Pink Elephant - Challenge 54 - Ribbons...

I really can't believe we are on Challenge 54 at The Pink Elephant.  It seems like it was only a few weeks ago that we were planning our first challenges.  This week our theme is ribbon and we are being sponsored by one of my favourite stamp companies - C. C. Designs at All that Scraps.  I love their images and I love the way you can buy many of them in both stamp and digi format.  On my card I've used Leisel and her Wheelbarrow from the Swiss Pixies digital range.  I've filled the barrow with tiny paper flowers that I've had in my stash for ages, but I think the possibilities for this are endless.

Leisel has been coloured with Promarkers and then matted and layered on to blue card and floral paper from the DCWV Spring Stack.

I used this week's amazing sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday for the layout of my card and my card is also for the challenges at ...

• Pile it on - Flowers
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Digi Colouring

Working till 10 tonight and then a really early start for the next two mornings so I may not be visiting everyone's blogs quite as much this week.  Enjoy your Monday everyone and do remember to visit The Pink Elephant to see what the rest of my friends have created.

Happy Birthday Max...

Yeah Max is 21 (again) - Happy Birthday Max

Hope you have the most wonderful day ever - although I do think next Sunday will be even better - just think of the company you will be in - SQUEAL!!! 

As you may have guessed this is the birthday card I made for my great friend Max.  I know she likes easel cards and I hope she loves this one and the Sugar Nellie stamp I've used to create it.  (I won't say anymore about the stamp just incase she's reading this before opening her presents).

The paper is DCWV and was part of the absolutely fabulous DCWV Butterfly pad that Lorraine sent me.  The photo does not show the beauty of this paper/card as it has so much texture as well as glitter.  To add to the glitter I've added gemstones in as many places as possible.  Blow the  'less is more' train of thought it's Max's birthday and the more bling the better.

Well that's my theory anyway!

As well as being for Max's birthday my card is also for the challenges at...

• Crafty Creations - Friends (Max is one of my bestest friends)
• Tanda Teaser - Cute
• ABC Challenge - New ( my stamp is new)
• Fussy and Fancy - Dazzle us (there would be more dazzle if glitter showed up in photos)
• Secret Crafter - Multifold

Happy Valentines Day to everyone and may your day be full of hugs and kisses.

Gingerbread Love...

Today's card is one for my daughter Shelley - I always send both girls a card on Valentine's day and usually some choccies too.

The digi image I've used is from The Stamping Boutique.  Isn't she just the cutest?  Her name is Audrey and she is part of a really fab collection of digi images.  I was so lucky to win at Sweet Sketch Wednesday last week and my prize was to choose five fabulous images.  Wow it was a tough decision as they are all gorgeous.  Think Audrey will be appearing on a lot of my cards over the next few weeks.

To create my card I used the sketch over at Friday Sketchers.  Love this sketch and was amazed to find it led me into using something unheard of!  Scissors!!!  Oh my goodness we all get so used to using our die cutting machines that sometimes we forget that a humble pair of scissors can sometimes be just what we need , especially when you just haven't got the right size oval!

As love is in the air almost everywhere this weekend my card is also for the challenges at...

• Crafty Calender Challenges - love and friendship with hearts
• Tuesday Taggers - Love is all around
• My Time to Craft - Hearts and Kisses
• Simon Says Stamp - What's love got to do with it?
• Daring Card Makers - Have a Heart 
• Rainbow Lady - Wearing Red and hearts.

The thing I absolutely love about digis is the way you can resize them to create inners simply and quickly.  Here's the inner to this card.  It's not very detailed but was done super fast and is I think just that bit more special than a blank page.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Ann xxx