Branch or Leaves

Time for another challenge on Everybody Art Challenge this week is Branch or Leaves. I had previously coloured this Wee Stamps Snowman and I thought a branch was involved but I'm not sure the twig holding the lamp is enough.

So using the Memory Box Tree and Branch dies I kinda of made a tree which when I finished I added some Stickles for ice.

There was loads of tiny bits to layer though it was worth it. I also used the Memory Box Star dies to give the snowman somewhere to look but I cut these out of some glitter card. To finish I used the Martha Stewart Holly punch but I punched out two and cut one to make a three leaf Holly.

It was them my tree looked a bit bare so I coloured another robin and stuck him into the tree.

Do pop over to check out the team and hope you can join us this week.

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Leaves

A new challenge on Everybody Art challenge this week is for Leaves. I didn't think I would make it this week but I decided on a quick card, famous last words. I decided to put the image inside the Spellbinders frame. First I had to cut out the centre which before I took off the die drew round the centre and used a glass cutting board with sharp craft knife.
Then the image, well I didn't know how many parts there were a few and it had to be layered in parts so I didn't lose bits or get muddled up.
Leaves made from scraps of green with Impression Obession dies. Finished with twine and a birthday sentiment.

I've tried to photo at the angle to try and show some layers.

Autumn

Time for another challenge on Everybody Art this time we're looking for Autumn, I went for Autumn colours. A bit of luck on my part but I had this Wee Stamp image coloured based on these fabulous Autumn colours from LOTV. But gosh there were lots of fiddly tiny bits to cut out.
I've used the sketch from CLP which is their last ever sketch such a shame. I also used a colour template to ink some background sky not obvious by the photo but there nonetheless.
Yes that is the lavish branch which has various bits cut finish of my card and the flowers are EK success punches..

So here's the angle shot. Hope you can join us this week and do pop over and check out the team.

Wee Baby Boy

I was so pleased to see that Papertake Weekly had a sketch this week still trying to find my crafty way since the holiday. Before I left I made sure I had a couple of rest days before we left where I spent some of my time just colouring and finally got round to colour this sweet image Sylvia Zet.

I did have a bit of issue, I have the digi but if I had the stamp I would have stamped on accetate and cut out the wheel and stuck the coloured bits onto it but I would need a special acetate to use in the printer and although I possibly had some it was in a safe place.

I was kinda stuck on how to decorate so I decided to use the Lavish Branch from Memory Box and some CC Designs flowers. The papers and sentiment are LOTV.

Got round to take a jaunty angle shot.

Feathers

Fabulous new challenge on Everybody Art Challenge this week we're looking for feathers and it just so happens I had this adorable image from Sylvia Zet already coloured. It just so happens that the feather die from Simon Says Stamps landed on my doormat just in time too.

The papers are from Kaiser and the flowers I had forgotten about possibly because the above my head in the craftroom. The leaves are the Lavish Branch from Memory Box but this time I only cut the lower branches.

Here is the angle shot

But I also took the picture of the side so you can see my layers although you can tell I don't raise them that high only just as if it was real life.
Do hope you have time to pop over to the challenge and check out the team but also hope you have time to join us this week.

Wee One

Still on  clean and simple cards although on this card I didn't want to hide the pretty paper. The sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday but I had to use the La La Land corners otherwise it would have been a bit too CAS.
The little sweetie is from Sylvia Zet I had to layer in two go's, first to layer the girl then the flowers. If I cut all the different bit especially all the leaves and flowers you can bet you life that I will lose one or two. I've been putting off making a card using her since I knew there would be so much cutting and layering but it wasn't that bad.
Couple of things I would improve like the plait, I think I needed to layer that and the pot a bit better.

I've treated myself to a die off e-bay and I'm hoping today to use it and to put the Sarah Kay girls onto cards.

