Another Great Challenge at CS Designs!

May 22nd 2011
There are several challenges running for May at the CS Designs Papercraft Planet Group and Simply Scrapbooking Site and the CS Designs Challenge Blog - Doodle Pieces.
This challenge is a Shape Challenge and requires you to use at least one semi-circle on your creation! As you can see on my card I have used small semi circles to make an edging for the corners of my card design. The digi image used here is "Lulu Goes Shopping" - she certainly has her hands full!

Here is a close up picture of Lulu and the little beaded dragonfly which I made using instructions from the Mirkwood Designs website - LOL I have so many little beads of all colours and sizes it was great to be able to put some to good use as I have had them for many years! I will definitely have to make some more of these cute little winged insects!

The layout of this card was done using the sketch from the latest Sketch and Stash Challenge Blog. The Cheerful Stamp Pad has a "Colour My World" theme and little Lulu has been coloured with Copic Markers. I am also going to enter this card in the new challenge at the Magical Monday Challenge Blog as they have a theme of  "white with one other colour" and as my card is white and purple little Lulu will fit in perfectly! Lulu is also making her way to the new challenge at the Desert Islands Crafters Challenge Blog as this card uses at least 7 out of the 10 items on their itinerary - patterned paper, glitter/bling, digi image, square card, embossing, die cuts and pearls!

CS Designs Monochromatic Chloe

April 20th 2011

This is my latest card using the cute little Chloe with a String of Stars from the great range of digis from CS Designs. I've made this card with a monochromatic theme for the new challenge at the Magical Monday Challenge Blog and the sketch I used to lay out the card is from the new challenge at the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge Blog which also had a 'twist' of incorporating a 'winged thing'!

I've used patterened papers from a 6 x 6 Basic Grey Pad 'Origins' and I really like the colourings in this pad. The 'image' behind Chloe is from a 12 x 12 sheet of vintage style photos which I cut to fit with the image. Chloe has been coloured with Copic Markers. The 'Best Wishes' stamp is from Kaszazz and I've punched little flowers and added some 'stickles' to the centres for some sparkle as well as the wings.

The new challenge at Digital Tuesday Challenge Blog is 'pretty punches' and I've used some little flower punches in the corners of this card. Tip Top Tuesday Challenge Blog have a 'open theme' this week.

Chloe and her Magic Wand!

April 10th 2011

I have made this card especially for the latest Magical Monday Challenge Blog which has a theme of 'Magical Pearls and Swirls' and a requirement that a 'Magical' Image be used on the card. I have used one of the cute 'Chloe Faerie' images from CS Designs.

I have handmade the back ground paper based on a 'tutorial' from Janna Werner about making artsy backgrounds. I used a piece of patterned paper and spread a thin layer of gesso over it with a credit card then stamped a grid style stamp over it and added swirl stamps to two sides of the paper. I've added little pearls to the swirls and little diamantis to Chloe's wand and shoes as well as glitter to her wings! I've cut out around the image and mounted it on two different coloured circles. The sentiment is a rub on.

I have also entered this card at Card Makin Mamas "embellished" challenge! Stamptacular Sunday have a 'girls & swirls' theme this week! The Flutter by Wednesday Challenge Blog have a challenge using a butterfly, fairy or angel image! Dream Valley Challenges have a "things with wings" challenge so Chloe has flown over there too!