All Dressed Up!

Yaaaaay! I am thrilled to see I made Top 3 at Make My Monday with my balloon card, so I must say a big "Thank You" to their lovely DT ladies.

My card today is for two challenges

First is Make My Monday with this photo inspiration,

and second is Mojo Monday with this sketch





Here is my card

I embossed the background and strung some bunting across it with added flowers with pearl centres. I then made the dress on the tailors dummy with SU Framelits, and added a silk gathered ribbon underskirt. The sentiment Nestie was added on 3D pads, and finally the trio of Hydrangea blooms.

Supplies :

Card = Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, DP and white base FMS

Stamps = Best of Flowers and Clarity

Inks = Black, Blushing Bride, and Certainly Celery

Tools = Big Shot, Dress Up Framelets, Nestabilities, and Sizzix Textures

Extras = Bakers Twine, 3D Pads, Readicut Flower Punches, Ribbon, and Pearls 

We've had some terrible thunder storms this week, with more forecast, but at last the temperature has dropped a little and the garden has had some much needed water!. The other good news us Brits are celebrating is the arrival of Prince George to William and Kate ( Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ). HIP HIP HOORAY!!

Also, I'm very excited as there are only 6 days left to the launch of The Male Room , I do hope you can play along and show support for it's creator Jacqueline, and see the lovely cards from her and her DT. I'll be seeing you there very soon

Bye for now

                                                  

Razzleberry Daisies

My card today is for two challenges.

The sketch is from Paper Craft Crew,


and the colours are from  CAS Colours and Sketches





Here is my card

                                                  

I first made the labels in the Big Shot, and stamped the daisies in Razzleberry, and without re inking the stamp, I stamped them a second time so they were paler to give some depth. I then sponged the label with blue for the sky ( not very obvious in the photo, sorry ). The butterfly was made by stamping a flourish on white card and the shape cut with a punch, and then this was placed on top of a Pink one which was set slightly in front to give the wings some definition. The finishing touches were the pink gems for the butterfly's body and flower centres.

Supplies :

Card = Rich Razzlebrry, Pool Party, Naturals White, Pink and White base FMS

Stamps = Upsy Daisy, Always Elegant, and Cute Companions

Inks = Rich Razzleberry, Primrose Petals, and Pool Party

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Shapeabilities, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Elegant Butterfly Punch, and Readicut Flower Punch

Extras = 3D pads and Gems

Sorry that I've not had time for much blog hopping this week, but I will try to catch up over the coming days.

Yappy Birthday #2

This is the same card as posted earlier today, but without the green vines. I think my card needed it to make sense of the flowers. What do you think?

I'm entering this again for CAS Colours and Sketches.

Supplies are the same as before but without the Lucky Limeade vine.

Be back soon

Yappy Birthday

We're still covered in snow here, so It's a good excuse to stay in the warm and craft while waiting for the Grand Prix to start.

My card today is for two challenges.

Firstly CAS Colours and Sketches with this colour palette,

and then CASe this Sketch with this sketch

 Here it is

My dog is a Die-Monde die put through the Big Shot and made in Crumb Cake ( as I don't have River Rock )and edges sponged with Suede. He is actually sat down, but I've manipulated his body so he looks like he has jumped up onto a Flower Soft white picket fence stamped in Suede on Natural White. I pieced together the sentiment and stamped it in red. I then punched some Red flowers for the fence, but they didn't look right so I've added a green vine ( I'm crossing my fingers that I haven't broken the colour rules?! ), and Crumb Cake and White Pearl centres.

Supplies :
Card = Crumb Cake, Real Red, Lucky Limeade, and White base FMS
Stamps = Flower Soft, and Verve
Inks = Soft Suede, Black, Real Red, and White Gel Pen
Tools = Big Shot, Die-Monde Die, Marianne Vine die, Readicut Flower punches, and Stamp-a-ma-jig#
Extras = White Pearls and 3D pads

I had a fun night playing Bingo at Nathan's school on Friday, and I won a prize. Have a look

Poor Nathan thought that he had marked a full house, and Mike ( his Daddy ) shouted out. One of the PTA members came over to our table to check the card and he realised that there was one number not marked off, so it was a false call. Talk about embarrassing with everyone looking at us, but someone else won with the next number called, and Nathan was gutted. I offered him my mug but he didn't want it, so hopefully next time he will be luckier.

Thanks for dropping by

Doggy Birthday

This is the birthday card I made for my step sister Cassy, whose special day is today. I couldn't post it until now or she would have seen it. She has recently become a mum to a rescued brindle greyhound called Mutley, hence the doggy card.

Recipe :

Card = Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White

Stamps = Inspired by Nature and Verve

Inks = Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and TH Tea Dye

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Shapeabilities, Die Monde Dog die, and Readicut flower punch

Extras = Ribbon and 3D pads

I've been so busy over the last few days, what with the Olympic Torch running through the town, trip to the Safari Park, and 2 Birthday parties, so I haven't had any time for crafting.

