Wings

I ma slowly getting back into card making and challenges and have made this card for three challenges, Sunday Sketch and Stamp, Allsorts (1st go at this one!!) which is wings, and Stampavie which is flowers.

I coloured my image in using promarkers and inked the edges of the image and dp. I cut both the image and the sentiment out using my nesties. The sketch is quite simple and so I kept the papers and colours quite simple (I blame the SCSC challenge for having pink out!!!!) I punched some flowers and inked the edges. I layered some up and added adheshive gems to all of them. On the sketch the flowers would be in a straight line, but they wouldn't fit like that so I offset one.

Ellie went to 'big' school for the afternoon ... I think she enjoyed it ... would like to know what she did ... but that is Ellie!!!

Beth has been back to hospital today for an out-patients appointment following her little episodes over the last 6 weeks. The consultant can't find anything physically wrong and so is putting it down to Beth's "uniqueness" - very reassuring!!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Stampavie Dragon Flower
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: MME Kate
Embellishments: punched flowers, adhesive gems from stash

Peek-a-boo

I have yet to get near my craft room today. Ellie went on a school trip to a local museum and I got 'volunteered' into going to help, so I have been looking at caterpillars and bugs this morning! However I did get in my craft room last night to make a card, but there is a bit of a story to it.

We are trying to separate Ellie from her beloved bunny comforter that she has had pretty much since she was born. Now having been loved continually for four and a half years she is in need of a rest. Auntie Jo-Jo has patched her in several places and I have bound the edges for her so she doesn't fray too much more. Ellie is resisting all strategies to let go of Bunny ... so I have come up with another strategy - a putting to bed party, with cake, cards, presents (bed, pillow,duvet for bunny!), and here is the card I have made.

The image is coloured in promarkers and cut of using nesties. I haven't used any dp as I intend the card ti eventually be the centrepiece of a scrap page. All the coredinations papers nave been embossed and distressed 9I just couldn't not LOL!!). I added punched and distressed flowers with gems at their centre and punched leaves, and brown and pink organza ribbon. It will have a sentiment that Ellie does ... it just needs to be tackled senstively!!

I have followed this week's Creative Card Crew sketch, used my fav colours of the mo, green and brown (pink is a bit of a necessity for a pink bunny LOL!) whch covers Our Creative Corner's challenge, and as I have used pink, brown and green it will qualify for the Stampavie challenge.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Rachelle Anne Miller Peek-a-boo
Colouring Media: Promarkers, white gel pen
Papers: Coredinations
Embellishments: punched leaves and flowers, gems and ribbon from stash

Sarah Kay Bows

I don't normally get to do the Magnolia Vs Stampavie challenge as Sundays are the family day and then I often forget to do it later in the week. But hubby has been away and Ellie wanted to craft so while she was busy I had a go at this week's challenge which is bows.
This was my 1st go ...

I coloured Spring Blossoms in distress inks and cut her out. I adapted an Ismaki sketch for the card and used Making Memories papers. The lace, ribbon and flowers are all from my stash. I am not sure I like it - its a bit washed out for me ... but thats because I am trying to use up my papers ... and some that are left are the ones I am not as keen on!!
So I had another go ...

I used the same image coloured in distress inks and matted onto Basic Grey Sugared papers. I love the effect that Kim gets by distressing her backgrounds and after a little help from her I am having a go at it myself. The background is distressed in tattered rose and tea dye. The scroll corners are stamped in Versafine sepia and the tag and scroll are sizzix dies.

While I was busy Ellie was making her own cards ... helped by Miffy!

Not sure who is concentrating the most!!

Miffy giving a helping (?) paw!!

And finally (if you are still with me!) a card I made last night, as I had the evening to myself.

Not sure whose the papers are - bought them as single sheets, but the flowers are Prima and the scroll cut from my sizzix die. I followed this week's Friday Sketchers layout as it is such a fab sketch. Tilda is coloured in distress inks and the background distressed in milled lavender.

Wow - you've got to the end!!