Happy Mother's Day

 

Hi folks, and a happy Mother's Day to all you mums out there.  I've always wondered why it's on a different date in the US, when we all agree on the same date for Father's Day?

This is my card for my mum, a bit different to my usual and it looked different in my head, but I'm happy with how it turned out!   My butterflies are from a new to me brand - Kwan Crafts.  I got some dimension to them by gluing them down at the centre and adding foam pads to their wings.  I've also highlighted parts of each butterfly with gloss and glitter so there's lots of sparkle.   I stencilled some bricks and then some words in the background but it all got a bit lost anyway so I needn't have bothered 😉

• Word Art Wednesday #481/482 - anything goes
• Love to Craft  - March anything goes
• My time to craft #452 - make it feminine

This one was inspired by Kristina's beautiful card and tutorial:. https://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/live-replay-underpainting-watercolor-technique/

A watercoloured background isn't one I'd do often as it's a bit of a faff waiting for it to dry properly and I could have been braver and went a bit darker with my colours, but I love how it turned out and I'll definitely give this technique a go again. 

• Time Out #183 - try something different
• Allsorts #615 - a stamped image
• Simply Create #168 - embossing

Chicken line up

 

Hi folks, hope you are all well!  It's a brrrrr chilly kinda day here, snow on the top of the mountains and a wind that would cut you in two, definitely not an outdoorsy type of day!  Hoping for an improvement next week as I've a few days booked off work.

Anyway, it's just a wee silly card from me today, using these fab chickens from Gerda Steiner, I love how they all have such different expressions.

• Sparkles monthly challenge #137 - on the farm
• Gerda Steiner monthly challenge - March
• As You Like It - favourite way to cut your image - mine is fussy cutting for the simple reason that I'd rather spend my ££'s on more stamps than the matching die!  I invested ages ago in some Tim Holtz scissors and they were definitely a good purchase, though Greg gets 'the look' if he dares use them for something other than cutting a bit of paper 😉

Bunnies and zebras!

 Hi All  😁 I'm celebrating the return of my mojo with not one but two cards this evening!  I've been mostly CASEing other folks cards this past few weeks so it's nice to have a bit of my own spark for a change! 

This bunny card was inspired by this week's brilliant challenge pic over at Inspired By (I'd love one of those blankets!)   I doodled in some stripes and various marks on the bunnies and added gloss to yer man's specs and glitter to a few of the coloured bits.  I've never thought of doodling on this image before but I think I'd definitely do it again!

(Mama Elephant stamp; Paper Smooches sentiment)

Also for Cut It Up #220 - black and white and a pop of colour (though my next card would also do for it too!)

Some evenings when there's nothing on telly I just get comfy on the sofa and colour away.  This little guy was done during Marcella which really did my head my head in so I was glad to have this to distract me! It makes me so cross that so many of the TV programmes set in Northern Ireland depict us all as total nutters!  

(Whipper Snapper stamp; Elizabeth Craft Designs stencil; sentiment die unknown)

Time Out #182 - 7th birthday celebration

Addicted to Stamps #400 - dies and stencils 

Word Art Wednesday #481-482 - anything goes 

Greg's Valentine's card

 Hi all, hope you had a good St Valentine's Day yesterday and that you got well and truly spoiled... and if you didn't I hope you spoiled yourself!!   I've no complaints as I got lovely flowers and choccies and a lovely meal made, but still managed to treat myself to some new Colorado Crafts stamps 😉

This was Greg's card, as usual not a lovely dovey one!   My critters are from an older MFT set and the greenery from various flower dies.  I've used 2 stencils on my background but it doesn't show well in my pic - a sunburst stencil and a waves one too - and then added some blue splatters for good measure!   I love how it turned out 😃

• Cut It Up #219 - all you need is love
• As You Like It - clear or rubber stamps - I prefer clear as they're so easy to use with my stamping platform
• Moving Along with the Times #127 - valentine/love

Cards for Alex and Aunt Mavis

 Just a quickie post tonight, his nibs has a movie lined up ... I think it's a scary one so I guess I'll only be half watching it!

I seem to be stuck in green & yellow mode at the minute, must be a subconscious yearning for spring!  We'd a wee skiff of snow this morning, it's melted already but it's blowing a gale out there, definitely not outdoors weather!

This first card is for my niece, a wee Valentine's Day baby.  She's a big fan of hippos so I had to include this Gerda Steiner one on her card. 

• Your Next Stamp #157 - young at heart
• Seize the Birthday #207 - hearts
• Sweet Stampin - cards for teens/kids
• Gerda Steiner - February challenge

And this one's for my aunt using an oldie from LOTV, it's always such a pleasure to colour.  I should use it more and just colour the daffs pink or something.

• Word Art Wednesday #477/478 - anything goes
• Creative Inspirations - animal antics

A new challenge in memory of Rubydoo!

 Today is a very special day!  My good buddy Di is starting a new challenge today in memory of our much missed wee Ruby, what a lovely thing for her to do!  

You'll find all the details over at Pixie's Crafty Workshop and all you need to do to play along is to use up a snippet or scrap of card.  Hope to see you there!  Even if you're not playing along, you should pop over to see her dog, Dudley, he's sooooo cute!

For mine I've used this oldie from Eat Cake Graphics.  I had just enough green DP leftover to cut my hearts and the orange scrap was just perfect for what I needed 😊

• Layout from Try Stamping on Tuesday #492
• Creatalicious #204 - anything goes
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - love/hearts

Another weightlifter

 

Uurgh it feels like it's been raining solid for days here, I see from the weather app it's due to dry up on Saturday afternoon so I'm looking forward to that!!  Mind you I'd rather have rain than snow, so it's not all bad ;)

I've had a wee request in for another weightlifter card, not sure why the colours are odd in my photo - that orange card is actually red in real life.  I used my sunburst stencil for the background, added clear gloss to his weights, some splatters and some googly eyes.  I dug out a really old embossing folder as the swirls reminded me of his curly 'tache.

The beard craze of the past few years seems to be leading to more moustaches on show!  I saw a guy recently with one just like this, all curled to perfection and little round Harry Potter glasses ... And yes, he did look silly 🤣

Layout from MFT Wednesday Sketch #527

Cards 4 Guys #263 - sports

Just Us Girls #569 - masking ... Where's mine?  Well my splatters were an afterthought so I had to mask off my kitty and the red c/s as they'd all been stuck down