Gorjuss Sitting

This is my niece Eilidh's favourite stamp - it was on last year's birthday card in yellow & it HAD to be on this years too, but in pink!

Hope she likes it. I've coloured ir with Promarkers then added punched flowers, lace & a sentiment and everything is backed onto Bearly Mine Designs digi paper which I printed at the beginning of the week.

This card is for the Sugar Bowl Challenge which was to use their sketch along with pink. Jx

PS The charm was a late addition which I thought about this afternoon - fills a gap nicely!

Less Is More No 8

This week's Less is More challenge was to use the simple sketch. I've combined a shell image with an embossed background and a Penny Black sentiment. Jx

Happy Mother's Day

It's the lovely Mrs Cleaver again by Victoria Case - again on a Mother's Day card - just for a change!

This time I've paired her up with some digi backing paper from "Bearly Mine Designs." Now it's the first time I've printed digi paper & I have to say I'm very impressed. So much so that I think I'll be popping over to their shop ever so soon to make a purchase. But hey, this is one of those great stores where you can try before you buy, and the paper on the card above was a lovely freebie!

So apologies Bearly Mine DT for not reading all the challenge rules last week and only following your sketch. This week however I'm using your lovely paper too in the Bearly Mine Challenge! Jx

You Ain't Nothing But A Hound Dog!

... As Elvis would sing!



Sorry, I don't normally burst into song, but this weeks CACB was to be inspired by an Elvis song so there we have it!

My image is PB, coloured with my trusty Promarkers, however the backing paper - well the 2nd picture reveals all, thanks Craig for ordering a curry last night, the bag was just what I needed for my recycling!



So Challenges;

Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog - Elvis Song - You Ain't Nothing But A Hound Dog
My Partner in Crafting Crime - 3 Or More Buttons - I used 6!
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Recyling - Take Away Bag
Cards For Men - Embossing - 2 Cuttlebug Embossed Panels. (11/4)
Jx

Christmas Tree

I've had another go at a CAS card, this time a Christmas one using a Penny Black stamp which I embossed.

I'm entering it into these challenges;

Bah Humbug - Christmas Tree

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge No 13 - A square card.

Moving Along With The Times - Precious Metals. Jx

Mother's Day

Sorry folks, it's Mrs Cleaver again!

This time she's in pink and combined with Papermania Colossal paper & some pink ribbon. I'm entering her into the following challenges;

Stampin For The Weekend - Mother's Day (30/3)
Allsorts - For A Special Lady.
Jx

Pretty As A Princess

I love this Sugar Nellie stamp, & I love to colour her with my Promarkers - this time she's in Apricot & Saffron.

This simple card is backed onto two Cuttlebug embossed panels & the card is finished off with a Penny Black sentiment. I'm entering it into the following challenges;

Eat Sleep Stamp - Their sketch (30/3)

Pals Paper Arts - Embossing (29/3)

Tuesday Morning Sketches - K.I.D.S.

Jx

Bird House

This card was made using My Mind's Eye papers & a Swiss Pixies rubber stamp called Birdhouse, coloured with Promarkers.

I'm entering it into the Sketch & Stash Challenge after I followed their sketch, (27th)&

The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Green (30th)

The Promarker Challenge - In the Garden. (Tues)

Jx

Digi Christmas

It's F for Freebie over on the ABC Christmas challenge this week and we'd to use a digi stamp from Stamp Fairy.Com and the sketch for our card. I used Dovecraft paper & promarkers for the job. & finished things off with a squirt of Stickles. Jx

Mrs Cleaver

This stamp arrived 2 days ago, & I've coloured Mrs Cleaver in a number of shades - I think you will be seeing a lot of her! She's by Victoria Case & I got her from Quixoticpaperie. Thought she was perfect for Mother's Day cards this year - well to start with, then I have a feeling she'll move on to Birthdays!

So she's coloured with Promarkers and mounted on card and Papermania Colossal paper.

She's entering the following challenges;

Crafty Ann's Challenge No 36 - Sketch
Bearly Mine - Mother's Day
Penny's Paper Crafts - From the kitchen - closes 23rd Mar
Papertake Challenge - It's a Mom Thing

Tilda Time

It's a while since this Tilda has had an outing so I thought I'd use her for this weeks Oldie but Goodie Challenge which is Pink & Blue & Brown. Jx

Golfer

I loved the Less in More challenge so much last week that I'm back to try my hand at it again this and the challenge this time is to do a masculine card. I can also make this my 2nd entry into this weeks I Love Promarkers Challenge which is to make a male card.

This time I've added colour & used my Magna Golfer by Sugar Nellie for the job. The sentiment is Penny Black & sorry it's mounted - haven't learned how to position computer generated text directly onto card - but I'll see if I can find a tutorial to guide me on the way.

Jx

Lovely LOTV

Well, the Promarkers were busy this weekend as I made a second LOTV card this time using a girlie cupcake image. Papers are Doodlebug & flowers Wild Orchid Crafts.

I'm entering this one into this weeks Crafty Catz Challenge which was Mother's Day. Jx

Sail Boats

This is the first time I've used this lovely Prairy Fairy digi stamp - bad really cause I've had it for a while! It's just there are so many lovely stamps out there it's hard to fit them all in!

Anyway this card is for 2 challenges;

I Love Promarkers - Masculine Card
Cards For Men Challenge 6 - Their sketch, (closes 27th Mar)

Jx

Mothers Day LOTV

This is such a sweet image, love her to bits & she's perfect for mother's day cards! So using this weeks layout, some Doodlebug papers. My trusty Promarkers & some liquid pearls I've come up with this!

I'm entering it into the following challenges;

LOTV Challenge - Their sketch
Crafty Creations - Mothers Day Card

Magna Girl

Today I bought some more Sugar Nellie stamps, but as I was storing them away I decided that I'd try and run through the whole set as I love them all!

So tonights offering fits the Gem of A Challenge sketch.

Jx

Katie Bairdie

Ok, so this stamp isn't called Katie Bairdie, it's Maggie by Sugar Nellie - but the poem on the inside is - & it's the one Eilidh my niece has learned at nursery.

I'm entering this card into the current Sugar Bowl challenge which was a sketch along with the Papertake challenge which was trebletastic - 3 flowers in my case. Jx



Almost forgot, the coo is a Pink Gem digi!

Less Is More

I struggle to make sympathy cards, but when I saw the challenge over on Less is More I thought it might help me a bit with a card I had to make.

Stamp - Hero Arts + Card Candi. Jx

Green Frogs

Another cute little PB stamp here - this one's called, Captivated. I've combined it with some Basic Grey papers & some green card & ribbon for my card for the following challenges;

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Green
Allsorts Challenge - Green
Penny Black @ Allsorts - Welcome Spring
Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge - Their Layout.

Jx

Away In A Manger

This card as a lot to do with Sandra over on Do Crafts - for a start, the image is from her, so sorry I can't give stamp details. Secondly the style of card - gatefold - something that had passed me by till she sent me a lovely GF card for my birthday. So thanks Sandra, for the card, the image & the intro to a new style!

This card is both for the Do Craft Snoflake Challenge - to make a Christmas card every week, & Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge No 11 which was to use gold. Jx

Seeing Your Face

Another wet day in Aberdeenshire - but at least the snow missed us. A great day for making cards though!

This leaving card was made for someone at my husbands work. I used a very sweet Spring PB stamp and papers by Tim Coffey & My Minds Eye. The flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts & the leaves from my MS punch.

I'm entering this one into the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers - their sketch.
PB @ Allsorts - Welcome Spring
Crafty Catz - Yellow & Green.

Messy Baby Boy

These cards were made using my Sugar Nellie, Messy Rabbit stamp & some Craft Creations papers & finished off with doodlebug letters.

I'm entering them into the following challenges;

I Love Promarkers - Babies
Crafty Creations - Baby Blue
Oldie But Goodie - For A Baby



PS How have I never noticed gatefold cards before??? I love them! Jx

Slugger

Slugger by Penny Black is one of those simple stamps I never tire of using. This time he's on my first Gate-Fold card which I've made for this weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge which was to do more than one fold, along with the Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge, which was to use their lovely sketch.
Also the Moving Along With The Times Challenge which was to make a card/project for a male.



Paper - Doodlebug Jx

PS Blog make-over by Colin!!! (My 15 yr old son.)

Sarah's Birthday

A card for a princess - a Sugar Nellie Princess!

Coloured using promarkers, Buttercup/Mustard/Pastel Yellow.

Paper - Papermania Creative Tones - from a few years back.

Sentiment Penny Black + ribbon & pearls.

I'm entering this one into the Friday Sketchers Challenge after following their layout, and the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge which is Happy Birthday, and the Allsorts Challenge which is to make a card for a teenager. Jx

Snoowie

I loved Snoowie last year - so much so, I have several images all stamped & coloured ready for use. So, in the interest of waste reduction! I've plopped him on this card for the following challenges;

Sketch & Stash - their sketch.
ABC Christmas Challange - E for Embossing
Bah Humbug - also embossing.
CHNC Challenge 10 - embossing.
Jx

Westie

This card is made using my smallest Sugar Nellie stamps - but I have to say, it's one of my favourites. I've combined it with some Basic Grey paper and a couple of punches to compile my entry for this weeks Sugar Bowl Challenge. Jx

Cupcake Card

This is one of my favourite big stamps at the moment. It's a Hero Art's cling stamp, & it's just perfect for paper piecing. My card uses blue/green Doodlebug paper which is the challenge on Crafty Creations this week. I've also used paper piecing and Cuttlebug embossing which are two of my favourite techniques - along with card candi & ribbon, two of my favourite embelishments which links with the favourites challenge over on Top Tip Tuesday.
Finally it's a special birthday card - a 40th - which also ties in with the Crafty Catz challenge this week. Jx

I'm A Spring Chicken

...yellow and small,
I got a lot of feathers, & I'm not very tall! That was one of Colin's nursery songs, can't remember the rest of the words but it was quite funny!

Anyway, onto the card, it uses a PB stamp called Basket Of Chicks. I've combined it with Tim Coffey papers, some lace & pearls, & I'm entering it into the following challenges;

Karen's Doodles - Sketch used
Oldie But Goodie - Spring Is In The Air
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Pearls & Lace
Penny Black @ Allsorts - Welcome Spring

Jx

Christmas Quacker!

Not the name of this PB stamp, but it could be!

This is a quick, all important, THIN card, so the PO don't hammer me with a large charge at the end of the year cause my cards are too fat!

It's made for this weeks Bah Humbugh Challenge which this week is - Things that fly - as as ducks can I thought it could enter! Jx

Liz's Card

It's my sis's birthday this weekend so I made her this card, using an LOTV stamp with a horse - (She likes horses!)

The paper in MME & the ribbon is off a chocolate box! Finally the flower is punched & homemade - like you couldn't tell!

This card is for the following challenges;

LOTV - Circles
Pixie Cottage - Their sketch
Papertake - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Own Flowers

Jx