What's Cook'in

Vintage Children is our new challenge theme this week over at Sugar Creek Hollow.
As always we would like you to use a vintage/shabby chic style.

Our sponsor this week is TlcCreations    and have a generous store voucher for this weeks winner.
Please pop over to SCH for all the details and see what we have all been making.
This card I made using a digi stamp provided by our sponsor. She looks so at home in the kitchen, bet her mum thought she was a great help.

The image was coloured with watercolours and promarkers.
All the papers are from the  Graphics 45 ABC Primer Collection.
Extra shading was Vintage Photo distress ink.

Challenges also entered-
Totally Paper Crafts -Use a digi image
Creative Inspirations -Anything Goes


Thank you for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.

2 Cup Day

I just got a photo of this card before we lost our daylight here in the N.E. of the England
 It was only 3.30 in the afternoon,  and pitch black, it stayed that way for nearly 3 hours. .The storms and rain have been so bad we even were mentioned on the National News together with other areas who also suffered.

 This was fairly  simple card  to make following a sketch, the latest  theme set  CD Sunday Challenge Blog.
It took longer to choose which CD  to use,  first came the sentiment, then the image from the Sugar Plum Daisy CD from Polka Doodles.  I know just the person to send this one to, as a just because card.
Like myself it takes her  two or more cups  to get going most mornings.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.

Tissue Flowers

Week 10 into the journey of exploring new  techniques found in  Tim Holtz's new  Compendium of Curiosities  Book  2,
 Linda at  Studio L3  has challenged us to make Tissue Wrap Flowers all the details can be found on page 37 of this super book. This week the sponsor is Funkie Junkie Boutique.

As always I cannot explain how the flower was made.
The photo on the left is before  I trimmed  and opened it out more.
The background of the tag is embossed with Stampendous powders, using Stampers Anonymous stamps.The images were cut from a Graphics 45 paper.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look, your comments are always appreciated.

Make your own Flowers

Challenge 71 at Crafty Cardmakers and we would like you to 'Make Your Own Flowers'.
Once again we have two sponsors who are offering generous store vouchers.





One Stop Card Crafts





                                                      and  Digi Doodle Shop

Please pop over for all the details and see what we have all been making.

All the papers and image are Grahics 45
The leaves are a memory Box die.
I made the rose with a die cut sent to me by a friend,  The base of the flower I made with waxed string on a Flower Loom. The extra shading was done with one of my favourite Distress inks, Vintage Photo.

I realy enjoy making my own flowers, here is a small selection of my latest ones.

Challenges also entered -
Pile it on Challenge Make your own embellishments
Frosted Designs  Fabulous Friday Challenge- Make your own embellishments

Thank you for stopping by, your comments are always appreciated.

Circles at Sugar Creek Hollow

Circles, is our new Challenge  theme over at Sugar Creek Hollow.
Please pop over and see what we have all been making.
Remember we like your entries to be in a Vintage/Shabby chic or Primitive style.

First of all, sorry these photos may look a bit random, I just couldn't get them to go where I wanted them
As you can see I chose to make a hanging.
I covered the  black base  with  a piece of open lace material.
The doilies were  sprayed using a Glimmer mist and a Dylusions spray.
They have a lovely sheen to them , which doesn't show so well on the photo.
The Ladies with hats are from one of Debbie Moores Shabby Chic CD's.
Extra shading was done with Vintage Photo distress inks and the trimmings came from my stash.

I will also be entering these challenges
Crafty Anns Challenge No 68 Memories are made of This.
The Sisterhood  of Crafters -Going in circles

I love you Mum

We have another 'Anything Goes' challenge this time at Try it on Tuesdays.
We did enjoy visiting you and seeing all your fantastic entries.
I hope you will pop over and see what we have all been making this time .

I decided to make an Easel card, something I don't do very often, but this stamped image from  a Joanna Sheene set is a favourite of mine and I wanted to use it in a different way.
Little did I realise how difficult  it would be to photograph.
Papers I think are Prima, I used Vintage Photo distress inks to shade and age them a little.
The layer behind the image is also brown.
The image is coloured using  various shades of brown watercolours.
Other additions came from my stash and flower box.

I would like also to enter this at-
Simon Says Stamp and Show  'A bit of Brown'.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.

Nature

This week at Fashionable Stamping Challenges  our Theme is 'Nature'.
This could be, flowers, animals, a scene, just let your imagination fly.
Please pop over for all the details and see what my team mates have been making.
Remember we like to see stamping on your project.

For this card I used stamps   by Indigo Blu.
The Poppy was embossed in black, then fussy cut  before positioning.
All the colouring is Distress Markers, I found them so easy to use and  to blend the shades.
Ribbon, lace and gems came from my stash.

I would also like to enter this card into the Craft Your Days Away  Bingo challenge. I chose the diagonal line Flower,Ribbon/Lace, Gems.


Thank you for stopping by, I realy appreciate your comments.