Baroque Egg

Recently Chocolate Baroque launch a set of Easter Egg stamps, and I convinced myself that I didn't really need these stamps. That was silly because as soon as I set eyes on the wonderful samples that the DT put together, I knew that I would have to buy them. This is my first attempt and is based on the sample that new DT member Clare made, I liked the way she had used white embossing powder and different colour ink pads to colour the egg. I used an A5 white card blank, and the lilac backing card was from a pad that I bought at a show 3-4 years ago and had not used, it has lovely roses embossed all over although they do not show up well in the photo. The corners and border are from the Spellbinders Parisian sets, and I also used a bigger corner to put either end of the sentiment. I added some frilled lace that I had in the cupboard and also some small roses.

What a difference in the weather today, no throwing all the doors and windows open, and I think I'll have to go and find a cardigan to put on. I saw on someones blog this morning we may even have Snow over Easter.  I hope we don't !

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Sue x

Forgotten Friday - Gone Fishing

I can't believe how quickly the week has gone by, it's Friday once again, and time for Judith's Forgotten Friday challenge. Next month is my husbands birthday, and my Mother-in-law has asked me to make a card to give to him. As he is a very keen fisherman I thought that this stamp from Stamp Addicts was just the thing. I bought it last year at the Newbury Show, but never got around to using it. I stamped the image with Versafine Black Onyx and then coloured over the top with Sunshine Yellow and Lemonade Adirondack Ink. For the background I used the same 2 inks  only this time I coloured first and then added the stamps. The 2 boys and gone fishing sign are from the same stamp sheet as the main image, the tree branch is from Stampscapes. I've used rusty orange and brown card for matting, which has been mounted onto an 8x8 cream card base. I've not added the sentiment yet as I needed to put it all away before he returns home shortly (it's a good job he doesn't read my blog). Why don't you have a look and see what you've got that's not been used for sometime or even at all.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Sue

CD Sunday - Spring Has Sprung

Another Sunday and a new challenge over on the CD Sunday blog, and this week it Spring Has Sprung. This really suits the wonderful weather we are experiencing at the moment. I've chosen to use The Jayne Netley Mayhew collection 2 from Joanna Sheen this week, and as I had a Birthday Card that I needed to make for next week (my SIL's birthday), I've made this card for her. With all the fine weather we've been having, the birds have been busy in the garden, backwards and forwards to the bird table, gathering all sorts of bits and pieces for their nests. It seem right that I should use this lovely blue tit image from the decoupage section.

I've used an 8 x 8 pale blue card base for this card, and also to mount the decoupaged image onto. When I looked on the CD for a backing paper to go with this I could not find one that I liked, so after taking a snapshot of the main image on the sheet of decoupage, I took it into paint shop pro and cropped it. I then made it seamless and saved it as a jpg, took it into MCS and tiled it to create the backing paper. At the same time I created the sentiment and also a plain matched backing paper for the matting. I added some matching ribbon and a bow across the middle and some flat pearls in the corners. The flowers were from my stash and the nearest that I had to flowers that looked like blossom.

Thanks you for taking the time to look.

Sue

Harlequin Christmas

What a gorgeous day we've had today, I can't believe that it's still March. I even have 2 tulips that have just opened. Those who drop in here regularly will know that on a Friday I make something using products, stamps, etc that have been forgotten or neglected, and today it's the turn of the Christmas bits. After rummaging around it the back of the cupboard I found this stamp, that comes from a stamp sheet, Harlequin Christmas by Chocolate Baroque. I had a little play around to see how I was going to stamp them, and decided to go with this one. I stamped onto some glossy card stock with black stazon and then coloured with distress ink pads, by stippling with some brushes. The backing paper is from the Artylicious, Seasons Greetings CD and mounted onto some gold mirri card. The corner (made with an off cut of card from by bits box) is a Marianne die, the sentiment is computer generated and place behind a name plate from Tim Holtz's large label sizzix die. Be fore placing onto a white 6 x 6 card blank I laid some ribbon over the edge of the backing paper and stuck the baubles down with some silicone gel, and then just popped a small matching bow over the top. I now have another  Christmas card to add to my slowly growing collection.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Sue

CD Sunday - Spots And Dots

It's time again for another challenge over on the CD Sunday blog and this week its Spots and Dots. I've used Humphrey's Corner CD from Crafters Companion this week, and printed off one of the sheets that had a couple of toppers, matting and a layer of decoupage on. I've used centura pearl card to make a card blank, and with the same colour card I've cut a spellbinders die to place the matting on. I've used some organza ribbon to place a bow across the card and some flat pearls on two of the corners.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Sue

