Bubbles

I made this card with a Pollycraft image I bought last summer and had sat on my hard drive for ages.  I will enter it into this weeks Mojo Monday (sketch), Little Miss Muffet (anything goes) and I love Promarkers (anything goes) challenges.

 

Pengiun pressies

This card was inspired by sketch #220 from Sketch Saturday.  I will also enter the card into this weeks Passion for Promarkers (embossing) and I love Promarkers (anything goes) challenges.

 

Merry Christmas

A final card for this week made using this weeks Retro sketches layout and another Pollycraft image.  I will enter this into this weeks Little Miss Muffet (anything goes) and I love Promarkers (anything goes) challenges.

 

'Box' cards

I have seen pop-up box-type cards in blog land a few times recently and thought that I wanted to have a go at making one.  I followed the step-by-step guide on Splitcoast Stamper for the first.

For some reason I wasn't 100% happy with this and so had another go with the DigiStamp Boutique Monster Birthday digi set:

 

White Wedding

A few weeks ago I made a wedding card for a family friend.  Now I have made one for her borther who gets married in May.  This time I opted for a Pollycraft image and a white-on-white layout.  I will enter the card into this weeks Little Miss Muffet (dollies and lace) and Sweet Sketch Wednesday (sketch) challenges.

Chester Christmas

I was looking through my digistamps and found this Chester set from Pollycraft which I haven't used for a while.  How can such a cute monkey not be printed?  I made this card with the following challenges in mind: Sketch Saturday (sketch), ABC Christmas (friends or family) and I love Promarkers (pink and brown).

 

Thanks!

I received a gift last week but had no idea who it was from- there was no card or name.  On Wednesday a friend emailed and then I put two and two together.  There was meant to be a note enclosed but the internet company had forgotten...  Anyway, I needed a thankyou card and so have made one:

I will enter the card into this weeks Mojo Monday (sketch) and Passion for Promarkers (monochrome) challenges. 

Real Stamping

Ok, this may sound silly, but if the truth be known, I'm not much good at actually stamping with ink.  Digistamps are perfect for me!  But sometimes it is good to try and push yourself into new directions, which is what I have been doing a bit recently.  I love the projects that others make using black stamping and paper piecing and so had a go this week one afternoon when I was feeling pants with a cold.
This first card follows this weeks Retro Sketch layout:

Was the ribbon on the bottom too much?  Somehow I can't just leave things!
The second card uses this weeks Stamplorations layout:

 

Some crochet

First I thought I would finally take a few photos of a baby blanket that I made a while ago now, during my blogging absence.  It was my first attempt at using different crochet stiches (before that I had only made granny blankets).  Since, there has been no stopping me- crochet is so easy and versatile :-)

These are two Minion hats (minions from the film Despicable Me) that I made in the last week.  They are so easy to make.  I have to add though that it is not my pattern- a friend showed me how to make them and where to get the best wool from.  I made 3 at Christmas- one for a friend, one for Dad and a baby one.  These two will go to my next door neighbour, who is 80 in April (he likes to do jobs outside and usually wears a bobble hat, so thought he might like a new one) and my supervisor (as a thankyou??!).

 

Thankyou Buffy

On this card I have used a Buffy the Bunny image from DigiStamp Boutique.  I will enter the card into this weeks Passion for Promarkers (butterflies) challenge.  (Not quite sure about the layout of this card- should the bow and button be on opposite sides??)