Glitter, Smirk Girls & Ribbon

The Sketch and Stash current challenge is:

And I have used one (I bought 4!) of my new fabulous Smirk stamps - I bought them a few weeks ago and they have been sat on the table just waiting to be used! I've used Whispers Chestnut ink on the stamp and have added a bit of glitter glue to the dresses and shoes. The sentiment is actually on the bottom of the stamp but I did a bit of masking (sellotape) so I could separate it from the image.

I've also inked the edges of the papers and card - the papers are again left overs from a previous project and are from Huge Funky Love (have you realised just how much I like these papers!)

Ribbons are from my stash - the pink is from a pack of pre cut and scored card blanks and the eyelets are from a new pack of Papermania metallic eyelets.

I am really pleased how this card has turned out - I think its the papers that makes it!

• Backing papers: Huge Funky Love
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Stamp & Sentiment: Smirk
• Brads: Papermania
  
  
  

Pink Elephant - Ribbons and Die Cuts

The Pink Elephant Challenge this week is:

To use Ribbons & Die Cuts

I have sort of used die cuts - the letters are from a word book printed from Funky Daze, however I'd printed it onto the wrong thickness of card (too wobbly) and it needed rescuing, so I've cut the letters out and added them to a card blank.

Various ribbons have been used along with card candy and eyelets. I've rounded and inked the edges of the card too.

• Letters: Funky Daze word book
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Card Candy: Craftwork Cards
• Eyelets: From my stash
  
  

Penny Black - Get Well Soon

The Penny Black Challenge this week is:

Get Well Soon

I've had this stamped image a while and I wanted to do something manly rather than girly, plus I have these lovely Dovecraft papers (Masculine 6 x 6) and have rarely used them. So, I coloured the image with watercolour paints and then worked the layout etc around that.


The image curled a little so it was not going to stick to the card without some severe persuasion, so decided to use some lovely brass eyelets to do the job for me. Plus they fitted in with the colour scheme! All the edges of everything have been inked with Whispers Chestnut ink and the sentiment stamp is on loan from Lynsey (thank you!)

So there you have it - a quick male get well card!

• Backing papers: Dovecraft Masculine collection 6 x 6
• Image: Penny Black coloured with watercolour paints
• Eyelets: Dovecraft
• Sentiment: Stamp on loan from Lynsey

Laura's Sketch 9

I do enjoy sketch challenges and this was no exception! It's my Mum's Birthday on 3 October and I always always leave the card to the last moment and I'm never that happy with it. As soon as I saw this sketch over at 2 sketches 4 u challenge I knew what I was going to do!


Again, sorry for the poor quality of photos - I took this one at around 7:15am this morning and was determined not to use the flash! The backing paper is a free download from Vicki's blog and from the Citrus Berry collection. It has been layered onto pale lemon backing card as I didn't like the white edge of the card stock. The fancy bracket has been cut from vellum (lightly inked in black around the edges) and is actually two leaves - there is one underneath too but I've not decorated it.

The ribbon has been added by punching holes at the top two sides of the brackets and threading the ribbon through (eyelets from Kath) and then simply tying together. I decided to keep the ribbon long as it such a beautiful colour! The gold wire has been pushed and glued through the knot on the ribbon and the flourishes occurred naturally as the wire came off the spool.

Two Prima flowers have been layered and then glued to the wire with a greeny pearly gem added to the centre that I found in my box of brads and eyelets - I enjoy finds like that! And to finish it off, the sentiment is from my ever growing collection of Studio G stamps (I think I have 10 of the acrylic sets now!) but they are so versatile and very good value for money at 99p!

• Backing paper: Free download from Vicki's blog - Citrus Berry collection
• Sentiment: Studio G stamp
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Flowers: Prima Esprit
• Other Bits: From my stash (eyelets from Kath)
  
  

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 24 - Brights!

Would you believe it! Two challenges to date and no Christmas Cards!!! I have a feeling all the ones for this week (with one exception) will be non Festive!

The Cute Card Thursday Challenge 24 for this week is:

to make a card using BRIGHT COLOURS

I'll own up now and tell you that this is a slight cheat as I made this card a week or so ago as a commission for Lisa for her daughters 13th Birthday at the end of the month. But, I thought it was too good an opportunity to miss as I feel it fits the challenge perfectly!

The card is made from my own template and has been directly printed onto from the Now That's Funky cd and the Funky Diva colour collection (sentiment also). The vellum has also been printed on and has been layered. The ribbon (and this is going to be a shock!) I found in my stash and was a perfect colour match! Eyelets from Kath's recent generosity have been added around the edges of the vellum to give it a bit of weight. And I've added 13 pink seed beads to the sentiment and some on the wire attaching it to the handle.

The centre of the vellum flowers also have tiny silver seed beads added.

• Backing paper & sentiment: Funky Diva collection from Now That's Funky including sentiment
• Ribbon: From my stash (and I don't think Blackburn market this time!)
• Other Bits: Seed beads from my stash; eyelets from Kath

Penny Black Challenge 10 - Ribbons

Well, I could not let this challenge slip me by could I??!!

The Penny Black challenge 10 is:

Ribbons
this week we would like to see ribbons on your project

Little ribbon and big ribbon!! The ribbon wouldn't actually tie very well, so with the use of double sided tape, glue and a bulldog clip I sort of twisted it and stuck it down. Again this time, I picked the papers and then coloured the image!! I bought the Dovecraft Ho Ho Ho papers in the 8x8 size last year and all I've done is look at them. Take them out of the packet and put them back. They are really nice happy papers but I've just not been able use them - nothing really screamed 'make me'! So I am quite pleased with my little self for finally using one sheet of the 72 stack! And a nice and quick card to make too - which is always an added bonus! Also added a bit of sparkle to the snowman.

• Backing papers: Ho Ho Ho Dovecraft 8x8 papers with blue inked edges
• Image: Skating Snowy coloured with watercolour paints, added silver 3d glitter paint and blue inked edges
• Ribbon: Thin blue ribbon from B&M Bargains and red snowflake from Lynsey
• Others: Dovecraft eyelets
  

Just a little something I made earlier!

I made this card on a whim - I loved the little image and I'd printed some of the Brit Pop papers from Vicki's Blog because I just liked them and needed to use them on something!

• Image - Penny Black 'Birthday Dog' coloured with watercolours
• Backing paper - Brit Pop download from Vicki's Blog
• Eyelets - From stash
• Ribbon - Ivory satin from Blackburn market
• Brad - From recent blog candy win from Jozza
  

My Little Green Baby!

Look what I've treated myself to! Fed up of trying to eyelet set without the correct tools, I decided enough was enough and treated myself to this little funky green baby! And its very very quiet (apart from me swearing cos I've put the hole in the wrong place!)

Brand new from ebay - a snip at £10 including postage and packing. I did really really want the Crop-a-dile but could not justify spending that much for something I'd use every now and again.....


Just need to go and buy some more eyelets! So watch out for lots of creations with eyelets!! You have been warned!