Recycled Birthday

Another quick Birthday card! I've used a Squiggles and Giggles image (bought with my recent win!) called U Rock and coloured it with Promarkers. I've handwritten the sentiment as I didn't have the energy to look for a stamp as I had a really bad headache and needed to get the card finished as it was for an order!

All the papers are from Funky Hand - Funky Daze cd which this must be my most favourite colour collection (Son Day) and the papers are actually all off-cuts from previous makes - there's some clever hiding of gaps underneath the image! I am determined to make my box of bits more manageable but I think I'll have to sort through it as I found some rather small bits of card which I don't know why they were there as not good for much!

The twine was donated by Samuel as he'd been using some for transporting cars and trucks underneath his army aircraft. And fake brads made with a black Sharpie marker and glossy accents.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Squiggle Stamps: Recycle
Sketch and Stash: Sketch followed
Crazy 4 Challenges: Child's Birthday
Mark's Finest Papers: Birthday Card
Digi Doodles Shops Best: Blues and Browns

• Image: Sqiggles digi, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Funky Daze (Son Day collection) from Funky Hand
• Sentiment: Handwritten
  
• Everything else: My Stash
  

Best Wishes

It's not often I make a pink card. Probably because I'm surrounded by blues all the time and just do not indulge in my feminine side! I've used papers from Tinker and Co which I've had for ages and the name of the collection is Shabby Quilt - they were a freebie download but I'm not sure if the link is still active.

I've used a Squiggles Stamp - Miss Evie - Frills and Flowers (the store has 20% off at the moment!) and coloured it with Promarkers. I've used an acyclic Studio G stamp for the sentiment and the flowers are from my stash (I've had the tea roses for aaggggeeesss so decided to use them!)

And the ribbon is also from my stash now that I've had a tidy up and its all neatly colour co-ordinated in large grip seal bags - still doesn't all fit in the plastic tub but at least I can get to what I want without swearing!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Squiggle Stamps: Let's Celebrate
Cute Card Thursday: Sketch followed
Cooking It Up With Katie: Anything Goes
Tanda Stamps: Rose Tinted

• Papers: Tinker and Co - Shabby Quilt

• Image: Squiggles Stamp - Miss Evie - frills and flowers coloured with Promarkers
• Sentiment: Studio G acrylic stamp
• Everything else: My stash
  

Glam and Glitz

Here is my final creation as Guest Designer for Squiggle Stamps! The current challenge is Glam and Glitz and I decided to make a doorhanger.

I've used papers from Funky Hand - Craft The Year Away cd and if you are quick, you can get 25% off any Funky Hand branded products until 10pm 29 August - you really don't want to miss out on such a wonderful sale!! I'd be there like a shot, but my collection is full....

I've used Princess Daisy Squiggle Stamp - coloured her with Promarkers and added glitter to the underskirt of her dress, necklace and crown - the photo just does not show it (dammed weather!) Princess Daisy is a special buy at the moment for £1 - so be quick!!

I've used my Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet die set to cut the letters and the ribbon is from my stash.

Thank you to Tracy and the Squiggle Design Team for having me as a Guest Designer!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Just Some Lines: Anything But A Card
One Stop Craft: Anything But Square
Charisma Cardz: Glitter It (its there in abundance - just rubbish picture!)
Truly Scrumptious: Mainly Pink

• Papers: Funky Hand - Craft The Year Away cd
• Image: Princess Daisy from Squiggle Stamps, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
• Dies: Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet set
• Everything else: My stash
  

Squiggle Stamps Guest Designer August - Pink & Black & Lace

I won a recent Squiggles challenge and was asked to be a Guest Designer, which of course I accepted in a flash! Thank you for asking me and the digital images are wonderful! Their current challenge is:

Pink and Black with optional lace

I've used the same image twice to create two different card on the same theme. They've been coloured with Promarkers. For this first card (which was used last night as we went to a Wedding Reception - I now feel really old as I can remember the groom being born!!) I used papers from a pack that was given away with a crafting magazine. I can't remember the name of the magazine but a pack of A4 papers was with every issue.

The Wedding was a black and white theme so perfect for the card! The pink is from my stash and I've added 4 dull half pearls to the corners plus I've dotted liquid pearls all around the edges.

The lace is from our local scrapstore and is actually underwear lace!

For my second card I've used some more underwear lace (posh knickers this time!) along with a faux silver slider heart. Papers are from my stash and I'm pretty sure that the larger paper is Funky Hand and the smaller one with the image layered onto it is Kirsty Wiseman - Patti Picklicious cd - I was so pleased to be able to use them as the oddments box is becoming somewhat full and overflowing!

For more details on the Squiggles challenge, please click here! The challenge winner receives £10 gift certificate to spend in the store!

I'd like to enter my cards into the following challenges:

Designed To Delight: Pink and Black
Little Claire's Designs: Wedding / Anniversary
Truly Scrumptious: Lace

• Images: Squiggles Digital stamp, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: All from my stash
• Lace: Scrap store
• Everything else: My stash
  

Pink Christmas, with Sparkle

I found a new challenge site (and had to make a purchase or two!) which is Squiggle Stamps and their current challenge is:

Christmas Creations

I've also used the Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch for inspiration (always good inspiration!) The image is a freebie from Squiggle Stamps and I've coloured it with Promarkers. The papers are all from Funky Hand - the spotty one is Rainbow Polkadots download and the other has a very light snowflake pattern on it and is from Funky Little Christmas download.

I've done the dotting around the edges with liquid pears and a silver gel pen for the image. Ribbon is from my stash (was determined to use it as I've had it for years!) and the large snowflake is from a Matalan sale. The other snowflakes are confetti.

I'd like to enter the following challenges with my card:

Incy Wincy: Monochromatic
Sparkles Foum: One For The Girls
Secret Crafter: Monochromatic
Sweet Stampin': Christmas In July
Crafty Catz: Christmas In July
Fussy and Fancy: Christmas In July

• Image: Squiggle Stamps, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
• Papers: Various Funky Hand
• Everything else: My stash