Hamish in the Pink

Background papers are from HOTP. Hamish is coloured with Blending Blox and a waterbrush. The gorgeous brad is from Papermania.

Morecambe Bay Walk

Yesterday I walked across Morecambe Bay to help raise money for the Scout group my niece is part of. There were in excess of 200 people and despite the incessant wind, we all had a great day.

40th Birthday

Once again the papers are Pocket Full of Posies by DCWV. The image is from the fabulous Penny Black range. Number is a Cuttlebug die.

Girly Birthday

The papers on this card are from DCWV - Pocket Full of Posies. The image is by Penny Black and the stickers are from Mei Flower who sell the most gorgeous stickers/charms.

Hamish and Tractor Mark II

Here's Hamish Mark II. Coloured once again with Distress Ink. I coloured the 'soil' because I smudged some ink on the background so needed a repair job!

Hamish and Tractor

Another Sugar Nellie stamp. The papers are HOTP and flower embellishment is by Prima. The brads are from Papermania. I coloured the image with Distress Ink Pads/waterbrush. See previous post for links.

Umbrella

Made this with the gorgeous Sugar Nellie stamps available from Funky Kits. Coloured the image with Distress Ink Pads and a waterbrush. The various papers and words are from HOTP.

Little Cotton Rabbit

Aww these stamp images are so cute! I coloured her in with Tim Holtz Distress Pad - Antique Photo/waterbrush. The papers are by HOTP and flowers from Prima.

Simple Pleasures

The stamped image is by Inkadinkadoo. The background papers are some I have had for about 8 years so it's about time I used them! I ink I used is a Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo shade.

Sugar Nellie

I couldn't resist this gorgeous Sugar Nellie stamp. Coloured her with watercolour pencils and a waterbrush. The papers are by HOTP and flower by Prima.

Playstation

Couldn't think what to make for a friend's son's 12th birthday, then suddenly had a brainwave! He loves his Playstation and hey presto copied a controller we had and he was pretty pleased with it. Well, as pleased as any 12 year old boy!

Tardis

Made this Tardis card for my friend's son who is a Dr Who fanatic. I cut the basic shape, stuck squares on and added a 3! Simple, but quite effective I think.

Girlfriends Matter

This card is for the weekly challenge on the Artygirlz Challenge Blog. The image is from Inkadinkadoo and coloured in using Blending Blox and a waterbrush.

Kitty's Blog Candy

Kitty has blog candy to give away this week. Visit her blog here.

Bookmark

This is a bookmark I made for an internet swap. It's a bigger version of the ATC I posted here earlier in the week. The message is part of a larger stamp from Inkadinkadoo (I think!)

First Sugar Nellie

Although I have a few Sugar Nellie stamps this is the first card I have made with any. The background papers are from HOTP. I used my now usual Cuttlebug background and topped it off with the Hamish image coloured with Distress Ink Pads/Waterbrush. The greeting is by Dawn Bibby.

Tagged (again)

I have been tagged by the lovely Mand I have to answer some very difficult questions so here goes.

If a movie was being made of your life who would you like to be cast to play yourself and why?

Got to be the gorgeous Jennifer Aniston. I just like everything about her, except that she let Brad Pitt go!

You are spending a whole month on a desert island for charity and you have to choose your favourite celebrity to spend the first two weeks with & your least favourite celebrity to spend the second two weeks with, who would they be and why?

Favourite celebrity to spend 2 weeks with would be Fern Britton. She is so warm and lovely with a wicked sense of humour. My least favourite would be Eamon Holmes. I'd only have to put up with him for an hour or so though cos he would bore me to death!

What are your three favourite crafting products?

Distress Ink Pads, Alcohol Inks and Rubber Stamps.

If you could invent something to do anything what do you think it would be?

Something to do the dusting for me.

What are the last three books that you read?

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime (brilliant book), The Memory Keeper's Daughter and A Wayne in a Manger.

Qvc or Create & Craft?

QVC. I dislike C&C's presentation.

Docrafts or Dovecraft or DCWV?

Oh no, do I have to choose? I like them all! If I have to be pushed DCWV.

What is your claim to fame?

