Happy fathers day.

Hi all, I made a quick card today for my boyfriends dad, he is mad about golf. Every time i see him he is off  playing golf. lol! I did rush this a bit have things to do. You can still see the glue around the pearls. I don't have time to wait for it to dry and disappear. Things to do!

Recipe:
Stamp-penny black golfing hedgehog, Sentiment,verve.
Papers- papermania, regency(brown spotty paper) Basic grey(brown paper at back) stash(stripey)
Ribbon-old stash
Bling/pearls-stash

Challenges:
totally gorjuss- one for the boys
crafts and me- family and friends
charisma cardz- all about bling
the cute and girly- something new(verve stamp) and something old(brown ribbon)

I hope to be back tomorrow with another card.


x Laura x

A girl can dream!!!

I just had to do a quick blog update. I have been busy this week and just havent been able to do much crafting. I received my 2010 wedding collection magnolia stamps yesterday. I ordered 6, i was good. I just had to stamp this up and colour it straight away.

I took a picture with and without a flash, but the pictures just dont do it justice. I loved colouring this in i used chalks for the background and promarkers for the figures. I just love this scene and couple. The reason you ask, well this would be my perfect wedding. On a beach, me and my loved one getting married. And at the rate im going this probably will be the closet i get to it. So i think i will frame it and hang it up some where, maybe the craft room. I have already showed my boyfriend(hint hint) lol! Maybe i should frame it and put it next to my boyfriends side of the bed. Oh well a girl can dream. I was going to make it in a card, but have no one to give it to, so frame it, it is. I will be back soon hopefully with more cards using my new magnolia stamps.


x Laura x

sketch challenge

Just a very, very quick post today. I came across a new challenge blog totally gorjuss. They had a sketch challenge for this week so thought i would join in. They have brilliant challenges so go check them out.

 Recipe:
papers- papermania, mixture of the rose garden and henbury lane.
ribbon-papermania
stamp-magnolia, lady tilda coloured with promarkers
Glitter-stickles glitter glue
Pearls-selection from quixotic paperie


 x Laura x

Longing Tilda!

Hi all, Just a quick post today. I made this card this morning with some challenges in mind. Straight to the card.

I hope from this picture you can see the lace heart punch out glitter. I sprayed it with perfect pearl mist that i mixed together my self, using the powder, water and a mini mister. I do love it, but i find you have to be carful how much you use otherwise your project can get very wet(i had to wait a while for it to dry).  I wanted to add some words to it, i was looking for something like "just thinking about you" "just sitting here thinking of you" something like that. I searched all through my stamps and have released i dont have alot of sentiments. If fact hardly any. I found this "thinking of you" in my sticker draw, but only had it in silver. It was the best i had so used it. You cant see it that well in the picture but its looks OK in real life.

I coloured this using my promarkers, still practicing my shading, its getting better.
Recipe:
papers-Tim Holtz, vintage shabby
stamp-longing tilda, castle window
Punch-MS, heart lace
flowers-selection from wild orchid crafts

Now onto the challenges i am entering this card into:
a spoonfull of sugar-floral delight
crafts and me-distressed
charisma cardz-flowers
cupcake crafts-dazzle
Fingers crossed.

x Laura x

Sir stamp alot.

I am back home now, and back to the craft room i go. I really didnt have a plan when making this card, so i am a little unsure about it. However i found that sir stamp alot have a new monthly blog, they have such good prizes i just had to join in. Junes challenge recipe is "Punch it". Find the challenge HERE.

Stamp- whimsy stamps "wings of hope"
Coloured in using pro markers
Punch- MS lace hearts
Paper- Blueberry hill by papermania

I coloured and cut out 3 stamped images and popped them up to give the card more dimension. This took my all day as i haven`t been feeling that good, I had to do it a little at a time. I think im going to have a early night. Fingers crossed for the challenge.

x Laura x

Magnolia

Hi, just a very quick post. first of all i will be back home tomorrow so hopefully will be able to get back in my craft room and get started. secondly 1 of my favourite craft online shops has just got the Magnolia wedding collection 2010 for pre-order. (due in the middle of June). I cant wait i have already put my order in(i really shouldnt off as i cant really afford it this month) have now restricted my self from buying any more stamps(well for the rest of the month) you can find them at crafts u love. Im so excited. Really looking forward to them arriving, I will start stalking the postman! I hope everyone is well.

x Laura x

Distress!

HI all, i managed to squeeze a card in today. yipee!! I had been waiting for some orders to come through over the past week, as i am widening what i use(if that makes sense). I have wanted to try distress inks for a while now. I bought some a while ago but didnt really know how to use them. So as i have not been able to make a card since saturday but still had internet i thought i would sit down and go through some blogs and find the different ways they can be used. Well i found some posts useful but not exactly what i wanted so went to you tube(i should of just gone there first) i found exactly what i wanted to know almost straight away. Amazing, i now love you tube. I had a look through different challange blogs to see what their recipes were. I found a few i thought i would take part in.

Cute card thursday- No design papers
A spoon full of sugar- Celebrations!
The secret crafter -No patterned papers
Crafty creations- Favourite stamp
Stamp something- 2 of something
Creative inspirations- Distress

So here is my finished card that i have entered into these challenges. I know that some challenges i have entered this card into say no patterend or designer paper. Well this background i created my self so though it would count. I used white card stock and stamped my Stampin up- En francais in memento ink-cocoa. I then took my distress ink-worn lipstick and distressed the page, this is the first time i have used distress inks and am quite pleased with how it turned out. Its not perfect but its good enough for my first try. I tried to make it darker on the edges and lighter in the middle, which it is but i still need to practice more. Anyway that is enough of me waffling on.

Recipe;

Stamp- En francais(background) Magnolia, flying tilda. Sentiment- verve

 x Laura x