Life's a Beach!

Yaaaaay! I've just found out I was in the Top Picks at Stampin' Royalty, so Thank You to the Goddesses!

My card today is for three challenges,                                                    
The colours are from Stampin' Royalty,

the sketch is Try Stampin' on Tuesday,

and CAS-ual Fridays want something linked with vacations and travel

Here is my card

The boy on the beach was stamped in Archival ink, and a sun and him were masked with a Post it, and the sky and sand were sponged over them. The scene was coloured with an Aqua painter so that the 3 colours went further in different shades. 

A yellow flourish that made me think of Seaweed, was fussy cut and placed over some hessian that looks like a fishing net, and I added some aquatic beads to it. The finishing touches were the addition of some shell sequins in the bottom corner, and the stamped sentiment

Supplies :

Card = Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Pool Party, and white base FMS

Stamps = Summer by the Sea, Everything Eleanor, and Verve

Inks = Black Archival, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Starfruit

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Post Its, and Aqua Painter

Extras = Hessian, Aquatic beads, Shell Sequins, Ribbon, and 3D pads

I had a great birthday yesterday, and ate far too much chocolate cake, but after Mum had made it for me, it would have been rude not to, wouldn't it?! I wont tell you how old I am, but it was a good year for British Football at the World Cup?? The weather was wet, but we made the best of it, and it watered the flowers that Nathan and Sophie had lovingly planted for me.

Thanks fro dropping by today, I'm off now to get around every ones blogs  to see what you've all been up to.

Be back soon

                                                 

Flower Border

A quick post today, with a card for four challenges

The colours are from ColourQ ,

the sketch from  Clean and Simple,

Make My Monday want CAS FLOWERS  , and lastly

Addicted to Stamps are ADDICTED TO CAS  

This is my card

                                                     

I turned the sketch upside down and made my flowers stand up from the embossed border

Supplies :

Card = Certainly Celery, Blue and white base FMS

Stamps = Flowering Flourishes, Pocket Silhouettes, and Verve

Inks = Island Indigo, Certainly Celery, and Real Red

Tools = Big Shot, Fancy Fan EF, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Elegant and Bitty Butterfly Punches

Extras = Pearls

Thanks for dropping by

Razzleberry Roses

Today, I have been crafting for the first time in two weeks, as I was not too well after my last treatment. Anyway, I've made a card for three challenges

The sketch comes from CAS Colours and Sketches,

and the colours from Color Throwdown,

and Make My Monday have the theme of         CAS FLOWERS

Here is my card

I may be AWOL for the weekend , as I have a busy time with family commitments as it's my birthday, and Father's day on Sunday. 

Thanks for dropping by and I'll be back soon 

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White and white base FMS

Stamps = Stippled Blossoms and Everything Eleanor

Inks = Rich Razzleberry, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, and Old Olive

Tools = Stamp-a-ma-jig

Extras = 3D pads

                                                  

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.

Tempting Turquoise Diamond

My second post today, with a card for three challenges

The colours are from Color Throwdown,

the sketch is from Mojo Monday, and lastly,

Addicted to Stamps who want us to use our markers and 

 MAKE YOUR MARK 

 

Here is my card

                                                               

The diamond shape was made by stamping a turquoise border in a square using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, on white card, and layering it on some turquoise card.

Supplies :

Card = Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Grey, Daffodil Delight,  and white base FMS

Stamps = Vintage Vogue and Verve

Inks = Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion, Crushed Curry, and Black

Tools = Stamp-a-ma-jig, Big Shot, Fancy Fan EF, Elegant and Bitty Butterfly Punches

Extras = Ribbon, 3D pads, and Gems

I'm off to a BBQ now, and the sun is shining for a change. I'll be back soon

Going Japanese

My card today is one my friend has asked me to make for her friend who is jetting off to Japan, so I've tried to combine it with two challenges.

First is ColourQ with these colours ( not what you would  immediately pick for an oriental card!?)

and secondly, Paper Players who have this sketch   

Here is my card

                                             

I cut the four panels in white, stamped the images on them, and then laid them down onto dark grey card which was on a white base. The Buddha was stamped in Archival ink so that I could use my Aqua Painter to colour it with washed down black ink, and then positioned him on 3D pads.

Marilyn was really pleased with it, what do you think?

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Naturals White, Dark Grey and white base FMS

Stamps = Inkadinkado and Baroque Motif 

Inks = Real Red, Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Black and Archival Black

Tools = Aqua Painter

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

Windmills in my Mind!

Yaaaaaay! I cant believe it, I'm Top 3 again at Stampin' Royalty, so "Thank You" to their DT.

My card tonight is for three challenges

The colours and inspiration came from this photo at Stampin' Royalty,

Try Stampin' on Tuesday  gave
us this sketch,


and then lastly, Addicted to Stamps where they want to see use of  MARKERS 

Here is my creation

                                           

I placed some DSP on pink scallops and laid them on a green base. I made two bunting flags and hung them over these, and stamped them with the sentiment and added flowers. I made the Nestie panel by stamping the stems with different colour Write markers, and topped them with paper windmills.

Supplies :

Card = Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Yo Yo Yellow, Gable Green, and green base FMS

Stamps = Madison Avenue and Verve

Inks = Blushing Bride, Summer Starfruit, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, and Black Write Markers

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Stamp-a-ma-jig, XCut Corner Rounder, and Readicut Flower Punches

Extras = 3D pads, Buttons, SU DSP, Lucky Limeade BT, and Pearls

Over the last few days I've been baby sitting my Niece and Nephew, and I've been a cat, a pony, a Super Hero, a nurse, a chef, a chauffeur, a football ref, and played the role of more people than I can remember. I don't think I've ever been so exhausted at the end of the day, but secretly I've loved it!! So it was nice to quietly sit and create something tonight.

Thanks fro dropping by and I'll be back soon, and hopping around your blogs to see what you've been up to.