..Summer card

..something to brighten up the day and make it feel a bit more like summer .....
daisy punched, then embossed - paperfrom my scrap box - adhesive pearl gems- die cut letters - punched frond -- distress ink and some Stickles glitter glue

 

I am entering this into thefollowing challenges

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Flowers

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Pastel Colours

Charisma cards - Summer

Crafty Cardmakers - Make your own Flowers

Linda

Recipe Book

.... made using Nanas Love chipboard shapes - cardstock - papers from my stash - gems - ribbons and bound together with my Bind it All - about 24 sides in all with spaces for recipes and to put mag clippings etc...

 

I am entering this into the following challenges

Love to Create - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs -Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Creative Belli Blog -Anything but a Card

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Linda

..Couple of Father's day cards....

.....sharing a couple of Father's Day cards made for my Dad and dad-in-law ....
image from google papers from my stash - sentiments made on the computer

Linda

Tamara's Birthday ...

...a little card for my niece Tamara  - LOTV image coloured with promarkers - sentiments made on the computer - glittered with glamour dust - papers from my stash - nestie die cut - circle sentiment stamp mounted on die cut -

I am entering this into the following challenges

Delightful Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Tiddly Inks - Pretty in Pink

Linda 

Chloe's Birthday ....

.... wee card made using LOTV image coloured with promarkers - papers from my stash - letters cut with xcut alpahabet and glamour dusted round the edge - sentiment made on computer - punched flowers and gems.

 

I am entering this into the following challenges

Crafty Anne's Challenge Blog - It's a Girl Thing

Paper Crafting Journey - Hand coloured image

Sunday Stamper - Use Pink

Linda

60th Birthday Card ...

....Pink Petticoat papers - turquoise cardstock -nestie circle die - flourish die -Tim Holtz tattered floral smallest die - sentiment made on the computer - gems - glamour dust ....

I am entering this into the following challenges

4Crafty Chicks - Monochromatic

Crop Stop - Monochromatic

Mema's Crafts - No images

Creative Belli Blog - Sentiment only

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Linda

Graduation/ Birthday

A card to celebrate a graduation and a birthday - found the tutorial for the owl on you tube - some papers from my stash - sentiment made on the computer -

I am entering this into the following challenges

IncyWincy Designs -Blue and Black for a Man

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Cutie pie Challenges - Diecuts and Punches

Amusing Challenges  - No digi Anything goes

Here comes the Boys - Anything Goes

Linda

Christening Card....

.... made using Nitwits papers - forever friends stamp coloured with promarkers - kraft card from my local craft shop - this card is a lovely colour - sentiment made on computer and mounted on a nestie shape - gingham bow from my stash - glamour dust....

I am entering this into the following challenges

Sarah Hurley Challenge blog - New Beginnings

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Celebrate the Occasion - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Linda

Oh my how excited am I .....

....just got an email from Little Claire Designs to say they have featured my cards made with the Butterfly Tree stamp set on their blog- thank you very much - I am so delighted - the cards are just a little way back here's the link to the first one.

Linda

Whoo hoo .....

....came second on Sarah Hurleys Challenge blog with this card here - LOTV back to school card- Thanks Sarah am delighted!

Linda

Using your Scraps......

...last of these cards nade using Little Claire stamps - this time using up my scraps by cutting a series of squares and using them for my background - image stamped and coloured with promarkers - ready made bow and sentiment stamped and die cut .......

I am entering this into the following challenges

Penny's paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Fairy Tale Challenge - Things with Wings

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - In the garden

Linda

Flutterby Butterfly....

.... Little Claires stamps again - can you tell I love them lol - this time I created a little scene coloured with promarkers  and I then  chopped off part of the tree - made a border cut it in half rounded the corners punched some holes and threaded through some ribbon - simple but effective don't you think?

I am entering this into the following challenges

Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Thing with Wings

Linda

May all your wishes come true ....

Another Little Claire stamp- beautiful butterflies coloured with promarkers and glamour dusted - some nestie shapes - Echo Park Spring Papers - punched butterflies and some pearl gems .

I am entering this into the following challenges

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Something with wings

My Time to Craft - Two of something(punched butterflies)

Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes

Linda

Dream a Little dream....

Another card using a stamp from Little Claire and Echo Park Papers - some nestie die cuts - embossed butterflies - gems - glamour dust - die cut flourish.

 

I am entering this into the following challenges

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspiration - Anything Goes

Linda

Butterflies Galore....

I'm going to be blogging a series of cards I made using a fab wee set from Little Claire - Butterfly Trees  - the first card is an easel card - I have used Echo Park Spring papers and some coloured cardstock - coloured the image with promarkers - added some sparkle with glamour dust - a few punched flowers and adhesive gems and a swirl which is a bit cut from the bigger flourish die cut.

inside of card

I am entering this into the following challenges

One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes

CRAFT Challenge - Easel card

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything Goes

Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes

Linda

Classic and Smart ......

....the way men used to dress in the good old days - a card for my Father-in-Law for his 85th Birthday.
Stamped image embossed with clear embossing powder - papers from my stash - sorry I have been a bad blogger and haven't posted in a while but have been so busy haven't had time to make anything new for you to see but I hope to be back on track this week  :-) lol

Forgot to take a pic of the box :-(

I am entering this into the following challenges

Coffee,Chocolate and cards - For the boys

Emergency Crafters - Spots and stripes

Paper Crafting Journey - Black and one other colour

Crafty Creations - Male Birthday

Linda

First day at School

I have used a lovely LOTV image -  coloured it with promarkers - some papers from my stash - made a little label to hold the details and to look like the name plate from the front of a jotter- some die cut stars which I doodled some letters and numbers on ....

I am entering this into the following challenges

Great Impressions Challenge - Anything Goes

The Craft Place - One for the Boys

Two Sisters - Anything Goes

Craft your Days Away - Just for Children

The Poodle Parlour - Anything Goes
Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog - Tickets and Tags

Linda

Wedding Day Tags

A lovely 8x8 wedding card using buttermilk, black and white as the colour scheme - I used these fab tag die cuts from Marianne and printed the details off from the computer - added some die cut flourishes and flowers - some gems and organza ribbon and a bit of sparkle to finish.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Deep Ocean Challenge - Punches and Dies

Papertake Weekly -Anything Goes

Creative Monday - Anything Goes

Fashionista Challenge - Wedding/Anniversary -

- option black white plus 1 other colour

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Linda

Card Class - week 7 - Jubilee Celebrations

We had great fun tonight making these two items - a criss cross card and a wee hanging picture.
Here are the samples

Linda