Tivoli Gardens

This was the December/January sketch for the Sketchy Scrappers group -

And this is my layout based on the sketch -

I used a very old Sarah's Cards kit based around Prima Blooming Retro - I think this was the March 2010 kit so these papers are pretty old.  The rub on flowers were in the kit and are Crate Paper Cottage Collection.  I cut the title using Sizzix Santa's Workshop alphabet die.  The photographs are from my birthday last year which was spent in Copenhagen whilst on a Baltic cruise.

Marillion UK Convention

It was my turn in February to set the monthly sketch for an online sketch group that I belong to, I chose this one from Pagemaps

I used a collage of photos from the 2013 Marillion UK Convention and substituted the large Santa for a shaker box containing some of the confetti that was released at the end of the final night, I swapped out the two bottom photographs for my ticket.

The papers are a mixture of Cosmo Cricket Delectable and Simple Stories Vintage Bliss.  The Thickers are Amy Tangerine glitter foam.  It was nice that the sketch featured a large space for journalling.  Mr P and I had had to miss the Dutch convention as we were both so ill with 'flu and could not travel, so getting to the UK convention meant so much to us.

I made the shaker box using square dies and a small piece of acetate.

Happy Birthday Connor

It is my nephew's 18th Birthday today and this is the card that I made for him

 The hedgehog is a Penny Black stamp and called Party King.  The patterned papers used are magazine freebies and the sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts.  The 18 is red glitter Thickers and I used spellbinder dies to cut out the image and the sentiment mats.  The image was coloured using Promarkers.  I put glossy accents on the balloons to make them lovely and shiny.

Hope you have a very lovely birthday Connor!!

Blossoms and Bows Part 2

And another card for this month's challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is Spring Blooms and Penny Black and More which is Blossoms and Bows.

Using the same cat stamp as yesterday from T for Transparent set Critter Time -

 The cat was coloured using Promarkers and the sentiment stamp is by Wild Rose Studio on Stampin Up punched mats.  The gemstones are from Major crafts and the bow from my thrifted stash (probably removed from a shop bought card!!).  The patterned paper is a magazine freebie and the circle stitched dies are by Memory Box.

Blossoms and Bows Part 1

This month's challenge at Penny Black and More is Blossoms and Bows, this also fits nicely with the challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is Spring Blooms.

This is the first card that I made for the two challenges -

 The cat is from T for transparent set - Critter Time and was coloured in with Promarkers, the sentiment is Wild Rose Studio on Stampin Up punched mats.  The blossoms are Prima with glitter sticker centres (Anita's I think??).  The patterned paper is a magazine freebie.

Happy Birthday Lucinda

As well as being Mother's Day it is also my sister's birthday today.  She has a lovely dog called Toby so I thought it was only right to make a card using one of the new Penny Black releases - T for transparent set 'Man's Best Friend'. 

 And I didn't stop at one card, I made three in different colourways.  This is a card full of new things, the embossed pawprint background is by Marianne Designs and the triple aperture frame is from Pretty Pink Posh - all getting their first outing!!

I thought the frame die was perfect for mounting the smaller dog images from the set on.

The sentiment is by Personal Impression and the punches used for the sentiment are both from Stampin' Up.

Happy Mothers Day

This is the card I've made my lovely Mum for Mother's Day, using the Stampin' Up Perfect Peacock stamp.

I stamped the background card with the flower stamp from a hostess set 'Simply Soft' and markers in Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe.

The peacock was coloured with Promarkers - Mint green, Peacock green, Canary, Royal Blue and Aegean.

The sentiment is also from Stampin Up and the punches, the pearls are by Hobby House