My First Blog Challenge!!!

Following the encouragement of the 2 Ann(e)s, I have entered my first Blog Challenge.
It is for the I Love Digi Challenge Blog, and was a "recipe" of 3 papers, 2 brads, and one embellishment.

Here is my entry:-

The 3 papers are from the Pastel Easter Papers set by Mamma MC, and I love them because they are so springlike.

The digital image is Irises by Crafty Ann, and have two black brads in the centre.

The embellishment (well there ARE 3, but only ONE type) are pearl circles.

The image was coloured using Marvy Le Plume pens, cuts out and matted using Nestabilities Lables dies, and Bazzill Card.

I am awaiting new stash!!! Some Nellie Snellen dies, and....................wait for it.....................I have decided to try some Promarkers after loads of research.

I can´t wait for them to arrive!!!

A few more for sale

Just to show that I haven´t only made one card in 3 weeks (!), I have been making a few for the local bar that sells my wares, so here are a sample.

This was made following a sketch on The Sweet Stop Challenge blog (Sketch 47).

I am not confident enough to actually enter a challenge because I don´t think my work is good enough, but I welcome the ideas the challenge blogs generate.

The papers and image are from Gina Jane at Daisy Designs, and have been "livened" up a little with Sakura pens.

 The posy is by Crafty Ann, and has been coloured with Marvy Le Plume pens. I am debating whether to buy some Copic markers, but as they are so (relatively) expensive and my colouring in wasn´t good even as a child, I may decide to leave stamping as the 99th string to my cardmaking bow...LOL. The papers are by Cuddly Buddly, and of course the white card has been embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder

And finally, another very simple card:-

 This has been made with the border using Cuddly Buddly papers, and then run through my Fiskars border punch, the flowers are by Prima, and the ovals cut on my bug with Nestabilities ovals. The gems are from stash.(And the middle one has moved overnight!!!!)

My Comeback

Well, so inspired have I been by reading other cardmakers´ blogs,(especially my friend Anne at Wicked Designs) I have actually made 3.

I have a card box in one of the local bars, run by my friend Chrissie, and she tells me that they need some Mother´s Day cards, so that´s what I have started on.

The photos are terrible, I´m sorry, but I just wanted to post them as soon as possible

I´ll try to redo them tomorrow.

Here´s the first:-

 

And here´s the inside:-

 

The second one is a similar theme, but in a different colour scheme:-

 

And internally:-

 

And the final one for today:-

 

And inside:-

 

For the technical details:-

BP are all by Cuddly Buddly

Sentiments- computer generated

Border- Fiskars

Flowers from stash

Liquid pearls

Gems from stash

Well...................it´s a start

 

I am a VERY bad blogger!

I can't belive how long it is since I last blogged!
My life is so full just recently that taking time out to update this blog has just fallen out of the equation.

I had the MOST wonderful few days with my darling daughter Sally in the UK. We did a girly road trip from Bedford to the place we were both born, Stoke-On-Trent.
We went around old haunts where we used to go riding, and had a lovely visit with my Aunt Dorothy, who at 84 has more energy than I have at the moment. My cousin Jeff was also there, (I haven't seen him for a good few years,) with his lovely daughter Sarah. We had a really good time.

We then drove up to Manchester where we had tickets for a Westlife concert.......that was great.

In my absence I have also been making quite a few cards for orders.

I'll post a few now and the others later.

Here is one of my favourites.



I am sorry for the poor scan. This card was my first using my new Nestabilities dies, and uses a Shabby Princess image (Spring Breeze really HAS to be my favourite!)on lilac pearlescent card, matted onto Bazzill cardstock. It is enhanced with lovely lilac pearl hearts.

Another one using the same Shabby Princess images was for a ruby wedding.

Here's the outside.


I used my Cuttlebug folder on pearlescent card, and cut the Sizzix hearts on the "bug" too.

Here's the inside:-



I really love lilac ..........can you tell?

My last card for now is using a Sugar Nellie stamp.


She is watercoloured and has some Sakura sparkle on her cardigan. The papers are Making Memories, flowers are by Prima, and the ribbon is from Ribbon Oasis

Must fly now............am giving a Spanish lesson to two friends.