A touch of red for Less is More and some other challenges

Hi everybody

Another beautiful clear blue sky, and a card from me.

I haven't entered Less is More for a while, and decided that as I had nothing planned this morning, I would make a card.  How unusual is that you might say!  Well at the moment I am also working on a lot of stuff to sell, as i have decided to take a stall at our village fete, which is quite a big affair, and I need to make sure I have stuff other than cards, so my kitchen table has been taken over as a painting station for a lot of stuff as well!!

My lovely spring-like tulips are from Fred She Said.  I have coloured with Copics, and the green frame is a piece of card recycled from a pack of Prisma Flowers, and tones beautifully with the leaves.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Allsorts - blooming blossoms
Less Is More - a touch of red
Paper Sundaes - spring blossoms
The Rubber Cafe - spring flowers

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Seeing Red at Cupcake and a few other challenges ...

A second post from me is fairly unusual, but this red challenge is right up my street, and I have a really fun card for it.  I made this for a friend and it is now safe to blog it.

The image is  from Bugaboo.  I coloured with Copics, and added a bit of glossy accents to her glasses.  I am not sure what the papers are they are leftovers from Christmas, but they inspired the colours I decided to use.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Cupcake craft challenges - Seeing Red
OSAAT challenge – Anything digi
Crafts and Me - It's Red
Gingerloft Challenges - Red
Scrapbook Sisters - Red, red, red
Moving along with the times - Red
Stamp Something - February digi day
By the Cute & Girly Challenge - Red is all around us
Little Claire - Anything goes


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

More than one fold for One Stop Card crafts

Good morning bloggers

Saturday morning again, and time for One Stop Card Crafts Challenge.  This week Francesca is hosting and she wants to see creations with multiple folds.   So lots of opportunities for different types of folds, whether it is a card or something else.   We're sponsored by Sassy Studios who are giving away a great prize to a random participant.   

I have chosen an easel card, and the design is based on a sketch from last Saturday's Sketch Saturday.  

My image Feel Better Soon from  Phindy's Place, and I have coloured with Copics.  The papers are from an MME 12 x 12 pad called Antieque Dots, which I have had forever, and this is th first time I have used it.  It is amazing what is found in a clear up.  The sentiment is Stampin'Up, the ribbon  from stash, and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Copic Creations - What's New - mine is the paper
Delicious Doodles - Get Well Soon
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge - Animal
Stamp Something - Cute
Tellens Place - Polka Dots
Digi Doodles Shop's Best - Anything Goes

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Collecting the tree ... for Sweet Stampin'

Good morning to one and all.  What a week it has been - snow everywhere, more to come, and lucky me I got a pretty nasty virus on my PC.   I was searching for a new Christmassy look for my blog, and looked at one site that has their own backgrounds and lists other blogs with free backgrounds as well.  I started going down the list, and opened one blog that has quite obviously had been hacked into or deliberately placed, and it was full of the most disgusting porn with the virus lurking.  It took me virtually all day to clean my PC.  Although I have all the standard anti-virus applications, none of them worked against this, because everytime I tried to do a scan this virus prevented it, until a free download from Microsoft called Security Essentials did the job.  This sort of thing makes me so angry.   I did email the blog concerned, and they have removed the offending link - it was not their fault.  Enough of the rants

Anyway I have a background I just had to have - the birds are my namesakes so what is a girl supposed to do when she is a Robin as well!!

On to this weeks' Sweet Stampin' challenge.  We are sponsored by LadyBug Crafts Ink, and I know there is a yummy prize for the winner.  We woud like to see your backgrounds created especially for your card - that means no branded DPs, but you can create one of your own.

I have done something fairly simple and have stamped and embossed with Winter Wonderland embossing powder straight on to my base card because I did not want to detract from this beautiful image from Lili of the Valley.  For the trees in the background I followed a project in the December issue of Craft Stamper  by Kay Carley for a technique using copics.  i thought it looked so effective so gave it a go.  The tree stamps I have had for years, and I have never used them, but they just suited this, and after colouring I added some Diamond Stickles..  For the sky I brushed some Distress Ink through a Spellbinder Impressabilities.  To finish I just mounted the whole thing on some Bazzill and finished off with a toning satin ribbon.  No greeting as I am not yet sure who this is for.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

• Winter Wonderland - Christmas and penguins or polar bears
• The Stampman - Christmas and only 3 colours
• Stamp Something - Christmas colour combo
• Raise the Bar - Trees
• Woodware USA - Anything goes
• Totally Stampalicious - Anything goes
• Paper Cupcakes - Anything goes
• Dutch Dare - Christmas card or tag
• Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Christmas animals
• Stamp and Create - 'Tis the season

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments.  Thank you each and every one of you.

Summery and Girlie ...

No shade in my garden at the moment, so I am writing this post to go with my summery and girlie card.  I know I often say that 'oh - this is my favourite' something or other - but Sarah Kay images come in the tops as well for me.  They are so pretty and offer so many colouring possibililites, and I like the hats!

My  lovely lady - Isabelle with puppy Coco - is my card for today.  I have used Copics for colouring, and have given it bright summery pinks.  The papers used are ScribbleScrabble, and two different types of Bazzill - Bling and Swiss Dot.  The ribbon is Stampin Up' and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, liberally doused with crystal Stickles, and some fern leaves made with a punch.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Stamp Something - Summery
Cutie Sunday #97 - Summer
Bunny Zoe's Craft's Monthly Challenge #1 - Nice and Girlie


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Laugh and Live More!

That is the caption on my stamp.

I have followed the sketch for Mojo Monday, and I hope I have interpreted it correctly. 

This beautiful stamp  is from a stamp plate by Paper Pag Studios, which I obtained from the Stamp Attic, and I am ashamed to say has not seen the light of day until now!.  She looks utterly joyful.   I have stamped in Stampin' Up Soft Suede on to cream card,   However the flash seems to have washed the cream out.  The patterned paper is from the Prima Whispers Collection, and the silky flower is also Prima.  The punch used at the bottom of the card is Fiskars Sunburst.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Mojo Monday #142 - the Contest and a Sketch to follow
Stamp Something - Happy Somethings
No Time to Stamp? #143 - Give it a chance - this is a  stamp from a plate I bought earlier this year and never used, and the flower I have had for ever

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