Colouring Challenge and House of Cards

Happy Saturday to you all!

So, hands-up everyonewho is playing along with Kathy R's second Colour Challenge? Thought so... Its great isn't it! Kathy is so talented and I've found myself positively drooling over her creations from the first few days. I'm also picking up useful tips: I've already started to give my Promarker coloured images a quick blast with my heat gun to avoid the colours spreading into each other as per Kathy's advice.

Over the last few days I've been colouring a different Up Town Girls image from this one but can't share it until I know its reached its destination. With that in mind, here's what I coloured today!

I really do love Opal the Optimist and that sweet sentiment! This wasn't my original layout plan but I had a small mis-hap with my die-cutting so went for off-centre layering for a change!

I've chosen my colours from the gorgeous inspiration picture over at House of Cards blog.

I never need much incentive to work with a pink and green palette as its one of my favourite colour combos.
The House of Cards girls have their end of term blog hop and a DT call-out on offer so I decided to join in the fun!

WOYWW - Happy 200th

Can you believe that it's the 200th Wednesday that we have all popped over to Julia's for a look around eachother's work spaces??? Proves what a nosey lot we all are!

I'm currently working on cards for my next sale, so have a little production line going. I quite enjoy the repetition of making the same card over and over as I find it relaxing.

 

So happy Wednesday everyone, and why not drop by at Julia's Blog for the big 200!

I'm a very happy bunny!

It's true, I'm a very happy bunny today because the school holiday has started AND I've won a showCASe place over at Less is More!!!

Hope you enjoy these two simple cards using another gorgeous Uptown girls stamp. All very CAS, but hopefully the paper piecing gives each card a bit of a lift.

Not quite sure how I'll spend the Easter break as yet, but I'm sure a few days will be devoted to getting covered in glue, ink and glitter!

 

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend.

Don't eat too much chocolate!

In the frame!

Hi there, sorry not to have been around much recently. I have been cardmaking but couldn't share because one of the cards was for a very special friend who I know visits my blog from time to time. (Happy birthday Gay if you are reading this! Hope you have a really lovely birthday.)

Week 111 over at Less is More is a dream of a challenge for me as the theme is 'Frame It!'

I'm really into the Stampin' Bella Uptown Girls at the moment and would happily buy the lot if my numbers came up on the lottery! These two sweet friends usually sit on a bench but I thought they'd look good in a frame. I have no idea what possessed me to colour AND paper piece but I do quite like the finished effect, even though it took ages. The frame is raised on pop dots and I used some paper piercing to pull the card together.

Have a great Sunday, and happy crafting everyone!