WMS June PJ Party #1

Pickled Fairy shaker encouragement card, just in time for the Waltzingmouse Stamps June PJ party. My fairy princess is coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers and lots of glitter! The sentiment is the result of some masking. I've added glitter paste down the side using the Falling Snow stencil.

Challenges:

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge €273: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Paste

Waltzingmouse Stamps June PJ Party Challenge #1: Can it/Pickle it

Supplies

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Heroines- Fairy Princess, Half Pint Heroines, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear
Dies & Stencils etc: Waltzingmouse Stamps Gift Card It die set, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear die Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: White card & acetate from stash

Highlights: Bo Bunny Double Dot Silver Glitter Paste, stickles, wink of stella, gold gel pens, seed beads, sequins.

Colouring: Promarkers/Flexmarkers- Apricot, Sunkissed Pink, Soft Peach, Cinnamon, Mustard, Gold, Soft Green, Dusky Rose. 

 

Hope you've enjoyed your visit and see you again for Challenge #2.

Last WMFC

Sad news that this is the last Challenge at Waltzingmouse Fanatics. Last year left me little time for crafty challenges and I didn't get enough time to play, but enjoyed all their fabulous inspiration. I've used my favourite image and played with my mists and ProMarkers.

Lots of sparkle and splatter!

I loved making this vapour trail, I feel it has a cosmic look.

Challenges:
Waltzingmouse Fanatics Challenge #33: Anything Goes [Top Three]
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge #250: Anything Goes

 Supplies

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Half Pint Heroes, Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: White card from stash

Highlights: Glossy Accents, Stickles, Wink of Stella, silver gel pen, Glimmer mist Iridescent, Red, Blue, Ranger White Linen

Colouring : Promarkers/Flexmarkers

 

Hope you enjoyed your first visit of the new year and see you again soon!

Happy New Year!

I've not made many Christmas cards this month, but I didn't want to let December pass without sharing one. I've used Joy to the Woods (my prize from Lawnscaping Challenge), Peace Love Joy (a prize from Lawn Fawn Inspiration Week last year), Winter Owl & Winter Gifts.

A close up of the cute owl & his polka dot scarf. You can also see the lovely stitched border dies.

I love these colours for a modern Christmas card that's bright, light and cheery: lots of snowy white, a touch of grey and the deep pink and blue. Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella, Stickles, sequins and a star gem to finish this relatively CAS card.

Challenges:
Craft for the Craic Mí na Nollaig Challenge: Favourite Christmas Colours [First Place]
I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge #250: Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers Mega Christmas Challenge: BINGO [Diecut, Free, Glitter]
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

          

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Winter Owl, Winter Gifts, Joy to the Woods, Peace Love Joy
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles, Winter Owl, Stitched hillside borders

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Luxe Tuxedo Black

Paper: White card from stash

Highlights: sequins, stickles, glossy accents, wink of stella, white gel pen, star gem
Colouring: ProMarkers & Flexmarkers

Athbhliain faoi shéan is faoi mhaise daoibh. I would like to wish everyone a happy new year and lots of fun in 2015. 2014 has been a mixed year in this house; we've welcomed some fabulous new members into our family, through birth and marriage and we've lost some, that have meant the world to us. Joy and sorrow in equal measure and time is needed to adapt. I'm looking forward to the challenges and possibilities of 2015, and the memories of 2014 that make me, me! Time marches forward :)

Welcome 2015!

CTS#61 Boy Birthday Blast

I had the idea to use silver mirror card, white on the inside so easy to write a message and gloriously shiny on the outside evoking machines and space. What I didn't spend much time thinking about was photographing it, in any lighting conditions never mind the dull wet Irish days! 

I've used CTS #61 for the  layout of this card but I rounded the elements a little. My planet is a woodgrain embossed circle die cut which has been coloured with distress inks and lightly misted with white paint. The Waltzingmouse sentiment wouldn't fit into the Lawn Fawn speech bubble so some masking and partial die cutting was called for. This was my first attempt at this technique and I love the options it opens up for your stamps and dies.

I like this card and layout, however I couldn't stop. I love the idea of the astronaut talking from his rocket- speech bubbles are so much fun! So I've added another one and then some die cut letters so you know who he's talking too. 

I think this is a fun card for a five year old boy and I love the punny WMS sentiment that comes with the rocket and the countdown which allows me to highlight the age (more masking).

Challenges:
CAS(E) this sketch #61
I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge #203: For the Boys 
Passion for ProMarkers Challenge #232: Anything Goes 
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Let's Have a Laugh 

Supplies  

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Half Pint Heroes, Lawn Fawn A Birdie Told Me

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Barn Door, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Memento Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts Neon Blue

Dies etc: Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts Circle Stackables, A Birdie Told Me, Cole's ABCs, Tim Holtz Woodgrain Texture Fades

Paper: Silver & White card from stash

Highlights: Silver gel pen, glossy Accents, Stickles, Wink of Stella, Dylusions white linen ink spray

Colouring: Promarkers/Flexmarkers

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon!