Wee Couple

I have no idea why I chose these papers from Prima but it would have taken ages to find some more so I went with them and surprised how well the card turned out.
The sketch is from Sketch Saturday and you can just about see the doily underneather everything. The image is from the talented Sylvia Zet and once it was all layered you can just about see all the glitter on her gown.
I've used the leafy branch from Memory Box and the flowers are the small woodware punch. Just as well I only need the small one cos the larger one which is yellow by the way after many years of service has died on me and ended up in the bin.
It will be interesting to see if I manage to stay in my craft room this weekend cos once again the wintry weather is back. But hopefully this will be the last winter/spring I will have this problem, we're going to raid  the savings my hubby has put away for his retirement to insulate the outhouse and turn it into a toilet and shower room. Lucky for me there's a space left that an estate agent would call a utility room but I shall be calling it my Craftroom. I can't quite visualise how big but it certainly isn't any smaller than what I've already got.

Hope

edited new photo not so much yellow now

Oh dear I had to take the photo with the electric light on, will have to take a new pic when its the day lighters up. I'm quite please how this turned out since I haven't made a card for several days and previously Mr Mojo had left.
But I decided to use the latest sketch on Sweet Sketch Wednesday and just go with using all the things I love, well the MFT crochet border. The papers are Kaiser not sure which one down to few pages left and I also used Kraft card. The swirl is also MFT and the flowers out of stash.
The image is from Sylvia Zet called Hope.
We had a fabulous New Year in Bath although the weather could have been better and I wouldn't recommend the Hilton Hotel, strange but my Sister and I have been to a few due to Scrapbooking retreats admittedly not since 2008 and they were fabulous.
For example we had to upgrade cos there was no basic rooms but what they meant as a upgrade was a larger bed in basic room well I've seen larger rooms in a budget hotels and the quilt fitted from one edge to the other with no run off if you know what I mean. Wasn't impressed when hubby woke me up in middle of night asking where was the quilt I told him to crawl to the middle he may find it.
I'm also thankful that we are early risers cos I wouldn't have like to queue for 20 minutes plus for what is a buffet breakfast! But at the end of the day you have to make the best you can there were a few other things that only confirmed we won't be going there next year.

Baby Wee

Its almost a relief just to have a normal card after two very busy cards with lots of photos. Although this is the second time I coloured this adorable image from Sylvia Zet but one of them found the bin cos I had made her too big and it didn't look right so I shrunk this little darling down and now I think she is the perfect.

I've used Sketch and Stash no63 cos this week you can choose any sketch from their library and the papers are Doodlebug.

I've just realised I was suppose to dot the flowers on the embossing behind the pattern strips but I still think it looks OK.

The plan today is to make a card not unusual but some dopey person made a DT card and when I loaded to the right album realised that it is in fact the week after next luckily its a favourite challenge so I looked forward to doing it

This afternoon I'm hoping the sewing machine shop will ring me to say they have the model I want. If you've followed my blog for ages you may remember that my sewing machine is call Damon after a character in The Omen (part of the film was filmed here in Guildford) since its has a mind of it own and I've hid him up stairs collecting dust. 

Well I've sold him to my friend who is sure she can tame him but she is practising with him to see if she likes him before we finally agree. So I've been saving and using my birthday money for a super duper machine with a stop and start button and no messing about with a pedal with a numb foot, it comes with quilting set and table something I've wanted to have a go at for years. 

Sketch Saturday on Friday

I'm scheduling this card just in case but should be back home after a few days away but we're still celebrating its Hubby's birthday today. Yes we're both Libra its a wonder we ever decide anything seeing as Libra are suppose to be indecisive.
Anyway today's card is yet another Christmas card this time using a Sylvia Zet image, quite a few pieces to layer but worth it in the end.
The sketch is Sketch Saturday wasn't too sure when I saw it but I think it worked out OK.
I think its time I worked out how many Christmas cards I've made so far so I can stop making them.

Going Dotty

We're going Dotty this week at Everybody Art Challenge and I had to use these dotty papers from Doodlebug which I love in 6inch pad hope they bring out more epecially now that I'm down to scraps.
I've used a cute digi from Sylvia Zet quite a few layers like her ponytails but the camera down't seem to pick that up.
The flowers are a CC designs die trying to use dies rather than punches cos the big shot is a bit easier on the joints than punches. Still working out how to use the Cheery Lynn leaves die. I've used a flower soft and fun flock mixture for her jacket.
Do check out the fabulous creations from the team and we would love for you to join us.

