Papertake Weekly, Flutterby Wednesday # 188, Craft Us Crazy # 20 and Pollycraft Monday # 125

Can't believe I got a chance to make another card.  Thought I would try using Pippi Longstockings from Sugar Nellie again. 

I am entering my card into four challenges :-

Papertake Weekly - Follow Sketch
Flutter by Wednesday # 188 - Open with fairy, angel or butterfly
Craft Us Crazy # 20 - Anything Goes
Pollycraft Monday # 125 - Favourite Things - Love these My Minds Eye Papers and think this image has now become a favourite too.

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock- Paper Mill
Patterned Papers - My Minds Eye
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Ice Stickles
Stickles
Card Candy (white and then coloured with distress inks to match image)
Ribbon from stash - think it is really appropriate as it took me a long time to make my mind up about this image, now I love her.
Flower - Sissix - forgot I had this die, found it when I was tidying my craft shelves

Thanks for popping by and I appreciate you visiting my blog and leaving me comments.

Sugar Bowl # 75, Moving Along With The Times # 123, Winter Wonderland, Papertake Weekly, Flutter By Wednesday # 186, My Mum's Craft Shop # 40, Sugar Nellie (Facebook)

Finally got a chance to do some crafting.  Have eventually given in and purchased this image from Sugar Nellie.  Not really a lover of fairies but everytime I saw a card made with this image, I fell in love with it a little bit more, think it is the tomboyish style to it and now I love it. Although my cutting out isn't great, I can't wait to ink it again.

I am entering my card into seven challenges : -

Sugar Bowl # 75 - Follow Sketch (this is the top part of my card)
Moving Along With The Times # 123 - Things With Wings
Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows, Bling and Blooms (gems and glitter for bling and flower for blooms)
Flutter By Wednesday # 186 - Open theme with fairy, butterfly or angel
My Mum's Craft Shop # 40 - Favourite Colour Combo - I do love blue and green together
Winter Wonderland - An Easel Card
Sugar Nellie on Facebook - Blue, Green and White (just joined and entered for first time)

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill and Bazzill
Patterned Paper - Wild Rose Studio and Sweet Wishes (free with magazine)
Image - Sugar Nellie - Pippi Longstocking
Coloured with Distress Inks
Gems - Mei Flower
Ice Stickles
Flower - Marianne
Sentiments - Molly Blooms - free with magazine

Apologies for not being around much lately to comment, have now got caught up until Thursday.  Shannon and Sophie both had days off for their schools open nights for transfer pupils and Leslie has been off for about a week with the bug that Shannon and Hollie had over Christmas. 

Will be round later to catch up all on your creations. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bunny Zoe's Crafts # 13, Flutter By Wednesday # 160, Simon Says Stamp, Truly Scrumptious # 60, Lily of the Valley # 103 and A Gem of a Challenge # 24

Got a chance to make a card last night and I am entering it into six challenges :-

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly # 13 - Fairies
Flutter By Wednesday # 160 - Open theme with fairy, angel or butterfly
Simon Says Stamp - Lemon and Lavender
Truly Scrumptious # 60 - Things with Wings
Lily of the Valley # 103 - Celebrate (hope Birthdays are ok)
A Gem of a Challenge # 24 - Sketch

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Dovecraft 
Image - LOTV
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Woodware Flower Punch
Nestabilities
Gems - Mei Flower
Sentiment - Elzybells
Ribbon - Making Memories

Thought I would share a few photographs that I took at Belfast Zoo on Sunday.

Sophie with a bearded dragon lizard.  She was scared when it started to walk up her arms.

Shannon holding the same lizard

Hollie sitting on the wooden carved spider. 

They were also letting you hold a tarantula spider and a snake but the girls or us weren't brave enought for that.

Couldn't believe how quickly they ate their lettuce, definitely put my girls to shame as they are very slow and picky eaters. 

Thanks for popping by, it is much appreciated and sorry for the long post. 

Pollycraft Monday # 97, A Gem of a Challenge # 23, Totally Gorjuss # 84, Sugar Bowl # 62, Flutter By Wednesday # 159, Stampavie # 145

Can't believe how long it is since I last made a card.  With Hollie being off at the start of the month for a week, we had a few nice days so we spent it doing some gardening.  Then I decided to sort out my craft shelves and then stamp onto white card every image that I have.  Didn't get it all finished but got most of it done apart from my wooden stamps and the freebie stamps.  Thought it would make it easier when looking for an image as I forget sometimes what I have.  Have spent the last week sorting out hall cupboards and doing more bookwork, so then this week the house can get a good cleaning before school finishes on the 30th.  Shannon finishes today as this is her last AS exam - French. Fngers crossed it goes well.

I am entering my card into six challenges :-

Pollycraft Monday # 97 - Ribbon and Flowers
A Gem of a Challenge # 23 - Bloomin Charmin (flowers and charms)
Totally Gorjuss # 84 - Flower Power
Sugar Bowl # 62 - Sketch and optional theme of summer
Flutter By Wednesday # 159 - Pink, Orange and Green plus fairy, butterfly or angel
Stampavie and More # 145 - Butterflies

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Paper - Fancy Pants - Beach Babe
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Nestabilites - Lacey Ovals
Woodware Flower Punch
Tonic Butterfly Punch
Martha Stewart - Fence and Icicle Punch (turned the incicle punch the other way to look like grass, don't know if it worked)
Gems and Ribbon - Mei Flower
Butterfly Charm - The Works
Sentiment - Free with magazine

Went to my primary school reunion on Saturday night.  It covered those leaving in 1979/1980 as six people were in P7 for two years. I went with five others from my year.  We were given stickers to write our names on when we arrived and we laughed as we thought we would recognise most people.  After a while we were looking for the stickers to help us out.  Was a good night and ended up asking Shannon on Sunday to set me up on Facebook as everyone else was on it and then we could stay in touch.

Thanks for popping by, hope you all have a good weekend.

A Spoonfull of Sugar # 153, Stampavie # 143, Flutter By Wednesday # 156, Lily of the Valley # 98, Allsorts # 105 and Papertake Weekly

Hollie and I got a chance to do some crafting last night and we both made a card but I am only getting a chance to upload it now.

I am entering my card into six challenges :-

A Spoonfull of Sugar # 153 - Things with Wings
Stampavie # 143 - Pink
Flutter By Wednesday # 156 - CAS with angel, fairy or butterfly
Lily of the Valley # 98 - I believe in Fairies
Allsorts # 105 - Things with Wings
Papertake Weekly - Pretty Pale Pastels (hope this is ok)

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Gingham Paper and Ribbon - Local craft shop (Crafters & Co)
Image - Lily of the Valley
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Gems - Mei Flower
Sentiment - Molly Bloom - free with magazine
Stamp on Inside - Words Like Honey

When I went to the craft show in Belfast recently they were demonstrating the stamp on the inside with WOW embossing powders and I thought it would go with this image as it looked like dandelion clocks.  Had the idea to try my own backing paper but after an attempt at it, it wasn't turning out the way I had imagined. Hubby and Hollie wanted to try it and they were enjoying it so I left them to it.  Here is their finished sample.  

This is the card that Hollie made

Papers - Echo Park

Image and Sentiment - Little Claires Designs

Coloured with Pencils

Butterfly from a pair of jeans that no longer fit her 

Thanks for popping by and I hope you all have a good bank holiday weekend.  Time to watch the football match now so no crafting tonight. 

Lily of the Valley # 88, Flutter By Wednesday # 147

Just a quick post from me today as I am running late and this card has to be uploaded today, for one of the challenges. 

I am entering my card into two challenges:-
Lily of the Valley # 88 - Sketch By Bev (left off the sentiment as not sure yet what I will use it for)
Flutter By Wednesday # 147 - Open theme plus fairy, angel or butterfly

Sorry about the photos, looks much brighter

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Kaisercraft
Image - LOTV
Coloured with Distress Inks
Woodware Punches
Martha Stewart Punch
Card Candy - Craftwork Cards - coloured to match
Gems from stash
Stickles

My washing machine is working really well at the minute, fingers crossed I don't jinx it, engineer due tomorrow morning to finish the repair.

Hope you are all enjoying this lovely weather and thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.  It is much appreciated.

Sketch Saturday # 145, Cute Card Thursday # 155, Flutter By Wednesday # 145 and Papertake Weekly

Another quick post from me today. 
Been a busy morning organising our tickets for our local road race, North West 200, as we get grandstand seats at the paddock for race day in May and these went on sale this morning. 
Thought I would post this before I do the school runs as Hollie then has swimming lessons from 4.30 - 5.00pm and Shannon then starts work from 6.00 - 9.00pm and needs her tea beforehand. 

I am entering my card into three challenges:-
Sketch Saturday # 145 - Sketch by Cazza
Cute Card Thursday # 155 - Birthday Card with the added challenge of it being for a three year old.  This was good for me as I had only made one card for my little niece Eva who is three on Sunday from the girls, so was able to make another from Leslie and me.
Flutter By Wednesday - Photo Inspiration - I used the colours lemon, white and blue
Papertake Weekly - Lemon Zingy

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Doodlebug
Patterned Papers - Dovecraft
Nestabilities
LOTV Calendar Stamp
Image - LOTV
Gems
Woodware Punch
Computer generated greeting
Ribbon - Makeing Memories
Martha Stewart Punch
Stickles

Thanks for popping by and for all your comments.  Enjoy your weekend.

Cute Card Thursday # 153, Lily of the Valley # 85, Pollycraft Monday # 82, Flutter By Wednesday # 144 and Papertake Weekly

Concert went well last night.  Twenty Twenty the support band were very good and Shannon thoroughly enjoyed them.  She is into a lot of up and coming bands and this is one of them.  Was over the moon when she heard they were supporting The Saturdays as they are not really her thing but was going for Hollie and Sophie.  They got to meet them afterwards which was exciting for them.  As for The Saturdays, they were better than I thought as I expected to be bored.  Not into girl bands and divas. The only downside to them was Frankie was sick and didn't perform so there was only four of them.  Sophie was disappointed as this would be her favourite in the band.  However, they announced they are coming back in December, so guess who wants tickets.

Shannon and Sophie with Twenty Twenty

Hollie with Twenty Twenty.  She wanted a photograph by herself.

Anyway enough about last night and onto my card:-

I am entering my card into five challenges:-

Cute Card Thursday # 153 - A Sketch by Christine
Lily of the Valley # 85 - Circles plus LOTV image
Pollycraft Monday # 82 - Three circles on card.  Hope the scalloped circle counts
Flutter By Wednesday # 144 - Open theme plus fairy, angel, butterfly.  I choose a fairy
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes plus something old.  K & Co papers

Sometimes I think the inside looks better than the outside.  Wanted to use this sketch, had papers and image picked but it just didn't come together the way I had hoped.  The image didn't look right on white cardstock against these papers, so decided to cute the image out and back it onto purple.  Don't think the image is one for cutting out, or maybe i just haven't mastered it yet. Also had no ribbon that matched so that is why I used the Martha Stewart border punch.

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Papers - K & Co
Image - LOTV
Coloured with Distress Inks
Kars Glitter Glue
Gems - these are new ones i got which are for decorating your mobile, think they will work ok and they are cheaper
Woodware Punch
Martha Stewart Border Punch
Martha Stewart Branch Punch
Nestabilities
The larger circle is cut with the circuit as my circle cutter isn't cutting again.  The cartridge belongs to my aunt and I keep meaning to give it back, lucky I didn't as none of my cartridges has circles on them or i wouldn't have been able to finish the card.

Thanks for popping by and visiting and all comments are very much appreciated.  Enjoy the rest of your day.

Sugar Bowl # 52, Totally Gorjuss # 65, Flutterby Wednesday # 140, Papertake Weekly

Another card made but it is one of those that you can't put your finger on what is missing.  It just seems to be lacking something.  Maybe I choose the wrong papers or image.  Anyway, a few flowers and gems later and it seems a bit better. I have left the sentiment off as i couldn't really think of one.  Was going along the lines of - This girls got art-i-tude, but decided against it.

I am entering my card into four challenges :-

Sugar Bowl # 52 - Sketch - optional theme love (didn't use this)
Totally Gorjuss # 65 - Anything Goes
Flutterby Wednesday # 140 - Open theme just use a fairy, butterfly or angel
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes plus flowers

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Papers - Echo Park
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Woodware Punch
Gems - Mei Flower
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Butterfly Charm - stash
Raffia Lace - Paper Cellar

Thanks very much for popping by, I know it can get very busy sometimes.  Your comments are much appreciated and I would like to say thank you to Debby and Alison on their advice on the Grand Calibur.  Must check it out a bit more.  I do have the big shot and the cuttlebug (which sit on a shelf and rarely get used), it was just I liked the shaped cards that I see a few people using. I also want to say hello and thank you to Lena another new follower.

Off now to the supermarket to get a few things for the girls packed lunches and maybe nip into town before I have to start the school runs and make tea as it Girls Brigade tonight, so will be busy later.

