Relax with a glass...

For this card, I used one of Pattie's newer images - Frogtini.

 I chose this image for my friend's birthday card because

she has a pond on her garden - with loads of frogs and tadpoles in.

She is also partial to chillin' with a glass of something delish and sparkly!

I coloured the image with my alcohol markers and inked the edges.

I had added a computer generated sentiment and 

mounted the whole thing onto 3d foam tape.

The tile effect background border is a simple border 

of decorative washi tape. 

The butterflies are punched out and spots added with my white sakura pen.

 i would like to add card into the following challenges:

Mother's day

 For my mum's Mother's day card,

I decided to use Patties new image: Forget-me-knots...

We have lots of Forget-me-knots in our garden, which are all

just starting to bloom. They are beautiful!

I looked closely at the flowers before colouring this image.

I popped he image onto 3d foam and backed onto the grey and blue papers. 

I dry embossed the edge of the grey card,

as well as drawing on faux stitching.

A stamped sentiment and punched butterflies finished this card. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

As you like it - floral, because forget-me-knots are some of my favourite flowers... I have them all over my garden! -17th April

Crafters cafe - atg - 13 April

Glamorous girls

Pattie, over at Patties Creations has designed this fab image,

called "Martini girls please"

and I couldn't resist using it for my friends birthday card...

 As you will see, I will be making a fair few "50" birthday cards this year...

I'm turning 50 soon, too!

Anyway, I coloured the image with my alcohol pens

and added bits of glamour, using glitter, to the girls jewellery

and clothes. 

The 50 was diecut from sparkly gold, and the stars were punched.

I added a backing paper behind to set off the image and a stamped sentiment.

The first of the 50's.

I have a big birthday in a few months 

as does my sister and lots of my friends. 

Pattie has designed this set of images called milestones 

and you can get every big birthday in the set! 

 I added a computer generated sentiment into the image. 

I coloured the wreath with my alcohol pens and

glittered to number with stickles glitter glue. 

(It's really hard to photograph glitter well!)

The image was inked round the edges, and dry embossed, 

then backed on a piece of patterned paper.

patterned paper

Reindeer cheer!

 Happy new year!

I made this card recently, using Patties "Silly Reindeer" 

as a first Christmas card for 2025. ..

I coloured the image with my alcohol pens and fussy cut round it. 

I glittered all the little light bulbs on the image and his nose!

Snowflake covered vellum was popped behind the image,

with a stamoed greeting and a paper edge, which was edged in gold ink. 

Passion for markers - atg - Jan 7

Simon says Stamps - cold and frosty - Jan 7

Creative inspirations - atg - Feb 1

Crafty gals corner - atg / make it merry - Jan 8

Cards galore encore - atg - Feb 1

Crazy Critter challenge - atg with crazy critter - Jan 25

Cute Christmas

Pattie's Creations has a new image in her shop..

"Christmas Cactus Trio"

I printed off the image and fussy cut along the bulb string. 

I stamped a sentiment, edged the sides in a thin gold pen and 

added an embossed piece of card at the bottom.

I used alcohol markers and a white pen to colour the image,

along with some fine, coloured glitters. 

 I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations - atg - 27 Dec

Creative Knockouts - time to be merry - 19 Dec

Krafty Chicks - use stamps - 12 Dec

Addicted to stamps - Christmas  - 12 Dec

Digi Choosday - atg - 17 Dec

The sisterhood of crafters - atg - 10 Dec

Snow couple

 This month I have used Patties Creations image: Snow couple.

I coloured the image with my alcohol pens and used some fine glitter

 on the hat, scarf and gloves.

I inked the edges of the back paper and used some stickles

on the snowflakes for extra sparkle.

The lantern and the greeting are diecut.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...