Daring Cardmakers challenge - Blue and Green should never be seen

Hello again can you tell I missed cardmaking last week. I am not feeling great today so I am staying in whilst Jimmy and the kids visit his mum. I have made this little card for the Daring Cardmakers challenge which is to use blue and green. Mine is mainly blue with a hint of green. The papers are basic grey " Marakesh". The stamps are from Simon says stamp.

sketch saturday meets Colour Create

Having been to the wedding bash yesterday I am a bit behind with challenges so I have had to start combining them today. Well first post today is for fave sketch blog Sketch Saturday I decided to combine it with Colour create whose challenge is Pink, white and black and to incorporate polka dots if you wish too. Now I have been quite radical here and I flipped the sketch and popped it on a circle card.

I felt a buzz of creativity this morning following a bit of country goodness yesterday! Th beautiful surroundings of yesterday just perked me up no end. I have had a restful morning watching the Shanghai Grand Prix and Jimmy has taken the babes out so I can have a few hours peace!!

The card is coloured with copics and I also coloured in my dots with copics on the ribbon. I used doodlebug papers and cuttlebugged some bassil bling card stock. The image is a download ( holly and Madison) available at charmed cards and craft.

Colour Create - Coffee and cream

A very Happy Easter to you all!!!

Well thanks to the marvellous theme at colour create this week I managed to get my friends wedding card made hurray! The optional challenge is distressing. I had been mulling over an idea for the card and decided I would go with whatever the them was at colour create as this challenge gives you the option to use a variety of technique and style of card. So the theme is vintage for Anita's wedding card. I used a vintage image that I sprayed with a shine spray and then heat gunned. I then sprayed it again this caused a kind of distressed feel. I then chose some papers to match and created two hearts one I cuttlebugged with my congratulations folder and one I used some card I stencilled sprayed with glimmer mists. I cut out some frames with my nesties and distressed all the edges of everything on the card. I computer generated the sentiment. I made my bouquet and I also added some roses to the top corner. I also have decorated the inside that is my sneaky peek. I am hoping she likes it she has an Textiles Art degree so lots to live up to.

High hopes challenge - sketch

I have made this for the high hopes challenge which is this gorgeous sketch. I used the well stamp. I do not have many high hopes stamps those that I have are the background ones. I used some paper piercing around the edge of the cirlces and the corners of the card. The image is coloured with copic ciaos. Had a fairly dull day today as I had to wait for the man to come about the boiler. I cleaned and washed most of the day. I have not got much crafting done at all. Off to check the jacket potatos and eat mine he he !!!

I sit and wait does an angel contemplate my fate! ( Robbie Williams)

Hello I made this card for the "Don't be square challenge" over at The Greeting Farm . I love this angel stamp and this is the first outing for her as a stamp in her entirity, I used her to make Amy Winehouse the other week. I used my scalloped rectangular nesties to make the non square card and I used pearl buttons with rub ons for the sentiment.
What a day we wanted to go shopping in Charlton but the traffic in Greenwich was horrific so we headed home. I will have to go inbetween Jades funeral tomorrow. I will pop down the road to pay my respects as she passes through the blue. They are walking her from a local pub through the blue and stopping at the market where her grandparents had a stall. It is 2 minutes from my flat. Look out for me on sky news!

A spoonful of sugar!! - sketch

Great sketch for the challenge at A spoonful of sugar this week. I made this card may use it for an emergency Easter card should I find I have not made enough. A friend has asked me to organise a card making evening so I am going to be preparing for that over tonight and tomorrow. She wants us to make an Easter card so I have several ideas in mind. It is a mixture of ages and abilities so I will probrably keep the card quite simple. It will be a practise of my abilities to teach crafting so I am kinda looking forward to it. Harry came home fine from school so my fretting was not necessary.

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Spring

Hi the challenge over at the crafty pad is to make a spring card you don't have to use the crafty pad stamps but if you do you will be entered for the prize. I used the butterflies with verse set which I coloured with sakura stardust pens. I used a template to make the flower which I coloured with copics. I added gems and a sentiment and a nestibility label to add some shape. I used a template to make a little wavy edge too.

Tee Hee I managed to fit a card in!!!Sketch Saturday

Here is my card for this lovely sketch at Sketch Saturday . I love this sketch! I used my rockstar Anya, I used K & co papers and I used musical notes for all the circles/embellies. I paper pieced her dress. The picture is not the greatest but the daylight had gone apologies for that.

Club Anya Rockin Rebel! Tonight I'm going to be Amy Winehouse!!!

Hi a late one for me. I have made a card for the club anya challenge which is to make a rockin rebel out of all your greeting farm stamps. I made the most current British rockin rebel Amy Winehouse. I used Angel Anya and Ian from Rock the farm. I used the hair from Ian and Angel Anya for Amy's famous beehive and Angel anya for the rest of her. I made her into the cover of Rolling stone Magazine as she has been on the front cover. I took inspiration from her album title "Back to black" and used just black and white. If you have some Anya or Greeting farm stamps check out the challenge as it is real fun and the other entrants and the Design teams are all fab!

Cupcake challenge

Hello I have had a bit of a bad start to the week, had to go to casualty yesterday baby boy is on a high dose of sambutomal 10 puffs every 4 hours. I have just picked up 2 others as they are under par too. Managed to make this today for the cupcake challenge . I used Ian by the greeting farm. I used my high hopes gate. Papers hotp and used copics and stardust to colour.

