Hidden Message

This weeks challenge on Pollycraft is to make a card with a hidden message. The DT cards are fab and have given me many different ideas on how to put a hidden message in a card. I made this card using the frog Paula drew for Lisa's RAK event. (I sent a different card last week to Jayme, but I like this image.) I have stamped in a background using some Papermania stamps I bought today in a sale. I'm not that practiced at stamping backgrounds and so it doesn't look as I wanted it too. The message ended up being upside down when you pull it out too- not my best card, but I haven't made one with a hidden message for a while and my paper engineering brain was obviously not working today. I hope you like the bright colours and wobby eyes I have added to the frog though- at least it is fun!

Last nights work!

I made this card yesterday after Lauren (CB) sent me this beautiful LOTV image- thankyou so much. It is perfect fro this weeks theme on LGS (CB) and so I have used Rosie's sketch (again!).

I have added two lace bows as embellishments and so will enter the card into this weeks DCD (challenge is lace). Thanks for the inspiration on DCD, since lace is not something I normally think of using, but I love the DT cards and so am thinking of investing in some larger pieces of lace. Sorry my lace on this card is a bit merge, but it is all I have. I hope the lacey style border and flower paper also count towards the lace theme.

I will also enter the card into this weeks Pollycraft challenge of summer blooms since I have added two flowers!

Here comes the sun!

This weeks Pollycraft challenge is 'here comes the sun!', although I think the sun has gone its holidays from here anyway. Not much sun in the last few days at all :(

Mum wanted me to decorate these flipflop boxes she got from Hobbycraft so she can put earrings in them and give them to her friend as a birthday present. I thought these symbolise sunshine completely, and I have also used bright sunny colours on them- pink and yellow. Inspired by the tutorial on Tales or Pollycraft for printing out digi images on different papers, I printed the 'make a wish' sentiment and 'duck with cake' image onto coloured paper, added colour with Promarkers, glitter and paper piecing (for the cake case). On the pink flipflop I added glossy accents to the top in the shape of a foot print to add some texture. The flower on the pink flipflop is handmade, using the DCD tutorial from last week.

Make your own flowers #3

This is my third card this week for the challenge 'make your own flowers', but there are three challenges doing it, (lgs (craftbubble), DCD and Pollycraft) and so three cards seems the right number!

I know this is a bit of a joke interpretation, but I had the idea and wanted to do it. What do you make real flowers from? seeds, of course. Hence on this card I have made some flowers out of sunflower seeds! (My favourite flower along with daffs in spring.) There are also two small punched flowers. the sketch is from this weeks lgs challenge, set by Karen, and the image is one from Pollycraft.

Make your own flowers # 2

This weeks challenge on lgs (Craftbubble) was a sketch set by Karen and the twist was 'make your own flowers'. I made this card and since the challenges on DCD and Pollycraft are also 'make your own flowers' this week, I will enter this card there as well.The flowers are my first attempt at the ones which Karen gave a tutorial on DCD on how to make this week. I am really pleased with the outcome- especially as I didn't have the Sizzix die nor proper distressing inks and cut and dry foam (I made templates of the petals for myself and used an old ink pad for the distressing). It did take me over 3 hours to make the card though, so I think I will only be making those flowers for special occasions!

Chris's Birthday Card

It's my brother's, Chris, birthday in about a week and a bit and so I thought I'd better get on and make him a card. This download from Pollycraft suits him really well since he likes nothing more than to slump in front of the box (TV) at times. Even better though, is that all the money from this download goes to YAA (Yorkshire Air Ambulance). There are more details on this lady's blog, who is trying to raise money for YAA in memory of her father. I think it is such a incredible thing to do and I'm sure her father would be very proud if he knew.I will also enter the card into this weeks I love Promarkers challenge, because I have used their sketch. I have made a swing type card for the first time- I saw the card blanks to buy in a catalogue and had a go at making it myself- not sure I have got the dimensions right, but I will try it agian another time.

Make your own flowers

Both Pollycraft and DCD have the challenge to make a project using flowers you have made yourself this week. There is also an ace tutorial from Karen on DCD. I always admire her flowers and wondered how they were made and now I know! I will have a go in the next few days, but might have to improvise a bit, not having a diecutter or the relavent Sizzix die!

I made my card for the challenge on lgs (craftbubble) too since the theme there is butterflies this week. The flowers are the ones I know how to do best- roses! I haven't made them for a while and am pleased with the result and for once the photo is ok too!

I Love Promarkers

This weeks I love Promarkers challenge is to follow the sketch by Karen. I have made this card using a Pollycraft image, coloured with Promarkers, of course! The papers are downloaded fromt the internet and the embossed card was cut from a pre-scored embossed card blank because I don't have a diecutter to do it myself. The little heart gems I got today.

Recipe card

This weeks Pollycraft challenge is a recipe. I have never done one of these before and found it fun. I was a bit unsure on the counting and so I hope I have done the right things. The recipe was 4 papers (I didn't know if card/paper which is just used for mounting counted in the number- I hope not since I have used 2 blue and 2 cream backing papers), 3 embellishments (2 flowers and one button), 2 ribbons/lace (black and white one and a maroon and white one) and one image (a Pollycraft freebie from a few weeks ago). Thanks for the challenge and hope there are more like that to come!

I love Promarkers

This weeks challenge on I love Promarkers is to follow the sketch and include spots or dots on the card. I made this card using a Pollycraft image. I thought I'd try a different type of card for a change and so have made one with an aperture and the image swinging in it (not sure of the name, but seen other people make them and so was inspired!).

New Beginings

This weeks challenge on Die Cut Dreams is 'new beginings'. I thought I'd make a wedding card, since I think that a wedding symbolises a new begining in the bride and grooms life, although maybe it isn't much of a change in reality. The image is from Pollycraft.

MAWTT

I saw this challenge advertised on Tales of Pollycraft and thought I'd have a go because i had some spare time this weeekend. The task was to follow the sketch and to make a girly card.

I love Promarkers Challenge 4

This weeks challenge is to make a shaped card. There was no sketch this week to follow. I made this card with a Pollycraft download and some brightly coloured papers to give a spring like feel.

I love Promarkers Challenge 3

This week the challenge was to follow the sketch, which included two images and to use stitching (faux, machine or hand) on the card. I made two cards (as usual- had two ideas and made too many stitched flowers to go on one card and so had to make the second to use them up!). They both have flowers hand embroidered using the outline sitckers you can get and one has some faux stitching round the images. I also added some glossy accents, to make bits shiny.
I will also enter the Easter card into the Die Cut Dreams challenge this week, whoes theme is Easter.