New challenge time over at The ABC Challenges

Good morning everyone and a happy Sunday to you folks.  I hope you've all had a good week and been enjoying your weekend and maybe squeezing in a little crafty time.  We're still struggling a little here to get back into the early morning school routine but I'm sure it won't be long before we're in the swing of it.

Anyways, as it's the 15th it's time again for another new challenge over at The ABC Challenges and I have my DT card to share with you all.  This challenge we are on the letter V so that's V for Very Cute and we are being sponsored this time by Stamp and Create.  My teamies as usual have made lots of cute creations for you to feast your eyes upon so go and take a peek at all the gorgeous inspiration.

So let me show you my card.  I had a bit of a dig around my stamp collection and came across this little cutie pie.  I don't even think she has been inked up before and how bad is that.  So she is a Sarah Kay image called 'Bernadette admiring the spring flowers' and she's so cute and I've coloured her up with my copics.   

Image:  Sarah Kay 'Bernadette admiring spring flowers'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Papermania 'Rose Garden'

Dies:  Spellbinders 'Fleur de Lis' ovals

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

 

The close up.  Love how the hair turned out and those butterflies and sentiment are actually from the paper pack.

Copic List 

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E21, E11, R20, R81

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Trousers:  RV00, R81, R83, R85

Top:  YG00, YG03, YG63, YG67

Watering Can/Flowers:  BG000, BG000, BG01, BG05

Grass:  YG11, YG13, YG95

 

Okay folks I'd like to say thank you for popping in on my little blog it really is very much appreciated.  I've not been the best blogger of late with leaving comments and I am sorry so I'm hoping to put that right in the next couple of days and to visit you all and leave you some love.

 

Take care,

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

A Sarah Kay for a change!



Hello everyone wishing you all a very happy Saturday.  I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far.  Well its warmed up here a bit but hence we now have rain, yuk!

 

Anyway a quickish post from me today as it is just me and my daughter here at the moment and we've decided to have a go at her perfume making kit so she's waiting patiently bless her whilst I finish up here.

 

My card today is using an older Sarah Kay stamp which is adorable and lovely to colour.  Here's a couple of piccies:-



Image:  Sarah Kay 'Isabelle with puppy Coco'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  My Minds Eye 'Magnolia' collection (quite old now)

All matted onto card from The Papermill Direct

Lace and charms from stash

 

A quick side view up next.  The inside has been decorated to compliment the front. 

 

Last up the usual close up of the gorgeous image and a list of the copics used.

Copics used

Reds:  R81, R85, R46, R59

Blues:  B0000, B00, B02, B04

Greens:  YG11, YG13, YG67, G99

Browns:  top/puppy E41, E43, E47/hair E41, E43, E47, E49/ground E31, E33, E37

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

Bunny Zoes challenge:  favourite colour combo (had to be red its my favourite colour)

 

CLP challenge:  fabby sketch

 

Right time to dash got to go make a mess and and some funny smells with my daughter  and her kit!!!!

 

Catch up with you later folks, take care

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

My one and only Easter card!

Hello everyone and happy Saturday to you.  Will someone please let mother nature know that it was meant to be the first day of spring on Thursday cos its so darn cold and dreary I think she's forgotten! 

 

Anyway, as my title suggests I don't really do Easter cards so don't have that many images but had a rummage in my Magnolia's and came across this little beauty and then also found the background stamp which I'd forgotten I had, followed the fab sketch over at Mojo Monday and this is what I came up with.  

 

Images: Magnolia Tilda and Stampavie 'Easter scenery'

Medium:  Copics/Promarkers

Papers:  First Edition 'Spring Drop'

Corners: Nellies Multi frames corners

Flowers:  Magnolia Doohickey 'Vintage Daisies', WOC

Butterflies:  Martha Stewart punch

 

A side view up next.  All papers have been matted onto coloured cardstock from The Papermill Direct.  I'm obviously the last to know about this place but will now be bulk ordering all my coloured card from here -  the value is fantastic as is the service and the colours are gorgeous.  I've also just found out they have a challenge going to so have popped the link below as well.

 

 

Last piccie is a close up of the images, love them together.  You can just make out the fab vintage daisies.  I've been wanting this die for a long time and treated myself so you will probably be seeing a lot of it.

Copics/Promarkers used:

Purples:  V12, V15, V17

Pinks:  RV00, RV02, RV17

Greens:  YG11, YG13, YG67

Yellow:  Y21, Y17

Blues:  Promarkers Artic Blue, Sky Blue and Glacier Blue (flexmarker)

Browns:  E31, E33, E35, E37, E29

 

Challenges I would like to enter:

 

Bunny Zoes challenge  -  girly

 

Papertake Weekly  -  Easter Treats

 

Simon Says Stamp  -  Easter/spring

 

Cute Card Thursday  -  Easter Parade

 

Totally Papercrafts  -  Easter eggstravaganza

 

Sweet Stampin  -  lots of layers

 

The Papermill Direct challenge  -  Easter

 

Okay I'm going to go now.  I think the kiddies are going to be having an early night tonight (for their sake and for mine!!!!).  They have been on at each other all day over stupid things so a good nights sleep is in order and we can start afresh tomorrow!

