Commissioned Mothers Day

God afternoon folks and we have had a gorgeous day here in North London.  I got loads of washing done, been to cut my hair coloured and cut and now waiting patiently for Lynne and Graham to come home so I can start dinner - having a Mexican tonight yum yum!!

First of all tho can I say a mahussive get well to Nic (Coops) who is poorly today!!

My card is for my neighbour whose Mam lives in Ireland she keep me hard at work as she sends loads of card home there.

 I used a stunning digi image from Pink Petticoat and added Funky Hand papers  - I just love the versatility of Pink Petticoat  and Funky Hand and hope you do too.  I coloured the image with PMs.

Ingredients:~
Pink Petticoat digi image and DPs from Papercraft Factory Colour Me Happy;
Promarkers ~ Dusky Rose, Pastel Pink and Mint Green;
XCut punch and coordinations card for frill and
Ribbon from stash.

I am entering this into the following challenges:~
Play Date Cafe No 121 and
SketchNStash No 82 (fab sketch Jill).

I am also sending this link to Liz at Pink Petticoat as from this month  she is having a

i{nspiration} Candy and if you love her designs then you will have to take part to see if she will showcase your work so do pop along and see her.

Pollycraft DT call

Hello fellow crafters and bloggers.

Over at Tales from Pollycraft, the DT team are looking for new members to use their fabulous digi images and promote their site.  So I thought 'what the heck - no harm in trying eh?'. They are offering two gorgeous digis to use for this DT call and I have made a card using Blue's Branch........

Well Blue couldn't be coloured any colour other than blue so I used my PMs. Isn't he a stunner sitting there on his branch with that gorgeous flower?  He is perfect for so many occasions too.  Birthday, Get Well, Thinking of You, Retirement, Just Because...........

Ingredients:~

Gorgeous Freebie Blue's Branch from Tales from Pollycraft;

PMs ~ pastel Blue, Duck Egg, Soft Green, Marsh Green, Pear Green, Moss, Henna, Cinnamon, Caramel, Peach, Oatmeal & Vanilla;

DPs from Pink Petticoat;

Sentiment stamp is also Pink Petticoat Freebie;

Ribbon from stash.

Wedding Challenge at Cardmadfairy's Digi Days!!

Update:~

For some reason this post did not post as scheduled on Friday so here it is now bloggers! 

Well it is a very special day for a very special Royal couple today and over at Cardmadfairy's Digi Days we are having a Wedding theme in our challenge this time......and we are sponsored this time by Whoopsi Daisy.

It is also a special day for me as Graham and I are off to Norfolk (after the wedding of course!!) til Monday.  It is the first break where I will be able to walk in comfort and do the things I want to do without being in pain.  For those of you who are interested I am now on NO painkillers at all - not even Paracetamols - tho I have them on me wherever we go.

Using Jenni's fabulous Button Heart Digi image, I created a background paper which I coloured parts of with Promarkers; this was mounted onto a very textured ruffly red paper.  The digi image I used is from Pink Petticoat and is a Lola Rose one; this too was coloured in parts with PMs then mounted onto the same red paper.  The silver ribbon was also mounted onto the red paper (difficult to see in the pic but it is so textured and I could stroke it all day and night!).  The sentiment was made in Word using an Autoshape in which I put text that I then cut around and once again put onto the red paper.

I glammed the whole thing up a wee bit by adding lovely pearl shapes. God knows how I managed to get them in the heart shape but I am rather impressed with my skill there, he he.

I love the Lola Rose images but they seem to have disappeared from the cardmaking scene but I wanted to let you crafters see how versatile Jenni's digi images are - you can see here how I used the Button Heart to creat my own paper; I could also have coloured it in Paint; resized, flipped, etc in various other software programs.  Hard to see but I actually fadded the edges of the paper square.

I am entering this one into the following challenges:~

Tip Top Tuesday Open Challenge;

Incy Wincy Designs Buttons and Bows.(too late for this one)

Ingredients:~

Backing paper made using Button Heart from Cardmadfairy's Creations;

PMs used ~ Blush, Ivory, Satin, Caramel, Sandstone, Marsh Green, Poppy, Ruby, Cool Grey 1, 2, 3 & 4;

Red textured paper from The Works;

Lola Rose digi stamp from Pink Petticoat;

Pearl gems and silver ribbon from stash.

