Easter Bunny

Hi again here's the second Easter card.

I have used an old LOTV stamp can't remember it's name

I found it while rummaging in my stamps draw, I came across

Lots of stamps I'd forgotten about. Ooh! It was like, you know when 

Mr or Mrs Postie drops a crafty parcel through your door, excitement,

Something new. Well I had that feeling again.

I have used Distress Markers to colour him in,

I also treated myself to a pot of stampendous Frantage

In shabby white. I have noticed it on a lot of your cards

and I love the look you get from it,

 it's fabulous.

I've had a go at making some more flowers

Following this tutorial from Chelsea over at

Crafting life's pieces.

Who knew you could have so much fun with 

Coffee filter paper!

Oh wow look at that sparkle you get from the

Frantage when the sun hits it, ooh I love it.

I have used a go kreates die to make a shaped card.

The papers are some digi ones I found I think they are from 

Bearly mine designs.

I have used the joy craft butterflies again (love these as well).

Frantaged them to, although I might have to invest in a 

Heat tool that's more gentle, mine blasted a lot of embossing

powder off.

Roses are from WOC.

Marianne creatables swirl dies.

Lace from stash.

I loved using this shape card makes a change from

the regular square. I put it together on top of the 

envelope so i knew it would still fit in.

Thanks for stopping by today

and i hope you all have a 

HAPPY EASTER.

xxx

Morning all hope you are well.
Happy May the first, gosh it's May
already doesn't seem five minutes since Christmas.
I'm sure the days didn't go so fast when i was young!

It's not great here today cold and 

grey. Yesterday was totally different

the sun was out it was glorious i spent the whole

day in the garden. I planted some veg i 

started off in the greenhouse and also 

tackled the weeds that i seen to be an

expert at growing.

It's not gardening weather for me 

today it's stay in and craft weather.

Ooh what a shame...he he.

Anyway it's time for another

Papertake Weekly challenge

and this weeks challenge is 

Anything goes

with the option of adding lace to your 

projects.

As always this challenge is sponsored

by the fabulous Lili of the valley

team, the prize is 

a £10 voucher to spend at their store.

My card features one of their older stamps 

but i thing out of all the lili stamps 

she is my favourite.

I have stamped her onto watercolour card and

painted her with my Inktense watercolour pencils.

The sentiment is also from Lili of the valley.

I have used a Magnolia star corner stamp round the edges

with Dusty concord distress ink.

the papers are from Papermaia.

Flowers are a mixture from Wild orchid crafts and 

market finds as is the lace bow.

If you have time please check out the other 

DT's work over at Papertake .

Thanks for looking today

Take care 

  

Papertake Weekly Anything goes

Hi all hope to find you well.

How's your Christmas shopping going?  

I've done a bit, but I've

still got lots more to do though.

This week over at Papertake weekly

it's time for an Anything goes with the 

optional extra of adding something dangly. 

As always this challenge is sponsored by 

the fab Girls at Lili of the valley.

 

I decided to make my image the dangly so

stamped the LOTV snowman twice onto

a spellbinder circle.

I then coloured it in with my promarkers.

I got some of those fine tips you can add

onto the bullet end of promarkers, wow these

are so fantastic, you can really get into the little

nooks and cranny's of the image.

The papers are from First Edition.

The snowflakes and flowers are both 

Marianne Creatables dies on plain white card

embossed and glittered with glamour dust.

Snowflake corner stamp is from Clarity stamps.

I used a Go Kreates scallop die to cut the 

aperture out of both the card and patterned paper.

I'm going to have to get a wriggle on and make some

more Christmas cards. I don't know why but i just

can't get that motivated, i even thought the other

day about buying some (slap my hands) i didn't, 

but i might!

Thanks for looking 

take care

Papertake Weekly Anything goes

Hi again still wet and windy here,

great excuse to craft.

This time at Papertake weekly

it's Anything goes week

and the optional extra is to use

a shape card.

We are sponsored this week by

Lili of the valley

so there will be great prizes up for grabs.

This gave me the chance to play with my

XXl circle dies from Go create.

I have seen some wonderful circle

cards in blog land, i had to get the

large dies so i could make my own.

( I needed them)..lol

We have no sooner got into September and 

i have gone all Autumny (if that's a word).

I have used this cute fairy from LOTV and

stamped her onto water colour paper

and painted her with inktence pencils and a brush.

The papers are from MME i think it is their 

Bloom and grow set, can't find the front cover.

Sentiment is from Cuddly Buddly.

Flowers are the Poppies from Wild Orchid crafts.

Ribbon from stash.

Used Wild Honey ink to distress the edges.

