High Flyer!

Hello Crafters, another weekend is over in the blink of an eye, and I've only had a short time for creating. Here is the masculine card I've made.

I must also welcome Diane, my newest follower, and hope that she likes what I do and that my cards give her some inspiration.

The plane was stamped, coloured with AP and markers, masked with a Post it, and the sky sponged over it with a scalloped circle to mask the clouds. Three tree tops were stamped below it, and finally a green wind sock greeting was added on a white pole.

I am entering these challenges

The sketch is from Mojo Monday,

the colours from Color Throwdown

                                                               

and lastly, Inkspirational have the theme of

                           FLIGHT 

                                                          

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Basic Grey, Blue and base FMS

Stamps - Need for Speed, Lovely as a Tree, and Papermania

Inks - Black Archival, Smokey Slate, Bashful Blue, and Lucky Limeade

Tools - Big Shot, Nestabilities, and Aqua Painter

Extras - Post It, and 3D Pads

Little Buttercup is still with us and is getting stronger and bigger by the day, although she does like a power nap every now and again.........after a game of football and a quick nibble of the swing!

Hopefully, things will be returning to normal this week, and I can do some more crafting. Thanks for dropping by, and I hope you'll call again soon.

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

Geometric Gander

Yaaaaay!, What a start to the week....... My Spotlight Peacock came Top 3 at CAS Colours and Sketches, and my Blue Mood bird card came Top 3 at The Male Room, so a big "Thank You" to their lovely DT's.

I'm sorry for a quick post tonight, but I've got to get ready for the hospital in the morning for more treatment.

Here is the card I've made today

I am entering it in these two challenges :

The sketch is from CAS Colours and Sketches

and The Male Room have a GEOMETRIC theme

Supplies :

Card - Marina Mist, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Wetlands and Papermania

Inks - Black Archival, Mossy Meadow, Bashful Blue, and Baked Brown Sugar

Tools - Big Shot, Mosaic Madness EF, Aqua Painter, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - 3D Pads

Thanks for dropping by, and I'll be back after my treatment.

Honey Bloom

My card today is using my other new SU stamps, wood and flower.

I stamped the wooden background in blue and cut it at the angle and placed it on the base card, and continued the blue line around the top of the base. The flower was stamped and coloured with my AP and markers, and placed on 3D pads. I added some leaves, the sentiment, a butterfly and pearls.

I am entering these challenges :

the sketch is from Clean and Simple,

Friday Mashup have the colours HELLO HONEY, MOSSY MEADOW, and LOST LAGOON

                                         

and lastly, Inkspirational have this photo inspiration, so I used the colours from it.

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White and white base FMS

Stamps - Hardwood, Blended Bloom, Stippled Blossoms, Papillion Potpourri, and Papermania

Inks - Black Archival, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, and Lost Lagoon

Tools - Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aqua Painter, and Elegant Butterfly Punch

Extras - 3D Pads, and Pearls

Thanks for dropping by, please call again soon and let me know what you think of my designs

Spotlight Peacock

Yaaaay! I've just seen that my House Mouse card was Top 3 at CAS Colours and Sketches #79, so a big 'Thank You' to their DT.

My card today is using my new SU stamp, the beautiful peacock

I stamped the bird twice, and one was divided up into 3 squares. The three squares were then coloured with my AP and markers, and mounted on red card. The whole bird was left uncoloured and laid on red, and then a white card base. The coloured squares were then placed back on top of the base, with the one turned as a diamond and raised on 3D pads. The sentiment banners tuck under the diamond.

I am entering it in these challenges :

the sketch is from

CAS Colours and Sketches,

the colours from ColourQ

and lastly, Stampin' Royalty have

ANYTHING GOES

                                                           

Supplies :

Card - Poppy Parade, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Perfect Peacock and Papermania

Inks - Black Archival, Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey, and Poppy Parade

Tools - Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Aqua Painter

Extras - 3D Pads

Thanks for dropping by, and I hope you can come back again soon.

Howzat !!!

Well, that's another busy week over, and before I knew it, the weekend has started.

My latest order from SU has arrived, and I've been dying to use the markers and stamps, but I haven't had time to craft until tonight. Here's a card I needed for my friends cricket mad husband.

The cricketer was coloured with my aqua painter and SU markers, and mounted on orange card. I used a bamboo stamp to make some stumps, and stamped the sentiment over them, before doing the same as the player panel. I embossed the blue card with a texture that looked like the bails off the stumps, and added the two panels with 3D pads. I drew white stitches on the orange cricket ball and finished it with a twine bow.

I will also be entering it into these challenges :

The sketch comes from Freshly Made Sketches

the colours from Hand Stamped Sentiments, (a new challenge I've found)

The Male Room has the theme of

GAMES

                                                  

and lastly, Stampin' Royalty have ANYTHING GOES

Supplies :

Card - Marina Mist, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Papermania, Inkadinkado, and Simply Sketched

Inks - Black Archival, Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, and Lost Lagoon

Tools - Big Shot, Sizzix Textures, Aqua Painter, and Nestabilities

Extras - 3D Pads, White Gel Pen, and Bakers Twine

It was at Nathan's sports day on Tuesday, where he did very well in helping his house come second. 

