Kitty Bee DT Spotlight - Basket of Love Bun

It's the third Wednesday of the month, so it's time for my Kitty Bee DT showcase project, which this time is an Easter card featuring the super cute Basket of Love Bun digi stamp from the Kitty Bee Etsy store.  I've coloured it with my Promarkers and fussy cut it so that it could be stuck to the card with dimensional glue.

 The patterned papers, bunting and flower dies are all from Trimcraft's Hoppy Easter range, I used a Spellbinders die to cut the label shape from pink card.  The sentiment was stamped with a stamp from a Hobby Craft set.  A trio of pearls was the final touch to my CAS card.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Passion For Promarkers - #328 - CAS
Ooh La La - #222 - Use Die Cuts
Stamping Sensations - Animal Magic
Crafty Catz - Use 3 Design Paper
Crafty Creations - #335 - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - #110 - Use Your Favourite Things - Promarkers, Dies, Patterned Papers
Inspiration Destination - #122 - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers DT Card - Hats

It's challenge time again at I Love Promarkers, this fortnight our theme is "Hats" and we're sponsored by Doctor Digi, who kindly gave the DT some images to play with.  I, however, chose a Doctor Digi image from my own collection for my card, called Simply Santa, colouring him with my Promarkers and adding some Ultra Fine Flower Soft to give him a fluffy beard.  I also used this to create a border round the edge of the topper.

 The papers, including those used on the die cut presents, are Papermania, from a pack called A Letter to Santa, some of them have lovely gold foiling on them.  The sentiment stamp used is Papermania too.  The cute present die is from Crafter's Companion, I couldn't resist giving each parcel a gold mirri bow.  The finishing touch was to add a large double bow.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Cuttlebug Mania - Santa Baby - Crafter's Companion present die and Spellbinders circles.
Craft Your Passion - #342 - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - #140 - Anything Goes
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #218 - Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish - #346 - Christmas Cards with a Die Cut
Alphabet Challenge - U is for Use Something Red
Creative Corner - Christmas Time

Kitty Bee DT Card - Thanks

We're at the half way point of our "Thanks" challenge at Kitty Bee, which is sponsored by The Paper Shelter and A Day For Daisies.  Both of our sponsors kindly gave the DT some images to play with, but I actually chose to use an A Day For Daisies butterfly digi from my own collection for my card.

 The patterned papers are Lili of the Valley, Beach Bliss, apart from the one I printed the butterflies onto: that's a piece of vintage printed card from Anna Marie Designs.  I added in some kraft card for matting, and embossed one of the kraft layers with a Papermania embossing folder, inking with Walnut Stain Distress Ink to highlight the pattern.  I used the same ink on all the paper edges and the doily to soften them a little and give them a shabby look.
I used a Papermania stamp to stamp the sentiment, and die cut it with a Spellbinders die.  I then added the fussy cut butterflies, giving them trails of Nuvo Drops, and I finished off with pearl embellishments in the corners.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

A Day For Daisies - #156 - Add Burlap or Kraft
Pile It On - #121 - Thankful / Thanks
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #215 - Thanks / Thankfulness 
Craft For The Craic - Use Two Colours - Brown and Blue
Fab 'n' Funky - #328 - Things With Wings
Crafty Cardmakers - #177 - Embossing
Cupcake Inspirations - #385 - Thanks

Kitty Bee Spotlight Card - It's That Cow Again

It's the third Wednesday of the month which means that it's time for my Kitty Bee showcase project, which this month is card, using the same image as last month: Cow Barely Over the Moon.  It's just so cute, I couldn't resist using it again!

 I printed the digi twice, flipping one of them so that once they'd been coloured with Promarkers and cut out, they could be glued back to back and hung in the aperture.  The moon was coloured with a Crafter's Companion clear glitter pen over the Promarker colouring, I then drew on craters with a Quickie glue pen and applied yellow glitter.  The moon sparkles beautifully in real life, I haven't been able to capture it in the photos, in fact the whole project was a nightmare to photograph, it looks so much better in reality than it does in the pics.
I used a sheet of old Papermania Forever Friends paper on the inside of the card and a sheet of magazine freebie paper on the outside, the edges of which I gently inked with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.
I added a decorative border to the top of the card, made with a Tonic punch, and border round the aperture, made with Spellbinders dies.  The star embellishments were made with Xcut dies, the sentiment was stamped with a Personal Impressions stamp, and the numeral is a Papermania sticker.  The final touch was to add some gold gems.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Sunny Day Crafting - #19 - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - #142 - For the Boys - This is for my nephew
Love to Scrap - #88 - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers DT Card - White on White

It's challenge time once again at I Love Promarkers; this fortnight our theme is "White on White with a Coloured Image", and we're sponsored by Doctor Digi, who very kindly gave the DT some images to play with.  I chose the use Elvis the Elf, colouring him, of course, with my Promarkers, then fussy cutting him out.

 I added some piercing round the edges of the base layer of card, then some faux stitching with a Quickie glue pen and Glamour Dust for a little bit of sparkle against the white background.  To create the foreground, I simply used some torn card with a sentiment stamped on with a Papermania Honey and Hugs stamp, I thought the fun font went rather well with the style of the digi.
The house was die cut with a Spellbinders die set from star dust card, and embellished with iridescent gems.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Artistic Inspirations - #165 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - #334 - Anything Goes
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #210 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge DT Card - Autumn Colour Inspiration

We have a new challenge for you today at A Gem of a Challenge; this fortnight it's a colour challenge and we have a beautiful photo to inspire you.

I decided to go with an autumn theme as well as autumn colours as this picture instantly made me think of Autumn Bella from the Pink Gem store.  I coloured her with Promarkers and cut her out with a Spellbinders Decorative Labels Twenty-Seven die.

 The papers, sentiment and tag are Papermania Tilly Daydream, to which I added a die cut circle of DCWV self adhesive cork behind the topper to add texture and another autumnal colour.  I also added some faux stitching to the leaf paper to work with the fabric look papers and stitched effect sentiment.
To embellish, I added some organza ribbon with a button topped double bow, some leaves made with Spellbinders Fall Foliage dies, and a button to the tag.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Crafty Catz - #342 - All Tied Up
Pattie's Creations - #127 - Halloween / Autumn
Craft Rocket - #26 - Happy Birthday
Through the Purple Haze - #110 - Birthday
Crafting By Designs - Add a Sentiment
The Crafty Addicts - #26 - Autumn Colours
Crafty Friends - #42 - Autumn Colours
My Sheri Crafts - #192 - First Day of Fall

Double Z Fold Christmas Card

I saw this fun fold shown at a Docrafts demo recently and decided to give it a try at our Monday night craft meet; it's really easy and I'm sure you'll find a tutorial if you Google "double Z fold cards".

 I used cream pearl card to make the card base, and used Papermania Festive Fauna papers to cover all the panels.  I love these papers, a new addition to my stash, the colours are very neutral and soft and go very well with cream, grey and kraft.
The main topper was made with an Xcut die set and the largest die from my Spellbinders Adorning Circles set.  I used bits and bobs from my scrap box, including a piece of lovely stardust card, that has pearl flecks, for the background to the scene and the snowflakes.  The sentiment dies are also from Xcut, I cut the greeting in kraft card, and the running deer die I used on the small panel is from Marianne, it was also cut from kraft card.
The final touch was to add some iridescent gems to the middle of the snowflakes for a little touch of festive bling.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Crafty Catz - #341 - More Than One Fold
4 Crafty Chicks - #319 - Die Cuts
Aud Sentiments - #165 - Anything Goes + a Sentiment
Crafty Gals Corner - #92 - Punches / Die Cuts
Fab 'n' Funky - #321 - Include the Word Happy
My Time to Craft - #331 - Fancy Folds

Kitty Bee DT Card - Birthdays

We are at the halfway point of our "Birthdays" challenge at Kitty Bee, you still have a week to play along.  We're sponsored this time by All Dressed Up and Make It Crafty, both of whom kindly gave the DT some image to play with, I chose to use the super cute Carlie With Flowers, from Make It Crafty, and I have to say that I really enjoyed colouring her with my Promarkers.

