365 Cards - Day 120 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Well what have I missed since I have been gone? a near rebellion by a couple of my friends over at 365 cards that's what!

Rose and Gloria had chosen to interpret their cards 'Outside the Box' although some accused them of cheating, I would have called it Artistic License!!

I have to say that I have had no interest in my crafting the last 2 weeks but hopefully I will be able to find some inspiration to set me back on the road with it again.

OK onto my challenge, Sunday is Sketch day over at 365 Cards and here is the sketch we had to follow


I needed to make a card for my Stepsons Birthday so I chose to use this challenge to make a card for him.

Here it is



Card base is Bazzill Java, all the papers are from the Gin X - Anyone, Anyone range, brads, ribbon and button are from my stash.

I just want to add a HUGE Thank You to all my blog friends who posted messages for me, it is wonderful to know that you have friends in all corners of this world who join with you in times both happy and sad.

Have you all missed me!

Did you all think I had been whisked off on some exotic holiday or something? alas no!!!

I have not been around this last week as I have a few things going off in my life right now that I need to deal with.

My Husband has left and my house has been sold. I have to pack up ready for moving so that is taking its toll on me a bit at the minute as I dont know where the kids and I will be living, they expect the house will be completed by the end of July so I need to find somewhere for us live.

I am trying to work more hours to support us and juggle that with packing and the kids I dont find any time or energy to craft just now.

I do miss all my online friends so please dont forget me and hopefully I will be back before you know it.

Tonight I am very sad....

.. we have just had to say a very sad goodbye to our little dog who we have had for 17 years.

Missy was our Miniature Yorkshire terrier that we bought as a 6 week old puppy for our daughter Sarah when she was just 18 months old and this year Sarah will be 19.

Missy was very old and had not had a good weekend so we decided to take her tonight to the Vet who has put her to sleep.

We will all miss her

365 Cards - Day 105 - Sing along Saturday

This is my second post tonight as I have finally caught up with the challenges over at 365 Cards.

Today's challenge was to let the song Rainbow Connection by Jason Mraz inspire your card, ok so I like these challenges and Pam kindly put a Play list thingy on the blog for us but I have no sound on my PC at the minute so I had to Google the lyrics to see what the song was about.

Rainbows!!!

So here is my card



A simple card with the colours of a Rainbow in Buttons, Ribbons and Brads with a sentiment in the centre that reads-

The work will wait while you show a Child a rainbow, but the Rainbow wont wait while you do the work.

Next week is Cosmo Cricket week and I am really looking forward to that.

Well I am off to go watch some tv or maybe even go to bed and hope I feel a bit better tomorrow.

365 Cards - Day 104 - Imagine This! - Grass

Today I am feeling very sorry for myself as I have caught a sickness bug that is going about, my Grandson had it at the beginning of the week and now I have it and I feel really rough.

I have been trying all day to make 2 cards to catch up with the challenges on 365 Cards and have finally managed it.

So the challenge for day 104 was Grass. As with past Imagine This challenges, you can use an image or just be inspired by an image.

So here is my card



I printed the image and coloured it to look like Daisies growing in the grass, I then added a strip of Grass I had cut and inked along the bottom, added a butterfly sticker and finished with a ribbon and Butterfly charm, stamped the sentiment 'A Perfect day'

Not what I am having today!

365 Cards - Day 103 - Recipe and an Award from Rose!

After my bit of fun yesterday I got an award from my Friend Rose

She very kindly awarded me the 'Challenge Queen Award' for my card I made using 12 challenges all from 365 Cards. Thank You Rose!



So, onto the card for Day 103 which is a recipe card

And here are the ingredients:

4.25 x 5.5 card
Solid Background
2 patterned papers
Stamped Sentiment
3 Jewels

I actually stuck to the recipe today and have only added a brad that wasn't on the list but I needed something to hold all the layers of my flower together.

Here is my 1 card for 1 challenge!

