Let's Go Fly a Kite.......

Morning folks,
I hope you have all been enjoying the sunshine as most of us here in the UK have, although I think we deserved some after all the torrential rain we have endured for sooo long.
Anyway, can u believe it's already time for another challenge over at Totally Tilda . The theme this time is 'Summer Fun Tilda' so loads of scope there, just remember you do need to include a Tilda on your project. Also we have a fab prize up for grabs as we are sponsered by the wonderful Crafty Ribbons.
I used one of my favourite Tilda's for this and had fun with the kite design which I got a little carried away with (the kite is properly strung and knotted with bakers twine!), however I think flight may be impeded by the weight of the flowers.

I chose to stamp Tilda onto kraft and coloured with my Prisma Pencils for a softer look than markers. The fab and fun DP's are from the Hopscotch collection by Basic Grey. The sentiment is LOTV and the Summer Fun letters are from the Vintage Market Sizzix die by Tim Holtz.

All papers have been faux stitched and distressed with Frayed Burlap DI.

Okay well I think that's everything but don't forget to check out the challenge and play along.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - #167 'In The Country'

Tilda's Town - #11 'Name Your Technique' (Colouring on Kraft and Faux Stitching)

Bye for now

Happy crafting!

Clare

xx

Tropical Tilda

Hi all,
I really hope you enjoyed the bloghop! We had lots of amazing entries and it really is fabulous to see so much talent. It has taken us a while to sort through the entries so please come back and visit Totally Tilda on Tuesday and see if you're one of the lucky ones who has won some candy.

Now onto todays fab challenge, we want to see your cards with clouds on them. Any sort of clouds are OK, as long as we have Tilda on there. This challenge we're sponsored be Crimson Cloud.













I have used the oh so gorgeous new Flip Flop Tilda and teamed her with an older Magnolia background. All of the yummy dies are from the new Memory Box Summer 2012 collection. The Dp's are from the super pretty Piccadilly Collection from Basic Grey.
I have coloured with my trusty Promarkers and distressed with Pumice Stone DI.

Little Close Up

Inside Shot

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - #159 'Anything Goes'
MDUC - #149 'Seeing Double (I have used 2 Magnolia images, 2 flip flops, 2 Design Papers, 2 cords and 2 leaves)
Tilda's Town - #3 'Use a Magnolia Accessory Stamp'
Simon Says - 'Anything Goes'

I hope you are all having an amazing long weekend with lots of chances for crafting.
Big Hugs
Clare
xx

L is for........Lavender and Lace ABC Challenge

Hi folks,
Just time for a quick post as not feeling too good at the mo. Its time for another fab challenge over at ABC and this time we want you to use Lavender and Lace on your projects. We have two great sponsors this time, The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and Catslife Press.
I created this card for my friends birthday using the lovely Tilda in Spring Rain. The DP's are from the Wisteria collection by BG.

I have coloured with my trusty Promarkers and added plenty of bling with Dimond Stickles

Little Close Up

Hopefully I'll be back on form soon as I have lots of projects to share with you I just need to find some time and energy.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

MDUC - #137 'Birthdays' (Wishing MDUC a very happy 3rd birthday!)

Paper Sundaes - #111 'Feminine Flair'

I Love Promarkers - #108 'Anything Goes'

Simply Magnolia - 'Anything Goes'



Love Is.... Grey and Purple!

Evening all,
I hope everyone that is affected by the deadly white stuff is safe and warm and hasn't slipped about too much.

Well safe to say the shop was a little quieter today so I stole a few hours to play and decided to use the gorgeous 'Daisy' a firm favourite of mine from Sugar Nellie.

The challenge over at Passion for Promarkers really got me thinking 'Use Grey and Purple' so I tried my hand at another Black and White image. I remember many moons ago seeing a tutorial on colouring just with shades of grey and it taught me alot unfortunately I cannot remember whether it was the very talented Denise or the equally talented Deb from the PFP Design Team, but thank you anyway to both ladies as you have always inspired me.

I chose to team my design with an old Basic Grey DP 'Wisteria' which I love and edged everything with Pumice Stone DI and Diamond Stickles.
Both of the beautiful dies are from Marianne D and the lovely little sentiment is from Magnolia. The flowers, pearls and charm came from my stash.

Little Close Up

Promarker Colour Recipe:
Dasiy coloured with all 5 Cool Greys
Flowers in her hair: Lavender, Orchid, Purple, Pear Green

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Passion for Promarkers - #135 'Grey and Purple'
I Love Promarkers - #103 'Love Is In The Air'
The Stamp Man - 'Texture'
Papertake Weekly - 'Anything Goes' with optional heart or love theme
By The Cute and Girly - February 'Love Is In The Air'
Simon Says - 'Love Is In The Air'

Happy Crafting!
Hugs
Clare
xx

A is for Auburn

Good morning folks,
Sorry once again for my absence, what with a visit from my in-laws, my birthday and hubby's hospital trips I haven't had a minute to post. Anyway here I am today with a DT creation for the ABC challenge and this weeks letter is 'A is for Auburn'.
We are sponsored by the fabulous Meljen Designs and myself and my teamies were provided with some great digi images to use, and I chose to work with this lovely little fairy.

 Materials used:

Image: Meljens Designs

Papers: Basic Grey 'Pyrus', Coredinations

Flowers: Papermania

Colouring Medium: Promarkers

Punches: Martha Stewart

Dies: Nestabilities

I am entering this card into the following challenge:
Allsorts - Week #114 'Free and Easy'

Everyone Needs a Little Time Out...ABC Birthday Blog Hop

Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday to us........

Wow can you believe that the ABC Challenge Blog is 3 Years Old! Well today we would like to invite you to join in our fabulous Blog Hop. There are loads of prizes up for grabs so remember to visit all members in turn and make sure to leave them a comment and some love to be in with a chance to win one of the super prizes kindly donated by our many sponsors.

Back to the challenge, this week it's on to the letter Y so the theme is yesterday so use your imagination. You could choose a vintage theme or choose from any of the past ABC challenge themes. I chose to use the theme of D is for Distressing.

I chose this gorgeous image by Stamping Bella 'Anna On Her Time Out Chair' which is available from my very generous sponsor Joanna Sheen who has kindly offered a £10 voucher to be spent in her online shop for one lucky commenter who leaves a comment on my blog at the bottom of this post.

 I have stamped onto kraft paper and coloured this cutie with Prismacolour Pencils. The whole thing has been distressed with Frayed Burlap DI. The scrummy DP's are Hopscotch by Basic Grey, I added a few punched flowers some lace, pearls and faux stitching and that was that.

Little Close Up of Anna

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Challenge #76 'Stitching/Faux Stitching

Sweet Stampin - 'Use Something Unusual' (I have never coloured on kraft paper with pencils before)

Allsorts - Week 110 'Free and Easy'

A Spoon Full of Sugar - #159 'Sewing' Real or Faux

Stampin for the Weekend - #11 'My Favourite Things' (I love to use lace, pearls, flowers and especially kraft paper, just learning with the pencils but loving them!!)

 Well good luck with the challenge and here's the order for the blog hop. You should have reached me by first visiting Vicky but if not just check the list below and make sure you visit all the team.

1 - Vicky
2 - Distressed Miss aka Me
3 - Sue C 
4 - Hanna
5 - Emma
6 - Cecilia
7 - Gro
8 - Sari
9 - Lin
10 - Jackie
11 - Kendra
12- Angelique
13- Karli
14- Suzanne T
15 - Lols
16 - Ali
17 - Sandie
18 - Cathy
19 - Ruby
20 - An
21 - Minna

Cool Rider

Evening folks,
So sorry I've been awol for the last week but I took my shop to the Sincerely Yours Papercraft Show in Lincoln on Sunday so have been a little busy. I have to say the show was fantastic and it was great to meet up with so many crafting buddies and I would like to thank all of those that visited my little crafting corner for their support, sending big hugs xxx
Anyway time to share with you a new creation using yet another fabulous Kraftin Kimmie image. This time I have used the ever so coool! Danny. I have gone for quite a simple layout as I didn't want to detract from the image. I used DP's from the 'Oliver' range by BG and just added a few metal cogs created using the Sprightly Sprockets Nesties and the clouds were created with chalk.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday - #113 'Bugs or Boys'
Party Time Tuesdays - #18 'Anything Goes'
Simon Says - 'Father's Day/For a Male'
Craft Your Days Away - #21 'Father's Day/Special Man'

Promarker Colour Recipe:
Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink
Hair and Jacket: Cool Grey 1, 3, 4, 5 and Black
Jeans: Cornflower, Midnight Blue
Shoes: Cool Grey 1, 3, 4
Shades: Cool Grey 1, 3, 4, 5
Bike: Berry Red, Crimson, Cool Grey 1, 3, 4, 5 and Black
Tyres: Cool Grey 1, 3, 4, 5, and Black
Shadow: Warm Grey 1 and 3

'Boys will be Boys'

Hello all,

wow I hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine it has been amazing here this afternoon almost as if summer had arrived. Anyway I found some time to get another sample done for the Sincerely Yours show and I couldn't resist using this fab Mo Manning image 'Paul Texting' by Stampavie. It is so great to have something suitable for teenage boys.

