Mother's Day card

We had the most beautiful sunny day today, felt like Spring was here ... don't get too excited though, normal service is resumed tomorrow with lashing rain most of the day LOL

I was asked to make a Mother's Day card for a 4 month old boy to give to his Mum.  Awwww.  Extra Brownie points for Daddy I think!

My card uses an old Penny Black stamp - coloured with watercolour pencils.  Silver peel off letters from stash.  Marianne Designs butterfly die.  Martha Stewart butterfly punch - I don't use this so much now as my punch has cracked and its a killer on the hands to try and get butterflies out of it :(

Free choice of sketch at Sweet Sunday #259 - I used sketch #223
Papertake Weekly - Mum's the Word
Simon Says Stamp Monday - B is for ... bear and butterfly
Crafty Cardmakers #134 - for a special woman
Dream Valley #101 - Mother's Day
Cute Card Thursday #363 - die cuts and punches
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - for a special lady
ABC Challenge - E is for exceptionally cute
Kathy's 30 Day colouring challenge Day 7 #the dailymarker30day

High Hopes: Early Bird

Our March Anything High Hopes Goes challenge at High Hopes is underway - play along with your High Hopes stamps to win 2 new ones of your choice!

My High Hopes card today uses this super fun image ... Early Bird  I love the expression on the little worm's face!

I've coloured my image with watercolour pencils and added clear gloss to their eyes.  Black watercolour ink splattered on my base card.
Spellbinders circle/scallop dies
Dienamics peek a boo dots die in BG

Other challenges
Simon Says Stamp Monday - B is for ... bird (or breakfast haha)
Stuck on U - green die cuts
Tuesday Throwdown #234 - circles
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Addicted to Stamps #134 - CAS
Kathy's 30 Day colouring challenge Day 6 #the dailymarker30day

Birthday Birdies

I was very lucky recently and won a lovely candy package from Jacque - so I couldn't wait to have a play with this pretty border die (sorry don't know the make)

This flock of goofy seagulls has to be one of my favourite stamps - and so easy to colour too ... just a touch of black on their wings and then the lightest hint of blue for a wee bit of shading.
I dipped into my stash for my gold peel off stickers - it was really just to hide the edge of my diecut, but I love how it turned out.
'Happy' diecut from Simon Says Stamp.
I also used some white chalk to add in a cloud effect to my plain blue DP.

• Layout from Sketch Saturday #351
• Creative Knockouts #79 - border time
• Seize the Birthday - masculine
• Pile it On #58 - adhesive embellishments
• Stamping Sensations March - one for the guys
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Lucky dip bunny

I've kinda fallen already at the first hurdle with Kathy's 30 day colouring challenge, but I'm back for Day 4 :)

I've been lucky-dipping into my stamp box again and came out with this oldie from Stamps Happen.  I think he was among the first stamps I ever bought, and I really couldn't tell you the last time he saw any ink, it's been years!

I've coloured my bunny with watercolour pencils. I coloured him first with a paler brown and didn't like it, so went over the edges again with a dark bark colour and blended it out.  Much better now!
Orange bling from stash.

Layout from Clean and Simple FTL2 take 2
Moving along with the Times - show us your bunny's
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Addicted to Stamps #134 - CAS
Creative Inspirations #303 - something old
A Gem of a Challenge #139 - clean and simple
#thedailymarker30day

Sick Kitty

Ha, I think my new glasses will have to go back ... this photo couldn't have been any wonkier!!

I spotted on Kathy's blog, The Daily Marker, that she's having a 30 day colouring challenge.  I'm going to try to play along and combine it with my own challenge of inking some of my older stamps.  Today's lucky dip is this cute kitty from Whipper Snapper ... do you reckon he looks sick enough.  Bwahahahaha

Coloured with watercolour pencils.  Clear gloss added to his nose, and clear gems from stash.

Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers #133 - stripes
CRAFT #300 - get well
Sister Act #95 - anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge #139 - clean and simple
Simon Says Stamp Monday - a hint of clover (I used the green theme)
#thedailymarker30day - day 1

High Hopes: Leapin' Leprechaun

For my High Hopes DT project today I've made a calendar page which is part of an ongoing project for my Mum.

I've used Leapin' Leprechaun as my image in celebration of St Patrick's Day on the 17th, and St Patrick's Day is always worth celebrating as we get a free day off work here in Northern Ireland ... even better this year as I've treated myself to the Monday off work too ;)

Coloured with watercolour pencils and then popped up on dimensionals.  I added clear gloss and glitter to the shamrocks and silver stickles to his buckles as every leprechaun needs a bit of bling!  My embossing folder and silver date peel off are oldies from my stash.

This is the last day to enter February's Anything High Hopes Goes challenge over at High Hopes, but there'll be a brand new challenge tomorrow.

Other Challenges

Naughty or Nice - it ain't easy being green

Simon Says Stamp Monday - just a hint of clover

Curtain Call - lucky

Simply Create Too #80 - St Patrick's Day

Crafts 4 Eternity R#215 - emboss it

Card for Ruby

This card is for a friend of my Mum ... her name's Ruby, so of course I had to make red a main colour!

My image is an oldie from Lili of the Valley - coloured with watercolour pencils, and then the tag popped up on dimensionals.  After I'd stamped my sentiment I thought the top corner looked a bit bare, so I added this fancy corner.  I should have added it first so that it didn't cover up my sentiment, but hey ho!  My gorgeous sparkly '80' is from a set of peel off stickers.

Sketch from Monday Lunchtime #355
Crafty Catz #268 - dies/punches
Cute Card Thursday #362 - fancy corners
Creative Knockouts #78 - lots of layers
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes