Easter Bunny

Afternoon everyone... hope you're enjoying the weekend.

Today I'm sharing a quick Easter card with you.

I don't send Easter cards, but I thought it would be nice to have one up at home.

 With no Easter stamps in my stash, I had to get creative and  I

chose a couple of WPlus9 Christmas sets to work with.

 I stamped my wreath and random hearts, onto a die-cut stitched rectangle.

Then I added, on foam pads, my banner, bunny and bow.

The sentiment is a tiny digi stamp from Pink Petticoat.

Simples!

Challenges.

Addcited to CAS -  Cute

Inkspirational - Neon Colours

Allsorts - Feature A Creature

Sweet Stampin' - Easter

Less Is More - Combine Any 3 Previous Challenges.

(#3 - Theme/Spring  #38 -  Recipe/Polka Dots  #55 - Theme/Die Cuts)

Supplies.

WPlus9 Heartfelt Holidays and Winter Woodland.

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rectangles and Let's polka DP.

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat Digi.    Inks - Versa Color, Orchid, Cyan.  Mememnto - Dandelion.

Yellow Rose

 Hello.

Today I'm playing along over at the MUSE challenge.

I love Michele's inspiration card, with my fav colour combo of yellow and grey,

and the way she highlighted one flower with watercolour.

Now, I'm not great when it comes to flowers, but I really wanted to give this one a go.

Here's my attempt.

I took a white card panel and stamped the grey leaves on it. 

Then I added the die cut bottle and the rose blooms, popped up on foam pads.

 I stamped my blooms in yellow, but  they looked a little flat,

so I used a slightly darker shade of Copic to add a little feathering.

 

MUSE challenge

Inspiration card by Michele Ferguson

 

 

Supplies.

Clearly Besotted, Sweet Rose Stamps and Dies

Inks - Memento Grey Flannel. VersaColor Canary

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Elephant Love

Hey everyone.

Hope you're all enjoying the weekend.

I finally got some time in  my craft room this morning

and inked up my new Wplus9 elephants.

 I am not great at colouring, so these elephants scared me a little.

In the end, I kept it pretty simple, using shades of grey for outlining,

and adding a few dots on ellie's head.

The balloon took me forever - I kept going back to it and adding more colour,

then taking it away again!! 

It's something I definitely need to practice.

Challenges.

Allsorts - Spring Is In The Air  - The green and yellow combo says spring to me and, irl, the background paper is much more yellow than the camera pics up. Check out my Instagram for a better picture!

Cute Card Thursday - Die Cuts and Punches. The dies for this set of stamps are the outline type, which makes them really easy to place and cut.

Sweet Stampin' - Green

4 Crafty Chicks - Green

Supplies.

WPlus9 Unforgettable, coloured with Copics.

Digi Paper - Pink Petticoat, Little Big Dots.

Watercolours for the background.  Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestie Dies.

Sequins.

Roses are blue

Hey everyone, hope you're having a good weekend.

Football is on today, so I managed to sneak up into my craftroom

and make a card for the Fusion Challenge.

 I took my inspiration from the photo, using overlapping hearts and a flower.

I guess this is what you might call a  'fake' shaker card.

The sequins are stuck down, inside the heart cut out, and there's no acetate layer.

It kinda gives the appearence of a shaker card, with non of the fuss...   lol**

I'm not sure I'm terribly happy with the sentiment like that.

I really wanted to add a small banner, but my memento ink didn't want to play ball.

It just came out all patchy and blotchy.

So I ended up using a printed sentiment layered up on card.

Supplies.

DP - GCD Studios, Ella Blue

Flower - Clearly Besotted Stamps & Dies, Sweet Rose

Nestie Heart Dies

Ink - VersaColor Turquoise, Memento Toffee Crunch

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat Digi

Sequins.

Make A Wish

Hey there crafters...

hope you're all enjoying the weekend.

Today I'm sharing a birthday card with you.

 I'd like to enter this card for a couple of challenges.

Firstly CAS(E) this Sketch.

My first thought, when I saw the sketch, was candles.