Moonlight - Craft A Scene And Forgotten Friday

I am going to enter this card into the Craft A Scene challenge, which I stumbled across while visiting another blog just after they had launched in January. This months challenge is Moonlight and I must admit that I have cheated a little, as my moonlight background is from the new Flower Soft CD, Wishing On A Star. The stamps that I have used are Lavinia Stamps which I bought last Summer at a show. This is the first time that they have seen an ink pad, so will qualify for Judith's Forgotten Friday Challenge. First I printed the moonlight image onto glossy photo paper, and then added the stamps. As well as the fairies, I also used a stampscapes branch, and grasses. I had several attempts at this as I found that using the stazon on the glossy paper was taking the image off as I removed the stamps. Eventually I managed to get it stamped by placing the stamps down and quickly removing them. I added some glitter to the wings of the fairies and the moon. After mounting the topper onto some pearlised light blue card and some black card, I then decorated another light blue piece of card using the stamps that match the CD, stamping the ivy stamp around the edge. I darkened the edges of this using broken glass and faded jeans distress ink pads, this was all then placed onto a black A5 card blank.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Sue

Check This Out

Just a quick post to say Miranda at Mir'acle Art Inspirations has some wonderful blog candy to give away. First is a set of stamps that she has designed herself and Crealies have made them for her, and second is a gorgeous set of stamps from Chocolate Baroque. Good Luck if you choose to take part.

Sue x

CD Sunday - From Me To You

The Challenge this week on the CD Sunday blog is From Me To You, so with Mother's day next Sunday I decided this was just the right sort of card to make for this. If like me you have a Mother and a Mother-in-law you have to make 2 cards, and I've made mine the same just in different colours.  As I was unable to decide which one to show, I've put both of them on here. The CD used is One Fine Lady from Debbi Moore. My Mother likes pale lighter colours so the bottom card is for her, in the picture it looks like a pale blue, but is pale lilac, and my Mother-in-law likes browns and beige's, so the gold/orange one is for her. They were both made the same way, the main image is decoupaged and put together with silicone. The backing papers are matted onto gold mirri card, and corners cut with a spellbinders die (Parisian Accents). I added a ribbon across the middle of the card, and the flowers from my stash were cream, the orange ones were coloured with Glimmer mists and the lilac first with a lilac promarker and then an iredecent gold glimmer mist. The leaves were cut with a Marianne die. The sentiment was computer generated, printed on the laser printer and foiled.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Sue

Dear Santa

At the beginning of the year I set out to make a Christmas card each week, so that come Christmas I should have a collection already to go. I've not kept to one a week, but have combined the Forgotten Friday challenge with the Christmas cards and while making one to show on the blog I make another the same to add to the box. This week I have again used House Mouse (this one had not been inked before) and the House Mouse CD by Joanna Sheen. The base card is dark green pearlised card, and dark red pearlised for the matting. The image is coloured using promarkers, with a little glitter added to the mouse's hat. I'm keeping them quite simple for the moment as postage has to be considered, so not too many embellishments, just a couple of corners and a small Poinsettia made using a Marianne die.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Sue 

CD Sunday - Imagine

This weeks challenge over at the CD Sunday is Imagine, and as it's the first Sunday of the month there is a prize up for grabs, this is a brand new CD from Elegant Inspirations. For this weeks card I've reached for One of my favourite CD's, Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Dreams, using the beautiful art work from the Queen of Imagination, Josephine Wall. As I needed to make an engagement card I choose this romantic image of a couple in a boat (sorry pea pod), in the moonlight. The card base is A5 size centura pearl card, and for the matting I've used silver mirri card. The backing paper was the one that matched the image on the CD, and I've added some gems in the corners. Before placing the topper onto the card I placed some ribbon around the backing paper, and rather than add a flower I found this Moon charm in my stash, and added that to the bow.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Sue

Bird Song

Normally on a Friday I take part in the Forgotten Friday Challenge, but as Judith is on Holiday this week there is none, but I decided to go ahead and make something  anyway. This is both old and neglected, and new, as I have used stamps that have not been inked before and a new to me Tim Holtz large label Sizzix die. Ive always admired what other people do with labels, but have never made one myself, so this is my first, which I decide to pop onto the front of a card. After cutting out the label I then put some distress inks from the pads onto my glass cutting mat and spritzed with water and place the label onto the ink to colour the background. The colours I used were Scattered Straw and Rusty Hinge, I also used these to go around the edges of the label after it had dried. I then used several different stamps from Chocolate Baroque, which were Teeny weeny Meadow,Wild Meadow and Bird Song, the sentiment was also from the Bird Song stamp sheet. Then at the top I used the branch from a Stampscapes sheet. I've threaded organza ribbon through the top of the label in three different colours which I've also place on the card. The backing paper is from Artylicious, Essence of Nature CD which has been matted onto first a rust coloured card and then brown. The corners are cut from the same rust card using Architectural Accents corners from Sizzix, Then I've just added the ribbon in matching colours.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Sue