creating cards

A very quick post today with this card. I have used a stamp set from Recollections called Going Places, and the background is a very useful ...

Isn't he just the cutest? I won this stamp recently from Chrissy Armstrong, and this is the first chance I have been able to colour him ...

It is so hard to capture a white image on a scanner to show the details, so I had to adjust this a little in PS I have basically followed a...

For this card I have used a pink base card, layered with white card embossed with a Sissex folder.The PB stamp 'constellations' was ...

Just a quick post to enter this in the sketch challenge at http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/

Here is my entry for the current ATC Challenge - All thing Summer over at http://atcchallenges.blogspot.com/

This sweet little girl is 'Lola with bird' from Sugar Nellie. I have coloured her with copics (thanks so much Audrey) and layered on...

The beautiful glitter that I used on this card (Crystal Glitter Ritz) does not show up very well in the scan, but I can assure you it is a g...

Another Christmas card, this time with a stamped background of snowflakes (Penny Black) and the tag made with stamps from My Paper World. T...

This is the first of some tags I have been making. I used distress inks for the background and then edged it with gold paint. The wee stamp ...

I have made this lovely butterfly from a template provided by Sara at Cardmaking Paradise (see link on my sidebar) The front is embossed w...

I have been following with interest, The Craft Barn blog this week, which is all about alcohol inks. I tried Andy's technique, and this ...

There are a couple of challenges I can enter this card in. I have used Spellbinders scalloped circles, standard circles, and the stamp is ...

The challenge at The Stampman     http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.com/ currently is 'Anything By Tim' I have used my new sta...

After a long overseas trip, it is good to be home again. I have made this Christmas card - first for this year for the challenge over at  ...

Enfys at http://going-buggy.blogspot.com/2011/07/win-cricut-cartridge-and-promarkers.html has some wonderful candy on offer. Why don'...

http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ This week's challenge is 'distressing' -I have used a stickeroo - "V...

....since I have been posting, as we have been overseas visiting family. However I have found a few lovely challenges, and decided to make ...

http://www.lilypad.inlinkz.com/ has a challenge to use a colour palette. To make mine, I masked off a rectangle and used my chalks to make ...

I have created the background using distress ink, glimmer mist and then my favourite Penny Black stamp 2642K daisy pattern. I found some mat...

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...