Book Marks!

Morning, I hope your week has been a good one and now it's Friday yay! I have been making book marks again, with one of the groups I belong to as well as a new site I found called Inkurable Stampers. Both want to see bookmarks. With the title of SPRING in my thoughts, and inchies these are the little creations I came up with.

There are a few techniques used in both BMs This looks a little more Autumnal, I think it's because of the brown, this is the first one I made, so on the next one I went all pastels lol. I hope you like them don't for get about the Give away it's a sticky at the top of the blog, it's not every day some one gives a cuttlebug away so hurry and have a look. Love Dawn xx

More Tea cups and an Inchie

Do you love it? This is my every day tea set there were 2x mugs 4x tea cup 4x side plate 4x dinner plate  (but no saucers) so what is the saucer I can see then? you ask, well I bought 6x plain while china saucers with a gold plate trim They are a little big I think for the cup but better than none at all and they were onlyr 50p for 6x and I think they go well with the cups don't you? The best of this was the price! all you can see plus the dinner, side plates and cups & saucers you can't see £5.50 from a charity shop, I  know cool isn't it? Now this may be my last showing for some time as it seems I have bought all the charity goodies ;0) as I haven't seen any for a while, well not ones I wanted to buy any way ;0) These are all English china made by Mayfair. I can't find the photo of the bottom of the cup (sorry) I have to say this is a wonderful Tea pot it pours beautifully and has a wonderful spout I hope you like my share and I will pop round to see yours soon and even if I can't post for a while until I get some more yummy Tea cups for you to see, I will still be here to swoon over your wonderful goodies I love Tea Cup Tuesday.

Now a 'Little craft' ha ha This is an inchie, I had lots of goes with the alcohol inks yesterday and so I thought I would just add this little fishy to go with the challenge over on Small world of Inchies (SWOI) I love inchies I haven't made any for a while so here is my fishy for this lovely little challenge. Enjoy! Love Dawn xx

Inchies and a card

Hello every one, how was your week end? mine was very busy but not crafting unfortunatly and so I feel a wee bit rusty and not at my best by far! I apologize for the poor quality of the photo I am entering this for Inch by Inch I missed the dead line for K  is for King  This week is L is for Light bulb. However, Fiona has had a sudden loss in the family and not doing any more  until after Easter. My love and Prayers to you & your family at this sad time.

I have also included two single photos if you want to have a closer look.

I have not been too well over the weekend I think a mixture of going to the hospital and having James for a few days not to mention a little Stomach bug, so I am affraid I think it shows in my crafting today. Lets hope I get better or I will have to stop posting until I can come up with something better ;0) Have since added Glossy accents to the actual bulb to make it more 3D simple addition but make a big difference.

Here is a very quick B'day card for a male, I haven't found any challenges to put this  into as yet! Allsorts is 'rags to Riches. And as all the Dp on this card and the inchies card stock is from scrap I thought these would fit the challenge. I have to say these stamps are wonderful I have just bought my first two and I will have to get some more soon. I stamped the image on white card stock, cut round it, than added to DP and more black cardstock. More DP and aged the edges with some DI made a dickie bow from the black card stock scrap and used a white jelly roll pen to add the polka dots (Laural bow tie) Actually al the DP are scrap bits. So as I said very simple card, A nice quick easy make for a male B'day if you get stuck! Love Dawn xx

Items Used:- DP basic Grey & Bo Bunny. Stamps, Image Stamp Smith, sentiment Inca. DI Tim Holtz Ranger. Card stock SU.Images for inchies (google).

Inchies & Cards

On my last post I said I would be showing my GDT member post, (silly me) it's for Tuesday Taggers so it's not until tomorow, so please stop by and see what I came up with. I have also put this weeks SCD Trinchie with it, I do love that challenge blog! Any way in doing all this I have just missed the deadline over on Inch By Inch for this little one it is I for Insect, However, I have also done J for Joker! so I am a head for a little while at least lol On thie inchie above I sprayed some GM and dried, then punched out and added to white card stock which had been inked with DI, you can see the sparkle (Just).

And here is the inchie for this week on Inch By Inch 'J' for Joker! card stock inked then this little guy added and DI the edges nice simple one so thinking about K for next week (nothing yet comes to mind).

A couple of simple cards now (I know not like me!;0) this is for the Clean & Simple challenge to follow a sketch, a new one for me but I had come across this  challenge on Teresas blog and it was such a lovely card that she made I went along to the challenge and thought I would have a go, you can pop along and see her card too if you like. Over at the challenge blog they also have some super simple cards I do hope you like mine.

