Day off = solo playdate...

So I had the day off on Friday and spent a couple of hours having a solo playdate!

I got through a lot of my November needs (personal birthdays, etc), more 40 for 40 and then decided that it was challenge time.

I stumbled across CAS(E) This Sketch #52 when I was looking at someone else's blog..I love this week's sketch -

I decided it would be fun to combine it with Colour Throwdown #266.

I think my card has turned out pretty sweet - the colours and the sketch go really well together.

How does it all fit?

Old Olive = my backing paper by American Crafts
Close to Cocoa = scallop punch heart (punch by Woodware, paper by American Crafts)
Blushing Bride = button from my stash
Cherry Cobbler = paper twine and glittery strip both from my stash

The sentiment is a bit of a hybrid of Blushing Bride and Cherry Cobbler.

I am pleased that I have just the right person to send this little beauty to!

Today I am off to see an NFL game this afternoon with my neighbour Dr Kevin and the in-laws, unfortunately Hubby has to work :(

Cx

Doggie fun...

Hey there!

Hope you have lots of nice plans for the weekend, Hubby and I are hanging with his folks who are currently in town visiting us.

I really liked this week's Freshly Made Sketches #110

I thought the sketch would work really well with my Bugaboo Doggie Blocks that I bought using my Bugaboo winnings a few months ago. 

I remembered that I had this great dog focused paper and that is what I have used for the background, I coloured the Doggies using Promarkers and as luck would have it I found a green one that matches the background perfectly (Apple Cider). I love the sentiment it's by Hero Arts and it is a current fave. The button and twine are from my stash.

I am very happy with my entry this week - it's a cute and fun card..going on the 40 for 40 pile.

Cx

Sexy sparkly Christmas...

Happy Friday to you! Hubby and I had a wonderful Anniversary dinner last night, the restaurant was the perfect oasis in amongst all the Halloween madness here in NYC!!

I really wanted to enter the Kenny K challenge #158 Holiday Sparkle as I haven't entered for a while and I also wanted to use my Mrs Claus stamp.

I stumbled across a sheet of glitter velum in my stash and thought that would be perfect for this challenge. Unfortunately it didn't really work against the white card, so I had to put a red layer behind it and now you can see my ATG tape - FAIL...but now I think it looks more like 2 red stripes and I love that my fail has become a feature, so I am still entering it.

The red border is an offcut from the red background layer and the sentiment was made using my fave EK Success punch. I also used Stickles to glitter up the white parts of Santa's outfit. The star is all glittery and part of a set that I 'rediscovered' Of course she was coloured using my Promarkers (I wish they sold them here in the US)...

Here is a close-up so you can see the glitter velum and the stickles on her outfit - unfortunately, it was all hard to photograph....or I am just not good enough?!

Close-up

I love her, she now needs a good home!

Have a great weekend, Hubby and I will be hanging with his folks who are in town for a week.

Cx

Moving Along With The Time...no design papers

Hello!

Team B are back this week over at MAWTT with a fun challenge from Sue...no design papers..which is challenging, but lots of fun, as you have to explore all other aspects of your kit.

I am very happy with my card, it's so cheerful! And I got to use lots of different parts of my kit.

I die cut a polaroid style frame using my Silhouette, paper doilies, a strip of blue paper, some buttons and twine. The image is a digital stamp by Pink Petticoat and part of the Beach Cottage image set..I love this set and it has beautiful papers.. I coloured the image using Faber Castell Gelatos and an aquabrush.

The lettering was tricky, because every time I tried a solid colour it fought with the blue strip..so I got creative and cut it out in white and then using a stencil I coloured it using 3 different shades of blue and a bit of white..complicated?! Maybe :)

Do pop over to the Moving Along With The Times blog and get inspired by the fabulous creations by the rest of the DT.

One more thing before I go...I just wanted to say Happy Anniversary to my Hubby..now I can finally give him his prize winning card :)

Cx

WOYWW #230 My birthday continues...

Hey there!

Happy WOYWW to you - can't believe it's that time already..Time for what I hear you wonder? Well pop over to Julia's blog Stamping Ground for the weekly global desk nosy

My desk is a busy place this week :) You can see a stack of new Stamping Bella stamps (naughty, naughty), a cog paper I made - JT's suggestion, some hexagons, a die-cut thank you, an anniversary card that needs a greeting, parts of another card - both of these cards use the illustration that my work colleague Leia did and gave to me, my pencil, my mouse, a stack of die-cuts (in black), a pack of fabric mistables and a bottle of spray in - both are new and were on sale, so I am giving it a go.

The reason all this stuff is on my desk because I have a million things going on - making for a craft fair, making 40 for 40 and making for November birthday. anniversaries, etc.

Now back to the title of my post - yesterday I received 2 lovely things in the post for my birthday - one of them is from Marit - a WOYWW friend. Thank you so much Marit for the lovely piece of Altered Art, that has pride of place on my bookshelf. Here are a couple of photos (I had to doctor the front, so my address isn't on display)

Front of Marit's card

Reverse Marit's card

I also got a lovely notebook from Paperchase, from a friend in the UK..I am loving this turning 40 thing, it just keeps on giving.

Cx