Sugar Bowl challenge card

This is my entry for the current sketch challenge on the Sugar Bowl blog.

As well as the sketch to follow there was a 'please include' option to use paper piecing on the main image.

My stamp is the lovely Snow Cozy from Sugar Nellie. I stamped him up three times - on white card and two patterned papers. I used black ink and then embossed with holographic powder. I cut out the hat, scarf, jacket and boots from the patterned papers and stuck them on. The nose and buttons were coloured with a black promarker. Then I went over the snowman with silver grey shimmer chalk for the shadows and white shimmer chalk for the rest.

The patterned papers are from the Papermania Deck the Halls paper pack.

The red card behind I stamped with a snowflake stamp in white ink and then embossed with holographic powder.

Thanks for looking!!

Passion for Promarkers, Creative Inspirations and Mojo Monday challenges

The card I have for you today is for three challenges:

Mojo Monday challenge MOJO107. I have followed the sketch for this challenge.

Passion for Promarkers - I have followed the challenge colours of Cool Aqua and Apricot to colour in my favourite stamp, Daisy from Sugar Nellie. The challenge was also to include flowers. I have used the apricot promarker to colour some white prima flowers to match my colour scheme. I aslo used the aqua promarker to define all the edges.

Creative Inspirations - the challenge on the CI blog is to include letters or numbers on the card. I used a chipboard number 7 from Papermania. Firstly I coloured it with a pumpkin promarker. Then I dabbed over a Colourbox fluid chalk pad in Burnt Sienna. I then covered this in holographic embossing powder which I melted with my heat gun (I used two coats).

The backing papers are Papermania. The cardstock is Core-dinations. I embossed it with my big shot and then sanded to reveal the white core. Ribbon from my stash.

I think that's it!!

Thanks for looking!!!

Truly Scrumptious & Creative Inspirations challenges

This is today's second card and this one is for two challenges.

I have followed the sketch on the Truly Scrumptious blog. The other rule with this challenge was to use at least three different stamps, not including the sentiment. I have used these lovely Woodland Elements stamps from Woodware because they fitted in really well with the other challenge I was doing - the Creative Inspirations blog asked for an Autumn themed card.

The images were stamped in black Memento ink and then coloured with my promarkers. The frame was cut with my nestabilities - I've just got a great magnetic mat from Joanna Sheen and it makes cutting frames so much easier!!!

I used some velvet flocked autumny papers I've had sitting around in my stash for ages - they just seemed right (at last!!). The red strips across the back are my trusty red rafia I got in Tesco's last Christmas (will have to stock up this year!!!)

Thanks for looking!!

Moving Along with the Times challenge card

This is the first of two cards I have for you today. It is for the challenge on the Moving Along with the Times blog.

There was a sketch to follow and also a theme, which was 'Strictly Sparkling'.

My Forever Friends bear has been stamped in Memento Grape Jelly ink and then coloured with my promarkers. To stick with the sparkling theme I have used lots of silver card in my matting, together with lilac handmade paper, and then spritzed it with Cosmic Shimmer Mist in Silver. The actual card is now quite sparkly but it doesn't show up very well on the photo!!!

Thanks for looking!!

Stampin' Chic sketch challenge

This is my take on this week's sketch challenge over on the Stampin' Chic blog.

I wanted to use my elephant stamp (which I had previously stamped onto white vellum, using stazon). I thought the pattern on the elephant would go well with these papers, from the Clare Curd Signature Range. Although now I look at it on here I'm thinking maybe you can have too much of a good thing and I should have left the white layer unpatterned!!!

I coloured the image with promarkers, cut it out, stuck it on silver card and then cut it out again.

The shapes are all cut with my nestabilities. The sentiment stamp I've used again is the freebie from one of the recent DoCrafts magazines. The ribbon is from the new Papermania couture ribbon collection and I've also used Papermania scalloped card blanks (yes, I do use quite a lot of their stuff!!!).

Thanks for looking!!

Moving Along with the Times challenge card

This card is for the Moving Along with the Times challenge blog. I have followed the sketch on the blog and also the theme which was 'Birthdays'.

I have used my Daisy stamp (from Papermania), coloured with promarkers. The background papers and ribbon are also Papermania. I can't remember where the flower came from!!

Thanks for looking!!

Sugar Bowl challenge card

Well, I hope you haven't suffered too much from the wind we had last night!! We had things blown around all over the place here. My girls have (or rather, had!!) a wooden castle in the garden which ended up in pieces up the lawn. Not good!!

Oh well, on to cards...!! This is my card for the current Sugar Bowl sketch challenge. The challenge was also to use the colours pink and brown. I made this for my mother-in-law's birthday which is today - Happy Birthday Ann if you're reading this!!

The image is one of the Gorjus girls and I have coloured it with my promarkers.

The pink circle has been embossed with the Swiss Dots cuttlebug embossing folder and then I highlighted over the top with beige Papermania shimmer chalks. All the edges have been inked with Colourbox fluid chalk in Chestnut Roan.

The 'Just for you' stamp was a freebie on one of the latest Creativity magazines. I stamped it with the same fluid chalk.

The papers are from the Clare Curd Signature Range Big One paper pack. Brads and ribbon both Papermania. Paper flowers from my local craft shop (and the home of Sugar Nellie!!).

Thanks for looking!