 The bright and beautiful papers are from a Craftwork Cards pad called Countryside, in my favourite colour combo of pink and green.  I added some deep pink card for matting and inked all the edges with dark brown ink.
To embellish, I added some crochet lace, some hot pink satin ribbon with a double bow, a sentiment tag stamped with a Lili of the Valley stamp, some butterflies made with Xcut dies and topped with tiny pink pearls, a flower made with a Crafter's Companion die and topped with Card Candi that matched the paper pad I used and finally, a leafy flourish cut with a Spellbinder die.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

QKR Stampede - #211 - Cut It up
As You Like It - Favourite Colour Combo - I love pink and green, any shades of pink and green, they are opposite each other on the colour wheel and complimentary colours appeal to me.  I even got married in pink and green, although in softer tones than on this card!
Craftaholics R Us - #3 - Birthday Cards or Tags
Craft Rocket - #25 - Ribbon and/or Lace
Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon or Lace
Crafting By Designs - Favourite Season - Summer
The Paper Shelter - #266 - Blooming Days
Craft Your Passion - #331 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps - #132 - Your Favourite Embellishment + a Stamp - Mine is ribbon
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #207 - Birthdays

Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding

I borrowed an Xcut die set of my Mum's to make this card; I was so pleased when she bought it because I knew I'd get to play with it!

I created the card blank with Grand Spellbinders dies, and added some interest to the plain circle, that I cut from Stardust card, with an Embossalicious embossing folder.  I used a section of doily that I highlighted with Star Dust Stickles to create a sparkly Christmas tablecloth, it shows up so much better in reality than it does in the photos.
I used Mum's Xcut die set to make the pudding and all the accessories, it even comes with a die to cut a little sixpence.
To finish, I stamped a sentiment and cut it out with a Sizzix tag die, topping it with a tiny clear gem.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Holly Jolly Christmas - #81 - Technique Challenge - I chose embossing
Dream Valley - #141 - Embossing
Get Creative - #48 - Embossing
Robyn's Fetish - #335 - Use an Embossing Folder
QKR Stampede - #210 - Embossing

40th Birthday Card for a Fabulous Sister

My sister was 40 at the weekend so I had to make her a special card to celebrate her big day.  I opted for an easel card in pretty pastel colours, featuring a Your Next Stamp stamped image that I coloured with Promarkers, paper piecing, and highlighted with Star Dust Stickles.  I won the stamp in a challenge a while ago and kept it aside for just this occasion as my sister does love a cocktail and a pretty dress.

 I made the easel card, all the layers, and the stopper element with Grand Spellbinders dies.
The oh so pretty papers are from a Lili of the Valley pad called Promises, I love the lilac and mint colour combo of this pack.
The birthday sentiment was stamped with a Lili of the Valley stamp and the sister sentiment was stamped with a Papermania stamp and matted onto lilac pearl card.
To embellish, I added layered organza and satin ribbon with a matching bow, a satin bow to the stopper, Papermania glitter number stickers, flowers made with a Woodware punch, topped with lilac gems, and some flourishes made with a Joanna Sheen star flourish die, which I cut down and just used to the very fine tendrils.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Unicorn - #13 - Happy Birthday
Fab 'n' Funky - #319 - Ribbon and/or Lace
Cards for Galz - #31 - Anything But Square
Brown Sugar - #217 - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - #41 - Special Occasions
Ooh La La - #214 - Feminine
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #207 - Happy Birthday
Cupcake Inspirations - #377 - Party Time

Gorjuss Friend

I bought this sweet Gorjuss stamp a few months ago and hadn't got round to inking her up, so I decided to rectify that, and make this clean and simple autumn card.

 The papers I used are from a First Edition pad called Falling Leaves, I picked it up in The Works for a very reasonable price.
Both the Gorjuss and the Vintage Notes sentiment stamp stamp are from Papermania, I stamped the sentiment in Rich Cocoa Memento ink and also used this to ink all the edges of the patterned papers.  I coloured the stamped image with my trusty Promarkers, in warm autumnal shades.
I embellished this one very simply, it is a CAS card after all; I added some die cut leaves made with Spellbinders Fall Foliage dies.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Passion For Promarkers - #364 - CAS
Crafty Cardmakers - #173 - Autumn
Penny Black and More - Stamped Sentiment
Pile It On - #117 - Autumn
Creative Corner - Autumn
4 Crafty Chicks - #317 - Colours of Fall
Aud Sentiments - #164 - Fall Colours + a Sentiment
CRAFT - #382 - Autumn / Halloween / Thanksgiving
Star Stampz - It's Fall Y'All
Creative Moments - #102 - Fall Colours

Purple Baubles

Yet another Christmas card, this time a DL card to ring the changes.  I don't make enough of these, I always enjoy the long, thin shape and the interesting layouts that can be achieved with this shape.

