You're Spectacular!

I'm just loving this image from From the Heart Stamps! This image IS NOT available in the regular store, but is an exclusive image (one of four) being used as a fundraiser for the owner's daughter and her ice hockey team! Such a great idea! Head on over to the blog and show your support! This 'Spectacular Birdbrain' comes with 6 sentiments too! 

This image is perfect for my Husband's birthday coming up on Labor Day Weekend - good job he doesn't look at my blog!! The older he is getting the more he is needing to wear his glasses - something that he is absolutely devastated about! Thought I would hit the point home with this card - haha! I added the 'You're Spectacular' sentiment just to butter him up a little - along with the 'Just the way you are' sentiment inside the card.

I used this fortnight's sketch #116 from the blog:

I colored the image with my prismacolor pencils, 

and found some matching papers in my stash.

The glasses element is from Imaginisce 'Geek is Chic' collection - 

I fussy cut the glasses from a sentiment. 

I added a little bling, and pierced holes to accent the circles - and VOILA!

I am also entering this card into From the Heart's DT call - why not? 

You never know until you try!

Thanks for looking!

Happy Crafting x

I still have time to be Awesome!

Here's a quick card I made for my daughter's friend's birthday! I used 'texting diva' from KennyK stamps, along with papers from Authentique's 'Original' collection.

I love this color combo! The sentiments comes from Ginger's House blog - I just changed the fonts. It reads:

I already am

I always was

and i still

have time to be

Awesome!

Perfect for the almost-teens!

I used my cuttlebug and punches to cut out the different circles, 

and added a little bling for the finishing touch!

I am entering this card into the challenge on the Crafty Calendar Challenge blog - Bingo

(middle row - die cuts, kraft, blue).

Thanks for looking!

Happy crafting x

Cute Card Thursday - Monochrome

Our theme at Cute Card Thursday this week is 'Monochrome'.

As always, we welcome your own interpretation. 

We had a new sponsor this week - SherriBaldy Designs. We got to choose from a number of 'My Bestie' images - here is the one I chose to use - super cute! I love the big eyes!

I used scraps of paper from my stash, along with some baker's twine 

and a rub-on sentiment.

We are sponsored this week by SherriBaldy Designs, a great prize as always! 

Hope you can join us! See you there!

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Glitter'n'sparkle Challenge Blog - #151 Happy Birthday

Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge blog - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Happy crafting :-)

From The Heart Stamps - Stamp of the Month August

I'm back in blog land! Now we have moved house, finally repaired the flood in the basement and the kids are back at school - I finally have time to craft! It has felt so good today - with the weather wet and miserable outside.

Here is the Stamp of the Month from From the Heart Stamps - Candy Cane for Snowman. Faith has a number of super cute snowmen in her shop at the moment with lots more to come - she has challenged herself to design 100 snowmen hopefully by Christmas! I always choose a theme for my cards each year - reindeer were the hot topic last year - I think it may be snowmen this year, so wait for all the snowmen cards and crafts to start appearing on my blog!! :)

I decided to make a gift bag with this image for a change! The stamps work so well on cards, but I love to change them up and do something a little different once in a while! I will also make a matching Christmas Card with this image at a later date.

I'm a little late to game, but I based the design loosely around sketch #114 on the blog:

I love that I can use the sketches for different purposes.

I used my Prismacolor pencils for the images; 

papers and sticker embellishments from Echo Park; ribbon, snowflakes, 

bling and glitter from my stash.

From The Heart Stamps is also having a DT Call!! 

I thought I would give it a go - you never know right?? Fingers crossed!

I am also entering this gift bag into the following challenge:

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge blog - #54 Snowflakes and Sparkle

Fab'n'funky - #270 Things with Wings

Crafting by Designs - Things with Wings

Thanks for looking!

Happy Crafting x

The Paper Girls Challenge #86 - Super Heroes

This fortnight's challenge is 'Super Heroes'. 

I used this awesome image (again!) for my Dad's Father's Day card.

It is from From the Heart Stamps - Super Birdbrain - it comes with lots of great sentiments!

I colored the image using my prismacolor pencils 

and used some of my cardstock scraps and brads.

I would love to see you joining in this challenge. 

Go visit the Paper Girls Challenge blog for more details.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Crafting :)

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Our theme at Cute Card Thursday this week is 'Anything Goes'.

As always, we welcome your own interpretation. 

I love the Gus images from Bugaboo Stamps - perfect for the old men in my life! 
This was a birthday card for my Dad! 
The image I used is called 'Gus birthday - optional'.

I used a variety of Echo Park Papers, along with some baker's twine 

and enamel dots for added texture.

We are sponsored this week by Whiff of Joy, a great prize as always! 

Hope you can join us! See you there!

Thanks for looking!

Happy crafting :-)

Cute Card Thursday - One Word

Our theme at Cute Card Thursday this week is 'One Word.

As always, we welcome your own interpretation. 

This card has 2 images from Bugaboo Stamps - Groom 1 and Groom 3. 

I was trying to find images that looked like the friends who are getting married.

I colored them using my prismacolor pencils and kept it simple with plain black and white cardstock. I added a touch of color with bakers twine.

 

We are sponsored this week by Bunny Zoe's crafts, a great prize as always! 

Hope you can join us! See you there!

Thanks for looking!

Happy crafting :-)