Friday, March 16, 2012

Candy 25/3/2012 Polka Doodles

Polka Doodles is giving away Candy Doodles CD to 3 random comments this week. Click here to participate.

Birthday card

image: Penny Black sticker
paper: dotty paper digital paper, text paper (new), Kraft card stock
ribbon, Spellbinder Label 4, TH distress ink
Challenges:
  1. Penny Black Saturday - for child
  2. Polka Doodles - for boy's birthday
  3. Paper Shelter - for boys
  4. Cupcake Craft - dotty
  5. Cute Card Thursday - birthday
  6. Sketch & Stash - sketch (ribbon from stash, new text patterned paper)


Happy Easter

image : bunny by Stamping Dragon Designs via CDAC Progressive Challenge #14
digitally paper pieced in Photoshop and also coloured with Prismacolour pencils (for shading). Other tools: flower and butterfly punch, buttons.
Challenges:

  1. CDAC Progressive Challenge #14 
  2. Cupcake Craft - dotty
  3. Kartenallerlei - something punched
  4. CropStop - butterflies
  5. Paperplay - bingo (flower, button, stitch)
  6. DYSU - favourite colour (lilac)
  7. Milk Coffee Challenge - anything goes
  8. Sketch Saturday - sketch
  9. The ABC Challenge - lilac and lace
  10. Magiczna Kartka - Easter card
  11. Joanna Sheen - easter
  12. Penny Black And More - Easter
  13. Crafter's Companion - spring
  14. Stamp & Create - paper piecing
  15. Loathian Crafts Online - 2 main colours (lilac, pink)
  16. Frosted Designs - wings

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mother Day Easel Card

Image : a freebie from Cardmaking Downloads. I use Photoshop to overlay it on Basic Grey Romani pattern paper, printed on white card stock. I printed another image and layered on top for some added dimension. Sentiment is computer generated. Faux stitched the border with black ink pen.
Challenges:

  1. Simon Says - mother's day
  2. Basic Grey -  photo inspiration (inspired by the flower)
  3. The Cuttlebug Spot - mother's day and stitches

Sunday, March 11, 2012

With Love

image: lips from Scrapper's Delight
Spellbinder Label 4 die
Lifestyle Craft Scallop Heart die
Cuttlebug Floral Screen embossing folder
bling, red and white card stock
Challenges:
  1. CropStop - National Craft Month Challenge "shaped card"
  2. Papertake - anything goes


Just For You bookmark

stamp: Magnolia Tilda
paper: Basic Grey Olivia, red card stock
medium: Faber Castell water colour pencils, 
glitter glue, gems
Challenges:
  1. Magnolia Challenge Blog - bingo (glitter, gem, flower)
  2. Midweek Magnolia - greeting
  3. Magnolia-licious Challenge - photo inspiration (spring, tulip)
  4. 7Kids College Fund - not a card
  5. Basic Grey - photo inspiration (spring, tulip)

Prepared To See bookmark

stamp : Paperbag Studio 'Prepared To See' 
TH Tea Dye distress ink, black ink pad
kraft card stock, distresser
Challenges:
  1. Stamptacular Sunday - text more than 4 words
  2. ABC Challenge - kraft
  3. Papertake - anything goes
  4. Frosted Friday - kraft