Take one very small mouse…….

Hi all. I am back once again with a Christmassy theme today. To be honest, I couldn't wait to show you what could be achieved with one of those little'incidental' stamps that you often get on stamp sheets.

On this occasion I was stamping a larger house mouse image and this little guy was one of the additional stamps. He is only a few centimetres tall but so darn cute that I just had to stamp and colour him. The question was…what to do with him????

So i had the idea of placing him inside a wreath……cue one of my favourite dies at the moment…the Tonic Christmas Wreath die. I love this one because you can cut it twice, layer in and add berries with pearl drops…..ad that's exactly what I did.

My little mouse fitted perfectly in to the wreath and hey presto, one very cute card.

So it's time for my little guy to start his travels around blog world, so here are some challenges to enter:

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-76.html
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-278-always-anything-goes.html
http://asnowflakespromise.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-5.html
http://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-29.html
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-244.html
http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-328-10th-of-september.html
http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/favourite-die-and-why.html
http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-6.html
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/wk-37-christmas-colours-graphit.html
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk
http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/house-mouse-challenge-202-back-to-school.html
http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/ch21-make-it-fruity.html

Thanks for visiting today  :-)

Sharon x

A little bit shabby

 Well it's Wednesday once again which means it's time for a new challenge over at Fab n Funky, and this week the theme is Shabby Chic.

Now I have to be honest in that this theme was not something I have really tried before and I wasn't really sure what to do! In the end I came up with this card, which I am not sure if it is shabby or vintage.......or are they both the same thing.....I really don't know.

Anyhow, once I had figured out what I was going to do, I had a blast making this card...I distressed all the papers with scissor baldes and inked them up to make them all look a bit tattered. I even'dirtied up my lovely white neenah card!

Now on to the main image which is a gorgeous Sherri Baldi stamp. Again, I have departed from my usual plans and coloured this entirely in pencils. Once again it was a really enjoyable experience and the colours came out so much bolder than I had expected.

I'm going to be entering this card in to a few challenges, but I hope that you will come and join us over at Fab n Funky and teach me a bit more about Shabby Chic.  :-)

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-291-anything-goes.html
http://thepencilcases.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/wk1-anything-goes-craft-challenge-at.html
http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/anything-goesand-meet-our-new-calendar.html
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-76.html
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-278-always-anything-goes.html
http://mybestiesuk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/my-besties-uk-challenge-anything-goes.html
http://bestieschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-18-always-anything-goes-with.html
http://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-29.html
http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-326-vintage.html


Thanks for stopping by.

Sharon x

Howdy Pardners!

Hi there everyone.

I thought I would post one of my very first designs as a Spectrum Noir DT member, using the gorgeous Scruffy Little Kitten stamps.

This little guy actually started life as a girl, but I gave him a bit of a haircut and he was transformed in to something resembling the Milky Bar Kid!

I used the CD ROM to print out some large letters for the name and I then edged them with a Spectrum Noir pen and distressed them with some ink to give them a bit of depth and rustiness.

My little cowboy was coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and cut out before mounting using silicon glue so that he stands proud.

I hope you like my little busy.  :-)

And here are the challenges that I would like to enter today………

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-111-for-boys.html
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/anything-goes.html
http://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-28.html
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/pennys-challenge-241-winners-and-top-3.html
http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-325-warm-colours.html
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/wk-35-anything-goesbackgrounds.html
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/week-327-lots-of-layers.html
http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/anything-goesand-meet-our-new-calendar.html

Thanks for visiting today and a happy weekend to you all.

Sharon x

Wedding Bells are Ringing

We are off to a wedding today, so it seemed like a good time to post a Wedding Card.

For anything wedding…call me a traditionalist, but I like  to keep things fairly clean and simple, with lots of white or cream. This is my favourite type of layout for for that very reason!

I started with plain white card, which I embossed with a Crafters Companion trellis folder. Next was the task of applying the little pearl dots using the pin flair pearl paint…..a rather satisfying task I might add.

Whilst that was drying I stamped out the bells using a very old stamp from Woodware and coloured them in with my Spectrums.

Finally, I have mounted on a coordinating card to match with the colours of the Wedding.

So that's my little offering today. I hope you like it and I also hope that this rain doesn't persist…typical Bank Holiday weather here in the UK.

Lastly, here are some challenges that I would like to enter:

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-276-always-anything-goes.html
http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-324-anything-goes-option-of.html
http://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-28.html
http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/favourite-layout-and-why.html
http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/104-anything-goes-sls-lines.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-120.html

Thanks for visiting today.

Sharon x

Santa's Little Penguin

Welcome back to my blog where, once again, I have Christmas on my mind.

Whilst searching through some papers recently, I came across this lovely image from Digistamp Boutique, which I had printed ready to colour, but never go around to using. So I decided to make this project all about using up old scraps.

Everything that you see in this card was made from odd and ends that I found. The lovely digital papers were Nitwits ones that I printed 'just in case'.. I found one odd A4 sheet of red card which was a slightly different shade to all the others, so I gutted it and used it to create my mats , the die cut greeting and the diary lights too. I was really pleased that I had managed to use stuff that had been lying around for ages and still come up with a card that looked like it had all been planned!

Here's a close up shot of the cute penguin…….Just because he is so cute.

So before I go, of course I need to enter some challenges, and here they are:

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-73.html
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/to-die-for.html
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-241.html
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-75-anything-goesfancy-folds.html
http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/103-celebrtion-time-sweet-n-sassy-stamps.html
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/chnc-challenge-extra-for-august-2015.html
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-august.html
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/wk-34-paletteanything-goes-colouring.html
http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/sisters-of-craft-aug-anything-goes.html
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/monthly-stamp-challenge-60-christmas-in.html
http://creativeladybirdscreations.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-6.html
http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/august-challenge-snowflakes.html

I'm off now to enjoy a couple of hours of being creative.  :-)

Thanks for visiting.

Sharon x

Pedal Power

What a busy week it has been! I had all the best intentions of loading some posts on to my blog, but it all came to nothing…..so finally, here I am with my first post of the weekend.

This is a card that I made especially for my husband who is a dedicated cyclist and recently completed the 100 mile Prudential London ride in aid of MacMillan Cancer care, where he successfully raised over £800 and completed the ride in under 5 hours….good going don't you think?

I bought this image from Polkadoodles, especially to make a card for him and I have customised it to look like his cycle kit.

I was a bit worried about all of that black, but, in the end, it was his hair (which has a lot of tray 'highlights' these days) which was the hardest to achieve.

Also, although I have many, many ribbons I couldn't find just the right colour in my stock, so the simple answer was to colour white ribbons with my pens for a perfect match.  :-)

I hope that you like my card for today. Here are some lovely challenges that I would like to enter:

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/chalenge-275-always-anything-goes.html
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-73.html
http://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/wk-33-crafting-challenge-at-digi.html
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-241.html
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-75-anything-goesfancy-folds.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-120.html
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/wk-34-paletteanything-goes-colouring.html
http://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/week-33-crafting-challenge-at.html
http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/sisters-of-craft-aug-anything-goes.html
http://creativeladybirdscreations.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-6.html

Thanks for visiting today.

Sharon

Scruffy Little Cat, but no Felines to be seen…...

Hi everyone, I'm back today with a card made using the fabulous Scruffy Little Cat range…….I love this range because it's great for Sassy Ladies of all ages, and the images can look so different depending on your colour choices.

Now I am a lover of perfumes  so this lady would probably suit me very well (if only I had that kind of hair!!!).

I have gone for one o my favourite colours….girly pink and embellished with black. my favourite black polkadot ribbon just had to be fitted in and gorgeous black Tonic Nuvo drops, to look like black pearls on the corners.

For the colouring in part, I have opted for Aqua Markers this time around and used a good quality water-colour card to get a good blend…..it is really worth every penny as it makes a world of difference when you are using this type of medium.

Finally I softened the edges of the white mat using my stubby dots stamp and some random inked, before finishing off with a little bit of doodling.

What a glamorous girl she turned out to be…..even though, looking at her now, I can see that she has no eye make up on!!

So I have spotted some great challenges out there this week, which I would like to enter, and here they are:

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-90-cute-and-girlyand-dt-call.html
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-72.html
http://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-27.html
http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-214-lace-andor-ribbon.html
http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/challenge-35-buttons-bows.html
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-386-anything-goes.html
http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/favourite-2-embellishments-and-why.html
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-240.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-119.html
http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/sisters-of-craft-aug-anything-goes.html
http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-70-favourite-colours.html
http://abc-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/p-is-for-pretty-in-pink.html
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/anything-goes-in-august.html
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-71-more-than-one-fold.html
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-151-one-for-girls.html

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

Sharon x