Little Meow Birthday Card, Watercolour Pencils and Wink of Stella

Morning all.  Hope everyone is okay this morning.  We've made it to halfway through the week, not long to go to the weekend.  I've been having a go with some different techniques just lately so I'm sharing a card that I have made using Faber Castell Gelatos and Zig Wink of Stella.

The image is from the Little Meow Someone Special stamp set by Docrafts. This has been stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured with watercolour pencils but instead of water I blended the colour using Clear Wink of Stella.

The background is watercolour paper embossed using the Crafters Companion Barkley Embossing Folder - Flowers For You (which was a bargain, I picked this up from one of the hobbycraft shows from the Everycrafts a £1, 12 items for £10 stall).

I then used 3 colours of Faber Castell Gelatos (Watermelon, Snow Cone, Margarita Mix) on the embossed paper and softened and blended the colours using a babywipe.

The cat, flower, pennant and greeting banner have all been cut using Die-namics Blueprints Set #12 and the scallop circle is one of the spellbinders dies.

It doesn't show that well on the photo but the cat and flags have a gorgeous glistening and sparkly effect.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania - use a stamp

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge - Use 2 dies

See you soon.....

Bev x

Santoro Gorjuss Dear Alice Birthday Card

Morning all.  I hope everyone is having a good weekend.  Just a quick post to share a card that I made yesterday.   I've been playing with my copics and one of the new Santoro Gorjuss Stamps by DoCrafts.   The Range are currently doing 3 stamp sets for £10, which is a bargain when you consider they are retailing at £5.95 each.   I do love my Gorjuss stamps, and I don't use them enough...

For this card I have used:

Santoro Gorjuss Stamp - Dear Alice coloured with copics.

DP's - Santoro Gorjuss Paper Pack 6 x 6

The heart background is a stamp I picked up from Hobbycraft stamped with versamark ink and heat embossed with red powder,

The ribbon stamp is from Dear Alice heat embossed with white powder

The flower die is by Die'sire and it was free with the spring edition of the Crafters Companion Insipration magazine

The sentiment is by Craftwork Cards.

My first time colouring purple hair.....

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Kit & Clowder - Flowers

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Use a Diecut

Thanks for stopping by

Bev x

Happy Bee Day To You

Morning all.   I have another card to share today.....I went to one of the papercraft shows a few weeks ago so have spent a little time just playing with some of my goodies.

For this card NO DP's involved...not like me at all.

Items used:

Background - Grunge Paste used with a Honeycomb Stencil by Imagination Crafts and then coloured with Mustard Distress Ink.

Jus-Cutz Hexagon Die.

Kanban Lace Floral Mat Clear stamp embossed with white embossing powder.

Lawn Fawn Bugs & Kisses clear stamp set coloured with copics and embossed with clear embossing powder and cut using the matching Lawn Fawn Bugs & Kisses die set.

Sentiment from the Tiddlyinks "Happy Bee Day" stamp set.

Gosh there was a lot of items involved with making this card I though the list was never going to end.  I just fancied a change and it nice just to have a play with products with no plan or reason to make the card.

Thanks for stopping by...

Bev x

Digistamp Boutique Easter Bunny Basket Card

Morning all....It's Easter Monday and a Bank holiday here in the UK so I don't think it's too late to post about another Easter card that I made.

I've used another Digistamp Boutique image for this card....I did seem to have a bunny theme going on this Easter....

For this card I have used:

Image: Bunny Basket from Digistamp Boutique coloured with copics

DP's - Dovecraft Spring Garden paper pack

Layout - My Favorite Things Die-namics Blueprints #12

I may be back with another post later...but for now thanks for stopping by..

Bev x

Crafty Calendar Add A Sentiment Challenge - Happy Easter

Good morning and Happy Easter!!!! 

I have an Easter card to share today.  We have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is

"Add a Sentiment".

I decided on Happy Easter for my sentiment so for my card I used:

Image: Bunny with Egg from the Easter Buffy Bunny Set by Digistamp Boutique coloured with copics

DP: from the Dovecraft Garden Party Paper Pack

Layout: My Favorite Things Die-namics Blueprints #10 Die Set

My Favorite Things Die-namics Tall Grassy Edge Die

We don't have a sponsor for this month so the prize is "a surprise goody bag!"

We all love a surprise.....

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by....

