BIRTHDAY MOUSE

I've had quite a traumatic week with one thing and another so haven't had time to do any crafting and I'm way behind with the cards I've been asked to make, so I apologise for not posting much this week. Hopefully things will settle down a bit now and get back to normal....whatever normal may be....

Today I have a card that I made at a workshop at one of my local craft shops recently. I wanted to show this card as I love the image and the papers are beautiful. Again I didn't finish it in the class, (I never seem to finish anything in these classes) but I didn't put it on one side never to be completed either....as is my norm....a very bad habit of mine.

The image is one of the House Mouse stamps and its coloured with Copics which I'm rubbish with. We were given everything to make the card in kit form but when I got home I changed a few things from the original card, there was another image on the original but I have saved this to make another card and I added some roses in its place.  I had a lovely few hours in the Sunday afternoon class.  The original card was designed and taught by Kate. Thank you Kate I had a lovely, relaxing afternoons crafting.

Debbie x

MEET CUSTARD!

Its looks as though its going to be another sunny day today although there's a fresh bite to wind....oh the wind, I hate the wind....I don't mind any kind of weather but I hate the wind....its still quite gusty here at the moment but dying down a bit now.

Today I have another bright and sunny card to show...

This is another stamp that I bought a long time ago and have never got round to inking up. The image is Custard, a Sugar Nellie stamp.  The papers I've used for this card are from the Wild Rose Studio ~ Spring Fling. I used Promarkers to add a little colour and I tried a touch of blending (with the blender pen) on the black/grey patches and the pink to her nose. The border punch is from Martha Stewart. I tried to keep the embellishments simple as I thought the papers were bright and fancy enough.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:-

I Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 66 Animals

Debbie x

PRETTY IN PINK

Why is it Monday always comes round so quickly.....the weekends are never long enough and seem to vanish in a flash. Never mind, next weekends a little longer with the Bank Holiday so I can look forward to that. Today I have this card...

For some reason the picture appears to have a greeny/blue tinge but I did take it late last night when the light was fading....must brush up on my camera skills. 

This is a Magnolia stamp and I must admit she's one of my favourites. I've coloured her with Promarkers and I've used another of my favourite paper pads here...Papermania ~ Rose Garden. I've just added some ribbon, a few pearls and some Stickles to her skirt and flower.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenge:-

Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Bloom and Grow

Debbie x

PICKING FLOWERS

The suns out today but its really windy and as I was feeling quite summery today I went for some brighter colours with this card.

This is another stamp that I've had for ages but have never got round to inking up. The image is another Sugar Nellie stamp ~ Country Garden. The papers are My Mind's Eye ~ Mabel. Again I have coloured with Promarkers. The border punch is Martha Stewart and of course the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:-

Cupcake Craft Challenges # 142 ~ In The Garden

Debbie x

A LITTLE BIRD

I haven't had a lot of time this week to do any crafting...busy, busy, busy...so today I was determined to crack on with the housework so this afternoon I could sit down to make a card. I have had an idea in my head all week to make this card...but my cards never turn out quite how I imagined them.

The image I have used is a Sugar Nellie stamp ~ Goujuss ~ A Little Birdie Told Me. I coloured her with Promarkers. The papers are g.c.d studios ~ Ella Blue...I've had these ages but never had the courage to cut into them. I used a Martha Stewart border punch and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The inspiration for this card was this picture from the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge :~

I love these colours but then again I love all colours, and tomorrow a different combination will be my favourite.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:-

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge # 111 ~ A Picture

Debbie x

90TH BIRTHDAY

Today I have card for a man, (well two cards actually). Unfortunately men's cards are not my greatest creations and I take ages to come up with an idea but I managed in the end. I was asked to make a 90th birthday card for a very special gentleman, and I was asked to make it by an equally special lady, my ex-mother-in-law. The card is for her dad who is 90 on Friday.

I've had this stamp for quite a long time but it has served me well over the last couple of years. It is a Funstamp called Gent's Waistcoat. I stamped the image on several pieces of different patterned card and then cut them out and layered them up to give a decoupage effect.

The second card I made was for myself and my daughter to send.

This card was not meant to look quite like this...the idea was to use a Nestie as a frame and some Distress Inks to create a background but I was a bit too over enthusiastic with the inks and caught ink on the outside of the Nestie, not to be put off I continued until I ended up with a white frame...in the end I quite like the effect. I then just stamped some trees in black over the inked shape and added a sentiment.

Debbie x

LITTLE FLOWER

Today I have a card that I made last night...late last night.
I was sorting through my stack of paper pads and found another pad that I haven't used yet, so inspired by the papers and another new stamp I set to work on this card and didn't go to bed until it was finished. I thought I would sleep really well but I didn't and found myself up at the crack of dawn trying to take a photo of the card with the first light.

All said and done the photos not great but never mind. The papers are Kaisercraft and the image is a stamp from The Wild Rose Studio. I coloured her with Promarkers and Stickled both her bows and her wings. The border punch is from Martha Stewart. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:-

 Divas By Design Challenge  ~ # 1 Anything Goes

Debbie x