Friday Sketchers - Sketch 47

Here is a card I made last night using the sketch over on Friday Sketchers. For my main image I have used two of the new hAnglar & stAnglar Spring Club Kit, and they have been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Fired Brick (Baseball Hat)
Faded Jeans/Peeled Paint (Her Clothes & Hair Ties)
Faded Jeans/Tea Dye (His Clothes)

The papers are all October Afternoon "Night Light" & "HomeTown" and I have added some swirls cut with my QK Revolution die, some Prima blossoms attached with a Doodlebug sugar coated brad and spacer...all finished off with some red bling and a sentiment by Stampin' Up.

Here is a picture of the inside which is also decorated with the scraps left over.

It seems like everyone loved the flower I showed you yesterday (as learnt from Venessa Matthews), so I will write up a Tutorial and get it posted over the Bank Holiday weekend.....I will also try to add some pics of each stage....

Burning Fabric Flowers

I learnt this amazing technique from Venessa Matthews at ScrapFever.....I was totally blown away with the results and could not wait to go shopping at the Fabric store this week. I picked up eight different lengths each of them 10cm wide (the minimum they will cut) and also picked up some pretty seed beads from HobbyCraft, and on Wednesday I set about making another....and this is the result.....I am sooo pleased. When I showed my friends Lyns, she also loved it and next Thursday we are going back to the fabric shop.....she NEEDS fabric....LOL

If you are interested in learning how to make these stunning flowers, leave me a comment and if enough people want it, I will make some instructions.

Two for One...Again!

I have done a little challenge combining for this card. I have taken Dawny's fab sketch over on Papertake Weekly and combined it with A Spoon Full of Sugars challenge to include an age on your card. For my card I have used one of my new hAnglar & stAnglar stamps and the image has been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose/Worn Lipstick (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Peeled Paint (Shirt)
Faded Jeans (Jeans)
Vintage Photo/Fired Brick (Sweater Vest)
Vintage Photo (Shoes)
Tea Dye/Fired Brick/Black Soot (Wagon)
The papers are all October Afternoon "Night Light" anf I have also used some Creative Imaginations bling brads, and Sassafrass Lass letters. The sentiment is a die-cut by Craftwork Cards.

I have also decorated the inside as you can see from the picture below....

Go on, pop over to the two blogs and take part, Dawny's sketch is fab, as is the theme on ASFOS.

Today is Good Friday and David now has a long weekend off from work....which we all need after the long hours he has worked this week. Georgia is also at a friends house for a sleepover, so David and I are going to go out for dinner...ALONE...can't remember the last time we managed that.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 55 "Marshmallows & Chocolate"

A little news from me.....I offered my services to the DT over on Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog as a temporary stand in for Annie & Lynn (my fellow Tilda & Friends ATC DT Members) while they were taking a well deserved break, so for the next month I will be joining them.

This week the theme is "Marshmallows & Chocolate", so basically you use Pink & Brown on your card or project....one of my favourite colour combos. For my project I have made a gift bag...perfect for holding easter eggs, sweets...well anything really. This has been made with a white paper bag trimmed down to 4.5 x 3.5 inches. I have then created cardstock page to conceal the bag. Before sticking down the cardstock I have added some ribbon handles...this cute ribbon is by KI Memories Love Elsie "Betty" range. I have added a Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl. The paper for the base is 7Gypsies which I have inked with Distress Inks "Vintage Photo" and added some lipstick kisses with a stamp I got in the sale from Sir Stampalot and some pink versamagic chalk ink. I have embellished with Prima Blossom held on with a spacer and Doodlebug sugar coated brad, a heart pin, so lace, SU Choc Chip taffeta ribbon, a dragonfly charm and a tag by CI Creative Cafe range.
The back is also decorated in a smililar fashion...

Here is a picture of the side on view showing evidence of the original paper bag...

So come over and join us.....the rest of the super talented DT's cards are awesome.

Hugs

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge "Chocolate!"

This week over on the Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge Blog the theme is "Chocolate"....with Easter this weekend....what could be better. For my ATC I have used one of the Easter hAnglar & stAnglar stamps coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Spiced Marmalade/Worn Lipstick (Clothing)
Spiced Marmalade (Shoes)
Antique Linen/Tea Dye (Seat)
Peeled Paint (Grass)
Weathered Wood (Sky)

It feels like I haven't blogged in ages....but really it is just under a week. I had a fantastic time at ScrapFever....another wonderful event. Took four fab classes, learnt some amazing new techniques which included making stamps with funky foam and also make my own flowers by burning fabric.....sounds intriguing doesn't it. I promise to come back and show pics of the items I made....as the mini books are both finished just awaiting pics and the 2 DLO's are almost there....one needs photos and the other needs a little journalling....once they are done I will post pics. Today I even made one of the flowers using the burning tecnique....amazing Lynsey and now she is desperate to have a try and we are off to the fabric shop next week...LOL.