Card base was cut from Bazzill Lagoon which I have run through the Swiss Dots CB folder and scored using my Scorepal above and below the strip of Pink paper, flower cut from both papers in increments from 3" down to 1" in layers and I have added my 3 jewels to the end of the strip of pink. The stamp I picked up in a bargain bin at The Range.

Hope you like it!

365 Cards - Day 102 - Challenge Combo - 1 card for 12 challenges

The challenge on day 102 over at 365 Cards was to combine three 365 challenges - one from March, one from April, and one from May. The challenges you combine are up to you, as long as there is one from each month.

Rose then asked if we would get extra credit for combining more than 3 and Pam replied 'Yes if you use at least 10 past challenges'

Well that was another challenge!

So my challenges are as follows:-

March-

Day 3 - Tuesday Trio - Button - Flower - Ribbon

Day 9 - Just the Scraps - Use only scraps of paper - don't cut down anything new!

Day 11 - Giving it all you've got - We challenge you to use 5 different patterned papers and at least 5 embellishments.

Day 14 - DIY - Today we challenge you to make your own Flower Embellishment out of paper.

Day 18 - Going Green - Make a card with green as the dominant color.

April -

Day 37 - Do - It - Yourself - I want you to dress up some chipboard and add it to your card.

Day 52 - Tuesday Trio - Brad, Blossom, and Circle

Day 61 - Leaf it to me!- put a leaf (or two or three) on your card.

May -

Day 62 - Age is Just a Number - A number should be on the card

Day 77 - Make note of it! - incorporate note paper on your cards

Day 80 - You're so Plaid - make sure plaid is involved.

Day 83 - Make it match - decorate an envelope to match your card

So here is my card....



and matching envelope, the decoration can be removed and is then a Book mark




and both together



What do you think to that, do you think I will get extra credits for using more than 10 challenges from Pam?

Thanks to Mandy for telling me that this also qualifies for the challenge over at The next level which is

You can create a card of any shape or size but your image must be enclosed by the Ribbon Border frame

I got that one as well!

1 Card for 7 challenges - Pile It On!

Just a quick post this morning before I head off to work, I am loving the idea of the challenges on Pile It On, I love to combine challenges and so this is my second card for them this week.

OK so this card actually covers 7 challenges,

1. Sketch Saturday wants us to use this sketch



2. Simon Says - We all love PINK and BROWN, so now is a great opportunity to showcase that great colour combination .

3. The pink Elephant #18 - also want Pink, Brown plus White

4. Paper Blooms - Use at least 3 flowers on your project and these can be any kind of flowers

5. A Spoon Full Of Sugar - For our challenge this week we would love you to see butterflies somewhere on your cards.

6. ABC challenge - R is for Roses

7. Pile It On - The first challenge for PILE IT ON is to use a NON-STAMPED SENTIMENT.

Here is my card complete with the sketch, colours of Pink, Brown and White, 3 Flowers, Butterflies, Roses and a hand written sentiment.



Off to get ready for work but hope to be back later

I got to the Top 5..

at The Pink Elephant with this card - Happy dance, Happy dance!!



It sure has been a great week so far!

365 Cards - Day 101 - Fun with Food - Veggies

I want to start this post by saying a HUGE 'Thank You' to everyone who posted messages to wish me a Happy Birthday, it was lovely to receive these messages from people who you have never met in the flesh but are friends non the less.

Onto my card which is for yesterdays challenge over at 365 Cards, because of my birthday and the fact I had to be in work at 6am this morning I am a day behind but hopefully I will be able to catch up over the next day or so, I need to catch up as I have not missed a day so far.

The challenge was as simple as it sounds, just create a card with a veggie (or two or three...) on it.

So here is my card...



... which was inspired by me listening to the radio, the song that was playing??

John Lennon - Give Peace a chance!!

How lucky was that, I turned the radio on as I started to think about this card and that was the song being played, maybe it was a sign!!