Thanks a Bunch

Today I've made this card, but I must be quick before the challenge closes

I am entering it in these two challenges:

The colours are from CAS Colours and Sketches

and the sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday

Supplies :

Card - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Blue and base FMS

Stamps - Hardwood, Simply Sketched, and Summer Silhouettes

Inks - Black, Crumb Cake, Lost lagoon, and Pool Party

Tools - Big Shot, and Sizzix Textures

Extras - 3D Pads, and Gems                                             

Not only have I lost my mojo again, but I have reorganised my study, and cant find anything under boxes and clothes!! I wish I hadn't started it now.

Anyway, I hope to be back in the crafting saddle soon. Thanks for dropping by

Mousey Hugs!

Well another weekend passes with the blink of an eye! Today I have made this clean and simple card

I am entering it into these challenges:

The soft colours come from Color Throwdown,

the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches,

Addicted to Stamps have a topic

of       CLEAN AND SIMPLE

                                                          

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps have the theme 

of     CUDDLY

So I automatically reached for my House Mouse stamps where he is cuddling his teddy bear.

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, and base FMS

Stamps - House Mouse

Inks - Black Archival, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Marina Mist, and Pear Pizzazz

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

Extras - Grey Ribbon, 3D Pads, and Gems

Thanks for dropping by and have a good week.

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.

Coral Bloom

The rain has returned to Malvern, but the air's still humid enough to give us a lovely thunder storm last night. So instead of going out today, I've stayed in and done some jobs around the house that I've been putting off for ages, and then I sat down with a coffee and made a card for my friends birthday.

I am entering it in these challenges :

The sketch comes from Mojo Monday,

the colours from ColourQ,

and lastly, Friday Mashup with the theme

VELLUM   and/or 

STITCHING ( Sewing or Faux)

Supplies :

Card - Summer Starfruit, Calypso Coral, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Blended Bloom, Summer Silhouettes, Express Yourself, Tea Shoppe, and Papillon Potpourri

Inks - Black Archival, Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, and Blushing Bride

Tools - Big Shot, Fancy Fan EF, Elegant Butterfly Punch, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - Primo Clay Flower, 3D Pads, and Mini Gems

Have a good weekend whatever you are doing, and I'll be back soon

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!

High Flyer!

Hello Crafters, another weekend is over in the blink of an eye, and I've only had a short time for creating. Here is the masculine card I've made.

I must also welcome Diane, my newest follower, and hope that she likes what I do and that my cards give her some inspiration.

The plane was stamped, coloured with AP and markers, masked with a Post it, and the sky sponged over it with a scalloped circle to mask the clouds. Three tree tops were stamped below it, and finally a green wind sock greeting was added on a white pole.

I am entering these challenges

The sketch is from Mojo Monday,

the colours from Color Throwdown

                                                               

and lastly, Inkspirational have the theme of

                           FLIGHT 

                                                          

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Basic Grey, Blue and base FMS

Stamps - Need for Speed, Lovely as a Tree, and Papermania

Inks - Black Archival, Smokey Slate, Bashful Blue, and Lucky Limeade

Tools - Big Shot, Nestabilities, and Aqua Painter

Extras - Post It, and 3D Pads

Little Buttercup is still with us and is getting stronger and bigger by the day, although she does like a power nap every now and again.........after a game of football and a quick nibble of the swing!

Hopefully, things will be returning to normal this week, and I can do some more crafting. Thanks for dropping by, and I hope you'll call again soon.

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