A Bit of Both

Good evening everyone.

What a miserable day it has been here.

I have had another go at zentangling, this one I really enjoyed.

Again the template is from the very talented Ben Kwok.

Coloured with Promarkers and Flex Markers

 Christmas Cards.

Ivy Die by Creative Expressions 

Brittania Die Poinsettia

Sentiment Die by Signature Dies

Cosmic Shimmer 

Card made with Freebies

Background 

Stamp coloured with Promarkers

Snowflake Die

I would like to enter this into:-

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/  # 157 Christmas Critters

Cara........

Good evening friends and fellow crafters.

I was asked if I would like to be on the design team for the Brand NEW

Sophia`s Sweet Scribbles blog

Of course I said yes.

Please pop over and follow her blog, where she is running a competition at the moment.

 You can also find her images on her FaceBook page Here.

The image I have used this time is called Cara

I hope you like it

7x7 white card

Patterned layer is from Pinflair

Signature Dies Sarah Lace Border SD230

Promarkers

My own flowers made with Brittania Large Flower Die

Signature Dies for the leaves

Gems from stash for ear rings and necklace

Hibiscus....

Good evening to you all, I hope you have had a good day. 

In between ironing and the dreaded HW!!!!!! I have managed to finish a card I started yesterday.

The image was a freebie on Becky`s Place HERE.

7x7 white card

layers are black, pink, yellow card from stash.

I embossed the yellow card with Embossalicious Regency Swirls.

Signature Dies Tessa Lace Edger SD246.

Coloured with promarkers

Inked edges of image with VersaMagic Pixie Dust

Ribbon from Dovecraft.

I have yet to add the sentiment.

Not sure if it needs anything else!!!!!!!

Live, Love, Laugh.......

Good evening to all my crafty friends, followers and visitors.

I hope you are all enjoying the lovely weather. Today in between washing and doing the dreaded HW, I managed to make a card that is a bit different to what I usually do. The colour`s are a lot better in real life so I Hope you like it.

7x7 white card

Signature Dies Sarah Lace Border SD230

Spellbinder Die Decorative Labels 22

Orange glitter card as base

Perfect Floral Companions cd for the frame

McGill Designer Pine punch

Flowers from stash

Sentiment was a freebie from magazine

The picture below is with the flash on.

Spring has Sprung....

Good afternoon to you all, I hope this is finding you all well and busy crafting.

I had a little play at colouring again yesterday with a free image that I got from 

Emma`s Hints, Tips FB page

How I did not go over the lines is beyond me as we had some horrific weather Thunder/lightening, torrential downpour we could`nt even see across the road and it was very dark.

Before I finished the card this morning I thought I would have a go at making a daffodil, 

I think a bit more practice is needed lol.

7x7 white card from Joanna Sheen

Green Coredinations card

Patterned paper Lili of the Valley

Signature Lace Edger Die

Promarkers

I would like to enter this into.........

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/ Spring has Sprung

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything Goes  

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything Goes

http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  Easter

http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/  Easter/spring 

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything Goes

http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.co.uk/   Anything Goes

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Emmas.Hints.Tips/files/

Birthday Girl......

Good morning and welcome to all my lovely friends, followers and visitors.

 

Well I think it`s about time I told you my exciting news..........

 

I am now a Design Team member for....................................

 

Scribble & Scrap Challenge Blog... woohoo.

 

I am really looking forward to working with Lexie and the rest of the design team.

 

As always the challenge is "Anything Goes " #40,

is just starting so pop on over and join in the fun.

My DT card

is a special one for my granddaughter Ashley as it is her 21st and I am so proud of her with having to go through kidney dialysis at least 3 times a week and looking after my great granddaughter.

I used an 8x8 white card matted with black card.
The pattern papers came from Perfect Floral Companions cd and Perfect Forever Companions cd.
Spellbinders Stately Circles
Memory Box precious hearts
Brittania large and medium flower dies
Signature Dies Rose Leaves
All Occasion Flourish Dies
All Occasion medium Flower Dies
Creative Expressions pearl string
Spellbinder flower dies

I would like to enter this into:-
http://www.craftforthecraic.blogspot.ie/2015/03/challenge-14-bingo.html
Bingo - Die Cut - More than 2 layers - Image
http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/ For a special woman
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes

 

A little bit of Teal...

Good evening to you all, what a beautiful day it has been today, and its looking good to be even warmer tomorrow.

 

I thought I would have a play with my mists that I have shamefully left in a box for months after watching Phill Martin on C & C the other morning.

 

 

6x8 white card

Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist Teal Zircon

Creative Expressions Gilding Wax Teal

Cosmic Shimmer Vintage Mist Tarnished Gold

Spellbinders Timeless Rectangle

Signature Dies Lace Edger

All Occasions Happy Birthday Dies

All Occasion Dies 3 Medium Flowers

Brittania large Rose Dies

Brittania medium Rose Dies

McGill Pine Punch

Creative Expressions Gilding Wax Teal

My own embossing

Jems and ribbon from stash

                                                          

 

Owl...

Hello everyone, I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year, sending hugs to you that have not been very well.

It`s time for another challenge over at Seemacrafts.

This month it is Anything Goes..

 I have used Seema`s digi the Owl

I used a 5x5 white card,

Seema`s Owl digi coloured with Promarkers

Creative Expressions Pine Bough Die

Leaves from Signature Dies

Sentiment stamped in black

 

 

Jem`s Designs..........

Hi and welcome to all my crafty friends and visitors.

I just do not know where the time has gone, it only seems like 5 minutes ago that I last blogged, how wrong am I lol. You may have wondered ( or I hope you had  lol) where I had disappeared to.

Well I was asked by the lovely Sheenagh Hulin a few weeks ago if I would be on the design team for the new cd`s from Sheenagh Dawn Chorus and Love Hearts( Signature Graphics)and of course Susan Andrews Fantasy Romance(Jem`s Designs) which were on Create & Craft today, Sorry a bit late for my posting.

The images on all the cd`s are truly amazing and were wonderful to work with, I took most of mine into MCS so I could play with the sizes and shapes, of course you can also take them into Serif or any other graphics programmes.

There are quite a few so I hope you are sitting comfortably.... here we go.

 

DAWN CHORUS.....
 PROMISE OF SPRING

 

HERALDING THE DAY 

 

AT BREAK OF DAWN  



 

FANTASY ROMANCE ......

LOVE HURTS

 

FORGOTTEN LOVE

 

ETERNAL

 

FOREVER RED ROSE 

 

LOVE HEARTS......

TWO HEARTS

 

TOAST TO LOVE

 

WHISPERS OF LOVE

 

HEART OF GOLD 

 

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my samples as much as I enjoyed making them

( The flowers on the cards are what I have made except for the 1st and last card.)

 

Sisterhood....

I hope you have all kept safe and warm with all this horrible weather about. We have been pretty lucky here. I just found out today that I got top 3 again with my One for the Men card woohoo go me lol.

 

My card this week is a fabulous image from Mitzi Sato-Wiuff of......

 Stamps by AuroraWings and her images are totally amazing. This image is a freebie from her upcoming Challenge Blog which you can find HERE.

She also has a facebook page Stamps by AuroraWings.

 

I must admit this has taken me a couple of days to create as I have only ever coloured faces a couple of times before so I am still in my infancy so please be kind but I would also appreciate feedback.

 

The image is called Sisterhood.

1.  7x7 white card

2.  Image coloured with Promarkers

3.  Backing paper from Pinflair called Flourishes

4.  Layered with silver mirror card and black card

5.  Side Diecuts from Joanna Sheen Signature Dies

6.   Flowers from Cuddly Buddly

 

I would like to enter this into.....

Papertake Weekly Challenge   Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door  Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenges  For the Birds

Delightful Challenges  Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations  Wings, Fantasy and Fiction

Divas by Design   Die Cuts

 

Chris xxxxx

 

 

Flowers again.....

Good afternoon to all my lovely followers, friends and passer bys, I hope your day is going well. What a day it has been here, we woke late this morning as hubby`s alarm clock did not go off for some reason so instead of being up at 6.45 it was 8 and hubby had to be at work by 8.30, talk about rushing around phew it was exhausting lol.

Well that really put me out of sorts, I was going to do so much today, but in the end I could not be bothered so I decided to have a play with some of my dies and I am quite pleased with the finished card unlike the other day when I used some freebie sewing stamps. Got the card made which I thought was ok but have now decided I dont like it one little bit so it`s in the bin.

Waffle over lol here is my card..... Hope you like it

5x5 white card

Kanban Garden Vistas backing paper which I roughened the edges with scissors then inked with Versa Magic Ink Pretty Petunia. Spellbinders Decorative Labels One cut out in white, then cut  same paper to fit inside. Rose leaves from Signature Dies, McGill punched Designer Pine, flower from Brittania Medium Die sentiment die cut from All Occasion Dies.

I may well have to try this on a bigger card with more flowers.

 

Chris xxxxx