Blogtoberfest 2014 Day 11 - 52 cards challenge

I have fallen by the wayside with the 52 cards challenge, I am hoping that I might soon have time to just jump back in and not worry about catching up with all the weeks that I have missed.  But I do have some cards that I haven't shared yet from the challenge.

Week 16 was Focus on Gold and I made this Christmas card using a Penny Black background die and a Lili of the Valley stamp.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and the sentiment is a download by Pink Petticoat.

Week 18's challenge was to take inspiration from this picture -

My inspiration was the blue patterned wallpaper which I found similar paper in my scraps box to use as a background and the little pig on top of the dresser.  I used Penny Black's 'Party Animals' stamp.

I cut the pigs out and mounted them onto an embossed background, the sentiments are Penny Black and Hero Arts.

I then added some gold sequins for a bit of sparkle.

All Creatures Great and Small

The prompt for week 15 of the 52 card challenge was All Creatures Great and Small.

I used some Penny Black critter stamps.  The hedgie in the car is from T for transparent set 'Joy to the World' and this is the first time I have used this stamp.

I love Christmas cows - this one is called Bessie Wishes -

The udderly perfect sentiment was computer generated, the other two sentiments are from Personal Impressions and Stamps Away.  The papers are all from an unbranded pad given away with a magazine.

It's Raining Daisies

The theme for week 25 of the 52 cards challenge was Whatever the Weather.  I used this cute Penny Black teddy stamp for my cards.

I used Promarkers to colour the image and freebie magazine papers.  The sentiments are Hero Arts and Personal Impressions.  The ladybirds were cut with an Elizabeth Crafts die.

I am entering the card into this month's Penny Black at Allsorts card challenge which has the theme of Punches and Dies.

Have a micey nice day xx

Week 23 of the 52 cards challenge was a picture prompt.

I was inspired by the teacup to use this lovely Penny Black stamp for my cards and I also picked out the green and yellow for my colour scheme.

The papers are magazine freebies and I made the daisies using an EK success flower punch and a hole punch for the centres.  The image was coloured with Promarkers, the top sentiment is by Penny Black and the Happy Birthday is by Personal Impressions.

I am entering this card in the Penny Black and More at Allsorts blog challenge - the theme for July is Punches and Dies.

50 Shades of Green - Week 22

The theme for week 22 of the 52 cards challenge was 50 shades of green.

This stamp is rapidly becoming a favourite of mine, I just coloured all the balloons in different shades of green.

 I coated all the balloons in a layer of glossy accents to make them lovely and shiny.

The image was coloured with Promarkers and the papers used are from my class leftovers bag so I have no idea what brand they are but I think they are from a Christmas range.  Whilst I was in the mood for colouring I did a blue version.

The paper is from Creative Memories and the mats were cut using a Spellbinder nestability die, the sentiments are by Hero Arts.

This Little Piggy dressed up as Santa!!

Week 18 of the 52 card challenge was a picture prompt

I took my inspiration from the wallpaper and the little pig and made a couple of Christmas cards.

I don't know what the paper is as it came from my class leftovers bag, the Santa pig stamp is Penny Black and the sentiment stamps are by Stamps Away and HOTP.  I coloured the image with Promarkers.

52 cards challenge - week 14

There was a picture prompt for this week's challenge

 I used the chevron as the background for inspiration for the background of my cards and then the boldness of the red against it for my images.

I have no idea what brand the chevron paper is as it was a class leftover, the butterfly was downloaded from Swirlydoos and the snowmen are digital stamps from Dilly Beans

Happy Fathers Day

As always I have made a card for my Dad to celebrate his special day and it is perfect for this month's challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is Boys, boys, boys.  This is also my card for week 15 of the 52 cards challenge, the theme was All Creatures Great and Small.

This is the first time I have used this Penny Black stamp despite it being in my collection for over a year - yeah I know bad me!!!!!!!

The papers are from Wild Rose Studio and the scalloped edge is a Sizzlet border die.  The sentiments are by Personal Impressions and Stamps Away.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and highlighted the headlamps with glossy accents.

I will be going to visit him later clutching a bottle of his favourite sherry!!  Quite a few people have recently asked me for an update on the cochlear implant - things are going really well, he has already been discharged by the speech therapist as he has reached the 9 month level in 3 months.  He is still attending the clinic at St Thomas' Hospital monthly for adjustments, but already he is hearing so much more and the other day he recognised me on the phone - our first phone conversation in about 20 years!!!  I also got given a very special look the other day - I was packing up my sewing after spending an evening at his flat - he could hear my bag rustling over the top of the tv - LOL if looks could have killed I would be flat on my back now!!!!

Happiness is a Butterfly

The week 13 challenge for 52 cards was to use this sketch.

As I did for the Christmas cards, I cut my own Polaroid frame using a square die inside a rectangle one.  This time I stamped a sentiment with a Penny Black stamp and die cut butterflies (Cheery Lynn) from glitter and gold cardstock.

All the patterned papers are scraps of Basic Grey leftover from class pages.

Snow sentiment cards

Week 13 of the 52 cards challenge was to use this sketch.

I don't have a Polaroid frame die so I used my magnetic platform with a square die inside a rectangle die to get a similar effect. 

I used sentiments from Pink Petticoat that I already had printed out and then embellished them with snowflakes cut from glitter cardstock with Penny Black snowflake dies.  The patterned paper is Basic Grey and scraps that I had left over from a class.

Beat The Christmas Rush - May

Here are the Christmas cards that I made for Sue's Beat the Christmas Rush challenge, they are also my Week 20 cards for the 52 cards challenge.

The theme for week 20 was Show and Tell - so I am showing off a new Woodware Christmas stamp.  The sentiment was included with the stamp and I coloured the images with Promarkers.

I keep my BTCR cards very simple so that I can take a production line approach.  I covered the card blanks with silver shimmer paper from my stash and added a small AB gemstone to each corner.

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue

The week 11 prompt for the 52 cards challenge was something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

I made some sympathy cards using some Visible Image sentiment stamps which I had borrowed from Lisa

My new is the stamped and punched flowers (both Stampin' Up), my old is the patterned paper - scraps from a page kit and I think is Melissa Frances and well the blue is fairly obvious. 

I love both of these sentiments and once my self imposed stash diet is finished I will definitely get them for myself.

I also made some Christmas cards to fit the challenge criteria.

 

Once again a borrowed stamped image, highlighted with some very old bling - a pack of papermania gems that I found in the bottom of a drawer, the papers are new and blue

Week 11 - 52 cards challenge

The week 10 prompt for the 52 cards challenge was

• Wood
• Plastic
• Stickers

I used woodgrain paper, some Penny Black stickers and plastic embellishments (snowflakes, sequins and pearls).

Happy Birthday Wanda (and some other birthdays too)

Happy Birthday Wanda - hope you have a good day!!

Week 16 of the 52 card challenge was a colour prompt picture for GOLD (and yes I am singing a certain song right now!!!!!)

This was the card I made for Wanda, using a Penny Black stamp -

Such a cute image and the sentiment which is from Penny Black too and part of a different set was just made for that image. 

Here are some cards from other birthdays this last month -

Carin's Birthday -

 

Sy's birthday -

 

And Sarah's Birthday -