Kool Kitty Musings

It's a blizzard

Not outside, thankfully! As the snow is thawing, and after a rude awakening this morning at 5 when there was an almighty whoosh sound as next door's roof snow/ice fell to the ground I have been wondering when the same fate would arrive for my roof snow/ice!

Have tried to stay clear of the front of my house that's for sure...

But the blizzard for today is in card form - namely this week's snowy dare for the DCM blog:

 

Papers: Cosmo Cricket
Lace cardstock: KI Memories
Stamps: Papertrey Ink, Waltzing Mouse
Dies: Papertrey Ink, Nestabilities
Ribbon and twine: The Ribbon Girl
Other: 3D glitter paint, button, Stickles

 

All festive red and creamy-ness...

Right, I am off to do something creative of another kind - hopefully before Strictly starts!

Turquoise touch

This week's DCM dare is another Birthstone dare, and the birthstone for December is Turquoise.

My favourite colour... well, especially when mixed in with a hint of red. I just couldn't resist it.

 

Papers: Crate Paper
Chipboard: Crate Paper
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Ribbon: The Ribbon Girl
Glitter: Ice Stickles

 

I will be amazed if there is much left in that little bottle of Ice Stickles!

Festive Frog Hop!

Welcome to those who've joined me from Sharmaine's fabulous blog!

I'm your next stop on this month's Banana Frog blog hop. :o)

And here's my little festive project using my most favourite ever Banana Frog font! Oh yes, it's that DeLouisville Tadpole set, and it's also twinned with my favourite colour combo - turquoise and red! Yum.

 

Stamps: Banana Frog - DeLouisville Tadpole set
Card blank: DCWV
Papers: Echo Park
Sticker: Echo Park
Dies: Nestabilities, Papertrey Ink
Twine: The Ribbon Girl
Bling: Prima
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Button: Papertrey Ink

 

I couldn't resist making a little rosette with a vintage button and some of that fabulous baker's twine.

 

And rather than just use black ink or one colour, I carried the turquoise/red theme into the greeting. I just *heart* the simplicity and clean look of this font... :sigh:

Anyway, you'd best scoot on over to Debbie's blog for some more inspiring eye candy, but before you go - don't forget to leave a comment here for your chance to win a set of Banana Frog stamps. :o)

And who can believe that tomorrow's the first of December!? Get those advent calendars at the ready!

Still snowed in...

And working from home - but at least there was some sunshine today so I went off for a little wander to stave off the cabin fever!

 

A good few inches of snow fell over night...

 

But walking with some blue sky made it all the nicer!

 

Especially when the sun came out between the trees.

 

It was quite magical.

 

And quite nice to have the park almost to myself!

 

Save the odd group of sledgers!

But it was very nice to come back home into the warmth... even if I had work to do! :o)

And continuing with the snowy theme... Here's the other card I made for the Ribbon Girl colour challenge:

 

Papers: KI Memories
Tag: KI Memories
Twill: The Ribbon Girl
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Die: Papertrey Ink
Pearls: Prima
Other: Stickles, Distress Stickles, 3D glitter paint, 3D foam, Copics

 

Right, I'd best go get my tea into the oven.

Wintry challenge

Since the weather was less than lovely today and more snow fell, and it's still bitterly cold, I've been holed up in the house doing various little chores and catching up on TV online since my craft room is one of the warmest rooms at the moment. :o)

So whilst fiddling with a few things I decided to give the blog a new festive make-over for this year. The gingerbread family banner is on vacation, and a new Christmas banner is up for the duration. I'm very fond of that snowman in the snowglobe from one of Nacy Kubo's kits - I would love to see her bring out a new festive collection this year, but don't think it's going to happen...

After that I got updated on google reader, and saw that there was an excuse to dig out some vintage KI papers to give the current Ribbon Girl challenge a go. Not sure what is going on with my cardmaking at the moment but nothing is turning out quite like I'd like it to. :o\ 

Anyway, the current colour challenge is to use white, pink and lilac as your main colours:

Papers: KI Memories
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Dies: Papertrey Ink
Embossing folder: Cuttlebug
Baker's twine: The Ribbon Girl
Ribbon: May Arts
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Other: 3D foam, Versamark ink pad, white ink pad, 3D glitter paint

 

It's difficult to see in the photo, but I Versamarked the pink tag with little snowflakes, and the lilac circle was first stamped in white with a large snowflake before I embossed and sanded it.

I did make another card for this challenge, but the Distress Stickles are STILL drying - some 6 hours later. But will see if I'm happy with the end result before positing it.

Winter seems to be sticking around...

But at least my boiler isn't leaking any more!

However the snow seems to be a permanent feature for the next few days at least.

 

While it kept coming down I did a few things round the house and tried to catch up on my DVD rental list!

 

I finally got out my Winterland candle (fave ever Yankee Candle Christmas fragrance) - it seemed very apt!

 

Before it got dark, I went out with the camera for a walk in the park.

 

It turned out to be a bit of a short walk as the snow started coming down again.

 

Who wouldn't want to live in a Park Lodge like this?

 

The bandstand at the top of the hill looked especially nice, beyond it there were loads of kids flying down on sledges!

If it's going to be like this again tomorrow, I may stay under the duvet to finish my book!

Also today was my day for the Project of the Day on the Banana Frog blog:

 

Stamps: Banana Frog - Christmas Elegance
Dies: Nestabilities
Other: Stickles

 

It's all about masking magic for this one. :o)

Another Christmas card I've not posted yet is this one:

 

Papers: My Mind's Eye
Dies: Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Bling: Doodlebug
Other: Distress Stickles

 
Right, off to have my tea and see what's on telly tonight. :o)

It all started with snow...

 

Yesterday morning... the first bit of whiteness of the cold season.

Not fun!

After getting home from work discovered my boiler had leaked water at some point during the day. Thankfully an engineer is coming round tomorrow to see what's what.

The snow is still here, and will be for the next day at least. I love snow if I have no where I need to be or need to use my car!

And when snow melts it generally turns to ice which I hate even more.

Anyway, on the creative front, here's my card for this week's DCM "Spotty Stripy Christmas" dare:

 

Papers: Echo Park
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Dies: Papertrey Ink
Bling: Prima
Other: Stickles, 3D glitter paint

Those Papertrey greetings work really nicely on these little journaling cards from the Echo Park line.

