Happy Birthday

How time flies this is the 5th Monday in July and my last card as GD for Incy Wincy . Thanks to all the lovely sponsors for their super images . This week the challenge is Birthdays and the sponsors are Lacy Sunshine and 2 Cute Ink . I've used  'Clown  Eleanor '  from Lacy Sunshine , the balloons are perfect for a birthday card.

Tulip Bookmarks

This week at Incy Wincy Designs Challenge  the theme is " Read all about it " . Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps  . I used Bugaboo Tulip Tag which I re sized  to make my bookmark ,I then cropped the small butterfly ,enlarged it and used it to cover the tag hole at the top edge.The design is the same on both sides of the bookmark which I coloured using pencils .I added some beads to give the bookmarks a little weight .

A Stitch in Time

Not my usual sort of card but I guess it's OK. I forgot to change the stitch size on my sewing machine ,oops ,BIG BIG stitches .

Southern Girls - Going Spotty Dot . Pink and Blue ,lots of spots.
Incy Wincy -  Metal Mania - Buttons are metal .
The Stamp Spot - Feminine

Have a great weekend ,I'm off to make Lamb and spinach curry.

Thanks

A very happy Sunday to you all out there in blogland - My first card for 2013 ,I was begining to think it might not happen .I look at all the challenges available and all the stuff in my craft cupboards and I just get  overwhelmed ,which challenge,what paper,what colour.All this choice is the reason my NY resolution was not to buy any craft stuff for 2013.At the end of the year I hope I can see the light at the end of the tunnel , I will have used all stuff bought previously and never opened .

My cards today uses
NEW STUFF
Kaisercraft paper "Blae and Ivy" .no it' not a spelling mistake, acylic mason jar stamp  from 'Dear Lizzy'  , paper flower from Cre8tiv .
OLD STUFF
Butterfly stamps,ribbon and gems.

Tuesday Morning sketches 180 -
Incy Wincy -Use new stuff -paper ,stamp and flower
Word Play Saturday - Anything goes for the first challenge.
Southern Girls -challenge 60 -Thank you kindly

back to school

Ok, if you read the last post I've stopped sulking,I haven't had any chocolate ,YET . I've cleared my craft table and had some lunch so here it is. I think my mistake was to add the bright pink tag .

Broken Box Stock - challenge 8 - Brown Bag - I printed flowers on my bag and coloured them which was not my best idea,the paper was so thin it got jammed in the printer so I had to stick the bag together,two sentiments are also on the brown paper bag.Thanks to BBS for the image.

Crafty Creations - challenge 186 - Back to School.

Incy Wincy - Back to School -Those dreaded exams -so pleased that part of my life is over.

Love to Create - challenge 31 -Back to School.

Anyone for apple pie

Papercraft Star - challenge 107 - Include some fruit - Apples -probably the most used fruit for cooking sweet dishes.

Cupcake Craft -challenge 204 - Bunting -It's back in a big way this year.

Incy Wincy - challenge -Sugar and Spice and all things nice.

Seems A Little Sketchy - I've used their layout above and added a few extra bits'n bobs .

Sew nice

My needle case is so scruffy I've had about ten years ,this was a perfect excuse to make a new one .I'm not terribly impressed with finished result but this was the only cross stitch pansy in my collection of patterns.

The Craft Garden - July challenge -Photo inspiration,you would wish for rain with this fab umbrella .

Incy Wincy Designs challenge -No Cards Allowed - Not a copic or a scrap of paper in site.It was quick to make and it's useful.

Spots,Dots and Love

I thought I'd have another go at sewing and all was going well until the last pink heart ,oops.
The Lollipop Ladies challenge 45 is inspired by the Freckle photo + Spots .
Incy Wincy Designs - challenge 144 - Spots and Dots.

Cupcake Inspirations - challenge 15 - Another photo inspired challenge.
Tammy's Scrappin Corner - challenge 9 -Show me your punches or die cuts.

Card Makin Mamas - challenge 44 -Spring photo inspired .

A quick run down of paper suppliers - Dena Designs ,Kaisercraft,Pebble and Michelle Powell.

The First Noel

Thought I'd have a break from ironing and make a quick Christmas card .

Incy Wincy Designs - challenge 123 - Non traditional Christmas colours.I chose dark brown ,gold and a light caramel colour. The paper is HOTP and came in a book of Christmas paper which I've had for about 10 years.

Shaker Christmas Card

This lovely image from Susan Brown is free ,so pop along and enter your card in the challenge. from Unscripted Sketches -
Incy Wincy Designs - week 104 - shaker cards -perfect for Christmas themes.

I've used water colour pencils ,the paper and snowflakes I printed out on the computer.I was hoping to find some tiny snowflakes in my stash but had to make do with glitter and stars.I need to give it a shake my glitter is all at the right hand side.
Enjoy your weekend ,we have 4 houses to look at ,a mix of very old and ultra modern.This week has been very busy ,the Red Cross are opening a new shop and I have been helping to stock it ready for the grand opening next Friday. I've had a lucky week with my cards and won some images from KennyK ( not really my style) and some Kaszazz stuff.
Catch you later.

Gone Fishing

Paper - double sided gift wrap.
Stamp behind fish is from Just Rite.
The fish was a free image from some kind person ,unfortunately I haven't saved it.I used water colour pencils.
Sentiment tag done on computer. A star eyelet and a bit of cord.

Incy Wincy Designs- they have a blog hop and a theme of Summertime Blues.

Creations by Gill - challenge 10 -To use the colour BLUE -perfect for a mans card.
Colour Create -challenge 73 -Blue, Grey and White .
Jay Gee's Nook - challenge 9 -Inspired by the photo above.

Wedding Day

Not the usual wedding colours I know but I like it .Paper is from Kaisercraft and the sentiments from Cre8tiv .
Sandie's Place -May challenge -Weddings - ( Sandie ,my little sheep from your autumn challenge is still on my craft table ,I really don't know what happens to my time)
Incy Wincy Designs - challenge 94 -clean and simple -