Over The Edge!

I love the way this Lavinia Fairy stands with her arm held up, I know it's supposed to be as if she's about to sprinkle fairy dust but I think it's the perfect height to dangle things from. I've hung a star from her hand before but today I stamped a heart and doodled a string to dangle it by. It doesn't show in the photo but the heart is sparkly and filled in with glossy accents. I used a white pen to add dots to the stamping.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Simply less is more, One layer, off the edge,

ICB58, CAS, 

OMCC12, Wings.

thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Errrrrrrr...........

Ok, I'm not sure about this, maybe it's the colour of my Washi or the way  the colour that the little sign looks in the photo, it looks ok in real life, honest! This is my first colouring of Kraft, haven't stretched myself too much though lol!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

LIM159, Masculine,

SSS, Krafty.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

A Bit Of A Blur

Just sharing another card I made a few weeks back but couldn't share at the time. This one features an old favourite stamp set of mine my Marij Rahder, I just did a bit of masking so that Antoniou looks like he's clutching a bunch of roses instead of waving.

I wish I' checked my photos at the time as I hadn't realised it was a tad blurry!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

SR183, Anything goes,

CUM85, Travel,

TTCRD, Anything goes,

FC17, Birthday,

MIM147, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Sorry, Just Had To Be Done!

I'm sure you know what it's like, you really need to tidy and get your bench in order but then you find the perfect remnant, along with another and before you know it,it's joined by the perfect stamp and sentiment.

It just had to be done, I knew that the scalloped punch remnants would make perfect waves!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

LIM125, Jen's Birthday,(Apparently she likes fish)

AC, Water fun,

CWWC47, KIS,

PBAM June, CAS,

BT, Water.

Anyway, the bench is a little tidier and luckily I found a card that I'd made for a friend's birthday this week but forgotten I'd done it. I really need to get my act together ! 

That's it from me for today,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

A Break From The Patchwork

 

I thought I'd give you a break from the patchwork and share my husband's Birthday card. I used my Marij Rahder Stamp for the birds and drew and cut a tiny birthday crown from Kraft paper. The cream was embossed using a star folder, I pierced the edges using a pattern maker tool and tied twine around it before adding it to the card front.

 

 

 

The heart was cut using Plantins Schoolbook on the Cricut.

 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

DBD61, Anything goes, 

PPC102, Anything goes,

Ruby's Rainbow 41, Birds,

OBGC, Anything but Christmas,(Marij Rahder Stamp)

CMC7, Embossing,

CFM, Anything goes,

FFC49, Twine or ribbon,

MIM115, Anything goes,

TTT89, Heart.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

 

A quick reminder!

 

Such A Star

 

 

What else was I supposed to do to congratulate our son on his amazing GCSE results!  I was going to add "U R" or "What" but my husband said that nothing else was needed.

 

 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CIP, Back to school,

Cupcake Inspirations, Photo,

MSCC92, School,

Simply Create Too, School.

 

Before I go I need to share what a terrible mother I am. Before I made this card, our youngest daughter asked me if I was going to make a congratulations card, when I said I probably would she came out with, that's good, you forgot to make one for me when I passed my 11+ the other year! How terrible did I feel! I just can't believe that it slipped my mind.

Not wanting to to be accused of favouritism I got cracking and made this card using my Marij Rahder stamp paperpiecing the snail's shell.

 

 

 

 

It made my daughter giggle!

Hybrid Chick 24, Paper piecing.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x



Clock Watching

It's time for a new theme at Scrapbook Sister's card challenge, this fortnight it is

"Clock"

Now I haven't any clock stamps but I did have a sheet of clock faces that Julie W. gave me a few weeks back.

I used my Woodware girlie and the snail from a set by Marij Rahder, paper piecing them both and giving them dimension with a bit of Pinflair Gel. I added thin lines of stickles for the snail trails, the sentiments are computer generated.

I'm using my card for the following challenges:-

Crazy Amigo, Free,

LEJ12, Anything goes,

Oldie But Goodie, Flower power, (both stamps are years old)

ABC, T is for two of something,(stamps)

Creative Stamps 55, Paper piece.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Hello Flower

I've not had chance to do the Less is more challenge for a few weeks but finding a Marij Rahder sunflower image that I'd coloured some time ago I thought it would be just perfect for this week's Sketch challenge.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
LIM 34,Sketch,
Allsorts 122,CAS,
Alphabet Q,Quick and simple.
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

It's A Man's World!

Oh my goodness,how time flies when you're having fun! and what with it being half term break,I'm planning to get as much fun as I can,my kind of fun :-) The crafty kind!!!!!
 If you find yourself with time to craft,why not enter this weeks challenge at Scrapbook Sisters,week 38's theme is "It's a Man's World."

For my DT card this week I used one of the images from my Marij Rahder stamp set Suzy 6,coloured it using Copics and teamed it up with Bo Bunny's Learning Curve,Recess paper. I coloured the chipboard stars from my stash with my gold ink pad and covered them with Glossy Accents. 
I couldn't remember the colour of my brother's present motorbike so coloured it black like his very first motorbike,an old BSA. Not sure he'll be happy about the size of the bikers' bottom,I might have to do some major grovelling if he think I'm comparing it to his lol!   
Unfortunately I'm having a spot of printer trouble this week so couldn't go down the digi route but if you fancy seeing some amazing images just perfect for men's cards,check out Gayle Bonds recently released Car images,they are amazing and available exclusively at Scrapbook Sisters.
Thanks for stopping by,
Happy crafting,
Julie.x

A Little Dodgy!

Happy Monday! I'm trying out italic tonight,what do you think,any good or does it make your eyes feel wonky? I'm not decided yet. Sorry about the dodgy photo,there's a bit of a shadow issue and also it looks like a slight halo has been cast in the right hand corner,the sun must have reflected off my camera lens,sorry!  Another CAS card tonight,I must admit to rather liking this one too. I stamped my little Marij Rahder butterfly to the bottom centre of my card then the leafy swirls to each side using momento  Grape Jelly and Bamboo ink pads. The sentiment is by Woodware. I felt that a little extra was needed so trapped a thin sliver of white card firmly beneath my Grape Jelly ink pad and  pulled it through several times until I was happy with the coverage. I then glued the strip in pieces to the top and bottom edges of my card adding 3 purple gems  on top.
I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
OSAAT 63,Bling,
Less Is More 16,Butterfly,
FF80,Clean and simple,
Totally Papercrafts 67,Don't be square,
Creative Craft World,Anything but Square.
That's all from me tonight,
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x
   

Scrapbook Sisters' Challenge 35.

Good afternoon all :) It's my usual Wednesday DT post for Scrapbook Sisters' where the challenge for this week is "The Birds" For my card I have used one of my favourite bird stamps from set Suzy6 by Marij Rahder. I coloured the image using Copics,shaped them and placed them on the card using a foam pad. The shaped cards are available at Scrapbook Sisters I'll add a link once I can find them on their shop,the sentiment is by Woodware. I added a thin additional edge to the bottom in the aqua card and distressed the edges using a chalk eye. The gem was coloured with a copic to match.

Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with this week.
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

A Touch Of Sunshine

What a beautiful bank holiday Monday we're having in England today,the sun is out,the sky is blue but the wind is so strong that I've had to use extra pegs to keep the washing from blowing from the line.I found this Marij Rahder image in my box,I coloured it up ages ago using Copics so thought it was about time I used it on a card. The papers are from Forever Friends retro collection paper pad. I cut the scalloped strip using the Cricut,punched out some tiny flowers and added gems to the centres,a sunny looking card for a sunny day.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
Dream Valley 6,Flowers,
Prairie Fairy 51,Flowers,
Fussy And Fancy,Springtime,
JAI66,Add a flower,
Wags N Whiskers 53,Use a punch,
STC May,Flowers and Bling.
Thanks for stopping by,
Have a great week,
Julie.x

Beside The Sea Side

Looks like we could be in for a good week weather wise,it's been another lovely sunny day today,I do hope that you've been blessed with good weather too. Back in October I won a challenge at Prairie Fairie and picked out some digis for my winners prize I chose "Hoisting the sails" thinking it would be perfect for a man's card so here it is. I teamed it with the lovely comical Seagull,part of set Suzy 5 by Marij Rahder and used up papers from a class project from ages ago. I then added some paper string and a charm,perfect.