Bugs'n'kisses

This is my second post for today - I am on a roll this afternoon.  I have the house to myself as Lynne is off out to see Michael (her fiancee) and my 2 wee boys are outside rolling around in the soil Graham turned over at the weekend - whoops there will be dust everywhere when they come in later!!

I hope you are all still enjoying this fabulous weather tho I heard on Radio 2 that it was 9degrees in Wick - well it would be way up there - no offence meant to anyone who lives there as I know it is a lovely town - been there- done that- got the tshirt.

Back to the card now - I had dug out my freebie Pink Petticaot stamps earlier so thought I would make use of them again with this New Home/ Just for You/ Just to Say/whatever card.  Using my Papermania Swiss Dots Embossing Folder I managed to emboss the whole of the front with a bit of fiddling around I have to add - I was seeing spots flashing all over by the time I had figured it all out dopey me!! - then I cut out the frame of one of my Nellie Snellen Square Dies and then thought I could use what was left instead of the square I had meant to cut if you know what I mean?  Are you still with me?...........

I used the wee house stamp and coloured it with PMs - colours to follow below - then coloured the background with them too - new for me (saw Nikki from Polka Doddles on C&C demonstrating this a couple of weeks ago) and I am quite happy with the result.  Distressed edges too.  Sentiment is from same stamp set.

This card is a bit different for me as I am following hte rules that Nic set for Passion for Promarkers challenge -  if my card doesn't fit challenge girls just ignore me pls -  I have to say I struggled with not covering up all the front of the card so not sure how I will get on with Less Is More!!

Ingredients:~
Stamp was a freebie from Pink Petticoat (see prev post for details);
Coloured with PMs~ Pastel Blue, Duck Egg, Apple, Meadow Green, Moss, Dusky Rose, Coral, Pastel Pink, Dusky Pink, Sandstone, Vanilla, Blush, Ivory, Satin, Cool Grey 1 & 2;
Nellie Snellen Square Die;
Papermania Ssiss Dots Embossing folder;
Paper and ribbong from stash.

Happy craftin' and I  hope to visit some of your fabulous blogs tonight to return some comments.

Sheila;)X

Vintage Hippy Love

What a gorgeous day we have here in North London and my day was made extra special because my postie brought me a lovely little package in which there were 6 ever-so-pretty Simply Sassy rubber stamps that I ordered at the weekend - thanks so much Royal Mail (for a change) and also THANKS to the fab team at Funky Kits for such a speedy dispatch!!

This card I have pottered with all day in between sitting in the sun, stroking  my new stamps and helping Lynne with a Uni assignment!  Using the fabulous Hippy Love (another one I got in a gift from a lovely buddy of mine - thanks again), I coloured her in PMs and once again used my Nellie Snellen Oval Die (using Jenni's tip to cut around the die to create another oval shape).  I mounted her onto fabulous DPs I got from the same buddy (she is such a generous buddy to have so NO you cannot share her with me he he!!).  I used  perfect (well I thought so) 'With Love' clear stamp from Pink Petticoat (freebie see below) onto one of the Dps and mounted that onto the other DP then onto black card.  The wee flower I made using a Marianne Flower Die and a lovely wee pink button from my stash. I can see now the button is a bit bright but what the heck - I like it!!

I think I need to invest in some new PM colours as I have outgrown the ones I have and have a massive urge to go to Cowling and Wilcox (shop or website will do)as they are always on offer there - just need to decide on colours now!!

I am entering this one into the following challenges~

Totally Ladybug Anything Goes;
Pollycraft Vintage plus a Sketch;
Charisma Cards Pink/Black/Green Challenge and
Truly Scrumptious Vintage Challenge.

Ingredients:~
Image is rubber stamps 'Hippy Chick' from Simply Sassy range at Funky Kits coloured with PMs~
Ivory, Blush, Dusky Pink, Pastel Pink, Dusky Rose, Coral, Vanilla, Satin, Sandstone,Caramel, Meadow Green, Apple, Moss, Cool Grey1, 3, 4 & 5;
DPs were a gift so unsure what brand they are (gorgeous tho);
Sentiment stamp is freebie from Pink Petticoat in recent Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine;
Dies used ~ Nellie Snellen Oval and Marianne Flower;
Distressed edges with Whispers Archival Ink in Pine Green;
Black paper and pink button from stash.

