Dani Doodles - A Little Pug Lovin'

Hi guys, here's wishing you all a very happy Thursday! 

I made another card using this set from The Ink Road and Dani's Dog Puns! 

Isn't this little cutie adorbs, and just perfect to pair with Dani's fun sentiment. The background bones stencil is from Funky Fossil and was coloured with Distress Ink. 

Don't forget, you can find all the info about Dani's stamps by heading here.

And I'm so happy to play along over at Addicted to CAS Challenge #277 where their code word is PET.

Happy crafting, everyone.

Optional Wings

Shhhhh, don't tell my hubby about this card...

 

I was struggling BIG TIME with a romantic card for the hubster. I knew I was going with a traditional colour combo and a big heart, but just couldn't decide where I was headed after that. Then I discovered Penny Black Saturday Challenge was offering Optional WINGS. I had a light bulb moment and went in search of ducks...

This adorable stamp (Penny Black Slapstick - Loving and Hugging) is such an oldie that I can't find a link to one on sale anywhere. Such a shame as it's so much fun.

Thanks also to the following Challenges for pointing me towards the other elements of this card.

Addicted to CAS Challenge #251 - Heart

Addicted to Stamps and More - #460 Die Cuts and Stencils

Color Hues  #80 - Pink and Red

Just Us Girls #712 - Color Week

After all that, I just hope he likes it! 

Feline Fun!

Hi there, guess who has managed to find some time to do a little crafting!

My very good blogging buddy and fellow Snarky Sistah, Toni, is Hostess over at Addicted to CAS for Challenge #215 and I have to say I think she's chosen a great theme.

This is what I made.

 

I just love this kitty from All Night Media - Cats; unfortunately, I could only find a link to an eBay sale as this is such an old set. I especially like this stamp as this kitty cat looks so much like my cat Cleo who crossed the Rainbow Bridge several years ago. The sweet, fun sentiment is from MFT Cat-itude. There are some super cards in the gallery at Addicted to CAS, and I love what Toni and the DT have made for this challenge.

I knew that I very much wanted to play in the Snippets Playground Ruby's Memory Challenge #423. This is the final challenge in memory of a very special little dog called Ruby, who was the companion of my cardmaking buddy Lynne and her partner Greg. 

When she heard that Lynne and Greg had lost their much loved fur baby, Di from Snippets decided to do something rather wonderful. She started a monthly challenge in memory of Ruby and asked for prizes to be donated. In turn Di donated the value of each prize to the USPCA (The Ulster Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Animals), the organisation that rescued Ruby before she found her forever home with Lynne and Greg. Di has raised an amazing £300 and I'm sure you'll agree that she's done a brilliant job. Well done to everyone who donated prizes too, and thank you to Di for having such a kind heart.

My card uses snippets that I had on my table from making this card. This is such a pretty pad and I enjoyed using it again.

My hubby has just put a coffee in my hand, so I think I'll settle back and go visiting around my blogland buddies. Happy crafting, everyone!

Seize the Humour...

I did warn you that I was having way too much fun with Challenge #138 - N is for Nerd over at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

I think this card is based on a meme I must have seen ages ago. It's something we say to the cat on occasions when there is tuna fish in the offing. 

I did a little altering on my favourite MFT kitty and am most pleased with his gloves/gauntlets.

I'm inflicting my sense of humour linking up to Seize the Birthday Challenge #163 - Anything Goes and also to Addicted to CAS who have chosen the code word 'Humour' for their current challenge.

The DT inspiration and the galleries at these two blogs are where I'm heading now while I enjoy a cuppa.

Hope you are having a happy Monday wherever you are.

Lovely love birds.

I'm currently very much in love with AALL and Create's sweet little set Love Birds! These two snugly cuddled owls are simply adorable and I couldn't resist using them to make my DH a Valentine card. The sentiment and the stamp for the embossed hearts are both included in the set. I created a little ombre effect for the background with Distress Inks. The owls are coloured with Promarkers and and a little definition was added with pencil crayons.

I'm linking up to two lovely challenges with this card:

Shopping Our Stash - Challenge #389 - Make Your Mark (Colouring with markers).

Addicted to CAS Challenge #152 - Birds

Hope you have a romantic and loved-up week!

If you are looking for the Christmas Kickstart post for Challenge #4 you will find it here. 

I've got your back...

I'm sorry not to have posted for a little while. I've been crazy, mad busy with work. Add a seemingly never ending sinus infection into the mix and you'll understand why crafting has temporarily taken a bit of a back seat.
So today its been a real treat, and an absolute tonic, to sit at my desk colouring, cutting and sticking again. And what a treat to play with the adorable clear stamp set BB Knead You from MFT.

You'll doubtless have noticed that there are some very cute cat sets around at the moment. I think Knead You has to be my current favourite as the images and sentiments are such fun. I can see myself coming back to this set again and again.

My card was very quick and easy to make. I stamped the front kitten and masked her (she looks like a girl-cat to me) and then stamped her buddy. After colouring, I fussy cut the feline friends and pop-dotted them against the stenciled background. I'd already printed the sentiment on my PC so had to be very careful when I stenciled with Distress Ink as I didn't wanted to smudge it. Finally, I matted and layered and added a star that I had leftover from a previous card. All very simple and all very sweet!

While I haven't felt up to crafting I have been cruising blogland and noticing some super fun challenges on offer. I feel a little dizzy linking up with so many challenges but here goes:

LIM Lucky Dip - Recipe 2 legs or 4

(Or in this case 8 legs!)

Addicted to CAS

(Or animalS)

CAS(E) this Sketch

(I know, little old me playing along with a sketch challenge!!!)

Wednesday Challenge; Anything Goes

CASology: Story

"I've got your back because..."

Now, I better go clear-up as I've been a very untidy crafter today!