I have some gorgeous ribbon for that........

Today's card is for the following challenges:

Passion for promarkers ~ Colour theme pastel

Less is more ~ Don't scrap it

Allsorts Challenge ~ It's your choice

The Secret Crafter ~ White on white

Materials used:

White card stock inc. scraps

Sizzix Dots embossing folder

Stamped images from Penny Black ~ Critter party & Bubbly

Images stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Promarkers.

I do have the perfect cloud ribbon for this card, but it was so hard to not add it.  Trying to keep it white (excluding the image) and simple is harder than it looks.  This has to be the smallest card I have made in a long time, an A6 card.  I just wanted to keep going with this card by adding more and more detail to the colouring, but I thought 'no' it has to be clean and simple.  I may have to remake this card with all the extras I want lol! 

The scrap paper was used to make the clouds.  I always keep all my scrap strips, rectangles, anything they are great for the little one to sort through for her little crafty moments.

 Thank you to the lovely Franz over at The Secret Crafter for her beautiful DT card that gave me the inspiration for this project.

Hope you have a lovely day, thank you for popping by my blog.

Love Em x

Country style

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog!

Today's card is for the following challenges:

Sir Stampalot ~ Picture inspiration

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything goes

Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Doodlebug!

Penny Black @ Allsorts ~ Your My Favourite

Card Patterns ~ Sketch 118

Materials used to make this card:

Green background ~ Bazzill - Rain Forest

Wild Rose Studio ~ Gorgeous Gingham's

Wild Rose Studio ~ Polka Dots

Xcut border punch

Stamped image ~ Penny Black - Poppy Poem

Sentiment ~ LOTV

Buttons, raffia, string and ribbon from crafty stash

Imitation stitching with fine liner for Doodlebug challenge.

Thank you for popping along to my blog, please feel free to leave a comment ~ I love to hear from you.

Love Em x

Spring Challenges

Hi and Welcome to my blog.

What beautiful weather we are having in Devon at the moment, gorgeous! and puts me in the perfect mood to make cards for all the Spring Challenges

My card today is for two challenges

Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Spring has Sprung

and

Penny Black at Allsorts ~ Welcome Spring

Materials used for this card:

Background papers ~ Forever Friends Spring Time 6"x6" double sided paper pad

Ribbon ~ Anita's everyday ribbon ~ yellow striped

Penny Black image ~ Hugs clear stamps coloured with pencils

Brad and flowers from crafty stash.

I thought I would share with you my beautiful Daffodils flowering ~ The first time I have planted Spring bulbs in my garden (never been in a house long enough ~ moved far to many times!!)

Isn't this weather wonderful, really does re-charge the batteries

(hubby describes me as a little solar panel ~ I soak up the sunshine)

 I hope you are enjoying the weather where ever you are today.

I will be back over the weekend to share another cupcake order I have for Saturday.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog

Love Em x

Just for you...

Hi everyone & welcome to my blog

Today's card is for The Penny Black Saturday Challenge week 139 ~ Men's cards
and for the Sir Stampalot Challenge February challenge ~ All creature's great and small

Never a good theme for me (men's cards) but I thought I would give it another go, and actually I'm quite happy with how it turned out.

 

Penny Black stamp used from Hugs! Clear stamps, stamped using a Versafine ink and coloured with pencils.

Just for you stamp (free from a magazine), buttons, string, gems and blue card stock from craft stash.

Border punch Xcut ~ lace.

Of course being out of your comfort zone is helped by using such cute stamps. 

Only a really short post today as it is half term and little one is desperate to be entertained!

Hope you all have a lovely day and happy half term!

Love Em x

Pretty in pink.....

Hi & Welcome to my blog.

Today's post is a challenge for Penny Black Saturday challenge

This week's challenge is ~ Pretty in pink.

Stamp ~ Penny Black ~ Tiny Wishes

Stamped with Versacolour ink and coloured with watercolours.

Pink card stock, Glittered flower card stock and ribbon from craft stash.

Flowers ~ Prima flowers

also used Sakura white gelly roll pen

Penny black stamps have to be a strong favourite for me ~ I just think they are so cute!

Whilst we are on the subject of pink, I thought I would share with you my beautiful flowers that my gorgeous hubby got me ~ just because he loves me (and not even for Valentines!).  

I'm sure by now you are all aware of my love for flowers so I thought I would leave you with a lovely image of Spring!!!

Thank you for popping by, hope to see you soon.

Love Em x

Penny Black challenges

Hi everyone and welcome to Elf's Crafting Life...

A big hello to some new followers, it's great that you have chosen to follow my blog and I hope that you enjoy what you read.

Today's card is being entered into 3 blog challenges.

Sir Stampalot Challenge ~Autumn breezes, buttons and bows

Penny Black at Allsorts ~ Colours of Autumn

Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ 2 or more Penny Black images

This is my second entry into Penny Black at allsorts I entered this card in the first week.  The team at Penny Black at Allsorts are kindly drawing winners each week as well as their monthly winner, which is great 4 changes to win!!

This is my entry to all of the challenges

Materials used:

Cute Hedgehog image and 'For You' sentiment from Penny Black ~ Tiny Wishes T for Transparent range

Bee's with envelope from ~ Hugs T for Transparent range

I stamped the above images using a Versafine ink pad and coloured using water colours.

I then matted and layered the card using various papers ~ K&Co Studio K Teal Plaid flat paper, Bazzill ~ Quick sand & Carob, the orange leaf paper is from my crafty stash (sorry I can't remember the brand).

Ribbon ~ Celebrate ribbon by the spool.  Flowers and button from crafty stash.

Sorry everyone I was going to upload a close up of the cute hedgehog image but Blogger is not working very well tonight.

Anyway this is my challenge entry for the following 3 blog challenges ~

Penny Black at Allsorts

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Sir Stampalot Challenge

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog, please feel free to leave a comment.

Love Em x

Edited 14-10.  Yeah!! I have finally been able to add the close up image of this cute hedgehog x  I have also entered this card into a 3rd challenge (blog post has been edited with links). I hope it still counts as it is a new card from my latest blog post and not back linked to an old project ~ fingers crossed.