ICS Challenge

What a hectic week so far. Father in law has been rushed into hospital with rapid dementia and seizures. We have been in out of hospital for the last 4 weeks but finally they have admitted him to a ward. Work is a nightmare the child I look after at school has come back to school this year like the devil child. ( I am sure I will be hitting the bottle soon!!!) And finally I am having to do all the homework with Holly and  things round the house due to husband flitting to and fro from the hospital. So hence the lack of cards on my blog recently. Hopefully all will sort itself out soon.
On to my card this week for ICS challenge. Please take a look at my other DT members cards.

I have used:

Stamp - Sugar Nellie Manga Girl # 2 and The Greeting Farm - Butterfly Wishes (sentiments)

Promarkers to colour
Scrap paper and Linen Thread.


Many thanks for taking the time to look at my card.

Christening Card

We've been invited to our nephews daughters christening so I thought I would take the opportunity to use the sketch this week at ICS to make her card.

I have used:

 LOTV stamp - Baby blanket, Whiff of joy - swirl, Stampin Up - Smal script & Fabulous phrases

Martha Stewart - Doily Lace punch & Sizzix - Bunting Die (a bit of the ends to make flags)

Promarkers to colour

Rub on's for the name on flags

Many thanks for taking the time to look at my card.

Dressing Up .....

 What a windy day I think autumn is definately here. Most of Holly's apples have been blown off her apple tree today and those that haven't I picked off before they got bruised and battered. Her tree was laiden with apples this year the most I have seen since she received it as a christening present back in 2003.

On to my card for today. This is the card that I made for Holly's school friend Mackenzie for her 8th Birthday. I used the sketch from ICS this week as my inspiration.

(Inside of card)

I have used the following:

Lili of the Valley Stamp - New Hat, Stampin Up - Fabulous Phrases &

Whimsical Words, My Minds Eye - Swirl, Whiff of Joy - Swirl

& Kelly Panacci - Stitches

Bazzil & scrap paper from stash

Promarkers to colour & Versa Cube - Pinecone

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card.

Close your eyes, make a wish & blow !!

This is my card for the ICS challenge this week. I had a bit of a diseaster as I read my email wrong and the image I used below had been printed out for next weeks challenge not this week. Ooops!! So I had to hurry and make this card before my deadline. That will teach me not to read my emails properly. I thought it was only fair to use the image provided by the sponsor as they were sponsoring us too and not one I already had. Then whilst under pressure the following words came into my head "Close your eyes, make a wish & blow!!" This was a memory from my past (well not that long ago) of what I do when I pick a dandelion seed head. So with out further or do here is my card sponsored by In Style stamps

The Sketch

 I used:  Digi image - In style stamps & My Minds Eye - Dandelion stamp

Scrap paper, hessian from stash

Woodware punch - flowers 2 sizes

Promarkers to colour

Own sentiment

Thank you for taking the time to browse.

Monster Party

What a wet start to the week. I do hate it this time of year when it rains. I have created this card for a friends son who was nine on Sunday. Now he can be a little monster hence why I thought this card would suit him. I am also entering it for the Squiggles Challenge where you can do anything as long as you use one of their stamps.

 I have used: Squiggles stamp - Monster boy, Stampin up - Fabulous Phrases,

My Minds Eye - Swirl, Kelly Panacci - Stitches & Catslife Press - circle stamp
Stampin up - Papers & Bazzil
Alittle shrink plastic & watercolour pencils to colour image.

Many thaks for taking the time to look at my card.

Sassy Pirate

Well thats the school holidays over with and back to the normal routine again. It doesn't feel like we have just had 6 weeks off it has flowen by....
The card below was created using the Inspirational Card Sketch for this week and using a digi image from our sponsors this week Sassy Studio Designs.

I have used: Sassy Studio Design - Pirate Penny digi image, My Minds Eye - Wild Asparagus     
quilt look stamp,& Stampin Up - Whimsical Words stamp set

Woodware - Leaf punch, Stampin Up - Branch punch & Marianne Design - Creatable (flower)die

Pages from old dictionary & scrap paper

Promarkers to colour image & Tim Holtz - Distress Inks for edges

Stampin Up - Ribbon, Linen thread - stitches

Thank you for looking

All things Bright & Wonderful!!!

Well as the holiday draw to an end I thought I would make a bright card. I have used the ICS sketch for this card please come & join in the fun we would love to see your creations. So here is my card.

I have used:

LOTV - Fairies on tiptoe stamp, Kelly Panacci - stitching, Stampin up - Sentiment & Whiff of joy - Swirl

Papers ???

Promarkers to colour image

Nestabilitie - Labels 2

Stitching using -linen thread

Thank you for looking