Flower Power

Hi everyone. Today I thought I would bring you a very simple card using the lovely….and very large Poinsettia stamp from Stamp  Addicts. As you can see it takes up a lot of space on a 4 x 4 inch card so it really is a good focal point.

Now I am no horticulturalist, but I know that poinsettias don't come in blue…….but a little bit of poetic licence is allowed in  craft, right?  :-)

For this card I have kept is super simple and I have coloured and decoupaged the two elements - flowers and leaves and applied them to some nice circle nestie die cuts.

And that's really all I can say on this one, other than adding some links to some lovely challenges that I would like to enter.

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/christmas-card-challenges-26-anything.html
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/monochrome-creations-and-tutorial.html
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-221-flowers.html
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-218-its-christmas.html
http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-19.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-58.html

Thank you all so much for stopping by today.

Sharon x

The whole kit and caboodle

My last post of the day……. but I had to post this little gift set which I made for a work colleague who had just become a granny for the first time.

I thought I would make her a little 'congrats on being a  granny' card using this lovely Messy Rabbit stamp…..but then it kind of turned in to something bigger.

I had recently bought a round knitting loom and wanted to try my hand at making a hat. I had some lovely soft snuggly wool left over from an old project…so what better way to experiment!

Once that was done i thought it would be a shame not to present it nicely so I decided to make a matching box as well.

It may not be the best hat in the world but I was pretty pleased with how it all turned out and my friend at work was really delighted wither little surprise :-)

So I'm thinking it would be nice to enter a few challenges with this one, so here goes:
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/ohhh-so-cute.html
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/220-anything-goes.html
http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/38-coloring-show-off-paper-shelter.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-58.html
http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-237-buttons-and-or-bows.html
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/new-3-weeks-challenge.html

Thanks for visiting once again :-)

Sharon x

Scene from Stamp Addicts

And another scene from Stamp Addicts - this time using one of their flower sets.

I used a gelli pad and distress ink to make this card…clearly much practice still needed!

Sharon x

Winter Trees from Stamp Addicts

Hi all.

A very quick post to show a couple of cards made using the Winter Trees stamp set from Stamp Addicts.

The tree itself is just huge as these are 6x6 and A5 cards!

Sharon x

Bubbles are a girl's best friend

Hi all. I hope those of you in the UK are enjoying a lovely Bank Holiday weekend….a little more time for crafting and all the good things in life I hope.

Speaking of which….don't you think that relaxing in a bath full of fragrant bubbles is one of the most indulgent ways to spend a bit of 'me' time?

I think that this particular stamp conveys that perfectly….wouldn't it be grew to be able to fil lip your bath right to the top just like that?

As you can see, I have made a departure from my usual staples and gone for some water colour pencils for a change and I have glittered up those bubbles just a little bit (I wish you could do that in real life too!)

I have used a lovely colour combination that I stumbled on for this card, whilst printing identical papers in different colours from one of my Polkadoodles CDs (Pretty Sweet). I really love the mauve and olive together as it's soft and a little bit different to the usual pairings that I use.

So that's my very quick post for today, and finally here are some challenges that I would like to enter:

http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/38-coloring-show-off-paper-shelter.html
http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/favourite-colour-duo-and-why.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-58.html
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-70-lets-heart-it-for-girls.html

Thanks for visiting.

Sharon x

Fairy wings and Pretty Things…..

Spring is still very much in the air here where I live and we have another beautiful sunny day to look forward to. It is 9.30 am here and I have already been out for a walk…..so peaceful, nothing but boards chirping. If only I could start every day like this  :-)

So for today it's time to forget about Christmas once again and move back to all things Spring in the form of a gorgeous Fairy Glenn stamp from Sugar Nellie.

These are quite sizeable stamps which makes them really fun to colour and a great canvas for doing a bit of toning and shading. I tried to be a bit braver with my light and dark tones to get a bit more definition and I think I managed to get there this time….I just hope I can do it again!

I also made a couple of flower embellishments using Britannia flower dies in large and medium, plus some scraps of paper that I had 0 waste not want not as they say :-)

So , on to the lovely challenges that I would like to enter today:

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/pretty-pastels.html
http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/week-247-theme.html
http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-265-anything-goes-option-of.html
http://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/wk-20-things-with-wingspolkadoodles.html
http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/may-challenge.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-57.html
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/new-3-weeks-challenge.html
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-70-lets-heart-it-for-girls.html
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-321-handmade-embellishments.html

Thanks for visit if today and I hope you all have a relaxing Sunday.

Sharon

21 degrees outside - a great day to think about Christmas!

We have lovely weather here in my neck of the woods - it's Saturday morning, the sun is shining and we are expecting a temperature of a heart warming 21 degrees today……fantastic for the UK in May!

So what do I decide to do….well post up a Christmas card of course!

You know I popped on to someone else's blog today and they had a days 'till Christmas counter….apparently 222 days to go. I guess I don't have to panic about Christmas cards just yet then!

Here is a card that I made some time ago, using some stamps that Stamp Addicts sent to me.

I love the Santa - he is one of my favourites  and really nice  to colour if you want to get practicing with a bit of shading.

The trees are also a stamp and I used multi tonal ink pad and then finished them of with a coating of Crafters Companion glitter spray.

So - time for a few challenges:

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/week-247-theme.html
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/whatever-weather-at-ipromarkers.html
http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-265-anything-goes-option-of.html
http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-259-15th-of-may-christmas.html
http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/may-challenge.html
http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/here-comes-santa.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-57.html
http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/may-challenge.html

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Sharon x