Shy Fairy

I've used the Some Odd Girl August sketch (in mirror image) with Shy Fairy. Her hair matches the birthday girl and I've coordinated her clothes with the patterned paper. I didn't have a matching red/pink Promarker so I mixed watermelon and burnt orange for a near perfect match to the flower's colour. My red and pink Promarkers need adding to, methinks! My little bug: a butterfly carrying the birthday girls age.

Challenges:
Some Odd Girl August Sketch Challenge
I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #182: Bugs

Supplies

Stamps: Some Odd Girl Shy Fairy, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler, Lawn Fawn Quinn's 123s 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Seedless Preserves 

Dies & Punches etc: Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly, Lawn Fawn Circle & Scalloped Circle Stackables, Dovecraft Corner Punch 

Paper: White card from stash, Lawn Fawn Bright Side Petite Paper Pack 

Highlights: Glossy accents, Stickles, white gel pen

Colouring: Promarkers, Flexmarkers

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.

Mo Baby!

Dimension is what makes an easel card tick, so perfect for Lawnscaping Challenge #60. I used lots of layers raised up on foam dots for my central image and my easel stopper/main sentiment. Lawn Fawn's Quinn's ABC dies were also essential kit! I love colouring these, and now with the dies they're so easy to cut out and the foam dots fit perfectly.

I've been admiring this Mo image for ages, so with a christening reminder to be made, I had to get it! I also gave some of the new bright Spring/Summer Promarker colours a whirl.

Challenges:
I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #173: Anything Goes
Lawnscaping Challenge #60: Dimension
Mo's Challenge Blog #190: Bright Colours

Supplies

Stamps: Mo Manning Baby Girl, Lawn Fawn Smitty's ABCs, Quinn's ABCs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies & Punches etc: Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs- Lawn Cuts, Label Die

Paper: White & silver card from stash, Dovecraft Back to Basics III

Colouring: Promarkers

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon!

WMS May Blog Party–Teacher Appreciation

It's teacher appreciation time for WMS Blog Party. I didn't quite have the sentiment I wanted, but with a little masking this was what I got! Don't look too close, though :) I need more masking practice. 

This is for a special teacher as her class moves on after two years. I've kept it very simple, with embossing as the only embellishment.

Hope you enjoyed my teacher appreciation card & take a look at the other cards in the Blog Party.

Challenges:
Waltzingmouse Makes: May Blog Party-Teacher Appreciation
I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #168: Simply Does It
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #154: For a Special Woman



Supplies

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Stamps Half Pint Heroines, Half Pint Heroes

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tsukineko Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stormy Sky

Paper: White card from stash, Lawn Fawn Bright Side Petite Paper Pack

Highlights: white embossing powder 

Colouring: Promarkers

 

 

 

 

G is for ...

Glitter Glue, Girl, Green [but turquoise is possibly blue, so I'll cover that by listing it as Gaeilge: Gorm]

This is a lovely digi image, Shy Fairy, I won from Some Odd Girl. I've coloured her with Promarkers & fussy cut her to sit on the twine, which moved so she looks like she's floating. Note to self: secure twine at back! I've diecut, embossed and distress inked my oval, embossed the base card, punched my number 7 butterfly & liberally sprinkled with glitter glue. The fairy's hair was coloured to match the birthday girl. I'm looking forward to trying this image with different colours.

Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge Week 202: Letter of your Name - G for Gráinne, Glitter Glue, Girl, Green
CAS-ual Friday Challenge CFC98: All that Glitters - Wings & 7
I ♥ Promarker Challenge #163: Embossing - EF & Oval
Passion for Promarker Week 193: Cut Out Your Images - digi & 7

Supplies

Stamps: Some Odd Girl Shy Fairy, Lawn Fawn Sally's ABCs, Quinn's ABCs, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Picked Rasberry

Dies & Punches etc: Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly, Spellbinders Ovals, Cuttlebug EF Polka Dot

Paper: White from stash

Highlights: Stickles, We R Memory Keepers Pink twine, white gel pen

Colouring: Promarkers, Flexmarkers

Hopefully there won't be as long a wait for my next post as last time, thanks for visiting!

Rocking on New Year's Eve!

A rocking card for a new baby. When I saw the gingham seat in the Tuesday Trigger Photo, I had my colour scheme, even if my burgundy is a little redder. I've kept this card very simple with just four colours, some stickles, glossy accents and iridescent stars.

Challenges:
I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #148: Anything but Square
Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: Sweet Dreams
Simon Says Stamps Challenge: Anything Goes

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs, Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: White card from stash, Dovecraft Back To Basics II

Highlights: Glossy Accents, Stickles, iridescent stars

Colouring: Promarkers, Flexmarkers

 

Wishing you all the best for 2013!