Wild Green Flowers

Today I've mixed several challenges for my card.

 The layout came from this sketch at Mojo Monday


the theme is Wild Flowers and Grasses from Make My Monday


and the colour way from Simply Stampin where they want MONOCHROME with a dash of colour



I chose Green and White as my colours, with a hint of brown ( hopefully not too much?), and so as not to be too predictable for me at MMM, I resisted the urge to get out my sponges and do my favourite sponging technique, and went down the more CAS route.

This is my card



Here is a close up of the dragonfly on the wild flower

Recipe :

Card = Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, and White CB from MS

Stamps = Garden Silhouettes, Organic Grace, and Verve

Inks = Pear Pizzazz, and Chocolate Chip

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, and Martha Stewart punch

Extras = 3D pads and ribbon

I'm not firing on all cylinders this afternoon, so I'll be back soon.

Oh, I must thank Vicky for sending my latest SU order which Louise brought around to Jacquelines crafting morning, and if you too love SU products you can order from Vicky here

Bye for now





Small Wonders

Today I've made 2 cards!! Yes, I know, I was shocked too!


They are for the CAS-ual Fridays  where they want something using Punches or Dies,

and Less is More where Chrissie and Mandi want something for a BABYor CHILD


These are the cards I made,   Aaawwww! I love this die, and want to Thank the DT at CAS-ual Fridays for their Die challenge as it reminded me about the stash of dies I've not used for ages.

This is the pink version
















and this is the blue!

This is the die itself which I got off a popular auction site! ( where many of my SU sets etc. come from) and then put all the pieces together







The bears and rabbits ( runny babbits, as Nathan calls them!! ) were all sponged around the edges and the face details drawn on with SU Write Markers. The rabbits and paws of the bears were raised on 3D pads to make them more dimensional.


Recipe :
Card = Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Pink CB, Blue CB and Brown card  from MS
Stamps = Whimsical Words
Inks = Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, and TH Tea Dye
Tools = Big Shot, Die Monde die, and Nestabilities
Extras = 3D pads, and DP from Create and Craft

This morning I was a guinea pig for my friends Grand daughter who is doing Hairdressing at college. She needed someone with long hair to have a "Spiral perm", and in a moment of weakness several weeks ago, I agreed. Now, I was one of the masses in the 80's that became a poodle while perms were all the rage, but now heated wands and tongs have taken over and curls can be washed out easily!!!  I will let you know tomorrow what I think! I hate having my photo taken ( as you can tell from the absence in my blog profile ) so I wont be making my new wig public, sorry!! but just imagine Brian May from Queen, and you'll know what it's like.

Thanks for dropping by today

 

Red, Gold, and Green!!!

OMG !!!!! I've Just seen that this is my 200th post.............Yaaaaaay me!!! I never thought I'd last this long??

Anyway, today my card is for the Stampin Royalty challenge where they have this photo for inspiration.


This is what I made using the 3 main colours I saw of red, yellow, and green.

Unfortunately, my camera angle isn't too good, but the yellow card was embossed with a Butterfly Folder in the Big Shot, and the butterfly gems are bright red!! The flower stamp was inked with SU Write Markers and stamped onto White card which was then cut with a Nestabilitie in the Big Shot. Green ribbon was wrapped around the red card before it was placed on the card at a jaunty angle, and the yellow and green cards were layered on top. The sentiment was raised on 3D pads for dimension, and the finishing touch was the green gems on the yellow card.

 

Recipe :

Card = Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, and CB from MS

Stamps = Just Believe

Inks = Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, and Pear Pizzazz

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, and Butterfly Kisses EF

Extras = 3D pads, Ribbon, Square and Butterfly gems 

 

My toothache is bad again today so I needed the bright colours to cheer me up a bit.

I will be more organised as the week goes on, and I will be putting up some candy to celebrate my 200th post so please pop back and have a look

Thanks for dropping in today

 

Filigree Birthday

Today I've combined two of my favourite challenges for my card,



the first is this sketch from Mojo Monday


and the second is the cool colours from ColourQ





This is the end result

The first thing I did was stamp the filigree pattern in green around the edge of a white card and circle. I then embossed some blue card through the Big Shot and wrapped some grey ribbon around the top and added a bow. The stamped flowers were cut out and arranged on the raised up circle with 2 up on 3D pads, and leaves and sentiment added.

Recipe : 

Card = Tempting Turquoise, Basic Grey, Whisper White, and White CB from MS
Stamps = Vintage Vogue and Verve
Inks = Tempting Turquoise, Wisteria Wonder, and Lucky Limeade
Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Cottage Floral EF, and Stamp-a-ma-jig,
Extras = Ribbon and 3D pads

Today has been another grey wet day, and the cool air has played havoc with my front teeth which are wobbling, and I fear that I may have to visit the dentist soon. I will delay this torture for as long as I can stand the pain as I hate going!! So it could be soup and soft foods for a day or two


Anyway, thanks for looking at my blog today, and please call back again when you get a chance.

Friends card

Staying with the One Layer card, I've used the Simply Stampin challenge colours

and combined it with the Simplicity OLW #88 challenge, where GDT Heather Telford wants a 2" x 2" square design.

This is what I did

The front card is the one for the challenge, but I made a cream one while I was at it. The 2" x 2" square was masked with Post Its, and then I stamped the F inside with Versamark and heat embossed it with white powder. I sponged over this with the 3 colours so that the letter jumped out, and then the Post Its were removed.

Recipe :

Card = FMS

Stamps = Vintage Vogue

Inks = Regal Rose, Real Red, Island Indigo, and Versamark

Extras = Post Its and White embossing powder

Thanks for dropping by, and I hope to be back soon

Simple One Layer Card

I have been so busy today and I've had no time to myself until now. So to unwind from my day I decided to craft............however, I didn't know where to start!!

In the end I went with the yummy colours at Simply Stampin challenge

and then over at Less is More it's a real tricky challenge of a ONE LAYER CARD using THREE stamps

Well, after what felt like a lifetime, I made this simple card 

Those of you who are not aware of Stampin' Up, ( which I use most of the time!!) may think that this is 2 stamps, but the butterfly is a 2 step stamp. The pink wings being 1, and the flower markings and body being 2, and the words are the third. For once I have stuck rigidly to Chrissie and Mandi's brief, so I hope I wont be on the naughty step today ( fingers crossed )

Recipe :

Card = White card base FMS

Stamps = Flight of the Butterfly

Inks = Regal Rose, Real Red, and Island Indigo

Tools = Stamp-a-ma-jig and Corner rounder

Tomorrow, I'm out again, but hope to be home in the afternoon for more crafting



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