Back to the Grindstone

Hiya.  Have thoroughly enjoyed my week off work but unfortunately didn't win the lottery so am back there tomorrow lol!  Have booked to go away for the week in about 8wks time so can't wait for that - will get to use the new tent for the first time.

To distract myself from the thought of work tomorrow lol, I thought I'd make a card.

This will be entered into the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

Lili of The Valley - Blue and Silver

PaperPlay - Shiny, Happy People 

Cute Card Thursday - Mono Mania

Pixie Dust Studio - Things With Wings

Flutter By Wednesday - Sparkle

Am lovin this image and the colour combi, fab - wasn't quite ready to do my first Xmas card of 2010 which is what initially came to mind.  I think it's worked out quite well.  Here's a quick close up to highlight the sparke..

RECIPE

Stamp - Lili of The Valley

Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, Sakura Pens, Watercolour Pencils and Sansodor

Paper - Basic Grey

Silver Card - HobbyCraft

Ribbon - Stash

Flowers - Prima

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

 This was the first time I used Sansodor with my w/pencils - love the result but need more practice with colour blending.

I hope you like what you see.  Please don't be shy, if I know you've been I can stop by your blog and say hello.  Thanks for stopping by my little crafty haven.

Take care and happy crafting.

Mel X

A Card for Emily

Hi everyone, here's my second card for today, a Christmas card for my daughter and it will be entered into the following challenges:

Sunday Sketch and Stamp -  Sketch

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Purple

PaperPlay Challenges - Christmas Without Red or Green

Incy Wincy Designs - Snowflakes

Glamour Dust has been applied to her hat and scarf.  A silver Uni paint pen has been used to edge each piece of card and paper.

RECIPE

Image - Mo's Digital Pencil Too

Cardstock - Sizzix

Papers - Dovecraft

Colouring Mediums - copics and watercolour pencils

Snowflake - stash

Ribbon - stash

The sentiment was created on my laptop.  Thankyou for stopping by, I hope you like what you see.  Take care.

Mel X

A Card for Nathan

Evening everybody!!  I've eventually made a birthday card for Peter's cousin's son,  Nathan.  His birthday really is on Christmas Day though I forget how old he'll be - three or four I'm sure!  So for him, I didn't want a card that was too babyish!  I know he loves his cars, planes and trains etc!!  My original attempt at this card involved a rocket, a pop up card and a different image - until Peter's remarks put me right off the idea!!  Won't go into the details now but it sure did amuse my forum buddies!! Anyway, I copped out and went for the "safe" option of a more traditionally shaped card LOL!

I'm fairly pleased with the final result and will be entering five challenges with it:

Dotties World - Boy oh Boy!

C.R.A.F.T.  Challenge - Christmas Birthday

Cards for Men - Christmas

Crazy 4 Challenges - Punch Happy

PaperPlay Challenges - Christmas without Red or Green

I wanted something fairly seasonal but not overly traditional and screaming of Christmas so thought blue was a good choice.  I love the music script on the darker paper and the snowflakes on the panels!!  The image I thought fitted the bill perfectly, even for the time of year!!

I really wanted to use buttons on this but Peter really felt they wasn't working (don't know why I'm still listening to what HE thinks LOL!). So I went with Ethan's opinion - he liked the flowers!!!

RECIPE

Digi Image -Charmed Cards & Crafts

Papers - Anita's

Punch - Martha Stewart

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Flowers and Bling Gems - stash 

Card Candy

I hope you like the finished result.  Enjoy the rest of your evening and thanks for stopping by.  Take care and happy crafting everyone!

Mel X