creating cards

 Every 2 weeks or so Sara at Cardmaking Paradise challenges us with a sketch. This is my version, using a free stamp from Craft Stamper ...

This week's card features this really cute girl in her frilly dress. I have coloured her with Promarkers, and cut out with a scalloped...

This week's challenge at   Cuttlebug Mania is to use cats! I have diecut mine with my CB and also used it to emboss the two orange ...

Today's card follows a sketch from Cardmaking Paradise . I have not been able to join in many of the sketch challenges, as we have bee...

I love how this has turned out. The design is from Cardmaking Paradise and I cut it out on my Cameo. The edges are sponged with Distress...

Here is another card I have made this week. Another digi that I am not sure who it was that designed it. I have coloured with copics, and ...

This is such a cute mermaid digi (I can't remember who from - perhaps someone can help there) I have made this for Poppy's 7th bi...

For this card I have used a CB die for the snippet of dark purple card. My butterflies are cut from some bg paper I made by spraying Dylus...

Doesn't this look so 'irresistible' Black base card layered with some old music, then a cream card embossed with the script fol...

I have had such fun making this bright and cheerful card. Sorry, I can't remember who the digi is by. I have used a yellow card base,...

The challenge for Joanna Sheen this week is for black and white. I have printed this lovely image, and added some white Candi and a whit...

Here is a cute car filled with toys for the boys. The stamp is an old one by PSX, but comes in handy for men's cards. I have coloure...

The latest challenge at Polkadoodles is for lots of layers and pink and red. I have 4 layers on top of the base card - alternating pink ...

The challenge at Craftroom Challenges is for monochrome. I have cut a trellis frame with my Cameo, and layered on to a deeper coloured b...

The challenge this week at Passion For Promarkers is to use your favourite colour combo I have used shades of mauve with a touch of gree...

This is the first proper card that I have made with my new Cameo Silhouette. I have used one of their free weekly files to cut this out, b...

                                                            I have not had much chance to blog my cards during the holidays, but now visit...

I had to make some New Year cards so took the opportunity to enter some challenges. The card is embossed with Sizzix 'texture fade'...

Today's card features a technique that we learned at card class a wee while ago. This is the first time I have tried it at home. I s...

I made these tags to go on two of the presents at Christmas. I ran them through my cuttlebug with a sizzix folder, and then swiped with a...

My second post today! I made the background by stamping with stars and swirls from one of my Christmas sets. I then stamped 3 cupcakes (...

..since I have made a card that is not for Christmas. I was playing around yesterday and came up with this CAS card. The bird is paper pie...

Sorry for my slightly crooked scan!! I have based this card on one we did at class this week, as I really liked the style. I cut a circl...

The current Craftroom challenge is  le Chic Francais I have followed this theme by using 2 stamps from CHF - key elements,  and the Eif...

This weeks challenge at the Cuttlebug spot is to use a feather. I have added one here to highlight the lovely hat on the model. The sta...

The challenge this month at Penny Black Saturday is for Cute Christmas. I have used a PB stamp and coloured it with Promarkers and copic...

I am afraid my scan does not show the beautiful gold 'sparkliness' of this card. It looks so much nicer in real life!! I stamped ...

The challenge at Joanna Sheen is for 'Cold and Frosty' I printed the image and attached it to the blue card, which I enhanced wi...

The current challenge at Crafts and Me is 'red' I have gone with this colour and combined it with a pale cream to make this Chri...

The present challenge over at Polkadoodles is for sparkles. Unfortunately my lovely sparkly EP does not show up very well in this scan. ...

The challenge this week at One Stop Craft Challenges is to use a fireworks theme or colours. I have used an embossing folder on my handm...

I had fun making this one today - orange background edged with DI Walnut Stain, and stamped with images from Cornish Heritage Farm. The po...

I have been such a bad blogger - over a month since I have had anything to show. Today I spent most of my time in my craft room and manage...

Bearly Mine Crafts has a huge MEGA Candy plus an Epson Printer for one lucky UK blogger Pop over and check it out

I have made this canvas collage for my granddaughter, using a wonderful stamp set from Lindsay Mason. I have added a doiley flowers, a butte...

The challenge this week at Sweet Stamps is to use acetate. I cut a rectangle in my card, and taped the acetate on the reverse. The image ...

Hel at Pinkleart   is celebrating her 5th year of blogging and is  celebrating with this candy. It closes on 14th September, so be in quick

The Joanna Sheen Challenge this week is 'going dotty' so I thought this was a good entry for it. I have made it for Max's 17th...

Today's card includes several techniques. The background was embossed and then the raised swirls were lightly coloured with Brilliance ...

Candy #1 Recollections I'm a Little Monster stamp set, Kelly Panacci rub-ons, Ranger Distress Inks Fall 2011 LE set. Head on over to...

This cute little girly card is made from bits and pieces from my stash, and trimmed with paper flowers, and a lovely little butterfly charm....

I'm not going to list every thing in there, but I'm sure you can spot a lot of yummy products....  die cuts (I see Tim Holtz's ...

I have made this card from one of my favourite colour combo's. The background is stamped with Penny Black  'Penmanship' an oldi...

I am needing some children's birthday cards, so thought this one filled the bill for a few challenges as well. The card and papers are f...

Today's card features a stamp set that I have had for some time, by Dawn Houser at Inkadinkado. I have stamped with Memento Tuxedo black...

Today's card features one of the very first stamps that I ever bought. It was one of a set of 4 by Provo Craft - all little beach scenes...

A pretty card I made this morning before going out. The card is a pale pink mottled colour (from my stash) The background is randomly stam...

Unfortunately my scanner has made this a little pink - IRL it is more into the mauve shades of the ribbon. I have used a lovely new (to me...

I have used a number of layers here, background stamped with Crafty Individuals music dotty paper from Basic Grey - Out Of Print 6x6 Litt...