Girly Card

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank you for joining us for our Lets Do The Polka Challenge and we hope you will join in with our new theme!
We will be back soon with the names of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher.
This week the challenge is

MAKE IT GIRLIE

We are showcasing HERO ARTS PRODUCTS this week. You don't have to use them to join in with the challenge, but if you have them we would love to see them used!
As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

My card turned into a clean and simple one, I did try to make a background but they all ended in the bin but I'm actually please how it turned out.

So first of all I'm using Hero Arts Antique Rose Stem, I stamped three in the pink inkpad and I stamped two in green. One with plenty of space round for me to cut out with a Simon Says Stamps Stitched Circles this gave me a guide for layering my rose. The other green image was for the leaves and I used the green inkpad to colour my leaves and buds.

Before I layered I cut another stitched circle the largest one I made the frame for this gave me a backing for the stitched circles to sit on. I then using the Simon Says Stamps Bundle of Stitched Shapes for the large rectangle worked out where my rose would be and stamped using the brilliant Simon Says Stamps Reason to Smile verses.

That left me to layering the rose and back the main mat in pink.

So now it's YOUR turn.  Happy Crafting

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Left Over

Oh yes an extra card this week although this is a bit of failure, I actually made for a background for the card I'm posting today at 2pm but I didn't think it worked so rather than waste it I made a card.

I used the Splitcoast Stampers sketch SC588 but I'm kicking myself for making my strips a bit on the large size. The stamp are Simon Say Stamps Roses for You and I'm actually using the heart because I'm far too lazy to use the single ones. Coloured in using green and pink inkpads.

Then I used the Simon Says Stamps Bundle of Shapes which will be worn out the times I've used and not far behind are the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles. Not sure how many times I can use this sentiment from Simon Says Stamps Reason to Smile but I need to get it out of my system.

All White

A new challenge on Everybody Art Challenge starts today and its one of my absolute favourite White.

For its a case of getting all my favourite dies, Memory Box Tender Fir, Botanical Branch to make my leafy backing and I love the Simon Says Stitched Daisies, all cut out in white.

I also have in my stash some pearls on acylic stems so I added three of those. Now my sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Reason to Smile and I love all the different verses. I stamped it in Silver pigment then using silver embossing powder embossed it. No I didn't, first I used the Stitched Rectangle die then stamped the verse.

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So my job today is to prepare all my post up to Friday and any other jobs on the PC because later this afternoon its all being unplugged. I can keep the router on but even that has to been taken off tomorrow. I have fitters to build a home office in the alcove in the dining room lucky for me I will be hiding in my craftroom.

For Keith

I had to make a mans card and I was inspired by friend Nikki who loves inky stuff, I'm never happy when I go inky but this card didn't turn out too bad.

First I used the world map from Stampin Up, added a bit of colour to land and sea, also added a couple of small coffee stains and as you can see I torn round the edges so I could ink round.

I them made my life saver using  a wood grain stain again from stamping up but I also cut out a frame with plain card too, cut out a top and bottom and stuck on the woodgrain frame then added string.

I think the boat came from Open Sea stamps from Stamping Up, the birds are Simon Says Stamp Cloud Skies

Now was the time to put it together with the map, decided to add a bit of a colour border trying to tear match didn't work quite as well as I like but I think I got away with it. I used the woodgrain stamp again for the main front of the card for my map and main image to be stuck to.

Added more string for a border and cut out a memory box anchor attached it to the life saver, LOTV sentiment with stampin up punches and a reasonable mans card done.

Now they card has reached its destination and past my BIL birthday I can now press the publish button.

The Kiss

Two more pages of my parents renewing their vows, still using Carpe Diem from Simple Stories but the first one is from Kaiser I think. My friend and I were looking at the new papers that Lorraine had at The Scrap Cafe crop didn't I mention she has a shop, but the words were perfect for the layout and had to be used.
I now wish I had put the Magical more central but its probably well stuck now.

