Saturday, 11 February 2012

Love SPARKS

I'm so pleased I ordered this wee Paper Smooches monster, I'd been eyeing him up for aaaages.  I've teamed him here with a balloon stamp from a really old Stampin Up set.
Coloured with promarkers and popped up on dimensionals.



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Birthday Puppy

I've been trying to keep up with the CPS Anniversary challenge, but have got a bit behind, so apologies for blogger overload this eve!
I'd glanced at this wee LOTV Christmas doggy and thought he'd make a fine Birthday card.  Of course I had everything stuck down when I realised there was a sprig of holly in the image.  Doh.  Too late to unpick anything so I just covered it up with my sentiment, problem solved!

Image from Lili of the Valley; Paper Smooches sentiment.
Coloured with promarkers 
Clear gloss and glitter added to the pup's party hat.
Swiss dots embossing folder.

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Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Greg's Valentine's card

Hooray, my new Paper Smooches stamps arrived today!
BOOOO to the Post Office who nabbed my parcel and charged me an extra £8 to get it back for customs duties!  I'm near enough positive that the limit used to be £18 but its now £15 ... and I know I was a couple of quid over the £18 mark anyway, but £8 to pay Customs seems a bit steep to me!  Grrr!
Ah well, at least they arrived in time to make a wee Valentine's card for Greg.  Pity I couldn't get a decent pic though!


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Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Pretty in Pink

Just a quickie post tonight ... me and my mojo are half asleep!
Don't think I'd fancy paying me by the hour to make cards .. this one took 2 nights to make!  Flowers were on and off again, swirls were cut and discarded, butterflies were punched and chucked, and in the end I went totally CAS!  Even the sentiment is a 3rd attempt LOL!

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Sunday, 5 February 2012

Bunny and Butterflies

(Click HERE for details on this week's Dream Valley Challenge)

It's not very often I make a card that I really like, but I really, really LOVE how this wee card turned out!
Apart from the deliberate mistake when I stamped my butterflies on the centre panel upside down of course. Ha!
(image and sentiment from The Cats Pyjamas)

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Happy Bark-Day

(Click HERE for details on this week's Dream Valley Challenge)

Hee this was another of the stamps I was suckered into buying becuase it had a cute 'Ruby' on the front!
At the minute she's curled up over my feet, not that I'm complaining as they've been like 2 slabs of ice all day!

Loads of paper piecing here (the only things I actually coloured was the little robin and the chocolate cake).

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Dream Valley Challenge #25

Challenge time again at Dream Valley Challenges, and this time our theme is
Valentine!
We want to see your lovey dovey creations - doesn't have to be a card, make anything you like (max 3 entries)  There's a fab prize up for grabs from Joanna Sheen.  (You've a fortnight to play along)

My card uses this fab wee bunny from The Cats Pyjamas, I must confess I bought it because of the sentiment LOL!  I popped his little wings up at the top and added clear gloss and loads of glitter.  I've also discovered how much I love silicone glue, far quicker and handier than dimensional pads, though the nozzle on my glue is already clogged up and solidified!

Other challenges ... (love is definitely in the air in blogland!)

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Thursday, 2 February 2012

CPS Anniversary Day 5

This card is for my brother's birthday - I must be stuck in a 'fishy' rut as its been a recurring theme recently, but he does have some gorgeous tropical fish and I'd originally got this stamp with him in mind!

Anyway, its Day 5 of the CPS challenges and I'm still keeping up!  Though I've taken HUGE liberties with their sketch today, so I hope it's still OK.  I had originally planned to put my balloon on a separate panel but then it looked too cluttered so I just cut it out and popped up on dimensionals.

Fishy balloon from High Hopes; cityscape from Hambo.  Coloured with pencils and stickles added to bubbles in balloon.


 
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Wednesday, 1 February 2012

CPS Anniversary Day 4

This card is for my uncle Ivan, bit of a last minute rush job, but luckily the DPs and stamp I had used for Greg's card were still knocking about my kitchen craft table.

Image from High Hopes - coloured with copics - clear gloss and glitter added to the bubbles and splashed water.


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CPS Anniversary Day 3

Hooray, I'm off work the rest of the week!  We had a lovely day faffing about and tootling round the shops, and I managed to get caught up on my CPS challenges (yes I know, I'm behind already, def don't think I'll make it to challenge 15 in time!)

This card uses a High Hopes image - coloured with pencils - and Paper Smooches Sentiment.


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