Flower Fairy

I am breaking away from chocolate egg eating to post this fairy card! I'm certainly getting into colouring at the moment and I really love this fairy digi from A Day for Daisies. I coloured her with Pro-markers and added some Cosmic Shimmer to her wings. For the stamped background I used SU's retired Secret Garden and I've used Petite Petals for some extra blossoms.

I would like to enter my card in Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - flowers and lace
Robyn's Fetish Challenge - Pastel Colours.

Autumn Colours

This is my entry for the SUO Challenge 106 Autumn Colours. I have used the Four Feathers stamp set with Petite Petals and a mixture of Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe and gold foil. All blinged up with a few In-Colour sequins. Great fun to make, and as the mild temperature is predicted to drop by six degrees tomorrow, I am definitely getting in the mood for Autumn card-making. April x

Tape It

 

Here is a very simple card using the fantastic Tape It set of stamps. I was lucky enough to receive this set as a birthday present, along with some pewter embossing powder that gives a gorgeous and subtle silvery sheen. I have used Real Red and Black StazOn inks and Basic Grey cardstock as the base. It is my entry for a very interesting Nacho Average sketch challenge, NAC#85. I love it - it's very different from my usual style of cards, but I think that is why challenges are such a good idea, as they get you out of your usual creative comfort zone.

On another black, white and red theme, here is another card that we will be making at Thursday's workshop, combining Petite Petals with Everything Eleanor.

Hope you have a lovely Easter, April x

Easter Creations

 

I had a wonderful children's Easter workshop today, with some very talented crafters! We made a gift basket to put all our chocolate in, an Easter card and an owl bookmark.

 

Here is a fabulous fox from the Life in the Forest set of stamps. I love the use of colours here and the great lines.

A very pretty card that cleverly combines a lovely dotty owl with a gorgeous stamped background of Petite Petals. Stunning!

 A lovely gift basket with some beautiful blossoms. Great use of the Stampin' Write markers!

 

Another amazing gift basket. Fabulous colour combo here - I love it!

 

A stunning owl bookmark made with the Owl Builder punch. What a handsome fellow!

Here's another good-looking chappy...

 

And another one! A parliament of owls.

 

I love this little mouse!

A basket covered in lovely blossoms - very spring-like.

 

Finally, a photo of everyone working away. Well done girls!

 

 

 

Recycling

Full of a rubbishy old head cold today, so have recycled some SU brown paper packaging to wrap dear husband's birthday present. I made the box yesterday, so that had a bit of effort put into it. Today's gift wrapping and tag has been a lot more slapdash, using a lovely retired stamp, the current Petite Petals and just some of the acres of brown paper packaging I have acquired with my orders. I really don't think he will mind!