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.

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!

Circus Mouse

Hello All, I can't believe that it's Friday already! What happens to the time?, as each day seems to pass quicker than the day before it!

Oh well, today, I've made this playful card 

I embossed some strips of green and blue cards, rounded the ends, and laid them side by side like the frill on a Big Top tent, over the top of some white glitter card. I stamped and coloured the mouse with my AP and markers, fussy cut him out, and placed him on 3D pads on the glitter card. The two hats he is juggling with were also placed on 3D pads so they look like they are in the air. The finishing touch was a strip of glitter card and the sentiment label.

                                            

The sketch comes from

Clean and Simple,

the colours from

Color Throwdown

Stampin' Royalty want to see GLITTER

and lastly, Make My Monday, have the theme of CIRCUS

Supplies :

Card - Pear Pizzazz, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Orange, Glitter, and base FMS
Stamps - House Mouse and Verve
Inks - Black Archival, Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz, and Dusty Durango
Tools - Big Shot, Fancy Fan EF, Nestabilities, and Xcut Corner Rounder
Extras - 3D Pads                                       

Still no sign of the donkey foal, and fingers crossed ( if I could ) it wont happen till late tomorrow, when my sister is home from their holiday!

Thankfully, the heatwave we were having seems to have ended, only to be replaced with thunder storms, rain, and cold winds!. I seem to be the only one who is happy about it, as the drop in air pressure helps my RA.

Anyway, have a great weekend whatever you have planned, and I'll be back soon

The Fisher King!

Yaaaay!, my Seagull card made Top 3 at Make My Monday, so a big "Thank You" to their lovely DT.

Today I've been rushing here, there, and everywhere, but I have managed to make this card ( and at 10.20pm I hope I'm not too late with this post for some of the challenges.)

The Kingfisher was stamped on white card and coloured with my AP and SU markers, and cut with a Nestie. I then stamped the wood texture on some neutral card, tore the edges, and laid it with 3D pads on some blue card. The sentiment was stamped and placed below the wood, and the Kingfisher label added on 3D pads with two leaves in the corner. Some more leaves were added as bunting in the opposing corner.

I am entering it into these challenges :

The sketch is from Paper Craft Crew,

The colours from Pals Paper Arts

Friday Mashup wanted the

MELON COLOURS AND/OR WOOD ELEMENT  

 ( I chose wood)

 Make My Monday  have the theme of  BIRDS,

and lastly, Stampin' Royalty wanted a 

STAMPED BACKGROUND

Supplies :

Card - Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Flesh colour and base FMS

Stamps - Hardwood, Stippled Blossoms, Clarity, and Verve

Inks - Black Archival, Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Old Olive

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

Extras - 3D Pads

Yesterday, my friend, Jacqueline, came round and we played with some polymer clay and silicon moulds that I had. Here's what I made, and you never know, they may turn up as embellishments some day?                                             

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

All About the Butterflies

Hello, I hope you are all having a great weekend? This is my first day out of bed after my hospital treatment, so I still feel a little fragile. To start the day off gently, I have made this Butterfly card.

The main image consists of the word "Butterfly" in different languages, with small butterflies flying around. I coloured the whole image with my AP, and the small butterflies with my markers. I then stamped the image on some saffron card to cut out the two tags, and stuck them down on 3D pads. This was then laid on some coral and saffron card that had been wrapped with a ribbon and bow. The large butterfly was coloured with my AP and markers and placed on the large tag with 3D pads. To finish it off, I added the sentiment, two Swallowtail butterflies and gems on the insects bodies.

I am entering these challenges 

The sketch is from Seize the Sketch,

the colours from Colour Me,

Make My Monday  have the theme of

         BUTTERFLIES

                                                 

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps have

       ANYTHING GOES 

Supplies :

Card - So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Whisper White and base FMS

Stamps - Simply Sketched, Papillon Potpourri, and Clarity ( I think? )

Inks - Black Archival, Strawberry Slush, Hello Honey, and So Saffron

Tools - Aqua Painter, Elegant and Itty Bitty Butterfly Punches

Extras - Ribbon, 3D Pads, and Gems

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

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

                            

Teachers Pet!

Yaaaaay! I've just seen that my Fairy card was Top 3 at Make My Monday, and my Honey Bloom card was picked as a Mashup Glamette at Friday Mashup, so "Thank You" to their lovely DT's.

Today is my nephew, Nathan's last day at school before the long summer break starts, and he's off to the disco after school with this card for his teacher. I hope she likes it?

The Peacock was stamped in Archival ink and coloured with my AP and markers. It was then cut with the label die and the tail fussy cut to hang from the frame. Some coloured banners were made to lie flat on the base, with the Peacock frame raised on 3D pads. The finishing touches were the sentiment (also on 3D pads) and the gems.

