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

For Mum

Yaaaay! My Peacock card was Top 3 at Try Stampin' on Tuesday challenge #178, so a big "Thank You" to their lovely DT.

A quick post tonight as it's very late, but here's the card I've made for my Mum's birthday on Sunday

I stamped the lattice on brown card, and laid it on red card. I stamped the flower ring, coloured it with my AP and markers, then fussy cut it out and laid it on 3D pads on some wood effect card cut with a Framelit.I fussy cut some foliage and added them under a chipboard heart covered in red card that was embossed with gold word "Mum". The finishing touches (that you cant really see in the photo) were the mini pink gems in the flower centres.

I am entering these challenges :

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

 have this sketch,

the colours come from

Hand Stamped Sentiments,

and lastly, Just Add Ink want to see

CHIPBOARD

                                                       

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake, and base FMS

Stamps - Hardwood, Apothecary Art, Summer Silhouettes, and Papermania

Inks - Versamark, Black Archival, Raspberry Ripple, Old Olive, and Baked Brown Sugar

Tools - Big Shot, Framelit Labels, Aqua Painter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Heat Gun

Extras - Gold EP, 3D Pads, and Mini Gems

Thanks for dropping by, and please come back again soon

Bon Appetit!

Still no donkey foal, and I'm in panic mode every time the phone rings?

To take my mind of it, my friend came round this morning to craft, and I made this card

The wooden background was stamped on natural card and laid on a base. I then added some navy card with a MENU label added on the bottom. I die cut a cream circle, and drew an inner broken circle with a marker to make it look like a plate. I fussy cut a lobster and put it on the plate on 3D pads. I downloaded some clip art cutlery and stamped a pattern on the handles before grouping them together with a raffia bow. The finishing touch was the sentiment tag on the bow.

I am entering it in these challenges :

CAS Colours and Sketches have these colours,                                 

the sketch is from Just-add-Ink,

The Male Room want us to MAKE PINK MASCULINE,

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps want us to MAKE YOUR MARK

Supplies :

Card - Naturals White, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, and Night of Navy

Stamps - By the Tide, Inkadinkado, Hardwood, Always Elegant, and Simply Sketched

Inks - Black, Raspberry Ripple, and Crumb Cake

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

Extras - 3D Pads, Raffia, and Laptop Sentiment 

                   

Thanks for dropping by, and hope you'll come back again

Friends Like You

Today my card is for my friends birthday next week

I embossed the blue and pink cards and laid them on the brown base matt. I then stamped the bears and coloured them with my favourite ever tool ( aqua painter) and markers, and cut them with a Framelit in the BS. A ribbon was wrapped around the pink card before the bears were laid down on it on 3D pads, and it was all finished off with a bow and some gems.

I am entering it in to these challenges :

The sketch is from Try Stampin' on Tuesday who also want 

THINGS THAT MAKE US HAPPY 

( bears, friends, and Ice cream.....what's not to be happy about?),

the colours are from Just Add Ink,

and lastly, House of Cards with ADD A BOW in Classic/Elegant Style.

Supplies :

Card - Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Pink and base FMS

Stamps - House Mouse Gruffies

Inks - Black Archival, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, and Blushing Bride

Tools - Big Shot, SU Framelit Labels, Sizzix Textures, Mosaic Madness EF, Aqua Painter, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - Ribbon and Gems

It's my Sisters birthday tomorrow, so I have another busy family day with no time for crafting, but I hope to be back at my desk soon.

              

                   

Seaside Fun in the Sun

After overdoing it in the garden yesterday, I'm avoiding the sun  this afternoon and staying indoors, but the sun inspired me with this seaside card

I water coloured the image with my Aqua Painter, made it into a banner, and layered it on some striped embossed card which was highlighted with markers in one corner. It was finished with a sentiment sun cut Nestie.

I am also entering it in these challenges :

The sketch is from Paper Craft Crew,

Colours inspiration from Just-Add-Ink,

Addicted to CAS

have the theme of 

    SUN

and lastly, Less is More want CAS with    WATERCOLOURS

    

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Naturals White, Crushed Curry, and white base FMS

Stamps = Summer by the Sea, and Fiskars

Inks = Black Archival, Crushed Curry, Smokey Slate, and Concord Crush

Tools = Big Shot, Sizzix Textures, Nestabilities, Aqua Painter

Extras = 3D Pads

More Wimbledon to keep me happy today, and I hope you're doing something that makes you happy too!

Be back soon

                                               

New Home

Morning everyone....I started my day at 3am because I was driving my friend to the airport to jet off to sunnier climes, so I feel like it's now afternoon!!

Anyway, I needed to make a new home card, and while looking through blog challenge land I see that I made Top 3 at CAS Colours and Sketches Yaaaaaaay! So Thank You to their lovely DT.

Right, here is my card, and I'm entering it into these two challenges :

First the sketch comes from CAS Colours and Sketches, 

and the colours are from Just Add Ink

Supplies

Card = Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, and Base FMS

Stamps = Good Neighbours and Flower Soft

Inks = Baked Brown Sugar, Primrose Petals, and Gumball Green

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

Extras = 3D Pads

It's another busy week for me as its half term again, so I'll be spending time with my niece and nephew. Hopefully, Sophie will have the plaster off her arm on Thursday, so we can do a lot more things......maybe even some crafting??

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

Flower Trio

I've been rushing around like a whirlwind today, but surprisingly I've found some time to myself and created a quick card. ( sorry about the photo, but it's really late now and the flash just bounces off the gold card  )

I am entering these challenges

The sketch comes from

Clean and Simple,

the colours inspired by this photo at

Just Add Ink,

and Inkspirational  who want 

SHADES OF PINK AND GREEN

                                           

Supplies

Card - Whisper White, Gold and base FMS

Stamps - Ornate Flowers and Express Yourself

Inks - Black, Blushing Bride, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, and Pistachio Pudding  
Tools - Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - Gems

I'll be back after the weekend when I've recovered from my hospital treatment.
Thanks for stopping by, and please call again soon.