Two 'Three Kings' cards

This is the first card I made for this weeks I love Promarkers challenge using my 'Three Kings' stamp for the first time. The challenge this week on I love Promarkers is to follow Wynneth's sketch and there is an optional extra of 'rip it up'. I got an bit carried away with the ripping on this card...Then I had another go since I wasn't that happy with the first one. This time I have limited the ripping ot the paper flower.

At least I have two more Christmas cards made now!

Beary Christmas

A huge thankyou to Lauren for sending me this such cute stamp. I love Popcorn but have never got any of the products apart from maybe the odd cross stitch. I think his duck companion (is it Soufle?) looks just like the teddy I have had since I was 11 years old (and which still goes everywhere with me- is that sad or what??!).I have made this card for this weeks CMLI themed challenge (Christmas bears) and kind of followed the sketch from this weeks CMLI sketchie. I will also enter the card into this weeks Passion for Promarkers challenge (taking the red and white from the photo as inspiration, along with the flowers). (I have coloured the majority of the image with Promarkers and just paper pieced the blanket- I hope this is OK with the challenge rules for Passion for Promarkers, if not I apologise and will withdraw the entry.)

Autumn

This weeks Pollycraft Monday challange was to make a card with Autumn colours. I have used the 'Bridget' thankyou freebie along with autumn coloured papers from my stash. The sketch is from this weeks Sketch Saturday challange, which I have never entered before! I will also enter this into this weeks Allsorts challenge which is 'the colours of autumn'.

Sweet Litlle Girl

This weeks DCD challenge is to make a roject with a digi sweet little girl image. I have dug out my Willow Designs CD and used the 'Presicious' image along with the dark pink spotty and dark pink stripy papers. I will also enter the card into this weeks Pear Tree Designs challenge (pink) and Passion for Promarkers challenge (photo inspiration- spotty pink and girly). The image is coloured with PMs and printed on photo paper for a glossy look.

Cross Stitch

For something a bit different I have just finished this cross stitch for a present to give tomorrow. The kit is by the Stitching Shed. I have added a few extras to the frame since I couldn't get a tall thin frame and it looked silly in the middle of a standard shaped rectangular frame. Hope you like it!

Forever Friends Christmas

This weeks CMLI sketchie (CB) was set by Rosie (great to have you back after your holidays!) and the twist was 'in pieces'. I thought I would use this Forever Friends decoupage kit that I got last year, since die-cut decoupage comes 'in pieces'. I will enter this into this weeks CES challenge, which has the theme Christmas Easel card.

Second tri-fold-shutter card

I enjoyed making the first tri-fold-shutter card and so have made a second! (I got the instructions from Wynneth after seeing her amazing card on the CMLI challenge this week on CB.) This weeks ABC Christmas challenge is 'S is for Santa' with an optional extra of no red. This proved quite difficult, but I have managed with a black and white Santa. I will also enter the card into this weeks Pollycraft challenge (Christmas-no red or green).

Penguin on skates

This weeks Pollycraft challenge is to make a Christmas card without the colours red or green. This proved harder than I thought since nearly all my images had a santa hat (which should be red) or holly or something similar (which should be green). I have in the end taken liberties with the colouring!
I will also enter the card into this weeks I love Promarkers challenge, which is the theme transport- here the penguin is on skates.
I have made this zig-zag type of card for the first time using the instructions from Wynneth on CB. She made a stunning card for this weeks CMLI challenge and so I wanted to give it a go.

Walter holding flowers

This weeks themed challenge on CMLI was set by GDT Clare and was 'Cut it out... I said button it and knot it!'. A great one I thought! I have made this card using Walter the Owl download (Willow Designs) and have cut him out (along with cutting out the apeture). The knots are in the ribbon and the buttons are obviuos. The apeture has a shaker behind it with silver and pink glitter.I will enter this card into a number of challenges this week:

Pear Tree Designs (theme- animals);

CES (theme- floral frenzy);

DCD (pins and pearls- the first time I have made a pin and added it to a card- I am pleased with the result and will make some more. What do other people use as the 'pin'? I used an earring part, but am thinking maybe they sell thin nails which would do the job???)

Happy Halloween

This weeks challenge on I love Promarkers is 'Myth and Magic'. This is a great theme with Halloween coming up. I have made this Halloween card using one of the images I bought with my winning voucher from last weeks challenge ('Cecil and broom' image from Digi Doodle Shop). This card follows the sketch and theme (zig zags) of this weeks CMLI (CB) challenge, set by GDT Clare.