I have used the fantastic blokey 'Oliver' DP's from Basic Grey and as always I have coloured Paul with my trusty Promarkers. Everything has been distressed with Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain and I added a little faux stitching and a heap of buttons for texture.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - #149 'Sponsored by Whimsy Stamps'

A Spoonfull of Sugar - #146 'Tons of Texture'

Craft Your Days Away - #17 'Spots and Stripes'

Promarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Cinnamon, Cocoa

Hat & Jumper Stripe: Cardinal Red, Burgandy

Jumper: Pear Green, Marsh Green

Jeans: Blue Pearl, Cornflower, Midnight Blue

Trainers: Cinnamon, Cocoa

Bag: Pastel Beige, Warm Grey 1, Warm Grey 3

Anyway should have more to share with you soon.

Happy Crafting!

Magical Mondays Challenge 'Shaped Cards'

Good morning folks,
Wow! it's time for another fab challenge over at Magical Mondays we had some amazing entries for our 'Spring' challenge so I can't wait to see what you come up with this time.
This week our theme has been chosen by Jayne who wants to see 'Shaped Cards', but remember you still need to use a magical image such as a fairy, pixie or mermaid etc in order to be in with a chance of winning a great prize which is being kindly donated by The Stamp Fairy.com
I have used the gorgeous 'Nerissa' from Kraftin Kimmie teamed with the beautiful 'Kioshi' DP's from Basic Grey. As always I have used Promarkers and the beautiful silk ribbon was a gift from the lovely Lacey(thanks hun love this stuff).

The scalloped card was cut using a Marianne D die and the cute little starfish are also Kraftin Kimmie and given the glittery touch using Stardust Stickles. The whole thing is distressed using Walnut Stain DI.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz - Challenge #11 'To Die For'

Lets Ink It Up - Challenge #11 'Die Cuts/Punches'
Pink Gem Designs - Challenge #17 'Anything But Square'

Promarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Saffron, Soft Peach

Hair: Raw Sienna, Terracotta, Henna

Tail: Tea Green, Soft Green

Shell: Pale Pink, Baby Pink

Starfish: Vanilla, Mustard

O is for..... 'Old Fashioned' ABC Challenge

Morning folks!

Hope everyone is well, still feeling a little low but time will heal.

Anyway, on with the crafting! Today over on ABC we are up to the letter O which means we want to see 'Old Fashioned' designs. This week we are being sponsored by the fabulous Meljen Designs who are giving away 4 images of the winners choice. Meljen Designs kindly supplied the DT with some fabulous images to use and I chose this beautiful sentiment and teamed it with the lovely 'Tilda with Peony'

Materials

Papers: Basic Grey 'Curio'

Stamps: Magnolia, Meljen Designs

Colouring: ProMarkers, Prisma Pencils, Distress Ink

Dies: Nestabilities, Marianne D

Flowers: Prima, Handmade

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Challenge #56 'Flowers, Lace, Distressing, Pink'

Friday Sketchers - Sketch #141

Cute Card Thursday - #151 'Hearts and Flowers'
The Crafty Pad - Challenge #108 'Hearts'

ProMarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon, Cocoa

Apron: Pale Pink, Antique Pink

Dress and Shoes: Cinnamon, Shale

Socks: Ivory, Vanilla

Background: Ivory

Peony: Pale Pink, Antique Pink

Leaves: Pear Green

N is for.......Nesties

Good morning everyone,

Yeah my first DT card for ages. Well I'm back with the wonderful ABC team just in time for the letter N, which this time is for Nestabilities. We also have a great sketch from the talented Heidi to work with so have fun with it. We are being sponsored by the fab Nikki from Bunny Zoe Crafts so well worth an entry.

I haven't used this manga girl for a long time so I thought she needed an outing. The papers are from the Basic Grey 'Bittersweet' collection and as always I have used ProMarkers to colour.

Stash Used

Papers: Basic Grey 'Bittersweet'

Flowers: WOC

Image: Sugar Nellie

Sentiment: Papermania

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Catz - Challenge #67 'Flowers'
Paper Sundaes - Challenge #54 'Valentines'
Basic Grey - #36 'Flower Power'
Wild Orchid - #16 'Love Is'

ProMarker Colour Recipe:
Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink
Hair: Cool Grey 1-4
Dress and Shoes: Cinnamon, Shale
Stripes on Sleeves and Hair Bows: Pale Pink, Antique Pink

I is for...... 'Ice and Snow' ABC Challenge

Good Afternoon!

Apologies this should have been posted yesterday but I was having a real nightmare with blogger!

Anyway, it's time for another ABC Challenge and this time we want you to think of Ice and Snow for the letter I.

This week we are sponsored by Wags and Whiskers, whom have kindly donated a fab prize.

Please remember you can only combine our challenge with a maximum of 4 others, you can enter more than once but each time must be a different project, ie card, layout etc

I have chosen to make a word book using some gorgeous paper from Basic Grey's Jovial collection and teamed it with lots of lovely images from Magnolia. I created the letters on my computer using the font 'Rockwell' then printed them onto card and covered with the DP's.

I spritzed the entire book with Irridescent Gold Glimmer Mist for some added sparkle then coloured for England yeah! I used a Marrianne D snowflake die set to embellish and plenty of ribbon from my stash.

I know it will be a bit long winded but in case you wish to know what I've used I will include a ProMarker crib sheet for each of the characters.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers - #42 'Anthing Goes - with a bit of Sparkle'

Passion for Promarkers - 'Old and New' (Old stamps, and New papers)

A Spoonfull of Sugar - #131 'Anything Goes'

ABC Christmas Challenge - 'X is for Xmas'

Really Reasonable Ribbon - #12 'Christmas Theme'

Pile it On - #46 'Winter Means...' (Snow)

Totally Papercrafts - #43 'Snow and Snowflakes'

Top Tip Tuesday - #11 'Layer on Layer'

Simon Says - 'Let it Snow'

ProMarker Recipe for Snowman

Hat and Scarf: Pear Green, Moss

Hat Trim and Bobble: Ivory, Vanilla

Gloves: Poppy, Crimson

Buttons: Cool Grey 4 and 5

Nose: Apricot

ProMarker Recipe for Unwrapped Tilda
Skin: Blush, Soft Peach
Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon, Cocoa
Apron: Ivory and Vanilla
Dress Sleeves and Hair Bow: Cool Aqua
Socks: Ivory, Vanilla, Cool Aqua
Box: Sandstone, Cinnamon
Wrapping Paper: Poppy, Crimson
Label: Pear Green
Tag and String: Ivory, Vanilla, Sandstone

Santa's Little Helper:
Skin: Blush, Soft Peach
Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon
Hat and Dress: Poppy, Crimson
Apron and Hat Trim: Ivory Vanilla
Tights: Ivory, Vanilla, Pear Green, Moss

Edwin and Tilda Skating

Edwin

Skin: Blush, Soft Peach

Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon

Hat and Jumper: Cinnamon, Shale

Hat Trim: Ivory and Vanilla

Jeans: Cornflower, Midnight Blue

Gloves: Sandstone, Cinnamon

Boots: Pastel Blue, Cool Grey 3

Tilda

Skin: Blush, Soft Peach

Hair: Cinnamon, Cocoa, Shale

Coat and Gloves: Poppy, Crimson

Coat Trim and Socks: Ivory and Vanilla

Boots: Pear Green, Moss, Cool Grey3

I finished the book by distressing everything with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink.

Hope you like this project and I look forward to seeing your work over at ABC.

Happy Crafting!

Halloween Magical Mondays DT Card

Good morning all!
This morning sees the start of another challenge over at Magical Mondays and it's a fab 'Halloween' theme. So be sure to dig out your witchy stamps and give it a go. I am sponsoring this weeks challenge and have put up some goodies from my shop 'Cloudnine Crafts' for a prize. These include a gorgeous 6x6 DP pad from SEI, a Large pack of flowers from Flora Doodles and a lovely Tilda stamp from Magnolia.
Anyway this week for my Halloween DT contribution I chose to use the great Witchy Digi from TGF and the wonderful DP's are from the spooktackular 'Eerie' collection by Basic Grey. I created the Moon with a circular nestie and coloured it with my ProMarkers then I added punched spiky twiggy bits to look like an old spooky tree. The gem and pearl swirls are a bit dark to see on the picture but the thought was there. Well enough from me hope to see you all entering this fortnights challenge and good luck.
Hugs
Clare
x

