Today, Tomorrow, Always

Morning all,

How is everyone today? I hope you are all keeping well and staying warm. The weather here has turned from ice to rain. I'd say it was an improvement but the natural light is still awful and I still feel like I'm frowning all the time. Thankfully I didn't need perfect light to produce todays card, which is a request from my best friend has her younger brother has just got engaged to his long term girlfriend. I'm not sure why she wanted a book card, but that is what she wanted and it also had to be in greens as that is the couple's favourite colour.

So this is what  came up with for their new beginning - it also gave me a chance to use my fabulous new Marianne D die, that my brothers girlfriend brought me for christmas.

So there we have it. Clean and simple. The sentiment was computer generated  and oher than a few gems here and there it was really very simple. The green pattern paper is from a fabulous SU pad of paper and the gems are all from stash.

I would like to enter this into crafty catz challenge of use something new.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting

Lost: Mojo - If found, please return

Morning all,

Wow! It's cold outside, I think today will be another one for staying inside and hibernating. Maybe that's what my mojo is doing, as it had truly vanished on me yesterday and I really struggled to produce any challenge cards. This is the best of, what can only be called, a terrible batch :S oops

The recipe is simple: Magnolia image coloured with promarkers, Striped paper from K&Co pad, Ribbon from stash, Pips from collection, Sentiment from computer. All in all, very simple and very boring. Not at all happy with it. But not so bad it went in the bin with the others.

Very shamefully I would like to enter this into Simon Says challenge of spots and/or stripes; CRAFT - celebrations and Sketch Saturdays layout challenge.

I apologise now for the poor effort and hope to return to form soon - maybe some baking will help?!

Thanks for dropping by and happy crafting!

In fields of Gold

Evening all,

How is everyone today? I do hope you've had a productive day.... mine has been mixed. I started doing some cleaning and reorganising and went to put my Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazines back in order - only to find I was about 6 missing...... hmm?! after scouring the house I found them, 'helpful' hands had mixed them with mums magazines but they hadn't put them all together in a magazine holder - oh no! they were mixed in and spread over 6 different holders..... *sigh* at least they're all back together again.

So having spent far too much time on that and then having an argument with my printer, I really haven't got as much card crafting done I was hoping. Nevertheless, I did manage to get one card done which I would like to enter into three challenges; Passion for Promarkers - Inspired by a Song (fields of gold), Just Magnolia's Sketch Challenge and Stampin for the weekend - Out with the old.

My poor magnolia stamp is one which so rarely see's the light of day so I thought she needed using and as I was colouring I started humming fields of gold and inspiration struck! The image is coloured with promarkers and the wings have stickles, star dust on them. The papers are all so old, I couldn't tell you what make they are and the little leaf button has been in my 'bits and bobs' box for at least 4 years *hides in shame*

So there we have it, I think it worked out really well in the end. I've left it blank for the time being, so I can use it for any occassion that comes up.

Thanks for dropping by and happy crafting!

Friends are the Flowers of Life - Tiddly Inks Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

So are you excited about Tiddly Inks Blog Hop? I know I am, but if you have no idea what I'm on about, head here to read all about it. But for now - here's my little addition to the fun:

So, the details: I used the exceptionally cute Lillie Claires Lilli's image, which I coloured with my promarkers and them added some stickles and gems to the flowers in her hair. The flowers were made by printing off the faded text extra file from Tiddly Inks Victorian Steampunk collection and then I stamped over them with a SU image before colouring them in with promarkers and adding a pearl. The wording was created by printing text onto spotty paper and being cut out and then the edges lightly sponged over with a purple memento ink pad before being foam mounted.

The sentiment inside was printed off on the computer and reads; "Friends like you don't grow on trees, I know that this is true. But if friends were flowers, there is no doubt how quickly I'd pick you". Both the sentiment and pink paper were cut on my friskers board and finished with another flower, as on the front.

That's it, thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Smash It!

Afternoon all,

How is everyone today? I'm afraid I don't have a card for you, but I've uploaded quite a few recently so if you're not up to speed, please check in on some of the earlier posts and feel free to comment. I love reading all your messages - they give me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside!

So, as i'm not sharing a card with you I really wanted to share this new product that i've seen and fallen in love with and i'm obsessed! I want one so badly!

Smash Folios.

They're a great product by K&Co and can be used as a journal, a notebook, a design book, mood board, memory book, scrapbook, photobook - the sky and your imagination is your limit!

  

I stumbled across these as I was looking for a travel journal for my cruise later this year. I wanted to make sure I captured everything in a fun and unique way and I think this is the answer - but now I want one to journal my year in as well.... oh temptation! terrible really as I can't really justify buying anything but essentials at the moment - what with the lack of income and everything, but oooh I want.... especially this pretty pink one!

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to drool over it in my dreams - if any of you have one, I'd love to see what you've done with it, especially the smaller version.

Until next time - happy crafting!

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!