4 October 2019

Hello Cutie!

Its time for me to share my latest My Time To Craft creation with you. For the next fortnight we have the theme of....

INSIDE OUT

make the inside of your card as pretty as the outside!!

One of my good friends loves giraffes & as it was coming up to her birthday, I decided to make a card using one of my favourite giraffe images. I love how its turned out.




Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Images & Colouring Mediums
Images- 'Hello Baby Giraffe' by A Day For Daisies
Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black
Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown
Tim Holtz Distress Inks in pink
Giraffe- champagne, raw umber, sandstone & van-dyck-brown
Flower- azure & prussian blue
Stencil- worn lipstick, iced spruce & hickory smoke

Papers & Embellishments
'white' colouring card by Rymans
'white' stamping card by Sheena Douglass
'turquoise' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
'barking mad' 8" stencil by Sheena Douglass
Distress inks applied using Dreamweaver stencils brushes
'5" square kraft card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see how the DT have decorated the insides of their cards!!
I will be back tomorrow, until then take care xx


22 September 2019

Love My Shoes

Its time for a new challenge over at Sheepski, we have the optional theme of....

FUR, FEATHERS OR WINGS

I decided not to follow the theme, as I totally fell in love with this new image!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Images & Colouring Mediums
Image- 'Love My Shoes' by Sheepski
Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black
Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown
Skin- blush, cinnamon & medium flesh
Shoes- molten red, middle cadmium red & cold grey VI
Windows- ice grey 5 & cold grey VI
Bed Sheet- crimson, cold grey VI & cold grey V

Papers & Embellishments
DP- 'J'adore' by First Edition
'red' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania
'white' colouring card by Rymans

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
Diamond Press by Crafters Companion
'ENJOY LIFE' from the 'Alpha 2' die set by Cut & Make
large corner rounder by X-cut
'6" square scalloped edge white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out the latest DT makes on the Sheepski Facebook page.

I will be back soon, until then take care xx 

20 September 2019

Stunning!!!

Hi there, can't believe how little I am crafting....this new job is fab, I love it, I really do, but it does take me away from my crafting lol...need to get myself more organised me thinks!

Anyhoos, I'm here today to share my latest DT make for My Time To Craft. Where for the next fortnight the theme is....

BIRDS

so get out your feathered friends & join in with us.

I decided to use a stamp of one of my favourite ever birds, a cormorant. They are just amazing birds to watch, I absolutely love them & I always have a smile when I see one!!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Patties Creations- things that fly
Aud Sentiments- ATG with a sentiment
Lavinia World- use rubber stamps

Images & Colouring Mediums
Images- 'Cormorant' from the Coastal Birds stamp set by the RSPB
Images- 'The lighthouse & wooden posts from the 'By The Seaside' stamp set from The Creative Stamping Magazine
Faber Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown
Spectrum Noir Metallic Pencils in red
Wooden posts- van-dyck brown & raw umber
Lighthouse- mortuum, permanent carmine, light cadmium yellow, cold grey V & light yellow ochre
House- cold grey V, light yellow ochre & burnt sienna
Cliff side- bistre & burnt ochre
Grass- hooker's green & leaf green
Cormorant- black, cold grey VI, cold grey V, cold grey IV, blue, purple & green
Sea- light phthalo blue

Papers & Embellishment
DP- 'Chalkboard' 12 x 12 stack by Crafty Sensations
'green' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
Images stamped using 'tuxedo black' ink by Memento
Sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine
'6" white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fab 'feathery' things the design team have created.
I will be back tomorrow with another DT creation,  for Sheepski. Until then take care xx




12 September 2019

Watermelon

Its that time of the month again, where I get to share my latest 'Not Just Cards' design team creation with you. As always its an ATG challenge, so get your crafty stash out & join in with us.
I decided to make another Gorjuss Girls canvas for my craft room wall, hope you like it!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Art Divas- ATG
Happy Little Stampers- watercolour

Images & Colouring Mediums
Image- ' Every Summer Has A Story' Gorjuss Girls stamp by Santoro
Derwent Inktense Pencils in green
Skin- mid vermillion
Hair- amber & sicilian yellow
Dress- scarlet pink, vivid green, mallard green & cadmium yellow
Socks- vivid green & indian ink
Shoes- scarlet pink
 Bag- cadmium yellow
Watermelon- scarlet pink, vivid green & mallard green
Plant- scarlet pink, vivid green, mallard green & beech green
Plant pot- iris blue
Surround- red violet
Images stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine 
'7 x 5" artist canvas by Winsor & Newton

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the challenge blog here & check out the fabulous makes by the DT ladies 
I will be back on Sunday, until then take care xx




9 September 2019

Bugaboo Pingu!

Its time for me to share my latest Winter Wonderland creation with you. This month our optional theme is......

FAVOURITE EMBELLISHMENTS

We are sponsored by the fabulous Bugaboo & I was lucky enough to get this great image to play with.....



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
 2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with critter

Images & Colouring Mediums
Images- 'Ornaments Penguin' by Bugaboo
Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black
Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides in red
Penguin- cool grey 4, black, cold grey VI, cold grey IV, cold grey III, apricot & terracotta
Hat- molten red, indian red & light cobalt turquoise
Baubles- oasis, cobalt green, ocean teal, helio turquoise, molten red, red violet, peony, light purple pink, fuchsia pink, light purple pink, spring lilac, light red violet & yellow
Snow- light cobalt turquoise
Sky- salty ocean 

Papers & Embellishments
DP- I think its Hunkydory
'white' colouring card by Rymans
'brown' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
Diamond Press by Crafters Companion
'Merry Christmas' die cut by Die'sire from Crafters Companion
'snowflake' large punch by Martha Stewart
'crystal clear' Sparkle Pen by Spectrum Noir
'5" white card blank'

Don't forget to pop over & check out the challenge post, to see what you can win!! I will be back on Wednesday, so until then take care xx