Everybody Art - wood

Ok, let's see if I can get back into this blogging lark.... apologies for disappearing!  I haven't made anything for at least a month - Dex got flu, I caught it, we were both really ill and then mine turned into pneumonia... sigh!  It's not been much fun, but I'm more or less better now.

Anyway,  I'm here with my DT card for Everybody Art, where our challenge is 'wood'.

I've kept this fairly simple and easy - I haven't felt like picking up the copics yet, so I used some old-ish Craftwork Cards goodies.  The image, papers and and card candy are all from the Enchanted Woodland set, added a sentiment and some punched leaves and that's about it.

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Everybody Art - wedding

Hello everyone :o)

Over at Everybody Art this week, our challenge is 'wedding'.... I don't actually need any wedding cards at the moment, so I've made a general one that I can personalise later if needed.

Items Used

Stamp - Congratulations set (retired) - LOTV

Stamped in Stampin' Up ink in Baked Brown Sugar

Papers - LOTV (retired)

Creative Dies Plus Stitched & Pierced Nesting Squares - Craft Stash

Congratulations stamp - DigiStamp Boutique (now closed)

Memory Box Precious Hearts die (cut up)

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Cute Card Thursday - celebrate

Crafty Catz - anything goes + optional spring

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies

Sorry things are a bit quiet on my blog at the moment, it's such a busy time with Dex's SATs and Y6 events, plus Morgan's GCSE preparation and Y11 meetings, plus basketball games/ training, plus Morgan's college events (he's been accepted on a sporting excellence course, specialising in basketball... he's hoping to add a psychology A level to that too if he gets the grades he needs).  So, yeah... it's busy!!  I'm also doing a course myself, that I've wanted to do for ages, so things are likely to stay fairly quiet on my blog for a while.

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge GDT

Hello :o)

I'm a bit late posting this, but I'm Guest DT over at CRAFT Challenge this week... there's a fab sketch to follow.

I've used a super cute image from the sponsor Sweet n Sassy Stamps - isn't he sweet?  I've used papers from an old Basic Grey pad, the sentiment is from Digi Stamp Boutique (now closed) and the little tab die is MFT die-namics... finished off with a sparkly Doodlebug enamel dot.  Oh, and a little Paper Smooches dotty border stamp that I added to the coffee cup label.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Kitty Bee - animals

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes with a critter

Little Red Wagon - lions & lambs (and other animals)

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Everybody Art - anniversary

Hello everyone :o)

Our challenge over at Everybody Art this week is 'anniversary'.

I fancied making something a bit different for a change, so I got out my neglected alcohol inks (bought years ago, used a few times, forgotten about...) and some distress inks and had a play.  I can't seem to get the photo to show the true colours for some reason, but the panel and the background match better in real life.

Items Used

Stamp - Statement Stamps 'Congratulations' - LOTV (retired)

Stamped in Archival Ink in Jet Black

Alcohol Inks in Mountain Rose, Sunset Orange, Peach Bellini + tiny bit of Gold

Inkssentials Gloss Paper

Distress Inks in Tattered Rose, Abandoned Coral, Ripe Persimmon & Frayed Burlap

White textured card - Papermill Direct

Anniversary stamp - Wplus9 Basic Banners

Penny Black Wavy Stitch Edges die

Whimsy corner die

Doodlebug enamel heart + Craft Consortium enamel dot

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says Wednesday - anything goes

Inkspirational - use your stash

Mix It Up - anything goes + optional inked background

MAWTT - sentiment only, no image

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

**oops... forgot to hit publish lol!**

As You Like It - one or many layers

Hello everyone :o)

Over at As You Like It our new theme is 'layers - one or many'... which, if you're at all familiar with my blog, was obviously an easy choice for me!  I do love my layers of paper, and a one-layer card never feels quite finished to me... looks gorgeous when other people do it though.

Brace yourself, it's a wee bit bright!!

I don't make many Easter cards, but always need one for Pav's family, so that's where this one's going.  Dex says he wants one this year though, so I might have to make another!

Items Used

Image - Easter Tree - Digi HERE

Digi Sentiment - Easter Eggstras set

Image & sentiment also available as rubber stamps - Easter Cuties set

Colouring - copics

Papers - Doodlebug 'Springtime'

Doodlebug enamel dot & hearts

Old butterfly punch

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin - Graduation/ Happy Birthday Dr Seuss

Happy Saturday :o)

Over at Sweet Stampin' this week, we're celebrating Dr Seuss's birthday, so you could make anything inspired by Dr Seuss or you could follow the graduation theme (with or without a Dr Seuss quote).

I had a vague memory of a digi from Bugaboo Stamps, probably from years ago... looked through my digi files, and yep, I own it (probably never used, along with hundreds of other digis).  So what seemed like a bit of a tricky theme was made quite easy in the end... I really should make an effort to use more of those poor unused images!

Items Used

Digi stamp - Youer Than You - Bugaboo Stamps

Colouring - copics

Papers - random Doodlebug leftovers

Border die and stitched fishtail tab - MFT Die-namics

Enamel heart - Doodlebug

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Crazy 4 Challenges - add a pet

Cute Card Thursday - buttons/ enamel dots

Crafty Catz - anything goes + optional for a boy

Watercooler Wednesday - masculine

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely weekend :o)

Everybody Art - animals

Hello everyone :o)

Our new theme over at Everybody Art is 'animals'... not exactly a difficult one for me, I mostly prefer animals to people anyway lol.

I've used another of the super cute images that will be released at Lili of the Valley at the end of the month - I've used a digi version, but they'll be available as both rubber and digis.

Items Used

Image - Spring Rabbit Posy - available soon from LOTV

Sentiment - Spring Sweeties set - as above

Papers - LOTV (retired)

Colouring - copics, plus Posca white pen for detail on bunny's tail

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 22 dies

Buttons & red twine from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

613 Avenue Create - anything goes + optional use a critter

Dragonfly Journeys - gaga for gingham (2nd entry)

Crafty Catz - anything goes + optional keep it simple

Today would have been our 'middle' son Harvey's 12th birthday... it's the one day of the year I allow myself to wallow and generally feel as miserable as I want to.  The boys are off for half term this week though, so it's not been too bad really, it's nice to have some company.  I'm still in my pyjamas and we're having takeaway for tea, but there haven't been too many tears, so it could be worse!

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)