Just For You

This little fella reminds me of our Sammy (we're probably on the umpteenth generation of Sammy by now!) who comes and steals the birds nuts and always looks really pleased with himself (herself).

The image is 'Exciting News' a digi stamp from Cuddly Buddly and coloured with Prisma pencils. The papers are Alla-Prima. I am entering this weeks Digital Tuesday Challenge...all tied up.

 

Wonderful

Oh my, where has this week gone. I haven't shared any of my creations since Tuesday! I have been busy (honest), magazine work has been the order of the day and what's in my head hasn't worked out on paper! Never mind, it's all great fun, even when things don't go to plan.

Anyway, here is another card using my new Penny Black set 'social butterfly'. I heat embossed the image with white powder and coloured with distress pens. A bit of stitching, a die cut heart, ribbon and pearls, job done! I am entering this weeks Papertake Challenge...all things girlie.

It's fairly sunny here now so we are off out on a jaunt with the hound. I want to bag a couple more photos for the scavenger hunt.

 

A note from Santa

Just popping this little creation on to remind you that the current TeddyBo challenge...

Christmas in July

 is still running but ends on Sunday evening. So there is plenty time to get that Christmas stash out from the back of the cupboard and join in!

I used Teddybea 213 coloured with copics. The papers are by BoBunny cut with a doily die and a small snowflake punch. 
Quick and easy!

Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt 2012

Here's a bit of fun I came across. A photography scavenger hunt organised by Rinda. There are 21 items on the list and you have until 21st September to complete the hunt. A full list of all the items you need to find and photograph is here.

And to start me off here are my first three, only eighteen to go. Might struggle with a couple but I'm determined to bag all twentyone!

 
No.4 A roadside stand selling something.
The street food revolution hasn't reached Glasgow yet and so we still have burger vans at the side of the road!

No.12 A maze labyrinth or trail.

This is the much used dog walking trail behind our flat. It looks a little dark but that's Scottish weather for you!

No.15 Someone dancing.
We spent a lovely day at Loch Lomond and we came across some young highland dancers. When I passed by later one was very tearful. Competition is tough in the Scottish dancing world.

Now, where did I see that horse!
 

Best Wishes

It's been a while since I joined in the challenge over at The Ribbon Girl. But when I saw the colour challenge was 'aqua, blue and terracota' it was the perfect time to use my new lace trimmed bias binding which dropped into my basket in a recent Ribbon Girl splurge!

The butterfly stamps are from a Penny Black Transparent set 'Social Butterfly' which I think will become a new favourite.

 

Just for You

Whilst trawling through the blogs I came across a new challenge. It's connected to the cute little 'Don and Daisy' stamps by Marianne Designs. And as it is their first challenge this little digi stamp is free for you to use. So I did! I coloured with copics and the papers are 'avalon' by Bazzil. 

I am entering two challenges...

Don and Daisy....use the free digi

Sketch and Stash...a sketch and my new stash is the digi

It hasn't rained here for two days now, hosepipe ban soon?

 

Rain or Shine

 

When I spotted this digi over at Cuddly Buddly I knew at once that I had to make a card with him. He is called 'relaxed pup' and I just know that if we had a hammock our greyhound Boyd would claim it as his own! The papers are Alla-Prima and I used my Prisma pencils to colour.

Let it Snow

It's Tuesday and that means there are new bears on the loose over at TeddyBo and Co. And a new challenge...

Christmas in July

Now I don't normally have anything to do with the glittery stuff until at least November, but I had to make an exception for these cute new bears! 

I used TeddyBea 213 and coloured with copics. The papers and letter stickers are Echo Park 'winter wonderland'.
I am entering my creation into two challenges...

Allsorts...red, white and blue

ABC....Surprise 

 

Wake Your Dreams

The other month I was lucky to win two stamp sets over at The Artistic Stamper Challenge. I chose Tick Tock Butterflies and Tick Tock Flowers. And I have made another canvas using them. It has been a work in progress for about two or three weeks! Taking bits off, adding bits on, repainting/inking over the bits I didn't like. Anyway, pleased with it now - I must be - it's on the crafty room wall!

We are just back from a few days away in the Dumfries and Galloway area. On the outskirsts of a little town called Thornhill, about 20 minutes from Dumfries. The hotel welcomed dogs so we took Boyd on his first holiday! He quickly became a local celebrity charming all the locals and scrounging sausages when we popped out for afternoon coffee!

I have loads of catching up to do so I will be round the blogs later to see what you have all been up to.

 

Birthday Wishes

And the doily die makes another appearance. This time in one piece! I am definately liking the doily thing now, aren't we a fickle breed! And another outing for the distress markers, still only colouring with them but they are becoming firm favourites.

The stamp is, of course, TeddyBea (free recently with a magazine). The current TeddyBo Challenge 'Let's Celebrate' finishes this Sunday evening so still time to join in. See you there!
 

Star Angel

I finally gave in and bought a doily die! When doilies first started appearing on cards I wasn't too keen. Didn't really think they suited my style of cardmaking (if I have a style - I'm a bit all over the place at the minute!) Anyway, I kept admiring all the gorgeous cards in blogland that included a doily and just had to have one! So here is 'shiney fairy' from Cuddly Buddly with a chopped up doily cut from glittery patterned paper.

I am entering two challenges....

Cupcake Craft....bright as a button

Papertake....anything goes 

 

Dream

The challenge over on The Artistic Stamper this month is 'circles'. So, I decided to get a bit inky. First I just cut some plain old circles from watercolour paper. Heat embossed various circley (making up words now!) stamps with white embossing powder and then coloured with distress inks.

Really quite simple but I'm quite pleased with the result.