New Stamp From Little Claire

I received my latest stamps set from Little Claire this morning, couldn't wait to make the card up!! They've started a new blog, but unfortunately I couldn't get it to open this morning, Obviously theres some teething problems going on somewhere, unless I've misunderstood and it's not running yet! That's always possible with my senior moments kicking in at odd times
 Also they've put out a call for design team members, I'm so tempted to try it, but I have so little self confidence I doubt that I'm good enough. I just love making cards.
Despite not posting here recently I have made several cards, but as my daughter has problems with her computer and needs one for her work, mine has been unavailable to me a lot of the time. I find it really frustrating!

Anyway...........here's the Little Claire Stamp card set made up

Here's another card I made for a friend in Holland. It was her birthday on June 4th, and I was going through one of those episodes when you can't think of anything original!!
Anyway, I remembered I had a couple of digital stamps downloaded, so I just made a simple card for her, and hoped she liked it.
I coloured the figures with Pro-markers, The lettering was printed straight onto the card, and then enhanced with a sakura stardust pen 'copper star'. I added 3 mulberry paper flowers, enhanced with stickles glitter, and with centres of buttons, gems, and brads from my stash. the figures were cut out and raised on pads. The buttons on the boys shirt were made with liquid pearls in 'pewter' and the edge of the girls hat were made with liquid pearls in'petal pink'. The border was done by hand.

WOJ Inspiration

I read the WOJ Inspirational & Tutorial blog the other day and found there was a sketch challenge posted, so I decided to have a try at it. I've done a few sketches for fun in the past, ( about 6 actually), but never to show, especially in a group with this degree of talent. I have to say, I didn't find it easy, and I've had to come back to it 3 or 4 times over the last few days. I loved the colours when I first thought of them, but have come to really DISLIKE them now. It's far too late to change it, and anyway, the image is so cute it helps enormously!
The striped paper is by Laura Ashley, and the flowered paper is Papermania. The ribbon is from Joanna Sheen, as are the green diamantes. The image was coloured using pro-markers and is from..........errrrr???....ummmmmm.........Ah yes! I remember!....Whiff of Joy,
Anything else used was just hanging about in my stash.
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Hope you like it.                 BTW...........Here's the LINK to the sketch if you would like to join in .

I've noticed lots of minor formatting errors on my website, so I want to go and sort them out now. I uploaded some new cards to the site, and looking over with a fresh eye, they sort of jump out at you. I also have to extend my range of Wiccan Cards, as that part of the website is looking decidedly bare at the moment. Hopefully I'll get back to post some more later.

Whiff of Joy Candy

Discovered an offer of Whiff of Joy Candy -Katherina  has a complete collection of her new stamps on offer, I almost hate to tell anyone else about this.....*sigh*.........it is a great offer tho, so head over there and add your name!
Bev's blogspot also has some candy on offer......It is Magnolia Fishing Edwin stamp.

Another Birthday Card

Just a quick post here today. Busy, busy in this household! I just wanted to post a card I made for one of the forum members, using a stamped image donated in the monthly swap, by someone else off the same forum.

Confused yet?

I carefully made a note of the name of the stamp, because I absolutely love it, and promptly lost it!! If anyone knows what it is called, I'd love you to tell me.

I turned the image into an easel card, used pale mint green paper as a background, and pale pink as a contrast and also some silver mirri. The diamantes are also pale green. The greeting was printed in pink from the computer, and then die cut out using my nestabilities. I then added a silk flower, topped with 2 stamped daisy centres in toning card all held together with a pearl brad

Long time, no type!

It's been ages since I've been on here. There has been so much going on at home...health issues (both feline & human)...job interviews.....family probs etc, etc. April has been a really mixed month, slipping from highs to lows and back again without stopping, thank goodness May has arrived!
I have managed to make a few cards during this period, most of which I hope to upload over the next few days.


So...............to the cards! I've had several birthday cards to make over the last couple of weeks, most of them for friends of my daughter. So many of them seem to have been born at the end of April/beginning of May.


Anyway, the first one I made was for someone who loves fairies, and I got an image off the internet for this one.



I used my new nestabilities for the label, the rest of the card is done with layering and matting techniques. The background paper was some I got from Mad About Cards, last year sometime.

They are actually 12"x12" embossed papers with a Rose design, and in a lovely range of colours too.

I layered with silver mirri card, added thin Royal blue, medium width white ribbon and some wide satin edged chiffon ribbon around the centre. Then I added the image layered onto silver mirri and some pale blue gems as "bling".



I got some stamps through from Little Claire (as I do every month now), and had a bit of fun making a card with the instructions they send with it.






Along with the stamps they supply the card, papers, sentiment, and instructions for the card, and also some other design suggestions. I followed these exactly, apart from adding some plastic 'googly eyes' to the larger owls. They're cute little images, and I enjoyed using them
Finally, I have to show a card made for a little boy in the USA, who absolutely adores bugs, beetles, butterflys and anything creepy/crawly. Apparently he tells his Daddy off if he accidentally steps on an ant in the garden!!


The image is from the Daisy & Dandelion Range, and was stamped with Memento Black ink and coloured with Promarkers. The shapes were cut from my one and only nestability set, and was done on white card layered onto blue mirri card. The name was printed on the computer and the shape cut around it, and the age was made using a silver peel off. Some of the bugs are Papermania 3d stickers and some are stamped, coloured and set into Pinflair Glue gel. The flower stamp is from Little Claire and is three identical stamps cut and layered onto each other to make a corner frame and stuck on using foam dots. I hope he likes it!
Thanks to Andria for leaving a comment on my last post...........and you are absolutely right........I already feel the need for more nestabilities ( at least 3 of them ). I am awaiting some payments for cards now, and as soon as I receive them , guess where it's going to be spent.

At last - A Cuttlebug!

BIG excitement over the last few days in my house.
I finally got my hands on a Cuttlebug!! I have wanted a die cutting/embossing machine for SO long, but never seemed to be able to save up enough money. There was always something else more imminently important to get first.
Also I was sort of holding out for a Spellbinders Wizard, which I have to admit was my first choice, but is SO expensive.
My daughter finally got me a 'bug' for my birthday,as she said I really needed it now. So I went a bit crazy and bought 3 embossing folders and a set of Nestabilities to go with it. After all, there's no point having a 'bug' and not being able to use it, is there?
These Nestability sets are going to be addictive, I can see, as I already feel the need for about 6 others. I made my first card with one of the folders & set anyway. It's for a lady on our Forum, but I don't think she follows this blog, so I'm pretty safe in posting it now.

I seem to be imprinted on one stamp lately!! I must move on from using Messy Rabbit for everything!

I also have a confession to make - I've been a bit naughty and spent more money. I've ordered some new clear stamps from Whiff of Joy. Its the February Stamp kit called "Birdie Love", and I can see such potential for this set, I just had to have it. I really love their stamps, they are such good quality.

I got some cooking done yesterday, I made an Apple pie and a Cottage Pie. It's the first time I've felt like cooking that sort of thing for a while. Amazing what a little sun can do! I must admit it did start out as a "must sort out the freezer" day, but what the heck! - I suddenly felt more creative than that, so the freezer will have to wait.........again!

UPDATE: My cousins wife came through her op ok, but they haven't got the results back yet about the Lymph system - the family holds it's breath and hopes..............

Going to cook a roast Sunday dinner in a moment and settle down for the rest of the day. Hope your day is fine too..........

Sunday Update

I got a phone call from my father last night requesting a card for my cousin's wife. She has to go into hospital on Wednesday for a Mastectomy, which will be followed up with Chemo. We won't know til after the op whether the cancer has spread to the Lymph nodes, so we are all keeping our fingers crossed for her. Anyway, I set to work and produced 2 cards. One for my father to send and one for myself and my daughter.




I've spent all morning sorting out craft bits, but haven't managed to make another card yet! I can't really settle into anything, I have something wrong with my ear, and it's niggling. I 'spose that'll mean a trip to the Doctor's tomorrow. It just feels swollen and painful inside. I probably caught something from the dog,lol, he's had a nasty pair of eyes all week. The vet gave us some ointment, but no clue how to give them to a 32kg GSX who doesn't like his head held, has NO intention of letting anyone near him with cotton wool to clean them or ointment to heal them. I think I've caught him asleep about 3 times, to insert some cream before he realises what I'm up to, but now his eyes fly open every time I move. Back to the vets Tuesday, and pick up a sedative tablet on Monday so the Vet can see what's what!