Scene It Sunday #134 featuring Squirrel with Ladybird 2 from Lee Holland

Good morning everyone and Happy Saturday! Now we're in March I am so hoping that the weather starts warming up as I hate the cold with a passion. I need sunshine and warmth! To bring a little bit of Spring into my life, I thought I would use this cute squirrel and ladybird image from Lee Holland. His squirrels are always adorable! 

I found this sentiment in a very old stamp set from Elzybells which closed down years and years ago, but it's such a lovely one and thought it went perfectly with this image! 

This card is for

Dragonfly Dreams March Challenge Outdoors

Daisy Chain Challenge #72 Flowers

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 9 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #2249 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #489 Lots of Layers

Craft Rocket Challenge #101 For The Girls

Recipe:

Stamps: Squirrel with Ladybird 2 from Lee Holland, A Little Birdie Told Me form Elzybells

Papers: Balmy Blue & Pear Pizzazz both from Stampin' Up, Patterned Papers from Studio Light, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Balmy Blue from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Pool Party Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Flowers from stash, Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

Squirrel - E11, E13, E17, E08, E18

Ladybird - R27, R29, 100

Flower - YR12, YR15, YR16, G14, G16, G17

Grass - G03, G05, G07, G09

Sky - B000, B41, B21, B91, B52

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! 

The Paper Shelter Challenge #268 Food and/or Drink

Good Morning and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge at The Paper Shelter. This week our challenge is for you to use some food and/or drink on your project. I used the gorgeous You're My Cuppy Cake. I think I would be as happy as this cutie if I had a couple of cupcakes this big! LOL

This card is also for 

Come and Get It Challenge Choose A Sketch (I used the first one!)

The Corrosive Challenge #10 Pink for Awareness

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #131 Anything Goes

Digi Choosday's Challenge Week 41 Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #26 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: You're My Cuppy Cake from The Paper Shelter, Hey Cupcake from Elzybells

Papers: Pool Party & Chocolate Chip both from Stampin' Up, Tiny Miracles Patterned Papers from Lemoncraft, Super Smooth Card from That Craft Place

Inks: Pool Party from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Ribbon and Doily both from stash, Buttons from The Works

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30

Hair - E21, E25, E27

Dress & Top Cupcake Frosting - RV11, RV32, RV34

Jacket - BG45, BG49

Top Cake - E51, E53, E55

Top Cake Case - BG11, BG32, BG34
Bottom Cake Frosting - E50, E51, E53
Bottom Cake - E44, E47, E49
Sprinkles - R20, R22, BG13, BG15, E74, E77
Bottom Cake Case - RV10, RV11, RV13
Ground - E40, E41, E42

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to The Paper Shelter Challenge blog and check out all the other gorgeous cards from the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?! As always there are some amazing prizes up for grabs!

Conie Fong Inspiration Post - Tori The Dragon Birthday Girl

Good Morning and welcome to my DT post for Conie Fong Art & Design. Today I am sharing with you the cute Tori the Dragon. There are a few different images of Tori in the Conie Fong store, but I chose the Birthday Girl as I love the look of that cupcake! Shame I'm not allowed to eat nice things like that anymore unless I am being naughty! LOL

I coloured her up in some nice bright yellow and pinky-purple colours and just about managed to find some matching-ish patterned papers! I usually colour to match the papers, but just coloured this one without thinking of what papers I would use!

Recipe:

Stamps: Tori The Dragon Birthday Girl from Conie Fong, Hey Cupcake from Elzybells, For The Love of Cupcakes from Taylored Expressions

Papers: Daffodil Delight & Chocolate Chip both from Stampin' Up, Vintage Paper Bloc from Joy Crafts, Super Smooth Card from That Craft Place

Inks: Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip, Orchid Opulence (Retired), Pretty in Pink (Retired) & Pale Plum (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Melon Mambo Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Cupcake Border Punch from Martha Stewart, Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

Yellow on Dragon - Y04, Y06, Y08, Y19

Purple on Dragon - RV63, RV55, V05

Inner Wing & Cupcake Case - V04, V15, V17

Pink Frosting - RV02, RV21, RV23

Chocolate Frosting - E44, E47, E49

Flowers - V04, V06, V09

Ribbon - RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29

Strawberry - R35, R37, YG13, YG17

Floor - E40, E42, E43

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Conie Fong Facebook Group and check out all the other fabulous inspiration from the DT this week and why not join in the monthly challenge, Summer Colours, whilst you are there too?!

The Paper Nest Dolls Inspiration Post - Cupcake Emma

Good Morning and welcome to another DT post from me for the Paper Nest Dolls. This week I am using the gorgeous Cupcake Emma for my inspiration card. I have re-discovered some old stamps of mine (from my stamping days before I discovered colouring and Copics) and found these gorgeous cupcake ones hidden away in a box! I knew I had to pull out Cupcake Emma to go with them!

Lots of strawberry and vanilla frosting colours on this one! Hope you like her.

This card is also for

Creative Fingers Challenge #90 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Cupcake Emma from The Paper Nest Dolls, Hey Cupcake from Elzybells

Papers: Strawberry Slush (Retired, but found a whole new pack of this in my spare room - yay!!!), So Saffron, Whisper White, So Saffron Prints DSP (Retired), Subtles DSP Stack (Retired) & In Colors 2013-15 DSP Stack (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: So Saffron, Strawberry Slush (Retired), Real Red, Old Olive, Clear Gloss & Clear Star Gelly Roll Pens

Accessories: So Saffron Ribbon (Retired), No End Borders Dies 6002/0479 & Oval Frame Die 6002/0459 both from Joy Crafts

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - E13, E15, E18
Dress - Y13, Y15, Y17
Bow, Belt & Boots - R30, R32, R35
Frosting - R81, R83, R85
Cherry - R35, R37, R39, G85
Sprinkles - Y15
Cupcake Case - E70

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Paper Nest Dolls Challenge blog and check out all the other gorgeous inspiration posts from the DT and why not join in our monthly Anything Goes Challenge whilst you are there too?!

July Mini VSN

It's VSN time again over on Splitcoast Stampers, but tonight is just the mini event. The main event is coming up on August 26th and 27th. This VSN's theme is the Wild Wild West and not having any cowboys type stamps at all I just had to go and buy some! (Any excuse for crafty shopping huh?!) There are 6 challenges tonight and mine is number 5!

Challenge #1 was called The Grand Entry and you had to create a card that includes flags or pennants. I just had to pull out my Banner Builder set for this one. We also got bonus points for making it red, white and blue! And trying to stick to the cowboy theme, I included a little cowboy stamp! I also used TECC36 for the sketch.

Recipe:


Stamps: Back In The Saddle, Way Out West both from Waltzing Mouse Stamps


Papers: Real Red, Brilliant Blue (retired), Whisper White all from SU


Inks: Brilliant Blue (retired), Whisper White, Early Espresso all from SU


Accessories: Pure Poppy Baker's Twine, Banner Builder Dies both from PTI, Distressed Stripes Embossing Folder from Cuttlebug, Circle Nestabilities

Challenge #2 was called The Queen's Wave and was to make a card based on the theme of waving. I couldn't find any stamps of someone waving so went with the sea waving in the background! I used TECC01 for the sketch.

Recipe:

Stamps: Surfer Girl from Elzybells, Lily At The Beach from Pink Cat Studio

Papers: Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Soft Sky (retired), Island Oasis DSP (retired) all from SU, Copics White

Inks: So Saffron, Soft Sky (retired) from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Rose Red Ribbon from SU, Rick Rack Die from PTI

Challenge #3 was called Bring In The Clowns...Rodeo Clowns and was to use 4 bright colours and make something pop up. My sentiment is popped up! Whilst hunting for some DSP for something else I spotted this bright paper from the Pink Flamingo set (which I wasn't a great fan of to be honest which is why I still have most of the pack left) and thought it would be perfect for a bright coloured card. I used TECC9 for the sketch as well.

Recipe:

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden from SU, Mega Mixed Messages from PTI

Papers: Summer Sun (retired), Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Pink Flamingo DSP (retired) all from SU

Inks: Real Red, Cameo Coral (retired) both from SU

Accessories: Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, Button from the floor (I found it whilst clearing up so no idea where it came from but it was the perfect colour for this card :P), Circle Nestabilities

Challenge #4 was called All That Glitters... and was to use sequins! The only sequins I own are some red one I bought for decorating a Christmas decoration a couple of years ago so I had to use those. I used TECC15 for the sketch as well. I tried to make this one a bit more Western style than the others and used 3 different background stamps from the Way Out West set from Waltzing Mouse Stamps.

