Lily

Good morning.  My 2nd post of the day, yes I know I am like a bus nothing for a while then 2 come along together!!!!

Given my craft room is now fully up and running I hope to be posting more now.

A new challenge is beginning at Crafting from the Heart.

Challenge 122 is the usual 'Anything Goes' theme.

Our sponsor is:-

Robyns Fetish Digital Stamps

The digi stamp I have used is called 'Lily'

I have printed this out onto watercolour card and used distress markers to colour it.

As regulars will know I do struggle with layouts and my inspiration is usually Sue Wilson or John Lockwood.  Well my inspiration for today's layout was John Lockwood but with my twist.

To create the frame I used the 5x7 matting basics from spellbinders.  A couture embossing folder called Extra Loren and my sentiment is from Senitmentally Yours the Blossom Occasions Sentiment Tags from the lovely Phil Martin stamps and die cut using tags dies from the sapphire.

I always think sympathy cards are difficult and this one just cried out as that particular theme.

Why not visit the challenge blog by following the link HERE where you can enter your own super creation and see some more samples from our design team.

We also have a facebook page which you can join and share your makes.

Thanks for visiting and take care.

Birthday Surprise

Good morning folks.  Hope you had a brilliant weekend and the weather was enjoyable for you.

We start a lovely new challenge at Get Creative today.

Challenge 44 theme is

Lots of Blue

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Karleigh Sue Digis

The image I have used is called

'Birthday Surprise' by designer Cheri Shull

I have printed my image onto watercolour card and used distress markers to colour her in.

The dies are all creative expressions by Sue Wilson and the pearl drops are Nuvo Tonic - midnight blue.

I made my own background using chipped sapphire distress ink and a flower stamp I had and then embossed using a distress embossing folder which I have inked around the outisde.

If you wish to see more ideas using this image and others from our sponsor do follow the linke HERE to our challenge blog.  Don;t forget to enter your own project whilst you are visiting - any project as long as you follow the theme.

Thank you for visiting today and I hope to see you again soon.

Take care.

Happy Birthday Stephanie

Hi folks.  Hope you are all okay.

My post today is not only for a new challenge starting at Crafty Girls Creations but also was specifically made for our neice's partner Stephanie.

Stephanie met and married our niece Sara over 12 months ago now and it was her birthday Monday just gone.  July's child definitely describes her, she is loving towards Sara and they are definitely very happy. She is fun with a lovely smile and very friendly. A wonderful and welcome addition to our family.

I am also happy because by this weekend my rewiring will be finished and my craftroom will be back up and running - oh I have soooooooo missed my crafting.

Our challenge today is usual 'Anything Goes'.

July's child stamp is one from Creative Expressions John Lockwood stamps.  Such a useful set of stamps.  The flowers are also stamps from Honey Doo Crafts.

To see more samples from our design team and to enter the challenge with your own creation do follow the link HERE.

Thank you for visiting and I hope to see you again real soon.

It's Cocktail Time

Good morning everyone.

Gosh I never realised how much I missed my craftroom.  We have had to be re-wired and my craftroom had to be packed up - as big job on its own!

I packed up myself, didn't want hubby to realise exactly how much I did have - hee hee.

Anyway it has given me time to have a sort out, a tidy up and to move things around.  It will be really good when I have finished.

Enough about me, we have a new challenge starting at Crafty Girlz today

We have a 'Just for Fun' challenge with our normal theme of

'anything goes'.

As I didn't have my craftroom I have been playing in Craft Artist.

I have used the digi kit called '50's fever'.

To see more samples from our design team and to enter your own project into the challenge follow the link HERE.

Thank you for visiting today and I do hope to see you again soon.

Take care.