Why Does it Feel Like it Should be Tuesday?

I love Bank Holidays but they mess with my timeclock big time! I went to work yesterday and was really miffed when someone pointed out it was Tuesday, I had been planning my weeks work and suddenly I lost a day!
Sooooo today is Wednesday and that means there's a new challenge started at Penny's Paper Crafty and this week the them is

Die Cuts or Punches

 

This week our sponsors ar Fred She Said and Digi Darla.

 

For my card I used an image from Fred She Said

  

 

 

The image is called marigolds and I love it, the beautiful butterfly comes as a seperate image with the set, just fabulous! I coloured it with Promarkers and the lush paper is from the Desert Blooms paper stack. I added some delicate lace and some soft gold die cut corners and the birthday ticket also in soft gold and I think it makes a very gentle card!

 

I hope to see you over at Penny's this week to join in the fun - there are some great prizes to win, so what are you waiting for!

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!





First Tuesday of the Month......

Means a new challenge has started at Nana Vic's over at Lady Annes Challenges. Nana Vic draws the most adorable images and you really should check out her shop here.
My card features a really cute image

 

I bet we all had a best friend that we vowed we would be friends forever!

I coloured the image with Promarkers and inked around the edge of the die cut with some Versa Color in Burgundy. I glossed up the balloons with some glossy accent. The background paper is from Paper Cellar. I've added some lace and butterflies from my stash along with a memory Box die cut, some bows, some bling and a pleated flower!

Hope to see you over at Lady Annes for the latest challenge from Nana Vic and remember there's a $10 or $12 prize up for grabs!

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon!

Morning All....

The suns still shining here in the north UK but sadly I have to go to work and will miss it - boo hoo!!
Tuesday again and that means its the Color Challenge at the Outlawz. Todays inspirational picture and colours were chosen by Penny

 



I'm sure everyone has a wedding card to make or maybe an anniversary - aren't these just the best colours for either of those and lace just adds to the lushness!

I got my Cricut out and had a play, something I've not done for a long time. I am a bit slow on the uptake and have only just downloaded the craftroom software and realised that I could link my Cricut to my laptop so I had to play when I found out!

This is what I came up with:

The hearts don't show too well but the are layed with black and silver as is the sentiment.

Very simple but I thought quite effective; hope you will pop over to the Outlawz and check out this weeks challenge and join in the fun - hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!

Lazy Sunday!

Well today I'm having a lazy Sunday! Normally I'm running round trying to catch up on all the housework I've not done and cooking for the week, this week it's a Bank Holiday weekend and I'm off tomorrow as well, so minimal work today it has been playtime!
I had meant to make some card for DT projects but then I found a photo frame that I bought in a cheap shop ages ago to alter and never got around to it - it started out as a plain pine for a 7" x 5" photo.

Here it is now:

 

I have used various techniques that I have learnt along the way, I firstly covered it in faux metal. I then cut some corners using a Spellbinder die from some white card and coated with some pewter embossing powder; if you build it up you end up with a faux metal finish.

 



The bottom buckle is created using the same method

 

I covered some paper flowers with marcasite embossing powder and used them for detail.

The chain is from some delish vintage reels I found in the Range and to finish it off I added some pearls.

 

I love to have time for getting really mucky and creating something lovely from something that is either ugly or would be thrown out.

 

Hope you like my frame, normal service will resume soon, I will be back next with a card or two!

Happy Sunday and thanks for stopping by I appreciate your visit!



Sunday and Still Another Day Off!

I  love Bank Holidays! It's Sunday and I've still got another day off before going back to work - yeehah!!



We have a new challenge starting over at Eclectic Ellapu, this week it's the Pink Team's turn to host and the theme this week is, yay, wait for it, drum roll:

Anything Goes

 

For my card I have used an image from The Paper Shelter that I love! She's called Celia and looks so relaxed.

 

 

I coloured her with Promarkersand used the backing paper that came with the image

 

I used some glimmery brown card to layer with, added some flowersthat I inked to match and some lovely lace.

 

I hope you'll all come over to Eclectic Ellapu and join in the fun! Can't wait to see all the lovely entries - so see you there!

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!

 

I would like to enter this into http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/ where the theme is music maestro.





Yay! Sassy Saturday!

Well it's Bank Holiday weekend and its raining here!

Never mind they have threatened us with some sun tomorrow and Monday.

I was lucky enough to win this wonderful image when Sassy Design Studio did their pre launch teaser and she is just too sassy for words!

 

For the launch of these wonderful sassy Wizard of Oz characters the team over at SSD have a tic tac toe board and you can play along so I thought I would join in the fun, here is my card I have used flowers, ribbon and red (ruby slippers), I have also used yellow and bricks so I got two line in!

 

 

Hope you like my scarecrow and thanks for stopping by - I hope to see you again soon!

They are so Cute!

The new challenge over at Penny's Paper Crafty has a theme of:

Animals

 

Our sponsors this week are Digi Stamp Characters

and Bugaboo

 

 

For my card I used a cute image from Digi Stamp Characters

 

 

 

I coloured the image with Promarkers. I used some lush paper from a Desert Blooms pack with some embossed pearl green card. I used some lace through the middle to seperate the two, then I added a stamp that I have had forever, lol, some polka dot green grossgrain ribbon with a pink centre stone and some sweet pink sparkly butterflies.

 

I hope you will join us over at Penny's this week with all your animal creations!

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!