CASology #131

Evening friends I've a little card to share with you today for the current challenge at CASology where the theme is 'Birthday' My confidence was boosted to the moon and back earlier when  I noticed I'd won last week's CASology challenge!  I think it's a first time for me so well impressed. On the back of this oozing confidence (snigger) and a mass of inspiration in blogland I've created this card ...

... and before I tell you what supplies I've used I need to acknowledge

my inspiration sources ... so first up I watched a fantastic video 

from the super talented Julia of Just One More Card here and I love

the layout she's used so I've 'cased' it and following my mini step into 

water-colouring here which was inspired by Kristina Werner I decided 

to give it another go to create my 'teddy' circle and I may as well 

sneak this card in as a second entry at Happy Little Stampers 

January CAS challenge - Water-colouring

   

A mini edit here thanks to Kimberley for suggesting I link up at 

The Male Room Challenge #02/15 - Shades of Blue

Card Recipe:

Uniko Studio: Sweet Baby

Clearly Besotted: Happy Birthday sentiments

Mama Elephant: Index Card Dies

Hero Arts: white embossing powder

Distress inks: Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans

Papermania: Textured cardstock

Doodlebug: sprinkles

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back soon with another card

A COUPLE OF SUNGLASSES WORTHY CARDS!

Ok so the sun comes out and almost sub-consciously I delve for the brightest colours! Why?

I've 2 mega quick posts to type up as we are heading out to the in-laws shortly and they are both to combine challenges so takes a little more thinking about.

First up is my entry for this week's Less is More challenge where the theme is 'Make me / you Smile' so this one reminds me of my little 3 year old nephew who has a thing for hats and it's usually back to front! I thought this would be right up his street and definitely makes me smile. I've also used a hap-hazard layout to add to the 'cool' image.

I'm also entering this over at Simon Says Stamp where this week's theme is 'Animal Antics' and I've used the colour palette from ColourQ so I'll be heading there too.

Materials Used:

Image & Turtle sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Birthday sentiment - Clearly Besotted: In the Frame set

Enamel Dots are Doodlebug from Craft Mojo

Promarkers

   

Back in a minute with one more.

FUNNY LITTLE MONSTER

Another late one from me; the reason being I've been tearing my hair out and my house apart looking for my mojo! I think with the craft event last Friday and cutting and sticking like crazy for the last few weeks that I've lost it.

Anyway I decided to have a go at the Less is More Challenge featuring a One Layer Card of Witches, Wizards or Monsters I think. I feel this is a bit of a cheat card really as I've used a pre-coloured digi image from Clearly Digi Stamps (sadly no longer trading) with sentiments from them too.  I'm always itching to add some embellishment, glitter or dazzle with these one layer cards and basically have to tie my hands behind my back to stop me adding things BUT I have added a couple of glossy accents to my one-eyed monster and placed him in a teardrop shape using my PC just for some added detail.

I think he's quite cute really and not particularly scary! I did attempt to colour a wizard stamp for a second entry but honestly my hubby announced it looked like something a 3 year old had coloured so I gave that one a miss!

Catch up with you all soon and I'm being lazy tonight ... NO card recipe as I've detailed the items used above.

WHAT ANOTHER DINOSAUR?

I should apologise but I can't ... I am love struck with these little dinosaurs (might not be saying that if it was a REAL-LIFE thing). So one little dino was posted yesterday for Sketch Saturday and this one is for the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge.  The images just seemed to slot well with the sketches so here goes:

Oh before that I will just say I made 6 cards in total like this as I've quite a few cheeky little nephews and friends too who can quite happily slot into my cute dino character. Cute on the outside and terrifying if you cross them!

Bit nutty but I've called my dinos Fred and Ginger; this one GINGER as it's that kind of colour and yesterday's Fred! Think I need a holiday... LOL

Card Recipe:

Image, Papers and Sentiment: Clearly Digi Stamps
Gem from my stash
Plus glossy accents added again for extra dazzle!

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE A DINOSAUR?

This is Sketch Saturday on Thursday!!! Just had a very busy few days and a bit behind with posting. I discovered a new digistamp website a couple weeks ago called 'Clearly Digi Stamps' and if you love a bit of digistamping then check them out here.  There are lots of pre-coloured images too which co-ordinate with the papers so if like me colouring isn't your forte then they are IDEAL and TERR-i-fic!

If this has appeared on my blog then Mr Bloggy the Scheduler needs a pat on the back and hopefully I'll have remembered to link it to the challenge too!

Card Recipe:

Image, Papers and Sentiment: Clearly Digi Stamps
Brads from my stash
Just a touch of glossy accents added to his spikes for definition

HAPPY LITTLE BIRTHDAY PANDA

Hi there, another scheduled post from me today.

It's my entry to the Digistamp Boutique and Sketch Saturday challenges.  This panda image is sooooo cute and I've seen him popping up on quite a few of the blogs I follow so had to dash over to Digistamp Boutique and guess what he's a freebie this month!  Superb!  So here's my first little play with him.

I'm using another lovely freebie from Dies to Die for which is the purple oval die cut which kind of dictated the colour scheme.  I used to make loads of lilac cards but it seems to have taken a back seat recently.

Card Recipe:

Image: Digistamp Boutique
Papers: Lakeland Limited - very old pack of papers
Sentiment: Digistamp Boutique
Gems and cord from my stash and the flowers are new from my Crafty Auntie
Martha Stewart Butterfly punch used

MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT A RETRO SKETCH

Evening all

I've been following the Retro Sketches challenges but never quite got round to submitting one.

Anyway this week I've got myself organised and going to dip my toe in that 'pond' - I've kind of rotated my image to fit the card shape but not sure about it although the LOTV image is adorable.

So enough waffle ... here it is:

Card Recipe:

Image: Pre-coloured LOTV
Papers: Pink Petticoat
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat
Ribbon, button and bakers twine from my stash plus a few glossy accents and a dash of glamour dust

Sketch if you want to play along:

SWEET LITTLE DANCER

Whoosh!  Another hot day - and I took my desk fan with me to the office so feeling a bit more 'chilled' today!  Looks like it's here for the weekend too!

Anyway here's a card which I'm entering into this week's Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge.  I've used this pre-coloured image before but I think she's so delightful that I couldn't resist.

Enjoy the rest of your evening ... My daughter has sports night tonight (rather her than me) and I'll be watching Luther later - don't know about you but that was one scary episode last week.  Gripping edge of the seat / hiding behind cushions stuff but you've got to watch again to see what happens haven't you even if you can't sleep!

Card Recipe:

Image: The Paper Shelter
Papers: Freebies from Quick Cards Made Easy
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat
A touch of glamour dust for added disco sparkle plus sparkly heart from my Crafty Auntie

CASUAL FRIDAY AND OVER THE EDGE

Happy Monday ...

I'm late again don't know what's happened to my inspiration and mojo today - think they're on holiday!

It's taken me ages to put a card together.  I've been down to our local TK Maxx earlier and purchased another 12x12 pad of papers which I was itching to use but just can't decide what to do.  Anyway I mentioned in an earlier post that I've been asked to make some children's cards and specifically girls so here's one which I hope will slot in fine at Cas-ual Fridays where the theme is 'over the edge' my fairy wings and wand have just tipped over!

The layout used is one I tried last week and loved it so here goes again - obviously too late to enter the challenge again though.

Hope you've all had more inspiration than me today.  Enjoy the rest of your evening and see you soon.

Card Recipe:

Image: Fairy with wings and wand die cut - not sure where from
Papers: Trimcraft
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat
Gems and ribbon from my stash

IT'S A GIRL THING AT THE SWEET STOP

Just passing by with a really quick post as I'm off out with the girls tonight to celebrate a birthday.

My card is to enter into the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge where the 'spin' is 'it's a girl thing'.  I've been asked to make some kiddies cards recently so if you notice a surplus of these on my blog that's why.

Have a good evening.

So here's the card with the sketch beneath in case you want to have a go too:

Card Recipe:

Image: LOTV - pre-coloured image which I've fussy cut
Papers: The gorgeous Pink Petticoat Ombre 'again!' plus some Lily Bimble freebies
Sentiment: Digistamp Boutique simple tags
Pearls, ribbon and glittery flowers from my stash to add a bit of girly sparkly

TEDDY BEAR 'IN THE PINK'

Here goes with my second post then that's it for me.  Need to chill and catch some TV.

This is my second entry to The Paper Shelter Challenge where the theme is pink and white or blue and white. I'm loving this cute teddy bear image and couldn't resist using the pre-coloured blue one last time.  This time I've decided to go pink and coloured the image with promarkers.

Another dose of Pink Petticoat's Ombre papers in Cinder Rose this time teamed with some matching design papers in the same colour.  I'm also combining the challenge with a sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp.  Day late posting but hope that won't matter.

Card Recipe:

Image: The Paper Shelter - coloured with promarkers
Papers: Pink Petticoat
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat
Some pearls from The Hobby House and glossy accents to add a bit of dazzle

I LOVE FAIRIES AND SKETCHES

Well as promised I'm back again with two more quick makes.  I'd sort of planned them out yesterday morning but only put them together this afternoon so here goes with the first one with what I think is my favourite fairy image ...

I'm going to enter this into this week's challenge at I {HEART} CARD SKETCHES



Card Recipe:

Image: LOTV
Papers: Pink Petticoat
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat - the new Tiny Celebration Sentiments
Added sparkle with glossy accents and glamour dust.

GET WELL SOON LITTLE FELLA

And last but by no means least - third card created today!  Phew must be a record for me.

My son's girlfriend has a little brother who has been in hospital this week so I decided to make him a little card to cheer him up and amazingly the image I chose has the colours featured in this weeks colour challenge over at Creative Inspirations.

Now I need help ... a non-essential element of the theme at Creative Inspirations is any card but square so I thought right I'll have a go.  And I've been having a go all afternoon with my Personal Cricut Elegant Edges cartridge which features a 'book' setting but could I get it to work? NO!  In the end the centre of my card is shaped as I wanted but I'll have to hold my hand up defeated and the rounded corner punch came out.

With all this stress I couldn't begin to put a fancy design together so I popped across to Papertake Weekly and grabbed one of their sketches.  Their challenge this week is Anything Goes so my Get Well Soon Fella can have a go at competing there too I think.

Finally I would love to know if any of you intelligent crafty people can give me any hints and tips on how to achieve a shaped card with a Personal Cricut Machine before I kick the machine around the room!!! LOL!

Enjoy the weekend and hope to catch up with you all over the weekend too. x

So here's my card followed by the sketch:

       

Card Recipe:

Image: Ron Leishman Cartoon
Papers: Studio Calico & bits and pieces from my stash
Sentiment: Computer Generated
A bit of dazzle with a couple of sparkly gems

A CARD FOR THE STARS

What a fabulous day we are having ... daren't even say it out-loud!

I'm torn between the garden and the craft cupboard for sure today. I decided to cut a few neglected bits and pieces back today in the garden BUT may have gone a bit 'scissor happy!' Yikes ... hope they grow back ok. Best stick to crafting me thinks!

I've 'embossed' the stars and 'de-embossed' the green panel (if that makes sense).  I was stocking up on a few basic essentials at my local craft store yesterday when this mini mosaic embossing folder from Cuttlebug caught my eye!!! Just had to buy it and have a play...so here's my card for the Seize the Birthday Challenge.

And here's the sketch which runs for 2 weeks so plenty of time to compete:

Card Recipe:

Papers: Lily Bimble
Sentiment: Computer Generated using Henny Penny
Buttons, cord, gems from my stash for added dazzle!

Tools:

• Sizzix: Framelits Stars
• Cuttlebug: Mini Mosaic Embossing Folder

BOYS LOVE ADVENTURE

This post should have appeared yesterday BUT things don't always go to plan do they?

I quickly made the card yesterday morning, before going out for the day, to enter into the Cupcake Craft and LOTV challenges who both have a theme of BOYS this week but I was a wee bit shattered when I got home, fell asleep on the sofa and before you know it it's bedtime!

So better late than never eh!  Here it is and if I get my act together I might even post again later.

Have a good day everyone - I'm hoping my crafting mojo is in tact as I've a day in the cupboard planned! Whoopie...

Card Recipe:

Image: LOTV pre-coloured from the adorable sketch pads
Papers: You guessed that Studio Calico range again!
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Kandi from my stash

Tools:

• Die-Namics banner die
• Rounded Corner Punch 

BRING ON THE SUNSHINE WITH PAPERTAKE WEEKLY

Evening all

Hope you are having fun despite the dreary weather.

I was hoping to get a few posts in tonight but the day hasn't just gone as planned so I'm rather late now BUT I decided the 'Bring on the Sunshine' theme at A Gem of a Challenge this week was a priority - if only we could bring it on!  Everything crossed and double crossed here hoping that summer hasn't been and gone at the weekend.

The Papertake Weekly Challenge have a sketch challenge too so decided to team the two together.  I think I've started to rely on the terrific sketch challenges but can't seem to get my brain into gear to create something solo so having to search around hoping to find a nifty sketch all the time... thankfully there's plenty about.

Enjoy the rest of your evening, I'm off for a little TV catch up now.

Here's my card and let's hope the sun comes out tomorrow - it is half term for the kiddies!

And here's the sketch if you fancy playing along:

Card Recipe:

Image: Ice Cream Ellie Digistamp from Pink Gem Designs
Papers: Lilly Bimble
Sentiment: Digistamp Boutique
Added sparkle with pearls from my stash and a sprinkling of glamour dust ... can't resist it!

Tools:

• Cricut
• Sizzix 

GIRLIE PINK FOR A GORGEOUS 1 YEAR OLD

Me again ... I don't know - I go AWOL for almost a week then posting mad.

BUT I'm a little late over at the Snippets Playground so hope the gates aren't locked.

One of my darling nieces will be one next month so here's her card and I've used mainly snippets! June and July are my busiest birthday months so lots to do ... do you get months like that too?

Here's my entry:

I also thought I'd enter my card at Creative Inspirations too where the theme is BINGO using this card.  I've gone for a diagonal line using PINK, FLOWERS & POLKA DOTS so hope that's ok.

Card Recipe:

Image: LOTV - pre-coloured images are fantastic and I've added a dusting of glamour dust for extra sazzle!
Papers: Trimcraft and Lilly Bimble
Sentiment: Computer generated
Flowers, pearls, gems and cord all from my stash

LET'S GO VINTAGE WITH A CUPCAKE CHALLENGE

Hi there

Another quick post for me today...don't know where the time goes!

Yet another new challenge I'm going to have a go at today over at Cupcake Craft Challenge and their theme this week is lots of layers.  I found this cute 'free' image of a little vintage girl reading to her doll from Free Vintage Digital Stamps and decided to team it up with the Once Upon A Tale princess papers from Dovecraft 

That's all for me for today hope you enjoy the weekend and catch you again soon.

Card Recipe:

Image: Free Vintage Digital Stamps
Papers: Dovecraft (sold through Trimcraft)
Tools:

• Sizzix Circles
• Memory Box - Precious Hearts
• Promarkers

Ribbon, Pearls, Prima Flower, Doily from my stash and a drop of dazzle with glamour dust

THE PAPER PLAYERS CHALLENGE .... OH MY VERY FIRST BLOG!

Evening all...here goes!  This is what I've created the blog for so here's my first post to blogland! 

I love working with the fabulous sketches and challenges but now I can join the fun and compete properly! 

I've decided to have a go at Ann's Sketch Challenge at the Paper Players.  I'm also going to enter this card to Pixies Crafty Snippets Playground - Week 70 so wish me luck.

Card Recipe:

Image: LOTV
Papers: All Pink Petticoat
Sentiment: Computer generated
Plus sprinkles of Glamour Dust to add some dazzle