FROG HAS A BATH

Here is my card for the Cowgirl's Sunday Stamping challenge the topic this week being 'Spring'.  I thought the little frog having a bath was just right for this challenge.  I stamped, the stamp from Dovecraft Pepper and Friends, and coloured using Copics and Promarkers, matted onto two Nestability circles and added corners, gems and velvet and chiffon ribbons for effect. The base card is from my Fancy Pants  stash.

Card for Someone Special

Here is my DT card for Crafty Ann's challenge to make something for someone special.  I made this for my sister-in-law who is going through chemo treatment at present and is feeling very tired a lot of the time.  The sentiment is from a Fancy Pants double sided paper sheet and I thought it very appropriate.  I printed out the heart backing paper from Ann and ran it through the Cuttlebug embossing folder and added to the stubby diamond fold card overlaying the sentiment and added some lovely glittered flowers with gem centres.
I took the rose image from Ann's digi images and manipulated it in MCS to lay it over the same backing paper then coloured with Copics and Promarkers.  I added silver Sakura to the edges of the hearts, petals and leaves and cut out the shape with Nestabilities. I added a simple red gem and three pearls for embellishment.
Do check out Ann's challenges and you may win some digi images for yourself.

In my garden I see...... a frog

Here is my card for my new challenge this week.  In my garden I see..... a frog - what do you see in yours?
I popped into my local craft shop just for a chat with my friend Lesley and saw a card made using this fabulous stamp from Dovecrafts Pepper and Friends.  Needless to say I just had to buy him as he is sooo cute.  I stamped the image and coloured using Promarkers and Copics, cut someNestie circles and mounted onto a sheet of Fancy Pants distressed paper.  A couple of green corners, red and green gems and some brown and green ribbon finished it off.  I seem to be into square cards at the moment.
If you see anything different in your garden pop over and join in my latest challenge and have fun.

IN THE FOREST

The topic over at Bah Humbug this week was 'TREES' so here is my little forest scene. Stamped with Black Stazon onto Fancy Pants paper using Cornish Heritage, The Craft Barn and Unmounted Stamp Company trees . Snowflake stamp from Stamp Addicts stamped and embossed in silver and white and the rocks stamps from Art Impressions.  I added some Silver, Gold and White Sakura pen dots and stipples which do not show too well on the scan but sparkle in real life. The whole card was distressed round the edges using Ranger Distress Inks.