Proud as a Peacock

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you've all had a great relaxing weekend, and are ready for another week of crafting?

Today I've got a card I've made for my friend to show you

The Peacock was stamped in black and coloured with my AP and SU markers, and then fussy cut and laid on some white card on 3D pads. I then embossed some blue, green, and red cards, and layered them side by side on a white base. The Peacock panel was layered on top, and a sentiment and some gems were added. The finishing touch was the single feather on 3D pads, and topped with a Mother of Pearl button and red ribbon bow.

I am entering these challenges :

The colours are from Color Throwdown,


the sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday,

Inkspirational want us to use
MARKERS OR PENCILS


                                                          

and lastly, Paper Players want to see

BUTTONS

Supplies :

Card - Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, and base FMS
Stamps - Perfect Peacock, Fine Feathers, and Express Yourself
Inks - Black Archival, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Mossy Meadow, and Coastal Cabana
Tools - Big Shot, Aqua Painter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Swirls and Fancy Fan EF's
Extras - 3D Pads, Mother of Pearl Button, Ribbon Bow, and Gems

I'm off to my Sisters tomorrow, as Nathan and Sophie want to do some crafting and make a card for Nana's birthday on the 24th of this month. We're hoping it will keep them busy enough to calm them down, as they are so excited about going on holiday on Saturday. They have already packed their cases with toys they want to take, and keep asking " how many sleeps till we go now Mummy?"

Here are my little darlings wearing their holiday Onesies.

     

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

Sleepy Owl

Another week begins, and after a lot of rushing about today, I finally found time for a quick crafting session and made this sleepy Owl card ( sorry about the photo, I couldn't get my flash to work!)

I will be submitting it in to these challenges


CAS Colours and Sketches had this sketch,

the colours are from Sunday Stamps,

and Make My Monday had the theme of 

      OWLS

Supplies
Card = Black, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Coastal Cabana, and base FMS
Stamps = Fine Feathers and Simply Sketched
Inks = Coastal Cabana and Black
Tools = Owl and Bird Punches, and Fiskars Scissors
Extras = 3D Pads and Gems

Be Back soon

Goose and Gander

What a week I've had! but I'll explain more later.

My card today is my DT card for The Male Room, and also for two challenges

The sketch is from Clean and Simple

and the colours from Dynamic Duos

Here it is

I stamped the geese in Versamark on white card, and heat embossed them in black ( that's why they are shining in the photo as the camera flash reflected off their necks). I then stamped in brown the feathers, grasses, and sentiment in black on some more card, laid it on some crumb cake and white base. The geese were coloured and added on 3D pads, and the finishing touch was the pearls under the sentiment.

Supplies :

All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

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

Stamps = Wetlands and Fine Feathers

Inks = Versamark, Black, and Crumb Cake

Tools = Heat Gun and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras = Black EP, 3D Pads and Pearls

It's my nephew, Nathan's, 6th birthday on Monday, so he is having a party on Sunday so his friends can all come to play. I've been busy making bunting, Sugar Icing Star Wars characters for his cake, and a paper machete dinosaur pinata( which I'll show you some other time )

The cat is not from Star Wars! I've had to make her with a pink scarf and bow for my 2 1/2 year old niece, Sophie, so she wont feel left out. Sophie insisted that she looked like the "Mummy Cat" from the Disney film, The Aristocats.

It's time for my hospital treatment again on Wednesday, so I'll be back asap. Have a great weekend....I'm in charge of party games and the bouncy castle!!

                                                       

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

Feather Rainbow

My card today is for two challenges
                                               

First, is CAS Colours and Sketches with a RAINBOW theme

and secondly, CAS-ual Fridays with

  BACK TO SCHOOL

Here it is

I went back to my school days to remember the acronym for the rainbow colours, and then I simply stamped a line of feathers in those colours.

R     Richard     Red

O     Of            Orange

Y     York        Yellow

G     Gave        Green

B     Battle        Blue 

I      In              Indigo

V    Vain          Violet 

Supplies :

All Stampin' Up unless otherwise stated

Card = base FMS

Stamps = Fine Feathers and Simply Sketched

Inks = Poppy Parade, Only Orange, Yo Yo Yellow, Gumball Green, Bermuda Bay, Brilliant Blue, Lovely Lilac, and Black

Tools = Stamp-a-ma-jig

Thanks for dropping by

                                                   

Birds of a Feather!

My card today is for four challenges

First is this sketch AND colours from

 CAS Colours and Sketches

second is City Crafter who want to see a 

BIRD AND BLUE

and then Creative Card Crew   and    Crafty Bloggers  both want to see

                                THINGS WITH WINGS

Here's my card

I randomly stamped feathers on some blue card, then cut the holes with a scalloped Nestie, and layered it from underneath with some navy circle Nesties. This card was placed onto a white base with 3D pads, and the birds, goose, and sentiment stamped onto the white holes with navy, keeping them clean and simple.

Supplies :

All are Stampin' Up products unless stated otherwise

Card = Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, and navy FMS

Stamps = Wetlands and Fine Feathers

Inks = Tempting Turquoise and Midnight Muse

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

I have spent 3 and a half hours this afternoon, covering my huge pond with some netting. I have just discovered that my new neighbours cats have been having a feast most days (and nights) and have eaten more than their own body weights on my poor fish, so it wasn't the Herons as I'd first thought.  Monty has had a stern talking to for not doing his duties and chasing them off!!!

I'm off to my sisters tomorrow, and Nathan has told me to bring my crafting things, so I'll be back in a few days to show you what he makes. I don't know why, but when he says " crafting", he sounds like a farmer and says "craaaaftin", and it always makes me smile, Bless him.

Thanks for dropping by

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.

Wetlands Goose

Here we go into another week, I hope you've all had a good weekend.

Today my card is for two challenges

First is the sketch from

Paper Craft Crew,

and then colours from

CAS Colours and Sketches 

Here is my card

I couldn't wait to get my hands on these gorgeous stamps, and I think they go perfectly with the feathers set. I first stamped the wading birds, sponged the sky over a scallop circle, and painted the receding tide with my aqua painter. The image was cut with a Nestie and then the sentiment stamped under the birds. Some blue feathers were randomly stamped on blue card which was then laid on red, and the white base. Some brown feathers were placed peeping out from under the Nestie which was placed on 3D pads.

Supplies :

Card = Real Red, Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, ands white base FMS

Stamps = Wetlands, Fine Feathers, and Express Yourself

Inks = Black Archival, Bashful Blue, and Crumb Cake

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, and Aqua Painter.

Extras = 3D Pads

Thanks for dropping by, and hope you can call back soon