Thanks for Stopping by today

take care

Anything goes at Papertake

Good afternoon all, well it couldn't last, it
started raining here this afternoon although 
it saves me watering the garden later.


My sweet pea's have just started flowering so 
the house smells gorgeous,i have to pick them.
There is someone who lives near my mums 
who grows the most magnificent sweet peas
and they don't pick them, what a crime.
  We keep threatening to go round
in the night and pick them.Lol.


Well it's Papertake Weekly time again
and this week it's


Anything goes week
with the option of using buttons.


We are sponsored by the lovely girls
over at Lili of the valley
There is a £10 voucher up for grabs
so it's well worth entering.

I have used one of the new stamps that have recently
been released from LOTV
This cutie is called Millie just for you.
I have coloured her with Polychromos pencils
and sansodor.
Papers are Raspberry Road from the one fine day 
paper set.
Flowers are from wild orchid crafts.
Marianne Creatables flourish die.
Pins from stash.
Loving these colours they look so fresh and no
pink in sight, wow that's unusual for me.. LOL!


Oh well off to do some baking 
i can't keep up the cakes disappear as quick as i
can make them.

Thanks for stopping by today
Take care
ta ta

Anniversary Wishes

Hi all hope you are well, I'm still coughing like 

a trooper, just can't seem to shift it.

Anyway, we have just celebrated our 

18th wedding anniversary 

on Sunday, I'll tell you it certainly

doesn't feel like 18 years, more like 10,

where has the time gone and if you find

it please sent it back! Pleeeez.

I mentioned our anniversary to tie in nicely

with my card and this weeks 

Papertake weekly Challenge
 

It's Anything Goes week

sponsored by LOTV

with the option of using an all white

card with the choice of one other colour

excluding hair/skin colours.

Killing two birds with one stone i

made this for my husband.

When i first saw this stamp from LOTV

i wanted to use it for an anniversary card, i thought 

it was perfect, although unfortunately we can't

share a bath, Marks 6 foot 7 and there's just

no room left for me (we have tried). LOL.

Anyway back to the card 

I had just got some digi papers from Raspberry Rd

and this was in the set so that's

were the blue came in.

I used my wonky rectangles from spellbinders

and embossed one using a mica mask.

I have used Polychromos pencils and 

glitter for the bubbles.

Inked with Faded Jeans distress ink.

The sentiment is computer generated.

Ribbon is seam binding from the ribbon girl

Pin from stash.

OOOh posties just posted a packet from 

sirstampalot must be the Tilda's i ordered

so i'm off to play.

Hope you pop over to papertake 

and have a go this week

Thanks for stopping by

ta ta 

Hoppy Easter

Good morning all, it's wet and windy here today

so when I've finished my work I'm going to have a 

crafty afternoon.

It's Papertake Weekly time again 

and it's an 

ANYTHING GOES

week.

The optional extra is to use something new or a new

technique or card shape.

This week we are sponsored by Lili of the Valley.

I have used my new LOTV stamp,

i Know it's not a new image it's been out a while,

but i have only just bought it so it's new to me.

This is a really cute image for spring / Easter cards,

i have used Polychromos pencils and sansador to colour

it in.

 

I found the papers in my oddments draw, i think

these papers came free with a magazine once.

They are lovely and spring looking.

The sentiment is from daisy and dandelion Easter set.

The butterflies are from Oliver's orchard stamp set,

and they are also coloured with polychromos pencils.

Daisy's are made from a woodware punch and card candy,

i used a copic to colour over a light card candy so that 

it would match better.

I have used a nesti blossom flower shape.

Lace, ribbon and brads from stash.

I am also going to enter this card into this weeks

LOTV challenge they have the theme

SPRING.

 Hope you all pop over to Papertake 

and have a play this week.

Thanks for looking 

ta ta 

We will bake it

Good morning all here we are again at the start of 

another week.

I have to take Beth to the dentist this afternoon

it's finally time to have her brace fitted.

I don't think she scared, i get the feeling she's more 

excited about it. I've never had a brace but i bet the novelty

soon wears off.

Here's a card that i made last night , I have combined two challenges for this one.

LOTV has a sketch this week by the very talented Bev

and The Ribbon Girl challenge 6 has the theme

of Yellow and Green.

I've been dying to use this image since it arrived.

when i ordered them i thought they 

reminded me a lot of the mice out of Bag Puss.

I loved that show when i was a kiddie, the mice

were my faves and i loved the little songs they used to sing.

Ahhh... sorry travelled back in time then for a mo!

Anyway i have coloured them in with my polychromos pencils , i seem to be in a pencil mood at the moment.

I have made a sentiment tag that can be removed,

the sentiment is also from LOTV.

