Girls Just Wanna Have Fun....

This is my card for the Creative Card Crew challenge http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/ the challenge as you may have guessed is to use the expression "Girls just Wanna have fun as the inspiration for your card.

I have used my new stamps from my holiday purchases, they are from "creative expressions" I have coloured them using my whispers pens and some twinkling H20's. The paper is from the "Papermania - hint of pink" range. I have to say that I do like making this style of card when I have a whole load of papers that co-ordinate. When I get a pack like this I tend to make cards like this first and then use scraps on smaller cards, .... any-hoo.....

I am also entering this into today's 360 day card challenge http://365cards.blogspot.com as today's challenge is to attach a tag to your card. I have a little tag in the pocket I have created, so that I can write a wee message on it to whoever I end up sending the card to.

I have to admit, I am quite pleased with this card, I hope you all like it too......

First time with copics

This is my entry for the sugar bowl challenge http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/ a little last minute again, isn't amazing how quickly 2 weeks pass! I think this is just about recognisable as Gayle's Sketch, just been elongated slightly!

For those of you who have been enquiring about my new craft purchases, I have used my new copics here, I was a little nervous as I normally use water colour pens and pencils which I think are probably a bit more forgiving. I think I need a lot more practice, but I am quite please with how her hair turned out. Unfortunately I didn't have the right ink to use with them so it has bled a little, which is why I have gone for the whole ripped and torn look thinking I might get away with it if I go for the whole distressed look!

The paper is new as well, although it has already made an appearance on my blog, its from " Bo Bunny - Beau Jardin, blush"

I am not sure about the big bow, not normally my thing but it was a required element so hay ho! guess its good to be pushed out of my comfort zone once and a while!

moo-vin!

This is a quick post! this is my card for today's 365 challenge http://365cards.blogspot.com/ the challenge is to use a homophone i.e a word that is spelt different to the meaning, i.e "the perfect pear"

I am not sure if moo-vin counts, I did have a look on the Internet there was lots of example's I just found them difficult to translate into a card.

I am also going to enter this one into cute card Thursday http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ where the challenge is to use eyelets in your creation. which I have done in the corner underneath those ribbons, but I am not sure if that feature works, but I really like the rest of the card.

The stamp I have used is "sugar nellie - custard" I have stamped her 3 times to make her more 3d coloured with my whisper pens and added some googley eyes (which I have to say I love) think the paper is K&Co its from my scrap box, think that's about it.....

At last a card!

It feels like ages since I have actually put a card here, so I have one for you now!

I don't think I actually have a style, just like trying loads of different things. It is ages since I have done some resist stamping, and that is part of the challenge over at

http://readysteadystamp.blogspot.com/

so i thought I would give it a go.

The list of ingredients are:

1: Cat or Dog

2: Black and Gold

3: 3 different brads

4: faux-batik Beatrice (great tutorial available on the ready steady stamp blog)

5: book or newspaper page.

The cat stamp is from "Anita".

I couldn't possibly rip a page from an old book, but I actually took a colour photocopy from a page of little woman which is a really old book that I inherited from my grandmother, I think it has worked ok. I have used a swirl stamp from "le blanche" to do the resist stamping, and I have touched it up with gilding flakes (which I have had in my craft cupboard for months and months and not used yet)

The edges have been inked with "distress ink-walnut" I have also sponged the cat image using the walnut ink so I am going to enter it into http://365cards.blogspot.com/ as the challenge there was sponging ( it was actually yesterdays challenge so I hope its ok to put it in a wee bit late!) I had intended to post this last night, but it was midnight by the time I had finished so the photo would have been really rubbish, and I really did have to go to bed!

and finally I used a paper flower from prima, some peel off leaves from Dawn Bibby and coloured it in with sakura gel pens, and the fancy brad is " Bo Bunny - Bella Journee"

Craft Purchases

Hi,

I have been asked by a few of you what purchases I made whilst on holiday, so a quick post here to give you a little glimpse although the photo is not brill. prob get a better idea as it gradually gets used on cards!

Got quite a few sets of stamps, a couple of sets of penny black stamps so that I could enter some of the challenges over there!

I got a big die for my big shot, I have to say I wouldn't have just picked that design but I saw it in a craft magazine and what they did with it was amazing, so I am looking forward to having a play!

there are some bo bunny papers there, and I need them like I need a hole in the head! but I just couldn't resist!

Finally some copic's. I have not used them before so I only bought a few of them to see how I get on with them. I bought a couple of skin tone ones, and some to do a black and white colouring. I am however looking for a little advice I was told not to use them with stazon ink, and I cant craft without stazon! so I am just wondering what ink to use instead!

The shops I visited were in :

Perth: " Stampaholics" Fab shop with a great selection of stamps

Glasgow: "Craftology" which I love great shop, filled with everything. In my eyes this is huge! but they are actually moving next door so they can have even more space than they do now! cant wait till my visit next year!

Both shops offer a reward system to... every little helps!

An award from Clare

Hi,

This is the second time that I have received this award. This time from Clare at http://littlebear.blogspot.com/ Clare was my first follower and always leaves me lovely comments, so thanks for this award I really do appreciate it. Clare always has some really lovely cards and has a wide range of styles so please pop across and have a look.

I believe that I can pass this onto 5 people :

Jen at http://artyjen.blogspot.com/

Stefanie at http://4seasons-in1day.blogspot.com/

Emma at http://devotiontothedream.blogspot.com/

Jo at http://kinglakescrafts.blogspot.com/

Jules at http://jules-alwayswithaheart.blogspot.com

An award from Keryn

wow what a week! I would like to say a big thank you to the lovely Keryn at http://mckinkle-poppydog.blogspot.com for this really lovely award. Thank you so much for thinking of me. Please do pop along to Keryn's blog to find some great inspiration.

I have to say that I really do appreciate this very warm welcome to blogland, and I am really overwhelmed at receiving all these really lovely awards!

I am just back from my hols. Bought far too much at all the craft shops but have some lovely new things to play with. I am busy catching up on work, grrr!! and the piles of housework that seems to accumulate after a holiday. Hoping to get a little me time later tonight and then i should have a few cards to share with you all. yey!.....