So here is the group picture of my brothers and sister, the title is a reminder how my Mum loved her soaps and I'm pretty sure there was an Australian one many years ago called Sons and Daughters on at lunchtime that she used to watch.

I have a couple of more and all the photos I wanted to scrap are done but you will have to wait till next week.

Gardening Kitty

I'm pretty sure I've used a similar sketch recently but if it works don't change it my new motto. Not sure my tiny spotty flowers work but why things look Ok till you load it on your blog.

The papers are Doodlebug and of course my kitty is Penny Black which brings me to remind people we are half way through the Penny Black Saturday April Challenge of Showers or anything you can think of that is to do with showers. My kitty is wearing wellies and everyone knows that in between the showers you get a peek of sunshine and that the garden starts to wake up.

Back to the card I'm waffling again, time to use my favourite die from Memory Box Fresh Foliage and the dotty flowers are a memory box die too.

My scallop stitched wavy border is from Simon Says stamps which had become a firm favourite and has been promoted to living on my desk.

Don't forget to join us at Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Crazy

Remember I said I made another dotty card here it is, this time I used Tim Holtz Crazy cat. I just had in my head that the poor cat was a bit shocked to see a ball of wool as big as him.

I used Lets Polka in the Dark from Lawn Fawn for the cat and green background as well as diagonal strip for the scallop edging which was an Avery Elle die.

The ball of wool is from Memory Box die that I stuck to the same colour card then cut round it to give it a bit of dimension. Once again I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles to make a frame with the Simon Say Stamps Wavy Stitched Scallop Border to make the green carpet.

To finish I used the Avery Elle Crazy die which I also have the stamp but decided just to use the die for now.

Now I'm sure this is the last busy week for a while, on Tuesday we had a Champagne Afternoon Tea at The Ritz, a Christmas Present from my daughter where we were treated like Royalty. Hair done on Wednesday and sitting by the phone yesterday. You may wonder what I mean by the phone, but one of my brothers under went surgery yesterday but he's OK and but has to have further treatment with chemo. So I'm looking for a few quiet days but first I have to go swimming this morning!

Baby Girl

I don't make cards to order but now and again I find myself in how can I possibly say No especially has they were for a Baby card and a Wedding card two of my favourite occasions to make cards.

The baby card has you can see was obviously a girl but I've removed the baby's details because I believe that they are not for me to give out. I printed the details in pink and as you can see I used my circle nestabilitie to make a circle and frame.

I used a Martha Stewart Round the Page punches which I haven't used for ages afterwards I knew why. The papers are LOTV and I used another punch I don't use much Leone Em for the leaves and the daisies are Upsy Daisy from MFT.

The hanging heart is Memory box there are two but I thought one was better than trying to squeeze in another. Of course the image is one of Mo's called Babygirl S and to finish the image I used a Wink of Stella on the babies petticoat and lacey jacket.

Lets Polka

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank you for joining us for our 7th Birthday Challenge and we hope you will join in with our new theme!
This week the challenge is

LETS DO THE POLKA

We are showcasing LAWN FAWN PRODUCTS this week. You don't have to use them to join in with the challenge, but if you have them we would love to see them used!
As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

Remember to click on the person's name to see all of the details and leave these wonderful girls some comment love

I had great fun making this card and loved the polka dots finish. First of all I had two Lawn Fawn Lets Polka paper pads, Lets Polka in the Dark , which I used for the red and black and Lets Polka in the Meadow for the aqua coloured that I used for the sea.

The sea scallops I used Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop Borders , I also used different size dotty paper but the same colour. My little boat is again from Lawn Fawn Float My Boat stamps and Dies, as you can see I paper pieced the sails.

To finish I used the Simon Says Stamps Stitched Rectangles to make a frame and I've been wanting to used the Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday which I did layer and in hindsight I could have made the layers black to help it stand out even more.
I loved this card so much I had to make another card but I'll save that for another day.

So now it's YOUR turn.  Happy Crafting

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For Mason

I made this card a while ago for my nephew who turned three yesterday and it fitted so well with the new challenge on Everybody Art Challenge that I decided to use it for their Birthday challenge.

Of course the fabulous little chap is a Mo Manning called Kite and the papers are Doodlebug. I also used the MFT Background Clouds which was good fun to use and I love the effect.

I paper pieced the kit on the image and used the Kite die in Lets fly a Kite set from Simon Says Stamps and drew round the die to make my red border for them.

The fun Happy Birthday words are a Paper Smooches die, the 3 I found in my box of spare numbers and alphabets ( because I haven't separated the alphabets or number dies so when I cut out I always have spare ones so I keep them in a box). The today is a die that I brought from a show once and unfortunately I can't think of its company name.

Do pop over to the challenge and check out the teams fabulous creations, also I hope you can join us this week.

Meanwhile we have discovered another clever member of my family my niece who made the cake for Mason's Fireman Sam party, Cake That of Farnham isn't is fabulous.

Scrapbooking

Two random scrapbooking pages I made at the retreat last month, the first one I used scraps left over from about 3 boy papers kits from Echo Park and amazed how I can make a layout using them.

Although I didn't plan to use this layout for a challenge, Kath came over and counted the different papers and told me if I put hidden journalling it would fit a challenge. I hadn't planned for that either but I had taken the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Dress Up tag which gave a more interest look than just a plain tag. I used on the next layout.

My nephew brought the most adorable chocolate puppy although it was obvious from the way it played with the cat he thought he was a kitten instead.

This time is was a sketch challenge using the brilliant pagemaps. I also love that I can use my card making dies like the paw prints from Paper Smooches and I think my Love is theirs as well.

I had a brilliant day yester manage four, yes I know four layouts and that means I've finish Mum and Dad's renewing their vows and still have loads of Carpe Diem from Simple Stories left. My next big task I think will be Mason's first birthday, tomorrow he will be three. Where does the time go.

Christmas Hedgie

I still have a few images already coloured and this little Hedgie was one of them. Fairly simple card using the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles and one of their Snowflake die but cut out of fun foam. That way I don't have to layered the snowflake to show up on white on white.

The snow on my post box is glamour dust and I used some Stickles on the ground. The Winter Wishes sentiment is still on my dust and it came from LOTV but not sure they still sell that sentiment set now.

Off to a Scrapbooking Crop at Bracknell Hilton although its wrong to say Scrapbooking because there are card makers as well and I'm sure if I sat there crocheting it wouldn't matter.

Finished

I do have some cards made but until they are received they are waiting in my drafts but I have finished this crochet blanket.

I found the pattern on Pinterest here if you follow the image on Pinterest it will take you Ravelry which if you knit and crochet there are plenty of free patterns. This square is called Prince Protea I haven't done last three rolls.

Since I had finished and I still had a trip up the motorway a few weeks ago I started up another but this time I've used some old pastel colours I have left from various project and added some white to make what I've called my Ice Cream Blanket.

By the time I finish that one we will be on another trip on the motorway this time I'm thinking of making a Snowflake one ready for Christmas.

Don't worry I do have a Penny Black card for tomorrow.

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank you for joining us for the Anything Goes Challenge and we hope you will join in with our new theme!
We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher
This week the challenge is

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

We are 7 years old !! Woo Hoo! the last few years have flown by in a flash, they do say that time flies when you're having fun and we are having a blast!
Of course a party is called for and to help us celebrate in style the lovely Heidi and Simon Says stamp will be giving away not 1, not 2 but
7 $50 Gift Certificates to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store! So you have 7 chances of winning this week!

Of course in honour of this special occasion we are showcasing our very own SIMON SAYS STAMP PRODUCTS this week. You don't have to use them to join in with the challenge, but if you have them we would love to see them used!

I saw recently on the Simon Says Stamp Blog ( haven't visited it yet, loads of inspiriation creations) this cute stamp from Melody's Easter holding balloons, well I thought this was brillant but couldn't get the idea out of my head so I thought I would give it a go for this challenge.

I used the pretty Doodlebug Spring Garden papers and using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Oval I made a frame for her. I also for a change cut off the side of the card and stuck some pretty striped on the inside but able to see from the the front of the card.

This also meant I could have my oval hanging over the edge. I also paperpieced her dress Melody was perfect for this.

I had quite a bit of space on the other side of the card so I made some more balloons, all from the Simon Says Celebration dies. I needed some clouds and used the Simon Says Stamp Cloudy Skies but I felt it was time to step away.

Just needed the sentiment which I used Simon Says Stamp It's Your Birthday, do love this set of sentiments.

Here's another image to show the cut off front, thinking now I could have stamped the birds from the Cloudy Skies it wouldn't have looked too much or would it.

So now it's YOUR turn.  Happy Crafting

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Baby Fairy

This weeks challenge is for Pastels Colours on the Everbody Art Challenge although the camera has done funny things with the colours for a start the yellow isn't that bright.

Anyway my image is from the cute Baby Fairy collection from Mo Manning isn't she adorable I think Penny Black do smaller version as a clear stamps but don't hold me to that.

I used up the last of the Simple Stories papers of this set and the yellow was from another paper manufacture but the name has long since been cut off.

A bit of ribbon and a few EK success retro punched flowers and card is done. Oh I dotted the the flower she is holding in a white pen but the camera hasn't picked that up well.

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

Meanwhile I off today for a bit of shopping once I've got dressed and had my breakfast.

Sailing

Card I made quickly for a birthday luckily I used a couple of idea from some cards on Pinterest, thank goodness for Pinterest because Mr Mojo has deserted me.

I got to use my cropadile once I found it to make the eyelets and set them. It is straight its just the crooked photographer. I do love this stamp from Stamping Up now retired but its got me out of trouble a few times now.

I quite impressed that I've made all my DT commitments for this week and thinking of the next which is where I usually are so things are getting back to normal. You never know I might even start posting each day again.

Pocket Pages

So last week I showed the 12 inch layouts of Mum and Dad renewing their vows and I still have some pics to make a couple more 12 inch layouts but I wanted to use has many has I could and made some pocket pages to go with them.

Still using Simple Stories Carpe Diem so that when you find them in my albums you will know it goes together.

Cardmakers will recognise some of the dies I used, like up above the La la land heart banner.

Yes that it a stem from Memory Box Lavish Branch and some punched flowers.

You can just make out the Stacked Hearts from Simon Says Stamps and the curved scallop are from Spellbinders die. Not forgetting the Avery Elle Love die.

Finally the little group of hearts are from the small doily die set from Simon Says Stamp along with the heart set from them too.

April Showers

It time for a new challenge on Penny Black Saturday Challenge and its for Showers (Baby, Wedding, Rain, Umbrellas, Wellies etc) I decided to use an old stamp, well I have the wooden on but I know it was made as a slapstick cling one.

I really wished I had used white pearls inside of yellow they're really bugging me now but thats a lot of pearls that will probably lose its sticky backs if I pull them off. I thought they would show up more than white.

The papers are some old Simple Stories that I have a few left and trying to use up and the sketch is last weeks Sketch Saturday one day I will do it time.

I used my favourite die Crochet Border MFT to make my fancy edge round the circle mat. Memory Box Lavish Branch continues to be a favourite.

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

I slowly on the mend, my energy levels are not great but getting there.

Congratulations

While I've been ill my niece got Engaged and I quickly managed to make a quick card. The background is the Memory Box Windham Collage die.

The Congratulations is from Simon says Stamps layered twice and the scribble heart and arrow die is also from Simon Says Stamp.

Like I said a quick card because thats all I was up to making.

Off to swimming this morning not sure how much I will do once I get there since I still coughing a bit especially if I laugh or talk.