Recipe:

Stamps: Back In The Saddle, Way Out West set both from Waltzing Mouse Stamps.

Papers: Real Red, Soft Suede, Whisper White all from SU

Inks: Real Red, Old Olive, Soft Suede all from SU

Accessories: Old Olive Twill (retired), Scallop Edge Border Punch both from SU, Red Sequins from stash

Challenge #5 was called Brayered Sunset over the Plains and was my challenge! You had to use a brayer (or sponges or daubers or whatever else you could think of) to create a sunset and silhouettes scene. This was my 3rd attempt (attempt #1 was a perfect sunset until I splodged black ink on it; attempt #2 had too many line marks on it, but #3 was great!).

Recipe:

Stamps: Back in the Saddle, Way out West both from Waltzing Mouse Stamps

Papers: Barely Banana (retired), Basic Black, Whisper White

Inks: Barely Banana (retired), Summer Sun (retired), Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Basic Black all from SU

Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon (retired), Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch (to make mask) all from SU

Challenge #6 was called Living In The Wild Wild West and you had to take inspiration from the lyrics of "Wild Wild West" by Escape Club. I used the line "I love her eyes and her wild wild hair" as my inspiration - I think Tuesday has really piercing eyes and wild wild hair, don't you! You also had to include gingham somewhere as well, which I totally forgot until writing this blog post, so I have just now added some little red gingham ribbon bows to my card! I used TESC103 for the sketch and CC79 to use Real Red, Bashful Blue and Almost Amethyst for my colours. I'm also entering it in Farm Fresh Friday's Gratuity Please Challenge.

Recipe:

Stamps: Star Prints from PTI, Tuesday from The Greeting Farm

Papers: Real Red, Almost Amethyst, Summer Picnic DSP (retired) all from SU, Copics White

Inks: Real Red, Almost Amethyst (retired) both from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Red Gingham Ribbon from SU, Seeing Star Dies Collection from PTI, Lavender Lace Liquid Pearls

And that's all the challenges for the Mini VSN. Come on over and join in the fun!

Last cards of my holiday

Today is the last day of half term (boo hoo!), which means I have to go back to work tomorrow morning, although we do have 2 training days on how to teach Ruth Miskin phonics language programme! (No idea why I have to have this as I have no intention on ever being in KS1 so won't be teaching it, but hey ho!)

These are the last few cards for the Hope You Can Cling To Charity drive that has been happening all month on Splitcoast Stampers. The idea behind this one is that each day a different challenge is set, we make a card for it then we send all the cards for the challenge to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas so they can sell them and raise money for cancer research and treatment. Such a fantastic cause and I now have a huge box of cards to sort out and send off.

My first one is for HYCCT#28 to make a card for a girlfriend with the idea of spending time together. I also used the sketch from Sweet Stampin' and the colour combo CC291 to use Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron and Tangerine Tango.

Recipe:

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits from PTI, Romeo & Juliet from Elzybells

Papers: Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Petals & Paisley DSP (retired)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Markers in Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Tangerine Tango ribbon, Buttons from stash, Oval Nestabilities, Zoomz (like Dew Drops)

My next card is for HYCCT29 to make the sentiment the only stamping on a card. I used Taylored Expressions sketch #132 and Curtain Call #54 to use Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Very Vanilla and Pumpkin Pie - a very Autumnal colour choice, but I went for a different idea.

Recipe:

Stamps: Wishing You from Verve

Papers: More Mustard cs & DSP (from retired hostess pack), Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Sweet Pea DSP (retired)

Inks: More Mustard

Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Circle and Lace Circle Nestabilities, Boho Blossoms Punch, Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon

My next card is for HYCCT30 which was the sketch. I also used the inspiration photo from the Our Creative Corner Challenge. I used the soft colours of pale yellow, vanilla and light brown for the basis of my card.

Recipe:

Stamps: Because I Care

Papers: Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Very Vanilla all from SU, Linen Closet DSP from DCWV

Inks: Crumb Cake, SU Markers in So Saffron & Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: So Saffron grosgrain ribbon, Labels 14 Nestabities, Heart gems from Papermania

And the last challenge for the Hope You Can Cling Challenge was to make card inspired by one of the photos from the Etsy Treasury. I chose the Wonderland Fairytale treasury and used the A Time for Roses photo for my inspiration.

