Valentine Hat

Hello from a very sunny Perthshire.  We are having lovely weather at the moment, it's almost too good to be true!  I'm just hoping it lasts a while.

 It's lovely to hear the birds singing and lawnmowers buzzing away!

I have just finished this card and wanted to enter it in a couple of challenges. 

The image is from Rick St. Dennis and you can find it here  Valentine Hat

Rick St. Dennis has images in various forms.  From Beautiful ladies

 to vampires and skulls!  Lots of choice there for you.

I'm still practicing my hair, but I am happy with the way this one turned out.  

I added little crochet flowers from Prima and a wee wooden birdcage which I bought in a pack of 4 in a book shop for £1!!!! Such a bargain I wish I had bought more than one pack though!

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Party Time Tuesdays # 197- Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle # 131 - Anything Goes

and lastly

 on Rick St Dennis Facebook Page Challenge

I'm babysitting now, so no more playtime for me. 

 I'm now going to be playing with Thomas trains on a track with Jackson!

If you stop for a wee look here, please leave a comment.  It really makes my day if I can see someone has been on my blog!

 

Bobbin Fairy Clean and Simple

Hello from a dull and dreary Perthshire.  Where has the sun gone?  All the bulbs are coming up in the garden, so we know for sure that Spring is on the way!!

I've been busy making cards, and I want to show you this one I made using an image from

 Mo Manning

he is called Bobbin Fairy

I love Mo's fairies, they all look so cute and cheeky!  

This is a CAS (clean and simple) card, and I love the way it has turned out.

I printed the image on white card and coloured him with Promarkers.

I put some glitter on his wings, and added a button onto his strap.

  I then mounted the white card onto red card, to draw attention to the red thread etc.  

I took an 8" x 8" scalloped card and covered with some chevron striped paper, which was free from one of the many magazines I subscribe to.

The red card was then stuck onto the patterned paper.

I computer generated a sentiment 

Mum you are so amazing!!

and then cut it out using a Spellbinder scalloped heart die.

I placed this on the corner of the card.

I threaded some Bakers Twine through a red button, tied it in a bow and stuck it to the corner of the card just above the sentiment.

Done!!!!!

Image from Mo Manning

Papers were free from a magazine

Heart sentiment cut from Spellbinder Heart Die

Button and Baker's Twine from stash

I would like to enter this  card in the following challenges.

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes #196

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge  - Buttons and Bows - #270

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes #51

Glitter n Sparkle - Glitter and Sparkle #128

I would also like to enter this in the Make it Crafty design-team-call

Anniversary Card

Hello from a snowy Perthshire!

It is so cold  brrrrrrrrrr

A nice day for sitting crafting though!

I am entering the following card into a few challenges.  

This card was made as a commission for an anniversary card.

I made a stepper card on this occasion.

 I used chalks to make a cloud background and stamped a swallow. 

The papers are form K and Co.,

I wanted to make it fairly simple, and just added one flower and a sentiment which I thought was very apt for an anniversary.

"The heart that loves is always young" 

so, on to the challenges.

The challenge #246 at Mo's Digital Challenge is 

Anything Goes with the option of something warm.

I believe love keeps us warm, especially a love 

that has been going strong for many, many years.

The challenge #194 at Party Time Tuesdays is Anything Goes

and finally 

over at Crafting From the Heart challenge #44 is also Anything Goes!!

I'm away to do some more colouring.

If you do stop here for a wee look, please leave a comment, 
or become a follower, I get a wee bitty lonely here on my own!!
 

Party Time Tuesday Challenge #190

I have not been blogging in a while, life caught me up and just wouldn't let go!!!  I'm now determined to get more me time, and I will be blogging every week for definite now!  So, without any more ado, the challenge at Party Time Tuesdays is

#190 Anything Goes

I have chosen this card, which was one I gave to my Team Leader Tracy at work.  I desperately wanted to cut down to 4 days work a week, and HR to begin with, would have none of it.  She pleaded my case, and succeeded in getting me working one day less. 

 I had to send her a nice card to say Thank You as I was so relieved. So from now on, Tuesday is my day off and that is my crafting Day! Woopee!!!

I used an image from Mo Manning.  I know that Tracy loves her dog, so thought this was perfect.

As usual it was coloured with ProMarkers

Paper from Nitwits

Flowers, Stamen and silver corner from Wild Orchid Crafts

Right, I am off to do some more crafting!! I will be back soon!

Harrison's Birthday Card

  

Here is the card I made for my Grandson Harrison's birthday.. 

It is so hard to believe that he is now 7 years old.  This image was perfect, as Harrison has started to lose his teeth, and this wee man has a wonderful gap in his teeth!

I used chalk to make the clouds and stamped 2 swallows in the sky.  It is coloured with promarkers.

#169 Anything Goes

#169 Anything Goes

#169 Anything Goes

Here is a photo of Harrison, having a rest during a game of crazy golf.

 I would  like to enter this into the challenge at Partytime Tuesdays. blogspot. 

where  Challenge #169 is Anything Goes

I also want to enter Challenge #228  Clean and Simple at Mo's digital challenge.


I am heading off to make more cards now.  Hubby's birthday tomorrow, so better get a move on!!

Party Time Tuesdays

The challenge at  Party Time Tuesdays is 

Merry Christmas Projects

Here is my card for the challenge, and it shows a Magnolia stamp from A Christmas Story 2012 and is called Tilda with Two Gifts.

I used Promarkers to colour the image, and cut out a deckled rectangle frame from Spellbinders and mounted it onto red card.

I also used A Fir Tree die from Marianne's which I covered with White Flower Soft to resemble snow.

 I also used papers from Bo Bunny and the north pole stamp is from Lily of the Valley

A very quick and easy card to make!

Must go now, time to make some dinner for the family!

Thank you for stopping here and please come back soon!

Party Time Tuesday's colour challenge

 Over at Party Time Tuesdays  the challenge of the week is to use this colour palette.  These are some of my favourite colours I must admit,

I have used a digital fireplace background - can't remember from where and a Magnolia stamp.  

I have cut out the Magnolia image and put some foam pads behind her to give a bit of definition to the card.  I used a Martha Stewart border punch and a piece of ribbon for the side of the card.

I am going now to make a layout for Scrapbook Magazine

I am slowly getting my Christmas Cards made, I also sell cards in the local Hotel, so they took a bundle away the other day.  Just means I have more to make now! LOL!!

I am going now to  make a layout for Scrapbook Magazine using a sketch.  Look out for 2 of my layouts in Issue 78

Thanks for stopping by!

Party Time Tuesday Challenge

That Challenge at Party Time Tuesdays is "Anything Goes" so..........here goes!!!

This card has been made using an image from Mo Manning.  I think this wee image is soooo cute and she looks all shy and coy.   I have used Nitwits papers and some gems from my stash.  I stamped the sentiment and used a Spellbinders Die to mount it up.  I put the wee figure on foam pads to make her stand out a bit more.  As usual, image was coloured using promarkers.

I'm off to make more cards - I have started my Christmas Cards - so much for my New Year Resolution which was to make a Christmas Card every week! Thanks for stopping and taking a wee look. Please leave some comments, I like seeing them!