Phoenix Inspirations

It's a lovely spring day here in Bridgnorth and what makes it even better is that I have been crafting! It seems the new meds are taking effect and I'm starting to feel human again! The card I have for you today is for the challenge over on  Freshly Made Sketches Here is the sketch And here is my card I've used a scrap of Raspberry Ripple DSP to create my border on a background stamped with Pleasant Poppies. My squares have small glittery butterflies on them. Hope you are all having a great Bank Holiday Monday (if you are in the UK) See you soon xx

We have a new sketch for you over on  Sassy Sketcharinos Take a look Here is my card I have used Serene Silhouettes for this card and my colours are Crumb Cake, Pool Party and Tangerine Tango. To make my shapes I have used Apothecary Accents dies on my Big Shot. This is our fourth challenge and I really hope that you can join us this week. Do pop over to the  blog  and take a look at all the other DT cards - my team have done me proud. See you soon xx

I am sooooo late with this post - it's been a busy week, I've had blood tests and examinations and I'm taking some new medication. Hopefully I'm on the mend now. Still feeling a bit poorly but managed to get down in to my craft room this morning to make my DT card for  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown This week we want to see some Here is my card Rudolf has been paper pieced on to some DSP and heat embossed with black embossing powder. He was then cut out and attached to the card base. I then added a red pearl for his shiny red nose. Hope you like it - see you soon xx

I do love a good sketch challenge and that's why I created Sassy Sketcharinos Take a look at this week's sketch And here is my card This image I think comes from an old Stampin' Up hostess set - Bloom with Hope. I stamped the image on to Old Olive card stock in Always Artichoke ink and used some markers to colour it in. I then used a white gel pen to add some high lights. It was layered on to Always Artichoke card stock and some sparkly gems were added as a finishing touch. Hope you like it and I hope you can join in the challenge this week. Bye for now xx

It's time for a new sketch over on Sassy Sketcharinos and look what we have for you this week And here is my card I have quite a bit of unused retired Stampin' Up stuff in my stash so I decided to use some for this card. The background paper has a very nautical look to it and it teams up nicely with this cute whale die. He has a little googly eye and some hand drawn water spouting from his blow hole. (there were tiny die cut droplets on the the same die as the whale but they were just too small to add!) Please do try and join us this week for our challenge - it would be lovely to see you over there. Bye for now xx

Hello - experiencing computer problems again - I really think my laptop is on the way out but just for now it's working so I'll be quick and get my card posted! Toady is  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  challenge day. It's a colour challenge too - take a look And here is my card My green is Mossy Meadow and I've used both the ink and card stock. I have also used the sketch over on Freshly Made Sketches   Thanks for looking - see you soon xx

So yesterday in the UK it was Mother's Day and being a card maker I made my mum a card. I followed the sketch over on  Freshly Made Sketches I love that there is a butterfly shape on the sketch and it inspired me to make this card I used the enormous Swallowtail stamp along with some Papillon Potpourri and if I remember rightly my sentiment is from Delightful Dozen. My colours are Crushed Curry and Lost Lagoon. Thanks for looking - see you soon x

Yay - the day has arrived. It's the very first challenge over on my new challenge blog Sassy Sketcharinos Here is your first sketch And here is my card This is such a versatile layout and I've come over all manly for this and used By The Tide and Traveler stamp sets. Two colours were used: Pool Party and Chocolate Chip. It would be great to see you over there taking part and please do pop over to take a look at the other fab dt cards. Sassy Sketcharinos See you soon xx

Hello all - hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Today I have my weekly dt card for  52 [CHRISTMAS} Card Throwdown It's a new month so we have a new hostess - Julie. Here's what she has for us this week Here is my card The tree and sentiment are from Special Season and my colours have been inspired by the challenge over on  CAS - Colours & Sketches Thanks for looking - enjoy the rest of the weekend xx