Sketch Saturday

This is just a quick post - we are back from my parents, girless :)! We've had a great weekend, seeing 2 lots of friends and playing in the remains of the snow. I managed to find time to make this card using ther Sketch Saturday sketch this week. I just have to do the unpacking and sorting out now.

I do make quite a few Easter cards, and I am loving this image for the non-religious ones (I have to make religious ones for my mum). I have used spring colours for the papers and watercoloured the image. I have used the knot in the ribbon for the circle on the sketch. I worte the sentiment myself - need to practise the handwriting LOL!

I will be blog hopping like mad tomorrow catching up with everyone.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Penny Black Embrace
Colouring Media: Distress ink
Papers: Doodlebug, cardstock
Embellishments: ribbon and brads from stash

PBSC sketch

This week Nat has desingned a sketch for the PBSC. I love sketches so just had to have a play will the girls warmed up in bed - it is really cold and murky today in the Lake District.

I do love this cat and thought I might use it for a couple of Easter cards - with the miserable weather I feel like looking forward to brighter, warmer days and ... chocolate!! I have rotated the sketch to suit the image. I watercoloured the image and cut it out using my nesties. I love these bright colours - very Spring like - and the armful of daffodils. This week's Secret Crafter challenge is Spring so this will also be entered for that.
Recipe:
Stamp(s): Penny Black Embrace
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: Doodlebug, cardstock from stash
Embellishments: ribbon from stash, brads by Papermania, flowers by Prima

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

Dutchdare Challenge #35

Buttons and Bows

I have kept this rather simple as I haven't had a lot of time, and I seem to be using less embellishments on my cards at the moment. I ran the unpatterned paper through my swiss dots embossing folder. Typically the charm didn't behave and is hiding behind the flowers LOL! I added 4 gems to the top right in decreasing sizes.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sarah Kay Spring Blossoms
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: Basic Grey Two Scoops
Embellishments: Prima flowers, adhesive gems, charm and ribbon from stas, scroll cut using sizzix die

WOJ recipe

This week's WOJ challenge is a recipe: 3 patterned papers, 2 flowers and a button or brad.

I love these Basic Grey papers and am getting a bit worried as I can't find them anywhere and I am almost out of them :(. I watercoloured Willow and distressed the edges. I matted her onto brown cardstock, and layered up the papers using this week's JCBC sketch. I flipped the sketch as I thought the scallop edge would look like clouds! The ribbon is gorgeous velvet but not good for tying bows in! I know I have technically used 4 flowers, but I have only made 2!! For the middles I have used adhesive gems. I haven't added a sentiment. I tend to do that just before I send the card.

I need to start taking straighter photos of my cards!!

Beth is still poorly and needy - bless her. She has helped a bit with this as she was sitting on my knee (not a very helpful thing to be doing!)

Recipe:
Stamp(s): WOJ Willow with umbrella
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Mellow, cardstock from stash
Embellishments: Prima flowers, adhesive gems, ribbon and button from stash

ABC Challenge - A is for ...

Wow I can't believe we are back round to A, so we are celebrating ...

A is for Anniversary

I have made a teardrop card, which opens like a concertina. The image is Penny Black and has been coloured in distress inks and cut out (carefully round the tail LOL!!) and matted onto paper that has been embossed using my Swiss Dots folder. I ran a large peice of green through my Divine Swirls folder and Swiss Dots folder and them embossed 2 lines using my score board. I added ribbon that ties the card together, cut some swirls and added a couple of these gorgeous Prima Hydrangea flowers.

Why don't you pop over to the other DT blogs to see what they have done, and have a go at this week's challenge yourself.

Recipe:

Stamps: Penny Black Lovely Bubbly

Colouring media: Distress inks - most of them!!

Papers: DCWV Christmas scrap stack 2007 , embossed using CB folders, Swiss Dotts, Divine Swirls

Embellishments: Prima flowers, sizzix die cut scroll, ribbon from stash, peel off

Just a quickie

I started this card at silly o'clock this morning and it has taken most of the day to finish it! The image was already coloured in so I followed this week's Papertake Weekly Challenge sketch by Dawny. I and still on the 'use it up' drive so the papers are a mish-mash and the ribbon is a scrap I had left.I made the corners on the image using a yellow ink pad. I have chosen fresh spring colours as it will probably be an Easter card. I added the doodling as that is this week's Spoonfull of Sugar challenge. No flowers are embellies as not sure who it going to be for and I didn't want to detract from that lovely green dp.

Beth and Ellie are chilled out in front of the telly, thank God for Tinkerbell!!!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Penny Black Duckling
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: DCWV Pocketful of Posies, DCWV Glitter stack, Papermania Colossal
Embellishments: organza ribbon from stash.

Took my little'un AKA Beth to the doctors and she has a bad chest infection, a viral skin rash and needs her inhaler upping ... so after a trip to the chemist for the 4 lots of drugs he's put her on hopefully she will be getting better soon.
It does mean that I am still finding it difficult to get round people's blogs as she isn't settling at night, or during the day. So I am sorry if you have visited and I have not, or have entered a challenge .. going to do my best in the next hour or so to visit everyone ... hubby is currently squashed in her bed with her .. I call it quality time, many would call it pergatory!

Whiff of Joy stamps

The next Whiff of Joy stamps are due for release on 14th February, and have been designed by Alison Acton. They feature medieval Charlie and Charlotte.
Katharina has a sneak peek of Jester Charlie on her blog and the chance to win the full set.
Eek so many stamps ... so few pennies LOL!!