Truly Scrumptious Challenge No 41 (Blue and Green)

I had to make a card for a friend's birthday which I had missed (what's new!!) so I thought I would make another challenge card. This time I've used a stamped image from a set of stamps I got from QVC. These are foam stamps made by La Blanche. They're white foam and the actual stamp seem like white polymer plastic but they give a lovely impression. I used watercolour paints and glossy accents to colour. I used my new beaded oval nestabilities to mount it and used a blue/green bp (part of the challenge extra) from Brenda Pinnock. The leaves are a Martha Stewart punch and the flowers are cherry blossoms and rosebuds from Wild Orchid crafts. I finished it with tiny pearls, a craftwork cards sentiment and stickles glitter.

Two Challenges.

Close up of home made flower.

Whoo, hoo, I've posted a challenge card!! Not been here for ages what with holidays and then returning to work. I've made a few cards and have made this one at the weekend.

I made this card for my daughter's friend. The image is a Tilda stamp - coloured with Promarkers. She is sitting on a ribbon in which there's a knot (Truly Scrumptious extra) I used My Mind's Eye pink paper for the bp. The background card is Bazzill card which I've distressed around the edges with a craft knife and then inked with Distress inks - Dusty Concorde and Aged Mahogany. I scored some of the card with the knife and I like the effect the ink has in these cuts. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the border and a Wild Orchid Crafts rose in the corner with Martha Stewart punched leaves. I made the flowers on the right hand side using flower shapes which I cut on the Cricut. I inked these with the Distress Inks. I used pearls, stickles and a Cardcraft sentiment to finish. Only thing is it wouldn't go in the envelope!!

I'd like to enter it into two challenges:

Truly Scrumptious Sketch Challenge

(Use a knot)

and

Totally Tilda

(Make your own flower)

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #23 and Cute Card Thursday Challenge #94.

Well Happy New Year everyone. Hope everyone is healthy, happy and well. My resolutions this year are to use up my craft stash, to use all the tools I have and to try and be a better blogger so as I haven't been here for ages I thought I'd start this year off with a couple challenge entries.

As I had to make a card for my Aunt's birthday I thought I'd use a challenge sketch. The Truly Scrumptious challenge sketch this week caught my eye so here's my card. The additional challenge was to use pink, green and black. I've used my new and first gorgeous stamp from Lili of the Valley - Faries on Tiptoe so am also going to enter it into the Cute Card Thursday challenge as well. They wanted something new on a card. I had to buy a couple of L.o.t.V stamps for a friend for Christmas and of course two fell into my basket as well!

I have stamped and coloured the image with Promarkers/Copics and then glittered her with glamour dust. She is matted onto octagonal nesties run through a cuttlebug tapestry folder (must use these more often). The paper is from Basic Grey and I have stamped flourishes from Hot of the Press in black ink. It's finished with pearls, flowers from Poppicrafts and a sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #3

Here's my second challenge card. It's the first time I've used Promarkers so I don't think the colouring is up to my usual standard. I've ordered some pastel ones as these seemed a little harsh. I only have dark colours at the moment so I found it a problem blending them. Still you live and learn.

The stamp is from Stampabilities - a Happy Hopper called 'Hop-It Bumble' No HMLR1044. The backing paper is 'Brenda Pinnick's' and I used the Cuttlebug Swirls folder on the punched shapes. Scallop edge to the image is Martha Stewart's 'Scalloped Circle' border punch and 'crooked' ribbon is from Hobbycraft!! lol

Thanks for looking.

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #2

As I had to make a card for a poorly friend I thought I'd have a go at a challenge card (my first as a blogger) so this is it. I've used the basic design but changed it a bit! What do you think?

It's A5 in size, backing paper is DCWV Matchmakers 'The Paper Stack', Stamped image 'Shy Hedgehog' Penny Black, 'Hugs' sentiment Penny Black (I masked out the Happy Birthday) and the Get Well Soon is from HOTP. The flowers are from Poppycrafts and the brads are Papermania. I hand doodled around each section(can't you just tell!) The challenge was to make buttons, these are covered with glossy accents.

Going to try and make a link to the challenge now! lol That'll be a challenge in itself!