Just To Say

Another week, another challenge! Please join us over at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog for some card-making fun. 
This week's theme is Add Doodling and our sponsors are:

I have chosen the image 'Just to Say' by Scrapper's Delights.

This was an interesting challenge for me as I don't normally doodle on cards! I decided to do a few different bits of doodling - using white pen on the dress, black pen on the banners and watercolour pencil for a background pattern. 

I have used the following materials to create this card:

• Papermania card, ribbon and white pen
• Sizzix embossing folder
• Dovecraft twine
• Black gel pen
• Purple watercolour pencil
• Whispers dye ink
• ProMarkers: Primrose, Lemon, Canary, Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Sunkissed Pink, Peach, Mango, Bright Green, Lilac, Amethyst and Purple

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. Craftitude - #61 Anything Goes

2. Cards Galore - Stamp/Digistamp

3. The Crafting Cafe - CAS

4. Brown Sugar Challenge - #86 Anything Goes

5. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - #170 Use Favorite Colour Combo (Purples)

6. Pile It On - #12 Pretty Hair 

7. The ABC Challenge - H is for Hair 

8. Crafty Girls Challenges - #14 Anything Goes 

9. Sister Act Card Challenge - #49 Anything Goes

Little Monster

Bugaboo Stamps have the cutest new release out, 'Skelekinz Baby', which I thought would be perfect to try some sepia effect colouring on.  

I've kept this a really CAS card as I think the image doesn't need any fussiness around it. 

I've used the following materials to create this card:

• Hobbycraft blank card
• Background paper from DoCrafts Digital Designer - Forever Friends 'New Arrival' (which was free with the March edition of Creativity Magazine)
• Whispers dye ink
• ProMarkers - Burnt Sienna, Cocoa, Caramel, Pastel Beige, Satin (There's meant to be Sandstone too, but I totally forgot to buy it! I think it still works well without though)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
1. Artistic Inspirations - #84 Anything Goes
2. Brown Sugar challenge - Anything Goes
3. Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #28 Anything Goes
4. Passion for ProMarkers - #239 Monochrome
5. The Crafting Cafe - CAS

Luck of the Irish

It's almost St.Patrick's Day and they say the Irish have all the luck, so what better image to use than shamrocks!
MelJen's have just released this wonderful Shamrock Bouquet image,  so I have made that the focus of this easel card. 

I have used the following materials:

• MelJen's digi - Shamrock Bouquet
• Card, patterned paper, buttons and glitter from Papermania
• Vellum, twine, eyelet and gems from my stash
• Ribbon from Hobbycraft
• ProMarkers - Lilac, Amethyst, Lime Green, Bright Green & Forest Green

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create - #62 Anything Goes

2. Artistic Inspirations - #82 St.Patrick's Day/Green/Anything Goes

3. Craftitude - #60 Anything Goes/Add a little green

4. Cards Galore - Stamp/Digistamp

5. Delightful Challenges - Wearing of the Green

6. Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #26 Anything Goes

7. Love to Create - #106 Anything Goes

8. MelJen's Designs - #201 Lucky You

9. Paper Creators Crafts - #21 Spring is in the Air

10. Paper Makeup Stamps - #131 Buttons

11. Penny's Paper Crafty - #168 Anything Goes

12. Scrapper's Delight - #18 Luck of the Irish

Steampunk Beauty

Now I'm starting to get used to the ProMarkers, I thought I would try a KennyK image.  I have always liked them, but they are much more detailed than the images I've been colouring so far.  As I love Steampunk, I had to start off with his Steampunk Burlesque collection. 

I have used the following to create this card:

• KennyK digi - Paige Parasol
• Papermania card blank
• ProMarkers - Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Blossom, Pink Carnation, Fuschia, Henna, Walnut, Lime Green, Bright Green, Forest Green, Arctic Blue & Cool Grey 4
• Conqueror parchment paper
• Hobbycraft lace ribbon
• Whispers ink
• Gold pen
• X-Cut Tri-Boss folder 'Chronology: Cogs'
• Font - Ampad

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. Allsorts - #250 Pretty In Pink

2. Challenges 4 Everybody - #39 Anything Goes

3. Cards Galore - Use a stamp/digistamp

4. Kenny K's Krafty Krew - #168 Bow

5. Cute Card Thursday - #312 Girls, Girls, Girls

6. Love to Create - #106 Anything Goes

7. Penny's Paper Crafty - #168 Anything Goes

8. Suzy Bee's - #20 Emboss It

9. That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Hello Lovely

This week over at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog our theme is Flowers and our sponsors are:

I have chosen Cup of Sunshine from MelJen's Designs as this is such a fun and fresh image.  

Melissa Jenkins, the designer, says of this image "I love drawing teacups and cupcakes, and I also love drawing things that uplift and make someone smile. So I thought that having a cup full of flowers would be neat... but why not make it like a foamy cup of something yummy with flowers on top? Maybe the 'foam' could look like my cupcake frosting! So I did that. I remember that I couldn't come up with a name for it and so I shared it on my Facebook page and a lot of people shared their lovely ideas. I finally decided on Cup of Sunshine. :-)"

I have used the following materials to create this card:

• Card blank from Hobbycraft
• Lemon card and gems from my stash
• Black gel pen
• Promarkers
• Twine from Dovecraft
• Patterned papers and embellishments from Basic Grey's 'Mint Julep' collection

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. Challenges 4 Everybody - #39 Anything Goes

2. Cards Galore - Use a stamp or digistamp

3. Cute Card Thursday - #311 What a Gem

4. Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #26 Anything Goes

5. Love to Create - #106 Anything Goes

6. That Craft Place - Anything Goes

7. TokBobok - #10 Spring Flowers

Mother's Day Tri-Shutter Card

I made this card as a custom order for the winner of my Twitter follower competition. I really love tri-shutter cards as they are so easy to make, yet visually stunning. 

For this card I have used the following materials:

• Card from my stash
• Melissa Frances 'Classic Elegance' papers and pearls
• Papermania brads and paper flowers
• Damask Rose embossing folder - free from Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine
• Core'dinations Glitter Silk card
• Outline sticker
• Rustic twine from my stash
• Whispers ink
• Sizzix dies

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. Avenue 613 Create - #61 Anything Goes

2. Artistic Inspirations - #81 Sparkles/Anything Goes

3. Challenges 4 Everybody - #39 Anything Goes

4. Craftitude - #60 Anything Goes/Add a little green

5. Cute Card Thursday - #311 What A Gem

6. Make It Monday - MIM #181

7. Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything But Square

8. That Craft Place - Anything Goes

9. TokBobok - #10 Spring Flowers