Aloha!

Here is a summery card stamped with SU's Secret Garden - a bit of a blast from the past! I created a simple sponged background combined with a piece of wood-grain embossed card. The letters were die-cut from a suitably 'surfy' piece of patterned paper!

This is my second foray into Pixie's Snippets Playground and I would also like to enter AAA Cards - It's so Hot and Stampin' Celebration Challenge.

April x

Dinosaurs

I love these cute guys with their x-ray style bones! This stamp set is Stampin' Up's No Bones about It and it's one of my favourites from the annual catalogue. I really enjoyed stamping the ferny/footprint background and I have added a banner made from Cherry on the Top dsp.

My dinos are stomping into Pixie's Snippets Playground. I would also like to enter them in Cards in Envy - Birthday Party.

Garden in Bloom Workshop

Join us for a relaxing, summer evening workshop on Friday, 21st August at 7pm.

We will be making three cards and a box to keep them in, using Stampin' Up's Garden in Bloom, a three-step stamp set that creates a lovely, soft watercolour effect. Lots of inspiration and tips will be provided and you are welcome to either follow the example cards or create your own fabulous designs. A variety of sentiment stamps will be provided so that you can tailor your cards to the occasion of your choice.

All card, inks, embellishments and the use of stamps are included in the cost of £12. Please bring your own adhesive.

You will need a strong glue and may wish to use dimensionals. Please let me know when you book your place on the workshop if you would like to pre-order adhesive. Multi-purpose liquid glue is £3.75. Stampin' Dimensionals (300) also cost £3.75. Snail Adhesive is available at a cost of £6.25 (refills are £4.00) and Mini Glue Dots (300) cost £4.75.

All bookings are non-refundable. In the event of being unable to attend the workshop, you will of course receive the materials and instructions required to make all the items that we make during the evening.

Please contact me for any further information and for Bebington venue directions. Hope you can join us!

 

52 CCT Colour Challenge

We have a colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week.

 

I'm afraid this is rather a simple card this week as my tonsils are playing me up! Just a bit of stencilling with a Penny Black stencil and Real Red and Pistachio Pudding inks. The holly die-cut is a Marianne one and I have added a bow in Cherry Cobbler baker's twine with some red rhinestones for berries. The Noel sentiment is from Clearly Besotted and the washi tape is SU.

 

I'm sure that you will knock our socks off with your red and green Christmas cards. We can't wait to see them! April x

 

I'd like to enter my card in CHNC #241 - Something beginning with S (stencilling!)



A Little Birdie

 

Here is a cute little birdie digi kindly offered by A Day for Daisies. I would like to enter her in ADFD Challenge 127 - Add a Feather. The feathers were stamped using SU's Four Feathers and I've just added some snippets of patterned paper and a piece of chevron ribbon.

 

She is also flitting over the gate into Pixie's Snippets Playground and tweeting hello at Eve, Di and Parsnip!

 

Happy Crafting, April x

52CCT Sketch Challenge

As it is the start of a new month, we have a sketch challenge for you at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, hosted by Julie.

 

 

As you can see, I've taken a bit of a liberty with the width of my panel on the left - but that is fine! As long as we can recognise the sketch, it's all good. Hopefully by now you will have a tidy pile of Christmas cards all ready for the off!

 

I have chosen a cute digi of a rocking horse from Bugaboo that I have coloured with Promarkers. I stamped the left hand panel with snowflakes in silver and Soft Sky and adhered it to a piece of purple glitter card. The green panel is a Marianne die-cut and the purple bow is a piece of cord from a clothing tag! The sentiment is from SU's Good Greetings.

 

I hope you will be able to join us! April x



Something Floral (For a Change)

A very quick blog post to show you a card that has such a pretty Bugaboo digi. I was inspired by the colours of their latest challenge...

 

And the very cute bird!

 

I didn't actually have Promarkers to match the orange or dark blue. The only pens in those colours I have are Posca markers. They were a bit difficult and blobby to handle, but they have created a very rich, quite glossy finish which you can't see on the photo!

 

I am entering my card in Catch the Bug - July Colour Challenge.

 

And of course! Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 187. One of the friendliest bloggy places around, I think. I was delighted that my narwhal was featured last week!

 

Happy Crafting! April x