Sketch and Stash

A bit of a dark card even though the picture was taken in daylight. Well what is new on the card - the pearls are new, the image is new as I have brought her even though I have used RAK image sof her before. The eyelets are new too, as is my fern punch. A lovely sketch to work with as so flexable.

recipe -

image - woj willow with basket

paper - basic grey - boxer (?)

ribbon - stash

eyelets - papermania

flowers - prima

punch - L-EM.com

ribbon - stash

medium - watercoloured

A card I am happy with - WOJ Sketch

The image unfortunately is a bit dark and I would have liked to have added leaves to the flower - but having used a green flower I did not have the same colour in my card stock and all other greens looked wrong iykwim. I got a crop a dile off the boys for mothers day and I love it - I know that eyelets are not very fashionable at the moment but I think that they have worked fantastically on this card. I hope you like it.

recipe -

image - WOJ Spring kit Willow kneeling - rak of Jane

papers- basic grey - sugared

ribbon - stash

eyelets - stash

flowergem - stash

flowers - prima

medium - watercoloured and faux stitched in ink.

ABC - G is for Glitter

Well I went overboard with the glitter here girls. My Gorjuss is coloured in watercolours and twinkling H2O's. I have mounted her on DCVW Blossom and Butterfly papers which are all glittery. I then did a thick boarder and put the papers at an angle so that I could make a glittery border. I used the glitter glue to frame the papers also. Even the bead the centre of the flower is glittery.

Now I have a computer problem at the moment so I am not be able to visit people's blog for a few weeks - so sorry x

recipe -

Image - Sugar nellie - sitting gorjuss

papers - DCWV - Butterfly and Blossoms

glitter - Glitz it

ribbon - stash

flower - papermania

bead - stash

medium - watercolour and twinkling H2O's

Blog Candy with a twist

On the 2nd April i will have blogged for a year. I have got together candy but instead of opening it out to all I will open it out to anyone whom is a regular commentator on this blog. I will be keeping a note from today of whom comments and they will all go into the hat and I will send a little gift to the person the boys choose.

WOJ - Green and Karen's Candy

I love green, had to hold myself adding pink with it as that is my favourite colour combination - but will do that for secret crafter if I have time later this week?

I am entering this card into Karen's blog candy too - please see side bar for the permiment link.

I have doubts over this card too - I am really struggling of late to produce anything that I am truely happy with and my favourite card which I did for mothers day for Sugar Bowl nobody seems to like so I am a little lost at the moment.

The card above is for a friends birthday and there are 7 crystal shimmer dots in the corner but they have not come out at all well on the photo. The papers have been faux stitched and layered. They are all basic grey. I have cut and oval out to mount the image on and embossed it. I hope you like it.

recipe -

image - WOJ willow with basket

papers- Basic Grey - Boxer

card - stash

embossing - cuttlebug swirls

oval - nesties

flowers - prima, and stash

shimmer dots - papermania

ribbon - stash otherside has pink flowers on which i did not like

peel off - stash

medium - watercoloured

Lili of the Valley - Sketch

Ahh not sure on this card - it is a bit dark for me and the light has not helped - bad rain storms here today. I am also going through a massive doubt phrase with my cards as compared to everyone elses they are just not cutting it and I am not sure where I am going wrong.

recipe -

image - sarah kay - rose's garden

papers - basic grey - not sure which pack as was 2 loose sheets

card - stock

embossing - cuttlebug swirls

flowers - prima

gems - stash

ribbon - stash

medium - watercoloured image and ink doodles

Spoonful of sugar (gems) mets Dutch Dare - Sketch

Sorry for a double entry but my crafting time is shrinking at the moment due to nursery runs and change of routines. Normally I don't make mothers cards but as I have done one for my Mum (well in my head I know what I mean that I can't give it her doesn't seem to matter), I am happy to make for Grandma's so hence this one following the sketch on Dutch Dare and adding gems so that it qualifies for spoonful of sugar.

recipe -

image - Sugar Nellie - Demure

papers - basic grey - two scoops

flowers - prima

gems - stash

ribbon - American crafts

lace - stash

peel off - stash

medium - watercolours

The Sugar Bowl - Mothers Day

This was the brief -

As Mothers Day here in the UK falls on March 22nd this year, please make a card (or other craft project) for a Mother. This does not have to be specifically a Mothers Day card, just something, you know, that a Mother would love!

Here is my Card - this is what my mother would have loved, as she sadly has been gone 4 years this coming May.

While making it I sung the following song -

Oh, the summertime is coming

And the trees are sweetly blooming

And the wild mountain thyme

Grows around the blooming heather

Will ye go lassie, go?

And we'll all go together

To pluck wild mountain thyme

All around the blooming heather

Will ye go lassie, go?

I will build my love a tower

Near yon pure crystal fountain

And on it I will build

All the flowers of the mountain

Will ye go lassie, go?

And we'll all go together

To pluck wild mountain thyme

All around the blooming heather

Will ye go lassie, go?

If my true love she were gone

I would surely find another

Where wild mountain thyme

Grows around the blooming heather

Will ye go lassie, go?

And we'll all go together

To pluck wild mountain thyme

All around the blooming heather

Will ye go lassie, go?

Oh, the summertime is coming

And the trees are sweetly blooming

And the wild mountain thyme

Grows around the blooming heather

Will ye go lassie, go?

Which was one of her favourite songs and the one she was cremated to.

I have coloured the image in green which was her favourite colour with my watercolours and have added just a detail of pink as I wanted a pink ribbon on her as she died of breast cancer. The image looks very like the photos we have of her in twenties which was why I choose it.

I do hope you like it, it has made me cry writting this post - and I will get a better picture of it in daylight tomorrow.

recipe -

Sugar Nellie - Basketful of happiness

papers - basic grey - porcelain

flowers - prima and hero arts

lace - stash

ribbon - stash

charm - madcowbeads

brads - papermania

ABC - F is for Flowers

This card was made nearly 2 weeks ago and it was loaded onto the ABC Blog straight away. Since then others have used the same image with the same colour scheme but I assure you I have not copied. The image is of course WOJ a rak of Jane and I have watercoloured this and mounted her using nesties. The papers are a mixture of K and Co pads, Daisy and pasttimes. They have been faux stitched and then the leaves and flowers have been hand quilled and added. A piece of lace finishes the card. i hope you like her, I am proud of her.

recipe -

image - WOJ spring Kit

papers - K and Co Daisy and Pasttimes

lace - stash

quilling papers - stash

medium - watercolouring and quilling

Sketch and Stash part 1 and some I made earlier.

Well as the title says it is part one of Sketch and Stash as I have decided to do a male card and a female card, one simple and one elaborate with the sketch - hope this is ok Becky.

My new is the paper - basic grey - granola. The image was a rak - sorry forgot whom it came from. The brad was also a rak of Nessy. I hope you like my simple take on the sketch.

recipe -

image - WOJ Matthew lying

papers - basic grey - granola

brad - rak of Nessy

medium - watercolour and glitter glue

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Here are just two cards I made for enjoyment as Edward has a lot of male friends whom birthdays are imminent.

Also thank you to Bernie for Ed's card it is lovely - I adore the pencil x

Where do you shop?

Just a throw it to the floor question as some of my stock is running low and I was wondering where is the best (including postage) to buy the following -

• 6x6 cardstock and envelopes
• nesties - really want label 2 but cannot afford to buy lots
• ribbon and lace
• gemmed brads

thanks x

Cute Card Thursday Anniversary Katharina Sketch

Cute Card Thursday is one year old - Happy Birthday All. To mark this Katharina has produced a fantastic sketch, which was a pleasure to work with. I adore this card all accept my handwriting as I have not got a stamp to do sentiments. I may take it off and redo it before sending if I am not happy with it as it is for my sister in laws birthday next month. I hope you like it anyway.

recipe -

image - WOJ Spring Kit - rak of Jane

papers - basic grey - sugared

flowers - prima

charm- madcowbeads

gems - stash

brads - papermania

lace - stash

ribbon - stash

medium - watercolours

Dutch Dare - sorry it's late

A very quick card from me this week. I found this poem on the internet and just had to use it - for anyone whom can't read my writting it says -

Ok, So this card is late

Landing on your mat

But the others were brought in a shop

How difficult is that?

This card took skill and talent

And dedication to create

And days of thought and craftmanship

It's no wonder that it's late

But seriously I'm sooooo sorry

John Bratton c2005.

recipe -

image - Sarah Kay - apple pie

papers - papermania warm tones (trying to use up)

flowers - prima

medium - watercolours and H2O's

Whiff of Joy 21 - Sketch

I made my own little white light box to see if that can help the picture quality and I think it has a little. Over on WOJ this week is a lovely sketch which I have rotated as my image was on the large size for the sketch and at the last minute I could not bear to chop her legs off! Due to this I have had to move the flowers to the other side and slightly further up the card - hope that this is ok and allowed. The sentiment is missing as I am not sure yet whom the card is for and I always add that part before sending, unless I know in advance.

I hope that you like it.

recipe -

image - WOJ - Melinda the helping angel

papers - K and Co - Classic as they were on the desk from the last card.

ribbon - stash

flowers - prima

charm - madcow beads - it says made with love

brads - papermania

backing paper - stash

medium - watercoloured and glitz glue for the wings.

Spoonful of Sugar - Sketch

Yet again an awful photo of the card - by correcting the exposure due to the dark nights it seems to blur the image slightly and I don't know how to recrisp it. Well I am not sure about this, I am suffering from lack of inspiration and mojo I keep thinking my cards are not good enough.

I have taken inspiration from Kim and added swirls to the picture as the papers are so busy ribbons would not work. The papers added to the bas are all faux stitched in green and I have used a paper to mount the image instead of using plain card stock for a change. I hope you like it.

recipe -

image - Sarah Kay - My sweet Lili

papers- K and Co - Classic

flowers - prima

gems - stash

peel off - stash

medium - water coloured

ABC E is for Easter

This is my design team card for ABC this week. The cute image was a rak of Cathy which I have watercoloured in. The papers are a mixture of DCWV Spring stack and the blue backing I cannot remember where i got it from as the paper was loose in my stash. I have doodled around the papers and the flowers are prima, with a gem centre. A simple card this week from me, but wait till you see the one for next weeks challenge!

recipe -

Image - rak of Cathy

papers - stash and DCWV spring stack

flowers - prima

gems - stash

Edward in Uniform

Thank you to Cathy and to Jane for the cards they sent to Edward. Here is a picture of him in his school uniform. He is very camera shy so this was the best that I could manage x

Edward starts school

My little boy (who is 3 on the 3rd of March) starts school nursery on the 9th March and I was wondering if any of you would be as kind as to send him one of the cards you may have in your stash as a good luck card. He will be going afternoons so he will get the post before he leaves and I know it would mean alot to all of us. If you are able please leave a message on this post and email me here. thanks x

Saturday Secret Crafter - Masking

I admit I had a little help on this one as Cathy shoed me how to do this and the steps are hers. I have coloured Tilda in using my promarkers and have kept her on a simple background of two papers as the image is very large. I hope you like it x

recipe -

image - ballet Tilda

papers - basic grey Eva

flowers - prima

gems - stash

transfer - stash

ribbon - stash

medium - promarkers

Friday Sketcher

Another on the darkside card. I will try and retake the picture in sunlight tomorrow but I had to put it up as I have done 3 cards tonight - am I on a roll or not? Just shows that my husband is watching the rugby league and instead of blog hopping I decided to do some cards for a change. Plus my two napped a bit earlier and I caught up on alot of my blogging then.

Well this card is for another of the boys friends a little girl whom will be 3 on Sunday and we are off to her party. The sentiment reads - Birthday Princess. The papers have been doodled and I have added an extra flower and a charm to the sketch. I am very pleased with it, I hope you like it too.

recipe -

image - Sarah Kay - Picnic time

papers - basic grey - boxer

flowers - prima forever flowers (aren't they lush sorry Becky I could not keep them for sketch and stash they were calling to me)

brads - stash

ribbon - stash

lace - stash

border - nesties

swirls - cutterbug vintage frame

charm - mad cow beads

medium - watercolours

Penny Black Saturday

OMG the light quality on this is appauling. I am sorry I have to post it but if I don't I will miss the cut of time. A clean and simple card from me as the image is on the large size. It has been coloured in promarkers, kept unfussy as it is for one of Henry's little friends 2nd birthday.

recipe -

image - Penny black - a rak sorry don't know the name

papers - DCWV - Spring Stack

ribbon - stash

peeloff - stash

card - stash

medium - promarkers

Spoonful of Sugar - Torn

Well I am not sure on this at all. I could not bring myself to tear any new sheets of paper so I raided my off cut box and stuck them onto the background serendipidy style. I even ripped around the image and the background too. I coloured her in using promarkers and kept it simple as it is for one of the many thank you cards I need to send to Edward's friends' Mum's for his birthday presents. I hope you like it, any feedback would be appreciated, still trying to show highlights with promarkers in the hair and failing miserably.

recipe -

image - Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss with letter

papers - mixture of basic grey scraps

flowers - prima

gems - stash

ribbon - stash

transfer - papermania I think

card - stash

medium - promarkers

Sketch and Stash 5

I have been so desperate to use my new stamp and I have been saving it to do this challenge that you may see alot of her on the blog over the next few days now. A gorgeous lovely sketch from Becky, which I rotated to fit the image on. The papers are new - one sheet used previously (does that count) and the ribbon is new best.

recipe -

Image - WOJ - Melinda the helpful angel

Paper - basic grey - urban praire

ribbon - american crafts

flowers - prima

brads - stash

peeloff - stash

glitterglue - glitz

medium - watercolour

ABC - D is for Distressing

Doh I should really have set this as a delayed post and just noticed I hadn't!!!! I was unable to load any photos due to blogger playing up on monday so Marcea kindly added mine to the ABC Challenge. Tuesday was Ed's birthday and I completely forgot - whoops.

The image is a rak of Cathy that I have had ages, but while she was up on Saturday I had a play with her distressed inks and this is the result. I am very happy with it. I think the grungy distressed look suits this card. I have used bright papers as well as Ed has alot of friends parties coming up - I think that we have one a week for the next 2 months eek so this would be lovely for a little girl. I borrowed Cathy's distressing tool and frayed the edge - had to do twice as I was too delicate at first and then i ripped it - eeek I was scared I would rip it in two! I hope you like the finished effect.

recipe -

image - tilda rak of Cathy

papers- basic grey - offbeat

card - stock

flowers - prima

brad - stash

charm - madcow beads

The Sugar Bowl - A Christmas Card

I decided to treat myself and this is what I brought - isn't she so beautiful? I decided to use her to make a contempory christmas card for the sugar bowl challenge, keeping it clean and simple at the sametime. I decided to paper pierce her as it is a technique I have not done for a while and this image looked brilliant to do it with and I was not proved wrong at all! I watercoloured her first and then added the silver highlights to the coat and then added the paper piercing. I finished the image off by adding glitz to the muff which was undercoloured in silver. The image and border (including the 2nd panel) were cut using my nesties. I then doodled a wavy border around all the papers in silver pen. I then added a ribbon from stash and 6 gems. I hope that you like it.

recipe -

image - sugar nellie - snowflake

papers - DCWV - pink christmas multi stack

ribbon and gems - stash

medium - watercolour, paper piercing and glitter glue.

Lili of the Valley - Guest Designer Call Enrty Card

I apologise now for the picture quality, it is so dark here today. We have had to cancel going to the Zoo for Edward's 3rd Birthday as it is terrential rain.

Wow this is my first card using my gorguss stamps and I love them, they are so easy to colour. I am already saving for the next release. I have used papers from the basic grey two scoops pack and have doodled around the borders. Not too sure if the swirls work, I was trying to follow the pattern on the paper. I decided to use the plain papers to accent instead of the fancy for a change and i think it works really well. I hope you like it.

recipe -

image - sugar nellie - sitting gorguss

papers - basic grey - two scoops

flowers - prima

brads - making memories

charm - madcow designs

peel off - stash

medium - water colour pencils

Cute Card Thursday - Magical Animals

I am praying this works as I have been trying to upload photos all day and Blogger wouldn't have it!

This cute dragon was brought specially to make my son's 3rd birthday card - hence the 3 star brads. It is my 3rd attempt after the ink ran on my beautiful first attempt that I did with Cathy's distressed inks (which she took home with her :-( ) The second attempt the paint ran again on the edge of the wings, so on the 3rd attempt i used my sakura pen for that part instead and voila. The main part of the dragon has been coloured with H2O's, and I have used 2 shades over laying on the tummy to give a greeny silver effect (sorry light poor her to show the shine). I have also decorated the inside of the card - not shown with the dinosaur papers from the same pack of basic grey. I hope you like x

recipe -

image - WOJ - Dragon

papers - basic grey - archaic

brads - stash

medium - H2O's

I have won an award

The wonderful Val has presented me with this award - thank you hun.

The rules are to pass it onto 10 deserving blogs, I will pass it onto the top ten commentors on my blog - congratulations girls x