Fetch A Sketch Challenge 26 - Midway Extra

It's time for the Midway Extra post on Fetch a Sketch.  And I'm sorry that my card is so late being blogged. I've had a rather busy weekend with football tournaments (I think they came next to last but first match they've played and they played in the age group too high!) birthday parties, driving in torrential rainstorms and karting (last one rather good - read it here!) Two reasons.  The keyboard at home is hard work - it works but I really have to knock the keys about but I presume its because my keyboard at work is a joy to use!  I'd left the last bits of this post to do when I got into work early doors this morning but because the interface is in need of an upgrade and blogger won't work properly with what I have, I am unable to publish or save any work that I do on blogger. 

And last week, all the pictures that I did add to draft posts have all gone so I now need to go back through and add them.  Great eh?  And after leaving the house at 7:30am this morning I've not long been home after a meeting at school.

So not in the best of moods with blogger right now!

Anyway, here is a reminder of the sketch:

And here is my take on it:

I've used some more of the rather large blooms from Alex and papers from Cosmo Cricket - Mr Campy.  The butterfly is a chipboard shape with seed bead centre and I've added seed beads with glossy accents to the flower.  A bit of  doodling around the edges and the card is complete!  Quite a quick and easy card to make once I'd decided what I was doing!

Good luck with the challenge - for more details pop over to Fetch A Sketch!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Lollypop Crafts:  Flowers In Bloom
The Hybrid Chick:  Clean and Simple
Crafty Calendar:  Flowers In Bloom
Di's Digi Design Challenge:  Spotty and Dotty

• Papers:  Cosmo Cricket - Mr Campy
• Flowers:  From Alex
• Everything else:  My stash

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 26

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge and here is Jenny's sketch:

 

She really does do fab simple sketches!  And here is my sample.  I've used two rather large blooms that were given to me some time ago by the lovely Alex and I've been looking at them, knowing I'd be able to use them one day!  I've layered them up and added seed beads to the centre.  

The papers are Echo Park - Be Mine and I've cut a cross in the centre of the spotty paper and folded the corners back - I printed on both sides for a contrast.  We've got a special Guest Designer joining us for June - you'll have to pop over to Fetch A Sketch to see who it is!!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Sir Stampalot:  Bingo (Lilac / Purple - Polkadots - Bling (seed beads)

Crafty Ann's:  It's A Girl Thing

Pixie Dust Studio:  3 or More Patterned Papers

• Papers:  Echo Park, Be Mine
• Flowers:  Alex
• Everything Else:  My stash

Christmas Ribbon and Random Bits

I've had this image stamped for ages and after a mega tidy up a few weeks ago I decided to get it coloured! And when I saw the sketch for the Sweet Stampin challenge, I thought it fitted perfectly!

The stamp is from Charmed Cards and is Rosebud Pixie which I won ages ago. She's been coloured with Promarkers and I've added some stickles to her wings.


Papers are from Polkadoodles Sundae of Seasons cd which I've just inked around the edges and doodled two wavy lines with a blue gel pen. The silvery white ribbon is actually Christmas ribbon which I bought for 25p a pack in B&Q during the January sales (Jacob actually spotted it - he's got such a good eye for these things!) and the large blue ric rac type is a generous donation from Alex and from Ikea originally.

The flowers are from my stash - I've layered them up for a bit more interest and the dragonfly brads are too (and the wing shape is echoed with Rosebud Pixies' wings!) And the plain brads I found in my stash.

• Papers: Sundae of Seasons from Polkadoodles
• Image: Charmed Cards and Crafts, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash or previously donated

Welcome Little One!

At last I've remembered to blog this! The first photo of this book should have been as it was finished but Mr Blogger won't put the photo the right way, so this first one will just have to do as it is!

Anyway, I made this first year book for a little boy, who, secretly, I am pleased he arrived late as I did leave it a little to the last minute. Ok. So I hadn't even started it by the due date. And its not like I didn't have enough warning!


All the papers throughout are from V Funky. The giraffe image is from Lost In Paper Scraps which I have coloured with watercolour pencils. All the sentiments are computer generated as I didn't trust my own handwriting!

I've used buttons and bits from my stash as I've gone along. None of the pages were planned out regarding layout - it just happened!

Each page is a different month or event. The 'blank' bits in the middle are for where the photos are to be added at each stage.

So that's it! Congratulations to Alex and I'll be over for a cuddle at some point (Sebastian not you!)

• Backing papers: V Funky from Funky Hand
• Image: Lost in Paper Scraps coloured with watercolour pencils
• Dies: Nestabilities, Sizzlit (baby head)
• Card Candy: Craftwork Cards
• Everything else: My stash
  
  

Thank You Daisie!

I was Daisie Davies blog candy winner a week ago (see here for my total surprise at winning!) And this is what was waiting for me when I got home from work last night!

How nicely wrapped is this?!
OOhhhhhh!!! Looks interesting!

Look at the ATC! I've never had one of these before, nor made one, so quite chuffed I have my first one! Its a little tiny square of knitting attached to the card by a little heart. The card has a stamped and hand coloured border.

The little purse is fab! Look at the detail on the back - lots of bling going on there!

And this is the inside - all lined and snug!

Great isn't it??!! Really chuffed with my first blog candy winnings - and a big thank you to Daisie too for making it!!

Whoooo! Blog candy winner alert!

Yes! I am a winner!!! Daisie Davies did a giveaway on her blog and I was the winner!!!!

Good start to the week eh? Especially as I'm faced with train delays today as I have to go to the Manchester office for meetings and there are signalling problems at Piccadilly.......