Raining

Good afternoon crafters and followers.
Today's post is a little stamp from Sugar Nellie and is very suitable for the weather we have been having don't you think?
It is also a very simple design.  The backing paper is one printed from the SWALK cd rom by Crafters Companion, the first one I think.  The image has been coloured in with spectrum noirs.
Because she is sitting down, I cut around her legs and then placed the spellbinders nestie behind her legs which meant when die cut her legs are dangling outside of the nestie.
I do hope you like her.  Thank you for taking a look at my blog.  Take care.

Scatter The Seeds

Good evening peeps, hope you are all well today. 
My post today was made as a birthday card for a friend who was 80 last week.
I started with a 6x6 plain white base card. Matted some pale pink card followed by some white card which I embossed using a texture place from sizzix.  I then stamped the verse using pink embossing powder.  The verse is from Inkylicious.  That is also matted onto some pink card.
The flower topper is made using stamps from Dawn Bibby's range, stamped with black versafine and embossed then coloured with spectrum noirs, cut out, layered up and finished with a card candi.  The leaves are a mixture from Dawn Bibby range and from the Glitter Girls.  All the leaves again were stamped using green versafine and clear embossed then coloured using spectrum noirs and cut out.  I then used a small circle of spare card as a base, put a large splodge of pinflair glue and simply arranged the leaves into the splodge finishing off with the flower and just left it to dry.  Making it that way, independently of any card, I was able to make a few of different colours and put them away as toppers for another day.  I then finished the card off with some gems.
Hope you like it.  Thanks for looking and do take care.

Anyone for Cake

Good evening crafters and followers.  Well Friday is here again, yippee.  I have had a lovely day with my mom today.  We went to the hairdressers and then we went out for lunch as an early birthday celebration - her birthday is on Tuesday next week and unfortunately I have a prior committment which I am unable to alter so we went today.  Now I am settling down for some crafting.
My post today is a simple design but hopefully very effective.  The stamp is a clear stamp from Cuddly Buddly.  She was stamped with versafine and then clear embossed then watercoloured with whisper pens.  The flowers and leaves are all marianne dies.  Unfortunately I cannot remember where the backing paper came from, I know it was off a cd but I can't remember whether it was joanna sheen or rob adams.
Well hope you like this one.  Thanks for stopping by and take care.

With Sympathy

Good day fellow crafters and followers.

You know I always think sympathy cards are so hard to do.  My post today was made when my brother-in-law sadly lost his mom after an  illness.  Because my card was primarily to him I didn't think I could go with flowers.

This card is a 6x6 white card.  I matted some black card then some more white card which I then stamped the flourish in versafine black ink and black embossing powder.  I then took another piece of black card and die cut the shape out which fit over the embossing.

Thanks for stopping by and do take care.

Rehana

Good day fellow crafters and followers.
My post today is, as you can see, a personalised card.  This card I made last year for a friend of my moms, and I happen to know she still has this card on display nearly 12 months later and it still looks as good as when I made it so I am really chuffed.
It is an 8x8 card and the backing paper was out of my crafty stash.  The image is a stamp from Joanna Sheen and I watercoloured this one.  It was so suitable because my mom, her friend Rita and Rehana quite often meet for coffee or wine and a very long chat.
Rehana's name was stamped using the plain alphabet from Dimension stamps and another little flower stamp I had.  I then coloured the little flower with alcohol pens and glazed the whole name.
Hope you like this as much as Rehana does.  Thanks for looking and do take care.

April Showers

Good evening crafters and followers.  Hope you are well today.  Another awful day here in the West Midlands, still I have had a lovely lunch with friends so it has not been too bad.  We took a friend who was 80 years old last week to lunch at the local garden centre.  We all had a lovely lunch and really good chinwag.
Today's post is another stamp from the Adorables range by Jayne Nesterenko.  This one was called April Showers and it seemed appropriate for today, although it's not April it is raining.
I stamped Miss April with versafine ink and clear embossed.  The pussy cat is a separate stamp as are the showers, you can really build a story with Jayne's stamps.  I then watercoloured her in with whisper pens.  The backing paper if also from the adorables range but from the CD produced by Crafters Companion and I have to admit the papers are definitely 'adorable'.  The border is a martha stewart punch and the sentiment was also part of the adorables range of stamps.  Definitely worth a look girls.
Well I hope you enjoy the rest of your day and thank you for stopping by and taking a peek at my blog.  Take care.

Julie

Good morning fellow crafters and followers.  Monday morning again, doesn't it come around quickly.  Mind you I do think this year is flying by, October is almost on us and then it will be Christmas, phew.
My post today is Julie from Jayne Nesterenko's Patchwork Polly range.  A beautiful stamp range and one I use again and again.
I started with a cream 6x6 card, matted some green card on to that.  I then stamped, in walnut distress ink, 4 patchwork squares, which are part and parcel of this stamp set.  I die cut three oval shaps in cream, green and orange and layered those up.  I then stamped my image with versafine ink and clear embossed it.  I have watercoloured this image so it is stamped on watercolour card.  I then cut her out, shaped her and placed her onto the oval diecut.  Her little dog and satchel are also part of Julie's stamp set.  The flower in the corner is a diecut from marianne dies. 
Hope you enjoy this post and thank you for stopping my.  Take care.