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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Pink fairy

Where did all this pink paper and card come from? In fact I have to own up, it is never far away and just what you need on an overcast Somerset day. Also never far away is my collection of great fairy stamps. My Celtic roots allow me to enjoy every minute of playing with fey items and with Gaelic songs playing in the background this card was all about having fun. The sentiment says it all again.

Image - Hazel stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset pens.

Whimsy Take Flight sentiment,

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from a 6x6 pad (I've lost the front)

Dies used - Sizzix Tags rounded to create the oval, 

Spellbinders rectangle and square,

and Whimsy Double Scallop border and the Kites,

ribbon and pink card from stash.

Challenge covered :-  ( Totally Gorjuss   -   Challenge 143 - Its a sketch )

                                                            FIFTY SHADES OF.................. PINK!

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Simple Tractor

A bit of an overcast day here but an early start for me. I kept this card totally simple in the end having had 2 goes at colouring in the image. Got so close to it the first time and then messed up completely, never mind. Don't know where this year is going to but it is hurtling along at a fair pace. The card - This little fella is such a cutie and reminds me so much of my friends little boy. I have messed up my corner rounder cutting thick acetate so the corners aren't quite what they should be, must get hubby to look at it. Please spy my new die which is chat bubble. I'm really taken with these so you will see more of them. I suppose to be honest I'm just addicted to dies.

Image - Little Farmer stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from Nitwit digi papers

Dies used - Spellbinders Frame4, and Die-namics Let's Chat

Tea Fairy

I cannot believe it is Friday already, where did the week go to. I pottered about yesterday with a bad FM day so didn't get anything done except help a little with dinner. Wednesday was one of these days when I got things wrong like doing my die cut before stamping the image, putting the clear sentiment stamp on the block writing side down and inking it, couldn't get the embossing powder to do what I wanted so decided it probably wasn't a day for a heat gun. I had a great day on Tuesday and managed a 3 hour round trip to help a forum friend. It was a lovely day and also great to have a look round another crafter's den. 
So here we are on Friday and I've had fun with this little fairy. Fairies are definitely among my favourite things.

Image - Sprinkle Some Love stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from Kate Night summer fiesta paper pack

Dies used - Sizzix framelits Flowers, Spellbinders circles, 

Marianne flower and Die-namics leaves,
Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Summer Pink

After encouraging the sunshine to appear yesterday with my "hot" card I thought I would continue the theme today, you never know (doesn't look promising at the moment). This is the last of my 3 new girl stamps and I have gone a bit mad with pink.We really must get some summer encouraged.

Image - Sundae Service stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing papers both from Forever Friends paper pack

Dies used - Sizzix frame Ironwork, and Spellbinders wonky rectangles
also bling and ribbon from stash.

Challenge Covered:- The Sugar Bowl: Challenge 88 - Gayle's Sketch (Summertime)

So Hot

Had to use a bit of imagination for this card, mixed with a lot of wishful thinking. The stamp is another of my group of 3 girls I got lately so I might use the last one tomorrow. This card was all about having fun and I used 3 colours of embossing powder to do the sand. Still finding glittery embossing powder where it shouldn't have gone but that is me and glitter.

Image - So What! stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing from First Edition, Bird Song

Dies used - Marianne LR0236 (my latest purchase), and Spellbinders square
also greeting and candi from stash.

Saturday, 14th July 2012

Bling it up!

I cannot believe it is 4 weeks since I made one of my favourite types of card. Life does have a bit of a habit of getting in the way. I also had left my finishing bits of other cards undone so had 40 inserts , bagging etc to sort out. Also had to do exciting things like tidy up enough space to work in. Anyway all that is out of the way so I can relax and enjoy myself. This is a new stamp for me and I really enjoyed using it to make a fun card.

Image - City Girl stamp from Funky Kits
Also sentiment stamp from lotv

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing from an "Isabelle" pack

Dies used - Marianne LR0111, and Spellbinders
also used plenty of bling.

Challenge Covered:- Joanna Sheen 'Going round in Circles'
                          I Love Promarkers - Challenge #125- Circles

Saturday, 16th June 2012

Fun Football!

Yesterday was such a trying day. I had to go to the surgery to give blood samples, no problem with that bit, but after I left home we got such a downpour of rain, it was so bad that my wipers couldn't keep up with it. By the time I got back home I had a headache.  I had to make a wee boy card and thought I would try one of the "sketches" in blogland.  It is harder than I thought. Honest the paper with the small squares is more blue than it shows in this picture. (getting away from purple hee hee). I used ellison thin die cutters which are bright green and managed to lose one of them twice and the other one three times, including putting one back in the box before making the cut, Everything I put down on my desk disappeared into another dimension. The fun part was shrink plastic, even better than embossing. This stamp is so much fun.

Image - Striker stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card from stash

Dies used - ellison thin dies Jersey and Trophy cut from shrink plastic

Challenge Covered:- The Sugar Bowl: Challenge # 86 -Maria Therese’s Sketch

Monday, 4th June 2012

My first blog card!

Hi, Hopefully you will put up with me as I attempt my first blog post. Seems to be a good use of a dull bank holiday Monday.
My card is a winter wishes card to reflect the ever changing weather we are experiencing and you never know when you need a snowy card, added to which she is one of my favourite images. 

Image - Winter Wonderland stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper - first edition "dreamcatcher".

Dies used - marianne "decorative elegance",

sizzix tickets dies, 

also sizzix plaid and diamond embossing folders.

Well we shall see how this goes and if anyone can read it. Hoping everyone has had a happy bank holiday.

Challenge Covered:- The Sugar Bowl: Challenge # 85 - Kiki's Sketch