Lilac and Lime

I love this colour combination, I remember back when I started making cards first, before I blogged at all, I was online and came across a challenge with this colour combo as the theme, I've been meaning to do it since then, so now I have, and they go together as well as I'd imagined :D

I've been trying to get a load of crafting in the last few days, as over the coming two weeks I've got 6 hospital appointments again so I will be busy with those...grrrr... oh well, time spent in waiting rooms means time reading my book, so every cloud has a silver lining really :)

Anyway, here it is :)

The ribbon is from my stash, it's been in there for ages, I don't use that colour half often enough! The sentiment is from LOTV, the image from Bugaboo, the little butterfly charm is from Ribbon Girl, the flowers and gems are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the checkered green paper is from a DCWV pack and the purple stuff is from my stash :) 

A closeup of the image, coloured with Promarkers and it's not very clear, but there's little gems on all the flower centres.

So that's my card, I'm quite happy with how it turned out :)

I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - April Showers Bring Spring Flowers

Divas by Design - Charmed I'm Sure

 Sketchy Challenges - Janine's Sketch

Totally Gorjuss - Bling (the gems are there, promise! They're just not very visible in the photos!)

Do You Stack Up - Bling (again - the gems are there!)

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking :) 

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Birthday Card for Mum

Hey everybody :)

I made this card using Kevin's great sketch over at Sketch and Stash - such a fun one to work with! I had the image left over all coloured in from Mother's Day, I didn't have anything to go with it at the time, so I used it now :)

This is what I came up with :)

The image and sentiment is LOTV, the ribbon, flowers and gems are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the paper is DCWV and the heart is from a local craft shop. I coloured it in with Promarkers :) 

A closeup of the image.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Sketch and Stash - Kevin's Sketch (the red gems and ribbon are new, the coloured image has been neglected til now)

Lili's Little Fairies - Transport - balloons are transport right?! Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it :P 

Cute Card Thursday - Spring Flowers

Simon Says Stamp - April Showers Bring Spring Flowers

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Girly but no pink

Fab n Funky Challenges - On all 4s

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Animals

Thanks for looking :) 

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Wedding Card

Hey everybody :)

My sister asked for a wedding card for a friend's wedding, and this is what I came up with :)

The flowers and gems are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the ribbons are from Ribbon Girl, the image is from LOTV, the paper is from stash and the sentiment is from a FF sentiment pack. I coloured it in with Promarkers and as usual, added Stickles around the edge and on her veil and the hearts, not very clear but you can see it a bit better in the closeup :)

A close up of the image :)

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Wags n Whiskers - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - It's a Celebration

Dream Valley Challenges - Wedding/Love

Prairie Fairy Friday Challenge - Anything Goes

Do You Stack Up - Glitter or Bling

Cute Card Thursday -Spring Flowers

Thanks for looking :) 

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Easter Card

I made an Easter card at last :P My sister requested one, so this is what I made.

The image is from Bugaboo. I coloured it with promarkers and added some Stickles, and a pearl from Wild Orchid Crafts. The ribbon is from Ribbon Girl and the sentiment I printed off the computer. The paper is from A DCWV pack. 

A close up of the image, it's so cute!

I'd like to enter this into the following:

I love Promarkers: Springtime

Catch the Bug: Anything Goes

Cards for Men: Spring Colours

Cupcake Craft Challenges: Spring is in the Air

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: Easter

Thanks for looking :) 

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CAS card

I tried to do a clean and simple card. I'm really bad at them :P This is what I came up with anyway. After I took the photos I added a "best wishes" sentiment over the black bit at the left.

The image is from Pink Petticoat, the papers and gems are from my stash. 

I'd like to enter this into the following:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge: CAS

Thanks for looking :) 

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Let it Snow

Happy Easter Everybody!

I made another Christmas card today, I'm on a roll :P I had the idea for this one for a while, so I made it. It didn't come out the way it looked in my head, but it came out alright I suppose.

So this is what I came up with. The ribbon and shiny paper is from my stash, the starry paper is from an old Forever Friends paper pack, the sentiment is FF as well, the gems are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and the digi is from Bugaboo :) I coloured it with Promarkers and put Stickles on too :P I really like the blue/silver/navy colours for Christmas cards, it's a step away from the usual reds and greens :)

A closeup of the image.

I'd like to enter this into the following:

Stella Says Sketch - Challenge 108

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - White Christmas

Christmas Stampin - Favourite Colour Combo

Thanks for looking :)

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Girly Tea

Hey there :)

I love this LOTV stamp, whenever I see it, it reminds me so much of my mother and aunt, my aunt lives away from us but meets my mum every couple of weeks for tea and chats, they're just so cute! So I every time I colour it, the girls always get the same hair colour as my mum and aunt :) 

The spotty paper is from my stash, the other one from the FF Spring pack. The image is LOTV. The ribbons and button twine are from Ribbon Girl. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The button is a spare that came from a cardigan I think. I've never used buttons before, my boyfriend has a phobia of buttons! So using them for anything never really enters my head anymore!

A closeup, Auntie Phyllis is on the left, Mum on the right :) 

A closeup of my first ever button use :P I like it, I might actually buy some buttons now! Although i'm not sure Anthony would forgive me if I do :P 

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday Contest

Lili of the Valley - Ribbons, Buttons and Bows

Totally Papercrafts - Bingo (Flowers, Lilac, Pearls)

That's it from me, thanks for looking :)

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