Fiskarettes bird

This month's challenge on the Fiskareetes blog calls for a bird and a quote...

Here's my card...

The close up is to show the bird has been cut out and stuck with sticky pads to make it `pop'. Used Fiskars scissors to cut him out! Notice the little notes he's singing too!


Ingredients:
Paper by Basic Grey, Font is Fiolex girls, white gel pen and ribbon from stash.

2sketches4you - Design team call sketches

Had a go at these for the 2sketches4you team call.

I won't be entering this time round, but is fun to do.

Used some of my new fabby stash that I got in a PIF (Pay it forward) on Crafts by Carolyn forum, thanks Helen!

Ingredients:
Paper by DCWV, Prima flowers, Anna Griffin stamp, Fiskars threading water punch, Punch Bunch leaf punches, Pearl touch.


Ingredients:
Paper by Basic Grey, sentiment sticker by Brenda Walton, Quickutz swirls, Prima flowers, accent beads, white gel pen.

Featured blog!

Wow, my blog has been choosen as a featured blog on A Faith Perspective!

Thank you!

Just spent a lovely crafty evening at my friend's house. Been making cards and demonstrating some techniques, I so enjoy sharing the gifts God has given me and seeing others enjoy being creative too.

Salt - GIVE THANKS

This week my sister set the challenge of

GIVE THANKS

(with a grateful heart)

Isn't there an abundance of things that we can be grateful to God for?! For starters - sending his son Jesus to die on the cross for our sin, so that whoever believes in him will not perish eternally in hell, but live with Him forever and ever and ever in heaven- praise God!

Ok so it might not be easy to thank God in the hard times, but lets not forget all the blessings he has given to us and be thankful for them! Amen?!

I've not done scrapbooking for ages! We had these passport photos done recently and thought they'd look fun in a layout. Just wanted to give God thanks for my beautiful family.


Ingredients:
Card by TLC, Paper by Anna Griffin, Prima Flowers, Martha Stewart butterfly and doily lace edge punch, stamps by Studio G, Anna Griffin Clear Glass Finish.

Di Hickman card sketch - October no4

This is my `Happy Flower' card for Di's sketch this week.

Ingredients:
Paper by K and Co, rub on by TLC, ribbon, and flower from stash

Tom's done it again....

...entered the Pringles competition...

Pringles on my Christmas list

Vote for this video at the Pringles Jingles site!

Di Hickman Card sketch October no3

Ingredients:
Paper by Deja Views, White flower by Prima and other flower from stash.

Happy Birthday Bety!

Bety's blog is two years old! and shes giving away some candy... check it out HERE!

Her work has been a total inspiration to me!

DCM paint

Had great fun with this card, used up some scraps from my table, and played!

Even played with the inside of the card!

Ingredients:
Paper by K and Co, punches by Fiskars and Woodware, Stamp by Hero Arts Prima flower, Quickutz flourish, button and fibre from stash, Sakura souffle pen and Adirondak paint dauber.

2 Sketches 4 you - Kazan's sketch 11

Well... been missing card making this week... other duties have been pressing.

Managed to encourage my mum in law to make a card tonight! She says she isn't creative, but I think she did really well!

Got some creative time tonight, used Kazan's fab sketch.

Here's my card... thanks for looking!

Ingredients:
Paper by K and Co, Prima flowers, Punches by Martha Stewart, Punch Bunch, Fiskars and Woodware. Stamp by Hero Arts.

DCM - Bright

Been making lots of little cards recently, and have really got into doodling.

DCM's challenge this week is to make a bright card...


Ingredients:
Paper by K and Co, Prima flowers, Sakura Gel pen, rubon by TLC

Took these of the boys yesterday as we walking home from school. Luke insists on rolling down the hill, I can just about make do it only on Fridays when his uniform can get as dirty as he likes!

Salt - REST and 2 Sketches 4 you

This week's challenge crept up on me this week. I've been busy designing posters and newsletters for the PTA.

I'm learning to try and physically rest earlier ie go to bed early! so that I can be ready for the day ahead. The last few days I have been learning to rest in the Lord too. So this week's topic is really apt.

Please read the blurb and join in on SALT.


Ingredients:
Paper by ... I've used the bit that has the make on it! Craft Robo cut words, flower crystals, a sequin, Pebeo pearl touch and x cut corner punch.

Finally got round to the 2sketches4you challenge, decided to turn the sketch...

Also cut into some Melissa Frances paper I had been stroking!


Ingredients:
Paper by Melissa Frances, Prima flowers, stamp by RST and Clever cut, Martha Stewart doily lace punch, Pebeo pearl touch, ribbon and pearl brad from stash.

Basic Grey challenge blog - SCALLOPS!

Challenges are like buses...

Can you believe it? On the Basic Grey Challenge blog they have set the theme of scallops too!

Well, you know how I love scallops, so not a toughy really!

Used the opportunity to make a few cards for my stock. Used paper from the Perhaps collection.




Ingredients:
Paper by Basic Grey, Hero Arts stamps, scallop border punch by Fiskars, Prima flowers, ribbon, Martha Stewart butterfly punch and Pebeo Pearl Touch.

DCM Scallops

How did they know it's my favourite obsession at the moment!

Yes, those girls at DCM have challenged the use of scallops great and small on your cards this week!


Ingredients:
Anna Griffin paper, sticker by Brenda Walton, ribbon, button and lace from stash.

Batman Record Album

On Crafts by Carolyn forum, a recent challenge was to use plastic... also someone posted a fab link to a youtube video showing how to use the bind it all on a record.

Mix the two together and you get this!

(I did have permission from Tom to do this...)







Ingredients:
Batman 8" record, various envelopes, card and notebook paper, Bind it all, various lace and thread from stash.

CANDY! at Lim's

Check it out here

Tag you're it! ALTERED FLOWERS

What a great little challenge... to alter some flowers. I don't have any of the latest Prima flowers that have print already on them (they're on my metaphorical wish list!). So I had a go with an Anna Griffin stamp, stamping them. I'm really pleased with the results! Think I'll do more... watch this space!



Ingredients:
KandCo Tag, paper by SLP, Anna Griffin stamp, Prima Flowers, Martha Stewart butterfly and doily lace punch, sun punch, lace, button and brads from stash.

Melissa's felt challenge

A blog I frequent is Lillybeanpaperie by Melissa Phillips. She recently set a little card challenge to use felt. Couldn't resist using a little felt nappy. Thanks for looking!


Ingredients:
Paper by SLP and Anna Griffin, Prima flowers, stamp by Anna Griffin. Peg, felt nappy, pin, button, ribbon and floss from stash.