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)

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

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

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

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

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

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)