Magnolia Vs Stampavie *8* Thank you sketch

Hi all.....
Well its been a while..... Nearly two months since I last posted!!! I really am a rubbish blogger! I've given myself a kick up the backside.... and made a promise to myself to enter at least 3 challenges a week..... so heres my first....
The challenge this week over on Magnolia Vs Stampavie is A fab sketch.... and a Thank you theme....
Heres my card...
I have no idea what the problem is with my camera...I'm just completely incapable of getting a clear photo of this....
anyway....I've coloured my Tilda with a mix of pro markers and bog standard colouring pencils for a bit of shading....
Papers ~ DCWV pocketful of posies...
Lace trim and small brads ~ making memories...
Large fabric brad ~K&CO...
Flowers ~ American crafts...
Doodling and sentiment ~ My own fair hand!

Thanks for looking!!

Secret Crafter challenge *7* cute as a button

The challenge over at secret crafters this week is 'cute as a button' ...

you have to use a cute image, and use buttons on your card....


I think these Penny Black snowpeople are VERY cute... so thats the cute bit sorted...... but I've only used one button...is that allowed??

I liked the monochromatic look from the card in the previous post, so I used it again for this...

Ran the top half of the card through a cuttlebug embossing folder, and then used stickles around all the embossed bits...

~Image Penny Black coloured with promarkers

~Cuttlebug embossing folder (divine swirls)

~Stickles to glitter the swirls

~Ribbon, button and bell charm from stash

~Sentiment handwritten

Thanks for looking....

Penny Black week *23* Monochromatic

This week over at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge the theme is monochromatic...
use black and white or different shades of one colour....
as I'm trying to get my christmas cards done .... I went with a christmas card, and chose BLUE


Heres my take...

~Penny black image coloured with promarkers

~Papers:DCWV old world mat stack

~Stickles on snow and moon

~Ribbon/fibres star charm and eyelets from stash

~Sentiment hand written

Hope you like it......

Sarah Kay weekly challenge..DOODLES..FAB!

My final post for tonight... just praying the powers that be let me stay online long enough to publish it....

Here is my entry for this weeks sarah kay challenge which this week is DOODLES... I couldn't wait to have a go at this... I LOVE doodling!!

Here's my take....

I LOVE doodling SO much i think i may have got a little carried away...LOL

Tried something totally different with the colouring, i just shaded with a 2B pencil.. and then picked out areas to add pink to... I actually quite like it, think i might try this more....

Not much added...Lace and flowers from my stash... making memories brad...

and LOADS of doodling!!! sentiment is also handwritten...

Hope you like it...

Sketch Saturday '20'

Post number 2 tonight....

I was hoping to stagger them throughout the day, but my internet access has been a bit naff today, so i'm just trying to get them all on before i get cut off AGAIN...

Here is my take on this weeks Sketch over at sketch saturday which i have to say was fab to use...

Image coloured with promarkers,

papers- DCWV

ribbon and black epoxy flowers-making memories

Flowers and brads from stash

Dragonfly cut from same papers and gems added...

Sentiment and doodling-my own fair hands..LOL

Would like to write more, but I've already had to come back 3 times after getting cut off the net, so i'm going to publish quick!!

Hope you like it...

Spoon full of sugar challenge 20

OMG!!
I can't believe its been over a month since I last posted! If you are a reader of my shop blog, you'll know why.....
Anyway... no excuses I'm back now and intend to post much more often...
My first post is my entry for the spoon full of sugar challenge.. which this week is to use the Colours pink and green.... FAB, my Fav colour combo!!

Here's my take....

This is my first attempt at colouring with my new promarkers... i have to admit...I LOVE THEM!

I've created a little scene using 3 differerent tilda stamps, and layering them up, which i've never attempted before, but actually quite like, so i'll be doing it again... all the grass is hand drawn, and sentiment is hand written...

a few firsts on this card... so a bit of a risk... but overall i'm pleased with how its turned out!

Hope you like it...

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 12 Stars and Stripes

This weeks Penny Black Challenge is 'STARS AND STRIPES'
You'd think this would be quite simple wouldn't you?


Well ....I have loads of stripy papers, and loads of papers with stars on... but do you ever have one of those moods where NOTHING is right? I hadn't coloured or even chosen my stamp so there was no issue about what would match or anything like that, I just didnt like any of the papers that should have been perfect!


So I used my favourite DCWV pocket full of posies papers (it does have little stars on, if you look VERY carefully!!)


In the end, and after LOTS of changes, I came up with this....

I'm not sure I'm completely 'hoppy' with it, I tried to glitter the frogs jumpers, and made a bit of a mess!!

When I showed it to hubby, he said.... 'but theres no stars or stripes on it!'

MEN!! TUT

Actually they are quite subtle but they are there if you look!!