Bear-y Snow-y

I just love the 'Bobbi' character at the moment from DigiStamp Boutique and bought the very newly released Christmas set of images.  I used my new Memory Box snowflake die on this card for the first time too.
I will enter this card into this weeks Sketchy, Di's Digi (stitching), Cute Card Thursday (anything goes) and Digi Sketch (anything goes) challenges and this months Ready Teddy Go (dies of punches) challenge.

Sunshine

I'm very much hoping that the sunny weekend which is forecast materialises...  I know it was warm most places last Sunday but for some reason it didn't really reach Birmingham.  There was a distinct chill in the breeze.  Not too bad though, all things considered.  Still, I'm hoping to be able to sit outside and take in the days this Sunday :-)
I started to make this card on Sunday, in lieu of the sun.  I will enter it into this weeks I love Promarkers (photo- lots of yellow taken from the photo), Digi Sketch (theme- summer) and Di's digi (summer) challenges. The image is another DigiStamp Boutique one :-)

Santa tag

Another tag that I made today:

I will enter this into this weeks Cute Card Thursday (red and green) and Di's digi downloads (anything but a card Christmas) challenges.

Girly tags

I thought I had enough Christmas tags but after wrapping up a few presents I seem to have none left and so I have made a few more this weekend.  These two are using new DigiStamp Boutique images:

I will also enter these into this weeks I love Promarkers (anything goes) and Di's digi downloads (anything but a card Christmas) challenges.

You Choose

This is probably the last Halloween card I make this year (I think I have only made 3!).  I wanted to use this Stampfairy image again.  This time I have cut it down a bit to just the girl.
I will enter the card into this weeks MAWTT (too cute to spook), Sweet Sketch Wednesday (sketch) and Di's digi downloads (anything Halloween) challenges.

Too cute to spook

I love making Halloween cards- never send them though!  Here's one I made today using a combination of Pollycraft and Digistamp Boutique digis. I will enter this into this weeks Sweet Sketch Wednesday (sketch), Di's Digi downloads (too cute to spook) and I love Promarkers (anything goes) challenges.

Pumpkins!

I have seen LOADs of pumpkins for sale in Italy- not the normal ornage type that you get here just for carving but all sorts of shapes and sizes for eating.  Pumpkin tortellini is a regional spatiality in Modena.  I wish I could have brought a pumpkin home with me to eat but they are huge and it REALLY would not have fitted in my case.

In Lieu of the real thing here is a card:

I will enter this into this weeks Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge (sketch), I love Promarkers (halloween), Di's digi downloads (too cute to spook) and Willow Sketchie (theme- buttons) challenges and this months CMLI challenge, set by Nicola, of 'the seasons'.

Weddings

I thought I'd make a wedding card today- I have a number of friends who are off to weddings soon and so they can have the card.  The image is from Digistamp Boutique and I will enter the card into this weeks Di's Digidownloads challenge (flowers).

Dreaming of sunshine

Well if there is no sun outside, I'll just have to pretend it is summer!  I will enter this card into this weeks Passion for Promarkers (ice cream or cakes), I love Promarkers (anything goes), Di's digi downloads (summer) and Sweet Sketch Wednesday (sketch) challenges.

Summer holidays

Well if there is no summer outside then we have to try and pretend inside and so I have made a summer holiday card using a Stampfairy image I have had for ages and never used before.  I will enter the card into this weeks Cute Card Thursday (summer), Di's digidownloads (spots) and Passion for Promarkers (pastels and glitter) challenges.

Merci

Dad goes to French lessons most weeks but last week he came home to say that his teacher was leaving to go back to France and so I thought I'd make a card.  I have used my French Lofty stamp which really should see the light of day more often rather than being stuck in a box.

I will enter the card into this weeks Willow Sketchie (sketch) and Di' digidownloads (spots and dots) challenges.

