More serenity

Another week has flown by, and another week that I haven't posted anything on here!  I played along with Tuesday Morning Sketches and I actually managed to post it on here before the time ran out (I think it must be a first!), so here's my card and I kept it C&S.

Stamp: Verve Stamps serenity
Card/paper: DCWV citrus stack
Ink: Archival ink jet black, Distress Ink walnut stain
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Sizzix tattered florals die, textile embossing folder, ribbon and buttons

This is the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches

Thanks for looking

Serenity

I love the serenity prayer, it helps me a on a daily basis, plus it's easy to remember!  My head can be all over the place at times, and I'm really easy distracted, which is why I think I don't post much on here.

Stamp: Verve Stamps serenity
Paper: First Edition Paper rose garden
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, distress ink brushed corduroy
Accessories: corner rounder punch, pearls, ribbon, Martha Stewart quilted edger, flowers and doily


This is the sketch that I followed over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp blog

CAS(E) this Sketch

I'm playing along with a new sketch challenge I found (well it isn't new, but it is to me) CAS(E) this Sketch.  Plus I need to blog more, so what a fitting way, new challenge blog for the new year.

Stamps: Verve Stamps bloom and grow, Clearly Besotted Stamps butterfly wishes additions and tag along
Ink: Memento bamboo leaves, Distress Inks barn door and Archival ink jet black
Accessories:  Clearly Besotted Stamps butterfly wishes dies, and pearls

Thanks for looking

Clean and simple

I love making CAS cards, I used to be scared of white spaces, but I'm loving it now.  Saying that it's hard not to keep adding embellies.  I followed the fabby sketch over at Clean & Simple.

Stamps: Impression Obsession corduroy, Verve Stamps happy hello
Cardstock: American Crafts pastels
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, Distress Ink antique linen
Accessories: EK Sucess flower punch, brads and ribbon

Thanks for looking.

I'm still around ...

I’ve been a bad, bad blogger recently, and from today that is going to change (well I hope) yay!  Saying this I’ll probably not blog again until summer haha!

I think I found my mojo recently so I made this card, and hopefully I'm not letting it go again, not without a fight anyway!!!

Paper: Melissa Frances 5th Avenue
Stamp: Verve Stamps - Blessings
Ink: Versafine vintage sepia, distress ink antique linen
Accessories: Cuttlebug, sewing machine, spellbinders marvelous squares, half pearls, cream seam binding, Prima flowers

I'm playing along with the following challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketchers - 190 sketch
Sentimental Sundays - 147 stitching

Thanks for looking.

Mini Rudolphs

I'm in love with these mini Rudolphs from Pink Petticoat, they are adorable.  And as I haven't posted in AGES, I thought I'd kick off with a selection of christmas cards.  And I'm sure that I will be boring you over the next week as I've hundreds of cards to post ;).

Images: Pink Petticoat mini rudolphs
Stamps: Verve Stamps glad tidings
Ink: Brilliance moonlight white
Accessories: Twinkling H2Os, cuttlebug, nesties

Big thanks for looking, hugs

White on White

I've never tried just white on white before, and I must say I really enjoyed myself playing with different dies and textures.  In the end I settled on swiss dots embossing and fleur de lis squares.

Stamps: Verve Stamps love story
Ink: Archival ink jet black
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders fleur de lis squares and swiss dots embossing folder, clear embossing powder, versamark and satin ribbon.

I'm playing along with
Totally Papercrafts - white on white
Allsorts - black and white
but as I'm late posting this I'm out of time for both - oh well, I did enjoy making this card and for me that's the main thing :)

Paper Piecing

I've been playing around paper piecing again and I think I need to get my eyes tested 'cause I just couldn't stay in focus. Oh lordy I'm getting old!!!!!!

Stamp: Lili of the Valley masie two balloons, Verve Stamps birthday surprise
Ink: memento
Paper:First Edition Paper up, up and away
Accessories: Copics, BasicGrey archaic buttons, Prima flowers and Prima flower centre sultan clear gem.

Challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - paper piecing
Delightful Challenges - paper piecing
Crafty Catz - anything goes

Tuesday Morning Sketchers

I don't think I've ever played along with Tuesday Morning Sketchers, and I don't know why not, 'cause their sketches are amazing and great to follow.

Stamp: Lili of the Valley rosie with cake, Verve Stamps birthday surprise
Paper: First Edition Paper spring feast
Ink: Memento
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug, MFT Die-namics dizzy doily, Martha Stewart punch and brads.

Clean and Simple

I wanted to use up a few scraps of cardstock as I hoard loads and my box is overflowing big time! and this week over at Clean and Simple it was my chance to use them. As always there's a fabby sketch that helps with my lost mojo.

Stamp: Verve Stamps hope blooms

Cardstock: Various Stampin' Up! - sorry don't know the names and they're probably retired by now, they been in my box for some time!!!

Ink: Versafine onxy black

Accessories: Cuttlebug, My Favorite Things die-namics flower and leaf trio, and simply scallops.

Mojo Monday

I have decided to post more on here, it just can be a pain when my photos are on the main computer and I always can't get to it 'cause of my adorable cat, (he doesn't like sharing a seat!!!!) enjoys relaxing and sleeping on my chair, so I'm trying to get comfortable on a stool using my laptop. Anyways enough waffle!

I wanted to play along with Mojo Monday 'cause I love the sketch and I love playing with Verve Stamps.

Stamps: Verve Stamps - Dream Big, Bloom and Grow and Just for You

Ink: Color Box fluid chalk warm voilet and olive pastel

Paper: My Minds Eye hazel paper pad

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares (big thanks to Tanya these are part of my birthday present *kisses*), A Cut Above Dies by Verve elegant leaves, ribbon.

