Fly a Kite

Poor chap has been sitting in a draw waiting patiently to be turned into a card. The chap in question is a Mo Manning image called Kite.

I'm pretty sure I've used the Sketch Saturday sketch or at least that what I started with and this is what turned out.

The papers are Pebbles and are pretty busy and the white card has been embossed with some dotty clouds which hasn't photograph that well.

To be honest he is a bit CAS with just the Memory Box dies to decorate but I didn't think flowers would work.

Bella Fairy

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank you for joining us for the Mother's Day/Special Girl Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher
This week the challenge is

GLITTER IT

We are showcasing Wink of Stella products this week, if you have some we would love to see them used but it isn't necessary to join in with the challenge.

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

The trouble with glitter it doesn't always show up and with the Wink of Stella glitter pens the same applies which is a shame cose it is fabulous. It is really easy to colour with and it leaves a lovely even glittered surface. Trouble was I wanted to glitter everything, her underskirt, her crown, the dots on her dress, the wand then I started to glitter the edge I knew I had to step away from the card and put the cap back on the pen.
I'm using an Uptown girl Faith the Fairy with Fresh Cut papers from Basic Grey.  My Corner Flourishes are from Spellbinders they are quite large but I was thinking more for my scrapbooking but it seems to work with the large bella image.
To break up the pink I had to use some white card for my Upsy Daisy dies from MFT . Finally I used the my new Simon says Stamps Happy Birthday die now I wanted it in Pink but it wouldn't show so I cut another in white and overlapped it .

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LIM

Yesterday I said I made a similar card but for Less is more, so here it is. The background was done the same but a small tip when masking make sure the ones at the bottom don't just show a sliver cos it looks like a dirty mark when you take the stencil away.
Blast just noticed my leaf moved teach me to photo when the glue is still wet. I post this post and sort out another picture and edit later.
You may recognise the flowers since I used them a couple of weeks ago for the Penny Black cards I make for Saturday. The micro beads are actually for nail art and I brought some little tubes from  E bay but I reckon I just need a large yellow one.

Edited New photo with my leaf in the correct position.

Coloured Clothes

First of all this layout is straight and square but the crooked photographer (me) is back and this time with week 12, only 40 layouts to go to reach my target!
This time I've used Bo Bunny papers and I had to stamp some grungy dots because I had problems accepting all the white space.
If I put my banners on twine I then have to have it swirling round and its becoming a habit.
The picture is of myself and my Sister, we often turn up in the same colours, like Saturday we both wore red and when we once went on holiday in Spain we both had the same Pjs.

Spring Yellow

As you can see I made a card, almost like it wish I had a more muted ribbon but its truly stuck down now.
It was important to make a card for today because its time for another challenge on Everybody Art Challenge and this week its for a non cute card.
I was thinking I could use it for the Less is More challenge too but I think its too busy so I made another card but I'll save it for tomorrow.
I stamped the dictionary stamp from Stampin Up and then using blending brushed stencilled over it.
Used the Penny Black stamp and paper pieced the leaves and flowers.
Backed it with the top corner with yellow and then placed the patterned on top before sticking it all down so when I rolled back the top layer you can see the patterned underneath.
Do pop over to check out the rest of the team and their fabulous creations.

Holiday Reg

I wanted to make a quick card so I decided to make a Mans card limited embellishments and when I saw the Friday Sketch Challenge I knew it would work with this Just Inklined image called Reg Butterthwaite.
The papers I'm pretty sure are Echo Park or Carta Bella not sure which since I've only kept the ones I think I could use.
My square punch worked overtime to make the fish tail banners and the sentiement die is from Simon Says Stamps which I've just brought and had to use whether it worked or not.
Bit of glossy accents for his glasses and camera lens.

Mr Mojo still on holiday hope he hasn't moved out permanently and I don't have any cards after today do have some scrapbooking in reserve. We will just have to wait and see if I can make cards for the rest of the week one has already found its way into the bin yesterday.

Rompers

Well Mr Mojo has definitely disappeared this week even at MJ's crop yesterday I only managed two unfinished layouts. But now that the Plasterer has been to the outhouse I'm hoping has the house gets dust free maybe he will return.
Before I left for the retreat last week I received a Simon Says Stamps order with the new baby stamps and dies and I so wanted to use them and I tried this week but it was hard with Mr Mojo elsewhere.
I followed the Freshly Made Sketch and using the Simon Says Stamp March Kit papers this is what I came up with.
I used my Simon Says Stamp Baby die which obviously a perfect addition to the new stamps and dies.
I fussy cut the flower buttons because I didn't like it with the die but I think thats because I stamped in black probably would have look better if I used white.
I used a white pen for round the rompers but this was for speed rather than working out what would work for the best.

Daffodil Hedgie

This is going to have to be a quick post someone forgot to schedule a post since I'm off to my Sis for an early morning drop off by Hubby
We've had a bit of sunshine possibly inspire my card. I needed a Penny Black stamp that was quick to colour and I found this Hedgie possibly not used yet.
The bright sunny papers are Penny Black too. The sketch I from Mojo Monday but I couldn't resist making the false daffodils. The leaves and stem are from the Tulip die from Memory Box but the flowers are a EK punch and I quilled the centres.
Nearly forgot the MFT crochet border die for round the centre.

