creating cards

I have had a lovely messy time at clas, learning how to use Tim Holtz distress inks. I made several backgrounds, but rather liked the colour...

My eldest grandson is turning 20 soon, so I have been making this card for him. I have used a Penny Black sticker for the image, layered on ...

I almost forgot about this card I had made for the craft barn They have had some lovely ladies demoing different flowers and I was quite t...

This is a change from my last orange shades! I have used the sketch from http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/ What a lovely layout. I used m...

I seem to have a 'thing' for orange at the moment. This one uses a piece of patterned card from my stash, which I stamped with acoup...

This is such a great sketch - I couldn't resist using it in these lovely bright colours. I have made it for the sketch challenge this we...

I started from scratch with this one, by using some of my own handmade pale mauve tinted paper. I then stamped the images on to white card a...

I have made this pendant for the challenge over at http://thecraftbarnblog.blogspot.com/ I was so impressed with the ones shown. I have a...

I am really pleased at how this card turned out. I have managed to combine several challenges with it. I edged the blue papers with a darker...

I had a little time for myself today, so had a play with one of the templates from Cardmaking Paradise (link on my sidebar) Sara designs t...

I needed to make some birthday cards this month, and this is one of them. The background is stamped with a Penny Black stamp, and the large ...

To me, men's cards are a problem, but I was quite pleased with this one. The pale blue crackled paper is stamped with Penny Black's ...

Following Poupette's instructions for my first attempt at colouring with distress inks. I stamped the image with Ranger Industries Embo...

I am just loving this stamp set that I won - it is so versatile. Today I have stamped it with black brilliance pad on to white paper and mou...

There is a new challenge blog called Less Is More and the have set their first challenge as 'pink black and white' I have used my ne...

For this card I have tried to follow the 'sketch + red' over at http://limelightpapercrafts.blogspot.com/ I can also enter' An...

This card was made using leftover pieces from a card from a card I had previously made. I tore them into strips and then ran them through m...

I have made this cute card using my cuttlebug for the background, black and white striped ribbon, a sheep clipart,to which I have attached ...

Isn't this such a cute image!! Any small boy would love to get this card. I am entering it at http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com / ...

 I had to make a birthday card very quickly, and this is what I came up with. I can enter it in the challenges at    http://going-buggy.bl...

I won this gorgeous Asian Artistry set, and couldn't wait to try it out. I stamped the bird on to white card, and laid it on the mauve....

I think this was my best project for 2010 as it was way out of my comfort zone. However I did enjoy trying out different stamping-spraying-l...

For this birthday card I have used a lovely sketch from challenge #74 at http://create4fun-challenge.blogspot.com/ A birthday card is requ...

The birthday list for 2011 has started, and I have made this for a friend in England. I followed a sketch from Polka Doodles for their chal...

I just love this Christmas tree folder - I have used it with vellum and lightly coloured the raised surface. I attached it to my card with p...

Th Craft Barn have a challenge going to make an embellishment from one of the samples on their blog. I have chosen to make this lovely wrea...

This is my version of one of the 12 tags of Christmas. I am entering it at http://www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ and http://thea...

I really enjoyed doing this sketch I chose to use one of my Penny Black stamps, 3867K Constellations. It is one of my favourites. I stamped ...

I have used a textured card as the base. The top section is a mottled pink which I have stamped with Plum Archival Ink and PB 2642K Daisy Pa...

This great easel card template is available from the online magazine at Cardmaking Paradise - which has a really fun forum that I am a membe...

A very simple card - embossed background, white lace down the side, a pink bow, a pink embossed Happy Birthday, and a little touch of pink c...

I am getting to the last of my Christmas cards, and couldn't pass up on entering some challenges with this one http://magicalmondaycha...

I haven't done a man's card for a wee while, so when I saw the challenge at http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ I was insp...

This card looks so elegant IRL! I have embossed with my C/B and used a piece of this lovely cameo paper to set into the centre. Finished of...

I just love the colours of Autumn - they blend together so well. For this card I have printed a digi quote on to a mottled card and sponged...

I quickly made this card after work today and quite pleased with how it has turned out. I printed the vintage image to layer on to the rest ...

Another C card to add to the pile. This one is based on a recipe from http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/  for their chllenge. I have u...

Here is a cute little guy all ready to throw his snowball. I have stamped snowflakes on the card and used 2 papers for the stripe. Have enb...

- - - so I need to make a concentrated effort with my Christmas cards. I cut this one with my nesties and then embossed with a sizzix folde...

My scanner has not behaved very well with the colour of the bear - his face is not as dark IRL. I printed him from a CD and coloured with c...

This is the lovely prize I recieved from Shelly at My Creative Rumblings. Thanks Shelly - they will be very useful

This pretty card uses three different stamps, an odd earring, a punched flower, and a matching piece of lace trim. I am entering it in the ...

This card started off to be something totally different, but after I had made the background I knew it had to be an Autumn card. I ran the c...

Sorry for the crooked scan - I don't know what happened there. I have coloured this lovely digi with copics, and used a little glitter o...

I needed some new birthday cards, so sat down yesterday and had a play around. I have used the lovely sketch from Sketch and Stash and also ...

I have not had these inks long and was keen to have a play with them. I used a shiny card, and after applying the ink, I ran it through the ...

Making a start on my Christmas cards, this cute snowman digi is coloured with Sakura glaze pens, and watercolours. He is layered on to spott...

This is something that I haven't done for a while - using peel-offs!!! However it fitted in with the following challenges Crafty Car...

This is the lovely image I chose as my prize in a challenge recently. I have layered her on 3 different papers and glittered her wings, as w...