Here he is with his rosette for 2nd in the sack race.

He was running so fast in the egg and spoon race that this is the only clear picture that I took.

It was also my SD, Dave's,  birthday on Wednesday, and Nathan and Sophie thought it would be funny to buy him a Darth Vader onesie. I think Halloween has come early, don't you??

That's all for now, so until the next time, have a good weekend (what's left of it!)

Blue Mood

I've just got home from the hospital, and have remembered to publish this post. Today my card is for no one in particular, but will go into my stash until the right time (or man) comes along.

First, I stamped the birds and grasses on white card and coloured them with my Aqua Painter and markers. They were then cut into squares and laid on some pale blue card. The stamped sentiment was cut into two banners and laid on top of some blue ribbon banners, which were then stuck jutting out from the top and bottom panels which are raised on 3D pads.

I am entering these challenges :

The sketch is from the Male Room,

at Paper Players  I used the items from the top row from the tic tac toe                                    

Supplies :

Card - Pacific Point, Pool Party, Whisper White, and base FMS

Stamps - Simply Sketched, Wetlands, and Papermania

Inks - Black Archival, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Marina Mist, and Gumball Green

Tools - Big Shot, Sizzix Textures, Aqua Painter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 

Extras - Ribbon and 3D Pads

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

A Geordie Birthday

Today I have made a card that my Geordie friend Pat, had asked me to make for her Mum's birthday, as she calls her "Mam". Here it is, I hope she likes it?

I am entering it in to these challenges :

The sketch is from Try Stampin' on Tuesday,

from The Paper Players tic tac toe, I chose the bottom line,

Less is More want us to use something RECYCLED,

and lastly, House of Cards want us to ADD A BOW                                                     

I embossed some pink card with diagonal stripes, and I recycled the ribbon and bow from a birthday present I had 2 weeks ago (and it luckily matches the colours of the card and stamped roses). I then stamped the sentiment on a die cut label and grouped some fussy cut roses and leaves underneath it.

Supplies :

Card - Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple, pale pink and white base FMS

Stamps - Stippled Blossoms and Papermania

Inks - Black, Strawberry Slush, Raspberry Ripple, Lucky Limeade, and Gumball Green

Tools - Big Shot, Sizzix Textures, SU Window Frame Dies, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras - 3D Pads and Pearls

I'm in hospital for my treatment tomorrow so I may be AWOL for a few days, but I'll be back soon

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

Worcester Warrior

It's our fourth challenge over at  The Male Room where we are looking for projects with the theme of
                               SPORTS OR HOBBIES

My card was made for my friends partner, Bill, who is a crazy cricket fan, and a supporter of the Worcester Warriors Rugby team.

After stamping the player, I coloured him in the Warriors strip, and masked him with a Post It, before sponging the pitch and sky. I also added some goal posts which were heat embossed in white, and stamped some trees behind them. I embossed some tram lines around the edges of the base card, to suggest the goals, and sponged over the base in green. The player was cut in a Nestie, laid on a blue and then green Nesties, and finished with a sentiment.

Rita and Bill are on holiday in Tenerife for his birthday on Friday, and Rita has taken this ( and the other cards I made for her, see here and here ) as a surprise for him to open on the day. I hope he likes them.

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Certainly Celery, and white base FMS

Stamps = Papermania, Lovely as a Tree, and Wetlands

Inks = Black Archival, Versamark, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Crushed Curry, Bashful Blue, Gumball Green, Blushing Bride, and Blue Promarker

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Helix Score Board, Heat Gun

Extras = 3D Pads, and White EP

I look forward to seeing your creations

He is the Music Man!

My card today is for three challenges

First is Mojo Monday with this sketch,

second is Fab Friday with these colours,



and third is Addicted to CAS with a theme of        MUSIC

                                                            

                                                                    

     

                              Here it is

The image was stamped in black Archival and coloured with markers and my Aqua Painter. I randomly stamped some music on a white base and sponged over it with blue, adding the image ( matted in some brown) on 3D pads. The sentiment banner was also added on 3D pads across the top.

This card is for my friend, Chris's Grandson, Danny, who has just started a music degree at London Uni, and has been signed up by an agent who has got him some gigs in popular venues. He writes all his own music and lyrics, and plays the guitar. I've seen him perform in the school band he was the lead singer for, and it's amazing to see him come alive in front of crowds of people, as he is so shy when not behind his guitar. I hope he likes it

Supplies :

All Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

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

Stamps = Papermania Musician, Kaisercraft Music, and Express Yourself

Inks = Black Archival, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, and Dusty Durango

Tools = Aqua Painter and Mosaic Madness Punch

Extras = 3D Pads

I'm off to my Sisters again tomorrow, and may get some craaaaftin' done with Nathan, unless he wants to go scrumping and foraging for black berries like last week. 

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