ABC E is for Easter

This is my design team card for ABC this week. The cute image was a rak of Cathy which I have watercoloured in. The papers are a mixture of DCWV Spring stack and the blue backing I cannot remember where i got it from as the paper was loose in my stash. I have doodled around the papers and the flowers are prima, with a gem centre. A simple card this week from me, but wait till you see the one for next weeks challenge!

recipe -

Image - rak of Cathy

papers - stash and DCWV spring stack

flowers - prima

gems - stash

Penny Black Saturday

OMG the light quality on this is appauling. I am sorry I have to post it but if I don't I will miss the cut of time. A clean and simple card from me as the image is on the large size. It has been coloured in promarkers, kept unfussy as it is for one of Henry's little friends 2nd birthday.

recipe -

image - Penny black - a rak sorry don't know the name

papers - DCWV - Spring Stack

ribbon - stash

peeloff - stash

card - stash

medium - promarkers

Cute card thursday meets Lili of the Valley

I have not managed to make a card in over a week and I am so far behind on my challenges I am sorry but I am going to have to double up wherever possible, competitions allowing. Cute card thursday is spring and this image fits lovely and Lili od the Valley was 2 papers (backing is one and swirls the other) one flower and 3 brads. I have added a ribbon and a charm - I hope that this is allowed.

Off to carry on coughing and make some more lemsip - hope everyone is well xxx

recipe -

papers - DCWV - Spring matstack

flower - prima antiques

Charm - madcowbeads

swirls - sissex

ribbon - stash

image - penny black - rak of jane

Basic Grey - Hearts

This is a quick card I made for the Basic Grey challenge. I used a paper sheet from the Sugared paper pad, which has been fauxed stitched. The image was a rak (sorry I can't remember who from I think it may have been Jacqui) which I have coloured in in promarkers. The ribbon is from stash as are the gems. The flowers are prima and the charm is from mad cow beads. I hope you like it x

ATC's for Becky And Tilda ATC Challenge

These ATC's (along with some others) have been made for Becky's swap. The Tilda one I am entering for the Tilda and Co Atc challenge which is peel offs as there are little peel off flowers on the ATC. I hope you like these.

Images - Pennyblack, Magnolia and Sarah Kay.

Papers - card stock and DCWV Spring matstack

Peeloffs - stash

Flowers - Prima

OMG I have managed to do a challenge - Dutchdare - Charms

I cannot believe it I have actually managed a challenge and apart from Henry teething we are all ok. I just hope that this was the end of the bugs for this year. Well this is the start of my thank you cards, I did not send many Christmas cards in the end and the thought of doing them now makes me feel bad. All the images and papers I plan to keep with my everyday stash and do one now and again so I don't have the dread of them all next year.

This cute image was sent to me by Racheal sorry I don't know what it is called. I have coloured it with my promarkers as I am finding them very quick to use, even though I cannot shade with them for the life of me so colour is blocked.

The papers are all basic grey from the LilyKate pad which I adore, will have to reorder this eventually (Paul has brought me 9 pads of basic grey as stocking fillers as they are half price on the glitterpot at the moment, so I think it will be a long way off unfortunately). I have cut the ovals with my friskars as I am still awaiting delievery of my Nesties my Nan brought me for Christmas and I am impatient and want to use them now!

The charm is stash from ages ago when ABC did C is for Charms and was from Hobbycraft the best I could find at the time and seen much nicer since but need to use these up. The beads are part of the blog candy package I received from Nessy.

The flower is one of the old making memories hydranger package. I have 2 packs of the new prima's and they are so lush, but have been confiscated for Christmas day or I would have used them.

I think the unusual layout works and will use this again, but will faux stitch the papers as they look abit plan to me. Hope you like it.

Friday Sketchers and Spoonful of sugar - card for a child.

I combined the two challenges as I had started this card last friday and had not had chance to finish it and when I saw that Spoonful of Sugar was for a child it was perfect. I have flipped the sketch because I cut the paper out the wrong way and now I have just realised that the balloons are upside down - will correct! (so please pretend you have not noticed).

image - penny black care of Cathy

papers - basic grey - cupcake

ribbon - stash

cake stamp - clutterbug

Cute Card Thursday - Green and Red

This wonderful image was given to me by my friend Jayne. It is one of this years Penny Black Christmas stamps and I think he is lovely. He has been coloured in using watercolours and I have then distressed the edge using my new papermania earyt tone ink pad. I have also used this on all the papers too. The papers are from a new company called papercellar and I am very impressed with them. The snowflakes were cut using my clutterbug and the holly leaves and the sentiment are left overs from last years christmas stash - I hope you like.

image - penny black

papers - papercellar

snowflakes - clutterbug

sentiment and hollyleaves - stash

Think Pink Candy Card

Well I cheated and did 2! One will be for my sister and the other is for a friend Pat to send to someone affected by this horrid illness too. Pat raised £45 for Cancer Research the other weekend and I am so proud of him and glad my sister introduced me to such a wonderful person who I can now call a friend too (he was one of my sisters best friends for years.)

images - top - Penny Black a rak off Jacqui, bottom - Sarah Kay

papers - top - basic grey, bottom - K and Co

lace - stash for both

flowers - prima for both

card - gold and green both stash

ABC M is for Male

A quick post I am afraid as both the boys have terrible colds and are very grumpy!

A card made for my husbands Grandfather. The first card I have done using promarkers - which I think suit the simplicity of penny black stamps.

image - teed up - penny black

paper - basic grey - archaic

paper sentiment - h and co - memories

brad - part of my candy win from vanessa

I hope you like it x

Penny Black Saturday - Season

A quick card I am afraid as I am a bit under the weather and feeling very low at the moment. My friend is coming over with some more herbal remodies for me as the Doctor thinks I am suffering with PND again, doesn't help all these dark horrid days. I decided therefore to do a nice spring card to cheer myself up. I am not sure if it needs anything else - let me know.

papers - DCVW - spring matstack

Image - Penny Black - a rak so I don't know the name sorry

ribbon - anitas

gems - papercellar

ABC I is for Individual and DT Member Call

It is I is for Individual over on ABC this week and we are looking for a new Design Team Member. All you need to do is publish a link to your work to be in with a chance of joining the team. We want to see your own individual style and favourite medium.

Good Luck everyone.

Image - Cat Bath - Penny Black

Flowers - Papermaina

Brads - Papermania

Backing Papers - Papermania

Ribbon - Stash