60th Birthday Party

We have just been invited to the 60th Birthday Party of my son in law's Dad, so I made this card for him today. It's not for a few weeks but there's nothing like getting ahead when you can. I have used a Doodle Dragon studios image called Super Panda from the Pandamonium Collection

Image - Super Panda from the Pandamonium Collection by Dustin Pike over at Doodle Dragon Studios and i coloured it with Copic Ciao Pens
60 Template free from Sara Sandberg over at www.cardmaking paradise.com
Embossong Folder - Couture Creations - "Entangle"
Sentiment Computer Generated
Star - Francheville Punch
Card from my stash

"Super Cupcake Marci"

Hi everyone, I had to make a card for my Daughter in Law's Birthday next week and decided to use "Super Cupcake Marci" have been dying to try this stamp out.


Stamp - Super Cupcake Marci by La La Land Crafts and coloured with Copic Ciao Pens
Nellies Choice Oval Die MFD007
Spellbinders Petite Oval Small Die
Stars - Francheville Punch
Corners - Sizzix Thin Cuts Photo Corners
Card and Papers from my stash

"Hot and Bothered"

"Hot and Bothered" that's the name of this weeks Challenge over on Dustin Pike's Blog. You have to use a Doodle Dragon studio's image to be eligible for "Pike's points" and to win the prize, but as Dustin has so many gorgeous images that wont be too difficult

I have used the image "Splash" from the Dragons part 1 set and coloured it with Copic ciao pens
Sizzix Sizzlit Die Watersplat
Spellbinder die eyelet squares
Happy Birthday paper by Cuddly Buddly
Background paper and card from my stash

Cuddly Buddly - Let's keep Creating Digi Challenge No1

Check out the new Cuddly Buddly "Let's Keep Creating" Digi Challenge No1 - the theme is "A brand New......"

This could be the image the papers or anything that is new to you, you have to use a digital image sold by the Cuddly Buddy Store but as their are lots to choose from that wont be difficult.

This is my first Christmas card this year and hopefully I will be making at least one a week from now on.

I have used a Lilyboo designs Digi Stamp - Snowman with lantern - which is coloured with Copic Ciao pens( I purchased this stamp last year but this is the first time I have used it)
Cuttlebug Die Snowflake and Cuttlebug embossing folder Snowflake
Paper and card from my stash
Sentiment from Cuddly Buddle - Twelve days of Christmas
Hat and snowballs covered with glimmer mist
I bought a new EK Success punch called "Bubbles" which I have used on the sides of the snowflake paper. Just couldn't resist this punch when I saw it. I just love punches

Challenge - Red, White and Blue

This week's new challenge over on Dustin Pike's Blog is " Red, White and Blue" and the only other stipulation is that you use one of the Doodle Dragon Images that Dustin has drawn. There are so many to choose from and you can see them all at his store



The image I used is a freebie from 20/4/11 and came already coloured or in black and white.I used the coloured version and the card, paper and jewels are all from my stash.

New Family Baby

I made this card for my Niece and her husband who have just received a beautiful Baby Boy and named him Jacob David Nigel Hartley. Although they are in England I have seen pictures of him on Facebook and he is gorgeous. Glad that Mum and Baby are doing well and should be home from Hospital by now.
The digital stamp is from Marlooney and is coloured with Copic Ciao pens and the paper, jewels and card are from my stash. The ribbon was just some I had hanging around came in handy didn't it?.

"It's a Boy thing"

I made this card for my Grandson's Birthday next weekend ( Can't believe he is 7 already) and it is also being entered in this weeks Challenge "It's a Boy thing" over on Dustin Pike's Blog.
The image I used is from Dustin's Blogiversary 2010 collection and is called "Spaceship 1" and I coloured it using Copic Ciao pens.
The papers are from Sweet Shoppe by Zoe Pearn called Superstar.
I used Bazzill Linen card and the blue star is cut from a Sizzix original red die, sentiment computer generated.
You can view all of Dustin's creations over at the Doodle Dragon Studios site