Daring Card Makers - Celebrating Books

It's time for a new Daring Cardmakers challenge and the theme this week is

Celebrating Books

I've made a cute First Day At School card using a now retired Jellypark image, coloured with Promarkers and I think the papers are from Echo Park and are a digital version so I've had them printed in my stash for a long time!  I've handwritten the tag and added a silver apple charm.

Good luck with the challenge!

First Day At School - Amy

This is the fourth and last card I've made for little ones starting school this September.  This one is for my niece Amy who is so looking forward to going!

I've used a Jellypark image, coloured with Promarkers and added with foam pads for depth.  The sentiment is also Jellypark - both no longer available.

Papers are A to Z by Samantha Walker - I've been creative with the borders as I'm using a lot of left overs!  Charm is are from my stash along with the embroidery thread.  

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Brown Sugar:  Back to School

Kitty Bee Designs:  School

Patties Creations;  Back to School

The Paper Shelter:  Make It Digital

First Day At School - Ethan

Here is the third of four cards I've made for friends kids who are starting school this September - this one is for Ethan.  I've used a Jellypark image, coloured with Promarkers and added with foam pads for depth.  The sentiment is also Jellypark - both no longer available.

Papers are A to Z by Samantha Walker - I've been creative with the borders as I'm using a lot of left overs!  Charms are from my stash along with the embroidery thread.  And to finish, I've added a running stitch with a black fine liner pen around the edge of the card and also the printed elements.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Paper Play Sketches:  Sketch followed

Simon Says:  Hip To Be Square

Paper Shelter:  Back To School

Going Grey With Scrap Creations:  Back To School TOP THREE

First Day At School - Harry

Here is the second card for kids who are starting school this September!  This one is for Harry.  Again, I've used a Jellypark image, coloured with Promarkers and added with foam pads for depth.  The sentiment is also Jellypark - both no longer available.

Papers are A to Z by Samantha Walker - I've been creative with the borders and the circle die cut (there was not quite enough for a full circle so the image is hiding a gap!) and I'm using a lot of left overs!  The three black half pearls are from my stash  And to finish, I've added a running stitch with a black fine liner pen around the edge of the card and also the circle die cut.

I'd like to enter the following:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday:  Sketch followed (above)  WINNER

Creative Corner:  So Sweet

Simply Papercraft:  Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts:  School's In

Star Stampz:  Reading, Writing and Arithmetic  WINNER

Crafty Creations:  Words / Letters on the Background

First Day At School - Elliot

There are a few of my friends who have kids starting school this September so I've made them all a little card to celebrate!  The first one is for Elliot:

I've used a Jellypark image, coloured with Promarkers and added with foam pads for depth.  The sentiment is also Jellypark - both no longer available.

Papers are A to Z by Samantha Walker - I've been creative with the borders as I'm using a lot of left overs!  Charms are from my stash along with the waxed cord.  And to finish, I've added a running stitch with a black fine liner pen around the edge of the card.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches:  Sketch followed
Let's Colour Linky Party:  Anything Goes
Send A Smile 4 Kids:  Anything Goes
The Pencil Case:  Anything Goes

First Day At School

I'm a little late making this as the recipient actually started school last week! I forget that Scotland goes back to school earlier than we do in England, anyway, I'm sure he'll like it! It's for one of my cousins' kids and it doesn't seem that long ago he was being born! I've used a Tiddly Inks stamp - Geekatude, coloured with Promarkers, along with the blackboard digi (I think its retired as couldn't find it in the store) plus Samantha Walker A to Z papers.

I've handwritten the sentiment tag and added some kraft die cut stars and a cute little ruler charm.  Now must remember to get it in the post to him!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Paper Craft Crew:  Sketch followed
Daring Cardmakers:  Let's Hear It For The Boys
Digitally Sweet:  Celebrations
Just Add Ink:  Cards For Guys
Kitty Bee Challenges:  School
Cute Card Thursday:  Back To School

Simply Create Too - Something New

The current Simply Create Too challenge is at its halfway stage and the challenge theme is Something New.

I've made a Good Luck at school card for my neice and used two new charms that I bought (and rather a few more on ebay!) So new school, new experience and new charms!