 

I hope you are all managing to stay warm and if you have the bad weather stay safe.

 

Take care,

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

 

My first card of 2013!

Hi everyone I hope you are all staying safe and warm in this blast of wintery weather we are having in the UK.  We even had snow here in Bournemouth we get it so rarely that the kiddies were so excited.  It wasn't enough to warrant their schools closing so they were a bit disappointed but to make up for it we had a huge snowball fight on the way to school so by the time we arrived at the classroom I was absolutely covered he he I did get a strange look from the teacher!! In fact I'm not sure who is worse me or the kids.  It did at least last till they got home so we could go out and make snowmen (yes I was the first one out there too!!!) and have another snowball fight with the neighbours over the hedge!!!

 

Okay so time to show you my first card of 2013 and its a Christmas card (was that a groan I heard, I'm sure it was!!!!).  I've decided this year, as quite a few crafters have, not to leave these cards to the last minute so hopefully this will be the first of many.  Anyway, here it is and I used the sketch from over on Addicted to Stamps challenge but turned it round to suit the image.
 

 Image:-  Stampavie 'Mistletoe & Mice'

Medium:-  Copics

Papers:-  Papermania 'home for Christmas'

 

Get me I've used animals!!! I so very rarely colour animals as I'm never really sure how to colour them but these were really quite easy and its such a cute stamp too. 

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

Addicted to Stamps  -  great sketch

 

Bunny Zoes  -  anything goes

 

ABC Christmas Challenge  -  A for animals

 

  Okay thats all from me for today.  I'm hoping for a peaceful day to get some crafting in. 

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie
xxx

Going for a little bike ride!!

Hello folks I hope you have been enjoying your weekend, its been quiet here as the kiddiewinkles are away at their other nanny's for a couple of days and boy am I missing them it seems as though I haven't seen them much at all this half term. 

Haven't spent much time in my craft room this weekend as we decided to tidy the garden a little and pot up some hanging baskets and tubs.  I did manage to finish this card though and it would appear I am having a little bit of a pink phase.

I've used an old Sarah Kay stamp - well she's new to my collection but has been out a long time.  There are so many new stamps being released all the time I can't keep up as pennies can be a little tight at times, so inevitably end up with a long long wish list but at least I can tick her off now!!!!  I have coloured her with a mixture of copics and prisma pencils and I think I've managed to achieve a soft look for a change.



Papers are Thimbles and Threads from Nitwits and very soft and pretty, love them.  Flowers from WOC and I used some pearl trim which I've had for an absolute age, think its from my local haberdashers though.

Challenges I would like to enter:-

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop  -  lots of layers

Papertake Weekly  -  anything goes

Well thats it from me, its gone 1 a.m. and I must say feeling a little tired but can't go to bed yet as hubby is out with mates and hasn't taken his keys so I think a little colouring may be on the cards.

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

First Kiss!

Morning all, hope you're all having a good day so far.  Its beautiful down here on the south coast, crisp but not a cloud in the sky, bet you anything it doesn't last till the wedding on Saturday though!

I have a Sarah Kay card to share with you today and the image is an older one called First Kiss and its one of my faves I think its so sweet.

Quite a simple card really not much fuss on this one.  Papers are Penny Lane from My Mind's Eye and I so love these, beautiful colours with a little sparkle mmmm!  Image is coloured with copics, ribbon is from stash and of course blooms from WOC.

Okay thats it from me for now, thanks for popping in and I do appreciate every single comment I receive, thank you guys.  Happy crafting, take care

Ann-Marie

xxx

Christmas Post!

Hi everyone hope you've had a great start to the week. My week is going to be a little hectic as its our son's 9th birthday on Friday and a few things left to sort like GET THE PRESENT yikes nothing like leaving it to the last minute is there!!! Should be okay though as we've decided to let him have a pet so we're going to get him a little hamster (or those creepy things that scurry about as my hubby said). Anyway, I'll keep it brief as I'm not feeling on top of the world tonight as I have a cold and feel like plop.

So here's a crimbly card made with a gorgeous little Sarah Kay image all in traditional reds and greens today and I used the yummy sketch from over at Bunny Zoe's monthly challenge.

Papers are the fab Memory Box just luurrve these which I got from Tracy at Dies to Die for. The poinsettias are die cuts made using the Marianne Creatables dies which I think are great. The greeting on the card is a die cut which I've had for like forever and the sentiment on the base is by Inkadinkado and not forgetting the roses which are of course from Wild Orchid Crafts.




I would like to enter my card into a few challenges:-

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - sketch

The ABC Challenge - Easel cards

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September

Secret Craft Saturday Challenge - Easel cards

Stampavie - Die cuts

I think thats about it folks I'm going off now to make myself a yummy hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows - it always cheers me up.

Take care wherever you are and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx