Sympathy Card

Good morning,

I made this card some time ago but haven't got round to blogging it until now as I've been unwell recently. The card was for a very dear friend of mine whose Mum recently passed away and I wanted to send a card that wasn't too flowery so that I could let her know I was thinking of her.

I cased the design from a video I came across on YouTube

Digital Sentiment: DigiStamp Boutique

Digital Design Papers: Designs by Krista (Bella)

Embellishments: Ribbon and gems from my craft stash

Tools: Martha Stewart Border Punch and Die-namics (Fishtail Flag Stax)

Passion for Promarkers #378...Sports/Hobbies

Good morning,

We've a new challenge over at Passion for Promarkers today and the theme is...

SPORTS/HOBBIES

I've chosen this super cool image of a Lambretta scooter which became quite famous in the 60's when the movie Quadrophenia came out.  It became a hobby of many enthisiasts to customize their bikes, mosty with additional mirrors and lights. Could quite see myself on one of these now!

We are sponsored by

the prize they are offering is a £10 voucher to spend in their store

We really look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge but please remember, to be in with a chance of winning you need to follow the challenge theme and use Letraset markers (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon) somewhere on your work!

Digital Image: L C Designs (Lambretta)

Digital Design Papers: Sweet Shoppe Designs (Winter Wonderland)

Colouring Medium: Promarkers & Smooth White Card

Tools: Nestabilities, Die-namics (Fishtail Flag Stax)

Sentiment: DigiStamp Boutique

Passion for Promarkers #376...Anything Goes

Good morning,

Here I am with my first card of 2017 which is my design team card for Passion for Promarkers

The theme has been chosen by our new team member Kitty (welcome to the team) and she has made it a nice simple challenge to ease you back in after the Christmas holidays...

ANYTHING GOES

This weeks lovely sponsor Crafty Sentiments has very kindly given us some images to play with (thank you) and I have chosen this adorable little bear 'Bundle of Hearts'

the prize they are offering is a choice of 3 Digital Stamps from their store

We really look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge but please remember, to be in with a chance of winning you need to follow the challenge theme and use Letraset markers (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon) somewhere on your work!

Digital Image: Crafty Sentiments (Bundle of Hearts)

Colouring Medium: Promarkers & Smooth White Card

Card Stock: Darice 'Polka Dot Pop' A2 Card Base (Core'dinations)

Embellishments: Buttons and ribbon from my craft stash

Tools: Die-namics (Blueprints 3) and Circular Nestabilities

Passion for Promarkers #375...Mega Christmas Challenge

Good morning,

It's time to share new challenge details for Passion for Promarkers and this Mega Christmas Challenge will run until 5th January 2017.

The theme is...

USE YOUR DIES AND/OR PUNCHES

We have some wonderful sponsors and prizes for this challenge, all details below;

Winsor & Newton (formerly Letraset)

are offering one lucky winner a 24 pen student pack

DigiStamp Boutique

are offering one lucky winner a £10.00 voucher

Bugaboo

are offering one lucky winner a $30.00 voucher

Dies to Die For

are offering one lucky winner a £25.00 voucher

Di's Digi Stamps

are offering one lucky winner a $12.00 voucher

A Day for Daisies

are offering one lucky winner a $12.00 voucher

2 cute ink

are offering one lucky winner 3 digis

Clearly Besotted Stamps

are offering one lucky winner a stamp set (must be in stock)

Digital Image & Sentiment: DigiStamp Boutique (Love Cake Set)

Digital Design Papers: First Edition Papers (Pretty Posies)

Colouring Medium: Promarkers & Smooth White Card

Embellishments: Stickles (Star Dust)

Tools: Die-namics (Blueprints 3)

Passion for Promarkers #369...Photo Inspiration

Good morning,

It's my turn to choose the theme this week at Passion for Promarkers and I've chosen

PHOTO INSPIRATION

This weeks wonderful sponsor is

and they are offering a $12.00 voucher to spend in their online store

Digital Image: Little Miss Muffet (Sonny Honeycloud : Winter )

Digital Dsign Papers: Bella Gypsy (Just Some Basics)

Colouring Medium: Promarkers & Smooth White Card

Embellishments: Ribbon from my craft stash

Tools: Die-namics Dies (Simply Scallops Medium), Embossalicious Folder (Birthday Text)

25th Anniversary Card

Good morning,

Weather here is a bit rubbish today, no sunshine and it looks like rain is on its way. I'm off out shopping soon with Sophie, so that should cheer us up a bit!

