Sugar Bowl challenge card

My second card for tonight is for this week's Sugar Bowl challenge and is also for my Mum's birthday so I hope she doesn't look at this post!!



I followed the sketch using the lovely Fragile Beauty image coloured with promarkers. There was also a 'please include' to use some sort of sparkle or bling, so I added a pearl brad for my flower (cut with cuttlebug nested dies) and some pink adhesive gems.

Well, I think that's it for now as I still need to finish sorting things out to go away!! Have a good few weeks everyone!!

Thanks for looking!!

Passion for Promarkers challenge

Hi everyone!!

Hope you're enjoying the weekend!! It's the begining of the school holidays here in Scotland and it's been perfect weather for it. I've had a crazy few days getting things ready as I'm taking my girls to visit my parents for a few weeks. Managed a couple of cards though!!!

My first card tonight is for the Passion for Promarkers challenge. I'm loving my promarkers and will miss doing these challenges for a few weeks - will have to take my pens with me and practice my colouring in!!!

Anyway, the challenge this week was to use the colours Moss Green and Poppy and also include something 'tasty'.

I made this card for a friend to give to her Godson. I'd already coloured the image when I saw the 'tasty' inclusion, so I coloured this sparkly cake to go with it!!!

Thanks for looking!!

Sugar Bowl challenge card

Well, this is certainly a last minute entry!! This card is for the current Sugar Bowl sketch challenge and for my sister-in-law's birthday. I followed the sketch and also the card had to include kraft paper or brown and cream colours.

I used some brown paper for the backing which I think is kraft paper (but maybe isn't!!!). Also used lots of brown and cream card from my stash.

The gorjuss girl was coloured with my promarkers. The metal charms were from Mad About Cards I think.

I was very pleased with my bargain enormous silk flowers!! I was in Tesco yesterday and they had some gerbora sprays in their £1 section (to go in some little glass vases they were selling). I bought them in cream, dark pink and black then took them apart when I got home. Bargain!!!

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Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge MMSC7

This is my entry for this week's Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge (find it here!!) which I found after Jeni from the design team left a comment on one of my cards. It looks fun, so thanks Jeni!!

I made the card for my next door neighbour's little girl who has just turned one. I used my favourite Daisy stamp from Sugar Nellie. I stamped it with Stazon and coloured it with my Promarkers. The image has gone a bit blurry - think I need to get some different ink to stamp with when using the Promarkers!!

I used some flowery glittery cardstock that I've had for ages- it just seemed right with this card!

The matting to the image was cut using nestabilites Blossom dies. I embossed with Swiss Dots embossing folder. I also embossed my large lilac flower with Divine Swirls.

The number 1 is chipboard. I covered the original pattern with a blue permanent pen, then embossed with blue ink and holographic powder.

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Passion for Promarkers and Truly Scrumptious challenges

Hi everyone!! Hope you all had a good weekend. It's been gorgeous here and long may it last!!!

On Friday I went to meet Jenny who has the blog Stamps, Pencils and Paper! Check out her blog - here!! Jenny makes some gorgeous cards and gave me some great tips on colouring in with my new Promarkers - thanks Jenny!! I have since had a go colouring in the new Upside Down image from Sugar Nellie and was quite pleased with the result so thought I'd have go entering the Passion for Promarkers challenge!!

The challenge was to use Promarker colours Lemon and Meadow Green.



I've also combined this card with the current Truly Scrumptious challenge. This was a sketch challenge. There was also an additional challenge to use some neglected stash so I used some flowery yellow Papermania Colossal papers that I haven't used in ages.

The green papers are Papermania Olvine Essences. I used these and some black card to make the nested flowers from Cuttlebug dies.

The wooden number 4 is also from my neglected stash!! I coloured it with a VersaMagic chalk ink pad in TeaLeaves and then covered it with Stickles glitter glue in Star Dust.



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Stampin' Chic colour challenge

Hello everyone! Hope you've all had as gorgeous a day as we have in sunny Scotland!! It's been absolutely lovely here today - the kids even had the paddling pool out this afternoon!!

Now that I've finally got them to bed I thought I'd share this card with you. It is my entry for this week's colour challenge on the Stampin' Chic blog. The challenge was to use no white on the card - this was quite tricky!! Anyway, here is my attempt:



The backing papers are all from the CCSR Big One paper pack. I coloured over all white areas with yellow and turquoise whispers brush markers.

The car stamp is from Papermania - stamped with black ink and clear embossed.

Thanks for looking!!

Another Father's Day card

Today I have another Father's Day card for you!! This is the one I made for my children to give their Dad - couldn't put it on here before or make it with any challenges in mind on the off chance that he might read my blog!!

The image is 'Marshmallow does DIY' from one of the Daisy & Dandelion stamp sets. I stamped with black Stazon and coloured with coloured pencils. The screws were also from the stamp set. I stamped them, punched them out with an x-cut circle punch and then covered them in Anita's clear glaze to add a bit of texture.

The paper are all from the Clare Curd Signature Range paper pack. I then added a layer of beige vellum over the top of the spotty paper to change the colour a bit and fastened this with brads.

The chipboard letters are from the Woodware Chippies range. I inked them with brown fluid chalk and then sanded the edges to distress them a bit.

Thanks for looking!!