here is the reason why I have been drawn away from my craft room of late! I have been more and more drawn to crochet and knitting recently, and have been wanting to make this item for a while, it is inspired by the Wonderful Lucy from Attic 24 , whose blog you just can't help but fall in love with if you like crochet! Pop on over and take a look!

Boofle Card

Boofle easel card made with free 'Creativity' stamp! Paper and flowers and brads from stash, coloured with copic markers.

My latest card is for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge #137 . I have used a Fizzy Moon stamp, coloured with Copic Markers. I have used Basic Grey Two Scoops papers and used Banana Frog flower stamps to decorate the edges. I have embossed the background card with a Cuttlebug folder.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 136-73/Polka Doodles Challenge

Here is my card which I have made for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge 136-73 . I am also entering the card into the Polka Doodles challenge , which this week, had a theme of Retro/vintage. I have gone for a vintage look to my card with a few muted pastels for the icing on the cake! I have coloured the image with a mixture of distress inks, copic markers and aquatone pencils. I have used some vintage looking DCWV papers, adding some textured card and flowers and brads from stash.

Christmas Card

It has been a while since I have added anything. I have made this christmas card for a friend, and it is the first card of this type that I have made. I have used some old christmas paper from stash to decorate the panels, with some glitter borders, and some festive Forever Friends stickers. I would welcome any comments.

Birthday Card - Fizzy Moon

Well, it has been a difficult year for crafy mojo. I haven't made anything in a while. I had a birthday card to make and made this. The adorable image is a Fizzy Moon acrylic stamp, which I have coloured using copic markers. I have mounted on contrasting cards and used some Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Salt air paper. I have added some ribbons and flowers to embellish. I have another pressing calling of knitting and crochet just now, but, looking forward to getting into the craft room a bit more often.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #114

Here is my entry for this week's sketch on Sweet Sketch Wednesday Blog which you can see here
I cut the images on my Slice die cut machine, using the Vintage findings card. I inked the edges and used paper, flowers and gems from stash.
I made this card for a friend to congratulate her on her new job, she is a newly qualified graphic designer and deserves every success. You can see her work here at Long Armed Cactus.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #112

created for challenge on Sweet Sketch Wednesday here I have used papers and a Willow image which came free with a craft magazine. I have coloured the image using copic markers.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 110-32

Here is my card for this week's Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge, which you can see here .
I have used The Greeting Farm Miss Anya stamps, which I have coloured using copic markers, watercolour paints and distress ink (scattered straw). I have used 'Sweet Nothings' papers which were free with a craft magazine. Ribbons, flowers and brad from stash. Thanks for looking and I would welcome your comments.

Something Different!

Thought I would log on with a few pictures of what has been keeping me busy recently. I have been crocheting quite a bit!
The robin and the hanging christmas wreath decorations can be found on this wonderful blog and the crochet cushion is many large and small sunflower motifs, originally from Inside Crochet magazine. Hope you like my efforts, I still need to add some bling to the christmas wreaths, and the robin pattern was originally called
The Love Nest but I just did the robin and made him into a hanging decoration!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #107

This is my card for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday #107 sketch. I have used Basic Grey 2 scoops paper, some silver card, Country Companions stamps, and coloured using copic markers. I have made this card for my sister-in-law and her husband who are about to celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary! Thanks for looking and I would welcome your comments.

Basic Grey/Sweet Sketch Wednesday (105-44)Challenge

Well, it has been a while since I last posted, as I have been in the grip of depression of late, so, have forced myself back into the craft room to try and find my mojo, and managed to make one card! Well, it is a start in the right direction anyway!
This is a sketch for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog, 105-44 , and a colour challenge for Basic Grey , the colours being Hot Pink, Lime and Brown/Kraft. I have used a 'Walter and Winnie' topper that came free with a craft magazine, and Basic Grey 'Sultry' papers, some rub ons, flowers and brad from stash. You Thank you for looking and I would welcome your comments.

Country Companions Challenge Card

Made for a challenge over on Docrafts forum. The challenge was to make a different card, so, I have made a side step card, using Laura Ashley papers, and a Country Companions stamped image, coloured wsith copic pens. Flowers and gems from stash.

Forever Friends Blog Candy Challenge Card

I have made this card as part of the Blog Candy Challenge over on the Forever Friends challenge blog There is a chance to win the lovely candy you can see on the right!

I have used the Forever Friends 'Black and Gold' range stamps, coloured with copic markers, and have cut out the image using a nestie shape, inked the edges and used some contrasting ribbon and flowers from stash. The paper is from a HOTP pack I found lurking in my drawer, I have also added some pearl stones from the black and gold range to the corners. I would welcome your comments. Thank you for looking.

Country Companions Card

Made for a challenge on the Docrafts forum. The challenge was to use a Country Companions image of any type, so I have used a stamped image, coloured with copic markers, and to make a shaped card and a handmade embellishment of some sort, I have made a 'faux' button covered in matching paper and added some peel offs and inked the edges of the paper for definition.

Thanks for looking and I would welcome your comments.

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Basic Grey #40/Friday Sketchers #146

This is the card I have made for the Friday Sketchers Challenge and for the Basic Grey Challenge , which this week is to use something recycled. I have used a circle punch to create a faux button form a kitchen roll centre, which I have inked and embossed. The Tilda stamped image was donated by Hazey J (Thank you!) and I have coloured her using copic pens. I have used Basic Grey 'Euphoria' papers, with ribbons, flowers and trims from stash.

Easel Card

Made for 2 challenges on Docrafts forum. One was a sketch challenge, the other was a floral challenge, to include Pink, White and Black, some embossing and flowers, either hand made or ohterwise! My flowers is made from nestie shapes and a brad, contrasting papers, some butterflies made from peel offs and card bits, some embossed white card, and I have added some blink and a stamped sentiment! Thanks for looking and I would welcome your comments!

Forever Friends Monthly Challenge #3/Friday Sketchers Challenge #145

This month, the challenge over on the Forever Friends challenge blog is to use no design papers! I have combined this card with sketch #145 over on Friday Sketchers

To make the card, without design papers, I have used co-ordinating cardstock pieces, inked the edges and stamped the corners, to the front, I have inked an embossing folder and embossed with the Cuttlebug, I have used a Martha Stewart punch for the cardstock strip across the front and have used papermania roses and flowers, and a punched leaves to go round stamped image. I have used copic pens to colour in my image. Some Stickles added to flowers for a bit of bling! Thanks for looking and I welcome your comments!

LOTV/Polka Doodles Challenge card

I have added this latest easel card to enter for the Lili of the Valley challenge #86 Bev's Sketch and also the Polkadoodles 'Flower Power' Challenge - to make at least 3 handmade flowers.
I have used some Kay & Co papers, and have created the flowers by scrunching up nestie cut shapes and then inking for effect. I have used a LOTV stamp in front of a Polka Doodles stamp, coloured with copic pens. Adhesive ribbon and brads from stash.