Getting Krafty!

Its time for a new challenge over at My Time To Craft & for the next fortnight we're

GETTING KRAFTY

use kraft somewhere on your make!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Christmas At Sweet Stampin'- ATG

Crafting By Design- Christmas

Cute N' Crafty Christmas- ATG

The Holly & Ivy- ATG

Merry Little Christmas Blog- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Boozy Santa' by Wild Rose Studio

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Skin- pompeian red & cinnamon

Eyebrows & beard- cold grey III & white

Santa suit- dark red, deep red, deep scarlet red & white

Boots- black, cold grey VI, cold grey V & cold grey IV

Belt- dark naples ochre, black & cold grey VI

Bottle- brown ochre, light yellow ochre, dark naples ochre, deep cobalt green, pine green, hooker's green, leaf green, copper, ultramarine & light yellow ochre

Fizz- bistre, light yellow ochre & dark naples ochre

Stars- naples yellow

Shadow- warm grey VI, cold grey V, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Vintage Christmas' from the Back To Basics collection from Dovecraft

'green' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Neenah Desert Storm 'kraft' card by Crafters Companion

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'5" white square card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous creations the MTTC DT have made to help inspire you.

I will be back on the 4th, until then take care xx

Spider Mouse

Its time for a new challenge over at 'If You Give A Crafter A Cookie' where this fortnight we have a fabulous set of cookies for you to take your inspiration from. You can find them here or at the end of my post.

I just loved making this card, I decided to give it to my hubby as his birthday card of our boy Nico (pet skunk)

How cute is Henry?

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Creations- ATG

Simon Says Wednesday- ATG

Papercraft- boys/men

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Spider Henry' by Whiff of Joy

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Henry

Fur- march hare, van-dyck-brown & brown ochre

Ears- blossom, cinnamon & medium flesh

Eyes- cold grey IV & cold grey III

Costume- lipstick red, burnt carmine, dark red, true blue, helio-blue reddish & cobalt blue greenish

Papers & Embellishments

'red & yellow; card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'black' glitter card from my friend Emma's stash

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'ray of light' die cut from the background collection by Sue Wilson from Creative Expressions

'5 x 7" white card blank

This fortnights cookies

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fab makes the 'Cookie' DT have created to help inspire you. 

I will be back tomorrow, until then take care xx

Valentine Derek!

As my regular visitors will know I do a monthly progressive challenge over at Outlaws....(if you just pop Outlaws challenges in your search bar you will find them) When I saw the image for this month I did squeak quietly! I love Derek, he is fab & such a great image to colour. Thank you to Dr Digi for providing the progressive image this month.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Creative Fingers- ATG

Classic Design DT- ATG

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Papers- ATG

Love To Craft- ATG

Love To Scrap- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Valentine Derek' by DR Digi

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Skin- blush, cinnamon & medium flesh

Tash- cold grey V & cold grey III

Shirt- middle purple pink, light red, violet & light purple pink

Bowtie- helio turquoise & cobalt turquoise

Waistcoat- cobalt turquoise & cold grey III

Jacket- black, payne's grey, cold grey V & helio turquoise

Trousers- black, payne's grey & cold grey V

Cumberband- bluish turquoise, helio turquoise & cobalt turquoise

Shoes- black & dark sepia

Flowers- leaf green, light cadmium yellow & light purple pink

Wrapping- helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise & cobalt green

Box- burnt carmine, pale geranium lake, helio turquoise & cobalt turquoise

Shadow- black, payne's grey, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Ahoy There' by Paper Addicts

'turquoise' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate you taking time to say hi!

I will be back on the 30th with my next make, until then take care xx

You Rock!

Its that time of the month where I share my latest {PIN}spirational make with you. You will find the photo here or at the end of my post

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Path Of Positivity- positive sentiment

Di's Digi Design- masculine

Polkadoodles- ATG

Simply Create Too- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'guitar boy' by Polkadoodles

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

         Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Skin- blush, cinnamon & medium flesh

Hair- gold

Hat- china blue, indanthrene blue & helio blue-reddish

Shirt- cold grey IV & cold grey III

Scarf- ruby & dark sepia

Belt- ruby

Trousers- ice grey 4, cold grey VI & warm grey VI

Trainers- ruby, dark sepia, china blue & helio blue- reddish

Guitar- caramel, dark sepia & bistre

Ground- black, cold grey VI, cold grey V, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Chalkboard card 12 x 12 stack by Crafty Sensations

'black & white' card from the 12 x 12 black & white stack by Papermania

sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' by Versafine ink

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'musical notes' die cuts by X-cut

'You Rock' stamp from the 'Rock Star' set from the 'Just 4 Men' Signature Collection by Sara Davies

'6" white square card blank'

This fortnights photo

Thank you for stopping by today, I really do appreciate you taking the time to come & see my makes.

I will be back on the 30th with my next make, until then take care xx

Forget Me Knots

I just love this time of the month, when I get to share my latest make for 'Sheepski' with you. I just love designing for Andrea xx

As always the theme is ATG, but we do have an optional theme of  ribbons/bows

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Addicted To Stamps- flowers

Dare 2 B Artzy- flowers

The Paper Players- CAS & plants

Scribbles Designs- flowers

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Forget Me Knots' by Sheepski

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Flowers- dark chrome yellow, light chrome yellow, ultramarine & light ultramarine

Leaves & stems- hooker's green & permanent green 

Shadow- cold grey V, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'green' 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

'bloom' from the 'Bloom' set from Simply Cards & Papercraft

'C6 white deckled edge card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous creations the Sheepski DT have created.

I will be back tomorrow with my next make to share with you , until then take care xx

Tag It!

I really enjoyed our theme today over at 'My Time To Craft' I had great fun making this tag. I decided to make one for my hubby to put in his wallet as a keepsake 

So the theme over at 'My Time To Craft' is......

TAG IT!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafting With Friends- ATG
2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter
Crafters Cafe- shaker or tag
Sweet Stampers- animals

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Hay There' by Lawn Fawn

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Fence- bistre & raw umber

Cow- cold grey VI, cold grey V, cold grey IV & raw umber

Grass- hooker's green, emerald green, permanent green & leaf green

Sky- sky blue

Heart- medium cadmium red

Papers  & Embellishments

'blue' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' colouring card by Rymans

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'large tag' punch by Woodware

'small corner' punch by Woodware

Thank you for popping in today, make sure you pop over & check out what fabulous 'Tag It' creations the DT have made.  I will be back on Monday, until then take care xx

Graduation Puppy

Its time for me to share some scrummy cookies with you again & my DT creation for 'If You Give A Crafter a Cookie' You will find this fortnights cookies here, or at the end of my post.

I just love this super cute Graduation Dog by '2 Cute Ink' I thought I'd make a card for one of the girls our Danni will graduate with....just need to make one for Danni & 2 more for her friends then I'm done. She graduates on 4th July so got a while yet xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Creations- ATG

Creative Moments- ATG

Simply Create- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Graduation Dog' by 2 Cute Ink

Faber Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Tim Holtz distress oxides in red

Dog- bistre, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Hat- black, payne's grey & cold grey V

Sky- salty ocean

Grass- mowed lawn

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Unique Stories'  from the mix + match collection by Craft Sensations

'pink' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' colouring card by Rymans

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'vintage labels' by Spellbinder

'4" elegant edge white card blank'

 This fortnights cookies

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous graduation creations the DT have made.

I will be back tomorrow, until then take care xx

Bryan's Baby

I just love this image from Sheepski, so when I was thinking about what image to use for my 'Creations In Pink' DT make, I thought this image would look fab in pink....hope I wasn't wrong? I do like it, but what do you think?

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

A Place To Start- favourite technique (clouds with inks)
Take a Word- wings on  things
Dragonfly Dreams- ATG (Sheepski image)
Allsorts- transport
Inkspirational- adventure

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Bryan's Baby' by Sheepski

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Tim Holtz distress oxides in red

Car- tan, van dyck brown, brown ochre, warm grey 1, cold grey IV, warm grey 3, cold grey VI, cold grey V, buttercup, light chrome yellow, rose pink, pompeian red, dark flesh & cinnamon

Clouds- picked raspberry

Papers & Embellishments

'purple' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' stamping card by Sheena Douglas

'white' colouring card by Rymans

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'Enjoy The Ride' die cut by Apple Blossom

'Puffy Clouds' border die cut by Lawn Fawn (used as a stencil)

Thank you for stopping by today, I really appreciate you taking time to stop by. I will be back tomorrow with my next creation for you. Until then take care xx

You're Pretty Rawr-some!

Its that time of the month again, where I share my latest 'Not Just Cards' creation with you. As the challenge name suggests you can enter anything you like as long as its handmade.

I decided to use some of my fabulous new Heffy Doodle stamps to make a card for our youngest daughter....a just because card & as she loves Dino's these stamps are perfect.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafting From The Heart- ATG

QKR Stampede- ATG

Crafting With An Attitude- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter

Fab n Funky- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- house & woolly mammoth from the 'Historic Pals' stamp set by Heffy Doodles from The Crafty Purple Frog

Images- pterodactyl, triceratops, trees & sentiment from the 'Dino Time' stamp set by Heffy Doodles from The Crafty Purple Frog

 Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Tim Holtz distress oxides in red

Memento ink in yellow

House- caramel, burnt sienna, sandstone, raw umber, morning mist & raw umber

Woolly mammoth- caramel, burnt sienna, sandstone, raw umber, morning mist, raw umber, ivory, raw umber & cold grey III

Pterodactyl- poppy & walnut brown

Triceratops- true blue, indanthrene blue & helio blue reddish

Grass- leaf green, hooker's green, leaf green & permanent green

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Little Meow' from the A5 stack by Docrafts

'red' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' colouring card by Rymans

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Trees stamped using rich cocoa & cottage ivy

Sentiment & images stamped using onyx black

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous creations the NJC DT have created.

I will be back on Wednesday, so until then take care xx

 

Mom!

I'm here today to share with you my latest {PIN}spirational make. You will find this fortnights photo here or at the end of my post.

I know in America you celebrate Mothers Day later than we do, so I thought I would use this opportunity to make my Mom's birthday card. 

I just love how this card looks finished. I wasn't quite sure where I was going with it lol!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Addicted To Stamps- flowers

Penny Black & More- feminine

Always Fun- Mom/female

Colouring in Scrapland- flowers

Creatalicious- flowers

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Alexandra's Tea Rose Corner' by Stamps To Die For

Derwent Inktense Pencils in green

Leaves & stems- beech green & hooker's green

Flower heads & bud- dark chocolate, deep rose & poppy red

Butterfly- deep violet & peacock blue

Papers & Embellishments

'white' water colour card by Crafters Companion

'winter sky' card from an A4 stack by Lime tree Crafts

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Diamond Press' by Crafters Companion

'MOM' from the alphabet tiles set by First Edition

'ribbon flower' border die cut by Apple Blossom

'5" square white card blank

 This fortnights photo

Thank you for stopping by today, I really do appreciate you taking the time to comment on my blog. For those of you who I normally visit, I am sorry I will be around to catch up real soon xx

Take care xx

Shake Your Tail Feathers

WOW!! where is the time going? I can't believe its May already...madness!!

Anyhoos, I'm here to share my latest 'My Time To Craft' creation with you. We have a fab theme for you this fortnight. I used to really struggle with this theme, but I must say I absolutely love it now!

So our theme for the next fortnight is.....

CLEAN & SIMPLE

so, no faff or fluff on your creations lol!

I just loved this cutie as soon as I saw him!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Cute Card Thursday- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter

Addicted To Stamps & More- CAS

Try It On Tuesday- things with wings

Make My Monday- wings

Dragonfly Dreams- include an animal

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images & sentiment- from the 'Wingman' stamp set by Heffy Doodle from The Crafty Purple Frog

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Parrot- cadmium yellow. light cadmium yellow, helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise & cobalt green

Tools & Glues

Stamped using 'onyx black' by Versafine

'4" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous CAS creations the DT have made. I will be back on the 7th with my next make. Until then take care xx

Mom's Flowers

Its time for me to share my latest 'If You Give A Crafter A Cookie' creation with you. You will find this fortnights yummy cookies here, or at the end of my post.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Ellibelles' Corner- feminine

Mod Squad- Happy Mothers Day

Watercooler Wednesday- feminine

Papercraft Challenges- women/girls

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'For Mom' by Sheepski

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Faber-Castell Polychromos in brown

Tim Holtz Distress Oxides in red

MOM- lemon, dark chrome yellow & cadmium yellow

Flowers- lavender, purple violet, leaf green, emerald green, blossom, medium flesh, light magenta & tulip yellow

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

'salmon' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' colouring card from Rymans

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'5" scalloped edge white card blank'

 This fortnights yummy cookies

Please pop over a check out what yummy creations the Cookies DT have created. I will be back tomorrow with my next make to share with you.

Until then take care xx