Fetch A Sketch 24!

We're on to Challenge 24 already over at Fetch A Sketch!  It's my turn to share a sketch this fortnight and here's what I have come up with...

I hope you like it! :)

I've carried on with the clean & simple style of yesterday's card...

The papers I've used are Echo Park 'Little Girl' as we're doing another of our digital paper swops...oh and exciting news...we have a new team member!!! Make sure you pop over to the blog to see who it is and to see the ace card she has made for this challenge!

See you over at Fetch A Sketch!

Loving her style!

I've been loving everything that this lady here has been making recently - so I thought I'd have a little go at her white on white style! 

Echo Park 'Little Girl' papers

I do love to do a bit of clean & simple! 

M.E Awareness Week

I like to keep this blog about crafty stuff but today I'm taking a moment out to talk about something a bit more personal.  This week is M.E. Awareness Week and as some of you know I have suffered with the illness, with varying degrees of severity, for the last 13 years. I'm not going to go in to the ins and outs of my experiences here but, as my way of doing a little bit to promote awareness & understanding, I just want to point you in the direction of the charity ME Research UK and this article here. So much more research is needed into this illness and in the mean time all we sufferers ask for is understanding & compassion.

Normal crafty service will return soon! ;)

A Pretty Funky Birthday Invitation!

It's time for me to share my card using the current Fetch A Sketch sketch.  Here's my card...

And here's the sketch Ruth designed for us to use this fortnight...

As you can see I rotated the sketch!  The papers are all Funky Hand - I've used the 'I do' Wedding Wordbook download & the image is framed with paper from the 'I Heart You' download.  I created the scalloped frame using a circle die and cut out part of the balloon so that it sits over the frame.  The image is by our other sponsor for this challenge, A Day For Daisies, and is called 'Birthday Invitation' - she reminds me of photos of my mum when she was a little girl in the 50's, except my mum had much darker hair!  I've coloured her with Promarkers.  I finished the card with some metal dots & some doodling.

See you over at Fetch A Sketch!

A Funky Sentimental Card!

It's my turn to share my Get Funky challenge card with you and this month is all about the sentiment...

I've used the Funky Freebie for my card (which you can get here).  Both the sentiment & the paper came from the freebie.  I die cut the circles for the flowers and scrunched them up to make them shabby.  Then I added the brads & bling.  I think maybe I made this card a little bit too blingy for a 'thinking of you' card.....oh well! ;)

See you over at Get Funky! 

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 22!

We have a new sketch up over at Fetch A Sketch - this one's been designed by me!

And here's my card...

I've used the Little Winter Penguin image by Bugaboo Stamps who are our sponsors for this challenge.  I've coloured the image with Promarkers and have used some paper from the Circa 1934 paper pack by Cosmo Cricket as the background.  I just added a few bits of bling to finish. Some of you will be amazed to see a Christmas card from me in April - there's a first time for everything!

I hope you enjoy my sketch!  See you over at Fetch A Sketch!

Fetch A Sketch Midway Extra!

It's the midway point between challenges over at Fetch A Sketch - the time where we like to share a little extra inspiration with you!  Here's a reminder of the sketch we've been using this fortnight...

Another fantastic sketch by Ruth!  Here's my card...



I've used the 'Bobby - Sleeping Bear' image from Crafty Sentiments coloured with Promarkers.  The stripy paper & Alpha-bits are Funky Hand (psst...there's a Big Easter Sale on over there right now!!!) and the scalloped circle is by Craftwork cards.  A very simple & quick 'get well' card!

See you over at Fetch A Sketch!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 21!

We have a new sketch up over at Fetch A Sketch - Ruth has designed this fab one for us...

And here's my card...

I've used the 'Summer Pat' image by Crafty Sentiments who are our sponsors for this challenge.  I've coloured the image with Promarkers and have used some heart Funky Hand paper from the I Heart You download.  The stripy paper is also Funky Hand but is from my scraps folder so I'm not sure which CD/download it's from! The scalloped square is by Craftwork Cards.

See you over at Fetch A Sketch!