Cards In Envy Sketch #4

Hi Everyone, this will be the first of two posts today!  It's that time again for another sketch challenge over at Cards in Envy!

For this one I have turned it on its side and gone with another CAS Card this time with a male birthday in mind, whilst trying to use some un-inked stamps.

The stamps are from one of my Unity KOTM.  The papers are from the Bo Bunny Enchanted 6 x 6 Collection.

I am going to use this wonderful sketch again, as I found the rest of the design team had so many wonderful ideas for this one, so be sure to see them for yourself here.

My Heart Pieces - Use Black

Hi Everyone!  I am back with a second post today, after surviving the girls day out with my Mother and Sister.  We had a lovely day out enjoying some shopping and a lovely lunch at the Summerland House Farm/House with No Steps which is a charitable organisation that provides meaningful employment for adults who have a disability.  It combines a work-working area, nursery, farm, gift shop, museum, and cafe/restaurant, and also has putt putt golf and a water park for the kids with extensive gardens throughout the grounds. My sister who is down from Queensland visiting now has a car full of plants and pots to take home whilst Mum and I brought some local produce including honey roasted macadamias and a roasted capsicum, chilli and cashew nut pesto.

Anyway on to my card!

With Halloween just around the corner the challenge this week over at My Heart Pieces Challenge Blog we want you to get in the mood and create using Black.

You could say I've gone dotty over this challenge this week!  My card today uses Black and White Polka Dot Paper from Bo Bunny and my Scalloped Card Cutting File once again which is from the Cutting Cafe's Shaped Card Collection.    To highlight the scallops I have simply punched some circles from plain black paper.  This adorable image is called Noyontara from My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps.  Isn't she just the cutest.  I have colored her with my Tria Markers adding some little pearls as buttons on her jeans.

We would love for you to join in the fun using black for our Challenge this fortnight.   For more Black Inspiration be sure to pop over and check out all the Design Team creations on the My Heart Pieces Challenge Blog.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:-

Clear it Out Challenge Blog - An image of Child and anything from your Stash

Through the Craft Room Door - #37 Anything Goes

Stamp & Create - September Challenge Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - CCH #129 Spots or Stripes

The Cutie Pie Challenge - #27 Shaped Cards

Platypus Creek Digitals Challenge #9 - Black & White + 1

Good Morning and Happy Monday to everyone!  It's time for another wonderful Challenge over at Platypus Creek Digital's.  Today kick starts our Black and White plus 1 other color challenge.

For me black and white are always so elegant together and I think every color teamed with them looks fabulous, but my favorites would have to be red, pink, yellow and orange.  For my card today I have chosen Red.

This sweet fairy is the Digi image 'Just Maddison' from Platypus Creek, I have used my Tria Skin Tone colored markers and some crystallina kindy glitz to color her in adding a touch of red for the roses on her waist and shoes.  The papers I have used are from the Bo Bunny Enchanted Collection, and everything else is from my random stash including the cute black heart shaped buttons.

What is your favorite color with Black and White, do you have one?  If so why not show us by playing along with our challenge this fortnight.

If you are needing some ideas on color or design why not head over to the Platypus Creek Blog has the DT has loads more Black & White plus 1 inspiration posted for you.

Also be sure to pop back on the following dates for all the Platypus Creek New Releases.  There are lots more fabulously fun Digi Images and Cutting Files coming soon.

June 28th & 29th Wonderland Release
July 5th & 6th Summer Release
July 26th & 27th Cute Kids Christmas Release

Magical Monday - One for the Boys

A big warm hello and thank you to all my wonderful blogging friends for all the lovely comments you have left for me these past few weeks!  I really appreciate them and I also love visiting your blogs and seeing what you have all been up to.  Sadly that's about all that is bright and warm here today.  Its another wet and cold day here!  The rain has eased a little but has been replaced by a strong and very cold wind.

Its a great day to be rugged up indoors, creating with a hot chocolate and the radio on.  So that is what I have planned for this morning, however I do have to brave it and go out a bit later.

For our Magical Monday's Challenge this fortnight Nina has a wonderful freebie for you to use if you want to play along with our Male Inspired Challenge which was chosen by Ildiko this week.  Its the same image all the DT have used for their cards today.

It's called 'Mustache Cupcake' and you can download it by following the links from the TIMITA Challenge Blog.

Red, White and Black seem to be my go to colors this past week, perhaps because I have been creating male themed cards but then again I love this color combo.  For my card today I have used some of the Bo Bunny 6 x 6 Enchanted Collection Papers.  I have paper pieced my cupcake as well as using another paper from this collection for my background.  I added some red ribbon and backed my sentiment with a pop of red to match the glossy cherry on top of the cupcake which I have colored with my Red Tria Marker and coated with Glossy Accents.  I also used a couple of funky brads to match my background for the center of the bow.

