ABC challenge - G for Green

I'm really into this shabby chic style of card. I've used a Papermania Signature stamp with a heat gun in Gold powder for the image. My Minds Eye papers are used on the background. Buttons, ribbon and brad from stash. Crown cut from pearlised card on Cricut with Stamping cartridge.

More Inspiration from LilyBean!!

I just lurve creating these cards and LilyBeans blog is soooooo inspirational! Love it love it love it xoxoxo. I've got a great new cartridge on my Cricut called Stamping. It's got all these fab images
which are really easy to turn into chipboard elements with a bit of paint and glitter. I'd love some comments about the cards - let me know what you all think?? Thanks.

Sketch and Stash Challenge

This Sketch and Stash challenge uses my new(ish) My Minds Eye papers 'Winter Wonderland'. I have added another homemade chipboard and a festive stamp - cute!!!

Christmas Card

Here are some of my homemade chipboard embellies again - they are so easy to make!!! The little tags are also homemade and covered with matching paper instead of paint.

Mojo Monday

Played around with this one for a bit as I couldn't get the proportions right!! Here's another chipboard snowflake made from a cereal packet, painted with white acrylic and sprinkled with glamour dust!! I cut the shapes/words etc from the Stamping cartridge on my cricut - simple!!! Let me know what you think!!!?

Shabby Chic cards

I got some inspiration from LilyBeans Paperie for these cards and thought I would give them a go! Really enjoy making them and putting all the bits together - let me know what you think? A different direction for me??

Stamp with us - Sketch

I have started to create my own toppers using chipboard! Found a really cool blog called Lilybeans Paperie have a look loads of inspiration for the shabby chic look - love it! For this Stamp with Us sketch I used SU! cream and a red from the Rich Regals set. The Winter Post snowflake image is stamped with Elegant Eggplant and the edge of the image is coloured with Ruby Red ink. Image set on Holiday Treasures paper. Everything else from stash. Image is a Papermania rub on.

Sketch and Stamp sketch!

I trimmed the sketch down to just the circle (first time I've tried this!!) I've used SU! Holiday Treasures papers and the ribbon and bits are from stash. Image is Papermania. I've just started using shrinkles for some of my sentiments - this one is edged with glamour dust. (needs to be bigger!!)

Red and White Christmas Cards

Colour scheme was inspired by Mish Mash who's gone mad on the red and white/cream from Christmas! Really pleased with my results. I have played with a new cartridge on my Cricut and managed to layer the scalloped circles up to create the toppers for this card. A bit of glitter for the paper and the organza ribbon are the finishing touches. The paper is Papermania Home for Christmas which I won on the Winter Wonderland challenge a few weeks ago - lovely!!!

The Sugar Bowl sketch

I've kept the sketch the same way round but added a bit of personalisation as my daughter is going to use it for one of her friends!!

Winter Wonderland prize candy!!

Sorry Sam - didn't do your card justice!!!! My photography leaves a little to be desired! This great card was from Sam who donated my candy for winning the Winter Wonderland bag, box wrapping challenge a couple of weeks ago - thanks again Sam!! x

A couple more Christmas Cards

Been playing with my heat gun again! The snowflake card didn't work as well as I had hoped but I lurvve the Candelabra card!!! V. festive!!

Papertrey Ideas have rubbed off!!!

I got most of the inspiration for these cards from the DT at Papertrey through Mish Mash (Michelle Wooderson's blog) I love her ideas and would love to be able to keep up with her!!!! All the DT for Papertey do an annual make for a set of Christmas Cards and leave you a download of their ideas - it's great! So I have had a look at them all (there are about 12 DT members!) and come up with the cards you see here. Go over and have a look!

Sugarbowl - Christmas

Good old Maggie - here she is dressed up in all her Christmas sparkle and colour!!!! The Sugarbowl challenge is Christmas with a Sugar Nellie stamp so here she is! Daisy and Dandelion Christmas stack papers. Buttons, ribbon and embellies from stash. SU! card stock and sentiment stamped in Ruby Red from SU!

Stampin for the weekend - Orange, green and brown

Had a bit of fun with this one - Cardstock is SU! New papers MY minds eye - Bloom and Grow

double sided. Leaves cut on Cricut with Don Juan cartridge. Embellies from stash. Image from SU! coloured with Marvy's. Brown card from stash. Sentiment is Papermania stamped in Chocolate Chip ink from SU!

Stamp Something - Brown!

Loads of stuff from stash used on this card! Can't remember when I got the fibre papers used for layering up the image - donkeys year ago!! Image is a new Papermania Christmas special stamped with embossing ink and coloured with 'Enchanted Gold' powder. BAcking paper is from Anita's Ivory stack (another v. old set!) Button and ribbon from stash - oh and the cardstock is SU!

A Spoonfull of sugar - Halloween (2)

I found these downloads on the Canon website - they're great! Ribbon and embellies from stash. Card is SU! Black paper from stash. The website has borders, tags, backing papers, patterned papers and loads more. Check it out here.

Papertake Weekly sketch

I lurve these little frogs!!! They are great to colour with my PM's. The paper is a download from Canon. Sentiment is a Papermania clear stamp and the letters are cut using Don Juan on my Cricut. Ribbon, card and embellies from stash.

A spoonfull of sugar - Halloween

I love these little confetti cartons they are so versatile! Card/ribbon and paper are from stash. Image and sentiment are digi downloads. Star stamp with Stazon black ink.

Sketch and Stash challenge

Here is my interpretation of this sketch. The flowers are the new bit and the rest is from stash. Ribbon and papers are really old - can't even remember where they are from!!! Flowers are from Simon Says and were part of my prize for another card! Stamp and card are SU!

The Sugar Bowl sketch

Followed the sketch and used a Gorjuss Girl (keep going back to them - luv em!!) Also, I have finally succombed to a heat gun and embossing powders. So I may have gone a bit overboard on the card!!!! Dress has been cut from patterned paper and raised on foam pads.

365 Cards - sketch

My new frog stamps are just great!!!!! The sketch was good to follow and I had just the right papers to hand so I could use a froggy stamp!!! Coloured with PM's. Papers from stash. Card SU!

Apricot, cool aqua and a flower - Promarker Challenge

Sorry - the photo is rubbish!!! This is my first Promarker Challenge. I have used all sorts of stuff on it. Card from SU! along with sentiment and ink. Flower, button, ribbon and wire from stash. I haven't used the correct colours (as I don't have them!!) instead I used pastel blue and dusky pink. Hair is coloured in cinnamon.

PTW - B&W + 1 (lilac)

Lovely Lilac! Miss Anya again - I enjoy colouring these images. SU! cardstock. Everything else from stash. Flowers made from punched shapes. Image coloured with PM's, Marvy's and Jelly rols!

Anyone for Anya? Sketch

My Anya stamps arrived today so here is the first one inked up!!! The sketch is this weeks challenge on Anyone for Anya? Quite pleased - love the papers and image, not too pleased with the sentiment - hey ho!!! Papers are Laundry Line, Card is SU! Ribbon and other papers from stash. Image coloured with PM's. Let me know what you think??

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Lemon, Chocolate and Pink!!!! The flowers look lilac but they are not IRL!!!. There it is again - my favourite stamp of the moment!! SU! card and sentiment stamped in Chocolate chip SU! ink. Image coloured with Marvy's and PM's. Flowers, ribbon and brads from stash. Pink flowers cut with punch. Paper is SU!