Cool Kid...or man!

Hello Sketch fans!

I'm here with my DT card for Sketch Saturday. Here is the fabby sketch...

And here is my card...

I decided to add a 'man card' to my stash...I never seem to have enough! This cute little stamp is from the retired set; Cool Kid. I stamped him in Baked Brown Sugar, and layered him onto a Cherry Cobbler panel. 

I stamped the sentiment, from Remembering Your Birthday, onto the Wooden Element, also in Baked Brown Sugar...doesn't it look fab?! I used Cherry Cobbler Chevron Ribbon for my stripe element.

We're looking forward to seeing your entries!

Have a lovely Saturday!

Brrrrummy Birthday!

Good morning!

It is time for our latest challenge at CAS-Colours and Sketches, and this week, as it's the 5th week, it's the double! Yup! A colour combo and a sketch!

So here is Jacqueline's challenge for you...

I was initially a little stuck with the sketch, but then in a flash of inspiration I came up with this...

I have used a retired stamp for the dune buggy, but the rest of the products are current. I stamped the chevrons from Work Of Art, in Chocolate Chip, onto a couple of Essentials Wooden Elements...don't you think they look like tyre tracks?

The sentiment is from Remembering Your Birthday, and I attached the ribbon with staples.

So after an initial struggle, I am quite pleased with my card!

We're looking forward to seeing your cards this week...go on...push yourself out of your comfort zone!

Manly Electic!

Hello!
First of all, a very warm welcome to Rachel, my newest follower! Do pop on over to her blog...she is new to blogging so I'm sure she'd love you to visit!

Well how have you been?? It's been a very busy week since I got back from my holiday, what with washing, housework, and the day job!

Anyway, I managed to have a day of crafting and decorating candles today, to put on a stall I am doing towards the end of November, so I shall share some of those over the next week or so.

Today though, I thought I would share with you another card I made whilst on holiday in the caravan. This one is a little more manly, but still uses the Kinda Eclectic stamp set.

I inked up the stamp with Chocolate Chip and Soft Suede Stampin' Write markers and stamped onto my square panel. I then added the four chevrons from the Essentials Wooden Elements.

I inked the edges of my panel with the Chocolate Chip pen, to give an illusion of shadow. I didn't want to raise the panel on dimensionals as I figured there was already enough dimension thanks to the wooden elements!

I made this card just to show that although the stamp set initially looks girly, it doesn't have to be used that way!

I really enjoyed challenging myself to use just one stamp set as it encouraged me to really try and get the most out of it. Why not try it yourself and see how many cards you can make with just one stamp set?

Have a lovely Wednesday...we're off to Sealife, Manchester!

It's Kinda Eclectic!

Hello everyone!

Well, although I am back from convention, I am not at home...I am on holiday with my two lovely men at Haven in Filey, N. Yorkshire! It is very blustery today, but we had a lovely day in Scarborough...I haven't been there since I was a little girl! It was very sunny, if windy, and we had a really nice day.

By the way, would you like to see what lovely goodies we each got from convention??

Ok....here you go....

Sooooo much lovely stash!! 

So, we came back to the caravan, and while Mike cooked tea, (yup...I had tea cooked for me!), I had a little bit of a crafting session!

Here is one of the cards I have made, using only items I got from convention! 

I have only brought this one stamp set with me as I wanted to see what I could do with just the one set! I used each of the 2014/16 In Colours, some Linen Thread, an embellishment from the Essentials Wooden Elements, Bitty Butterfly Punch and my Stampin' Write Markers and Watercolor Pen.

I coloured the wooden embellishement using Hello Honey ink and my Watercolor Pen, so it matched the sun element of the stamp set. 

I then picked out the different words in the sentiment using Lost Lagoon, Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow, to reflect sky, the butterfly and grass. 

I did actually make 4 cards today...pop back tomorrow to see another version using the same stamp set!

Before i go, here is a very windswept photo of the three of us on Scarborough Promenade!

I think we're off to play on 2p machines now...have a good evening! 

Lizy xx

Retro Fresh Notebook

Good morning everyone! And it is another stunner of a morning here in Bolton!

This morning I have an altered notebook I made for my stall this weekend, and it was actually the first one I sold!

I used some fabby Retro Fresh DSP, and the brilliant Essentials Wooden Elements. I wrote on the speech bubble using my Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker.

The ribbon is some old SU! from my stash.

I have loads of these notebooks ready to alter...I really must get them done!

Have a wonderful day and hopefully see you tomorrow! :)