Tilda with tulip

Hi all wow wow I've just watched Federer get knocked out of
Wimbledon who would have thought.
COME ON ANDY.

onto today's card i have made this one for Just Magnolia
who have a sketch to follow.


Also i am entering it into Papertake Weekly who want to
see stitches in the card real or faux it's up to you.



I have used one of my new Tilda's i think she is gorgeous
I have coloured her with Polychromos pencils and paper stumps
with sansador. The paper is from Making Memories it's called
Vintage rose bouquet crackle. i have also used some
core'dinations card emmbossed with a daisy pattern
on my cuttlebug and sanded lightly.
The flowers are prima with card candy gems,
the leaves are as always punched from a
Martha Stewart and Woodware punch.
The sentiment is also from Woodware.

I'm off to watch Andy's match now
fingers crossed
ta ta

Sweet Pea Stampers Fire

Hi all what a night last night, we had a thunder storm around
half three this morn, then it absolutely chucked it down
for ages. It was so hard it started coming down the chimney
so we had a drip drip drip until it stopped raining.
I got up to go to the loo
and had a nice surprise in the bathroom our pet hamster sat on the
edge of the bath.


She had managed to climb out of the top hatch of her cage
(it had been left open),
although it's been open before and she's never
climbed out, it can't have been the easiest thing to do.
I've got visions of her swinging like your on monkey bars,
to the Mission Impossible music.
I am so glad i got up because god knows where
she could have ended up.

Anyway onto my card for today it's for the
challenge over at Sweet Pea Stampers.
The fab theme this week is
Earth, Wind and Fire.
I have chosen Fire as my birthday is a fire sign.

The stamp i have used is called 'Shining on'
She has been coloured with promarkers and the background
i used a big and juice stamp pad.
The papers are from DCWV once upon a time stack.
gold mirri card, gold ribbon, flowers are papermania
and I've used card candy in orange for the centres and corners.
The leaves are from a Martha Stewart and Woodware punches,
i used card sprayed in orange cosmic shimmer mist.
I glittered her wing with star dust stickles glitter glue.

I'll get back to my housework now before
tennis starts (come on Andy).

ta ta 4 now

The Serene Night

Hi all another week gone like that, i don't know, it will be
school hols before we know it. Hope you are all well.
My card today is a combination of four different challenges.

1. Sweet Pea Stampers - Stitching.
2. Papertake weekly - Sketch.
3. Creative Inspiration - colour scheme Gold, Cream, Turquoise.
4. Crafts and Me - Birthday.

I have used a sweet pea stamp 'The Serene Night'
she has been coloured with a mixture of
Promarkers, Copics and Glitter pens.
I have used gold thread to hand stitch around the image
and used the same gold thread on the buttons.
The image has been inked with Antique linen distress ink
to give it an old creamy look.
Sentiment stamp is woodware.
The papers are from basic grey two scoops.
The flowers are from prima,
buttons are from my local market.

Thanks for looking
ta ta

In the Garden at Just Magnolia

Hi all my card today is for Just Magnolia week 60 challenge,
the theme is 'In the garden'.
That's where i have been all week, it's been warm warm warm,
my little crafty area is in my conservatory
and it's to hot to sit in there and craft during the day
so i only go in when the sun's gone down, so there's
not much crafting being done.
I shouldn't complain after the cold winter
we had,
let's enjoy it while it lasts.

Out came my polychromos pencils again I've got the set now so
i made a colour chart for them.
I had a good play with all the colours and then coloured this
magnolia scene i created.
I really enjoyed making this card building up the image
using Magnolia tree, butterfly grass, bench and one of the new
Tilda's that have just come out, they just seem to get more and more prettier.

The flowers i have used i got from Hobbycraft, the leaves are punched
from a woodware punch.
The sentiment stamp is hero arts and the paper is from MME bloom and grow.
I've used a glitter marker pen for the earrings and the flower stamen's.

Thanks for stopping by
ta ta

Anyone for Ice Cream

Hi all i can believe its been a week since my last post
where has the time gone?
It's been fabulous weather here all week, I've been out and about
and i haven't done any crafting.

But when i got an e mail from crafts and me telling me
the come softly stamp from sweet pea was in, i ordered it
(and a few others) straight away and couldn't wait
to use it.

I made this card last night i was going to watch England's match
but what a load of rubbish that was. i gave up at half time i couldn't
stand it anymore. Hubby said it didn't get much better in the
second half so i didn't miss much.
They like to make it hard work for themselves.




Anyway on to my card, my local craft shop had just got these
fab card candy gems in from craftwork cards, in lots of
great colours i got totally tropical and iced gems.
I have used the iced gems in green and pink on the flowers,
this is were my colour scheme came from.

The challenges i have entered are Sweet Pea Stampers
who have the sketch i've used
and also Papertake Weekly by a funny coincidence
has an Ice Cream theme.

The paper i have used is DCWV Nanna's Nursery.
The Fairyland sentiment free with craft stamper mag.
I have used the new nellie's oval die's and Martha Stewart's
Doily lace trim double edge punch and Branch punch.
Prima flowers, pearl gems and stickles glitter glue.

It looks like it's going to be another nice one,
i think we'll have a BBQ tonight.
hope you all have a nice day.

Thanks for looking
ta ta

Just Magnolia challenge 59

Hi all on this beautiful sunny day, today's card i have made
for the Just Magnolia challenge this week.
It is a lovely sketch by Mina.




I decided to have a delve through my magnolia stamps
and use one of my old ones, they seem to get neglected
because of all the new lovely one that keep coming out.




I have used cherry Tilda sat on a swing and i have added
extra cherries on the tree, all magnolia stamps.
I have also used one of the new Nellies die cut circles.
papers are from magnolia.
Flowers are from wild orchid crafts and my local craft shop.
I have coloured it with my promarkers.

I'm off outside now to enjoy the weather
thanks for looking
ta ta

pretty in pink

Hi all the card i have made today is for a few challenges
Passion for promarkers Pink Birthday
Papertake Weekly Sketch
Just Magnolia Frame it


The image is a magnolia tilda coloured with promarkers.
The sentiment stamp is from woodware.
The backing papers are from papermania Henbury lane
and Joanna Sheens Pamela west CD Rom.
A nestablitiy shape.
flowers are from wild orchid crafts and my local
craft shop the lace and ribbon is from my local market.

Thanks for looking
ta ta

Aqua and Brown

Hi all what a good weekend the BBQ on sat was great and hubby
took me shopping yesterday and after two years of trying
maxi dresses on i finally found one that doesn't make me look fat
hurray!!!!!!
But now I've bought it the sun has decided to disappear,
I'll have to save it for my hols.

Anyway on to today's card this one is for Sweet Pea Stampers this week
they have the theme Aqua and Brown.
Two of my favourite colour combo's.


I have used the sweet pea image Dark Sirene and coloured her
with polychromos pencils and paperstumps.
The papers are from papermania chatsworth collection.
The sentiment is also a sweet pea stamp,stamped on to a
nellies die cut shape and edged with
vintage photo distress ink as was the main image.
I have also used some aqua glitter.
The flowers are a mixture from prima and punched and glittered brads.


Oh dear the sky here has just gone very black i better get my
washing in before it chucks it down
Thanks for looking in.

ta ta

It's My Wedding Anniversary

Hi all i thought I'd share with you the card i made for my
husband for our anniversary.
It's 17 years today wow!
I can't believe how the time flies it's frightening.
It only feels like it was a few years ago.

When i saw this stamp in my local craft shop i thought it would
make a good anniversary card. The stamp is from
Milton and co range from wild rose studios.
I have coloured image with promarkers.
The paper is K & Co berry sweet.
The sentiment is from woodware.
the flowers are a mixture from Magnolia and Wild orchid crafts
and a Martha Stewart branch punch.

Mark's got to work today but we are going to a BBQ
tonight lets hope the weather stays nice.
thanks for stopping by today
ta ta

A Good Book

Hi all back to normal fighting fit my colds gone hurrah!!
I've not been crafting much this week, the kids are on school hols
and the weather has been glorious.
looking through this weeks challenges
i decided to make this card.
It combines two challenges Passion for Promarkers and the
new Sugar Nellie challenge.

Passion for Promarkers has the theme Books and
the sugar bowl has a sketch and also a colour
combo of Black, White and Pink.

It's the first time i have used black to colour something other than hair
It was quite tricky to blend it with the grey i got a lot of bleeding onto
her arm and being dark it's quite hard to cover up.
I decided to cut it out and decoupage it that made it look
better.

The stamp is a good book from sugar nellie.
the backing papers are from popcorn bear CD Rom.
I have used a nesti shape cut out of an old book page and
used distress ink around the edges
The flowers are prima and the butterfly is from a spellbinders die
and glittered round the edge.

I think I'll go outside and have a potter in the garden
thanks for stopping by
ta ta