I (Heart) Cupid :D XXX

Howdy folks! It's time for another fun challenge from the Creative Cowgirls !!!

This fortnights theme is "VALENTINE'S DAY", and we have the fabulous Prairie Fairy as our sponsor. I received the gorgeous "Valentines Gilly" image to work with, and it has been an absolute joy :D

The winner of this challenge will receive 3 images of their choice from The Prairie Fairy

And Roberta has also generously offered 1 image each to the Top 3 !!

And don't forget your badges of honour too :D

A quick reminder too, that we are having a Valentines Hop with our challenge on Feb 13th. Well we do have a lot of love to share at Creative Cowgirls :D XXX

Challenges I am entering this card for are;

Fab N Funky#57 Delight in Digitals(use digi image+made dp with digi image)

Stamping Vacations Occasions Oasis# Valentines Day

Charisma Cardz Challenge#4 Valentines/Love

Do You Stack Up Challenge#4 Patterned papers(made my own Textured heart+heart background paper)

Prairie Fairy Fridays#45 For a Sweetheart

Total White Out!

To the challenge's I am entering, PLEASE believe me that all the elements (barring stamped image of dragon) are white. I know the pic has come out silver and grey, but hopefully the brighter patch in the top corner shows the try whiteness :D

Challenges I have made this card for are;

OOH LA LA#72 Three of a kind(pearl flowers)

Woodware USA#11 Anything Goes (stamped image)

Oldie But Goodie#11 Magical Beings (must use stamp older than 6months) dragon from Dovecraft fairies collection

Stamping Vacation White space challenge# Three of Anything(pearl flowers)

Anything Goes# Butterflies

Flutter By Wednesdays#139 White on White(no colour except image)

Thank you :D XXX

Just DP's

Quite pleased with this quick little card. Stamping Vacations "Have you tried" challenge called for a card made only with designer papers. I have used my K&Co Blossomwood paper scraps, cutting the embelishments from the same paper. Wasn't sure if sentiment was allowed, but it is very discreet (by Anna Griffin) :D

Enjoy XXX

Diamond Donna !

Quick reminder: We are now midway through the latest Creative Cowgirls Challenge

Hubby asked for a special card for his sisters 60th birthday, for Tuesday, he asked today!!!

So I made this 8x8 card(fully lined) today, while washing all student sons clothes(he goes back tomorrow) and "can we have a proper sunday lunch!!!!

Fortunately his sister is lovely, so I was inspired to make this for her. The image is from Squigglefly, by Lynne Stansbery, and comes in a set of 4 gorgeous images.

Simply coloured with promarkers, pastel blue and denim blue, soft green and pastel green. Highlighted with Diamond stickles. DP's are from Dawn Bibby's Butterfly and Fairies collection.

I would like to enter the following challenges;

Crafty Pad#105 Something Girly

Polycraft Monday Challenge#76 Pastel colours

Flourishes Timeless Tuesdays#101 Oversized Card

:D XXX

One for the Babe!!

This is a gatefold card I made with Glitterbabes " Crocus" Image. I love it so much I'm going to send it to the Glitterbabe herself, as a thank you for all her inspiration.

Do you think I got enough sparkle on there for her?? :D

Why not pop over and join in Glitterbabes latest challenge "Anything Goes with Sparkle!"

Ingredients;

Purple pearlescent card, debossed with Vine#1 folder from Indentz

Crocus image from Glitterbabe Art, coloured with promarkers(orchid + bluebell, pear green and gold). Sprinkled with purple glitter :D

Gold dew drops added to debossed flower centres, and 2 really Sparkley butterfly stickers (must send her some of those too :D

Challenges I am entering are;

Creative Belli Blog challenge#109 the letter P (purple, forgotten butterfly stickers)

Flutter By Wednesdays#138 Anything goes

For Fun Challenges# Gems, Glitter n Bling (think I've got that covered :D)

Pear Tree Designs#32 Free For All

Crafty Emma's Challenge#19 No designer papers

Enjoy :D XXX

Getting Heavy!!

Decided to make a Clean n Simple card today :D This little rock chick is from Digi's With Attitude! and is called "Rockband Tween", one of the new Tweens With Attitude range. The sentiment is also from DWA.

I have mounted her on embossed hearts, made with my new folder from Docrafts Country Companion range.

I would like to enter it for the following challenges;

Tuesday Morning Sketches#77 HeavyMetal(metallic embossed section & theme)

One Stop Crafts#114 For a Man

Crafty Pad#104 Something New(embossing folder)

Critter Sketch Challenge#48 Blue & Silver with rhinestones

Stamping Vacations Extra Extra! Challenge# Sweethearts

:D XXX

Playing with Poppy

I was reminded recently that I needed to write to an old friend, couldn't just use plain paper, so I made this card to write in. Poppies are her favourite flowers :D

I have used an old Joanna Sheen Garden Fairies Stamp set called "Poppy", and coloured the images with promarkers: Poppy/Pear Green and Chocolate ink pad.

