Poorly Hedgehog

Evening Peeps. I hope you're all having a good weekend so far.

Unfortunately I had to work this morning, but that's never too bad when the sun is shining. However, I was then able to relax with a fab massage this afternoon. I don't find the time often enough but when I do it is such a pleasure and she managed to ease my back pain which was a bonus.

Anyhow, I just want to share this little card with you before I go for a hot soak and then cuddle up with hubby to watch a late film, assuming neither of us falls asleep, lol.

This fab image is by Elizabeth O Dulemba. She creates some fantastic piccies and they are a joy to colour with my copics. For this one I've used: C2, 3, 5, R35, 37, YG03, 63, E04, 31, 33, 37, 51, 93.

The DP is MME 'Wild Asparagus', the flowers are from The Hobby House.

Hope you like it and I'm entering it into the following challenges:-

The Pixie Cottage #65 - sketch
http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2011/04/pixie-cottage-challenge-65-sketch-andor.html
Cupcake Challenge #137 - Doctors and Nurses
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/cupcake-137-doctors-and-nurses.html
A Spoonfull of Sugar #147 - All Creatures Great and Small
http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-147-all-creatures-great-and.html
Fab n Funky #68 - Spotty and Dotty
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-68-all-spotty-and-dotty.html

Living is not enough, said the butterfly...

Evening peeps. Just didn't get time to make and upload a card yesterday. After a day at the Harrogate show and then getting home and putting away my goodies, after stroking them all first of course, and then of course the ice skating, it was time for bed. So here is this evening's offering using the current Craft Stamper butterfly stamp, just perfect for the verse which I have off-stamped on both sides.

It's also given me a chance to use some odds and ends of CS and DP. The ribbon and flower effect are actually cut from a sheet of 6 x 6, I've then added a brad for a bit of bling.

The butterfly has been stamped 3 times with the middle one raised with decoupage gel. The 3 triangles at the bottom have been stamped with elements of the butterfly.

I hope you like it and I'm entering it into the following challenges, x

Pixie Cottage #61 - Sketch plus optional use of green
http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2011/03/pixie-cottage-challenge-61-sketch-andor.html
Fab n Funky #64 - Green
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/challenge-64-all-things-green-or-happy.html
Papertake Weekly - Trio tastic
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2011/03/trio-tastic.html
Creative Card Crew - Green
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-dt-members-and-new-challenge.html

A break in the ice-skating and a break in the egg

Back again, this time in the break from the ice-skating to upload a further two cards from the weekend.

This one is using a cute image from digi delights. This could easily be Casey, my Grand-daughter, with her cheeky smile. I've used copics to colour:
skin - E21, 93, promarker satin
hair - E31, 33, 35
egg and clothes - Y11, 13, R20, 22, B00, 02

The DP is Prima 'sweet fairy'

The curly gardenia and stamen are from Crafty Emma's Store.

I hope you like it and I'm entering it into the following challenges, x

The Pixie Cottage - sketch and Easter
http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2011/03/pixie-cottage-challenge-60-sketch-andor.html
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/03/simon-saysanything-goes.html

Brrrr.....

Brrr...this little fella looks freezing but according to Meljen's Designs he's a 'Cosy Winter Owl'. Ah bless. Perhaps his hat and scarf are keeping him warm. I was so lucky to be able to choose 4 digi images from Meljen's Designs as a challenge prize for last week's ABC 'O' for Old-Fashioned. I'll try and showcase the other 3 images asap.

Anyhow, this is the first of 2 posts this evening which I'm getting in quick before the Ice Dancing starts. I hope you've all had a good weekend.

I've coloured the little fella with copics: E93, 50, 51, 53, 31, 15, 18, C3, R24, 27, YG03 and added some stickles to the snow and his pom pom to give him some bling, lol.

The DP are by Kars 'X-mas Collection'.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:-

Winter Wonderland - Include an Animal (hope owls count)
http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/include-animal.html
ABC Christmas Challenge 'D' - Double Trouble recipe (1 digital image, 2 papers, at least 2 bellies)
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/d-is-for-double-trouble.html
Pixie Cottage #58 - Sketch plus optional extra of 'cute'
http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2011/02/pixie-cottage-challenge-58-sketch-andor.html
Crafty Creations #107 - Down at the bottome of the garden lives?...
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/107-at-bottom-of-my-gardenlives.html
Dream Valley Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-1-anything-goes.html?showComment=1298810862805#c7985281080086691883

Thank You

Good Morning Peeps and here's to a lovely weekend for you all. I'm not normally up and about at this time in the morning, especially on a Saturday, but my beloved managed to make huge announcements at 5am as he was getting up to travel to Scotland for the footie. The announcement......THERE'S AT LEAST 2" OF SNOW!!! My loving response was.....the game will probably be postponed.....Anyhow, that was enough to wake me from my slumber and with nothing better to do I thought why not catch up on blog posts and e-mails.

So...this little beauty I made yesterday evening, and I had great fun playing with the instructions for the folding frame. Easy peasy and so effective. If you want to find out more hop on over here Splitcoast Stampers

The reason for the frame was for the Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #81. I've incorporated the sketch from this week's Pixie Cottage challenge #57, used the theme of 'Thank You' from the current Crafty Creations #106 challenge and the colours from this week's Colour Create challenge #64.

The sentiment is a clear mini stamp and I've stamped it in Versafine vintage sepia. I seem to be using this alot lately.

I hope you like it and here are the links, x

http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/2011/02/tuesday-morning-sketches-81.html

http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2011/02/pixie-cottage-challenge-57-sketch-andor.html

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/106-thank-you-challenge.html

http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-64-chocolate-strawberry-and.html

Pixie Cottage #54, Stampin For The Weekend #2; Crafty Creations #103

Good Morning. I'm back from a fabby weekend away in Perthshire and here to show you a couple of cards this morning made using the same image but in different colours. Hope you like them. Here's the first one.

The image is by Kraftin Kimmie and I thought it was a real cutie. I've coloured him with the following copics:-
E93, 31, 33, 27, 29, 08, 50, 53
R02, 05, 08
C3, 5, 7
YR23,
W1, 3, 5, 7
Blender pen

The DP are by Papermania ' Sunshine'.

The pearls are from The Hobby House. The swirl is a die cut which I've 'doctored' to fit the sketch. Buttons from my stash.

The challenge links are below, x

The Pixie Cottage #54 - Sketch
http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2011/01/pixie-cottage-challenge-54-sketch-andor.html
Stampin For The Weekend #2 - Getting Warmed Up
http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/2011/01/challenge-2-getting-warmed-up.html
Crafty Creations #103 - Let's Heat It Up
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/01/lets-heat-it-up_26.html

I'm Getting Married In The Morning...

Well, I'm not, lol, but these 2 little cuties from the Digi Doodle Shop are. Aren't they just the cutest and lovely to colour with the old faithful copics. I've used:

E21, 31, 33, 35, 93, C1, 3, 5, RV21, 23, B32, G21 and Promarker in Satin

The pinky colour DP is from a Papermania pack - Exquisite - and the cream paper is from my stash. The absolutely scrummy flowers (curly Gardenia) I've just received from Crafty Emma's Store. At such a reasonable price I'll defo be getting some more.

I've used the current Pixie Cottage sketch as my template, Cupcake Crafts theme of 'Wedding', and Colour Create's colours of pink, blue, grey and cream + optional flowers to create this card. I'm also entering it into the Digi Doodle's Best current challenge which is anything goes.

I hope you like it and the links are below. Enjoy the rest of your weekend peeps, x

http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2011/01/pixie-cottage-challenge-53-sketch-andor.html

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/01/cupcake-125-dum-dum-de-dum.html

http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/challenge-62-pink-blue-grey-and-white.html

http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2011/01/challenge-43-anything-goes.html