I Can Fly Too

After getting my whole post written yesterday and then for some reason it disappeared (I suspect I pressed the wrong button lol) hopefully it will be plain sailing today. Fun load of bits on my card today and it is an easy card as it is pink so I'll be popping it into the pink challenge.

No image today but a die cut bear from the DieMonde range

 Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6
  backing paper, ribbon and bling from my stash.

Dies used - Memory box kaleidescope and Moonlight butterly

the sentiment is made on the computer and cut with a Designer labels die. 

The offcut of brown card is heavily embossed and highlighted using a promarker.

 

I am entering this into :- In the Pink - Challenge#2 - Things with Wings..

A little bit further

It has been a wee while and no real excuse, well I did misplace a small die and had to tidy my desk looking for it (should have had a whole work team for that job) , anyway I couldn't believe when I found it placed on the middle of the magnetic sheet holding my grand labels.
Patricia kindly told me where she buys her canvas paper so I nipped to that shop which is opposite the supermarket and picked some up. It would have been really rude not to use it so here is my recipe this time round :- I
painted a background on some plain paper
painted a  variety of die cut leaves and placed them loosely over the background
took a photograph
printed the photograph onto the canvas paper


then I started my card. Getting slightly better at photographing acetate, I hope I remember how I did it next time. I even managed to cut the slit in the acetate to slip the wee mouse through without any pain.

Image - part of Surprise! stamp (1649k) from penny black

coloured with letraset pens and pencils.

 Paper and card - card blank is a 19 x 12cm made using centura pearl card
  backing paper top layer (see above) and lower layer from my stash.

Dies used - Memory box Grapevine Wreath and

Spellbinders circle to cut the acetate,

Card Candi - Newsprint. 

I am entering this card into :- 

       Anything Goes Challenge Blog Challenge #74 Make Your Own Background

Posh Hat

It's Wednesday and all is fair to middling , the weather has succeeded in it's dastardly way and we have a drip from the roof, still it is due replacement next year so it will have to wait until then. Hopefully it won't eat into my crafting budget, but if I really owned up, if my crafting stash was laid out singly I may be able to cover the country. Therefore it is very important that I should use some up and try not to buy too much more. Why oh why are there so many tempting things and so little will power.
I would like to say I am very happy to have new followers and also lovely comments. 
The backing paper I used for my card was a free gift with a purchase I made so I don't know where it came from, the jute ribbon was a purchase made when I was too sleepy, and clicked the wrong item into my basket, I was supposed to be buying some seam binding, but I think it was a happy accident as I do like it..

Image - New Hat stamp from lotv 

coloured with letraset and marvy pens.

 Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
  backing paper was a free gift

and the card is from my stash.

Dies used - Marianne Craftables CR1201 and

Spellbinders squares,

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I would like to enter this card in the challenge :-  Oh So Girlie lili of the valley

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Colour Play

When mojo goes completely walkabout well a girl just has to have a play. I wandered about the internet looking for inspiration and saw a challenge which I reckon fits the bill exactly. Yes - pink, lilac, blue, green and tangerine. I am not actually a tangerine sort of person but playing with stash is what I did and here is the result.

I would like to enter this card in the challenge that inspired me - the Ribbon Girl August Colour Challenge

X-stitch Mice

A fun challenge on the Joanna Sheen forum as it passes mid month again. This time we need to use a bit of stitching and although I can no longer do any real sewing I found a bit of embroidery thread and had fun. The piercing die made it easy and I will be on the look out for more of the same. I accept I need to put a bit of practice in taking photos of mirror card and it is on my list of things to do, but hopefully it looks ok. I am beginning to wonder about the number of favourite stamps I have, here is another one.

Image - .... Mice Day! (1651K)  stamp from Penny Black

 coloured with letraset pens

and sentiment from lotv set 10.

Paper and card - card blank is homemade
and backing paper is from an old 12x12 Paper Pack,

Dies used - Lifestyle nesting doily rectangles,

Sizzix - Tim Holtz embossing folder 'stitches'

and Magnolia Doohickeys Fairytale Tag,

bling, embroidery thread and mirror card from stash.

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One Lazy Cat

I think I could slumber away today myself, it is bucketing down outside. I do need an occasional belated birthday card and I think this could meet the requirement. It is yet again a very favourite and well used stamp and gives me the giggles. The mirror card is actually pink and a good match to the rest of the card but my camera is determined to fib about it. I typed the sentiment.

Image - Uplifting Occasion (1738K)  stamp from Penny Black

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from Annabelle's Meadow 6x6 Paper Pack,

Dies used - Spellbinders,  Die-namics Lets'Chat

and Memory Box Nestled Bird,

bling from stash.

Challenge covered :-    Penny Black at allsorts

Walkies

My goodness the thunder rolled on and on this morning. Decided against putting my computer on just in case although I think the lightening was being doused by the heavy rain. My kindle has gone to sleep so I'm charging it up and hoping it will reboot, it is still under guarantee. So it is a good job us crafters don't need technology, especially as I had the forethought (or luck) in printing the paper yesterday. So fun was still had this morning and although I didn't come up with a super photo I am happy with the card. I double stamped this image and layered it and although a bit finicky for me to do I like the result.

Image - Lead the Way stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset and copic pens with a bit of sakura stardust clear.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from a nitwit digi.

Dies used - Memory Box orchard tree frame, 

Spellbinders labels,

and Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax,

bling and mirror card from stash.

Challenge covered :- The Sugar Bowl: Challenge 89 - Maria Therese's Sketch (Butterflies)
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