Sketch Saturday #18 and High Hopes #1!

Here's my card for 2 challenges (if it's OK), Sketch Saturday (another fab sketch) and the new High Hopes challenge blog (on the sidebar) whose first challenge is to create a birthday card featuring a High Hopes stamp and brads. I only have 2, this one and a baby one, so this one it was! There's a chance to win the entire new collection if you enter, fingers crossed! Thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Stamps - 'Grillin' Joseph' from High Hopes coloured with Whispers and white gel pen, sentiment from Cuddly Buddly
Paper, ribbon and yellow brads - stash
Star brad - Paper Mania

Ismaki #33 and a mistake!

Enough of me waffling on about blog backgrounds, here's a card! It's for this weeks Ismaki sketch, although when I uploaded the sketch, I realised I forgot to add the bottom strip element - oops! If I can add something on, I'll change the picture! It's using a stamped image from a swap. I've left it quite plain because I reckon it looks like a mans card and they don't like fuss it seems! (I always think dogs are boys and cats are girls, I always have - weird!) Anyhoo, thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Stamp - Penny Black coloured with Whispers and Stickles on the hat and icing
Papers - Pearlescent from Create and Craft, others from stash
Stars and ribbon - stash
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Yey!

Well I won't win any awards but at least I have a background now! The background 'papers' are from The Shabby Shoppe. Hope you like it and it looks ok on your PC!

Errrmmm...

Well, I've worked out the header but still can't get my background to show, can anyone else see it? It's similar to the header. I don't really know why it's not, I've followed instructions on loads of different sites but it still doesn't show on my computer!!

Oh dear!

Excuse the boring blog background, I've been tinkering around with trying to make my own, lets just say it's a work in progress!

Whiff of Joy Challenge #1!

Woo hoo! There's a new challenge on the block for Whiff of Joy stamps! Their first challenge is one of Katharina's legendary sketches! Here's my card made with a few bits left over from my Penny Black card! The embossed paper is white with a blue sheen, which doesn't show, and I replaced the second big circle with a ring of gems. Thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Stamp - 'Winter Charlotte and cat' from Whiff of Joy, coloured with Whispers and Stickles
Paper - Snowflake paper 'O'Christmas Tree' from Pink Petticoat, bauble paper and sentiment from Dovecraft 'Winter Wonderland stack, blue pearlescent paper from Create and Craft
Ribbon - stash
Gems - Mad About Cards
Embossing - Snowflakes Cuttlebug folder

Penny Black Saturday #16!

This weeks challenge on the Penny Black Saturday blog is Seasons (take your pick)! You can make anything you like, card, ATC, etc as long as a Penny Black stamp is featured. There's a cool prize of Penny Black Stickeroos to be won for a lucky entry! You can make a card for any season (most of us have made one for winter though- oops!) Here's my card, thanks for looking!
Supplies-
Stamps - Sentiment from 'Winter Wonderland' Dovecraft mini clear set, Hedgehogs from Christmas Critters clear set, watercoloured with Whispers and Stickles
Paper - 'O'Christmas Tree' from Pink Petticoat
Brads & Ribbon - from stash
Gems - Mad About Cards

Michelle's Blog Candy and an Award!

Michelle at Stamps, Paper, Scissors and Donkey Smiles is offering up the cutest blog candy to celebrate 25,000 hits! Congratulations Michelle! Pop on over to see the little beauties!

Also, Tracie gave me this cute award! Thanks Tracie! I really appreciate it! And to pass it on.....I can't decide! If you're reading this, it's yours!

Spoonfull of Sugar #18!

This weeks challenge is 'So Charming'. You need to either use a charming character or an actual charm, I've gone for both as I think this little chap is a charmer!! Thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Birthday Hamish' Sugar Nellie coloured with Whispers (suprise!)
Paper - Pink Petticoat 'Little Big Dots' and black card embossed with 'Birds and Swirls' Cuttlebug folder
Ribbon - stash
'Handmade with Love charm' - from Marlou's Etsy shop!
Liquid Pearls - Glitter Pot

Ismaki #32!

I havn't had a chance to join in the last few sketches so I'm glad I could today. The option was to include a tag. It's made quite a busy card but I quite like it! I've glittered her boots but it doesn't show! I hope you like it!


Suppiles-
Image - 'Lola Rose Occasions' from Pink Petticoat, coloured with Whispers and a Sakura Stardust pen
Papers - 'Rose Tinted Christmas' from DCWV
Snowflake stickers - Paperchase
Everything else - stash

Sketch Saturday #17!

Here's my card for this weeks Sketch Saturday! I've had some time to craft all morning and I now have a load of housework to do and very inky fingers!! I made this card using one of the cutsie Elzybells stamps, I've included a close up to show where I've glittered. Thanks for looking!



Supplies-
Stamps - 'Penguins Decorating Tree' from Elzybells, coloured with Whispers and a Sakura Stardust pen. Sentiment and snowflakes from a Dovecraft mini clear set
Paper - Pink Petticoat 'Doodle-icious Christmas, silver card from stash
Nestabilities
Brads - Poppicrafts
Ribbon - came round some smellies I think!

Papertake: Mellow Yellow / Children in Need

It's a very special Papertake this week: "Quick Cards made easy magazine are trying to break the record for the worlds biggest handmade card, for BBC Children in Need." All the details are on the Papertake blog but basically you need to make a card using anything you wish as long as the final card is yellow, then post it to Stephanie! She's also donating 25p per card, what a sweetie?!! Here's my card, I'll post it off in the morning! Excuse the poor photo, the light is rubbish! Thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Seeing your face' by Penny Black, from Tracy, watercoloured with Whispers
Papers - Rainbow Doodles in 'Sunshine' from Pink Petticoa
Sentiment - made on PC
Pearls - from Glitter Pot
Punch - Dovecraft corner rounder

Friday Sketchers #20!

Here's my card for this weeks Friday sketchers challenge. I stamped the image out the other day for the CCT Food challenge but changed my mind! I hope you like it!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Squeaky Baker' by Whipper Snapper coloured with Whispers
Sentiment - from PC
Papers - 'Little Big Dots' by Pink Petticoat and pink gingham download from Mad About Cards
Embossing - 'Happy Birthday' Cuttlebug folder
Ribbon - stash
All edged with VersaColor ink

Papertake: Sketch #11! (very late!)

I don't think I could be any later with the Papertake challenge as the new one is posted today! I'm using it more because I liked the sketch than entering the challenge (just as well!) I was asked to make a 'classic and simple' looking silver wedding card, hopefully this fits the bill! Thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Embossing - 'Birds with swirls' Cuttlebug
Circles - Nestabilities
Numbers - Pink Petticoat monograms
Everything else - stash

Blog Candy and an Award!

Mega-talented Carole is having a blog candy competition to win this gorgeous prize. All you need to do is leave her a comment and a link on your blog by September 25th! Thanks Carole!

Then Bev is giving away this yummy candy! Leave and link and comment by tomorrow night to be in the draw! Thanks Bev!


Also, Becky and Debby have given me this cute Cupcake award! Thanks so much Ladies!! I love it! I'm going to pass it on to Annie, Fran, Han, and Leann!

Penny Black Saturday #15!

Hi again PB fans! I hope you all enjoyed last weeks challenge! I've loved going round to see them all! This weeks is to Decorate the inside of your card. This can be in any way, theme or colour you wish, as long as there's a Penny Black stamp involved! Here's my card, I've made it into a 'pop-up' card with some images I received in a swap. I just made it by folding a strip of card into 4 (like a square) and attaching a side to each side of the card and one to the back of the image, so when the card folds, it all flattens. I put one on either end of the image to give more support, I hope that makes sense! If you zoom in, you can see the balloons on the outside and present bows on the inside, are glittery, just so you know! : )

I hope you like it, have a great weekend!

Supplies-

Stamps - 'Cheesecake Parade' & 'Life of the Party' from Penny Black water coloured with Whispers and Sakura stardust. Sentiment from Fun Stamps (ages ago!). Little present from a See D's set

Paper - Pink Petticoat 'Little Big dots'

Pearls - Glitterpot

Ribbon - Little Silver Hat (now extinct!)

Cute Card Thursday #28!

This weeks challenge on Cute Card Thursday is Food, I feel a bit bad calling these little guys food! I think they're so cute I had to buy them (I probably would have got the whole range had they been in stock - maybe a good thing!) I made the water effect by blobbing different colours onto wet paper, it turned out ok I think, apart from the bit in the middle! : ) Thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Peas on Earth' from Penny Black, water coloured with Whispers and Sakura stardust
Paper - DCWV '08 Traditional Christmas stack
Ribbon - stash (tied on my bow-maker)
Gems - Mad About Cards

Spoonfull of Sugar #17!

Me again! Here's my card for this weeks Christmas is Coming theme! I know it's not a cutsie one but hopefully it's still ok for the challenge! I glittered this poinsettia ages ago when I wasn't in a card making mood, but it's a hard thing to keep without getting battered about so I thought I'd better use it! Excuse the peel-off, peel-off haters! Hee hee! Thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Medallion Poinsettia' from eBay (but it's also on Create & Craft) glittered from behind on acetate
Ribbon - Poppicrafts
Everything else - stash

Blog Candy!!

Well, I meant to do a blog candy prize for my 200th post but I forgot and this is 207, oh well! Up for grabs is a Forever Friends 'Champagne Celebration' stamp (not the same one as I used on my last card!) and a Forever Friends 'Party Time' 6x6 paper pack.

For a chance to win this cute little prize, just leave a comment here and a post on your blog linking back to mine by midnight GMT (the clock on the right) on Sunday the 5th of October.
Good luck!

Friday Sketchers #19

Hi again! Here' my card for this weeks Friday sketchers challenge. I've used one of my super-cute Forever Friends stamps by DoCrafts (there's a chance to win it, above!). I hope you like it!


Supplies-
Stamps - 'Champagne Celebration' Forever Friends water coloured with Whispers and Sakura Stardust pen, sentiment from Cuddly Buddly
Paper - handmade glitter paper from stash
Star brads - Poppicrafts