Moving Along With The Times 'Summer Sunshine'

Good morning all, I finally had a couple of hours to sit down and make a card and this is it. 

This week at Moving Along With The Times Claire has set us the challenge of 'Summer Sunshine' and I had the perfect image already coloured for the job. I used really pretty new papers which I picked up at the range a few weeks ago now but just not had the time to use.

We are sponsors this week by the wonderful Di's Digital Downloads so a great prize to be had for one of you.

Sorry the photo is not great, I don't have my light tent here and I tried to take it as close to the window as possible but the weather is so overcast and dull it didn't really help.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Boyes

Card stock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - First Edition 'Summer Breeze'

Image - Elizabeth Bell 'Sisters'

Medium - Promarkers

Gems - Sarah's Cards

Promarkers Used:-

Skin - Oatmeal, Blush & Ivory

Trousers (left) - Walnut, Henna & Cocoa

Trousers (right) - Cinnamon, Tan & March Hare

Blouse (left) - Soft Green, Tea Green, Honeydew, Dusky Rose, Budding Rose & Tea Rose

Blouse (right) - Dusky Rose, Budding Rose & Tea Rose

Bangles - Budding Rose, Tea Rose, Dusky Rose, Soft Green & Tea Green

Hair (left) - Cinnamon, Tan & March Hare

Hair (right) - Mustard & Daffodil

Hat, Flowers & Hair Bands (right) - Dusky Rose, Budding Rose & Tea Rose

Grass, Leaves & Hair Bands (left) - Soft Green, Tea Green & Honeydew.

Sorry I have not been around to visit any of you, this internet is sooo slow and driving me nuts, that by the time I have done my challenge commenting I have just about had enough. I will catch up with you all once we have moved again and normality can return.

Missing and Moving

Good afternoon all.

I am alive honest! 

We have moved out of our house and living in temporary accommodation with the view to hopefully be moving again around the 14th May to Scopwick in Lincolnshire. 

The internet connection here in Corton, Suffolk is awful as is the phone signal so everything we do has to be worked around a car journey. I feel like an unpaid secretary, David drives and I catch up on all the necessary phone calls and internet business. It really is no joke.

So I hope to be back to normal (if there is such a thing) very soon, if not I may well of gone mad. I am so missing crafting, it is untrue.

Moving Along With The Times Vintage/Shabby Chic

Good morning well no it isn't really not in this house anyway! At least the weather has cheered up somewhat here in the East of England, the question is how long will it last?

We have been waiting weeks to sign our contracts for the sale of our house and we didn't want to pack until they were signed so as not to jinx anything (our last sale fell through just before signing and we had to unpack everything, well yesterday afternoon we got a call from our solicitors to say the other parties want to complete THIS Friday!! That gives us three days to arrange storage as we still don't have anywhere to live and get this 4 storey 7 bedroom house packed, not a chance and that is exactly what we told them lol. We told the solicitor next Wednesday at the earliest and would you believe they still have not come back to us nor have we even signed the papers so who knows what is going on. I feel so sorry for my poor hubby as I cannot help with the packing and he is running round like a headless chicken not knowing if he is coming or going. My mum has been here for a few days and done quite a bit and my daughter insists on helping even though she shouldn't, my son's and son in law to be will arrive at the weekend so hopefully all will fall into place, fingers crossed.

Anyway enough doom and gloom lol and onto the matter in hand, this week at Moving Along With The Times Sue challenged us to Shabby Chic or Vintage and this is so NOT my thing. I was completely stumped for what to make when I remembered my Cricut Heritage cartridge and this is what I created. I cut the penny farthing at 5", the lamp post at 5.5" and the fence at 3.5" but stretched it. I ran the fence section through the paper crimper although it doesn't show up too well in this photo, the bicycle and lamp post have been tripled embossed with velum added to the light panels of lamp before adding glossy accents. Not the best of card's but hey ho we have to learn from our mistakes.

Supplies:-

All Papers - DCWV 'Le Creme' Stack

Paper Crimper - Fiskars

Gems - Poundland

Cricut - Heritage Cartridge

Embossing - Ranger Embossing Powder & Ranger Distress Embossing Ink

Glossy Accents - Ranger

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Sweet Stamps - Shabby Chic/Vintage

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Make My Monday - Vintage

Ooh La La Creations - Vintage

Anything Goes - Anything Goes

That's all from me for today, hopefully by my next post I won't homeless any longer lol.

Crafty Calendar April Challenge

Good morning everyone. It's the first Saturday of the month and so that means it is time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenges. This month our challenge is 'Egg-stra Special' with the option of 'More than one fold'. 

For my card I used this delightful little Mo Manning 'Chickies' image and combined it with some more of those Shery K Design papers I used on my last project. The is my first card in this design (not that I know what they call them) and I really enjoyed making it but oh boy not photographing it which is why you got two for the price of one lol. This card will go to my godson along with his egg.

Supplies:-

6" Card Blank & Extra Card Piece - Craft Superstore

Card Stock - Cord'nations

Designer Papers - Shery K Designs 'Egg Hunt'

Image - Mo Manning 'Chickie'
Sentiment - Computer Generated

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Twine - Echo Park
Gems - Stash

Promarker & Flexmarkers Used:-

Skin - Apricot, Oatmeal & Blush

Hair - Burnt Orange, Terracotta, Ginger & Oatmeal

T-Shirt & Boots - Amber, Honeycomb & Gold

Dungaree's - Surf Blue, Duck Egg & Glacier Blue

Bucket - Cool Grey 5, 3 & 2

Chicks - Yellow & Soft Lime

Grain - Burnt Orange, Honeycomb, Oatmeal, Gold & Soft Lime


Challenges I would like to enter this into:-
Sketches By Carly - Sketch
Card Makin' Mama's - Easter
Bronte & Bella - Anything Goes + optional sketch
C.R.A.F.T - Easter/Spring
Dutch Dare - Fancy Folds
Sarah Hurley - Easter
Just Inspirational - Easter Pictures
Paper Play - Shaped Card's

A Card For A Few Challenges

Good evening all I hope you are all enjoying the Easter holidays, the weather isn't great here on the east coast of England but at least it isn't raining.

I started this card about a week ago and finally got it finished on Wednesday but haven't had chance to post it until now. It was a commissioned card for a 10 year old's birthday. The lady picked the image after seeing the last card I made with it, I don't use an image for months and then use it 3 times in about a month lol.  I have just realised I took the photo before adding the sentiment! I used these new digi papers from Shery K Designs called 'Egg Hunt' and I have to say they are amazing quality especially at $1.50 around 92p.

Supplies:-

6" Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Card Stock - Cord'nations

Designer Papers - Shery K Designs 'Egg Hunt'

Image - Sugar Nellie 'Country Garden'

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Die Cut Trim - Bazzill
Gems - Stash

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Skin - Coral, Saffron & Ivory

Hair - Burnt Sienna, Walnut, Caramel, Buttercup & Lemon Chiffon

Jeans - Petrol Blue, Cadet Blue, Denim Blue & Pastel Blue

Top - Watermelon, Cocktail Pink, Baby Pink, Tea Rose, Purple & Orchid

Basket - Henna, Cocoa, Cinnamon & Caramel 

Grass & Leaves - Chartreuse & Leaf Green

Flowers - Gold, Pumpkin & Amber

  
Challenges I would like to enter it into:-
Elphine House - Easter Colours/Pastels
Belles n Whistles - Butterflies
Digi Doodle Shop - Something New
I Love Promarkers - Spring
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - Flowers & Butterflies
Through The Craftroom Door - Spring With A Butterfly


That's all folks, enjoy the rest of your weekend