Hello Everyone,
I can't believe how quickly Saturday mornings come around. The Penny Black Saturday Challenge this week is to 'Sing-a-long' I haven't got any Penny Black Stamps with a music theme so I have chosen one of my favourite songs instead.
Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks. (Can't stop singing it in my head now!)
The rubber stamp is called 'kickin' and it just reminds me of being extremely lazy, sitting out in the garden in the sunshine! (hence the line from the song - Lazin' on a sunny afternoon, in the summertime!) I've coloured it with my promarkers.
The background papers are from Nitwits, and I've used a spellbinders die for the border and a Joy!crafts die for the flowers.
Well, it's Hubby's birthday today (He's caught me up again!) and more Hospital visits to see Dad, so must dash!
Have a fab weekend, it's turned very cold here but the sun is trying to poke through!
Thanks for stopping by.
Lorraine x
Hello Everyone,
This is a very quick post as I'm flying here there and everywhere in between hospital visits. I seem to be rushing everything at the minute, and if I had a bit more time today I would do this card again!!
This stamp is from Lili of the Valley and is called 'Basket of Roses'. I think she's gorgeous! I've coloured her with promarkers.
The background papers are from the Crafters Companion CD - Strawberry Kisses, and the gorgeous flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I haven't even used a Spellbinders die today - the border was made with a Marianne Creatables die!!
I'd like to enter this card into the following Challenges
Lilies Little Fairies - Anything Goes
LOTV Ideas to Inspire - Pink or Mum
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Thanks for taking the time to visit - I really appreciate any comments you would like to leave.
Lorraine x
Hello Everyone,
It's Wednesday Morning which means a brand new challenge at I ♥ ProMarkers. This week we want you to. . . . . . . . BEAD IT!
We are sponsored by Digi Doodle Shop, and the prize is a $10 gift certificate to spend in their online shop. If you are stuck for inspiration, go and check out what my team mates have done, you'll find some great ideas.
I've used a Digi Doodle image for my card this week. 'It's Louis, Butterflies and Buttercups'.
I've coloured him up with promarkers. I really enjoyed colouring this image and I think I will definitely be using it again, next time I'm tempted to make Louis a girl and colour him pink!!
The background papers are the gratitude collection from Nitwits - I absolutely love these so I think I will be using them quite a lot!! Now, for the beads. . .
I've added lilac seed beads into the centre of the flowers!
Good luck with this weeks challenge and I can't wait to see what you do!
Thanks for taking the time to stop by. Have a good week.
Lorraine x
Hello everyone,
My card today is for the challenge over at Lilies Little Fairies and it's a sketch by Jacque. Well, what a disaster! I haven't got an oval die, so I tried to find something to draw round - no luck, so I've used a circle instead!
The rubber stamp is the gorgeous 'lazy afternoon'. I had to make myself put the pens down as I was starting to mess a bit too much!
For the 3 dots down the right hand side I wanted to use a die cut circle with a button in the middle but the circles were too big and the buttons the wrong colour!! I used card candi instead!
The background papers are from First Edition - Spring Feast and the Brown one is a scrap from my box but I think it is K & Company.
Overall, this card looks nothing like I intended it to, but I love the LOTV stamps and it's helped to grow my crafty shopping list!! - (2nd mortgage looming!)lol !!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, I'm hoping to catch a bit of the Dancing on Ice Final tonight, after hospital visits.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by.
Lorraine x
Good morning Everyone,
Thank you for all your kind wishes about my Dad. He's now been moved to the rehabilitation stroke unit. He's getting a little bit better although we still have a long way to go. The staff at the hospital are absolutely fantastic, they all deserve medals - they work so hard.
Onto today's card. This one is for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Easter Eggstraveganza. I got married at Easter, 9 years ago and we had a church full of daffodils, also around York at this time of year the City walls are covered with daffodils, so I just had to use this gorgeous little hedgie holding a daffodil!! He's called 'Seeing your face'.
I've coloured him with promarkers, and layered up the daffodil head for a bit of depth.The background papers are First Edition , Spring Drop. Using these papers was the only way I could incorporate a cute Easter bunny as I haven't got any PB Easter stamps. . . .yet!! (LOL!)
The fence is a marianne creatables die, and the swirl die is from joy!crafts.
Finally I finished it off with one or two flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. - I'm starting to get hooked on these!!
I'm also going to enter this card in to the challenge at Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
and Penny Black and More - Springtime.
Thank you for visiting and I really love reading your comments. Have a fantastic weekend.
Lorraine x
Hello Everyone,
It's week 3 of the National Craft Month Event that's running over at Lili of the Valley's Ideas to Inspire Blog. The challenge is to make a card with a 'mum' or 'pink' theme, using one of their girlie images.
This one is Emma Swing and I've coloured her with promarkers, in my favourite colour!
The background papers are from the Nitwits Val 'n tine collection. These are sooo useful, I don't know how I managed without them!lol!! I've used those Spellbinders edgeabilities again as well. . . oh dear, I'm getting a bit predictable!
I've added some of the gorgeous paper flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and a bit of bling. (Oops, I've just noticed that you can see the glue in this photo, as I took the picture before it had time to dry!!)
Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Enjoy the rest of the week.
Lorraine x
Hello everyone,
The challenge this week at I ♥ Promarkers is to use '3 different papers'. And we are sponsored by the Stamp Fairy.
This image is 'Lenny Notes' from the stamp fairy and it is my very first digi stamp!
I've coloured him with promarkers. The background papers are We R Memory Keepers. I've used a spellbinders edgeability die for the border and finished with a bit of black card candi.
I can't wait to see all your lovely creations!
Thanks for taking the time to stop by.
Lorraine x
Good morning,
Firstly I want to say a BIG Thank you for all your kind comments about my dad. They were lovely to read, and I really appreciate them.
And secondly. .
'Happy Mother's Day' to all the mums out there! I have two lovely handmade cards from Tom and Emma, they're gorgeous!
I've been up in the middle of the night again making cards, just can't sleep. It's turning into a habit, I will have to try harder to sleep!
Last nights card is for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes.
I've used a stickeroo for this one. I started to colour an image but made a right old mess of it!! The background paper is from Prima - Fairy Flora. I've used my spellbinders edgeabilities (again!!) And finished with some gorgeous flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts ( I managed to cover lots of things in really sticky glue!!) and a bit of bling.
The next couple of days are going to be a bit hectic, but hope to get round and see you all soon. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by.
Lorraine x
