The cutest little pumpkins in the patch...

Well hello there crafty peeps!  Yes, tis I back at it again, and I must say that I have missed you all. 

The reason for my absence was due to ill health, but I am back in the saddle again and ready to pick up where I left off.

This week our Outlawz Anything Goes Twisted Thursday challenge has an “Anything with Pumpkins” theme.

My inspirational card for you today I made using a Bugaboo image that I received because I signed up for their monthly newsletter. They have some great images and you can get one for free every Friday. You can get there here.

I printed out the digital image onto Neenah card-stock and then coloured it with my Copic markers.

The DP is from Recollections Signature “Haunted Estate” collection, and boy is it ever creepy! In fact I can’t wait to show you my Halloween cards over the next two weeks. I will be doing one for the Outlawz as well as for the new blog I am designing for, Eclectic Ellapu. So make sure you come back :)

The other elements I used were from my stash, with that being; the ribbon and plain card-stock  The sentiment was thought up by myself after studying the image for a while, and simply printed out using the good ole puter. Oh, I also used a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Copic colours used:

Pumpkins – Y19, 15, YR9, 7, 4, w3, E59, BG 96, YG97, 95, 93, 91

Skin – E13, 11, 00. 000

As I am typing this post I've just noticed that  I forgot to colour the little heart on the baby pumpkin, oops no ones perfect!

Well that's all for me, I have to run to the mailbox to send this off to the three cutest little pumpkins that I know personally. 

I hope you will join us this week.

Thanks for stopping by :)S 

How do you like my ride?...

Well happy Twisted Thursday to all you Outlawz members and crafty peeps alike!

It’s that time again, and we have a new twist for this week’s Anything Goes challenge for you.

It’s all about “Wheels”

Now I’ve had this little image kicking around in my stamped/printed stash that I’ve been waiting to use, and this challenge has given me the perfect opportunity to do so.

There is also one particular person that I have in mind to give it to as well. It is her rubber stamp that used and she just happens to be near and dear to my heart. I just want to remind her of that fact, therefore I have used one of my fav friendship sentiments. 

Now, it is a pretty basic card again this week as I didn’t have a lot of Copic colouring to do…I should do this more often cuz I am a lot faster at making them, LOL J

I simply used my cool grey collection to give the shaded areas a little more depth and then gave it a colour pop with the flowers in the basket. I followed up with some flocking and a dab here and there with various Spica twinkling pens.

Both the border punch and the flowers were made using Martha Stewart products. Add a little bit of ribbon and some Viva Décor Pearl pen dots in the corners and it  was finished. 

But to me it is what is inside that counts...

This is a little rubber stamp from LOTV that I found simply irresistible, a must have if you will.

It is the exact way I view my friendships. 

I couldn't have said it better myself, so I popped this inside the card and tomorrow it will be on it's way to my dear friend. 

Thanks for stopping by again this week, and I must say thank you again for all the wonderful and kind comments that you leave for me. Please know that each one is cherished and has warmed my heart, for I appreciate your time more than you will ever know. 

I hope to see you and your creations again this week. 

Take care :)S

Flowers & Rhinestones...

Hello there crafty peeps, it’s another Twisted Thursday Anything Goes Challenge over at the Outlawz!

Thanks to all of you who joined us last week for our

“Be an Angel” twist. We had some very lovely cards submitted during that particular challenge, and I really must mention that my fellow DT members rocked the challenge as well. Their cards not only were inspiration but simply put…works of art!!!

This week our twist is an easy peasey one…

“Flowers and Rhinestones”

Here is my card…

I bought some Bugaboo images recently, and learned that if you sign up to receive their newsletter they will provide you with a monthly freebie. This was the September freebie and I think it’s gorgeous and very appropriate for this challenge.

It didn’t require a lot of Copic colouring this time so I spent most of my time on the layout instead.

I used my swirl Cuttlebug embossing folder to create the background mattes and two different sized Spellbinder circle dies for the actual image.

 I mounted the smaller circle on top of the larger circle, and then used various embellishments; on the flowers I used MS Onyx glitter; diamond stickles here and there, clear mini round gems to define the smaller floating bubbles and then finally some rhinestones. The sentiment is from SU. 

I am looking forward to seeing your creations, so get yourselves into that crafty spirit and I'll see you over at the Outlawz.

Thanks for stopping by :)S