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.

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!

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

The Fisher King!

Yaaaay!, my Seagull card made Top 3 at Make My Monday, so a big "Thank You" to their lovely DT.

Today I've been rushing here, there, and everywhere, but I have managed to make this card ( and at 10.20pm I hope I'm not too late with this post for some of the challenges.)

The Kingfisher was stamped on white card and coloured with my AP and SU markers, and cut with a Nestie. I then stamped the wood texture on some neutral card, tore the edges, and laid it with 3D pads on some blue card. The sentiment was stamped and placed below the wood, and the Kingfisher label added on 3D pads with two leaves in the corner. Some more leaves were added as bunting in the opposing corner.

I am entering it into these challenges :

The sketch is from Paper Craft Crew,

The colours from Pals Paper Arts

Friday Mashup wanted the

MELON COLOURS AND/OR WOOD ELEMENT  

 ( I chose wood)

 Make My Monday  have the theme of  BIRDS,

and lastly, Stampin' Royalty wanted a 

STAMPED BACKGROUND

Supplies :

Card - Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Flesh colour and base FMS

Stamps - Hardwood, Stippled Blossoms, Clarity, and Verve

Inks - Black Archival, Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Old Olive

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

Extras - 3D Pads

Yesterday, my friend, Jacqueline, came round and we played with some polymer clay and silicon moulds that I had. Here's what I made, and you never know, they may turn up as embellishments some day?                                             

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

Red Swallowtails

Here we are starting another weekend, and it only feels like it was the weekend yesterday!!

Anyway, Today my card is for three challenges

First is ColourQ with these colours,

then the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, and 

lastly is Make My Monday with theme of

ADD SOME DIMENSION               

 Here is my card

                                   

I stamped some yellow and grey roses and leaves on white card, fussy cut them out and placed them up on 3D Pads, laid on some embossed grey card. The grey card was edged with some red card cut with decorative scissors, as was the sentiment. The finishing touches were the butterflies with gem bodies that are also on 3D pads.

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Real Red, Grey, and white base FMS

Stamps = Stippled Blossoms, Papillon Potpourri, and Verve

Inks = Black, Crushed Curry, So Saffron, Real Red, and Sahara Sand

Tools = Big Shot, Dots EF, Elegant and Bitty Butterfly Punches, and Fiskars Scissors

Extras = 3D Pads and Gems

I've had a lovely delivery of supplies from SU and hope I get chance to use them soon, so please drop by again to see what I do with them. Thanks for calling

Pastel Mosaics

My card today is for two challenges

The sketch is from Clean and Simple,

and the colours from Fab Friday

Here is my card

                                                         

The mosaics were stamped on white card and punched out, before being placed on 3D pads on the embossed card.

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Pink and white base FMS

Stamps = Mosaic Madness and Verve

Inks = Black, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, and Certainly Celery

Tools = Big Shot, Mosaic Madness EF, and MM Punch

Extras = 3D Pads

Thanks for dropping by

Sweet Baby

I have made this card for The Male Room where ANYTHING GOES as long as it's masculine.

Here's my card inspired by the birth of a new Royal baby........Prince George

The Ark was stamped in Archival ink and coloured with Write markers and an Aqua Painter. It was then cut with Nesties and laid on a blue base wrapped with a blue ribbon. It was finished with the sentiment.

Supplies :

Card = \Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper and Naturals White, and blue base FMS 

Stamps = Two by Two and Verve

Inks = Black Archival and lots of SU Write Markers

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Fiskars Scissors, and XCut Corner Rounder

Extras = 3D Pads, and Ribbon

I hope you enjoy the challenge here at the Male Room, and we'd love to see you here again soon. Don't forget to tell your friends about us too!

Bye for now

Birthday Cheer!

Hope you're having a great weekend so far

My card today is for Clean and Simple challenge using their sketch


Here it is

I started by making the background with the Oak trees and using my trusty Aqua Painter to colour the road and verges. The Pick-up was stamped onto white card, coloured with the AP, cut out, and placed on 3D pads. In the foreground I drew a chain link fence with a hand drawn bird sat on it, and stamped the greeting on the road. Two more birds were drawn flying in the sky.