I had a 2 page spread in Craft Stamper (Feb 2008 issue). I had some ATCs printed in the Do Crafts Scrapbooking mag (the final issue!) Leonie Pujol is my friend on Facebook :)

Need to think about who to tag. Will update tomorrow. :)

Sausage Dog!

The stamped image is by Penny Black (link in a previous post). The gorgeous floral embellishment is by Prima. The pink highlighted background has been through my Cuttlebug.

Butterfly ATC

The background for this card is made using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad in Worn Lipstick applied with an Ink Blending Tool. I then sprayed water into my hand and threw the droplets onto the card. I left the water for a few seconds then dabbed with paper towel. The butterfly image is highlighted with Glossy Accents.

Dexter's Get Well

This is the first card I made with my new 'Little Cotton Rabbits' rubber stamp. This is Dexter the bear. Background papers are from the Papermania Easter paper pack. Get Well Soon peel off is by Dawn Bibby.

Challenge!

This ATC is posted today as an entry on the Arty Girls challenge blog. I used a few drops of Distress Re-Inker and some gold Perfect Pearls in a spritzer bottle for the background. The diamond stamp is from Tim Holtz and is 'inked' with a gold Dabber. The butterfly image is from Penny Black.

Jigsaw

Made this card with Basic Grey papers for the background. I coloured 'naked' jigsaws with a Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad. The Stampendous stamp was loaded with Tsukineko's Glue Pad before being embellished with gole leaf. I love the button brads and need more!

Spotty Dotty

A colourful card for a beautiful spring day. The background papers are from Papermania as are the brads and ribbon. The stamp is from Penny Black coloured with Marvy Le Plumes and a waterbrush. Very simple card.

Spring

The background acetate on this card is from a bunch of flowers I was given by a colleague. It was much too nice to throw away. I used Hero Arts flower stamps using black Stazon and added some matching brads.

Bright Inks

Made this card to cheer up the gloomy weather! The main background is made using a spritzer filled with water, Tim Holtz Distress Re-inker drops and some Perfect Pearls mixed in. I spritzed the card a few times and dried inbetween. The image is a Stampendous flower spritzed with the same mixture as before. I triple embossed the image with clear EP then bent it to leave cracks. The swirly background is made using my trusty Cuttlebug rubbed over with Tim's Distress Ink Pad in Marmalade. I don't think this card has photographed very well sadly.

Anniversary

Had to make a quick anniversary card for a friend so used a tried and trusted layout! The coloured papers are by HOTP. The embossing folder is from Cuttlebug and the vase stamp is from Hero Arts.

Silver Anniversary

Made this card for a friend of a friend. Used the lovely Cuttlebug embossing folders and dies from Quickutz.

Fishing Son

This card was made for a friend's son. He is a keen fisherman and fortunately I had some old Jolee's stickers I bought from Ebay a couple of years ago.

I've been tagged

I have been tagged by my new blogging friend Sharon. I now have to tell you 7 random facts about myself and tag 3 more people. Here goes...

1. My favourite crafting shop is Michael's in the US. Don't tell my hubby, but it's the only reason I go to Florida! Whaddya mean he already knows? Lol

2. My favourite crafting person is Carol Smith from Plaid Inc. She re-lit my crafting fire in the early days of QVC.

3. The first ever record I bought was Tweedle Dee by Jimmy Osmond. **runs and hides behind settee**

4. Last week I went to my first ever Spiritualist church service.

5. I spend most of my Winter Saturdays and Sundays watching my youngest son play football.

6. I recently had a card featured in a two page spread in Craft Stamper.

7. Dawn Bibby knows my name and always says hi!

The 3 people I am going to tag are Mand, Pink Gem, Leonie

Champions

Blackburn Eagles champions season 2007/08. Celebrations after the final match of the season and a 4-0 win. My son, pictured back row, 1st left, scored his 100th goal.

My 100 Goal Hero

Here's a picture of my son who is 15. He plays football for 2 local teams. At the beginning of the season his dad set him a goal target of 75 for the season and promised him £75! He reached that target by Christmas. After an amazing and successful season, today he scored his 100th goal. The 2 teams have won their leagues. Both teams have a great bunch of lads. Well done to EVERY team member and to their managers.

Bellas

Finally got round to making some cards with my lovely Bella stamps. Coloured them in using Marvy Le Plumes and a waterbrush. The background papers on the top card are from Papermania. The embossed patterns are with Cuttlebug folders.

Shadows

The background of this card is made using a spritzer filled with water and some drops of Distress Re-inker by Tim Holtz in Fired Brick and a 'pinch' of Gold Lustre pearl powder from Blonde Moments. The flowers are stamped in Black Soot Distress Ink Pad and topped with clear embossing powder. The embellishment is a sticker I have had in my stash for a while. I don't think the effect has photographed that well, but it looks quite stunning in real life!

Tag with Tim

Here's a tag I made when I went to the Tim Holtz demo day. Obviously all the products used have the name of the man himself attributed to them! I love the clock stamp - must add it to my ever increasing wish list.

Here is a tag made by the man himself Tim Holtz. He was demonstrating how to ink a stamp and this was the way he didn't want to do it, although he thought it was still cool. I claimed the tag for myself and asked him to sign it, which he did. What a guy!

Eiffel Jigsaw

The background papers for this card are from Basic Grey who make the most gorgeous papers. The stamp is from Putting on the Ritz and the jigsaw pieces were a bargain from Lakeland last year. The ink pad I used is by the fabulous Tim Holtz.

Cat

Made this card using Dovecraft papers, Cuttlebug embossing folder and a cat stamp from my stash. I was pretty pleased how it turned out and is one I don't want to give away!

Floral Duo

These cards are made using the newish papers from Dovecraft. The message stamp is by Hot off the Press and the floral embellishment is from the gorgeous Prima range.

Footballing Variation

Here's another card featuring Jolly Nation's footballer rubber stamp. The background is made using the Cuttlebug 'happy birthday' folder.

Football Fan

Made this card for a colleague's husband who was 70 recently. I love the simplicity of the Papernation (or should I say Jollynation now?) stamps. The 70 is cut with my Cuttlebug and the Birthday is a section cut from Cuttlebug's embossing birthday folder.

Tim Holtz

Yesterday I met Tim Holtz. All I can say is wow what a man! Tim was the special guest at the opening of Dawn Bibby's new workshop premises in Oswaldtwistle here in Lancashire. He demo'd his talents and products throughout the afternoon. He was so inspiring and produced some amazing effects. I had a fantastic day and want to thank Dawn, Leonie and everyone else connected with Topaz for a great afternoon.

Made this card for a Valentine swap I am involved in at Katy's Corner. The stamped image is from Putting on the Ritz. The hearts are cut from Quickutz die. The text is a Hero Arts stamp I have had for ages. Hope the recipient likes it!

Footballing 40

This is a card I made for a friend of my husband. The papers are from Dovecraft. The stamped image is from Papernation coloured in with a waterbrush and Marvy Le Plumes.

Craft Stamper ATC

This ATC is based on a card project I recently had featured in Craft Stamper magazine (February 2008 issue). The background is made using a piece of black card with glue applied all over. On top of this I placed a piece of white tissue paper and scrunched it before pressing it down. It was then inked using black Stazon. The stamp is one of my favourites. The brads are from Papermania.

Paris

The background papers are some I have had for ages and haven't really wanted to use. They are by Tim Holtz. This stamp is from Putting on the Ritz and was inked with Stazon.

Vintage Swimmers

The stamp is from Inkadinkadoo and has been inked using Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink Pad. The flower is by Prima and the background pattern is from a Cuttlebug embossing folder highlighted with Distress Ink.

Nana 70

I made this card for my boys to send to their Nana for her 70th birthday. I have to admit I stole the idea from my card swapping buddy, Susan. The bags and shoes are by Hero Arts and stamped onto acetate. The pink card underneath the images has silver ink applied randomly with a baby wipe. The various brads are from Papermania and Dovecraft.

Mum is 70

My mum was 70 earlier this month - she doesn't look it though. I made this card using DCWV Pocket Full of Posies papers. The vase stamp is from a recent Hobbycraft sale and cost me 29p! The flowers are the gorgeous Primas. The swirly stamp is from Inkadinkadoo and I embellished it with flower brads from Lakeland.

Twins

Made this card for a friend of my husband who just became an auntie to twin boys. The letters are cut using Quickutz' Phoebe alpha. I used various papers, the blue embossed one is by K & Co (I think).