A Spoonful of Sugar # 135, Cute Card Thursday # 148, Flutterby Wednesday # 138, Lily of the Valley # 81, Simon Says Stamp

Got another card started last night and then finished it today.  Apologies for the photograph as it is not great. Shannon was working last night from 6 - 9pm and Hollie was at a Movie Night at school from 7 - 9pm.  Sophie was having a lazy night as she is out tonight at Exodus for a UV party and I have to pick her up at 11.30pm.  So took the opportunity for a little bit of crafting. Maybe I'll get another card started tonight.

Anyway I am entering this card into 5 challenges:-
 
A Spoonful of Sugar # 135 - Blue and Green
Cute Card Thursday # 148- Recipe 3 2 1 - Three papers, 2 Flowers and 1 Image
Flutterby Wednesday # 138 - Open theme but use a fairy, angel or butterfly (think this image will suit)
Lily of the Valley # 81- Follow Sketch and use LOTV image
Simon Says Stamp - Bingo Challenge - Follow Grid horizontally, vertically or diagonally and use these three items - I went diagonally and chose Gems, Flowers and Punch (MS punch border, MS branch punch and flower punch)

I hope my card is suitable for these challenges. This is the first time entering Simon Says Stamp Challenge and it is the first time I have entered a card into this many challenges.  For some reason it all came together for me and I am pleased with this card.

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill (just heard it is closing down)
Patterned Papers - K & Co K'ology Addison
Image - LOTV
Coloured with Distress Inks
Ice Stickles
Gems - Mei Flower
Woodware Punch
Martha Stewart Punches
Sentiment - Molly Blooms (free with magazine)

Thanks very much for popping by and visiting. Any comments are very much appreciated.  Hope you are having a good weekend. Take Care.

Truly Scrumptious # 44 and Flutter By Wednesday # 129

Got a chance to make another card last night.  Hubby now has "Man Flu" and says he got it from me, although I am now feeling a lot better.
I am entering my card into two challenges :-
Truly Scrumptious # 44 - Follow sketch and optional theme of petals, pearls or pins.  I have used a few flowers as I don't have any pearls or pins (when I had completed the card, I realised I had stuck everything done wrong, so this means the sketch was rotated, so the card opens up rather than out) and
Flutter By Wednesday # 129 - Open theme but use a fairy, butterfly or angel. I used fairies and there is a little butterfly on the sentiment too.


I got this stamp this week.  It wouldn't have been a usual choice for me as I am not really into fairies or angels. I got it free when I purchased a couple of stamps from Funkykits (Sugar Nellie). So thought I would use it for these challenges.  Was nice to colour but quite intricate in places.


Carblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Cosmo Cricket (DeLovely)
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks (also shaded a little blue and green on the image, don't think it worked too well)
Stickles
Woodware Punch
Brads - Doodlebug
Sentiment - Elzybells

Thanks for popping by. Hope you are having a nice weekend whatever you are doing.  I hope to make another card tonight while watching the X-Factor.  I am not really enjoying it this year but you think you are missing something if you don't watch it.  Although I have to take Sophie to the cinema and collect her later and leave her friend home and collect Shannon from work.

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge # 4 and Flutter By Wednesday # 125

This is a calendar card that I was asked to make a couple of weeks ago by my mum and never got time.  I had previously made a calendar card and my mum liked it and I asked her if she would like one.  She picked these K & Co Wild Saffron papers. I eventually got it made this morning and am pleased with how it turned out. I really like the colours. I made it a larger easel card than the previous one. So I hope she will like it.

Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - K & Co Wild Saffron
Embellishments - Grand Adhesions from another K & Co Kit (embellishments etc., no papers, but I think it matches very well)
Calendar
Net Ribbon from stash
Image - Sugar Nellie - Sweet and Sassy (Love this image)
Coloured with Distress Inks


I am entering my card into two challenges. Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge # 4 - Moni's Sketch and Flutter By Wednesday - Fairy, Angel or Butterfly with an open theme.

Thanks for popping by, it is very much appreciated as are your comments.  Seem to be having a blip with the weather, really nice and sunny and quite warm.  Makes a change from the high winds and heavy rain.

Pink Gem, Flutter By Wednesday , Pollycraft Monday Challenge and Papertake Weekly

I have made this card for the challenge at Pink Gem # 8 - to follow sketch with added theme of 'Lots of Sparkle.' It hopefully fits the challenges at Flutter By Wednesday # 124 - Angel Fairy or Butterfly with sparkle and shimmer and Pollycraft Monday Challenge # 64 - Anything Goes and Papertake Weekly - Theme or Sketch from the past 3 years. I have chosen - 11th May 2010 - shiny and sparkly - although the glitter isn't showing up to well.