I made this for the following challenges;

2 Sisters #22 Flowers

Delicious Doodles#8 Use 3 colours (I've used red/green/brown)

Corrosive Challenge#99 Lace and Pearls

Flourishes Timeless Tuesdays#101 Make it Big! (A5 card)

:D XXX

Creative Cowgirls Challenge# colour combi

Big Thank you to Tellen's Place for agreeing to sponsor our challenge again this week, and for supplying the dt with some awesome images to play with again :D

The prize for this weeks winner is a $10.00 coupon to spend at Tellens Place,while 3 runners up will each recieve one of Tellens images :D

The Colour Combi for this weeks challenge at Creative Cowgirls is TURQUOISE with BLACK or BROWN

Here I've used "Jessica" and coloured her with promarkers to match the Brenda Pinnock Sucerie paper(old favourite). The black mat is actually glossy and holographic, though it doesn't show well here :( The black and white ribbon is from Prima Ribbons, and I added colour with my Soft Green promarker.

Colours on main image are; Cool Aqua, Mint Green, Soft Green, Denim Blue, Ice Grey#3, Blush, Tan and Cocoa. With a touch of Sakura Sparkle :D

Challenges I am entering are;

Crafty Pad#103 "Birthday" (oops missed it)

Pollycraft Mondays#75 "New things" (holographic card)

Crafty Ann's Challenge#32"Ring in the new,but don't ring out the old"(holographic card/BP Paper)

Totally Paper Crafts#49 "Happy Birthday"

Prairie Fairy Fridays#44 "Happy Birthday"

:D XXX

Paws for thought....

I've made this card using a selection of stamped images, and a single (silver, honest!) star brad. Top tip: wait til your base layer of ink is dry before using the "peel off stencil technique"! :D

It is for the following challenges;

4x4 Fridays Challenge# Stars and Moon

Anything Goes Challenge#Eyelets and Brads

Bah! Humbug!#2 Using Stencils (silent night using peel off waste)

Winter Wonderland# Paws For Thought

Stamps used;

Cottage n star scene from Anita's Stamps

Tom Kitten from Crafters Companion

Moon and tree (can't remember sorry, they were tiny blue ones)

Tim Holtz Distress inks Faded Jeans and Sooty Black

Totally Romantic!!

Love using digi, but having a lovefest with rubber at the moment :D All the images (Except butterfly, Anna Griffin) are from a set by Carol Wilson, at least I think that's her name, She makes glorious wedding sets and scrapbook collections.

I printed around the scallops by placing my acrylic block on top of the card, then gently bending a narrow (clear) border stamp into place. I used the resulting semi-circle to stamp the matching central doily :D (impressed myself with that one!!)

The butterfly is stamped onto textured vellum(twice, cutting out wings to decoupage), and coloured white flowers with promarkers and copics.

Promarkers used; Cocktail pink + pastel pink

Copic markers; Blush

Ink pads; Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick(yes, AGAIN) with chocolate Impress ink to highlight edges.

I am entering this card for the following Challenges;

Woodware Stamps USA#9 Hearts

Tuesday Throwdown#31 Background stamping

Stamping Vacation Home Sweet Home challenge# Romantic Style

Southern Girls#10 Totally Loved Up!

Cute Card Thursdays#147 Monochrome(pink)

The Paper Variety#2 My Pink Stamper!

Enjoy :D XXX

Warm Winter Wishes!

This weeks challenge from the Glitterbabe is "Anyhting goes with a Glitterbabe image!" . I've combined 2 Glitterbabe images for this card, using "Winter Home" for the background image and "Cardinal Bird" in the foreground.

The base card is embossed with Docrafts Papermania "A Silent Night" embossing folder, and the images coloured with promarkers; Cardinal red, Cocoa, Pear Green and Terracotta. Highlighted with Diamond and Candy Cane Stickles :D XXX

Challenges I am entering;

Sentimental Sundays#37 Anythig with wings"

Catch the Bug Challenge#Embossing

CYDA#11 Anything goes

Ooh La La! challenge#71 "Bling it on"

All White!!

This card is for 2 challenges again :D Digital Tuesdays#93 and Tiddly Inks#33 , who both asked for "All White" (though they are allowing you to colour the main image if you wish).

I decided not to have a coloured image, but to use the "Key Paper" digi image from Tiddly Inks on acetate for the background. The sentiment I made myself using Tiddly Inks "key", adding my own text. The butterfly is a silver peel off on white embossed vellum, and the rose frill was a gift :D I'm really quite pleased with the overall effect.

I'd also like to point you in the direction of a very worthy fundraising event"Help for Katie" being held by Jak Heath. I know money is always short this time of year, but £15.00 (that I was going to spend on inks) didn't seem to much to ask, and Jak and many other designers have put together a little thankyou package for any one who donates(well more than £15.00 worth!!!). So if you haven't decided what your "crafty Spends" are going on this week, why not check it out?

