Theme Thursday - Flourishes

Here is my entry to the lovely challenge at Theme Thursday which is 'flourishes'
The sea stamp is by My Sentiments Exactly, together with the seahorse which I have used for the shrink plastic dangly.
The large flourish is by Creative Expressions, and the smaller stamps used are by Basic Grey.
The core'dinations card has been cuttlebugged and sanded, then very lightly brayered with the same big and juicy inkpad that the main image had been stamped in.
I think this is the first time that I've made a card from this stamp. It's a lovely stamp but I've never been able to transfer it to a card. I think that the Cuttlebug will solve this type of problem, and I really like the way it works with core'dination's.
Thanks very much for looking x

Theme Thursday On Er Friday

Better late than never, here's my entry to this weeks Theme Thursday which is 'Music and/or Dance'
This is one of my very favourite stamps, from Just For Fun. Her dress has been coloured with Prisma's, and her face and arms with Pro Markers. I got the Skin Tone set from Silly Monkey Crafts, and I love them, they are so smooth and I shall certainly be adding to my collection.
The background is Coredinations which has been Cuttlebugged and sanded. So simple but I think it looks really effective.
The tiny embelishment in top right is a ballet shoe stamp on shrink plastic.
I tried to keep it nice and simple, and I'm quite pleased with the result - have I finally realised that less is more - doubt it :0).
Thanks for looking and enjoy your weekend xx

Funky Fairy's Swirls Challenge

Here's my entry for this weeks Funky Fairy challenge which is 'swirls' The swirly background paper is from a Funky Fairy Christmas collection. The flowers have been sizzix'ed in my cuttlebug, and the little girl is the Funky Fairy herself!
A very enjoyable challenge, thanks for looking and have a great weekend xx

Sketch & Stash & Daring Cardmakers

There are so many fab challenge blogs out there and just not enough time to do them all, so I've combined a couple with this card. On Sketch & Stash you have to combine the sketch and use something either new or
unused from your stash. My new is both the Co'rdinations cardstock that I got from my local garden centre in the Christmas sale, and a Sugar Nellie stamp that I got direct from Funky Kits I like these stamps - they're cute but not too cute. I love the co'rdination card, I just cuttlebugged it then sanded with my sanding block and I'm really pleased with the result.
The challenge at Daring Cardmakers was much simpler, just use green and lots of it.
Well the base card is green, the girls dress is green and the sanded card and the sentiment are green.
I really enjoyed making this, though I must admit I think I'm losing the ability to make a card if I don't have a sketch to follow.
Thanks very much for looking. xx
http://www.daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/
http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/02/sketch-and-stash-challenge-3.html

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Frame It!

This is my entry to this weeks Penny Black challenge. I've stamped a black 'Bubble' all around the base card edge as it looked quite boring without. The frame has been 'cuttlebugged' , and the pink card has been embossed with 2 cuttlebug folders.
The Penny Black stamp has been watercoloured, add a ribbon and chipboard flower and all finished.
Thanks very much for looking xx

http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2009/01/penny-black-saturday-challenge-week-33.html

Ismake Challenge 2009/02

This seemed to come together so much easier than last weeks card. It's been a typical crafter's 'thing' I love these papers so I'm not going to use 'em! They're all from K&Co's Neopolitan range, and I brought them back from America a couple of years ago. I think I've made one card from them as I can't bear to cut them up lol.
The little diamonds are DCWV 12 x 2 strips. These are great for the Cuttlebug as you don't have to go into a big sheet for a small die cut.
The main sentiment is Penny Black, and the smaller one Cuddly Buddly.
I really enjoyed this challenge, and thanks for looking.
http://ismaki.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/ismaki-002/

Saturday Workout Challenge 2 - Embossed

I just love this new challenge site - it lets me use my all time favourite stamp. I know I'm a bit of a 'love the one you're with' when it comes to stamps, but this really is my fave :o)
The background is pink pearlised paper embossed with a cuttlebug.
The ballerina is by Just for Fun stamps, which has been watercoloured in pinks
The sentiment has been embossed, first the brown, then swept over with pink and embossed again, then the edges torn and edged with brown again. This was then UTE'd
Hope you like it, and thanks for looking xx
http://saturdaysworkout.wordpress.com/

Funky Fairys Challenge - Stars & Stripes

Here is my entry for this weeks challenge. It couldn't have come at a better time, as my cousins 30th birthday is coming up quick. My new 'favourite stamp' is by Art Declassified, and is called The Usual Suspects.
There is the obligatory piece of Cuttlebuggin' and the chipboard is painted in silver acrylic dabber, with some punched stars in blue glitter card added.
Hope he likes it :o)
http://funkyfairychallenge.blogspot.com/

Funky Fairy's Challenge - Boyz2Men

The Funky Fairy's challenge this week is everybody's favourite, a boy/man theme. Always the easiest of cards to make - not!!
Didn't photograph too well, and scanned even worse lol too much metal and glitter I guess.
The background is from the boys and girls collection, in blue and purple. Silver mirror card has been Cuttlebug embossed, and the sizzix signpost is in blue glitter card.
The wording is actually the same shade of purple as the backing paper, - not the rather fetching pink as in the photograph!!
The stamp is by Penny Black, and it's the third time he's been out this week.
I enjoyed this challenge, and it's nice to be in front with a card for a change :o)
http://funkyfairychallenge.blogspot.com/