Sketch and Stash #19

Wow I can't believe we are upto the 19th challenge ... and Becky is creating fantastic sketches for us all.
Here's this fortnight's ...
And here's my interpretation ...
I used my new Tilda from the Autumn stamp kit, and coloured her with copics (some new!). I cut her and the mat out using my new nestie labels and inked the edges. I took a deep breath and cut inro another sheet of my K and Co Charlotte paper. I added ric rac, a pollycraft flower and stamped the sentiment straight onto the paper.
I hope you have time ot join in and I will get round to visiting you all this time ... life is calming down and Ellie is finally in school fulltime, although I am gaining children a bit like the pied piper. One starts tomorrow and I,ve got a visit today ... when am I going to craft?!!
Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia autumn Stamp kit; sentiment Pollycraft Sherbert Dreams
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: K and Co Charlotte
Embellishments: flowers, brads, ribbons from stash

SCSC challenge week 49

It's Gina's turn to set the challenge, and its a card for a teenage boy!
Eek I said when I saw that, well out of my comfort zone!!
I have used Hamish and coloured him in the local rugby team's colours. Can anyone guess the team (give you a clue its a rugby league team!)? I used my favourite boy's papers and the rubgy balls as embellies.
Do have a go and check out the other DT's fab creations.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Rugby Hamish
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: K and Co Hopscotch
Embellishments: stamped rugby balls

Just Magnolia - Mina's sketch

I am still taking time out from the blogging ... life is so hectic at the moment, and with Ellie at school now I feel I need to spend time with her when she is at home. Beth has had a great birthday ... it is still going on and will until Monday when the last of the adoring Auntie's visit! I am doing a sneaky post while dave and one of the girls' aunties baths them and does the bedtime thing!! I will try to get a pic of Ellie in her uniform for another post.

Mina has done a fantastic sketch over at Just Magnolia, and it provided me with an ideal opportunity to get one of the many children's birthday cards we have coming up done!
I watercoloured my image and used these fab papers from K and Co. I added buttons and gold braid, but have just realised that the sentiment is still somewhere in my craft room ... I say that as I made the card yesterday and then turned my room into a bedroom for the girls as we have friends staying ... so the sentiment could be anywhere!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Lion
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: K and Co Hopscotch
Embellishments: buttons and gold thread from stash

Sketch and Stash 17

Its another Sketch and Stash and Becky has created yet another fabulous sketch.

Here's my take on it ... and for once I have left it as it is!!

I watercoloured my image (kindly given to me by Vicky) and distressed the edges in shabby shutters and peeled paint. I have had these papers for ages, but haven't cut into them until now asa they are just so strokeable. I matted them onto cerise cardstock and added a cerise ribbon. I punched flowers and swirls and added some gems. Finally I stamped the sentiment straight onto the dp.

The other DT careations are stunning so do take a peek at them.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sarah Kay Spring is back; Pollycraft Shertbert sentiments
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: K and Co Charlotte
Embellishments: punched flowers and swirls, gems and ribbon fom stash

ABC Challenge Q is for ...

Quilting

OK maybe not the easiest challenge at first sight ... but easier than quilling LOL. I did a bit of research into quilt patterns and used this quilt sample as a basis for my card.

The top left hand square is the basis for my card.
I used K and Co papers and cut them following the pattern and the faux stitched them so they looked like a quilt square.
I added my watercoloured image simply matted to it and thats it. I tried flowers and lace on it but it really didn't look right as it lost the feel of a quilt section.

Do have a go and do check out the DT creations.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Demure
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: K and Co McKenna
Embellishments:

Take one pad of paper

... and interpret it in two totally different ways.

I have done very little crafting for a couple of days as I have been suffering from hayfever and have been in the garden tidying and planting. The girls are growing vegetables so we have planted carrots, cucumbers, peas and beans. However Beth is going through the 2 year old "I am scared of the dark, my bed, and generally sleep" phase so I have been playing with my pro-markers whilst persauding her that sleeping in her own bed is a good idea!!.
The Stamp with Fun challenge this week is a great sketch, and I have combine it with this week's Creative Inspirations challenge which is a recipe - 3 flowers, 2 buttons and ribon/fibre/lace.
I coloured the image in using promarkers and matted it onto pink cardstock. All the papers come from the same K and Co pack andI use olive green cardstock. I punched and inked flowers and added gems to their centres. The swirls are also punched. Finally I added the ickle buttons.

The second challenge is the Papertake weekly Challenge. Dawny has done a fantastic sketch again and here is my interpretation of it.
I coloured Tilda and cut her out - I have not matted her onto a dp, just placed her onto the next layer back on the sketch. I have kept it verysimple - no embellishments, as the pweosn it is intented for will hate all the ribbon, flowers etc of the card above. I stamped the sentiment straight onto the dp.I just hope it is acceptable as the sketch.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sarah Kay Picnic of daisies; Magnolia Valentine Tilda; Pollycraft Sherbert words
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: K and Co Classic
Embellishments: punched flowers and swirls, gems, buttons and ribbon from stash

Big Bunch of Love

A while ago I was asked by a neighbour to make a card for his wife from his older son who at Pre-school with Ellie (her birthday is next week). I have struggled coming up with the right image for the card ... but then I wone the Sugar Bowl challenge and got these fab Mary Halls and my problem was solved.

I have kept it all simple and as the lady in question loves orange and yellow it seemed the obvious choice of colour scheme (eek!!) I coloured the image in promarkers (I am getting better at using them, should practise more!) and matted it onto goldy yellow cardstock. I punched some flowers using my EK Success punches and added a black blob using my Promarker to the centre of the flowers. I matted the sentiment on orange and yellow and finished off with a little punched flower.

Daddy and son love it (huge relief!) and I am pleased with it.

As there are lots of flowers in it I am entering it into this week's CCT - Floral Fantasy.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Big Bunch of Love
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: K and Co Hotpotch
Embellishments: punched flowers

Sketch Saturday - a poignant one

I haven't made a card - I have made a centre piece for a scrap page I have been promising to make for a while now. Probably the closest friend I will ever have would have been 40 today ... but sadly she died in the manchester plane crash. The Gorguss girls stamps are so like her ... the hair and legs that go on for ever! She was a bit of a weird one, and I was so tempted to colour her hair green, as she loved playing with food colouring and her hair!! She was very much like a butterfly - always flitting from one thing to another.

I used the image with the bird and masked it off so I could put her on these steps. I watercoloured the image and distressed it. I added the butterfly but haven't coloured it. I resisted the urge to distress the papers - I wanted a faintly grungey look, but not too shabby, but did distress the flowers. I sanded the coredinations papers and added metallic eyelets. The sentiment is from a Take That song - couldn't stand them 1st time round, obviously I am mellowing! I distressed the tag and added a couple of butterflies.

The idea is to put some photos round it at angles ... just need to summon up the courage and get a box of tissues before doing the pictures thing!
We're off to Vicky's this afternoon to celebrate Edward's birthday - so I will be back tomorrow moring with the March Sugar Sugar project and my WOJ GDT card - well I won't be, hopefully the scheduled post will work!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Gorguss Girls A Little Birdie otld me; Magnolia steps; WOJ Spring stamp kit butterfly
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: K & Co Blue Awning; Coredinations; cardstock
Embellishments: Prima flowers; Papermania eyelets; ribbon from stash

DDCC challenge #37 a sketch

This week's challenge is a sketch ...one designed by me!!! I think I got carried away with the shapes in Word and forgot I would have to turn it into a card!!

I have adapted it a bit - used flowers and brads for the coner circles and done a bit of resizing.

For the image I used my WOJ spring kit, including the tree stump and basket of eggs. I masked the stump on and cut the basket out (forgot to stamp it before I put the stump on - DOH!). The images have been watercoloured and I cut the scene out and the frame using my nesties. I punched little eggs out of blue cardstock and made a shaker. I faux stitched the papers and added flowers, gems, scrolls and brads to complete the card.

I am really pleased with the shaker - it is only the second time I have made a shaker card.
Do check out the other DT cards.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): WOJ Kneeling Willow, stump, basket of eggs
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: K and Co
Embellishments: Prima flowers, brads, gems, ribbon from stash, Sizzix flourish swirl, hobbycraft egg punch

Dutch Dare Card Challenge #36

This week's DDCC challenge is a colour combination, green and yellow. I panicked when I saw this as they are not colours I tend to use. But after a scrabble through my papers and I little help from a friend (who seems to know my stash better than me! LOL) I came up with this.

I love my Spring Stamp kit from WOJ and I have watercoloured this image and distressed the edges. I have kept the background quite simple, distressing some cardstock and matting it onto the patterned paper. Simple flowers, swirls, some lace and a little charm finish it off.
Do check out the other DT creations.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): WOJ Spring Stamp kit
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: K & Co Daisy, Coredinations card
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Papermania brads, butterfly charm (Ebay), lace from stash

Sketch and Stash Challenge #3

My 1st challenge card as a member of the Design Team, and what a fab sketch again by Becky.
My new bits form my stash are the buttons and pink organza ribbon. I rounded the corners and added photo anchors to make it look more like a scrapbook photo. The image is a RAK from Vicky.
I love this sketch and can't wait to see your interpretations of it.
Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Pink Tilda Ice/ballerina Princess, chair, PB sentiment
Colouring Media: promarkers
Papers: K and Co Sweet and Sparkly, cardstock
Embellishments: buttons, chipboard photo anchors coloured with promarkers, organza ribbon

ABC Challenge ... X is for ...

For this week's ABC Challenge you have to have an X somewhere on your card. I thought romance ... but didn't fancy making a valentines card, so I have made this card that could be used for an anniversary or wedding.
The X part is the stitching and the bow has made a X shape (tenuous!!)
I used these gorgeous PB hedgies from a transparents set and coloured them using distress inks. I cut them out using nesties and inked the edges. The papers are K and Co, which I inked and faux stitched. I added some pink lacy net ribbon and pink organza ribbon, and the sentiment is by Making Memories from a Defined set.

I haven't added any flowers as the papers is flowery enough for me, and the hedgies are holding some beautiful roses!



Have a look at the other DT members fab cards.

Wallet card

I started making this wallet card 3 weeks ago as my DT contribution for this week's ABC challenge, however it has just not come together as I wanted, so I made another wallet card for the challenge.

However this week's Sugar Bowl challenge has really inspired and I finally finished it today. The challenge is Threes - 3 design papers, 3 types of embellishments etc.

This is the front of the wallet card - I adore this stamp so much. I have coloured the image in distress inks and distressed the edges in Papermania ink. I used pink and green flecked with gold cardstock, and K and CO papers. I faux stitched the papers and cardstock in gold gel pen and inked the edges. I added corners that I cut myself, and made the paper beads, following Marlene's tutorial on Sugar Sugar. The sentiment is PB stamped in Versafine Sepia. The ribbon and gems are from my stash.

This is the inside of the card - all the details are as above.
And finally ... this shows the envelope I made to hold gift vouchers or money.

I am really pleased with it and as it is going to be my Gran's 92nd birthday card, I just hope she will be!

LOTV sketch

This week's LOTV challenge is a fab sketch by Donalda. I have altered it slightly, as I have used an oval rather than a circle for the image.

I coloured my latest Sarah Kay in in Pro markers and used a white gel pen to add some highlights. The Papers are by making Memories and I have inked all the edges in a dusky pink pad. I added pink swirls to the corners, a prima flower and pink organza. The sentiment is by Penny Black.
I am really pleased by the overall effect for a change - I normally start picking my cards to pieces the minute they are finished!

This is a 'just because' card that I made the other night.

I coloured Tilda in using Distress inks and faux stitched her and the K and Co papers. The heart and patch on her dress are decoupaged. I added prima flowers and ribbon from my stash.

I am still on the use up my stash drive. I have decided stamps aren't included in this resolution as you can't use them up ... so I have bought a few from the Glitterpot sale ... just don't tell the Hubby!

Friday Sketcher

I can't believe it is already Friday, where has the week gone? While the girls were tidying their bedroom (and making a bigger mess LOL!) I had a go at this week's Friday Sketcher using an image I had already coloured.

This gorgeous Sarah Kay is coloured in distress inks and cut out using my new nesties. I inked the edges of all the papers and image, was tempted to stitch but resisted! I used K and Co papers, ribbon, eyelets, flowers and gems from my stash. The sentiment is by Penny Black. There has been a little resizing of some of the elements in the sketch to make things fit better.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

A couple of other door plaques

I have been making door plaques for the rooms in our house, and made one to coincide with the launch of the new Sugar Nellie Challenge blog and its sister blog, Sugar Sugar. I thought I would show you a couple of the others I have made ...

I made this for the dining room. I used K and Co papers and Papermania earth tone inks to distress the papers.

I love this Sugar Nellie image and it reminded me of both my own two littlies and the little girl I mind - they are forever having tea parties and birthday parties for the cuddlies.

This is the one for the girls' room. I have had to add the ribbon and paper beads as Ellie was very taken with the ones I made for the Craft room plaque. There were 3 beads until a certain 4 legged member of the house got at the plaque!!

I used these gorgeous Magnolia stamps as they seem to reflect the girls' personalities so well. Ellie is growing out of pink and was happy to be coloured in blue, whereas Beth ("I like pink") had to have pink! I have tried to make it look as if they are sitting on the stairs.

The papers are all Making Memories and distressed the edges in making Memories rose ink. I did some faux stitching and used my Olivia CB alphabet for the lettering. The beads were made using off cuts, and the ribbon is from my stash.

I now have the slight problem that the plaque won't go in the frame unless the the beads get squidged!

1st Sugar Bowl Challenge

The Sugar Bowl has launched its 1st challenge today, a sketch by Tiets. If you are a Sugar Nellie fan, you should check the blog out.

Its a fab sketch and I loved having a go at this challenge, might even make another card for it!

This is a large card for me, 6x6" as I love this blue swirl paper by K and Co, and really didn't want to cut it up. So I chose Rope Swing which is quite a big stamp and coloured it using Distress inks. All the papers are K and Co Bailey pad, and have been distressed using Making Memories Sky ink. The sentiment is Penny Black and again distressed with sky ink. I wanted to keep the card quite simple as it is for my Mum and she doesn't like fuss, and the papers are a bit busy, so I added blue organza ribbon from my stash and clear and blue adhesive gems.