Woof

Although this is a new challenge blog for me, I do click on it every now and again, but never managed to make anything to enter, however, this sketch screamed at me! Well, actually it woofed!

The current Just Christmas and Birthday Cards is this sketch:

And I've made the Birthday card with the recipient very much in mind! The stickers are from a wonderful pack I bought some time ago from the Pound Shop - I like the bit of bling on the dog collar and heart! The ribbon is from my stash (I'm always amazed that I can match ribbon colour to the papers I've picked! Then again, I do have quite a lot of ribbon, so I shouldn't be that amazed!)

The papers are digi from A Work In Progress called Puppy Love - they were $1 in a sale not so long ago - I got about 10 digi papers, an alphabet and a load of digi images - the paw prints and stripes are from the paper set.

A bit of corner rounding and some inking and it's complete!

• Backing papers: A Work in Progress - Puppy Love kit
• Chipboard stickers: Pound Shop
• Ribbon: My stash

Pink, Fluffy and Felt Tips

Although I try not to, I do look out for new challenge blogs. I really shouldn't because its not like I have oodles of time on my hands, but sometimes the challenges set make me smile and I know what I want to make!

Anyway, I found this one - Crafty Downloads whilst visiting my Funky Hand DT mate Allison. So Allison, its all your fault! This is their first challenge and I had the option to download the cute Angelic Molli as the theme is:

Pink and Fluffy

I've used some backing paper that I found in my stash which I printed a while ago when, unknown to me, the colour ink was running out so the colours should not really be like this, but not one to throw things away, I knew I'd be able to reuse it! The paper is from Funky Daze and I've used it to cover a tall and thin card blank. I've lightly inked the edges in pink and have done the same with the image. I've layered the image onto some scrap pearlescent pink card.

The pink and fluffy ensemble is made up of a number of things! The large backing flower and very pretty embossed pink flower were sent to me by Jenny (I'd sent her some stamped images that she had admired on Kath's blog and Jenny sent me a lovely stash of stuff in return!) the fabric covered button I bought from PeggyCrafts and the fluffy stuff I've had in my stash for absolutely ages!

I've coloured Molli with my new felt tips, then worked over the top with watercolour pencils and finally added some highlights with a white gel pen. Her wings have had the glitter glue treatment because wings just need to be glittery!

There are some lovely images to purchase via the challenge blog so I'd say, go and have a look!

• Printed backing paper: Funky Hand
• Image: Free download from Crafty Downloads, coloured with felt tips, watercolour pencils and white gel pen and glitter glue
• Fluffy stuff: My stash
• Fabric button: PeggyCrafts
• Other flowers: From Jenny
  
  

2 Sketches 4 U - Earthy Tilda

The 2 Sketches 4 U challenge this week was quite a joy to work with!

I resisted the temptation to make a Christmas Card and thought I'd better start using up some of the images I've had stamped for me - this Tilda came from Allison (thank you!)



The backing papers are from a download, and I'm not sure from where (sorry!) I've used watercolour pencils to colour in Tilda and I'd already decided which backing papers to use so I tried keep to the colour scheme. I quite enjoyed myself colouring the image in! Her wings have been glittered with gold. Ribbon and brads from my stash. The dome sentiment sticker was sent to me with my recent Camper Van Diva swop (along with loads of other useful bits) from Alex and I've been wanting to use it for ages!

• Backing paper: Sorry, can't remember!
• Image: Tilda (from Allison) coloured with watercolour pencils
• Ribbon & brads: From my stash
  
  

Woof Woof!!

And another challenge I've managed this week! This one is the Stamp Something challenge which just happens to be a sketch:

Again, I'm needing to make Funky Hand Design Team Birthday cards, this time it's Allison's Birthday and she does like her dogs! So Allison, you ain't seen this one!!

The cute doggy stamp is one of my most recent purchases - a Dovecraft 99p special but as I don't have any canine stamps, I thought I'd better buy it! The sentiments have been stamped again with a Dovecraft 99p special but a little alphabet set this time.

The dog has been coloured with watercolour pencils and a bit of glitter on the collar (photo does not show it!) All the edges have been inked with chestnut Whispers ink and backing papers are from the Coffee with Pals collection from Funky Seasons.

The image and sentiments have been layered with complementary papers from the collection as I wanted to add a bit of depth.

And by luck, I learnt that Allison really likes the dotty paper from Funky Seasons - so that was a good guess!!

You will be seeing more of this paper - I'm determined that my New Years Resolution (yep, only the one!) will be to use all my papers instead of printing or buying more......

A very Happy Birthday Allison!!

• Backing papers: Coffee with Pals collection from Funky Seasons
• Sentiments: Dovecraft mini wooden alphabet stamp
• Image: Dovecraft, coloured with watercolour pencils and a bit of gold glitter
  

Kids & Their Social Lives

September was a busy month for birthdays, and it appears that November is following a very similar pattern! It's not that I don't have a social life, (well, I don't really, just very now and again as most of it is a virtual one) but the boys seem to be more popular than me!

Saturday morning was swimming lessons for Samuel, back home by 10:20. Quickly pick up Jacob and present and off to Anya's Birthday Party (I can't quite believe that Lynsey took a photo of Jacob not pulling a cheesy grin!) I was organised for this one as I made the card last month.

Then it was back home for a quick sit down and for me to complete the next Birthday card. I'd asked Samuel what L liked and he said 'Star Wars'. So we bought him Star Wars - The Clone Wars stuff and I made this card:

It is supposed to be Anekin Skywalker but the colours in the sticker book were a bit suspect so I think my colours may be a little wrong..

So then back out for another party (just Samuel this time) at 2:30. Needless to say that both boys were shattered by the end of the day! Jacob actually fell asleep on the settee clutching the contents of his party bag!

Although I did a lot of running around on Saturday, the day was not a complete crafting waste as I managed to do a bit of retail craft therapy at the Craft Range in Burnley where I managed to loose an hour and £25! Bought some fab stamps for boy cards which were in the reduced to clear section.

And the other Birthdays in November: Kath, Allison, Enfys, Anice and 3 family birthdays too.... no rest for the wicked!

Having A Gay Old Time!

My Funky Hand DT mate Allison had been asked to make a 40th Birthday Card with a difference - it had to be 'funny and very gay'. So she asked me to make 2 little people characters, and this is what I came up with:

Apologies for the quality of my photos - it was dark when I took them as I was so keen to get them in the post to her!

And here they are on her card! The whips were not attached so you are not going mad - they have moved!

You can see her card on her blog here.

Friday Sketchers Challenge Sketch 23 - My Friend

The Friday Sketchers challenge for this week (cutting it fine but still just in time!) is the following sketch:


I've used two papers from the same collection from Funky Seasons and used a compass to get the semi-circles as I didn't trust myself free-hand! All edges have been inked with pink. The Tilda image was sent to me by Allison, and its been coloured with watercolour paints and pencils with gold glitter wings. The sentiment stamp is Dovecraft and was in the blog candy win from Jozza a while ago. Ribbon and gem from my stash.

• Backing paper: Funky Seasons by Funky Hand
• Image: Tilda (from Allison) coloured with watercolour paints and pencils
• Sentiment: Dovecraft stamp
• Ribbon & Gem: From my stash
  

Ahoy Matey! It's A Friday Sketchers Challenge!

The Friday Sketchers Challenge for the week is this sketch:

Again I've used the new Funky Hand Salt and Pepper download (it is so versatile!) and I did a little yelp when I saw the skull and crossbones paper as I've been wanting some of that for a while, for those teenager cards! I've ripped the skull and crossbones panel and then inked it with black for a bit more of a grunge look. The pirate hat has been coloured with watercolour pencils and is from Allison. The silver strips have been Cuttlebug embossed with Swiss Dots and are attached via 3d foam pads.

I'm thinking that the card could do with a sentiment underneath the hat..... perhaps I'll add one later!

• Backing paper: Salt and Pepper download from Funky Hand
• Image: From Allison and coloured with watercolour pencils
• Embossing dies: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
  

A Pink Snowman! Funky Fairy Challenge 35

Well, the Funky Fairy Challenge this week was the sketch below and also to make a 'Non Traditional Christmas' item. Just up my street!


So I used the Pinkie Pops download which I won a few weeks ago (yay!) and added the snowman image which Allison sent to me as a swop which I coloured with watercolour pencils. Quite simple when I started making it, but it was one of those cards that I knew what I was going to do straight away!

• Backing paper: Funky Fairy Pinkie Pops download
• Image: From Allison and coloured with watercolour pencils
• Gems & Ribbon: From my stash