So now I am back, I will have a project to show you in the morning....and hopefully I can get busy again this evening.
Hugs,

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #45 Sketch by Lim

This week over on the A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge Blog there is a lovely sketch provided by Lim. For my card I have used one of the Gorjuss Girls collection 1 from Sugar Nellie and she has been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Black Soot (Hair)
Peeled Paint/Black Soot (Dress & Tights)

The papers are all by October Afternoon "Hometown" and I have also added some black Bazzill cardstock for matting and layering. There is plenty of jet black bling some Prima blossoms held with doodlebug sugar coated brads and spacers. To finish off I have added a sentiment stamp by Printworks.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside...
I loved this busy and well thought out sketch and love my finished card. Pop over and check out the blog and the fab cards the DT made....a link is to the right.

Tonight I have loads to do, as I tomorrow I am off to Scrap Fever down in Chesham....cannot wait. So along with packing tonight, I am also off to a friends for a SU Party.....I just couldn't resist....LOL

Tilda and Friends ATC Challenge "Shine On"

This week over on the Tilda and Friends ATC Challenge Blog the theme is "Shine On". Now this had me stumped, every idea I had just didn't feel right....I thought sunshine, knight in shining armour (but the lovely Fran beat me to that idea), nothing was right. So after faffing for what seemed like a lifetime I saw some shiny paper in Georgia's crafting stash....so I pinched it (shhhh don't tell her). So for my two ATC's I covered a piece of card 1/8th of an inch smaller than the ATC size with the shiny paper and using Stazon and the Gorjuss Girls from Sugar Nellie I created two incredibly simple ATC's. What you cannot see in the pictures is that the silver paper has almost a rainbow colour that is like oil mixing with water whenever the sunshine hits it in the right angle. I did lay some other embellies on them, but they didn't look right and detracted of the pretty simplicity of the image stamped onto the shiny background.

So why don't you come and join us and show us your ideas with the "Shiny" theme. Annie & Lynn are taking a blogging rest at the moment, so Andrea and I are looking after the blog, so come over and support us and take part.

Papertake Weekly Challenge "Easy as 1-2-3!?"

This week over on Papertake Weekly Challenge blog the theme is "Easy as 1-2-3!?", you have to use 1 circle, 2 ribbons & 3 stamped images. For my card I have chosen three Gorjuss Girls to use (one on the outside & two inside). I have coloured the images with Distress Inks using the following colours...

Tattered Rose (Skin)

Black Soot (Hair on main image)

Dusty Concord (Dress)

Peeled Paint/Dusty Concord (Tights)

Dusty Concord (Hair on inside image)

Peeled Paint (Dresses on inside images)

Tea Dye (Hair on inside image)

The papers are all Prima Marketing "Coquette", and I have added some Prima Blossoms held with a Doodlebug sugar coated brad and a spacer. The ribbons is from my stash and the sentiment is by Penny Black.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside showing the additional images.

This card started out being for The Sugar Bowl challenge, but some how ended up as fitting the theme over on Papertake Weekly...LOL.

Two for One!!

For this card I have combined the theme over on Daring Cardmakers with the sketch over on Friday Sketchers. The main image of this card is one of the new Easter hAnglar & stAnglar stamps, she has been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair & Shoes)
Peeled Paint (Headscarf & Apron)
Worn Lipstick (Dress & Blush)
Frayed Burlap (Jacket)
Tea Dye (Basket)
Antique Linen/Worn Lipstick (Chicken)
The papers are all Prima Marketing IOD "Coquette" and I have added some Anita's ribbon some lace from my stash and a large Prima "Belle Fleur" blossom. The final touch is a Stampin' Up sentiment punch out with a tag punch. I have also added some Sakura clear glitter gel pen to her hair and clothing.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside...
Thanks to the two DT's for their inspiration this week....I have really needed it...mojo has been flaging this week.

Today I am off to see the family, and I have a pressie from my L'il Sis to open.....I likey pressies...LO...and Roast Lamb for dinner.....yum yum!

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 53 "Family Affair"

This week over on Cute Card Thursday the theme is "Family Affair", you have to make a card for a member of your family. I have made this card for Georgia as her birthday is coming up in May.

For my card I have used a couple of the stamps by CC Designs "Bear Hugs". The images have all been coloured with Distress Inks using Tea Dye and Worn Lipstick. The papers are October Afternoon (brown spotty one) and SEI Twitterpated (red heart one). There a load of embellishments on this one...LOL...Prima Say it with Crystals swirl, Making Memories ticket, Teresa Collins ticket, Maya Road velvet blossom, Making Memories mini alpha stickers, American Craft chipboard thickers, American Craft alpha stickers and ribbons, a couple of paw print brads, and finished off with some fake brad things from Craftwork Cards.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside, where I have also added more of the CC Designs bears...

