Balloons

I've been wanting to use this stamp for ages and hadn't got around to using it. I've used a couple of challenges for inspiration and I'm really happy with the result.

Products used:

• White card blank
• Red card
• Martha Stewart Scalloped Dot border punch
• Lily of the valley stamp -Bunch of balloons
• Memento ink pad - tuxedo black
• Promarkers
• Lets fly away paper stack - (free with quick cards magazine)
• Card candi
• Small Balloon punch
• Ribbon from stash
• Yellow stickles
• Glossy accents
• Spellbinders nestabilities, Standard Circles Large

Challenges entered:

• Ready, Teddy Go -Challenge 12, up, up and away
• Sketch Saturday - 218, with the Craft Barn
• Oldie but a goodie -Take inspiration (6mth old stamp)
• Passion for Promarkers -week 59, theme -Feeling Fruity
• Secret Crafter saturday challenge- 196 - Bright and Cheerful
• Simon says Stamp challenge -Anything goes

Bird table

Products used:

• Scalloped square white card blank
• Pink card
• Trimcraft First Edition 6x 6 papers 'Bird Song'
• Washi tape - free with Issue 99 Papercraft Inspirations Magazine
• Little Claire 'Bird Table' stamp
• Coloured with Promarkers
• Mulberry Roses

Challenges entered:

• Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 194 'Food and Drink'
• Little Claire Monthly Challenge 23 'Summer'

Under The Sea

Well I enjoyed 'Happy Stampers' at Port Sunlight so much that I've got the crafting bug back. I couldn't wait to try out my new stamps and the stampendous embossing enamel I bought. I love the effect its created on this card and can't wait to use it again. I stamped the mermaid image with memento ink and coloured her with promarkers. I've decoupaged her tail  and used Wow embossing powder to create the look of shiny scales. The tail has been attached with foam pads and the edges stuck down to create a 3d effect.  The background has been created using distress inks to give a watery feel. The embossing enamel has been applied in several layers and mica fragments applied while still hot. The card has been completed with the addition of pears, shells and mosaic tiles stuck down with glossy accents. I've also use a strip of netting and a string of pearls to finish off.

Products used:

• White and Tourquoise card
• Western romance/ all about me paper stack
• Ranger distress inks -Pine Needles, Broken China, Faded Jeans
• Stampendous Mermaid stamp- CRP151
• Mementon Ink
• Clear pigment inkpad
• Wow embossing powder - Blue Blast
• Promarkers - Mint Green, Soft Greeen, Tea Green, Cocktail Pink, Almond, Sunflower, Lemon, Bright Orange and Mango.
• Stampendous Frantage Shabby Blue Embossing Enamel
• Stampendous Frantage Silver and Gold mica fragments
• Shells, Pearls, Pearl rope, mosaic tiles and netting from stash 

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

• Gingerloft challenge -GL40 Under the sea
• Moving along with the times challenge -148 -Nautical
• Dream Valley Challenges - CASE- (Inspired by Saras card) 
• Rainbow Lady challenge - 140 - Age as in decoupage etc -  (Decoupage and Frantage)
• Simon Says Stamp and Show -Anything goes

Bird Cage

Thought I'd try something a bit different after I went to 'Happy Stampers' rubber stamp show yesterday in Port Sunlight, Wirral. I bought this beautiful stamp from Dimension Stamps and, after watching their You Tube tutorial, had a go at creating this. I've tried to add my own mark on the card and changed a few things. The stamped images were heat embossed using clear pigment ink and black embossing powder directly onto the background paper. The images have been cut out and the bird cage attached to the flourish with jump rings. The flourish is attached to the card using foam pads. I had difficulty getting the right colour on the card candy -they looked a bit flat, so,  they have been heat embossed with black embossing powder also - a bit tricky, but worth it! Hope you like it. 

