Bon Appetit!

Still no donkey foal, and I'm in panic mode every time the phone rings?

To take my mind of it, my friend came round this morning to craft, and I made this card

The wooden background was stamped on natural card and laid on a base. I then added some navy card with a MENU label added on the bottom. I die cut a cream circle, and drew an inner broken circle with a marker to make it look like a plate. I fussy cut a lobster and put it on the plate on 3D pads. I downloaded some clip art cutlery and stamped a pattern on the handles before grouping them together with a raffia bow. The finishing touch was the sentiment tag on the bow.

I am entering it in these challenges :

CAS Colours and Sketches have these colours,                                 

the sketch is from Just-add-Ink,

The Male Room want us to MAKE PINK MASCULINE,

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps want us to MAKE YOUR MARK

Supplies :

Card - Naturals White, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, and Night of Navy

Stamps - By the Tide, Inkadinkado, Hardwood, Always Elegant, and Simply Sketched

Inks - Black, Raspberry Ripple, and Crumb Cake

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

Extras - 3D Pads, Raffia, and Laptop Sentiment 

                   

Thanks for dropping by, and hope you'll come back again

They Call It Mellow Yellow!

Happy weekend everyone!. 

Well, I've waved off the family as they drive down to Devon for a weeks holiday........and I'm glued to the phone as my sisters donkey is about to foal any minute, and I'm in the hot seat if it goes into labour!Aaaaah!

While I wait, I've made this card

I wrapped some Raffia around some pale yellow card that I had embossed, and laid it off centre on a white base. On 3D pads, I then added a yellow card square and topped it with a smaller white one, onto which I stamped two flowers and sentiment. Next, I stamped three yellow flowers and fussy cut them out, and arranged them with some punched leaves above the sentiment. The finishing touches were the gems in the flower centres and flower heads.

I am entering it in these challenges :

The sketch comes from Freshly

 Made Sketches

Seize the Birthday 

have a topping of

MONOCHROMATIC YELLOWS

                                         

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps want us to MAKE YOUR MARK

Supplies :

Card - Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Whisper White, Pale Yellow and base FMS

Stamps - Summer Silhouettes, and Express Yourself

Inks - Basic Black, Hello Honey, and Crushed Curry

Tools - Big Shot, Sizzix Textures, Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Bird Punch

Extras - 3D Pads, Raffia,  and Gems

Thanks for dropping by, and enjoy your weekend

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

                            

Lilac Daydreams

Today, as I promised, I have made a card without using my new flower stamp, and colouring in with my AP!
What do you think of this CAS card? I apologise for the poor photo quality, but the Gremlins are back in my camera!!

The medallions were stamped in various purple tones on white card, cut with a Nestie and laid on a lilac scallop circle, and then on 3D pads. The sentiment was stamped underneath, and it was finished off with butterfly shaped and tiny size gems. 

I will be entering these challenges :

The sketch is from CASe this Sketch,

the colours from this photo at

Addicted to Stamps

                                                  

                                           

and lastly, Paper Players have the theme

MONOCHROMATIC

Supplies :
Card - Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, and base FMS
Stamps - Daydream Medallions, and Express Yourself
Inks - Elegant Eggplant, Lovely Lilac, and Wisteria Wonder
Tools - Big Shot, Nestabilities, and Stamp-a-ma-jig
Extras - 3D Pads and Gems

Today, I've melted in the heatwave we're having here in the UK, and I must be the only person in the country who is unhappy about the weather as it causes my RA to flare up. With the heat and my pain, sleeping is very difficult, so I am hoping and praying that the temperature will drop a little.

Tomorrow my niece and nephew are coming and we're going strawberry picking as they've never been. Luckily the farm we are going to, has the plants up on tables under poly tunnels, so it is easier than bending down to pick the fruit. I just hope it isn't too hot?

Thanks for dropping by

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

Feather Rainbow

My card today is for two challenges
                                               

First, is CAS Colours and Sketches with a RAINBOW theme

and secondly, CAS-ual Fridays with

  BACK TO SCHOOL

Here it is

I went back to my school days to remember the acronym for the rainbow colours, and then I simply stamped a line of feathers in those colours.

R     Richard     Red

O     Of            Orange

Y     York        Yellow

G     Gave        Green

B     Battle        Blue 

I      In              Indigo

V    Vain          Violet 

Supplies :

All Stampin' Up unless otherwise stated

Card = base FMS

Stamps = Fine Feathers and Simply Sketched

Inks = Poppy Parade, Only Orange, Yo Yo Yellow, Gumball Green, Bermuda Bay, Brilliant Blue, Lovely Lilac, and Black

Tools = Stamp-a-ma-jig

Thanks for dropping by

                                                   

Birds of a Feather!

My card today is for four challenges

First is this sketch AND colours from

 CAS Colours and Sketches

second is City Crafter who want to see a 

BIRD AND BLUE

and then Creative Card Crew   and    Crafty Bloggers  both want to see

                                THINGS WITH WINGS

Here's my card

I randomly stamped feathers on some blue card, then cut the holes with a scalloped Nestie, and layered it from underneath with some navy circle Nesties. This card was placed onto a white base with 3D pads, and the birds, goose, and sentiment stamped onto the white holes with navy, keeping them clean and simple.

Supplies :

All are Stampin' Up products unless stated otherwise

Card = Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, and navy FMS

Stamps = Wetlands and Fine Feathers

Inks = Tempting Turquoise and Midnight Muse

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

I have spent 3 and a half hours this afternoon, covering my huge pond with some netting. I have just discovered that my new neighbours cats have been having a feast most days (and nights) and have eaten more than their own body weights on my poor fish, so it wasn't the Herons as I'd first thought.  Monty has had a stern talking to for not doing his duties and chasing them off!!!

I'm off to my sisters tomorrow, and Nathan has told me to bring my crafting things, so I'll be back in a few days to show you what he makes. I don't know why, but when he says " crafting", he sounds like a farmer and says "craaaaftin", and it always makes me smile, Bless him.

Thanks for dropping by

Washi Tape Goose

Yaaaaaaayy!! I must start today's post with some "Thank You's" to DT's who have chosen my card as their Top 3. ( Sorry for blowing my own trumpet, but I'm over the moon!)

First, Make My Monday, for Top 3 with my Silhouette card...........Thank You DT

Second, CAS Colours and Sketches, for Top 3 with my Pastel Flourishes card...........Thank You DT

and thirdly, Color Throwdown, for choosing me as their Featured Stamper.........Thank You DT   


Now down to business! My card today is for three challenges

First, CAS Colours and Sketches  

gave us this sketch,

second, CAS-ual Fridays with these colours,

and third, Less is More, who want us to use

    WASHI TAPE

                                                     

Here is my card

First, I coloured some masking tape with green SU WM, and stamped feathers on it with Archival ink, and once dry, I coloured the large feather with blue.

This was used to frame the stamped goose, who was coloured with orange using my Aqua Painter. He was then placed on 3D pads and laid on a diamond of green card, and onto a white base. Three corners were stamped with the wading birds in orange, and the sentiment was placed in the fourth.

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Green and base FMS

Stamps = Wetlands, Fine Feathers, and Simply Sketched

Inks = Black Archival, Pistachio Pudding, Peach Parfait, and Coastal Cabana

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

Extras = Masking Tape and 3D Pads

Before I leave you today, here are the birthday and get well cards, Nathan and Sophie made for my Mum ( Nana to them). I helped with the heat embossing, and cutting the Swallowtail out, but the colours and positions of flowers etc., were all done by the kids themselves. 

Don't you think they have the artistic flare?

Mum comes out of hospital tonight, so I'm nearly back to normal, except I'm having my hospital treatment tomorrow again!! ( these four weeks soon come around! ) , so I'll be back very soon.

Yellow Flowers

Can you believe it's Friday again already? Where are the days going?

Today my card is for three challenges

First is Mojo Monday with this sketch,

second is Color Throwdown with these colours,

and lastly, Addicted to Stamps who want us to

    MAKE YOUR MARK

Here is my card

Some green card was embossed and laid on a white 

base.This was topped with some DSP, brown card that had flourishes stamped over it, and a blue frame stamped with a sentiment. Yellow stamped flowers, leaves, and a butterfly were added to the frame, all finished with a ribbon bow.

Supplies :

Card = Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White, and DSP

Stamps = Everything Eleanor, Stippled Blossoms, Papillon Potpourri, and Tea Shoppe

Inks = Crumb Cake, Brilliant Blue, Pool Party, Crushed Curry, and Lucky Limeade

Tools = Big Shot, Dots EF, Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Bitty Butterfly Punch

Extras = Ribbon, 3D Pads, and Gems

Thanks for dropping by, and have a great weekend. 

                                                        

Paper Piecing

My card today is for two challenges

First is Mojo Monday with this sketch,

and then Make My Monday want to see some

PAPER PIECING


This is my card

I started by stamping the little girl in Archival ink on white card, yellow striped and flowered DSP's. The hat and dress were then cut out and placed over the image on the white card. The dress ribbon and girls arms were coloured with SU Markers and an Aqua Painter.

The whole thing was then cut with a Nestie. Using the same DSP's I stamped the flowers and butterfly and cut/punched them out and layered them with the green stamped leaves. A ribbon and sentiment were added to finish.

Supplies :

Card = Real Red, Whisper White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Summer by the Sea, Fabulous Florets, Tea Shoppe, and Papillon Potpourri

Inks = Black Archival, Blushing Bride, Real Red, Gumball Green, Certainly Celery, and Crushed Curry

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Aqua Painter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Elegant Butterfly Punch

Extras = 3D Pads and Ribbon

I'm in hospital again tomorrow, so I may be AWOL for a few days, but I'll be back asap. Have a great week

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

Party time!

Well it's the start of another week, and I've got lots to do, but before I begin my chores I just had to finish a card I had started yesterday. I am entering it into three challenges

First is this sketch from CAS Colours and Sketches

Second is Color Throwdown with these colours

and thirdly is Addicted to CAS where the theme is            GLITTER

This is my card

The DP dress was cut in the Big Shot and laid on the glitter Nestie, and I added the Pearls and a bow. The long panel was made with the MM stamp repeated on a strip of card, cut out, and laid on card with fancy scissor cut edges.

Supplies :

Card = Rich Razzleberry, Blue Glitter, Whisper White, and white base FMS

Stamps = Mosaic Madness and Docrafts

Inks = Rich Razzleberry, and Blushing Bride

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Dress Up Framelit, Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Fiskars Scissors

Extras = Pearls, DP, and Ribbon

Thanks for dropping by, and don't forget the masculine challenge, "The Male Room" starts in two days, and we'd love to see your creations there, so please pop by and have a go.