My friend asked me to make a 25th Anniversary card for her husband, she didn't want anything too fussy so I tried to keep it as simple as I could....she was absolutely delighted with the end result and I think the papers I chose worked really well on the overall design.

Digital Design Papers: DigiStamp Boutique (Pretty in Black - Black Heart Circles)

Card Stock: Silver Mirri Card and Smooth White Card

Embellishments: Ribbon from my craft stash

Tools: Nellie Snellen (Hearts & Swans Dies), Die-namics Die (By The Numbers), Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Devine Swirls), Sizzix Circular Scalloped Dies, Circular Punch

Sentiment: Created on the computer using 'Sweet Sassy Serif' font

3rd Birthday Card

Hello everyone,

By the time this has posted we will jet setting our way towards Paris for a weeks holiday...I'm more than ready for a break away from work and the normal trials and tribulations of everyday life. Fingers crossed we get some nice weather whilst we're there!

This is a 3rd birthday card I recently made using another pre-coloured image from LOTV. Apologies for the poor photo quality, I'm getting used to a new camera and still haven't quite worked out what settings work for me and which ones don't.

Pre-Coloured Image: Lily of the Valley (Set 20 Pretty Girls)

Design Papers: Nitwit Collections (Dress Shoppe)

Card Stock: SU! (Crumb Cake)

Embellishments: Ribbon, Pearls and Stickles (Stardust) from my craft stash

Tools: Die-namics Dies (Simply Scallops Medium and Bottlecap Numbers), Poppy Stamps  (Simple Banner Die), Nestabilities

Name: 'Lilly' created using Teresa Collins Designs - Matchbook Alpha Stickers

Passion for Promarkers #353...Yellow & Blue

Good morning,

It's time to share new challenge details for Passion for Promarkers and this weeks theme has been chosen by me!

I've gone for one of my favourite colour combos...

YELLOW & BLUE

We are sponsored by

and the prize they are offering is a stamp set from their online store...winners choice

We really look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge but please remember, to be in with a chance of winning you need to follow the challenge theme and use Letraset markers (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon) somewhere on your work!

Digital Image: DigiStamp Boutique (Olivia)

Digital Design Papers: Pixeled Paper Designs (Blue Valentine) and Paper Creator (First Love Ultimate Kit)

Colouring Medium: Promarkers & Smooth White Card

Embellishments: Pearls from my craft stash

Tools: Nestabilities, Die-namics (Bottle Cap Numbers and Fishtail Flag Stax)

Sentiment: DigiStamp Boutique (Big Birthday Wishes)

1st Birthday Card

Happy Saturday everyone,

Hope you have a good one whatever you may be up to!

I have a 1st birthday card to share with you today and I thought I'd try a completely different colour combination to tie in with one of the pre-coloured bunny images from LOTV.  I love these little bottlecap letters and numbers...they're the perfect size for personalising cards like this.

Pre-Coloured Image: Lili of the Valley (Cute Squares Mixed Bunnies)

Design Papers: Stampin Up! (Love Blossoms - heart paper), stripe and plain paper from my scrap drawer

Card Stock: SU! (Crumb Cake)

Embellishments: Ribbon and Liquid Pearls (Platinum Pearl) from my craft stash

Tools: Die-Namics Bottlecap Letters and By The Numbers Dies. Nestabilities (Lacey Circles) and Circle Punch

Sentiment: DigiStamp Boutique (Simply Teddy Birthdays 2)

3rd birthday Card

Happy Sunday,

We had some much needed rain last night which will be good to help settle in some bedding plants that have recently been planted. I had a little catch up on blog hopping whilst hubby watched the footie...Englad were their usual disappointing selves but a huge well done to Wales for winning their opening match!

I'm sharing a recent card I made for a 3rd birthday...I've used this adorable little pre-coloured image and kept the design fairly clean and simple. I really love the colours on this card and must make a note to use them more often.

Pre-coloured Image: Wildrose Studio (Elsie Panels)

Digital Design Papers: Shabby Princess (Oh So Pretty) and Bella Gypsy (Hurry Up Spring)

Embellishments: Pearls from my craft stash

Tools: Die-namics ‘By The Numbers' and 'Photo Corners', Nestabilities

Sentiment: TLC

GCSE Good Luck Cards

Good morning,

It's GCSE season and I wanted to make Sophie a Good Luck card to wish her well in her exams. I knew it had to be a fairly clean and simple design and I cased this really pretty card I 'accidentally' discovered on Pinterest.

I also wanted to make cards for Sophie's besties Deon and lauren, as this is such a tough time for all of them and I wanted to let them know we were thinking of them too!

Here's a couple of photos of Sophie...2011 when she started out on her high school adventure and again in 2016 on her leaver's day. I love that the pose is the same some 5 years later!

Digital Design Papers: Bella Gypsy (So Beachy and The Last Key)

Sentiments: Created on the computer using 'Ave Betwan' font

SU! (Crumb Cake)

Embellishments: Twine (K&Company Studio 112), Pearls and Enamel Dots (Fun Fair) from my craft stash

Tools: Die-namics (Fishtail Flag Stax)

Passion for Promarkers #347...Ribbon and/or Lace

Good morning,

It's time to share new challenge details for Passion for Promarkers and this weeks theme is all about...

RIBBON and/or LACE

We are sponsored by

and the prize is a Letraset Rubber Stamping Set (Set 1)

We really look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge but please remember, to be in with a chance of winning you need to follow the challenge theme and use Letraset markers (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon) somewhere on your work!

Digital Image: Cuddly Buddly - Lilyboo (Princess Dreamer)

Digital Design Papers: Paper Creator (A Little Something - Pink)

Colouring Medium: Promarkers & Smooth White Card

Card Stock: SU! (Crumb Cake)

Embellishments: Ribbon and pearls from my craft stash

Tools: Nestabilities (Labels 18), Die-namics (Simply Scallops Medum & Bottle Cap Numbers), Poppy Stamps (Simple Banner Die)

Sentiments: TLC (Have a Magical Birthday), Princess Lozza printed on the computer using 'Simply Glamourous' font

Sophie 16th B'Day Card (Sister)

Good morning,

I'm sharing a card today that I made for Sophie's 16th birthday a few weeks ago. She's absolutely shoe mad and I couldn't really find any images I liked online so I turned to my trusty 'Fabulous Shoes CD' and chose this lovely image that looks a bit like a toadstool!

The card was a real hit and looks much nicer in real life...for some reason my camera kept making the shoe look out of focus.

Digital Pre-Coloured Image: Katy Sue Designs (Fabulous Shoes CD)

Digital Border: RebeccaB Designs (Borders #2 Square 16)

Colouring Medium: Promarkers & Smooth White Card

Card Stock: SU! (Real Red)

Embellishments: Pearls from my craft stash

Tools: Die-namics ‘By The Numbers’ Dies

Sentiment: DigiStamp Boutique (Simply Female Greetings and Happy Birthday Candles)

Kelly 21st Birthday

Good morning,

I'm sharing a little card today that I recently made for my son's girlfriend Kelly for her 21st birthday. I couldn't resist this adorable little Patch image from one of my LOTV art pads...Kelly loves dogs so he was the perfect choice to go on her card!

Pre-Coloured Image: Lily of the Valley Art Pad (Jack, Patch & Puss)

Embellishments: Gingham Ribbon, Stickles (Stardust) & Gems from my craft stash

Tools: Embossilicious Folder (Florabunda), Die-Namics Die (By The Numbers), Scalloped Circle Nestabilities

Sentiment: Created on the computer using 'Tempus Sans ITC' font

1st Birthday Card

Good morning,

Hope you all had a wonderful easter weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed the longer weekend break away from work, its just a shame that we only had one nice day of dry weather. We did manage to cut the grass and tidy the garden up a bit on Good Friday so at least we were able to tick something off our list!

I'm sharing a card today that I recently made for a 1st birthday...I know I've said it before but pre-coloured images are a god send when you need a quick card and I adore these little critters from one of the Lily of the Valley art pads...they're so cute!

