Competition cards

I've made a few cards over the last couple of weeks which haven't been shown yet. The first of the bunch is a birthday card for a lovely blogging buddy who celebrates her birthday today....

Happy Birthday Kathy

 All papers and image are from Pink Petticoat, gems, ribbon etc is from my stash.

I made the next cards to enter into the Papercrafter of The Year in Card Making and Papercraft magazine but a couple of things happened over the last week or so and I bottled out of sending them :( Hopefully my confidence might put in another appearance soon!

This card was made for the Pink Petticoat section of the comp....I do have other papers, honest :)

Image coloured with Promarkers.

The next card was made for the Sizzix section but was really difficult to photograph as it is so reflective! It does look better IRL.

The alphabet used was Wingo Zingo. I've had it for a long time now and it is still one of my faves, I just don't use die cut alphas much now.

This card is made with one of my new Lili of the Valley stamps. I bought my first two a couple of weeks ago but they could become a new addiction lol

That bear is just so cute! The papers were downloaded from LOTV too. The poinsettias were cut using my new Marianne dies.
 
I made my 1000th post last night so I thought I would offer some blog candy. As soon as I sort out some goodies I shall write it up and leave at the top till the end of the month. I hope you will join in :)

Thanks for looking. x

Baby's First Christmas

Good morning and what a blooming cold one it is too here in Scruff's Corner. I've just been out to put something in the bin and the lid is frozen solid, I can't get it open!! Never mind, I will be in the cosy warm all day as I've got loads of work to do :)) I hope you all had a good weekend. I had to work but I was lifted yesterday when I went over to the Secret Crafters Challenge blog for this week's sketch and found out that I had won the monthly draw for a £20 voucher :)) In a couple of days time I will be the proud owner of a Martha Stewart punch and a set of pastel Promarkers :)

Yesterday I made a Baby's First Christmas card and it took me almost all day by the time I had decided what to put in it, on it, round it etc. I'm pleased with the results, what do you think?

I love this stamp for baby cards, I think it's an Anita's one. I've just stamped him onto white card hammer card, glittered his paws, added Glossy Accents to his nose and given him a felt Santa hat :)

Pages two and three! Papers through out are from Lilli of the Valley, Debbi Moore and the other one was a freebie from somewhere but I forgot to name it when I saved it. If it is yours please let me know then I can credit you properly. I've also used Sizzix snowman and frame and a Sizzlit Santa along with bits of ribbon etc.

Pages four and five and out come my favourite snowman and penguin :) The frame is from Shaz at Funky Fairys lettering is cut using the Wingo Zingo dies. I've also used a couple of Sizzlit and Cuttlebug dies too.

I've used another poem found on the net on the back of my card. The poem is called 'The Melting Snowman' hence the full snowman and the pile of hat, scarf and nose! The little polar bear is a Lili of the Valley die cut.

The box. I'm pleased with the way this turned out! Rather than make a card this time I decided to use Sue's Secret Crafters Saturday challenge sketch!I think it worked rather well! The papers are again by the elusive designer and Lili of the Valley and the image is a Pink Petticoat download coloured with Prismas and Sansador. I added a bit of Doodlebug glitter, ribbon and a couple of snowflake brads.

I finally managed to photgraph the earrings I made on Saturday.

My first Celtic Knots which I made on a wire jig which I bought from my friend Andrea about three years ago (and never used!)

These earrings match the black and red mesh necklace I sold at my jewellery party.

That's it for now.........I hope you like :)

Thanks for looking. xx