Love in full swing!

Morning all, I hope you are well! Hasn't the weather been beautiful the last week?!? Admittedly it has got a bit too hot at times, but we can't complain!

It's a very good friends wedding anniversary today and I wanted to make her a card. Knowing that she is a cat lover like me, this Penny Black stamp was the purrfect (sorry!) choice! I decided that I would also use it as a chance to enter this weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge which was to create a patchwork effect. You can't see it very well in this photo by I've a mixture of heart paper and embossed hearts using the CB folder from the Love Language set. I'm also entering this into the Papertake Weekly Challenge which is to include stitching. This is my first(!) attempt at faux stitching, hence why it's not very good! If you look closely you'll spot the deliberate mistake! I put the base layer on upside down as all the hearts are the wrong way round!
I apologise for the quality of the photos. I took them late last night and didn't realise the yellow tinge!

Aren't they adorable?! The image has been coloured with copics, the papers are from a Forever Friends All Loved Up pack and the CS is from Stampin Up!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge #107 - Paper Patch

Papertake Weekly Challgenge - In Stitches

Sweet Lil Thomas, with love!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS MY SECOND POST OF THE DAY

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE MY JUST CUTE BEARS DT CARD

It's almost unheard of these days for me to post twice in one day! Well I have to say I've had a bit of a craft fest and made 4 cards! I'll spread them out for you, although one of them is my DT card for next week.

I spent yesterday having a look at what challenges there currently are out there and found a few that I fancied having a go at.

I've had this adorable Thomas stamps from LOTV since they were released and can't believe that I've not inked him up yet! He's just a sweetheart isn't he?! He's been coloured with copics and I've also added some stickles to his whiskers and glossy accents to his little posy of flowers although they don't show up very well in the photo. I've used one of my fav shades of Core'dinations CS (exotic orchid) and the DP is a Pink Petticoat download. I've also not used these flowers since I received them from Wild Orchid Crafts so thought they would go perfectly with the DP & CS. It's been finished off with my Doily Lace MSBP and a sentiment from Woodware.

Isn't he cute?! You can just about see the stickles on his whiskers but the glossy accents still doesn't want to show. It's their, honest!

This cards has been made to fit a few challenges, as follows;

Lili of the Valley - Sketch by Bev
Papertake Weekly - Shiny, Sparkly & Special
ABC Challenge - U for Unused Stash
Cute Card Thursday - Someone Special (I do have another card made for this challenge too, hope that's allowed!)

Thank you for stopping by again and for any comments you may leave, they are greatly appreciated.

xx :0)

Papertake Weekly - Cutie Pie!

Thanks for every one's kind wishes for Jon's operation. Yesterday turned into pretty much a nightmare for us. We got to the hospital at 7.15am but Jon didn't end up going for surgery until 4pm and had to stay the overnight. The poor thing hadn't eaten since 8:30pm the night before or had a drink since 10:30pm!

Obviously I had to make him a card to wish him well and Boo Boo Bear from Whipper Snappers was the perfect stamp for me to use as it was Jon's right arm that was operated on. He's been coloured with Copics and cut out with rectangle nestabilities before mounting using the scalloped nestabilities. The base is made up of pale blue CS, white CS and Bashful Blue DP from SU!. The white CS has been punched with my MS Valentine Lace punch and finished off with some ribbon. The sentiment is a PB stamp.
I would like to enter this into this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge which is Cutie Pie. He is most definitely cute!

I'm pleased to say that Jon is now home and is taking things easy (which he finds difficult). I'm sorry I've not yet get round to commenting on those of your who have entered this weeks Just Cute Bears Challenge. I will do it before the weekend, I promise.

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you may leave, they are greatly appreciated.

xx :0)

You're a Big Sister!

I've been enjoying the long break as work has been really hectic still. It's been so hectic that I forgot to photograph the little Easter treats that I made for some of my lovely work colleagues. I made them some lovely little milk carton boxes and filled them with a mixture of different eggs.

The last card I posted was the baby boy card. When my sister requested it, I decided that I would also make a card for the soon to be big sister so that she wouldn't feel left out. She's just turned 4 so I knew it had to be a cute Magonlia image that I used.

As with all little girls, it had to be pink and I used my favourite Bazzill pale pink. I really need to get some more of this! The white background has been embossed with little hearts using the Love Language CB folder and the patterned paper is from a Forever Friends paper pack. The image has been coloured with copics. The ribbon is from my stash, the sentiment is PC generated and cut out using label nestie tags. I have finished off with some dew drops round the image.

I am fairly pleased with this image, although I am aware of some shading inaccuracies. The lovely Liza has been very kind in giving me some tips and advice on how to improve. I would also like to thank the lovely Dawny too who has also been very helpful

I have decided to enter this card into this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge as this is an Open Theme and Cute Card Thursday which is So Egg-citing (or an Oval Shape

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you may leave, they are greatly appreciated.

xx :0)

PWC/Stamp Something

I've managed to make a card today that meets two challenges, woohoo! It doesn't happen very often. I've used Dawny's sketch for this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge and the cute cat makes the card eligible for Stamp Somethings challenge - Animal Somethings.

Supplies:

Stamp: Purrfect Day set - Penny Black; Inks: Memento TB, Copics & Inkessentials

CS: Core'dinations, Bristol Board; DP: Clare Curd's Signature Range

Tools: MS Lace Doily Punch, Swiss Dots CB Folder, Rectangle Nesties

Embellishments: Ribbon - Meiflower, Oval Sentiment - CWC. Gems - Papermania

I've had this paper pack since April and I think it is the first time that I've used it. I get so used to making cards using just coloured CS, I often forget that I've got a huge stash of patterned paper!

This card has been made for someone who sometimes looks at my blog, but I need to post it now for PWC, so I hope they don't look for a few days!

It's been a fairly nice day, weather wise and I guess that's pleasing all the people in town for the annual pop festival. As always, I avoid the town centre like the plague over this weekend! I hope everyone else is having a nice weekend. Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you may leave, they are greatly appreciated.

xx :0)

Papertake Weekly Challenge - My Favourite Things

Well, the fayre (school fete) wasn't the success that Nikola and I were hoping for. For some reason we, and a couple of other people, were placed away from the main area and because of that, people bypassed us. I only sold 3 cards, but I'm not going to let it get me down this time. It was an experience and I've come away with some more ideas of other projects that I can do.

Anyway, another card I knocked up yesterday is eligible for this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge. The challenge this week, My Favourite Things, is to use your favourite items on your card. I had so many cards that could have fitted this challenge, but I settle for this one. My favourite items on this card are my swiss dots embossing folder and my MS lace doily punch! Penny Black stamps are also one of my favourite stamps, but then I have too many to choose!

Supplies:

Stamps: A Gift For You - Penny Black; Inks: Memento TB, Copics

CS: Craftwork Cards, Bazzil Basics; Tools: Swiss Dots CB, Oval Nestabilities, MS Lace Doily punch, Scor-Pal

Embellishments: Ribbon - Stash, Gems - Papermania

The inspiration behind this layout came from the wonderful Sue Nelson over at Heart Prints. If you've never visited her site before, you must check it out!

Thanks for stopping by again and for any comments you may leave, they are greatly appreciated.

xx :0)

1 card, 3 Challenges.....!

Okay, I didn't get a chance to post this yesterday as I had a lovely evening out with the ladies from work.

This card was for one of those ladies, Liisa who's birthday it was on Saturday. I thought this card was perfect for Liisa as she retired a few weeks ago and is a lady of leisure.

This card fits 3 Challenges :-

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Embossing
Papertake Weekly - Digital Downloads
Creative Card Crew - Whatever the Weather

Supplies:

Stamp: Lazy Days - Penny Black; Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black & Copics

CS: Bazzil Basics, Pink Petticoat; Tools: Label 3 Nestabilites, Swiss Dots CB Folder, Sizzix corner dies

Embellishments: Ribbon - Stash, Gems - Papermania, Oval Sentiment - CWC

I hope the card is acceptable for all challenges I certainly enjoyed making it and Liisa loved it.

Thanks for stopping by and for any comments you may leave, they are greatly appreciated.

