Something Humerous

Hi everyone, me again, two in one day.

Another new challenge starts today, this time at

Make My Monday.

The challenge, chosen by Dawn is 

#93 Something Humerous

Please check out the blog and don't miss the DT cards.

Another 5" x 7" card for me,Mat of pale blue paper

Layer of pale beige for  the die cut image.

The image is by Art Impressions , the bottles of pills by

Woodware - Take It Easy.  Coloured with Promarkers.

Note the wiggly line drawn around the card, we have

some ECG tracings if you look closely.

Get Well Soon

Hello again, today over at Cardz 4 Guyz - we begin a 

new two weekly challenge, Jane has chosen

Get Well Soon

Why don't  you op over to the blog to check out the 

wonderful ideas from the DT and a few instructions.

My card is fairly simple, but with a strong message,

to Get Well Soon.

White card - Black mat background.

Design paper background from a paper pad from The Works.

Aa black Die cut oval.

Stamps Nurse and Greeting  by Art Impressions 

 -Pill jars -  by Woodware Stamps, all coloured with Promakers.

Hope you all are well and thanks for your visit.

April Showers and Birthday Prize

Hi everyone, today starts a new challenge at Ruby's Rainbow

April Showers

Well,  at home yesterday we certainly had showers, of every description.

We had rain, hailstones and snow - all in one day, on and off, and it was so cold.

I am hoping all of my readers are in fairer and warmer weather today,

Back to the April Showers, please do pop over to the blog to check the details, 

and of course to see the wonderful inspiration from the DT. 

My card was  blended with a few of TH blue toned D. Inks. 

Stamped with a large sentiment stamp, with raindrops and umberellas

from Sheena Douglass. The girl in the raincoat is from a set of 

Stick Girls from Debbie Moore an old favourite of mine. 

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Two weeks ago was the 5th Birthday of Ruby's Rainbow,

Along with the blog and several of the Design Team we individually had

a prize to draw. Sadly whilst I had several comments on my blog, as was required, 

none are eligible to win the prize I have on offer.

I am so sorry for I would have been so happy to send this prize to a winner. 

Get Well Soon

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog, I hope you enjoy your visit.

Today is the launch of the new challenge at My Time To Craft,  we

are asking you to think of the poorly folk in your life for you to send them a

GET WELL SOON card. 

Please check out the gallery by the Design Team for inspiration.

For my card I kept it in the CAS style.

Three swipes with a wide paintbrush with 3 mica coloured paints.

A Wayside flowers stamp from Stamps Away.

Greeting from Hobby Art and the fairy from Lavinia stamps. 

3 gemstones. 

Get Well

Hi everyone, hope your well, safe and comfortable.

For the next two weeks at Ruby's Rainbow, our challenge is

Get Well

Please check out the DT's ideas for inspiration.

For my card.

I made a 5" square card, matted with pink card.

I blended 3 colours for the background with Distress inks

Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick and Scattered Straw.

The stamp used is Grasses from Woodware stamps. 

The greeting is by Hobbyart stamps. 

Thanks for your visit.

Under The Weather

Hello, I'm hoping your well and in the UK keeping yourself

warm and cosy. For our challenge for the next two weeks at

Alphabet Challenges we have for the letter U ------

'Under the Weather'

(an idiom which means feeling ill, or having a hangover)

Once again the Design Team have some great ideas, please

do pop over to see them.

For my card, I have returned to a favourite set of stamps

perfect for the challenge, from Woodware - 'Take It Easy'

There are 6 square stamps to choose from. 

I have chosen the comfort food image and get well soon.

Coloured with Promarkers

Dots added around the edge of the card with a Promarker. 

Stay well, warm and cosy. 

Hope U Feel Better Soon

Hi, well it's November, time is moving so fast these days.

Over at Cardz 4 Guyz, our challenge for the next week has 

been chosen by Kim.

Hope U Feel Better Soon

Please pop over to see the DT's inspiration, there are

once again some fabulous cards, the team have once again excelled

and risen well to the challenge.

For my project, 

I have made two cards, suitable to send to a poorly guy.

Very CAS A6 cards i.e. 6" x 4"

Matted a stamped image, coloured with Promarkers.

Both images are from a Woodware stamp set - 'Take It Easy'

So handy to have in a safe place (which I'll forget about) for

if and when I may need them. Have fun.

CAS (Clean and Simple)

We are now onto our fourth challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.

Amy has chosen for our challenge

CAS

(clean and simple)

Why don't you check out the challenge to see the amazing

projects from the wonderful Design Team.

For My Card.

A bought Kraft scallop edge card.

The stamp is an old rubber stamp, I bought from e-bay in 

a cheap job lot, this is the first time I have used it.

I stamped it a second time onto white card,  cutting out the 

flower heads, this was true fussy cutting but I am thrilled with the result.

I added irredescent gems to the centre of the flowers, then little droplets

of crystal Stickles.  Hope you like the challenge, have fun. 

Lavender

Here we are already up to the letter L at Alphabet Challenges.

Mari has chosen for our challenge for the next two weeks

LAVENDER

Please pop over to the blog to see the lovely creations

from the Design Team.

For My Card

1 sheet of white A4 cardstock cut to make 2 x 6" x4 " cards

Sheet of lavender card for base of image 

White cardstock cut to mat the cards.

Stamped twice on each card with a Lavender stamp

The only information on the wooden stamp is San Francisco

(I bought this small stamp a long time ago , a bargain buy from

 a bargain bin at a craft fair )

Coloured with Promarkers

Greetings stamps from a set by Crafter's Companions

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Have fun everyone .

Something beginning with B

Hi again, hope your ready for another challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz.

When their are 5 Tuesdays in a month we decided to give you 

a totally different form of challenge, so for this week we want to see

Something Beginning with the Letter B

I'm giving no clues other than to 

Please pop over to the blog to see the amazing ideas from the DT.

Materials Used.

White cardstock to make a C6 card 

Black and yellow cardstock for contrast of mats

White cardstock for the stamped image

Heard you caught a little Bug stamp from Woodware

Get Well soon from same set - Take It Easy

Promarkers to colour the image. 

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I had loads of ideas for the letter B but this CAS card was just 

asking to be made for a friend of mine. 

Have fun, looking forward to seeing your B creations.

Spring Flowers

For the next week at MTTC - My Time To Craft

the challenge is

Spring Flowers

so many to choose from, please pop over to the challenge 

to check them out and to see the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team.

Materials Used

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White scalloped card.

Plain blue card - Printed spotted paper

Stamps - Bluebell from Elusive Images

Sentiment from Crafter's Companion

Colour medium - Promarkers alcohol pens

Bow made from CD print out - Crafter's Companion

Tag - Die cut - Go Kreate Dies

Have fun, see you there.

CAS at Ruby's Rainbow

For the next two weeks at Ruby's Rainbow we are challenging you to be Clean and Simple. Please pop over to the blog for details and of course to check out the wonderful DT inspiration. My card is so simple, yet I do think it will help the recipient to smile. The stamped image is another of the adorable  stamps from Little Claire, I used Promarkers to add the colour. The sentiment is from Hobby Art Ltd. I added the two together with a hand drawn wiggly line. Have fun and stay well.

Butterfly - Spots and Stripes

A recently discovered new challenge for me is Butterfly Spot Challenge, what a simply brilliant idea for anyone who loves butterflies and let's be honest, butterflies must be about the most frequent embellishment we see on our cards. I know I find them useful to cover an uwanted spot of ink etc.  For this card each butterfly is placed for design not as cover ups. LOL The challenge is Spots and Stripes along with your butterfly, The background papers are from one of my paper pads in my stash, I also stamped the butterflies onto paper from the same paper pad. The top butterfly is from Sheena Douglas, the middle one was free with Craft Stamper magazine and the bottom one is from Elusive Images.  The greeting is from Hobby Art. Thanks for this challenge, I'm sure I'll be popping back for more challenges, just love my butterflies. 

