Pink Puppy

Just a quickie post from me tonight ... off for a few drinkies with friends :)

For my card I thought I'd go pink for the Giro d'Italia which passes the end of my road tomorrow.  Should be a sight to see!
Paper Smooches Chubby Chums puppy - do you like her sparkly pink eyebrows? Haha
Pink gems and a few blobs of white enamel dots to finish.

Layout from CAS(e) This Sketch #75
Paper Smooches SPARKS - anything goes
Divas by Design - in the pink
Simon Says Stamp Monday - 5 (I used 5 gems)

Get Well Posey

Day 1 of my week off work and everything seemed to conspire against me today!  First off my power washer decided to start smoking instead of cleaning, so out came my scrubbing brush and bleach instead! Then every time I went out to the garden or to clean my windows the rain came on!  I'm so hoping our weather wises up a bit for the Giro d'Italia ... the North Coast looks amazing in sunshine but won't look half so grand in the pouring rain!

This was a quickie request for a get well card, so I just used the Muse inspiration again.  I love this layout, and great for using up those pretty scraps of DP too.  Whipper Snapper stamp - coloured with pencils.

The Muse challenge #66 - Vicki's card (see right)
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
Natalie and Amy's challenge #20 - rubber stamping

Silly Goose

This week's challenge at High Hopes is to use Pastels
Play along with your High Hopes stamps to win a new one of your choice :)

My card uses one of my favourite High Hopes images (yes, I know I have a few LOL) ... Silly Goose.  Coloured with pencils and clear gloss added to his legs and beak.  And some googly eyes too - I love googly eyes, they make me smile :)


Other challenges:
Layout from Friday Sketch Challenge #68
Totally Gorjuss #234 - things with wings
Dream Valley #81 - anything goes
Natalie and Amy's challenge #20 - rubber stamping
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes

Gingham Baby card

This was just a wee quickie baby card that was inspired by Vicki's card over at the Muse challenge, combined with the colour theme at The Alley Way Stamps Be Inspired challenge.  I love this layout, think I'll definitely be using this one again!
I fussy cut my wee elephant and added some clear gloss and glitter to the wee heart.

The Muse challenge #66 - Vicki's card (see right)
Colour theme from Be Inspired #52
Party Time Tuesdays #170 - fussy cutting
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
Crafty Girls #17 - anything goes

Hey There!

It's been a typical Bank Holiday here .... rainy!  So no outdoors tidying for me!  We had a nice lazy day instead and watched some movies this morning (haven't watched Goodbye Mr Chips for years!) and then some crafty time this afternoon :)

This is a Whipper Snapper image that I bought in the sale a few months ago ... coloured with pencils.  Sentiment from Paper Smooches.  Taylored Expressions notebook die and woodware flower punch.

Layout from Mojo Monday #344 - I didn't have enough
room for my sentiment so had to move it.
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
ABC challenge - K = keep it simple
My Mum's Craft Shop #17 - lots of layers
Natalie and Amy #20 - rubber stamping
Let's Craft and Create #91 - punches and dies
Sister Act #55 - any card

Girly Birthday

I've hardly any of my staple cards left in my stash, so hopefully this week I'll get some girly, male, sympathy and baby cards made.
This one uses an Uptown Girls image - coloured with pencils.  I've always struggled with my shading, but have discovered if you put a light layer of colour on, then blend it, you can then just pencil in your darker shading and don't bother blending again.  Much easier!

Taylored Expressions ric rac border die; woodware corner punch;

• Layout is a free choice from Papertake Weekly - I used #65
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
• Lets Craft and Create #91 - punches and dies
• Dream Valley #81 - anything goes
• A Little Bit Crafty May challenge - flower power
• Die Cuttin Divas #163 - make it girly

41 crafty projects!

Phew.  Thank goodness it's Saturday ... and a whole week off for me.  Yippee :)
I've lots planned for my week off - I want to get my driveway power hosed and weeded (it's turned into a bit of a jungle!), paint my fence (weather permitting), a big flower show to go to, and the Giro d'Italia passes the end of my road on Saturday so I'm looking forward to that too!  The whole country has gone pink in honour of it (I've never seen so many pink bicycles in shop windows!!) - I'll hopefully share some pics after the big event.

I had a busy week crafting this week. My boss asked me on Tuesday for 40 birthday invites which she needed by the end of the week.  So Tuesday night was spent making a couple of samples and then Wed and Thurs evenings to make them.  I kept them reasonably simple - just a DL size card with the party info printed on the back, clouds chalked on, grass border punch and an old Sizzix balloon die that I don't think I've ever actually used.  Ah well, thank goodness they're done now.  Never again!  I'd like to add these in to the Top Tip Tuesday challenge - numbers

Today's card uses this cute image from Whipper Snapper - coloured with watercolour pencils and clear gloss added to the wee mouse's nose.
I liked the layout from Sketch Saturday as it gave me a chance to show off this beautiful DP.  Memory Box corner die; woodware corner punch.

Sketch Saturday #308
Crazy for Challenges #234 - flowers
Cutie Pie #68 - April showers bring May flowers
Let's Craft and Create #91 - punches and dies
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
Creative Inspirations #263 - spring flowers
A Little Bit Crafty May challenge - flower power
My Mum's Craft Shop #17 - lots of layers