and this is how it started - I used brown stringers, red frit and pieces of black, white and brown glass to make the piece of glass, then slumped it into the vase...

Hope you like,

mum's 70th

Here's my mum's 70th card. Just lately i've had my brother's 40th, mum's 70th, mum-in-law's and now I've got to get started on my husbands' 40th (which is this weekend!!) Does anyone have any ideas to get me started???

Random Cards

I haven't had much time lately to make many cards (as you may have noticed), and now December is here and all I seem to be doing is making new baby and birthday cards - I haven't even started my Christmas ones yet!!!

I'm in a Hello Kitty mood...

I've managed to get a couple of hours in my craft room (I was meant to be sorting it out but kind of got side-tracked!!).
Anyway, this first card has been made with the inspiration from
Papertake Weekly Challenge which is to use black, white and one other colour.


This card has been made using the sketch from Sketch Saturday and I also added an embossed panel, so that fits in with the ABC Challenge which is E for Embossing!

It's been a while...

OK so I know it's been absolutely AGES since I put anything on here, but I've had to do a card for my brother's upcoming 40th birthday, and I needed some inspiration ...
so I opted for the BasicGrey Challenges which is Embossing as their challenge. While I was embossing a piece of BG grey sanded I managed to miss a strip down the side which I then covered over using a couple of pieces of ribbon, so what better 2nd challenge than the Stamp With Us challenge which is to use no patterened paper, 2 ribbons and 2 stamps. I cut out the "40" from some mount board, and then used 2 SU stamps - In the stars, the star and "a wish for you". I then utee'd the 40.
Stamps Used: Stampin' Up In the stars
Inks used: silver
Colouring method: n/a
Cardstock used: BasicGrey and misc
Other Embellishments: star brads
Tools: Bigshot and alphabet dies

Calorie-free chocolate fix (not really!)

I couldn't resist buying the new calorie-free chocolate fix range from craftwork cards - it's just gorgeous, so I thought I'd make this little card with choccy bar for my friend who had her baby last week and is now back in hospital with complications. Just a little something to cheer her up a bit.