Fairy

I have a young niece with a birthday next week, thought she might like this pretty fairy on her card.

I've mainly coloured with promarkers, but having caught a little bit of a show with Sheena Douglas the other day I got my Whispers pens out and used the thin end to do the grass. Haven't used them since I started with my promarkers, and she inspired me to get them out again....I've never found the fine end very useful until I saw her demo when she did some cross hatching with them.

I've added some star gems on the Magical Day saying to finish it off.

I've been busy making cards for a Charity event to raise money for MS later this year, so although I haven't blogged much recently I've made about 30 cards so far for the sale. Too many to blog, and all fairly basic cards in the hope people will want to buy them!!!!!!!!!!!

Notebook Challenge

Another monthly challenge and this time to make a notebook using yellow and orange.
In the end I made two, one can be a RAK.
They are both made from just double thickness card and coloured with Tim's distress inks and blending tool (what else would I use) and then inked all over with various stamps.
The 'swirly' cover also has some gilding on some of the flourishes and the squiggly square stamp but it doesn't show up on here.
The Tulip uses different stamps plus the tulip one which I've had for years and it comes out from time to time. I've decoupaged the flower head to add a bit more detail to it.
I've just realised since scanning them I need to add some sort of 'clever' appropriate wording on the front of them.
I'm surprised I've actually remembered to blog them before I send them off for the swap.

Hugs and kisses Tilda

Goodness me, where do the days and weeks keep going to?

It's been a dark and wet day here, and this is meant to be summer, so what better excuse to craft!

I've finally managed to catch up with my Tilda Challenge, I seem to be forever running late with these.

I hope you have managed to find something nice to do on a miserable Saturday

Tilda Time again

Today, having been to see the vampire nurse (lovely) and getting some shopping in I decided I MUST give myself some serious time in my little crafting haven!!!!! As I am just SOOO behind with crafting bits and bobs it was as good an excuse I could think of....do I really need an excuse?

Anyway enough waffle....This last Tilda Challenge was to use the lady herself with a wooden spoon. My youngest grand daughter is enjoying doing some cooking now, so thought she could have this as her very own recipe book.

It's been a while

It's been a little while since I blogged anything....we were away for a few days in glorious Devon and since I got home nothing seems to be going to plan craft wise, must have left my mojo in Devon!!!!!! Still needs must and cards have to be made and posted.

I've made a matching card and tag here, obviously used good old Tim's distress inks to colour both, and I have used a stamp I've had forever for the face and some good old faithful flourish stamps to add the 'hair', some glitter on the dots etc just finishes it off.