I made mine by rolling my dp around a thin paint brush, and adding a little twine 'wick'.

...and secondly TIME OUT , where the challenge is stamping,

with an optional twist of APPLES.

I don't have any apple stamps, so I used this cute apple dp from Pink Petticoat.

Supplies.

Digital Papers - Pink Petticoat 'Apples' / 'Chevrons' / 'Stripes'

Clearly Besotted Basic Banners - Stamps and Dies.

Whispy Twine.

Yay! You're preggers!

Isn't it lovely to hear some good news for a change.
My niece is expecting her first baby. We are delighted.
They don't want a fuss, but I couldn't resist a congrats card :-)

This cute Lola Rose image,  from Pink Petticoat , was perfect, and I printed her just off the edge of  my paper.
She's coloured with Copics, but don't look too closely, I haven't used them for a while.
I used some scraps of my all time favourite paper for the die cut sentiment and the thin strip of glitter down the right hand side.

Challenges.

Pixie's Playground - Use snippets
The Card Concept - Oh Baby - Clean & Simple Style
Addicted To Stamps - Make Your Mark

Huge thanks to those of you who left me a comment about my current bout of ennui.
I really appreciate your kindness and support. 
I will keep plugging away and hopefully it will come back to me:  ;-)


Supplies.
Digi Stamp - Lola Rose Blooming by Pink Petticoat
DP - DCWV Nana's Nursery, Baby Boy
Memory Box Alphabet Dies

Celebrate good times

Hey everyone.
We are seriously watching the pennies here and I am banned from buying any craft supplies,
but I couldn't resist a few bags of  coloured sequins.
In my defence they only cost a few pounds, and they are soooo pretty!!

I really had to fight the urge to scatter them all over my Muse card.
Repeat after me... less is more... less is more...

I don't jave any zig-zag stamps or templates so, for that part of my card, I cut out some strips of grey, honeycomb dp and,
if you're a regular visitor, you'll know that I am 'florally challenged', so I replaced the bloom with stamped and die cut balloons, popped up on foam pads.

Here's my inspiration -  the MUSE challenge card from Marion

Supplies.
Clearly Besotted stamps and dies from the 'Make A Wish' set.
Memento inks, bahama blue, tangelo, rose bud
Pink Petticoat digi paper, honeycomb. Sequins and gems

Great minds think a bike!

My home town, Harrogate, is hosting the final of the first stage of the Tour De France this July,
so I had bicycles on my mind, when I saw this week's challenges at
Addicted to CAS - Wheels - and Less Is More - Round and Round.

 
I took inspiration from CAS(E) this sketch-  substituting their square centre shape for my circle, to continue the round theme,
and added dimension to my card, by popping up some elements on foam pads.

Challenges -
CAS(E) this sketch - #70
Less Is More - Round and Round
Addicted to CAS - Wheels

Hero Arts Bicycle - Stamp and Die.     Memento Rose Bud Ink   Digi DP, Echo Park Country Life.
Memory Box Landscape Die       Pink Petticoat Sentiment

Simple Woodgrain

Hey there.
Have you been playing along at CASology?
Every week they have a 'cue word',  which floats around in my head for a few days, before I get the flash of an idea.
This week the word is ROOTS

I went down the obvious path and used a woodgrain paper (Pink Petticoat),
taking inspiration from this week's MUSE card and using it as my base, with minimal additions.

Do you like the little pin? I found it in my bead box. That's the first time I've used one of those.
Are you supposed to cover the sharp end somehow?

Challenges.
CASology - Roots
Muse - #58

Just My Type

Shucks! Is it Friday already?
Where has the week gone?

I thought I'd start clearing out the loft on Monday.
So far, all I've managed to do is fill the living room with half opened boxes
and I haven't thrown a thing away!!

Here's another birthday card for the pile.
 

I made this for a guy - but now I've had another look at it, I'm not so sure.
What do you think?

Challenges.
Seize the Sketch - #15
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes ( optional extra is to make your own flowers)
Simon Says - Tag It

Supplies.
stamp - hero arts, typewriter.   dp - pink petticoat, chevrons + scraps (not sure of make)
sizzix tag die.  'yay' brad - freckled fawn, oh deer me kit.   sequins and gems.

