Difficult Time

Today's card is for 2 challenges.

The first is for Mojo Monday where they have this sketch

and the second is Color Throwdown where they have these yummy colours




I've made it with Angela in mind, my friends 91year old Mum who has just started Radiotherapy and is feeling really low. I hope it cheers her up a bit

 

I used my SU Strength and Hope stamps as when I purchased them the price included a donation to Cancer Charity. The green panel was made by using a border die in the Big Shot and turning it around to do the same again on the other side of the card. The butterfly was stamped, cut out and raised on 3D pads, as was the Hope stamp.  

Recipe : 

Card = Certainly Celery, Pacific Point, Whisper White, and White card base FMS

Stamps = Strength and Hope, Vintage Vogue, and Whimsical Words

Inks = Tempting Turquoise, Pool Party, Elegant Eggplant, and Certainly Celery

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, and Borders die

Extras = 3D pads, and Ribbon

I'm stuck in all day today waiting for an engineer to service my central heating boiler, so what else can I do other than crafting??

Thanks for looking at my blog today, and enjoy your weekend.

White Flowers

Today's card is for the Make My Monday challenge where the they want to see Lily of the Valley or White Flowers


Here is my card that I'll be entering

and this is a view of it open

The daisies and sentiment were stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with white powder, and then blue and green ink sponged over them through a label Nestabilitie hole. The die cut daisy was sponged in the centre and at the ends of the petals in green and raised on 3D pads so it can hold the card closed.

Recipe :

Card = Clarity silk card, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, and white card base FMS

Stamps = Upsy Daisy and My Friend

Inks = Versamark, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, and Old Olive

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilitie, Shapeabilitie, Corner rounder, and Heat gun

Extras = Ribbon, 3D pads, and White embossing powder

Another rainy day here, but things can only get better, especially as there's a Grand Prix this weekend. So I hope you have a good time what ever you are doing.

Thanks for dropping day today



Mellow Yellow

Yesterday was our craft club and we made a Spring Fold card which I will be entering into the Less is More challenge where the theme is Yellow


Here is my card

And here is a side view

Recipe  :
Card = So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, and Very Vanilla
Stamps = Fresh Vintage and Verve
Inks = Pear Pizzazz and Crushed Curry
Tools = Cuttlebug and die ( Jacqueline's ), and scoring tool, and bone folder
Extras = Cream and yellow ribbons

When I left Jacqueline's club yesterday afternoon, I had to drive down her country lane, which I do every Tuesday, however, this time I encountered a suicidal black and white cat.......now I am a dog lover and cant stand cats ( except Louis, Jacqueline's cat) but I would never hurt one, so being a softy I braked hard to allow the stupid creature to leap to safety. I was relieved to see it scamper away and was quite pleased with myself for avoiding it and I felt happy at doing a good deed..................then my mood seriously changed when I got home........as I opened my cars back door I was met by the entire contents of my craft bag lying across the back seat, a nightmare as you can imagine!!...........but then............AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!, my bottle of apple and blackcurrant juice had spilt and covered everything from my bag, the rear foot well, and the back seat!!!!......all thanks to that darn cat!!!!

It has taken hours for the car to dry after I sponged everywhere with warm soapy water, and I wont go there to list what I've had to throw away!!

Anyway, my friend is back from Jamaica now, so my Mum Sitting duties are over and I've got some time to myself, and once my chores are done ( Yuk! ) I hope to do some crafting.


Thanks for dropping by today

 

Fresh Vintage

 I've had another crazy busy day today, but when I got home a new parcel had arrived for me to play with, so it would've been rude not to use it!!!!

I've combined two of my favourite challenges and used the sketch from Mojo Monday

and the colours of ColourQ

Here is what I made

After cutting the top off the stamped white label Nestabilitie, I just couldn't throw it away, so I added it as an extra layer under the red label ( It's dark outside so I've got my daylight lamp on over my card as I've photographed it and it looks like orange not red, but it is red honestly!!??)

Recipe :

Card = Ruby Red, So Saffron, Whisper White, and white card base FMS

Stamps = Fresh Vintage and Verve

Inks = Ruby Red, So Saffron, Pool Party, ans Soft Suede ( I don't have Early Espresso )

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

Extras = Ribbon

Last day of the week "Mum sitting" tomorrow, so I hope I can get some crafting done this weekend. My BIL still hasn't decided what he wants to do for his birthday on Saturday yet, so my plans could change at the drop of a hat!!

Hope you all have a good weekend what ever you do.

Be back soon

Pick Up Birthday

Today my card is for the Less is More challenge  where we had the choice of these two sketches

I'm not sure if Chrissie and Mandi will allow my card in their challenge as I've added my own twist on the sketch. I hope so, take a look and see what you think?

 

Not only have I changed the central shape, but I've made it into a window with the Pick Up set back behind it on 3D pads to add some dimension.

 I've made this for my Brother In Laws Birthday next week, and I'm not sure now if I used this stamp last year?? Oh well, at least I tried!!

Recipe :

Card = Bashful Blue, and cream card FMS

Stamps = Loads of  Love and Accessories, and Verve

Inks = Basic Black, Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, and Pro Markers

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

Extras = 3D pads

Thanks for looking, and hope to see you again soon

Baby Blossom Inchies

Today it's done nothing but rain here, so I had the choice of housework or craft!!, of course I decided to do the chores (Not ), but I had to move my craft stuff first, and accidentally a card got created.   

I will be entering in to the Mojo Monday challenge where they have this sketch   

Here is my card

The rosette was made by scoring a strip of DSP (which also lies as the matt under the tiles ) at even intervals and concertina folding it into a circle and then the top edge was flattened and secured in the centre.

I love pinks/reds and greens colour combo's. What do you think?

Recipe :

Card = Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz , and cream card base from my stash

Stamps = Baby Blossoms, and Basic Phrases

Inks = Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo, and Pear Pizzazz

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Embossing board and tool, and Marianne die

Extras = SU DSP, and green ribbon from my stash.

Thanks for looking today, and Thank you to all you kind bloggers who leave me your lovely comments.

I'm back to "Mum sitting" tomorrow, and poor Angela starts Radiotherapy on Tuesday so I don't know when I'll get chance to craft again, so please bear with me, and I'll be back asap.

Bird in the Blossom

Today my card is for the  CAS-ual Fridays challenge where they want to see a CAS project with  Flowers or Trees


I've combined the 2 for my card and made a blossom branch of a tree. Here's my entry

After stamping the bird, I masked her with a Post It and stamped the blossom branch under and behind her. I used pale pastel Spring colours, but my camera doesn't do them justice, so I hope you can see her OK.

Recipe :

Card = White card base from my stash

Stamps = Whimsical Wings, Garden Silhouettes, and Verve

Inks = Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, and Crushed Curry

Tools = Stamp-a-ma-jig

I hope you like it, and thanks for dropping by today.