Second post of the day!

 It's hubby's birthday and we went to the golf club for lunch and took part in the putting competition. Got very wet and I left leading the ladies so fingers crossed! Got home and decided I need to do a bit of crafting so my second card of the day made with two challenges in mind. Entering this card in the following challenges: Stampin' Sisters in Christ - depict and element of heaven and Stampalot challenge: chose Pink, Brown and Bling. 

Firstly I used my PanPastels to colour a piece of white card (Permanent Red Tint a lovely pink shade) and stamped the La Blanche music using espresso pigment ink. Then  stamped the Whiff of Joy angel stamp and coloured with watercolours and added Sakura glitter pen to the wings and halo. Coloured two pieces of paper with the PanPastels in (Permanent red tint and Burnt Sienna shade), stamped the sentiment on the pink and punched out the brown. Added the gems in a heart shape and added the pink drop. Sorry for the poor photo had to use my flash.

Enjoy the long weekend.

PanPastel card

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Bought my set of PanPastels from Crafting Time, my local craft shop, and can't put them down. They are so beautiful to work with. I fix my pastels with Artist's soft Fixative and it works really well. Made this card this morning and entering it in the PanPastel UK challenge: something vintage.

For my card I used a Club Scrap stamp and PanPatels (Burnt Sienna, Bright Yellow Green shade and Burnt Sienna shade). Stamped the Club Scrap stamp with Versamark and added the pastels over. Stamped the image on the background card with Versamark and added Kiwi Perfect Pearls. 

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Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.

Then you will win favour and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.  

Proverbs 3:3-4

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Calendar pages for June

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My May pages have been filled so here is my new pages for June. This is for the Calendar challenge 2012 over at The Kathry Wheel. Had a lot of fun with this background. Used Inda-gold paints, Eco-friendly paints, inks, stamps (Indigoblu, La Blanche, Hero Arts, Penny Black and Tim Holtz), masks , lids for the circles and rub-ons. Really loved how stamping and embossing on painted canvas worked out. Hope you like it. Have a wonderful day and may June be a great month for all of us!
Entering this into the following challenges also:
The Artistic Stamper Creative Team blog: Red, White and Blue
Simon Says Stamp challenge: Anything goes

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You have granted him his heart’s desire
    and have not withheld the request of his lips.

Psalms 21:2

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday

 1.Beneath my feet

this was a challenge for me but  with wonderful weather it was wonderful to just stand on the patch of clover in the lawn, very cooling.

 

2.Capture Movement

The wind was blowing and I saw this patch of grass moving, only wish I could have gotten close. 

 

3.Texture

This beautiful large Poppy was about to open I just loved the textures on it.  Need to click on photo for a better view.

 4.Face Your Fear

Hope this counts as I do hate flies, I must kill them.

 

5.Currently

  Just started reading this series from the very beginning,I have ever one in the series so far.

 

If you would like to know more about Scavenger Hunt Sunday and play along just visit the lovely Ashley over at Ramblings and Photos. Have a great day and enjoy the beautiful weather.

PanPastels and Penny Black Saturday Challenge

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It is such a beautiful day here, hope it is were you are as well. Could not resist going back to Crafting Time for more bargains and PanPastels today! In this card, I used the Burnt Sienna shade for my background and also wet with a water-brush to colour the balloon and ground under his feet. This adorable Penny Black image and sentiment were stamped with Espresso Adirondack pigment ink.I did you the water-brush to pull some of the pigment colour into the cat image and the pastels did not seem to be affected much. Hope you like it, sorry the photo is a bit dark.  Lots more playing to do. Enjoy the weather. Entering this into the Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Monochrome Magic.
It does not look so patchy in real life, the background is darker and smoother. :)

Warehouse sale at Crafting time, look what I bought!

All this for only £18 from Crafting Time!!!

I must share this with you, Crafting Time is having a three day Warehouse sale and if you are anywhere near the shop you will want to pay a visit. I got all the lovely stuff above for only £18, can't believe it! 