I will also be entering these challenges :


The sketch comes from Retro Sketches,


the colours from ColourQ,

Make My Monday have the theme
END OF TERM

                                                             

and lastly, Friday Mashup who want  to see BACKGROUND STAMP or/and SOMETHING 3D ON IT 

Supplies :
Card - Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Bermuda Bay, and white base FMS
Stamps - Perfect Peacock and Simply Sketched
Inks - Black Archival, Poppy Parade, Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist, and Pear Pizzazz

Tools - Big Shot, Framelit Labels, Aqua Painter, and Stamp-a-ma-jig
Extras - 3D Pads, and Gems

The schools in our area, have broken up for the holidays, so I hope you have a great summer with your families whatever you have planned.

Thanks for dropping by, and please come back again soon and let me know what you think of my creations.

Fairy Morning

I'm sorry for the brief post today, but here's a card I started at 3am this morning when I couldn't sleep after an attack of cramp woke me up!.

I sponged the sky over a Post It and then stamped the fairy and flowers. Unfortunately, just before taking the photo, I added some Cosmic Twinkles for stars so they haven't dried and flattened yet!?

I am also entering these challenges :

Clean and Simple have this sketch,

Pals Paper Arts have these colours

                                                    

Make My Monday have a theme of

FAIRIES/MYSTICAL

      

Addicted to CAS 

have SKY

and lastly, Seize the Birthday have a topping of STARS or STRIPES 

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White, Marina Mist, and base FMS

Stamps - Simply Sketched, Inspired by Nature, and Dovecraft

Inks - Black, Pool Party, Marina Mist and Grey

Tools - Post It, Sponges, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - Ribbon and Cosmic Twinkles

Thanks for dropping by, and I hope to be more with it when my tiredness from my treatment has worn off.

                                

Anniversary Blooms

Today, I am sat at my study desk with a thunder storm going on above my head and heavy rain on the roof. I have the TV and light on which keep flickering so any minute now I'm expecting to loose Internet connection. So I'll be brief, and here is my card.

I am entering it in the following challenges :

The sketch is from Retro Sketches,

the colours from this photo inspiration at

Stampin' Royalty,

Make My Monday have a theme of

ANNIVERSARIES,

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps have ANYTHING GOES

              

I've made the card for my friends daughter who will be celebrating her 4th wedding anniversary on 18th August. I looked anniversaries up on the Internet and found that for the 4th one it is traditional to give the gifts of fruit or flowers, so I choose flowers for my card.

Supplies :
Card - Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, and base FMS

Stamps - Fabulous Florets, Papillion Potpourri, and Express Yourself

Inks - Black Archival,  Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Baked Sugar, and Pear Pizzazz

Tools - Big Shot, Fancy Fan and Mosaic Madness EF's, Aqua Painter, and Elegant Butterfly Punch

Extras - 3D Pads and Gems

I'm logging off now so I don't loose Internet connection, thanks for dropping by

Birthday Thank You's

These are a few of the quick "Thank You" cards I made for friends and family, after having a lovely birthday (which was spread over several days), and great gifts.

I am also entering these challenges :

Inkspirational want a CAS   card                                                                          Paper Players are celebrating 200 challenges and want us to choose a theme from the DT picks. I went with a                                        ONE LAYER card,              

 Less is More also want it to be ONE LAYER and OFF THE EDGE         

                  

and lastly, the colours come from Make My Monday with PRETTY IN PINK

Supplies ;

Card - White base FMS

Stamps - Swallowtail and Simply Sketched

Inks - Raspberry Ripple, Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry     

Tools - Stamp-a-ma-jig and Spray Bottle

Extras - Gems                                

I hope to have some free time this weekend, so I can get some crafting and blog hopping done, so have fun whatever you are doing

A Groovy Father's Day

Here is my Father's Day card for my music crazy SD Dave

I am entering these challenges :

The sketch is from Seize the Sketch,

Inkspirational want a CAS card,

Make My Monday want a 
MALE CARD,


                                                               
and lastly, The Male Room want a card for FATHERS DAY

The colours were for another challenge (Less is More), but I missed the deadline!! never mind, I'll try to do my next post on time if I can. 

Supplies :

Card = Marina Mist, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps = Papermania

Inks = Too many to mention, but all SU

Tools = Big Shot, and Nestabilities

Extras = 3D Pads, Ribbon, Music sheet and Sentiment by my PC

It's my birthday on Monday, so the early part of the week is going to be a little busy, but I'll be back as soon as I can. Enjoy the sunshine and Football ( if you're a fan, or the peace of crafting while your other half watches the game!) 

Thanks for dropping by, and I'll try to get around to visiting your lovely blogs soon