Altered notepad

This is my first altered notepad. I've used 'Nana's' Kids backing papers and made the flower from a punch and stickles glitter.

Promarker Challenge Card

This week's Passion for Promarkers challenge is to use two colours, poppy and forest green, to make a card.

The image is 'Chloe with snowballs' from Digistamp Boutique (again!) and I've also used satin, blush and caramel promarkers to colour her. I've used gold stickles for the snow and pale green stickles around the image.

I've made the red backing paper myself by stamping it with a Papermania snowflake stamp and gold ink. The sentiment was printed myself and brads and ribbon are also Papermania.

'Passion for Promarkers' challenge card

Week 21's challenge is to use a sketch and any Promarkers.

Promarkers used:

Mouse: Warm grey 3, Coral, Dusky pink

Clothes: Apple, Moss green, Ivory, Forest green

Robin: Cinnamon, Cardinal Red, Poppy

Book: Sandstone, Cinnamon

The image is 'Milly singing carols' from Digistamp Boutique (again!) and I've used Stickles glitter glue for the snow. The silver ribbon is from Paperchase and tag is stamped using the free Daisy and Dandelion sentiment from DoCrafts mag. There's an embossed 'Merry Christmas' board behind the two green panels, but it hasn't really turned out well on this photo.

MAWTT Challenge #15

I loved the look of this week's sketch, but think that it would really have worked better on a larger card - I've used a 5 x 5 card and felt that I was really sqeezing things in.

Anyway, the image is 'Chloe with snowball' (again!) from DigiStamp Boutique. I've used promarkers (mainly forest green and poppy), gold Stickles glitter glue and tissue papers from Mia.

I wasn't entirely sure what was meant by 'paper piecing', but the DT seemed to have stuck paper on as part of the image in place of ink, so that's what I've done with her scarf. I quite like that bit!

Thanks for looking, Claire x

Hello Baby!

My first ever attempt at scrapbooking!

James was born on 17th January and I thought that it would be nice to start recording his life so far in a scrapbook, so that I could give it to him as a keepsake on his first birthday. Page 1 is his arrival!

You won't be able to tell from these pictures, but this page is actually quite glittery. I've used Nana's Nursery (baby boy) papers (a stonking £14.99 for 64 8x8 sheets!) as I'd already chosen the coordinating scrapbook. The 'hello baby' heading uses papermania letters in blue, which I've gone over with turquoise sparkles glitter glue.

I'd really appreciate your comments on this one!

Passion for Promarkers Challenge

This is my entry to this week's 'Passion for Promarkers' challenge, which was to use two Promarker colours, COOL AQUA and APRICOT, and include some flowers.

I've only recently started using Promarkers and so this challenge was a good opportunity to add to my stash of colours. I've also used my McGill Petite Petals punch (again!) with apricot and blue papers.

Challenge Card: ('Clare's Challenge' and 'Sketch & Stash')

This week's 'Clare's Challenge' is to create a card using only three colours. I've used green, silver and skin tones. I've combined this challenge entry with one for 'Sketch & Stash', which was to use their sketch. Another Christmas card for my growing collection!

Ingredients: 'Chloe with snowballs' digital stamp from DigiStamp Boutique; Promarkers (apple, meadow green, satin and blush); Backing card (green with snowflakes) from Paperbox (I think!); White and silver organza ribbon from Paperchase; Stickles glitter glue; Sentiment from Daisy and Dandelion christmas paper pack; Brads from Papermania metalics.

The new things I've used are the backing paper and green Promarkers, which I bought to match it. The things I've used from my stash are the sentiment and ribbon.