Pollycraft Challenge

Think ive had quite enough of boys cards for a bit hehehehehe The image on this card is by rubber necker I think ??? which I paper pieced using K&Co. papers. The lace I think Tara sent me a while ago, sentiment I found in my stash, have no idea where this came from hehehehe and the flowers are prima with gem brads for the centres. I made this card for the pollycraft challenge which this week is sparkly things, and i have used sparkly gem brads so im sure this card fits the bill. The prize with week is a £10 voucher. Link to the challenge blog is on my side bar.

Another day and another boys card !!!!

This card is made with another one of dustin pikes gorgeous free digis (there is a link on my sidebar if you fancy a nose, under blogs I love to visit) Ive coloured the image using watercolour pencils and the papers are K&Co. again this sentiment is from my never ending K&Co embellishment box. The paperclip and brads are from my stash and the corners are made with a sizzix die.

Another Boys Card !!!! - The girls on a roll hehehehe

Im really forcing myself with these boys cards, however this one I didnt find too much of a struggle, I love this TGF image and I love grunging up my cards !!!! I used some of my gorgeous Tim Hotlz stamps to make the background paper, which I stamped onto yellow card with black stayzon ink. The mesh type ribbons i brought from Quixotic Cards, love this stuff and the sentiment is from a K&Co embellishment box that i brought years ago and seems completely bottomless hehehehe

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend, it seems that spring in finally here I had such a lovely time over the weekend sorting my garden out, I get so excited when all the bulbs start to shot and the daffodiles are finally in flower :)

Another boys card

Blurgh I really do struggle to make these boys cards hehehehehe although I did love using this image, its one of mo mannings images and he is such a little cutie, this is my first ever card using one of her images and they are lovely to use. I used my trusty watercolour pencil. I have no idea what brand these papers are, and the ribbon, sentiment and little paperclips are all from my stash. I think this card is a little too plain however i have a serious lack of boys stuff in my craft room, this will probably be the reason i struggle so much to make them hahahahaha note to self buy boys stuff !!!!

Simon Says a Splash of Green

This weeks challenge at Simon Says is either St Patricks or a Splash of Green, ive gone for the green option. I have been forcing myself to make boys cards, urgh !!!! so not my favourite hehehehehe i really do sruggle when it comes to boys cards and mens cards just bring me out in a cold sweat hahahahaha I used one of the fab free digis from Dustin Pike, he has freebie friday and give away a digi on his blog every week, there is a link on my side bar to his blog if you fancy a nose. I coloured the image with watercolour pencils. The papers are K&Co. and the ribbon and buttons were from my stash.

Simon Says Challenge

This weeks challenge is a sketch, I didnt print the sketch out and did this by memory so my card is slightly different to the actual sketch, sorry. I watercoloured my sweet pea image and added stickles to her wings. The papers are MME, all the flowers are prima except the yellow roses which a friend brought me. I dont know what brand the sentiment is, it was from the bargin bucket at my local craft store for 50p i think.

Sweet Pea Challenge Card

This months challenge over at Sweet Pea (link on my side bar) is to make a spring card, it has to include the colours pink, green and yellow and have flowers on it. I used the gorgeous Haiti image which I watercoloured and added stickles to. The papers are basic grey, most of the flowers are prima. The sentiment is by stamp aways and the butterflys are an impress die that I added gems too for the body.

Crafty Calender Challenge - Design Team Card

Well its the first friday of the month which means its time for another crafty calander challenge !!!! this months challenge is flower power with the added option of using pastel colours. I used one of my scrummy sweet peas for this card, loving these images, as always ive coloured her using water colour pencils and then added stickles to her wings for a bit of sparkle. The papers are k&co and basic grey and most of the flowers ive used are prima.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges (all links are on my side bar) ...

Simon Says Stamp - Make a girly card

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Beads (ive used pearls beads for the centres of some of my flowers)

Tuesday Taggers - Curls and Swirls

This week tuesday taggers are being sponsored by Crafty Individuals, here is a link to them http://craftyindividuals.co.uk/ they have some gorgeous products.

I hope everyone has a fab weekend xxxx

Art Journaling

I didnt get a chance to make any cards over the weekend so I thought I would share with you some art journalling I did recently, the lotus flowers I have painted in the background are based on one of my tattoos.

New to Blogland !!!!

Just a quicky ... my friend Dawn has recently joined the wonderful world of blogging, she is a photographer please pop over and say hello and if you like what you see please become a follower xxx

http://dawnelliottphotography.blogspot.com/

Oh Alice

Chapter One: Down the Rabbit Hole. The Beggining ...

This is the first challenge over at The Alice in Wonderland challenge blog. This weeks challenge was 'Alice Gets Glam' I decided to use one of my Miss Anya as Alice (which I think works quite well) and gave her some strippy tights to give it a little bit of a Tim Burton feel. I made the scalloped circle using my nesties. The sentiment I made using word. The mushroom is part of one of my fairy art song stamps that I stamped and cut out. All the flowers are prima with gems in the centres.

There is a link on my side bar to Oh Alice blog, I think its a pretty cool blog challenge and cant wait to join in again.

Red Heart

I used the beautiful red heart image from sweet pea for this card, I coloured her using watercolour pencils. I used pain red card for the background which I stamped with a flourish stamp and stazon black ink. The ribbon and the gems in the top right hand corner I found in my stash.

On another note how excited am I !!!! one week until Alice in Wonderland woohoo I cant wait :) Tim Burton films are always brilliant and I think this one is going to be visually stunning.