Rainbow Lady's challenge #137

This week's challenge from Rainbow Lady is 'Beary Good'. Any type of project you like as long as there's a bear on it somewhere.

This is another card that didn't end up as planned. It was going to be a 5 x 5, but the image - stamped with Hobby Art stamps and coloured with Lyra watercolours - was larger than expected when placed on a 5 x 5 . The bp is from a Graphicus Guild pack and the flowers made partly from some of the bp, some white paper coloured with the same blue as in the image and another piece from 'somewhere?'. Butterfly punched with a Martha Stewart punch, pearls and ribbon from my stash.

I'm now going to have another go at getting round to visit some blogs. I tried yesterday but the Internet alternately either didn't load the pages properly or went dead slow and then finally ground to a halt. Wish me better luck this afternoon.

Thanks very much for visiting.

Beryl xx

CD Sunday - 'Waters Meet'

This week's CD Sunday challenge is 'Waters Meet'. I have chosen an image from the Thomas Kincade CD and the bp is from the Artylicious Essence of Nature CD. The swirls are Marianne dies, the border a Cuttlebug die and the greeting is on a Nesties die. Not a lot else to say about it - except that it seems to take me as long to make a card from a CD as it does from stamps and inks. Funny that - but having an idea of where I'm going at the start would help.

Hope you are all having a good day.

Thanks for calling by.

Beryl xx

Plaid and Crackers (not edible)

Can't believe it's a week since I visited blog world. The time has flown this week. This kitchen is finished - almost everything is back in it's place and this room is beginning to look like someone lives here again.
The first card today is for Rainbow Lady's challenge which this week is to celebrate Burn's Night and the topic is 'Highland Fling'. The idea is to incorporate something 'Scottish' in your creation. The plaid bp is from Crafters Companion and the Scottie dog is a stamp given to me by Terrie quite a while ago now. Sorry - I don't know the make. I added some ribbon from my stash and a couple of nestie die cuts. The faux brads in the corner were cut from black card using part of a flower set of Wizard dies.
The second card is for this week's Bah Humbug challenge - 'Crackers'. This cracker stamp is one from a set of Cute Companion stamps and the bp is the other half of the sheet on the card above. The crackers and mice are coloured with Promarkers and the peel offs round the border coloured using peel off marker pens.
Thanks very much for visiting today. Hope to get some time for blog hopping this evening.
Beryl xx

Winter Sketch and Sparkly Tree

Challenge #135 from Rainbow Lady is 'Winter Sketch'. I have used a stamp from Creative Expressions for the main image and some trees from Hobby Art in the background. I coloured with watercolour pencils and then glitter sprayed over the top. The sentiment is a Cute Companions stamp and the 'snowflakes' were cut with a Wizard die from some white card (glittersprayed) and some of the same blue card as along the top. The pale blue trim is a piece of self adhesive paper lace - c0loured with Promarkers and the lovely bp is a freebie from Jak Heath.
The second card is for the Bah Humbug challenge which this week is to use stencils. I haven't got much in the way of stencils but as I don't think this tree one had an outing last Christmas I thought I'd give it a whirl for this challenge. I used embossing paste and then some very dark grey glitter - the nearest I had to black. I've learned from past efforts to cut the shape with a nestie BEFORE doing the paste and glitter bit. Behind the tree plaque is some white card which had been Cuttlebugged and the black ribbon disguises the fact that the card is bigger than the embossed part. I hope! The letters are were cut using Cuttlebug alphabet dies from black card after I'd sprayed it with silver glitter spray. It's all quite sparkly IRL.
It's all going on here at the moment with a new kitchen being fitted as I type. Hope the promise of a brand new kitchen and a dishwasher will bring us some prospective buyers. It's coming up to a year since the place has been on the market and I just want to get on with things.
Thanks very much for visiting today.
Beryl xx

Rock Hard or Chic?

Two cards today for two different challenges. The first is for Bah Humbugs first challenge of 2011 - 'Holly,Fairies and some New Year Magic'.The magic is that I actually started a card and finished it the same day! My fairy is a Rock Hard Fairy from Dimension Fourth. I've paper pieced her dress and wings with some sparkly paper and coloured the rest with Promarkers and coloured pencils. The holly round the edge of the nesties shape is from Crafters Companion - also coloured with Promarkers and the sentiment is from Elusive Images. The background is from My Craft Studio Craft e Christmas.
The second card is for the CD Sunday challenge 'New to Me'. The bp is from my stash - Dovecraft I think and the 'cd' bit is the doorway - again from MCS Craft e Christmas. The Clarity stamp is the 'new to me' bit stamped onto the door image and embossed and then the 'clothing' paper pieced over the top.The sentiment is from Creative Expressions.
Thanks very much for visiting today.
Beryl xx

Rainbow Lady's Challenge #134

It's the first challenge of the year from Rainbow Lady and this year she has a new design team and there'll be sponsors too. This month it's a voucher from Joanna Sheen - so do join in if you can. The theme for the new challenge is 'New to Me'. This can be new crafty goodies or a new card fold or technique - the choice is yours. I've chosen to use the new Sheena Douglass stamps which I didn't manage to get at the workshop in Milton Keynes - cancelled due to the snow - but I ordered direct from Sheena and they did arrive in time for Christmas. I've coloured the main image with Pro Markers and added some colour to the background with chalks. The backing paper was made from the reverse side of some scrapbook papers in my stash - stamped and clear embossed with the beer mug, which is a Crafter Companion stamp. I also stamped one and cut it out. The froth was made using liquid applique which I've had for yonks but keep forgetting it's there. The strip down the side is just black paper and the 'studs' are punched from mirri card and scored across the centre with a ball tool.

Thanks very much for visiting today.

Beryl xx



Check it Out with CD Sunday

CD Sundays first challenge of the year is 'Check it Out'. Very little check on here I know but it is there. The check is from a Crafters Companion cd and the bp is from an Artylicious cd. The stamps are Creative Expressions and have been stamped with Versafine Imperial Purple and some of them shaded with Dusty Concorde Distress Ink.

My resolution for this year is to try and catch up with all the lovely creations on your blogs more than once or twice a week - which is all I seem to manage at the moment. That is until the spring comes again and the garden takes up all my spare time again!

Thanks very much for visiting today.

Beryl xx

Rainbow Lady's Challenge # 132

Rainbow Lady's current challenge - which is covering two weeks - is to choose your favourite of her challenges of 2010 and use that theme. I have chosen 'Black, White and Silver' for this card. I embossed the front of the card through the Cuttlebug and then applied Encore Silver ink direct to paper - covering the whole card front. The borders top and bottom are punched with an MS punch and the toppers cut with Wizard dies. The Harlequin is a Judikins die from Stamp Addicts and the greeting is from the Stamp Man. The 'notes' cube stamp I have was too big for the tag so I used black peel offs. I knew they would come in handy one day.

I'd like to wish everyone who visits a Very Happy New Year and hope it brings peace and prosperity to all.

Thanks very much for visiting today.

Beryl xx