Special Occasions

Over on the Spectrum Noir blog they have a challenge of 'Special Occasions'.  I have been collecting the pens for sometime and added to my collection earlier this year when I was lucky enough to win a set on their blog hop.  I decided it was time to actually use them, so as my first project I have made this Christmas card for the challenge.  I think I need a lot more practise!

I used the free Nigel May stamps that came with the Crafter's Inspiration magazine, stamped with Memento London Fog as I wanted a soft outline.  Coloured with the following spectrum noir pens (they all have the older style tops so the numbers may not match with the newer ones).

CG3 - Cool Grey
CG7 - Cool Grey
1 - Red Wine
11 - Carmine
33 - Melon Yellow
51 - Dark Green
68 - Turquoise Blue
104 - Brown Grey

The toppers were then cut with my new spellbinders, Resplendent Rectangles and Fancy Framed Tags One.  The backing paper is from Crafter's Companion Vintage Christmas.  I finished off the card with some paper poinsettias.

Christmas

This week's challenge on CD Sunday is 'Christmas'.  So here is a card that I have made this week with my card group.  I have used La Pashe 'The big one' for the card.

The front

and then the inside

Tea Time

This week's challenge on CD Sunday is 'Tea Time'.   I chose this image and matching backing paper from the new House Mouse CD.  Have to say that I kept it simple as I didn't have much time to make it!

Gold

This month's challenge on Crafters Companion is 'Gold'.  What could be more appropriate than this card that I have just made for a Golden Wedding anniversary.  I have use a Cuttlebug embossing plus die 'He Loves Me' with punched flowers from Martha Stewart and spellbinders dies.

Awash with Flowers

This week's challenge on CD Sunday is Awash with Flowers.  I have used Joanna Sheen's 'If Flowers could talk' cd for the image and backing paper.  The butterfly is made with a Cheery Lynn die.

Feline Friends

This week's challenge on CD Sunday is 'Feline Friends'.  I made this card using an image from Joanna Sheen's Jayne Netley Mayhew's CD.

Need for Speed

This week's challenge on CD Sunday is 'Need for Speed'.  I have used MCS to make this card which I think meets the challenge.

I'm back

Well at long last I am back!  Just a short update on events over the last two months.  We had a water leak in the house which has meant that all my craft stuff had to be packed away!  Just glad none of it got damaged with the water.  I have been busy sorting the house out including redecorating where necessary, although it is not all finished yet I can at least now see the progress.   I also had a torn retina, so had to have some laser surgery on that, which of course meant that I couldn't do very much at all.  With luck I will now be able to spent some more time crafting.

On to much more interesting things.  I was asked to make a card for a 21st birthday with beer and football (it is the first card I have made in the two months!).  I am entering it into the CD Sunday challenge 'Allsorts', the football and beer images are from MCS and the backing paper is from Wine Buffs.

Summer Daze

I was asked to make a card for a male gardener, so used this image from 'You're never too old'.  The backing paper is from Crafters Companions 'Cute Companions'.

I am entering the card into the following challenges

Joanna Sheen - Summer Daze
MAWTT - Happy Birthday

Christmas card

This week's challenge on CD Sunday is a sketch card.  I couldn't decide what to do, in the end I decided to try to use up some of my Christmas stash as I need to try to make some christmas cards as it is only 6 months away.  The backing paper and image are from Crafters Companion Popcorn CD.

I am also entering this into the Winter Wonderland challenge which is 'Monochromatic'.