Hi all hope that you are enjoying this hot weather, I am not so much mainly because I tend to swell when it is hot and humid, but it does get the washing dry, so my son is happy, lol.

I bought a new stamp from Crafty Emma's it is from the Penny Johnson Vintage range and is a clear stamp.  I inked it with Momento black ink then coloured with Copics, I think next time I use it I will try my distressing inks and go for a more sepia look.

I used a cream card base but distressed the edges with TH vintage photo ink, the bp is a freebie from Michele Roos, I thought it was perfect for my card.  I mounted both the paper and image onto black card the punched the side of the image with an MS border punch.  I added gold liquid pearls here and there, the little flowers are also from Crafty Emma's store.  I added a black bow and cut a large flower petal in half to put at top and bottom.

I would like to enter this one into the following challenges:

OSCC - Vintage

Allsorts - Free'n'Easy

That's it from me today hugs to all.

Corrosive Challenge GDT Card

Morning all today is the start of a new challenge at Corrosive Challenges and this is my last GDT card for them.  I have so enjoyed being their GDT for the month of June and I am sure the next GDT will enjoy it as much as I have.

The theme this week is Use Lots of Flowers which is not going to be to difficult as I know how much flowers bought or handmade mean to us lol.

Here is my card which I hope will give a little inspiration to you.

I have used an 8x8 white card base the digi image which, I am sure you will love, is called Poppy and is a new digi image available from Funky Kits.

The red and grey bp I created myself with the use of MCS graphics programme, a couple of weeks ago my Oriental Poppies were in full bloom, last year I had about two, this year I had over fourteen stems and they were a beautiful sight so I took some photos.  I reduced the photo then tiered it into the bp, the mirror card has been embossed with the butterfly embossing folder I added some ribbon, flowers and the 'poppy' word is a stamp from Joanna Sheen's Poppy Fairy collection.  The image I coloured with promarkers.

Here is a closer look at Poppy.

My friend who pops in for a cuppa said it looked like a strawberry....cheek...lol.

I also used the field of sky stamp around the image which I think looks like poppy seeds.

I am also entering this into the following challenges:

Allsorts - Embossing

I love Digi Challenge - Embossing

Crafty Creations - We want to see you Shine (Mirror Card)

Hugs to all and please stop by later to see my début card for OSAAT.

DT member for Chi Chi Memories, Digital Tuesday, Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog,Fairy Knoll,One Stitch At A Time, One Stop Craft, Sew Many Challenges, Sir Stampalot and Whoopsie Daisy.

I'm Spinning Around

Hi all this is a card I have made for two challenges the first being Allsorts the theme is Pink and Brown the second is Cooking It Up with Katie the recipe is Non-Human Image, Something New (Image), add some texture.

So what have I done here, well firstly I have used my new image from Squigglefly the Shy Bears spinning on hearts and coloured with Copics, also punched some circles and used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder to give the texture I also added a ribbon and some pink stars.

A proud member of the Lime Light click over to see what we are doing.

DT member for Cute Daisy May, Digital Tuesday, Prairie Fairy and Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog.

Bit of a Mixture

No 1

This is my first card of four and I am entering this one into Allsorts Challenge as I have used their sketch but flipped and also Lily of the Valley who wanted a 'Thank You' card.  I have gone back to doing a bit of rubber stamping as I think I have been neglecting them a bit and I just felt I wanted to use my Annie stamp from Charmed Stamps I also used the masking technique for the stool.  I coloured her with my pro markers the backing papers are some I got for Christmas added a few flowers some AB crystal gems and the sentiment I hope you like my selection of cards hugs to all.

No 2

This is my entry for the challenge at Daring Cardmakers the theme being 'Birthstone for January' which is Garnett and a favourite of mine.  I have used Papermania papers the image is from Bugaboo as is the sentiment I added a couple of flowers and some red gems I have used the sketch from Shirley 2 Girls.  I am also entering this into JUGS who wanted to see some stitching so I followed a tutorial and have created some faux stitching around the image.

No 3

This is the first of two entries into this weeks Stamptacular Sunday challenge using their sketch the other one is below.  I have used a Mo Manning's image for this one and will also be entering into Saturday Spotlight with Potential the theme being a Valentine or Love card with no hearts and I thought this image would be appropriate as it shows so much love.  I have coloured this beauty with Copics added some flowers and stamped a sentiment I am also entering it into  Crafty Catz who wanted bright and Sparkly well the bp is glittered and the pearls have a shimmer to them.

No 4 

This is another card that I am entering into the Stamptacular Sunday challenge using their sketch also Crazy 4 Challenges who want a 'Birthday' card

I have used my clear rubber stamp from Charmed Stamps called Annie and coloured her with Copics the blue and pink strips I put through the big shot using the Cuttle Bug Swiss Dots folder added a few flowers and a sentiment.

A proud member of the Lime Light click over to see what we are doing.

DT member for Cute Daisy May, Digital Tuesday, Prairie Fairy and Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog.

Last but not Least

Well this is my last posting for today I have managed to visit most of the blogs I follow and have had a really enjoyable time once again seeing the amazing work you all do. This is my entry for Sketch Saturday and Allsorts the theme being 'Triangles'. I have used a real mix of backing papers on this one which includes Bearlymine and some SU which was sent to me in a RAK and are rather nice. The image is 'Dasiy' from Funky Kits and I believe is actually in stock or at least it was a couple of days ago. Part of the sketch was to use corners which are triangles and I made them a little big bigger I hope you like this one hugs to all.

Carol's Sketch Fun and Allsorts Challenges

This is my second card of four that I will be posting today so hope you don't mind this little influx lol.  This is my entry for two challenges the first is Carol's Sketch Fun and the second is Allsorts which is themed 'Pink & White'.  I have flipped the sketch and mounted Vicky onto an oval nestie and coloured her with promarkers.  The backing papers are from Summertime Designs and a free download, I have added some pink gems and a couple of little flowers.  Hope you like it. Hugs

My first Allsorts/Card Patterns/Simon Says Challenge card

Hi all this is a card I made for a friend of my son's he asked me to make it a few days ago and I decided to use the sketch from this weeks Card Patterns Challenge and the Allsorts Challenge which is themed Curly/Swirls.  I have used one of my Digi Stamps for this as I love animals and this little beauty is so cute.  I have also used my new stamps from Inkadinkado also some velvet ribbon and a bow and a couple of buttons.  Thanks to Lorraine A I have also decided to edit this post and include it in the Simon Says Challenge who are raising money for animals.