Wish You Were Here!

My plans for today with my niece and nephew, were postponed until tomorrow, so I've been crafting  in front of the fan instead. This is the card I've made 

The first thing I did was sponge a water and sky scene on a white base card. I then stamped the wood grain on some brown card to make a beach groin, and cut a hole towards the top. I then cut a white ring with Nesties, and pieced together the sentiment from various stamps, and coloured two areas in red so it looked like a safety ring. This was placed on 3D pads around the hole in the wood, which was then stuck over the base also on 3D pads. I randomly stamped the flourish in white on some blue card and fussy cut half of it so it looked like a wave crashing against the groin, and this was stuck along the bottom of the card. I added a Sea gull sitting on the ring, and finished with some pearls for bubbles.

I am entering it in these challenges :

The sketch comes from Retro Sketches,

Inkspirational have word prompt  SPLASH,

  

and lastly Make My Monday, have the theme of    VACATIONS

  

Supplies :

Card - Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Hardwood, Everything Eleanor, and Express Yourself

Inks - Black, Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue, Poppy Parade, Sahara Sand and Early Espresso

Tools - Big Shot, Nestabilities, Bird Punch, Sponges, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - 3D Pads, and Pearls

Are you enjoying the sunshine, and getting ready for the school holidays?, whatever you are doing this weekend and the next few weeks, I hope you have lots of  fun.

Thanks for dropping by

                            

Blue China

Today, I have been sat outside crafting in the shade, as the sun is not as hot as it has been. I also had a few hours spare between the tennis matches I wanted to see from Wimbledon.

I randomly stamped cups on blue card for the background and laid it on a white base, and topped with some white card down the centre. I stamped the flourish so it looked like steam coming off a hot drink, and placed a fussy cut cup on top on 3D pads. To finish, I added the two banners that were topped with the Nestie sentiment, and some pearls.

 I am also entering it into these challenges :

The sketch is from The Paper Players,

the colours from

 Inkspirational,

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps with

ANYTHING GOES

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, blue and white base FMS

Stamps = Tea Shoppe and Everything Eleanor

Inks = Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, and Concord Crush

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras = 3D Pads and Pearls                                                            

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

Blossom Bird

Today, I could not decide what sentiment to put on my card, so for a change I decided to leave it off all together so I can use it for any occasion.

I will also be entering it into these challenges :

Addicted to Stamps want us to

        "MAKE YOUR MARK" 

and Inkspirational have the theme of 

      "BLOOM"

the sketch comes from Mojo Monday

House of Cards have this photo inspiration and colour palette 

                                         

I haven't used a DL card for some time, and I quite enjoyed the challenge of creating something slim lined so may use one again soon.

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, and DL base FMS

Stamps = Whimsical Wings, Simply Soft, and Everything Eleanor

Inks = Black Archival, Pistachio Pudding, Wisteria Wonder, and Blushing Bride

Tools = Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Fiskars Scissors

Extras = 3D Pads, Gems, and Ribbon FMS

I have spent the last few days with my family working hard in my garden. We (well, they! helped by me ) laid a concrete slab base and built a shed on it, and painted 13 6' x 6' fence panels.

This is before, and after the shed. There is still a lot more to do to tidy it up, and to build raised flower beds so I can easily reach weeds and the plants. 

Thanks for dropping by

Bermuda Bay Birds

My second post of the night, with a card I've made for two challenges

The first is ColourQ with these colours, ( I've added blue )

and secondly, Less is More with the theme of
 FELT OR FABRIC

Here's my card

Using Archival ink, I stamped one bird onto white card, and the other was inked and rolled over with a brayer, and then transferred to the card to reverse the image. They were coloured with my Aqua Painter and WM.

Supplies :

All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

Card = Whisper White and white base FMS

Stamps = Everything Eleanor and Simply Sketched
Inks = Black Archival and Bermuda Bay
Tools = Big Shot, Brayer, Marianne Designs Die, and Aqua Painter
Extras = Black Felt and Gems

Thanks for dropping by, and I'll be back soon, hopefully on better form

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. 

                                                        

Simply Thanks So Much!

My card today is for two challenges

First, is Clean and Simple with this sketch (# 251),

and then these colours are from

CAS Colours and Sketches

This is it

                                                          

I cut some pink card with fancy scissors and laid it at the top of a white base. The stamped sentiment was positioned on 3D pads, and topped with the green frame, pink flowers and grey butterfly. I added some gems to the flower centre, and pearls to the butterfly body.

I've made it for my friend, Pat, whose 70th birthday was last Friday, and we all went out for lunch on Sunday as her treat, and Barrie her husband treated me as well!!, so I thought I'd say Thanks with this card.

Supplies :

Card = Melon Mambo, Whisper White, white base and grey card FMS

Stamps = Everything Eleanor, Papillon Potpourri, and 

Inks = Melon Mambo, Old Olive, and Basic Grey

Tools = Fiskars Scissors and Elegant Butterfly Punch

Extras = 3D Pads, Gems and Pearls

I've not been too good after my treatment last week, and my mojo seems to have left me again. I went to my friend, Jacqueline's house, this morning to craft, but it took me several hours to come up with this CAS card. I really struggled, while she and Louise made loads of things. Fingers crossed that my creativity returns soon.

