Razzle, Dazzle...

The challenge this week over at Daisy & Dandelion is to add some bling to your card or creation! I love any challenge where you can add some bling! (Mrs Wonka beware- I'm chasing you for using bling on my cards too! LOL)

Here's what I used for my card:

Card & papers- Craftwork Cards card, Bazzill Bling card, Imaginisce- For Peeps Sake 'Drapin Daisies' paper, SU -Whisper White card stock.

Stamps - 'Squeak' clear stamp & sentiment from SU 'Best Yet' set.

Misc - grosgrain ribbons, gems & paper flowers from stash, Bazzill pearl brad & glitter glue.

I did use some Glossy Accents on his nose, paws & tummy & water coloured the image, the daisies on the paper have had glitter glue added for some extra bling! I have inked the edges of the papers & card with ColourBox 'Creamy Brown' Chalk inkpad, as I always do, as I'm not too good with crisp clean edges!

I did think that he might have looked better if he was 3-d, but that meant stamping & colouring another image- and I was too lazy to do that!

Hope you like it anyway..

Teresa xx

Papertake Weekly Sketch No 13

Good morning to one and all on this gloriously sunny Sunday morning. I thought I would enter this card for the Papertake Weekly Sketch challenge this week before I miss the deadline!

I have tweaked the sketch a little I think, as I had already made up the card yesterday, as I was itching to use my new Woodware craft card cards, and then was blog hopping to see what all the challenges were this week- when I saw the Papertake challenge.

For the card I used the following:

Stamps: Leere Aldrich-'Bathing Beauty', SU sentiment from the 'Best Yet' set and Hero Arts sentiment inside card is from the Correspondence set.

Card & papers : Woodware craft cards, Anna Griffin paper from stash, Bazzill card,SU Whisper White card.

Misc : Ribbon, glitter glue from stash & Kaisercraft Copper Pearls.

I'm soooo lovin' these card blanks and brought some more yesterday from CUL. I love this stamp too as she is great for so many occasions!

Funny isn't it although I'm not on call this weekend again- when there is a problem, or as in this case, one of the cooks goes off sick - It's still me that gets the calls & has to sort things out!! Good job the cat had me up at 6am this morning!

On that note, I do feel at little strange asking this, but I wondered if anyone out there in blogland, knows if there are any catering vacancies coming up in the next couple of months, as I will no longer have a job as of 30th June! I would be looking for something around the West Sussex area, within 20 miles or so of Horsham ( I know that's sounds picky!)

Well, I 'm off to the bathroom, to beautify myself ready to tackle the housework & tidy up my garden- have some new plants I brought the other day, so I need to get them in the garden soon, else that will be another lot that will end up in the recycling bin!! LOL!

Hope you all get to enjoy the lovely weather today!

Teresa xx

A Birthday Gift...

The challenge last week at Stamp With Us was to create something for a birthday- well I made the mini cards, but didn't have anything to put them in until now!!

I decided to have a go at making some 10cm x 10cm cards, as I had seen some on Stamping Caz's blog & had brought some from Craftwork Cards. I had also just got a new set of SU stamps & wanted to try them out.

For the cards I used: Bazzill card stock in lemon, brown & white Swiss dots; SU summer sun & chocolate chip.

Stamps: SU- Flowers from the 'Always in My Thoughts' set; SU 'Yummy' set for the box lid; Hero Arts- Petite Wishes for inside the cards.

Misc: Timber brown Staz on ink; gems, yellow & brown grosgrain ribbon & envelopes, from my stash.

The box template I found on a blog site from EmmaLockley. I actually tweaked the measurements to suit what I needed- but the tutorial she has is so easy to follow. She also has some other great ideas & tutorials- so go over & take a look if you can.

My box will hold 4 cards & envelopes. I'm going to have a go at a note card holder next, but teak it to hold cards & envelopes instead- wish me luck! There is a great tutorial over on Dannies blog - She also has loads of great ideas for different things to make.

Hope you like them.. see you later

Teresa xx

Friday Sketchers Challenge- No 48

Thought I would try to sneak this one in today before the Friday Sketchers challenge ends this week.

The sketch was created by DT member,Kristine, and there is a lovely Sarah Kay stamp & some metal charms up for grabs.

For my card for the challenge, I used the following:

Stamps-'Bubbles' stamped image from the Bubbles & Squeak set; Penny Black sentiment- 'Every day'

Papers- Imaginisce- For Peeps Sake, Drapin Daisies: Bo Bunny- Abby Road; SU textured card- Certainly Celery.

Misc- Bazzill polished pebbles-'Blue Eyes'; ribbons from stash; metal heart embellishment & Kaisercraft Pearls from CUL.

I stamped & 3-D the images with silicone glue & added a bit of glossy accents to 'Bubbles' tummy heart & nose. The stitching is from a pack of Doodlebug-Sew Easy rub ons I found in my stash & had forgotten about!

As you can see, I also decorated the inside!!

Well, hope you like it, as I'm off to get ready for work now- need to be at a supermarket that will remain nameless to get goodies for a buffet lunch I have to do at work today- no rest for the wicked they say!

Stamp With Us Colour Challenge...

The challenge this week over at Stamp With Us is a colour challenge- in my favourite theme of chocolate!

Here's my attempt at the challenge. I made a different card for a change, after seeing the idea on the Splitcoasters blogsite.

For my card I used the following:

Chocolate Chip & Whisper white card stock, Chocolate Chip Designer papers, brown grosgrain & gems from my stash, Timber brown Staz on ink pad, Sale- a- bration Scroll stamp from 'Yummy' set, Hero arts-'Sending Love' & Penny Black- Every day stamps, SU round tab punch.

Sorry the pictures haven't come out too well, so you can't see the colours of the papers properly, but you get the idea of what they look like.

I would also like to say a big" Thank you" to those ladies- you know who you are- that let me have some of their SU papers so that I could enter the challenge this week, as at the moment I do not have any of this colour set yet!

Well up to bed now, as its taken me most of the evening to make this & get it on my blog- hope you like it anyway..

Teresa xx

I'm on a roll....

Here's another card I made from the Bubble & Squeak decoupage kit- and I actually partly decorated the inside!

For this card I used Imaginisce-For Peeps sake, Drapin' Daisies paper, Bazzill Polished Pebbles in "Blue Eyes", organza ribbons from stash, Bazzill card stock & white flower embossed Bazzill card. The image was 3-d with silicone glue, as were the butterflies & flower on the ribbon. I also used glossy accents on the flower centers, bear & butterfly bodies - although you can't see this too well on the picture.

I'm not sure if the pearl brads were too much, or maybe too big?

Anyway, too late now!

Oh well- off to bed, as its 11.30 pm & I've got to be up in the morning for work!

Catch you later..

Teresa xx

Daisy & Dandelion Challenge..

The challenge over at the Daisy & Dandelion Challenge was "With Love..."

For my card I used the Bubble & Squeak decoupage kit with SU punch & sentiment from the "Yummy" Sale- a- bration mini catalogue. I used paper from the kit & Bazzill card stock, SU Whisper White card stock, buttons from stash, Kaisercraft Basics Pearl dots. I also used glossy accents on the bottle,glass, parasol & bears nose,tummy & pads on feet (although you can't see this too well in the picture!).

I thought this one would be ideal for a male card- as like many others, I struggle to make male themed cards!

Hope you like him...

Teresa xx