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

PUT THE FLAGS OUT

Morning All - opposite end of the clock for me today.

Sadly I've locked the crafty cupboard for my holidays and Mr Bloggy the Scheduler can hopefully rise to the challenge to post a couple of cards on my behalf while I'm away. As much as I'm looking forward to my holiday I'm also hesitant at leaving my crafty stash behind! I've packed a lovely US crafty mag, with loads of adorable ideas, into my suitcase and I'll try to keep up to date with your blogs ... Wifi allowing!

So this card is my entry to the Dynamic Duos Challenge #64 and what yummy colours - couldn't wait to get stuck in with this one.  Looking at the photo now it's uploaded I'm going to have to drop it in at Pixies Crafty Snippets Challenge as a second entry for this week - it would be rude not to!

Hope you are all well and enjoying a lucky bit of sunshine today.  I'm off for a spot of Afternoon Tea in the Lake District later today as a belated birthday treat with a couple of friends.  Just hope I can still squeeze into my holiday gear after all those cakes ... they WILL be mini ones though I guess!

Card Recipe:

Papers: TK Maxx and the pink one has been hiding in my stash since time began! Think it could be Papermania but wouldn't like to put money on it LOL!
Sentiment: The adorable and one of my many addictions Pink Petticoat
Gems and bakers twine from my stash
I've used the Sizzix Framelits Pennants Dies

MAD ABOUT BUTTONS

Goodness ... it's that time again and I'm only just getting around to posting!!!

If you've been checking my blog over the last couple of days you'll notice I seem to have gone overboard on the buttons - quite by accident.  However it has made me realise I'm short of a few colours so need to buy some more!!! Did someone say crafty shopping?  Count me in!

So here's my card to enter this weeks Retro Sketches Challenge plus a newbie for me, CAS colour and sketches. Initially I thought the basic grey was a bit drab but having put it together it's growing on me.

Here's the sketch and colours if you want to join in.

    


Card Recipe:

Image: Pink Petticoat
Papers: Pink Petticoat and The Papermill Shop
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat
Ribbon and Buttons from my stash
X-cut corner punch and Cricut Elegant Edges used

TOUGH COLOURS ... TOUGH CHALLENGE

Whoops I'm late tonight!

Lost track of time as I've been trying to get lots of last minute orders finished before my holidays.  I think Mr Schedule is going to have to take the reins soon! LOL.

Anyway this is my entry to the Less is More Challenge and what a hellish one for this week.  I took one look at it and thought 'Too BUSY ... I'll give that one a miss this week!' BUT I don't like to duck out of a challenge so I've been scratching my head so much I think it's bleeding!!!!!!!!!  No I've not got lice!  Firstly, the colours are not my ideal ones to work with and the image wasn't giving me much inspiration either. THEN would you believe it I've made not 1 but 3 cards for this challenge.  I'm not entirely happy with any of them but this was the third and final one.  Having run them all past Mr Dazzle he chose this one so here goes.

Catch up with you all soon.

Card Recipe:

Image: Pink Petticoat from the Dandelion Clocks printed onto mustard cardstock
Papers: Papermill Shop and Pink Petticoat
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat
Brads, buttons and twine from my stash

HIGH TIDE

Happy Sunday

Crumbs ... what an 'eck of a lot of rain we had overnight and today.  So much for watering the garden it's like a swamp! My daughter has gone off to a festival in Lytham with her friend today kitted out with wellies. You just wouldn't believe it with all the sunshine we've had.

The sunny weather of last week plus my up-coming holiday has influenced my card today.  I can safely say I'm a Pink Petticoat addict and love all the products.  The latest collection is Beach Cottage and I hope Liz doesn't mind me stealing her boat idea...then again she did put a tutorial on her blog which I've been dying to have a go at.

It's snippets galore so that's where I'm heading with this card ... over to Pixies Snippets Playground plus the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  Armed with my Beach Cottage papers and seeing the banners on the sketch it had to be nautical this week.

Sketch which I've flipped and switched a little:


Card Recipe:

Image, Papers & Sentiment: All Pink Petticoat (Beach Cottage Collection)
Gems plus cocktail stick from my stash
Dies used: MFT Die-namics Party Banners
Sizzix Triangles
Plus a dribble of glamour dust on the crest of the waves - you know me ... can't resist a bit of dazzle!

FLORAL BIRTHDAY WITH BUTTONS

Happy Saturday

Hope you are all enjoying your Saturday.  I've not really got down to a lot of crafting despite trying and only one card to post.

BUT I'll tell you the reason - I've had a bit of a sort out in the old craft cupboard...I'm intrigued (not nosey) when I stumble across craft room piccys on your blogs.  Some of you have the most divine rooms that I can only dream of. Anyway I've noticed a circular desk tidy carousel on quite a few crafty desks in blogland which I kind of thought 'WOW ... I wouldn't mind one of those!' I think the one I've seen is from Great Little Trading Company but they don't seem to have the exact one anymore :-( ... BUT all is not lost as I found a wooden desk tidy on Amazon this week and treated myself to it (early birthday pressie we'll call it) :-)))))) The desk tidy arrived TODAY so much of my afternoon has been spent having a clear out to install the new piece of kit.  Loving it already.  I will have to take some photos of my tiny little craft pod at some point and pop them on here but perhaps I'll wait until it's really tidy then another when it's really messy!!!!

So onto my card for today which I'm not entirely happy with but in the absence of anything else worth posting here it is ....

Card Recipe:

Image: Uniko Studios - Free digi download
Papers: TK Maxx Snippet & Grosvenor House Pearlised Card
Sentiment: Uniko Studios - Free digi download
Buttons and twine from my stash
A dusting of glamour dust round the edges too for added sparkle and lift

Challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays - "BUTTONS"
A Gem of a Challenge - "ANYTHING PEARLESCENT "
ColourQ

     

HELLO HELLO

Apologies ... had ONE day in the city of the Beatles and the lyrics come straight into my head!

So onto my second card for today and this one is to enter, in the nick of time, the Paper Players Challenge plus the Uniko Studio very first challenge called 'Say HELLO'.   I've only recently discovered this beautiful craft blog where there are some stunning stamps and dies plus some freebies, which is what I've used for my card.

I have to admit that I'm more into digi than rubber stamping and colouring with promarkers scares the life out of me although I have a go now and again.  Fortunately Uniko Studio have some amazing digi images too which are quite easy to re-colour with the help of my techi teenage son!

Just for the fun of it I'm going to have a second stab at the Simon Says Challenge and Creative Inspirations with this card as their theme is 'Anything Goes'

Card Recipe:

Hello Sentiment & Flower Paper - Both Uniko Studio
Pearls and other papers from my stash
Glamour Dust added to the flowers for that extra bit of dazzle

Here's the sketch but you'll have to be quick!

ALOHA HAWAII ...

Morning All

First of all did I say that I would have lots of crafting time during the school summer holidays?  That was the plan but certainly not happening much yet...

Secondly I haven't had to hide in a darkened room since Monday following THE shopping spree!  I survived JUST; it was quite painless - not so much on the purse though where my son was concerned but on the plus side my daughter was pretty disappointed at what was on offer.  On the down side I had to take her to Liverpool on Wednesday to conclude the holiday shopping which was much more successful in her opinion.

We had a family outing in Liverpool for my Dad's birthday; he loved the Grandad card too.  He went for a cultural day at the Art gallery but my mum chose the shops and I think it's the first time in about 50 years that she's hunted out bikinis - brings back memories I guess of times gone by with a perfect figure!!!!

So it's my birthday today and my treat is to spend a day crafting if I can find my mojo.  The shopping can wait, the iron has been locked up, I'm being taken out for a meal this evening so no cooking required!  I may put the washer on if I can prise myself away from all that glitters and sparkles in my cupboard.

Anyway on to my cards - and I have 2 to post today.  The first one is for one of my American cousins who is moving to Hawaii next month with his young family.  What a fabulous holiday destination for the family - hope he's plenty of room but I think my crafty auntie will miss her gorgeous little granddaughter.

Card Recipe:

Image: Aloha Digi images from Clearly Digi Stamps
Papers: The Papermill Shop & Clearly Digi Stampshttps://www.cdstamps.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=virtuemart&Itemid=54
Sentiment: Clearly Digi Stamps
MFT Party Banner Die and X-cut corner punch used
Glitter gems from my stash
Glossy Accents added for extra sazzle!


Challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes