Frank and Maureen's Big Day Remembered

Hello.  Welcome.  Wet, wet, wet summer days, la la la la la.  The craft room calls and the result is an anniversary card featuring Lost Coast Designs gorgeous Frank and Mrs Frank!!  Squueeee.  Happy anniversary Franklies.  There they are, wearing their hearts not quite on their sleeves.

Hop over to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for all the details of the happy day.   

Join the Celebrate It challenge with your stamped makes, featuring anything that makes you want to party, for a chance to win Lost Coast Design dollars.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

The Franks are joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stars and/or Stripes  Franks been in lots of movies, so I figure that makes him a star, and Mrs Frank has stripes in her hair.  Bwahahhahaa
Dream in Darkness
Time Out Challenge 139 - Inspired by Words  inspired by happy, although I could imagine Frank saying all of those words to Mrs Frank.  Hugz

In The Doghouse

Hello.  Welcome.   Crafting to the sound of wind and rain against the window.  Summer in Norway!!!   I wanted to join the Marianne Design challenge where they want you to use one of their shape templates.  I have the kennel stencil so decided to make a doghouse card.  Such fun.  

My first time playing with this stencil and quite pleased with the result.  I paired it with some dog/cat stamps I had.

I cut my card base from Kort og Godt grey woodgrain card using the stencil guide lines.  I cut the front with the woodgrain vertical, so it became the back, and allowed me to add a little tab to the newly cut front to make a hinged card.  Then I used Marianne Design papers to cut the doghouse details.   I decided to make this for a friend of mine who has a cat, and also a dog that looks a bit like the one I used, so I also added a die cut Big Ben, cos she has English connections as well.  There is method in the madness.  Sometimes........  I cut and embossed the Big Ben from stripy paper and highlighted the embossed areas with Walnut Stain distress ink.

I stamped the dog and cat on patterned paper using archival ink and fussy cut them. I added some colour using Promarkers, and also some detail on the dog house and edges.  I decided to add some sticker butterflies cos it's summer, and it gives the cat something to play with.  Just noticed I forgot to add the football I stamped which comes in the Marianne Designs Best Mates cat/dog set.  Ahh well....

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Marianne Design Challenge 228 PS8030, CR1221, HT1607, PK9121, PB7044
Butterfly Spot Challenge 124 - H hinged card with butterflies.  Hey, Mrs A, that hinged card idea saved me wasting that mis-cut front side.  Thanks for the idea.  Hugz
Dare 2 B Artzy June Challenge - Shaped Cards

Quacky Birthday

Hello. Welcome.  One girl and her duck with a floral background.  Sounds like a perfect birthday design!!

I used a piece of brown floral pp that came in a magazine.  It's a bit thin and glossy, and maybe a bit ugly, but seemed to make a great backdrop for this cute Pink and Main stamp, Tweet Friend.  Love that little duck!!  I used scraps to stamp the image, the Paperartsy birthday sentiment and also that bit of gold ground, which I cut with Stamplorations stitched snowy hills die.  I coloured the girl with distress inks and added a few enamel dots, two on the sentiment and one on the flower on her hat.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Mod Squad Challenge - Use a Flower
Stamplorations Summer Cutplorations Challenge
Pixies Snippets Playground Challenge 355
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Scrap From Your Heart Utfordring 35 - Alt Er Lov

Friends Come In All Sizes

Hello.  Welcome.  It's the 2nd of the month and time for the reveal of the June Card Chain Challenge.  This is an international card exchange and I have been a proud member of this chain of amazing crafty ladies since January 2014.

Doesn't time fly when you are enjoying yourself!!!

We all make a card, send a card, get a card.

Everyone gets a card, everyone is a winner.

Here's the card I made and sent to Joanne in the UK.

I used the sketch and the theme of Friendship.  Yellow card base with a mat of patterned paper.  Sizzix Stripes embossing folder on a narrow scrap of card tinted with gingerbread chalk ink for the belly band.  The stamp is called Warm Welcome by Stampavie and I coloured it with Promarkers.  The sentiment is a Crafty Individuals stamp.

You can see the full reveal HERE.  Do pop over and check out all the amazing creations that winged their way around the planet in June.

If you would like to join the fun the July sign up is open until the 6th July.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Paperbabe Stamps Challenge 96 - Dots/Stripes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Scrap From Your Heart Utfordring 35 - Alt Er Lov
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge - J2619 

Hearty Tree

Hello.  Welcome.  It's Rudolf Days!!!  Love Rudolf Days!  So here's a little Christmas Tree covered with love.

I used a piece of patterned paper for the card base and stamped Crafty Individuals Noel Border with black archival ink.  I cut and embossed Memory Box Frosted Christmas Tree from green card, added red glitter glue over the embossed areas and added lots of tiny little pale green heart shaped buttons.  A larger red star button and done!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Memory Box Challenge 50 - Cute as a Button
June Rudolph Days Challenge
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 13 - Glitter, Sparkle and Shine
ABC Christmas Challenge - L is for little buttons
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 444
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Simple Birthday Wishes

Hello Nomad Friends.  Here we are, bathed in sunshine.  Keep your cool on and don't forget to get a drink with an umbrella in it LOL.  I have made a CAS birthday card using the cute Wolf stamp from PaperDolls Riding Hood set and a repurposed chipboard bauble.  

So, I'm looking at this CratePaper Christmas chipboard set and wondering why there were a load of balloons in it.  Wolf said 'don't look a gift balloon in the mouth' so we didn't.  Shortly thereafter my overheated brain realised that these 'balloons' were baubles!!!   Ah well, Wolf loves it.

I used Stamplorations Bubble Dance stencil and Salty Ocean distress oxide ink in the card corner.  I stamped and embossed the Happy Birthday, also Stamplorations, on the chipboard balloon.  I stamped the PaperDoll's Wolf with black archival ink, fussy cut and coloured with Dusky Rose and Cornflower Promarkers.

Right, I'm off to enjoy the sunshine.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Pasion for Promarker Challenge Week 499 - Four Legged Friends
Paperbabe Stamps Challenge 96 - Dots/Stripes
AAA Cards Game 143 - One Corner
Stamplorations CAS Challenge
Stamplorations Mixed Media Challenge
Stamplorations Theme Challenge - Stamps and Birthdays

The Other Side of a Kiss

Hello Nomad friends.  I made another card using the lovely Geisha and Bamboo stamps from Lost Coast Designs.

I stamped and masked the Geisha and then stamped the Bamboo with distress oxide ink.  Simple, but a great thinking of you, or maybe even a sympathy card.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Creative Moments Challenge 171 - Anything Goes