Two cards for the boys

Two men's cards today. Two more to make by Sunday. I'm missing my pretty flowers. As Norwich's colours are yellow and green I used them for this Charmed cards footballer image to which I added a 3D football. Papers are DCWV and Dovecraft. Image is Craftwork cards. I bought some football card about 3 years ago and used a strip here behind the image. I added another 3D card sticker from some old stash and a Sizzix cut swirl.
Challenges
Inspirational Card Sketches Fab sketch
Allsorts In stitches (faux stitching around the image and on the paper
The Crafty Pad Stitching (as above)

It's that little LOTV bear relaxing in the garden again. Papers are DCWV. I tore and inked the edges and used my MS simple scallop punch. Thank goodness for buttons to use in place of flowers.
Challenges
Lili of the Valley Bev's lovely sketch
Just cute bears One for the boys
Cupcake Red and white
Die Cut Dreams Tearing
Passion for Promarkers In the garden
Crafty Creations Distressing

Check back here tomorrow morning for my card for the relaunch of Winter Wonderland.

Card for a Liverpool FC fan

This is the 4th of my orders. The great sketch is from Allsorts who also want at least one torn edge. Now I'm not a fan of torn edges but I gave it a go with the football paper at the bottom. The challenge at ABC is B for Buttons so I thought I would enter again. The image is one I bought yesterday and is part of a digi set of sports images from Charmed Cards. The football is cut from some card I bought about 3 years ago and have no idea where I got it from. The image at the bottom is from a set of Personal Impressions stamps. All coloured with Promarkers.

Footballing bear

Another simple card for the challenge at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge which is beary special. The challenge is to use a bear stamp and as I was asked to make this card I used one of the Personal Impressions stamps.

First retirement card today

Well as predicted I didn't get a lot of time for crafting last week. I checked out a couple of blogs last night and to my surprise found I am the very lucky winner of Vicky's (Angeldrummer)blog candy. I am very excited about this particularly as I got to chose some stamped images from her. I chose Whiff of Joy as I don't yet have any of these stamps and they are gorgeous. Can't wait to receive my parcel. Thanks a million Vicky. That's 2 things I have won this week, the first being £25 on the premium bonds (see earlier blog lst week). They say things come in threes so perhaps I will be this week's lucky lottery jackpot winner, ha ha. If I am you can be sure there will be some fantastic blog candy up for grabs.

Hubby is back at work today so apart from a few chores the day is mine for cardmaking. Spent some time blogging this morning, checking out what is happening and commenting on those blogs I follow. I have made 2 cards so far today, both orders for retirement cards. Sketch challenges are so great for A5 cards. This is for a huge Notts County fan, as you can see by the shield, which I used instead of a flower on the sketch. The sketch is from Truly Scrumptious who wanted a theme of black and white with one other colour. Perfect for this card as Notts County colours are black and white. the red just gives some contrast.

Ingredients
Stamp - Football logo Personal Impressions, footballer Pollycraft
Coloured with Letraset Promarkers and fineliner
Paper - Papermania Monochrome and red from stash

Howzat

I just love these sporting stamps and thought this one was perfect for the sketch challenge over at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards. I'd love to make a Christ ms card for this challenge too and will if I get the time tomorrow. Looking at snowflakes just might help to cool me down as it is still very hot here at 7 o'clock in the evening. That isn't going to be the time showing on my post though. Anyone got any ideas why the time is always wrong on my posts when the time on my laptop is correct? The stamp that's the prize there this week is on my wish list so would really love to win it. The second challenge is over at Charisma whose challenge is to use buttons.

Ingredients
Stamp - Personal Impressions
Coloured with Letraset Promarkers
Paper - Dovecraft, Papermania Secret Garden and K & Co Sparkly Sweet
Die cuts - Nestabilities
Embellishments - Buttons from stash

Stamptacular Challenge "One for the Boys"

This is my very first challenge entry for
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge.
This is a father's day card I recently made.

Personal Impressions stamp

Dovecraft paper, ribbon and embellishments