I coloured the images using Copics.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Make it Monday 29,Inspirational,
OSAAT54,For the boys,

SSSC109,Sketch,

CES28,Inspired By A Song,(Oh I do like to be beside the seaside)

Stamping Vacation,What a guy,boating theme,

Sugar Creek Hollow,Anything goes,
Fairy Knoll 42,Birthday,

Paper Cutz 83,Your choice.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge

It's week 20 and this week's theme at Scrapbook Sisters is "Add a little friend" I coloured up my Dreamy girl by Sugar Nellie using Copics to tone with the papers, I've had in my stash for ages and have no recollection of who they're by. My "little Friend" butterflies are stamped from set Suzy 2 by Marij Rahder.

I used Scalloped Nestie circles and Revolution Nesting circles to create the central focal spot,adding dimention with pop dots and silicone glue. It doesn't show up very well but I also added a second layer to the hair ribbons.

Why not give this weeks challenge a go!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

A Little More Than A Card

This wasn't what I had in mind when I planned on making a card for my lovely niece.She is a synchronised swimmer and I planned on making her a card using both of the swimmers in the set Suzy 5 by Marij Rahder,but somewhere along the line I thought I'd like to make Megs a book mark using just one of the images. I coloured it using Copics and added a little Stickles, then cut it out. I cut a tag using the Cricut, Plantin Schoolbook cartridge,and cut out the letters in Italics. I used distress inks around the tag,added some gel pen stitches then stuck on the image.

I wasn't sure how I was going to incorporate it into a card but the only way to go was to make a zig-zag fold card.

When I looked at the lovely paper,White Loopy Flowers Flip Flop paper by The Paper Loft I knew exactly what needed to be done. I cut around part of one of the blooms and placed a small piece of acetate to the back of the paper cutting through this the same so that it would be strong enough to hold the book mark in place.

I also cut out the numbers using the same cartridge, hand cut and stamped the bunting and that's it,finished. A fairly simple card to make but looks pretty good me thinks.

Megan loves colour,she's a rainbows and butterflies kind of girl,and is growing into a beautiful young woman with a beautiful nature to match, I hope she has a lovely birthday next week.

I'm going to use this for the following challenges:-

TPC41,Tag it,

AI Factory,It's a garden party,

PRC30,Everything but the kitchen sink,
Crafty Sentiments 42,Make a gift, (the bookmark)

YNS28,Book mark it,

TBD,Anything goes,

PTTC19,Birthday,

Paper Playtime 23,use a clock,ticket or tag,

Crafty Cardmakers 33,Stitching,

The Crafty Pad 95,Stitching.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Challenge 5, Full Moon

This week's card challenge at Scrapbook Sisters is Full Moon.Now,I did consider a different type of moon and use my cheeky little Marij Rahder stamp but thought that this would rather push the boundaries lol! I thought I'd made a card using it but I can't find one,it's an image of a girls bottom wearing a swimming cozzie, just,she's slightly "mooning so to speak. I must make a card soon to show you as I really can't explain it well.

I follow a blog where the lovely Brenda makes the most lovely backgrounds using a Brayer,when I learnt of this challenge I just knew I had to have one,this is my very first attempt,it was going to be a practice but I was happy with the results so decided to go with it. I can't tell you the inks I used as I kind of experimented with several till I got the result I was after,Brenda has a tutorial if you fancy taking a look at how it should be done.

The lamp post is Marij Rahder Suzy 6 and the church is by Woodware. I added lots of stickles to help with the effect and some liquid pearls to the images to represent the snow.

There you go,something a bit different from me today,I haven't added a sentiment,maybe you could suggest one,something for Christmas though I think. I really hope you have a go at this weeks challenge,it's great to do something out of your comfort zone sometimes and I'm definitely going to play with my brayer some more.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

You've Been Framed!

I've often admired frame cards on other blogs but have never had a go at making one. Inspired by a Tutorial and some stunning cards on This Blog I thought I'd give it a go.I went freestyle with the measurements though

I've used my Marij Rahder Suzy 5 stamps,I've never used the Seagull before and was pleased to at last find a card suitable for it,isn't he great! I coloured the image using Copics,added some paper string around the frame and found some peel off anchors in my stash and I used some Sizzix dies to cut the numbers.