I have, however, had time to photograph the Candy I have on offer, so please read the following post for rules of entry

More crafting may come this week so please call again, and Thanks for stopping today.

Twelfth Night!

Today my card is for two challenges

The first is Make My Monday where they are doing a Floral month, and this week they want to see Any Flower with Music

and the second is CR84FN where they have this colour palette





Whilst wracking my brains in what to do, I thought of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night line, " If Music be the food of Love, Play on!" and this is what I came up with, what do you think?

Recipe :

Card = Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, a Minty Green and White card base FMS

Inks = Tempting Turquoise, Archival Brilliance White, Black ( my laptop)

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Shapeabilities, Marianne Designs vine, Readicut Flower punches, Boho Blossoms and Build a Blossom Punch

Extras = Music sheet download, Sentiment done on Laptop, 3D pads and diamond gems

I started this card at Jacqueline's yesterday, but again I struggled with where to start so I punched out the flower first, and the rest followed this morning!? The sentiment is raised on 3D pads to add more dimension.

I wish I knew where my crafting mojo keeps going to?, where ever it is, must be nice as mojo goes there frequently??? 

I hope to be back soon, so please call again, and thanks for dropping by today

Friendship card

My card today is for two challenges


the first is the ColourQ challenge where they give us these colours


and next is Stampin' Royalty where they have this sketch

Here's what I came up with

The edges of the DSP were sponged with some gray ink to soften them. The daisy panel is raised on 3D pads for added dimension, and the finishing touches are white pearl gems in the centres of the flowers and black Lotus Pendant.

Recipe :

Card = Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Crushed Curry ( I don't have More Mustard ), Dusty Durango, and white card base from my stash

Stamps = Upsy Daisy, and Basic Phrases

Inks = Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Sahara Sand, and Gray Pro Marker

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Lotus Pendant, Readicut flower punches, Martha Stewart border punch, and Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras = SU DSP and White Pearl gems

I absolutely love the flowers in Upsy Daisy, they look great as silhouettes and even better in colours. What do you think?

 

The next 2 weeks are going to be a little busy for me, as I'm looking after my friend Rita's 91year old Mum, Angela,  so she can have a holiday. The way I feel at the moment I think Angela will be looking after me!!!!! so we'll see how things go.

I hope I get chance to do some crafting, so please bear with me AGAIN.

Happy Birthday

Today's card is for 2 challenges.

The first is Stampin Royalty where they have this sketch

and the second is ColourQ where they have this colour palette

Here is my card

Recipe :

Card = Very Vanilla, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, and cream card from my stash

Stamps = Baroque Motifs, Ornate Flowers, and Verve

Inks = Real Red, Pretty in Pink, and Pool Party ( I don't have Cool Caribbean )

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Swirl embossing folder, Martha Stewart border punch, and Readicut 2 step flower punches

Extras = 3D pads and white Pearl gems

I wasn't too sure about the blue flower stems and Baroque Motif at first, but I think because they are so pale they can pass as bluey green foliage. What do you think??

I've had a terrible few days............On Thursday night, I found my old neighbour ( a widower who is on the verge of  Dementia) in a Diabetic coma again and had to get the ambulance out. Thankfully, he is still in hospital and the Dr.s have found more complications that I wasn't aware of, so he is now getting the right treatment he needs. I hope for his sake he will be there for a while yet, so that some Home care can be sorted out for when he comes home, as his son lives in London and there is no one else other than me.

I hope to get some more crafting done in the next few days, but who knows what will happen??

Thanks for looking today

Baroque Tag

Today I've made a card for the ColourQ #110 challenge where they have these new colours as inspiration.

I'll also be entering it to the CAS-ual Fridays challenge where they want a tag or a card with a tag on it.





This is my card

I started by randomly stamping a white card with the flourish in brown, and then wrapping the ribbons around the top. 2 blue and 2 brown labels were then cut in the BS and layered on top to create one large and one small tag, that then had the brown flourish stamped on them.The small tag was raised with 3D pads and also had the stamped sentiment added. Some small flowers and butterflies were punched and stuck on with 3D pads to give some dimension, and the finishing touches were the sequins for the flower centers and double ribbon bow to attach the small tag.

Recipe: Card = Soft Suede, Pool Party, Dusty Durango, Peach Parfait, and white card from my stash

Stamps = Baroque Motifs and Verve

Inks = Soft Suede

Tools = Big Shot, Labels nestabilities, 2 Flower punches and a butterfly punch ( I've had these for years from Readicut but I dont know the manufacturer )

Extras = Flower sequins and ribbons

I hope you like the card, and I promise to put the Baroque Motifs stamps aside for a while and use something different. Please come back soon and see if I can !!