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

                                               

Loads of Love!

Another quick post today with a masculine card

I am entering it into these lovely challenges :

Paper Craft Crew have this sketch,

CAS Colours and Sketches  have these colours      

Addicted to CAS want to see TRANSPORT

and lastly,
CAS-ual Fridays
 want to see a



 CAS  male card  using NO KRAFT at all, and include a RIBBON

                                                         
After stamping the truck and its presents, I masked them with a Post It note and stamped the trees. Everything was coloured with SU Markers and an Aqua Painter. Some white card was textured, matted on some green card and laid on a base. A tag shape was cut freehand, and finished off with a stapled ribbon and some gems.

Supplies :
Card - Whisper White, Green and base card FMS
Stamps - SU All Natural, Loads of Love and LOL Accessories

Inks - Archival Black, Tempting Turquoise, Crushed Curry, and Pistachio Pudding
Tools - Big Shot, Sizzix Textures, Nestabilities, Stamp-a-ma-jig,  Aqua Painter

Extras - 3D Pads, Mini Stapler, Ribbon and Gems

                                    

Sophie has had her plaster off her arm this week, so tomorrow we'll be catching up on playing with things that she hasn't been able to handle with one arm! Let's hope that the thunder and rain storms will have finished by then?

 Thanks for dropping by, see you again soon I hope

                        

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

                                         

Durango Daisies

My second card today is for two challenges

First is ColourQ with these colours,

and second is this sketch from Paper Craft Crew

Here is my card

                                                       

I embossed some brown card and laid it on a white base. I coloured the daisies stamp with my Write markers and stamped them onto white card before layering it on some coral card. The three daisies from the corner were stamped and fussy cut and layered on 3D pads with the leaves. The finishing touches were the sentiment, ribbon border and butterfly.

Supplies :

Card = Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, and white base FMS

Stamps = Upsy Daisy, Greenhouse Garden, Tea Shoppe, and Papillon Potpourri

Inks = Black, Calypso Coral, Dusty Durango, and Lucky Limeade

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Fiskars Scissors, Bird and Elegant Butterfly Punches

Extras = 3D Pads, Ribbon and Pearls

Thanks for dropping by, please call again soon

Yellow Magnolia

I'm posting my card late today as I've been out with my sister Ali, celebrating her birthday.

I will be entering my card into three challenges

The sketch comes from Paper Craft Crew,

the colours from Paper Players, and

Make My Monday are asking us to use a
NON INKED STAMP or NEW SHEET OF DECOUPAGE

Here it is

Finding an unused stamp in my stash was quite difficult, but as I have not used the Magnolia, Sentiment, and Butterfly stamps before, they are what I chose to use.

Supplies :

Card = Tempting Turquoise, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Simply Soft, Papillon Potpourri,  and Verve

Inks = Black Archival, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, and Tempting Turquoise

Tools = Big Shot, Dots EF, Nestabilities, Fiskars Scissors,  Bitty and Elegant Butterfly Punches

Extras = 3D Pads and Gems 

Now, as I teased you yesterday, I have some amazing news to share with you. I have been invited to be on the design team of a new challenge blog called The Male Room, aimed at masculine cards. Pop Over and have a look, as the first challenge goes live on 31st July with Anything Goes, and we would love it if you could join us.

I'm both thrilled and terrified at the prospect, and I hope that I don't let the other team members down. So I hope to see your lovely creations there on 31st.

Thanks for dropping by                                                    

Water Maiden

I've had a nightmare weekend with no internet connection, so I've got a mad dash to publish this in time (hopefully!)
My card today is for four challenges

The first is Paper Craft Crew with this sketch, 

second is Pals Paper Arts with these colours,

third is Stampin' Royalty with ANYTHING GOES,

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps with MAKE YOUR MARK

Here is my card

The image was stamped in black Archival ink and coloured with Write Markers and an Aqua Painter. A Post It was then placed over the woman in the boat so that the sky could be sponged behind her, and water painted under her. Some reeds were stamped on the waters edge, and the reflections were softened in the water with an Aqua Painter. Some red and blue were also added in the water under the woman's toes. The scene was cut with a Nestie and laid on embossed brown and blue cards with 3D pads. The finishing touches were the ribbon, sentiment, and stamped dragonfly.

Supplies :

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

Stamps = Summer by the Sea, Organic Grace, Pocket Silhouettes, and Cute Companions

Inks = Archival, Real Red, Brilliant Blue, and Crumb Cake

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Post Its, Aqua Painter, and Fancy Fan EF

Extras = Ribbon and 3D Pads

I hope you enjoyed the weekend where ever you are, and I'll be back soon

                                                    

All Square!

Yaaaaay! I made it as a Featured Artisan at Paper Craft Crew, so a big "Thank You" to their DT.

My card today is for three challenges

The sketch is from Paper Craft Crew,

the colours are from this photo inspiration at

Play Date Cafe, SMOKEY PLUM, CHERRY BLOSSOM, and LAVA  

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps who want us to use markers and pens to

                           MAKE YOUR MARK

This is my card

                                                                     

The roses are stamped in pink and coral onto white card and fussy cut out, and placed on a white square with 3D pads. Pink and Wisteria leaves are added to

each rose and a wavy Coral line drawn around each edge of the square. 

Some coral card was embossed and placed on the lower half of some wisteria card that was also embossed. A white ribbon and bow added with the sentiment stamped onto white card, The finishing touches were the pearls put in the centres of the flowers.

Supplies :

Card = Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral,  Whisper White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Stippled Blossoms and Tea Shoppe

Inks = Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, and Black

Tools = Big Shot, Dots and Cottage Floral EF, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras = Ribbon and Pearls

I'm taking my friend to the airport at 3am tomorrow, and then I'm in hospital again for my RA treatment, so I may be AWOL for a few days, but will be back as soon as I can.

A Cup of Thanks

A quick post tonight so I can make the deadline for my card entering two challenges.

The first is this sketch over at

Paper Craft Crew,

and the colours are from 

Paper Players  

Here is my card

                                                                     

I have coloured a doily with my Write Marker and topped it with a Nestie label, onto which I have placed the tea cup (on 3D pads). I have added a sentiment Tea Bag with a pull tab on bakers twine saying, "A CUP OF THANKS". This was finished off with ribbons, a bow, and a heart gem

Supplies :

Card = Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Naturals White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Tea Shoppe

Inks = Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, and Raspberry Ripple

Tools = Big Shot, and Nestabilities

Extras = 3D pads, Bakers Twine, Ribbon, Paper Doily, and Gem 

Thanks for dropping by, and hopefully I'll get the time to visit your blogs soon.