Wedding Card

Just a short post tonight to show the card I made for a friends Daughters Wedding.  Its another circle card cut with the Marianne die, this time I embossed some hearts with CB folders and sponged  everything with a Petal Pink Versa mark ink to match the pearls. The sentiment is computer generated.
A couple o challenges for my card are:
  Simon Says - Shaped cards
  Ooh La La - Circles
  Creative Craft World - Anything but Birthday
  Sew Many Challenges- Anything Goes
  Craft us Crazy - Anything Goes
  MAWTT - New - (Wedding - New Life together)

I have just seen that I was chosen for the top 3 at MAWTT with my House Mouse card!!!

I would like to say 'hello' to some new followers its lovely to see you.
Hope to catch up with everybody tomorrow.

Thanks for looking

Avril xx

Poppy Card

Just a quick post - (coffee break) I need to get my homework done for tonight - the curtains!  I am going to Crafty buddy Daine's house for the next stage.

 DD bought me some crafting goodies for my birthday and this stamp was included, I have wanted this for ages. I used a beige cardstock, and stamped with black Memento and then overstamped with Hero Arts Old French Writing in Vintage Photo Distress Ink, I didn't bother to mask as I have paper pieced the flower heads, this and the Cuttlebug Script panel were then sponged  with the same DI. I stamped  the image on red with Black Versa Mark ink  and  heat embossed this before cutting out the poppies.  I used the same red for the punched panel. I know its nothing too original, but I enjoyed making it and I am looking forward to more 'plays' with this stamp set.

Some challenges for this card:
  Everybody Art - Garden
  The Stamp Man - Anything by Tim (Distress Ink)
  Anything Goes Challenge - Flowers
  Make It Monday - Anything Goes
  Allsorts - Free & Easy (3rd entry)

Well off to do a some more sewing, thanks for looking.

Avril

Less Is More

This is just a quick post, time just seems to be rushing by - again! and I am trying to finish some new curtains.  My Crafty Friend Diane, did a 'Hand Made Curtains Course' and she has shown me how to do them, lovely finish, but very time taking, but hopefully well worth the effort. I have been busy with them all afternoon, so felt I needed time off for 'good behavour' and managed to make this card is for the LIM challenge this week which is to use a bow or button.
 I have used a Crafts Too Embossing folder for the bottom half, embossed 2 lines - either side of the ribbon, although its not showing up in the pic. The flower image is coloured with ProMarkers and distressed with Tattered Rose Distress ink.

Thats it, and thanks for looking.

Avril xx

House Mouse 100th Challenge Blog Hop

To celebrate their 100th Challenge, which is Buttons Bow and Bling, the House Mouse Challenge team are having a Blog Hop, and you all know I like my little meeces, and always try not to miss a challenge, so of course I just had to join in.  The team have done a fabulous job with their creations, and there are a few new stamps featured!!
For my card I have used 'Mudpie with Chocolate Truffles, which I have had for a little while just waiting to be inked up (shame on me), This is quite a large image so I have made a  6 x 8 card. The image is coloured with Promarkers and a little fine line of Glamour dust between the chocolates to make them look tempting, although I think he is already tempted! This was matted onto purple mirri card and the papers are from Papermania. The bow is some wired ribbon from my stash, and because I didn't have any suitable purple buttons, I punched out some shrink plastic, punched 2 holes and then coloured it before heating and  added stickles when it was cold.  The flower was punched with papers from the same pack, and then stickled on the edges.  The sentiment was made on the computer and matted onto the mirri card.

I have a 'me day ' today, should have done some housework - but didn't!  I have been 'home alone' so thought I would make the most of it!!!  (Made a card, did a blog hop - what a busy day)

Some  extra challenges for my card:
  PapertakeWeekly - Cute
  Aud Sentiments - Enjoy your Day
  Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
  MATT - Cute & Cuddly with a punch(punched flower)
  Crafting for All Seasons - Furry Friends
  Crafts & Me - Add a Flower
  Fab & Funky - Animal Magic
  Stampin for the Weekend - Four Legs

Now I need to finish a card for a Wedding we are going to (its another circle card - do hope you're not sick of these), and then I hope to do some catching up in Blogland.

Thanks for looking, and I would like to say 'hello'  - just in case I don't get round to everyone who has left me comments, I know some of you are also struggling with a lack of time for various reasons at present, so I hope you understand.

Avril xx

Avril xx

Less Is More

The theme at Less Is More this week is circles, and more than one! 
This card uses  a Butterfly Kisses stamp which has been stamped with green Versamark and then heat embossed with clear powder, the holly leaves and bows have been coloured with ProMarkers. The gold baubles are glittered.  Merry Christmas is stamped in red and heat embossed with clear powder again. 

This is another quick post, and a thank you to those of you who have left comments on my last card,  I hope to be around tomorrow night to see what everyone has been up to this last week.

Thanks for looking,

Avril xx

LOTV - Pink & Blue - with a freebie image!!

What a week!  I can't believe its a week since I last posted.
DDs boyfriend stayed until the weekend and I just haven't had the opportunity to craft, which has been awful, as I had these LOTV 'freebie' images from a Papercraft magazine just waiting to be used!!
I haven't entered a LOTV challenge for a couple of months, so a great way to start again.  This image was coloured with Promarkers and I used Papermanias Blueberryhill papers,  DIY flowers and a Marianne swirl.
I haven't added a sentiment as the card could be Birthday, or Thank You card.
Its a short post tonight as its another Harry Potter film (DD likes to do a re-run of ALL the films - every time a new one comes out - before she sees it, and because I don't have her at home that much, I do indulge her when she is here (plus she can talk for England) so that's another reason for the lack of crafting time.
I would like to say 'hello' to my new followers, and I will come and visit you.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
  LOTV - Pink & Blue
  One Stitch at a Time - Flower
  Make It Monday - Anything Goes
  Bling It On - Anything Goes
  Allsorts - Free & Easy -
  Divas by Design - Pastels

Thats it for now,

Avril xx

Another Circle card - Just for You

Just a quick post tonight with 'another' of the embossed circle cards, I love making these cards with this Marianne die  This time I have used some K & Co papers, the swirl that is included in the die set, punched border and a punched flower..  The sentiment is comp. generated.  These cards are so quick to make now that I have a 'stock' of frames, circles etc. already cut out!  (from a night in front of the T.V, with Cuttlebug on my knee)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

  Creative Crafts - Pretty Blossoms
  Craft Your Passion - Just for You
  Allsorts - Free & Easy
  Sir Stampalot - Anything Goes
  Rubber Cafe - Shaped Cards

Thats it for now, DD and Boyfriend have just arrived back from his Graduation 'weekend', so I'm off to look at some photos.

Take care, and if you like what you see, please leave a comment and I can come and visit you

Avril xx