House Mouse Criss Cross card

Hello, I have a House-Mouse card today:

I used:

once again due to my unorganised system (forgetting which cd its printed from 😖) I 'think' its from 

Joanna Sheen's The Gruffies & Happy Hoppers CD

papers are from Pink Petticoat (sadly closed)

SU labels dies

Lucy Cromwell sentiment stamp

Woodware flower and leaf punches

Brads, ribbon gems, Stickles and bee charm

I also used my sewing machine to stitch around the edge

Challenges:

gem of a challenge - A/G

as you like it challenge favourite-layered-or-flat-why? - this is a very easy one for me DEFINETELY layered! I cannot make a CAS card for toffee and have the complete opposite problem of wanting to put everything but the kitchen sink on my cards!

House-mouse-challenge. - A/G or different card fold

Polkadoodles - A/G

digi choosday. - A/G

we love 2 create. - A/G

allsorts challenge. - birthdays or A/G

cd Sunday challenge - must use cd or digi image

thanks for visiting!

                    

Guest designer at Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge

Hi there,

as you can see by the title of today's post I am super excited to say that I am a guest designer at Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge  😊  - I was lucky enough to win challenge number 601.

Here is my card using colour of love shop - Lotus Kokeshi Doll :

I couldn't decide which backing paper to use and I didn't want anything too busy to take away from the image so I embossed some pink card using Stampin Up! layered florals 3D embossing folder. This is my first outing for this embossing folder so I would like to enter Darnell's nbus-challenge-78. - where you have to use something new from your crafty stash!

As I used Promarkers to colour my image I would also like to enter I love Promarkers. - A/G or gnomes

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat (sadly closed down) .The nail heads, ribbon and punches are also very old SU. I bravely stitched around the edges of my card - getting better at this! added some glitter and that's it job done!

Thanks to Penny's blog for asking me to be a guest designer - so honoured!

                         

Happy birthday to you!

Hello and happy Wednesday!

I 'think' todays image is from the Joanna Sheen 'The Gruffies & Happy Hoppers' cd rom (I really should write on the paper once printed out!)

The image, backing paper and sentiment all  came from the same cd rom.

The corners were punched out using my EK success punch on craft card. 

I'm very impressed with myself for using my sewing machine again to stitch around the edges. All was going well until I came to the top edge where it went a bit wonky so I slapped on the sentiment to cover up the worst of it!!

I also used Glossy accents on the ice cream but it doesn't show up on the photo.

Challenges:

CD Sunday challenge - anything goes using cd or digi image

digichoosday. - A/G

paper fun day challenges. - A/G or 4 legged friends

house mouse-challenge - A/G or keeping cool

thanks for visiting!

                    

Spice of Life - Colorado Craft Company

Hi there and happy bank holiday Monday!

Here's today's card:

After seeing this card by the lovely Jules I just had to purchase that stamp set (that Jules used for the sentiment). As I have said before Jules is so super talented and she makes the most beautiful cards. This  makes me want to buy everything that she uses in the hope of making something that beautiful - it never works in my case but I will keep on trying !! 

I used:

 Spice of Life - Colorado Craft Company  stamp set  BB557

Nitwit collections - herbal garden collection

Promarkers

craft coloured card

SU gems 

Challenges:

stamping sensations -birds-bees-and-butterflies. or A/G

we love stamping. - flowers or A/G

Polkadoodles - A/G

digichoosday. - A/G

lil patch of crafty friends. - A/G

we love 2 create. - A/G

pink gem challenge - A/G

allsorts challenge. - something beginning with B or A/G

word art Wednesday.- A/G

crafters cafe challenge - use patterned paper or A/G

passion for Promarkers challenge.-spots-and or-stripes

Pammies inky pinkies challenges - A/G

I love Promarkers.- A/G or inspired by a film

That's a lot of challenges but as the saying goes you've got to be in it to win it!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great week.

Penny Black Flutter-bye

Good afternoon from a glorious sunny day in Devon  🌞 Phew! its a scorcher today 🔥

I thought it was about time to ink up one of my Penny Black stamps:

            

I used:

Penny Black - Flutter-bye 4057K rubber stamp

Promarkers

Forever friends spring time papers

La La land heart fence die

Die-versions corner Happy birthday die

Lawn fawn grassy border die

Stampin Up! very old flower punch

bee embellishment - make & create

Liquid pearls 

Stickles

gems 

Challenges:

crafters cafe blog challenge. - A/G optional use patterned papers

Penn Black Saturday challenge.- A/G optional embossing

Passion for Promarker challenge. - for a child 

I love promarkers. - A/G or black and white

stamping sensations A/G or birds bees and butterflies

Pammies inky pinkies challenges. - A/G

word art Wednesday. - A/G

Polkadoodles. - A/G

creative inspirations. - A/G

lil patch of crafty friends. - A/G

we love stamping. - flowers or A/G

I always think its important to say where you get inspiration from so a big thank you to

 Lorraine Bailey for giving me the idea of using the picket fence die with flowers on. I would hate to think that I was stealing anyone's ideas without giving credit.

Thanks for popping by and I hope the sun is shining wherever you are!

                                   

                                                             

Spellbinders Rain boot bouquet

Hello there, here is a birthday card that I made for my mum:

I used:

Spellbinders Rain boot bouquet (new to me)

Cre-Nest-Lies XXL ticket stitch square

Darice embossing folder

Craft Consortium bright blooms papers

clearly besotted 'mum' die

the sentiment is a very old 'Lucy Cromwell' tag

I did use glossy accents on the boots but it doesn't show up in the photo

eyelet maker, eyelet and twine

Challenges:

allsorts challenge A/G

Pennys challenges A/G

word art Wednesday. A/G

we love 2 create A/G

(I used the new to me Spellbinders die)

Pixies snippets playground. - must use snippets - here are the snippets that I used:

I even used a snippet of a snippet!! (inside the black boots that I didn't need!)

pink gem challenge A/G

Polkadoodles.A/G

Pammies inky pinkies challenges. A/G

thanks for visiting!

                       

House Mouse

Here is another House Mouse card:

This is another image that I printed off from a House Mouse cd rom but because it was a long time ago I can't remember which cd it was 😕 it might be the triple cd.

The backing paper was also from the cd and I very bravely used my sewing machine to stitch around the edges - please don't look too closely as its not very straight!

I also used some glitter and Stickles for sparkle.

challenges:

lil patch of crafty friends. A/G

Pammies inky pinkies challenges. A/G

House mouse-challenge. A/G or thank you

cd Sunday challenge. must use cd rom or digi image

thanks for stopping by!