Itty Bitty Buds

Hi everyone,hope you are all keeping dry indoors today!,still you cant ask for a better excuse to craft can you?. I'm trying to catch up with myself this afternoon,while watching the French Open final on TV I'm making the cards my sister has "commissioned" me to do ( oooh get me!! ) and several entries for  challenges on other blogs before they expire.


 The first card I did combined the colour combo from the Stampin' Royalty challenge , however I don't have SU Wild Wasabi so I used the nearest coloured card I had to it in my stash,

and using these colours as the focus I followed the sketch over on  Simply Stampin' challenge, killing 2 birds with 1 stone. 

I used 6"x6" SU Whisper White card, and in my stash of green card I cut a circle out for the base of the image and used MS punch for the base under the yellow ribbon.I used my Spellbinders nestabilities to cut the Daffodil Delight scalloped circle,on top of which I layered a circle of Whisper White.I then stamped The Itty Bitty Buds in Melon Mambo and Certain Celery, raising 3 of the flowers with 3D pads.The card was finished with  a Melon Mambo inked Woodware sentiment.

Here it is, and it looks like I'm back to bright colours again!!

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my Organic Grace card,I was overwhelmed with your response,Thanks so much. Bev.x

Organic Grace

Hi everyone,I have another busy day ahead of me,(just for  change!),so I needed a quick card for the Less Is More challenge. Today the theme is Monochrome and here is my take on it,what do you think?

I've used SU Whisper White card stock, and then sponged through a circle cut in scrap paper with Always Artichoke ink.I then used an old favourite stamp set, Organic Grace to create the view,and finished it off with a Woodware sentiment.


Thanks for dropping by and if you have time please leave me your comments as I do appreciate what other crafters think.

Hope you have a great weekend and I'll be back soon. Bev.x

Father's Day Tree

Hi everyone,as you can see I'm still here and have not been whisked off my feet by the TV man!! I've had a few busy days though, firstly my sister,Ali,brought Nathan and Sophie over for the day on Wednesday.Nat absolutely cracks me up, we decided to ware him out by taking Monty for a run about in 'the orchards' which are part of The Worcestershire Way,as they are beautiful and full of wildlife. Well there we were exploring and he found "Polar bear paw prints" in the dirt track, he was so excited as he had found some the last time we went up there ( we didn't have the heart to tell them they were dog paws!) .Anyway, after finding a big stick so he could protect us I asked him if he was sure it was a polar bear and not a grizzly bear, without hesitation he said " no Aunt Bev, it's a polar bear coz he's not sad and not grizzling!!", we just cracked up at his innocence.

Before I bore you all,I'd better talk crafting.I've made another Fathers Day card for the Pals Paper Arts challenge using just 3 colours.Here it is,and for a change there's no bright colours:

I've used 5"x5" SU Whisper White card base with a Cherry Cobbler central panel which is Versamark stamped with the acorn from All Natural (sadly not showing up very well in photo),top and bottom scallops in Night of Navy using MS punch,and central Whisper White square stamped in More Mustard is the oak tree from Lovely as a Tree,the corners are punched with Fiskars punch,and sentiment from Woodware.

Secondly,yesterday was again chaos, Mum got back from holiday,and my step sister Cassy ( a Doctor in Leicester) came back 2 days early from her 3 months secondment in Africa,so we had an impromptu family get together in Evesham ( at a pub of course!).

Today I have spent most of the morning mowing the lawns and weeding till I couldn't stand up any more with my RA. Once I'd recovered I did the challenge card above.

I hope I can get to spend some of the weekend crafting.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can call back again soon. Bev.x

Mojo Monday Madness

Its time again for  another Mojo Monday challenge #193 and this is this weeks sketch :-

After taking my elderly neighbour, Gordon, shopping,I went round to my friend Jacquelines to create my entry for this weeks challenge.We did the usual gossiping over coffee while I recovered from my shopping ordeal,before starting to craft, and, after opting to do the square card,what did I automatically reach for????......yep,you guessed it,bright pink and green papers and card!!!!!!What is wrong with me???Anyway here it is ( put sunglasses on now)

The 6"x6" card is SU Whisper white,and the  papers were given to me some time ago by Jacqueline,and the centre square is cut with Spellbinders die with SU Gable green card. I then coloured the cream butterfly ribbon and a white card Spellbinders butterfly with Pixie pink ink to alter the colour to match the patterned papers.The die cut butterfly was then put through a Cuttlebug Floral Fantasy embossing folder,before gems were stuck on its body.Gems were also added to the green square.

On reaching home some 4 hours later,as I rushed to turn my lap top on,my friend Rita called in for a cuppa and chat.After another couple of girly chatting hours, I remembered that I have a man coming to my bedroom tomorrow morning!!!!.....IN MY DREAMS..........He's only calling to install digital TV to my bedroom portable.OH Well, anyway I had to change the bedding and make sure the room was tidy ( you know how we girls are like about our boudoirs!!). You may think that I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill, but for those of you who dont know me, I suffer from severe Rhuematoid Arthritis so what takes a normal person  half an hour,takes me 2 hours.

Now with everything done I can finally sit down and do my blog.

Thanks for dropping by and look out for my next creation as I'm going to attempt something daring without a safety net,and use muted tones!!!

See you soon,Bev.x

Fathers Day Bliss

I'm Back again for the second time in one day!!, (is it too much I'm asking myself?), anyway while sat glued to the brilliant Grand Prix yesterday ( sorry to keep on but it's another of my passions....all that Testosterone,men in tight suits,and fast cars......I cant get enough) I made this card for the Stamping411 #205 challenge.My sister,Ali, had asked me to make several Fathers Day cards for my nephew Nathan,and new niece Sophie to give to their Dad and Grandads so this is one of  them.I used SU Whisper white and Bashful blue card stock,and the Bliss set stamped in Bashful blue ink on labels made by my trusty Spellbinders nestabilities, and finished off with a Martha Stewart punch at the bottom.Why are male cards so difficult??

I love this stamp set as the flourish is so versatile......I'll try to put it away for awhile and use a different set for my next post, I promise.

Thank you for dropping by, and for all your lovely and encouraging comments left over my last posts.

I'll be back soon,Bev.x

Oriental inspiration

Morning everyone.Well what typical Bank Holiday weather.......rain and more rain!!, oh well I'll just have to stay in and force myself to do some crafting.
The other day while searching for my small punch to do the centers of my peonies,I found my oriental papers that my sister brought back from Hong Kong and just had to use them.I made this card for the clean and simple challenge(pop over and have a look),using SU whisper white,real red,and basic black card to make the base,embellished by real red flower edge punched (Martha Stewart)and chrysanthemum,sentiment from Daisy and Dandelion stamps mounted on Spellbinders nestabilities label,and finally oriental paper and black ribbon from my stash.Please take a look

Thanks for stopping by and for all the kind and encouraging comments.

Be back soon, Bev.x

Flower frenzy

Here we are again ( I think I might be getting the hang of this blogging lark now ( THANKS JACQUELINE FOR YOUR PROMPTING AND HELP! )) I've just finished watering my mum's garden as she is sunning herself in Spain with my stepdad, and although we've had some rain lately the plants and pots are still bone dry. I'll be quick today as the Grand Prix proper is about to start and I need to get coffee and craft stuff etc. ready to sit in front of the TV.
My next card is all about my favourite flowers,peonies,and it is going in simply stampin challenge floral frenzy.Let me know what you think?..as usual they are brightly coloured!!

I used my new Blossom Petals punch to make the petals from cardstock (of SU Pretty in Pink,YoYo Yellow,Orchid Opulence,Bravo Burgandy,and the green from my stash) and each one was sponged with the same colour ink to give the petals more definition, and then they were curled with a boning tool before being stuck down.The sentiment is from Whimsical words set. Here is a side view to show the curling petals.

I hope you have a great bank holiday tomorrow,I cant wait to see what the next weeks challenges are going to be. Thanks for stopping by. I'll blog again soon. Bev.x