I am also entering this card into the Get Well challenge at In The Pink

Kind and Caring Thoughts

Hello again, for the next two weeks at CD Sunday Challenges we would like to see your projects reflecting on Kind and Caring Thoughts. There are sadly, those times in our lives when Kind and Caring Thoughts can help someone along through a difficult time, sometimes a small card bearing a simple message can make one really big difference. Bearing this in mind for my project, I decided to make a set of cards which I can put into a box to give as a gift of Thinking of You cards.  I made all of the above printing 2 sheets of toppers and one sheet of backing paper from the CD Flowers In Bloom 2 by Card Creations Plus. The six small cards are part a pack of cards and matching envelopes I purchased for £1 at a recent event. The D.L card I will hold onto. The small greeting stamp is an old relic in my stash but a well loved relic, source unknown.  I hope you enjoy this challenge, I look forward to visiting you to view your projects. Have fun and happy crafting. 

T is for Twine

At Alphabet Challenges for the next two weeks Marie chose for the letter T - Twine, a good choice, especially if your like me and have a few rolls in your stash. It's so nice to have a little piece of normality after Halloween and before the next Christmas rush of cards. I decided to make a card ready for if and when a friend is feeling poorly. A good card to have ready on hand. I started with plain Kraft card. I embossed a piece of white with Kraft Core-dinations, embossed it then rubbed it down. After exposing the inner part, I then edged and swept over it with DI Vintage Photo. Added a few pieces of green patterned paper for contrast in layers. The main image is a stamp from Joanna Sheene. I coloured it with Promarkers. Added the twine and a small greeting which I think reads better than the order to Get Well Soon. 

Greeting stamp from Hobby Art. I look forward to visiting you over the next few weeks.

#5 Clean and Simple at ATS&M

It is time again for our CAS project #5 at Addicted to Stamps & More, any subject you wish, yes Anything Goes as long as you keep it Clean and Simple. I recently bought a set of stamps which included this poppy, 

Hobby Art Ltd. poppy Scene-It. I look forward to visiting you once again over the next week, if your in the UK please do wrap up, stay indoors as much as you can, keep warm  and have fun crafting. we are pleased we are once again sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps more details on our challenge blog. 

Letter U - Under the Weather

Hello everyone, this week at Alphabet Challenges  we are up to the letter U - Vanessa has chosen for our title Under the Weather - (Get Well) - . Sadly we all know many who at times need a get well card, not always for adults either. My card would do well for any aged male poorly person. A Doctor comes to call. I remember it isn't that many blog entries ago, I was shouting "I don't do Cute". Well, times do change and sometimes getting out of your comfort zone can be interesting and challenging. Last week at a craft event I was introduced to Lisa and Suzette at the Crafty Sentiments stand, within minutes I was hooked. The doctor, Dr. Toby, was one of a few I bought and I am waiting for new stocks to arrive for a few more. Thanks Suzette for explaining how to cut out of a die, I never quite understood it until you explained. I used Promarkers to colour the image. The backing papers, again I have had for so long I have long since lost  the front sheet so have no idea of the source.  Again I look forward to visiting your blogs to see your wonderful Get well creations. Have fun.

Say It With Flowers

Say it with flowers is the theme at Oldie but a Goldie (stamp) this week. Here is a double slider, all done with the assistance of a free carrier bag. This set of tapestry stamps I've had for years, I love the versatility of them. I made a get well card, hoping this will cheer up a friend, who is in hospital. As an ex-nurse it saddens me that many hospitals, no longer allow get well cards to be displayed within the bedside area. It seems ways of cheering the patient are no longer considered necessary. With this card, my friend can keep it in her bag and slide it open when she wants to look at the flowers, for she is also not allowed to have real flowers either. Sorry, I step down from my moaning podium.