Little Robots

Here's a couple of cards using My Cute Stamps - Spaceships and Robots which I had from Make The Day Special:

The top card measures 3" x 3" and the bottom one is 4" x 4".

Materials used: DCWV and Bazzill cardstock, Tim Holtz Sizzix embossing folder, paper by Mindy Terasawa at Designer Digitals, My Cute Stamps, Versamark ink, Creative Beginnings embossing powder, white Signo pen, black Memento ink.

Also used: staples.

ICSketches #41

I haven't updated for a few days as my dear MIL came to stay on Friday and left this morning :( It was Jamie's 10th birthday yesterday so we had a party tea last night (just family) and had a great time. Today it's Tuesday which means it's time for another of Dawn's fab sketches over on the Inspirational Card Sketches blog. This week the blog is being sponsored by DigiStamp Boutique and Sally-Ann provided the DT with digital stamp images. I chose to work with the oh-so-cute Olly.

Olly was printed 4 times on to brown patterned paper, brown, green and white paper and then the various elements cut out and layered. The white card on his tummy was chalked.

Materials used: Bazzill cardstock, DCWV papers from the Green Stack, white, green and brown paper, Deluxe Designs chalks, Rob and Bob Studio clips, Scrapworks Rubz alphabet rub-ons, black gel pen and organza ribbon, pins and ribbon flower from stash.

Don't forget to check out the other DT girl's blogs to see what they made this week!

ICSketches #39

After taking a break from Inspirational Card Sketches last week (due to attending FIL's funeral and having MIL to stay afterwards) I'm back with a card for this week's fab sketch #39.

This week we're sponsored by

Doodle Palace and if you play along with the sketch you could win 4 free digi-images. Don't forget to pop along to the other DT ladies' blogs to see their fab work and leave them some love!

Anyway here's my card which I had great fun making:

I used white card embossed with a Fiskars embossing plate to make the moon and used black soot distress ink around the edges. The dark blue card was lightened around the moon by using white chalk ink. The rocket image from Doodle Palace was printed on to watercolour paper and then coloured using Caran D'Ache watercolour pencils. The planet is from a digi-doodles set by the fab Kate Hadfield and the stars are acetate ones covered with Stickles. There are also Stickles dotted on the background and then the starburst under the rocket is embossed stamping.

Materials used: blue Stardream card, white Papermill card, Fiskars embossinjg plate, Black Soot distress ink, white Colorbox chalk ink, watercolour paper, rocket ship from Doodle Palace, planet from Kate Hadfield, Heidi Swapp acetate stars, Stickles glitter glue, Fancy Pants Fresh Mod stamp, Creative Beginnings embossing powder, Creative Imagination alphabet stickers.

Turquoise and brown...

As part of World Cardmaking Day there was a challenge to make a card using turquoise, brown and something circular. For this card the button and beads are circular: I used: Papermill card, DCWV papers, paper from LetteringDelights.com, K&Co Amy Butler stamps, Prima flower, Laura Ashley beads, vintage lace and buttons, Crafty Notions copper mist, Stickles. Beading from a Christmas decoration.

Curtains!

I seem to have discovered a love for all things vintage as well as finding myself looking at loads of altered art, mixed media and textile arts sites. I've always loved looking at this kind of work but thought it was something I was unable to achieve but now I think it's about time I gave it a go! I mean, art and craft is all about having fun in the process and well, if something good comes out at the end then that's a bonus LOL! I made this card today, not for any reason in particular but just because I wanted to have a play. Hopefully my style will improve/evolve if I keep playing: I used: Kraft card from my Crafty Templates prize, image from Ebay CD, paper by LetteringDelights.com, text from vintage children's book, Prima flower, vintage glass button and necklace, Shimmerz, lace, K&Co metal sticker, Marcella metal word, MM safety pin, Tibetan silver heart charm and Distress inks.

ICSketches #31

Another sketch card today - this one is for ICSketches #31 and I had great fun with this one: I used: Papermill card, DCWV Garden Party papers, Colorbox chalk ink, K&Co Amy Butler die-cut, owl from LetteringDelights.com, Scrapworks Color Rubz alphabet rub-ons, My Mind's Eye flourish rub-on, Prima flowers, vintage glass button, pearl stones and cotton lace trim.

CPS card #131

Again, it's ages since I joined in over at the CPS blog but here's my card for CPS card #131: I used: black cardstock, 2 Busy Moms paper (orange), Provocraft paper (purple), Cuttlebug mesh texture embossing folder, tree from LetteringDelights.com, hand-cut laminate star, black Stazon ink, Hero Arts stamp, HOTP buttons and brads and ric-rac from stash.

Card Patterns sketch #30

It's an absolute age since I joined in with the card sketches at Card Patterns - sketch #7 was my last one - but I'm feeling in the mood for a few cards using sketches so I started with sketch 30 : I used: Papermill card, My Mind's Eye papers, greeting from LetteringDelights.com, Ranger glossy accents, Fancy Pants lace, Prima flowers, vintage button, MM star button, HOTP brad, Dovecraft rhinestone brad, Stickles.

DCM - Games and Toys for Boys

This week's dare at Daring Cardmakers was set by Rein: It's Rein here this week, and I'm daring you to make a masculine cardGames and Toys for Boys put a race track, dart board, vehicle... on your card. Here's my card: I used: Papermill card, DCWV Spring Stack paper, doodled ferry by Kate Hadfield, Doodlebug and other ric-rac, Making Memories tiny alphabet stickers, smiley face brad, staples, white Signo pen, sewing thread.

New Collab: Circle of Friends

I made this hybrid LO using the new Limited edition collab kit from Designs by Lili and Kate Hadfield :

I used: Papers, flowers and "friends" all digital from collab kit, Bazzill cardstock, Making memories foam alpha stamps, black Versafine ink, gel pens- black, white, blue and pink.

Lilypad July B.Y.O.C.

So, Kate brought out some lovely stuff for the LilyPad's July B.Y.O.C. which I used to make 3 cards:

New kit at Lilypad

There's a new release today over at the Lilypad - Funky Junky: Summer Lovin'

I made this hybrid LO:

I used: Bazzill cardstock, DCWV cardstock, digital elements by Kate Hadfield, alphabet by Kate Hadfield, papers by Michelle Godin, elements by Michelle Godin, Magic mesh, Fiskars stamps, black Versafine ink, black gel pen.

Card a day 08/06/08

The "card-a-day" challenge at Card Paper Scissors for June 8th was to make a card for a male incorporating a car or other form of transport.

I used: Vehicle Doodles by Kate Hadfield at the Lilypad (link on the right), DCWV cardstock, Royal & Langnickel rub-on alphabet, DCWV black alphabet stickers, white and black Signo pens, brads.

Hybrid cards

Today is the release day for Kate's new stuff as part of the B.Y.O.C. at The Lilypad. I managed to come up with these cards (very quickly, last night but am hoping to get some more done over the weekend:

I used: Fish by Kate, DCWV cardstock, scrap card, tissue paper and vellum, black gel pen and some rhinestones.

I used: Poppies by Kate, DCWV cardstock, black Impress ink and All NIght Media stamp.

Baby Girl Doodles

Two more cards using Kate's elements. These are from the Baby Girl Doodles set available from the Lilypad:

I used: Craft Creations cad, papermill card, black Sakura Micron pen, Marvy pens, ribbon, Making Memories safety pin, MAMBI thread, Kaiser rhinestone.

Pretty in Punk

Here's a card I made using one of Kate Hadfield's elements from the Pretty in Punk kit available at the Lilypad

I used: Craft Creations card, lilac paper embossed with Cuttlebug Allegro embossing folder, one of Kate's doodles, Quickutz Britannia skinni mini die-cut alphabet, Signo blakc and white pens.

One for Kate

Finally got something creative done - a hybrid LO for Kate:

The boys back in March 2005!

I used: Bazzill cardstock, Spring Tweets doodles and Black Alpha doodles by Kate at the Lilypad, Dymo, Basic Grey rub-on and black and white Signo pens.

Been busy with

kids and scrapping so not been able to update my blog for a couple of days or visit friends blogs. Will hopefully have time this week!! In the meantime, in answer to Veronica's question the Cuttlebug embossing folder I used for the card below is "floral fantasy" , one of the new ones. I love these folders!!! I've had a chance to play with one of Kate's new collaboration kits - Come out and play available from catscrap :

I used: Come out and Play birds, Papermill card, black card, Quickutz Olivia die-cuts, Prima flower, brad and black pen.

This is a hybrid 8" x 8" LO.

I used: Flowers, tree and patterned paper from Come out and Play kit, DCWV cardstock, Quickutz Blossom Grand die-cuts, sewing machine and black pen.

It was a hit!

The kids were very impressed after looking around the new school although that could all change tomorrow when they actually have lessons there! Matthew decreed it was "awesome" and "radical"!!! *methinks the boy doth watch too much trash!* Jess hasn't walked very much today but has been climbing up on my chair and emptying my bookcase of it's cardmaking magazines. The sooner I can get her crafting the better! I hadn't managed to do anything today until the past half an hour when I actually got a card made from start to finish and used a Chatterbox tag that has been in my stash for at least 3 years (another one of those things that I loved but didn't want to use).

I used: DCWV cardstock, paper from Kay Miller's Allorganic kit, Chatterbox tag, K&Co sticker, Prima flowers, velvet ribbon and gemstones.

A crown.....

The challenge today for "card a day"over at the CSD forum was to make a card with a crown on. Mine's a wee bit "in your face"LOL!

I used: Papermill card, all papers by Robin Carlton & Christy Lyle from the Girl next Door collection at Sweet Shoppe Designs, chipboard crown by Marah Johnson for Creative Imaginations, Doodlebug Just my Type alphabet stickers, ribbon, ribbon charm, gemstones and Kaiser gemstones, black gel pen.

Other news today - Jess walked 5 steps on her own!!!! She's been doing 2 or 3 up til now so this is the most she's managed and she was so pleased with herself! Unfortunately I only caught the tail end of it as I was out in the kitchen cooking so I'm hoping to see more tomorrow.

We're off to have a tour around the boys' new school tomorrow morning before they start properly on Thursday. Really hoping Matthew likes it as he doesn't cope well with change and if he decides he doesn't like it could set him back months. It takes him ages to settle in and he was just starting to do really well so we're keeping our fingers and everything else crossed.

In answer to some questions from Toni - yes, that was Neil with Jess in the photos and she does look an awful lot like him but does have my eyes. She loves the boys to bits and will quite happily spend all day sitting/standing around watching them and loves nothing better than when they make her laugh. Tonight when Jamie was laid on the floor she went over to him and sat on his face then because he laughed she decided to keep bouncing up and down on him! I can guarantee that when they go back to school on Thursday she'll be like a bear with a sore head and mope and pine for them all day. She really does miss them when they're not here so I'll have to try and keep her busy.