CDAC Challenge

Good morning folks, my card share today is for the new challenge over at Crafters Digital Arts Centre using this beautiful freebie from the sponsor Shelley's images. Do pop over and have a look at the challenge as this is such a beautiful image and you get the lovely sentiment too! 

I've used kraft card for the base card and for matting and layering. The image is coloured with promarkers, cut out and liberally sprinkled with glamour dusts. I've moutned the image over some die cut nesties and used one of Tim's vintage backing papers. I've added some pretty laee and seam binding ribbon from the Funkie Junkie boutique and added some spellbinders die cut cherry blossoms with little faux pearl centres, this is the first time I've used this die and I just love it!!

Here's a close up of the image, i've used panpastels in permanent red tint and white for distressing, they give a lovely delicate colour. 

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts: anything goes

Crafty Bloggers Network: flowers

Crafty Calendar: what's new?

Dream Valley: girls, girls, girls

Marker POP Challenge: pink

Pile it on: Heart

Ribbon Girls: pink and ivory

Stampin for the weekend: something girlie

I hope you're having a good week. I usually love the snow but I'm getting a wee bit miffed as we've got a covering of snow but not enough to have a few days off work lol. Still I shouldn't complain. At least this week is whizzing by, hopefully by the time  I leave work I'll be able to squint and see the weekend in the distance. Have a good day and stay warm and cosy if you can 

thanks for popping by

Claire xx

Time for Tea

Hi folks, how's your weekend going? Its very quiet and peaceful here as DS has gone away with his friends for a few days, in fact its almost too quiet . I shouldn't complain as he'll be home tomorrow with piles of washing lol. Anyway todays card is for the progressive challenge over at Crafters Digital Art Centre . There are some gorgeous images and i've coloured a few of them but this was the first chance i've had to make a card. 

The gorgeous teapot image is by Sandy Samples and is coloured with promarkers. I  love fuschias, they are one of my favourite flowers and always make me think of summer so I couldn't resist this lovely teapot. Sadly all the fuschias in my garden bit the dust in the bad weather :-(.

It took ages to get the creamy background colour I wanted and I carefully wrote down which promarkers I used and guess what ..... lost the list! I've used spun sugar distress ink around the image and matted it on some dark cream card. The bp is Prima Madeline and the pearls, ribbon and lace are from my stash.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft us Crazy: anything goes

Crafty Sentiments: no sentiment

Fussy and Fancy: 3 or more of your favourite embellishments

My mum's craft shop: summer

Jellypark: favourite embellishments

Papertake Weekly: Bingo challenge (my line is pearls, ribbon and freespace)

Simon Says Stamp: food and drink

Thanks for visiting today

Claire xx