Simply Sentimental

Morning from a quite sunny Scotland!!  I know I know I am making all of you with rain a bit sick, but lets face it how often do we Scots get to say its sunnier here than in the South?  So I am gonna enjoy it lol

Over at Get Funky the theme this month is "Get Sentimental".  Debs wants the sentiment to take centre stage on your creation so Anice has made a great freebie with a few different sentiments, perfect for all occassions. 

I have to admit this was in fact a challenge for me!  I am so used to having my image and papers all picked out before I start my card.  So I decided to keep it simple and I used the funky freebie (available here).  Both the sentiment and the stripy paper are on the freebie. 

Only one rule at Get Funky and its quite simple really, you need to use at least one Funky Hand item on your creation.  We don't mind what you make or how many challenges you enter, so long as there is a Funky Hand product on it you're in with a chance to win the download of youer choice.
We are also accepting entries via the facebook page, especially handy for those not addicted to blogging, so if you know someone who would like to enter but doesn't blog then please tell them to visit the facebook page and get entered :o)

pink and brown

Ugh who else is sick of this rain?  I am sooo sick of it, the kids are sick of not getting out to play and hubby is sick of it cos its making the grass grow so quick lol.  Hey ho, nothing we can do about it tho hey? 

I made this card for a friend to give to her sister on her 18th birthday soon.  I wanted it to be a bit girlie without being overly frilly and babyish.  Thought the pink and brown would be girlie in a  grown up kinda way lol. 

Challenges:
I <3 Promarkers ~ lets go shopping
Fab n funky ~ lace and pearls
Passion for Promarkers ~ pink, pearls and lace
Polkadoodles ~ Pretty In Pink
Truly Scrumptious ~ Sketch
Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge ~ inspired by a film title ~ Pretty In Pink here :o)

Hope you're all keeping nice and dry.   Keep your eyes peeled if you fancy the chance to become a member of the Funky Hand Design Team as Anice will be putting out a DT call soon

more crafty Ribbons

here are the last 2 pieces of the Baby Washing ribbon challenge. I fell in love with these ribbons, think I will have to invest in the girls collection too though......it feels wrong to only have the boys lol (any excuse eh)

My first item is a doorhanger, I had a blank chipboard one, covered with with the gingham paper, the image is by sugar nellie. Challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday ~ anything goes
Papertake Weekly ~ A stitch in time (faux stitching on the letters, also there is stitching on the ribbons)

the second one is a card. My bloggy and funky hand teamie Ruth cut me these cute wee heffalumps, so going to have to get me this one, he's so adorable!!
Challenges:
Crafty Boots ~ no girls allowed
Sketch Saturday ~ sketch

yellow.......not my usual choice lol

I have an order for an 18th birthday card. I found this image in my image box and thought I'd give a wee whirl......... Now yellow is not my usual colour choice but I threw caution to the wind and decided to just go for it!! My customer doesn't like it, and if I am honest I wasn't sure she would which I know makes no sense at all but you know how it goes, sometimes our cards just don't turn out how we pictured them in our heads, but you have to go with it any way lol.

Anyway it fits a few challenges and I now have an 18th card waiting on the right 18 year old hehehe. Better head off and get my thinking cap on for another 18th card :o)

Fab n Funky ~ emboss it
Moving Along With the Times ~ Va Va Voom
Polkadoodles ~ number birthday
Anyone for Anya ~ photo inspiration
Crafty Ribbons ~ black and white and 1 colour
Sketch and Stash ~ sketch (image is my neglected stash!)

gorjuss girl......

I forgot how much I love these wee Gorjuss Girls stamps, they are so easy to colour and they suit all kinds of people. This one is for another of Mr Panda's grand daughters who is 6 today.

The papers are from Craft the Year Away from Funky Hand, I love the Spring colours, they are so fresh aren't they? sentiments stamps are from Lili of the Valley and the lace is from stash. The image is coloured with my beloved Promarkers as always lol.

Challenges:

I <3 promarkers ~ springtime

Totally Gorjuss ~ sketch

Cupcake Crafts Challenge ~ Spring is in the air

Truly Scrumptious ~ Lace

Baby Card for Crafty Ribbons

There was a new ribbon challenge over at Crafty Ribbons. The collection is called Baby Washing and its just too cute!! Here is the first card I made with the ribbons. I thought the saddle stitch ribbon would look like the ribbing on a vest :o) The "sweet heart" stamp is SU, buttons from the button box in my sewing basket, paper is from Funky Hands new download Spring has Sprung.

Am onto the next projects and will post them when I am finished :o)

Challenges:

My time to Craft ~ easel cards

Cupcake Craft ~ sewing box

Craft Creations ~ Spring greens

Dutch Dare Card Challenge ~ fancy folds

Easter card

I don't make many Easter cards, in fact usually just the one!! This one is for my mum and step dad seeing as they are coming for dinner tomorrow lol I used the Craft the Year Awat cd cos I remembered the cute wee chickies I wanted to use, and lets face it if you're there printing the image you might as well print the papers too eh? The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

Challenges:

Polkadoodles ~ Easter

Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge ~ Easter

Creative Inspirations ~ Easter

Simon Says ~ use your favourite tool (cuttlebug and nesties all the way lol)

Daring Card Makers ~ Sorbet Colours

Baby card

Whoo I am on a roll........two blog posts in one week!!! LOL I am hoping this is a roll I can keep up :o) I had a baby card to make for a friend at the local toddler group who had a wee girl a couple of weeks ago (I am not normally that late it'sjust been ages since I went to toddler group lol) The image is from Lili of the Valley, and the papers are K&CO I kept it nice and simple to show off the papers, no point having them and then covering them up eh?

Challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday ~ Playin with Pastels

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

Sunday Sketch and Stamp ~ sketch

Totally Gorjuss ~ Swirly Wirly

1st birthday

Today it is my niece's first birthday. Her name is Laylah and she is just so cute you could eat her up lol So I made her a cute card :o)

The image is by Joanna Sheen called Messy Rabbits. Perfect for a wee cutie eh? Papers are Spring has Sprung from Funky Hand. Flowers/ribbon etc all from stash.

Challenges:

Simon Says ~ anything goes

Creative Card Crew ~ Spring

Passion for Promarkers ~ Ribbons and buttons

Moving Along With the Times ~ cute and cuddly

Willow Sketchie ~ sketch

Spring Celebrations

Morning all!! who's nicked the sun then? It was here yesterday and today.......gone!! C'mon own up lol Typical first day of the school holidays really!

Over at the Get Funky Challenge this month Kathy is celebrating Spring so that means anything Springy really......mothers day, easter etc or just plain old Spring itself lol. The new collection from Funky Hand is called Spring has Sprung so I just HAD to use it didn't I? Be rude not to lol Plus I wanted to use it cos its so damn lush!! The colours are fabby dabby as always and there is also a sheet of images/sentiments. Who could ask for more for £3.19??

As always just a wee reminder that to be in with the chance of winning the download of your choice you have to use a Funky Hand product in your creation, we don't mind what you make.....cards, gifts, scrapbook pages......anything you can imagine is fine as long as there is a Funky Hand image or paper on it, it's fine with us :o) If you don't have any Funky Hand stash yet there is the monthly funky freebie you can use. So really there's nothing stopping you!!!

I am entering a few challenges with my card this month:

Sketch and Stash ~ sketch

Oldie but Goodie ~ Easter wishes (old stash is the card candy and the easter greetings stamp)

Fab n Funky ~ Easter

Cute Card Thursday ~ Happy Easter

Charisma Cardz ~ Easter

Paper Play ~ Easter