Thank You Mrs Green

This is a card I made for Mrs Green, Alicia's Year 2 teacher, to say thank you for all the support and encouragement she gave Alicia in her final year at Infant School. I made it on Monday when my friend Amanda came round for the evening, we had a good time even if I did manage to knock my glass of red wine over the table and into my Magnolia stamp box!!! Lovely job to cleaning up, all my stamps are drunk now!!

I've coloured the image in with my Copics, and doodle with a Sakura Souffle Pen.

Stamped Image and Sentiment - Sugar Nellie and Stampin Up

DP and Brads Doodlebug

Ribbon - Poppicrafts

CS - Bazzil Basic

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug

My Own Stamp

I just had to show you what arrived yesterday in the post, my own stamp. I am so pleased as I've been wanting one for ages. If you pop on over to www.elzybells.co.uk you can order your own, Elizabeth has a selection for you to choose from but only until the 31st July.

A partridge in a pear tree

When I popped into my local craft shop the Crafty Cow, I couldn't resist this set of Penny Black Stamps, so of course I bought them.

I've coloured in the image with my copics, used my nestabilities dies and mounted on bazzill basics cardstock. The patterned papers is Rusty Pickle, double sided Snowflakes and Mittens - Mistletoe, and the ribbon from my stash.

Hope you have a good weekend, working tonight and tomorrow, so unless I have some energy I don't think I will be making anything this weekend.

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Saturday Penny Black Challenge No 5

This is my first attempt at this challenge and I have used my Fresh New Day Transparent Stamps. I've been wanting to have a go at inchies, but I don't have an inch punch (this one is 1 1/4 inch punch). Seeing that the image was so small, I then thought I would use a 4 inch card. The papers are from my stash (bought from the Glitterpot), doodlebug glitter card and prima flower with brad.

I've coloured the image in with my copics, the lamb looked a little bit flat so I've used a cool grey and baby pink on him, and to make him look mottled used the colourless blender. I'm slightly disappointed with it as I forgot to 3D mount the lamb. Oh well live a learn.

Hope you all have a great day.

Teddy Bear

After work last night had a bit of inspiration and this is what I made.

I really enjoyed doing this, and am pleased with it. The paper is double sided and is by Me and My Big Ideas. I've used my scalloped rectangle nestabilities and used a craft knife to cut round one of the flowers and then inserted the image behind it. I've also used my new spots and dots cuttlebug embossing folder, you can't really see in the photo but it looks good IRL. The usual sparkle on the wings. The ribbons is from my stash, and the butterfly is from a bracelet of my daughters which she broke - thanks Alicia!!!

I've coloured the image in with my Copics, these are so great, I think I am getting better at layering the colour - but practice makes perfect.

Thanks Vanessa from Nessys Notes for the image.

Spots and Magnolia

No chance to card make the last week as hubby decided to knock the wall down between the kitchen and the dinning room. This will now give us a kitchen/diner and so much more space, I have spent the last week cleaning up brick dust, it always surprises me how much there is, and he still hasn't finished, another six inches to be removed to make the wall flush.

Anyway to the card, a quick one a made last night for my stock as one of my customers has placed a bulk order.

Paper: Making Memories

Flower: Bazzil

Button: Stash

Cardstock: Stampin Up Bashful Blue and Glitter card from stash

Stamped Image: Magnolia courtesy of Vanessa from Nessys Notes

I'm pleased with this, yet another simple card. Hope you like. Have a great day.

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Wow - 70!!

I can't actually believe it but my dad is seventy today - he certainly doesn't look like it or act like it!! Happy Birthday Dad. Alicia gave him a quick call this morning before school to sing him "Happy Birthday" I've no idea what he thought as she put the phone down, I'll ring him later and then pop round with his present - a barometer for the garden.

Anyway to the card, self explanatory. I've used a penny black stamp I've had a while which I think can cover a variety of things I also made a card for my next door neighbours son as he starts and new job on Monday which is exactly the same except it says congratulations.

Stamps: Penny Black, Cuddly Buddly

Paper: Anna Griffin (and off cut stash)

70 - Quickutz Studio Die

Cardstock: Bazzill Bling and Basic