I had so much fun making this card,I'm definitely going to make more of them.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Paper Sundaes 38,Something from your stash,

Cowgirls Stamp'en Sunday Challenge,Anything goes,

Two Sisters,Challenge 8,Animal fun,

CESChallenge 6,Hats,

Alphabet Challenge,W for Wings,

Fairy Fun Friday,Rik Rak,

TPC Challenge 36,Great outdoors,

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge,Animals,

Stampavie And More Challenge 110,More that one fold (takes several folds to make a frame card)

Karber Challenge 7,Hobbies and Leisure,

Paper Playtime Challenge 18,Water,

SP Colour Combo 67,Night of Navy,Marina Mist,River Rock,

I hope where ever you are that you are having better weather than the rain where I am,

thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

There's still time to make a card for this week's Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge

My Personal Challenge

If you're a regular visitor to my blog,you'll know how I've got a bit of an obsession going on at the mo with the Marij Rahder stamps. Well,last week I jokingly said I should set myself a challenge to use all of the images as you know what it's like,you tend to use some time and time again but never ink others. Anyway,I'm still working my way through Suzy 6 set,there's still 2 large and 5 small to use though what I'm going to use one of them on I have no idea.

The papers that I've used are still the freebie My Minds Eye ones,the teal has been in my stash for at least 6 years,I remember buying loads of it at the Papermill as it was textured and so lovely and sparkly. What do you think of the image? I stamped it and coloured it using copics,I've placed it on the card with a foam pad under the blooms and glue under the stems.The text was from a set by All Night Media a present probably more than 7 years ago,gosh now you can see how I hoard things,still I bet I'm not the only one.
I'm going to use the card for a couple of challenges before I pass it on to Sue,(check out her Blog Candy fund raiser)
JUGS47,A colour challenge,
Fab"n"Funky challenge 36,flower power.
Well, that's me for now,the sun is shining and I've piles of washing that needs doing.
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

Almost A Sunday Quickie

Morning,hope you are having a leisurely start to your day. This card was almost a Sunday Quickie,maybe took a little longer than my usual quickie cards but it was definitely a quick easy design. I have fulfilled my personal challenge to use another in my Suzy 6 set by Marij Rahder,isn't she fab! The lovely Sue over at "I Can't Draw But I Can Do This" has got an appeal going in exchange for blog candy,she is asking for cards with a teal colour scheme to sell to help raise money for Ovarian Cancer Research.I have made this card for her worthy cause,you have till the 22nd of September to help with this appeal,Sue would be stoked if you would join in.

I have had a quick look on Feline Playful and found a few challenges to use it for,this is a great blog where Karen makes finding challenges easy.

Papertake Weekly week 46,Sketch,
Stamping For The Weekend 45,Anything goes,
Crafty Calendar August, Sketch,
That's all for today folks,thanks for stopping by,have a great day,
Julie.x

Colour Yourself Happy

Strange title today but that is exactly what I did last night. I got out a favourite male stamp and my Copics and remembered why I got into making cards in the first place. I think I'd lost that somewhere trying to do too many challenges as I wanted to improve my blog rating. Anyway,I'm going to give myself a break and do what I like to do,just make cards and if there are any challenges that happen to fit in,all well and good.

I love this stamp,yes it's another by Marij Rahder,set Suzy 6,maybe I should set myself a challenge and make more cards showing you the remaining stamps in the same set,they really were value for money and there are still several that I haven't inked up yet.I did end up sort of following Mercy's sketch but used the motorbike to represent one of the sections and instead of adding a circle layer I cut an aperture instead. I put mirri card on the inside of the card just cos I liked it.The tag I found in my stash.

Stamps R Us Challenge 2,All Male.
MTSC 87,sketch.
Sweet Stamping Challenge 39,use your favourite stamp.
That's me for today,my daughter has a kite that wants flying,a trip to the park has been promised.Sorry I can't help myself,need to share a funny thing from yesterday first. Yesterday afternoon my daughter and I had a few minutes to spare before picking up my son so we stopped by the park where we saw the funniest thing,there in the middle of the field was a mature man,smartly dressed in collar and tie as if he'd stopped off on route from the office. He proceded to spend half an hour laying out a huge canopy kite from time to time on his mobile,it was so amusing to watch as he kept attempting to fly it.Every so often he sucedded to get the kite to take off but then had to spend ages laying it out again with one hand,mobile phone in the other.If only he'd had a child with him or was dressed casually it wouldn't have looked so funny,but then a younger man arrived (not with him) who also had a kite,his took off at first attempt. It doesn't seem funny now I've written it down a case of "you had to be there" but we were in stitches.
Looks like good kite flying weather today so maybe we'll see them today,
Thanks for stopping by my happier than yesterday blog,Have a great day
Julie.x