Pre-Coloured Image: Lily of the Valley (Art Pad Jack, Patch & Puss)

Digital Design Papers: Scraps from my stash

Card Stock: SU! (Brilliant Blue)

Embellishments: Ribbon from my craft stash

Tools: Die-Namics Bottlecap Numbers & Letters (My Mums Craft Shop), Circle Punch

Sentiment: Lily of The Valley (Art Pad Set 8 General Sentiments)

21st Birthday Card

Good morning,

I hope you have all had a wonderful start to the new year! Hubby and I had a quiet night in on NYE, whilst Sophie, James and his girlfriend Kelly were out partying at a friends house.

I haven't made any new year resolutions as such, but I do want to make a concerted effort to find more me/craft time this year as I failed miserably last year and ended up buying many shop bought cards for family and friends.

So on to my first card for 2016 which was actually one that I made at the beginning of December 2015. It was a request from one of James' work colleague's and the brief was for a 21st birthday and it had to have champagne on it somewhere. I found this image on Google and personalised it with the 'spraying 21's'  and also the recipients name on the bottle label. The green and yellow came about from the champagne bottle and I decided to keep the rest of the card fairly clean and saimple!

Digital Image: Sourced from Google

Embellishments: Ribbon and Stickles (Stardust) from my craft stash

Tools: Embossilicious Folder (Florabunda), Die-Namics Die (By The Numbers)

Sentiment: Craftworks Cards

Passion for Promarkers #325...Christmas Tree

Good morning,

It's time to share new challenge details for Passion for Promarkers

My gorgeous and inspirational teamie Lorraine B has chosen the theme this week which is

CHRISTMAS TREE

Now, I have to admit this is my first Christmas card of the year (shameful I know) and one of only three personalised cards that I'll be making...the rest will be batch made and I've already got a bit of a production line going.

Over the years I've taken the view that crafting is supposed to be fun and relaxing but I've always felt pressure in producing so many individual handmade Christmas designs. For the last couple of years I make individual cards for hubby, James & Sophie and everyone else gets the same...simples!

this week we are sponsored by

and they are offering a $12.00 voucher for their online store

Digital Image: Di's Digi Downloads (Daisies Christmas Tree)

Digital Design Papers: DigiStamp Boutique (Wintertime Sorbet - Small Snowflakes)

Colouring Medium: Promarkers & Smooth White Card

Card Stock: SU! (Crumb Cake)

Embellishments: Ribbon, Pearls and Stickles (Stardust) from my craft stash

Tools: Die-namics (Simply Scallops Medium), Memory Box (Modern Landscape Border)

Sentiment: DigiStamp Boutique (Female Christmas Greetings)

Passion for Promarkers #323...Shopping

Good morning,

It's time to share new challenge details for Passion for Promarkers

Kelly has chosen the theme this week which is

SHOPPING

We are sponsored by

and they are offering a £10 voucher to spend in their online store

We really look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge but please remember, to be in with a chance of winning you need to follow the challenge theme and use Letraset markers (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon) somewhere on your work!

Digital Image & Sentiment: DigiStamp Boutique (Shopping Alyssa)

Digital Design Papers: Bella Gypsy (Just Addd Sprinkles)

Colouring Medium: Promarkers & Smooth White Card

Card Stock: SU! (Crumb Cake)

Embellishments: Ribbons and Pearls from my craft stash

Tools: Die-namics (Simply Scallops Medium), Poppy Stamps Die (Simple Banner), Nestabilities (Labels 18)

Passion for Promarkers #319...Lots of Layers

Good morning,

It's time to share new challenge details for Passion for Promarkers

Denise has chosen the theme this week which is

LOTS OF LAYERS

We have two amazing sponsors this week...

The DigiStamp Boutique are offering a £10 voucher to spend in their online store

Letraset are offering a pack of 5 promarkers (Brights)

We really look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge but please remember, to be in with a chance of winning you need to follow the challenge theme and use Letraset markers (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon) somewhere on your work!

Digital Image: DigiStamp Boutique (Love to Bake)

Digital Design Papers: Bella Gypsy (Friends), DigiBonbons (Diagonal Bold Gingham), Echo Park (Candy Shoppe)

Colouring Medium: Promarkers & Smooth White Card

Card Stock: SU! (Soft Sky)

Embellishments:Ribbon and Sequins from my craft stash

Tools: Die-namics (Simply Scallops Medium and Fish Tail Flag Stax), Nestabilities (Lacey Circles)

Sentiment: DigiStamp Boutique (Love Cake Set)