The papers are from Samantha Walker - A to Z Mega pack and the image is from Jellypark - Girl With Sign - and I've coloured her with Promarkers and handwrote the sign.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments: Any Sentiment Except Birthday
CRAFT Challenge: Back To School
Hanna and Friends: Special Card
Milk, Coffee Challenge: Back To School
Creative Moments: Back To School

First Day At School!

Here are two quick cards that I've made using the fab Jellypark image Boy With Sign and coloured them with Promarkers.  The card on the left I've made the little boy look like he has curly hair, just like the recipient!

Handwriting by Samuel and the papers are all from the A to Z Mega Pack by Samantha Walker.  I had to be creative with the backing papers as I didn't have enough hence the border at the bottom!

My two start back at school on Monday and both will be in Juniors although Jacob has looked like he should be in Juniors since he started school as he's tall and mature for his age (when it suits!)  I'm looking forward to them going back to school so I can have a day a week working from home thus not really needing to get dressed!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CAS-ual Friday's:  Back To School
Milk Coffee Challenge:  Back To School
Sassy Studios Designs:  Back To School
Crafting By Designs:  Back To School
Crafting For All Seasons:  Back To School

Die Cuttin' Diva's Guest Designer - Back To School

I was selected some time ago to be a future Guest Designer on Die Cuttin' Diva's and that time has now come!  The challenge theme is:

Back To School

And here is my sample!  I've used the fab Jellypark image and coloured him with Promarkers.  Jacob wrote the sentiment on the front and the card is for one of his classmates younger brother who starts school in September.

I've used some papers that I found in my stash and then added Sizzix die cut pencils, X cut stars and a Sizzix Girls are Weird die cut letter A.

Some faux stitching around the edges and the card is complete!  Thanks to Die Cuttin' Diva's for asking me to be a Guest Designer!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Melonheadz:  Back To School
Mema's Crafts:  Back To School
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge:  Back To School
Creative Inspirations Paint:  Back To School
One Stitch At A Time:  Back To School

Jellypark Stamp Spotlight & Freebie! Girl with Sign & Boy with Sign

I've got two cards to share with you today - the first one - Girl With Sign - is our Jellypark Stamp Spotlight, and the second one - Boy With Sign - is the freebie on the Jellypark Club!  But be quick!  The digi freebie is not around for a long time, and if you join up right now, there is a fab 50% off code that you can use across the store but its only available for a short short time - so be quick!!

I've coloured both images with Promarkers and then cut them out.  I've handwritten the sentiments too - the girl one is for a friend at work and her youngest, Grace, has started school this time - I remember seeing her for the first time when she was 2 days old!!  Her uniform is yellow hence the yellow theme!

And the Boy with Sign is the current Jellypark Club freebie (if you're quick!) and Claire actually drew the image for me some time ago as I wanted a boy one - lucky me eh?!  I've used one of my circle Nestie dies to layer the images on and then added a thin handcut border.

Papers are from a Samantha Walker kit - A to Z Mega collection (I got it in the $1 sale!) and I've cut up different elements for the top and bottom borders.  A bit of inking and some faux stitching and its all done!

Hurry - get over to Jellypark and sign up for the club if you've not already done so!  Fab freebies await plus discount codes too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting For All Seasons:  School Days
Diva's By Design:  For A Child
Die Cuttin' Diva's:  School Colours
Papertake Weekly:  Things That Make You Go Awwwww!
Passion For Promarkers:  Yellow and Green (not on the same card, but is that ok?!)
Opus Gluei:  Back To School
Digi Doodle Shop:  Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet:  Writing

Images:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Samantha Walker:  A to Z Mega Kit
Dies:  Spellbinder circles
Anything else:  My stash

School is an Open Book

I've already made two School Good Luck cards and then last night I remembered I had another to make, so this will be late (along with her brother's Birthday card as it was last week!) I think the reason why I forgot that Lucy was starting school is that I still think of her as a baby and not nearly 5!!

Anyway, I was planning on using the free open digi book image from Tiddly Inks with something else, but last moment panic over as to what to do for Lucy was over when I saw that I still had some fab papers on my table that I could use as bunting.


The papers are from Cosmo Cricket - Togetherness digi paper pack which I bought from Jessica Sprague. I cut the triangles out then layered them onto the red and white flowered paper and then added the letters with a Letraset fineliner. The bunting lines are handrawn and I had to be careful that I could fit all the letters on (I got distracted watching Dr Who!) The word Lucy has been overwritten with glossy accents for extra definition.

