spare card

Here's one of my spare cards, you know the sort, the ones you make for fun and without any challenge in mind. But looking through the themes that have been posted over the last few days there are a couple that it might fit so here goes:

Creative Card Crew want to see your favourite things, mine have to be colouring with ProMarkers, adding little sticky back gems and using punches and dies to make embellishments. A Spoonfull of Sugar have a colour theme, brown plus either pink or blue - I've used pink, and I hope there's enough brown on the card, plus I have a splash of yellow too! The image is a Victoria Case stamp for SCACD and the patterned papers are by Designer Digitals.

The good news is the NSAIDs are working and I'm not in as much pain, but still can't use the hand. I'm getting fed up and irritable from lack of sleep and boredom - daytime tv isn't very stimulating. I have 7 new stamps waiting to be inked up and 6 more on their way ... ... I want to play!

Sugar Bowl card

It's been ages since I did a card for The Sugar Bowl, but Marlene's sketch tempted me this week as it wasn't too complicated! I've used the same bargain bucket papers and Sugar Nellie Christmas Manga girl as a couple of days ago, I do love the crisp festive colours. For the zig-zag element of the challenge I've glued a strip of white ric-rac across the card - I almost forgot this bit! The image is coloured with ProMarkers and I went a bit mad with the clear and red Spica pens adding shimmer to all the dots on the patterned papers!

This will be my last card for a few days as I've got a very painful wrist. On Saturday afternoon the hospital emergency room thought it might be RSI with a pinched nerve, but today my GP thinks it might be gout! I'm on high doses of NSAIDs and have to have blood tests, and for now I cant use my right hand at all - so frustrating! Even going to spend a penny is problematic so crafting, and housework, is right out of the question!

Snowman with Gift

I've stamped this Sugar Nellie snowman with gift then coloured him in with ProMarkers. For the card layout I've taken inspiration from the Charisma Cardz blog sketch using Basic Grey cardstock along with a little holly spray I created from stamped leaves and a button. Over on Magical Crafts blog they want to see a Santa or Snowman image along with sparkle, ribbon and a flower (which can be holly or ivy). It's hard to see the sparkle on my card, but it is there .. .. I've gone over the snowy bits of the snowman with a clear Spica shimmer pen as well as the holly sprig in his hat and used a gold Spica shimmer pen over the stars on his scarf and the ribbon on his gift. Those red Papermania shimmer dots also sparkle and I've added clear Sakura glaze on areas too. I've not added a sentiment as I need cards to send to friends who celebrate Yule and I've also kept this quite plain as it's for a fella!

Today I'm off to a party at the local Art and Craft store so wont be around to visit you. Enjoy your weekend whatever you are doing and happy crafting!

Green, Red & White Inspiration

When I saw the candy cane inspiration picture on the Colour Create Challenge blog I knew exactly which papers I was going to use for their green/red/white theme this week. And when I got them out I found this cute Sugar Nellie Christmas Manga girl in with them, already coloured and cut out so it was simply a matter of finding a sketch for her, and Inspirational Card Sketches #43 was perfect! The papers are from the bargain bucket at my local art store and my cutie is coloured with ProMarkers plus shimmer pen for her baubles. I've simply added red faux stitches, red shimmer dots and some punched flowers and leaves.

My posts are short and sweet at the moment as I'm struggling a little with the ME and my attention span isn't that long and I forget what I'm typing! If there's anything you want to know then just ask.

CCT Teen Terrors

This week the theme on Cute Card Thursday is Teen Terrors - to make a card for a teenager. I'm hoping that my cute little Sugar Nellie Christmas Manga girl will fit the bill and I've coloured her in bright colours to match the freebie magazine paper and pink passion cardstock from Stampin' Up used to mat the layers. The little Studio G text is stamped in Orchid pearlescent Brilliance ink and I've added white faux stitches and highlights to the image and the punched flowers and leaves. Apologies for the poor picture - there was no light and operator shake!

I Won!

I won the BIG prize on the recent Lili of the Valley Blog Hop and get to choose 6 stamps! I have already ordered the new little boys so now I'm off to make a cuppa and have a browse. As I'm not feeling 100% at the moment this has really made my day - so thank you Lili of the Valley!

K.I.S.S. card

I forgot all about Keep It Simply Sweet on Monday - so here's my card for this week on Wednesday! I've printed off the Friday Freebie from the Tales from Polycraft blog, this cute image is called Bronson and Beaker and there's a whole pile of new cute bear digi images just released. I've coloured with ProMarkers in shades of blue and brown which just happen to fit the Stampavie and More blog challenge for this week, and with the digi image I can also enter this week's Cupcake Craft blog challenge. It's a very simple layout and rather a plain card, I just added a few sparkly star gems, a touch of glitter and faux stitches. The papers are from an Anita's pad and the image is 3d mounted onto the card for added interest. I've been asked for some simple cards that can be sold for between 50p and a £1 in aid of a local charity so here's one for the box.

High Hopes Santa

Last year I had fun with the High Hopes Fishing Santa stamp but wanted to get hold of this Woodsman Santa to make a card for my son, but he was always sold out when the pennies were in my purse! I have to thank Sue for swapping some images with me so I could make the card this year, as well as follow the theme on the High Hopes blog to use 3 flowers, 2 brads and 1 sentiment. My patterned paper is by Designer Digitals matted with Real Red cardstock from Stampin' Up! and the circular greeting is by Cuddly Buddly. I've punched out daisies from red pearl paper then squeezed them into this shape and added little snowflake centres. Another quick post today as my hubby is still home and under the weather - we are waiting the results of blood and poo tests!