Snuzzle Love

I abandoned my big little girl at school this morning in tears ... she didn't want me to go, not at all like her :( So I have made this for her when she gets home. Ellie has a bunny she was given when she was days old that she is inseparable from. Auntie JoJo has done a stirling job at patching, but bunny is very loved and tired now, but Ellie still loves her very much. This image is my girl and her bunny.
I have followed the sketch over at Everybody Art Challenge, just replacing the circle text element with a stamped sentiment and bow. Ellie loves my flower box so I have put a few roses on and a charm for her ... just wonder how long it will be before they are taken off and added to something she is making?! I have been playing around with my nesties, exploring matting different shapes together, and I like this one, the circle fits well in the label, so be warned you might see a few of these!! The card fits this week's Wags n Whiskers colour challenge, pink and green, and Stampavie and More's flower power challenge.

I am slowly getting back into card making and blogging, but my mojo and inspiration is a little tired still, bit like me!!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Wags n Whiskers Snuzzle love
Colouring Media: promarkers and copics
Papers: K and Co Charlotte
Embellishments: from stash

Yo ho ho instead of ding dong!

A couple of friends are getting married in a couple of weeks and I thought i had better get on with their wedding card. The theme of the wedding is period cosutme or fancy dress ... basically anything but modern/normal clothes!! So with that in mind, and the fact that I don't really have any wedding images I went for an alternative style of wedding card. Its the first card I have made in several days and I am overally happy with the colouring - I am rubbish at red and black!!!
So we have a pirate theme - its Lis and E dressed up as pirates!! The images are watercoloured and then cut out so I could sit them in the oval. The scallop borders and arrow sentiment from the dp pack, and the flowers are Wild Orchid Craft. I did some rough faux stitching round the edges of the dp, but resisted the temptation to distress the papers.

The card fits these challenges:
Stampavie and more - sketch
Totally Papercrafts - stitching
Charisma Cardz - Wedding
Just Magnolia - It take two (well 3 in this case!!)
Simon Says Stamp - birthday/celebration


I have a couple of other cards on the go ... Vicky has set me a tilda in Lilac challenge which is nearly finished and I have my Sweet Pea stamp to get finished too.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Pirate Tilda, Pirate Edwin, barrel and anchor
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: Cosmo Cricket Everafter
Embellishments: from stash

With a friend like ...

Vicky, who needs enemies!!!!! My lovely friend dared me to make a card using a Sweet pea iamge and it had to be pink. Now those of you who are regular followers will know I have a bit of a problem with pink .. .I do keep trying to usee it but it not my favourite colour!
But I have been dared ... so I have made a pink card. Fortunately Vicky didn't say bright pink! I coloured the iamge and made the papers last night,and put it together this morning while DH did the school run.
I made my own design paper using weathered wood and Victorian velvet distress inks. I stamped a swirl around the edge, applying differing pressure to get a mottled effect. I also stamped the swirl onto a spare bit of dp and cut the swirl out. The image is coloured using distress inks and the papers are distressed with my Tim Holtz tool. I made my flower using my CB circles and distressed them. Finally I added some organza and satin ribbon ties in a knot.
The card fits these challegnes:
Stampavie and More - distressing
Cute Card Thursday - Make your own ... I made the paper and flower
Friday Sketcher - sketch


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sweet Pea Read hearts
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: handmade
Embellishments: ribbon and brad from stash

Ballerina Tilda

I am really struggling to find time to craft at the mo ... and when I have the time I don't feel like it thanks to hay fever. We have had friends here for the weekend, so I have only had a little time to escape into the craft room, partly because small children have been sleeping in there.

I got this gorgeous Tilda on Friday (thank you Nikki!) and I just had to ink her up .. and have managed to fit a few challenges in:
Friday sketcher - I rotated the sketch
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under - charms
Raise the Bar - Colour me happy - favourite colour ... that'd be purple!!
Totally Papercraft - recipe (4 embellishments (I read this as types of embellies!), 3 papers, 2 ribbons/lace, 1 image)
Stampavie and More - lace and button

I watercoloured Tilda and distressed the edges, before adding stickles. I added raffia lace and lilac ribbon, bow tied with my bow maker, and a button centre. I layered a flower and added some pearls and a butterfly charm ... don't have ballet related ones ... but might need to get some now!!

The girls are shattered as we have been very active this weekend ... I need to get the ironing done so Ellie has uniform for tomorrow, and do some tidying, as we have a house that resembles a bomb site!

Recipe:
Stamp(s) Magnolia Ballerina Tilda
Colouring: distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Koishi
Embellishments: raffia lace, ribbon, button, pearls, flowers and charm from stash

Finally a card

I haven't done any crafting this week thanks to an incident with the cat and the stairs, which involved a fair bit of pain on my part ... the cat is fine ... if a little contrite! I finally got back into my craft room last night and aftersome hufffing and puffing and a lot of ouching I made a card to cover a few challenges:
Papertake Weekly Challenge - buttons, bows, brads and bling
Creative Card Crew - Celebrations
Simon Says Stamp - Mothers Day/girly
Cute Card Thursday - Lucky Green
Creative Inspirations - Lace, pearls and pins (no pins as I little fingers who like to help themselves to my stash ... so pins not safe)
Stampavie and More - Spring
Totally Papercrafts - Mother's Day/Special lady
Stamp Something - Something girly
Stampin'for the weekend - Monochromatic (I think its pretty monochromatic!!)

