Sweet Baby

Hello crafting friends!

I have a cute little card to share today.  Once again I'm posting in the dark so pictures are a little dim.

 The image is 'Tiny and Supersaurus' (with only Supersaurus showing) by Sherri Baldy and coloured in with copics.  Isn't it just the cutest!  I don't have many flowers to play with so I have rolled some up with paper to match the card.  The bow is made from sheer patterned organza ribbon.

 

Dies used:

Quickutz nesting circles

Quickutz Antique Doily

The tags are from the Creative Tags stamp set by Inspired by Stamping.  The sentiments on the tags are also from the same set and reads "sweet baby" and "big hugs!".  Love this stamp set.

 

 

That is all from me today.  Hope you all like my card.

Thanks for visiting my little blog.

Smiles

Phi

 

 

Would like to put this card to the following challenges:

 

Inspired by Stamping WHW#98 - Handmade tags and/or boxes

Besties Challenge #16 - Dies or punches

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #124 - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything goes

Crafty Catz #180 - The colour purple

Crafty Ribbons Challenge #44 - Anything goes with ribbon

Bunny Zoe's Crafts April Challenge - favourite colour combo - Purple and yellow is another of my favourite colour combos.

Bearly Mine Challenge #84 - Anything goes

 

 



You, Me & Coffee

Okay, it's been forever since my last post.  Haven't had time to do much crafting lately, but over the last week I have been working on and off on this card with whatever time I can spare.

The image is 'Latte' by Krista Smith.  The backing paper is a digital paper with tiny white polka dots (I have forgotten where I got it from).  I have typed and printed a bunch of coffee names on the digital paper to create the background.  The cityscape is cut out from a DP by Cre8tive (from the Street Life pack)

The sentiment is also typed and printed on the digital paper.  It reads You, Me & Coffee {the perfect blend}.

A close up of Latte.  She was coloured with copics and tiny rhinestones for her earrings.

 

So glad I finally completed this card.  Would love to jump out of my hectic world and into the crafty one for a few days.  Hopefully I will be able to manage a little more crafting in the coming weeks.

 

Hope you liked my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs

Phi

 

 

Would like to put this card to the following challenges:

 

Saturated Canary Challenge #41 - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Cityscapes

Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge - Colour - I used copic markers to colour my image and used distressed ink to sponge the edges of the backing paper.

Sweet Stampin - Buttons, Bows, and Polka dots. - A bow made of twine, a blue heart button and the digital paper used is covered in tiny polka dots.  Hope you can see it.



Sarah Hurley Challenge #79 - Projects with Character
Bunny Zoe's Crafts April Challenge - favourite colour combo - My current favourite colour combo is tan and blue.
Bearly Mine Challenge #83 - Digi days

Quickie Birthday card

Hello Blogland!

It's been forever since I got to sit down and make a card.  I've been away from home and couldn't take my craft table with me..sob.  But I'm back now and could not wait another moment to play....even though I sort of don't have much time.  So I very quickly put together this little card.

It's been over 2 weeks since I've crafted and tonight just jumped right in with my copics and coloured this cute little bear without warming up.  As you can see, the colouring is a little shonky.  But I had to do it.  Was getting withdrawal symptoms.  The image is from Crafty Sentiment Designs.  I was so strapped for time that I didn't even print out a proper birthday sentiment for my card and just wrote it in freehand.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog.  I promise to sit down and spend a little more time on my next card and post.
Phi.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Happy Birthday
Crafts and Me challenges #127 - Spring flowers
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Green, yellow and choice
Crafty Catz #177 - Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity R#118 - Sweet Spring
A Gem of a Challenge #74 - Animals
Allsorts #201 - Spring has sprung
Sweet Stampin - Scallops
One Stop craft challenge #223 - Birthdays
Sarah Hurley challenge #79 - Projects with character
Dream Valley Challenge #54 - Happy Birthday
Sketch n Stash #111 - sketch (my stash of flower buttons makes this card super easy to put together)
Forever Friends challenge #59 - Die cuts and punches

Liebster Award

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to tell the world how happy I am to have been nominated by 2 lovely people for the Liebster Blog Award.  A big thank you to Dean'Ys and Rayley Crafts for nominating my little blog.  Do go and check out their blogs.  I find them quite inspiring.

About the Award
This Award was designed to be a blog award in the "Pay it Forward" fashion. Once you have been nominated you award it to five blogs that you like that have fewer than 200 followers to encourage visitors to their blog.

Rules for Acceptance
Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to their blog.
Post the award onto your blog. Give the award to five bloggers that have fewer than 200 followers.
Leave a comment on their blog letting them know that you have given them this Awesome Award..

Pay it Forward

Here are some blogs that have caught my eye and that I think deserves this award:

Laurel Dee
Its All Papers by Roda
CG's Cards 4 U
The JC Look






Dear Sir...

