Friday Sketchers

At last I managed to get my mitts on Miss Anya courtesy of Silly Monkey Crafts :-)
I haven't done any crafting at all this week so managed to grab some time tonight to throw this card together, following the sketch for this weeks Friday Sketchers Challenge. I used some gorgeous flocked handmade paper from a Creativity Goody bag I got last month. It is so strokeable! Miss Anya is coloured with both Promarkers and Derwent pencils but I am not happy with the colouring at all. Didn't have time to redo it so it will just have to do. Cardstock is Bazzill, sentiment is by Hot Of The Press and ribbon was in the Goody Bag as well.
Thanks for looking and apologise for lack of blogging lately. i hope to get round all your blogs over the next couple of days
hugs
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Sugar Sugar cracked glass

The technique over on Sugar Sugar for March is "cracked glass". I have used a lovely Sugar Nellie image by Leanne Ellis and watercoloured her. I then embossed the image with thick embossing powder and popped it in the freezer. When I took it out you simply crack the image. The papers used are from HOTP. I added a strip of Bazzill and some felt trim before mounting the image on Black Magic cardstock from Core'dinations. I sanded the edges to reveal the tiniest hint of pink. The image was then attached to the card with foam pads. I will add the sentiment later when I decide what occasion to use the card for.

Here is a card I made for a work colleague who gets married in a couple of weeks. The template is from Colour My World and I have used papers and embellishments from Creative Imaginations. I bound the letters with my Bind-it-All and attached some ribbons. Finally I added some flowers punched from retro flower punches. She loved it.
thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave
Have a good weekend
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Truly Scrumptious/Charmed card

The sketch aver at the Truly Scrumptious challenge is fabulous. I had to make a card for a friend's birthday. I also spotted a competition over on Charmed Cards & Crafts where you have to submit coloured images- I have downloaded the image from their website, isn't she sweet?
The papers are HOTP and the CS is Bazzill. I used my Scalloped Edge punch from Stampin' Up!, some sticky pink ribbon from Anita's and Primas with a pearl brad in the centre. The image was watercoloured with Derwent Inktense pencils.

Friday Sketchers and a special baby card

This week's sketch on Friday Sketchers was a challenge for me but I am really pleased with the way the card turned out. I used Urban Prairie papers by Basic Grey, some co-ordinating strips of Bazzill CS and the image is by Paperbag Studios which I have coloured using Distress Inks. The stamped swirls are by HOTP and I added a Prima flower with a small flower punch from the DP on top, secured with a black brad.I have a few friends with birthdays in March so this card is the first of many needing made this week.



My lovely little nephew is now home and I am desperate to get to see him and have a cuddle. I have used both Messy Rabbits stamps and the Messy Rabbits CD to make this card. The name has been cut using the Quickutz Squeeze and Moxie alphabet.
Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave
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Sunday Stampers & WOJ Challenges

Have managed two cards tonight. The Sunday Stampers challenge this weeks was to use pink in your project. The stamp is from Whiff of Joy and the papers are by HOTP.I have inked around the image with Adirondack Dabber in Pink Sherbet. I have still to add a sentiment (once I decide who to send the card to). Finally I added some lovely pink flowers with a pink gem brad in the centre.You may need to click on the image to get a better look at the stamp.
The Whiff of Joy challenge is to make a Christmas Card in non-traditional colours. The moose stamp is by Stampendous. Both stamps are new additions to my stash and I have been desperate to use them. Both images have been coloured with my Derwent pencils.
Hope you like them, thanks for stopping by
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UK scrappers challenge

This week's challenge on UK Scrappers was to use
-4 of something
-something blue
-ribbon
-doodling
-time
I have used some cute photos of my youngest that I came across recently. I wish he would still fall asleep this easily at bedtime.
The paper, buttons and ribbon are from HOTP and I doodled round the edges with a Sakura glitter jelly roll pen. The letters are from a Brenda Pinnick kit.
Hope you like and thanks for looking
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UKS challenge

I have joined a team on UK Scrappers and there is a weekly scrapbook challenge. I thought this would encourage me to get more into this and use up some of the lovely papers I have acquired. The challenge this week was to use black & white, 9 embellishments, (I used more than that), a sketch and some rubber stamping. I forgot to do any stamping but not to worry. The paper and teeny brads are by HOTP. The flowers are from my stash and I put a clear Dew Drop in the centre of each. The chipboard letters and numbers are from a Brenda Pinnick kit that I have. Hope you likey, thanks for stopping by
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Funky Fairy Challenge 28

This week's challenge was "Stitching". You had to use stitching on your project, real or pretend! I have made an A5 card which I covered with Funky Meets Shabby Chic paper. I then matted a pink paper from the same range which had been torn around the edges and inked with a pale pink inkpad. I stamped around the "seam" of the pink paper with HOTP stamp using Blazing Red Staz-on. Then I took some green paper, (again Funky meets Shabby Chic),tore and inked around the edges and doodled a straight stitch around it with a Sakura pen. The image is another of my beautiful Sarah Kay ones from Shaz at Funky Fairy. I have watercoloured it using co-ordinating pencils. I inked around the white card with the pale pink ink pad and then mounted it at an angle on foam pads. Finally I popped some Primas on the side and squeezed a blob (note technical term)of some pink Liquid Pearls into the centre of each. I haven't put a greeting on yet as I haven't decided who to give this to.

Sunday Stampers - Friends

I get by with a little help from mine all the time!
The Sunday Stampers theme this week is "friends". I didn't have much time and couldn't find a suitable stamp so I cheated a bit. The only piece of stamping on this card is the stitching along the seam of the two papers. Hope Hels will let me off?
The papers and quotes are by Hot Off The Press and the stamp is from the same kit.

Florries ATC challenge - 100th!!!!

Over on Craftswap we have a weekly ATC challenge which was started by a much loved member who sadly passed away last year. We have continued the challenge in her memory. This is the 100th Challenge and Hels has set the theme of "Friends and Flowers".
I have stamped "Friends" in clear embossing ink and covered it with a Cosmic Shimmer embossing powder in Mallow Flame Aurora(a gorgeous pink).The stamp is by Hot Of The Press. Once embossed I covered the ATC in Dusty Concord Distress Ink and wiped it over with a damp baby wipe. I have then added some Primas in co-ordinating colours.