Tea Cup-Cake!

Here we are half way through another week, and today my friend Jacqueline came round to do some crafting! Well, we (or should I say I? ) did more talking than crafting, but eventually I made this card.

I am entering it in these challenges :

The sketch is from Clean and Simple,

the colours are from Color Throwdown,

Make My Monday
have the theme

   TEA and/or CAKE

                                                       

  and lastly, Seize the Birthday have the extra topping of

                   SWEET TREATS

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana, and base FMS

Stamps - Tea Shoppe, House Mouse, and Verve

Inks - Black Archival, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Crumb Cake

Tools - Big Shot, Nestabilities, Aqua Painter, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - 3D Pads, Gems and Pearls

Buttercup is still doing well, and seems to be growing by the day, and after nibbling on an old fir tree, she needed a long nap!!

Hope to be back soon, so until then, Happy Crafting!

Featured Stamper

Yaaaaay! I was the Featured Stamper with Color Throwdown last week with my Circus Mouse card, and as a result I have been asked to be their Guest Star Stamper this week. OMG ! I was so excited, that it took me ages to decide what to do with their colours

Well, after some deliberation, here is the card I came up with

Using the Color Throwdown palette, I stamped the blue wood grain background through a Framelit aperture, and topped it with a flower coloured with my AP and markers. Some leaf sprigs and sentiment banner were added, with some Mini gems on the centre of the flower to finish.

I am entering these challenges :

Of course the colours come from

Color Throwdown, 

and lastly,the sketch from Clean and Simple    

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Blended Bloom, Hardwood, Simply Sketched, Summer Silhouettes, and Verve

Inks - Black Archival, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, and Marina Mist

Tools - Big Shot, Framelits Labels, Aqua Painter, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - 3D Pads, and Mini Gems 

I have had my treatment today, so I'll be back at the weekend when I've recovered.

Thanks for dropping by

Circus Mouse

Hello All, I can't believe that it's Friday already! What happens to the time?, as each day seems to pass quicker than the day before it!

Oh well, today, I've made this playful card 

I embossed some strips of green and blue cards, rounded the ends, and laid them side by side like the frill on a Big Top tent, over the top of some white glitter card. I stamped and coloured the mouse with my AP and markers, fussy cut him out, and placed him on 3D pads on the glitter card. The two hats he is juggling with were also placed on 3D pads so they look like they are in the air. The finishing touch was a strip of glitter card and the sentiment label.

                                            

The sketch comes from

Clean and Simple,

the colours from

Color Throwdown

Stampin' Royalty want to see GLITTER

and lastly, Make My Monday, have the theme of CIRCUS

Supplies :

Card - Pear Pizzazz, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Orange, Glitter, and base FMS
Stamps - House Mouse and Verve
Inks - Black Archival, Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz, and Dusty Durango
Tools - Big Shot, Fancy Fan EF, Nestabilities, and Xcut Corner Rounder
Extras - 3D Pads                                       

Still no sign of the donkey foal, and fingers crossed ( if I could ) it wont happen till late tomorrow, when my sister is home from their holiday!

Thankfully, the heatwave we were having seems to have ended, only to be replaced with thunder storms, rain, and cold winds!. I seem to be the only one who is happy about it, as the drop in air pressure helps my RA.

Anyway, have a great weekend whatever you have planned, and I'll be back soon

Purple Haze

Well, here we are at the beginning of another week, and it looks like it could be another hot one!So before I melt, here's the card I've made today

The large flower was stamped in Archival ink onto a card base and coloured with my AQ and markers. Some others flowers were stamped onto card, fussy cut, and added to the bunch. The finishing touches were the sentiment, gems, and a splash of green in the leaves.

I am entering it in these challenges :

The sketch comes from 

Clean and Simple,

CAS Colours and Sketches 

have these colours 

and lastly, Inkspirational

with the word    SPLASH

                        

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White and base FMS

Stamps - Blended Bloom, Stippled Blossoms, and Sassy Salutations

Inks - Black Archival, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, and Mossy Meadow

Tools - Aqua Painter and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - Gems

Thanks for dropping by, and I'll be back soon

Honey Bloom

My card today is using my other new SU stamps, wood and flower.

I stamped the wooden background in blue and cut it at the angle and placed it on the base card, and continued the blue line around the top of the base. The flower was stamped and coloured with my AP and markers, and placed on 3D pads. I added some leaves, the sentiment, a butterfly and pearls.

I am entering these challenges :

the sketch is from Clean and Simple,

Friday Mashup have the colours HELLO HONEY, MOSSY MEADOW, and LOST LAGOON

                                         

and lastly, Inkspirational have this photo inspiration, so I used the colours from it.

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White and white base FMS

Stamps - Hardwood, Blended Bloom, Stippled Blossoms, Papillion Potpourri, and Papermania

Inks - Black Archival, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, and Lost Lagoon

Tools - Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aqua Painter, and Elegant Butterfly Punch

Extras - 3D Pads, and Pearls

Thanks for dropping by, please call again soon and let me know what you think of my designs

Fairy Morning

I'm sorry for the brief post today, but here's a card I started at 3am this morning when I couldn't sleep after an attack of cramp woke me up!.

I sponged the sky over a Post It and then stamped the fairy and flowers. Unfortunately, just before taking the photo, I added some Cosmic Twinkles for stars so they haven't dried and flattened yet!?

