Green Things

The crocodile, tray and bottle stamps are from a Heffydoodle set  and all they needed was a little easy masking and some colouring with Zig Clean Colour markers. The sentiment is Hero Arts.

I'd like to enter:
Cards in Envy  green things
Dragonfly Journeys going green
Tic Tac Toe  green/sparkle (gems) /happy
Less is More monochrome
Hiding in My Crafts Room monochromatic greens

A Poodle

Are you wondering why that fringe is on the card? Simple - it was on my desk and I thought it would add a little extra frivolity to my card. I hope it does! Actually, I came across this and some other borders in a pack that I bought before I ever got a die-cutting machine - and that's many years ago.

The poodle is My Favourite Things, the sentiment is Avery Elle and the sun is Lawn Fawn. I added some white enamel accents at the top of the card and also on the tail.

I'd like to enter:
Cupcake Inspirations  pets
Stamp Ink Paper  four legged friends
Cardz4Galz furry friends

City Crafter Challenge Blog - Be your own Hero

This week at City Crafter , Kirtsty wants you to include the word 'Hero' or use a superhero theme.

I used a superhero stamp by Lil Inkers with a sentiment by My Favorite Things. I don't know the brand of the text stamp but if I did I wouldn't recommend it to you as it crumbled to bits straight after I used it!

We look forward to seeing your projects for this challenge but please first go over to the blog and see wonderful projects  the rest of the DT have made.

I'd like to enter:
Time Out  bold - brave /courageous are synonyms of 'bold' and superheroes are bold
Always Fun  movie - Superman 
Use Your Stuff  anything goes 
Tuesday Throwdown  hero 

Perfectly Spring

On Friday evening we set off on a 60 mile car journey for a family birthday. Over an hour later, we'd gone less than 20 miles and the car skidding on the snow was so scary that we turned around and went home.

This afternoon, however, we went for a stroll and there was barely a sign of snow at all! After a brisk uphill walk I even (dare I say?) started to feel a bit warm!

Not quite tulip weather yet, but soon.....!

Here I used a row of tulips stamp by Sarah Hurley, coloured with Zig Clean Colour markers. The sentiments are Waffle Flower.

I'd like to enter:
Paper Players  spring
Crafty Cardmakers  flowers
Cas on Friday  one layer
Brown Sugar  spring

The Library Challenge - The Hobbit

Today is the second challenge on my new challenge blog - The Library Challenge. The book is The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien  and you can take inspiration from the cover or the title or the story. 

Despite having had this book on my shelf for many years, I have never finished it! I was given a copy by my Auntie - it was one of  her favourite books and for years I felt guilty that I just couldn't get into it. Recently, I spotted it in the audiobooks section of my local library online service so I thought I'd give it enough try, this time, just listening. But no, beyond the description of The Hobbit and his house that I'd read many times, I just did not enjoy the story enough to finish it. And yet, every time 

I think of The Hobbit, I think of my lovely Auntie (now gone) , so perhaps I should stop feeling guilty and just enjoy the memories. 

For my first card I was inspired by the woodland setting . I stamped a Stampscapes wood onto watercolour paper and coloured it with Brushos. Then I used gold watercolour paint to colour parts of the bark., to give it a magical gleam. I mounted it on a green card base which I'd embossed with a folder.

I'd like to enter :

Craft Stamper  Take it , Make it 

Happy Little Stampers  watercolour / home - the woodland was the Hobbit's home. 

QKR Stampede  anything goes 

Simply Create Too  use green 

My second card, unfortunately , looks better in real life than in the photo, and was inspired by the book cover. The background was made with Distress Oxide Inks . The mountains and sentiment are Pink Fresh Studio and the shooting star is Concord and 9th.  The mountains and star sparkle with shimmer pen.

I'd like to enter:
Make My Monday  messy backgrounds
Dragonfly Journeys  green
Through the Purple Haze anything goes

I've been so delighted by the wonderful entries in the first challenge and I hope you'll come over to the blog and join in this one.

This will warm you up

So how are all you fellow Brits coping with the Beast from the East? I know people from colder climates think we make a terrible fuss...but it's freezing!

I don't like coffee myself, but I do think this little coffee cup looks cute - I spotted it on a Paper Smooches Christmas set I was using yesterday and thought it deserved an inking.

I stamped a row of  the coffee cups and coloured them using markers. The sentiments are by hero Arts and Avery Elle

I'd like to enter:
Color Throwdown 
Naughty or Nice  drink up
Addicted to Stamps  have a heart
Cards in Envy  heart
Little Red Wagon  hot beverage

For a Cruise Fan

My next door neighbour loves to go on cruises and this is a birthday card for her.

My panel is a vintage-style boarding card by Docrafts and I stamped the woman image onto it - I don't know the brand, it's a very old wood-backed stamp. I've used it before on cruise-themed cards but actually it's got no particularly nautical connection - apart from in my head!

I covered the dress with several layers of shimmer pen and added a die-cut cloud with a Flora and Fauna sentiment, and an enamel heart.

I'd like to enter:
Always Fun  travel
Use Your Stuff  at the movies - Titanic
Crafty Chicks  add a sentiment

Wheely Great

The mouse and wheel stamps (and the sentiment) are from a new-to-me brand, Heffy Doodles. I used a MFT stencil to give the effect of a cage (well , that was the idea!).

I'd like to enter:
Casology fit -the mouse is getting some exercise!
Shopping Our Stash  stencils
Craft Rocket  something new - the stamps
Aud Sentiments 

Racoon

Here's a simple card that I made, after a more complicated card (including texture paste!)  using the same stamps came to an abrupt end when I dropped a juicy inkpad onto it!

The racoon is by My Favourite Things, sentiment brand unknown.

I'd like to enter:
Double D   woodland creatures
Tuesday Throwdown  black and white - I hope this qualifies as the base card is off-white
Addicted to Stamps  anything goes
Sisterhood of Crafters  cas

Snowing Again

It's snowing again...we seem to have had unusually frequent snow this winter; we're not used to it in my part of the world! But it does put me in the mood for making Christmas cards.

Here I used a Paper Smooches snowman, Promarkers, Distress Inks, white gel pen and a sentiment by Woodware.

I'd like to enter:
Winter Wonderland  anything goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin 
Merry Christmas  snowmen
Watercooler Wednesday  Christmas