Inspirational Card for MMM - Green and Yellow

The piece of card immediately above is a sheet which I coloured using the Shaving Foam (Cream) technique. The stamped images on the right are from an Inkadinkado set of Inchie bird stamps. Those on the left are the ones I used on last week's  Make My Monday design card. As a crafter I don't like to waste anything, especially if I have toiled over it. I decided to use the right side to make some 4 inch square cards, with a twinchie (2 inch square) stamp and inchies (1 inch square) stamps. I may end up making a box too, to hold a number of cards and envelopes, to give as a present. Again, watch this space................

#46 Anything Goes @ ATS and More

Hello to my visitors, once again at Addicted to Stamps and More it is time for #46 which is Anything Goes.

My card this week has been designed both as a Design card for ATSM and to be entered into Pastel Colours over at  Lavinia's monthly challenge. I adore the stamps from Lavinia, I am trying to slowly build up my collection. The bridge on the card is one my latest purchases, it is a strong favourite of mine. I don't have Pan Pastels, but by using very light colours of DI,   I hope I have achieved the Pastel look. Every stamp on the card is from Lavinia. Please pop over to the ATSM blog where you will find the few rules, plus a wonderful array of Anything Goes from Kylie and the wonderful Design Team. Thank you for visiting and I hope you will be popping back again. Thanks for any comments, which are always a joy to read. 

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Inspiration Week at Fat -Tastic Tuesday

Last week at Fat - Tastic Tuesday we gave you a sketch, challenged you to make a 4 inches x 4 inches project, it can be a card, a book or a Fat page, for the inspirational week, I have made a card. I tipped the sketch, used a digi stamp from our sponsor for this challenge, Whoopsie Daisy. I coloured Daphne Melancholy Moppet with Promarkers. I coloured the back of the card with DI Mustard Seed and stamped a few small flowers with Wild Honey. Added a sentiment and a few flowers from my stash. I do hope this will stir up your creative streak and inspire you to join us. Fat - Tastic (4 x 4 ) is different, it's new (ish) and fun. 

Must Have Buttons

At Here Come The Boys their challenge this week is your project Must Have Buttons and of course it is a blog which is just for male orientated projects. here is my card. The gingham card is from a CD- Crafter's Companion Peter Rabbit. The blue card is from my stash. I bought the elephant stamp on Sunday at the Ross Craft Show. The baby is made with Shrink Plastic, it's ages since I played with this.  I coloured on the reverse of both with Promarkers. The stitching around the squares follows on from the stitching around the elephants, I used a stamp for the stitching. A pair of punched blue feet and the obligatory buttons to embellish the card. Hope you like it ladies.

Elephant and BABY from Woodware Stamps

Stitching stamps from Tandastamps

Colour challenge at MMM

Hello to all of my visitors, once again it is my time to choose the topic for Make My Monday, I am still going for a Colour challenge, this week it is Green and Yellow. These two colours so much represent spring for me, this past week or so it has actually felt like spring in the North East of England. 

I first decided to stamp onto a previously prepared backing sheet from the day I spent a while playing with Shaving Foam (Cream), making lots of colourful sheets of paper. More details can be found on You Tube, go on give it a try, it's great fun. I used stamps from a Paperartsy set - Flora and Fauna Set 3. Once cut out , some needed a little extra colour of Promarkers, green and yellow of course. I stamped directly onto the white card using the leaves stamp and DI Peeled Paint, which was coloured in with two shades of green. 

All pieces attached to the page, with a happy Anniversary greeting completed the card. Being a crafter, I don't like to waste even small pieces of card, especially if I have made them, so why don't you pop back on Wednesday for my Inspirational Card to see how I got the most from  the remains of one A5 piece of card. 

Go Green

Another Sunday , already, I can't believe it's nearly half way through the year. This week at
CD Sunday Challenges Jenny has chosen  a colour themed card - Go Green. The possibilities here really are endless. When looking through a recent CD purchase from E Bay - Crafting Qween - Spellbound I saw this image and the more I looked at it, the more peaceful I felt. I think it is a beautiful relaxing image, and of course there is a lot of green. I used for the small amount of backing paper a spare piece in my stash box from Sheena Doulgas CD Paint Fusion. Used an X-cut punch for the fancy edging, two lovely dies,the scroll and the flower, many thanks to Sandra for the loan of. So ladies (and any gents) off you go, search your CDs for the colour GREEN, and please along the way,  have fun.

Further Developments at Downton Lodge

Now for something different. for your entertainment and amusement  why don't you pop over to Cazros Mini Properties, click along the top pages line to see the updated improvements to Downton Lodge, in the Kitchen, Study, Dining room, Lounge, Hall, Bathroom and two attic bedrooms. If your a newcomer you need to know that Downton Lodge is the where the REAL story of Cluedo began. Think along those lines and you will understand anything else that is said. Have fun, that's what this all all about. I would be thrilled if you left any comments, suggestions could only improve the rooms.