My First MCS Violet

This might well be my very first MCS Violet card but it most certainly isn't going to be my last!! The no stamp required images are lovely and coloured with Promarkers look gorgeous and are so simple to do. The matting and layering uses bits from my scraps box.

Sorry, Please Make Me A Better Boy

This little card, really makes me smile. Its a digistamp and I'm sorry but I can't remember the artist for which I am truly sorry. The backing paper is one of Craftyann's a really cheerful paper. This image brings a smile to me as it reminds me of one of my sons when he was a littlie and had been in yet another scrape, I walked past his bedroom one evening to hear him praying that God would make him a betterer boy please. Oh he was a little scamp!! The buttons and the Teddy's bow are from a Docraft Goody bag and the image has been inked around the edge by Dewdrop chalk ink

Sorry I Just Can't Stop!!

I'm not being paid commission, honest I'm not!!

Sorry I am just getting totally carried away with these, and I am still kicking myself for not getting the vellums. There are so many little elements on these sheets that there are just limitless posibilities here. I have put my stamp block down and I am backing slowly away from the stamps.

Think I shall go and play with something else or you will all be getting bored with them.

Shame I'm not getting commission though. A friend pointed out earlier that Crafters Companion are releasing a cd/stamp etc of fairies next week! What is a girl to do?

Another Beauty

Here's another one of those gorgeous fairy stamps, this fairy has a selection of things for her hand so every one can be quite different. The sentiment is from the Castle & Unicorn set. I find these so easy to colour with Promarkers and they really suit the style of stamp.

This afternoon I had a mishap with my Big Shot when I was embossing and cut right through my rubber embossing mat. I was so cross with myself, that is the 2nd senior moment today. I am too ashamed to admit to my other mishap here.

Isn't She Gorgeous?

Oh My Word! I had fun yesterday with the beautiful Castles & Unicorn set of Papermania stamps. But the fairies on the fairy set are just magnificent and it is really hard to choose which one to use first. Of course then I can mix and match images from the 2 sets. I could keep going for ever with these treasures. I have also been experimenting with pealescent card stock for colouring with Promarkers, and I have come to the conclusion that a bumper pack of A3 cardstock that I bought from Annamarie Designs (you know the lady with the template cd's) is just fabby. It colours beutifully, the sheen shows through and the colours and blender work superbly on it.

Going back to wittering on about the fairies, they are very 'grown-up' fairies and not one of them has a duff face, which is a huge bonus in my book.

My camera lead has come but unfortunately these lovely stamps are higher up my list of 'to do' things.

My mojo has worked his little socks off this year, but with so many lovely stamps landing in my hot sticky little mitts, it looks as though he will carry on jumping up and down on my desk. I just hope that my favourie designers will take a long holiday through the summer to allow my crafty budget to recover.

New Toys

Well its been quite a weekend and I had steam coming out of my ears yesterday, so my friend Ladylace aka Christine told me I needed a crafty spend. I didn't need telling twice so I bought these glorious stamps from the Midnight Fairytale range. This is from the Castles and Unicorn set. I have coloured them in with the ever faithful promarkers. I love these and I really wish I had bought the absolutely gorgeous velums too. So Christine when OH and son are having pedigree chum (other pet foods are available) for tea next week, I shall blame you!

Flowers For Little Claire

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! Too cute to resist. The backing paper is from Joanna Sheens Precious Petals cd which I have put a faux stitching line around. The digi stamp is from Sliekja, I just love her cute stamps and best of all they are free, one for every occassion. I have coloured the image with ever faithful Promarkers and continued the homespun stitchy theme.

This one is off to Little Claires Challenge

Firmly Focused on Summer! So There!!!

Backing paper courtesy of the Stokeinteignhead Temptress, the one and only lovely Joanna, comes from her Precious Petals cd. Until I made some baby cards the other week I had forgotten how many fabulous backing paper there was on the cd. Now we all love a freebie don't we? and every month finds me in the newsagents scanning all the magazines to see if there are any freebies on them that take my fancy. Sass logic is this, something to read and a freebie thrown in! This little cutie was part of a set given away with Simply Cards & Papercraft and coloured with Promarkers. Not my usual style of card and I leave it to you to judge whether I've cracked it or not!

I'm a bit concerned though about all this cuteness in my cardmaking, I think I must be getting more girlie in my old age!!

I'm Shabby and the Lady is Chic

Now you promise you won't tell? I am watching the rugby and crafting and having a pj day!!!! How decadant is that? This is a smashing image from Debbi Moore Black and White Chic Boutique as is the black and white dotty paper. I have coloured the image with promarkers, matted and layered with mirror card for a bit of bling and the backing paper is again from Craftyann.

Sending this over to my friend Rainbow Lady for her challenge shabby chic, if she wants to see the shabby she can call me on video link skype and I will model me pj's for her!!

Twaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

This is a cheeky little card and I expect some of you know my feelings about cats!! I know- I'm sorry but I much prefer dogs. Not that I would ever hurt a cat or any other animal, I just prefer dogs! Well when that tree twangs back our little friend is off into space. Awww Bless!

The background bauble paper is from MCS and so is the frame. The image is a new discovery in Blogland a very tallented digi artist in the Netherlands called Sliekje. All her images are sooooo sweet.

Going to send this to Bah Humbug for the challenge 'Things That Fly'! Ok so its not an angel or Santa and his sleigh or even Rudolph!!

Doilie Play

Ok complete with finger marks! This is for Bah Humbug. The Angel is a Debbi Moore stamp coloured with promarkers. I sprayed the doilie with Glimmer Mists in Ancient Copper and Lava Red. I cut 2 discs of gold from mirror card and then scored some artistic lines in a sunray type pattern with the Hougie board. I have mounted the layers on to a sheet of pearlescent gold card and have layered them slightly off centre.

I hope you like my 'playing' I'm sure I can do much more with this concept given time.

Ditto

Mmmmm! I think this little digistamp is going to be really useful. Nice and simple to colour with the ever faithful Promarkers. The green backing paper is from Craftyann, the sentiment is one from my stash which was probably from a Joanna Sheen cd. The layers for matting are from a Goodybag.

Just For You

I love this free digi from Little Claires, it arrived just in the nick of time and was perfect for a card I was going to make as a cheer up kinda card. The backing paper are both from MCS. A nice quick and cheery card. I hope you agree.

As Promised Craftyann Pwizes

Oh what a joy! This is a digistamp from Craftyann and backingpaper too. These were part of my selection from being top 3 on her challenge blog. I really was spoilt for choice. The digistamps are well drawn, making the colouring in an absolute doddle (must be if I can do it!). I most definitely will be buying more of these from Ann as they are great to use. Mmmm! perhaps I can be converted to digistamps lol.

The gingham paper (yeeehaaaaaa!) and bow is from my stash I think it was a Docraft Goody Bag.

Angels Are For Life Not Just For Christmas

I am a real 'Angel' fan, and I never need an excuse to buy anything angel. I fell in love with these stamps from Debbi Moore, they are real 'everyday' angels. This is stamped on to cheap pearl card, which has proved to be perfect for colouring with promarkers it gives a gorgeous shimmer. That has been matted onto mirror card and then matted on to some of Craftyann's lovely backing paper. A very quick thinking of you card.

Ring in the New But Don't Throw Out the Old

Here is one of Craftyann's lovely digi stamps, she is so clever and I have really enjoyed playing with it. I put the image into MCS to manipulate it and I also used some backing paper from MCS. I coloured the digistamps with promarkers and distressed the edges of a doily with a distressed ink pad. I cut the image out and decoupaged them with pinflair glue.

I loved this image, the weather is so dull and dismal, working on this image reminds me that spring is'nt so far away.

I Just Can't Leave These Alone

I'm so sorry if I am boring you with these little cutsies, I just want to play with them all. The backing papers from the Docraft Goody bag really works well with these images. I have used the orange holographic card again and added a bow from the goody bag. The colouring is with promarkers. I do have other stamps but you know how it is when you have new stamps you want to try them all. These stamp out perfectly first time and every time and it seems just wicked to stamp them out just to try them and then do nothing with them. Ok, Ok! I admit it! I love colouring! There I've said it! Is there a support group for penaholics? if so I must join.

Another Dose of Cute

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Just can't resist these little chaps. These were part of 4 sets of Woodland Friends stamps that fell off the shelf at the Glitter Pot, it was just a good job my basket was there to catch them, or they might have hurt themselves. The backing paper had taken root in my stash as had the orange holographic card. The flowers are from my Docrafts Goody Bag as is the ribbon. The little heart gems were also kicking around in my stash.

Today I have had a lovely chat with Craftyann on Skype until she had to 'rescue' her bread. I have also got a lovely image from her Digishop which I am playing with for her challenge. I think I may have to give Bah Humbug a miss this week as I don't do stencils. I have also coloured another cutie from Woodland Friends.

More New Goodies

So I don't do cute! I have had this wave of cutsie washing over me for about a year now. So while I was visiting The Glitter pot this range of stamps just hurled themselves at me. The backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's Precious Petals Cd. I mislaid my Promarkers in the mass Christmas tidy up. This morning I found them lurking in the cupboard in the kitchen with the baking tins...........................what goes on in my head? Anyway I digress, so that put a great big grin on my face and I have spent a pleasant afternoon colouring in. The image and sentiment are mounted on silver mirror card.

English Country Garden

I haven't posted for quite a while, I've felt so poorly I just couldn't be bothered, I am so sorry to have ignored you all for so long. This is a lovely stamp and I can't remember where it is from. I just love it though and all I have done is used some scrap card for the backing card and edged the image background with Pentouch Gold and coloured the image with Promarkers. A very simple card but one I enjoyed making