Mucky Pup's Playpen

Skateboarding turtles!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:19:00 +0000

The challenge over on Ismaki is sketch number 22 with the option of using red somewhere. The image of the turtle is from Pink Petticoat and the papers are 'Zoom' by Crate Paper.

Buttons and Beads...

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:29:00 +0000

I've made this card for the challenge over on Funky Fairy this week. The theme is 'Buttons and Beads'. Papers are from the Baby Bee range from Crate Paper, and the image is a Tilda stamp from Magnolia. Rub on letters are from Doodlebug.

A close up view of the button and beads detail. Beads are threaded onto a small safety pin and attached to the button centre of the flower.

Catch up time!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:43:00 +0000

Mega catch up time for me... where do all the days go??

This first card is for the 'Wildlife' challenge over on Stamp Something. The image is from Penny Black. Not sure what the papers are... I've already used the bits with the name on, so can't identify these scraps.

This next card was made using one of the papers in the 'It's a Spring Thing' digital kit by Kay Miller, and fits in with the challenge over on Scrummy Stash Cafe . This week the theme is 'layers' I've printed one of the background papers and then layered some of the flowers. Then added doodled dots and bling rhinestones... yummmm. The stamped sentiment is from Daisy Bucket.

'Die cuts' are this weeks challenge over on Papertake. I've used my circle nestabilities to create the scallop circle and then just sat the coloured Tilda image on it. Paper is from K&Co, bought ages ago and just found it! The patterned corner punch was bought in November and only just started to used it.

The challenge over on My time to craft this week is 'Brads and Eyelets'. I don't have that many eyelets but brads are a totally different thing! I've attached 3 brads in the centre of the pale blue flowers. Papers are from the 'Squadron' range from Kaiser Crafts.

Well, I've made a christmas card. Cute Card Thursday has 'Christmas' as their theme this week. I did make this card a while ago, but never uploaded it. Papers... not totally sure.. Image is from Pink Petticoat, Christmas sentiment stamp is from Stamps Away.

New cards...

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:24:00 +0000

I've been so busy lately. Still able to do the odd card or too but not to sit and update... sorry. Here are a few of the cards I've been able to do over this long holiday weekend.

This gorgeous blue and brown tilda is for the new challenge over on Tilda and Co. It's 'tearing' and I'm all for that! The paper I've used is my new Dream Street - 'Something Blue'. Sentiment is a Pebbles rub on.

I've had this Penny Black image for a while and wondered what card it would suit. Saw the challenge over on Theme Thursday - 'Transportation' and thought it would qualify (even if only verrrry loosely)!
Coloured lightly with watercolour pencils.

The challenge over on Scrummy Stash Cafe is 'Weddings'. I've used the hearts embossing folder in my cuttlebug and the image is a clear woodware stamp.

Purple weekend!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:24:00 +0000

I visited a local craft shop and bought some new fabby papers and ribbons. As with all new stash I wanted to use it right away, so the following cards have all been done using the same supplies. Papers are by 'The Paper Company Studio' and the 3 that tempted me were, 'Aubergine Lattice, Rose Impression and Chateau Stripe'.

This card is for the challenge over on Mojo Monday. Image is from Pink Petticoat, Jewels are from Kaiser.

The 2nd card another sketch challenge over on Papertake. This image was very kindly sent to me by a friend.. it's a Hanglar & Stanglar, just gorgeous.

This next card is another sketch, this time on Ismaki. Image is another of my gift Hanglar & Stanglar. I just love the idea of a bright pink dinosaur!!

UK Scrappers cybercrop

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:01:00 +0000

There has been a cybercrop over on UKScrappers this weekend. I'm not one for layouts at the moment so I've only completed 1 class. This was designed by Marlene and was entitled 'The devil wears Prada'. I've used some of my new Pink Petticoat images. I've coloured the background paper to make it fit with the red and black theme. The ribbon, flower and buckle are far too old for me to remember where or when I got them.

Xxx

Girly... but blue

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:07:00 +0000

The challenge over on Tilda & Co this week is to create something with a feminine theme... but using the colour blue. So after a lot of creative mess... I came up with this card. In the process of wondering what to do I discovered a corner punch I bought back in November and had never used! (I have too much stuff)! The girl and the tulip background are both Magnolia, flowers are from a punch.

Caardvarks - black and white + 1

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:53:00 +0000

What a great challenge this week from the team at Caardvarks - black and white plus one other colour.

I chose bright, girly pink as my other colour. The image and background paper are from Pink Petticoat I just love the glamourous undies in the 'Cheekies' set! The undies are coated with pale pink glitter glue so they really sparkle! Diamantes by Kaiser Craft, huge flower from my stash and the happy birthday greeting is a rubon by Pebbles Inc.

My Paper World sketch 8

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:46:00 +0000

I really like these sketches from My Paper World, there is so much you can do with them.
For this card I have used an image and background paper from Pink Petticoat. I've coloured the handbag and just a few flowers on the background paper. The sparkly diamantes are by Kaiser Craft, flowers, spacer beads and brads are from my stash. The greeting is a rubon by Pebbles Inc.

It's a man's world

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:25:00 +0000

The theme of this weeks challenge on the Cute Card Thursday blog is 'It's a man's world' - we would like to see your cards made for the men/boys in your life''.

The cute dinosaur is from a set by Woodware called 'Dino Friends'. The background paper is by K&Co from the Small Wonders Boy range. I stamped some extra balloons which are mounted on foam pads. The strings are doodled lines and I have used rubons for the Happy Birthday greeting. The green ribbon brads are from Poppicrafts.

Things with wings...

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:15:00 +0000

'Things with wings' is this weeks challenge on the Cute Card Thursday blog.

I used a cute little bird stamp by Imaginisce, coloured with watercolour pencils then added a doodle border with a black pen. The patterned paper mat is also by Imaginisce, I used a wavy blade on my paper trimmer to edge the plain pink cardstock.

Funky Fairys challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:16:00 +0000

I found a new challenge blog to play on at Funky Fairys :) This weeks challenge is to make a card for boys or men.

I've used the Sk8ter Boy stamp by Sugar Nellie, coloured with watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Extreme Boy' range by Junkitz. I added some star brads to match the stars on the skateboard and the greeting is a rubon by Pebbles Inc.

Daring Cardmakers - shrink to fit

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:41:00 +0000

No, it's not another shrink plastic challenge.. it's the theme of this weeks challenge at Daring Cardmakers. The challenge is to cover no more than a 5 x 5 cm area on a regular sized card with your design. A small sentiment is allowed, but the card should have lots of white space.

Although this card is simple, it was so hard just to keep to the 5 x 5 cm rule! I stamped a Magnolia baby carriage, added a little colour and cut it out. It's mounted on a blue scalloped square mat which measures exactly 5 x 5 cms! The small sentiment stamp is by Daisy Bucket.

Shrink Plastic

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:13:00 +0000

The theme for this weeks challenge on Rainbow Lady's challenge blog is to use shrink plastic. I'd never used any on cards before so I had to put my thinking cap on for this one!

I used a Versafine inkpad to stamp the Magnolia tree onto the shrink plastic. It's a big stamp so I wasn't sure how much it would shrink down to or how well the details would show! I coloured the image with pencils and added a doodle border with a black permanent pen. The colours really intensified when I shrank the image and I was pleased that you can still see the details on the bark and leaves. I kept the card design really simple, just a scoreline on the front panel to open the card and two holes punched for the ribbon tie. The sentiment is a rubon by pebbles Inc.

Winged things

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:56:00 +0000

I got these fab birds the other day at Pink Petticoat and they were just perfect for the challenge over on Caardvarks, "winged things". Papers on this card were free a while ago from a magazine. Sentiment again is a rub on.