Grey Day

Just a quick post today folks, with a sympathy card.
My husband's grandma passed away on Friday.
Even at 95 she was a very elegant lady and a real character, and will be sadly missed by all the family.

Challenges.
CAS(E) this Sketch - #66
CAS-ual Fridays - Shades of Grey
Addicted to Stamps and More - Clean & Simple

Supplies.
hero arts, floral - stamps and dies
memento ink in tangelo and grey flannel
digital dp pink petticoat, honeycomb.  ribbon from my stash

You had me at cupcakes!

Hey there,
today I am sharing a 'modern retro' card with you.

The 'modern' bit, is the card layout -I  keep seeing variations of this on my blog travels - and it's a really versatile style.
Then, the 'retro' bit is the cupcake.
Can you remember a few years ago, when cupcakes were EVERYWHERE?
Don't tell me you don't have at least one cupcake stamp lurking at the bottom of your stash.
Dig it out, and give it a modern twist.

I stuck with bold colours and no shading to continue my 'retro' theme,
but I couldn't help adding some sparkle  :-)

Challenges.
Retro Sketches - # 103
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Penny Black & More - Make It Sparkle

Supplies.
Cupcake Satmp from Simon Says, Savor Sweet Cupcakes, coloured with a Copic and
sprinkled with Diamong Dust.
Sentiment - Pink Petticoat.
Sizzix Tags #2 Die     Button/Gem/Sequins/Twine

Bring me flowers

Hey there,
I had some unexpected time in my craft room today and here is the result.
A card made, using the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.

I used my Hero Arts set, stamping the flowers in different colours. Then, I die cut the flower and used this as a mask, before stamping the swirly leaves (these are green irl, but they look a bit grey on the photo).
The strip down the side had me stumped for ages. I tried all sorts of ribbon and twine, but nothing looked right.
In the end, I opted for a plain old strip of card, popped up on foam pads.

Challenges.
Freshly Made Sketches- #124 Sketch
Simon Says - Wedding/Anniversary
Crafty Creations -  Keep It Simple

Supplies.
HeroArts/Sizzix stamp and die set, Floral.
Memento Dew Drop Ink, New Sprout, Rose Bud, Dandelion, Bahama Blue
Sentiment - Pink Petticoat.   Crystla Gems.

Not now Cato !

JUMP - has been going round in my head all day.
It's the cue word for this week's CASology challenge.
For my card I used a jumping ninja !

This type of card layout keeps popping up on my blog travels, so I thought I would try it out and
I can tell already, that it's going to be one of my 'go to' designs. It's so quick and easy to do.

It's hard to see from my pics, but the white card, ninja and part of the sentiment are all popped up on foam pads. I go through such a ridiculous amount of this foam - I need to bulk buy it!

Now, I need to go and find out just exactly HOW you party like a ninja !!!

Challenges.
CASology - Jump
Cardz for Guyz - Clean and Simple (they also have a DT call)

Supplies.
Digi Stamp - Bugaboo Ninja, coloured with Copics.
Digi DP - Pink Petticoat, Woodgrain
Party Stamp - Magazine Freebie, and the rest of the sentiment was made up on my comp.
Black and Crystal Gems

Home is where the {heart} is

Hey everyone...

joining in with the Snippets Playground last week, has made me take another look at my stash.

I am determined to try and use up some of my neglected supplies.

I have a stack of petal border card blanks (149mm x 149mm),  that have been sitting on my shelf  for ages.

They don't really work with a CAS design, but I need to use them up.

Here, I cut the card down to 110 x 149,  and placed the petal design at the back.

Then, in good snippet style, I used the cut off pieces for my house, tree, and banner and

followed the sketch over at retro sketches.

Challenges:
Retro Sketches -  #101 Sketch
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 111

Supplies
Digi DP - Pink Petticoat, Waterfall Hearts
Tree and House Stamps and Dies - Clearly Besotted Home Swet Home
Memento Dew Drops Ink - New Sprout and Summer Sky
Pearls, Sequins, Gems.

