Jenny at the Beach

I don't know about you but I've seen enough snow for this year so I was glad to find that the Papercutz challenge was to make something with a summer/beach theme.

I've been able to combine lots of other challenges with this one too!
Colour Create.....kraft,blue and white ( with texture)
Cupcake ....going girly
Crafty Creations...textures
Crafty Catz...birthday
Stamp Something...blue and white
One Stop Craft...fancy edges or corners
Daring Cardmakers...hole in one (aperture)
Stamping for the Weekend...the sketch
Stamp,Scrap and Doodle...girly

I'm not too sure if it shows up in the pic too well or not but I love the fine glitter gel I've used on the sand.

Cool Cat!

How could I not enter the My Time To Craft challenge this week with the theme of "Cool Cats" using my Kitten stamp?

I've used DCWV Retro prints paper and it goes really well with the Cool aqua and cocoa promarkers.

The other challenges I've entered it into are;
Inspirational Card Sketches.... the sketch (!)
Passion for Promarkers...cool aqua and cocoa
Corrosive Challenges...Distressing
A Spoonful of Sugar ... Recipe, 3 DPs,I ribbon,3 buttons and 3 flowers
Creative Card Crew.. Distressing
Frosted Designs..inks (around the edges)
Polka Doodles....song title (Cats,from the musical)
One Stop Craft..."A night at the movies"...Cats...the musical

Quite all white!!

I know I've recently used the same image but I did really want to make a completely different card using the same stamp to show how versatile it can be.
I've used my Orchid stamp (see the sidebar) for the following challenges
Mojo Monday...the sketch
Colour Create....lemon and lime
Cuttlebug Challenges...basic white theme
Your Next Stamp...Embossing
The Pink Elephant...Birthday
Crazy4challenges....Birthday

I love how the lemon and lime stand out from all the white!

Basic Grey and Caardvarks challenges

Have you seen the gorgeous inspirational photo on the lastest challenge over at Basic Grey? All I can say is "Wow!!"
As anyone whose house I've been transforming lately will know,these colours and this style are right at the top of my "go for it" list...

I was having a look at some challenge blogs which I've never visited before and fell in love with the beautiful sketch on the Caardvarks challenge so I decided to combine the two challenges.

The paper I've used is Basic Grey/ Nook and pantry which was sent to me by my dear friend Tara (thanks again!) and Making Memories/Pearl swirl..I Do.
The stems were made with an Xcut Impress border stencil in my Cuttlebug and the flowers with an Xcut punch.
Not my usual style but I think I could get to like it.

Orchid

After seeing some gorgeous black and white cards lately (especially Christine's DT card) I wanted to try one of my own. I had already coloured one of my orchid stamps over the holidays and it was ideal to use with the sketch at Truly Scrumptious. The optional extra was using the colours black, green and pink.
It also fits into
Crafty Creations...black and white with a splash of colour
Crazy4Challenges...Birthday
Crafty Catz...bright and sparkly
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle...celebration
Fussy and Fancy..new (New Promarker shades)
Rainbow lady's Challenge...New ( new Promarkers)
I've used this Orchid stamp from my A Passion for Stamps range

Sending hugs

Thanks to all who have been ordering my stamps! You've been keeping me busy going to the Post Office and I've made some lovely friends there too!! I thought I'd just keep on making samples with the stamps while the BOGOF sale is on so ,here's another one....
"Sending hugs!" uses my "Jenny in Bed" stamp which you'll find in the sidebar.

The papers are Papermania ..Regency
I've followed the sketch at Stamp Something and the card also fits in with
Cute Card Thursday....NEW (new shades of Promarkers)
ABC Challenge...L is for Layering
A Spoonful of Sugar...Hearts
Fab n Funky....Any card for any occasion
Corrosive Challenges..use 2 of your fav embellishments (Pearls and flowers)

Christine's DT card

Would you just look at this beauty created by Christine using 2 stamps from my A Passion for Stamps range....Andrea and Jonny.
I'm sure you'll agree it's an absolutely gorgeous engagement card in monochrome and she has really shown the images off to their full potential. I love it!

Multi challenge card

Good morning, just a quick post before I rush out into the snow!!
I've made this card to fit into a few challenges
Sketch and Stash...new wool
Crazy4Challenges...Polka dots
My Time to Craft...blue and brown
Sophisticat...fancy borders
One Stop Craft...something beginning with B (blue/brown/balls of wool/bird/buttons....!)
Stamp Somethiing...something new or unused ( little bird stamp)
Everybody Art..fav colour combo
Ths stamp I've used is "Kitten" from my own range which you will find in the sidebar..
I drew this little kitten so that he is leaning to one side is it can be used in so many different ways.For this card I've used a little faux leather and woodgrain paper to look like the arm of a chair!

Mojo Monday

Hello from snowy Northern Ireland!!
I really loved looking at all the snow while I was off for Christmas but I'm afraid it's a little different now that I'm back to work! The hills and mountains around Belfast do look beautiful at the moment but I've been on a few trips in the car where we've been skidding along sideways and even backwards and I'll be glad when it all clears up!
Anyhow, onto the card..
This one's for the Mojo Monday challenge where the sketch is provided this week.
As I'm having a BIG sale of my stamps at the moment I thought I'd use one of them to show you..
It's "Morning Glory" from A Passion for Stamps

Passion for Promarker Challenge and Creative Card Crew DT call

This is another chalenge I couldn't miss!! Passion for Promarkers has a mega challenge and the theme is "anything but a card with a Christmas or New Year theme".
I've made a little box as a New Year present for a friend and decorated it with Papermania Blueberry Hill Paper and one of my own drawings of roses coloured with.....Promarkers!
The frame is made using 2 different Nesties.

I think I'll enter the Creative Card Crew DT call with this one as well as it's a little different and not a card..

Creative Card Crew

I've been meaning to make a card for the Creative Card Crew challenge since last week as they are looking for 2 new DT members so I finally got it finished!
The theme is quite simple....Anything Goes!
So, I've used one of my own drawings (rose topiary) and coloured it with Promarkers/
The paper is a Kate Knight Design which I've had for quite a while but just loved the look of it again.
I've added lace,leaves and scallops in cream so as not to let the pink become overpowering.
Here goes...

Crafty Calendar Challenge DT card

It's time for another Crafty Calendar Challenge and this time the theme is "Keeping warm" with the added option of "texture".
I don't know what the weather is like where you are but here,in Northern Ireland,we have just had some fresh snow after most of it cleared away yesterday so we really do need to keep warm!

I've used one of my own drawings again for this challenge (Jenny on the sofa) and the paper is DCWV Retro prints which I've folded to make a roman blind complete with a little tassel(bead).
I've coloured with Promarkers(no surprise there!) and added some flocking to her jumper for "warmth".
I've used a little faux fur as a rug so I think she definitely is keeping warm!.
Hopefully you will be able to see that I've tried to make this look like a scene through a window...

Relax.........

I've never entered the Sketch and Stash challenge before but when I saw the great sketch i knew just what I was going to do with it.I had already noticed the theme on Corrosive Challenges was New Year Resolutions and I've been told I need to relax more and not work so hard so I'm using "Bunny Bathtime" from my own range a Passion for Stamps along with some of my new Christmas goodies.

Basic Grey and Mojo Monday

It's a bit difficult to get into the way of making cards again after Christmas even though I got some lovely new things to use. I got several craft magazines which I don't usually buy so I've taken a while to browse and hopefully I'll have some new ideas.
This card is made using the colours from Basic Grey (Pink,blue and cream) and the sketch from Mojo Monday
I've used one of my own range of stamps A Passion for Stamps. This one is Orchid
Happy New Year to one and all!! Ruth

Colour Create Challenge

I really can't believe I'm actually posting a card on my blog on Christmas Eve!I thought I'd finished them all and then my brother arrived looking for a card for his wife so I made this one in the colours of the Colour Create challenge ..BURGUNDY,PINK and IVORY.
I've used my own drawing of two labrador puppies and some gorgeous embossed paper from the Kars Christmas collection.
I want to take this opportunity to wish all my followers a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

Sponsoring Allsorts Challenge

Good morning! I know some of you will have seen this card before but as I am sponsoring the Allsorts challenge blog this week I thought I'd show you my favourite card using the two stamps which I'm offering as the prize this week.

Double challenge card

I have made 2 cards this week using the MojoMonday sketch. The first is a Christmas card using a really cute image sent to me by my lovely friend Tara and the other is a little change from my usual type of card because it has no stamped image at all.
The top card also fits the Pink Elephant challenge as the theme there is "Winter and/or Christmas
I'll add the details later as I'm in the usual rush at the moment,but thanks for looking and have a great weekend,Ruth

Multi Challenge card

Sometimes I have lovely paper and don't really want to use it! I actually bought this Kars Xmas collection just for this pattern and I've looked at it for weeks now but at last I've decided to use it! The embossing detail is gorgeous but probably doesn't show up too well in the pic..
The image is Bently Bear by Adam Pescott and I've only added a few little pearls etc along with some white organza ribbon so as not to detract from the paper.
I have used the beautiful sketch from Friday Sketchers
,the colours from Stampin for the Weekend (blue and brown),
the theme from The Pink Elephant (winter and / or Christmas)
and the theme of snow(flakes) from Crazy4challenges.
That's all for now..we are celebrating a BIG birthday in our house today ....

Guest DT card...Allsorts and a couple of others

This is my Guest DT card for the Allsorts challenge where the theme this week is "pearls and swirls" . I am having a break from the mountain of Christmas cards with this one.
I used my "Andrea" stamp which you can find in the sidebar. All the stamps have been reduced in a pre Christmas sale so please check them out..
The papers are Basic Grey( Red Riding Hood ) and Making memories (Pearl swirl I Do)



The next card in the post doesn't fit with any challenges that I'm aware of but I wanted to include it here as it shows my kitten stamp used on a Christmas card.
This kitten is very adaptable and can be decoupaged to sit beside almost anything...


I'm getting myself ready to release some more of my designs as digi stamps in the New Year so if you keep an eye on this blog or become a follower of A Passion for Stamps you will be able to see them once they are ready.

I made another card which doesn't fit any challenges that I know of but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out (for a change) so I thought I'd include it in this post,too.

I drew the sheepdog and coloured him with Promarkers and "popped" him up on foam pads so he could look out the window I created with Nesties labels 2. When all that was lined up the rest is pretty straightforward but time consuming!

Another Christmas "box"

As usual I've left off making most of my Christmas cards until the last moment.I plan to make them early every year only to realise that time has run out again!
I've used several of the current challenges to motivate me , so here's another..
Truly Scrumptious..the sketch
Creative Card Crew..gold or silver
Practical Scrappers..anything Christmas
Papertake Weekly..red and green must not be seen
I've used my own drawing again,along with some gorgeous DCWV Rose tinted Christmas paper,Woodware Snowflake punch,Nestabilities(labels 2) amd pearls by Crystal Stickers.