Rusty Bird

My card today is for three challenges

First is Clean and Simple with this sketch,

second is Less is More who have the colours
   DARK GREEN AND RUST

and third is Addicted to Stamps with
   MAKE YOUR MARK


Here it is

I cut some white card with decorative scissors and laid it onto a rust coloured base. I stamped the feather, coloured it with WM's, fussy cut it, and placed it on 3D pads. The bird was stamped and coloured with WM's and an Aqua Painter, with the sentiment and gems in between.

Supplies :

All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

Card = Whisper White, and rust FMS

Stamps =  Simply Sketched and Fine Feathers

Inks = Black Archival, Always Artichoke, and Rust Adirondack

Tools = Fiskars Scissors

Extras = 3D Pads and Gems 

I've been gardening today and now I'm in agony, so it's time for a bath and an early night for me. Thanks for dropping by and  I hope you'll call again soon

It's a Birds Life!

My card today is for three challenges

First is Mojo Monday with this sketch

second is Make My Monday who want us to 

           CREATE A SCENE 

                                                       

and third is Addicted to Stamps with 

           MAKE YOUR MARK

Here it is

I started by stamping the goose and wading birds in Archival ink on some white card, and coloured them with my Write Markers. After masking the goose, I then used my WM's and aqua painter to colour the receding tide and waters edge on the horizon, and continued off the bird panel onto the white base card. I then coloured my stamps to make the sand dunes in the foreground with a little Warbler clinging to the reeds looking on. The bird panel and sentiment banner were put in place mounted on green card with 3D pads.

Supplies :

All Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

Card = Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, and white base FMS

Stamps = Wetlands, Simply Sketched, and Express Yourself

Inks = Black Archival, Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery,  Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede  

Tools = Aqua Painter and Post It

Extras = 3D Pads

Thanks for dropping by

He is the Music Man!

My card today is for three challenges

First is Mojo Monday with this sketch,

second is Fab Friday with these colours,



and third is Addicted to CAS with a theme of        MUSIC

                                                            

                                                                    

     

                              Here it is

The image was stamped in black Archival and coloured with markers and my Aqua Painter. I randomly stamped some music on a white base and sponged over it with blue, adding the image ( matted in some brown) on 3D pads. The sentiment banner was also added on 3D pads across the top.

This card is for my friend, Chris's Grandson, Danny, who has just started a music degree at London Uni, and has been signed up by an agent who has got him some gigs in popular venues. He writes all his own music and lyrics, and plays the guitar. I've seen him perform in the school band he was the lead singer for, and it's amazing to see him come alive in front of crowds of people, as he is so shy when not behind his guitar. I hope he likes it

Supplies :

All Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

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

Stamps = Papermania Musician, Kaisercraft Music, and Express Yourself

Inks = Black Archival, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, and Dusty Durango

Tools = Aqua Painter and Mosaic Madness Punch

Extras = 3D Pads

I'm off to my Sisters again tomorrow, and may get some craaaaftin' done with Nathan, unless he wants to go scrumping and foraging for black berries like last week. 

Back soon

                                             

Washi Tape Goose

Yaaaaaaayy!! I must start today's post with some "Thank You's" to DT's who have chosen my card as their Top 3. ( Sorry for blowing my own trumpet, but I'm over the moon!)

First, Make My Monday, for Top 3 with my Silhouette card...........Thank You DT

Second, CAS Colours and Sketches, for Top 3 with my Pastel Flourishes card...........Thank You DT

and thirdly, Color Throwdown, for choosing me as their Featured Stamper.........Thank You DT   


Now down to business! My card today is for three challenges

First, CAS Colours and Sketches  

gave us this sketch,

second, CAS-ual Fridays with these colours,

and third, Less is More, who want us to use

    WASHI TAPE

                                                     

Here is my card

First, I coloured some masking tape with green SU WM, and stamped feathers on it with Archival ink, and once dry, I coloured the large feather with blue.

This was used to frame the stamped goose, who was coloured with orange using my Aqua Painter. He was then placed on 3D pads and laid on a diamond of green card, and onto a white base. Three corners were stamped with the wading birds in orange, and the sentiment was placed in the fourth.

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Green and base FMS

Stamps = Wetlands, Fine Feathers, and Simply Sketched

Inks = Black Archival, Pistachio Pudding, Peach Parfait, and Coastal Cabana

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

Extras = Masking Tape and 3D Pads

Before I leave you today, here are the birthday and get well cards, Nathan and Sophie made for my Mum ( Nana to them). I helped with the heat embossing, and cutting the Swallowtail out, but the colours and positions of flowers etc., were all done by the kids themselves. 

Don't you think they have the artistic flare?

Mum comes out of hospital tonight, so I'm nearly back to normal, except I'm having my hospital treatment tomorrow again!! ( these four weeks soon come around! ) , so I'll be back very soon.

Yellow Flowers

Can you believe it's Friday again already? Where are the days going?

Today my card is for three challenges

First is Mojo Monday with this sketch,

second is Color Throwdown with these colours,

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps who want us to

    MAKE YOUR MARK

Here is my card

Some green card was embossed and laid on a white 

base.This was topped with some DSP, brown card that had flourishes stamped over it, and a blue frame stamped with a sentiment. Yellow stamped flowers, leaves, and a butterfly were added to the frame, all finished with a ribbon bow.

Supplies :

Card = Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White, and DSP

Stamps = Everything Eleanor, Stippled Blossoms, Papillon Potpourri, and Tea Shoppe

Inks = Crumb Cake, Brilliant Blue, Pool Party, Crushed Curry, and Lucky Limeade

Tools = Big Shot, Dots EF, Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Bitty Butterfly Punch

Extras = Ribbon, 3D Pads, and Gems

Thanks for dropping by, and have a great weekend. 

                                                        

Sunset Silhouettes

Today my card is for five challenges

First is Try Stampin' on Tuesday with this sketch,

secondly is Less is More with this photo for colour inspirations,

third is Make My Monday who want
  SILHOUETTES

fourth is Stampin' Royalty who want us to USE SMALL SCRAPS

and lastly, but no means least, Addicted to Stamps want us to MAKE YOUR MARK using markers.

Here is my card

I started by sponging four colours across a circle of white card with a Post It note masking where the sun would be. (I scribble my SU Write Markers onto my acrylic block to make it easier to pick up the ink with a sponge). The mask was removed and the silhouette flowers and birds were stamped over the sponged sunset. This was mounted on a recycled brown scallop circle, and scraps of cards made into the banners and butterfly. The finishing touches were the sentiment and gem on the butterfly body.

Supplies :

Card = Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White, and Ivory base FMS

Stamps = Upsy Daisy, Papillon Potpourri, Clarity, and Docrafts

Inks = Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Apricot Appeal, Sahara Sand, and Soft Suede

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Post It, Sponges, Elegant and Bitty Butterfly Punches

Extras = 3D Pads and Gems

I have enjoyed playing about today, with my brayer and sponges, to make the sunset sky, but I preferred the sponging result ( I cant show you the brayered result as it's on the reverse of the sponged sky, and I forgot to photograph it before sticking it down!)

Thanks for dropping by and hope you can call back again soon.

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

Mustard Marigolds

Today my card is for four challenges

The colours are from ColourQ,

the sketch is from Mojo Monday,

Addicted to Stamps want us to MAKE A MARK  using markers,

and lastly, Stampin' Royalty have ANYTHING GOES   

Here it is

      

My stamps were coloured with my SU Write Markers before stamping them onto white card, cut them out, and arranged them on a Nestie label, over some embossed card and randomly stamped red flowers on white card. 

                                                         

Supplies :

Card = Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Navy and white base FMS

Stamps = Fabulous Florets, Papillon Potpourri, and Tea Shoppe

Inks = Concord Crush, Real Red, and Adirondack Butterscotch

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

Extras = 3D pads and Gems

I've got out of bed today to watch the semi finals at Wimbledon, and to finish a little album that my friend wanted for her husbands birthday surprise. She is taking him for a short break in the Cotswold's, so I filled the album with photos of the Inn and made a box to put it into. I hope they both  like it.

                                        

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

All Square!

Yaaaaay! I made it as a Featured Artisan at Paper Craft Crew, so a big "Thank You" to their DT.

My card today is for three challenges

The sketch is from Paper Craft Crew,

the colours are from this photo inspiration at

Play Date Cafe, SMOKEY PLUM, CHERRY BLOSSOM, and LAVA  

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps who want us to use markers and pens to

                           MAKE YOUR MARK

This is my card

                                                                     

The roses are stamped in pink and coral onto white card and fussy cut out, and placed on a white square with 3D pads. Pink and Wisteria leaves are added to

each rose and a wavy Coral line drawn around each edge of the square. 