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Paper - Cosmo Cricket - Mitten Weather  (I think that is what it is called)
Image - Pink Gem
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Woodware Punches
Sentiment - Pink Gem
Flower Brads from stash


I had  forgotten about the Pink Gem challenge and nearly missed the deadline this month.  Not as much crafting as I would like but at least I get to do some.

The photograph isn't great and doesn't really show up the stickles  very well.

Thanks for popping by and any comments are very much appreciated.

Pollycraft Monday 61, Sugar Bowl, Flutter By Wednesday and Cute Card Thursday

I made this card yesterday after I left my daughter to work.  She was working from 4 - 7.30pm, so I knew tea would be late and so thought I would make another card.  I am entering my card into The Sugar Bowl # 43 - Judy's Sketch - follow sketch, with optional theme of buttons, Pollycraft Monday # 61 - Jane's theme of autumn colours, Flutter By Wednesday # 122 - buttons and a fairy, angel or butterfly and Cute Card Thursday # 130 - Tweet and a flutter. 
I followed the sketch and used buttons, with autumn colours and added a butterfly.  There is also a bird on the stamped image.  Hope my card is suitable for all the challenges.
Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Paper - Die Cuts with a View
Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Buttons - from stash ???
Flower, Ladybird and Butterfly - K & Co
Sentiment free with a magazine

Thanks for popping by and hope you all had a nice relaxing weekend.  I have enjoyed making my two cards this weekend and appreciate your comments.

Papertake Weekly # 47, Flutter By Wednesday 121 and Cute Card Thursday 129

I made this card today after coming back from the dentist.  It is very wet and windy and I wasn't in the mood for housework, etc so I thought I would make a card as I haven't had a lot of time recently. I am entering the card into three challenges - Papertake Weekly - Sketch, Flutter By Wednesday - Pink and a fairy, angel or butterfly and Cute Card Thursday - Play on words. I have followed the Sketch, used the colour pink and a fairy and I hope my sentiment is suitable for a play on words - Wishing you a fairy special birthday.
Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Papers - free with a magazine
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Flowers - Prima - I think
Brads - ???
Sentiment - Elzybells

Sorry for the photo quality, it was the best of the five photos I took, but the light wasn't great.
Thanks for popping by, I do appreciate your comments.

Pink Gem, Totally Gorjuss, Paper take Weekly and Flutterby Wednesday

Finally got round to making a card.  Have had a busy few days and not much time for crafting.  My other half took a few days off at the end of last week and we took the girls to The Ulster Folk Museum in Bangor and Ice Skating at Dundonald on Friday.  Saturday we went to go to Belfast Zoo, only it was very wet when we arrived, so instead went out the coast road to Portaferry, across on the ferry boat to Strangford and then home in time for the X-Factor. Sunday was not to bad a day, so decided to get a little more fence painting, etc done in the back garden, so that it is ready for the winter. Then on Monday I started to get uniforms, etc labelled for going back to school as my youngest daughter Hollie started back today (Thursday) and is in P5.  Seems like only yesterday she started P1 and cried for the whole year as she didn't want to stay.  Tuesday was a big day for my eldest daughter as she got her GCSE results.  She got 4A's, 2B's and 4C's.  Although one of the C's is being checked as she had got a 'B' in her maths in January and the mark is shown as her re-sit in June, which was lower.  Anyway, I was over the moon at these results, but she was not happy as she thought she wouldn't get back to do AS/A levels, as you need B's in the subjects you want to do and she got a C in Home Economics.  Had an interview in the afternoon and she got back into Lower Sixth and she was really happy and said that meant more to her than getting the results.  She is for doing Spanish, French, English Literature and hopefully Home Economics.  Will know later today about that subject.  Tomorrow will also be my eldest daughter Shannon's birthday and she will be seventeen, so I suppose it will be driving lessons for her.  So onto my card eventually.  Sorry for all the waffle, but it keeps like a little diary for me, you know with old age and all that forgetfulness you get.
As I have missed a few challenges and am doing a little bit off catch-up, I am entering this card into four challenges.
Pink Gem - Follow Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - A Star - (hope the star on the little fairy/sentiment is ok for this challenge)
Papertake Weekly - 3,2,1 Recipe - 3 Layers, 2 Designer Papers and 1 piece of Ribbon
Flutterby Wednesday - Open Challenge - Just use a fairy, butterfly or angel - used a fairy
Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill and Doodlebug
Patterned Paper - Doodlebug
Martha Stewart Punch
Sentiment - Elzybells
Image - Pink Gem
Ribbon and Gems - Doodlebug
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Thanks for popping by, it is very much appreciated, as are all your comments.  Hopefully will get a bit more crafting done again after the girls are all back at school on Tuesday.

Sketch Saturday 115 and Flutterby Wednesday 117

I have inked up one of my new images and I think she is going to be another one of my favourites.  She is called the Woodland Fairy and is a new manga from Funky Kits.  She was lovely to colour, although I think my stickles ran into each other and sort of destroyed her wings.
My card is for two challenges - Sketch Saturday 115, really liked this sketch and will definitely use again and Flutterby Wednesday 117, which was an open challenge - just use a fairy, angel or butterfly.
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Doodlebug (I have had these papers for years and never used them but seem to be using them more now for cards, than I did for scrapbooking)
Woodware Punch for flowers
Image - Funky Kits
Sentiment - Elzybells (only came across this site from another blog, although it is closing down and everything I think has 50% off, so got this sentiment for a bargain £1.25)
Coloured with distress inks
Stickles
Sequins - Doodlebug
Thanks for popping by, it is much appreciated and I hope my posts are now showing up on dashboards and whatever the problem was has now been sorted.

Friday Sketchers 113 and Flutterby Wednesday 115

I made this card last night when I had a little free time.  Decided on my challenges and what image and papers I would use and sat for a while.  Just couldn't seem to get motivated as I was feeling very tired.  Anyway, I should craft more often when I am tired as I do like this card. I do prefer brighter colours and easier sketches.
Cardstock and Papers - Doodlebug
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks and Papermania Watercolour Pencils (I only have one shade of green in the distress inks)
Sentiment - Pink Gem
Woodware Circle Punch
Tonic Studio - Butterfly Punch
I am entering this card into Friday Sketchers 113 and Flutterby Wednesday 115.  Thanks for popping by. Another wet day today, summer will arrive, when the girls are back at school, no doubt.

Cute Card Thursday 122 and Flutter By Wednesday 114

This is a card I have made for two challenges.  Cute Card Thursday 122, which was to follow a sketch by Deb and Flutter By Wednesday 114, which was Christmas in July. I thought I would combine these two challenges and it would give me another Christmas card.
Cardstock - Die Cuts with a View
Glittered Cardstock - Die Cuts with a View
Woodware Punch for the large star
G Stamp for the small stars (I stamped these onto the back of the glittered cardstock and then cut around them and turned them over as I didn't have any other size of star punch
Image and Sentiment - Pink Gem
Patterned Paper - Doodlebug
Sequin stars from my youngest daughter
Ice Stickles
Coloured with Distress Inks
Thanks for popping by and I hope you had a nice weekend.  Heading out now to watch the Milk Cup Parade (young footballers) before the tournament starts tomorrow. Maybe will take some photos and post as it is such a lovely parade (weather permitting) and the footballers are so pleased to see everyone come out to support them, as some have travelled from Mexico, Japan, etc.

Friday sketchers 111 and Flutterby Wednesday 113

Here is a card that I have made following a sketch from Friday sketchers # 111 and for Flutterby Wednesday's # 113 which was to feature at least 3 layers and show either a fairy, angel or butterfly.  I went for the butterflies.
I have used a Sarah Kay image which I coloured with Distress Inks. I have been working at this card since Saturday, as I wasn't really happy with my previous two cards.  Anyway, I stamped and coloured the image on Saturday evening and so far so good, was pleased with it.  Assembled the layers and image onto the card on Sunday evening and couldn't think of a sentiment or something to finish the card off with.  Then I remembered that I had these peel-off butterflies.  I don't really like peel-offs that much, but thought they matched with the paper.  I backed them onto mulberry paper and bent their wings to make look more 3d than flat.  Left the card as felt it still needed something.  Funny how when you leave something and come back you get some ideas.  I remembered that I had matching peel-off borders in another box so added three of them to the card and attached the butterflies.  Made a sentiment from the computer and then thought this might do as a birthday card for my mum, as it is her birthday on Thursday.  Better do the inside then.  I had cut out a larger nestability to match the one I have stamped the image on, but it was too big, but it fits perfectly on the inside of the card.  It came together a lot quicker and I am quite pleased with this card. At last, I am happy with a card.
Cardstock - Die Cuts with View
Papers - My Minds Eye - (free with a magazine and these are really lovely)
Image - Sarah Kay
Coloured with Distress Inks
Peel -off Butterflies and borders
Computer generated sentiment
Nestabilities
Thanks for popping by and have a nice evening.  Donna