Recipe:

Stamps: En Francais, Vintage Vogue, Curly Cute

Papers: Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla

Inks: Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Pink Pirouette ribbon, Brads from stash, Eyelet Border Punch, Corner Rounder Punch

And my final card for today is not for the Hope You Can Cling challenges. Instead it is for the Farm Fresh Friday challenge to use light brown, pink and pale blue, for Sweet Sunday's Sketch #91 and for Just Add Ink's #41 to Just Add Birthdays.

Recipe:


Stamps: Whimsical Words (retired SAB set), Birthday Anya from The Greeting Farm


Papers: Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Soft Sky DSP, Copics White


Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics


Accessories: Beaded Oval Nestabilities, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Small and Large Tag Punches, Flowers, Vine and Flourish set from Sizzix, Crystal Light Baubles from Stamping Bella

And that's all from me today folks. Thanks for stopping by!

VSN Saturday's Challenges F - J

I managed to do 10 of the challenges from Saturday's VSN - I only missed out challenge N as I just didn't have the energy to do any more! These are the cards I did for challenges A - E.

Right on to the cards! 

Challenge F was to use water in some way on a card, but a water image didn't count. I used my very little used watercolor crayons from SU. I haven't used these much, but only because I much prefer the sharper colours you get from Copics! However they worked well for the softness needed on this image! I also used Mojo #15 and CC32 to use Always Artichoke, Creamy Caramel and Regal Rose for this card.

Recipe:

Stamps: Daisy Chain Teddy from Elzybells

Papers: Always Artichoke, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Sweet Always DSP

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Watercolor Crayons

Accessories: Brads from stash, Caramel ribbon from Taylored Expressions, 1" circle punch, Daisy Pattern Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Challenge G was to make a card with a seashell on it or something that has a shell. My stamp collection unfortunately doesn't include any seashells - not my kind of thing. I do have 3 turtle stamps though and picked this one from the Lily At the Beach set for this one. I also used Mojo #16 and CC27 to use Handsome Hunter, Taken With Teal and Green Galore.

Recipe:

Stamps: Lily At The Beach from Pink Cat Studio

Papers: Green Galore, Handsome Hunter, Sweet Pea DSP, Copic White

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Green ribbon from stash

Challenge H was to use the colours in the given poem which were amber and purple as the main colours with small amounts of white and a neutral. I also used Mojo #20 for the layout for this one. I did go over the time limit by 10 mins with this one - probably because of all the cutting out I did!

Recipe:

Stamps: Butterfly Dreams from PTI

Papers: More Mustard, Basic Black, Stampers Select White, Bride DSP

Inks: Elegant Eggplant ink & marker, More Mustard marker, Basic Black

Accessories: D'Vine Swirls Embossing Folder, Elegant Eggplant grosgrain ribbon, Frosted Lace Stickles

Challenge I was to use anything farm related on a card. I've had this piggy pyramid stamp for ages but have never used it as I didn't really know what I would use it for. I bought it because it was cute but didn't think about the when! I also used CC65 to use Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke and Pretty in Pink.

Recipe:

Stamps: Piggy Pyramid from Dimension Fourth, Everyday Button Bits from PTI

Papers: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Copics White, Pretty in Pink DSP from hostes pack (retired)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: Always Artichoke grosgrain ribbon

Challenge J was to follow the given list to spell the word Brave:
B is "Blue"
R is "Ribbon"

A is "Accent" with something sparkly

V is "Vellum"

E is "Embossing" (heat embossing or by using folders/templates,etc.)
 
I also used Mojo #14 and CC128 to use Soft Sky and Groovy Guava. This one is my fave of all the challenge cards I've done this weekend. To make the background paper I embossed the impression plate onto the vellum paper and then using a tissue inked it on the reverse in Groovy Guava before layering it onto a piece of Soft Sky. I love how it looks like it has been coloured in 2 colours!
 

 
Recipe:
 
Stamps: In Bloom, Mega Mixed Messages both from PTI
 
Papers: Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Vellum Paper, Stampers Select White
 
Inks: Groovy Guava, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
 
Accessories: Blue glitter brads, Groovy Guava ribbon, SOft Sky ribbon, In Bloom Impression Plate
 
And that's all for these challenges folks! Come back and check out the last 5 challenges I did too!

A Box of Challenges #5 and a few notebooks

This is the last box set of cards I made for my partner teacher and teaching assistants as end of year presents this year.

This one uses some old retired papers from SU that are lovely but I hardly ever use - time to use up some stuff I think with the new SU catalogue on the horizon (it comes out in October, so I still have a bit of time to use up my older stuff and clear out some unwanted things too).

I'm at least 2 weeks late for all these challenges too but never mind huh? I just haven't found the time to photographs the card set and blog it all.

This is the box set...

This is the whole set...

Card # 1 uses Our Creative Corner's Sketch #23...

Card #2 uses Papertake Weekly's Sketch #44...

Card # 3 uses Mojo #146...

And card #4 uses SCS' SC287...

Recipe:

Stamps: Embrace Life, Short & Sweet, Bird on A Branch (all SU)

Papers: Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, River Rock, Whisper White, Ginger Blossom DSP (retired)

Inks: Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, River Rock

Accessories: River Rock ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch, Diamond Stickles, Oval Nestabilities

And my final presents for people at school are the notebooks I covered for the children in my class. The girls got pink and fairies and the boys got blue and football - quite sexist in a way, but these are quite representative of most of my children. One of my boys actually does like pink but he also likes football, so he gets a football one!

The notebook were cheap little mini lined notebooks from Asda at about 17p each I think they were and I used some non SU card, DSP and ribbon to cover them all. Not difficult as such, just time consuming when you need to do 28 of them all. They all get a pen or pencil to go with them as well. And here they are!

Phew only 1 more day of teaching and 1 day of training and then I'm free for 5 weeks. It's a short holiday this year but it's officially 5 weeks and 3 days, but I will be going into work this Friday to get last minute jobs done and again on the Tuesday before we go back in September.

Back to normal crafting and challenge completing as well next week! Woot!!

Old Stamps...

I love getting new stamps (who doesn't?!) but I do try to remember some of the old ones and the not so old. These are just a few cards and challenges I've done with older stamps and this post here is for my nice new stamps I got this week.

This first card is for Stampin' Royalty's #24 Masculine theme challenge. I also used Our Creative Corner's sketch #20 and SCS' CC275 to use Barely Banana, Mellow Moss and Real Red. I just love this bright red sports car - perfect for a man's card, don't you think?!

Recipe:

Stamps: Boy in Car from Elzybells, Loads of Love Accessories from SU

Papers: Mellow Moss, Barely Banana, Copic White, Patterns Pack III from SU

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Real Red Striped Grosgrain ribbon, Zigzag punch from Martha Stewart, Dew Drops

My next card is for 2 challenges from In Love With Stamping: the colour challenge for June to use Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Basic Black and Whisper White OR Very Vanilla and the Speed Challenge for this month which is a sketch challenge.

Recipe:

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Wow Flowers

Papers: Old Olive, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery DSP (retired)

Inks: Old Olive, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon, Theater Ribbon Originals (retired)

My next card is for SCS' Sketch Challenge #285, Farm Fresh Friday's challenge to use at least 3 buttons and Color Throwdown's #97 to use Certainly Celery, Not Quite Navy and Cameo Coral.

Recipe:

Stamps: Miss Anya Love Collection from The Greeting Farm, Everyday Classics from PTI, Dot Dot Dot from SU

Papers: Not Quite Navy, Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral, Ginger Blossoms DSP, Copic White

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Green buttons from stash, Navy ribbon from stash, Boho Blossoms Punch from SU

And my last card using some (not quite so) old stamps is one for Stacey's Curtain Call #35 to use Green Galore, Garden Green, tempting Turquoise, Cameo Coral and Whisper White. I used old Mojo #7 for the layout.

Recipe:

Stamps: Vintage Vogue

Papers: Cameo Coral, Garden Green, Whisper White, Pink Flamingo DSP

Inks: Green Galore, Cameo Coral, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Whisper White grosgrain ribbon, Circle Nestabilities, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Come back and check my challenges using some of my new stamps here - I got my latest order from PTI this week and bought a couple of others as well.

I love Bank Holidays

Today is a Bank Holiday in the UK so we get an extra day for the weekend! Yay! So what did I do? A bit more crafting. Because I've made SO many cards this weekend, I'm going to split them all into 2 different posts so be sure to come back and check the other one out. I managed to get a ton of challenges done as well hee hee!