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Passion for ProMarkers - #73 Colour Theme 'Orange, Black, Green and Purple'

Stampin for the Weekend - #49 Halloween/Fall

Stamp Something - Halloween Somethings

Really Reasonable Ribbon - #10 'Halloween'

Allsorts - #74 'Let's Play Bingo' I used the Pearls, Stickles and Ribbon Righthand Column

Digi's With Attitude - #2 Colour Theme 'Orange, Green, Purple'

 

ProMarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Pale Pink

Hair and Boots: Cool Grey 3 and 4, Black

Eyes: Pear Green

Hat and Dress: Purple, Pear Green

Broomstick: Sandstone, Cinnamon

Autumnal Raven

Hi everyone!
I hope you have all had a great week and are enjoying your weekend. I wanted to share with you a card I designed for a class with an Autumnal feel. The beautiful image is Raven from Sugar Nellie and I thought she'd look great with the gorgeous warm DP's from the Indian Summer collection from Basic Grey. All edges were distressed with Walnut Stain then I added lts of leaves, lace and bling!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - A Change of Season

Basic Grey - #31 'Autumn/Harvest Time'

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C59 'Fall/Autumn'

I used Spiced Marmalade and Fired Brick Distress Ink Pads to colour the oval nestie.

Raven's Little Close Up

ProMarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Cool Grey 5

Hat and Coat: Apricot, Ginger

Hat Trim and Buttons: Burgandy

Wellies and Scarf: Antique Pink, Burgandy

Tights: Burnt Orange, Ginger

Dress: Saffron, Antique Pink

More From The Greetings Farm

Evening all,

Hope you are all geared up for a fab weekend. This is just a quick post, as promised here is another little creation using one of the gorgeous little guys 'Dylan' from TGF Roll Call Kit. I used the fab Max and Whiskers Dp's from Basic Grey. The button is from Martha Stewart and was finished with some wax cord.

ProMarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Eyes: Cool Aqua

Hair: Ivory, Vanilla , Mustard

Top and Shorts: Saffron, Apricot

Vest and Trainers: Cinnamon, Shale

Magical Monday's 'Back to Nature' Challenge DT Card

Good Morning Bloggers!
It's time again for another challenge over at Magaical Mondays this time we're getting 'Back to Nature' so think leaves, trees, flowers etc. We are very lucky to be sponsored by Wild Orchid Crafts so make sure you join us!

I decided to make a gift box using the gorgeous 'Indian Summer' DP's from Basic Grey which I distressed with Walnut Stain and then added faux stitching to. The sketch came from Friday Sketchers and was a joy to use. Obviously I went for an autumnally feel so I embellished with twiggy brances and punched leaves. The large flower is by Papermania and was coloured with ProMarkers. This beautiful image from Sweet Pea was coloured with ProMarkers and distressed with Spiced Marmalade and Barn Door Distress Ink. The whole box has been sprayed with Irridescent Gold Glimmer Mist and to add extra sparkle the wings and rose have been seriously Stickled!

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Friday Sketchers - #122 'Sketch'
Simon Says - It's Autumn'


ProMarker Colour Recipe:
Skin: Saffron, Pale Pink
Hair: Raw Sienna, Terracotta, Henna
Dress: Soft Peach, Peach, Burgandy
Wings: Apricot, Ginger
Rose: Pale Pink, Antique Pink
Leaves: Pear Green

Hope you all have a great crafty week
Hugs
Clare
x

Mermaid Tilda

Afternoon all,

Well what a miserable Sunday it's wet and horrible here. However just put away a very nice Sunday dinner and am sitting here with a big mug of freshly brewed coffee surrounded by my crafty stash. Had great fun finishing my DT project for tomorrow mornings Magical Monday Challenge, so I hope to see you all giving our next challenge a go.
Anyway for now I have a Magnolia project to share with you. Last week I ran a workshop on how to incorporate acetate into your projects and this is one of the cards made. I used 3 of the gorgeous images from the Bon Voyage collection - Mermaid Tilda, Sea view Background and the Seaweed. The acetate front of the card was secured with a tab sandwiched between the back of the card and the DP was used to cover the join. I stamped the seaweed along the botton of the acetate panel using Stazon then glittered it. Then I stamped and coloured the other 2 images and applied the mermaid to the front of the acetate panel and stuck the sea view inside the card. The greeting is by Hero Arts which I layered up and attached to the front.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Week 75 'Anything Goes'

Crafty Catz - #52 'A Birthday Card for a Child with Sparkle'

Paper Sundaes - #38 'Something from your Stash' (Haven't used my acetate for ages!)

Stamp Something - 'Something to Celebrate'

Creative Cottages - #24 'Bling it On!' (check out the glittery seaweed)

Basic Grey Challenges - #30 'Sparkle'

Here's a little close up of Tilda:

ProMarker Colour Recipe:
Mermaid Tilda
Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink
Hair: Buttercup, Tulip Yellow, Gold
Shell Top and Tail: Pink Carnation, Fuschia Pink

Sea Background
Porthole Rim and Boat Hull: Sandstone, Cinnamon
Sails: Ivory
Sky: Pastel Blue
Sea: Tea Green, Denim Blue



Underwater Fun

Good morning,
Hope everyone had a fab weekend. We had a monsoon on Sunday so am hoping for some sunshine this week! Anyway I had a great day crafting as the weather wasn't good enough for much else yeah!

So, today see's a new challenge over at ABC and it's a wonderful one. This time we want to see creations with the theme of 'Under the Sea'. We are being sponsored by our very own lovely Lacey and her store Stamp and Create. I would like to say a huge thank you to Lacey as she provided all of the DT with a fabulous stamp of their choice and a package of other lovely goodies. I chose to use the beautiful Calliope from Kraftin Kimmie along with some stunning Dp's from the Kioshi collection from Basic Grey. The gorgeous silk ribbon was from Lacey and the stamped greeting (which I use all the time) was a freebie from DoCrafts magazine. I used my ProMarkers to colour and added Glossy Accents to the cute octopus and added some flat back pearls as bubbles. I loved using this sketch which is the challenge over at I love ProMarkers.

Anyway thanks for looking and also thank you in advance to all of you who take the time to leave a much appreciated comment. I hope to find lots of your creations over at ABC and can't wait to getting hopping round your blogs.

Hugs

Clare

x

Challenges I am entering:
I Love Promarkers - Challenge #32 'Sketch with optional theme'
Crafty Catz - Challenge #50 'Colour Combo - Chocolate and Green'
Totally Gorjuss - Challenge #48 'Wild Thing'

ProMarker Colour Recipe:
Skin: Saffron, Soft Peach
Hair: Cinnamon, Cocoa, Shale
Tail: Cinnamon, Shale
Fins: Vanilla, Saffron,  Cinnamon, Shale
Octopus: Pear Green, Moss

Skater Boy

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine. It has been really hot here for the last few days. Sunday saw our town craft market which kept me very busy but was great fun. Lovely that so many of you came to visit my shop and have a good natter about anything crafty. Anyway, Greetings Farm finally arrived in store and I have been itching to get some of these gorgeous characters inked up. So firstly here is the adoreable Skater Ian. I have teamed him with the fab new 'Oliver' DP's from Basic Grey and some black coredinations card which I embossed with the stars Cuttlebug folder and then sanded.
Watch out for lots more from the Farm!!
I will be entering him in the following challenges:
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #97 Sketch
http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #24 Create a Birthday Card
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #58 Embossing

Little Close Up of a very cool dude!
ProMarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink
Hair: Cinnamon, Cocoa, Henna
Hat: Pear Green, Moss, Olive Green
Top: Poppy, Crimson, Cobalt Blue
Jeans: Cornflower, Midnight Blue
Board: Ice Grey 3 & 4, Cobalt Blue

A Gift From The Heart

Wow hello again,
can't believe this is my 3rd post in a week. This gift box was inspired by my last project. When I made my last card (Smelling the Roses) I thought the design would make a great box lid so I developed the idea and created a 6" x 6" box and sandwiched it between 2 chipboard panels that had been covered using Cappella DP's from Basic Grey. I did choose to use a different image as I hadn't inked up the beautiful Daisy for ages.
I feel I'll be making alot more of these come Christmas time. Anyway I am entering this project into the following challenges:

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ - X is for Xtra dimension (chipboard box with large handmade flower)
http://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/ - #98 Colour Challenge 'Blush Blossom, Choc Chip, Mellow Moss'
http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/ - Paper Flowers (made my own distressed paper peony)


Super dimensional flower

Little close up to show off the gorgeous Daisy from Sugarnellie

ProMarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon, Cocoa

Top: Pear Green, Moss

Trousers: Cinnamon, Shale

Leaves & Grass: Pear Green

Flowers: Pale Pink, Antique Pink

I used Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress inks for distressing.

Happy Stamping and a huge thank you for all comments they are much appreciated.

Hugs

Clare

x