Happy Mother's Day

I wish all the mums out there in blogland a very happy day,

may you be treated like a Queen...

Yes, I'm Still Here!

Wow, I hadn't realized it's been a few weeks since my last post...I did try to
hadn't realized it's been a few weeks since my last post...I did try to upload some photos a couple of weeks ago, but Blogger wasn't playing nice and wouldn't publish, I'm still having trouble as I type this!! 

I'm sorry I haven't had time to visit your blogs, I will try to do so as soon as I get the chance...In the meantime, here are some cards I've created in the last few weeks.

Plus a couple of up-coming card kits for CRAFT QUEEN, but I can't share those just yet, but I can share these, also made for CRAFT QUEEN:

Thank you for your visit, and I hope I see you again soon : )

Easter Cards and a Guessing Competition

A few cards made using CRAFT QUEEN goodies...

There is a great guessing competition going on at CRAFT QUEEN BLOG, have a look HERE, you have until Friday to guess...

March Right In...

Can anybody tell me what happened to February?   I have a list that's getting bigger by the minute that should have had a few items crossed off by now, but the month just ran away from me!!!!
A new month means a new challenge over at CRAFT QUEEN blog, and this month you have a choice of 2 sketches, one provided by Liz, and the other provided by Petrina.
I've used Liz's sketch for my sample, but I also want to have a go with Petrina's sketch, so that's now going on my "to do" list...stay tuned is all I can say : )

Here is my card:  I used a kraft coloured card base, a die-cut from THIS Kaiser paper pad, THIS mesh ribbon, THIS new crepe ribbon, the sentiment is a stamp from THIS set, and I have also used THIS background stamp on the white cs strips.      The butterflies are punchies made with THIS punch and coated with some KG

For all the details on the new challenge and to see the beautiful samples the rest of the DT members have come up with check out the blog post HERE, and make sure you go over to the CRAFT QUEEN store and see all the gorgeous stock newly arrived HERE.

Thank you for visiting me, I hope to see you again soon...

CASEing

Stampotique's current challenge  (#48) is to CASE one of the DT members, and my DT member of choice is the fabulous Kate Crane.     I got to play with a couple of new stamps for this project (courtesy of Stampotique Original's blog hop last year, thank you Carol)
I used THIS image stamped onto wc paper and coloured with wc pencils, and THIS great sentiment, both stuck using some foam tape for added dimention, plus some bubble wrap, a toilet roll tube (for the big circles), a fairly big brush, plus lots of acrylic paints, and some machine sewing around the edges.    I also added some painted old book pages for the top and bottom edges.    The heart was drawn onto wc paper and coloured in with wc pencils...isn't Hug Monster a cutie!!!

Thanks for visiting, and if you get a chance, there's still a few days to take part in this challenge, for all the details visit the blog HERE : )

Happy Valentine's Day

I know, I really should try to spread out my posts more evenly, but I have to strike while the stamps are hot...
Here is a tag I made for my Valentine...Shhhh, don't tell my DH  LOL

I've used an Alterations die to cut my tag, onto which I've stamped a variety of images using Archival ink (jet black).    The cogs, hot air balloon, and the word "adventure" are all from THIS set of Darkroom Door stamps, the heart images are from a Prima clear set, the "ten things I love about you" is from THIS set, and the eyes are from a sheet by Time 2 Stamp.

The letters for YOU are from this Collections sheet of alphas, and the words "are my" were cut out from an old book page.       You can find the tiny red rhinestone stars HERE and the satin seam binding is HERE.      The larger rhinestones (used on the cogs) came out of the Prima pack of stamps.

For the heart (which I stuck to the bottom left hand corner on the reverse of the tag) I used a chipboard shape from a Collections sheet, covered it with texture paste, painted it with brown acrylic paint, and once dry, I rubbed some Brilliance ink (platinum planet) onto the ridges, the heart was then stuck to a piece of torn wc paper painted with Twinkling H2Os.

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your day, whatever you may be doing...

Swapping Much?

I've just mailed this month's Darkroom Door ATC swaps (you can find all the details for the current swap HERE) and as usual, I forgot to take a photo of the actual ATC!   But I did remember to take a photo of the Thank You card I included...

I haven't played with Stampbord tiles in a long while, so I went ahead and used one as the centrepiece for this card.

I covered the tile with StaZon ink (teal) and stamped the flower from THIS set of Darkroom Door stamps, and the sentiment from THIS set.   I then used my scratch tool to add the highlights to the images, and then gave the tile a coat of DM for the glossy finish. 

I then used some Distress ink (vintage photo) and the splatter image from THIS set of stamps, and stamped it onto my base card to create the background.
I just love the new WEBBY RIBBONS from CRAFT QUEEN, so I used some of it to anchor the image to the front of the card.    The butterflies were punched out of wc paper and text using THIS punch.

I so enjoy making ATCs and receiving the beautiful returns, it's a great way to share your own creativity, and a fabulous way to see how others use the beautiful images... If you get a chance, why not take part?     Thank you for visiting, I hope you come back soon   : )