Some coral card was embossed and placed on the lower half of some wisteria card that was also embossed. A white ribbon and bow added with the sentiment stamped onto white card, The finishing touches were the pearls put in the centres of the flowers.

Supplies :

Card = Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral,  Whisper White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Stippled Blossoms and Tea Shoppe

Inks = Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, and Black

Tools = Big Shot, Dots and Cottage Floral EF, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras = Ribbon and Pearls

I'm taking my friend to the airport at 3am tomorrow, and then I'm in hospital again for my RA treatment, so I may be AWOL for a few days, but will be back as soon as I can.

Windmills in my Mind!

Yaaaaaay! I cant believe it, I'm Top 3 again at Stampin' Royalty, so "Thank You" to their DT.

My card tonight is for three challenges

The colours and inspiration came from this photo at Stampin' Royalty,

Try Stampin' on Tuesday  gave
us this sketch,


and then lastly, Addicted to Stamps where they want to see use of  MARKERS 

Here is my creation

                                           

I placed some DSP on pink scallops and laid them on a green base. I made two bunting flags and hung them over these, and stamped them with the sentiment and added flowers. I made the Nestie panel by stamping the stems with different colour Write markers, and topped them with paper windmills.

Supplies :

Card = Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Yo Yo Yellow, Gable Green, and green base FMS

Stamps = Madison Avenue and Verve

Inks = Blushing Bride, Summer Starfruit, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, and Black Write Markers

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Stamp-a-ma-jig, XCut Corner Rounder, and Readicut Flower Punches

Extras = 3D pads, Buttons, SU DSP, Lucky Limeade BT, and Pearls

Over the last few days I've been baby sitting my Niece and Nephew, and I've been a cat, a pony, a Super Hero, a nurse, a chef, a chauffeur, a football ref, and played the role of more people than I can remember. I don't think I've ever been so exhausted at the end of the day, but secretly I've loved it!! So it was nice to quietly sit and create something tonight.

Thanks fro dropping by and I'll be back soon, and hopping around your blogs to see what you've been up to.

A Cup of Thanks

A quick post tonight so I can make the deadline for my card entering two challenges.

The first is this sketch over at

Paper Craft Crew,

and the colours are from 

Paper Players  

Here is my card

                                                                     

I have coloured a doily with my Write Marker and topped it with a Nestie label, onto which I have placed the tea cup (on 3D pads). I have added a sentiment Tea Bag with a pull tab on bakers twine saying, "A CUP OF THANKS". This was finished off with ribbons, a bow, and a heart gem

Supplies :

Card = Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Naturals White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Tea Shoppe

Inks = Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, and Raspberry Ripple

Tools = Big Shot, and Nestabilities

Extras = 3D pads, Bakers Twine, Ribbon, Paper Doily, and Gem 

Thanks for dropping by, and hopefully I'll get the time to visit your blogs soon.

Blue Blooms

Another quick post today. I'm putting my card in for two challenges

 Firstly, the colours are from
Color Throwdown, and
secondly, the sketch is from
Clean and Simple                                            

Here's my card

Some Lilac card was embossed and laid on a white base, and also used to make a die cut scallop circle in the Big Shot. A square of Apricot was matted off centre with a white topper stamped randomly with apricot and blue roses, onto which I placed the circles. Here is a closer view of the stamped white square.

I then arranged two large blue roses, two blue dog roses, and a blue rose bud, and leaves (Limeade over stamped with Wisteria) on the circle with the larger blooms raised on 3D pads. I added the sentiment also with 3D pads, and finished with the heart gems and pearls in the rose centres.

Supplies :
Card = Wisteria Wonder, Apricot appeal, Naturals White, and white base FMS
Stamps = Stippled Blossoms and Cute Companions sentiment
Inks = Wisteria Wonder, Apricot Appeal, Pool Party, Brilliant Blue, and Lucky Limeade
Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Budding Vine EF, and Stamp-a-ma-jig
Extras = 3D pads, Heart Gems, and Pearls

Mum's out of hospital, and things are a little easier now as she only lives a few streets away, so I have more time to myself. I hope to be crafting over the weekend, but it's my brother-in-laws birthday and a bank holiday so I may be too busy with family stuff. I hope you all have a good weekend whatever you are doing.

Thanks for dropping by