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge No1

Welcome to Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge No1!

 We hope you will pop along and join in the fun - all you have to do is use a digi image ~ any digi image but if you use one of Jenni's then you get two chances to win ~ SIMPLES!!  Make you card, project etc and enter into the Challenge eto be in with a chance to win Jenni's fabulous new Love related Digi Set - I can assure you IT IS FABULOUS!!  This challenge runs for 2 weeks so come on and join in the fun!

Jenni's DT have been working with her new images for a few weeks now and for the challenge this fortnight ~ Romance ~ this is what I came up with ~

Using the ever-so-pretty 'Valentine's Vase' from Jenni's new range and design papers from Pink Petticoat I made this anniversary card for my son and his lovely wife (cannot believe its been a year).
I coloured the image using my Promarkers ~ Poppy, Ruby, Pear Green, Marsh Green, Ivory & Cool Grey 2 ~ and simply layered it onto card printed from Pink Petticoat's Perfect Papers range and handmade papers from The Works.  I added the ribbon, gems & sentiment (made using Bigshot and Sizzix Greetings Dies and font paper from Pink Petticoat.

I am entering this into Moving Along With The Times Red Challenge.

I will be back later to post lots more cards I have made using Jenni's fab new images so do come back..............

Chloe by Jenni

Well folks, I have caught the cold that so many people seem to have at the moment down here and I feel like s**t. I recently bought this beautiful digi image from Jenni at Cardmadfairy Creations along with another two which you will be able to see very soon. I think she is adorable in her bonny party frock (as we Scots say) looking bashful (or is that a guilty look I spy?). No matter, she is a wee honey! I coloured her with my PMs and mounted her on to black linen paper after inking the edges. Using 2 backing papers from Pink Petticoat Lola's Boudoir Range in black & white, I matted and layered again after inking; the dotty embossed paper is white linen paper put thru my BS with Papermania embossing folder; flowers are made using PP paper again and Marianne's Dies; the swirls are actually from a Sissix photo corner set I found in the sale bin at a nearby craft shop and the sentiment and pearls are both from my stash.

Those glorious folds in her dress really make me wanna dance right now but feeling so ill I can hardly keep my wee eyes open.

This card is going into the following challenges:~

Passion for Promarkers No 71 Vintage/Shabby Chic;

Double Dutch Sketch No 53;

Alphabet 'Vintage' Challenge;

I Love Promarkers Pearls & Swirls; and

FabnFunky Black & White with a Twist.

Ingredients:~

Image 'Chloe' from Jenni coloured with PMs ~

Skin - Satin, Blush & Ivory,

Hair - Primrose 7 Sandstone,

Dress - Pastel Blue, Cornflower, China Blue & Duck Egg;

Marianne's Floral Dies and Sissix Photo Corners;

Papers from Pink Petticoat & Papermill Shop;

Sparkles on dress from Glitzit.

Thanks you very much for commenting and please forgive me if I do not visit you over the next few days but I think I will need a couple of days in bed (and a hot toddy or two perhaps!).

Take care all and happy crafting :)X

Money Wallet

Using the very simple instructions from here, I came up with this wallet for the following challenges:~
Sarah Hurley Something 3D Challenge No 7 and
Double Dutch The Easy Challenge No 51 (using Sketch No 1 - Wallets 'r' Us).

Really it is so simple once you have the measurements anyone could do it.........think it would be a fabulous idea for giving money/vouchers/tokens etc at Christmas.

Ingredients:~

Image from My Craft Studio coloured with Promarkers ~

Skin - Pastel Pink, Blush & Ivory;

Clothing - Poppy, Caramel, Cinnamon & Sandstone;

Hair - Sandstone & Ivory;

Puddle - Cool Grey 2 & 3.

Papers are from Pink Petticoat Lots of Dots paper range in Dots Positive & Negative in Mocha colour;

Ribbons from stash & sentiment from PC (Scriptina font).

Ain't she gorgeous?

This adorable wee bear can be found on My Craft Studio Pro - I think she is so cuddly but the look on her face shows either fear or shock! Maybe she has just been dumped on the ground and is looking for a new home....... This one is for 2 challenges ~
Charisma Cardz No 28 - Pink

Craftilicious No 4 - Birthdays.

