A HAPPY HELLO.....

Three circles is the theme for this weeks challenge over at POLLYCRAFT and our host this week is Joanne.....We had a great response to last weeks challenge hope to see you all again this week....A big thank you to all who joined in the fun.
We are sponsored this week by QUIXOTIC PAPERIE.....a fabby prize up for grabs for the lucky winner.
For my card i've used "Strawberry Picking" one of the Cherry Kisses images....coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,i've cut her out and raised her from the nestie circle using Pinflair glue gel.,i've added alittle glamour dust and some glossy accents to her wellies but neither are showing up in the photo :0(.
The gingham papers are from Joanna Sheen and the sentiment is by Hero Arts.
Ribbon,string,beaded head pins and self adhesive pearls from stash.

Well that's about it again for today,
Have a lovely day
Take care

SURPRISE PARTY....

Hi everyone....today i've a card to share with you which i've made to cover a couple of challenges well 3 to be exact.
The HOUSE MOUSE CHALLENGE this week is a photo inspiration....i've used the colours in the photo as my theme for the card.
The stamp is HM "Surprise Party" coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's blended with Sansador and paper stumps.I've added glamour dust to the pom pom on the hat but this isn't showing up in the photo :0(.
The paper is Papermania "Sweet Nothings".
The sentiment is Hero Arts and the tiny tickets have been punched out with a McGill "Multi Tickets" punch.
And ribbon and self adhesive pearls from stash.


The other challenges i'm entering this card into are:-
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY.....i've used the sketch which i've rotated,due to the image i've used being rather on the large side.
C.R.A.F.T 64......Which this week is a photo inspiration,again used the colours in the photo for the theme of my card.

Well that's about it again for today
Take care all..

"TOUCHY FEELY".....

"Touchy Feely" is the theme this week at THE CREATIVE COTTAGE....this is the first time i've joined in on the challenge but decided i'd give it a whirl....seeing that i'd just purchased this weeks special offer kit "BabyEllie And Family"it would have been rude not to use it!...LOL.

All papers and image are printed from the Creative Cottage kit...i print the backing papers onto 160 gsm smooth cardstock and this time because of the "Touchy Feely" theme i've printed the image onto sticky back flock paper...it's the first time i've tried this and i must say i'm really pleased with the result :0).

The trim across the middle is made from felt...not sure where this came from,i think it was in a Cosmo Cricket set from QVC.

I've 3d the image...i printed it out 3 times,cut and layered it using Pinflair glue gel onto an embossed background which had been created using a Crafts Too 5x5 "Dots" embossing folder.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts....the google eyes,pearls and tiny button from stash.

I'm also entering this card into this weeks FRIDAY SKETCHERS CHALLENGE....i followed their fabby sketch it so suited the card i wanted to make!

Well i'll love and leave you for now..hope you all have a fab day :0)..

Take care

FLASH YOUR FREEBIES ...PART 2....

Hi....last week Paula from Pollycraft had an additional challenge,to use one of any of the freebies she's given away..and she said there was around 40!...make a card/project with it,link it to her blog and she would then email you with another free image...to use in the second part of the challenge...well the free image was this cute little fellow and the challenge is think "GREEN".


When i saw the theme today i knew i had to make a shaped card with it....i enlarged the image and printed it out twice on two different greens of DCWV textured cardstock.
I scored and folded a third piece of card the same as the paler green,stuck the printed image to it,leaving some over hang at the top and cut round it...I then cut parts of the image from the darker green and stuck it to the base image....paper piecing really but with cardstock.
I added alittle colour to his cheek with some chalk.
Beaded wire,charm,bow,pearl and wobbly eye from stash.
To give you an idea of size it fits nicely into a 6" square envelope....i didn't want to add anything else to the image so i've made a tiny card out of the scraps of the same card,the sentiment is Hero Arts...flower from stash.
Just a fun thing but i like it!
That's it for now....oh i forgot to mention Paula is letting you pick another freebie from her shop if you enter this second part :0)...can't be bad!
Take care

COLOUR CREATE WK 9......"LILAC & BLUE"

The theme this week at Colour Create is "LILAC & BLUE" and the optional extra's to use ribbon and swirl's.

There's some great candy up for grab's this week this is open to everyone entering this challenge,due to this all that's asked is for you not to combine challenges,boy would i like to get my hands on this little lot,included id the much sort after Anya's :0).

Enough of my waffling,onto my card.

Recipe :-

Base card Papermania "scolloped",i do like these but feel they are rather flimsy,i normally use a heavier base card.

All other card from stash.

The sentiment stamp is hero Arts "Treasure the Moments".

HOTP swirl stamp.

Fabric flowers Papermania.

Doily,ribbon,hatpins and beads all from bit box.

All edges distressed and then rubbed over with "Antique Linen" distress ink.

Well that's about it folks,have a lovely day
Take care

San xx

SECRET CRAFTER SATURDAY CHALLENGE 1....

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 1,the first week for this challenge is a sketch by Jane,one of the DT,and a great sketch i found to work with,so thank you Jane i'll be using it again....
I've used a stamp i've had for a while but hadn't got round to using,"Claudia The Artist",a Sugar Nellie stamp from Funkykits,i've coloured her with Promarkers and Prisma's,added a touch of glitter to give her a bit of sparkle,then matted and layered her using nesties,and 3d'd with dimensional pads.
The paper is Dovecraft "Charcoal Prints"
The sentiment is Hero Arts again matted and layered using nesties,and 3d'd with dimensional pads.
Grey flat backed pearls from stash.

TAYLORED EXPRESSIONS...CHALLENGE 30

I've been wanting to join in on this challenge for a few weeks,so decided Challenge 30 at Taylored Expressions was going to be the week...this lady does some lovely sketches,they are cupcake challenges,but you don't have to use cupcakes,you can use other stamps and just follow the layout.
Main cupcake stamp is Hero Arts,coloured using prisma's and sansador,i've used 3d gloss and glamour dust for the icing.The sentiment stamp was free with stamper magazine also coloured with prisma's and sansador.The papers i've printed off my Cute Companions CD,i think they match well.Finished off with black gem stones and ribbon from stash

KERRY'S GOTHIC FAIRY....

Well no challenge card to add this morning,was short on time yesterday doing all those nasty four letter words iron,shop,dust,cook....lol,but still had to have my daily craft fix even if it was only brief.
I used an image i'd stamped and coloured in a while back when i first got this set of stamps,but had never mounted it onto a card.The stamps are another set by the very talented Kerry and can be purchased here.
I water-coloured the image with a Sukura stardust pen and koi brush,you can get a really nice shimmery effect using this method,but unfortunately dosen't show up that good in the photo.Matted and layered using Nestabilities,3d to raise from the base card.To finish sentiment stamp Hero Arts fixed in place with an eyelet and some polka dot ribbon from Poppicrafts.