All recovered!

Good Afternoon,

As I mentioned last week, it was my Hen Night on Saturday.  Me and the other hens went cocktail making and it was an 80's theme.  I think everybody had a good time, I know I had a fab time.  A big thanks to my Sister Gayle and my friend Suz for organising such a good night!

Now that I am all recovered, I am able to get back on with a bit of crafting.  I bit of a later submission than normal for me into this weeks 'Less Is More' challenge.  This week Chrissie & Mandi have provided us with a sketch to follow.

This was my second attempt at this card, here is the first.

Once I had made up the card, I just felt that the coloured squares were too big for this weeks challenge, but I still like the card so thought I would share it with you anyway.

Here is the sketch that we were to follow, my sentiment is off centre but hopefully that will not disqualify me.

I have also decided to enter my card into this weeks challenge at CAS-ual Fridays, the theme this week is to feature flowers or trees.

Now that I have completed my card for this weeks challenge, I have three subway art canvases to make, so better get cracking.

Hope you all had a nice weekend.

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Busy Busy

Good Morning,

A quick share from me before I head off to do more wedding stuff

This card was made for this weeks challenge over at The Paper Players, this is my first time joining in their challenge.  This week is a sketch challenge

Supplies Used:
Kraft cardstock
Pink petticoat backing papers
Pink petticoat sentiment
SEI bridgeport papers (to make flower)
Tim Holtz Tattered Floral Die
Cord and button from my stash

Must dash now, have a nice weekend everybody

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Funky Hand News!

Anice over at Funky Hand has annonced a call for new Design Team members (you can find the details here)

I regularly take part in the monthly challenge over at Get Funky (been lucky enough to win a couple of times) and own a number of the CD's so I thought I would be brave and put my name forward to join the Design Gang.

As part of entering you have to put up some of work, which you are most proud of! Not a task I have found easy, so the OH, Mum and a friend have been drafted in to help me pick some.  Here is what we narrowed it down to!

A bit more than a couple of cards, but I really struggled to narrow it down even further.

Thanks for the opportunity Anice. Will keep my fingers crossed.

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Another rainy day

Good Evening All,

I am sick of seeing rain, I don't think we have had a rain free day for over a week now.  No chance of there being a hosepipe ban in the North East of Scotland thats for sure.

Got a bit of my card making mojo back today, I downloaded the digi stamp used for my card about a month back and have never gotten round to using it.  So today it had its first outing.

I made the unusal choice for me and did not mat my image, I just felt the white against the purple and kraft made the image pop even more.

Supplies Used:

Crafts Meow - Free digi stamp

ProMarkers

Kraft cardstock

SEI - Bridgeport Backing papers

Anitas Gems

Ribbbon from my stash

Corner Chomper

Challenges Entered:

I Love ProMarkers

Freshly Made Sketches

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Paper Bow

Good Morning,

Apologises again for my lack of posts at the moment, wedding and work is taking over my life right now.  Along with that I seem to have lost my card making mojo! But last night I was having a look online at paper folding techniques (need to make boxes for the wedding favours) and fold this tutorial on making a paper bow!  Now I am not the best at tying normal bows so that I would give a paper bow a try.

Sorry for the rubbish picture, couldnt get any decent light!

 Supplies Used:
Docrafts Fairytale Paper for the bow
Everything else is from my snippet and stash box

Challenges entered:
Less Is More - Week 64

I have my hen night this weekend and have my future inlaws coming to stay, so don't think I will be getting much crafting done this week due to getting the house in order, however will post my makes if I manage to sneek away for a crafting session.

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Cherry Blossom

Good Morning,

What a terrible day it is here today, the rain is pouring down, my back garden is looking like a swimming pool this morning!

So since I am not planning on leaving the house any time soon, I thought I would make a quick card.

Supplies Used:
Personal Impressions - Build A Tree stamp set
Versamark
Distress ink (to create resist emboss)
Ribbon, pearls and bee charm from my stash

Challenges Entered:
Less Is More - How Charming
Friday Mashup - FM#55

Housework is now looming, so anyway to do my domestic goddess routine!

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Friday at last!

What a week I have at work this week, one of those where everything went wrong!  I woke up super early this morning, so thought I would join in with the latest CAS-ual Friday challenge, which this week is a sketch.

Supplies Used:
Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die
Sizzie Beautiful wings embosslit
Brad and sparkles from my stash
SEI Bridgeport papers for create my pinstriped flower

Here is the sketch that I followed:

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Card Purse

Good Afternoon,

Something a little bit different to share today.  I made one of these card purses last week for my sister's birthday, but forgot to take a picture of it, so thought I would make another one to post on here.

The tutorial for the card purse can be found here at Split Coast Stampers.

