Butterflies and Boots

Hello.  Welcome.  We had a few hours of summer today.  Hurrah.  But it didn't last!  Shame.  So I played with some Cheery Lynn dies.

I started by making a base card out of printed craft paper.  Then I masked the edges and used a brown promarker to colour the center panel

I used Cheery Lynn Old Barn Board, Barbed Wire, Arizona Cowboy and Mini Dimensional Butterflies dies, all cut from craft card.  The sentiment is a Unity stamp from Owl Pals set.  

Joining the fun at
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 189 - Keep It Krafty
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - Butterfly
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Favourite Technique and/or Product I love dies
Unity Friends With Flair

Thanks for your visit.  Hugz

Wide Open Spaces

Hello.  Welcome.  When I saw this weeks Mark's Finest Paper Challenge, Only Use the Corner, I knew the Tiger stamp set would just have to come out again.  Love this big beautiful tiger stamp.  So I made this panel last night and quite honestly it just didn't hit the spot.  So I put it front and center on my desk and went to bed.  This morning it seemed to have improved!!  Maybe the midnight elves have been spreading a little happy dust.  So I tried it against various card bases and ended up with this

I stamped Mark's Finest Papers Tiger and sentiment on grey card and ripped and inked the edges.  I doodled a border and mounted on a cream base card.  Then I had another can't go back brain wave and started cutting the card edge to mirror the ripped edge.  Sort of!  Not sure if that adds or takes away, but I can't put it back so here it is.  I do like that tiger.  

Joining the fun at
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 266 - Use Only the Corner
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use Your Favourite Technique and/or Product

Thanks for dropping by.  Off to play with the baby bunnies, who were definitely the stars of my last post, and see if I can get some chick pictures.  Hugz

Funny Bunnies

Hello.  Welcome.  Well, they are a bit camera shy but here's a few pictures of bunny babies. 

Cute or what!!?

I also took this picture of our rhododendron.  I took this at 22.30.  Still light.  Love it. 

But maybe you came for the craft stuff....

I decided that, despite the weather, I was going to go with some hot summer colours.  My background is brushos on watercolour paper.  I used Stamploration Foiled Again stencil and Ripe Persimmon distress ink.  I stamped the flower from Unity KOM 11/13 using Festive Berries distress ink.  The girl is from the same Unity kit embossed in red embossing powder on yellow card and fussy cut.  

I used a yellow base card and made a border using an embossing pen and the red embossing powder.  The sentiment is from Unity Anna Girl stamped on yellow card and embossed.  

Joining the fun at
The Unity Stamp Co. Challenge 20 - Colour
WOW Embossing Powder June Challenge - Summer 
VSC Challenge 33 - Hot Sunny Colours 
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday May 2015
The Unity Stamp Co. Friends With Flair

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May I Suggest

Hello. Welcome.  Happy Sunday to you all.  Hope the sun is shining and the mojo is flowing for you.  The sun is actually shining here today but there's a very cold strong wind blowing.  Mummy hen is keeping the chicks snugly warm inside.  I did think she might try to take them out for the first time today but am glad she is sitting tight.  I know, I know, pictures!!  When I see them so will you.  I do know there are six, two yellow and four black.  Photo shoot planned as soon as they start moving around.  And the baby bunnies.  What baby bunnies I hear you cry.  Ah well, yeah, I haven't mentioned them.  Must get photo's there too.  They are so cute.  Palm sized fluffy cuties.  So, in the absence of sweet animal photo's here a simple little Christmas card to get the craft flowing. 

I stamped the poinsettia from Penny Black Wonder Collection on a white card, masked and stamped twice more.  At this point may I just say I wish I had coloured the first image before I stamped the next two LOL.  It would have been so much easier to work out which bit to colour ROFL.  I used my ruby Promarker.  Then I clear wink of stellar'd all and added crystal lacquer to all the berries.  The sentiment is from the same PB stamp set. 

Joining the fun at
OLCC Challenge 11
Speedy Fox and Friend Challenge 266 - Use Only the Corner
Sweet Stampin Challenge - Black and White With a Pop of Colour
Allsorts Challenge Week 315 - Flower Power 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Cowgirl Coffee

Hello.  Welcome.  I have had this idea bumbling around my brain for a couple of days and suddenly, at way past midnight, it all became clear.  So I had to slip down to the craft room and make it reality.  Amazingly imagination and reality agreed and became this

I have used a piece of coffee themed fabric for my background.  I was going for the frayed edge look, but on reflection maybe should have gone for a wrap around!  Hey, it's after midnight, and way too late for coffee, so let's give the brain cell a break.  I stamped, water coloured and fussy cut Unity Stamp Co. Jess.  The sentiment was computer generated and smudged with Picked Raspberry distress.  I also used a raspberry base card.  

Joining the fun at
The Unity Stamp Co. Friends With Flair 
Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Verve Stamps Inspiration Challenge 
Avenue 613 Challenge 127 - Anything Goes 
Country View Challenges - Shabby Chic 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

Dormouse Tea

Hello.  Welcome.  I couldn't decide what the Mad Hatter would be saying so I left him dumb.  I am sure that's coffee in his cup cos who would want the tea when the dormouse is asleep in the pot!

I was inspired by the colours and shapes at Waffle Flower.  I used a pink base card and added black archival smudges.  I ripped a panel from watercolour paper and coloured with brusho's.  I cut some blue card using Spellbinders Square Swatches dies and arranged them as a background.  I stamped Stamplorations Mad Hatter and watercoloured him.  

Joining the fun at
Waffle Flower Challenge
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 265 - Making Die Cut Designs
Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 
Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge 
Verve Stamps Inspiration Challenge 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Chick Chick Chicken

Hello.  Welcome.  Say awwwwww

How cute are they!!  There is actually a black chick in the middle but he doesn't show up so well.  Still not sure how many chicks I have.   I've seen 4, but hoping for more.  Maybe mother hen will let them out to play tomorrow.  

And then there's this lovely bird

I CASEd Shirley's lovely card using Stamplorations large Hooded Oriole and a stamp from the grunge mixed media set to make the splats.  Wasn't feeling up to splatting tonight.  The tape is from IKEA and I coloured my bird with Dylusions ink.  

Joining the fun at
Stamplorations June Inspiration Case Playground
Stamplorations June Challenge - Stamps and Washi Tape 
Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge 
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday May 2015

Thanks for your visit.  Hugz