Thank you for looking :D XXX

Girly enough for you?

A card just for 2 challenges today, using 2 more Gliterbabe's Art images :D

I don't often do "girly pink", so i thought I'd give it a go :)

The base card is stamped with a 3Birds swirly in Peeled paint and Worn Lipstick from Tim Holtz.

The images and edges are coloured with promarkers; Ivory/Blush/Tan/Cocoa/Cocktail pink and Pear green.

Sparkle added with a Sakura Sparkle pen.

Challenges this card was made for;

2Sisters Challenge#21" Getting Girly"

One Stop Craft#113 "For a child"

:D XXX

Vintage Silhouette

Another card for a few more challenges :D

The layout is the Sketch for this weeks Glitterbabe Challenge
The stamped image is from Dovecrafts Fairies collection, the embossed snowflake layer is made with Docrafts Papermania "A silent night" folder (are Dovecraft and Docrafts the same company now???), and the oval brooch is made with my Joanna Sheen "Sparkly Brooches" stamp set :D I glazed the centre of the brooch with coloured lacquer. A few Anita's peel offs and my 1st Christmas card of 2011 done!

Challenges I am entering with this card are;

Bah Humbug# Holly & Fairies

Winter Wonderland# Lets go Dotty

Stamping Vacations Very Vintage Challenge# Silhouette Stamp

Delicious Doodles#7 "New"(brooch stamp)

Let's Ink It Up#8 Anything goes (no digi's allowed)

:D XXX

Colours of Love!

I have used images from 2 designers for todays card. The 1st is "LILITH" from Tickled Pink Stamps, and the 2nd is "Scroll+ Heart" from Glitterbabe.(I added the sentiment myself)

I stamped the base card, and around the central mat with stamps from 3Birds. The red polka dot paper was a gift from a friend, and the embossed layer is a piece of card from an old sissix matting block which I embossed with "Vine#1" folder from Indentz.

The pink ink is "Worn Lipstick" from Tim Holtz, and the image is coloured with promarkers;

Dusky pink,

Antique pink,

Cocktail pink,

Blush,

Tan,

Cardinal Red and Pear green.

I was inspired by the following challenges;

Flourishes# "Colours of Love" red/pink/white

Tuesday Throwdown#30 Embossing

Tickled Pink#1 Anything Goes

Lothian Crafts#10 Anything Goes

Stamping Vacation Clear as Mud challenge "Cupid"

Stamping Vacation Pick 3 challenge(white background/red paper/glitter)

:D XXX

Free to Craft !

Much as I love my family, I'm glad they're back at school :D Now I can get back to entering some challenges.

During the hols I was lucky enough to win 2 prizes. The 1st was 2 decoupage sheets from Crafty Purple Frog, and the 2nd $50.00 to spend at Stamp It Crazy!! When my parcel arrives from Stamp it Crazy I will post a photo (can't wait :D)

But I have used 1 of my prizes from Crafty Purple Frog to make this card. She is called Green Dragonfly. The sheet has 7 layers of decoupage, so I split them to make 2 separate pieces. I used the one without the base image for this card.

The floral frame was just blue and white(Dawn Bibby Fairies collection bought 6 years ago), so I coloured the flowers with a soft purple to match it up with the base card(from the same collection)

I am entering it for the following challenges;

Flutter By Wednesday#136 Anything Goes

Fab n Funky#Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments#19 "only 2 words"

Crafty Purple Frog# Something New(the decoupage image)

Cute Card Thursday#146 "Out with the Old"(patterned base card & floral frame)

Stamping Vacation Color Combi Challenge# Light Blue and Light Purple

MAWTT#80 "Ring out the old, ring in the new"(mix old stock with new)

Enjoy :D XXX

Happy NEW Year !!!

Firstly this week, I would like to thank every one who took time over this busy holiday period to join the Creative Cowgirls in our hop and Christmas/winter challenge.

The 1st challenge for the 2011 is "Something New", shouldn't be too difficult to use something from all the goodies Santa brought you :D

I've used this gorgeous image from Pollycraft, who are sponsoring us this challenge, called "Cherry Kisses- Lil Miss Attitude". The name gave me my theme and colour combi. The second "new" thing about my card is the style, never made a stepper card before(a lot easier than I'd thought :D ). The

other "new" thing I used, was my latest sets of Promarkers, Autumn and Winter, to colour the flowers and image.

The winner will recieve a £10.00 voucher

for Pollycrafts store and a winners badge, and the Top 3 will get to post a "Top 3" badge on their blog.

Don't forget to check out the challenge blog again tomorrow, when I will be posting the names of the Hop, Challenge Top 3 and the Candy Winners!!! :D XXX

I am entering this card for;

Digital Tuesdays #91 Anything Goes

One Stop Crafts#112 "New Beginnings" (new romance)

Stamping Vacation Pick3 Challenge (Red paper/punch/glitter)

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog# Anything Goes

Prairie Fairy Fridays#43 "New Beginnings" (new romance)