Supplies Used:
Black Cardstock
DCWV adhesive paper
Fiskars scallop circle punch
Ribbons and brads from the stash

Challenges Entered:
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge Blog
Pixies Crafty Workshop - Snippet Challenge

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Pink, pearls and lace

Good Evening All,

Apologises for the lack of posts this week, work and wedding preparation is taking up a lot of my crafting time at the moment.

Tonight's card is another shoe card, I bought this digi stamp at the same time as the one I showed the other week (you can see it here)

Supplies Used:
Digi Stamp - Just Inked
ProMarkers
Funky Hand backing papers
Martha Stewart Lace Heart Edge Punch
Tim Holtz Tattered Florals
Brads and perals from the stash

Challenges Entered:
Passion for ProMarkers

Have had a bit of a crafting session tonight, so will be posting a few of my makes over the next few days.

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Opposites Attract

Good Morning,

This weeks challenge at Cas-ual Fridays is 'Opposites Attract' we have to choose two colours from the opposite side of the colour wheel on this weeks card.  I went with orange and blue.

Supplies Used:
Stampin' Up - Pocket Silhouettes
Versamark Watermark (to create resist embossing)
Blue Wow embossing powder
3 shades of orange chalk ink to create the background

Just a quick post from me today

Hope you are all having a nice day

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Zentangle

Good Evening,

I thought I would have another shot at this weeks Less Is More challenge, but this time I thought I would be more adventurous and 'Zentangle'.

Can't list the supplies on this card as it was just my black pen and my doodles.

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Doodling

Good Afternoon,

Time again for another challenge with Chrissie and Mandi at Less Is More and this weeks challenge is doodling, so our card has to have something on it drawn by hand.  Now I cannot draw to save myself so my doodling falls into the simple category.

As you can see I have drawn some lines on some of the flowers.  This is adventurous as I can get with drawing I'm afraid.

Supplies Used
Hobbycraft Flower Stamp (does not have a name)
Versamark Watermark ink
Wow embossing powder
Best Wishes Stamp (free with a magazine)

I might try something else more complex during the week, but for the moment this is the best you are going to get.

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Beaker

Good Morning,

What a great challenge the girls over at the Friday Mash Up have set for us this week.  We are to create a card using the colours from our favourite Sesame Street character and also make a child's card.

In case you can't work out from the title my favourite character is Beaker and here he is......

Supplies Used:
Digi Stamp Boutique - Spaceman Henry
ProMarkers
Glossy Accents
Backing Papers - My Mind's Eye - Fine & Dandy
Backing Papers - Let's Fly Away (free with Quick Cards)
Glossy Accents
Star Brads from my stash.

I have also entered this card into the monthly challenge over at Digi Stamp Boutique.

Just a quick post from me this morning, got to dash out the door now.

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Seeing Spots

Good Morning,


Well our sunshine yesterday didn't last long, it is currently chucking down with rain here. Hope you are getting better weather.

My card today was a commission for a woman I work with.  She asked me to make a card for a little boys first birthday.  I just love making kids cards, you get to use such bold colours that I probably wouldn't put on an adults a card.

Supplies Used
Mo Manning DigiStamp - 'Freddy'
ProMarkers
Backing Paper - Let's Fly Away (free with Quick Cards)
Nestibilities
Sentiment - Computer

Challenges Entered
Mo's Digital Challenge - Seeing Spots

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Time for Cake?

Well as far as I am concerned it always time for cupcakes, and I have a sneeky suspicion I may not be the only one.

And don't these cakes look so tasty?

Supplies Used:
Just Inked DigiStamp - High Tea
ProMarkers
Backing papers - Free with Quick Cards - Raspberry Road Designs
Lili of the Valley Sentiment Stamp (for some reason it looks pink in the picture but it is red)
Glossy Accents
Stickles
Nestabilites

Challenges Entered
Freshly Made Sketches

Need to stop thinking about food now or I will undo all my hard work at the gym today by raiding the biscuit box.

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Shoes

Good Evening All,

Its been a little while since I have taken part in the Passion For ProMarkers challenge, but this week they have chosen one of my favourite type of cards.... White on White.  Although it can be challenging to come up with a WoW card, if done right the effect can be stunning!

This is my card for there challenge, not as good as what some people can produce but I am happy with my efforts.

Supplies Used:
Just Inked DigiStamp - Fashion Shoe
ProMarkers
Glossy Accents
Sizzix embossing folder
Sakura gel pen
Stickles
Sizzix Beautiful Buttterflies Die
Sizzix Flower Nr 4 Die

I have just recently discovered Just Inked, so purchased a number of there stamps, think this evening may be a colouring in night with my stamps.

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Happy Easter

Good Afternoon & Happy Easter,

Just a quick post from me before I head round to my parents for Sunday lunch.  Roast beef and all the trimmings, can't wait!

I had this card quickly as an Easter card for my folks, it's not a traditional Easter card, but I thought it was quite Spring like so it would work.

