Autumn Peacocks

Happy Monday Crafters. Today I have made these cards. I started with the blue tailed Peacock, but wasn't happy with it for the challenges I had in mind, so I made the green tailed version with a metal feather. Then I didn't want to waste the first bird, so I finished it off decoupaging the Peacock, and now I'm not sure which I like the best. Which do you prefer?

These are the challenges that I'm entering the top card in :

The sketch comes from Stampin' Royalty,

 Make My Monday whose colour theme is 

AUTUMN COLOURS,

Male Room want a male card with    METAL,

and lastly, Paper Players 

want a MASCULINE BIRTHDAY CARD

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Raspberry Ripple, Bermuda Bay, and base FMS

Stamps - Perfect Peacock, Hardwood, Simply Sketched, and Verve

Inks - Black Archival, Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist, Mossy Meadow, Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake, and Hello Honey

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

Extras - 3D Pads and metal Feather skeleton

I'm off to see Sophie and Nathan tomorrow, and I'll see how much Buttercup has grown. Then I'm in hospital again on Wednesday, so I may not be crafting till the weekend. Have a good week whatever you are doing, and thanks for dropping by.

Autumn Hues

Is the weekend over already? Where does the time go? Thankfully, I found some time to make this card.

I stamped the trees in Versamark and heat embossed them with white powder, and sponged over them and a Post It note sun with the Fall colours, I did the same to some leaves on a strip of white card, but also added some randomly stamped leaves. I embossed some stripes on brown card and laid this by the side of the stamped card with 3D pads on a base. Instead of ribbon, the cards were wrapped with plated raffia of the three colours for a more masculine feel, and the trees and sentiment were added also on 3D pads.

I am entering these challenges :

The Autumn colours come from Color Throwdown 

and the theme of 

FALL at Paper Players,

The Male Room also have a FALL theme

Just Add Ink want a card for DAD                                           

and lastly, Friday Mashup have this sketch, and want to see the

EMBOSSED RESIST technique

Supplies :

Card - Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Lovely as a Tree, French Foliage, Loving Thoughts, and Fabulous Florets

Inks - Versamark, Black, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, and Crumb Cake

Tools - Big Shot, Framelits Labels, Sizzix Textures, and Heat Gun

Extras - White EP, 3D Pads, Post It, and Raffia in Yellow, Orange, and Magenta.

Buttercup is still with us, although she thinks she is a dog instead of a donkey!? She wont drink from a bucket yet so is still being bottle fed, much to my sister's annoyance as she isn't getting much sleep. I will be going to see her on Tuesday so I'll see how much she's changed over the weekend.

Until next time, thanks for dropping by

Bon Appetit!

Still no donkey foal, and I'm in panic mode every time the phone rings?

To take my mind of it, my friend came round this morning to craft, and I made this card

The wooden background was stamped on natural card and laid on a base. I then added some navy card with a MENU label added on the bottom. I die cut a cream circle, and drew an inner broken circle with a marker to make it look like a plate. I fussy cut a lobster and put it on the plate on 3D pads. I downloaded some clip art cutlery and stamped a pattern on the handles before grouping them together with a raffia bow. The finishing touch was the sentiment tag on the bow.

I am entering it in these challenges :

CAS Colours and Sketches have these colours,                                 

the sketch is from Just-add-Ink,

The Male Room want us to MAKE PINK MASCULINE,

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps want us to MAKE YOUR MARK

Supplies :

Card - Naturals White, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, and Night of Navy

Stamps - By the Tide, Inkadinkado, Hardwood, Always Elegant, and Simply Sketched

Inks - Black, Raspberry Ripple, and Crumb Cake

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

Extras - 3D Pads, Raffia, and Laptop Sentiment 

                   

Thanks for dropping by, and hope you'll come back again

Geometric Gander

Yaaaaay!, What a start to the week....... My Spotlight Peacock came Top 3 at CAS Colours and Sketches, and my Blue Mood bird card came Top 3 at The Male Room, so a big "Thank You" to their lovely DT's.

I'm sorry for a quick post tonight, but I've got to get ready for the hospital in the morning for more treatment.

Here is the card I've made today

I am entering it in these two challenges :

The sketch is from CAS Colours and Sketches

and The Male Room have a GEOMETRIC theme

Supplies :

Card - Marina Mist, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Wetlands and Papermania

Inks - Black Archival, Mossy Meadow, Bashful Blue, and Baked Brown Sugar

Tools - Big Shot, Mosaic Madness EF, Aqua Painter, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - 3D Pads

Thanks for dropping by, and I'll be back after my treatment.

Howzat !!!

Well, that's another busy week over, and before I knew it, the weekend has started.

My latest order from SU has arrived, and I've been dying to use the markers and stamps, but I haven't had time to craft until tonight. Here's a card I needed for my friends cricket mad husband.

The cricketer was coloured with my aqua painter and SU markers, and mounted on orange card. I used a bamboo stamp to make some stumps, and stamped the sentiment over them, before doing the same as the player panel. I embossed the blue card with a texture that looked like the bails off the stumps, and added the two panels with 3D pads. I drew white stitches on the orange cricket ball and finished it with a twine bow.

I will also be entering it into these challenges :

The sketch comes from Freshly Made Sketches

the colours from Hand Stamped Sentiments, (a new challenge I've found)

The Male Room has the theme of

GAMES

                                                  

and lastly, Stampin' Royalty have ANYTHING GOES

Supplies :

Card - Marina Mist, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Papermania, Inkadinkado, and Simply Sketched

Inks - Black Archival, Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, and Lost Lagoon

Tools - Big Shot, Sizzix Textures, Aqua Painter, and Nestabilities

Extras - 3D Pads, White Gel Pen, and Bakers Twine

It was at Nathan's sports day on Tuesday, where he did very well in helping his house come second. 

Here he is with his rosette for 2nd in the sack race.

He was running so fast in the egg and spoon race that this is the only clear picture that I took.

It was also my SD, Dave's,  birthday on Wednesday, and Nathan and Sophie thought it would be funny to buy him a Darth Vader onesie. I think Halloween has come early, don't you??

That's all for now, so until the next time, have a good weekend (what's left of it!)

Blue Mood

I've just got home from the hospital, and have remembered to publish this post. Today my card is for no one in particular, but will go into my stash until the right time (or man) comes along.

First, I stamped the birds and grasses on white card and coloured them with my Aqua Painter and markers. They were then cut into squares and laid on some pale blue card. The stamped sentiment was cut into two banners and laid on top of some blue ribbon banners, which were then stuck jutting out from the top and bottom panels which are raised on 3D pads.

I am entering these challenges :

The sketch is from the Male Room,

at Paper Players  I used the items from the top row from the tic tac toe                                    

Supplies :

Card - Pacific Point, Pool Party, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Simply Sketched, Wetlands, and Papermania

Inks - Black Archival, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Marina Mist, and Gumball Green

Tools - Big Shot, Sizzix Textures, Aqua Painter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 

Extras - Ribbon and 3D Pads

Thanks for dropping by, and I hope you'll call again soon

A Groovy Father's Day

Here is my Father's Day card for my music crazy SD Dave

I am entering these challenges :

The sketch is from Seize the Sketch,

Inkspirational want a CAS card,

Make My Monday want a 
MALE CARD,


                                                               
and lastly, The Male Room want a card for FATHERS DAY

The colours were for another challenge (Less is More), but I missed the deadline!! never mind, I'll try to do my next post on time if I can. 

Supplies :

Card = Marina Mist, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps = Papermania

Inks = Too many to mention, but all SU

Tools = Big Shot, and Nestabilities

Extras = 3D Pads, Ribbon, Music sheet and Sentiment by my PC

It's my birthday on Monday, so the early part of the week is going to be a little busy, but I'll be back as soon as I can. Enjoy the sunshine and Football ( if you're a fan, or the peace of crafting while your other half watches the game!) 

Thanks for dropping by, and I'll try to get around to visiting your lovely blogs soon

Tag Tree

My card today is for my Step Dad's birthday next Month ( sorry about the photo, my camera flash is still doing it's own thing! )

I will also be entering it in these challenges :

Colour Me have these autumn colours,

the sketch comes from Freshly Made Sketches,

The Male Room want a masculine card with theme of

"TREES AND LEAVES"

 Seize the Birthday have a toppings of "TAGS"

and lastly, but no means least,  Addicted to Stamps want us to

"MAKE YOUR MARK"

I stamped the tree with rust ink, and hand coloured the leaves with SU markers. I then cut it out using the shape from the outside of a Nestie for the top of the tag, and laid it on some rust card. This was then placed onto a randomly stamped base card with leaves, script, and splodges. It was finished off with a sentiment banner, ribbon and button.

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Rust and base FMS

Stamps = Leaves of a Tree, French Foliage, and Apothecary Art

Inks = Black, Crushed Curry, Baked Brown Sugar, Old Olive, and Adirondack Rust

Tools = Nestie and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras = 3D Pads, Button, Ribbon, and Bakers Twine

I had a bad fall in the garden again yesterday, and my arms and legs are black and blue, so I decided to do the right thing today, and stay indoors watching the French Open Tennis while crafting. 

Thanks for dropping by, hope you'll come back again soon

                                                                  

Two by Two

This is my DT card for The Male Room where this week we want to see a card for 

                 LITTLE BOYS OR BABIES.

I will also be entering it in to Mojo Monday who gave us this sketch 

Supplies

All Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

Card = Naturals White, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, and white base FMS

Stamps = Two by Two and Express Yourself

Inks = Black Archival, and numerous SU Write Markers

Tools = Aqua Painter and Fiskars Scissors

Extras = 3D Pads and Ribbon

My friend Pat has asked  me to make two cards for her God Children who are going to Disneyland in Florida for Christmas. She wanted Mickey and Minnie Mouse  cards with their names on, 

and I have added Mickey and Minnie's heads inside

so that she can slot some Dollars in for their spending money 

 ( shown with DP in photos ).

I hope Pat, and the kids like them?

Would you believe it, but another month has flown by, and I'm in hospital again for my treatment today, so I'll be snuggled up in bed for a few days to recover.Which is just as well as the weather forecast is for cold icy winds and possibly snow!! I love this time of year, don't you ?!!!

Well whatever you are doing for the rest of the week, have a great time, and I'll be back soon

Goose and Gander

What a week I've had! but I'll explain more later.

My card today is my DT card for The Male Room, and also for two challenges

The sketch is from Clean and Simple

and the colours from Dynamic Duos

Here it is

I stamped the geese in Versamark on white card, and heat embossed them in black ( that's why they are shining in the photo as the camera flash reflected off their necks). I then stamped in brown the feathers, grasses, and sentiment in black on some more card, laid it on some crumb cake and white base. The geese were coloured and added on 3D pads, and the finishing touch was the pearls under the sentiment.

Supplies :

All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

Card = Whisper White, Crumb Cake, and white base FMS

Stamps = Wetlands and Fine Feathers

Inks = Versamark, Black, and Crumb Cake

Tools = Heat Gun and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras = Black EP, 3D Pads and Pearls

It's my nephew, Nathan's, 6th birthday on Monday, so he is having a party on Sunday so his friends can all come to play. I've been busy making bunting, Sugar Icing Star Wars characters for his cake, and a paper machete dinosaur pinata( which I'll show you some other time )

The cat is not from Star Wars! I've had to make her with a pink scarf and bow for my 2 1/2 year old niece, Sophie, so she wont feel left out. Sophie insisted that she looked like the "Mummy Cat" from the Disney film, The Aristocats.

It's time for my hospital treatment again on Wednesday, so I'll be back asap. Have a great weekend....I'm in charge of party games and the bouncy castle!!

                                                       

He's a Wanderer!

My card today is for two challenges.

First, it's my DT card for The Male Room where the theme this week is 

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

and second, is this sketch from the Paper Players 

Here's my card

I rotated the sketch 180*, and sponged the scene with the grassy hill and clouds in the sky. The wanderer was stamped and coloured with an Aqua Painter and cut with a Nestie label, before being placed on the scene with 3D pads. The stamped sign post shows the way to the top of the hill, and the tufts of grass are made with the ends of tree branches stamped over the edge of some torn paper.

Now for those of you who don't know, I live in the shadows of the Malvern Hills, which are famous for their pure waters, and that our lovely Queen Elizabeth takes bottles of it with her on her travels. The wanderer on the card is climbing the highest hill, Worcestershire Beacon, which is 1,394 feet above sea level. In the past, fires were lit here to send messages of impending attack to the surrounding counties, and in more present times, to signify special events such as the Queens Jubilee and the Olympics.

Supplies :

Card = Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Papermania, Flower Soft, and Lovely as a Tree

Inks = Black Archival, and numerous (9) SU colours.

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Post Its, Aqua Painter, and Sponges

Extras = 3D Pads

Things are still a little crazy with Mum being ill, and my treatment, but I hope to be back to normal soon

Thanks for all your well wishes and kind thoughts