Get Sketchy

I made a completely different (for me) card yesterday following the sketch over at Get Sketchy and am entering this card into their challenge. I am normally a CAS girl but thought I would try something different. My husband looks at all my cards and his initial reaction to this wasn't good! But he did say he likes it - it's just not my usual style lol!!

I didn't have any flowers to match the papers so I picked out the nearest Promarker colours I could. I think they match pretty well!

Thanks for looking.

Even more Birthday cards!

Evening bloggers. Here are the next 3 cards.

My good friend Laura gave me this die cut shape a while ago and I based this card around it (being purple!)

I get a lot of inspiration from Julie's blog. Her cards are amazing and are very much CAS which is my preferred style.

 This card is made using some simple strips of green card with some small flower outline stickers, a simple sentiment sticker and some ribbon.

 This card is suitable for a male and, again, is very simple. The cat stamp is coloured with Promarkers as usual and was matted onto some dotty blue and white paper. A little white ribbon adds a little interest but is not too girly :)

I have just 3 cards left now which I will post tomorrow.

Thanks for buzzin by, Donna x

More Birthday cards

Hi there, here are 2 more of the 10 mixed cards I made for a friend.

This 1st one is almost copied completely from a card in an old card magazine that I was flippin through. The stamps were free on the cover and I coloured them with Promarkers.

This 2nd one is quite simple again - I do love the more simple looking cards. This is an Anya stamp coloured with Promarkers. A little bit of ribbon from my stash and a couple of gems finish this card perfectly - I think so anyway!

Another 2 tomorrow. Thanks for buzzin by, Donna x

Baby Boy

I've done a few baby cards recently! Must be something in the air lol. So without further ado here is a baby boy card for Angela to give to one of her many pregnant friends.

I used my cute FF bear stamp coloured with Promarkers (what else?!!) and some papers from my local craft shop and a few blue gems to finish. I really like this simple design.

Entered into Sunday Sketch and Stamp #32.

Thanks for buzzin by, Donna x

Happy Birthday

I made another card this evening. This one is for my good friend Clare whose birthday is Sunday. She is a bit younger than me (about 9 years actually!) and is really good fun and likes a giggle so I thought this Monique stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie would be  perfect. This is the first time I have used this stamp and I think it is really cool which is why I have done a really simple layout to let the stamp do the talking! Entered into Paper Sundaes challenge #24.

I coloured her with my Promarkers and added lots of stickles to her outfit and her eyeshadow. You can really see the stickles in the piccie below!

Glitzy huh?!

Thanks for buzzing by, Donna x

Happy Birthday Dad

Hello again - hope you are all having a good sunday - even though England were destroyed in the World Cup! It's been a gorgeous day today so I have been out and about and have only done one card this evening.

This card is for my father in law whose Birthday is Thursday. He lives in Hull so this card will be on it's way in the post in the morning. I coloured him with Promarkers and the papers are from DCWV Natural stack. There are some truly gorgeous papers in this stack. I just had to add some ribbon as I only bought this ribbon punch today and I couldn't wait to use it lol. A couple of gems and a little bit of stickles on the hat and wine to finish off.

Entered into Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge #31 sketch and

Hidden Treasures Challenge challenge #5 use ribbon.

Thanks for buzzin by, Donna x

Magnum & Nikki

Morning bloggers - a day earlier than normal for me but I will be posting tomorrow too! I made these 2 cards on Thursday but haven't had the chance to post them until now.

The first one is for my BIL. This cute stamp is called Magnum from ladybug crafts ink and he comes with this cake add on. You can also buy more add ons where you get a balloon, a can of tuna, a present and lots of other fun stuff so he's extremely versatile as well as been very cute! I coloured him with my Promarkers and have used papers from Daisy and Dandelions Picnic Patch collection.

Entered into Hidden Treasures Challenge challenge #4 - sketch and

Charisma Cardz challenge #25 for boys

This next card is for a dear friend of mine who's birthday is tomorrow. Her husband is lovely and has booked her in for a massage today and they are going out for lunch tomorrow - sweet.

The card is made with a stamp also from Ladybug crafts ink. She's a new one and she's called Make a Wish Nikki. I coloured her with Promarkers and have used papers from the Queen Bee pad by Pink Paislee, my nesties and some gems to finish.

Thanks for buzzin by today and please stop by tomorrow as I have more cards to make and post!

Donna x

Uncle

Post 3 of 3

Last card today. This is also for my friend to give to her brother from her children. It's more my style and I like this card!

Papers again from It's a Mans World from Papermania. Forever Friends stamp coloured with Promarkers.

Entered into Friday Sketchers challenge #107

Thanks for looking, Donna x

Baby Girl

Hello all, I made this card yesterday but didn't get the chance to post it because I had loads to do and then I went out last night. I have been suffering slightly today! I still felt drunk when I woke up this morning!!

Anyhow, here's the card

The pink papers are from g.c.d. studios Rose Colored Glasses stack. I used a little miri card and my nesties and coloured the Forever Friends image with my Promarkers. The flowers were found in a book shop! They had a small craft section and these flowers were only £1 for about 30. I then added some pink ribbon and a little metal charm to finish off.

Entered into Card Patterns sketch #69

Thanks for looking, Donna x

Congratulations!

My 2nd post of the day!

