Gone Fishing...

Hi everyone,

If your weather is anything like ours at the moment then I hope you're enjoying it!
I'm off work this week (Yay!!) but I decided to take advantage of the week off and re-decorate my bedroom - I bought the stuff for doing it over 9 months ago, just before the accident so I wasn't feeling up to it since.  Not that I really do yet either, but it has to be done!  The heat is making it difficult though!  I started yesterday by clearing all the stuff I could clear out of the room (isn't it amazing how much crap you accumulate over the years?!) including the bed - it was a hard job getting the big double mattress out all by myself!  So there are just a few bits of furniture left in the room which I'll move to the middle today, give the walls a wash and get them painted.  Then to move everything back in tomorrow!
All the while my shoulder, back and legs are shouting at me "STOP, don't do it!" Even my face hurts!  But it's almost half way done now!

In the mean time, how about a new challenge?  A lovely one from the Creative Card Crew which is perfect for our lovely weather and the holidays this week!  The theme is...

The Great Outdoors!

And we are being sponsored this fortnight by the very lovely Crafty Sentiments Designs who are offering 3 digi's to one lucky winner!

They very generously gave the design team some images to work with for this challenge and here's what I did:

I used the image "Patches Gone Fishing" and I coloured him with the following copics: Patches: E39,37,35,33. Clothes: YG97,95,93,91. Bucket; W7,5,3,1. Grass: E49,31,G99,07,YG13,07,05. Sky and water; BG02,01,000,0000 plus C1,00 for the clouds.  I then used some white acrylic paint for the daisies in the grass and for some ripples on the water, which I also added some glamour dust to.

I drew the Gone Fishing sign and the fish by hand and coloured with the following copics: sign; E49,39,37,35 and a white gel pen for the lettering. fish; YG95,BG02,RV11 and coated with glamour dust.  I used an earring hook fixing for the fishing hook, I used my round nose pliers to re-shape the hook.

The papers are real oldies!  I used my Basic Grey Archaic papers (no pun intended there by the way!)  The only other bits added are the string, which is just string!  and some hessian-y type ribbon-y stuff (which I can't remember the name of!) from my stash.

The inside follows on from the front using papers from the same book and a Wild Rose Studio sentiment.

So go have a peek at what the rest of the fab DT did at the Creative Card Crew!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons Challenge Blog: Project for a male
Cute Card Thursday: Stars or stripes
Delicious Doodles Challenges: Heavy Metal
Dream Valley Challenges; Make your own embellishments (sign, fish and hook)
A Gem of a challenge; Lots of layers
Here Come the Boys Challenge: Use a digi stamp
Patties Creations Challenges; Summertime fun
Sweetpea Stampers; For the menboys
ABC Challenges; Q for quite a few
Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenges: Lets hear it for the boys

Thanks for looking!
 

My Girl Lollipop!

Hi everyone!

I hope you're all keeping well?
Did you see the men's final at Wimbledon yesterday?  Such a thrilling match and with a deceiving score as it looked so tough!  Murray played so well most of the time but Djokovic just wouldn't give up!  I thoroughly enjoyed it and after another crazy F1 race, in Germany, it made for a great sporting day in my house!
Followed by crafting of course! :)

So how about a new challenge and my second go on the DT for Seems A Little Sketchy.
We have a fab sketch for you for the next fortnight..

 
And 3 equally fab sponsors, yes, I said 3!!

The DT have been given images to use by Crafty Sentiments Designs! And they're offering 3 Digi's as their prize!

Then we have Di's Digi Downloads who are offering a $10 gift voucher for their store.

And lastly, but not leastly, we have The Robin's Nest who are also offering a $10 voucher for their store.

So after all those ooo's and aaa's, hows about I show you my card?!

Here it is:

The sweet image is called Harriet by Crafty Sentiments Designs and I coloured her with the following copics:  Skin; E21,13,00,0000,R20. Hair; E44,43,42,41. Clothes; RV34,32,09,06,04,BG34,32,11,Y17,15,13.  I printed her a little bit too big and had her coloured before I realised, so I fussy-cut her out to stand on my sentiment.

I used the opportunity to use my Happy Days goody box from Craftwork Cards,  I love the bright colours in this set and the spotty/heart paper was perfect for this image!  The sentiment is also from the set and although none of the banners in the set suited the theme of my card, I used one to draw around and cut it out myself.  The Card Candy isn't from the set but is one I already had.  I used my Stampin' Up! scallop border punch for the edges of the middle panel.

I used the basis of the sketch for the inside and used one of my trusty Wild Rose Studio stamps for the sentiment.

So go take a peek at what the rest of the DT have done over at Seems A Little Sketchy, you won't be disappointed!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog; Favourite things - My copics would easily be my favourite things!
Bunny Zoe's Craft Challenge; Pink & white
Diva's By Design; Cute
Ladybug Crafts Challenge Blog; Birthdays
My Heart Pieces; Use your favourite thing - My copics.
Patties Creations Design Challenges; Summertime fun
The ABC Challenge Blog; Q for quite a few

Thanks for looking!
 

Flowers In The Snow

Did you get much snow?  We've had a fair amount of it - I haven't been able to get to work as I work up a mountain and live up another hill!  So it would be tricky - especially as I haven't been the most confident traveller since the accident.
We've had freezing fog all morning accompanied by the occasional flurry of snow but I don't think we'll get too much more.  The forecast is giving rain by the end of the week so that will get rid of the snow!

Anyway, onto another challenge and today it's a new one at the Creative Card Crew!

The challenge for the next fortnight is...

Girly!

A nice easy one!  And we are being sponsored by the fabulous Crafty Sentiments Designs

and they are offering one lucky winner a choice of 3 digi's from their shop!

The design team were also lucky enough to be given some of their digi's to work with and this is what I did:

The gorgeous Crafty Sentiments image is called Tess Summer Fun and I coloured her with the following copics:  Skin; E21,13,00,0000,R20. Dress; BG18,15,13. Hair; E49,39,37,35. Flowers & leaves; RV09,06,04,R29,27,24,V09,06,04,B95,93,91,YR07,04,YG97,95,93,07,05,03,100. Background; E31,30. Plus some black, white and brown prisma pencil.

The papers are called Fly Away by Typo and the flowers were from my stash.  The ribbon came from The Ribbon Girl and the border die is also from Crafty Sentiments Designs.

The inside matches the layout on the front and the sentiment is by Wild Rose Studio (my old faithfuls!)

So go and have a look at the rest of the DT's fabulous work at the Creative Card Crew blog.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

All Sorts Challenge Blog; Flower power
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge; Anything goes
By The Cute & Girly; Cute & girly
Creative Inspirations; One for the girls
Divas By Design; Make it girlie
Dream Valley Challenges; Girls girls girls
Stampin For The Weekend; Something girlie
The Squirrel & The Fox; Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges; Fancy edges
Whoopsydaisy Challenge; Use a digi

Thanks for looking!