Two that got away

Ok whilst having a look through the folders of my cards, I noticed I had never uploaded these two!  So here they are.  The first is using some Basic Grey papers, a gorjuss girl stamp coloured with prismas (I think).  The ribbon I got from the local garden centre!

Supplies:

Image - Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie

Paper - Basic Grey

Tools - Nestabilities and Cuttlebug

Other - Ribbon and buttons from stash

The second card must have been made for some challenge that I obviously forgot about!  I can't even remember what challenge.  Again it's using a gorjuss girl coloured by promarkers.

Supplies:

Image - Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie

Paper - Imaginice

Tools - Nestabilities, Cuttlebug and Flower Punch

Other - Flowers, Brad and ribbon from stash

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #10 and Cute Card Thursday #77

Its my friend's daughter's first birthday on Saturday.  I can't quite believe it was a year ago she was born, that means that it's a year ago since I was in sunny Florida!  I even remember where I was when I got the text message letting me know that she had arrived safely!

The card was made using a lovely gorjuss girl coloured with promarkers.  It's being entered into two challenges, the first being Sunday Sketch and Stamp which is a perfect sketch for this image!  The second is for Cute Card Thursday which is to use the colours pink and green.  I've been good again using up old papers! I personalised it as it is a special card!

Supplies:

Image - Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie

Letters - Thickers by American Crafts

Paper - Imaginisce

Tools - Nestablities and Cuttlebug

Other - Flowers, brads and pearls from stash

Sugar Bowl Challenge #18

Yesterday was such a sad day.  It was the funeral of my uncle David.  It hadn't really sunk in until yesterday.  We didn't see much of him over the past few years since he was first diagnosed with cancer.  Before then he was a window cleaner in town and I used to see him more or less daily.  I'd always stop and talk, even if it was just to shout "you've missed a bit" at him.  He had been in remission until very recently, unfortunately this time it had got hold of his lungs and kidneys and there was nothing they could do.  Now I'd held it together very well, until after the burial that was. I went to see the flowers and I saw the ones from myself and a couple of my cousins.  My cousin had come up with a lovely message from us and just seeing what she had said, it hit me, he was gone.  I can't remember the exact words but it was something about him now being with nan, grandad, my other uncle (his brother who died very young) and my cousin (his son).  Although I looked at all the other flowers, I just couldn't read the cards as it would just set me off again.

Anyway on to happier things and a card!

I loved the sketch over at The Sugar Bowl.  I do like using lots of layers! I love how this card turned out.  I didn't add a sentiment to this card as I like to make a few cards without and add them to my box in case somebody needs a card last minute and I have nothing already made with sentiments suitable.  Again I used up some old papers and I still have a bit left!

Supplies:

Image - Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie

Paper - I can't remember, I think its imaginisce

Tools - Butterfly Punch

Other - Flowers, brad and pearls from stash

The Sugar Bowl #14

I received my Magnolia Summer kit earlier this week. I thought I hadn't ordered it so that was a bit of a surprise when I opened it! Having inked them up and started to colour a couple in. You will be seeing them on a card shortly!

This card is for The Sugar Bowl. What a fantastic sketch! Loved it. Again I used one of my new gorjuss girls, which I can't get enough of. My bit of sparkle is the gem brad, do the pearls count too?

Supplies:

Image - Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie

Sentiment - unknown

Papers - Imaginisce

Tools - Fiskars border punch and flower punch

Other - Flower, brad and pearls from stash

Friday Sketchers #59 & The Next Level

Well....what can I say about Friday and the Take That concert? WOW! It was an absolutely amzing show. As my mum put it, it was out of this world! There was so much going on apart from Take That singing (and dancing and dropping their trousers!). We were lucky to get there pretty early and get a seat. I don't think my little back could have taken five hours of standing! We had a fab view of both stages. It was the best show I had ever seen and to see it at Wembley with 80,000 other people was fantastic. The highlight had to be the elephant being moved by the dancers. The atmosphere was electric and the noise just rumbled round the stadium. Plus it was being filmed for the DVD! I need to sort through my photos and I will try and post a couple of the best - although they look like ants on stage!

On to a card which I have whipped up tonight. Used my new gorjuss girls. I think this set is the best so far. I love the fairy one. Again I coloured it in using promarkers which I have well and truly fallen in love with. I just need to practise a bit more and try not to go out the lines! This card is for Friday Sketchers. A very nice sketch to work with. I've also entered into The Next Level which was buttons and bows.

Supplies:

Image - Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie

Paper - Wild Raspberry by K & Co

Tools - Border Punch by Martha Stewart

Other - Ribbon, flowers, buttons and brad from stash

One more

I made this card a while ago for one the challenge blogs. I can't remember which one exactly but I think it may have been Friday Sketchers. I love the end result. The image was coloured in using my watercolour pencils. It looks fab in real life.

Supplies:

Image - Gorjuss Girl by Sugar Nellie

Sentiment - Penny Black

Paper - Basic Grey

Tools - Nesties and Cuttlebug

Other - Flowers and brads from stash

Friday Sketchers and Sketch Saturday

First this one is just for fun. No sketch and no challenge. Love the colours in this one and I love how it turned out. Used some fab ribbon which I got from the local garden centre! Matches very well I think. Used my prismas to colour this little gorjuss girl in.

Supplies:

Image - Gorjuss Girl by Sugar Nellie

Sentiment - Debbie Moore (I think)

Paper - Basic Grey

Tools - Nestabilities

Other - Ribbon, pearls, flowers and brads from stash

This card is for Friday Sketchers. Such a simple sketch - I like those!! The picture quality is a bit poor - sorry. Again I used my prismas to colour the image in. I glittered up those wings for a it of sparkle.

Supplies:

Image - Magnolia

Sentiment - unknown

Paper - My Minds Eye

Other - Flowers, pearl and brads from stash

This is made using the sketch at Sketch Saturday. I turned it round to fit the image I used. Again I used prismas to colour the image. Am really getting used to these now especially as I ordered some more! Also dug out the lovely MS punch that I bought back with me from Florida.

Supplies:

Image - Miss Anya - Greeting Farm

Papers - My Minds Eye

Tools - Martha Stewart Punch

Other - Flowers, ribbon, pearls and brads from stash

For fun

I mentioned that a couple of weekends ago my crafting buddy Lyndsey came to play. I'm finally getting round to show off the four cards I made. Please visit Lyndsey's blog and show her some crafting love. I stamped out the same four images for us both to use to see what we would come up with and we both used the same papers.

Supplies:

Images - Magnolia, Sarah Kay, Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie and Whiff of Joy

Sentiments - Stampin Up

Paper - Bittersweet by Basic Grey

Tools - Nestabilities, Martha Stewart doily punch, flower punch

Other - Ribbon, flowers, brads and pearls from stash

A Spoon Full of Sugar #42 and One for Fun!

Isn't she lovely? I received the Magnolia Spring Stamp Kit last week and this was the first card I made using one of the delightful stmps. I think this is one of my faves. Card made using the very lovely sketch from a Spoon Full of Sugar. I didn't using stitching but I did distress the edge of the papers using scissors. I got covered in paper fluff in the process! I also using my very lovely new papers from MME.

Supplies:

Image - Magnolia

Sentiment - Papermania (Clare Curd's Signature Range)

Papers - My Minds Eye (Magnolia)

Other - Flowers, brads and pearls from stash

Medium - Watercolours

The second card was made for fun! I love how this turned out. I used black and purple, not a combo that I use often. I ran some core'dination card stock through the cuttlebug and sanded it down to bring out the purple core. I didn't use a single scrap of patterned paper! I also used another gorjuss girl. Love them!

Supplies:
Image - Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie
Sentiment - Papermania (Clare Curd's Signature Range)
Other - Flowers, brads, ribbon and pearls from stash

How Gorjuss!

My blog has had a 'gorjuss' makeover. I have fell well and truly in love with these little darlings!

Here are a couple of 'gorjuss' creations. I've spent ages colouring these little girls in so I thought it would be best to make a couple of cards with them!

Both cards are non challenge cards for a change! The first I have used some lovely MME papers I picked up from Sir Stampalot on Saturday. They had a whole bunch of new papers in. I have gone back to using my watercolours again.

Supplies:

Image - Gorguss Girls by Sugar Nellie

Sentiment - Stampin Up

Papers - My Minds Eye

Other - Flowers, brads and pearls from my stash

The second card is using no patterned paper whatsoever. A bit of a first for me but I love it! Used lots of ink and distressing and my fave colour combo - black and pink. Again coloured the image with watercolours.

Supplies:

Image - Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie
Sentiment - Debbie Moore
Other - Flowers, pearls and brad from my stash