I have made this card for my Mum ... not her Mothering Sunday card ... but her birthday card as her birthday is in early April.
I used my pens to colour Tilda and then matted her onto green and cream cardstock. I decided to go with just 1 dp and keep the layout simple. I threaded the ribbon through the raffia lace and added a bow with a button at the centre. I added some pearls and gems (not a lot of bling, but a bit!!) and a couple brads to the image for detail .. .and thats pretty much it.

We have friends' coming for the weekend and then I am working full time all next week so very little crafting time on the horizon :(, and little time for blogging ... I have been a terrible blogger this week ... but hopefully will catch up with you all soon.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Happy Tilda
Colouring Media: copics and promarkers (secret Crafter)
Papers: MME Bloom and Grow (Secret Crafter)
Embellishments: lace, oearls, ribbon, gems and button from stash

Love Actually

A card for a few challenges from me today:
Create4fun - sketch
By the cute and girly - love
Creative Card Crew - Valentine
Cupcake challenge - four legged and furry
Passion for Promarkers - all creatures great and small
Papertake weekly Challenge - love actually
Simon Says Stamp - photo inspiration
Whiff of Joy - love
Stampavie and more - pink and brown
Henry was stamped and masked so I could add the roses. I used my promarkers to colour him, red I find particularly difficult to shade with ... might need to buy a few more reds!!! I used my nesties to cut the image, squares and mats out. I added some brown organza ribbon and tied some red organza knots. A couple of roses and punched leaves to finish.
He does look a happy mouse doesn't he!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Whiff of Joy Henry holding a heart, Magnolia roses
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: Basic Grey Infuse and blush
Embellishments: roses and ribbon from stash

Saturday's creations

What a busy week ... and no time for crafting! I have finally made a couple of cards this morning while hubby took the girls for their swimming lesson.
The first card is made using the following challenges:
Friday Sketchers - sketch
Just Magnolia - hearts and flowers
Stampavie and more - Love/valentine
Cute Card Thursday - flowers
Fuss and Fancy - hearts
Colour Create - soft pink, soft blue, silver and white
A Spoonfull of Sugar - freestyle

I coloured Valentine Tilda using copics and edged the image in silver ink. The papers are by Papermania and the sentiment stamp by Penny Black. I heat embossed the silver heart (s freebie from a magazine last year) and added lace and flowers from my stash.

This card follows the sketch at Whiff of Joy challenge, and the baubles theme at Bah Humbug.

I watercoloured Henry and then added gloss to the bauble. When the gloss was dry I stickle d the bauble and added stickles to the edge of the image. The papers are Basic Grey Wassail, and the sentiment Hero Arts. I added organza ribbon and some punched and layered snowflakes.

New Year party card!

I have finally got into my craft room having spent alot of time playing with the girls and taking off all those annoying tags that hold toys in place in the packaging!!
I have combined a few challenges with this easel card ...
Simon Say Stamp - party! (well it will be given at a party!)
Cute Card Thursday - New Year
Stampavie and More - New Year
Stampin' for the Weekend - calendar
Create4fun - sketch
Stamp with fun - New Year

I made an easel card so I could use a calndar tab on the bottom part. Tilda is masked onto the bow ... and then cut out so there are no hearts. I added a bow and some gorgeous tea roses.
Here's a close up of the sketch.

And a close up of Tilda - I do like some of these new Tildas ... but a couple are a bit on the dodgy side for me!! She is masked onto the spoon (I think its a spoon!) and the hearts cut off.
Off to watch the girls open more presents ... last lot thank goodness!!!
Catch up with you later.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Tilda (Winter coollection); sentiment Hero Arts
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Blush
Embellishments: ribbon and flowers from stash

Dutchdare Card Challenge

The challenge this time is a colour inspiration, and here is the picture.
I went for a Christmas card in these colours (although I admit to muting the colours!!)
I watercoloured Uru and matted him onto black cardstock. I used the Whiff of Joy sketch from this week, and matted theses gorgeous glittery papers on to black cardstock. I added a sparkly flower and a Christmas tree charm.

