My Stamping Corner

 This is the latest sketch at Friday Sketchers…

…and here is my card. 

I used designer paper from the Hahhah Papers range by K & Co. The image is another Precious Moment stamp, coloured with Prisma pencils, and blended using paper stumps with Sansodor.  The flowers, brad and buttons are from my stash.

I found a lovely new sketch challenge blog, and here is the sketch for this week at Sketch Saturday.

I decided not too do ‘cute’ on this one, as my more ‘arty’ stamps are feeling neglected!  I used a DP by K & Co, and the stamp is by Stampington.  The birthday greeting is printed on the computer and layered using Nestabilities.  Everything else is from my stash.

For once I’ve managed to make a card to enter a challenge on the right day!  Here is my card for the latest challenge over at Cute Card Thursday, where the theme is ‘The Great Outdoors’.  

The image is a Precious Moment stamp, coloured with Prisma pencils, with Sansodor and paper stumps to blend.  The backing paper is by K & Co, the sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts, and the embossing is done with a Cuttlebug border embossing folder.  The grosgrain ribbon, metal tag, and flower are from my stash.

This week’s theme for the challenge at Tilda and Friends is ‘Lavender and Lace’ - a lovely romantic combination, don’t you think?

My Tilda image was coloured with Marvy markers, with a water brush to blend.  The backing paper is by K & Co, and the paper lace and flower embellishments are from my stash. The words were printed on the computer, die-cut with Nestabilities, and then matted. To finish, I edged the ATC with a purple chalk ink pad to define it. 

The design team have some gorgeous cards to show, so do go along to have a look and perhaps you will be tempted to join in yourself!  There is also a wonderful prize on offer, consisting of some paper lace from Lakelands, and some stamped images from the Magnolia Summer Club Kit.

I put together a card using the sketch for the latest challenge over at TIlda & Co today. Here is the sketch.

And here is my card.  I have to own up and say that most of the components are scraps from my stash, but isn’t it good to be able use that up once in a while?!  Tilda with her basket of flowers is coloured with some inexpensive coloured pencils, bought at our local supermarket.  It was a little experiment to see if they would work as well as my Prismas.  I think they coloured the image quite well, and blended with Sansodor adequately, but the intensity of colour is nowhere near as strong as with Prisma.  It give a nice pastel look though, which I think goes well with this card.

I received this wonderful award from Debbie and Donalda.  Thank you both so much; you have made my day, and it was lovely of you to think of me.  I would now like to award this to the blogs which are an inspiration to me.  I think that many of them will have already received this award, but I would just like to add my name those those who admire their work.  It was very difficult to pick seven, as there are so many other blogs I would love to award this to, but here are some of my favourites.

Donalda
TracyJane
Andrea
Marlene
Leann
Sue
Fran

The rules for this award:

Nikki and Michelle have some fabulous blog candy on offer on their blogs. Both have reached 10,000 hits - congratulations girls! Visit them for a chance to win.

The latest challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge is to use the colours pink, green and brown on your card, and this is my card for this week.

The lovely hedgie is of course by Penny Black.  I coloured the image with Prisma pencils blended with Sansodor, and highlighted the ice cream cone with a touch of clear glitter. The sentiments are from Autumn leaves and Cuddly Buddly and everything else is from my stash.

The latest challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar is to use checks on your card, and here is the card I made with this theme in mind.

The gorgeous image I used is a Sweet Ebony stamp, designed by Elizabeth Bell. I used Prisma pencils to colour, with paper stumps and Sansodor to blend.  The checked papers are from Rita Marie & Company and Joanna Sheen, and the flowers and brads from my stash.

This week our theme is ‘Summer Blooms’.  To me the ultimate summer flower is the rose, so I used some pressed rose buds on my ATC, along with the lovely Tilda from the Spring Club kit.  I coloured the image using Marvy markers with a water brush.  I love the watercolour effect this gives. The decorated papers are by K & Co. 

Come and join our festival of flowers over at Tilda and Friends!