Blooming Marvelous at Papertake

Hi all hurray it's stopped raining
it did not stop at all yesterday, 
though it's still dark and dreary today,

where's that sun gone come back all is forgiven.

I've got loads to do in the garden planting veg.

I know there are some die hard gardeners out there 

who garden in whatever the weather, but 

I'm not one. I'm what you call a fair weather 

gardener.

Which leads me nicely onto the Papertake weekly

challenge. This week we have the theme 

BLOOM AND GROW

This week we are sponsored by the 

fantastic Ribbon Girl who have these 

wonderful Molly Bloom stamps in stock.

I have used one of the Molly Blooms stamps 

this one is called Molly in the Garden.

I have coloured her with Polychromos pencils and

sansodor, i have added some star dust stickles 
to her watering can to replicate water.

The poppy stamps are from Elusive images
which are also coloured with pencils
and cut out which took me blooming ages to do..lol.

The papers are from Pink Petticoat vintage rose

paper pad which was a freebie with a craft mag.

Sentiments are from LOTV and Hero Arts.

I used a nesti flower shape to make an aperture

and stickled round the edge.

The tiny flowers are made with a woodware punch out

of matching scraps of paper and i added some gems.

  

I'm going to enter this card into

Creative Inspiration Challenge

they want to see the inside of your card decorated.

Thanks for stopping by 

take care

ta ta

Tatty Teddy

Hi all hope you are all well.

This is probably the first of many Tatty Teddy

cards. My daughter is absolutely crazy

about this cute little bear and his blue

nose friends, and has quite a few,
she keeps asking her dad to make a shelf for them all.
  So when we where in our local

craft shop last week and saw the new range

that has just been released, well that was it.

We bought 5 of the stamps, then she spent the next few days stamping and colouring the images in.

(Kept her quiet anyway)..lol.

I must say they are really cute so i decided to use

one on my card for the Bearly Mine challenge.

Their theme is Vintage Easel.
So i have used a vintage ted.

The papers i have used are Bearly mine, a mixture

of some freebies, Vintage and summer lace.

I made a patchwork design on the computer and

printed it out.

The flower is made form the flower you get with the
new doily dies from Marianne Creatables.
The dies look a bit pansy shape to me, but when
i layered them up it look more like a Water Lilly.
Used spun sugar distress ink on the flower and then added some stickles and card candy for the centres.

The tad sentiment is also a Marianne creatables die and 
i wrote my own sentiment, 
trying to keep it in the Tatty Teddy style.
I have used a Martha Stewart deep edge punch and a 
bit of lace.
I have discovered my slice again, it's been sat on my shelf 
for a year (or more) gathering dust. I got the tickled pink
version they did and whilst having a play
  with the tickled pink cartridge i found these leaves.
Who new (slap hands).
The great thing is you can make them small or go large.
It's up to you.


Thanks for looking today,
ta ta
 

Fancy a Punch

Hi all hope you are all well. This week at

Papertake weekly our theme is

FANCY A PUNCH

we want to see lots of punched shapes on your projects.

The prize this week is a super 

£10 voucher

from 

Dies to die for

so it's well worth a go.

I've finally got round to inking up one of my

new Hanglar sailor stamps, i bought these from the new web site a while ago but you know how it is?

I made myself ink it up, and decided to use 

papers from one of the new Prima pads

Madeline.

Used Poychromos pencils and sansodor to colour

her in.

I went round the edges with tumbled glass distress ink.

Over at Just Magnolia and Hanglar this week they have 

an anything goes week with stitching.

So out came the sewing machine.

I had a play with the different stitches,

and i was quite pleased i managed to keep

the stitches fairly straight (for once) 

apart from the bit in the bottom corner of my

image but thank goodness for flowers,

they can cover up any little wobbles... Lol.

I have used Martha Stewart and Ek success punches

Scallop scissors and the flowers are from  

Wild Orchid crafts.

I have Followed the sketch over at
Crafting Life's Pieces

Thanks for stopping by 

ta ta

Strawberry Pickin

Hi all i know i know but with all this nice weather 

we've had lately I've been in my garden

so crafting has taken second place at the mo.

But now the rain has arrived I've had a bit of a colouring 

session and couldn't wait to use this cute

Teddy Bea.

Over at the Teddy Bo the Challenge at the mo,

is to make an Easel card. I have used one of their new

images that have just been released, i know

i keep going on but i am in love with these cute bears.

I have used Polychromos pencils and sansodor.

The papers are Magnolia, i have used a flower

embossing plate on some cor-dinations white wash

card and sanded to reveal the flower.

Strawberry stamps from Magnolia.

Sentiment LOTV.

  

Ric rac ribbon and lace from stash.

I am also entering my card into a few other challenges

CES - Favourite colour combo

(I've used Strawberries and cream) yum!

Creative inspirations - Embossing

Sweet Stampin challenge - Childhood memory

(Going strawberry picking with my Mum...Happy Days )

Bunny Zoe challenge - Wants to see lace

I've got lots of flowers on my strawberries, can't wait.

The ones you buy in the shops somehow never taste

as good as your own.

Thanks for stopping by 

ta ta

April Showers bring May Flowers

Hi there, wasn't going to blog today but i

coloured this last night and wanted to do 

something with it so i made a card for

the following challenges.

Addicted to stamps  has a recipe to follow

2 papers,3 flowers and 3 half pearls.

Charisma Cardz Challenge has the theme

Aprils showers brings May flowers.

 I have used yet another of those super cute

Teddy Bea bears and coloured her with

polychromos pencils and sansodor.

The papers are from Bearly mine Designs

vintage collection and the

postcard bit is from K & co life's journey paper pad.

i have stamped around the edges 

with a flower stamp from Sheena's paint fusion berries

stamp set. I also used the same stamp to make the flowers

and added half pearls in the centres.

The sentiment is from LOTV

I also used Marianne creatables die's

and Martha Stewart leaf punch.

I have stamped and distressed

with Pumice stone distress ink.

I'll be back tomorrow with my scheduled page for 

Papertake weekly,which i wrote last Saturday

as i was going to be busy on Tues got to take

Beth to the dentist again to have her braces 

tightened, can you believe it's been 6 weeks already.

anyway have a great day whats left of the bank hols

Thanks for stopping by 

ta ta 

Vintage Teddy Bea

Hi all, there's no stopping me now I've discovered how

brill digi stamps are.

I've seen these cute bears around blog land

and last week i decided to take the plunge and buy some.

The Teddy Bo website was closed over Easter,boo hoo

but to my delight when the opened again yesterday 

they were having a buy 3 get 1 free offer till friday,
so it was worth the wait.

As you can imagine I've bought a few, and made 

a card to enter into the Teddy Bo challenge.

I've had a go at a Vintage/Shabby chic style.

The paper is actually a freebie from 

Bearly Mine Designs they do some gorgeous

vintage papers i might have to get them next.

I have used the same papers to make the flower

out of punched shapes.

Distressed the edges with Pumice Stone distress ink.

Coloured the image with polychromos pencils.

Marianne Creatables swirls and the tag is from

a Go Create die.

Seam binding from Ribbon girl

Lace/ gems/ brad from stash.

I'm also going to enter it into

Simon says stamp - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Vintage/Distress.

Thanks for stopping by today 

Take care

ta ta 

Spring Bringer

Hi all oooow it was hard work to get up this

morn, it's always the same after the kids holidays.

Anyway they are back at school for three days this

week, hardly seems worth it, then there is another

long weekend Hurray!!

My card today is for Papertake Weekly

this week there is a sketch to follow,

which is sponsored by 

Simon says stamp.

I have used one of the new digi stamps from wee stamps

available from Cuddly Buddly.

She is called Spring Bringer, she is so lovely.

I have used Polychromos pencils to colour her.

The papers are papermania and a freebie from

Bearly mine Designs.

Computer sentiment.

 Flowers are from Prima and Wild orchid crafts.

Nestie and Marianne creatables dies.

Martha Stewart leaf punch.

Ribbon from stash.

Where's the sun gone it's been gorgeous here 

and I've been in my garden. why is it

that the weeds always grow better than your 

flowers? It just seems never ending.

Managed to get some of my sweet pea's in 

yesterday and all my bluebells are coming out,

they look lovely.

Thanks for stopping by .. hope to see you

over at Papertake Weekly.

ta ta