For your graduation

Aug10

Well it is graduation season here in the UK and i ahve made this card using a Saturted Canary digistamp. She was coloured using Promarkers then I enhanced the blues using Spectrum Noir pencils. The card was assembled using one of the Papermania capsule collections.

Challenges:

ABC Challenge O is for Open
Always Something Creative Clean and Simple
Natalie and Amy’s Challenge Buttons and Bows
Live & Love Crafts Challenge Blue
Crafting When We Can – twine or washi
Di’s Digis Designs monochromatic challenge
Lia Stampz Challenge Use one colour
Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog Sketch

Leona B x

Creative Moments challenge – Make it sparkle

Nov19

This week’s challenge is sponsored by Emerald Fairies and what a perfct digi company for a Make it sparkle challenge! I have used Binki and Buzz. I have used a new technique for me and die cut the image with a few elements cut out manually to over lap the frame made by the mat. The backing paper is by Jayne Nestorenko and is part of the Cute Companions range. I finished with a congratulations sentiment, thinking this would make a great alternative card for passing a driving test.

I am entering these challenges today:

Papertake Weekly -Girlie
Get Creative Challenges – glitter

Card Mania – Use a Digi
Make My Monday – Glitter
Crafting When We Can – Use Your Markers

Leona x x

Creative Moments Challenge – Celebrations

Jul2

To everything there is a season

Ecclesiates 3:1

Todays’ challenge at Creative Moments is sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs. The pepers used are from Nitwits and were free with a magazine and the embellishments are all from The Hobby House.

Today’s challenges are:

http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/dtbst-229-white-with-splash.html – white with a splash of colour
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/wk-24blondie-graphit-colouring-crazy.html – blondes!
http://opus-gluei.blogspot.co.uk/ – twine
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ – 2 or more ribbon/twine
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/ – Anything goes

For more inspiration for our Celebrations challenge, go over to Creative Moments.

Yours in crafting,

Leona x

One for the boys

Mar16

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Philippeans 4:13

I have made this from a Hunkydory kit. It is set on a gold case base. I love that the buttons have stars in the middle to match the backing paper.

Challenges:

http://www.lisasomerville.com/ – happy birthday
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – boys and their toys
http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ – sports
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ – birhdays
http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – birthdays
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – one for the boys

Yours in crafting,

Leona

Cellist from The Paper Shelter

Mar14

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:

1Peter 4:10

I have made a musical card for today’s project. The Digistamp is from The Paper Shelter, and is called Cecilia. I have coloured her using my ever-trusty Promarkers, using the following colours:
Hair: Buttercup, Mustard, Sandstone, Cocoa
Skin: Sunkissed Pink, Blush
Dress: Pear Green, Moss
‘Cello: Walnut, Rosewood, Terracotta, Honeycomb

The papers I have used are called Prima Botanical and were free a while ago with the magazine, Simply Cards and Papercraft. The sentiment stamp was free from the same magazine and is stamped onto a fussy-cut segment from the paper pad.

I cut the music from a Sizzix decorative strip – my Sizzix dies are rather neglected since I bought my Grand Calibur, but still have so much to offer.

Sassy 50s chick – Creative Moments DT card

Jan1

Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert

Isaiah 43:18-19

Happy New Year, here is my first card of 2014 for Creative Moments’ first challenge of the year and of course my first post of the year.

The theme for this challenge is Anything Goes and I have used a Sassy Studio Designs digi, as they have generously sponsored this challenge.

Today’s card is entered into these challenges:

http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ – ring in The New Year

http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ – happy new year

http://polkadoodle.blogspot.ca/ – Happy New Year

http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/wk-27-anything-goeshappy-new-colour.html – anything goes

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – anything goes

http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ – celebrate

http://notrealstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ – girly

http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/ – one for the girls

Happy and healthy 2014 to you all,

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

Celebration!

Jul18

Hello! tody I am bringing you card made with a Simply Betty Image. Betty’s images are always so cheerful and this is no exception. The papers used are from Crate and I cut the bunting from one of the backing papers. I teamed them with an old sentiment from my bits box.

Here are today’s chalenges:

http://canyoudigiit.com/blog/ – Loving our pets

http://nadiaschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-61-stempel-stamp.html – stamp

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/ – colour challenge

http://www.papersweeties.com/category/blog/ – sketch

PSSI9 Paper Sweeties Sketch Inspiration #9 challenge!

Thanks for joining me again today,

Leona x x

Congratulations card

Jun10

Today’s card was made with magazine freebies and was finished with brocade, ribbon and a feather from my crafty stash.

I’ll be entering these challenges today:

http://drunkenstampers.wordpress.com/ – best friend’s wedding

http://sketchycolors.blogspot.co.uk/ – photo colour inspiration

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/ – ebony and ivory

http://www.stephanie-whimsicaldesigns.com/ – vintage

See you later in the week!

Leona x x

You Passed!

May12

Here is a congratulations card for the boys. It is re;latively CAS and I can’t say much more about it! The digi image is from Just inklined. The chekered flag background is from Hunkydory.

I’m going to enter these challenges today:

http://www.dillybeanschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – celebrations

http://myheartpiecesdigitalstampchallenge.blogspot.in/ – anything goes

http://www.addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com.au/ – CAS

http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ – For the boys

Hope you have enjoyed joing me today – I’d be delighted to read any coments.

Leona x x

Funky New baby card

Apr30

Hello, I am late blogging today – will do this then I need to get to bed!

Today’s card is inspired by the 365 challenge blog which has a theme of someting going on in the world at the moment.

I immediately thought of the speculation over the sex of Kate and Will’s baby. Personally I think they should be allowed to get on with it with having tabloid newspapers guessing over he colour of their pram, but I thought a patriotic, non-traditional new baby card would be perfect!

The digi stamp is from Pollycraft and is called ‘family’.

So here it is: