Razzleberry Daisies

My card today is for two challenges.

The sketch is from Paper Craft Crew,


and the colours are from  CAS Colours and Sketches





Here is my card

                                                  

I first made the labels in the Big Shot, and stamped the daisies in Razzleberry, and without re inking the stamp, I stamped them a second time so they were paler to give some depth. I then sponged the label with blue for the sky ( not very obvious in the photo, sorry ). The butterfly was made by stamping a flourish on white card and the shape cut with a punch, and then this was placed on top of a Pink one which was set slightly in front to give the wings some definition. The finishing touches were the pink gems for the butterfly's body and flower centres.

Supplies :

Card = Rich Razzlebrry, Pool Party, Naturals White, Pink and White base FMS

Stamps = Upsy Daisy, Always Elegant, and Cute Companions

Inks = Rich Razzleberry, Primrose Petals, and Pool Party

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Shapeabilities, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Elegant Butterfly Punch, and Readicut Flower Punch

Extras = 3D pads and Gems

Sorry that I've not had time for much blog hopping this week, but I will try to catch up over the coming days.

Baja Butterfly

Today I've had a lovely lie in, and slow start to the day. I'm making the most of it as the rest of the week will be hectic as usual, starting with an early morning drive tomorrow. 

The card I've made today is for 2 challenges.

The first is The Paper Players with this CAS sketch, 

and the second is Fab Friday where they have these lovely colours.

This is my card

                   

                                                           

Recipe :

Card = Baja Breeze, Wild Wisteria, Gumball Green, and white card FMS

Stamps = Just Believe

Inks = Wild Wisteria and Gumball Green

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Shapeabilities, Martha Stewart punch

Extras = 3D pads

Tomorrow I am driving my Mum to the hospital for some pre-op tests as she is having major surgery in a few weeks, and then I'm on baby sitting duties with my niece ( Sophie ). I'm sure a bit of shopping will take place while we're out, and then also a visit to our friend so she can see Sophie, before flying back home to meet Nathan from school. Hopefully, he will be too tired to concentrate to do any crafting, so I may have to play super heroes to keep him occupied till his parents get in.

I'll be back soon

Cajun Daisy

Hi All! I'm back in the land of the living after my hospital treatment, although I still don't feel 100%.

This evening I've made a card that I'm going to enter into two challenges.

The first is Mojo Monday where they have this sketch,


and the second is Color Throwdown where they have this colour palette






Here is my card

I inked the SU stamp with my Write markers and stamped it onto card which was then cut with a Nestabilities die in the Big Shot. I did the same with the sentiment, and layered these onto scalloped circles. The background  was embossed with dots, and wrapped with a ribbon before the circles were placed slightly off centre on top ( the smaller one on 3D pads). Two leaves were added before the sponged daisies were layered together, and topped with the butterfly.
( As I don't have any Soft Suede or Lucky Limeade card, I used my SU markers to colour white card shapes)

Recipe :
Card = Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Whisper White ( coloured with markers), tan and card base FMS
Stamps = Just Believe and Bliss
Inks = Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade, Marina Mist, Basic Black, and Cajun Craze
Tools = Big Shot, SB Nestabilities and Shapeabilities, Cuttlebug dots embossing folder
Extras = Ribbon and 3D pads

Tomorrow is the last day of the school break, so my last day of entertaining my Niece and Nephew. I hope to be able to get back to blogging after that, so I'm sorry that I haven't had any time to blog hop and leave any comments, but I will try to catch up over the weekend.

Whatever you are doing, I hope you have fun and don't get too much snow, as I hear there's more on the way.

Keep warm, and I'll be back soon

True Blue

Today I have made a card for a challenge that I've not entered before. It's at CAS colours and sketches where this week the DT give us these colours and a sketch








I'm still a bit rusty in the crafting mojo department, but this is what I came up with

The panel and some of the flowers are on 3D pads for some dimension, where some flowers are tucked under the vine fronds. The flowers looked lonely on their own so I added the vines, I hope they are not too much for the CAS rules.

Recipe
Card = Pacific Point ( I don't have Not Quite Navy), Whisper White, and White square card FMS
Stamps = SU Everything Eleanor and Verve
Inks = Tempting Turquoise and Island Indigo
Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities and Shapeabilities


This year, one of my resolutions was to sort out my study, and keep it tidy, ( I make this same one every year!!!) so at the moment I am surrounded by boxes and piles of papers which I must have put away and then moved again at least 3 times. I will try to find a suitable place for everything over the next few days.....hopefully!, so I'll have some room to craft properly.


Thanks for looking in, and hope you can call back again soon.

Twelfth Night!

Today my card is for two challenges

The first is Make My Monday where they are doing a Floral month, and this week they want to see Any Flower with Music

and the second is CR84FN where they have this colour palette





Whilst wracking my brains in what to do, I thought of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night line, " If Music be the food of Love, Play on!" and this is what I came up with, what do you think?

Recipe :

Card = Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, a Minty Green and White card base FMS

Inks = Tempting Turquoise, Archival Brilliance White, Black ( my laptop)

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Shapeabilities, Marianne Designs vine, Readicut Flower punches, Boho Blossoms and Build a Blossom Punch

Extras = Music sheet download, Sentiment done on Laptop, 3D pads and diamond gems

I started this card at Jacqueline's yesterday, but again I struggled with where to start so I punched out the flower first, and the rest followed this morning!? The sentiment is raised on 3D pads to add more dimension.

I wish I knew where my crafting mojo keeps going to?, where ever it is, must be nice as mojo goes there frequently??? 

I hope to be back soon, so please call again, and thanks for dropping by today

White Flowers

Today's card is for the Make My Monday challenge where the they want to see Lily of the Valley or White Flowers


Here is my card that I'll be entering

and this is a view of it open

The daisies and sentiment were stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with white powder, and then blue and green ink sponged over them through a label Nestabilitie hole. The die cut daisy was sponged in the centre and at the ends of the petals in green and raised on 3D pads so it can hold the card closed.

Recipe :

Card = Clarity silk card, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, and white card base FMS

Stamps = Upsy Daisy and My Friend

Inks = Versamark, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, and Old Olive

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilitie, Shapeabilitie, Corner rounder, and Heat gun

Extras = Ribbon, 3D pads, and White embossing powder

Another rainy day here, but things can only get better, especially as there's a Grand Prix this weekend. So I hope you have a good time what ever you are doing.

Thanks for dropping day today



Happy Birthday Friend

Today's card is for the ColourQ challenge where they have this palette of yummy colours for us

This is what I came up with

Some red card was embossed and wrapped with a black ribbon, and then the Nestabilities  panels were stamped and decorated before being stuck down. The small panel and large red flower were raised on 3D pads, and the finishing touches are the Shapeabilities sponged butterfly and the red gems ( I hope this is OK with ColourQ ??? )

Recipe :
Card = Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Basic Black, and White card base from my stash
Stamps = Vintage Vogue, My Friend, and Verve
Inks = Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, and Lucky Limeade
Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Shapeabilities,  Cottage Floral embossing folder, and Stamp-a-ma-jig
Extras = Black ribbon, red gems, and 3D pads

I started this card around at Jacqueline's yesterday afternoon, before having to fly home to mark out my garden boundary, following a dispute with my deceased neighbours son!!!  The story is too long and complicated so I wont bore you, but today all my family came over to erect my new fence. What a long tiring day!!, but after it all I had a fab fence................................and a new sculpture that Nathan made for me, as he says " to keep for ever and ever Aunt Bev". Bless him he was so proud, and it now takes pride of place in my garden. I haven't photographed it yet but I'll show it to you in my next post.

Tomorrow is Grand Prix day so I'll be up with the Lark for the start at 7am, and hopefully I can stay awake long enough to do some crafting in the afternoon.

Monday is my niece Sophie's first Birthday, so I'll be exhausted playing all sorts of kids games, and eating lots of jelly, ice cream, cakes, and sweets!!!!   Why is it when you reach the ripe old age of 9 or 10, these things just don't seem to be top of the menu anymore???

Anyway, I'll be back again soon.

Thanks for dropping by today, and I'd love it if you'd call again soon.

Hello Flower!

Today's card is for the Less is More challenge where Mandi and Chrissie want us to use PUNCHES OR DIE CUTS

I need a Birthday card for my friend, who calls everyone "Flower", So out came my beloved Big Shot, and here is what I came up with

Recipe:

Card = Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, and cream card from my stash

Inks = Pumpkin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, Lovely Lilac, and TH Tea Dye

Stamp = Verve

Tools = Big Shot, SB Shapeabilities Daisies, Marianne vine, and SU Butterfly Punch

Extras = 3D pads and Lilac gems

The pansies were made by punching out 2 butterflies, sponging the edges with lilac, and then sticking them together, the centres were darkened with a write marker and a gem added for some bling. Once the daisies were cut, I sponged through the die to add some shading to the centres and petals before removing the metal.

I hope she likes the bright colours.

Hope to be back again soon, and thanks for dropping by



Mum's the word!

I've been really busy again over the last few days, but I have managed one card which I'll be entering into the Clean and Simple challenge where they have this sketch

and Make My Monday challenge where they are looking for HEARTS AND FLOWERS with die cuts if possible.

So of course I have had to have a go and decided to combine the two.



Here's my card

I started by sticking a semi circle of vellum stamped with hearts on the left of the card ( I used a snail tape pen so that the glue did not show through the vellum). I then coloured my flower stamp with write markers and stamped it on a cream circle. The daisy flower dies looked similar to the stamp so my faithful Big Shot came out and cut 4 daisies.

I have to admit my mistake now...........After the final touch of the word 'Mum' was added, I dropped the acrylic block on the stamped flower disc........AAAAAAAAaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!! So the mark had to be covered with something. I decided on this butterfly die, as although it is large, the wings are very dainty and don't swamp the design too much. What do you think??

Recipe:

Card = Rich Razzleberry, Real Red, Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla, and cream and blue from my stash

Stamps = SU Ornate Flowers and Papermania

Inks = Poppy Parade, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, and Lucky Limeade

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities circles, Shapeabilities, and Marianne

Extras = 3D pads, and blue gems

Thanks for stopping by today and hope to see you again soon

Flower Pot cards

Hi crafters, I think I've finally managed to sort out changing all my email address and passwords everywhere now, so it's nearly business as usual. Thanks for all your patience and good will messages.

Yesterday at our Craft club we made a flower pot card, and I made mine with Mother's Day in mind.

When the flowers are pulled up they reveal the insert with the message.

I added a piece of card on the back like a photo frame to support the card to stand upright. I then made another one for my sister to give to her Mum in Law.

Most of the flowers are die cuts, but the pansies were made with the SU large butterfly punch. Two yellow shapes were sponged with lilac ink and stuck on top of each other in different directions, and the centres coloured with write markers and finished with gems.

Recipe :   Card = SU Cherry Cobbler, Orchid Opulence, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, and Terracotta from my stash

Stamps = sentiments borrowed from Jacqueline and Joan

Inks = Wisteria Wonder, Regal Rose, Pear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip, and TH Tea Dye

Tools = Big Shot, Spellbinders shapeabilities, CreaLies die, SU Build a Blossom and Butterfly punches, SU and Martha Stewart border punch

Extras = Ribbon, gems, and padded hearts

I hope the Mums like them?

I've not got alot of time tomorrow, but I will try to show you what else I've been up to, so please call back if you can.

Thanks for looking here today

Sunflower Birthday

Here I am again, I've been busy all weekend and now I'm sat at the table wanting to craft and not knowing what to do, or where to start!!??!!  I wish my mojo wouldn't keep eluding me.


Anyway, eventually an idea started to come to me. As I still had some sun flowers left from my project the other day, I decided to use them as the starting point, and over at the Clean and Simple challenge I thought they would fit their sketch nicely. 

So, I used a cream card and masked off an inch border along the right hand edge and randomly stamped  the leaves from French Foliage in several different shades of green. I did the same to the top and bottom of a strip of white card, and sponged over these 3 areas with another green. I then added 3 sunflowers (cut by my BS) and 2 stamped leaves that I cut out, and then they were stuck down with 3D pads to give added dimension.

Here is the result, I hope you like it

Recipe: Card = SU Whisper White, Yo Yo Yellow, and cream card from my stash
Stamps = French Foliage
Inks = Handsome Hunter, Always Artichoke, Green Galore, Gable Green, and Adirondack Butterscotch and Espresso
Tools = Big Shot and SB Shapeabilities
Extras = 3D pads

Tomorrow its my craft club, so hopefully I'll have something to show you then.

I must Thank you all so much for your lovely comments about my misfortunes of last week, each one helped lift my spirits...........and now I hope that things can only get better!!!!!

You fellow Crafters are so friendly and generous with your kind words, that I feel like you are among my close friends that I have known for years, Thanks so much!!

I hope to be back soon

Enjoy your Day

Well I didnt have any dream or thoughts on the lottery numbers, so I'm still here crafting........mind you, even if I DID win the lottery I would still be crafting as I've have more time to do it, and be able to pay people do all the other stuff..............no harm in dreaming I suppose!

In the short time I've been awake today I've made a card to enter in to the Clean and Simple challenge # FTL156 where they have this sketch.

My trusty Big Shot is still on the table from yesterday so it was my influence on the makings for the card.

I started with a white card and stamped the sentiment on the left hand side in green. Then through the BS I put some brown card and a pendant die, some green card and a border die, yellow card and a flower die (twice), and some  bright green card with 2 leaf shapeabilities. All these bits were layered on the border which was placed on the right hand side. The finishing touch was the bumble bee which had been stamped on some acetate and was left over from a project a few days ago.

Here is the end result, have a look and see what you think?

I hope you liked it.

Recipe : Card = SU Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Green Galore, Yo Yo Yellow, and white card from my stash

Inks = Handsome Hunter, Adirondack Black, Butterscotch and Espresso

Tools = Big Shot, SB Border, Pendant, and Shapeabilities

Stamps = Verve sentiment and Inkadinkado Bee

Thanks for dropping by, and I'd love it if you could leave me a comment if you have the time.

Hope to be crafting again soon so I'll see you then

Just Believe it's Mojo Monday

Hi everyone, What a funny old day it is today!!!  One minute it's blue sky and sun, and the next it's grey sky and rain??, it cant make up its mind what it wants to do ( a bit like me with challenges?)

Anyway, this weather gave me an idea as I sat and tried to make a card with an hour to myself in the middle of a chaotic day.

I thought I'd have a go at the Mojo Monday Challenge #205 before the weekend turns into Monday again!! Their sketch looks like this

and my card looks like this, what do you think?

I started with a white card and layered it with some yellow card that had been roughened around the edges with my scissors. I then stamped the flourish from the Bliss set in black on some grey card and put it in my BS with a labels die ( I just had to use it, I'm sorry!). While the beast was out, I cut another label in black, yellow, white, and a yellow butterfly. I then stamped the flowers and grass  from Just Believe on some white card. The grey and black labels ( with added stitches drawn in a white gel pen ) were tucked under the white panel and a grey ribbon was wrapped around it and a knot added. The Just Believe sentiment was stamped in black on the white label and sponged around the edges, and then it was placed on the yellow label which was then stuck with 3D pads to give some dimension. The finishing touch was the butterfly that also had been sponged and yellow gems added along the body.

Recipe : Card = SU Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, and grey from my stash

Stamps = Just Believe and Bliss

Inks = Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight, and Basic Black

Tools = Big Shot, SB Nestabilities labels and Shapeabilities butterfly

Extras = white gel pen, 3D pads, yellow gems, and grey ribbon from my stash 

I've seen this colour combo used by others crafters, but never felt brave enough to try it myself until now, and I really love the result. I hope you like it too.

We're all off to Gloucester tomorrow to see the Ship regatta, so no crafting for me ( nor the Grand Prix, but thankfully I've got Sky Plus! Phew! ) but I hope to be back in a day or so.

Thanks for dropping by

Green Monday

Well I've been busy again over the last few days, but I managed to find some time to make my card for the Mojo Monday challenge who have this sketch this week.


I started with a cream card from my stash and layered it with some SU Gable Green card that had been put through the BS in a Cottage Floral embossing folder. I then cut a rectangle in Garden Green and put that in the BS with a Budding Vine embossing folder. I cut 3 lengths of green ribbon from my stash and staggered them hanging from the bottom of the rectangle.

While the BS was on the table, I cut a Yo Yo Yellow SB scallop circle and 2 shapeabilities which were stuck on the Garden Green rectangle. I then stamped the flowers from Itty Bitty Buds onto a circle of Whisper White in YYYellow, Crushed Curry, and GGreen and placed it in the center of the scalloped circle. Two of the flowers were stamped on WWhite, cut out and then stuck down to give them a slightly raised and over lapping  look.

The finishing touch was the sentiment from Happy Moments stamped in GGreen onto WWhite card layered on some Garden Green.

I was pleased with the green and yellow combo, what do you think?

Recipe : Card : SU Garden Green, Gable Green, Yo Yo Yellow, Whisper White, and cream card from my stash
Inks : Yo Yo Yellow, Crushed Curry, Gable Green
Stamps : Itty Bitty Buds and Happy Moments
Tools : Big Shot, Spellbinders nestabilities and shapeabilities, and Craft Concepts embossing folders
Extras : green ribbon from my stash

I'm off to spend the day with Nathan and my sister tomorrow, but I hope to be back crafting in a day or two.

Thanks very much for dropping by, I hope you liked what I'd made.

Vintage Growing Green

YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!       

I was drawn as a Verve Stamps voucher winner in the Mojo Monday 200th Challenge giveaway !!

I cant believe it as I'm never lucky enough to win anything, but when I've sorted it out I'll let you know what I've chosen to spend it on.

Now then, something else you wont believe?, I actually got a card made at Jacqueline's today.!!!

It's for her Make My Monday Challenge and its still Vintage but today had to include lace and pearls.

Again my colour scheme has been dictated by the downloaded image of the Vintage advert which is a peachy cream colour. Take a look and then I'll tell you how it evolved!

I started with a 5" cream card from my stash and sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip.Next there is a Matt of brown card from my stash and Apricot Appeal, topped with Very Vanilla that has been sponged with CChip and stamped with the leaf from Growing Green ( I'm sorry it sneaked in without me thinking about it!!) in blotted Crushed Curry. I sponged some lace with CChip and wrapped it around the VVanilla, and the advert was stuck slightly off center. As I don't have any pearls, I borrowed 3 pink ones that Jacqueline had, but the pink was all wrong.

So I've tried an experiment and coloured the pearls with a brown peel off pen, and amazingly they turned brown but still kept the pearly luster. I know that brown pearls are very rare , but then so is my making a Vintage card!!!  See what you think of the pearls.

When I got home I realised that the darkness of the pearls unbalanced the card, so I stamped the GGreen leaf on brown pearly card and cut it out sticking it in the opposite corner. It still didn't look quite right so I stamped the leaf in CCurry on some cream card and cut a butterfly SB shapeabilities in the BS, sponged it in  CCurry and CChip and stuck it on the leaf.

I have then walked away and photographed it as I could feel myself tweaking and playing with it all night long. I'm not happy with it but at least I've had a go at a style way out of my comfort zone.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by and hope you can call again soon

40th Birthday cards

Well what a hectic week I've had. My sister, Ali, was 40 on Saturday and I'd been helping Mum get things sorted for a BBQ and get together.Why is it that there never seems to be enough spare time for when you want to put your feet up and craft. I had managed to do these cards for her though ( the tri shutter card bares some of Ali's most favourite things and colours so it may seem muddled to you). I hope she likes them.

I used some SU Yo Yo Yellow as the card base,layered with Green Galore,and Whisper White.I then stamped onto the front,back,and center panels, the flourish from the Bliss set with the edges masked off,and a little corner stamp(which I think is Woodware ) in Chocolate Chip.The little pony is a Clarity stamp,and the running dogs are on the SU Tailgating roller (that I've undone from the roller itself) and coloured with Watercolour pencils. The gooey chocolate cake and pile of presents are from SU Happy Moments and coloured with Pro markers.The sentiment and numbers are Woodware. I had added a yellow butterfly to the front after the photo was taken.

This card is for Mum to give her,and there is no mention of her age as she requested.

I started with a cream card from my stash and rounded the corners. I then ran some Whisper White through the BS with a large label die and layered that on some Lavender Lace.Some Green Galore was used in the BS with a Marianne vine die to climb up the side and along the bottom of the label.The flowers were made with LLace (petals sponged with Orchid Opulence) and Pretty In Pink(sponged with Regal Rose) cut in BS with Crealies die. All finished with the H from Strength and Hope,and sentiment from Woodware stamped in Melon Mambo,and gems in the flower centers.

Hopefully I can get some crafting done this week as I've missed entering all the challenges, please keep your fingers crossed for me,and hope to be back soon.