Supplies :

Card = Naturals White and Whisper White

Stamps = Lovely as a tree, Loads of Love, and Verve

Inks = Black Archival, Brilliant Blue, Lucky Limeade, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, and Poppy Parade

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

Extras = 3D Pads and Black Fine Liner

Enjoy the rest of the weekend

Spring Bird

My card today is for two challenges

First is Pals Paper Arts with this sketch, 

and then Stampin' Royalty with these colours

This is my card

I embossed two strips of CC card and made two panels, one larger than the other had a white topper randomly stamped with a bird, butterfly, leaf, and sentiment. The central topper has the spring bird circle stamped on it and then it's laid on two Nesties. 

Supplies :

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

Stamps = Four Seasons and Verve

Inks = Black, Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz, and Crumb Cake

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Swirl EF, and Fiskars Scissors

Extras = 3D Pads and Ribbon

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

60 Years Young!

My card today is for three challenges

Firstly, Pals Paper Arts gave us this sketch,

secondly, ColourQ have these colours,

and lastly, CAS-ual Fridays want to see

           NUMBERS

 

       

                                             

This is my card

The banners were made by repeated stamping on white card, using my trusty Stamp-a-ma-jig, all topped off with the sentiment on a Nestie. The embossed green card reminds me of a Crocodile skin, what do you think?

Supplies :

Card = Lucky Limeade, Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Mosaic Madness, Verve, and Papermania

Inks = Black, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay, and Raspberry Ripple

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

Extras = 3D Pads

This card is for my friends partner, Bill ( the old Croc!), who has been 55 for the last decade, it seems, so now he wont be able to pull the wool over our eyes again this year!!   

Enjoy the rest of the weekend

Life on the Ocean Wave

Can you believe that it's nearly the weekend again?! It's still scorchio here, and I'm not enjoying it at all, but I hope some of you are........?.

I've sat in front of the fan this afternoon, and made a card for two challenges.


The sketch is from Mojo Monday,


and the colours from Fab Friday

                                                                      

Here is my card

  

I started by stamping the Captains Log up one side of some blue card, matted it on some grey card, and then laid it on a white base. The Ship, Compass, Anchor, and sentiment were stamped on white card and laid on red card. Some white and blue cords were wrapped around the blue card and secured by the anchor on 3D pads.

Supplies :

Card = Tempting Turquoise, Basic Grey, Real Red, Whisper White, and white base FMS

Stamps = The Open Sea and Verve

Inks = Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, and Black

Tools = Big Shot, and Nestabilities 

Extras = 3D Pads, and Blue and White Nylon Cords

Thanks for dropping by, and have a great weekend

Yellow Magnolia

I'm posting my card late today as I've been out with my sister Ali, celebrating her birthday.

I will be entering my card into three challenges

The sketch comes from Paper Craft Crew,

the colours from Paper Players, and

Make My Monday are asking us to use a
NON INKED STAMP or NEW SHEET OF DECOUPAGE

Here it is

Finding an unused stamp in my stash was quite difficult, but as I have not used the Magnolia, Sentiment, and Butterfly stamps before, they are what I chose to use.

Supplies :

Card = Tempting Turquoise, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Simply Soft, Papillon Potpourri,  and Verve

Inks = Black Archival, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, and Tempting Turquoise

Tools = Big Shot, Dots EF, Nestabilities, Fiskars Scissors,  Bitty and Elegant Butterfly Punches

Extras = 3D Pads and Gems 

Now, as I teased you yesterday, I have some amazing news to share with you. I have been invited to be on the design team of a new challenge blog called The Male Room, aimed at masculine cards. Pop Over and have a look, as the first challenge goes live on 31st July with Anything Goes, and we would love it if you could join us.

I'm both thrilled and terrified at the prospect, and I hope that I don't let the other team members down. So I hope to see your lovely creations there on 31st.

Thanks for dropping by