I am also entering these challenges :

Clean and Simple have this sketch,

Pals Paper Arts have these colours

                                                    

Make My Monday have a theme of

FAIRIES/MYSTICAL

      

Addicted to CAS 

have SKY

and lastly, Seize the Birthday have a topping of STARS or STRIPES 

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White, Marina Mist, and base FMS

Stamps - Simply Sketched, Inspired by Nature, and Dovecraft

Inks - Black, Pool Party, Marina Mist and Grey

Tools - Post It, Sponges, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - Ribbon and Cosmic Twinkles

Thanks for dropping by, and I hope to be more with it when my tiredness from my treatment has worn off.

                                

Pleasant Poppies

Happy 4th July to all my friends in USA, I hope you're having a great time and have plenty of celebrations planned. Also, a big "Hello and Welcome" to my new followers. I'm quite surprised, and really excited that I've got almost 50 now!, so thanks to you all for joining my blog.

Anyway, today I've made this card while watching the fantastic Wimbledon semi final.

I am also entering it into these challenges :

The sketch is from Clean and Simple,

                                      

I took the colours and poppy theme from Fusion Cards,

Stampin' Royalty want us to

KEEP IT SIMPLE,

Addicted to Stamps want us to MAKE YOUR MARK,

and lastly, CAS-ual Friday want SUMMER HEARTS

First, I stamped some poppies on white card, masked them, and re-stamped them, before cutting them into a hand drawn heart shape.I coloured them with my SU markers, and then hand cut a heart frame from blue card and placed it over the flowers and stuck it down with 3D pads on a square base. I then embossed a strip of blue card with diagonals and added some black marker stripes. The finishing touch was the sentiment banners highlighted with red heart sequins.

Supplies :

Card = Marina Mist, Whisper White, Black, and white base FMS

Stamps = Pleasant Poppies and Tea Shoppe

Inks = Black, Poppy Parade, and Certainly Celery

Tools = Big Shot, Sizzix Textures, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras = Post Its, Heart Sequins, and 3D Pads

I'm still not feeling 100% after my treatment, so I am going back to bed for a little nap. I need all my energy for shouting at the TV this weekend as it's the men's final at Wimbledon, and the British F1 Grand Prix. Yaaaay!

Thanks for dropping by and have a great weekend whatever you are doing.

Flower Trio

I've been rushing around like a whirlwind today, but surprisingly I've found some time to myself and created a quick card. ( sorry about the photo, but it's really late now and the flash just bounces off the gold card  )

I am entering these challenges

The sketch comes from

Clean and Simple,

the colours inspired by this photo at

Just Add Ink,

and Inkspirational  who want 

SHADES OF PINK AND GREEN

                                           

Supplies

Card - Whisper White, Gold and base FMS

Stamps - Ornate Flowers and Express Yourself

Inks - Black, Blushing Bride, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, and Pistachio Pudding  
Tools - Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - Gems

I'll be back after the weekend when I've recovered from my hospital treatment.
Thanks for stopping by, and please call again soon.

Lion in the Grass!

My card today has a masculine feel to it

The Lion was stamped and masked with a Post it so that extra grasses could be stamped to the rear and sides of him. I then used my Aqua Painter to colour the background and lions body.The sassy sentiment adds a bit of fun ( I hope!)

I'm entering my card into 3 challenges

Clean and Simple with this sketch.

Fab Friday have these colours,

and Make My Monday want

"One for the Boys!"

Supplies

Card = Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding and White base FMS

Stamps = Zoo Review, Wetlands and Sassy Salutations

Inks = Black Archival, Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, and Sahara Sand

Tools = Big Shot, Framelets, Aqua Painter, and Post It

Extras = 3D Pads

During half term I did some crafting with my niece and nephew.....at least they had their mojo's and this is what they came up with

They designed their own Mother's Day cards, even decorating the insides







Next time I'll show you the present they made

Thanks for dropping by

                                                            

Remembrance Day

Today, this is my DT card for The Male Room with a theme of Remembrance,  and I'll also be entering it into three challenges

The sketch is from Clean and Simple,

the colours from Dynamic Duos,

and Addicted to Stamps  want to see something  

CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Here it is

As the 11th November is Remembrance Day, and our theme is Remembrance, I've created a poppy out of red butterflies made with a punch, as my focal point.

Supplies :
All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise
Card = Real Red, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, and white base FMS
Stamps = Loving Thoughts and Fiskars
Inks = Black
Tools = Big Shot, Mosaic Madness EF, Butterfly Punch, Readicut Punch, and Fiskars Scissors
Extras = Ribbon and 3D Pads

What with half term and Halloween, I've been really busy with my niece and nephew. These are the pumpkins that we made, Sophie wanted a cat?, hence the straw whiskers!

 Here we are before the kids smashed the pinata, and we went off Trick and Treating. I'm the green faced witch (and by the way that's a false nose!), Nathan is a zombie skeleton, and Sophie is a witch with a cats face?                                            

Here's a close up of the pinata.

                                             

                              

I hope you all had as much fun as we did, but I have to say I'm glad it's only once a year, as the green face paint gets everywhere.

                                                   

Anyway, today I'm going Christmas shopping with my Mum and Sophie, and we are going to take her to the big garden centre to see all the decorations.Thanks for dropping by, and I'll be back soon