Thank you card for a friend

I love the colours of this card and it was fun to make although it is a very simple single layer card with just a few toppers. The flowers are Papermania and the ribbon and buttons are all from stash.

I'll have another go at that!

I thought I would have another go at a pop up box card. I love this stamp from Clare Curd at Papermania. These cards are so simple (when you know how!!) and they look really impressive. Image stamped with SU! Aubergine classic ink and coloured with Marvy's. I used SU! bashful blue card and cream card from stash. Papermania striped ribbon and blue paper flowers. Brads and silver band from stash.

Saturday Challenge

I just lurvvv RED!!! I thought I would try one of these pop up box cards as I had never done it before and then put my entry into the Saturday challenge for favourite colours. It's my 20th wedding anniversary on April 1st (yes...really!!) so this is a card for my man!! Hope you (and he!) like it!!

Papertake weekly - Dawnys sketch # 11

I just love this Pickles and Onion clear stamp - he's so cute!!! He's coloured with Marvy pens (so are the flowers!) The flowery paper was free with a magazine and the card and coloured paper is all stash! The stars outline stickers are new (ish!). I used SU! aubergine classic ink to stamp the images. I hope you like him!

Double Challenge!!

Mojo Monday sketch challenge week 79 AND Spoonful of Sugar Easter challenge - I went a bit bright with the pink! I love the Easter Bunny stamp.

Wedding Cards

Guess who's got some weddings to go to this year!!!! I got a bit of a theme going when I did these and as they are all over the country I didn't think it would matter that they were variations of the same thing!! I love the stamp - very fairytale! Thanks for looking!!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Week 40

Here is my Penny Black Challenge card. I have used the Girls Devine stamp and a black and white theme (Cows!) which I think works well!! The stamp doesn't look too bright in the photo but it's OK in reality!

Papertake Weekly AND Saturday challenge # 23

Two challenges in one!!! Papertake Weekly had to involve something you eat and Saturday Challenge #23 had to include cakes.......so here it is!!!

Mojo Monday Challenge #78

Here is my card. I've used some free papers. SU! card and stamps from the Simply Said set, in celery ink. The parcel stamp is also printed in Celery ink from SU! and coloured using Marvy pens, Gelly roll pens and black fine liner. Sentiment is edged with Papermania ink. Dots of Glamour Dust added to image panel.

Sketch and Stash challenge #6

My second challenge with Sketch and Stash. SU! card from the pastel range. Sparkly paper from stash (it matches the SU! card!!!) Orange card from stash. Patterned paper is Italian hand painted and brought back from a holiday YEARS ago! Flowers and brads from stash and sentiment is from SU! Simply Said set. I used Marvy pens to stamp and colour the sentiment and image, which is a new one from Personal Impressions.

My Sons 15th Birthday card. I was really pleased with it. I love the sporty papers from the Dovecraft Masculine collection. Star was cut on Fiskars shape cutter. Brads, silver card and numbers from stash.

Dovecraft Happy Birthday papers used on the inside of the card. Paper is from 12 x 12 stock cut into quarters and on alime green paper background. (from stash).

A Get Well card for my Dad from the kids. I used my new stamp and coloured it using watercolours. New brads from Hobby craft.

I love the colours of this card. Chocolate card from stash, A5 folded lengthways. Dovecraft Fantasy paper on sparkly chocolate card then on to cream card. New Papermania flowers with brads from stash. Teardrop gems from stash. Sentiment from Papermania Sentiments clear stamps on cream then sparkly chocolate card. Stamped with Creamy Caramel Classic Ink from SU!

Mojo Monday Challenge 77

Bright and fun!! Gotta go to bed now!!!

Sketch and Stash challenge No.5

My second ever challenge ..............I'm really getting into this. I've spent so much time doing this that the ironing pile seems to have quadrupled in size!!!! Hey Ho!!

I've used Claudia the Artists Sugarnellie Stamp again. I quite like her style!! Lilac and green seemed to go together well. I've added beads and ribbon from my stash. The 15cm x 15cm card is a great size to work with ..... you can get loads of bits on there!!!

Spoonful of Sugar Challenge 42

This is my first ever challenge!!!! Dovecraft masculine collection of papers used along with navy card from stash. Sentiment printed from PC as are balls. Creative Stamping stamp - small cricketer coloured with water colours. Let me know what you think? Thanks!

This is a simple card using my new Sugarnellie stamp 'Claudia the Artist' .........something I'm not.........yet!! A simple A4 cream card folded lengthways. Green card from stash stamped with SU! Wonderful Words set in Celery Classic Ink. Claudia stamped in the same ink and then coloured with watercolours and finished with Glamour Dust.

This is a variation of the card we created at my first SU! party. Cream card cut along the length of A4 and folded. Stamped all over in Aubergine ink (SU!) using floral heart from SU! Simply Said set. Lilac card from stash stamped with Wonderful Words stamp from SU! Small heart from Xcut punch in lilac and purple card in stash and ribbon added to finish (from stash).

Another SU! project. Definitely getting the use out of my purchases. Navy card from stash cut along the length of A4 and folded. Square of cream paper stamped all over with polka dot daisy from Simply Said collection using Stazon Ultramarine ink. Pale blue paper from stash mounted on same navy card and stamped with floral stamp again from SU! Simply Said. Sticky ribbon from stash and tag attached with brad also from stash. Stamp on tag is from SU! Yummy collection. Flowers coloured with water colours.

Easter is nearly upon us.....................another search of the internet and everyone elses blogs threw up these great little baskets. Another simple challenge to get me going. All from stash except I have used my SU! ink!!! I'm really enjoying this ..................just need to expand my repetoire and get on with some more ambitious projects!

Whilst scouring the internet I found a tutorial for these great little envelopes so though I would have a go. As you can see I'm still using my SU! stamps (could wear them out if I'm not careful!). Really easy little project and makes you feel as if you have achieved something..........may sound sad but when you are new like me it's the little things that count!!! I have used the 'Simply Said' stamps and 'Yummy' collections both from SU! and the Celery classic Ink and Aubergine Classic Ink pads. Brads and ribbon from stash.

It's a friends birthday next week so.... having been to my first Stampin Up ! party I thought I would use some of my new goodies! Cream card folded to create long narrow landscape card. Stamped all over with Celery Classic Ink using Daisy polka dot stamp from Simply Said collection. Green strip of card (from stash) stuck vertically on top of caramel strip stuck horizontally and two more daisy stamps in celery ink attached with gold brads from stash. Final sentiment from Wonderful Words collection from SU! stamped on green leaf vellum and attached over caramel paper. Caramel ribbon tied around card to finish. I am quite pleased with the final effect and have the bug for SU! equipment........................don't tell my Hubby!!!

It's my Sister in Laws 2nd Anniversary in April. This is another card made entirely from existing stash!! Grey card folded portrait. Matchmakers black and white 6 x 6 image paper of roses cut with scallop scissors, mounted on cherry red paper then again on silver card. Photo from clipart(!) mounted on the same cherry red paper as is sentiment (printed on PC!) Small roses added from stash and images finished with glamour dust. Sorry about my fingers ........ needed to hold card shut to stop reflection from flash!

I needed a 'MAN'S CARD! urgently so this is all made from stuff in my stash. Grey card folded landscape and torn black and white papers (Matchmakers mini stack) to creat 'landscape' effect. Sentiment stamped on white paper then layered up on to black then silver card. Simple!!!

I made this card for my nephews birthday. Cream card from stash. Spotty paper from Dovecraft 6 x 6 masculine paper pack. Ribbon and dark blue card from stash and 'Rockstar' stamp from Sugarnellie. Stamped with Stazon ultra marine and coloured using watercolour paints. Guitar finished with Glamour Dust.