I coloured the digi image with Aquamarkers and added a faux stitched border around the edge of the kraft card blank.

And I've missed the post today, so it will be even later!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Tiddly Inks: Reading Fun
Come and Get it Challenges: Back to School
Creative Inspirations Paints: Back to School
Crazy 4 Challenges: Back to School
If The Shoe Fits: Back to School

• Image: Tiddly Inks, freebie, coloured with Aquamarkers
• Papers: Cosmo Cricket digi Togetherness paper pack
  

Simply Create Challenge 51 - Back To School

Welcome to the Simply Create challenge! We took an extra week as time off for good behaviour so we are a week later than anticipated! And our theme this fortnight is

Back To School

So however you interpret this, you can enter! For more details please pop over to the challenge blog.

My main image is one drawn especially for me by Claire from Jellypark - how lucky am I?! He's been coloured with Promarkers and I've added a computer generated sentiment to the board he is holding as its going to be sent to a friends little boy who will be starting school next week!

The background is from Tiddly Inks which comes as part of a bundle. The main image has been added with foam pads and all the other bits n bobs are from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge!

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

Pixie Dust Studio: School is Cool!
Stamp Insanity: Back to School
Fresh Brewed Designs: Feature A, B, C (the A is quite dark, but its there!)
Crazy Amigo Challenge: Back to School

• Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Background: Tiddly Inks
• Sentiment: Computer generated
• Everything else: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge 32 - Good Luck

Welcome to another Polkadoodle challenge! The challenge theme this week is:

Good Luck

I've made a star shaped card as a good luck at school card for a friend's little boy who will start school this September. I've used a template that I've had for ages and don't know where its come from along with papers (Star Cake) from Paper Boutique Vol 1. I've cut out extra stars and layered them with foam pads and then applied glossy accents over the top.

I've added a faux running stitch around the edges with a blue gel pen and then added some blue gems from my stash.

The banner is double layered and is a Sizzix die. I've coloured it with Promarkers and handwritten the sentiment. Ribbon is from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge and hope you can enter! Closing date is Sunday 21 August.

Crafty Sentiments: Die Cuts and Punches
Pals Paper Arts: 1 Paper, 1 Punch, 1 Sentiment
Shelly's Images: Back To School
Scrapbook Sisters: Stars

• Template: Unknown source
  
• Papers: Paper Boutique Vol 1
  
• Dies: Sizzix banner
  
• Sentiment: Handwritten
• Everything else: My stash
  

First Day At School!

Jacob's first day at school! Here he is looking all smart in his uniform and I know the jumper looks a little big but from past experience the child grows quicker than it wears out! You'll have to excuse the slightly out of focus photos - not due to emotion, but for the fact that the light was still poor at 8:30am and using the flash was too harsh!

And Samuel had to get in on the photo too! Notice he is doing his best to stand taller than Jacob! With just 2 years age difference, there is only around 4 or 5 inches height difference and they have the same shoe size!

Well, Jacob is happy to go back to school again tomorrow and he's already visited the Headmasters office. On a tour of school, not because he is a pest!

Primary Colours

I just can't stop using this cute Bugaboo image for first day at school cards! This one is for a friend who's daughter has just started school, and she does look a bit like the image too!

It's for the Creative Card Crew challenge which is:

Back To School

The image has been coloured with Promarkers and added onto card from my stash. I've used a Nestabilities die for the shapes and ribbon and little pencil button from my stash.


Quick but cute!

• Image: Bugaboo, coloured with Promarkers
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Everything else: My stash

First Day At School

I could not resist making two almost identical cards for the Bugaboo Challenge which is

Back To School

And both cards will soon be on their way to their recipients, and funnily enough, the digi images look like them! I've coloured them with Promarkers and then layered onto plain card, the shapes cut with a Nesties set.


I've added a bit of doodling with black fine pen and a white gel pen and added ribbon from my stash. I've had a set of school related fancy buttons kicking around in my stash for ages (that long that the packet they were in has vanished!) I cut the backs off as they were buttons so they were a little more flat, added foam pads behind (and glue as I don't always trust the stickiness of the pads!) and then stuck it to the card.

Really quick and simple cards to make! Oh, and the sentiment is computer generated - I jiggled it about so it sat neatly under the image.

• Images: Bugaboo, coloured with Promarkers
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
  
• Card: All from stash
• Everything else: All from stash