Craft A Scene - Week 5 Let It Be Spring

Over at the Craft a Scene blog we are asking you to show us your cards with scenes that show spring is on it way. Along with daffodils and crocus's poking their heads through the ground, another sign for me is seeing the baby lambs in the fields around the countryside. For my card this week I've used stamps from Hobby Art, they have such a lovely range that allows you to build up your scenes. I started at the back and built my scene coming forward, by placing the hills and cottages first then the fields and hedgerows and finally the sheep. I used aqua pencils to colour it all in, before placing onto some black card. I then made a backing paper, starting with white card and stamping the primrose head of flowers from the Chocolate Baroque April Fairy range. I used scattered straw distress ink for the stamping and also for distressing the edges. I then placed some matching ribbon across the middle before mounting onto some more black card, finally I placed it onto a white A5 card base. I hope you can pop over to the Craft A Scene blog and take a look at the wonderful inspiration the DT has made.

Thank you for taking the time to look, and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

A Few Thank You Cards

My Daughter asked me to make her a few Thank you cards for her and hubby to send to their Guests. When I asked her how many she wanted, she replied 80 please, with 2 that were different than the rest. So far I've managed the 80, these were made with a picture of the Happy Couple on the front which I edged with an emerald green pen (this was the colour of the bridesmaids dresses).  Ive also managed to make one that was different, just one to go now. I used Chocolate Baroque Sunny Sunflowers stamp sheet for the different card, and I've kept it fairly simple. I stamped with black ink onto some white card with two different sized flowers, then went around the edge of the page with Crushed Curry ink from Stampin Up. I then placed a piece of ribbon across the middle of the card and mounted onto some black and matching yellow card. I then stamped the larger of the two flowers with versamark and embossed with black sparkle embossing powder, then coloured it with pro markers. I cut both out and added to the middle with a bit of glue gel. The thank you was cut out using Plantin Schoolbook cartridge and the cricut. I finished by mounting it all onto a white A5 card base.

This card was inspired by one that was made by Miranda, who is one of the DT member from Chocolate Baroque. Do check out her blog you won't be disappointed.

Thanks for taking the time to look, and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Playing At The Weekend and A Great Technique.

This past weekend I should have been winging my way around the M25 to attend the Monthly Journal Workshop with Eileen Godwin near Rochester. Unfortunately last week I went down with a Flu Virus and was full of cold.  So rather that spreading my germs around I stayed away (I'm sure that I missed something great). At the last Journal Workshop, Eileen taught us a super technique which can used to alter these lovely Mirrors from Ikea. I'm not going to go into details on how this is done as both Eileen and Karen Claire run workshops showing this and another great technique that can be used. I have linked them both so if you are interested you can go and visit their blogs. I really enjoyed making this one and have already started on another.

Thanks for taking the time to look, and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Craft A Scene Week 3 - Let It Be Spring

Nothing says springtime to me more than to see the Daffodils opening their yellow heads to the sun. There are plenty about along the roadsides and in the gardens now, which is why I decided to use them on my card this week. I started with the Daffodil stamp which is from Chocolate Baroque and the masked them off while I overstamped with stamps from Hobby Art to create this Cottage in the Country scene. I then coloured it in using Aqua coloured pencils, before mounting onto matching card. So far I've not added a sentiment, but it looks to me like it would make an ideal New Home Card.

Thanks for taking the time to look, and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Golden Wedding Anniversary

I was recently asked if I could make five golden Wedding Anniversary cards for a friends Mum and Dad. As we know the couple as well, I ended up making six and I'm glad to say they are all different. This is one that I made from us, using the Harlequin Rose stamp set from Chocolate Baroque. This set make such romantic card, and is Ideal for Anniversary's. I stamped the rose with versamark and embossed with Wow fine gold embossing powder, then coloured it in with promarkers. I swiped some ink from Stampin up, around the edges of the topper. The colour I used was Crushed Curry. Using the same colour on a piece of backing paper printed form the Love letters downloads, also from Chocolate Baroque, I then over stamped using the Leafy Heart from the same stamp set. Again I went around the edges of the paper with the ink pad. The sentiment dies are by Rob Addams, these I cut out twice, once in gold and again in black and off set the gold on top on the black. The corner die from Marianne., and the ribbon from my stash.

Thanks for taking the time to look, and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Wedding Card

I can't believe that most of the week has passed before I've had time to get back and post the card that I made for Vicky and David's wedding. Thank you for all of the wonderful comments you left. I actually made six cards in total, for various family members to give them. I managed to make them all different too. For this card I used a Lili Of The Valley stamp, and also dusted of my fancy Spellbinders Dies. I stamped the image onto some lovely matt card and coloured with water colour pencils. The backing paper is from A Joanna Sheen CD (Thomas Kinkade I think). The swirl is from a Marianne die and I made up a mini bouquet of roses that I've had in my stash for ages, then added a ribbon to match. This week I've been making Golden Wedding Anniversary cards, five for the same couple and again all different. I just have one more to make now (that will be from me) making six in total.

Thanks for taking the time to look, and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

One Beautiful Bride - Two Very Proud Parents

After a very hectic couple of weeks, the big day finally arrived. We got up Saturday morning to gorgeous sunshine, and prayed that it would stay fine for the day. My Daughter Vicky and bridesmaid and future sister-in-law Daisy stayed the night at the wedding venue, so all hubby and I had to do was turn up and get changed. The wedding was set for 2.30 and both the Bride and Groom looked very calm and relaxed, the same could not be said for hubby and I, who said that we both felt more nervous than our own wedding day 33 years ago. Everything went so smoothly, the registrar who married them was a family friend on the Grooms side and knew them both, I think this made them more relaxed. As all mothers I had a few tears when she walked down the aisle, and I'm sure you'll agree with me Vicky looked Stunning in her dress (my son said he had to look twice to make sure it was his sister). Hubby and I were so proud of Vicky, and also David our new son-in-law who we welcome to our family with open arms, along with his own family. I'm glad to say the sun shone all day long, although having the photos taken outside was a little chilly. The happy couple are off to the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon, so it will be a bit warmer for them there.

I was  going to add the wedding card that I made for them both, but have decided that I will leave that until later. Thanks for taking the time to look today.

Sue