The papers are from papermania capsule collection.

I also had a go at making paper roses out of 

a flower nestie shape, i have seen

these about and thought I'd have a go, they are not 

to bad but i think a bit more playing is needed.

Oh well my washing is nearly finished and the clouds have just arrived. It always does that, it was nice and sunny

when i put the washing on.

thanks for stopping by 

ta ta 

Men Only at CES

Good morning  it's time for another challenge over at 

CES

This week the theme is 

MEN ONLY

I have used one of the LOTV stamps

this is my favourite one for the boys, when

i have a mans card to make this always 

seems to make an appearance.

I have used a bark effect embossing folder

which is also great for male themed cards,

I used light brown card and really darkened it with 

distress inks to give it the feel of texture. 

 I have watercoloured the image with distress inks

and used  Marianne creatable

circle dies to cut the shapes.

When i was having a big sort out a month ago

i came across some corner stickers that i forgot

i had, which matched with the colour scheme.

Then glittered the card up with platinum stickles.

Thanks for looking today 

and please pop over to CES challenge

and have a go.

ta ta

Spring calling

 Hi all hope you are well my card today is for 

I love promarkers - Colours Green and Purple

SSS - Recipe 1 Image, 2 Pattern papers, 3 different embellishments.

LOTV - Sketch

 The stamp i have used is called Autumn calling from

LOTV, but I've renamed it spring calling cause i don't

even want to think about autumn yet. lol.

The sentiment stamp is from Paper Artsy.

The papers are from Papermania's Spring Burst paper pack.

The embellies are ribbon, flowers and pearl beads.

The postie brought me my pick of the week

from C&C, Paint fusion from Sheena so I'll be

playing with that this weekend, can't wait,

it's something a bit different.

thanks for looking 

ta ta

Papertake weekly Anything goes +something old

Hi all it's Papertake time again and this week

it's an ANYTHING GOES with

the option to use something old from your stash.

Last week i bought a tin of pastel pencils

on a whim. I have used them to colour my LOTV stamp

but I'm not sure yet if i like the effect or not.

i might need to play with them a bit more,

I'll also have a look on You tube see if i can get any tips.

Anyway this weeks challenge is sponsored by LOTV

and there is a £10 voucher up for grabs.

With their new stamps coming out soon it's worth entering.

My something old from my stash is the LOTV stamp

and the gem and glitter.

the paper is from K&co best of stack.

seam binding,Pins.

The sentiment stamp is also from LOTV.

Thanks for dropping by 

ta ta

Love , romance and VW campers

Hi there just a quickie, i managed to put my crochet
down and squeeze in a card today

It's for three challenges
LOTV - Romance
SSS - Love is in the air
Creative inspirations - Sketch

I have used a LOTV stamp and sentiment.
I actually had the image coloured already with
distress inks .
The papers are the freebie with this months quick cards
mag they are vintage rose collection from pink petticoat.
I must say they are de-lish.
Edged image with spun sugar ink and then went round
with silver stickles.
Used one of the Marianne creatables doily dies.
Tea roses and buttons from stash.

I have also put a few piccies of our V W camper

BECKY

Just for Vicky's son to see.

She is a 30 year old water cooled T25 wedge.

She is third generation vw camper great for families
gives you a bit more room.
The roof pops straight up so the kids can sleep up top.
Can't wait for the weather to warm up then we can use
her again.



Thanks for looking today
better make a start on Tea
we are having Chinese although we are a
day late for Chinese new year but never mind.
ta ta

Clear as mud

Hi all on this Sunday morn. I have been playing with the distress inks
and I'm in love. They give your images a lovely
water coloured effect. it's great.
So i had to take a trip to my local craft shop yesterday
and bought three more pads, some of the new colours.
Also saw the new Nellie dies so i got the hearts and circles as well.
Then had to leave before i saw something else. It's
lethal, i can easily spend my money in there.
The lady in front of me in the Que spent over £100.

My card today if for a few challenges

Simon says stamp challenge - Bingo! Choose from a menu.
Lili of the Valley Challenge - Sketch by the lovely Dawny.
Sweet Stampin Challenge -Clear as mud. Colour theme Brown and one other colour.



For the Simon Says challenge i chose to use the line
Gems, Glitter, Ribbon

I have used a LOTV stamp and coloured her with Distress inks.
The sentiment is also from LOTV.
Papers are K & Company Classic K Bailey paper pad.
The die cut heart is from Nellie's multi frames.
I have used a Martha Stewart Heart border punch
the ribbon is seam binding.
I have edged the brown card and sentiment with
cosmic shimmer glitter glue.

Thanks for looking
ta ta