Don't tell sshhh!!!

Okay i don't want the OH to hear I have brought some stamps this weekend. Joey I have sucummed to Anya and high hopes all your fault hun!! I am going to have a large hole in my pocket but will have endless fun. Here is one card for two challenges. Colour create is red and green and to use wings. The crafty pad is a sketch by Debbie so I have combined the two.

The sugar bowl challenge - Mothers day!

The challenge at the sugar bowl is to make a card for a mother ,for mothers day. I have made my mum's card so I made this from my two daughters, to their nanny. ( see them in the sidebar). I enjoyed masking the gorjuss girls the other day so I did it again.

Daring Cardmakers -

Here is my card for the daring cardmakers challenge which is to make a card using patchwork. I used the basic grey two scoops papers to make the patchwork. I added a hero arts sentiment which I put onto a nestie frame. I added some faux stitching and a pram stamp that came free with an issue of craft stamper magazine.

Arty Girlz - Blue and Yellow

Hi I had a successful trip to the dentist, he cleaned away tartar and he enamelled one tooth to stop it getting too sensitive. My daughter nearly nine she had nothing done and never has so she must be brushing well cos she eats shed loads of sweeties!!! I have made this for the arty girlz challenge check out the link in my sidebar as I am too lazy this evening to bother putting it in here. I really enjoy doing these sorts of cards as well as all the cute cards. It gives me a different challenge. I used my new K & co papers you will see lots of these for a while. I used a flower by Green Tea and an elusive image and prima stamp. I added some faux stitching a fave of mine at the moment.

Finally my computer let me post this!!!

Two for one here I have used the colour create challenge which was to use brown and blue and lace and pearls were an additional challenge. I used a lace stamp and pearls on my wire and on my card. The crafty pad challenge was to twist something on your card so I used some twisted wire at the top of the card as an embellishment. You can find links to both challenges in my side bar.

Spoonful of Sugar

The theme at a spoonful of sugar is to make a card with a shape. I have made a circle card. I am really liking them at the moment! I used my new spring kit whiff of joy stamp! I made it yesterday but guess what arrived on my doormat ... he he gorjuss ... stamps!!!! And aren't they just that!!!! I will be using in abundance!!!

Two challenges and two cards!

Okay so card number one is for the challenge and I used Faith is beautiful stamp. I love this stamp. It is simply beautiful. The challenge is to follow the sketch. I hope I have done it justice. I decided to be quite girly this week. Debbie who owns the crafty pad has some Teddy bear stamps and butterfly stamps out to pre order if you click on the link you will find them. She has some blog candy to give away to. I have to get around to entering that to! Gosh I am so behind these days.


This second card is for the Basic Grey challenge. The challenge is colour combos, I picked blue and brown. I used the " granola" papers. I love this image at first when my new spring collection whiff of joy stamps arrived i thought that this would be my least favourite yet I seem to used it lots. I love all of them equally. We have been shoe shopping today but really I should of been on a exercise binge, boy did I eat a shedful of food at The Chicago Rib shack yesterday. I loved every morsel of it. We got some toys in Harrods, the kids adore the toy shop there. I have been shoe shopping today over in Charlton that was surprisingly, a hassle free trip. I also brought some t-shirts and bits and bobs for the kids. Hubby got a lovely jacket! I have an award to post from Sue so I will try and do that later. I am becoming a slacker recently but just seem so busy. I think having four babies has something to do with it. Thanks for taking the time to look really appreciate it, hugs Pascale :)

What a Wednesday!!!!

My son woke up yesterday and could not get out of bed!!! So when he finally got off the bed we got ready and went to take two children to school and my son to the doctors. I was sent from the GP to casualty. Here my son was given an x-ray to his hip and blood tests followed by an ultra sound scan!!! He had fluid around his joint so the doctor firstly wanted him to stay in overnight however the orthopedic doctor said he could come home with a follow up next week. I spent from 10 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon in hospital with him. He went to school this morning walking much more easily!!! So not much crafting done I did however make my card for the arty girlz challenge, which is flowers. Here is hoping today is a lot more simple! Hope you like it! Thanks for taking the time to read and look at my blog I am deeply appreciative!

Sketch Saturday - Jeanettes sketch

Hello again. My pirate has just returned from his friends party!!! so I am knicking sweets out of the party bag! He he!!! I have made this card for the sketch saturday challenge. I want to be less fussy on some cards so I used coredination card and no patterned papers for this. I used the gorgeous Daisy I coloured the other night. I cut her down to make a change from using the whole image. Great sketch and fun had.

A couple of challenges

Basic Grey Challenge

Two challenges done! Having cleaned this morning and waited for hubby to get back from work, finally got to sit down and do some cardmaking. I won't be first for saturday challenges anymore now hubby is working Monday to Saturday. I made a card for the Basic Grey challenge using stella ruby papers and oriental BG stamps. The challenge was to mix up and use at least 2 BG products. Hope I have suceeded.

Penny Black challenge

The second challenge is the Penny Black challenge for which the theme is Romance. I made this card using my nesties. I created a nestie shape card and then added a red cuttlebug embossed frame. I used an image with a bunch of flowers. I cut away the flowers and then added some roses. I added the sentiment and doodling.