Fetch A Sketch Challenge 15

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge and I am playing hostess this fortnight and here is the sketch I whipped up:

We also have a fab sponsor - Crafty Sentiments Designs who are generously offering 4 digis to the winner! To have a look at their digi stamps, click on the banner below:
And here is my take on the sketch. Since tidying up my rather huge box of ribbons into co-ordinated colours I found ribbons I forgot I had and this one is from Fantastic Ribbons. The image is from Crafty Sentiments, our sponsor and she has been coloured with Promarkers.

The papers are all from Funky Hand - Craft The Year Away and I've made the scalloped edge by using a heart punch and layering them up so that only the top bits are showing. The sentiment is from Our Betty stamp set. I am trying desperately to use up the scraps in my big shoe box as it is seriously overflowing - so I've delved into the box for the papers on this card!

Good luck with the challenge and for more details click here.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Birthday Sundaes: Birthday Card
Crafters Circle: Make It Colourful
Crafty Ann's: Let's Think Hot (hot colours)
Aud Sentiments: Sentiment and Use Up Scraps

• Image: Crafty Sentiments, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Funky Hand - Craft The Year Away
• Sentiment: Funky Hand - Our Betty stamp set
• Ribbon: Fantastic Ribbons
  

Pink Christening

The monthly challenge over on the Craft Garden ties in with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so the challenge is to:

Use Pink Ribbon, Pink Lace or Pink Yarn

I've used pink polka dot organza ribbon (from Fantastic Ribbons) on this word book Christening card that I have been asked to make. The papers are from Funky Daze from Funky Hand and I've made the lettering by using Word Art.

The other satin edged organza ribbon is from my stash and I've added a die cut bible with liquid pearl detail. The letters have beads and a silver teddy bear charm.

• Papers: Funky Daze from Funky Hand
  
• Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
  
• Ribbons: Pink Organza Polka dot from Fantastic Ribbons
  
• Everything else: My stash
  

Pink and Brown

I've been asked to make a number of word books recently including this one, which, as it happens fits nicely with the current Cupcake challenge which asks for:

Pink and Brown

The papers are from Dreams Come True from Funky Hand - I've printed the letters using Word Art and added them to the card backing. I've actually made two cards out of this colour combination but with different paper order and moved the embellishments around.

All the embellishments are from my stash - the spotty ribbon is from Fantastic Ribbons and the gorgeous wide chocolate brown ribbon is from the scrap store and I've jazzed it up a little with some pink organza over the top.

I'm a little snowed under with orders at the moment hence the sparse posts at the moment, however, having said that, there will be two tomorrow including a tutorial!

• Papers: Dreams Come True from Funky Hand
• Ribbons: Fantastic Ribbons and the Scrap Store
• Everything else: My stash
  

Sassy Spots

I found a new challenge site whilst blog hopping. Fatal! I've also joined Sassy Cheryl on Paper Craft Planet too. Anyway, the digital images are so funny and are right up my street so when my Paypal account looks a bit more healthier I'll be making a purchase or two!

The current challenge is

Polka Dots

I've coloured a freebie image from PCP with Promarkers and added Funky Daze papers layered onto black card.

The card blank is from a pack from Papermania - it was reduced to half price a few weeks ago in The Range and because I'd had my eye on them for a while, they were snapped up! I've doodled a fine black line around the edges and finished it off with polka dot ribbon from Fantastic Ribbons and a pink star pony bead.

Apologies for the rather dark image - weather was rubbish when I took the photo! Can't wait for the next challenge!

• Papers: Funky Daze from Funky Hand plus black card from my stash
• Image: Sassy Cheryl freebie, coloured with Promarkers
• Ribbon: Fantastic Ribbons
• Bead: My stash
  

Free Willy!

Now there's a blog title that is sure to attract unwanted spam attention! Anyway! I've made this card for the Tiddly Inks challenge which is:

Movie Magic: Create a card inspired by your favourite Summer Movie

So I've gone for Free Willy and I've used the freebie image posted on the Paper Craft Planet Group to celebrate 1,800 followers of the Tiddly Inks PCP Group! It's my first time playing along with Tiddly Inks and I have enjoyed myself!

I've coloured the image with my brand new Aqua Markers and have tried to go for a traditional watercolour look. I slightly over did it in places as I had a little 'bleed' but managed to cover it up with some Promarkers. Great product the Aqua Markers - just give them time to dry a little as the results can be quite different!

I've used a blue card blank and found some off-cuts of card in my stash - the printed one is part of a digi scrapbook kit from Alison Sloan called Spring Into Summer and the dark blue is a random bit of card. I've used ribbon from Fantastic Ribbons, added some gems from my stash and have faux stitched onto the card and image.

So there you go - Free Willy! I could have gone for Moby Dick, but that's just as bad title wise!

• Image: Tiddly Inks, coloured with Aqua Markers and Promarkers
• Printed Card: Spring Into Summer digi scrapbooking kit from Alison Sloan
• Ribbon: Fantastic Ribbons
• Everything else: My stash
  

Girly Tag

The current Forever Friends challenge is to make

Anything but a card and use a charm

So I've made a tag with a Forever Friends Elements ready made decoupaged bear, added one of the sentiments and the crown from the same pack.

The tag is a Sizzix die cut - super sized scallop tag which I've cut from linen effect white card and then glittered the edges with lilac glitter glue. I've tied an ivory organza bow to the top of the tag and then added a pink and white dots thinner organza ribbon bow and also tied the charm on this way.

Finally, added one of the gems from the Elements pack on top of the large bow. Such a sweet tag and I think I'll probably add it to a card!

• Dies: Sizzix super sized scallop tag
• Ribbon: Ivory organza from my stash, white and pink from Fantastic Ribbons
• Everything else: My stash
  

Simple Doodles Challenge 24 - Celebrate!

It's time for another Simple Doodles challenge! Hope you enjoyed the 'Out of the Box' theme for the last challenge! Today and running for the next two weeks is the theme

Celebrate

I've used a Simple Doodles digi stamp which has been coloured with Promarkers and I've added a little gem to the top of the present stack.

All the papers are from Funky Daze from Funky Hand and were in my bits box so I've used left overs from previous projects. Should do that more often as the box is getting a little full! I've raised the image onto foam pads so it stands out a little more along with the sentiment (think it's an Anita's stamp)

And the lovely pink with white polka dots ribbon is from Fantastic Ribbons (check out their site if you like ribbon but don't blame me for any purchases!)

Good luck if you decide to join in with the challenge - you have until Thursday 26 August to enter!

• Image: Simple Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Funky Daze from Funky Hand
• Ribbon: Fantastic Ribbons
• Sentiment: Anita's stamp (I think)
  

Bug-eyed Ladybird

Now this was one quick card to make! I've got quite a few bits of off-cut card this shape and I need to make something with them and, well, this card just happened!

The Allsorts challenge this week is:

Summer Days

The image is from Soft Pencil as I won a gift certificate last week and I chose this one along with some others. Lovely to colour - used Promarkers for this and have added two tiny wobbly eyes to the ladybird.

I've used my Nesties to create the shapes and have dotted a fine black line around the edges. The ribbon I got from Fantastic Ribbons (and yes they are!)

I think I'll make more of these cards and put them into a gift set of perhaps 5. Mainly to use up the off-cuts of card that I have as they are seeming to take over my spare card box!

• Image: Soft Pencil, coloured with Promarkers
• Dies: Nestabilities
• Ribbon: Fantastic Ribbons
  

In The Pink!

Yeah - I won last week's Charisma Cardz challenge and got to pick $15 worth of digi stamps from Soft Pencil - so thank you to Elizabeth and to the girls at Charisma Cardz!

I've used a freebie Bugaboo stamp for the current Charisma Cardz challenge which is:

Pink!

The image is from Bugaboo and I've coloured her with Promarkers. She actually looks a lot like Jacob's little friend Isabel at nursery and if I remember, I'll keep the card until her Birthday (September!)

I've used bits from my stash to make the flower in the top corner and used a Nestabilities die for the aperture. The sentiment is computer generated which has been layered, along with the image onto some papers from Polkadoodles - Candy Doodles cd.

The ribbon is from Fantastic Ribbons (I won a recent Penny Black challenge!) and they were on a freebie sample that Keith sent me along with my winnings! How very generous!! You must check out Fantastic Ribbons but be warned that you may drool!

• Image: Bugaboo coloured with Promarkers
  
• Backing papers: Candy Doodles cd from Polkadoodles
  
• Dies: Nestabilities
  
• Sentiment: Computer generated
  
• Ribbon: Fantastic Ribbons
  
• Everything else: My stash