Tilda and Edwin

Hello folks

A quick post from me today, so glad it is Friday.

This is today's card and features another stamp from my FB friend's crafty clear out so no name but I can tell you it is a Magnolia stamp: they are so very distinctive - 

I have coloured the stamp with a mixture of Spectrum Noir pens, Illustrator pens and Copic pens - 

• skin - E000, E00, FS9, TN2, CR2 and white gel pen
• clothes - MB2, MB3, MB4, EB1, EB2, EB3, EB5, EB6 and EB7
• hair - RB2, RB4, EB8, TN7 and TN8
• ground - BG1 and BG3
• sky - sky blue

I have also used - 

• Sara's signature collection - rustice wedding paper pad
• brown and cream core'dinations
• Tattered Lace lacy days rectangle dies
• cream seam binding, lace and gem from my stash

Thank you for stopping by today, enjoy your Friday.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Fairy dust

Good morning

Monday again and I am rushing into work to see our lovely little chicks. Several members of staff have taken them home for the weekend so hopefully they have had a great time and will all be back in one piece. I would love to take them home but my two cats would probably view them as a tasty snack!

Onto today's card - 

One of my Facebook friends was having a clear out of her crafty stash so being one who likes nothing more than poking around in someone elses crafty stash I had a look. And this is what I found. Unfortunately I don't have any packaging so can't tell you the stamp's name or the company who made it but I loved it. I have coloured it with the following Spectrum Noir pens, Sparkle pens, Illustrators and Copics pens - 

• skin - E000, FS4, FS9, TN2 and CR2
• hair - GY1, GY3, GY5, GB10 and EB5
• dress - pink garnet and crystal clear Sparkle pens
• wings - cosmos and crystal clear Sparkle pens
• sky - sky blue
• eyes - white gel pen

Not sure about the face, think it needs more work.

I have also used - 

• Rainbow magic paper pad from Hobbycraft
• silver mirri
• Tattered Lace torn hexagons
• ribbon from Create and Craft
• gem from Amazon
• LOTV fairy sentiments
• tumbled glass distress ink

That's all from me today folks, have a good week.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Urban blues

Good afternoon

I do hope this Saturday afternoon finds you all well and enjoying some down time. I have had a great week this week; first it was a 4 day week and secondly our eggs have hatched (at school). We had 18 eggs in total and now are the proud parents of 15 little chicks. The children have been so excited and have rushed into school every morning to see them. They are going on tour (around the rest of the school) this week before they head back to the farm a week on Monday where we got them. We would love to have them as school pets but unfortunately our school field and small wood is home to a fox family and we are not providing them with ready meals.

Now onto crafting. I made this card for my brother-in-law - 

Some eagle eyed people will notice the resemblance to Wednesday's card; I did a background making afternoon!

For this card I have used - 

• watercolour card
• black and petrol blue core'dinations
• Spectrum Aqua markers - navy, marine, peacock blue and kingfisher
• Sheena's A little bit sketchy stamp sets - under the bridge and concrete jungle
• faded jeans distress ink
• Sue Wilson's double stitched rectangles die set

The background was made by scribbling onto a glass mat, spritzing with water and then mopping up the ink with a piece of watercolour card.

That's all from me today, have a lovely weekend.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Looking up

Good morning

I am so glad I made it back into my garden on Monday, the weather here has broken and the garden is a complete washout. Ah well it looked good for a little while.

Today's card is another of my recent makes, this time for my father-in-law - 

I have used - 

• Sheena's A little bit sketchy - looking up stamp set
• Sheena's stamping card
• black and petrol blue core'dinations
• Spectrum Aqua markers - navy, marine, peacock blue and kingfisher
• faded jeans distress ink
• Spellbinder's sentiments 3

I made the background by scribbling onto a glass mat with the aqua markers, spritzing it with water and then mopping up the ink with a piece of Sheena card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge - 

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk - May challenge - close to nature

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Two fer......

Good afternoon

What a glorious day it is here, surprising really for a Bank Holiday but I am making the most of it. I have just come in from the garden, dare I say it is a bit too hot for me out there at the moment, so I thought I'd put together a quick blog post.

These are two thank you cards I made recently - 

I wanted to try out my new metallic pens and I needed some thank you cards so I combined the two.

For these cards I have used - 

• Colorista dark colouring pad - Exquiste Florals
• Spectrum Noir metallic pens (rare minerals and precious metals sets)
• rainbow mirri (from Hunkydory)
• love is in the air sentiments (from Tattered Lace)
• matt black card (from Crafter's Companion)
• double stitched rectangle die set (from Sue Wilson)

That's all from me today. I am just going to finish a card order now and then head out into the garden later today when the sun is a little less strong.

Enjoy your day (and the sunshine if you have some)

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Piggy love

Good morning

Arrr a bank holiday weekend and the weather seems to be warming up - maybe spring has sprung finally.

This is an anniversary card made for a friend (she loves pigs so this was perfect) - 

The stamp set I have used is hog heaven from MFT which I coloured with Spectrum Noir pens - 

• CR1, CR2, CR7, CR8, CR11 and TN7

I created the background by randomly stamping the piggy over a piece of Neenah card.

I also used - 

• peach and dark peach core'dinations
• Woodware Happy Anniversary stamp
• pearls from the Hobby House

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoy your weekend.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Doing a happy dance

Good morning folks

It has been a little while hasn't it? ......... Well I'm back now with lots to show you all. Although I have been quiet on the web, I have been beavering away in my craft room but have been unable to post them as they were for various special occassions. They have all been sent to their new owners so I am able to post them. 

Today's card is one I made for a friend's 50th birthday - 

I have used Happy Dance Squidgy stamp from Stamping Bella which I coloured with a mix of Spectrum Noir pens, Illustrator pens, Colourblend pencils and Copic pens - 

• skin - E000, FS4, FS9, TN2, CR2, 089 and 009
• hair - TN6, TN8, EB8 and 103
• dress - AP1, AP2, AP4 and 099
• shoes - YG1, YG2, YG3 and 059
• ground - BG1 ans BG4
• sky - sky blue

I have also used - 

• Mulberry kisses paper pad from First Edition
• green core'dinations
• Tattered Lace lacy days squares die set
• pearls and ribbon from my stash
• tumbled glass distress ink

The sentiment is also from the stamp set.

That's all from me today. I have a day off school so I am making the most of my free time - cleaning and ironing to keep my bank holiday weekend free.

Enjoy your day

Crafty hugs

Lesley