I don't usually post during the week and I'm posting twice in one day!

We have a temporary receptionist at work and she was interviewed today for a permanent post within our Academy and was offered the job! I have made this card (which is A5 size) so that us girlies in the office can all sign it and give it to her tomorrow to say well done!

I think my colouring is getting a bit better - what do you think?

I used some pretty pink papers from the Rose Coloured Glasses collection pack which is another pack from g.c.d. studios. I just love their papers - gorgeous! The gold foil paper is Anita's and the ribbon, gems and flower are all from my stash.

Entered into Sweet Stop Sketches challenge sss60

Thanks for buzzin by, Donna x

New Home Card

Happy Sunday! OMG what was with all that rain yesterday?? I was driving back from the East Coast after visiting my mum for the day. It was about 10.30ish pm and the heavens opened BIG time! I had to slow down to about 20mph in a 60mph area because you could barely see the white lines in the road!! I haven't seen rain like that in a very long time. The lightning was awesome too (although I was slightly worried about the car getting struck). I was glad when we finally arrived home safely.

Anyway, here is a new home card that I made today. The papers are from the Linen Closet stack by DCWV which has some gorgeous papers in it. The stamp is coloured with Promarkers as usual and a few gems finished it off. This card is entered into Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge #29.

Lets hope summer returns soon!

Thanks for buzzin by, Donna x

Anyone for Anya

Hi all, can't you tell I'm off work with all these posts! I'm loving having more time to craft and have taken over the dining table since Sunday! It's all got to go away this afternoon though :(( Might get one more card done later but taking my daughter to get her hair cut in a bit so we'll see.

This card is for Anyone for Anya sketch #10 and I have made it for my lovely sister who is 33 later this month. (Hope she doesn't check out my blog too often and spot this!)

I have cololured Shine Anya with Promarkers and used papers from the Papermania Henbury Lane paper pack. The flowers were white and I coloured them with a Promarker to match the papers and then added some little pearls to finish off.

Thanks for buzzin by, Donna x

Mojo Monday

Hi all, as predicted it has been raining on and off all day. boo!!! Bring on the summer! I popped into town this morning and got 3 pairs of black pumps for me, Chloe (12) and Jake (17) for £9!!! Gotta love Primark!

Anyhow, here is a card - another request from one of my lovely work colleagues who are keeping me busy lol. The image is 'Catch a Falling Star' by Leanne Ellis for Sugar Nellie and she's coloured with Promarkers.The papers are from docrafts 'Hawthorn & Bramble' paper pack. I added some gems and some stickles to the star to finish off.

Entered for Mojo Monday #141

Thanks for stoppin by, buzzy hugs, Donna x

Baby on the Way!

This card is for an expectant mum (as if you hadn't guessed lol!!). This card is entered into Friday Sketchers sketch #104 as I followed their sketch.

The stamp is Lucy from In Style which you can purchase from Dies to Die For by clicking here. I coloured her with Promarkers and cut her out with a Nestie. The patterned papers used are from Basic Grey Bittersweet paper pad which I have had for a while now. The rest are from my stash. The sentiment was just typed up in word and printed onto card and then I finished off with a lovely flower and a few gems.

Hope you like and thanks for looking.

Hugs, Donna x

Father's Day Cards

Hi there bloggers! Today I have been making the 6 yes 6! father's day cards requested by the same person! She gives to grandads too so that's why she needed so many!

I didn't follow any sketches or themes, so no comp entries here.

Thanks for looking, Donna x

Post 4 of 4!

Well, this is my final post for today. As you can see I have been a busy buzzy bee again this week! I have a lot of friends at work that keep requesting cards from me! I still have another 9 cards to make, but I only have one more week at work and then I have a week off so I can catch up then!

This final card is for one of my friends best friend. Fingers crossed she'll like it. I would like to enter this for Anyone for Anya Challenge - Double Trouble 23.5.10 and Sketch Saturday week #104 as I followed their sketch (I put the sentiment in a different place but I hope that's OK?).

Well that's me done for the day! Thank you to those who have looked at all 4 of my posts ... hope it wasn't too tedious!

Buzzy hugs, Donna x

Post 3 of 4!

This next card was a request and the recipient has a love of cats. This is my favourite card of all the ones that I made today. What do you think?

I would like this to be entered into Penny Black Saturday Challenge #102 lots of dots, Polka Doodle week 20 challenge Something for mum and also Friday Sketchers sketch #103 as this is the sketch I followed.

I added stickles to all the bubbles but it doesn't show up very well in the piccie.

Phew, nearly there - just one more post to go!

Donna x

Hellooooo!!

Well, I've finally decided to make my own blog!

I have been following several crafting blogs for quite a while now and have been making cards for a year or so and decided it was about time I showed you some of my own creations.

I discovered Anya about 6 weeks ago and Nikki & Friends about 3 months ago so they are often the basis for my cards.

Well, without further ado - here are quite a few cards I have made this past week.

Martini Nikki can be glamorous or quite casual as I've done her here. Notice I added a bit of sparkle for the actual Martini?

All the other cards feature stamps from The Greeting Farm.

The last card is made using Ebony from The Greeting Farm. I have watched a few tutorials on colouring and don't think I did too bad a job?

All colouring is done using Promarkers and Sakura gel pens.

Thanks for buzzing by

Donna x