XX :0)

PTW Challenge - Animal Antics

We've certainly had a few "animal antics" in our house the last couple of days! The vets confirmed that Bozzy does have an over-active thyroid and will need medication for the rest of his life. They also think he's got a slight infection so have given us 5 days on antibiotics to administer. How difficult could it be to give two little tablets twice a day?!?! Very difficult when that little man doesn't want to open his mouth!!! We tried hiding them in food, whipped cream, chicken, but he just eats the food and spits them out! I hate upsetting him, but he has to have them otherwise he will become very ill. Hopefully it will get easier with time.

This weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly is Animal Antics. Your card, or project should include an animal of some sorts. This card was made for my best friend, Lorna's twin sister and I thought I would enter into the challenge. One of my new PB stamps that I purchased at the NEC got it's first outing.

Supplies:

Stamp: Friendly Surprise - Penny Black; Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics; CS: Papermill

Embellishment: Ribbon - Meiflower; Tools: Oval Nestabilites, D'vine Swirls CB folder, Sizzix corner dies

I'm sorry for my lack of blog-hopping the last week or so. I promise that I will try and get round every one's blogs in the next few days and see all the wonderful things you've been up to.

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you may leave, they are greatly appreciated.

xx :0)

Mojo Monday #82 meets Papertake Weekly Challenge

I could get used to these lie-ins! Jon and I have got this week off and it's been nice not having to get up at 5:50am, although the cat doesn't realise that!

I had some good news yesterday. Lorna, one of my best friends, told me that her twin sister had given birth to a baby boy, so the perfect excuse to make a card. It also gave me the chance to use the latest sketch over at Mojo Monday.

I've used my new SU stash that I got courtesy of the lovely and very talented Julie Japes. I've used Bashful Blue cs to make the card base and have then mounted some Bashful Blue dp onto white CS (both punched with my MS lace doily punch), added some ribbon and adhered to the base. The image is from Forever Friends and has been coloured with copics before being cut with nestabilities and mounted to more Bashful Blue cs. I have cut another square from white card and attached to the base. The FF image has been mounted using 3d foam pads.

I don't normally show the inside of my cards as they're normally very plain, but I thought this looked cute so decided to take a photo for you. I've stamped the sweet lil' baby FF bear and coloured with copics again. The sentiment is from Elzybells.

This card also qualifies for this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge which is to use pastel colours.

Hope you have all had a good day. We're sat watching a very nervy Chelsea v Liverpool Champions League match. C'mon Chelsea!!

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you may leave, they are greatly appreciated.

xx :0)

Glitter, Glitter Everywhere!

This weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly is All That Glitters. Well, having made my entry, I can safely say everything glitters; me, the table, the floor, Jon and Bozzy!!!

I stamped little scotty from Little Claires onto acetate. I then glittered him on the reverse using Art Institutes glitter and glue. I think he looks great!!

The layout is this weeks Mojo Monday challenge. The backing paper is from DCWV The Paper Stack.

I hope you like it!

xx :0)

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Box

Claudia set this weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly Challenge. You have the option of making either a large or small box using the dimensions given.

The Design Team made some great examples and I felt that I had to give it a go!

I went for the large box to store my card in and went one step further by making a lid to go with it.

I've gone for a very simple look which I hope you like.

I love this shade of blue bazzill card. It's very soft and matched perfectly with some organza ribbon that I'd got from the NEC. I added the Dreamweaver PB image, which i'd cut and backed onto some more card using my nestabilities. Just for that extra little touch, I added some jemstones on the ribbon, either side of the image.

I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend.

xx :0)

Papertake Challenge/Cute Card Thursday 3

I decided that I would be brave and try the Papertake Challenge for the first time as I feel that I need to be pushing myself more in my card making. Katharina provided the brilliant sketch for this weeks challenge.

I got to use some more omy new stash on this card with the Papermania backing paper and the Woodware ribbon brad, along with the magnolia stamp. The image has been watercoloured and I have used some Stickles glitter glue on the wings.

This card also qualifies for this weeks Cute Card Thursday Challenge.

As we had 'All Creatures Great and Small' as our challenge last week, we think it's only fair to have 'People' as the theme for this week. Any people image is fine, it could be Magnolias, Bellas, Nellies, Lolas or any others.

I hope you are all having a good weekend!

xx :0)