Cute Card Thursday - Dancing Queen

The theme for Cute Card Thursday this week is 

Dancing Queen

I didn't have a lot of time so I coloured this sweet Mo Manning image very quickly.  I was running out of time and photographed it hastily only to realize that I had forgotten to put on some bling!

Oh well, it will be a good one to put in the mail at least!

The papers are My Minds Eye as is the sentiment stamp.

Hope you can join us this week, we are sponsored by Whimsy Stamps, a fabulous prize as always!

thanks for dropping by!

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch by Me!

It is my sketch this week on Cute Card Thursday, hope you like it!

We are sponsored this week by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

This week I decided it was time I made my eldest daughter's graduation card.  I found this sweet Mo Manning image a few weeks ago and decided it was just right for her.  Her graduation cap and gown will be white, hence the colouring here! The image is coloured with Prismacolor pencils. 

The swirls are by Recollections. 

 The sentiment stamp is from Whimsy Stamps and is part of the 

Birthday Postage Stamps collection designed by Ann Vento aka Raindrop Echo Designs,

it is so perfect for all kinds of occasions, definitely the one I have used the most!

 The little hearts are Martha Stewart and I gave them a paint treatment and then topped it with crackle glaze, it doesn't show up well on here though. The gorgeous papers are Basic Grey 'Capella'.

 As my daughter is not big on cards ( I know, can you believe it?) I decided to make her an easel card with a drawer to add a little trinket to.  I couldn't find an actual tutorial for this but just made a large drawer roughly following the  tutorials for the small drawers and then created the top and bottom layers to fit.  

Challenges to enter

Crafty purple frog challenge ~ things of beauty

do you stack up challenge ~ animals

paper sundaes ~ pop it up

the paper shelter ~ anything goes

The rest of the design team have done a fabulous job with the sketch, hope you will drop by and see their fantastic creations!

Thanks for dropping by!

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch by anyone!

On Cute Card Thursday this week we have a sketch challenge with a difference!

This week you can choose any sketch you would like to use, so it can be a current sketch from another challenge, an old Cute Card Thursday sketch (you will find the sketches in the labels section on the CCT side bar) or you can even design your own sketch to use!

This week we are sponsored by 

Kraftin' Kimmies Stamps

I chose to use Claudia's sketch from challenge 117.  I knew it would be perfect for this image!

It is called 'Eli' and is by Mo Manning.  This card is for my son who is taking his driving (road) test soon!

the time to celebrate sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps from the 'Party Mini Letter Seals' set

Followed the sketch on the back.....

 and also inside

 found this very apt verse by searching the internet, the author wasn't named unfortunately!

Please drop by and check out the rest of the DT's creations, all beautiful as always!

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Thanks for dropping by, hope everyone intending to celebrate the Royal Wedding tomorrow has a fabulous day!  We are having a small Ex-Pat gathering to watch it (some hours after the event of course, will be in the land of nod when they actually say I do!) in my friends' newly finished theatre room, we are all taking along some English home baked goodies for tea!

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I am doing a guest spot in the Tiddlyinks birthday party and treasure hunt blog hop this Saturday, they have an adorable new release to celebrate their 1st birthday.  For details see here! I hope you will join us then!

Cute Card Thursday - Weather!

The theme on Cute Card Thursday this week is 

Weather

We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp so another fabulous prize on offer!

I have gone for hot weather as that is what I am hoping for!  The image I used is

Mo Manning's Lacie

I made another bag for a teacher's gift and thought this image would be so appropriate to give as they break up for Summer!

The bag is very much the same design as the one I made last week for another Teacher.  These are so quick and  easy to make I may be making more for the other Teachers the kids get occasionally through the school year!

 Used the same quote as last time too!

 a little more embellishment though as this one is a female teacher!

other challenges I am entering this into

Paper play challenges ~ weather

and 

Sentimental Sundays ~ Treasured Memories

Thank you for dropping by, have a great Thursday!

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch by Me!

This week on Cute Card Thursday it is a sketch designed by yours truly!

It is a very basic sketch because I am very basic, but that makes it a nice easy one!

We are sponsored this week by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

I used the sweet Mo Manning image 'What's Cooking' she was only $1 last week and all proceeds were to be sent to the relief aid in Japan, a very worthy cause! she raised £1000!  it was such a success that Mo will do another fundraising stamp!

I coloured this sweet image with Copics and Prismacolors and am entering this image into the 

Make it Colourful challenge which is to blend green and yellow (as on her little pinny)

Although I opted not to make a book card for this one I still wanted to give the insides a good make over too!

I used one of my all time favourite papers Basic Grey 'Lily Kate'

I added this little tag for a challenge over on Colorful Creations my jeopardy square was to add a tag to my card!  The sweet postage stamp rubber stamp is by Whimsy Stamps from the Raindrop Echo Designs sentiment selection.

I used a variety of punches to create the flowers, leaves, butterflies, edges and corners.

I tried to make the back mirror the layout on the front.

My personalized stamp is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts!

Other challenges I am entering with this card are

Cutie Sunday ~ Spring Colours

A Spoonful of Sugar ~ ribbon, pearl/rhinestones and flowers

My Time to Craft ~ Ladies Day

Papertake Weekly ~ its a mom thing/ girly

Simon says stamp challenge, ~ mothers day/girly

Everybody Art ~ Happy Birthday

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Please pop along and see the rest of the DT's gorgeous creations and I so hope you get the chance to play along!

thanks for dropping in, have a fabulous day!

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EDIT * Sparkle is donating $5 to the Japan Relief effort  for every Rin stamp sold until the end of March*

Just ordered mine!