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!

Butterflies and orange

I made this card for this weeks LGS challenge (CB) which is a sketchie set by Katie! The twist was butterflies. Since I have used orange papers I will also enter it into this weeks ECP challenge which is to use orange.

WSC 22nd April

This weeks WSC was set by Rosie and the recipe to follow was one butterfly, something pink and some fairy dust! I have used Missy from Willow Designs and printed her on photo paper and then used Promarkers to colour her in. It made a change, but colouring on photo paper is quite difficult since the ink dries too quick and leaves more noticable brush marks than normal paper. I'm not sure if it visable on the photo but I have put a trail of 'fairy dust' (glitter) from the butterfly.

Candy

Pollycraft has Candy- a surprise digi prize which will be announced in a week. Paula has also designed a great image to raise money for the YAA (Yorkshire Air Ambulance). All proceeds will go to this cause. I think it is such a lovely idea to help a friend raise some money for charity and the image itself is brillant. I intend to make a birthday card for my brother with it. Also if you make a project using the image you can enter it for a challenge on Emma's blog.

I is for Ice

This weeks challenge on ABC Christmas is to make a project with the theme 'I is for ICE' and an optional extra of a snowflake. I have made this card using heat embossing on the chipboard snowflakes and on the central pannel. It's the first time I have embossed an image into the powder rather than stamping an image and then putting the embossing powder on afterwards. I was quite pleased with the result and it makes a change from colouring images with pens.I will also enter this card into this weeks Die Cut dreams challenge which is 'tear it up'. I have torn the edges of the matting card and tried out the faux tearing on the background. I don't have a brayer or the ink for it and so just used an ink pad. There are snow flakes on it too, but they are a bit too light ot come out in the photo. If I did again I would try and make the background balck darker.

Black, white and another colour

This weeks I love Promarkers challenge was to make a card with the black, white and one other colour only. I made this card using black, white and blue. The image is from Pollycraft and it is the first time I have used it. I didn't have any suitable papers and so made these myself using my Promarkers as well! I quite like the result.I have followed the sketch from this weeks Pollycraft Monday challenge and so will enter this card into that as well.

Pollycraft Monday

This weeks Pollycraft Monday challenge was a sketch. I made this card with one of the fab Pollycraft spring downloads and some papers I downloaded for free a while ago. I am quite pleased with the result although I think I needed a bigger gem for the centre of the flower and didn't have one the right size.

Double Trouble

I made this card for this weeks LGS sketchie challenge (Craftbubble). The sketch was set by GDT Clare and the theme was seeing double because it used two images and two embellishments. The images were sent to me in a stamp swap.

Good Luck for the Marathon

I made this card for my friends who are doing the London Marathon next week (really hoping that you don't look at my blog in the next few days Nicola!). I have used the sketchie and recipe (faux stitching, polks dots and 2 buttons) for this weeks WSC and have used one of the new Willow Design downloads too (Alfie Keeping Fit). I printed the pre-coloured picture on to some photo papper for the first time and used my Promarkers on the glittery letters to make them more black than gold (I thought black would go better with the rest of the card but only had gold letters and so made them blacker). I also wrote their names on the buttons in pen.

If you would like to sponser Nicola and her husband Steve, then go here. She is raising money for University Hospital Birmingham Charities and there is more information on the work they do on her sponsorship page.