Give Thanks at For Fun

This week's challenge at For Fun is Give Thanks for something (hopefully my card is ok as it is a Thank You card to give to someone).  I used my Popcorn the Bear CD-rom & made a gatefold card.  The papers are from Designer Digitals & I made some panels using my Nesties on the front.  The card is finished off with flowers & ribbon.  I hope you can join in the fun & check out the other DT members cards for more inspiration :)

I'm entering my card for these challenges:

Anything Goes - Emboss It!

Paper Sundaes - Pick Your Sundae Topping (embossing & ribbon)

Challenge Up Your Life - Blue & Green

The Character Cafe - Embossing

My Sheri Crafts - Teddy Bears 
The Crazy Challenge - Thank You or Thanksgiving  
Creative Card Crew - Give Thanks 
Crafty Creations - Beautiful Insides

70th Birthday Card

I was asked by my MIL to make a card for her friend's 70th Birthday, this is actually quite a rarity as she usually buys all her cards & luckily it was nearly finished when she was chasing it up today (even though it's only been a week & she wanted it in 2 weeks lol) bless her.  I DID manage to finish it this afternoon & even made a box for it  :)  I used my Crafter's Companion triple CD collection (floral) & added some lace & a computer generated greeting.  To make the sunflowers I punched some daisies, coloured them with ProMarkers & added some card candy that I coloured brown & sprinkled with Glamour Dust.  I hope you're all having a great weekend, we've just been shopping, hubby played footy this afternoon while I was crafting :)  

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Crafter's Companion News Blog Birthday - Birthday Card (they are 5 not 70!)

ABC - F is for Flowers

Pile it On - Things in Threes

Papertake - 3 of a Kind

Alphabet - Y is for Yellow

Heidi-Mari's Blog Anniversary Challenge (with a Twist)

Check out Heidi-Mari's blog for all the details of her challenge & there is fabulous candy to be won!  The theme for the challenge is Christmas card with a twist :)  My MIL has just frightened the life out of me saying it's only about 10 weeks until Christmas  - so if I don't make more than 1 Christmas card a week I'm only gonna have 10 cards (+ the 5 or so I have already made which still equals not very many lol) arghhhh!

I made a gate fold card for a change &  I used my Popcorn the Bear Christmas collection CD roms.  I did twisted piramage inside (I thought it would go well with the theme of the challenge), the papers are from my stash & I finished off with some hologram card, snowflakes, gems & glitter.

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Bah! Humbug! - Cuties

Making it with Meslyn - Glity,Glittered Christmas

Alphabet - X for Xmas

Totally Gorjuss - Not a Square 

Allsorts - Inspiration from a Song Title (We Wish You a Merry Christmas)

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Sparkle & Shine

It's all Green at Donna's Den!

This fortnight's challenge at Donna's Den is "Green".  I used Popcorn the Bear again but this time the Floral CDrom which you can find here.  I really don't know what to call this card on the CD they call it an accordian card but this isn't what I think of as an accordian card but I don't know what else to call it lol.  It was very difficult to photo to but I hope you get the idea.  The flowers are made from a Squigglefly Poinsettia image, I just used the smaller petals & coloured them with ProMarkers, added a bit of sparkle & layered them up.  I finished the card off with a border peel off, lace & a ticket. The prize to one lucky winner this week is £10 to spend on crafty goodies at Donna's Den of Crafts :)  Also we have Zoe as guest designer for the next few months, which is very cool.

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Rosie D's - All Creatures Great & Small

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Fairy Fun - Lace it Up

Crafty Catz - Summer Time

Cowgirl's - Anything Goes
Project Tuesday - Make You're Own Flowers 

Challenge 3 at Donna's Den - It's a Man's World!

This fortnight the challenge at Donna's Den is to make a card for those awkward men & there is a fab prize of 2 gorgeous stamp sets by Jane Netley Mayhew.  I always struggle with men's cards, I just love pink & girly lol.  For my card I used Popcorn the Bear Men's CD rom & did a bit of decoupage, I used silicon glue instead of foam pads this time cos I wanted to get a more rounded look (I hope you know what I mean lol).  I finished the card off with brads, buttons & a stamped greeting.

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Crafters Companion - Sketch

Fairy Fun - Photo Inspiration

Polka Doodles - A Summer Theme 

Aly's - Red, White or Blue (or any combination of the 3)

Crafty Calendar - Summer

Donna's Den - It's a Sketch!

I love sketches & over at Donna's Den this fortnight there is a great sketch for you to try.  My image is so big that you can hardly see the sketch on my card lol but if you check out the other DT members blogs you will get plenty of inspiration.  Donna is very generously offering a fab £10 voucher to be spent in her shop for the winner so you haven't got anything to loose ;)  For my card I used Popcorn Wedding Day rubber stamp set which I coloured  with ProMarkers.  The papers are from the Dovecraft Wedding designer paper pack.  I finished the card off with a flower punched border, pearls & flowers.

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Good Luck/Best Wishes

The Creative Cottage - Pearls & Swirls

Creative Craft World - A Wedding...

Creative Craft - Stamp It Up

Magical Crafts - Flower Power
Freshly Brewed - Anything Goes
Corrosive - Flowers

Another Popcorn Card

I made this card quickly (well when I say quickly I mean a in a couple of hours which is quick for me lol) tonight for Heather whose birthday is Sunday (she's a Nurse that I work with) using my Popcorn the Bear CD again :-) I tripple embossed the image & used my Nesties, added a bit of ribbon, rose, stamped butterfly & a greeting. I'm entering this card in the ABC challenge which is "Window" and Cupcake challenge which is "Blossoms & Butterflies".

More Popcorn :-)

I've been playing with my new Popcorn the Bear CD again. This card was made for a new challenge I found:- Flutterby Wednesday- Open Theme (but to include a fairy or butterfly on your card).

This image is from the Floral CD & I used an insert for the backing paper, roses have clear gloss finish on them & the greeting is from Whiff of Joy. The card is finished off with a butterfly gem & some sticky pearls.

Hmm... I think I might have to invest in some Popcorn stamps :-)

Bit of Decoupage

Hooray, it's Friday again. Had a really long day today, we had a meeting lunchtime so didn't even get home for a little while. But never mind I've managed to a bit of cutting & sticking tonight :-) I haven't done any decoupage for ages as I love stamping & colouring but it was nice for a change. I kept this card really simple as it's for a man & I never like to over embellish lol. It was made for 3 challenges:-

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Decoupage
Daring Cardmakers - Blue & Green
Dutch Dare - Sketch

The image is Popcorn the Bear from Crafter's Companion & so are the papers & I used my embossing folder (I'm so glad now I've got them working on my Zip-e-Mate). The greeting is just printed from the computer.