Dreaming of the Beach

The latest challenge over on Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog

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For my card I have used the lovely Beach Huts stamp from Seaside Dreams.

I wish I was at one of those beach huts, preferably on a tropical island! The weather is very grey and dreary here today, not good for taking photos.
Card was coloured with Promarkers.

Thanks for looking

Sandra

Less is More - Newsprint

Here is a card made for the Less is More challenge

There's just one vital ingredient in our recipe this week, which is

NEWSPRINT

There can be a lot or a little, but as ever, the card MUST be Clean and Simple. Please remember that we like to see areas of white space, few layers and minimal embellishments.

 

Dove is Penny Black Christmas Tidings and letters are from Chocolate Baroque clear stamps range Newsprint Alphabet. Coloured with Promarkers.

Thanks for looking

Sandra

Another Christmas card made!
Stamped with Chocolate Baroque New England Winter stamps, coloured with Promarkers.

 

Entered in - 

 Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog 

Sandra xx

Quintiles - August

Chocolate Baroque has a Quintile Swap (5" tile) each month, and this month the theme is our choice.

For my tiles I have chosen the Big Bold Background stamps from Chocolate Baroque.

These stamps are  HUGE - almost 6" square and they are beautiful. They have just released their Christmas ones also.

I have stamped with Memento London Fog and coloured with ProMarkers.


Thanks for looking
Sandra

Passion for ProMarkers - Theme

Card made for Passion for ProMarkers

Onto this week’s challenge which has been set by Jen from Team 2 and she has chosen “clean and simple cards”.  As you know Jen loves her CAS style cards and she proves that you don’t need lots of papers and embellishments to make a gorgeous card.  So let’s focus on the images this week and let them be the star on your cards.  

For my card I have used the Morning Glory stamp from Chocolate Baroque Flora and Fauna set. Coloured with ProMarkers. Matted and layered with coordinating papers, added some embellishments from Spellbinders Venetian Motifs and some gems.

This will be for one of the many family birthdays I have in August!

Sandra

Steampunk

 I ♥ ProMarkers have a new challenge.......

 The theme for this one is

Steam Punk or Mechanical

For my card I have used an 8x8 card blank.

I stamped around the edges with the Cogs stamp from Chocolate Baroque Steampunk Butterfly set.

I then tore a pice of card and aged it with DI Antique Linen, Old Paper and Pumice Stone. I added a crackle stamp and tear from Sheena's Ageing Beautifully set.

I then stamped the main image from the Punky Romance set, again from Chocolate Baroque and coloured with Promarkers.

I then had a scrap piece of card that I embossed with a cogs stencil from That Special Touch,applied DI Walnut Stain and sprayed with Copper Cosmic Shimmer, added a ribbon, key charm and ticket.

 

And here is the finished card!

 

Thanks for looking,

Sandra

Less is More - Houses

A chance to use my new Steampunk Travel stamps this week with the new Less is More Challenge!

 

 

 

Now onto our challenge for this week which is 

ONE LAYER

with the theme of 

HOUSES

 

Stamp is Mobile Home from Chocolate Baroque's Steampunk Travel set. 

Simply coloured with promarkers.

 

Thanks for looking
Sandra

Baby's First Christmas

At Bah Humbug the challenge is a Baby's First Christmas Card to celebrate little Eli and at Papertake Weekly it's a First Christmas Card to celebrate their first Christmas challenge of the year.

For my card I used two papers from Dovecraft Christmas Fancy Paper pack which I won from Bah Humbug earlier this year.  I then stamped an image from Humphrey's Corner which was free with a magazine recently and coloured with Promarkers.  I used an X - cut die  and added a bit of bling around the edge.


Thanks for looking

Sandra

Bah Humbug

Bah Humbug would like to see cards with Men in Mind.  My card is a bit more for the boys!

BP is from stash,  forgotten who by. Stamp is freebie from Polka Doodles coloured with Promarkers, sentiment from same set and ribbon from Hobbycraft.

Thanks for looking, must get this uploaded in the next 15 mins!!!

(You'd think I'd have loads of time during half term holidays!)

Sandra

Bah Humbug - Good to Eat

The challenge at Bah Humbug this week is Good to Eat. 
Well, we all have too much food at Christmas don't we and it usually ends up on the bird table!
For my card I have used the new Chocolate Baroque stamp set Fat Robin and the backing paper is from Seasons Greetings also from CB. Dies are X-Cut.  Edges are distressed with DI Peeled Paint.

Thanks for looking,
Sandra

Less is More -Week 36

A new challenge at Less is More

Being the second week of the month it is One Layer

An easy one for you it's

The ♥ can be singular, multiple, any colour, but, MUST be a one layer card, with no additional layers stuck on, apart from the odd embellishment or ribbon!

 

For my card I used Chocolate Baroque Fantastic Florals, stamped in Memento  and coloured with Promarkers.  Added some holographic glitter to the centre of the flowers.

(If you look closely you can see the petals are heart shaped!)

Thanks for looking

Sandra

Bah Humbug Week 34 Here Come the Girls

This is the challenge at Bah Humbug this week

Here Come The Girls!

OH YES!  We want to see your girly-est girly ideas whatever they may be.  

Now, I don't do "People" very often in my cards - I don't know why! But I had just given into temptation and bought a Goody Box from the Craft Barn and this stamp was in it - Sarah Kay "Noel Treats". Good timing or what!
Coloured in with Promarkers, cut with Spellbinders Label 5, BP from stash and Spellbinders snowflake to finish.

Thanks for looking
Sandra

Bah Humbug Week 33 (and 27!)

The challenge at Bah Humbug is "Something New"

This could be a new purchase or a new technique.



For my card I chose the Fantastic Steampunk Christmas stamps, a fairly recent purchase  from Chocolate Baroque. Although I used this stamp for the White on White challenge recently the camera does no justice! So I tried again! Embossed in silver this time.




Close up detail.

I've missed a few challenges due to decorating so I've tried to catch up.  This is for week 27 Meeces!
A Margaret Sherry design that came on a free CD with a magazine. Printed off the digi stamp and coloured with Promarkers.


Hope to catch up on a few more missed challenges - I am in my new craft room but not unpacked as yet!



Sandra

Less is More

Now I'm probably pushing my luck here, but I've found out that Monmouthshire (aka Gwent) has its own flag!

So, as I'm busy making cards anyway (August is busy for birthdays) I thought I would do one in the Monmouthshire colours!


Stamp is from Butterfly Flourish by Chocolate Baroque and coloured with Promarkers.



Check out some great cards at Less is More

Sandra

St Luke's Charity Cards

The theme over at St Luke's this month is

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside.... 

 

For my card I have used Seaside Ted which was a free gift from Chocolate Baroque recently. Stamped with Momento Tuxedo Black and coloured with a variety of Promarkers [which I'm still experimenting with!].

Thanks for looking, Sandra

Less is More

 Over at Less is More this week the challenge is the colour of your nation!

"This week it's time for another colour challenge and for your delectation this week, we have decided to ask you make a card  using the 

COLOURS 

of 

YOUR NATION'S FLAG!"

 Well, I was originally from Worcester, but have lived in Wales for nearly 30 years so I have chosen the Welsh Flag - Red, White and Green.

This card was made using the new Steampunk Christmas stamps from Chocolate Baroque which arrived on my doorstep this morning!  I stamped and embossed in green and coloured the image with Promarkers.

Thanks for looking

Sandra