Bookmark 1

Made this bookmark over the weekend for the challenge over at Passion for Promarkers - Emerald & Marine and not a card.
I intend to make a few for Christmas gifts.
It's not awesome but I am sure it will keep someone's place in their book handy to find.
The image is a download from BeeCrafty which I thought perfect for this.
I coloured using the challenge colours plus :- Cool Aqua, Ivory, Vanilla, Pastel Pink, Amethyst, Satin, Apple, Meadow Green, Royal Blue, Sky Blue and Cool Grey 1. It's amazing how many colours you get to use on something which looks to be quite similar in shading.
The Wording is by HOTP
The paper on the back is Kay & Co 'Hopscotch'
Sentiment stamp on the back by Papercraft4you.
Stamped using Versafine Onyx Black
The wording says ' The Way to Know Life is to Love Many Things'
On completion I laminated it and punched a hole in the top for a couple of bits of ribbon from my stash.

Never Felt Better!

Very windy weather here albeit a bit sunny and I think it may have blown a few cobwebs away from my mind as I have managed to combine 3 challenges into this one card today.
365 Cards Day 188 - Touchy Feely Friday ~ to use felt or flocking
Charisma Cardz Thursday #35 - Swirls, Curls and an extra element of hearts
Allsorts Challenge wk 16 - No Rubber Stamping whatsoever.

I had this wonderful pack of large square felt swirls of flowers by Prima for Christmas and am over the moon to have the perfect chance to try one out. I cut a portion of it to fit the Bazzill card base and also to leave a space for the sentiment which was a velvet puffy alpha. by Papercrafts4You. I also used some black peel-offs from the archives to add extra sentiments around the swirls.....you know it makes sense to use these up...lol!!
The white felt flowers which I added to the top of some of the black flowers are 'Flower Frenzy' by Queen & Co.
Lots of gems and bling were scattered here and there, and it was hard to know when to stop. On the word JOY I have added 3 little gem hearts to fit in with the Charisma challenge.
So there we are Felt, Swirls & Hearts and definitely No Stamping - so 3 x job done.
Thanks for stopping by. :)

Friday Friends

Well as soon as I saw this sketch by Card Sketch A Day #180 I was intrigued by how I would do it. The paper sketch in the centre I thought being the main focal, so searched and came up with a page out of my ancient Filofax...remember those? With it being so old I then thought vintage and so the rest of the card came together. The stamps used are by Hero Arts and Papercrafts4you. The paper is from a pad by Plaid - Paper Journeys 'Romance'. A small piece of brown Basic Grey stiff paper was used to mount the torn page onto. The ink used was Adirondack Vintage sepia. The stamp ephemera and paper clip were from my stash.