Pink card

This is the card I've made for a Quick Cards competition. The challenge was to create a pink card as October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Mum died of breast cancer in December 2007 so this is something that's really important to me, but I didn't' really want to do a card with a bra on it etc (!) because I'd never know who to send it to! I'm not sure if this will meet their criteria or not, as it was all a little vague, so we'll just have to see... I'd love to know about anyone who's had their card in a magazine or won one of the competitions, because I've sent a few cards in now and never heard anything back.

I've used the 'Becky' image from DigiStamp Boutique (again!) and pastel pink, coral, blossom, pastel blue and vanilla Promarkers (and a few other pens as I'm still building up my Promarker stash).

Winter Fun card

I love this 'Chloe with Snowballs' digital stamp from DigiStamp Boutique and think I'll be using it lots this Christmas. I've entered this card into the Legoland competition in this month's DoCrafts Creativity (to design a card on the theme of 'fun') so fingers crossed...

I've used pastel blue and warm grey 3 promarkers on the stamped image and then used irredescent Stickles to create the snow. The papers are from Dandelion and Daisy and letters are from Papermania.

Needless to say, I've had to order some more Promarkers to play around with this stamp a little more over the next few weeks.

Friday Sketchers Challenge

I've used the free Dandelion and Daisy papers from the DoCrafts website, my McGill petit petal paper punch, purple pearlescant card and stamps from Hobbycraft.

Vintage Christmas Card (Winter Wonderland Challenge)

This challenge reminded me that I've got a disc of vintage Christmas and New Year cards, so it was lovely to make something with one of them. This was so quick and easy to make that I think I'll be making some more to sell at Christmas fairs and for friends and family.

Sunday Sketch and Stash Challenge #11

I've used an embossed butterfly and my favourite new toy - a McGill petit petal punch - to create this card. The sentiment is from individual peel-off letters.

MAWTT #12 / Baby Girl

This is a 'welcome' card for Gabrielle Rose, our friends' new baby.

I've used the free Dandelion and Daisy backing papers on the DoCrafts website and Papermania textured card. I've used Promarkers to colour in the peel-off teddy and also to colour in the pink card, as I didn't have the right colour. The ribbon is from a local sewing shop.

Clare's Challenge (Patchwork)

I loved this week's challenge: Patchwork. I've used up all the coordinating bits of backing paper from my craft table and was really pleased that I've managed to make something out of nothing. The final card made me smile as it reminds me of my mum's attempts at quilting, when all her scraps of fabrics were all over the table in a heap of lovely matching bits. This card was so quick and easy to make, aswell as being frugal and environmentally friendly, that it'll be repeated next time I've got left-overs on my craft table.

MAWTT Challenge #12

This is the Christmas card I've made for this week's Moving Along With The Times challenge. I thought that it was a really interesting sketch this week and couldn't wait to try it out.

I've used the stamp and papers from this month's DoCrafts goody bag, clear crystal jewels, Anita's white organza ribbon, Anita's 'Noel' stamp from one of the Christmas collections and silver card.

I've embossed the stamped image and sentiments using silver ink and embossing powder.

Cards for the troops

I got my issue of 'Quick Cards Made Easy' today and it came with a bumper pack of christmas stuff. Another Docrafts member had asked for christmas cards to send to the troops a while ago, so I thought I'd make some for her collection. I made these 10 cards in 2 hours tonight!

Sketch and Stash challenge

My first attempt at a Stamp and Stash challenge, for one of James' friends.

The 'new' things on here are the embossing powder and stamp. In fact the embossing itself is completely new to me!

The rocking horse is from a pack of Anita's christmas stamps and I've embossed it using silver 'Heat it up' powder. The papers are from Dandelion and Daisy's 'A Winter's Tale' collection and I've used Dovecraft brads. I've finished it off with peel off corners and borders.

My first embossed card!

I got an embossing heat gun on ebay a week ago and I finally gave it a go tonight on this card.

I've used copper ink and embossing powder with a butterly from See Dee's stamps and a sentiments from Clare Curd's signature stamps.

The backing card is from the 'Whitewash Collection' by core'dinations and the other backing papers are from the 'My Mind's Eye' collection by Bloom & Grow.

I think I'm converted to embossing already!

James had a long nap!

I took James swimming today and he wore himself out enough to have a two hour nap this afternoon. :) I used the time to make these three cards for the hospice shop.

I've used the Nancy Watt papers, vellums and embellishments that came free with this month's copy of 'Making Cards' magazine. I've got loads left still, so I think I'll be adding to this lot before they get as far as the shop.

On a different note, this is my little man with his latest toy, a hand knitted Paddington Bear that my auntie won in a raffle. He finds it hilarious!

MAWTT Challenge #11

Two cards for the challenge this week, as I got a little bit carried away... Good job I'm trying to build up my christmas stash now!

I went to a closing down sale at a craft shop today, and got a pack of the handmade red and green papers for £1. The stamp came free with a magazine and the sentiment was a bonus with the daisy and dandelion christmas papers I've used in the second card. Bargain!

Pink Charity Cards

October is breast cancer awareness month. My mum died of breast cancer in 2007, so this is something really close to my heart.

The paper's were a free gift in this month's 'Cardmaking and Papercraft' magazine, so I've used them to create cards to donate to my local hospice shop.

It was lovely making these for charity, and something that I'll now be doing on a regular basis.

Clare's Challenge ('Within arms' reach')

Clare's weekly challenge is to make a card using whatever's already lying around on the craft table, so...

I'd just bought the 'Pickles and Onion' football clear stamps, so they were there already. I cut out the 'Onion' label on his shirt so that I could create my husband's uncle's team colours (expect that I didn't have the right pens at hand, so I've improvised with purple rather than claret).

Not having anything suitable 'at hand', I've made my own backing paper with the small football stamp and a dovecraft marker.

'Onion' has ended up being a bit pale, as I'd normally use a grey marker, but only had my new promarker skin tones at hand.

I'd normally have used a peel-off for the sentiment, but used a stamp instead as my stamps box was out already. I've cut down the card to fit as I didn't have one out in the size I wanted.

I think that this challenge has taught me to clear up after myself more often!

Sapphire Wedding Anniversary Card

My friend asked me to make a card for her parents' Sapphire wedding anniversary. I borrowed some of their wedding photos so that I could make it really personal.

I've scanned the photo onto ivory linen-finish paper, then used a really dark blue patterned card and this beautiful blue textured card with an embossed pattern. I've finished it off with an organza ribbon. I hope it's 'sapphire' enough, although everyone seems to think that sapphires are a different colour!

I finally got to visit Dawn Bibby's shop (in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire) today, with the excuse of buying some special card and found the whole experience far too exciting. I could have spent a fortune in there! It's like an alladin's den of cardmaking. Highly recommended!