Supplies Used:
Backing paper - Funky Hand March Freebie
Lili of the Valley stamp
ProMarkers
Sizzix - Flowers 4 die
Pearls from my stash

Challenges Entered
Get Funky Challenge
Pixies Crafty Workshop - Snippet Challenge

Hope you all have a nice Easter Sunday.  Must dash as running late already!

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More Green

Good Afternoon,

I thought I would have another go at the Less Is More challenge.  As I said in my previous post the challenge this week is '3 shades of green'.  I liked the layout of my last card but decided to create a more subtle card this time.

Supplies Used:
Papermania - 'Birdsong' Stamp set
Colour box Cat's eyes - Olive, Pheasent Gold and Fresh Green
Ribbon from my stash

A lazy evening for us tonight, I hope you all have either something exciting or relaxing planned for your Saturday night.

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Three Shades of Green

Good Morning,

It's that time of the week again when Chrissie and Mandi over at Less Is More set another challenge.  This week is a really tough one for me.  Its a colour challenge, they have picked Green and we have to use 3 shades.  Green is not my favourite colour by a long shot but I haven't missed a week since I started blogging and I am not going to let a little thing like the colour green defeat me!

Supplies Used:
Colourbox Cat's Eyes - Apple Green, Fresh Green and Lime Pastel
Fiskars - Circle of Fun stamp
Glossy Accents
Buttons - Trimits

We had a lovely meal out with friends last night, but it was a bit of a late one, so I think it is going to be a lazy day today.  Might manage to squeeze in a trip to the gym and maybe another card later on though.

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Paper Lanterns

A bit late for the Chinese new year, but I just got this new Lili of the Valley stamp in the post today and couldn't wait to have a play about with it.

I decided to use the layout over at Freshly Made Sketches as I really wasn't very happy with my first attempt at the challenge.  I have compressed the sketch, but I felt that it suited the card better, hopefully that is within the challenge rules.

Supplies Used:
Lili of the Valley - Paper Lanterns
ProMarkers
Funky Hand backing paper (its actually a xmas paper, but I think it looks like little lanterns...shhh!)
Martha Stewart Scallop punch
Ribbon from my stash

Challenges Entered:
Freshly Made Sketches

Time for me to stop playing about with my crafting goodies and start trying to make myself look presentable for going out this evening.

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Baby Girl

Good Afternoon,

So does everybody have something nice planned for the long weekend. Unfortunately Jamie has to work today, so I have to spend all day crafting. What a chore!  Tonight however we are heading out to a new restaurant that has opened up in the area with some friends.

So here is my first make of the day.

Supplies Used:
Backing Paper- Pink Petticoat
Image - Pink Petticoat
Sentiment - Pink Petticoat
Ribbon and heart from my stash
ProMarkers
Stickes

Challenges Entered:
The Friday Mashup! - Baby Theme, Ribbon & Brights

The postie delivered a parcel from Lili of the Valley, so away to go and have a play about with my new goodies.

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Pink Poppy

Good Evening,

Time for another card share.  The new challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches has started and this is my take on their sketch.

Supplies Used:
Penny Black - Poppy Poem
ProMarkers
Sizzix - Beautiful Butterflies
Martha Stewart Daisy border punch
SEI - Bridgeport Paper Pad

Challenges Entered:
Freshly Made Sketches

To be honest I am not 100% happy with this card, so don't be surprised if you see a second attempt at this card from me.

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Tufted Card

Good Afternoon,

The sun is finally shining here and our  dumping of snow last night is beginning to melt away.

I promised to be back later on with a card and here I am.  I really like the current trend for tufted furniture and used that as inspiration for my latest card.

Everything I used for this card was from my stash box, so I can't give you a list however I am sure it is fairly self explanatory.

I am entering this card into 2 challenges, Pixies Crafty Workshop - Snippet Challenge and St Lukes Charity Cards Challenge.

Hope you are all having a nice day

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Brrrrr

Good morning!

Thought I would share with you all what we have woken up to this morning. A week ago I was sitting in my garden in the sunshine! Now look at it!

Crazy British weather.

Will be back later with a card to share.
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Catching Up

Good Afternoon,

What a cold miserable day it is here today, I really hope last weeks great weather isn't our summer!

Normally on a Sunday I create a card to join in with Di and the other playmates for the snippet challenge, however time got away from me so I am a day late in posting this.

I recently bought some ink dusters and wanted to try out the emboss resist technique.  Now my attempt is far from perfect, but I LOVE the effect, so don't be surprised to see a few more cards cropping up with this effect on them.

Supplies Used:
Stampendous - Agapanthus Cluster
Versamark 'watermark' ink
Clear embossing powder
Tim Holtz - Tattered Rose Distress Ink
All card and ribbon was from my snippet box

Challenges Entered:
Pixies Crafty Workshop - Snippet Challenge
Less Is More  - Week 61

I have entered this card into the challenge over at Less Is More, however I might be stretching the colour scheme a bit, a little bit too much grey and not the right colour pink???

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