Saturday sketch

Here is the card for this weeks Saturday Sketch, this will be my last one for a week now as I'm away tomorrow. I used another image from my image swap with Carol, I think its called Picking Apples from Sugar Nellie, ( sorry if its not ).
I coloured using Distress Inks and Marvy Brushables, the papers are from yet another Kay & Co pad. The flowers are a mix of Flora Doodles and Prima with a brad center. Hope you like , thanks for looking, I'm off to start packing, should of started hours ago. Happy Easter everyone. Hugs Sue x

Lilli of the Valley Challenge

This is my entry to the Lilli of the Valley Challenge- Fun. I used an image I just received as part of an image swap from the very generous Carol, thanks again, as soon as I saw it I decided to use it for this challenge, just loved that cheeky caption :-) I coloured using Sakura gelly roll, the patterned papers are Dovecraft and I use the cuttlebug to cut the corners and emboss the card with swiss dots. A couple of gems from stash to finish. Quick and easy !

Sugar bowl Challenge Card

Here's my card for this weeks Sugar Bowl Challenge - #8 a sketch to follow this week. I used A Good Book by Sugar Nellie and coloured with Marvy Le Plume and Brushables. The papers are from a Kay & Co pad that I got at Harrogate show from The Hobby House stand where the very talented Bev (http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/) was demonstrating. Sorry I can't link anything at the moment, but my laptop has gone completely caput and has all the details of how to link on it. If anyone can show me the details, I can save it on to this computer. Any how back to the card... I finished off with flowers punched from the same paper and used Stickles glitter glue in the centers.

Two more cards for two more challenges

The 1st card is for the Truly Scrumptious Challenge~ A Sketch and Flower Power. I used K & Co papers, cut the circles with cuttlebug, coloured the image which is Sugar Nellie - Flowers with Marvys and Distress Inks and flowers, ribbon and sentiment from stash.






This 2nd card is for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge~ Marshmallows and Chocolate (brown and pink) colours. Again I've used some different K & Co papers, and coloured my image with Marvys Brushables. As you can tell this image of Willow kneeling from Whiff of Joy Spring Set is my favourite at the moment and I especially like combining it with the Fall Grass also W.O.J stamp. The swirly bits are trimmed from a large Sizzix die - Flourish. Ribbon and Flora Doodles flowers to finish off.

Whiff of Joy Challenge Card

Here's my card for the W.O.J Challenge . This week it was a sketch from Katharina, I followed the sketch as it was, apart from instead of a scalloped border, I used the faux brads I got from Craftwork Cards at the Papercraft Show. I stamped Willow kneeling and Fall Grass using a masking technique, then coloured the image using Distress inks and Brushables. The papers are K & Co, Chelsea pad by Brenda Walton, with flowers and rub-on flourishes from stash. I love these colours, really Spring-like they really cheer me up, and I need it today as my laptop has gone again. I've had to take it in to be fixed again,they seem to think its the motherboard, so now I've nothing to play on for the foreseeable future. I'm back to blogging on my sons computer in his room, not ideal, but needs must.

A very distressed card

Hooray! I've actually been able to make a card, lifes been so hectic lately. This card is for the Whiff of Joy Challenge - Lets get dirty- Distressing, and I followed the sketch from the Friday Sketchers Challenge.
I have coloured in my image with Distress Inks and also used them to dirty around the edges of all the papers, I even dirtied the faux brads and edges of the flowers with them, not forgetting my hands and nails, even my nose,(I had an itch). Not bothered though it was fun to play. Hope you like. Sue

Spend, Spend, Spend

I have been up to the Papercraft Show at the Yorkshire showground today. I was up at 7am, 2 hour drive there (thank goodness for my Sat Nav as road works took me a different way). Bought loads and loads, spent a fortune, watched loads of demos, took some photos for inspiation, then drove home another 2 hours. I've had a great but exhausting day. Cant wait to play with all my fantastic new stuff. Only 1 week of work then we are off for 2 weeks over Easter. Yippee!!

Hopefully I'm back...

I have been the worlds worst blogger lately. Firstly I'd like to apologise to everyone, as I haven't been around to leave many comments. The reason being, my laptop has been playing up for the last couple of months, off and on. Then a few weeks ago it finally gave up altogether. So the only way I could get onto the internet was to go and sit in my sons bedroom and use his computer, that wasn't ideal, as I usually blog hop at night whilst sitting in bed. Now I think I've got my laptop working properly (hands together praying),so I can start to blog hop again and leave some comments. Cant wait to see what you've all been up to and you're latest creations. Hugs Sue x

My 1st Award

I just received an award from the very talented Sandra. Everybody should check out her blog @ Sandra Dry Designs her work is such an inspiration. Thankyou so much I am absolutely thrilled. I always try to leave comments because I know how fantastic it is to receive nice comments about our creations. It's great to get feedback and inspires us to carry on. I would like to pass this award on to my follower - Elaine, she always take the time to leave me a lovely comment. "Thanks Elaine they are very much appreciated".

Papertake Weekly Challenge

Here's my card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge, only just in time. This style of image is a little different for me, but I just received the candy I won and had to have a play with the lovely images and paper that were included. Thanks again Sandra, I love it all. I think I'll enter it into the My time to Craft Challenge too, this week its - Woman. Thanks for looking :)

A card for all challenges.....

As I have to get the kids in the bath, finish the ironing and get ready for work tomorrow I have very little crafting time, so I've combined challenges in this one card.
1st I used the Saturday Sketch #41.
2nd I used these free papers as they fit the challenge over at Lili of the Valley- Bright and Beautiful.

3rd This Penny Black stamp- Cheesecake Party will fit the Cute Card Thursday- Food and Drink
4th I added hand drawn doodling, so that it is suitable for Our Creative Corner- Add a doodle Challenge.
Better get back to that ironing :(

Whiff of Joy Challenge

This weeks Whiff of Joy Challenge is - Lavender and Lace. Here's my card, I water-coloured my image from the Spring Kit. As I didn't have a piece of lace I used my punch to create a lacey layered look. I actually used a sketch from last weeks Our Creative Corner Challenge, which I turned on its side. I know the sketch doesn't have corners on , but I just had to try my new Cuttlebug corner die set. I also didn't have any flowers in this colour way, so I coloured a prima with an ink pad and used punches under it. The center of the flower is a Papermania gem brad. Seems like I had to do alot of adapt and make do for this challenge.

New crafting buddy....

I seem to have a adopted a cat, or should I say I have been adopted by a cat. Isn,t he a beauty, he's a local cat that has suddenly decided to come and stay. The children say his name is Sailom but we have no idea who he belongs to. He has visited us for an odd hour quite a few times in the past, but now has decided to stay. I don't mind a bit he's lovely and he loves nothing better than sitting with me in my craft room. Its nice to have company that doesn't come with "mum, can I have," or "mum, can you," just nice quiet purring. The purrfect companion!.

Combined challenges

Hi everyone, I'm back in the old routine of work and chauffeuring the kids around to all their activities, so there's hardly any time left to craft. I've managed to grab an hour tonight so I've made a card and combined 3 challenges. Who knows when I'll get to play again this week. Here goes .... I've followed Saturday Sketch #40, but turned it upside down.
The colours used Pink, Orange and Brown are so that I can enter this weeks challenge over at Papertake weekly and I stamped one of my favorite Penny Blacks, this adorable mouse sitting in a box of chocs - Sweet Slumber- so that I can also enter the card in the Penny Black Saturday Challenge- Something to eat.
I used my new Brushables to colour the image and then used some glaze on the chocolates to make them look good enough to eat. The flowers were my bargain shop, only £1.50 from Hobbycraft, for a bag packed full of different sizes, absolutely loads. I actually bought them for my daughter, but there's plenty to share. I tinted the edges and glued a button in the center.

I won....

I cant believe it I have won my very first blog candy from Sandra over at White Dazzle . I cant wait, I'm so excited. Thank you so much Sandra. It must be my lucky time, I also won a prize last week on A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge blog.