More gifts

I am sharing a few more gifts with you today. The first of these are these little MDF houses which I bought at Ally Pally. I only bought 4 to try out. I painted them with Zig Woodcraft pens and then wondered how to decorate them. I remembered I bought some leaf ribbon at the first NEC craft show I went to several years ago, possibly from Crafty Ribbons. It was perfect for the design I had in mind. I added some rose and mni sweethaert blossoms from Wild Orchid and butterflies from Hobbycraft.

Challenges

Simon Says Monday Beautiful butterfly 

Allsorts Ribbon and roses 

Country View Spring

These are some more magnets I made as they are proving popular. I found the shoes sentiment when I was having a sort out. I think it was from a Crafter's Companion stamp. The shoe die is a Marianne one I bought a couple of years ago and I think this was its first outing. The other two sentiments are Inkadinkadoo. I used MFT and Lawn Fawn dies to cut them out and added some enamel dots and hearts.  I would like to enter these into the add a quotation challenge at Cute Card Thursday.

Christening

I am often asked for Christening cards and find it quite difficult to know what to put on them so when I found a religious set of Inkadinkadoo stamps in America knew the bible image would be perfect. I coloured te image with Copics as always. I bought the MB window a little while ago and thought it a bit plain so when I saw the arch window to use with it on offer at Oyster stamps snapped it up. I added some Wild Orchid flowers, lace, pearls and stamped Stamposarus sentiment edged with DI Scattered Straw. 

Challenges

Bunny Zoe Monochrome 

Natalie and Amy Flowers

Still a week left to enter my candy, see post above.

You make me smile

Something different from me today. I love playing around to make a card without a stamped image sometimes. the lovely Brenda at Floral Fantasies blog has a fun competition running at the moment so I thought I would join in. Brenda loves poppies so that was my starting point and as her style is stylish and not too fussy that is what I set out to emulate (ooh big word!).

Sentiment - Inkadinkadoo

Papers - MME Blush

Dies - MB Carousel birdcage and Prim Poppies

Other - Wild Orchid roses, ribbon, DI Worn Lipstick, pearls from The Hobby House

Hope you like it Brenda.

Other Challenges

Cupcake It's only words 

Cute Card Thursday Anything Goes

Here comes the rain again

Unfortunately this card shows our Summer so far. More rain than sun though we have had a couple of lovely days this week. I have been admiring this gorgeous Saturated canary image for a while and bought her last week. She has coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. I also used a Sakura Rosestar pen on her boots and umbrella. The gorgeous papers are Papermania Henbury Lane. I used some raffia lace, which I haven't used for far too long. It looks almost red in this pic but is actually deep pink. The sentiment is from Inadinkadoo, isn't it so true.  The card is an 8 x8 so I used loads of dies for this card, Memory Box umbrella, dragonfly, butterflies and fence and 2 sizes of Nestie. I do love adding charms to cards and bought some more yesterday, some travel ones and some Cinderella ones. They are great value on Ebay and this seller has some really different charms I haven't seen anywhere else. I think the umbrella charm is from The Hobby House. I don;t seem to use Wild Orchid flowers as much as I used to but I really wanted to finish this card off with a lovely flower arrangement.

Challenges

Sketch Saturday Great sketch

Creatalicious Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts Raining cats and dogs

Divas by Design To die for

Crafts and Me Anything Goes

Count your Rainbows

Good morning everyone, another sunny day here. This is my second post today, see below for a very cute Humphrey card. We could certainly do with some rain here, the poor garden is really suffering, overnight rain would be perfect. The challenge this week at Totally Gorjuss is Water, Water. I had so many choices of image to use for my DT card but I have been longing to use this Inkadinkadoo sentiment so decided to use this Little Claire image. I added glitter round the image and glossy accents for the rain and puddles. The striped paper is some old Papermania paper, the first pad I ever bought. The red is K&Co Americana punched with an MS punch. Do hop over and see all the wonderful watery creations for the rest of the DT and join in for your chance to win a voucher for Simon Says.

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:
Little Claire Sparkle
Passion for Promarkers Red, white and blue plus a charm
Cupcake Craftroom Red, white and blue
Simon Says Sparkle and shine
Paperplay Sparkle galore

Notebooks

SECOND POST FOR TODAY.
I made covers for some little notebooks. I really enjoy making these as it is like making mini cards and great for using scrap papers. The flower is from a set I bought in the US, Inkadinkadoo I think, and the owls are Little Clare. Flowers are Prima with pearls and brads. I used the MS doily punch and he swirls were made from a Sizzix corner die. Tiny punched leaves made with a Papermania punch.
Challenges
Creative Card Crew Not another card
Fussy and Fancy Anything but a card
Paper Sundaes Gift it

Birthdays are good for you

This fun little card is for a friend's birthday next week. He will be 71 and I'm sure will be amused by this little turtle. I bought a set of clear Inkadinkadoo stamps in America, all with amusing sentiments as I didn't have anything like this. The sketch is from Sketch Saturday and there is a challenge of spots and dots at Cute Card Thursday. I needed something to finish off the card in place of the sentiment on the sketch and turned my rarely used sticker folder where I found these little epoxy presents which matched the colour scheme perfectly.