Cute Transport

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:43:00 +0000

This weeks challenge on Cute Card Thursday is "Planes, Trains and automobiles". I have this cute stamp of a wedding car. I've used Imaginisce Loves me papers, flowers not sure what they are. Sentiment is a Pebbles rub on.

Black and Orange!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:24:00 +0000

These are yummy colours... not ones I would choose to use together on a card but the challenge over on Theme Thursday is to use just these two colours.

I created the orange background by inking a culltebug embossing folder and then putting it through the machine in the usual way. The ink was a Tangerine chalk pad. The flowers were punched with my fabby new woodware punch, I got mine from Crafts U Love. Then just some orange and black stickles in the flower centres.

My Time to Craft - Furry Friends

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:35:00 +0000

Another great challenge on the My Time to Craft blog this week - Furry Friends.

I love the Tilda's cat stamp, so cute! I watercoloured Tilda and her cat before cutting them out and mounting them onto the card on foam pads. The sentiment stamps are from a See-D's set and I added some buttons tied through with ribbon and some Prima leaves.

Arty Girlz - chocolate

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:14:00 +0000

The challenge on the Arty Girlz blog this week is

'Make something that includes chocolate! Chocolate coloured paper, ribbons, flowers, chocolate smelling embossing powder. A chocolate cake perhaps! The only other condition is that it HAS to include only one other colour (oh ok I'll let you have white too then lol)'

I chose aqua blue to go with the chocolate coloured cardstock. The image is a Magnolia stamp, coloured with Supracolour Soft watercolour pencils. The sentiment is created from brown alphabet rubons, the ribbon, flowers and brad are from my stash. The patterned paper is from the K&Co Bailey mat pad.

My Time to Craft - sparkle!

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:15:00 +0000

If you are a regular visitor, you've probably gathered that my Stickles glitter glue is never far away... so when I saw this weeks 'Sparkle' challenge on the My Time to Craft blog, I thought it was just perfect!

The background papers are from the Belle range, by Amy Butler for K & Co. The image is from Pink Petticoat and the bath bubbles are smothered in sparkly Stickles!! I also added some diamante sparkle to the flower centres. I love this girly card :)

Tilda & Co - template challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:03:00 +0000

This week on the Tilda & Co blog, instead of a theme we have a template challenge!

The patterned paper is 'Weak in The Knees' by Imaginisce and I have used a Magnolia stamp for the image. Flowers, ribbon and brads from my stash - the 'congratulations' rub on is by Pebbles Inc.

My Paper World - sketch 7

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:52:00 +0000

I found a super card sketch challenge while I was surfing around (as you do!) The sketches on My Paper World are lovely and clear and there are loads of example cards to inspire you.

As I am trying to make a few Christmas cards each month, I thought I'd use the sketch for this card. The image is from Pink Petticoat, coloured with watercolour pencils - the papers are by Imaginisce. I used a round greetings stamp by Stamps Away and added some sparkle with Stickles glitter glue. This was a super sketch to work with, I'll definitely be using it again!

Quotes...

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:35:00 +0000

I just love this card that I did for the challenge over on My time to Craft. This week it is 'Quotes and Sayings'. Papers are 'Imaginisce Loves Me' - 'week at the knees' and 'so happy together'. The quote used is one of the new Daisy Bucket clear stamps available from The Craft Emporium. Image is a Magnolia stamp.

Edges...

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:28:00 +0000

The new challenge over on Scrummy Stash Cafe is decorative edges. For this I ripped the bottom edges under my image and used an old slot punch to thread through some ribbon. Image is one given to me by a friend and papers are K&Co Bailey.

Doodling!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mucky Pup) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:17:00 +0000

I have to say.. doodling is not one of my fave things to do... but I lately with doing all these cards I have really got to like it.

The challenge on ArtyGirls is doodling. I can only doodle in straight lines... nothing fancy, unless the fancy is already there! Papers - K&Co Amy Butler, sentiment stamp - woodware mixed greetings and image - Pink Petticoat.