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.

Coral Blooms

Today, my card is for two challenges

The first is Mojo Monday with this sketch,

and second is ColourQ with these colours





Here is my card

                                              

Some embossed coral card was laid on a white base with a green strip and black ribbon flag tails to the right hand side.

Two Nestie labels were added so they over lapped, and some blooms were added with leaves. The upper most label was on 3D pads, as was the large flower bloom. The finishing touches were the addition of the sentiment and the butterfly with gem body.

Supplies :
Card = Calypso Coral, Black, Certainly Celery, Naturals White, Whisper White, and white base FMS
Stamps = Stippled Blossoms and Verve
Inks = Black, Calypso Coral, Real Red, Certainly Celery, and Crumb Cake
Tools = Big Shot, Dots EF, Nestabilities, and Elegant Butterfly Punch
Extras = 3D pads, Ribbon, and Gems

I've been so busy this week, but Mum is getting stronger and is on the mend now, and is doing more and more each day. Next week is my Sister Cassy's birthday, so we'll be off to Leicester to see her, and of course little Henry, so may not get the chance to do much crafting.

Enjoy your weekend, and I hope to be back soon

Pastel Butterfly

Today, I've combined three challenges to make my card

The sketch is from Mojo Monday,

colours from Color Throwdown,

and theme of Birthday from
CAS-ual Fridays

This is my card

I masked 4 squares with Post Its and sponged them with green, yellow, and pink on white card, and then stamped the butterfly in black across them. This was then matted on some pink card which was placed on a white card base above some yellow card that had been embossed with dots. A stamped sentiment and pink ribbon and bow were added as the finishing touches.

Supplies :
Card = Pretty in Pink, Naturals White, Barely Banana, and White base FMS
Stamps = Swallowtail and Verve
Inks = Black, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, and Blushing Bride
Tools = Big Shot, Dots EF, and Post Its
Extras = Ribbon

Thanks for dropping by, hope you can call again real soon



                                                     

Grape Vines

Today my card is for two challenges.

The first is Retro Sketches with this sketch,

and second, are these juicy colours from

Stampin' Royalty

   

This is my card

                                                         

I decided to rotate the sketch 180*, and then I stamped the vines in yellow and green on some white card, masked them with Post Its, and stamped the bunch of grapes twice so that some of the bunches are paler in colour to give some depth to the scene. This was then die cut in the Big Shot and layered with yellow, blue and green (embossed) cards. The sentiment "Good things are worth the wait" was added, and a bunch of grapes and one leaf were placed on 3D pads. A yellow ribbon and bow finished it off.

Supplies :

Card = Naturals White, Midnight Muse, Green, Yellow and White base FMS

Stamps = Grape Vines and Verve

Inks = Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, and Gumball Green

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Budding Vine EF

Extras = Post Its, 3D pads, and Ribbon

Years ago, I bought some grape and vine unmounted stamps from a well known (and one of my favourite shops) auction web site, and I've found out today that they could possibly be from Stampin' Up? (Definitely Decorative). As my regular followers will know I am a great fan of this brand so just had to give them an airing. What do you think?

Some good news now, Little Henry is out of hospital! Phew, it's such a relief. Hopefully, Cassy can now relax a little and try to get him in some sort of a routine at home. No doubt when she's ready, we will go and see her and catch up on some cuddles.

Thanks for all your kind wishes, you Crafters really are special people!

That's all for now

Bright Swallowtail

My card today is for two challenges

The sketch is from Pals Paper Arts,

and The Play Date Cafe have these

colours from the photo inspiration

 SHADOW,

HOT PINK,   AND  LIGHTNING YELLOW,                   

This is my card

                                                

The Swallowtail butterfly was heat embossed with Pearl powder on white card and then sponged over with the three colours. Some yellow card was embossed and layered on some grey card, and a strip of grey had the edge cut with decorative scissors and wrapped with pink ribbon and bow.

Supplies :

Card = Yo Yo Yellow, Pink Passion, Naturals White, Grey and White base FMS

Stamps = Swallowtail and Verve

Inks = Yo Yo Yellow, Pink Passion, Sahara Sand, Versamark and Black

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Constellations EF, and Fiskars Scissors

Extras = Pearl EP, and Ribbon 

Thanks for dropping by

Blushing Blossoms

My card today is for two challenges.



The first is Mojo Monday with this sketch,

and ColourQ with this colour palette







Here is my card

I randomly stamped the flourish in Sahara Sand over a White square card, and then a single flourish on some White card and cut it out. I stamped the frame in SSand and mounted it on some black card. I wrapped some caramel coloured ribbon around a square of White card that had opposing corners rounded off, and then layered it on black.

I added the cut flourish pieces to the frame and grouped together some of the pink layered flowers on 3D pads. To finish, I added some pearls to the centre of the flowers, and stamped the sentiment on the panel.






Supplies :
Card = Naturals White, Black, and White card base FMS
Stamps = Everything Eleanor and Verve
Tools = XCut corner rounder
Inks = Sahara Sand, Black, and Blushing Bride
Extras = 3D pads, Ribbon, and Pearls

I've got a 2 hour drive now up to Leicester to see my new Nephew, so I'll be back again soon.



