Spike

This is one of the lovely Hedgehog images from DigiStamp Boutique . I love this cute little hedgehog!!!! :) They are running a contest where you can win up to 5 images and all you have to do is make a card using one of their digi images and then posting a link..... You can read all about it here on their Blog under May Competition. :)

I really enjoy working with their images and especially with my new pro markers. :) I also did this card for a challenge in my Ebay group, this time it was for a recipe.... Using two different papers, two to three buttons and some ribbon. :) And I am now ahead of the game in that I have my dad's Father's Day card done now. :)

Orange

This card I made for a card swap in my Ebay group. I hope the lady who receives it enjoys it as much as I did making it.
First off I used Publisher to make my tri fold card and to make templates for cutting out the backing paper and also the insert to go behind the section with the girl on it.
I used a colour for the backing paper that I am not that comfortable using..... Orange. So it was a challenge for me trying to make a card with it. I did the back ground panels and put gold peeloffs around each panel. Then I coloured in one of the cute little Japanese digi stamps - Sachi -which I bought from DigiStamp Boutique . I used my pro markers to colour her in. Then I cut her out and put foam pads to raise her slightly. Next I made the little lanterns. I found the idea in one of the craft magazines and it is easy peasy to make.... Use pinking shears to cut strips.... Making sure they line up. Then using a fine line permanent pen mark the curved lines. Stamp flower image or draw one on, use ink on edges and or chalks. Then take a bit of copper wire and make a hanger... I used Prit gel to stick it onto the card.


I had punched out several flowers and chalked and shaped them with my embossing mat and embossing tools. Then glued together with a chalked center and peel off. Then punched some leaves from a Chinese newspaper and coloured them in using my cocoa pro marker.
Next I die cut some butterflies using the backing paper as the base of the butterfly and then the top butterfly I cut from Chinese newspaper again. Then using my pro markers I coloured it in.... shading the wings with Mandarin and Amber and Cocoa again for the wings.

I also made a lollipop flower using the newspaper again and some black card. Put together with a gold brad.

I really enjoyed making this card and love the fact that I can co-ordinate the pieces to the backing paper that I use. :)

DigiStamp Boutique have just come out with three new digi-stamps a little hedgehog called Spike!!!! I have them printed.... now to get busy playing. :)

Here are two more cards that I made for the group..... this is for the weekly challenge this past week...... following a sketch that I drew up for them.

This is my card using the sketch and using some new diecuts that I have bought. Of course it is of a hedgehog. :)

And this one I used a chipboard image that my friend Louise sent to me. She has her own ebay shop and has lovely diecuts. :)

Great Blog Candy

The lovely folks over at DigiStamp Boutique are giving away some great Blog Candy. So hop on over to their blog and check it out.
http://digistampboutique.blogspot.com/
I just love their images so while you are there check out their shop and their digi stamps. Sooooooooo cute!!!

Winter crafts.

When it is cold and snowy outside and the house feels a bit chilled I like to do some crocheting. I think just working with the yarn makes me feel warmer. I had started this afghan ages ago and finally finished it this past week here. I picked it up again to work on when we had all that snow. It was warm sitting under it snuggled on the couch with Jingles cuddled up under it while I was putting the rows together. It is nice and warm besides being pretty to look at. :)

I have already started my next crochet project. :) Trying this hexagon pattern. You put it together as you go.... So it should be quite a colourful afghan. :) Great for using up little bits of yarn leftover from other projects. I found the pattern on the website.... Raverly and from there to this blog post From Attic24 with the pattern. She has some really good clear instructions for crocheting the Hexagons. :)


Also I have been busy working on some Valentine cards for a card contest in my Ebay group. Here are a few extra cards I sent down to my friend in Cornwall to sell for her animal santuary.





I used some digital image stamps for these cards the bears are from DigiStamp Botique.

I forgot where I got the dog image from but once I run across it again I will post the web link here. :)

One Card Two Challenges

Okay I have never entered into one of these before, but there is always a first time for everything. And the first one I want to enter is this card into the Snowflake Challenge at Kaboodle Doodles. The two snowflakes are cut from plain white card using my Craft Robo and then glittered up with white glitter. The digital image is from Tales from PollyCraft. I find this cute little fellow lovely to colour in using my water colouring pencils. I layered and mounted onto a white 6x6 card using card and paper from my stash. And added a sentiment from my stash also.

And while I am on a roll I would also like to enter this card into the Sparkle Challenge over at
Digital Tuesday Challenge Sparkle Challenge. Both of the snowflakes are very sparkly and again this lovely digital image comes from the Tales from PollyCraft website. They have loads more lovely images too.
I hope you enjoyed my first challenge card. :)

Digi stamps

I am just now getting into using digi stamps. I don't know if you all have tried these yet or not. Basically you buy an image from an online shop and then use your own photo editing program to resize to the size you want or need and then print them off. I did these two cards for a contest in my ebay group and I won 2nd and 3rd places on them. :) They are such cute images.
You can see these and more at Digi Stamps . They also have a contest you can enter and also a monthly freebie so you can give it a try before you buy. I do find with my water colours I sometimes get the printer ink running slightly. But overall they are fun to work with and I like the lovely images they have on offer. Their collections and monthly offers are a great value too. :)


This is Milly and Snowball.


And this is Alex and Felicity.

Blog Candy available from Pink Piggy

Hi all, sorry for being a bit absent of late. But the hedgehogs have taken up a bit more time than I anticipated. :) Just now starting to get back to working on some cards for Christmas around here and doing a bit of Blog hopping as they say. I came across this lovely blog called....Pink Piggy. There are some lovely cards and jewlery there. Well worth a visit. Also she has up for grabs this blog candy....