House Mouse - Welcome spring

Good morning all, where has the week gone? can't believe its Thursday already.

I want to share my card for the House Mouse challenge -Welcome Spring. I followed the sketch over at Passion for Promarkers -#91 sketch, but had to turn it on it side as my image was too big to fit the sketch the right way around.

I chose this adorable image from the Tulip stamp sheet and coloured with Promarkers.

You cant really tell, but each raindrop and puddle of rain has dimensional glaze on it.

The papers were from a scrapbooking paper stash, that I came across whilst tidying up. I suppose I should tidy more often, you never know what else I'll find ;o)

I finished with a strip of raffia lace, a couple of flowers and a butterfly charm.

I am entering it into these challenges;

Squigglefly - Spring theme

Cheerful Stamp Pad - Is it Spring yet?

Little Claire's designs - Flowers

Stampavie and more - #133 Spring / Easter. I chose spring

Thanks for looking, enjoy the rest of the day. x

Exciting news...

I have been chosen to join the amazingly talented ladies on the Design Team for the Truly Scrumptious Challenge Blog. I'm very excited and thrilled to have been asked. I will be joining in with the next challenge in 2 weeks time.
 Thanks team and I look forward to working with you. :o) xx

Simply Easter

Good morning everyone, well its half way through the week, and heres a very quick card I made last night.

I made it to enter One Stop Craft challenge - Plain and Simple. This was a real challenge for me, I'm definately a more is more person, and I just want to add lots more to this.

All I did was stamped and coloured this Bunny image from LOTV with Promarkers, layered it on to some creamy lemon pearlescent card and glued it to a green card base.

I added a strip of ribbon and a stamped sentiment. Thats is, the card blank already had strips of glitter across it.

I would also like to enter it into Stamp something challenge - Green and cream,

Lexi's Creations - Easter

For fun challenge - Bit of Green

Sentimental Sundays - Lets go green

Fab n Funky - All things green

Lotv - Me and my pony

Good morning all, hope everyone is well.

Here's a card I made to enter a few challenges.

I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers. The patterned paper is from a new pad from Papermania called Summer Bloom, I'll warn you now you'll be seeing alot of this paper, I love it!

The image is Me and my pony from LOTV, I bought it last year because it reminded me of my horse I had when I was young, but I totally forgot about it, so this is the first time I've inked it up. I coloured with Promarker, very quickly, so please forgive the rough colouring.  I finished off with flowers from stash, a strip of flowery lace, a craftwork card Happy Birthday sentiment and liquid pearls.

Challenges that inspired this card;

Lili of the Valley - Say it with flowers

Cute Card Thursday - Happy Birthday

Totally Gorjuss - #71 Pearls and lace

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

Handmade Monday again...

Its Handmade Monday time again, not sure what that means?

Handmade Monday is a weekly event that happens over on Wendy's blog 1st Unique Gifts, where you can share your creative blog and have a look at what others have been making or doing this past week.

So what have I been upto this week?

Well I've been so busy that I missed handmade Monday altogether, last week, so I thought I better get this one posted today whilst I've got a spare minute.

 I've spent most of my time painting this week. I am toying with the idea of producing a new range to sell at the craft fairs, since the awful fair we did last weekend. Don't think it had anything to do with the nappy and towel cakes that I was selling though, just very poorly advertised, only a handful of people all day. Not to worry, we'll keep trying !

So here's a few photos of things I have painted and made.

Please leave me some honest comments and let me know whether you think they would sell.

A Daisy Wall / Door Hanger for mum

A Rosebud Heart- shaped Wall / Door Hanger

Berry painted Trinket Box

Daisy Tile - to be used as a large coaster or for standing pans, etc, on

Set of 4 Coasters - could do matching sets or each coaster different, as above

Butterfly Door Hanger

Poppy plaque - haven't made into anything yet

Wild flower plaque - I have since made this into a Mother's Day card

Daisy plaque

I have also painted a butterfly coaster and a poppy clock, but have not taken any photos yet.

As well as painting, I have been making cards for the design teams that I am on and also a few for entering into challenges for myself. Told you I'd been busy, but I feel so lucky to be able to spend my time doing what I love.

I would like to enter some of my creations into this challenge;

CRAFT - #93 - Door hanger

Thanks for looking and for any comments / advice you leave me. Hugs Sue xx

Paint fusion - Flowers for mum

I painted this wild flower plaque a few days ago, then made it into a card to enter into The Stampman's challenge - Mothers Day- Floral.

Firstly I painted a crackle background, then used my Paint Fusion kit again and I finished off by distressing with distress inks and embossing a couple of gold swirls and all around the edge.

I was inspired by A Spoonful of Sugar challenge - Vintage/ Shabby theme

and Creative Inspirations - colour scheme

Colour create - #66 Photo inspiration and optional extra - leaves

Delicious Doodles - #16 - Use green for St Patrick's Day

Secret Crafter Saturday challenge - Flowers for mum

Paperplay  - Shades of green

Allsorts - Luck of the Irish - I used lots of green

 

Spring has sprung..

Good morning all, hope you are having a lovely Saturday.

Its time for another challenge at Stamp, Scrap and Doodles Saturday. Not sure what happened last week, not alot of interest in the sketch challenge, lets see if we can tempt more of you to join in this week.

Spring has Sprung

Here is my card....

I layered up some K and Co papers with light green card. I die cut a decorative circle and a swirl and leaves from Magnolia Doohickey range.

I am loving all these House Mouse stamps at the moment and they are so easy to colour. I used Promarkers on the mice and Copics on the pot, only because I havent got enough different colours in either brand to colour the whole image.

I finished with a sentiment off the same stamp set, a die cut flower and some paper roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.

So what are you waiting for? Come and join in the fun at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday.

Dont forget to check out the rest of the design team for some great inspiration.

I would like to enter my card into Papertake Weekly challenge - Lemon Zingy
and Crafty Catz - #73  Colour combo - green and yellow

House mouse - multifolds

Heres my entry for the House Mouse - Multifolds challenge.

I made a double twisted easel card, using two images layered on two colours of card.

I coloured both images with Promarkers.

I just love these images, they're sooo cute, just look at their little fat tummys, all full of cake.

Here a photo at an angle so that you can see the folds.

I kept the embellishments quite simple as I didnt want to detract from the images, just a few card candies from Craftwork Cards.

A close up of the sentiment, quite fitting I think.

I am entering it into Passion for Promarkers - Food and Drink challenge

Top Tip Tuesday - Birthday

Charisma Cardz - Easel card

Be happy with Kenny K

Over at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz challenge this week its a sketch by Donna.

I used papers from a Papermania pad layered on deep pink card.

I chose to use Movie Star and coloured her with Copics.

I finished off with some die cut stars, pink pearls and a craftwork cards sentiment.

I would like to enter it into these challenges also;

Stamp Something - Digi day

One Stop Craft challenge - Black, white plus 1 other, as you can see I chose pink.

Allsorts - Card for a Teenager

Make it Colourful - Colour with Shine

ABC challenge P is for Pearls

Good morning all, its Wednesday, that means its time for another ABC challenge. Last week team A challenged you all with P is for Pink and what a lot of fantastic pink cards and creations you all made. Brilliant!

This week its team B's turn and our challenge for P is Pearls. Our sponsors this week are Whiff of Joy, so lets see all those beautiful pearls on your cards.

Here's my card to give some inspiration

As soon as I heard that Whiff of Joy were sponsoring this challenge I knew straight away which stamp I was going to use. This is Dancing Willow, isnt she wonderful, so beautiful.

I layered up patterned papers with pink card and distressed the edges with pink brilliance and a little distress ink.

I used a Marianne Design Creatables Doily die cut and 2 magnolia doohickey swirls and added some pearls to the ends.

I coloured her with Copics and gave her a proper pearl necklace and droplet on her bracelet.

I finished with flowers from Wild Orchid and if you look closely you can see I snuck in a few more pearls.

Hope you like it! and I'm looking forward to seeing what you make.

I would like to enter it into this weeks Simon says Stamp challenge - Anything Goes

I'm on a winning streak...

Last week I won $50 in the Simon says Stamp challenge, then Zoe from Make it Crafty awarded me a free digi image of my choice from her wonderful selection and at the weekend I won the Ribbon Girls challenge. I just received part of my prize, a wonderful selection of ribbons, braid, twine and buttons and am waiting on the second part which is a £10 voucher for Lili of the Valley.

Thank you so much to all you generous people, you really have made my week.
I'm off to check my lottery ticket, well you never know !!  :o)

Just a reminder

Over at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday we have a simple sketch for you by CPS Sketches.

Now you can flip it, rotate it, whatever you like as long as we can tell that is where you started. 

Our sponsor is Circle B Enterprises, owned by our very own Veronica ! She is offering $20 credit voucher to spend in store.

So come along and join in the fun and maybe win a prize.

Goal....LOTV card

Good morning everyone, Just a quick post this morning, because I want to get back to playing with my paint fusion supplies.

Here's my entry for the Lili of the Valley challenge, this week its a fab sketch from Bev. I turned it on its side, layered a patterned paper from Forever Friend pad with a piece of blue card. The image is a pre coloured topper and the footballs around the curve were cut from same paper pad. I used a strip of raffia lace as it made me think of the net on the goal post and an old 'Goal' stamp sentiment to finish.

Thats it for now, I will try to get back with another post later.