Card for Jade/Penny Black Challenge - Week 36

What terrible news I awoke to this morning, the news that Jade possibly only has months to live. It saddens me to think what this young lady/mother is going through at the moment, no one should have to go through this but to think of someone so young succumbing to this terrible disease is heartbreaking. A very kind lady on the Docrafts forum has kindly offered to deliver any cards that fellow crafters wish to make for Jade to her ex partner Jeff Brazier who will in turn deliver them to Jade. She has already delivered approximately 50 cards to Jeff and will deliver any further cards that people wish to send. I was so glad to hear this as I had indeed been thinking of making a card for Jade and sending it to her agent with the hope that it would be passed on. I made the card as bright and cheerful as possible hoping that it will indeed brighten her day. I am sure she will be overwhelmed with the amount of cards being sent.

This card also doubles as my entry for the Penny Black challenge this week. This week there is the chance of winning a lovely stamp called "Wooly Dames" which is absolutely gorgeous.

The elements I have used for this card are:-

Image - Penny Black - "Crossing Bridges"
Image coloured with Promarkers and Copics
Hints of sakura "Clear Star" to add sparkle
Glossy Accents also used on flowers
Papers - "Me and my big ideas"
Bazzil Bling Card
KARS Pearl Adhesive Stones
Brads "Making Memories"
Flowers and buttons from stash
Ribbon - Doodlebug Boutique Trims - Limeade Assortment

I hope you like the card. Thanks for looking.

Joy xx

A card for a friend/Cute Card Thursday Challenge 43

Well I finally managed a card this week, wow. Have been feeling really tired this week so haven't felt like doing much at all after work but tonight I needed to make a card for a fellow Docraft friend. I received this image from another friend of mine a while back and had it all coloured in and ready to use. I have seen so many wonderful cards made with this stamp I decided to use it tonight. I only have one of these images so I think I am going to have to buy it for myself now, there's an excuse to spend more money lol.

This card also doubles as my entry for the Cute Card Thursday challenge this week which is called "Have a giggle". Well I think a cat in a bra is worth giggling at don't you so I hope this card meets the criteria.

The elements I used for this card are:-

Image - Penny Black "Uplifting Occasion"

Image coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Papermania "Scrumptious" and All My Memories

Prima Flowers

Papermania Brads

Hope you like the card. Smile, it's nearly the weekend...yay!

Joy xx

Penny Black Challenge - Week 30

Time for another challenge card and this time it is one of my favourites, the Penny Black Saturday Challenge. I am fast building up a collection of these stamps and this is my latest Penny Black purchase called "Crossing Bridges". I coloured the image using my trusty Promarkers.

For this card I used the new Papermania papers called "Scrumptious" which are absolutely lovely, and pink my favourite colour. I added some glossy accents to the flowers on the image. The flowers are Prima with a Dovecraft jewel brad in the centre. The pearl adhesive stones are by Kars. I also added some Liquid Pearls to the corner of the stamped image to look like brads. The papers are matted onto Bazzill Bling. The sentiment is just computer generated on my laptop.

The brief for the card this week is embossing and so I have added a strip of embossed Bazzill Bling which I nearly forgot about so this was added when I had practically all but finished the card. For this I used the Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls folder.

Hope you like the card. Happy Crafting everyone.

Joy xx

Penny Black Challenge - Week 26

I am loving making these challenge cards, serves another purpose also, I get my christmas cards done at the same time, so much more enjoyable. This is another Penny Black stamp that I bought last weekend, I want all of these stamps, I must have them lol. No I am trying to keep a tight rein on my purse at the moment, I am buying stamps like they are going out of fashion.

The stamp is called "Catching the star"

Coloured with Letraset Promarkers

Papers are by Three bugs in a rug

Ribbon by ki memories

Stemma Brads

Sentiment from Funky Fairys

Hope you like the card and thank you very much for looking. All comments welcome.

Joy xx

Sketch Saturday Challenge Card - #27

Another day another challenge card and this time it is the Sketch Saturday challenge. Sometimes I spend ages trying to think of a layout for a card so with this challenge it is ideal because they supply you with a sketch to follow, much easier for me. The image is by Penny Black and called "You make me blush", I am absolutely loving these Penny Black stamps at the moment. I cannot remember where the paper is from now, I have had this for a few months. The image is coloured with Promarkers. I have used my Cuttlebug on the mirri card and the sentiment is from Funky Fairies which I used along with my nesties. I have covered the coloured stamped image with Glossy Accents a la Natalie. I have also added a touch of blue Liquid Pearls to act as lookalike brads.

Hope you like the card and thank you for looking.

Joy xx