Products used:

• White and dark green card from stash
• Trimcraft, First Edition papers 'Bird Song'
• Paper embossed using 'Flower Fantasy' Cuttlebug embossing folder
• Artemio swirl stamp -ref 10001038
• Dimension Stamps -Bird cage
• Ink it up clear embossing stamp pad
• Stampendous 'detail black' embossing powder
• Green Ribbon from stash
• Punched flower border using Martha Stewart Floral Lace border punch
• Craft creations black border sparkly peel off
• White card candy -heat emobssed with black embossing powder as above

Challenges entered:

• Sundays With Chrissy -Challenge 29 - 'Things with Wings'
• Catch the bug challenge blog - 'Things with Wings challenge'
• PCJ Challenge 9 -'Black and one other colour'
• Whimsy Stamps - Challenge 38 ' Make it Pop - add dimension'
• Craft Room challenge - 'Emboss it'
• House of Gilli - 'A little Embossing'

Summer Buddy

Looking for inspiration I came across this sketch on the Ready, Teddy go challenge blog



I've used it to make this card.

Products used:

• Nutcrafters Summer Buddy Stamp
• Card and paper from stash
• Memento ink pad
• Promarkers - Terracotta, Burnt Sienna, Cocoa, Sandstone, Spice, Pumpkin, Amber, Dusky Rose and Coral,Cornflower, Powder Blue and Pastel Blue.
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels 10
• Glossy accents (to Ice Lolly and nose)
• Flower Embelishments from stash

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

• Ready, Teddy-Go Challenge No. 9 - 'It's a little sketchy'
• Nutcrafters Challenge 16 - 'Anything goes'
• C.R.A.F.T challenge 152 - 'Animals'
• Stampalot Challenge - April Challenge
• Cute Card Thursday Challenge 214 - 'Animal Magic'
• Shopping Our Stash challenge 49 -'Starts with a b' ( Brown, Buddy Bear, Bricks )

Pastel Sketch

Good evening everyone and I hope you all had a wonderful Mothers Day. I had a lovely Mothers Day lunch with my family and I was so happy today to see that I made top 3 on stamptacular Sunday challenge blog with my last post. I also managed to have a play with my new nutcrafters stamps that I bought recently from their online sale. I created this card using Nutcrafters stamp 'Thankful Rae'. I think she's really sweet.

Created with the following products:

• Nutcrafters stamp 'Thankful Rae'
• Nestabilities large standard circles
• Pink Petticoat Wild Blossom Collection Papers
• Image coloured with promarkers -Meadow Green, Pastel Blue, Cool Aqua, Maroon, Buttercup Yellow, Pastel Yellow, Baby Pink + Pale Pink and Copics E000 and E00
• Prima Flowers
• Ribbon from Creative Pastimes
• Buttons from stash
• Glossy Accents

For inspiration I used the following sketch from the Pixie cottage blog



Entered into the following challenges:

• Nutcrafters Challenge 14 Bingo -Ribbon, Flowers, Buttons
• The Pixie Cottage Challenge 112 - Perfect Pastels / sketch
• Stamptacular Sunday Challenge 155 cute as a button (6 buttons used)
• I love promarkers challenge 108 - anything goes
• Paper Sundaes Challenge 112 photo inspiration
• Totally Stampalicious - A bouquet of flowers

Mothers Day. 12th March 2012.

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but, lifes been busy! Must try harder!!!

I made this today and thought I'd enter it into a few challenges. The image is a cute Nutcrafters image,coloured with promarkers, and the papers are various papers in my collection. I used the sketch on Stamptacular Sunday Challenge blog as inspiration and as it's Mothers day next Sunday, I have used a Mothers day theme. Hope you like it.

I'll be entering this into the following challenges:

• Nutcrafters challenge 13 -just for Mum
• Stamptacular Sunday challenge 154- sketch
• Dream Valley challenges 27 -Mothers Day
• Passion for Promarkers 139- Theme
• Simon says stamp challenge -Mothers Day
• Sweet Stamping Challenge -Lets see those layers
• The Pink elephant -TPE 139 -Photo inspiration
• Cupcake Craft Challenges 183 -going dotty