Friday Sketchers and Colour Create

Hi

There's a lovely sketch over at Friday Sketchers which was really sweet.  I combined it with the challenge on Colour Create Challenge blog which set the challenge of using hot pink, dusky pink and ice chocolate (!) with the optional extras of pearls and swirls.  I managed the pearls but didn't have anything swirly to use. 

I thought the colour options mixed with the sketch turned out pretty well

The colour combination was lovely and I used K&Co Classic Bailley, swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder and my wee sugar nellie Manga Girl was coloured using copics

I also thought I would post a card I did a few weeks ago which used a free download image from the fabulously talented Nina May on There's Magic in the Air.  I loved this artwork and tried my hand at watercolouring - I added in the sky and the sea and thought it came out not too bad for a first attempt at anything like this.

Can't believe it's Wednesday already - apparently it's only 12 weeks to Christmas - aarghh

Laurane x

Sugar Bowl

The latest challenge over on The Sugar Bowl is a sketch by Gayle which was a nice simple layout but had to include paper piecing.  Now I've never tried this before but I really enjoyed doing it and will definately be using it more often. 

I used papers from K & Co Classic K Bailey and paper pieced the dress and shoes of the gorguss girl - Little Miss Attitude - she so reminds me of my lovely daughter Caitlin.  The charm is from Quixotic Paperie and I used my cuttlebug and paper punch for the flowers.

Night

Laurane x

Charisma Cardz and Stamp Something

I checked out the Charisma Cards Challenge blog and this week the challenge is Getting Sporty.  I don't use peel offs too often cos I prefer stamping but I needed to make a card for my brother-in-laws birthday which is coming up and he loves his golf so I thought this would fit the bill - hope he doesn't take the sentiment the wrong way though!

The papers are pretty old ones and I can't remember where from and I used the Fiskar shape cutter for the frame.  I coloured the peel off using crystal laquer pens.

I think this next card fits the new challenge on Stamp Something which is about your favourite layout.  I saw a fabby card on Cass's blog Pour Some Sugar on Me which I absolutely loved and she very helpfully posted the link for instructions to make it - it was really fun to make and I'm sure I'll be doing some more. 

I borrowed the stamp from my mum so not sure where its from but I used copics to colour.  The Noel was from Sizzix Chocolately Goodness alphabet die set - what a cool name.

Have a fabby weekend

Laurane x

Stamp Something

The latest challenge over at Stamp Something is to use your favourite colour or papers.  Now I'm normally a pink kind of gal but I've come over all autumnal just now and I made this card using reds - it's for my sister's 40th - I can't believe it!

The paper is from K & Co Classic K Bailey which is gorgeous.  The image is Gorjuss Sitting from Sugar Nellie which I've coloured with copics (I was quite pleased with her hair - I'm pretty new to this copic larky).  The flowers, in my new favourite red, are from Petaloo.  The text is printed from the computer and layered up with nestabilities.

Laurane x

Challenges

I've not had much of a chance to do much crafting this week - it's been so busy - what with work, sick children, life........  It was my birthday last week and I eventually got a Cuttlebug and I've not even had a chance to use it.  Roll on the weekend!

I did get time to make this card and I think it fits two challenges;

The card uses a lovely sketch over on Penny Black Saturday Challenge and was good fun to do.  The papers are MME and the images are from the Critters set (must keep a note of these things).  I coloured the image with watercolours and highlighted with sakura glitter pens.  Flowers are Hero Arts Summer flowers and the gorgeous pearls are from Quixotic Paperie who do fab embellishments. 

Over on Stamp Something the challenge was to create a card using your favourite embellishment and I think this card fits that bill.

Off to bed now - hope to get some crafty time over the next few days.

Take care

Laurane x

Thinking of you

I just heard that my cousin Fiona is in hospital and not very well.  I made her this card to let her know that I'm thinking of her - hope she's better soon.

The image is Sweet & Sassy by Elisabeth Bell from the fabulous Funky Kits which I coloured with copics (I'm only just starting).  The rest of the card was made from my stash.

Laurane x

Well - here goes..........

This is my very first post.  Never been into this sort of thing - never been on Facebook, Twitter or even Friends Reunited but I've recently ventured into Blog Land and found a world of fantastic blogs on crafty stuff and amazing inspiration.

Wanted to do some challenges and this has got to the easiest way of doing it.  I recently entered a Penny Black Saturday Challenge with this card but had to do it by email which was such a footer......

The Angel stamps are from Judikins coloured in with watercolours and sakura glitter pens.

The wee hedgehogs are Holly Day Critters from Penny Black and the background was a free clipart download.  Must get better with the camera though.................

I was on a roll and made this card the same week with another Penny Black Holly Day Critters image and papers from Papermania Contemporary Christmas pack.

Laurane x