Blooming lovely

 Good morning blogland,

And isn't it just - blooming lovely that is, in more ways than one! I love this warmer weather we are having, it's so much more me and really cheers me up from the Winter doldrums.

The other way it's blooming lovely is that's the theme for this week's Passion for Markers - actually to get it technically right it's 'Let it bloom' but basically we're looking for flowers on your projects this week and, always, please use your markers! :-)

We're sponsored by the lovely HettyClare with a prize of two digi stamps on offer.  The DT were given a couple of images to create with and this is my card with the image I got to use:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Hetty Clare - Cat Flowerpot

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

taylored expressions - 'Big Thanks'

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangles

Poppy - Thanks outline

I like the overall card, but my goodness what did I do to that cat!  I gave it a nearly human looking nose and face, not good, not good at all! Hey ho, we live and learn, eh and live to fight (or colour!) another day.

Hope no-one is melting - like the hubby and TTT - in this heat and see you all soon.

Sarah

In the pond

Good morning blogland,

Today I'm sharing a digi from one of Mays' All Dressed Up Stamps New Release images.

I was given Water Lily to play with and this is what I came up with.  The sentiment is actually a happy accident, I'd stamped it straight onto the scene I'd just coloured and the damn thing didn't stamp clearly! Luckily I've taken to using a stamping platform, rather than a good old fashioned acrylic block, and so I could lift and re-stamp.  Even then though the paper I'd created my scene on had moved a fraction, and so when it re-stamped I made a little shadow effect.  Initially I thought 'ruined', but, no, I re-stamped again and made the new impression as dark and bold as I could, and I ended up with this shadow effect.  Rather good I think, for something that started as a mistake!

Supplies used:

Digital Stamp:

All Dressed Up - Water Lily

coloured with my Copics

Rubber Stamps:

Woodware: 'Double Birthdays' and 'Just to Say'

Stencil:

Creative Expressions - Scattered Hearts

Anything Else:

Distress Inks

Blending Brush

flat backed gems

This image is just one of this months New Releases, the others are just as cute and superbly showcased by my Teamies - here on the group for Facebook People and here on the blog for Bloggers.  If you are in need of super cute sweetness - I'd go take a look-see!

Hope everyone is doing well and I'll be back when I can.

Sarah

Thanks for

Good morning blogland

Can you believe another month has gone by - I honestly don't know where 2024 is going to.  It's not going to be long before I'm cardmaking for TTT's 17th birthday and then it's into school Summer Holidays! My goodness, what a thought!

As another month has gone by, it means it's time for the new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge. This month we're sponsored by the wonderful Di's Digital Stamps with a great prize of $6 to spend in the shop. It's also a very easy challenge theme this month of 'Anything Goes'.

The Design Team were allowed to choose images to use and this is my card with one of those images. As always these days I was running out of time to make my card, so I used a pre-coloured image which feels a little like cheating, but quickness was of the essence!

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Di's Digi Stamps: Koala Flowers

a pre-coloured digi (which I flipped for better placement on my card)

Rubber stamps:

taylored expressions - 'In & Out - Thanks'

Dies:

unbranded stitched rectangles

Pretty Pink Posh - Scalloped Borders

Anything else:

MDF flower embellishment

Aaand, again, that's it folks,

I'll be back again at some point, hope to see you when I do re-surface!

Sarah