I know you are just going to love all the other wonderful mustache cupcake creations from the DT this week, as much as I do, so be sure to pop over the TIMITA blog and see them for yourself.  Whilst there you can  get all the challenge details too!  I do hope you will play along and I can't wait to see what you create! 

Always and Forever

I've had a bit of a call for engagement and wedding cards of late, so here's a couple I have made recently.

Image:  Digi by Baby Star Design at My Grafico

Sentiment, Cardstock and Ribbon from Stampin' Up!

Image:  Feb KOTM from Unity Stamp Co

Paper:  Bo Bunny

Ribbon and Flowers from my stash.

You have probably noticed by now that I love black and white with a touch of colour for these such occasions.  .

PTT#57 - Anything Goes

Can you believe that another month is almost over?  Its already time for another Anything Goes Challenge over at Party Time Tuesdays.

For this weeks card I got to play with more bling and flowers from our month long sponsor Zva Creative and this cute fire breathing dragon from Paper Pretties.

Digi Image:  Drakei the Dragon by Paper Pretties

Paper/Cardstock:  Bo Bunny, Graphic 45 and Stampin' Up!

Other:  Bling Florishes and Flowers from Zva Creative, Ribbon from my Stash.

See how he is holding a sign, it is blank which means you can put any sentiment or wording you like on it.  I simply used 4 You.   In showcasing all of our wonderful sponsors products this week, I have a card which is a quite an unusual mix for me, as it has the fabulously cute image combined with some paper scraps and what one would class as more elegant touches such as the bling flourish which I cut into pieces to suit my desired placement.  I guess you could say that it captures the Anything Go Theme in more way than one......lol.

 For this challenge we once again have a great line up of sponsors and prizes up for grabs.

Our month long sponsors are:

Our week sponsors are

So are you set to play along with another fun Anything Goes Challenge?  For all the details and to see the fabulous creations from the other Party Planners be sure to head over to the Party Time Tuesdays Site.

Black & White Birthday

I made this card for a friend's Birthday, using a few new items I brought yesterday from Time to Create.

The new items include the Black and White Papers from Bo Bunny, as I recently discovered I didn't own any black and white papers, the ribbed black cardstock and the scallop oval nesting dies to go with the plain ovals I brought a few weeks back.

The Dress Form Stamp is from the Unity Stamp Companies December KOTM and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up!  I have embossed the scallop oval behind the image and added a touch of colour to the image with my Tria Markers to match the ribbon and crocheted flowers.

Now I just have to get this card in the mail this afternoon which means it should arrive to her on Friday in time for her birthday on Saturday.

Speaking of Birthday's I better go and put my thinking cap on.  I have to make a male birthday card as it is my hubby's birthday on Friday.  I have left it to the last minute once again and now I am running out of time as I am going to be busy with tradesmen at the other house tomorrow, and getting ready to have Rod's Mum and Dad over for dinner, pack for our night away on Friday, do the grocery shopping and pick up his birthday cake.  Lately it always seems that everything needing to be done is always packed into the same one or two day's......isn't it funny how life is like that sometimes?

FWF - Sending Wishes

Remember in my last post I told you I had just recieved my Unity November KOTM and it had the most adorable snowman.  Well I don't just have to tell you because today I am going to show you just how cute he is. 

When I saw him I knew he would give me the perfect excuse to use the last of my favorite Bo Bunny Christmas Papers from Last Year and to make a card for Unity's Friday Friends with Flair Link Up and yesterday I discovered he would also be perfect to use to play along with the Unity - Let It Snow Challenge  currently running on the Unity Blog aswell. 

As I don't have any Tria Markers (my now absolute favorite thing to colour in with) in the colours of my chosen papers, I reverted to using my Stampin' Up! Markers, I sort of roughly coloured him in and then went over this with the fine end of my marker in a cross hatch motion to give his jumper and beanie a woven look.  For the snow I used my Viva Decor Ice White Pearl Pen.  I have found this is good for adding layers of snow not just snow flakes as it doesn't flatten out.

To continue with the snow theme of my card.  I punched out more snowflakes and added purple rhinestones to make them glisten and I repeated my sentiment of Sending Wishes, and punched them out with my circle punch to replicate more snowflakes. 

The layout for my card was created using this weeks sketch #142 over on the Inspirational Card Sketches Challenge Blog where you will find lots of fabulous sketches to inspire your creativity and cards.

So do you agree is this little snowman the most adorable you ever did see? 

Well that's it from me today.  Don't forget to follow the link to the Unity Blog for more fabulous inspiration and to check out their Friday $5 Feature Stamps which for this week is actually featuring four different sets two of which are only $3. 

Other Challenges I have entered this card:

Fab & Funky Challenges: #101 Anything Goes

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend.