Clean and Simple

I liked the look of this weeks sketch challenge at Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog, so I thought I would try it with my CAS touch, which also fits well with this weeks Moving Along with the Times challenge of a Clean and Simple card…

It my MIL’s birthday on Monday 4th July and as it is also American Independence Day I’ve used this as the inspiration for my colour scheme. The stamp I’ve used is the very cute ‘Big Presents which I picked up at the NEC in March and until now haven’t inked it up. Now he’s coloured in (with my ProMarkers) I love him even more…with blonde hair he reminds me of my little boy.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

• Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog  – Sketch Challenge
• I Love ProMarkers – Anything Goes
• MAWTT – Clean and Simple

Item’s: White 8x8 card blank, Red and Blue C’ordinations Cardstock, Lili of the Valley ‘Big Presents’ stamp, Pink Gem Sentiment stamp ‘Birthday Wishes’, Alphabet Clear stamps (make unknown), ProMarkers, VersaFine Majestic Blue, Memento Tuxedo Black, Nesties, Nellie Multi Frame dies and red Stickles

Less is More – Week 20

Just a quick post from me tonight as I wanted to share my creation for this weeks challenge over at LIM where the theme is Monograms.  My followers will know I have been on holiday for a week and only got back this afternoon. So I have had a week to think about this challenge and really I’ve been a bit stumped all week. It wasn’t until I actually sat down with my stash that this idea came to me. My card is a wedding card for my Sister and I’ve used her and her fiancé's initials as the Monogram:

Apologies for the poor photo, it’s so gloomy here this afternoon and that always makes for a bad photo.  Anyhoo onto the card… I stamped a strip of purple card with a small flourish stamp from a Hearts set by Hero Arts, embossed and then washed over it with a mix of Perfect Pearls and water. The Monograms were also stamped and embossed and then I stamped the heart (from the same Hero Arts set) over the top, also adding glitter glue to the letters. A bit of matting and layering on some purple, white and black card and finally a rub on sentiment.

I’ll edit with the supplies later.

Ta for now xxx

Critter Sketch Challenge #70

This week over at Critter Sketch Challenge we have a sketch for you to follow:

Here’s my take on the sketch:

It was Fathers Day yesterday here in the UK so I used the adorable Lenny with Note from Stamp Fairy (who are our sponsors for the month of June) and added the word Daddy before printing to make a cute fathers day card for my little boy to give to my hubby.  I wanted to keep the rest of the card quite simple so coloured the image with ProMarkers, decoupaged for a bit of depth, added a ribbon and finally a little paper pleated rosette.  I even used the left over bits to decorate the inside of the card.

Fingers cross this scheduled post has worked as right now I should be enjoying a nice week away with the in-laws!

Items: All card Papermill Direct, Image from Stamp Fairy, ProMarkers, MS Scoreboard, Stickles, corner punch (sorry can’t remember make) and ribbon from stash.

ATC Challenge Blog – Challenge 4

Fingers crossed Mr Blogger is playing nice today as this is a scheduled post. I’m on holiday and hopefully right about now I will be in a nice Pub enjoying a yummy roast dinner. Anyhoo, enough waffle, it is challenge number four over on the ATC Challenge Blog and the theme this week is very appropriate for Fathers Day and is:

MALE THEMED/FATHERS DAY

Below is my ATC and this week I think all the Less is More cards I’ve been making have sent me down a clean and simple route with my ATC and this is the one layer ATC I’ve made:



I stamped the postage marks and stamped & embossed the the image of the man. Painted over entire ATC with acrylic paint and then wiped over with a tissue to remove some of the paint. Stamped 'Man' in bottom right.

Don’t forget to take a look at ATC Challenge Blog for more inspiration and as well as the challenge why not swap your ATCs as well....head over to Craftymess and take a look at the Everything ATC group where this months theme is a very similar ‘Male and including some sort of motor vehicle’.

Items: ATC base from stash, VersaFine Deep Lagoon, Clear Sparkle Embossing Powder, Acrylic Pain, Paper Artsy Stamp Set and Alphabet stamps unknown make.

Less is More – Week 19 take three

Only two more sleeps till my holiday, hurrah.  And on an even better note we are away Friday to Friday so hopefully I’ll get a few hours on my return home to have a go at next weeks LIM challenge, I would hate to miss a week...I think I have an addiction!

I have got myself up to date with all the cards I need to make including the final fathers day card which I made with this weeks challenge in mind.

I drew a faint pencil square and then stamped and embossed the sentiment on all four sides, finally adding pearls at the corner. Decided not to add anything further as I wanted to maximise the white space

I would also like to enter this card in the Paper Pretties Challenge – Single Layer Card.

Items: White 6x6 card blank, Sentiment stamp from Pink Gem, VersaFine Deep Lagoon, Clear Sparkle Embossing Powder and Pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts.