Hat on a Card

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
I realise that the title of this post sounds a little Dr Suess-esque but I couldn't resist!  I have some exciting news to share today too :)

Firstly, my card.  The design used for the focal point of this card is from the wonderful House of Zandra (she has hundreds of fabulous quirky images!).  I cut just a couple of the decoupage layers out as I didn't think the simplicity of this layout called for too much.  A dab of green glitter on the wings of the bird and some of the stems and we're done.  Mounted onto black vellum and finished off with a couple of Candi dots and a simple sentiment which reads: 'Just for you on your Special Day'

I made this a while ago, but with my struggle to find internet haven't had chance to post it before now.

I hope you like it, please let me know what you think.

Now.....
My online shop is finally open!!! I am so happy about this :)
It is a continual work in progress as items are being added daily, but there are crafting supplies already listed from some fabulous manufacturers so please pop along and have a look.
For you lovely followers of my blog, a discount (who doesn't llike a discount, right?!) of 10% when you spend £15 or more if you use the code: CSBLOG at checkout :)

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day and, until next time, Happy Crafting :)
xx

Challenges entered:
Inspiration Destination- Always Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom Door- Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap- Anything Goes
Simply Papercrafts- Anything Goes

Baby Layers

Greetings one and all, I trust you are well?
I have had quite the rollercoaster of a life just lately, with a huge dip most recently. So, while going about the slow crawl up again, I am making an effort to get blogging again-when I have internet access that is!
I made this card in a workshop a while ago and have no recollection of ever blogging it-so, here we are!

The stamp is by Hobby Art (I don't recall where I got the 'baby' stamp though!). Coloured with Promarkers and cornered with Candi.
This method is great for using up oddments of card in your 'box' (we all have one right?!) each card is layered on dark blue and placed randomly on the base card, then the topper I made was foam padded on top-sandwiching a doily in between.  The doily, I haphazardly added colour to using distress inks.

I have made a whole bunch of these in different colours! The colouring is relaxing and I could do with reducing the amount of random card oddments I have all over the place!

I hope everyone out there is enjoying the summer (or winter if you are in the Southern Hemisphere!) and takes their crafting with them, where ever they may go :)

Make the most of your day, every day
and, until next time, Happy Crafting!
xx

Challenges entered:
Inspiration Destination- Always Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap- Anything Goes- Final Challenge :( (but the Isle of Wight is awesome)
Simply Papercrafts- Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes
Stempelsonne- Anything Goes

Classy Shoe

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
The weather has been kind lately here in North Wales but unfortunately crafting and blogging do not appreciate that and I have been inside during this good weather! It's a good job that I enjoy creating ;)

There is a brand new challenge starting today over at Scribble & Scrap, so make sure you head on over and enter that this fortnight (enter it more than once, you know you want to!). This is my inspiration there right now:

The central image is a Stamp by Chloe, gilding flakes on a black background look fabulous-the flakes are IndigoBlu Lancashire Rose.  I made the central image during a crafting session at a friend's house so the dies used to cut out the black and gold are hers (I have no idea of manufacturer).
I wanted to stick with the black and gold as I think it looks elegant-the sentiment is from Imagination Crafts and I stamped it in gold but wanted it to stand out more so I used a gel pen to go over it and to work the faux stitching around it.  A handmade black bow in one corner sets the shoe image off beautifully.
The black embossed card, black ribbon, gems and sparkler are all from my crafty stash.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see your creations over at the Scribble & Scrap Challenge :)
Have a fabulous rest of the weekend and, until next time, Happy Crafting.
xx

Challenges entered:
Crafting From The Heart- Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes
2 Crafty Girls- Spring Time
Not Just Cards- Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes

Springtime Layers at Simply Papercraft

Greetings to all.  I hope you are well.
I also hope that the sun is shining wherever you may be :)
It has been lovely here for a few days (I am scheduling this post so watch it be raining on Sunday!!-not my fault if it is!) so it's difficult to be indoors crafting, especially when Frodo is outside basking in the sun-he's such a lively kitty :)

A new challenge is live now over at Simply Papercraft-the theme is 'Lots of Layers' and Sassy Studios is the sponsor. I have used the image 'Sassy Rapunzel' to create my card today.  She is fabulous-stunning regardless of the colour scheme chosen for her!
My Rapunzel is a brunette, with just a hint of red. Her lovely long locks are adorned with lots of pretty flowers-that just had to be purple! ('tis my favourite colour after all!) I wish I had eyelashes like her!!
The layers are taken mostly from the Peacocks and Paisley 12x12 pad I have used previously-it's just fabulous and the colours are so in keeping with Spring that it felt appropriate :)
The die cuts and paper flowers came from my stash along with the gems and sparklers.  The sentiment about friendship makes the card useful for many occasions.
Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think :)
Enjoy the warm weather and, until next time, Happy Crafting.
xx

Challenges entered:
Crafting From The Heart- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes
2 Crafty Girls- Spring Time
Not Just Cards- Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze- Anything Goes