Lilac!!

I seem to be getting into another colour theme at the mo (the pink phase is OVER!!!!). I do love lilac and will confess to around 100 metres of lilac and purple ribbon!!!! I have combined this week's Friday Sketcher .. I can't believe its almost a year since they set up, and I think I have done all of them!! ... with the Just Magnolia. I can't resist a bit of faux stitching!

I watercoliured the iamge and cut her out. I cut the layers out using some of my nesties and then went to town with the inking and stitching!! I matted Tilda so she is sitting just outside her background. I sneezed (hayfever/cold) as I was putting the first layer down so it is at a sharper angle than it should be - opps! I punched some flowers out of co-ordinating papers and inked them and added pearls. Finally I added the punched swirls. Oh I forgot - I added a bit of that huge amount of ribbon I have (isn't it so strokeable!!) I resisted the urge to decorate the plain corners, I think it might have made it too fussy.
The electricity came back on at just after 4pm ... it was a long day without the telly for Beth. She refused to have a sleep this afternoon and I could really have done with plonking her in front of anything with a colourful moving picture, just to help tip over the edge!!

Ellie crafted with me for a bit while Beth trashed the bedroom, and then we all tidied up ... for the umpteenth time today LOL!!

Well it is bedtime for the girls and then I need to cook Dave his tea ... he still isn't home! Hopefully I'll be back later to do some blog hopping.

I have exciting news for tomorrow...

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Swing Tilda
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Kanban
Embellishments: punched flowers and swirls, ribbon and pearls from stash

Tulips from Amsterdam

We are all at my parents' for the weekend and the girls are enjoying the last of the snow (sadly we had hardly any snow at home), so I have managed to fit a little crafting in. I combined this week's CCT theme, Music and Dance, with the Friday Sketcher sketch. I have to admit I have fliped and rotated the sketch to get the elements to work together. I really struggled for the CCT bit as I have Penny Black's Ode to Joy ... but at home not here!! I had brought this image up with me to start making some Easter cards, and finally the penny dropped - Tulips from Amsterdam!

I watercolourd the image and used my nesties to cut it out. The papers are all from a scrapbook kit I bought, and the ribbons from my stash. I really didn't want to add flowers so I used brads instead. I am still in the 'not too many embellies' mood. For the sentiment I wrote the title of the song.

Hubby andI met up with a fab friend and her partner for a meal last night - she is a brilliant cook, and we had a great evening! I was very good and left most of her craft stuff alone!!

Well I am off to trudge in the final traces of snow with the girls before it gets too cold again. I will be back online hopefully later to do a bit of blog hopping.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Penny Black Tulip Jungle
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: Kanban
Embellishments: ribbon and brads from stash

LOTV sketch

Mum have made this for my Mum to give to my gran for her birthday. I love these papers, i got them to scrapbook with, but decided they would be better for cards. As Mum doesn't like fussy cards with lots of embellishments I thought this paper would be perfect, and it works really well with the LOTV sketch this week.
Gran has a March birthday and loves cats so this image is just perfect for her I watercoloured it and matted it onto cardstock. I cut a band of co-ordinating paper and added some organza ribbon. I stamped the daisy scroll in distress ink. The sentiment is left blank as Mum isn't sure what she wants yet ... so that'll be a handwritten one!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Penny Black Embrace, daisy chain - freebie
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Kanban
Embellishments: ribbon from stash