Happy Birthday

Just a quick card, I saw the CAS 263 challenge on Splitcoast Stampers where they used a picture for inspiration and it was a pretty word decor with the letters different colours.
So I decided to use this Memory Box word die but I'm still not keen how I made the Happy cos they why they cut out but I might have to have another play.
The Mum die is from Simon Says Stamps I've been waiting patiently for it to arrive and I love it so much I've ordered the rest of the family words. The heart is a die from Simon Says stamps too and the sequins came from one of the stamp kits but the jury is still out on whether I like them on not.

Daffodils

This card was intentionally for the Less is More Challenge having only embossing the spellbinders die but as you can see its not one layer. Mainly because I realised I had embossed on linen card and that wasn't the best surface for stamping on.
It also didn't help that I had made similar flowers for the Penny Black card tomorrow and loved how they turned out and had to make some more.
The flowers are a punch and then using a quilling tool I rolled the centres with a strip of card. This is the only bit of quilling I can do so don't expect quilled cards.
Love the Penny Black word die so while its new I must use.

I do like the way the card embossed and of course the camera doesn't pick it up but its definitely something I will try again.

A Sassy Day

You can tell I was running out of time last week when it came to making cards for this week.  This is a pretty clean cards expecially when I fussy cut.
A sentiement might of helped. I think the papers are Kaiser and I used the Memory Box scallop border die which I lost but so pleased I found it especially has I couldn't find a replacement.
My Favourite Things crochet border die had to be used for round the oval and the finishing of a ribbon, no suprise there. My only embellishments ate the tiny hearts from Simon Says Stamp.

So today I have to make cards otherwise no cards for the rest of the week, did think I would have felt like making some but it just hasn't happened.

Something Girlie

 

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank you for joining us for the  Tag It Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher
This week the challenge is

MOTHER'S DAY/SPECIAL GIRL

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

Lucky for me this card got me out of trouble but its rather a long story and I'm just thankful there was a happy ending with being able to use this card instead.
So the rather striking and pretty papers are Fresh Cut  from Basic Grey, Simon Says Stamps only chose their best papers for their kits and this was in their February one and I love them so much had to buy them.
I've used the Small Heart Doily set from Simon Says Stamp but I cut out the larger heart twice cutting round the centre of one of them for template for gingham papers.
The beautiful butterfly is another die from Simon says Stamp called Leanna.
You may recognise the sketch I used last Freshly Made sketch but as usual I was too late to enter it.

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Pretty Colours

I've recently had a senior moment and had to switch cards for the new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge so instead of the quick card this morning I've a more fussy card.
I do love my Sarah Kay stamps and don't think I will ever be able to part with them. The papers are Authentique and it seemed to cry out for a bit of lace.
The leaf circle is a Memory box die that I've rediscovered and the flowers are Bella Bloom die from Simon Says Stamp.

Didn't bother with a title, I will probably give it to as a Mother's Day card but to a lady who isn't a mother to me or my hubby but a very good friend.
I'll be back at 1pm since the clocks went back in the US at the weekend with the new Simon Says Stamp Challenge.

Happy Birthday Pete

Back to busy layout but I do like how this turned out and I wasn't sure it would work out especially the orange stars.
The papers are Echo Park still a few bits left so not sure I can get another layout out of them.
Stars were cut out with a spellbinder die but I also drew round them to make the mat for them.
So my a layout a week is working pretty well at the moment, this is for week 11 and I have at least 8 weeks worth from the weekend.
My biggest problem that I've hit the busiest time of 2013, a wedding and a new baby this is making hard to chose what photos to use.

Notebook

Must be Tuesday and time for another challenge on Everybody Art Challenge this time we are looking for a Notebook. I had this little chap coloured up and I thought he would be perfect for the cover of a notepad for messages at the phone.

I've left it quite simple for two reasons time was running out before I went away and the pad was quite small.
I'm not sure on the sequins I've seen them being used and since I had a packet of them I thought I would give it a try, they could be growing on me.
Do pop over and check this weeks new challenge and all their fabulous creations.

Hugs & Kisses

I think for a change I'm in time for the Sketch and Stash sketch challenge, well fingers crossed when I go and find the link.

The sweet image is Sorry Shanna from Mo Manning  and the papers I'm pretty sure are Lawn Fawn but the tail ends of the pack. Since the background is full of flowers I just added some Memory Box tulips using two of them and chopping them to make a small bunch.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps Perfect Love Sentiment set.

Well I had a fantastic weekend at a Scrapbook retreat with my sister and our friend Nikki, met and made new friends who had us in stitches with laughter all weekend. They were also a very talented bunch of scrapbookers wiping our 5 of the 9 challenges with Nikki winning one too so that made 6 for our table.

Today the old bones have started to complain but I've got cards planned till Thursday and at least I've got some layout to show too now.