Cute Card Thursday meets Friday Sketcher

Day off today, sun is shining, house to myself, how much better can it get? New craft stash would be nice..... here's hoping the DHL man calls today!
I love having a Thursday off, cos it means I get to take part in CCT fairly early... sometimes!
Today I have combined CCT theme of using a sporty image and the sketch from Friday Sketchers challenge this week.



I've really brought out some old stash for this one, the Footballer from Creative Expressions, Masculine papers from Dovecraft and a football brad from Ebay eons ago...
Image coloured with my ever increasing range of Promarkers, really enjoying using these, having a go at shading, just about managing the skin tones, not too happy with the hair on the image but felt I would totally muck it up if I fiddled any more!

Am off out in the garden now with a capuccino and my book to soak up some of the sunshine. Will be back to play later.

Friday Sketchers challenge

Here is my entry for this week's Friday Sketchers challenge.
I used Dressing Up Maggie from Funky Kits, coloured the image with watercolour pencils, highlighted some areas with Jelly roll pens and used Ivory Flower Soft on her boa, which I think looks very effective, although its not too clear unless you take a closer look. Cardstock and papers from stash, brads and flowers from Papermania.

Christmas Fairy in the Pink!!

Back again -managed to fit in another challenge this evening! When I saw the sketch on Friday Sketchers this week, my first thought was that the crossed lines at the top had to be tinsel... so the theme of my card was decided!
I used the Christmas Fairy stamp, (Funky Kits) and coloured the image with good old watercolour pencils - I keep deliberating about the Prismacolours as everyone seems to be using them lately - but have so far resisted the urge. Backing paper from Dovecraft last year, CS from Paper Mill. The text is from a background text stamp that has lots of Christmassy words on and no doubt it will make an appearance in its entirely on my blog in the near future. :-)

I went to the Paper Mill at Whiteley today to replenish my card stock and was chuffed to find out that they have an offer on Sakura Gelly Roll pens, 3 for 2 if anyone is interested and has a store locally.

Hope to catch up with some more challenges 2moro - watch this space!!

Friday Sketchers challenge

Managed to get a bit of craft time in last night! Here is my take on the sketch challenge over at Friday Sketchers this week. Just been to Hobbycraft and bought some cats eyes ink pads and so am off to play after dinner........ Really need to organise my craft room, its sooo messy at the moment, I am lucky to see any of my cutting mat. Nearly chopped some ribbons by mistake earlier!! Hoping to pick up some storage solutions at Ikea tomorrow, any ideas greatly received. See ya later.

Friday Sketchers challenge no 7

I enjoyed making this card for Friday Sketchers challenge no 7. I used a Rubber Romance image which I received from Jilli recently in a PIF (I must PIF myself soon so watch this space!) Image coloured with Marvys and Jelly Roll pens. Good old cuttlebug elegant swirls embossing folder used on red backing card and black, silver and glitttery DCWV cardstock. Sketch finished off with silver ribbon down left side of card. I have not put a greeting on this yet, as I am hoping to be able to save it for a certain someone when they pass their driving test .... not that she has put in for it yet!

Lilac Medallion, Stamp Something Challenge, Friday Sketchers Monochrome Challenge

Not very good photos I'm afraid but I'm getting tired now and ought to be in bed, but have to upload these first This is my entry for the Stamp Something Challenge this week which is a monochrome challenge, I have chosen silver for my neutral colour and used 2 other shades of purple. I have used this weeks sketch from Friday Sketchers for the layout of this card. I stamped and heat embossed 6 images of the stamp on alternating colours, cut out the various layers, glittered and assembled with 3d foam pads. The card in the middle was dry embossed using the cuttlebug divine swirls embossing folder. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Cuddly Buddly.
I had forgotten how much I enjoy making medallions, must do some more soon.

2 in 1 challenge using my SWISS DOTS embossing folder!!

Its been ages since I've blogged, as last week I was busy organising a weekend away for me and DH, without my teenage daughter finding out!! We were going to leave her 'home alone' for the first time, but she is nearly 18 as she keeps reminding us! We had a great weekend away in the New Forest, even managed to find a couple of craft shops! Everything was fine when we got back, daughter still alive and kicking! She did phone me to ask how to boil an egg earlier today tho!!

Anyway, I've had 3 days away from the computer and crafting so was getting a bit twitchy, so once I had got all the washing sorted I headed to my craft room to do a couple of cards. One was an order from a colleague, which I will post later (if I remember) and the other was for the My Time To Craft challenge this week which is

'Brads & Eyelets'- Use brads or eyelets or both!

I have combined this challenge with the Friday Sketchers challenge in a bid to get back on track with challenges!

I used 'Melanie the Shopper' stamp from Rubber Romance, with a brad 'I love shopping, mounted onto the background papers using brads. Image was stamped with Brilliance ink pad, pearlescent lavender and coloured with pearlescent orchid and marvy pens. I used my new Swiss Dots embossing folder, which I managed to track down at long last (like looking for hen's teeth trying to track these down!), handmade paper, pearlescent card and ribbon from stash.

We went to Shaftesbury on Saturday and found a wonderful bead shop, of course I had to buy a selection of beads! I have several projects in mind, got so much I want to do, could do with more hours in a day, not having to sleep, or packing up work!!