Lets go fly a kite...

Good morning all, I have scheduled this post as I'm at a craft fair today, so fingers crossed its Saturday morning and time for a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss.

This weeks challenge #82 is Strings the Thing

and  we are sponsored by Horseshoe Crafts

Now this got me thinking and then the lyrics from "Lets go fly a Kite", a song from Mary Poppins jumped into my head "with tuppence for paper and string" and my card idea was born.

I followed the sketch over at Die cut Dreams, but I flipped it. 

The stamps are from Flower Soft and the papers are from Hopscotch pad by K and Co.

I coloured the images with Copics.

I tied my string to the smaller kite and wrapped the other end around a small piece of card to look like the kites string spool.

Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Challenges I'm entering

Top tip Tuesday - Use 2 stamps

My time to craft - Use a die cut

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

Charisma cards - Boy oh Boy

I'll be back later with a card for the SSDS challenge

Hugs Sue x

Special Friend

Well the weekend is over and we're back to Monday, for me that means the children are back at school so I can do some crafting.

Today I have made a card following the sketch at Truly Scrumptious . Last day today so only just made it in time for challenge.

I used a paper from a 12 x 12 pad by AnneMarie designs, that I had completely forgotten about.

The colours were inspired by the Photo inspiration at Dutch Dare  challenge.

I stamped and coloured Madison Attitude by Kenny K with Copics, unfortunately the blue ended up slightly the wrong shade.

In order to enter the card into Kenny K's Krafty Girlz challenge this week - Lace, ribbon and / or bows. I added some raffia lace, velvet ribbon and instead of bows I knotted some thread through the heart buttons.

I am also entering it into these challenges;

Die Cut Dreams - Mothers day or Special friend- I chose special friend - sentiment

Rainbow Lady - Best friend (not sure if this fits the challenge properly as this is a card for a best friend, rather than using an image of best friends playing together) Please let me know!

Pollycraft - Teens

Sweet Stampin - Favourite Movie - I love Pretty Woman and this image reminds me of the part when Julia Roberts goes shopping on Rodeo Drive and comes back loaded with bags.

Thats me done I'm off back to my craft room, to make some more cards, got a couple of DT ones to complete.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

xx

New Design Team- 1st card

Good morning everyone, I have some very exciting news, I have been chosen to join the very talented ladies on the Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays design team.

This is the place to explore all of your crafting dreams, inspire your creativity and test your limits. We hope you will join us for some crafting and creating fun!

New challenges will be posted on Saturdays. Participants get a chance to join in the fun and even try to win a prize!

Everyone is welcome to join us and are eligible to win prizes.

Here's my 1st DT card - its a sketch challenge this week

I decided to use this oh so cute image from House Mouse as its one of my favourites. I coloured it using Promarkers and layered it up with papers from a Papermania pad - Summer Blooms.

Colours used were

Tree; Blossom, Apple, Pear green, Cinnamon

Cat; Cool grey 1, Blush

Mice; Raw Sienna, Blush

I also used a little blue Prisma pencil for the background and tiny bit of black for some shadow.

I finished off with a House Mouse sentiment and I just had to add some flowers and it was crying out for some extra blossoms.

Hope you like it and it inspires you to join in with this weeks sketch challenge.

So what are you waiting for? Head over there and join in the fun.

I am going to enter this card in these challenges;

Die Cut Dreams - Spring Garden

Top Tip Tuesday - Want us to use our favourites, I've used my current favourite stamp and my all time favourite - flower embellishments.

Passion for Promarkers - Sugar rush

Charisma - 4 legged friends

Delicious Doodles - a card I would like to recieve

Stampin for the weekend- #5 Springtime

Cute Card Thursday - Signs of Spring - 2nd entry

Baby girl!

Good morning all, hope every one had a lovely valentines day.

I've not had much chance to craft over the last couple of days because I've been trying to catch up on the housework...boring! Wish I could find one of those cleaning fairies to do it for me. ;0) Anyhoo I did get chance late last night to make this, but as it was finished at 2 in the morning, I didnt get chance to post it.

 I made this card following the sketch from this weeks Friday Sketchers #141.

I used this cute Penny Black image, and coloured it using Copics.  The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley - Circular sentiments. The papers are a mix from Papermania. I punched two layers using a Martha Stewart border punch and added a strip of silk polka dot ribbon.

 

I finished with a cross loop of ribbon, with a flower button in the centre and some Petaloo flowers.

I would like to enter it into these challenges.

Friday Sketchers  - Sketch #141.

Penny Black - #138 - Pretty in Pink

Die cut dreams - #83 - Its a Girl!