Shiver me Timbers

I do enjoy working from a sketch and over on Sketch Saturday I found I was inspired to make the above card. pop over to their challenge blog to see their rules and the sketch. I do like their sketches in particular for I find them an interesting challenge. Today I made a card for a girl, with the theme of a female pirate from Crafty Sentiments, the skull and cross bones (swords) are from Tandastamps, (sadly no longer in business).

My background papers are from a 12" sq pad from Grace Taylor. Coloured with Promarkers. I added a covering of Glossy Accents onto the skull and swords. Thanks for the lovely inspirational cards and the challenge sketch. 

Pppppppppick Up a Penguin

The Christmas card challenge blog Winter Wonderland have a lovely title this week Ppppp --pick Up A Penguin. At Sketch Saturday, I have used the above sketch for their current challenge. The two challenges fitted so well together. The penguin is a stamp by Lyndsay Mason from Funstamps. I have used for the background a snowflake paper from my stash, used some pale blue glitter card for winter bling, added plain white card for contrast. coloured small areas with Promarkers. Thanks ladies for helping me to get going with my Christmas cards and for your two lovely challenges. 

'In Trouble Again'

I made this card with two challenges in mind. Firstly the monthly challenge at Crafter's Companions  Challenge blog - May's challenge is Masculine, using at least one item from any of their products. This stamp, called 'In Trouble Again' is from the Paintbox Poppets  stamps range.  The Design of the card was created following this sketch

from  Sketch Saturday. I used papers from my scrapbook papers stash along with some Core-dinations card. I used Promarkers to colour the little boy image. He so reminds me of one of my grandson's, who is also regularly in trouble. LOL Two lovely challenges combined on one. Thanks to everyone who created these challenges. I'll be back again.