My first card is for Papertake Weekly's Do Something Different Challenge. I have never done a shaker card with water before so it was definately something different for me! This was a technique shown by Monica at the SU training event I went to last weekend (and just remembered I haven't upload the photos of that day either - bad blogger!) I used an old colour combo from SCS, CC22 to use Pretty in Pink and Pink Passion and for an old Mojo Monday sketch Mojo#77. You can't really see the glitter in the sweet cup whilst it's standing up, but I can assure you there's lots of it!

Recipe:

Stamps: Best Wishes & More from SU

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Pink Passion, Confetti White

Inks: Pink Passion, Frost White shimmer paint

Accessories: Sweet Cups, Silver Glitter from the Fine Galaxy set, Silver Brads

Up next is another glittery card and it's for Just Add Ink's #15. I used one of the new Tilda stamps and isn't she just a darling?! And believe it or not instead of using a colour challenge like I normally do (trying to catch up on the old SCS ones) I just used the colours from some old DSP.

Recipe:

Stamps: Fairy Tilda Flying from Magnolia

Papers: Kraft, Orchid Opulence, Copic White cs, DSP from Daisy Bucket

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Ciaos

Accessories: Kraft Taffeta ribbon, Icicle Stickles, Glittery purple dots I found in my stash

And my last glittery card is for Mojo#136 and I used the colour combo CC268 for it. I didn't think the Ballet Blue would show up very well on the Barely Banana cardstock, but it really does hold the colour well.

Recipe:

Stamps: Floral Frenzy Remixed from Verve

Paper: Ballet Blue, Old Olive, Barely Banana, Whisper White

Inks: Ballet Blue, Old Olive

Accessories: Double Loops Martha Stewart Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, Old Olive twill (from old mini years ago), Diamond Stickles

My next card is a nice summery one, just for Sweet Stampin's Challenge # 24 - It's Summer Time, for the sketch from Just Us Girls Challenge #31 (although I did change the circle to an oval for my image!) and for Sketch 'n' Color's Challenge #9 to use Summer Sun, Rose Red, tempting Turquoise and Basic Gray.

Recipe:

Stamps: Rain or Shine from The Greeting Farm, Wishing You Sunshine sentiment from High Hopes

Paper: Summer Sun, Basic Gray, Rose Red cs & DSP, Non SU white cs, Pink Flamingo DSP

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Ciaos

Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Sepia Zoomz (like Dew Drops), Crystal Effects

Another Anya comes up next for this Friday's Farm Fresh Friday challenge which was to use the gothic bedroom photo as inspiration. Although the bed has typical gothic arches on the frame, it certainly didn't look as gothic-y as my bedroom when I went through my gothic phase as a teenager (the only thing that wasn't black were the walls as my mum wouldn't let me paint them, so they were covered with band posters instead!). I also used Mercy's sketch #71 for the layout.

Recipe:

Stamps: Miss Anya Dressy from The Greeting Farm

Papers: Naturals Ivory from SU (this stuff is fab and it's the first time I used it too!), Chocolate Chip, DSP from Papermania

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Cuttlebug Border Embossing Folder (not sure which set though!), Prima Flowers, Brad from Papermania, Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon

Another cutest girly card for you now! This one is for Stacey's Curtain Call #28 to use Rose Red, Kraft, Not Quite Navy and white. I used Crazy For Challenges #35 for the sketch as well. Instead of using 2 different papers, like I think the sketch intended to have, I just used the one but used some ribbon to break it up. I liked my strawberry paper too much for this one!

Recipe:

Stamps: Strawberry Picking from Elzybells

Paper: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Rose Red, Copic White cs, DSP from Magnolia

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Ciaos, White gel pen

Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Kraft Taffeta ribbon, Rose Red brads

And my final card for this post is for Charisma Cardz #17 to make a girly card with flowers, the sketch from Our Creative Corner's #13, Stampin' Royalty's Challenge #17 to use punches (I used 3 different punches, 2 dies and my crop-a-dile), Color Throwdown's #90 to use Barely Banana, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Pale Plum and finally for SCS' Free For All's #10 to use flowers. Phew!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Polka Dot Punches from SU (retired)

Paper: Barely Banana, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Pale Plum, Cottage Wall DSP

Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Pale Plum

Accessories: Old Olive twill (from old mini), Scallop Trim Border Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Circle Nestabilities and my Crop-a-dile for the tiny circles!

That's all these ones done. My next post will show all the In Love With Stamping challenges I did this weekend so be sure to check those out too!