They also just got the delivery of the PanPastels and I just had to treat myself to a few of those as well. The background on the card above is made with the Diarylide Yellow and Permanent Red Shade and they blend so beautifully. I have not had to fix mine and you can stamp over it no problem. The sticker on the front is from one of the self-adhesive clear sheet I got in the sale.  

Going to have a play with the rest of my PanPastels. Enjoy the beautiful weather.

Mechanical owl small

Third Coast Stamps: Mechanical owl (VB-389-O) and Solid Gear Border-LG(CO-277-I)

This is one of the new releases from Third Coast Stamps and it is just fab. You can get 20% off the new releases so do please have a look there are some wonderful stamps in the set. 

Material used: Sakura colour pencils, graphite pencil, odourless, white spirit and watch faces.

How I made this card, I first stamped the mechanical owl image on white card and colour with pencils and white spirit.  Then ink the edges with black ink. Then stamped the solid border image around the edge of the brown card with brilliance silver ink. Added the watch faces to a punched out circle of card and layered the card as seen.

Would like to enter this card in the Creative Inspiration challenge #164: Anything goes.

Hope you like the card and thanks for visiting.

Steam Kitty

 

Third Coast Stamps: Steam Kitty- KG-050-L and Solid Gear Border-LG- CO-277-I

These are two of the new releases from Third Coast Stamps. There are so many that I just must have. Was thrilled to see my project on the Third Coast site this morning. If you would like know how it was made then please visit Third Coast Stamps.

Have a great day and thanks for visiting.

Shaped layout

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This is my Crafting Time layout for this week. We were asked to used stamped images on our projects so I used my new Hero Arts and IndigoBlu stamps bought from Crafting Time. I also used the dies which came with the Hero Arts stamps. If you would like to find out how I created this then please visit Crafting Time blog. Have a great day. By the way I had a great time at the table top sale held on Saturday at Crafting Time. Did sell some of the items and had a fab day, can't wait for the next one.

Colourful birthday card and Table top sale

Playing  again with my Brusho colours and my new Indigoblu stamps bought from Craft Time. Made  the background card by wetting it and then adding the Brusho crystals and brushed it and let it dry. Stamped some of the images from Indigoblu 'Pom and Pageantry' set in green ink first. Then I stamped some of the images from the Indioblu 'Grand Tour II' set in green and then in black. The sentiment (Stampendous) was stamped and embossed and added faux stitching around the edges. Really like how this came out and hope my friend likes it. Thank you for the lovely birthday wishes for my Skipper, I love it that we share a birthday month.I will be at Crafting Time for this table top sale so if you are in the are please come along, lots of stamps etc. at great prices.

CraftCycle Day (table top sale) - 19th May 10- 4pmSpring clean out your craft stash and sell your unwanted preloved craft products, equipment, tools, etc.
If you are interested in securing a table, contact us at Crafting Time, Shepreth Cambridge 01763262417. There are only two tables left if you are interested in join us.
For directions visit our website www.itscraftingtime.com - under contact us. We hope the weather will be good so we can put some tables outside, otherwise it will be held in our workshop area upstairs.
See you there!

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The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered. 

Proverbs 17:27

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Happy Birthday Skipper!!!

My baby is 12 years old today!!! Happy Birthday Skipper. These were taken on Sunday when we had some sunshine. She was born at the Cat Protection shelter in Nottingham and we were the luck ones to get her. Can't image life without her. Need to get her some treats. :)

It's Crafting Time layout and card

 

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 This week at Crafting Time we were asked to used a sketch for our creation. I used the sketch as it was for my layout. To find out the details on how I made my page please visit  Its Crafting Time blog.

This is a card I made with my new Indigoblu stamp set Grand Tour II. I bought it from Crafting Time and you can find out how it was made here.

Had a great weekend and hope you did as well. Enjoy your week and don't let the rain dampen your day.

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Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face always.

Psalms 105: 4

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