Spring is in the air!

Hello again, i promised i'd be back!

I've had the most lovely relaxing crafty day, i've had the house to myself for 4 glorious hours and what have i done - bugged you lot lol!

I bought some fab papers yesterday they are by "scrapcake" - never heard of them before but I love them. I had to make a card straight away and decided to use one of my new Lillies and make a "spring" birthday card.

Whilst scouting through my reading list I came across this sketch:

 

I couldn't believe it but it matched one sheet from my new DP pad perfectly!!!

I stamped my image and coloured it with promarkers.  I then decided I was going to make my VERY FIRST shaker card! Oh m this was so fiddly but i managed it by using and empty double sided tape roll, i filled it with little butterflies made with a Martha Stewart Punch.

The Ribbon is from a mini kit from The Ribbon Girl and the pearls are from The Hobby House.
The sentiments are rub on's which came free with a magazine.  The kraft card is Bazzil.

This is a different style of card but overall I'm quite pleased with it.

The inside has been decorated to compliment the front.

I really hope my card qualifies for the Sketch over at The Sketchy Challenges.

Thanks for looking, hope you have a great Easter break

Love and hugs

xx Cara xx

Other challenges I would like to enter:

Use it Tuesday - Uninked stamp

Stamptacular Sunday - Playing with pastels

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central - Mom/Girly (2nd entry)

Shopping our stash - Punches

Papertake weekly - Anything goes

Creative Card Crew - Spring

Celebrate the occasion - childs birthday

CRAFT Challenge - Easter/Spring

I love promarkers challenge - Spring time

Hello again!!!!

Hello to the few people still following me, I've finally returned from a very long break from blog land. Sadly life and work have both been in the way of my blogging for months now. I seem to have finally clawed my way back though and now have a few cards to share..... I will spread them over a few posts though!

My first card to share is one I made "just for fun". I received my new limited edition spring promarkers on sunday and challenged myself to colour an image using only these! What a breakthrough! I loved having only 6 colours to think about, it took away all off the complications of shading lol anyway lets see what you think - I love this little Lilly wedding stamp which I stamped onto Neenah, I didn't use any DP's on this card, instead I used centura purl card stock in white and silver and simply matted and layered using a Martha Stewart punch. The flowers are from wild orchid crafts and the ribbon and lace are from my stash.
I really hope you like my creation, I promise I will try to post more often from now on.

Thanks for looking, love cara xx


I would love to enter my card into the following challenges-:
Wild orchid crafts: bingo, gems, flowers ribbon and lace http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/week-45bingo.html?m=1

I love promarkers: anything goes

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/challenge-108-anything-goes.html?m=1