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

butterfly wishes

Yep, more CBS, I'm loving these butterflies.  I dug out two distress inks that I don't usually use, 'cause I'm going to try and use my older craft stash more and now that I've moved into a new room I found tons of stuff that I have forgotten about.

Stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps butterfly wishes additions and a little sentimental
Ink: Distress inks festive berries and peacock feathers
Accessories: Perfect Pearls perfect pearl and pearls

And this is the sketch I followed from CAS(E) this sketch

Thanks for looking

Another CAS card

I am way behind on my cards this year, and I really don't know why.  Things are a lot quieter at home now, but the days are just flying by I can't believe it's February already.  Anyway, at least I made a card, and I played along with Clean & Simple challenge

Stamp: Clearly Besotted Stamps fancy florals and many messages
Ink: Distress Inks fired brick, spiced marmalade and peeled paint
Accessories: CBS fancy florals dies

thanks for looking

Get well soon

As I needed a quick get well soon card, I decided to play along with CAS(E) this Sketch again.  I love making CAS cards.  I'm way behind at making cards, so I expect there's going to be a lot more CAS cards on here.

Again there's a great sketch to follow:

Stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps you're a hoot and many messages and Waltzing Mouse Stamps off beat backgrounds
Ink: Memento bamboo leaves, potter's clay and rich cocoa

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

My time to craft

Yes I'm on a roll, only because I have loads of cards to make and I'm way behind!  It's funny, each Christmas I always say to myself, 'I will start making my Christmas cards in January' but do I start ..... no!  I'm still trying to catch up on birthday cards.  Oh well.  This card was made following the sketch over at My Time To Craft.

Stamp: Lili of the Valley a lick of paint, CBS a little sentimental
Ink: Archival Ink jet black and distress ink walnut stain, scattered straw, broken china, faded jeans and black soot
Paper: My Mind's Eye hattie paper pad
Accessories: buttons

Cards for men

I've been playing with CBS again, I just love them.  This card I made using Ahoy Matey collection and dies.  I have loads of fun with this set.  I also used MFT dies - another company that I love!  I'm playing along with Cards for Men challenge with the theme of anything goes

 

Stamp: CBS Ahoy Matey

Ink: Distress ink barn door and memento

Accessories: CBS ahoy matey dies, MFT jumbo ric rac die





A couple of christmas cards

I've been playing with some of my new stamps from Clearly Besotted Stamps (and I think I'm in big trouble, they are VERY addictive), I love them, plus they have matching dies yippee, 'cause I'm rubbish at cutting out!.  Anyway, back to why I'm blogging after soooo long, here's two of my latest Christmas cards and I'm entering them into Clearly Besotted Stamps challenge blog (so fingers crossed I'll win 'cause there's a fabby prize).

Stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps signature Christmas additions and matching die set
Ink: Memento bamboo leaves, tuxedo black, summer sky and paris dusk
Accessories: twine

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.

Is spring finally around the corner?

I really hope so, things are getting a little tough here on the farm, food is getting very scarce.  Can't grumble too much, at least it's dry and the sun has his hat on.

This card is spring like and I love the stamp, it's big and cute!  I coloured her in with distress inks and loved getting back into 'painting'.

Stamp: Sugar Nellie candy heart
Paper: First Edition Paper desert blooms
Ink: Archival Ink jet black
Accessories:  Distress inks, Die-namics photo corners, die cut embossing stencil, lace, Prima flowers assorted pearls and gems.

Challenges:
C.R.A.F.T. - mother's day
Stamp with Fun - spring

Thanks for looking

I'm on a roll ...

Yay, I've made more cards.  My mojo has come home yipppeee!!!!

Here's a selection of Easter cards that I made, they were really quick and simple to make, thanks to Pink Petticoat (I love the images and papers from Liz - and I just noticed there's a new offer on the site with scrummy elephants :) ).

Images: Pink Petticoat fluffy chicks
Accessories: Chalks, glamour dust, ribbons and sewing machine

Challenges:
One Stop Craft: easter
Crafty Creations: easter
Dutch Dare: CAS

Thanks for looking.

Crackled teddy

With this card I played with some crackle paint, as I wanted a different look to what I normally do.  I must learn to become more patient waiting for the paint to crack, as I used my heat gun and it began to bubble in places, hey ho I'll remember for the next time.

Stamps: Teddy stamp from Rubbadubbadoo, Waltzingmouse Stamps text-it and say it loud
Cardstock: Core'dinations
Accessories: Cuttlebug, nesties, distress inks antique linen and brushed corduroy, distress crackle paint rock candy and wonderful metal corners from Nanny Maggie

I'm entering my cards into the following challenges this week:
Paperminutes - text as design
Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenges - metal

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.

Clean and Simple

I've been looking at loads of different blogs recently and the C&S designs have been jumping out at me, so I thought I'd have a play.  I grabbed flourishes - scallops & dots from WaltzingMouse Stamps and I'm ashamed to say that these stamps have been neglected for over two years EEEEEKK!!!!!  I bought them at GBCE 2010, and hopefully the bag full of new stamps that I bought this year will see ink very soon!

After I took these photos I realised that I should have taken a couple of photos of all of them together instead of separatly.

Stamps: WaltzingMouse Stamps  flourishes - scallops & dots, text it, frame it and say it with style
Ink: Distress inks - broken china, tumbled glass, shaded lilac, dusty concord, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, peeled paint, shabby shutters, brushed corduroy, antique linen, worn lipstick, barn door
Accessories: Versamark, clear embossing powder, MFT die-namics butterflies, vellum and pearls.

Big thanks for looking, hugs.

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

Pink Petticoat

I wanted to make some quick and easy cards today and I wanted them to be bright and cheerful, so what better place to look than Pink Petticoat.  I think these little bees are adorable.

Images:  Pink Petticoat buzzy little bees
Paper: Honeycomb goldenrod
Accessories: pencils, crystal glamour dust and Stampin' Up! twine.

Challenge:
Truly Scrumptious - anything goes

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 :)

Sketch Saturday

I can't believe I'm still blogging (fingers crossed May will be a good blogging month too!!).  The weather is all over the place, today has been like the middle of summer (warm and sunny!), and it's been great being able to walk around the farm without putting loads of wet gear on, especially as I'm in and out looking at Miss Milly (my heifer), waiting for her to calve.  She's overdue and I've been having many sleepless nights waiting .......

Enough waffle, I want to show you a card that I made for Sketch Saturday. 

Stamp: Lili of the Valley patchwork daisy, MFT birthday princess
Paper: First Edition Paper spring feast
Ink: Memento
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug, Twinkling H2Os, Spellbinders nesties and labels 1, MFT die-namics flower trio and leaf trio, buttons.