Ingredients:~
Image from MCS Pro coloured with PMs ~
Apple, Dusky Pink, Pastel Pink & Coral and edged in Cool Grey 1;
Papers from stash (think gingham one is Pink Petticoat)
Ribbon from stash;
Lacy stripe made using Xcut scallop edger and long reach single punch from The Range;
Sentiment made on PC.

Summertime is here to stay!

Well my friends, July has come and with it the season of sunshine, love, butterflies, flowers & happiness. I made this card to encapsulate all of them.... Using paper from stash and Lola Rose Wedding image coloured with PMs, I created this wedding card and added punched out tiny purple butterflies to place randomly on the card. You can also see I used vellum for her veil and added some glitter glue to it .

I am quite pleased with the result - don't they look so happy? Wait til 10 years down the line and the smiles will be gone he he! ROFL!

I am entering this card into 3 challenges:~

Bugaboo's Love theme

Creative Inspirations Paper Piecing

and Creative Cottage Summer Surprise.

Ingredients:~

All papers from stash including vellum for veil;

Lola Rose image from Pink Petticoat coloured with Promarkers~

Ivory for bridal gown;

Ivory & Blush for skin;

Caramel & Shale for hair;

Cool Grey 4 & 5 for groom's jacket;

Prussian,Lavender & Amethyst for kilt and flowers.

Butterflies made with punch from stash.

Wedding card for a special couple

This card is being sent to the very lovely CarlyAnn of Charisma Cardz who is marrying her best friend Rob on 7th August. They are running a FAB Challenge over there with a very lucky person (chosen by Rob after the wedding) winning a fabulously expensive prize!Using Pink Petticoat's Lola Rose Wedding Digi Image coloured with PMs, backed onto red glitterboard then Pink Petticoat's Shimmer Swirls Paper, I created this masterpiece only for it to be ruined by Sweepy (the 8 month old kitten) who walked all over it before the glitter pearlised glue ( for The Creative Cottage Challenge 16) had a chance to set properly! To say I screamed would be putting it very mildly but he is sorry!

I also used my new Marianne Design Creatables flowers and leaves (LR0106) and embossed them onto the same glitter card as the backing using my Bigshot to enter the I Love Digi Challenge. Aren't they adorable - they came out really well - pic doesn't do them justice. The stamped 'forever' is from my new Clear Choice stamp set (bought from Papermill Shop in Hatfield that is closing - half price sale on there at the mo). Love it!

Ingredients:~

Image Lola Rose Wedding, coloured with Cool Grey 1 & 2 and Poppy;

Grey backing paper is from Pink Petticoat in Shimmer Swirls;

Ribbon from stash;

Pearlised glue for flowers;

Red glitter card for flowers and green card used for leaves.

Summer Blooms

This card is for Pollycraft's Summer Blooms Challenge No 44.

The backing paper is actually a one off - I was printing off some Funky Hand paper yesterday and I hadn't noticed that 2 of the inks on the printer were very low - hence I ended up with green papers instead of a mocha burgundy colour!

The flowers are from papers from Pink Petticoat and the image is Fearn from Pollycraft coloured with Promarkers and glittered on the wings, dress and flowers!

A close up pic of the sentiment I made up all by myself - Summer Blooms; Sunny Rays; Fairy Wishes; Happy Days!

Little white flowers from stash - think they are from Paperchase.

My Blogger is playing up at the mo so I will say sorry for the look of this post now - preview looks perfect but actual published it looks terrible. Sorry!

Wedding card

This one is for my daughter-in-law's cousin who gets married in July to the beautiful Bonnie.

I am entering it into Totally Papercraft's Wedding/Anniversary Challenge and Crafty Cardmakers' Inside Out Challenge.

Using card blank, pearlised ivory paper and glittered paper all from Papermill Shop, I very lightly coloured the groom with Promarkers and added glitter to the bride's dress, veil and flowers. Printing pearlised paper with text ~ Love, Honour, Cherish ~ I matted and layered the image and added a white ribbon. The font used is Scriptina which I think looks very elegant.

This image is very blurred but I wanted it to show the sparkle of the glitter on the image of Lola Rose adn her new hubby!

The other image at the top shows the insert - which is what Crafty Cardmakers are looking for in their current challenge.

I didn't want to make it too fancy as I thought it would spoil the elegance of the card front.

I do hope you all like it as much as I do.