Well, I'm off to get the fire on, and catch up with some of my V+ recordings! Last night's Nikita for one. :oD

Waltzing Mouse sketch challenge...

Just popping through with a couple of cards I made inspired by the current Waltzing Mouse sketch challenge and an excuse to get using some Jolly By Golly papers! ;o)

 

Papers: Cosmo Cricket
Dies: Papertrey Ink
Other: Felt

 

And here's one using yummy Waltzing Mouse stamps.

 

Papers: Cosmo Cricket
Stamps: Waltzing Mouse
Dies: Nestabilities, Papertrey Ink
Buttons: Nikki Sivils
Pearls: Prima
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Other: Satin ribbon

 

Hopefully will get some more stuff made today after Strictly - but time for tea first! :o)

Three is the magic number

That's the theme of this week's DCM dare - things that come in threes!

For my card I used 3 little accent squares in my design:

 

Paper: My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Dies: Papertrey Ink, Cuttlebug
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Button: Basic Grey
Pearls: Kaisercraft
Other: 3D foam, button twine

I used two tones of pink ink on the pink cardstock and then used some white ink around the edges, plus some

Made a nice change to make a non-Christmas card but think I'll need to get back to Christmas cardmaking soon! ;o)

Festive purchases...

Alas, my weekend shopping trip with Ma to Newcastle didn't yield too much in the way of must-have items - in fact it was rather disappointing to previous years.

Especially John Lewis!

I can't believe it myself, but so disappointing was it that I took zero photos in the Christmas decorations department. And the Christmas tableware seemed to be missing the one item I wanted to purchase that they'd had on their website previously. A red plate with a white heart stencilled on that went with this range:

 

Most frustrating.

The only think I purchased in John Lewis this time round was a set of bobbins for my mini sewing machine. But I really wish they'd sold these red ones back when I bought mine - I just looooove it!

 
But back to festive purchases, Ma made good in Fenwicks where the choice of baubles was particularly fantastic this year! In fact we rather went to town and I looooove the baubles that she bought for me. I also now have a gorgeous little basket that got left at John Lewis restaurant and required me to dash back up two escalators to retrieve it!

We made a bee line for Paperchase but nothing really took my fancy. I thought I'd really like the stencilled tree range I'd seen online, but wasn't that taken in person.

In Debenhams Ma bought some coasters and a serving platter by Lisa Stickley - seriously lovely, but I am still looking for just the right nice round Christmas plate/dish.

That was about it really... Oh I did spot that the latest issue of Craft Stamper was on the stands and features two little projects I made for the Stamping Contrasts article using Banana Frog Christmas Elegance stamps:

 

 

I used Prima stick-on pearls as baubles on the tree, and added Stickles to the leaves for extra sparkle.

I also made a gift tag that could be used as a tree decoration...

 
I used the To and From stamps on the back and rather like how it turned out. :o)

Before Strictly...

Thought I would just post some recent makes - for the UKS monthly card challenge, which this month is focusing on label love! :o)

First up a nice festive number (trying to get some of that Jovial stash used!).

 

Papers: Basic Grey
Label and border sticker: Basic Grey
Stamp: Waltzing Mouse
Other: Twine, Stickles, 3D foam, Distress Ink

 

Then I needed a break from Christmas stuff (oddly was not in the mood today... shock horror!)

 

Papers: Cosmo Cricket
Chipboard: Cosmo Cricket
Die: Nestabilities
Stamps: Papertrey Ink, Waltzing Mouse
Other: 3D foam, Stickles

 

And finally, a little boy birthday card as I never really make any of these!

 

Paper: MME
Stamps: My Cute Stamps, Papertrey Ink
Dies: Nestabilities, Papertrey Ink
Brads: Basic Grey
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Other: 3D foam, Distress ink, Copics

 

There we have it...

I also started and finished this today:  

Not bad, definitely better than the more recent Black Cobra series - ugh... those I find rather annoying, as you really have to suspend belief more than any other fictional tale of this period. Plus the baddies are true caricatures... {sigh}

Anyway, I'd best go get my tea in the oven!

Remember, remember the 5th of November....

Because it's time for another dare on the DCM blog! And as it's the first Friday of the month, this week's dare is all about November's birthstone. The Topaz.

Now, I thought that Topaz stones primarily came in blue - not so!

 

So I set out to try and use some of the more yellow/red/orange shades in my card.

 

Papers: Crate Paper
Chipboard: Crate Paper
Die: Papertrey Ink
Stamp: Papertrey Ink

 

Roll on the weekend!

It might be Halloween...

But I was most definitely in a Christmas card making mood today.

Or really, Christmas cards were the perfect excuse for trying out some of my Waltzing Mouse stamps!

 

Paper: SEI Winterland
Stamps: Waltzing Mouse
Die: Nestabilities
Pearls: Prima
Other: Satin ribbon, Stickles and Distress Stickles

 

While making this card I was rooting about in my ink drawer and ink cube box looking for the perfect inks... well I made a rather serendipitous discovery. A Versa Color ink cube I have had for 7+ years and never used provided the perfect ageing to the white label. It's 181 Vanilla - although a pigment ink (which doesn't dry straight away) it does add that nice slightly distressed look and is quite similar to those Papertrey Ink Chai tea ageing pads.

Anyway, I rather love that SEI paper, the snowy ground is all glitter and it just looks very lush in person.

 

Papers: Basic Grey
Stamp: Waltzing Mouse
Rub-ons: Basic Grey
Die: Stampin' Up
Other: Satin ribbon, Stickles

 

This card looks much better in real life than it photographs, especially that burgundy/maroon ribbon. Nevertheless, the perfect way to use up a sheet of those BG Eskimo Kisses rub-ons. I swear I spent the best part of an hour trying to get the blessed things to actually rub onto the die cut. Grrrrr....

Finally, here's the card I made for the current Ribbon Girl red and green colour challenge... nothing like leaving it to the last minute! LOL

 

Papers: Echo Park
Ribbons: The Ribbon Girl
Die: Nestabilities
Stamps: Papertrey Ink, Waltzing Mouse

 

The wide pencil stripe ribbon is actually sewn on to the card so the edge can flap about a bit. Also another ink drawer find, my rediscovery of my KI ink pads (they were one of my most disappointing KI purchases ever). I have found they stamp beautifully on this SU white cardstock. And again the Vanilla Versa Color ink pad came in to just tone the WHITE white down.

Right, I think after all that festive creativity, I shall be delving into my little Philosophy Bake shop for some bath time treats tonight...

Autumn is in the air

Hi and welcome to the next stop on this month's Banana Frog blog hop!

If you've not joined me via the hop, then welcome along - the theme this month is all things Autumn.

And I could not resist teaming up my favourite autumnal paper collection with some of my favourite Banana Frog stamps!

 

Stamps: Banana Frog - Sentimental Style and Hiya Chick; Waltzing Mouse (die border stamp)
Papers: Cosmo Cricket (Nutmeg collection)
Dies: Nestabilities, Papertrey Ink
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Twine: The Ribbon Girl
Brad: Lasting Impressions
Other: Copics, Distressed Stickles, Distress ink, 3D foam

 

Although this card is quite small and makes a nice little notelet, it packs in quite a lot of texture with the crumpled edges, twine and felt embellishments.

I just love the little bird houses - they're perfect for any season!

Now, remember to check out the Frog Blog for the full list of blog hoppers and make your way to Audrey's blog to see what project she's sharing. :o)

Happy Hopping!

Spooky goings on....

Well, it has been one of those week's where not much has been happening on the creative front.

Where has the time been going?

However, I have finished a book (phew the TBR pile is coming down a bit) and did share some card projects.

This week's DCM dare is my own - Trick or Treat - where you can create a Halloween card or use Halloween colours for a different theme.

I went with the Halloween theme as I only really get to send one Halloween card to a family that I know certainly celebrates the day!

 

Paper: KI Memories
Embellishment: Making Memories
Ribbon and twine: The Ribbon Girl
Glitter letter stickers: KI Memories
Dies: Nestabilities, Papertrey Ink
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Buttons: Basic Grey
Other: 3D foam, Distress ink, Goggly eyes

 

Must say I am pleasantly surprised with how it came out and I hope the recipients have experience some ghoulish glee opening the envelope!

Also this week, it was my turn to share a project of the day on the Frog blog.

Here's the rustic Christmas card I made:

 

Paper: KI Memories, Making Memories
Stamps: Banana Frog (Christmas Elegance, It's Christmas Deer)
Inks: Versafine
Dies: Nestabilities
Other: Twine, button, 3D foam, black pen

 

I've now just got one more non-Christmas-related card to make and then it will be Christmas crafting all the way for a bit... I have no idea how many Christmas cards I have to hand so far, but I suspect NOT ENOUGH will be the answer...

I have a couple of yummy new things on the way to help me out though. ;o)

Autumn leaves...

This is the theme of this week's dare over on the DCM blog and when it came to making my card, I discovered a bit of a lack of foliage in my stamp collection. Or let me rephrase that. I just couldn't find the right leaf stamp to suit my purpose.

But then, it came to me when I glanced over at my desk calendar:

 

I could use my classic Out on a Limb stamp set from Papertrey and try and try out the new Toffee Versafine ink pad I bought (I had thought it was a light brown but it is much more of an ochre) that would finally have a seasonal purpose.

 

And here we have it, leaves falling from an autumnal branch twinned of course with that very autumnal Nutmeg paper line from Cosmo Cricket!

 

Paper: Cosmo Cricket
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Inks: Versafine, Colorbox, Ranger Distress ink pads
Other: Satin ribbon, 3D foam

I rather like how it turned out against that background paper. :o)

A quick Christmas fix...

So today I've been at IKEA and the Metro Centre all day with my mum - we left IKEA with the usual restocks: new serviettes, new tea lights, new candle holders, and a lovely white basket for my mulberry roses (yes they needed their own basket!), but none of the other vital items on our lists. Wasn't that rocked by this year's Christmas stuff, much of it seemed to be last year's rolls now sold as separate ones and there wasn't that much of the kraft wrapping left this year.

But I do love my new tea light holders for my mantelpiece:

 

Red, purple and pink - perfect for my front room.

I also have a new long winter cardi from M&S, a dress from Mantaray that I think will work OK as a tunic top and another nice top to wear under my long cardi.

But no Christmas stuff purchased apart from the nice little Yankee Candle classic Christmas fragrances set my mum bought... and the gingerbread tea lights in Ikea.

So, here's the Christmas fix from the cards I made yesterday:

 

Papers: Basic Grey
Chipboard and stickers: Basic Grey
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Buttons: Making Memories
Twine: Papertrey Ink
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Die: Papertrey Ink

 

I just love this new line from Basic Grey - the snowmen completely crack me up.

And for something completely different:

 

Papers: Echo Park
Stickers: Echo Park
Ribbon: The Ribbon Girl
Die: Papertrey Ink
Stamp: Papertrey Ink

 

I used some of that lovely wide pencil stripe ribbon from The Ribbon Girl for this one, definitely time to be decadent and have a huuuuge bow!

Dancing dare....

Life was a bit hectic towards the end of this week, so I was late making my card for this week's DCM dare, which has a bit of a dance theme...

But here's the card I made today using some yummy "new" stash:

 

Paper: Cosmo Cricket Togetherness, Bo Bunny
Stamps: My Cute Stamps, Papertrey Ink
Dies: Nestabilities
Twill: The Ribbon Girl
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Punch: Martha Stewart
Pearls: Kaisercraft
Other: Copic pens, Stickles, 3D foam

 

I just love my new Butterfly punch (a fab birthday present from Angela) and those mulberry flowers have finally been put to some use. :o) I'll need to get some handy plastic containers in Ikea to store them all by colour I think.

I'm not usually one for yellow, but I rather like it in this combo. :o)

Right, I think I'm off for a little sort out.

Raiding the supply cupboard

Today's dare over on the DCM blog is to use items you might find in an office on your card.

Well I needed no excuse to get cutting into that fab sheet of "telephone" paper in the alphabet soup collection from MME:

 

Papers: MME
Dies: Nestabilities, Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Ribbon: The Ribbon Girl
Pearls: Prima

 

I really think I need a full reel of that pink twill - it is totally divine and a yard is never enough!

Weekend time machine...

I really wish I had one so I could add another day to this weekend. LOL

Yesterday I spent all day working on a translation project for work and well, aside from finally bringing out my Remoska/Prodiz-style Czech cooker from the cupboard to make a delicious Jacket potato for my lunch and seriously good cauliflower cheese with tuna for my tea...

 
Oh and doing the laundry.... and a short visit from my mum and dad with more spring bulbs... Nothing much else happened.

And it was world cardmaking day.

It figures... LOL

So now it's Sunday morning, I have other things that will be keeping me away from my creative corner of the house today so nothing much happening there.

But I am looking for some fab new recipes to try in the Remoska. I am seriously loving it. If I have time I might try some orzo-stuffed peppers for tea. But if anyone has Remoska cookbook recommendations please send them this way!

Oh and the only creative thing that has happened of late is that I made this card for the DCM Opal dare:

 

Papers: Basic Grey
Dies: Nestabilities, Papertrey Ink
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Bling: Kaiser kraft
Other: Satin ribbon, 3D foam

 

Anyway, best get on with the day! :o)

A walk in the park...

Not in this weather!

Since it has been raining and cold.... much nicer to be indoors at my desk making something.

And since it was time for a non-Christmas card, I made something with my new Walk in the Park paper kit:

 

Paper: Echo Park
Stickers: Echo Park
Twine: The Ribbon Girl
Brads: Lasting Impressions
Other: Stickles

 

I Stickled the flowers and letters for a little extra pop, but must say I rather love that blue background paper - very pretty!

Also had an excuse to open up my nice roll of Paperchase gift wrap the other day:

 

I bought it in the sale as that's the only kind of Paperchase wrapping paper shopping I manage to do these days... and nicely finished off with some purple twine from a Polish Lidl, I still have raspberry pink and baby pink to open in that set, but it's rather nice stuff.

Right, back to my book - by the fire I think. :o)

Everybody Loves Christmas

Especially if it's that lovely Echo Park paper line....

 

Today it was my turn to post the Project of the Day over on the Frog Blog. And since this line from Echo Park uses a certain font also available in stamp form from Banana Frog well, it seemed rude not to use the two together. ;o)

 

Stamps: Banana Frog - De Louisville
Paper: Echo Park
Journaling card: Echo Park
Other: 3D glitter glue

 

That stripy paper is especially lovely, and the colour combo is lush. So I replicated it in my stamped greeting - thankfully had almost all of the right shades in my stash - and hey presto! A great way to use up a journaling card, play with my fave font, and rummage through my ink stash!

Plus I seem to have overcome a few issues I had with my sewing machine of late - operator error now resolved. :oD So basically everything is getting sewn onto these days. hehe

Merry and bright!

Eeek... I had to put the heating on today... it was such a cold start to the day that I had to abandon my plan to not use the heating until October 1st... I was doing very well until this weekend. hehe

But when it heated up nicely indoors I got down to a few projects including a card to share today - yep, Christmas central at the moment...

From the new stash, Crate Snow Day got opened and here's what I made...

 

Paper: Crate
Die: Papertrey Ink
Die-cut: Crate
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Button: Making Memories

 

Off for Sunday dinner soon, and I have a few bits and pieces to do, so alas playtime is over for now.

Until tomorrow!

A little reshuffling...

...has been required today to nicely sort packs of papers in my stash cupboard in order to make room in my "go to" Artbin box for the new yummy stash that arrived this week.

I was unpacking from last night's crop and just realised it was time to sit and sort rather than find a temporary solution.

So that led me to tackling my scraps dish à la this but a much bigger pile of things!

 

Which was a real mess and promptly had a lot of bits and pieces binned as I wasn't going to use them on anything any time soon. But I did find a nice kraft paper butterfly I'd cut out some time ago...

And I couldn't find a home for some left-over bits of the one sheet of Cosmo's Delovely papers that I bought....

So I made a card!

 

Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Making Memories
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Dies: Cuttlebug, Papertrey Ink
Bling: Kaiser

 

So that's that - some scraps used up, but I still have half a sheet of this Delovely paper left to use somewhere! {sigh} It certainly goes a long way this one...

Tomorrow I'm thinking it'll be a Christmas card day. ;o)

Also I get to play with my lovely new ribbons and things from The Ribbon Girl. Yummy stuff indeed.

Ooops...

This week's dare over on the DCM blog is all about forgetting... birthdays, special events, you name it - you want to say you're sorry, make a card!

Here's mine using some new stash bits. :oD

 

Paper: MME
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Dies: Papertrey Ink
Pearls and bling: Prima
Other: Satin ribbon, 3D foam pads

 

The paper is from that new MME Alphabet Soup purchase. And well, you know the rest!

Also, could this be the least I've lugged to a crop in recent times?

 

I kind of feel the need to unpack it and play... hm.

Or maybe not!

Sunday round-up

It seems like today passed really quickly! On the creative front I managed to get a few projects made.

This week's CPS sketch (#185) using some of the papers from the Making Memories stack from TK Maxx:

 

Papers: Making Memories
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Dies: Papertrey Ink, Nestabilities
Button: Making Memories
Felt: Papertrey Ink
Ribbon, twine: Pebbles Inc, Papertrey Ink

 

So there we go, already tucking into that paper pile and using some new bits and pieces too! ;o)

Next up is one for the seasonal card stash... based on Inspirational Sketches challenge #83:

 

Paper: MME
Die-cuts: MME
Die: Nestabilities
Other: Glitter cardstock

 

I'm actually quite happy with how this one turned out in the end as it just wasn't looking right until I started sanding the edges and voilà - it all came together in the end. :o)

I didn't get as much done as I'd intended as I popped the next disc of Season 2 of BSG into my PC while working at my desk... and well, got more distracted watching rather than cutting and sticking!

And since it has been such an autumnal day, I started burning this:

 

Thankfully not too much cinnamon (or maybe I am becoming immune) and it's not one that starts the bad hunger cravings either! ;o)

Saturday is MIA

I've been up since 6 this morning as it was just sooo cold I couldn't sleep, so I read a bit in hopes of nodding off, and that didn't happen.

So come 10 a.m. I started on my task for the day. Getting all my piles of bills, statements, junk mail and all that filed, sorted and organised. Plus I had all my accounts to enter into MS Money going back to November last year.

Thank heaven's for online banking having a statement export function!

Now everything is completely up-to-date and I can concentrate on having some creative time tomorrow.

I've not even had chance to post my card for this week's DCM dare - which was on an airy theme!

 

Papers: Scenic Route, Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Buttons: Making Memories
Dies: Papertrey Ink
Ribbon: Monsoon

 

The ribbon for this card was a serendipitous find. It's from one of my favourite Monsoon tops. They always use lovely ribbon in their clothing to keep it on the clothes hanger - and I always hang onto it for some crafty purpose.

Anyway, I have a Banana Frog project I need to make tomorrow, plus I really need to get planning this Christmas album and work out what I'll need to do come crop night on Friday....

But first, it's time to attach the winter duvet I think so that my bed is nice and snug tonight and I get a good night's sleep! ;o)

Struggling...

Have you ever bought a paper line that you just loved when you saw it... Only to struggle to use it months down the line?

Well, at the moment I have that lovely relationship with October Afternoon's Fly a Kite.

I just can't seem to use it to great effect on cards. Grrrr... I may just set it aside for layouts (whatever they are!?) unless I can find some nice inspiration for it.

I'm persevering though and here's a little thank you card using some cut-offs.

Paper: October Afternoon
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Die: Papertrey Ink
Bling: Prima

Hopefully tomorrow will be a much more creative evening, but tonight I'll be catching up on my V+'d shows before the Great British Bake Off starts! :o) 

Chipping away at the Christmas cards...

This year, I'm planning to chip away slowly at getting my Christmas cards made, so each week now before Christmas I'm going to need to make at least one card so I don't end up doing them all last minute come December.

Because in December I want to concentrate on my Christmas journal - which I'm tentatively planning to make in advance.

Very tentative planning!

Next weekend I really need to get down to planning it as I want to start it at my crop at the end of the month. Hm. Time will tell what happens with that. ;o)

So, this week's Christmas card is this one made in response to the current sketch over at the CPS blog (#184):

 

Paper: Cosmo Cricket
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Pearls: Prima
Other: Organza ribbon, Stickles

Note, if you can't draw a nice tidy box with a pen and ruler, stick-on pearls are your friend to hide those corners! Also, SU white cardstock is my best friend for stamping onto - I think I need some cream card too, but wow - the results with my little rather old Papertrey ink cubes is faaaar better to how it stamps on regular cardstock. Spring Moss ink in action on the tree and stamped evenly, never thought I'd see the day. ;o)

It's difficult to tell when the card is stood up, but the insert greeting is positioned so its frame goes around the front greeting when shut.

And here's the inside, grey ink border and some Stickles, and distress ink (old paper) on white cardstock.

I'm rather in the Christmas crafting mood after making that card - but we'll see how long that lasts right?

During my crafty time I watched Changeling.

 

Very good movie, but cripes I need some light relief after it. Amazed it was a true story.

Hopefully the next movie from lovefilm will be one of the comedies on my list. I need a break from drama.

Also I finished the Untamed Bride this afternoon:

It's the first in this series and better than the second one, much better... but still, it's rather OT and so far fetched in places, not to mention revisiting past characters from Bar Cynster and Bastion Club series is overly done because those characters seem to have become caricatures of their former selves... :o(

I think I'm going to need a break from Stephanie Laurens now just so that I don't disappoint myself with the rest of the Cynster and Bastion Club books I still have to read...

Anyway, back to Sunday night entertainment.

Play time...

Well, since you were intrigued as to what my PTI blow-out consisted off, here are a few pics with which to better illustrate... ;o)

Some stamp sets - there were more I really wanted but had to show some restraint.

A good selection of very versatile dies including two of the fillable frames. I was very good and removed a load of fillable frame sets from my order but wish I'd added one of those mat stack dies now! Oh well... I'm sure I'll survive!

And the rest... all the felt that was available to date, it cuts very nicely and some assorted buttons, alas the holiday button collection that I ordered last year and that got lost in the post on the last leg of its journey is no longer available. But hopefully there will be some more collections in future as I love all the colours but don't need bags of each of them, I already have dark chocolate and sweet blush buttons.

And as for play time... after finishing my work yesterday I got everything out of its box, updated the PTI inventory excel (I told you I'd need it!), got my stamp sets unpacked and ready to use and went and created! I wanted to do something for this month's UKS cardmaking challenge but also have a go at a challenge for the A Passion for Papertrey blog...

Paper: My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Dies: Papertrey Ink, Cuttlebug
Brads: Lasting Impressions
Other: Felt, twine, button

The white felt is the PTI felt, and the leaves are cut with Cuttlebug dies from one of the quilling sets from some other felt I had.

And those Just the Ticket stamps and die are fab. Will definitely be using them on all sorts of things. 

Anyway, now that I'm done with work for the day I think I might just get back to my stash. The washing up can wait! ;o)

I think I need a kick ass brayer!

This week's DCM dare is all about masks.... well I came up with an idea I thought would be very cool to experiment with.

Basically I wanted to cut a fancy label die from thin paper, attach it with repo glue to my paper background and then stamp a big old background stamp over it so that when I peeled away the mask there would be a nice fancy label shape left blank.

Well, 4 attempts later and my poor BG background paper was destined for the bin - I just couldn't get the background stamp to stamp cleanly all around my mask... hence the need for a kick ass brayer I think!

Anyway, you get the gist right? Shame the execution wasn't quite all there. :oP

Stash was very basic for this one as I wanted to keep it all very simple.

Paper: Basic Grey
Stamps: Hero Arts (woodgrain background), Papertrey Ink (greeting)
Die for mask: Nestabilities
Other: Satin ribbon and Signo white pen

Anyway I hope you all have a nice weekend, looks like it'll be a working one for me but I really hope to finally start on my book proper! ;o) 

Sumptuous Sapphires...

This week's dare over on the DCM blog is to a create a card based on September's birthstone, the Sapphire.

Well, Sapphires come in a few colours - including pink!

Here's my take on a pink theme. ;o)

 

Paper: My Mind's Eye
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Chipboard: American Crafts
Pearls and bling: Prima
Ribbon: Making Memories
Other: Liquid pearls, Stickles

 

I really think I need to degunk my sewing machine needle - but I like the look of a distressed edge and some machine sewing around the card. :o)

Some projects from last month...

Now that I've got tomorrow's project for the DCM blog done, I'd better share some old projects I did before going on holiday.

Yes, card a day has truly gone on the back burner. LOL

Here's the DCM card I made for the Peridot dare:

 

Papers: Crate Paper
Alpha stickers: Prima
Pearls: Prima
Flower: Prima
Brad: Making Memories

 

I really wish I had more of those pastel spotty flowers - not seen them in separate packs of just spotty ones like this... {sigh}

And here's the project I did for my most recent Project of the Day post on the Frog blog. Brace yourselves, it is a Christmas card.

 

Stamps: Banana Frog - It's Christmas Deer
Papers: Basic Grey
Chipboard accents: Basic Grey
Die: Nestabilities
Other: Satin ribbon, Stickles

 

Lots of Stickles fun with the prancing deer!

Long time no post...

Well I'm back again albeit briefly this afternoon to post some "recent" cards. ;o)

Today it's my dare over on the DCM blog - the dare is to make a card to celebrate Girlfriend's Day and Sister's Day (ha it's a good job July - aka National Ice Cream month - is almost over, as making a card for that would send me in search of a nice accompaniment from the freezer!).

But I digress, here's my card that will be destined for a very good friend. :o)

Papers: Girl Friday by Cosmo Cricket
Ribbon: Fancy Pants
Pearls: Prima
Other: Bazzill just the edge, Stickles, Glossy Accents

They're very Stickles-friendly these patterns, perfect for some extra pop. I also Glossy-Accented the "Queen bee" bit.

Also recently on the Banana Frog blog, this little project was posted:

Stamps: Banana Frog - De Louisville
Cardstock: Bazzill glazed
Papers: Cosmo Cricket, Echo Park
Dies: Nestabilities
Bling: SEI, Kaiserkraft
Other: 3D foam

I just love how this alpha works with ultra-zingy tropical colours - plus you can't beat a bit of layering!

And I am still addicted to using Bazzill glazed cardstock for card blanks. ;o)

Anyway, I'd best go do the washing up and get my dinner in the oven - exciting huh?

Oh I forgot to add...

Looky here...

Something other than micro tomatoes have ripened in my garden.... after weeks of just ignoring my blueberry bush and only going so far as to water it, yesterday hidden away, I discovered that there were some berries ready for picking!

In fact there were at least a dozen:

(photo taken after scoffing a good handful in the garden in my excitement!)

Already more have ripened this morning, but will leave them there for now...

On the creative front, here's the card I made for this week's Layered dare over at the Daring Cardmakers Blog.

Papers: Crate Paper
Stamps: My Cute Stamps
Alpha: Prima
Bling: Prima
Other: Stickles, 3D foam

Feels odd to have made something after such a long time!

Anyway, now the sunscreen has sunk in, I'm off to sit out on the beanbag and do some reading. ;o)

Card a Day Prompts: July 9th - July 15th

And here, better late than never, are this week's prompts. :o)

Fri 9th - "BFF" - Inspiration: Flourish paper, satin ribbon, button/bow combo, pocket element, bling brad.

Sat 10th - "Thx" - Inspiration: Blue/Cream/Brown colour combo/ polka dot background, decorative label, fancy edge, spotty ribbon.

Sun 11th - "Thanks for Delivering" - Inspiration: Grunge/shabby chic theme, 2 fonts for the greeting, newspaper/print background, chipboard heart/element.

Mon 12th - "Elephant Loves You" - Inspiration: 2 animals in love, create a background scene, 3D foam.

Tue 13th - "Silly Old Bear" - Literary theme/quote from a book, two sets of 3 pearls/crystals, scalloped edges, two patterns of paper.

Wed 14th - "Have a Sweet Day" - Inspiration: Summer fruit colours, plain background, alpha stickers, bling.

Thu 15th - "Polka Dot Hello" - Inspiration: Two patterns of paper, die-cut heart, fancy label, plain font.

Happy creating!

Card a Day Prompts: July 2nd - July 8th

Ooops can't believe I forgot to post last week's prompts - here they are in case anyone wants to have a go at them.

Fri 2nd - "Go Green" - Inspiration: Dark Digital elements, Clouds and Grass background, staples, typewriter font.

Sat 3rd - "Da Rulz" - Inspiration: Teen theme/gadgets, text background, black accents, American Crafts.

Sun 4th - "Star-Spangled Day" - Inspiration: Star patterned paper, buttons, rounded corners, KI Memories.

Mon 5th - "Bright Birthday" - Inspiration: 2 layers of paper, star/button combo, grunge font, grosgrain ribbon.

Tue 6th - "It's a Boy" - Non-traditional baby colours, knotted ribbon, zigzag stitching, circular alpha stickers.

Wed 7th - "Sweet Baby Girl" - Inspiration: Polka dot paper, loopy border, journaling sticker, circular tag, Doodlebug.

Thu 8th - "Vintage Friends" - Inspiration: Orange/light blue combo, vintage journaling card, checked ribbon, buttons, Crate Paper.

Happy creating!

Time flies...

Even when you're not sure you've been having much fun! LOL

It feels like this week has passed in a whirlwind, and no I haven't spent the entire week with my nose in a book either. My TBR pile has tripled in size and I am still on the book I started Monday... tsk.

But for a spot of creativity... I have managed to get a card made for this week's dare over at the Daring Cardmakers Blog - this week it's all about silhouettes... oooh so many options to choose from, but I have used this fab silver rub-on from Colorbok that has its own matching bling:

Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Dies: Top Note, Nestabilities
Rub-on: Colorbok
Bling: Prima
Ribbon: Scrapworks
Other: Glitter cardstock

Just look how shiny it all is. Yum - fit for the mantelpiece!

Well it doesn't look like July is going to be any better for me with regard to free time. So I shall be taking a break (as I have been) from trying to keep up with the Card a Day challenge I set myself... lol I must have been mad to think I'd manage it, and instead will go back to making things as and when the mood takes me. ;o)

I will be keeping up with my Inspire Me 2010 personal challenge but with my holidays fast approaching in August I am going to be creatively awol for much of the summer by the looks of it! 

Ruby Tues... er Friday...

This week's DCM dare is an homage to the birthstone for July - the ruby!

My slant on this dare took me down a few avenues last night when trying to make my card... it was one of those evenings where nothing went as planned in the creative department!

However at least it's cheery - although I have always wondered why the girl on the swing has such a shocked expression in these October Afternoon stickers! Answers on a postcard please! LOL

Papers: Papertrey Ink, American Crafts, October Afternoon
Stickers: October Afternoon
Stamps: My Cute Stamps
Border punch: Fiskars
Other: 3D foam, Stickles

So there we go, slowly getting through some of my Fly a Kite stash, plus any excuse for some zingy colours!

Summertime hop

If you've joined me from Debbie's blog, welcome to the next stop on this month's Banana Frog blog hop!

As you know this month's theme is all things summer!

And what better excuse than to dig into some new summer stash and play with some of the stamps in the new Sentimental Style set from Banana Frog:

 

This set will definitely be an indispensable addition to any cardmaker's stash - whatever their creative style! You can go very stylish, clean and vintage, or bright, funky and very mod.

Here's my little homage to our currently unseasonal British summer weather! Very much a cause for celebration! :o)

Papers and stickers: Echo Park
Stamps: Banana Frog - Sentimental Style
Pearls: Prima
Other: 3D foam

I love the bright colours in this collection of papers, and it just shows how Sentimental Style lends itself to all types of colour schemes and patterns. For extra zing and pop I stamped onto kraft in white and red ink, and the greeting stands out even more than had I stamped in black on white. If you're going to use bright colours, you might as well go the whole hog right? :o)

And finally, the winner of the Tropical Taste stamps from my Lilypad lesson at the weekend is Julie:

 Beautiful cards - I love the shapes - theyre fab and gorgeous stamps. xxxx

Posted by: Julie | Sunday, 27 June 2010 at 02:36 AM

Thanks for stopping by - make sure to check out the other Design Team blogs that are Frog Hopping this month - remember to leave a comment on all of the blogs, as you may just win something!

Now it's over to Michelle for your new hit of Frog temptation and inspiration!

Sunday round-up

Well the day has certainly passed quickly - much of it was spent outdoors in the sun finishing up the last of the planting for the summer (well possibly), getting the hanging basket bracket up for the trailing begonia, and the wire on the wall for the climbers.

All that remains is for it to all take nicely to its new earthy home. :o)

The hot weather hasn't been so kind to my David Austin roses and they have been drooping a bit, however it has meant that any victims of the sun have been cut and brought into the cool of the lounge:

Otherwise I have been staying away from falling for more Elemis luxuries, although I finally succumbed in the late evening to one huge temptation... it was rude not to!

So I shall be looking forward to my goodies arriving this week.

Also I should post the card I made for today's Project of the Day over on the Banana Frog blog - I've had a bit of a busy Frog Blog weekend! ;o)

Paper, journaling card and sticker: October Afternoon
Stamps: Banana Frog - Hiya Chick! and Sentimental Style
Border punch: EK Success
Twine: Papertrey Ink
Other: Rock Candy Stickles

 

Now I need to go and have a soak to get rid of the layer of sunscreen and BBQ soot (not that I partook, just got caught down wind of a party) - and I have just the item - I managed to stock up on 3 bottles of the now discontinued Dream Boat Milk Bath from the Bodyshop in their in-store sale yesterday. £3 each and so worth it!

 

Today over at the Banana Frog blog...

I am sharing these card projects:

Stamps: Banana Frog - Totally Tropical, Tropical Taste, Sentimental Style
Paper: KI Memories
Bling: Prima
Dies: Nestabilities
Other: Stickles and Liquid Pearls, 3D foam

The Fruit Punch Stickles went perfectly with the colours of this card. :o) 

Next up a bold and bright card:

Stamps: Banana Frog - Budmo Jiggler tadpole set
Papers: October Afternoon
Flower/fringing: Cuttlebug
Button: Doodlebug
Die: Top Note
Other: Stickles

Budmo Jiggler really pops with a bit of Stickles in the dotty accents.

And finally... a little romance:

Stamps: Banana Frog - Sentimental Style, Hiya Chick!
Papers: Bo Bunny, Making Memories
Pearls: Prima
Twine: Papertrey Ink
Button: Doodlebug
Dies: Nestabilities
Other: Stickles

So there you have it - 3 little notelet projects that are pretty quick to put together and will stand out on any mantelpiece. :o)

Now, if you fancy winning a set of the Tropical Taste tadpole stamps, just leave a comment here and to double your chances, post comment over at the original post on the Frog Blog.

I'll announce the winner this coming Wednesday! :o)

How cool....

This week's dare over at the DCM blog involves ice and snow! Yep, you may only have just got used to the unseasonably lovely summer weather in the UK, and now it's time to cast thoughts to wintry things... and in my case... get the Christmas stash out!

Any excuse, as you know I love it so!

Anyway, here's my card:

Paper and stickers: October Afternoon
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Other: Glitter cardstock, Stickles

Lots of 3D dots in this one plus Frosted Lace Stickles have finally done what I hoped they would do... look like lovely snowy ice! They've usually looked a bit dull in the past when I've used them, but here they really are the perfect accent for the house. :o)

So the only problem now is that I am feeling rather inspired to do some Christmas cards.... in June... well I suppose it would be better than leaving it until December!

Also thanks for all the comments on last week's DCM blog post. I shall be picking the two lucky winners this weekend so come back to see just who got the stash! 

Card a Day Prompts: June 25th - July 1st

Wow, I have no idea where the evening disappeared to, needless to say crop packing for tomorrow night played a part!

Here are the prompts for this coming week, can't believe we've hit a new month! And of course that means a bonus card. ;o)

Fri 25th - "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" - Inspiration: Dark background, white greeting, velvet trim, 3 similar accents.

Sat 26th - "You Are My Sunshine" - Inspiration: Yellow/orange, polka dots, faux ribbon/border, two fonts in the greeting, Papertrey Ink.

Sun 27th - "Happiness Is You" - Inspiration: Happy colours, journaling card, organza ribbon, chipboard accent, Maya Road.

Mon 28th - "Miss You" - Inspiration: Geometric pattern, layered flower, fancy label, 3D foam.

Tue 29th - "Hi, Neighbor" - Inspiration: Fun alpha stickers, badge accent, scalloped/matchbook card blank, a home accent.

Wed 30th - "And They Lived..." - Inspiration: Wedding/lovebird theme, vintage patterns, pretty box, decorative pin, October Afternoon.

**Bonus card - "Happy Fourth" - Inspiration: Long card, brown/kraft background, say it on a branch, gingham accent, frilly edge.**

Thu 1st - "Canada, Eh?" - Inspiration: National or foreign theme, loopy edge, two-word greeting.

Happy creating!

Card a Day Prompts: June 18th - June 24th

I feel like I am getting very lax at posting these prompts, so apologies to those over at 2Peas, etc. who have been waiting for them. I'm also considering paring down my cardmaking activities so that I can take more time to try out a few select prompts rather than attempt to keep up with making a card every day for the sake of it. We shall see - I hate to fail a challenge, but would much rather be enjoying the summer weather out on the bean bag with a good book than sitting indoors. ;o)

Anyway, here are the prompts for this week!

Fri 18th - "Happy Father's Day" - Inspiration: Square card, distressed background paper, Brown as the main colour, circular greeting accent.

Sat 19th - "Whooo is the Best Dad Ever?" - Inspiration: Owl accent, decorative label/journaling card, trim, button and pin combo, two decorative edges, Chatterbox.

Sun 20th - "Love You Dad" - Inspiration: Green as the main colour, Thickers, two designs of paper, one decorative accent.

Mon 21st - "Happy Summer" - Inspiration: Square card, paper piecing/stickers, spotted ribbon, tiny alphas, Cosmo Cricket.

Tue 22nd - "A Flower for You" - Inspiration: Bright colours, over-sized flower accent, grosgrain ribbon, greeting on the inside only.

Wed 23rd - "Think Pink" - Inspiration: Princess theme, ticket/label, one style of paper, ribbon and flower combo.

Thu 24th - "Bright and Cheery Thanks" - Inspiration: Bold patterns, die-cut/punched flowers in 2 styles, decorative edge, tied knot/bow.

Happy creating!

DCM Nikki Sivils dare plus blog give-away!

If you've joined me from the Daring Cardmakers blog - welcome!

If you're popping in as a regular visitor - welcome, welcome! :o)

Now this week over on the DCM blog we have a great range of card projects made with some fab new products by Nikki Sivils and the cards are all based on a sketch so there's even more reason to join in!

Here's the card I made for this week's dare:

Papers, buttons, flag and fabric brad: Nikki Sivils
Trim: Making Memories
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Other: Corrugated card, Stickles

I love the Burlap buttons in particular - they are just so handy and add the perfect finishing touch!

Also as a special treat I have two little goody bags to give away.

The first:

And the second:

Each goody bag includes a 6x6 paper pad, a pack of stickers, a pack of burlap buttons, and a strip of fabric brads, plus I will throw in a couple of these little fun accents:

All you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post - don't forget to include your e-mail addy/blog address in the comment options! :o)

Card a Day Prompts: June 11th to June 17th

Better late than never, here are this week's prompts! :o) Mind you I still have most of last week's still to do as well!

Fri 11th - "On the Road Again" - Inspiration: Basic Grey, mellow colours, upright card, stamped image.

Sat 12th - "Happy Day" - Inspiration: 1 design of paper, circular alpha accents, square card, tied ribbon.

Sun 13th - "Together" - Inspiration: Scenic Route, 3-design paper combo, scalloped accent, chipboard detail, typewriter-style font.

Mon 14th - "Starry Stripe" - Inspiration: Landscape card, striped background made up of ribbon/trim/fibres, felt accent detail.

Tue 15th - "In Sympathy" - Inspiration: October Afternoon, plain background with clean and simple greeting.

Wed 16th - "My Dad Rocks!" - Inspiration: Grunge style, funky font, stitched border, rub-on image

Thu 17th - "One-of-a-Kind Dad" - Inspiration: Manly clothing, checked/plaid pattern, orange/mustard/blue, stamped greeting.

Happy creating!

Going Japanese-a...

In case you've not checked it out yet, this week's dare over at the DCM blog has gone international - the World is You Oyster.... There are some stunning and very creative ideas!

Me, I went Japanese...

Papers: Basic Grey Kioshi
Stamps: Hero Arts, Papertrey Ink
Bling and pearls: Prima
Dies: Nestabilities
Other: Glitter cardstock, Stickles, Copic and Promarker pens

It's not that easy to tell, but I stamped two blossom stamps in green on the background paper then added some glittery accents.

And now it's not long until I'll be going Greek! Off out to the local Greek restaurant with friends later (never been before which is shocking as it is apparently the best Greek restaurant in this part of the country). Who knows I might need a hit of My Big Fat Greek Wedding later - opaaaa!

Sunday round-up

Well, the weather has been very dreary and wet today, so a day for staying indoors...

Also it meant I could play with my new Nestabilities that were on special offer:

But first, here's a card that was posted on the Frog Blog the other day for the June sketch challenge:

Paper: Bo Bunny
Stamps: Banana Frog - Hiya Chick!
Die: Nestabilities
Other: Bazzill Just the Edge, Copic Ciao pens

Next up I decided to have a little play with the Labels nine set, well the smallest die in the set to make some little alpha labels. Before cutting out the label, I drew around the inside of the die to make a border I could colour in...

Prompt: "Hello Friend" - Inspiration: two-paper background, lime/pink/teal, floral elements, 3 bling accents.

 

Stamps: Banana Frog - De Louisville
Paper: Banana Frog, KI Memories
Lace cardstock: KI Memories
Dies: Nestabilities
Other: Promarker pens

They look rather SEI Hippy Chick-esque - loved that line!

Next up a nice simple one...

Prompt: "Good Luck" - Inspiration: Primary colours, large font, crown, staples.

Paper: Sassafras Lass
Chipboard element: Sassafras Lass
Stickers: American Crafts

And finally time to dig into my scraps drawer...

Prompt: "Dream Big" - Inspiration: Two butterflies, multi-colour greeting, lace cardstock, journaling stamp.

Paper: Crate Paper, Making Memories
Stamps: Hero Arts, Papertrey Ink
Dies: Nestabilities, Cuttlebug
Bling/Pearls: Prima
Other: Glitter cardstock

 

And that's it for another Sunday, best get my dinner in the oven. ;o)

Card a Day Prompts: June 4th - June 10th

Better late than never, here are this week's prompts! :o)

Fri 4th - "Hello Friend" - Inspiration: two-paper background, lime/pink/teal, floral elements, 3 bling accents.

Sat 5th - "Good Luck" - Inspiration: Primary colours, large font, crown, staples.

Sun 6th - "Dream Big" - Inspiration: Two butterflies, multi-colour greeting, lace cardstock, journaling stamp.

Mon 7th - "#1 Coach" - Inspiration: Thickers, star paper/accents, kraft card blank, black stitching.

Tue 8th - "Hit the Road, Jack!" - Inspiration: Camping/travel theme, earth tones, 3D foam, Cosmo Cricket.

Wed 9th - "Dotty Welcome" - Inspiration: Inked edges, felt accent, safety pin, Bo Bunny.

Thu 10th - "Catch U Later" - Inspiration: Beach/vacation theme, three fonts, kraft cardstock, Sassafras Lass.

Happy creating!