Little Foxes

Hey everyone...

just a quick post from me today.

My girls' and their b/f's ( and pets!) are descending on us for the weekend

and I am baking.

The floor, the worktop, me and the dog, are all covered in a fine layer of icing sugar :-)

Here's a birthday card for my pile.

If you're looking for some pretty, new goodies, but don't want to spend a fortune, head on over to Pink Petticoat. Everything in the boutique is £1 (not sure how long the offer will last, so be quick!).  I got my hands on these lovely, heart papers and the little sentiments - what a bargain!
I searched through my stamps for something cute, and came across these little foxes. They are in with a Gorjuss girl stamp of the same name, and I'd never even thought to use them on their own before.
You can see below that I've added some dimension to my card by popping up some of the elements.
   

 Have a lovely weekend everyone.   xxx

Challenges.
Simon Says -  Have A Heart
Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Het Cutie!

Stamps - Gorjuss Little Foxes - coloured with Copics
DP - Pink Petticoat, Chevrons (the clouds) and Waterfall Hearts
Memory Box Cloud Die.  Sizzix Heart Die
Sentiment -  Pink Petticoat, Sentiment Ribbons
Green Heart Gem, Adhesive earls, Silver Sequin
 
 

Hangin' with your Gnomies

I have brain freeze!

I've been staring at a blank post for about 15 minutes.

My body is in shock!

The juicer came out this morning and we had fresh juice for breakfast. 

Can you imagine? Not a chocolate orange or a twiglet in sight!

Here's a card for Annabel's b/f 

Gnomes have featured heavily this Christmas

(it's a long story).

My card looks a bit flat in the picture above,

but, you can see better below, that the right hand side is popped up,

and so are the gnomes.

Challenges.

Papertake - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Make Your Mark 

Digi StampWhimsie Doodles - Hanging with my Gnomies, coloured with Copics.

DP Woodgrain - Pink Petticoat

'Have a great day' sentiment - Hero Arts Bicycle

Gems.

From our house to yours

Morning everyone... are you all busy, little bees?

I can tell you, I don't know if I'm on me arse or me elbow!!

I have lists everywhere - 

if I lose one, I'm in trouble :-)

Here's my last Christmas card of the season.

I didn't want to cover up that gorgeous digi paper (Pink Petticoat)

so I kept the design simple,

just adding my favourite red twine and felt reindeer,

and of course, a touch of sparkle around the sentiment.

 

Challenges.

Papertake - Christmas Creatures

Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

Cute Card - Christmas Catch Up

xxx

All I Want For Christmas Is You

Just a quick post from me today.

I am knee dip in gift wrap and sellotape,

but I wanted to show you the card I made for Mr Kiss.

This gorgeous digi paper is from a terrific Nordic set at Pink Petticoat,

and I used it to follow the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch.

I made the sentiment up on my computer, then I just added

a felt reindeer and a sprinking of bling.

 

Hope you're all having a good weekend.

xxx

Challenges.

CAS(E) this Sketch - #56

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Any Past Challenge.  Theme Challenge #15 Christmas Animals.

ABC Challenge - A For Almost Christmas

Today New Job, Tomorrow The World!

Shhh.... come closer.

I'm taking a chance and sharing this card with you today,

for my dd Annabel, who has been head hunted and

 starts a fabulous new job next week.

Let's hope this arrives before she pops in here :-)

I CAS(ED) this Sketch , which I found a bit tricky this week.

But I sat at my desk playing with paper and embellies until something came together.

Normally I plan my cards more, so this was a new thing for me!

Challenges.
CAS(E) this Sketch - #53
ABC Challenge - Y for Yellow. I know it looks a little orange in my pictures, but IRL it's yellow!!
Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
Simon Says - Keep it Clean & Simple

freckled fawn 'today' frame and dew drop.   'good luck' stamp, wild rose studio
dp, pink petticoat chevrons and apples in 'daffodil'.  die cut heart with glamour dust.  sequins