Bev x

Crafty Calendar Challenge Card - Add Some Metal

Good morning all.  March already, hopefully spring is on the way soon. The cold weather has stayed long enough and it's time for a bit of sunshine,  

Over at Crafty Calendar we have our new challenge for March and this month we want to you to

"ADD SOME METAL"

so time to get those charms out, and it can be any project, not just cards.

Now I don't use charms very often but I had this princess crown in my stash that I wanted to use so then had to search through my stamps for the right image to go with it....and I think this Anya matches perfectly.

For my card I have used:

Princess Anya #4 from The Greeting Farm  coloured with copics

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months ADD SOME METAL challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bev x

Crafty Calendar Challenge Card - Anything Goes

Good evening to all.  My posting is a little later than normal due to just arriving back from the theatre.  Had been to see "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie.

A group of us have been going see the annual Agatha Christie production at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre for the last 10 years and it never fails to disappoint, we like a good whodunit.

Anyway back to my card, it's the first Saturday in the month so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and for this month

"ANYTHING GOES"

so all creations welcome....

For my card I have used:

Digital Image "Gemma's Secret Crush" from A Random Fan coloured with copics.

DP's are from a freebie pack I received with a magazine

For this month we are sponsored by:

A Random Fan

who is offering 3 digi stamps to the winner.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar to join us in this months "ANYTHING GOES" challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by

Bev x

Crafty Calendar January Challenge - What's New

 Good afternoon to all and a very happy 2015.  I hope everyone has had a good Christmas and Santa brought you lots of nice presents....I'm just getting back into the swing of things after the festivities,  it was a bit frantic beforehand, then Christmas came and went in a flash, as did my birthday the day after so now getting ready for back to work on Monday.

It;s the first Saturday in January so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme for this month is "WHAT'S NEW",   You may some new stash if you were lucky enough to have received some from Santa, or you could share a new craft your trying or there may be a new event or baby in your family.

My OH's nephew and his wife are expecting a little boy in February so I have made a card ready for a new baby boy.

For my card I have used:

Pollycraft - Little Star Superstar digital stamp coloured with copics

DP's are from Pink Petticoat.

We are sponsored for this challenge by

High Hopes Rubber Stamps and the winner will receive 2 unmounted stamps.

Also just to let you know that we have a DT call on over at Crafty Calendar so If you are able to create 1 card/project a month and some commenting then you can either email your interest to lynne.h72@sky.com or add "DT" after your name when you add your entry for this months challenge.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months "WHATS NEW" challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bev x

Crafty Calendar White on White Challenge Card.

Afternoon to all.  Is anyone organised and ready for Christmas yet?  I know it's the same time every year but it seems to me that December has comes around so quickly.......I have been busy making Christmas decorations that my Brownies sold to raise funds at our annual Christmas concert and then there was the organising of the concert so my own Christmas planning and crafting has taken a bit of a back seat.   We managed to raise £105 with our decorations and £50 donations for Children in Need so it was worth the hard work it in the end.

It's the first Saturday in December so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme for this month is "White on White".

For my card I have been having a little play with some new goodies that I got from the NEC back in November at the Hobbycraft show.

My first time using PaperArtsy Grunge Paste and Clarity Stamp Stars Wreath Stencil and I'm quite pleased with the results.  I think I need a little more practise though.

The image is from Pink Petticoat and it is from the Frosty Friends stamp set.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Elphine House Australia

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join in our White on White Challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bev x

Crafty Calendar All Things Christmas Challenge

Good afternoon to all.  Hope you all had a happy Halloween, but can you believe that means it's now November!  Because of the making of all my Halloween decorations (in my home it was a pinterest inspired Halloween) I'm now behind with my Christmas cards, projects and planning so.....

It's the first Saturday in November and we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calender and our theme is

ALL THINGS CHRISTMAS

so at least I will have one more card ready.

For this card I have used:

"Twinkle Brrr" by this months sponsor Scribble Designs coloured with copics.

DP's are from the Boofle Christmas A4 Paper Pack.

The fairy lights are the Impression Obsession Die Christmas Lights

The greeting is from the Lily of the Valley Christmas Grungy Messages stamp set.

We are sponsored this month by:

Scribbles Designs

who is offering the winner 3 digital stamps of their choice.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months "All Things Christmas" challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bev x