Full steam ahead!

Evening all,

Well I managed to find some inspiration today after all and I decided to get a head start on some of the male family cards I need this year. I hate making mens cards so when inspiration strikes I tend to go full steam ahead - which is rather apt given the image I've used!

The image is, of course, by Mo and just perfect for my Grandfather who is a real steam nut! not so much because of the trains but due to his engineering background. This is yet another bookcard, as part of his present is tickets for an orient express journey. Once again, I've decided to keep the image the main focus of the card and coloured him with promarkers. I mounted it onto some matt silver card and added a couple of pips from stash.

I would like to enter this card into Mo's - Anything Goes Challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

A New Year - Another Chance

Morning all,

How is everyone this morning? I'm cold and I'm feeling very lazy - inspiration has yet to strike and to be honest, I think its going to be a day for lots of cups of tea and a good book! lol! anyway, on to todays card which is for Just Magnolia's Challenge of Anything Goes with the additional challenge of New Year of New Something and for Crafty Catz who set the challenge of New Beginnings.

This is a new year's card with a twist. This is for a friend of mine, whose 2011 was about as turbulant as mine, so I thought she'd appreciate the saying - Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right!

The image is another underused Magnolia stamp and I've used the sketch and stash layout from last week. I've also been playing with the white ink again - with another SU image, from the same collection. The ribbon is from stash and some stickles glitter glue to make it shine. The sentiment is computer generated and finished inside - I didn't photograph it as this card opens in a tent style.

That's about it. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look and whatever else you get up to I hope you have a good day.

Happy crafting!

Shabby Pastels

Hi Everyone! I'm back again, with the second of today's cards. This one is for the Truly Scumptious challenge of Shabby Pastels and Paint.

I'm back on the book cards - this one is for a dear friend of mine whose in her 70's and took up card crafting about 18 months ago. She's gone from being a complete novice to making cards that rival mine. She's loving it and I just wanted to give her a little something to start the new year in style and so I've made her this to put in a couple of stamps that I've got her to add to her small stash.

The image is by Just Inklined and is one of my all time favourites, coloured with promarkers and decoupaged. The oval is embossed with my cuttlebug florish folder and the background paper is from a 12x12 sheet i've had since my last trip to the NEC hobbycraft fair over a year ago! The ribbon and pips are from stash.

Thanks for stopping by and looking! Happy Crafting x

Thank You

Morning all!

How is everyone this Sunday morning? I hope you're all well. I was a busy little crafter yesterday, finishing 2 cards and partially completing another 2 - so keep your eyes open for another post or two later.

This card is two challenges; Passion for Promarkers - Thank You and Sketch Saturday

So, I decided to dig out one of my Tilda's that I haven't used in an age as I thought she was perfect for this card and I coloured her with promarkers. She's not quite so flat in colour in person, but the lighting is shocking today!  The papers are all from my scraps box - the cream one is a hand made paper, the splots are from a freebie christmas pad I got with Cardmaking and Papercraft. The gems from stash and the sentiment is an SU stamp.

That's everything, thanks for stopping by and I'll be back later

Take care and happy crafting!

Thanks

 Morning all,

How is everyone today? the worst of the stormy weather seems to have passed over us now, thank goodness - I'm not sure I could cope with any more sleepless nights, I was starting to look like the living dead!

Anyway, on to today's card. I was inspired by Mojo Monday's Sketch this week to produce this:

The papers are from the Milton & Co Christmas Paper stack, the sentiment is computer generated and the flowers and pearl from stash. Its another very clean and simple card but again, I think it works.

I'd like to also enter this in Creative Inspirations and CRAFTS weekly challenges, which are both Thank You.

That's everything for now. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

A little birdy told me

 Morning Everyone

Are you all hiding from the horrible weather like me? I hope you're all warm and safe whatever you're up too. Today's card is a return to the old simplicity I used to do, but with one of two new twists.

The layout is from this weeks sketch and stash challenge which I think will see a lot of use in the future too. The image is from the brand new range at Tiddy Inks - isn't she just the cutest? and coloured with promarkers. The background is hand stamped using white ink and a SU leaf that I've had for a while. The sentiment is computer generated and the button from stash.

I've never tried white ink on Kraft cardstock but I think it's worked really well and I'm so glad I took the chance - it added the extra dimension to the card that I wanted without overwhelming the design the way papers were.

As well as entering this into Sketch and Stash this week, I would also like to enter it into The Pink Elephant - #129 Anything Goes, Tiddly Inks - Any Celebration and Simon Says - New Something (new image and new technique)

Thanks for stopping by and whatever else you do today - happy crafting!

Super Duper Boy!

Evening all,

I know, two posts in one day - shock! horror! well...... don't expect it to keep happening lol! My second card of today is for a dear friend of mine whose birthday is on the 5th and I really had to get it in the post today *fingers crossed it gets there in time*. I used the fabulous super duper boy image by Mo Manning and in a strange turn of events turned back to my pencils to colour him, rather than my promarkers.But I think it was the right choice, the shading is much better in pencil than I can do with pens and it just seemed right.

The papers are from K&Co, the sentiment a freebie from my cardmaking and papercraft magazine. The buttons and ribbon from stash. The image is a bit orange, the colours are slightly redder in true light but nevertheless I hope you like it.

I'm entering this into Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes; Simon Says - Anything Goes and Fussy and Fancy Friday - Animal Print OR Happy Birthday

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting! x