Monday 26 March 2012

L/O - How time flies..

paper and elements by Akizo Designs Sakura 2012(freebie), heart border mask by Gunhild Storeide (another freebie).
This digital layout done via Photoshop CS4+  and photo of my son at 6 months old.
Challenges:

  1. Once Upon A Sketch - sketch and journal "I missed.."
  2. Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
  3. Simon Says - bingo (flower, lace, ribbon)


Saturday 24 March 2012

Corner Bookmark

image : Doodle Pantry 
others: Faber Castell watercolour pencils,
border punch, daisy punch, patterned paper,
recycle envelope corner, button
Challenges:
  1. Doodle Pantry - use Doodle Pantry image & anything goes
  2. Joan's Garden - corner bookmark from envelope corner, 
  3. Stamptacular Sunday - button
  4. Polka Doodles - animal/bird
  5. Cute Card Thursday - anything goes


Saturday 17 March 2012

Thinking of you Tilda

image: Magnolia Tilda
paper: free digital papers
medium: Copic V000/04/06, E0000/000/11/29/31/33/35
others: Memento Black Tuxedo, Ink It Up watermelon ink pad
bling, stylus
Challenges:
  1. Midweek Magnolias - sketch
  2. ICopic - V family
  3. Simply Magnolia - anything goes
  4. 7Kids College Fund - anything goes
  5. Delightful Sketches - someone special


Friday 16 March 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 14 March 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 11 March 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

Sunday 4 March 2012

Another Year Wiser

image: by Back To Paper via CDACPC#13 digitally paper piece her dress.
Background are free digital papers downloaded from web.
others: coloured the hair and skin with Faber Castell water colour pencils.
Challenges:

  1. Stamptacular Sunday - photo inspiration 
  2. CDAC progressive challenge #13
  3. Paper Sundaes - circle
  4. Papertake Weekly - sketch
  5. Kartenallerlai - blue and white
  6. Delightful Sketches - spring colour
  7. Cute Card Thursday - spring
  8. Paperplay - something old (my old colouring pencil) and something new (new image)