My Biggest Challenge Combo Yet!

Hi folks!

I think I may have covered 7 challenges with this card.... let's see... I followed the 'anniversary' sketch over on Friday Sketchers, Just Magnolia wanted to see stitching (mine is faux), over on The Saturday Challenge they are asking for Brads or Eyelets (I had a perfectly coloured flower brad to go with these papers) The Cupcake Challenge wanted a card for a man or boy, Paper take Weekly has the theme of 'Animal Antics', My Time to Craft also has the theme of Kids and lastly Cute Card Thursday wants us to include Letters or Numbers....Phew, I think that covers them all :o)

For my card I used Imaginisce papers, Edwin (Magnolia) has been coloured using  Copic Markers and Koi water colours.  The large butterfly is a Quickutz die and for the smaller ones I used my Martha Stewart punch.  There is a coil of copper wire behind the butterfly which I hope suggests movement and goes nicely with the sketch.  I used my Go-Kreate Amsterdam alphabet to create the sentiment.

Chocolate-Coffee-Cream anyone...?

Hi folks!

What delicious colours have been chosen for this weeks challenge over on Colour Create, Chocolate-Coffee-Cream, good enough to be devoured! For this card I also followed the sketch offered by Friday Sketchers but I have turned it upside down as I wanted the character to sit on the ribbon, which also meant using an oval frame rather than solid shape.

The sepia roses paper is from the DCWV wedding stack and the ribbon from American crafts. Little Tilda had been coloured with Antique Linen and Black Soot distress inks and I have added a little chalk to her cheeks. I have used my QK swirls/flourish die to cut through an adhesive sheet which I then covered with Making Memories brown glitter. I made the flower by layering Prima flowers (inked on the edges) and punched flowers (the larger one inked the small one covered in glitter) The sentiment is a stamp from Hot Off The Press and I have finished the card with a few flower gems.

Have you got any fun plans for today? It's looking pretty dull and dreary outside for this Easter Monday :o( All those planned bbq's!!! Come on sunshine!! where are you!!

Ciao for now!

Sandra xx

Sketch Saturday #46

Hi Folks!!

Hope you are having a great Easter weekend and still managing to squeeze a bit of crafting and blog hopping too :o) Over on Sketch Saturday this week Jo has come up with another fabby Sketch. Clare Chanter who owns Thread Bare is sponsoring this weeks challenge, more details on the blog about the prize. It's also Broceliane's second week as our Guest DT. Be sure to check out her beautiful card and that of the rest of my fellow Designers.

I made this card for my buddy Christine Dark. Please join me in wishing her a HaPpy bIrThDaY today!!!! The papers for this card are by Imaginese. I punched a strip of vellum with my Martha Stewart punch. I think the ribbon was a freebie from a magazine. The cute Tilda is from the Spring kit. As usual I have chopped of the ladybirds antennae and replaced with curled wire ones. I coloured the image with my koi water colours. The flower and leaves are from my button box and have been adhered with dimensional glue gel. The sentiment is a Papermania sticker and I have finished the card off with some lush red self adhesive pearls. Not sure if you can see or not but I gave Tilda some eyelashes which help her to look ultra cute ;o)

Ciao for now!

Sandra xx

21st Birthday Card & Award

Hi folks!!

I made this card for my niece's boyfriend who recently celebrated his 21st birthday. I followed sketch over on Lili of the Valley Challenge blog. Quite an imaginative sketch which was fun to use.

The backing papers/card/glitterboard are from my stash mountain.... sorry but I can't remember where they are from. I have used my Cuttlebug to emboss two of the panels. I have coloured Edwin (Magnolia) using a mixture of Copics and koi watercolours. I have not been able to pick it up on the photos but I have added glitter to the glasses. The '21' is die cut using a Cuttebug alphabet and i added the name 'Steve' which is cut using the Go-kreate 'London' alpha. I attached the ribbon with a star brad. I added most of the elements with glue gel to add dimension.

An Award

Huge thanks to Pamela for this wonderful award. I am delighted and honoured that you like the cards on my blog.

I have to pass this award on to 10 people.... here goes:

Chris over on Sketching Stamper

Mariska over on Sending you a little smile

Jeanette over on Happy thoughts and inkspots

Jacqui over on Cats whiskers

Joey over on Joeys world of stuff

Heike over on kreative-stempelwelt

Debby over on A Scrapjourney

Kim over on Cards by Kim

Poppet over on Poppet's Place

Janet over on Pink Gem

Thank you so much for the wonderful inspiration ladies
Hugs
Sandra xx