It's Sketch and Stash Time Again

It's the 86th challenge on the Sketch and Stash blog this fortnight and the sketch has been drawn by Doreen.

I've used a Whiff of Joy stamp that I've had for quite a while - coloured with Pro Markers. Only used it once and the card sat in the box so long I cannibalised it for the card. The papers were a freebie in a magazine a couple of years ago - the ribbon I've had for yonks and the flowers made from my smallest daisy punches and coloured with the same pink Promarker as the flowers in this cuties hair. For the sentiment I used my Design Runner and then cut it out with a scalloped nestie.

Have a good weekend and thanks for visiting.

Beryl xx

Phew - posted it and then realised I'd missed the card candy in the corners. All done now.

Chocs Away

I've used the Docrafts Digital Designer Celebrations disc for this card which I'm entering into the CD Sunday challenge - 'Sweets for my Sweet'. The picket fence is an X Cut die and the 'flower stem' a Sissix die. The flower was from my stash and the flower pot a piece of co-ordinations card cut to shape. The sentiment is from the same CD cut out with an X Cut heart die.

Thanks very much for visiting today.

Beryl xx



Rainbow Lady's Challenge #202

I was chuffed to bits the other week when our lovely Cynthia asked me to join the Design Team for her weekly challenge over on Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog. Just the incentive I needed to get my crafting juices flowing again - at least - that's the plan. Sadly the place is available because one of the current DT members, Jen, has to retire from the team at the moment - but she will be joining in the challenges when she can.
This challenge is sponsired by Laura from That's Crafty who is giving away at set of Dyan Reaveley stamps.
So this is my first week - and the challenge is - On the Street Where you Live. I made the background for this card in Craft Artist. The houses and bushes are Chocolate Baroque stamps, coloured with Promarkers.
The extra bits like the words and the green 'verge' were also done in Craft Artist and stuck on after. I wasn't sure what the card was going to be but my daughter was staying the weekend, saw it on my desk and said could she have it for a new home card - so I had to finish it off quickly for her to take home. It's an 8 x 8 so I hope she's going to hand it over and not post it!
I do hope you'll join in the challenge this week - the challenge subject could mean all sorts of things.
Thanks very much for visiting today.
Beryl xx

Red, Whitish and Blue

The challenge from Rainbow Lady this week is for 'St Georges day, Patriotic or British.'
I've chosen to go with the colours of the Union Flag for this one. I used elements from Craft Artist to make the card and the oval plaque is from a set of pre coloured sheets by Crafty Ann.
The internet is being a right pain for me at the moment - I have to get on line when I can, this morning I was awake just after 5 so did my blog catch up then - the first time I'd managed it since Friday.
Hope you are all having better luck than me.
Thanks for visiting today.
Beryl xx

A Little Bit Shabby

I can't quite get the hang of 'shabby'. I've distressed to edges of the bp and inked it but it still doesn't look that shabby to me. Perhaps I should have kicked it around the garden a bit before posting it on here. Anyhow - I made this card for Rainbow Lady's Challenge - 'Celebrate with a Touch of Vintage'.It's Rainbow Lady's 200th challenge this week so do try to join in. The bp is from a pack of paper I got when I first watched Create and Craft - several years ago now and I've still got quite a lot left. The image - which is my vintage bit is from Joanna Sheen's ATC Assistant - and because it's from a cd I thought it would fit in quite nicely with The CD Sunday Challenge 'Ring a Roses'. Ribbon and flower from my stash, the 'stalk' is a Marianne die and the computer generated text sits on a Wizard die cut ribbon slider.

Thank you for visiting today. The sun's got round the front now so I'd best plant some of the stuff I brought with me from the last house.



Crafty Ann's Challenge #63

Crafty Ann's challenge this week is 'It's a Man thing!'. I don't get to make many 'man' cards. This one is for a friend's birthday and I've used my new (ish) Sprocket Wizard dies, heat embossed several times in gold. The bp is from Artylicious, the distressed embossed piece at the back is some co-ordinations card put through a Cuttlebug folder and the stamp is by Crafty Individuals.

Thanks very much for visiting today.

Beryl xx

First Sketch Card for Ages

I'm finally getting round to entering some of the challenges that I used to before everything changed for me.

This card I'm entering into the Sketch and Stash Challenge 85.  The image is a WOJ stamp - coloured with Pro Markers and chalked round the edge. The papers are a freebie from a magazine a while back and the flowers from my stash. The ribbon was a real find. I was sorting out my sewing box and came across some rolls of stuff that looked like seam binding. Of course it was seam binding - inherited from my mother who obviously used it in her work as a seamstress. This stuff must be AT LEAST 50 years old - and the only flaw is that there was a rusty pin stuck into it to stop it unraveling. Still, I'm sure I can work around that and it was just the right colour for my card. Waste not - want not they say. The sentiment is from a Kanban clear stamp set.

Thanks very much for visiting today.

Beryl xx

Those Were the Days...

The challenge this week over on The Cd Sunday Challenge blog is 'Toybox Treasures'. My roller skates were my favourite 'toys' when I was a kid - and later when I graduated to skates with boots - kindly made by my brother whose business it was - they were still my favourite mode of transport. I used to race too - until I had kids of my own. So this image from the MSC Bunny Snuffles cd has brought back a lot of memories - I have to add I used to wear more clothes than this little one - and definitely no hat.

The whole card was made using MCS with bits and pieces from various MCS cd's.

Thanks very much for visiting today.

Beryl xx

He's got more eggs than me....

Well Zumba was great although I'm not sure a body my age should even be attempting some of the moves. So here I sit, with my feet up and with a cup of hot chocolate, bringing you my second post of the day. Shock horror - I know!

For some reason I didn't have to make as many Easter cards this year.lol. This being single does have some advantages you know.

This is one I made for my son and his family featuring Tatty Teddy. My daughter in law loves teddies so it's for her mainly.

The bp and image are both from a Taddy Teddy CD and the flowers made using my Nellie Snellen dies. The stem is a Sissix flourish die and the sentiment is computer generated.

I'm entering it into Rainbow Lady's Challenge this week which is 'Happy Easter'.

Even if you don't normally make Easter cards - it's a good reason to make at least one so you can enter the challenge which is sponsored by Joanna Sheen this week.

I have to sing the praises of Joanna and her company - I ordered myself a Big Shot yesterday afternoon - and it arrived at 9 this morning. Hows that for service. Guess what I was playing with instead of doing housey stuff today.

Thanks very much for visiting.

Beryl xx

Christmas All Sewn Up? - I think not...

 This card meets two challenges I think. The first is The CD Sunday Challenge - 'All Sewn Up' and the second is Crafty Ann's Challenge - Christmas in March (April even for me).

The background I did in Craft Artist using the Haberdashery Christmas digikit. The sentiment on the green label I did with my Xyron design runner. (I'm still finding things that haven't seen the light of day since the move.) and the Christmas tree is an EI stamp - coloured with brush markers. A couple of buttons and a bit of gold stretchy thread to finish it off. I wish I could get the knack of adding lots of extras but never seem to be able to manage it. Chicken I think is the phrase - or is it lack of imagination. Either way it's not got a lot stuck on it but it will go through the 5mm post thingy.

Off to Zumba shortly with my daughter. Wish me luck!

Thanks very much for visiting.

Beryl xx

Rainbow Lady's Challenge #198

Rainbow Lady's Challenge this week is 'Butterflies.' There's so much scope with a theme like this so why don't you pop ocver there and join in. This is an 8 x 8 card. Both bp's are from Artylicious and the lattice is a Cheery Lynn Die. The background is my first attempt with Pan Pastels. Very simple and took far less time than everything else (especially the bow!).

The butterflies are made from some more Artylicious papers using a Marth Stewart punch. The black flower in the corner is by Prima.

Thanks very much for visiting today.