Challenge 28

Here's my entry for Challenge 28 over on the Trimcraft forum, the subject was simply "Quotes and sayings". I used Lili of the Valley papers, and one of their mermaid toppers, and stamped the image with Stazon Timber Brown, on pearlescent card. I bought the stamp a while ago, but this is the first time I've used it....it says "Life is a sea of wonderful treasures"....hope you like it and thanks for looking x

Sketch Challenge 4

I decided to have a go at the Sketch Challenge over on the Trimcraft forum. I've never entered one before, but it was good fun having something to work to. I made two cards, using some freebie papers from a mag together with a bit of resist stamping with a butterfly stamp for a feminine touch, and a motorbike die cut, with Bazzill swiss dots and cuttlebug embossed card for the boys (that's not to say that girlies don't like bikes, you understand !). Hope you like the cards.

New cards

Here are a couple of those cards I mentioned ....the Smirk card is for Hannah, one of Daves grandaughters, the other DL card is for Daves daughter, and I did a bit of resist stamping for this one and colour washed with Whisper brush markers. I thought I'd mat and layer the squares at a "jaunty" angle, as apart from making a change, it also makes life easier if you don't have to get everything straight....well it does for me anyway !

Early morning ramblings

Well, I haven't done much cardmaking these past few days due to having a poorly cat....had to take Billy to the vets last Thursday as he seemed to be suffering a bit when he ate, and his left eye looked a bit swollen.... I thought he maybe had a dodgy tooth, but it turned out there was a nasty swelling and he was kept in that night so they could lance it and make sure it wasn't a tumour . We were able to fetch him home Friday afternoon, armed with antibiotics, and a return visit booked for Monday. Two doses of pills (great fun !) and Mondays visit later, he seems a lot better and it's pretty certain that it was a nasty abcess and nothing more sinister. Consequently, I haven't done very much in my little corner of craft, only 5 cards, and I need to get cracking as I have put my name down for the Sketch Challenge on Trimcraft, and that needs to be uploaded by Saturday. I have made a card for it, but not taken a pic of it yet, and I would quite like to do another one as well..I also need to make a card for my husbands daughter (I suppose I should say step daughter, but I just don't like that term much), and I can't get an idea of what to do..I have made one card, but I'm not sure if I like it or not..I have, however made a card for one of Dave's grandaughters (Dave is 15 years older than me and has a son and daughter, and 4 grandaughters, so a ready made family almost !), and I am quite pleased with that card. I bought some of the Smirk range recently, didn't think I liked them at first, but thought I would try some of the decoupage kits, and they aren't bad, although you will see I've added a little something when I get around to uploading the one I made..can you guess what I wonder ?! On that note I had better pull the plug for now, and I won't be on here much tomorrow as we will have no power till the late afternoon as they are working on the lines all day..now, where's that camping stove ?

Birthday Blog Candy

Just a reminder, there's some lovely blog candy going over on Jude's blog, Crafts-International, see the pic on the right hand side, nip over and take a look..it's to celebrate her two daughters respective birthdays, what a great idea..and generous too ! By the way, I saw the little black cat on Jude's blog, and as I am a cat person, I had to have one as well, so thanks Jude :o)

Non-pyramage pyramage !

In these credit crunch days, and times when you have to think twice about how puffy a card can be in order to slip through the slot on the gadget used by the good old PO counter staff, I decided to try something a little different. This lovely dog image has about 8 layers overall..that's great if you are giving the card personally, (although I have to admit I still wouldn't layer it up to that extent..less is more in my opinion !), but when it's going in the post, that's a different matter. I know you can make boxes, but I haven't reached those dizzy heights yet lol, and anyway, it's nice to have a change don't you think ?! So, I separated all the layers and used the alternate ones, which means I still have a set to use on another card, slightly different than the first as I don't have the complete base image, but it will still be acceptable. Hope I'm making sense ! Anyway, I layered the images onto gold mirri card, and then placed them dropping away from each other, until I was happy with the way they looked. If you look closely you will see that I have used two sections on the smaller picture, but I stuck them with glue, as opposed to layering them with foam pads. I used a piece of green backing paper (free with a mag), and added a couple of chipboard pieces and a peel off. Then I drew an outline around the edge of the green backing, using a brown Whisper pen. Hope you like it and thanks for looking !

One for the troops

Over in Trimmie land recently there was a Red Friday Challenge, thought up by Saphira and Kevin, to make a card for the troops so they know they haven't been forgotten....I thought I'd put the one I made on here as well :o) I embossed a piece of card and heat embossed it with satin red powder, then used an Amy Butler die cut butterfly in a punched out scallopped circle. I sent it to Saphira to send on to the lads, I hope they liked it. Thanks for looking x

Glorious weather !

Well, haven't we been lucky this weekend with this weather ? End to end sunshine, great for the peeps on holiday down this way, we saw loads of campers and caravanners yesterday setting themselves up along the coast. I have been sitting in the sun, and haven't done very much cardmaking this weekend...I want to, but am torn between the garden, the pc and my craft room :) I think the garden won on the whole ! I am just going to upload my first shaker card though, made after looking at Spyder's blog (thanks Lyn for your inspiration !)..I made it for our neighbours birthday in April, it is on my trimmie gallery, but I wanted to add it here as well, hope you like it, even though the colours aren't as good as they should be in the pic, it's a lovely lilac colour, from Kate Knights range (Eastern Blooms I think).

Blog Candy

Hi all, thought you might like to know there is some lovely blog candy over on http://fluffscreations.blogspot.com/ ....why not pop over and take a look :o)

Try, try and try again !

Well, I have persevered and with a little help from tcbotb my little ol' blog now has a new look :o) Considering I am a novice at all this I am quite pleased with my efforts ! I am about to upload a card made using one of my husbands pics and some free papers, and the little dangly heart came from a hair scrunchy I bought in a chemists..always looking for alternative uses for things :o)

My first entry in a Blog Candy Challenge

I have just entered my card into Phill's (Honeypot Crafts) Blog Candy challenge....anyone who doesn't know about it, take a look on Phill's Blog, on the following link :-

http://www.honeypot-crafts.blogspot.com/

Onwards and upwards !

Well, I was so pleased to sign in and find I now have 11 followers ! Thanks so much everyone :o) I've just been having a litle play and have now added a birthday cake ....there'll be no stopping me now hee hee....I saw the cake on Doreen's (Diamond Lass) Blog, and thought I'd have a go, so thanks Doreen :o) I've not had a bad day today, I had to do the hoovering this morning, then I got on with sorting out the June Swap, and sent my parcel off....only trouble was, I couldn't get my car to start, so Dave had to take me to the PO...and he was looking forward to coming along for the ride with me for a change...anyway, when we got back, he managed to get it to start using jump leads, and I took it out for a run, so we will just have to see if it starts in the morning...fingers crossed ! Off to do the tea now, chicken curry for us, bye for now xx

Making progress !

Well, I think I am getting somewhere with my Blog :o) I have added a bit to my profile, and also managed to add a couple of pics, so I feel a bit better now....I think the main thing is not to be afraid of having a go :o) The next thing will be to try and get some followers....any offers anyone ?! xx