Thunder in my Heart

Here's a Valentine /Love card, inspiredby an old Leo Sayer song, and a few great challenges.

The Eiffel Tower and the heart trio are from MFT 'In Paris' set and the lightning bolt is from MFT 'You're Super'. I printed the sentiment on my pc.

I'd like to enter:
Simply Create  fave colour combo
Challenge up your Life grey and yellow
Use Your Stuff weather
Crafting with dragonflies  valentine

Hearts in a Bell Jar

Since I bought this pile of hearts stamp from Lawn  Fawn, I've had fun thinking of different things to put them in. Here, I've put them in a Flora and Fauna bell jar and them stamped a Lil Inker flower stamp in the background. The 'love' stamp is by Alte New. I coloured the images with pencils (out of the comfort zone here) and added gold Liquid Pearls.

I'd like to enter:

Fab n Funky  Valentines words
Cupcake Inspirations  love
Cards in Envy  love
Try it on Tuesday  love is in the air
Watercooler  feminine

City Crafter Challenge Blog - Light as a Feather

This week. at City Crafter , Kirsty wants us to create a feather on it. 

For my DT project I created a background using powdered pigment paints and then stamped and embossed the feathers (Waffle Flower) .

We look forward to seeing your projects for this challenge but please first go over to the blog and see wonderful projects  the rest of the DT have made.

I'd like to enter:
Country View  anything but cute
Crafty Cardmakers  get messy
Sweet Stampin  anything but birthday

Cool Birthday

Here's a little birthday card I used using a set from Your Next Stamp. I coloured the images with Promarkers except for the ice-cream, which is Liquid Pearl.

I'd like to enter:
Papercraft Challenges pastel colours
Passion for Promarkers  photo
Allsorts  spots and stripes

Gold Balloons with Stripes

I never seem to have enough birthday cards, so I made this one , taking inspiration from some great challenges.

The elephants are a set by Mama Elephant and I coloured them with alcohol markers and the balloons in gold glitter pen. The striped paper is Echo Park and the sentiment is Hero Arts.

I'd like to enter:
Aloha Friday  animal safari
Time Out  photo
Addicted to Stamps  make your mark
Watercooler Challenge  anything goes
Little Red Wagon  birthday balloons

New Nursing Job

My daughter asked me to make a 'new job' card for her friend who's a nurse and is going to work in the 'resuscitation' section.

Ages ago, I created a heart-rate line cutting file, for another project.  Here, I cut it and coloured it with red glitter pen. The plane , coloured with markers and shimmer pen, is Avery Elle, the sentiment is Mama Elephant and the hearts (glitter pen again) are from one of the many sets I have having round.

I'd like to enter:
Casology  swoon - if you swoon you might need your heart-rate monitored!
Global Design Project new beginnings
My Time to Craft  transport
Crafting By Designs  wings

City Crafter Challenge Blog - Musical Instrument

This week. at City Crafter , Lucille wants us to create a project with a musical instrument on it.

All the stamps I used here (except for the sentiment) are by Clearly Besotted, coloured with Promarkers.

We look forward to seeing your projects for this challenge but please first go over to the blog and see wonderful projects  the rest of the DT have made.

I'd like to enter:

CAS on Friday  use markers 

Cardz4Guyz music 

Time Out  my take on the quote is that 'gift' is a synonym of 'talent' and musical talent can be enjoyed every day.

Less is More  olc - I'm definitely within the rules this time. 

You're so Chill

I made this card to meet a few challenges and since then I've been racked with self-doubt. Is there too much snow for a CAS challenge? Is paper-piecing allowed on a one-layer-card? Oooooh.

The ink I stamped with is actually a dark brown - I had hoped it would come out a bit lighter.  I used mountains by Pink Fresh, bunny from Lil Inkers, a border stamp by Basic Grey and sentiments from Penny Black and Lil Inker. I paper-pieced the hat and scarf - the paper looks plain in the photo but it has a subtle spot pattern irl.

I'd like to enter:
AAA Cards chilled
52 CCT paper-piecing
Little Red Wagon bundle up
Less is More cute
The Sisterhood of Crafters snow

Inkspirational Challenge - Attachment

Our new Inkspirational challenge is the word 'attachment'. 

So despite having chosen this word for our word-prompt I hadn't really thought about what I'd do with it . I had a bit of an ideastorm - attaching something to the card; something that attaches like a staple or brad; emotional attachment; wedding; email attachment (not sure where to go with that one); appliance attachment....!!!Yes! Vacuum cleaners come with attachments!

I found an image of a vacuum cleaner online, traced it in Silhouette Studio, cut it out on Silhouette digital cutter and coloured it with markers. The 'when life sucks' bits were printed off and I die cut the 'thanks'.

Please visit us at Inkspirational and see the fabulous creations from our Design Team. Then please join in with your own 'attachment' project.

I'd like to enter:
Aud Sentiments  anything goes
Sparkles Forum thank you
HLS Cas  friendship

City Crafter Challenge Blog - Balloons

This week, at City Crafter , Amy wants us to use at least one balloon on our project.  For my DT project I stamped on kraft card using Penny Black stamps and a Hero Arts sentiment. I coloured them with white gel pen and a blue glitter pen.

We look forward to seeing your projects for this challenge but please first go over to the blog and see wonderful projects  the rest of the DT have made.

I'd like to enter: 

Penny Black Saturday 

Crafty Catz  male birthday

Sweet Stampin  men's cards

Shopping our Stash  birthday