Serenade

Hi Folks!

After a big colouring session at the weekend, I've finished another card!! This one definitely didn't come out the same as the idea in my head, I love the singing cat but I'm not sure about the rest of the card. Hindsight is a marvellous thing but looking at it again, I think it would have been better as a rectangular card with a few less musical notes. On a positive note (get it!!) though - my OH said he really liked it!!

The PB stamp is called 'Serenade' and is coloured with promarkers, It's a bit hard to see in the piccys but the die cuts are a rich metallic copper card to match the cat's fur! A lucky find in my scraps collection.

The musical note die is by Memory Box and the sentiment is by Paper Smooches. It came as a set of 3 but this one might not see the light of day again for a while .... sticking all the individual fiddly letters down almost proved too much for me!! The others are joined up writing which is a good thing!

I'd like to enter these challenges:

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Dies and/ or Punches

Penny Black Saturdays - Masculine

Passion for Promarkers - Anniversary Challenge

Allsorts - Birthdays and

Snippet's Playground - Week 230

Thanks for visiting and for any comments you leave

Chef Hedgehog

Hi Folks!

Gosh, it has been a bit of a dreary, dull and drizzly day here in Hampshire, not the day for gardening but definitely for crafting. I've made a very bright card to cheer things up!! No surprise that it's another Penny Black stamp, my addiction is not getting any better - in fact I am watching some more on Ebay!! This one is called 'A Winner'.

Here's the traditional close up view, the 'chef ' is coloured with promarkers and a touch of stickles and glitter pen on the candles. The little brad is soooo antique, perhaps 5 or more years old, and was from MAMBI. The papers are by Dovecraft plus ribbon and gems from my stash.

I'd like to enter the challenges at:

Allsorts - Happy 7th Birthday

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

Penny Black and More - Anything Goes

Passion for Promarkers - Spots +/or Stripes

Bunny Zoes - Lovely layers

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - A/G with patterned paper

In the pink - Happy Anything

The Ribbon Girls - May Any image challenge

Cute Card Thursday - Food and Drink

Sparkles Monthly - Animal Magic

Thanks for visiting and for any comments you leave, I love reading them x

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Lucky Winner at

All dressed Up!

Afternoon Folks!

Hope you're all OK? I don't seem to have been very productive on the card making front in the last couple of weeks, I've been doing a bit of gardening - not exactly my strong point but it is looking a bit better. 

I have managed to finish one card this week, using one of my favourite PB stamps for masculine cards. This handsome dog stamp is called 'All dressed Up' and works for lots of different occasions. 

My mojo was a bit lacking so I used the sketch over at Sketch Saturday - Week 412 as a starting point. 

Here's the finished card:

The papers are all from my scraps folders so no whole sheets were harmed!! As usual, I used promarkers to colour him and finished the card off with a few buttons and a LOTV tag.

Thanks for visiting and for any comments too xx

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:

Snippet's Playground - Week 229

Aud Sentiments - Anything goes with a sentiment

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

Penny Black and More - Anything Goes

Penny Black Saturdays - Masculine

Cardz4Guys - Man's Best Friend

Passion for Promarkers - Spots +/or Stripes

Bunny Zoes - Lovely layers

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - A/G with patterned paper

Sparkles Monthly - Animal Magic

Creative Corner - Let's Celebrate

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Hedgehugs

Hi Folks!

Hope you've had a good weekend, I've been busy in the garden - not my natural habitat - but I have quite enjoyed pottering around in the sunshine. Who knew pressure washing could be fun??

Just dashing on to share a card before the challenge at Mojo Monday closes!

I've had my eye on these cute hedgehogs from Lawn Fawn for ages - I love hedgies which is how my Penny Black addiction got started!! I finally succumbed  and treated myself to them and the matching dies at the end of March but this is their 'first outing'. I justified my purchase because obviously they will be useful for so many occasions ....!! This card for my parents who celebrate their wedding anniversary soon - simples but cute!! The LF dies make it super quick to cut out the little critters too. 

The background paper is a scrap of Forever Friends Christmas paper and a bit of matching red card stock. Coloured with promarkers. Stampin Up border punch and dies from Simon Says stamp and Memory box.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - a great sketch

Lawnscaping - Calling All Critters

City Crafter - Something Prickly

Aud Sentiments - Animals and a sentiment

Stamping Sensations - Anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations - # 359 Bunting

Penny Black and More - Anything Goes

I'd also like to join Di and Parsnip over at the Playground for the first time - I've been peeping over the fence for a few weeks but this is my first proper visit. It looks great in the sunshine, although I'm not too sure about diving in the duck pond??

Thanks for visiting!