Card Patterns

I haven't been making as many cards recently, I think the weather is getting me down - rain, wind and it's blooming cold, so much for being summer!! I've been looking at some crafty challenges and Card Pattern sketch just jumped out at me, so I decided to kick the cat off my table and dig some stash out.

Stamp: Verve Stamps Circular Sayings Paper: My Minds Eye Mabel paper pad Ink: Versafine onyx black Accessories: Cuttlebug, Scallop die-namics from My Favorite Things, seem binding from The Ribbon Reel, Prima Essentials 9 Fairy Flora flower, bling and a flower button.

Thanks for looking.

Twice in one week!

My, things are changing here LOL!

I decided to play with my new stamps from Verve Stamps, I don't know if I like this card or not, it looked really different in my head!!!!! (but then again most things do LOL!)

Stamps: Verve Stamps Bloom and Grow, Birthday Bash

Paper: My Minds Eye Hattie paper pad

Ink: Distress inks Spiced Marmalade and Broken China, Memento rich cocoa

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nesties, Verve Stamps Floral Circles die set, MFT simply scallops Die-namics and ribbon.

I've entered my card into the Card Patterns challenge this week.

Thanks for looking.

My new LOTV stamp

What a wet and windy day here, I think the weather all over the world has gone crazy! Well I managed to make a card using one of my new stamps from LOTV and some very old papers from K & Co (see I'm using up some old stash). I'm entering this card into the following challenges: Create 4 Fun - challenge 78 sketch Magical Monday - challenge 14 flowers Papertake - Anything goes with optional extra flowers Tip Top Tuesday - challenge 20 girly Moving Along with the Times - challenge 83 spring Stamptacular Sunday challenge - challenge 96 whateva! Stamp: Lili of the Valley Dandelion Clock and Verve Stamps Birthday Bash (plus this set is on sale at the moment!) Papers: K & Co hydrangea stripe pad Ink: Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug, nesties, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Maya Road chipboard butterfly, Prima pearls, Frosted Lace Stickles and purple violet Cosmic Shimmer Mist. Thanks for looking.

Viva la Verve week 1

Each week over at SCS (SplitCoastStampers) Verve Stamps has a sketch challenge and at the end of the month a winner is picked from all the people that have completed the sketches for that month. So I decided to play along this month (well I made a card for the first week!).

Card: Papermania A6 kraft card

Stamp: Verve Stamps kind words

Paper: DCWV the linen closet stack

Ink: Distress ink brushed corduroy

Accessories: Lace, lace butterfly from Little Snippets, Spellbinders labels 4, gems, Cuttlebug.

Thanks for looking.

Faith

Yep I've finally printed off my new digis from Sugar Nellie and the one I've used for this card is called Faith, and I must say the four new girls are totally gorgeous and a dream to colour. I followed the wonderful sketch over at Sketch Saturday and I also played along with Cupcake Crafts - challenge 124 something new and The Creative Cottage - challenge 30 something new Stamp: Sugar Nellie digi image Faith, Verve Stamps birthday bash Paper: BasicGrey origins Ink: Versafine onyx black and Distress ink brushed corduroy Accessories: Copics, BasicGrey origins buttons, square metal brads, and a gorgeous lace corner from Little Snippets. Thanks for looking.

Inspirational Card Sketches

I've never played along with ICS, it's funny 'cause I love their sketches and they have a super talented DT. So this is a first for me, and it's another first I used one of my new Verve Stamps - Many Blessings, a cute little set and I can see myself using these stamps very often. I used a little blog of glossy accents to the centre of each flower just to give them a bit of dimention.

Card: Stampin' Up! real red and summer sun

Stamp: Verve Stamps many blessings

Ink: Memento

Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug, Indentz vine 1 embossing folder, Martha Stewart quilter edger punch, Ranger glossy accents.

Thanks for looking.

It's 2011

I really don't know where last year went, but it came and went with a blink of an eye. I'm just hoping this year might go a little slower so I sit back and enjoy it!!!

Well it's a new year, so I thought I'd better change my blogging ways ..... in other words blog (before I forget how to!!) So what better way to start my blogging for this year is one of my favourite stamp companies - Verve Stamps, you just got to love 'em. I also received my parcel of goodies today (super fast delivery), so I'm sure you'll see lots more Verve on the blog.

Anyway, better get back to why I'm blogging ..... I played along with Mojo Monday fabby sketch and used my new paper pad DCWV The Linen Closet stack (it's an oldish one, but it's new to me).

Paper: DCWV The Linen Closet

Stamps: Verve Stamps Great Friend, Waltzingmouse Stamps Frame It

Ink: Versafine Tuxedo Black, Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Brushed Corduroy

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nesties, gems, corner rounder punch and glitter.

Thanks for looking.

Stamp with Fun 86

I've been back for a week now, and I've been busy making a few male cards. I enjoyed making them, but I can't wait to get back to some girly ones (I've been shopping at LOTV again and I'm waiting for another order to arrive ssshhhhh don't tell DH!). My dad is recovering well after his triple heart by-pass, that's what I was up to over in the UK, trying to look after both my parents. I must say, dad is taking really good care of himself and doing what he's told, just wish I could say the same about my mum *roll eyes* she won't ever change, and I suppose that's why soo many people love her.

Anyway enough waffle!, this card I made using the sketch over at Stamp with Fun. I changed a couple of things, because I didn't look at the sketch when I was sticking everything down DUH!

Paper: Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage

Stamp: Lili of the Valley footbal crazy and Verve Stamps Birthday Bash

Ink: Memento

Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug, Nesties, Crop-a-dile, eyelets and chalk.

Thanks for looking.