My friend Pat, is crazy for anything that is Scottie Dog related, so I made her this tissue box and matching  pop-up card for her birthday, which she said she really loved

The inside has the large dog from the sides of the box, and the little dog from the top of the box and card front, wearing a little pink bow.

I'm off to lie down now, as I've spent 3 hours doing the gardening since I got home, and my joints are screaming with pain. Thanks for dropping by, and I hopem to see you soon

Floral Corners

Yaaaaaay! I'm thrilled that I made Top 3 at Try Stampin' on Tuesday, so a big  "Thank You" to their lovely DT Ladies.

My card today is for two challenges

The first is Try Stampin' on Tuesday with this sketch from the talented Paula ,

and these colours from Color Throwdown                     

Here is my card

                                     

I started by heat embossing the flourish in opposing corners of some blue card, and adding a 2 layer flower with some leaves. I then fussy cut 3 turquoise flowers and leaves and laid them on a Nestie placed on 3D pads in the centre of the card. Some gems were added to the corner flowers, and 2 butterflies to the centre label, with the finishing touch being the sentiment again on 3D pads.

Here is a closer view of the corner detail and flower.

Supplies :

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

Stamps = Fabulous Florets, Everything Eleanor, Papillon Potpourri, and Tea Shoppe

Inks = Versamark, Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo, Chocolate Chip, and Lucky Limeade

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Heat Gun, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, and XCut Corner Rounder

Extras = 3D Pads, White Embossing Powder, and Gems

Thankfully it has been much cooler today, but they say there are more high temperatures on the way, so I've been busy doing chores that I've had on hold for a while. How I wish that someone would invent a robot to do the ironing!!

Thanks for dropping by today, and I hope you can call again soon

Life's a Beach!

Yaaaaay! I've just found out I was in the Top Picks at Stampin' Royalty, so Thank You to the Goddesses!

My card today is for three challenges,                                                    
The colours are from Stampin' Royalty,

the sketch is Try Stampin' on Tuesday,

and CAS-ual Fridays want something linked with vacations and travel

Here is my card

The boy on the beach was stamped in Archival ink, and a sun and him were masked with a Post it, and the sky and sand were sponged over them. The scene was coloured with an Aqua painter so that the 3 colours went further in different shades. 

A yellow flourish that made me think of Seaweed, was fussy cut and placed over some hessian that looks like a fishing net, and I added some aquatic beads to it. The finishing touches were the addition of some shell sequins in the bottom corner, and the stamped sentiment

Supplies :

Card = Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Pool Party, and white base FMS

Stamps = Summer by the Sea, Everything Eleanor, and Verve

Inks = Black Archival, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Starfruit

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Post Its, and Aqua Painter

Extras = Hessian, Aquatic beads, Shell Sequins, Ribbon, and 3D pads

I had a great birthday yesterday, and ate far too much chocolate cake, but after Mum had made it for me, it would have been rude not to, wouldn't it?! I wont tell you how old I am, but it was a good year for British Football at the World Cup?? The weather was wet, but we made the best of it, and it watered the flowers that Nathan and Sophie had lovingly planted for me.

Thanks fro dropping by today, I'm off now to get around every ones blogs  to see what you've all been up to.

Be back soon

                                                 

Razzleberry Roses

Today, I have been crafting for the first time in two weeks, as I was not too well after my last treatment. Anyway, I've made a card for three challenges

The sketch comes from CAS Colours and Sketches,

and the colours from Color Throwdown,

and Make My Monday have the theme of         CAS FLOWERS

Here is my card

I may be AWOL for the weekend , as I have a busy time with family commitments as it's my birthday, and Father's day on Sunday. 

Thanks for dropping by and I'll be back soon 

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White and white base FMS

Stamps = Stippled Blossoms and Everything Eleanor

Inks = Rich Razzleberry, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, and Old Olive

Tools = Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras = 3D pads

                                                  

It takes "Two by Two" to Tango!

Yaaay! I made Top 3 at Try Stampin' on Tuesday so "Thank you" to their DT.

Today, my card is for two challenges

The first is Try Stampin' on Tuesday with this sketch,   

  

and secondly with this Tango colour combo 

CAS Colours and Sketches

Here is my card with the Two by Two !   

                               

I stamped the orange swirl on the saffron card to imitate the waves, and embossed the crumb cake card with a fan EF so it looked similar to the sea. 

The Ark panel was stamped in Archival and coloured with Write Markers and an Aqua Painter to give varying tones from the same colours. It was then put in place on 3D pads for some dimension. I used some fancy scissors to cut waves on some blue card and stuck it beneath the Ark. 

Supplies :

Card = Naturals White, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, and blue and Ivory base FMS

Stamps =  Two by Two, Everything Eleanor, and Verve

Inks = Black Archival, Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Dusty Durango, and So Saffron

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Fan EF, Fiskars scissors, and Aqua Painter

Extras = 3D pads and Gems                                                         

I strongly advise you not to try and make a card when your eyelids are being held open with matchsticks, as you make quite a few silly mistakes! So please don't look too closely. I hope that I can catch up with my sleep on Wednesday, as I'm in hospital again for my monthly treatment and it knocks me out for a few days..........roll on Wednesday!

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