Saturday 30 June 2012

Faith


Challenges

Crafty Creations (176) - Embellish It
Fab 'N' Funky (127) - Cute & Girly
I Love Promarkers (123) - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz (25) - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare (171) - Flutterby Butterfly
Paperplay (26) - Banner
Sugar Bowl (87) - Sketch/Flower Power
Daring Cardmakers - Six Different Patterned Papers
Allsorts (161) - In Bloom

I have made this card for a friend/colleague who is leaving work in a couple of weeks time.  It's a bit of a sad time as three of us are leaving over the next fortnight for various reasons.  I am the first to go as I am retiring on Friday and the other two go the following week.  I know I shall miss everyone, but, looking on the bright side, I shall have more time to craft!!!

Anyway, onto my card.  I have followed the great sketch and used six different patterened papers on the various layers and punched flowers.  All of these gorgeous digi papers are from the new collection at Nitwits called 'Petal Fresh'.  They are so beautiful I shall use them over and over again!  The lovely image has been coloured with promarkers and chalk.  The sentiment has been stamped onto a banner and placed across a die-cut doily.  The butterfly has been punched.  A few gems finishes the card.  Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamp - Sugar Nellie
Sentiment Stamp - Papermania
Gems - Stash


Thursday 28 June 2012

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge DT - A Bit Distressed



Challenges

Bearly Mine (41) - Anything Goes
Papertake - Sketch
Divas By Design (41) - Tag It
I Love Promarkers (123) - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz (25) - Anything Goes
M.A.W.T.T. (154) 2nd Week - Happy Birthday

It's Thursday again which means it's time for a new challenge at Lili's Little Fairies and this week we want you to get 'A Bit Distressed', but only on your creations.

Now I must admit that I don't particularly like distressing as I think my cards should be neat and tidy, it's just the way I am I suppose.  I have therefore kept my distressing to a minimum by using a bit of chalk on the image and tag and roughing up and inking some edges (where you see brown edges).  Following the great sketch I have coloured my image (Big Present) with promarkers and cut with nesties.  The tag has been punched and a bit of torn paper and a sentiment added.  I didn't think ribbon was very boyish so have used a brad in the tag instead.  A few card candis finish the card.  Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamps - LOTV
Digi Papers - Summertime Designs
Card Candi - Craftwork Cards
Brad - Stash


Saturday 23 June 2012

Wedding

Challenges

Wild Orchid (51) - Anything Goes
Passion For Promarkers (154) - Glitter & Pastels
Card Crafters Circle (28) - Weddings

Here is one of the wedding cards I have recently been making.  For this one I have used a digi stamp by Beccy Muir that I got ages ago as a freebie.  I have coloured the image with promarkers and added glitter to her dress randomly so that it looks lacy before cutting and layering using a nestie label die.  The panel behind has been border punched.  A few flowers and a 3D sticker finishes this simple card.  Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamp - Beccy Muir
Digi Papers - Nitwit Collections (Grin 'N' Bear It)
Flowers - Wild Orchid
Sticker - Stash


Thursday 21 June 2012

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge DT - Time To Play


Challenges

Cupcake Craft (197) - Eyelets
Sketch & Stash (90) - Free Choice Sketch (64) (New Digi Papers)
Divas By Design (40) - Dies
Fab 'N' Funky (126) - Polka Dots
Cute Card Thursday (222) - Summer
Charisma Cardz (24) - Summer
Dutch Dare (170) - Summer Fun
Paperplay (25) - Use A Die

We have a lovely theme challenge for you today at Lili's Little Fairies.  The theme is 'Time To Play' and we would love to see how you interpret it.

Here is a little lad having some Summer fun playing footie and pretending to be David Beckham.  I have used an older stamp called 'Football Crazy' for my card and coloured it with promarkers and chalk adding eyelets to the corners.  The word 'goal' has been die-cut and these gorgeous digi papers are from the new collection at Nitwits called 'Little Sir Nitwit'.  Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamp - LOTV
Eyelets - Stash


Tuesday 19 June 2012

Little Farmer


Challenges

Crafty Creations (174) - Charms
Fab 'N' Funky (125) - Father's Day
I Love Promarkers (121) - Tutti Frutti (Apple Charm)
C.R.A.F.T. (159) - Father's Day
Charisma Cardz (23) - Male Cards
Paperplay (24) - Male With Twine
Sugar Bowl (86) - Sketch/Male
Secret Crafter (190) - Red/White/Blue
Cupcake Craft (197) - Eyelets
Digital Tuesday (165) - Tag It

I have made this card following the great sketch but first I turned it upside down.  I have used the 'Little Farmer' image and coloured it with promarkers before cutting out using a nestie label die.  I then added a small tag stamped with a sentiment.  I have used some great digi papers from a new range from Nitwits called 'Little Sir Nitwit', how gorgeous are these?  I have added eyelets to both panels and included twine and an apple charm on the lower one.  Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Sentiment Stamp - Papermania
Twine/Eyelets/Charm - Stash


Monday 18 June 2012

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge DT - Use Those Swirls


Challenges

Crafty Ribbons (21) - Butterflies & Bows
A Gem Of A Challenge (48) - Sketch
Digital Tuesday (164) - Butterflies
Papertake - 3,2,1 (3 Flowers/2 Butterflies/1 Bow)
Passion For Promarkers (153) - Lots Of Layers
Divas By Design (39) - Summer
Simon Says - Summer
Cute Card Thursday (221) - Punch Drunk
Card Crafters Circle (27) - Sentiment
Allsorts (159) - Paper Piecing
One Stop Craft (187) - Pink/Green/White/Easel Card
Our Creative Corner - Buttons & Bows
Stamptacular (168) - Fabulous Folds

We have a lovely new challenge for you today at Whoopsi Daisy.  This week we want you to 'Use Those Swirls'

I have made an easel card today using this gorgeous new image which I have coloured with promarkers and paper-pieced her dress.  I have used some of my favourite swirly digi paper (no longer available) for her dress and the background.  I then die-cut a swirl and added some punched flowers with gem centres, along with some punched butterflies with pearl bodies.  A sentiment and some buttons finish the top part of the easel off.  On the base I just added a simple panel and a large bow.  Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamp - Whoopsi Daisy (Sheet 351)
Sentiment Stamp - LOTV
Digi Paper - Tinker & Co
Bow - Recycled
Buttons/Gems/Pearls - Stash




Thursday 14 June 2012

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge DT - In The Garden


Challenges

Truly Scrumptious (82) - Flower Power
Joanna Sheen - Lavendar & Lace
Stamptacular (167) - Fairy
Bearly Mine (39) - Tic Tac Toe (Lace/Ribbons/Dies)
Passion For Promarkers (153) - Layers
Divas By Design (39) - Summer
Simon Says - Summer Photo Inspiration
Cute Card Thursday (221) - Punch Drunk

It's Thursday again so time for another challenge at Lili's Little Fairies.  This week the theme is 'In The Garden' so let's see what's in your garden... 

As you can see by my card I have fairies in my garden!!!  The stamp I have used is quite an old one called 'Thistledown And Wild Roses' and I have coloured it with my pencils.  Once I cut it out using a nestie I edged it with some lace.  For the side strip I cut a piece of lilac card, added a piece of white which I punched along the edges and finally some sunshine yellow ribbon.  I have coloured the paper flowers with promarkers and added card candi to the centres before placing onto some die-cut leaves.  The gorgeous digi papers I have used are from Nitwit Collections and the main one is a lovely patchwork design.  These have definately gone into my 'favourites' box to be used time and time again, they are such pretty colours.  Hope you like my card, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamps - LOTV
Digi Papers - Nitwit Collections (Time For Tea)
Card Candi - Craftwork Cards
Flowers/Ribbon - Stash


Tuesday 12 June 2012

Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer


Challenges

Creative Card Crew (12) - Song Inspired (Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer by Nat King Cole)
I Love Promarkers (120) - For A Little Girl
Truly Scrumptious (82) - Flower Power
Cute Card Thursday (220) - Water
Stampin For The Weekend (11) - Bugs & Butterflies
Allsorts (158) - Ice Cream Colours
Catch The Bug - Photo Inspiration
Stamp With Fun (165) - Holidays

Another card I made a while back and didn't post at the time.  This one reminds me of lazy Summer holidays just chilling out.  The image has been coloured with promarkers and the background cardstock embossed.  The flowers, leaves and dragonflies have all been punched and I have added pearls to the flowers.  Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Pergamano
Paper - Papermania
Pearls - Stash


Boxer Shorts


Challenges

Little Claire (21) - Male
C.R.A.F.T. (158) - Male Card
Digi Doodle Shop (111) - Male Card
Dutch Dare (168) - Just For Dad
Card Crafter's Circle (26) - Monochromatic
One Stop Craft (186) - Father's Day
Secret Crafter (189) - Father's Day

Today I have a little card to show you that I made ages ago with some stamps I got free from a magazine, Craft Stamper I think.  As you can see I had the idea of a washing line in my head at the time.  Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamps - Magazine Freebie
Papers - Papermani/Unknown Digis
Ribbon/Eyelets/Brads - Stash


Thursday 7 June 2012

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge DT - One For The Boys


Challenges

Card Crafter's Circle (25) - Stars & Stripes
Digital Tuesday (163) - Anything Goes
Papertake - Anything Goes (Man)
Fab 'N' Funky (124) - Go Green
C.R.A.F.T. (158) - Male Card
Digi Doodle Shop (111) - Male Card
Dutch Dare (168) - Just For Dad

Time for a new challenge at Lili's Little Fairies and this week we want you to make 'One For The Boys'.  Don't forget to check out the DT's cards for some wonderful inspiration.

I have kept my card very simple as I don't like to see a man's card overloaded with embellishments.  I have coloured my image with promarkers and chalk and simply layered the card with digi papers and cardstock.  As I said, very simply done.  Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Stamps - LOTV
Digi Papers - Bearly Mine/Unknown


Monday 4 June 2012

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge DT - Summer Colours


Challenges

Truly Scrumptious (81) - Pretty In Pink
Ooh La La (106) - Make It Girly
Papertake - Sketch
Crafty Creations (172) - Circles
Divas By Design (37) - Anything Goes
Fab 'N' Funky (123) - Celebrations (Celebrate Summer)
I Love Promarkers (119) - Use A Digi
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Secret Crafter (188) - Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girls (20) - Ribbon Or Lace (Glitter Flower Ribbon)
Penny Black at Allsorts - All My Favourite Things (Everything On Card)

Oops!  I have been so busy lately that I clean forgot to make my card for this week's challenge at Whoopsi Daisy, slapped wrist for me!!!  This week we want to see you use 'Summer Colours' on your lovely creations.

I made this one quickly while thinking back to LAST week's glorious summer weather (how quick things change).  I was celebrating Summer by gardening and getting sunburnt into the process, ouch!!!  This gorgeous girl certainly looks as if she is thinking of the good weather too.  I have coloured her with promarkers as usual and used some of my favourite digi papers while following the great sketch.  Hope you like her, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamp - Whoopsi Daisy (Sheet 343)
Sentiment Stamp - LOTV
Digi Papers - Nitwit Collections
Glitter Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Gems - Stash