Hi hi,

My easel card today is one for the boys (big boys).

Over at the Saturated Canary challenge blog the theme is "Read All About It".  Can you guess which book inspired this card?  Heeheee....

 

Now I've started the hubby to reading 50 Shades.  It's our 11th anniversary this Saturday and I have something special planned.  However, I'm a little scared to give him this card now, since he's reading the book.  Too suggestive perhaps.  Yes, can't have him thinking funny ideas.

   

The image is one of Krista Smith's called Grey Tie and coloured with copics.  She's got to be the sexiest digi I've ever seen.

 

For the layout I followed a sketch from Simon Says Stamp.  Their current challenge is a sketch challenge which is ending very soon.  Better hurry up with this post.

 

 

 

 

The Sentiment reads "Dear Sir..." embellished with a heart paperclip.  Edges of all layers are sponged with Aged Mahogany and black.  Card is finished off with some black satin and sheer organza ribbon, and a handcuff charm.

This is what the card looks like closed.

 

So what do you think? Give him the card? Nah...

Well I'm glad you all got to see this card because after this, its staying in the drawer.

Hope you liked it and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Phi

 

 

This card will be entered into the following  challenges:

 

Simon Says Stamp - Choose a sketch - Using sketch 2.

Dutch Dare Challenges #208 - Spots and Stripes.

Totally Paper Crafts #158 - Easel Cards

Challenges 4 Everybody #16 - Anything Goes

Saturated Canary challenge #39 - Read all about it

Crafty Ribbons Challenge #41 - One for the boys

One Crazy Stamper March Challenge - Anything goes

Love to Create #57 - Anything goes



 

 

Green Luck

Hello Crafters,

My card today is a small one and all green.  I must say, I take really poor pictures.  The colours look really washed out on the screen.  In real life its alot more vivid.

The image is one of Krista Smith's Irish inspired new digis called Shannon.  She's so pretty I just had to have her.  I tried to colour her up all in green (as this card needs to be an all green card) but that proved to be stretching my colouring skills.  I did try though and now I have a not-so-flattering Shannon with green hair and green dress staring at me from my desk.  Since I wanted the main focus to be the clover, leaving the image uncoloured worked out well.

 

 

For the layout of the card I followed a sketch from the current Simon Says Stamp challenge.

The clover is made of jute twine taken from an old gift package, coloured in with a green copic marker, and coiled around into the shape of a clover.

 

The sentiment reads "good luck" and is punched out using the word window punch from Stampin Up.  The doily is cut out using the antique doily die from Quickutz.

 

Stampin Up sage shadow card stock is used for the card base and printed image.

 

 

Even thought the pictures are poor I hope you will like the card anyway.

 

Thanks so much for spending time at my blog.

Have a wonderful week.

Phi

 

 

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

 

One Crazy Stamper March Challenge - Anything goes

Twine it up with Trendy Twine - March challenge - Going green

The Scrapbooking Queen Royal challenge #17 - Hint of Green

Simon Says Stamp - Choose a sketch - Using sketch 1 and flipped.

Sarah Hurley Challenge #78 - Recycle - I used recycled jute twine from old packaging to make the clover.

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #16 - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint - Go Green

Gingerloft challenge - The colour green

Sentimental Sundays #146 - Anything goes

Great Impressions March challenge - Going green

Love to Create #57 - Anything goes

 



J for 'Just as you like'

Hi All,

The new fortnightly challenge over at ABC Challenges is "J for Just as you like".  As GDT this is the card I made for the occasion.

Since the papers were so pretty and I didn't want to hide all the flowers on it, I kept embellishments to a minimum.  Papers were from a Kaisercraft paper pad called Precious Moments.

 

 

 

The sentiment is from the sentiments page of the same pad.

 

The image is from Paper Shelter and coloured with copics.

Papers were distressed, added ribbon and bow, stuck on a die cut butterfly and finished off with some flatback pearls.  A very simple card with a sentiment that says it all.

 

 

 

 

Thank you to ABC Challenges for having me as GDT this month.  I thoroughly enjoyed it.

That's all from me for now.

Wishing you all a lovely day.

Phi

 

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

 

Totally Gorjuss#174 - For Mum

Polkadoodles Week 10 - Distressing

Cupcake Craft Challenges #233 - It's Only Words

LEJ Designs #44 - Things with wings

Dream Valley Challenges #52 - Mothers Day or Female

One Crazy Stamper March Challenge - Anything goes

Crafty Emblies Card/ATC/Scrapbooking challenge #8- Wings

The Crafty Bloggers Network #9 - Spring or Pastel

Heck of a Challenge - Spring/Butterflies and Pearls

Bunny Zoe's Crafts March challenge - Girly