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.

Pink, Brown and Green

This weeks Pollycraft challenge is to use the colours pink and brown and either green or yellow. I have used green on my card. The image is one from Pollycraft which I got as a freebie. it is the first time I have used it and I really like the detail on the fairy in the ballon basket.

Support Nicola Running the London Marathon!

My friend Nicola is running the London Marathon on the 24th April, after months of training. It is a fantastic achievement (the training alone in my view).
She has decided to raise money for University Hospital Birmingham Charities, which aims to make patient experiences more pleasant and successful by funding training, research and equipment or environmental changes in the hospital. It is Nicola's local hospital, but it is also the place where all wounded soldiers returning from Afghanistan are treated and so UHB Charities has a national influence.
If I even manage to increase her sponsorship by one person, then I am really grateful. If you would like to support Nicola then visit:
http://www.justgiving.com/Nicola-Cumley

ECP Challenge 10

This weeks challenge on ECP is to make a card, scrapbook layout or altered art using the sketch provided. I made this simple card last night using some papers I downloaded for free at the weekend. I am quite pleased with the result, but don't really know anyone who I could send a card like this to. Never mind, I enjoyed making it!

Spring Garden

This weeks challenge on Lets Get Stamping (CraftBubble) was to follow the sketch by Lauren and use the theme 'spring garden'. I made these two cards. They both have the free papers from the inside of the latest issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft as well as some others I downloaded. the pony is a stamp I got from the seconds at the NEC a couple of years ago (Little Claires stamps I think) and the mouse is a freebie from Digistamp boutique (I think it is meant to be a male mouse since he is called Malcolm, but I have made him female here!).

Messy rabbit

I made this Messy Rabbit card last night for this weeks WSC. The challenge was to follow the sketch and the recipe which was- something shiny (shiny paper and glossy accents on the image), somehting punched (punched border along the bottom) and some texture (the glossy accents, handmade folded flower and the purple mesh). I will also enter this card into this weeks I love Promarkers Challenge, which is to make a card with an animal on it. The image is of course coloured with Promarkers!

H is for Holly

This weeks challenge on ABC Christmas is 'H is for Holly' and there is an optional sketch to follow. I like doing sketches and so followed it to make this card, although some of the elements have been moved around slightly. The image is 'keeping warm' from Willow design Stamps and he has bits of holly peeping out of the stocking. I have also added paper holly leaves to the front of the card as embellishments.Since this week the theme for the I love Promarkers challenge is animals (and there is no sketch) I will enter this card into that challenge too. (I think that Walter the Owl is an animal.) If I have time I will try and make a second card for this challenge.

Pink and Green

This weeks challenge on LGS (Craftbubble) was a sketch set by Karen and the twist was to use the colours pink and green. I made this card using an image I received from a image swap on Craftbubble. The flower I made myself by folding up some paper- I have seen them in a magazine to buy and thought I'd have ago at making them instead!I will also enter this into the Pollycraft Monday Challenge which is becoming weekly from now on! The theme this week is 'anything goes'. They have launched some ace new digi stamps and have some fab prizes this week too! I will try and make a card just for this challenge too (feel a bit lazy entering something for two), but I have loads of work to do and so not sure I will have time.

WSC- 1st April

This weeks WSC was to follow the sketch set and to use the recipe- 3 buttons, 2 papers and a ribbon. This is the second recipe card I have made in a week, after never having done one before! I like them- it adds another dimension to the challenge and makes me think a bit more!
I used this Willow designs download and made a Christmas card- silly at this time of year I know. I got a bit carried away and decided to make Walter the Owl look like a robin with a red breast, only to realise afterwards it doesn't really work since the sign he is holding says 'I've been a good owl..'. Never mind- hope the recipient doesn't notice.

Swirls

This weeks I love Promarkers challenge was to folllow the sketch and include swirls and or flourishes on a card or project. I made this card last night with an image I received in an image swap on craftbubble. It is (of course) coloured with PMs and I have added some gold glitterations stickers as flourishes in the corners as well as using backing papers with flourishes on them.