Penny Black Saturday Challenge - brown, green, pink

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend! The weather here is really hot, but a bit heavy so think we might be in for some thunder! I've had a busy weekend but managed to fit in my PBSC card, this week it's a colour theme: brown, green and pink. I've just received my new paisley embossing folder for my Cuttlebug so thought I'd give it a whirl! The stamp is one I got last week, it's an old one but I think the bunny is so cute!I've added a bit of glittery bling to the bird and flowers but it doesn't show up on the photo. Here's my card:



This is what I used:

-Penny Black Stamp "Bunny Kiss!"
-Watercolour Pencils
-Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Perfectly Paisley"
-Sentiment stamp from Woodware
-Canson Paper
-Ribbon from Colours unlimited collection, Avec
-Buttons etc from stash

Tilda & Co Sunday Challenge - Dots

Hi! Been really busy this week so not had any time to myself! So that means no crafting either, except for this little 'New Home' card! I got a lovely surprise this week from Diane (Pink Sunflower), a whole load of Magnolia images! So I've used three little houses and a sun to make my card. I really like the stamps, they're fun! I've added dotty clouds as this weeks Tilda & Co Challenge theme is dots, I've also used some dotty ribbon.

Hello Notelets - Penny Black Saturday Challenge

What a scorcher it's been today, 30° to be precise, and there's not much drop in temperature yet (it's 10pm)! I'll never be able to sleep as our bedroom is in the loft! Anyway, just finished my Penny Black Saturday Challenge so thought I'd get it posted as will be pretty busy in the next few days so won't be doing much blogging. I've kind of bent the rules as I haven't exactly made a card to give to a friend although I know the theme is Friendship. Instead I've made a set of notelets for my friend who is moving to Switzerland on Sunday! I want to give her these notelets so she can send a little hello back to her friends in France once she gets settled in her new home. I've included matching envelopes, and I've also made a little presentation box for them. So here they are;





This is what I used;

-Penny Black Transparent Set - Bubbly
-Paper Mania Colossal Paper - Vibrant
-Watercolour pencils to colour image
-Paper Punches (ornate square and flower)
-Studio G Clear Stamps - Hello
-Ladybirds cut from paper I have in stash
-A few gems, ribbon, inking and doodling just for good measure!
-The box is made using the Crafter's Companion Board and then decorated with Decopatch

Bonne Fête Rudy!

Today is the first day of summer but it's also St. Rodolphe Day! I'll explain...in France every day is named after a saint, so the 21st of June is dedicated to my lovely (and craft tolerant) hubby Rudy!!! So I made this little card to wish him Bonne Fête, the frog is because...well he is French, and the ladybird is because he's "ma petite coccinelle"! Bless! I'll bake him a cake tonight! Hope he likes it?!

Thanks Tracy!

I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to Tracy (Ella Bella)! She has been so kind in sending me lots of stamped images, I just keep getting them out and looking at them! Since I started blogging it's really changed my life, as living in France I felt a bit isolated from my family and friends sometimes, but now I've made some lovely friends through blogging I don't feel quite so far away! This is the fab card Tracy sent me and just a FEW of the images:

Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Birthday & Sassy Crafts Magnolia Challenge

Ok, I must admit at the minute every spare hour I get I spend crafting, so I'm quick off the mark for this weeks Cute Card Thursday Challenge. The theme this week is "Birthday", however my card doesn't say the WORD but it's for a little girl called Laura who will be 3 years old in July. I've also entered this card for the Magnolia Challenge on Sassy Crafts as you just had to use at least one Magnolia stamp as a focal point on a craft project. I went for a traditional girly pink, here's what I used:

- Tilda image kindly sent to me by Tracy; I coloured her with watercolour pencils
- Matted and layered on Paper Mania Colossal card
- Background paper from Clover (which I've rediscovered in my stash)
- Laura's name is printed with See D's Traditional Alphabet stamps
- Button etc from stash



I hope you like her, I think Laura will!

Caz has Blog Candy!

Hi just came across a fab blog called A Stamping & Chirpin Corner, where Caz is celebrating her 100,000 hits! She's kindly offered to send 10 lucky people some stamped images in celebration of her blog success, all you have to do is leave a comment on the Blog Candy post to be in with a chance to win. Good Luck!