Thanks to the DT over on Cute Card Thursday for the theme and inspiration this week.

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #44 Easter

This week over on A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge Blog the theme is Easter. For my card I have combined the theme with a sketch based on Marlene's card made as part of Tiets ScrapOnline. The main image is a Magnolia Easter collection stamp, and I have coloured her with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Brushed Corduroy/Tea Dye (Hair)
Dusty Concord/Spiced Marmalade (Dress)
Dusty Concord (Shoes)
Black Soot/Worn Lipstick (Bunny)
Spiced Marmalade (Hat)
Dusty Concord/Peeled Paint (Flowers on Hat)
Tea Dye (Basket)
Spiced Marmalade/Peeled Paint (Flowers in Basket)
The papers are all by DCWV "Sweet" range and the cardstock is Coredinations, I have added a couple of Prima Painterly Petals held by a spacer and a Doodlebug Sugar Coated brad, and also some bling from my stash. To finish it off I have added a sentiment by Stampin' Up.

The layout of this card has been lifted from a card Marlene made while take part in th ScrapOnline that Tiets holds on her forum....so thanks to both Tiets and Marlene.

Papertake Weekly Challenge "Dawny's Sketch #11"

This week over on Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog there is another lovely sketch by Dawny. For my card I have used one of my Miss Anya stamps from The Greeting Farm. I have coloured her with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Scattered Straw (Hair)
Faded Jeans (Hairband & Bow)
Antique Linen (Top)
Faded Jeans (Shorts)
Walnut Stain/Faded Jeans (Socks)
Faded Jeans/Antique Linen/Walnut Stain (Shopping Bags)
I also added some Sakura clear glitter gel pen to her hair and eyeshadow. Finally I added some ribbon from HobbyCraft and a couple of buttons from my stash.

Thanks Dawny for the fab sketch and to the rest of the DT for their inspiration.

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge "Spring Time"

This week over on the Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge Blog we have a theme of "Spring Time". For my ATC I have used one of The Greeting Farm Miss Anya's. She has been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Peeled Pain/Faded Jeans (Clothing)
Tea Dye (Basket)
Spiced Marmalade (Tulips)
The paper is a scrap of My Minds Eye that I got in a pad from The Range and I have added with sentiment/words using my ATB tape writer. I went for a Spring Forward/Fall Back sentiment as this coming weekend the clocks go forward....and we have one hour less sleep...

We have also announced a new guest DT for April, so why not pop over and join in the fun.

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #43

This week over on Sketch Saturday the sketch has been sponsored by http://www.dreams2stamp.de/ (I am a DT member), you have the chance to win this Bo Peep stamp, plus a really cute owl on a branch stamp. For my card I have coloured the main image with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Scattered Straw (Hair)
Worn Lipstick/Faded Jeans (Clothing & Shoes)
Walnut Stain (Bo Peeps Crook)
Antique Linen/Worn Lipstick (Sheep)

The papers are all Basic Grey "Bittersweet". I have kept this card really simple on the outside...although I may add a couple of embellishments later.....I may not be able to resist.

Below is also a picture of the decorated inside...

I got no crafting time this weekend (apart from a little time in the early hours of this morning), on Saturday we went to see Paul Weller at the O2 Arena, for our anniversary. We left at 2pm on Saturday to travel to Greenwich (which is not easy when the online tube to go to Greenwich is closed) via the underground and Thames Clipper and we finally got home at 2am on Sunday morning.....sadly for me, no lie in for Mothers Day as Georgia was in a Gymnastics competition and we had to be there at 8.30am.....so not funny, must have been a MAN who decided Mothers Day was a good day to hold a competition....LOL Well I am so proud to say that Georgia got a Bronze Medal for her floor routine and vault......Here is a picture of her doing her routine....can you see her coach watching under the beam...LOL And here is one of her at the end getting her medal...Proud Mummy Moment....and a great Mothers Day gift.

Things are going to quite down this week, and I am going to have a quiet week and hopefully weekend after all the excitement of this past week. I just wanted to add another big Thank You for all the lovely cards I received....some are still arriving, as I got a gorgeous card from Coco this morning....all the way from France. I will try to get a photo of them all to show you over the next couple of days.

And the winners are...

Here I am as promised to announce the winners of my Birthday Blog Candy are...in reverse order....LOL


THIRD PRIZE - Annelies


SECOND PRIZE - Clare


FIRST PRIZE - Bolha

Could all the winners please email me caroline.sears@btinternet.com and pur Birthday Blog Candy Winner in the subject. You need to let me know what images you would like, and also what you use to colour so that I can try and stamp on the right paper and of course your address so that I can post it to you.

Thank You all so much for taking part and for visiting my Blog. I hope you continue to come back and see what I have been making.

Friday Sketchers - Sketch #44 by Beatrix of Germany

This week over on Friday Sketchers the sketch has been provided by Beatrix. For my card I have used my new Magnolia Spring Stamp Club. All the images have been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Black Soot/Fired Brick (Edwin's Clothes & Shoes)
Spiced Marmalade/Fired Brick (Tilda's Clothes & Shoes)
Walnut Stain (Butterfly Net)
Fired Brick/Spiced Marmalade (Butterflies)
The papers are all Basic Grey "Amrosia" and I have added some Stampin' Up "Basic Gray" taffeta, a heart pin and a sentiment by Printworks.

I have also decorated the inside as you can see from the picture below...

Thanks to Bea and the rest of the Friday Sketchers DT for their sketch and inspiration.

I also wanted to add a huge thanks to all the people who sent me wonderful handmade cards. I am going to show you all pictures on Sunday afternoon....as David and I are off to London to see Paul Weller at the O2 Arena very soon....and tomorrow (Mothers Day) Georgia has a gymnastics competition and has to be there at 8.15AM....yes AM, you know it had to be a MAN that decided on the date and time don't you....LOL

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #43 "Gems"

This week over on A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge Blog we are challenged to use "gems" on our creations. I have combined this with the sketch that Tiets provided on her forum.....I can't read Dutch so I copied the sketch from Marlene's Blog.

For my card I have used a Miss Anya stamp, coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose
Walnut Stain
Black Soot
Worn Lipstick
I got the papers which are in a paper pad, from the NEC HobbyCraft show last week....just wish I could remember what shop they were from...LOL I have also added some ribbon that was wrapped around my Links of London jewellery box, a Craftwork Cards sentiment, some Prima Blossoms attached with a doodlebug sugar coated brad and a spacer, obviously...GEMS, and finally a heart pin theough the ribbon.

The papers is the pad are more like very heavy cardstock...so this card is pretty heavy. Below is also a picture of the decorated inside.

Thanks to the DT over on A Spoon Full of Sugar for the theme, and also to Tiets for providing such a fab sketch.

Birthday Month Blog Candy

BLOG CANDY NOW CLOSED - WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW

THIS POST WILL REMAIN AT THE TOP UNTIL FRIDAY 20TH MARCH (MY BIRTHDAY)

OK, I promised a Blog Candy as this month is my Birthday.... I will be giving away two sets of The Greeting Farm stamps......Dress Up Anya & Ian and the other set is their additional clothes.

So...

FIRST PRIZE - Dress Up Anya & Ian and their additional clothes plus an assortment of 50 stamped images of your choice from hAnglar & stAnglar, Magnolia, Penny Black, The Greeting Farm (Anya's).

SECOND PRIZE - a Black Market Paper Society "Letters from Paradise" plus 25 assorted stamped images from the same selection as above.

THIRD PRIZE - An assortment of 20 stamped images, selection as above.

I haven't included pictures of the stamped images as I will stamp them once the winners are drawn and then they can tell me which medium they use to colour and I can then stamp using the right ink and paper....and also images of the winners choice.

So, what do I need to do you ask...Well all you need to do is leave me a comment and spread the word by posting details and a link back on your blog. If you don't have a blog, don't worry you can still be in with a chance by leaving a comment and becoming a followers of my Blog.

You have until 11.50pm on Friday 20th March (the date and time I was born) to take part, and I will draw the names on Saturday morning when I get up. I WILL ship worldwide.
Good Luck

Ismaki Challenge #11 of 2009 by Kiki

Over on the Ismaki Challenge Blog the fab sketch has been provided by Kiki...with the option of using flowers. If you do this you can be in with a chance of winning a £15 gift certificate for The Craft Barn.
For my card I have used one of the new Spring 2009 Stamp Club from Magnolia. I have coloured Tilda with Distress Inks using the following colours....
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Worn Lipstick/Black Soot (Everything else)
For the wings I used H2o and then added some stickles in "Star Dust" over the top.
The papers were all from a random paper pad that I got last week at the NEC HobbyCraft show. The blossoms are by Imaginese and Meiflower, and I added a Doodlebug brad to the middle, the "sweet" ticket is by Teresa Collins.

Below is also a picture of the decorated inside...
I just received the post and more stunning birthday cards arrived this morning from DawnyP and Debby4000 also from my Mother in Law Pam and a lovely card from my Dad....not handmade, but with lovely words inside. If I know my Dad I know that is partially a fluke...LOL Thanks so much to everyone who has sent me a handmade card, they really are amazing.
Hugs,