I am entering it into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - So Charming
A spoonfull of Sugar - non-traditional Christmas colours (teal/green/black aren't to me!!)
Creative Card Crew - Christmas
My Time to Craft - Winter Pals
Stampavie and More - Christmas
Everybody-Art-Challenge - stitching (around the image)

Do check out the other DT cards.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Whiff of Joy Uru and bird
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: My Minds Eye Laundry Line
Embellishments: prima flower, ribbons, charm and brad from stash

Vintage winter love

There seems to be a bit of a theme to my Christmas cards at the mo!! I just love these MME papers and as they were out I thought I would use up the bits and pieces.
The card covers these challegnes:
Spoonfull of Sugar - Brown plus red/blue
Passion fro Promarkers - vintage
Stampavie and more - sketch
Whiff of Joy - Christmas card
Simon Says Stamp - winter love - well Uru looks like he loves that birdie!
I coloured the image using promarkers and am really pleased with the colouring, it does look vintagey. I distressedthe image using antique linen, vintage photo, and walnut stain, and then masked the image and used frost glimmer mist. I distressed the papers, including the music papers, and the flower.
Here is a close up of the image and distressed background.
Well I am off for a cuppa while the children are having their nap!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Whiff of Joy Uru and Bird
Colouring Media: promarkers
Papers: MME
Embellishments: ribbon, flower, spacer, brad and charm from stash

A couple of quick cards

I have finally completed a couple of quick cards ... well they would have been quick if I had made them in one go!!!
The first one uses the Papertake Weekly sketch (another fabby one) that I have flipped, Stampavie and more's Stars challenge, and Creative Inspirations colour challenge - red and black.
I have had this Gorguss girl coloured in these colours for a few days - big intentions to make a card for a friend of Ellie's (she's a big girl - 10 next birthday!!!) I used flipped the sketch and stamped a border. The stars are made with my nesties, cut onto black card and then gold embossed, as is the sentiment. Simple black ribbon with some red ric-rac finishes it. The colour combo is stunning, and the gold just adds a bit!

This card is for a friend's wedding - I don't usually do wedding cards, but I thought I would make their card for a change.
I used the Create4fun sketch and the allsorts wedding challenge.
The glasses are stamed in versamark and embossed using gold embossing powder. The paper is from my stash. I used black velvet ribbon to add a bit of texture, and the greeting isn't an oval as it would have been huge with congratulations written in it!! I have kept it simple and added no flowers as I wanted a glittery, stylish card.

Sorry about the bad light - it has rained all day today and trying to find a light place has been ... well impossible!

Recipe:
Stamp(s):Sugar Nellie Gorguss Girl Little Star; Papermania Joyeux Noel set
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: from stash
Embellishments: ribbon from stash

A bit of Sparkle

Its been a busy start to the week. We saw my Gran on Monday and did a few jobs for her - she's 94 and still in her own home with no external support, just family... but we do always go prepared for the list of jobs!!!
Yesterday we went to Tatton Park and the girls had a great time in the gardens and at the farm. One of the children I mind had never fed a goat before and LOVED it, especially when it nicked the whole bag of food!!
Today we met friends at Trentham Gardens Monkey forest - they have Barbary macaques running wild. The girls loved seeing the babies and we did try to leave them behind LOL!!
I have torn myself our from my latest acquisition - a Wii (oh and the fit bit!!) to make a card tonight. And it fulfils several challenges - !!

Stamp with fun - Sketch
Simon Says Stamp - All that sparkles
Stampavie and More - blue and silver
Creative Card Crew - Snowflakes
My Time to Craft - rip it up
Magnolia Down Under - distressing
I water coloured Tilda and stamped the snowflakes round her. These are the last papers of their name in my BG stash :( I was really sad to cut into them. I matted them onto blue cardstock. All the papers are distressed and some inked in Starlight, and the bow on the bell is coloured in the same ink. I stickled the fur on Tilda's coat and the bell. Some of the papers are ripped and inked up. I masked the tag stamp and then added the sentiment.
Shock horror - no ribbon or flowers!!!


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Tilda with bell' tag and snowflakes; WOJ sentiment
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Blitzen, Periphery
Embellishments: none!!

Its nearly Christmas!!!

After making all the Halloween projects I thought I needed a bit of sparkle in my life (in more ways than one!!) so I made a couple of Christmas cards last night. I have used a great free download from Martine for the papers - it is really scrummy and I will be printing off more of it!.

I combined the A Spoonful of Sugar Sketch with My time to craft (Cute and quick - this was quick!!) for my first card.I adore this cute Gillian Roberts image and got it from Bunny Zoe's shop with my candy win. I have watercoloured him using distress inks and then stickled the dots on the stocking. I used snowflakes rather than bows and added a glue dot to the centre and then glitter. Sorry no sentiment .... those sentiments are being very elusive ... I am beginning they have gone to the great filing cabinet in the sky - eek!

For the next card I managed to combine a few challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - sketch by Domi
Whiff of Joy - die cuts
Everybody-Art-challenge - punches and shapes
Creative Card crew - scallopsI watercoloured Henry and cut him and the mat outr using my nesties. I glittered and glossed him. I punched snowflakes and stickled them. I stuck glue dots onto the buttons and dipped them in glitter - twice!!
Here's a close up of the glitter!My craft space is now a shimmer of glitter!!!
As both cards are CHristmas cards I am entering them into this week's Stampavie and more challenge.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Gillian Roberts Stocking; Whiff of Joy Henry with Bauble
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Martine
Embellishments: punched snowflakes, ribbon from stash