Just Magnolia challenge

I do love these Just Magnolia Challenges ... its a great opportunity to rummage through the little beauties I own and pick one I haven't inked up for a while. This week it's a fab sketch challenge. I have used Cute Card Thursday's colour combo Red and Teal - think its teal-ish!!

I watercoloured Tilda and cut her out. I matted all the dp onto black cardstock to make them stand out. I punched flowers out of the black cardstock and dp and added black gems to the centre. The sentiment is from the Cosmo Cricket pack and I matted it onto black cardstock as well.
I made the tag using weathered paper and fired brick distress inks and then added a tag from the Cosmo Cricket Everafter pack.

This is for my hubby ... he thinks I am not very romantic so to prove him wrong, every so often I sneak a card into his work bag ... just to remind him that I can be!!!

And another thing ...

Simon Says Stamp are offering a fantastic candy - over $100 of goodies from CHA. Now I have to confess to not having bought from their very extensive shop (I am on a mission to use up stash as I have paper flowing out of every cupboard in my craft room!!!) ... but I love their shop blog and all the tips and techniques they show. I daily drool over their products and techniques ... and every Saturday pray for a lottery win so I can shop big time!!! They also have a weekly challenge blog which is fantastic and I regularly join in.

Well I am off for a bit of tea and then more crafting!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Swing Tilda
Colouring Media:
Papers: Cosmo Cricket Everafter
Embellishments: punched flowers and leaves, ribbon and gems from stash, sentiment Cosmo Cricket

Basic Grey Challenge

Yay!!!! The Basic Grey challenge is back with a fab sketch.



I stamped Tilda and then masked her to create the flower scene. She's coloured in distress inks ... and I resisted the temptation to distress the edges!! I matted the iamge and the dp onto pale blue cardstock. I added the tag held on with a sparkly brad and some flowers.

I am enjoying the peace and quiet ... but the cat has returned with a little pressie for me (shrew - lovely!!) and is demanding love so it might be a while before I get back to crafting.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Tilda and background from summer kit
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Blush
Embellishments: flowers, brad and ribbon from stash

Friday Sketcher

I took the girls up to their grandparents yesterday and came back this afternoon ... on my own to an empty house as hubby is away for the weekend too!!! Peace and crafting!!! Here's the card I have made for Friday Sketchers and Allsorts (vintage) challenges.

I watercoloured Tilda and then distressed the background in peeled paint, tattered rose and vintage photo. I added flower soft to the basket. I stamped the swirls in sepia, delibrately stamping a couple without re-inking to create a more faded look. I kept the sketch unfussy, just adding organza ribbons and stamping the swirls in the corners to match those on the image. No flowers - didn't look right.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Tilda with Lilacs
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Infuse
Embellishments: ribbon and flower soft from stash

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #44

This week's challenge has been set by Wendy and its as Cute as a bug.

I used this gorgeous Tilda and Ladybug, and the ladybird from the Spring kit. I watercoloured them and layered them up following Debby's tutorial on the Just Magnolia Challenge blog. I kept the layout quite simple, just some ribbon and some punched flowers. I love the dp - its got really pretty butterflies on it.
Here's a view of the layering - I am really pleased how it turned out for a first effort!

Do take alook at the other DT creations.
I'm off to buy a new waterbrush - it keeps flooding and spoiling my shading - arggghhhh!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Spring kit - Tilda with Ladybug, ladybird
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers:Basic Grey Urban Priaire
Embellishments: punched flowers and swirl, gems and ribbon from stash

Autumn Willow

We had a full on day yesterday so I had no time to craft, but I did get this image coloured up ready to put on a card today.
I have combined a few challenges - the layout is from this week's Whiff of Joy sketch (a fab one Jacqui), the colours are from Papertake's seasonal colours (I chose Autumn colours) and Pollycraft and Simon Says Stamp are buttons and bows/ribbon.

I watercoloured the image and then cut her out using my nesties. I kept the papers down to just 2, I do love this paperspad. I added ric rac (flowers hide it - doh!!) and some organza ribbon. Finally prima flowers with buttons in the centre. No sentiment - couldn't one I liked for this image.

Hoping to get some blog hopping done tonight, and I need to pack as the girls go away for a few days tomorrow - yippeee!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Willow with Umbrella
Colouring Media: Distress niks
Papers: Basic Grey Mellow
Embellishments: prima flowers, buttons, ric-rac and organza ribbon from stash

ABC challenge Z is for ...

Zero embellishments

For this challenge we want you to leave off all those embellishments you love to use. I think this is going to be a challenge for many of us!!
I watercoloured Popcorn as its a large image and fills space that I would normally use for embellies. I used these gorgeous glittery papers from DCWV and matted them onto pink cardstock. I used Becky's Sketch and Stash sketch 16 for the layout - just shuffled the dp a bit.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Crafy Companion Popcorn
Colouring Media:Distress inks
Papers: DCWV Nursery stack
Embellishments: NONE!!

Sherbert Daydream

Only one more day of working until I get 7 days off!!! I have had 3 or 4 children full time for 5 weeks now and need a rest from screeching, squealing girls - it really does do your ears in after a while!!!
While my little gremlins were in the bath I coloured up this image for a few challenges and then quickly finished off before putting hubby's tea on. Just got the ironing to do later and then I can relax!!!!
I have used the sketch from Passion for Promarkers - rotated it though. and this week's A Spoonfull of Sugar is Floral Fantasy.
To be honest I haven't inked this little angel up for a while, and I don't know why as I love colouring her. I have used my older daughter's eclectic dress sense to colour her in using promarkers. I love these BG papers 9must get some more!) and completed it using layered prima flowers with button centres. I moved the sentiment as it didn't fit where it should do!!

Hoping to do a bit more crafting later ... may hide the ironing!!
Recipe:
Stamp(s):Pollycraft Sherbert Daydream and matching sentiment
Colouring Media: promarkers
Papers:Basic Grey Urban Priarie
Embellishments:Prima flowers and buttons from stash

Sketch and Stash #16

Here's another fabulous sketch from Becky. I rotated the sketch for my card, and the image, flowers and ribbon are new.
I coloured the image in using my promarkers and then distressed the background using distress inks. I made the design paper myself using weather wood, milled lavender and dusty concorde distress inks and a Tattered Angels mask. I spritzed frost glimmer mist over the mask and dried it before taking the mask off.

Life has been incredibly hectic here and I apologise if I haven't got round to visiting your blog ... hopefully life will settle down a bit in the next couple of weeks.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar nellie Manga girl; Pollycraft Sherbert sentiment
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: homemade
Embellishments: ribbon, flowers and charm from stash

waterskiing mouse!!

I didn't do any crafting yesterday - Ellie announced at 6.30am that she wanted to go to an areroplane museum ... now where did that come from?!? So we met up with Vicky and her family at RAF Cosford's Air museum and spent the best part of 4 hours looking at planes and helicopters ... her are my two tomboys!

Today Dave has taken the girls out on some erands so I can do all the housework and cleaning ready for work tomorrow. I have to confess to sneaking into my craft room to make this card for a few challenges:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Summer
Allsorts - recipe - 3 flowers, 2 papers, 1 ribbon
Sunday Sketch and Stamp - sketch
I love this ickle mouse and really should stamp it up more often. I watercoloured the image and the cut him out using my label nesties. I love these papers (given to me by Vicky) and think they have a fresh, summery feel to them. The ribbon is one piece wrapped round the dp. Finally I layered up a flower and spritzed it with gold glimmer mist.

I'm going to do a bit more tidying up and then crack on with some design team cards.
Do pop back tomorrow to see my Sketch and Stash DT card - its another cracking sketch by Becky.

There is an ew challenge blog starting soon - Bizzy Becs - Creatalicious Challenge. The Challenges will start on 15th August 2009 and a new Challenge put up once a month thereafter. They have a Celebration Blog Candy on offer to celebrate this new challenge.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Penny Black Water lily skiing
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: K and Co
Embellishments: ribbon, pearl and flowers from stash

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #43

Its Jill's turn this week to set the challenge and she has created a fabulous sketch.

I colored Tilda in and then distressed the image in worn lipstick and broken china. I matted the dp onto matching cardstock and punched some flowers and swirls. I love these papers so have tried not to hide too much of them!!
Do check out the other DT members creations.

There is a design tean call over La La land Crafts. Pop over and take a look.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Summer Tilda with bow
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Urban Priarie
Embellishments: punched flowers and swirls, adhesive pearls from stash