I kept it simple. I stamped then masked the main flower then stamped some more over it. I then picked the one flower head and put some EP in yellow on it just to bring this one to the fore, the lace and coloured card stock has also done it's job. I picked the colours to go along with the Basic Grey challenge, ,craft, white & yellow from a beautiful photo for inspiration. But after keep looking at this yummy photo inspiration I also decided to make another card, so this is one entry.

And here is another entry for the Basic Grey challenge. Again I have used the colours from the photo inspiration to make this card and kept it very fresh & simple. It's not like me to use this kind of die cut, but I have had it litterally years and it just sprang to mind when I was thinking of the BG ch.  It was litterally siticking and placing card/paper together. (I almost feel like I cheated no stamping or inking, me?) any way I do hope you like it, as it was so simple I did the inside too!I followed the simple sketch on the front of the card as well as inside the card from Midnight Maddness.

I thought you may like a close up of the butterfly isn't it Delish? I have used some chalk ink around the edge's to lift it from sinking into the paper. Thease are real feathers (told you I was going to find some ;0) with some yummy glitter on. I think they would be difficult to make, so glad I got a box full. They are normally used for flower displays I think as they had long wires on (but they will come in handy for something else!). A long post for me but I hope you like it do have a look round if you have the time I have lots of ATCs and altered projects as well as more yummy cards. If you leave a comment I will pop by to see what you have been up to as well. Love Dawn xx


Items used:-DP, Basic Grey & Stampin' UP (SU). Card stock, stash & SU.  Stamps flowers, SU Sentiment, Hobby craft. EP, Yellow. Lace Orchid Crafts.  Die cut stickers, EK Succsess 'Jolee's'. Dragon fly punch, Dove craft. glimmer mists, Distress Inks. playing card.

Inchies and a challenge card

 

I have done a inchie once before, and over at Inch by Inch there doing a challenge, each week  it's a letter of the alphabet and this week they are up to H.I thought I had better catch up so last night I got all  inked up and played to my 'Hearts' content (H = Heart for this week challenge).

 

A is for Alphabet. Some Distress Ink  (DI) and a Tim Holtz stamp then a few Dymo letters. B is for Bear. Some Glimmer Mist (GM) and a punch of a bear. E is for Eifel Tower. I have used a photo from Crafty Individuals (CI) and a pebble from Prima (loving these new pebbles from Prima). F is for Feather & Flower. Feathers black & White cut to size, then a chip board flower & Letter form Laura Ashley (LA).

C is for Cap. Another CI photo punched out with a mini tag, stuck on to DI inchie. D is for Dome & Dragon fly. Another Punched out & CI photo covered in Distress stickles, Rock candy on a back ground of DI. G is for Gull. Inchie again covered in DI and photo cut out of CI  & chip board LA letter. Finally H is for Heart. Believe it or not this took the longest, it's about 20 little punched out hearts covered in DI then stuck down onto the inchie with Glossy accents and left to dry over night! phew, can you stand some more?

 

A challenge card, you still with me? I know this is a long post for me, but I did have such fun yesterday playing with all these things so from distress to sweet (almost sickly lol) this is covering a few challenges for me. First, Midnight Madness this is a first time for me over on this challenge, it's a sketch. Next is Ginger Snap Creations Another first, this is a wonderful blog with so much creativity there challenge is 'Celebrate' and all birthdays are a celebration (even the big ones, we women sometimes try to avoid) I was 40 last year phew there's a celebration lol. Next is, lili of the valley Yet another first for me, (get me trying new challenge sites lol). I thought I was spelling gone mad but that's how they spell it. There challenge is a easel card. Finally, is also a new one so FOUR NEW Challenges for me this week! The Play Date Cafe is a colour challenge of deep yellow, pale yellow and white. So do what I have done pop along and try something new and have a look at these yummy sites.

Here is a close up of my New stamp, had it over a week I think but only just using it. (well I did get a lot last week to play with). ;0) She is coloured with Copic's. I thought this Yellow challenge would be quite difficult but I do like the fresh Spring feel you get and I am please with how it turned out in the end.

Thought I would give you a close up of the Hand Made Flower I have used lots of GM on this, if you look you can see it (a wee bit).

And here you can see on the flowers the pearl GM just to give them a little texture and I love the Emboss folder, it's a shame there are not bigger isn't it? when we all made them little card it was fine but when you want to make a larger card you can use them as a whole back ground as I would some time like to do. Any way I have kept you long enough, well done if you read and looked through all this, I am please you took the time. Love to you all as always, Dawn xx

Items used on card:- Coloured with Copic Markers. Card stock,  Stampin Up (SU). Flowers & Lace from Orchid Crafts. Nestabilities for the flower & frame. SU punches & Stamp for the sentiment. DP my minds eye. Stamped Image Bells & Whistles.