January Blues

Finally got my act together and uploaded my entry to the Get Funky challenge for January which is 'January Blues'.

The papers are all from the 'Birthday Boy' collection on Happy Happy Birthday. I've used a white, scalloped card blank from Craftwork Cards and a Penny Black stamp coloured with Promarkers. The mat for the image was cut with a scalloped Nestie and so that there will be somewhere to write a greeting, I've cut a slightly smaller scalloped circle in white for the inside. No sentiment as the backing paper says it all but a couple of buttons were added as a finishing touch, these were threaded with silver cord first because they have 4 holes and looked a bit 'naked'.

I'm also entering this card for the first challenge at Emmas Cards UK which just happens to be 'Shades of Blue', and challenge # 72 on the CES Challenge Blog which is 'Lots of Layers - 3 or more'


Thanks for looking,
Lynn x

Get Funky Challenge - January

It's been a while since my last post but we are in the process (very slow process) of installing a new kitchen so crafting has had to take a back seat. I have managed to make a few cards but due to the weather conditions it's been difficult to get decent pictures of them. This card was made with the intention of entering it into the 'Get Funky Challenge for January' and the 'I Love Promarkers Challenge no 6' as both stipulated Spots and Stripes. I like to colour with Promarkers and love my Funky Hand CD Roms so all I had to do was choose which papers to use ... easier said than done ... then colour my image with Promarkers and make the card. I printed several Spots and Stripes papers before deciding which to use and when the card was finished and photographed I realised that the deadline at 'I Love Promarkers' had passed. Still, I'm pleased with the finished result and might use the other papers to make some similar cards. I decided to trim the top left corner of the spotted paper to echo the 'golf ball' shape and then punched a green circle to represent a 'ball marker'.

Papers - Funky Daze, Tues Me collection
Stamp - From GOLF Sports Collection by "Craft UK"
coloured with Promarkers - Ivory,Blush,Apple,Grass,Shale,Cocoa
White Circle - Cut with Nestabilities, Embossed with Cuttlebug Argyle folder
Sentiment - Computer generated

Hugs,
Lynn x