Another Christmas Card

Good Afternoon Peeps, hope you are all well. I've had a lovely morning crafting at Samuel Taylor's in Brighouse, rounded off with a yummy lunch in the neighbouring cafe. We made a shutter card which I have almost completed, so watch this space for the piccie.

This card has been made using a Magnolia Tilda that I coloured yonks ago, no idea what colour copics I used, sorry. The DP is by Papermania 'Henbury Lane', and has a beautiful glittery finish. The ribbon, and Christmas tree ribbon brad are from my stash. I think the flowers and centres are from Meiflower.

I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:-

Sketch and Stash #67 - Sketch
http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/sketch-n-stash-challenge-67.html
Simon Says - Christmas in August
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/simon-says-christmas-in-august.html
The Playdate Cafe (PDCC93) - Watermelon, Sorbet and Lime
http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/2011/08/play-date-cafe-challenge-pdcc93.html
Just Magnolia #118 - Anything Goes +/- Glitter
http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/2011/08/week-118-simon-says-stamp-special.html

Hope you like it, x

Off to School

Back again, this time with a challenge card. I've made this for my little Grand-daughter's best friend. Both she and my grandee are starting school in September. She's a little blondie hence the hair colour, the next one I do will have brown hair like my grandee. I bought this cute image from LOTV last year and never got around to using it. As usual I've used my copics for colouring.

The DP is 'Up and Away' by Mindy Terasawa available at Crafty Emma's Store, perfect for this card.

The optional extra challenge at the Pixie Cottage is 'Time to Learn' ie a new technique but I hope they like my interpretation of the theme.

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

The Pixie Cottage #81 - Sketch +/- Time to Learn
http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2011/08/pixie-cottage-challenge-81-time-to.html
Truly Scrumptious #62 - Buttons and Bows
http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-62buttons-bows.html

Slide Mount Tag Book

Evening Peeps. Hope you've all had a good weekend, although hasn't it been wet.

Yesterday I was able to pootle over to Padgate, nr Warrington to join my pals at the Victoria Stampers Group for a day of stamping, getting messy, having fun, and eating!!!

The lovely Carol Clements of Stamp Attack was taking the class and this is my finished slide mount tag book. I decided on a Christmas theme and stamped a background of stars and Merry Christmas in bleach, which I then over swiped with colorbox chalk pads. I then used a gold Lumiere and sponged through some sequin waste.

This is the book opened out to show the folded tags which were stapled along the bottom edge to form a pocket. I used Crafty Individuals Christmas images to pop inside the slide mounts and then sandwiched them together. You can see the full effect below. The slide mounts are tied to the tag pockets with some embroidery thread.

This is just my prototype so that I have something to work from when I have another go.

How Many Candles???

Evening Peeps, hope you're all having a good weekend. I've had a lovely day catching up with friends and crafting at our monthly Viccy Stampers get together.

I've got a few cards 'floating around' that I haven't been able to upload before now because they hadn't been received by their intended recipients. This is one of them. A 70th birthday card for a lovely lady at our Viccy Stampers Group. I call her 'Mum' cos her daughter and I share the same surname so we're sort of honorary sisters, lol. Anyhow, apart from the DP on the left which is from my stash, the others are Websters 'Sweet Season' from Crafty Emma's Store. The brads I think are Papermania. Lots of calorie free yummies here, lol.

As you can see, its a gate fold card with a bit of a difference. Tilda has been coloured with copics, as have the stamped cupcakes (Papermania) which I've then added some stickles to for sparkle.

 The difference bit is the included bookmark which slots behind the ribbons.

As I'm uploading this to share I thought I would enter it into the challenges below. Hope you like it, x

Cupcake Craft Challenge #153 - How Old?
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/cupcake-153-how-old.html
Colour Create - Pink, green and white + optional cooking
http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-76-pink-green-and-white.html
Crafts & Me #46 - Anything Goes
http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-46-anything-goes.html

Less Is More #26

OK Folks. First things first!!! THE Dog!!!

Yep, that cute little piccie at the top of my blog.....well, she's an absolute disgrace. I took the girls (dogs) walking in some fields earlier today. Now Etta, is a lady, and wouldn't dream of being a muck pup. But Joss....well she is just an imp (that's putting it mildly). All too late I spotted her rolling in something disgusting, a favourite hobby of hers. I called her back but the look on her face said it all.....I'm in big trouble now so I may as well make the punishment worth it....and proceeded to continue rolling in whatever disgusting, foul smelling muck she had found. So to home.....said dog was frogmarched through to the downstairs shower room, ordered into said shower and suitably chastised under a torrent of warm water, shampoo and verbal abuse from me. She was then banished to the garden to dry herself off. Not a happy doggy. But will she have learned her lesson....Will she heck, lol

So now onto my second card today. I've used an old Rubber Stampede image which I should use more often as I love it. I've coloured it with copics and was quite pleased with the result as I didn't use my usual cardstock. The sentiment is by Hero Arts, and I'm entering it into the current 'Less Is More' challenge which is 'Feeling Fruity'.

Hope you like it and here's the link, x
http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-26-lucky-dip.html

Daisy Chain

Hello Peeps. Hope you're all having a good day and the sun is shining for you. You can tell I need the distraction that crafting brings as I seem to be churning them out at the moment. I'm still spending time sitting with Mum but its almost as those its 'lights on, no-one home' syndrome. She doesn't speak, she doesn't appear to recognise me, she eats and drinks small amounts when she feels like it and when she's not asleep she just stares at me...
I didn't go over yesterday as I just couldn't face it. Its so hard sitting with your Mum knowing that the person is no longer there in real terms. Anyway enough doom and gloom, I'll tell you about this card and then tell you about today's mishap on my next posting. It involves THE dog!!!

So this cute little image is by Lili of the Valley as is the sentiment. Isn't it just the cutest. Didn't we all make daisy chains when it was a much simpler world and children played outside and amused themselves with nature. I've also followed the current LOTV sketch challenge, although I've turned it on it side. The image has been coloured with copics and the DP is Fernbrae by Memory Box available from Crafty Emma's Store.

The pearl brads are from Meiflower.

Hope you like it and it brings back fond memories and here are the challenge links I'm entering it in:-

Lili Of The Valley - Sketch
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-107-sketch-by-domi.html
Craft Your Days Away #25 - Summertime
http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/2011/07/cyda-challenge-25-summertime.html
Stampin For The Weekend #13 - Paws For Thought
http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-13-paws-for-thought.html
Sentimental Sundays #66 - It's a Garden Party
http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-66-its-garden-party.html

Christmas in July

Evening Peeps. Did anyone else get that terrific downpour earlier this evening. Whoosh! It absolutely fell down here and my poor lad was cycling up the road (well pavement) and came in like a drowned rat...

Anyway, down to business. I've used a Molly Bloom image this time, coloured of course with my copics. The DP are Websters 'Waiting for Santa' and I thought Molly with her lantern was just right for showing Santa the way to the wee house. I've turned the Cute Card Thursday sketch on its head and threaded the ribbon behind the house so as not to spoil the fantastic detail on this DP. BTW, the ribbon is by MME, available at Crafty Emma's Store (as is the DP),  who has some Candy to giveaway. See my side bar....

I hope you like it and the challenge links are below, x

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-175-sketch-by-lynn.html
Crafty Creations #129 - Christmas in July
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/07/129-christmas-in-july.html