Cards for the twins

Here are a couple of cards I have made for my neighbours grandsons who are soon to be one!
The images are from Mo Manning and the papers are from the Pretty Tuff CD from Polka Doodles.

The images are coloured with Graph It Markers which I get from Polka Doodles. I've used a few embossing folder with Core 'dinations cardstock and sanded off. For the top card I made the rosette and also made the string embellishment. I always try to add a little something on male cards as you can't really use flowers or girly bows. I've added some faux stitching to both cards, and used Tim Holtz distress inks around the images.

Studio 12 tags

Today is my turn to post on the Polka Doodles meets Studio 12 blog. I am sharing with you some gift tags I have made.

All the papers and embellishments are from the Studio 12 CD-rom...Picknix Collection 1.
I cut the bases out of Kraft card. I cut some paper into strips and cut out all the embellishments and inked around the edges with a Tim Holtz distress ink pad. I glued the paper to the tags and added some faux stitching. I then added all the embellishments with a die cut and a bit of lace. I then punched holes into the tops and added some ribbons. I don't know whether I'll be able to part with these so may use them as book marks in some of the many books I have on the go!

Lacy Sunshine Relay for Life

Good morning all. Lacy Sunshine is helping to fight Breast Cancer. Starting today May 1st thru 17th all  proceeds from the sale of 5 special digi stamps will be donated to Relay for Life's Team Fight  Spirit. You can find the special digis here. Please don't buy Heather Valentin's images from anywhere else as they are selling them illegally.
Here are some cards I have made using the images:

The images are just so cute! I have coloured mine with Graph It Markers which I buy here at Polka Doodles. The papers are magazine freebies again (I have a huge pile of these to get through)! I've added some die cuts, flowers, twine and some pergamano butterflies.

Lacy Sunshine Challenge 7

Hello all, the challenge over at Lacy Sunshine this week is to do a monochromatic project.
Here is my DT card

Meet Rambling Reginold, one of the Gnomes of Gnarly Wood, who can be found here. Please make sure this is the only place you buy images by Heather Valentin. Anyone else selling them is doing so illegally.

I have coloured Reg's skin with GI's and the rest of him with Copics. I am waiting on some more GI's arriving, as I absolutely love them! They have become my favourite colouring medium. I get mine from Polka Doodles as I find them the cheapest around, and the fastest delivery which as a crafter is very important as we always want everything yesterday! And I'm sure if Nikky could deliver yesterday, she would!

The papers are a mag freebies which I've had for a while. I've used a set of Spellbinder dies for the image and message panel. Which I have distressed with a Festive Berry distress ink pad from Tim Holtz. The embossed hanger is die cut from a Tim Holtz Sizzix die and embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. I've used a couple of jump ring to hang the image. And the sentiment is from a Stampin Up stamp set.

Polka Doodles challenge week 16

This weeks challenge is to make a project for a new home.
I chose to make a canvas. I have used images from the Studio 12 CD-rom...Picknix Collection 1. I printed the background paper onto some printable canvas and glued it onto a cheap canvas I bought from one of those cheap shops. I then printed all the other elements onto printable canvas and glued them in place. I cut out the bunting and glued it on using silicone gel to give it a 3D effect.

 

While I'm here have you seen all the new products over at Polka Doodles. There are some amazing new products in stock like this Fredericka - Colour Me - A5 paper pad which is great for those that don't do CD crafting or those that don't like stamping but still like to colour in. They are also available pre-coloured for you too. And there are new paper pads to match the images.

 



Lacy Sunshine challenge 6

Good morning everyone. The challenge over at Lacy Sunshine this week is Spring! Let's hope Spring is really on it's way at last!
Here is my card:

Meet Jack and Lily Rose the Garden Gnomes. Aren't they just adorable! You can find them Here. This is the only place you should be buying images by Heather Valentin, anywhere else is selling them illegally.
I've used a mixture of Graph It markers and ProMarkers to colour the image, and I've used chalk to create the background. The papers are some freebies from a mag . And I've added a few die cuts and some ribbon

Another Flower Pot Pretty

Good morning all. It's dark and dingy here today, so much for Spring finally arriving!
Here is a card I made yesterday.

It's using another Flower Pot Pretty which are only available here from the Lacy Sunshine shop. I'm really pleased with this card as I hate green and find doing male cards so difficult, but this one just seemed to put itself together. The skin is coloured with Graph It markers (I'm so loving these, got to get myself some more) and the rest with Copics. The greens I used are G99, G94 & G85.
The papers are from the My Minds Eye Bloom and Grow collection. The ribbon and buttons are from my stash and the tickets are from Stampin Up.

Lacy Sunshine Flower Pot Pretties

Hello all. The sun is shining here today, hope it is wherever you are. Fingers crossed Spring is really here at last!

Here are a couple of cards using some of Heather Valentin's new Flower Pot Pretties images.

The images can be found here. I've used Graph It markers and ProMarkers to colour the images. The papers on the top card are mag freebies and on the bottom card they are My Minds Eye Bloom and Grow. I've added some die cuts, and used some chalk, and faux stitching to finish the cards off.

Polka Doodles challenge week 14

Hello all, it was my turn to set the challenge this week over at Polka Doodles and I chose the colour combo of brown and pink. Here is my card.

The image is from the new range of Time For Tea Designs that are available to buy here. I've coloured the image in with ProMarkers. The papers are from the Pretty Sweet CD and the sentiment from Sensational Sentiments Stamp Sheet. I've added some bling, flowers and lace from my stash.

Studio 12 journal

Hello blog land, it's my turn for the Studio 12 project over at  today.

I lost one of my fur babies 2 weeks ago and the support I received from everyone was amazing, the girls at Polka Doodles being no exception, and the fabulous Nikky Hall sent me a huge bar of chocolate and the very funny Pets With Tourette's book to cheer me up, so I thought in return I would make her a little something and this is it:

It started life as an A5 blank note book ready for you to add your own mark to, I bought it from Hobbycraft, but you could do it with any cheap note book. Everything I have used on it can be found on the Studio 12 CD-rom...Picknix Collection 1 I added the sentiment over the paper then printed out the paper and embellishments onto some printable canvas. I distressed everything using a Tim Holtz distress ink pad. I glued the background in place leaving a bit overlapping the cover so I could fray it a bit to give it a more distressed look. Then I added all the other bits as a 2nd layer so it was more tactile rather than flat. I inked up the bottom of a tin can and pressed it onto the cover so it looks like a cup of coffee has been placed on it. I added some faux stitching around the letters which spell out Nikky's Bits N Bobs. I put the faux lace in place to hang over the edge of the cover, and the tape measure isn't glued all the way down so it can curl up and look more real. I used the same paper on the back of the book too. I just hope Nikky gets some use out of it. I do myself one every year and find it very useful.