                                     

Fresh Vintage

My card today is for two challenges

First, Paper Craft Crew with this sketch

and secondly,  CAS Colours and Sketches with these colours




Here is my card

                                       

Supplies :

Card = Raspberry Ripple, Bashful Blue, Naturals White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Fresh Vintage and Verve

Inks = Raspberry Ripple, Bashful Blue,and Crushed Curry

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities Labels, and Fan EF

Extras = 3D pads,Yellow ribbon, and blue gems  FMS

I'm off to watch the kids swimming now, so I'll try to catch up with blog hopping tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of the day

Just For You Mum

My card today is for three challenges.

First one is Clean and Simple with this sketch

secondly is The Paper Players where we could chose any line of three

and lastly, Dynamic Duos where we had a choice of colour to partner Primrose Petals.


                                 
Here's my card

For the DDuos, I chose green to go with my pink, and for PPlayers, the line of Ribbon, Mother's Day, and Pink and Green. ( My Primrose Write Marker looks almost burgandy in the camera flash, but it matches some ribbon I have perfectly ! )

I randomly stamped the flourish in pink and green over some white card, and layered it on some green card, and then a white base. A strip of the same green was embossed with dots and wrapped in a pink ribbon before being laid down. 

The sentiment and flower were stamped onto white card cut with a label Nestie, and added on 3D pads. The finishing touches were the bow and butterfly on the label.

Supplies :

Card = Lucky Limeade, Naturals White, and base FMS

Stamps = Flowering Flourishes, Just Believe and Bliss

Inks = Primrose Petals, Lucky Limeade and Black

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

Extras = Ribbon and 3D pads

I hope that I will have some spare time in the coming days to catch up on my blog hopping so I can see your lovely creations. Thanks for looking, and hope you can call again soon

                 

Blue Flowering Flourishes

Yaaaay! I'm a Featured Artisan over at Paper Craft Crew so a big "Thanks" to their DT.

Today's card is for two challenges.


 

The first is this sketch from a new site I've found at Paper Craft Crew

and second, these colours from ColourQ    

Here is my card

I started by randomly stamping the flourish in Brilliant Blue on Bashful Blue card and then embossing this with a fan EF, before sponging the edges. A border punch was used to make the yellow strip, and then a black ribbon wrapped around it. The sentiment was stamped on some Naturals card which was then cut in a Nestie and tucked under the yellow strip with a flower and some ribbon. All this was then layered on a white card base.

Supplies :

Card = Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight, Blue and White base FMS

Stamps= Flowering Flourishes and Verve

Inks = Brilliant Blue

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Shapeabilities, Martha Stewart border punch, and SU Fan EF

Extras = Ribbon and 3D pads

Thanks for looking today, and I'll be back soon

                                        

A Mouse Drops in

Yaaaaay! I've just seen that I was in the Top 3 at Stampin' Royalty last week, so I'm a bit happier than I was this morning.

To take my mind off things for a while, I made a card that I'll be entering into three challenges.

The first is The Paper Players with this sketch, 

second Color Throwdown  with these colours,

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps where they want us to

MAKE YOUR MARK and use marker pens

This is my card

                 

I stamped the mice and butterfly in Archival ink on white card, and coloured them with SU Write Markers, softening the colour with an Aqua painter. I embossed some green card and wrapped it at the top with some CC card that had been punched along the edges, and some black ribbon. This was placed on a white card base and the animals put in place on 3D pads. The last thing was the stamped sentiment.

Supplies :

Card = Crumb Cake, Natural White, Green and base card FMS
Stamps = Cute Companions
Inks = Real Red, Handsome Hunter, Crumb Cake, and Black
Tools = Big Shot, Dots EF, Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Martha Stewart punch
Extras = Ribbon and 3D pads

Thanks for looking, and please call back again soon

Pretty in Pink

Today, I have finished a card that I started yesterday while Sophie had a little snooze. I am entering it into two challenges


                               
First is Retro Sketches with this layout

and Fab Friday with these juicy colours



Here's my card

I started by stamping the flower head on a white card base in SS and rounding two corners. I then cut some PiP , CC, LL, and white Nesties Labels in the BS and layered them together to make the frill at the bottom. Some pink card was put through the BS in an embossing folder, and the bottom cut to shape to mimic the frill, before all being placed on the base. 

The flower was stamped on the white Nestie label, which in turn was layered on CC and LL labels and stuck on the base with 3D pads. A big white bow and the black sentiment were added as the final touches.

Supplies :

Card = Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink, Clarity Silk, and white base FMS

Stamps = Ornate Flowers and Verve

Inks = Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Blushing Bride, Black, and Sahara Sand

Tools = Big Shot, SU Fan EF, and Nestabilities

Extras = 3D pads and ribbon

I was at the Dr's this morning, and have been diagnosed as a Diabetic now, so another ailment to add to my health list. Oh well, there is always someone worse off than me, so I'll not moan about it.

Hope you bloggers are all well and dandy out there, and have a good weekend. 

Be back soon