Just Because I Can

Today I've made a card............just because I can. My eyes are open and this afternoon I don't have a problem so I've been able to finish this card which I really started on Saturday. Bad eyes stopped play so I had to give up and yesterday was a no go too.

Anyway, here it is, using one of the new images from Morgan's Etsy shop here. The digi is called Mystical Mermaid Selkie with Seal. I can hardly wait to colour the other images and make more cards but that all depends on how my eyes behave over the next few weeks. I'd had five days in a row when they were fine and I was so sure that I'd conquered the problem but then........... yesterday happened and this morning.

I used my Promarkers to colour her and then gave an overall spray of iridescent Spray and Sparkle from Crafter's Companion. I coloured directly on to the large card blank, from Joanna Sheen, with my Promarker and then sprayed that too so that it looks almost sparkly like the sea. A scrap of sandpaper became the floor with some scattered shells from Beachcomber. A small Crafty Bitz mermaid  was set on a Spellbinders die cut at the top of the card. Then I coloured some bits of raffia, it's supposed to look like seaweed but I'm not sure that that succeeded! lol The raffia is from Hobbycraft

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Animals
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Try it on Tuesday - Use your Stash - the raffia, I've had for years and the shells, well, I keep using them but they will last forever!
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Fitztown - Banners or Pennants

This week's challenge at Fitztown challenge blog is 'Banners or Pennants' so we'd like to see your cards with one or both of these on. I used both!

My image is Sports Car 1 available here. Check out the Fitztown store for lots of images in lots of sections with new images being added all the time.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers and used my Sakura silver metallic pen on the exhaust, etc. After cutting the image into a rectangle I matted it on to dark green card from Papermill. I used Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder of pennants on a sheet of white paper which I then matted on to more dark green card. The card blank is by Joanna Sheen. I wanted to keep this card quite simple so I made a dark green banner and wrote Happy Birthday in a Sakura white pen. The only addition then was the set of three green buttons, tied with Creative Expressions baker's twine, which I set at the bottom right corner.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge - Anything Goes
4KraftyGirlz Challenge - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - Let's get Masculine
Crafts Galore Challenge - Anything Goes
Mema's Crafts Challenge - Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Digitally Sweet Challenge - Guys only
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Sweet Pea Stampers - Embossing - wet or dry

Thank you all for your comments, they're much appreciated.

Morgans Fae World Christmas Digis

Come and buy, come and buy. Yes, Morgans Fae World Etsy Shop has some new Christmas digis in the store and I've enjoyed colouring this one. I've used Promarkers to colour it, with Sakura gelly roll gold for the tree garland, and after cutting with a grand Spellbinders label nestie I matted it on to red card. I used a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder on some greeny/yellow card matted on to more red card. I added two narrow red strips of card. The image was then raised on foam pads to give some depth and a Joanna Sheen signature die of bunting was added beneath the image. Although I don't usually 'do' cute this is the second one in next to no time and I really enjoyed making it - maybe I'm getting hooked on cute.

Come across to the Fitztown Challenge blog and see some cards that the rest of the creative team have made with these wonderful new images.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
4KraftyGirlz Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Little Fairies Challenge - Cute and Cuddly
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Christmas
Mema's Crafts Challenge - Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Challenge - Christmas
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Sweet Pea Stampers - Embossing, wet or dry
Winter Wonderland Challenge - Anything for Christmas

Thank you all for your comments, I love reading them.

SALE TIME

There's a sale going on at Morgan's Fae World Etsy store and it's lasting all weekend. Head over there and use the coupon 25OFF4DAYSALE for your discount.

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MorgansFaeWorld

Oops, I nearly forgot to mention that there are loads of new stamps on offer. I've used one of them for my card which will be appearing on my blog tomorrow but you can find them all now if you pop across to Morgan's store. 

Fitztown - Just for Kids

Here's a cute card from me! That doesn't happen very often. lol It's my turn to add a card for inspiration for our Fitztown challenge of 'Just for Kids' which is running over at the Fitztown challenge blog. This challenge runs for two weeks so come along and join us.

For this challenge I chose the image Teddy 9 which is available here. If you want to check out all the images then visit the Fitztown store.

I had fun colouring this image with my Promarkers and then I matted it on to bright yellow card. I have no idea where I bought this card but it is bright yellow one side and bright red the other so I used both sides. lol My card blank is by Joanna Sheen. The corners and the fancy die cut are from Spellbinders Parisian Motifs. I embossed the red card with a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder. The sentiment was generated on the computer and then cut with a Spellbinders classic circle before being added to the fancy diecut. A very bright and cute card for my great niece who has her first birthday next June! I'm well ahead.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafting at the Weekend Challenge 4 - Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Embossing, Wet or Dry
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft your Passion - Add some Yellow
Hobbybook Designer Challenge - All bout Kids
I love Promarkers - Anything Goes


It's two years today since Eric died and I want to thank all those followers who have supported me and offered me words of comfort. Thank you all.

Fitztown - Anything Goes

Here is my card for the challenge over at Fitztown Challenge Blog - Anything Goes is the theme so I'm sure you'll come over there to join us.

I chose the image Sports 8 and it's available here or if you want to look at all the images then visit the Fitztown Store and have a ball!

This image reminds me of when Tim was young and he loved all things American - baseball being one of them. Friends were going to the USA for a holiday one year and we asked them to bring him a baseball glove back and they did, they also brought him a ball and he was thrilled to bits.

My card blank is by Joanna Sheen. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and fussy cut it out. I used a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder on white paper before matting it on to pale blue card and then I matted that on to dark blue card. The blue card was from Papermill. I copied an image of a baseball bat from the internet and fussy cut that too before adding to the embossed sheet. I put foam pads on the back of the hat and set it over the bat and I think it looks quite effective. The embroidered cap in the bottom left is from a box of embroidery shapes which we bought in USA quite a few years ago. They are for adding to T shirts and the like but when I saw them I thought immediately of embellishments for my cards! lol It can be removed and ironed on to a T shirt. I bought two boxes of them and have only one box left - I've used flowers, palm trees and various other shapes. Well worth the money. I then generated the sentiment on the computer and cut it with one of my new Nellie Snellen dies in a diamond shape. Job done and I like! (That doesn't always happen.)

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Crafting by Designs Challenge - Anything Goes
Divas by Design Challenge - Anything Goes
The Male Room Challenge - Geometric
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks Challenge - Happy Birthday
Just Inspirational Challenge - Hobbies and Sports
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Mema's Crafts August Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you all for visiting. I look forward to reading all your comments.

Fitztown Creative Team

I've been a guest designer for Fitztown Challenge Blog for the past two months and today I become a fully fledged member of the Creative Team. It's great to be working with this talented team and and having Ema as the very organised co-ordinator is the icing on the cake!

Please come along and join us in our challenges. They usually last two weeks and we have a new challenge every week. Click on the tabs on the top of the Fitztown blog and they will take you to the challenges you want to enter.

The Fitztown Store has some fantastic images and I'm really enjoying creating my cards with some of them. Have a browse and see what you think.