Marching On Together

Eek! It's a big day today.
We're all excited, scared, feeling sick  - it's the Championship play off final at Wembley. 

Come on Leeds  

I've used these cute pups from Clearly Besotted. (No masking needed, this is one stamp)
They are a Christmas stamp, but I think they work just as well here, in their Leeds Utd colours :o)

Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Fur Or Feathers

• clearly besotted - howl it's christmas
• copic markers
• sentiment - mft strike up the band / babysaurus
• lawn fawn - stitched rectangle
• copics. white gel pen

So many books, so little time

Hello.
Are you a 'sketch' challenge person? I use them as my go to, when my mojo had deserted me. So yes, I use them a lot :o)

Today, I played along with Freshly Made Sketches. This was a tricky sketch for me, but I knew the stamp set I wanted to use and I played with the die cuts until it came together.

I went for a more vibrant colour mix than usual, using distress oxide on my background squares, and Copic markers for the stamped elements.

Challenge

Freshly Made Sketches

waffle flower crafts - books and coffee

lawn fawn - offset sayings

my favorite things - in and out stitched square dies

distress oxide - salty ocean

copic markers - white gel pen

Sorry You Had A Ruff Day

Hello.
What do you have in your stash that you love, but rarely use? For me, its these larger 'house mouse' stamps. They intimidate me. 
I bought them eons ago, before I realised that I was never going to be great at colouring   :o)

This 'spotlight' technique is a good compromise. I can colour a smaller portion of the stamp, and just about get away with it! Have you tried it?

I stamped the image onto my card blank, then die cut a circle into it. When this was coloured, I popped it back into the space with some foam tape.

This was going to be a birthday card, but that little dog has such a sad look on his face I decided on a more appropriate sentiment.

Challenge

Inkspirational

Stampabilities, House Mouse Designs - Soggy Doggie

Sentiment - My Favorite Things - Four Legged Friends

Copic Markers - White Gel Pen

Nestabilities Circle Die

Eat Cake All Day

Hello. I just had time to squeeze a quick card in today.
So I went with an easy stamp - one of my all time favourites - and some simple colouring. 

How cute are these little hedgies?
I'm playing along with the AAAColourful challenge, so I've gone for pastel shades on the candles.

Challenge

AAAColourful 

• penny black stamps - party pooped
• hero arts sentiment - eat cake all day
• copics / white gel pen
• mft - fish tail flag die

60 Is Just A Number

Hello. My SIL had a milestone birthday today. She turned 60.
I'm only a few months behind her - how did we get so old ?
Do we have to start behaving like adults now?   :o)

Here's a cozy, room card I made for her, because I've been obsessed with Interior Design Masters.
Anyone else a fan?

These dies are so tiny and fiddly, but I really enjoyed putting them together to make this cozy room.
I used the picture frames to add the 'age' element, and a cute sentiment just to remind her how old she is. Ha Ha!

Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

USE DIE CUTS

• my favorite things die sets - take a seat /fundamental furnishings
                                                decor & more / potted plants
• my favorite things - couch potato sentiments
• mamaelephant - birthday messages

Recipe For Happiness

 Hello. Today I'm sharing this little chef, who is stirring a bowlful of happiness for my dh's birthday.

I've gone with the yellows and greens of the current AAAColourful Challenge.
The background was distress inked in a couple of shades, and a few water splashes. Do you find that some distress ink colours react better with water than others?  I love how this yellow turned out. 

The chef and his pans were stamped and die cut, coloured with Copics and stuck down with foam tape for some dimension.

Challenge

AAA Colourful Challenge

• my favorite things - recipe for happiness
• distress inks -  squeezed lemonade, scattered straw
• mft die - fundamental furnishings rug
• copic markers, white gel pen