Wee one

I haven't been and played in my craft room for a couple of weeks now but I think I might be getting itchy feet but unfortunately the rest of my body is screaming NO, but Mr Blogger has allowed me to view all my blogs I follow at last. So I gonna put my feet up and get comfy and enjoy catching up.
But I knew this could be the case and I've still a few cards left to show, OK bit simple but I loved making them.
This is a digi from Sylvia Zet and who brought the craft magazine just to get the exclusive stamps, Oh yes that would be me.
The papers are Kaiser not sure which one cos it was a while ago but I do know it had teacups in. Of course the flowers are are my retro/funky punch from ek success and the sentiment is a retired stamp from stampin up.

Hope

Thank you for the lovely comments yesterday they're really appreciated and just what I needed. Feeling loads better today I think my craft day helped and this was one of the cards I made using Sylvia Zet image called Hope pretty apt at the moment don't you think, not that I was thinking of that at the time I think she is rather beautiful. May have to rethink the pearls on her top but didn't plan to cut the pendant out which I think I should of done and popped a smaller pearl in the centre but that will be for next time.
I used First Edition Dreamcatcher and the sketch is from Stamp with Fun, butterflies are Kars punch which I used glamour dust on. Both of favourite corner dies, I have got my hands on the MFT corners but they're are a touch to big for me but will work a treat on scrapbooking pages so not totally wasted. Since there's lots of layers I thought it best to keep the embellishments to a minium and finished with a bit lace and ribbons.

Fairy for Monday

I think I may have to go back finding challenges since I got carried away with the flowers and butterflies.
Love this fairy from Sylvia Zet, I know she has new stamps but I shall wait for the digi's.
The papers are I think Magic Happens from Kaiser love this papers and using the few pages left, there just enough for one more card.
Don't you love that butterfly, its a new punch from Kars, my small butterfly punch I've had over ten years its OK but it doesn't cut that cleanily so this will be its replacement.
Marianne circle die, I also cut round the die to make the mat underneath and the corner is actually a die from Quickutz but not sure if its still available.
The little circle sentiment is from stampin up but I think that discontinued too.
Hubby should be home early today and we're out shopping but I've managed to convince him that I need to go to The Range where there's craft stuff. I need some embroidery thread so thats a trip to The Art of Craft and you can't not like at everything else too.

sunday sketch

Gosh didn't realise how difficult it is to get back to making non Christmas Cards sort of struggled to make this card. I've used the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp.
The image is a cutie from Sylvia Zet and the papers are First Edition but I can't find the front cover anymore so not sure which one.
The swirl is MFT and I cut the end so the shape could stand up and I made a little pot for it so it looks like a plant but then it was floating so I put a bit of ribbon there even though I don't belive it is on the sketch but it does look better.
Now looking at it, its a bit plain nothing I can do about it now my room is full of the random craftstuff from around the house and I still don't have a somewhere to put my crop bag since the space it lives in has pictures from DS while he's flat is being decorated.
Well Hubby is at the supermarket getting the last of the food shopping and that is it, if we haven't got it we will have to manage without it!

Anything Goes

Our last Everybody Art Challenge of the year but don't worry we're be back on the 3rd January next year. A nice and easy challenge at a very busy time of the year is for Anything Goes and since I still had a couple more Christmas Cards and I hadn't used this gorgeous Sylvia Zet image yet so I had to make another Christmas card.
The papers are old and I think they're Dream Street, the snowflakes are MFT and lots of glitter and flowersoft to finish.
Whoops forgot the sentiment which of course is Craftwork cards and the picket fence punch.
Do hope you can join and don't forget to check out the amazing creations by the team.

Purple and Cute

Phew guess you thought I didn't have a card to show but I had to wait for a bit of daylight to photo today's card but then my browser decided to have a bit of hissy fit.
Anyway here I am with a card using Sketch Saturday sketch 182 using the cutest image called Heidi from Sylvia Zet. The papers are a download from Nitwits and I brought the smaller Marianne poinsettia dies and these should of been of the Tilda card that I showed this week but changed my mind. The magnolia swirl and the cuttlebug corners. I've also used fun flock and a bit of flowersoft too.
Well the Christmas shopping was exhausting like to say its all brought but have another list for this afternoon and then just stuck on two presents.
Still have a couple of projects that must be done this weekend although one of them needs to be brought forward and made immediately for Sunday and it won't get done sitting at the PC.

Happy Thanksgiving 

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