 The papers are from a Lili of the Valley pad called Snow Princess, to which I've added deep purple and white card for matting.  I also used a Martha Stewart snowflake border punch to make a decorative strip down the left hand side.  I used the snowflake-shaped waste from the punch to embellish the backing paper.
The baubles were made with Spellbinders dies, from three shades of purple card, and were embellished with tiny purple gems, topped with white bows, then hung from lengths of baker's twine from the top of the card.
The final touch was to add a sprinkling of gems to the background.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Craft Your Passion - #330 - Anything Goes
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #206 - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - #40 - Monochrome
4 Crafty Chicks - #316 - Twine
Sunny Day Crafting - #15 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge DT Card - Female Birthday

We have a new challenge for you today at A Gem of a Challenge, this fortnight the theme is "Female Birthday", so nice and easy to play along with.  I chose to use Flower Power Emma from the Pink Gem store, colouring her with my ever faithful Promarkers.  I cut out the topper and the frame for it with Spellbinders Adorning Rectangles dies.

The glorious patterned papers are from a Craftwork Cards pad called Countryside; they were a birthday present from one of my crafty friends, along with a bag of the matching Card Candi, a piece of which can be seen on the sentiment tag.  The whole pad is in my fave colour combo of pink and green, so you can expect to see these papers popping up a lot!
To embellish, I added some lime green grosgrain ribbon and bow, a sentiment tag, cut with a Sizzix die and stamped with a Personal Impressions stamp, a flower made with Sue Wilson Cornflower dies, and foliage made with a Sizzix die.

 I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

 Passion For Promarkers - #363 - Favourite Colour Combo - Pink and Green 

Crafty Ribbons - #167 - Birthday 

Seize the Birthday - Birthday + Frame 

Broken Fairy - #11 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist of Girly 

Creative Fingers - #116 - Anything Goes 

QKR Stampede - #209 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Girls Creations - #25 - Anything Goes

More Jolly Gingerbread

More Christmas gingerbread today; I do so enjoy combining my love of card making with my love of baking!

 The papers are Dovecraft Back to Basics, Christmas, Traditional, to which I added some deep red pearl card for matting.  I inked the edges of the papers with Ground Espresso Distress Ink for definition.  The fancy central mats were cut with Spellbinders Decorative Labels Twenty-Seven dies.
The gingerbread lady and her clothes were made with dies from an Xcut set, I embellished her with a little glitter pen and a few gems.
To finish my card, I added a sentiment stamped with a Papermania stamp, and some green gems.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Winter Wonderland - At Least Two Dies / Add Some Sparkle
CRAFT - #381 - Christmas
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Christmas Die Cuts
Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Goes with Die Cuts
Crafty Cardmakers - #172 - Layer It Up

Cutie Pie DT Card - Birthday Party

It's our 5th birthday at Cutie Pie, and to celebrate, our challenge theme this month is "Birthday Party".

We have lots of prizes up for grabs this month as we have FIVE fabulous sponsors - Crafty Ribbons, Di's Digi Downloads, Crafty Sentiments Designs, Robyn's Fetish, and Bugaboo.
I've used a Bugaboo image from my own collection to create my DT card, colouring the digi with my beloved Promarkers.  I added a little Old Paper Distress Ink to the edges of the topper for definition.

The background was embossed with a bunting design using an Embossalicious folder and the topper and frame were cut with Spellbinders Grand dies.  the bunting was made with a Joy die and the birthday cake embellishment was made with dies from my Xcut Birthday Party set.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Sweet Stampin' - Cute and Cuddly
Brown Sugar - #215 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - #36 - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - #315 - Birthday
Seize the Birthday - Birthday + Frames
The Paper Shelter - #263 - Embossing
Artistic Inspirations - #163 - Anything Goes
Ooh La La - #213 - Anything Goes