Message in a bottle

This months CMLI challenge is 'celebrate a new beginning and open a bottle'.  I got this great ship digi image from Digidoodle Shop yesterday with my prize from last week and decided to put it straight into use by making a ship in a bottle card.  I will also enter the card into this weeks Di's Digidownloads (male), Digidoodle Shops Best (male) and Cute Card Thursday (water) challenges.

BBQ anyone?

I've had this Chester image from Pollycraft for a while now and have not used it yet.  It's just the right time of year for BBQs now though (or would be if it stops raining in the Uk).  I was thinking of giving this card to Dad for Father's Day.  Not sure yet- might use a different one...

Anyway I will enter the card into this weeks Sweet Sketch Wednesday (sketch), Willow Sketchie (animals), Di's digidownloads (male) and Digidoodle shops best (male) challenges.

Footie mad

Seeing as Euro 2012 and the Olympics are nearly upon us I have made this football themed card. I kept the colour scheme very much in support of England and so probably not the best idea for the Olympics,were I think we will be having a GB football team for the first time.

I will enter the card into this weeks Di's Digi download (male card), Willow Sketchie (sketch), I love Promarkers (digi) and Passion for Promarkers (inspired by Olympic ring image) challenges and the Tales of Pollycraft linky party.

Thanks a bunch

Well, in the end today I just had to do some crafting to unwind.  Also I couldn't miss this weeks Pollycraft challenge (colour inspiration- pinks), knowing that it is likely to be one of the last.  Hence I made this card using a Pollycraft Swings and Slides image.  I have teamed it with Pink Petticoat big spots papers in pinks.  The card follows this weeks Willow Sketchie sketch.  I will also enter the card into this weeks Di's Digi downloads (bling), I love Promarkers (anything goes) and MAWTT (no fantasy images- keep it real) challenges.

Spring sunshine

Spring sunshine is certainly something we have not had much of this year.  It was sunny here today, but cold. I hope this sunny card makes up for it...

I will enter the card into this weeks CES (shaped card), Digi Doodle Shops Best (anything goes), Di's Digi Downloads (spring) and Willow Sketchie (sketch) challenges and this months DigiStamp Boutique's customer competition.

Let it Snow

This weeks CMLI challenge was set by Karen and the theme was 'let it snow'.  Well it hasn't snowed this weekend but it sure feels like winter- sooo much rain and wind here and cold with it.  When is summer, or spring to think of it, going to come??? I hope it improves as we enter May next week.

I will enter this card into this weeks Pollycraft (sketch), ABC Christmas (H is for hardware- metal label holder round the sentiment), Di's digidownloads (animals), Cute Card Thursday (animals) and Passion for Promarkers (die cuts- snowflakes and the shape behind the image) challenges.

Lucy and reindeer

This weeks ABC Christmas challenge is 'H is for Hardware'.  This means add something metal to your card. I remembered I bought a box of little bells last year that I hardly used and so got one of them out to add to this card.  The image is one of the Christmas Lucy collection from DigiStamp Boutique and I have decoupaged the little reindeer.  I will also enter this card into this weeks Di's Digi challenge (animals), Cute Card Thursday (metallic) and Willow Sketchie (sketch) challenges).

Yummy Easter

This weeks CMLI challenge was set by Rosie and it was to take inspiration from a photo of mini eggs.  I decided to make this last minute Easter card with Fluffy the 'wabbit' from the Cogs and Critters Pollycraft collection.  I have tried to use 'mini' egg' colours too.

I will enter this card into this weeks I love Promarkers (spring), Di's Digi Downloads (Easter) and Cute Card Thursday (candy) challenges.

Calling to say thanks

This weeks CMLI sketchie was set by Kathy and the theme was to make a masculine card.  I had this Pollycraft Chester image in my pile waiting to be coloured in and used- I do have a big soft spot for Chester!  I will also enter the card into this weeks Pollycraft Monday (chocolate), CES (no girls), Willow Sketchie (emboss) and Di's Digi Download (emboss) challenges.