Lovely Miss Rosie Posy

Isn't this cute little girl from Lilli of the Valley just gorgeous?

She is called Rosie Posey and was just so easy to colour.

This picture is nearer to the actual colours than the one above, even though the photograph is a little dark. This is the first real blond that I have coloured with Promarkers. I must say a big thank you to Wendy for all her help with picking the right colour pens to achieve this!

I made this card for one of the ladies who comes to our older person's friendship group at the library where I work. Poor Mary recently fell and broke her hip, but thankfully seems to be doing well now following her surgery. Like so many of the ladies and gents who come to the 'Friends' mornings Mary always has a twinkle in her eye. It'll be good when she is able to come back to the sessions and join in the fun again.

This week the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge is stitching. My stitching on this card is a bit wonky, but actually looks much better in real life than you would imagine from the photo!

I've learnt alot from making this card and would happily try this technique again. When I bought the paper piercer from Wendy's I hadn't thought about the fact that I would need a soft surface to pierce into. I hope my hubby doesn't turn over his treasured Halesowen Town Football Club mouse mat anytime soon...

Over at the Cupcake Challenge the theme is 'Friends' and the Creative Card Crew Challenge 45 is 'Get Well Soon', so I think my card for Mary fits in nicely!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday everyone!

Don't you just love digi's!

You know how it is... you make a card and then spoil it when your hand slips as you stamp the sentiment!

I said 'drat' and 'bother' a few times over today's cards. However, I decided to go ahead and post them simply because I like the images and want to spread the news about the work of two very talented illustrators.

This first card is such a fun image.

I love this little girl in her crazy cat hat!

And don't you just love that cat????

This little piece of wonderfulness comes courtesy of Kim Toohey. I went digi-hunting over on Etsy and was delighted to find Kim's shop, which is called 'Kimprints'. In addition to a modest selection of very cute digital stamps you will also find some of her stunning artwork.

This little digi is called 'Kitty Cats' and was a bargain at $1.50!

Next, I am sharing a sweet Squiggle Stamps digi by Lauren Beard.

This is from the Lilliputs range over at Squiggle Stamps and is called 'Gifts Galore'

I printed her twice so that I could make two different versions and get a little colouring practice.

Digi-phobes will be glad to discover that the Lilliput images are also available in rubber!
I'm sorry about the quality of the pictures, but the light isn't good here today.

Finally, for anyone who wants to take part in Deborah Nolan's next Card Chain Challenge take a look at this post in which she gives all the details for the March Challenge.

Hope you all have a great weekend. I am at work tomorrow, but am doing something really worthwhile as I'll be helping a group of local 'Looked after Children' pick a selection of books for their home.

Happy crafting everyone!

More blog candy from Vanessa!

The lovely Vanessa from 'Wings of a butterfly' is so generous!

Can you believe that she has yet more candy on offer over at her blog?????

This time she is offering a selection of Cosmo Cricket's Boyfriend Collection and Earth Love Collection.

Each follower posting about Vanessa's candy and leaving her a comment will be eligible to win.
You have until Wednesday 3rd March... so what are you waiting for?

Good luck everybody!

February Card Chain Challenge

Each month the lovely Deborah of The Society of Stamp and Scrapaholics runs a Card Chain Challenge. I love receiving cards from fellow card makers so decided to play along!

The idea is that you receive a fellow card maker's snail mail address, make her a card, and send it off. The next person on the list does the same thing with you, and so on. Each person makes a card for the person immediately above her in the chain, and the first person in the chain makes a card for the last person in the chain.
Everybody gets a hand-crafted card so everybody wins!

Deborah organises all the administrative side of things and it couldn't be easier!

To take part in the February Challenge you had to choose from three card making options. (You could combine all three if you wanted to).

The options for February were:

1. A colour palette of Citron, Cucumber, Violet, Mauve, Lilac

2. Deborah's template

3. A themed St Patrick's Day or Friendship card.

I love mauves and greens so I decided to use Deborah's colour palette, but I think my card was friendly too!!!

I sent this card to Cassi in Vienna, VA, USA...

...and was thrilled to receive this sweet card from Yvette in Belgium!

Deborah will be showcasing all the February Challenge cards on her blog at the beginning of March. She will also post the details for the March Card Chain Challenge.

If you've yet to discover her excellent blog why not go take a look as Deborah is one bright, funny lady, and a fabulous card maker!

Happy crafting everyone!

Just rip it up!

I just thought that I would share this 'thank you' card that I made earlier in the year. Again, it is a little bit different to my usual style, but I wanted to experiment with torn vellum as it gives such an interesting effect.

The flower silhouette is a free digital stamp, but I can't re-find the site to give the link. If I do find it I will edit this post and add it. The other stamps are all old favourites from Hero Arts.

Hopefully this card has a slightly masculine feel as it was a 'thank you' for a male friend for his Christmas gifts to myself and my hubby.

... and if you want to see a Masterclass in torn vellum take a peek over at Jill's fabulous blog 'Inspired by...' to see Jill and Carole in action!

Happy crafting everyone!

'Nuts' to nuts!

It's the final day of 'multi-fold' week over at The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge!

O.kay, so I've only added one additional fold but I think this still counts....

I love this cute digital stamp from Squiggle Stamps and thought it would be perfect for a simple concertina card. It's called 'Squirrel Picnic' and although the image is available in rubber, I liked the idea that I could flip and re-size it, so opted for the 'digi' version.

I coloured with Promarkers and then distressed with Versacolour inks.

Love those bees!

Oh so cute...

The gorgeous bee and flower stamps are from Elzybells and have been sitting in my stash for far too long! I carried on the tea theme with yet more Elzybells stamps, and if I say it myself the Versacolour ink (Green tea) looks great against the lime green Bazzils card. The text stamp is the bottom half of a very old friendship definition stamp from Hero Arts.

I set each panel at a slight angle for a touch of whimsy. The words were printed on my PC and again added at a jaunty angle! The idea was for them to look cute, but I am a bit worried that the middle panel has the look of a ransom note! (We are holding your squirrel. Please pay.... etc etc)I really enjoyed making this card, even if it did take all morning!

I'm taking Mom to Wendy's tomorrow so that she can finally spend the voucher that I gave her for Christmas. Wendy has a sale on at the moment so why not check out her website!

Happy crafting everyone, and have a great weekend!