Sketch saturday - 57

Another gorgeous sketch over at Sketch Saturday this week. For this card I have used my DCWV " Grade School" papers, they are sooo cute with little apples and most of them are shiny too. I used a cute Hanglar stamp image aswell. I coloured her in with promarkers. The sentiment stamp is from SU. The ribbons are from stash. For the letters I used my little alphabet cube from Studio G. Really loved this sketch. Hope the teacher who is getting this card will like it. Have a great evening.

The Next Level / Pink Elephant challenges

Hope you are all having a good monday. It's really confusing weather today, one minute sun one minute lashings of rain, and it's sooo humid...urrrghghgh....we have been spoiled thought so shouldn't complain really. :) Here is a card I have made for two challenges. For this weeks Next Level there is a lovely sketch to follow. And for this new challenge I am trying, Pink Elephant, the theme is "your favorite colour combo". So I have made this card for a friend's little girl to give to her nursery techer, since she is off to "big" school in August. I used some DP from DCWV and a round sentiment stamp from SU (can't get enough of these). For the main image I used a cute Hanglar image. I also used some flatbacked stick on pearls that I got of Ebay. Fun sketch and love the bright colour combo. Just very summery! Thanks for coming by! Have a look at Pink Elephant challenge blogHere!

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Summer

Monday again. And over at Cupcake the challenge this week is "It's Summer". I have made a card using a cute Annie Stamp by Leanne Ellis@ Sugar Nellie. I just don't seem to get sick of these cute little images. I have coloured her in with promarkers. I used Papermania DP and some stick on pearls, that I purchased on Ebay. Can't believe the schools break up on thursday for summer holidays. Shocking that I am going to have a Primary 2 and a Primary 4 boy in the house...time just flies by. At the moment I am just happy that there will be no school runs for a while. (not that I get a lie in or anything since all my boys are early risers...lol...) Read some sad news this morning at the Cupcake blog. Next week will be the last and final Cupcake Challege. Here is what Lauren wrote on the blog;

Hello everyone,
Before I announce this weeks challenge I have announcement to make. I have decided that I no longer have the time each week to run this challenge blog. For this reason, I have decided to close the blog down. I would like to thank you all for your entries over the past 45 challenges, it has been fun running the blog but it is time I move on. I hope you understand.

So I hope you all will join in next week for the final challenge. Such a shame but it's a lot of time and effort to run a challenge blog, and I am sure you agree with me that Lauren made a flawless job of it and deserves to have some more time to herself. Anyways thanks for popping by and have a great week.

Landmark

Had a quiet day today, catching up with the housework and some other chores. There is only four days until the summer holidays up here so had some things to organise for next weekend so the boys don't get bored. This morning they went off with their dad in his van (my car is in for MOT and won't get it back until tuesday...arghghgh....feel disabled in the sticks up here without a car!!) to Landmark in Carrbridge near Aviemore. Here is some pictures of them causing mayhem with their pals. They just came home, had a great time and will sure have a good sleep tonight before their final week at school. I have about 10 "thank you teacher" cards to make so must get on it. Have a great sunday evening. Thanks for coming by.

The Next Level/Charisma Cardz

Am really late again with my card for this weeks Next Level. I just had to join in though, with such a brilliant challenge. This week you are to make a STAIR STEP FOLD CARD or FREE STANDING POP UP CARD. There are tutorials on the blog how to make them. I decided to make a stair step fold card using some red cardstock from the Papermill in Aberdeen. The DP are from DCWV and for the images I used a cute little pair of Hanglar och Stanglar. I coloured them in with promarkers. I used some SU punches and a SU round sentiment stamp aswell. On the little tag I used my Studio G alphabet cube. It's so versatile, I love it! The flat backet stick on pearls I got from Ebay. Bargain! 200 pieces for 99p! Had so much fun doing this little project and I will use what I have learned again and again. I must try to make one of the other cards (pop up one) this week aswell...don't want to miss out on learning something new! I am also entering this card in this weeks Charisma Cardz challenge where the theme is "any project" and there is 4 chances to win some stamps from an american company called Rubberneck! And you are allowed to enter with up to 4 projects if you want!!I just had to join int! Thanks for looking and have a good evening.

Little visitor

Afternoon. Hope you all are having a great weekend. I have had a busy week as usual, but this week I had to fit in a lot of activities for the boys school, sportsday etc. Busy, busy....haven't had a lot of time to make crafty creations. But I had a little visitor today. My friend Helena brought her gorgeous and craft mad daughter over for a couple of hours. LOOK HOW TALENTED SHE IS!!! She made this card herself with some Papermania papers. The image she used is just like her, a Gorjuss stamp from Sugar Nellie. She even coloured it in with promarkers! Very clever indeed. Think there is gonna be a hole in her mums pocket soon when she realises all the tools you just HAVE TO HAVE when you are a crafter...hahah...sorry Helena!! Anyways just thought I'd show you her lovely card, that she made for her auntie. Have a good evening.

Cupcake Craft Challenges - 45 - Sketch

Monday again and over at Cupcake this week there is a lovely sketch to follow. This week the challenge is sponsored by Sandra Dry Digi Stamps so we all got to use one of her stamps. I used Drake and Rosabella. They were a joy to colour in. I have never used a digi stamp before and am pleasantly surprised. Back to the card, I used DP from Bo Bunny and Basic Grey. I used some SU punches to make the Papermania flowers more interesting. Also used some eyelets and green ribbon from stash. Sorry short post, mondays is a bad day for me. Too much to do, too little time. Wouldn't it be fab with a couple of more hours a day and a spare hand or two...lol...thanks for popping by, have a good day.

The Next Level / Cute Card Thursday

Gorgeous unusual sketch over at this weeks issue of The Next Level. Can't believe I missed last weeks. I have combined this sketch with the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday, where the theme this week is "Tag You'r It". Basically just have a tag on your project. I used some bright papers from We are Memory Keepers, love these papers, some of the flowers have a lovely metallic tint. The sentiment is from SU and the cute image I have coloured in is from Sugar Nellie. Isn't she adorable. She is from the very popular range of country girls. There is lots of new gorgeous (not only Gorjuss...lol...) rubber to have a sneeky peek at over at the Sugar Nellie Blog. That's me done for the night. Thank you all for coming past. I am going to get my boys ready for the annual school sponsored walk for tomorrow. Might have to get the waterproofs out so I am away. HUGS!

More combined challenges

Phew, hard work this combining challenges, but it's sooo much fun!! Here I have only combined two challenges. This card is for Sketch Saturday and for Stamping for the weekend. A challenge I have never tried before. Ofcourse there is a great sketch to follow over at Sketch Saturday and the challenge for SFTW is to use a digi stamp. I have used a digi stamp Rosabella and Drake by my friend (and SS DT member) Sandra Dry. (Hey hun!) I coloured the image in with promarkers (which I thought was gonna be hard with a digi image, but it was great!)I used papers by K&Co (I know you like these Sandra!!)I also used some buttons and ribbons from stash. The sentiment I stamped with my little Studio G cube. Never used a digi stamp before but now I am certainly hooked. So easy and since I am not a great stamper this is ideal for me. Thanks for coming by and have a great week.

A Spoonfull of Sugar/ Pile on it

Wow, on my second post already today. Funny how you don't have time all week and you get a slot and you end up with a weeks worth of craft...lol..this card is for this weeks Spoonfull, and they have a gorgeous sketch that I have followed. I have combined it with a challenge I have never tried before called "Pile on it". Right up my street since you have to combine the challenge with atleast another. The theme for this week is to use two different ribbons. For the image I used a cute Sugar Nellie image. Really love these cute little girls. I coloured her in with promarkers as usual. The DP are from Basic Grey, love the colour combo on the papers. I used some bling that I got on Ebay. The sentiment is from SU and the ribbons are from stash. Had so much fun combining these challenges. And now for another post....