Sick doggy :(

Oooh I'm so in love with this cute doggy - Beehave from Penny Black - I think we all have days like this LOL!
Coloured with pencils and 'sky' dotted in with copic markers.
I also got my eyelets out for the first time in months and managed to punch my holes very obviously wonky - so I added some twine to distract your eyes from the wonkiness ... I think it works ?
Clear gloss and glitter added to the little bee's wings.

Sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches #206
Cards 4 Men #14 - bingo - I used die / image / twine
The Pink Elephant TPE207 - woodgrain
Penny Black and More July challenge - dies and punches

Sick Bunny :(

Another one of my 'get well' requests.  Lili of the Valley bunny - coloured with pencils.  Memory Box die and CC Designs flower die.
Sketch from Sweet Sunday #188
Cuttlebug Mania - make your own flowers
Tammy's Scrappin Corner #70 - animals
Sister Act #14 - anything goes
ABC Challenge - Q for Quite a Few (layers)

Smile doggy!

I'm off work for 5 whole days, yippee!  Friday and Monday are a Bank Holiday for the Twelfth so it was gonna be a nice long weekend anyway.  And the weather is still scorchio!!  Lovely as a novelty - we rarely have temps in the high 20's - but I don't think I could stick it every day for weeks upon end!

Oh apologies in advance for the blogger overload - I've lots of cards to get made for an order.

• This one is based on the sketch from MFT Wednesday Sketch Club MFTWSC132  
• Colour theme from Color Throwdown #250
• A gem of a challenge #87 - lots of layers
• House of Gilli #53 - bright colours

Water, Water Everywhere!

We've a water themed challenge this week at High Hopes ... so you could have a beach theme, fish tank, raindrops, etc., just as long as you use a High Hopes stamp! Play along and you could win a new one of your choice.

I've used Summer Sail Boat - coloured with pencils and some clear gems added for a bit of sparkle.  I'd love to have been out on that wee boat today with my feet dipped in the water, its been scorchio today!  Think they were expecting some places here to hit the hottest temps for 30 years today ... and us Irish folk aren't designed for heat!!  Not that I'm complaining though, we see little enough proper sunshine here that I wouldn't dare LOL!!!



Other Challenges:
Sketch from Reverse Confetti - June Sketch for you to Try

Creative Inspirations #221 - red, white, blue
Totally Gorjuss #191 - anything goes with circles
Addicted to CAS #17 - water
Totally Papercrafts #174 - let's hear it for the boys

Get Well Moo!

Sorry I've been M.I.A. all week, my head cold turned into a chest infection and it kinda floored me for a few days!  But I'm on the mend now, and way behind in my card making and blogging!  I've a wee order in for a mixture of Get Well and Sympathy cards so I guess that's what you'll be seeing over the next while.
I should have sent this card to myself, Ha! 

I was lucky enough to win one of the Totally Gorjuss challenges a while back and the prize was a voucher for J&C Creations, fab timing too as they've a great sale on some of their Penny Black stamps - this one is Ms Fastidious!

If you're getting happy vibes from my card, it's because our SUMMER ARRIVED!!  Sunshine and heat due all week too ... fingers and toes crossed as I'm off work from Thursday for an extra long weekend.
And of course it was fabulous to see Andy Murray finally get his hands on the Wimbledon trophy this afternoon!

Layout from Sketch'n Stash #117
Penny Black and More July challenge - dies and punches (I used a corner punch and CC Designs flower die)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - anything goes
Dream Valley Challenges #60 - make your own flowers or embellishments
No Matter Which Challenges #11 - anything goes

Baby Girls

Just a quickie post from me tonight ... I'm absolutely loaded with the cold - not easy making cards with a tissue in one hand and your eyes streaming!  Anyway, I was asked to make a baby card for some twin girls and thought I'd get out my cute teddy stamp (from Elzybells, store now closed).  I masked off one to stamp the other - the two parachutes are 2 slightly different pinks but it doesn't show up well in pic.  Coloured with pencils and clouds chalked.

Sketch from Mojo Monday #300
Simon Says ... anything goes
Mum's Craft Shop #7 - just for girls
Oozak #17 - anything goes with a girlie theme
My Time to Craft #228 - masking
Oldie but a Goodie - butterflies

Christmas Card #09

I was full of good intentions in January that I'd make at least one Christmas card a week .... just a tad behind then as this is only No#9!!
So this week's challenge at High Hopes is perfect to gee me on as it's

Christmas in July 

.. eek, how did it get to be July already!!

(play along with your High Hopes stamps to win a new one of your choice)

My card uses Getting Spruced Up and Think Snow
I've been getting very precious with my Copics (they've got to be so expensive to replace) but thought I'd treat myself for a change!  Almost wish I hadn't though as it was such a pleasure to use them LOL!
Some fine flower soft added as fur/snow.  I doodled my borders to match the font of the sentiment and added some wee stickles dots to pull in the red theme of my image.  White enamel dots for falling snow.

Other challenges:
Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge #30 - Christmas Tree
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra - July
Simon Says Stamp and Show ... anything goes
Merry Monday July challenge - anything Christmas
The Squirrel and the Fox #47 - Christmas in July
Cute Card Thursday #275 - fly like a bird (though of course, strictly speaking, penguins don't fly LOL)